Note 11 - Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

11.	FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:

The Company adopted ASC Topic

820

at the beginning of

2009

to measure the fair value of certain of its financial assets required to be measured on a recurring basis. The adoption of ASC Topic

820

did

not

impact the Company's financial condition or results of operations. ASC Topic

820

establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level

measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level

measurements). ASC Topic

820

defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. A fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability. The

three

levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC Topic

820

are described below:

Level

- Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that an entity has the ability to access.

Level

- Valuations based on quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in markets that are

not

active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level

- Valuations based on inputs that are supportable by little or

market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the asset or liability.

The following table presents a reconciliation of all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of

April 30, 2017 (

in thousands):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Fair Value
Promissory notes	$	-	$	-	$	2,604	$	2,604
Long-term debt						5,644		5,644
	$	-	$	-	$	8,248	$	8,248

The following table presents a reconciliation of all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of

April 30, 2016 (

in thousands):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Fair Value
Promissory notes	$	-	$	-	$	3,988	$	3,988
Long-term debt		-		-		7,682		7,682
	$	-	$	-	$	11,670	$	11,670

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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