10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended October 31, 2022

or

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission file number 0-5286

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KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	38-0715562
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2700 West Front Street Statesville, North Carolina	28677-2927
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (704) 873-7202

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

    Title of Each Class            Trading Symbol(s)    Name of Exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $2.50 par value             KEQU             NASDAQ Global Market

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☒	Smaller reporting company	☒
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

As of December 6, 2022, the registrant had outstanding 2,830,200 shares of Common Stock.

KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2022

		Page Number
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) – Three and Six Months Ended October 31, 2022 and 2021	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (unaudited) – Three and Six Months Ended October 31, 2022 and 2021	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (unaudited) – Three and Six Months Ended October 31, 2022 and 2021	3
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – October 31, 2022 (unaudited) and April 30, 2022	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) –Six Months Ended October 31, 2022 and 2021	5
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	6
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	12
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	14
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	14
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	16
Item 6.	Exhibits	16
SIGNATURES		17

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Part 1. Financial Information

Item 1.    Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

($ and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)

	Three Months Ended October 31,				Six Months Ended October 31,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Net sales	$	54,564	$	39,031	$	104,687	$	78,524
Cost of products sold	45,863		35,434		89,790		69,253
Gross profit	8,701		3,597		14,897		9,271
Operating expenses	7,946		6,487		14,538		13,252
Operating profit (loss)	755		(2,890)		359		(3,981)
Pension (expense) income	(8)		89		(35)		178
Other income, net	79		46		546		98
Interest expense	(370)		(132)		(754)		(238)
Profit (Loss) before income taxes	456		(2,887)		116		(3,943)
Income tax expense	570		195		949		446
Net loss	(114)		(3,082)		(833)		(4,389)
Less: Net earnings attributable to the non-controlling interest	129		18		157		56
Net loss attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation	$	(243)	$	(3,100)	$	(990)	$	(4,445)
Net loss per share attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation stockholders
Basic	$	(0.09)	$	(1.11)	$	(0.35)	$	(1.60)
Diluted	$	(0.09)	$	(1.11)	$	(0.35)	$	(1.60)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
Basic	2,830		2,789		2,819		2,783
Diluted	2,830		2,789		2,819		2,783

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

(Unaudited)

($ in thousands)

	Three Months Ended October 31,				Six Months Ended October 31,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Net loss	$	(114)	$	(3,082)	$	(833)	$	(4,389)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(237)		(83)		(461)		(159)
Other comprehensive loss	(237)		(83)		(461)		(159)
Comprehensive loss, net of tax	(351)		(3,165)		(1,294)		(4,548)
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to the non-controlling interest	129		18		157		56
Comprehensive loss attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation	$	(480)	$	(3,183)	$	(1,451)	$	(4,604)

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity

(Unaudited)

($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

	Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital		Treasury Stock		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Stockholders' Equity
Balance at April 30, 2022	$	6,983	$	4,483	$	(53)	$	28,023	$	(3,742)	$	35,694
Net loss attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation	—		—		—		(747)		—		(747)
Other comprehensive loss	—		—		—		—		(224)		(224)
Stock-based compensation	97		(134)		—		—		—		(37)
Balance at July 31, 2022	$	7,080	$	4,349	$	(53)	$	27,276	$	(3,966)	$	34,686
Net loss attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation	—		—		—		(243)		—		(243)
Other comprehensive loss	—		—		—		—		(237)		(237)
Stock-based compensation	4		192		—		—		—		196
Balance at October 31, 2022	$	7,084	$	4,541	$	(53)	$	27,033	$	(4,203)	$	34,402

	Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital		Treasury Stock		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Stockholders' Equity
Balance at April 30, 2021	$	6,915	$	3,807	$	(53)	$	34,149	$	(3,577)	$	41,241
Net loss attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation	—		—		—		(1,345)		—		(1,345)
Other comprehensive loss	—		—		—		—		(76)		(76)
Stock-based compensation	67		171		—		—		—		238
Balance at July 31, 2021	$	6,982	$	3,978	$	(53)	$	32,804	$	(3,653)	$	40,058
Net loss attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation	—		—		—		(3,100)		—		(3,100)
Other comprehensive loss	—		—		—		—		(83)		(83)
Stock-based compensation	1		129		—		—		—		130
Balance at October 31, 2021	$	6,983	$	4,107	$	(53)	$	29,704	$	(3,736)	$	37,005

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

($ and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)

	October 31, 2022		April 30, 2022
	(Unaudited)
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,419	$	4,433
Restricted cash	6,898		2,461
Receivables, less allowance; $379; $357, on each respective date	41,472		41,254
Inventories	24,502		23,796
Note Receivable	—		13,457
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	8,323		6,164
Total Current Assets	90,614		91,565
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	61,246		60,326
Accumulated depreciation	(46,639)		(45,205)
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	14,607		15,121
Right of use assets	9,908		7,573
Other assets	3,989		4,514
Total Assets	$	119,118	$	118,773
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	—	$	1,588
Current portion of financing liability	608		575
Current portion of financing lease liability	74		126
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	1,999		1,319
Accounts payable	23,050		27,316
Employee compensation and amounts withheld	4,309		4,504
Deferred revenue	11,398		3,529
Other accrued expenses	1,420		3,336
Total Current Liabilities	42,858		42,293
Long-term portion of financing liability	28,459		28,775
Long-term portion of financing lease liability	219		228
Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities	7,746		6,179
Accrued pension and deferred compensation costs	3,924		4,159
Deferred income taxes	406		428
Other non-current liabilities	497		531
Total Liabilities	84,109		82,593
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $2.50 par value, Authorized – 5,000 shares; Issued – 2,833 shares; 2,793 shares; – Outstanding – 2,830 shares; 2,790 shares, on each respective date	7,084		6,983
Additional paid-in-capital	4,541		4,483
Retained earnings	27,033		28,023
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(4,203)		(3,742)
Common stock in treasury, at cost, 3 shares, on each respective date	(53)		(53)
Total Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Stockholders' Equity	34,402		35,694
Non-controlling interest	607		486
Total Stockholders' Equity	35,009		36,180
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	119,118	$	118,773

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

($ in thousands)

	Six Months Ended October 31,
	2022		2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(833)	$	(4,389)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation	1,433		1,396
Bad debt provision	(8)		(2)
Stock-based compensation expense	368		366
Deferred income taxes	(22)		72
Change in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(209)		(2,971)
Inventories	(706)		(1,603)
Income tax receivable	—		180
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses	(6,412)		3,145
Deferred revenue	7,869		(72)
Other, net	(2,066)		(2,193)
Net cash used in operating activities	(586)		(6,071)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(919)		(930)
Net cash used in investing activities	(919)		(930)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from short-term borrowings	4,431		28,641
Repayments on short-term borrowings	(6,019)		(21,774)
Proceeds from sale-leaseback financing transaction	13,456		—
Payments on sale-leaseback financing transaction	(282)		—
Payments on long-term lease obligations	(61)		(10)
Net cash provided by financing activities	11,525		6,857
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(597)		(55)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	9,423		(199)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	6,894		5,731
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$	16,317	$	5,532

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

A. Financial Information

The unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the "Company") have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") have been condensed or omitted, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

These interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of these financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes included in the Company's 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full year. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of April 30, 2022 included in this interim period filing has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and related notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.

The preparation of the interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

B. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. During the periods ended October 31, 2022 and April 30, 2022, the Company had cash deposits in excess of FDIC insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses from such deposits. Restricted cash includes bank deposits of subsidiaries used for performance guarantees against customer orders.

The Company includes restricted cash along with the cash balance for presentation in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The reconciliation between the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows is as follows:

	October 31, 2022		April 30, 2022
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,419	$	4,433
Restricted cash	6,898		2,461
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	16,317	$	6,894

C. Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when control of a good or service promised in a contract (i.e., performance obligation) is transferred to a customer. Control is obtained when a customer has the ability to direct the use of and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from that good or service. The majority of the Company's revenues are recognized over time as the customer receives control as the Company performs work under a contract. However, a portion of the Company's revenues are recognized at a point-in-time as control is transferred at a distinct point in time per the terms of a contract.

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Disaggregated Revenue

A summary of net sales transferred to customers over time and at a point in time for the periods ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021 is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	October 31, 2022						October 31, 2021
	Domestic		International		Total		Domestic		International		Total
Over Time	$	36,374	$	16,573	$	52,947	$	28,450	$	9,097	$	37,547
Point in Time	1,617		—		1,617		1,484		—		1,484
Total	$	37,991	$	16,573	$	54,564	$	29,934	$	9,097	$	39,031

	Six Months Ended
	October 31, 2022						October 31, 2021
	Domestic		International		Total		Domestic		International		Total
Over Time	$	71,727	$	29,228	$	100,955	$	57,102	$	18,927	$	76,029
Point in Time	3,732		—		3,732		2,495		—		2,495
Total	$	75,459	$	29,228	$	104,687	$	59,597	$	18,927	$	78,524

Contract Balances

The closing balances of contract assets included $12,742,000 in accounts receivable and $1,629,000 in other assets at October 31, 2022. The opening balance of contract assets arising from contracts with customers included $9,287,000 in accounts receivable and $1,293,000 in other assets at April 30, 2022. The closing and opening balances of contract liabilities included in deferred revenue arising from contracts with customers were $11,398,000 at October 31, 2022 and $3,529,000 at April 30, 2022. The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in accounts receivable, unbilled receivables, and deferred revenue which are disclosed in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. In general, the Company receives payments from customers based on a billing schedule established in its contracts. Unbilled receivables represent amounts earned which have not yet been billed in accordance with contractually stated billing terms and are included in receivables on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Receivables are recorded when the right to consideration becomes unconditional and the Company has a right to invoice the customer. Deferred revenue relates to payments received in advance of performance under the contract. Deferred revenue is recognized as revenue as (or when) the Company performs under the contract. Approximately 100% of the contract liability balances at April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2022 are expected to be recognized as revenue during the respective succeeding 12 months.

D. Inventories

The Company measures inventory using the first-in, first-out ("FIFO") method at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

	October 31, 2022		April 30, 2022
Finished products	$	4,250	$	4,555
Work in process	3,266		2,893
Raw materials	16,986		16,348
Total	$	24,502	$	23,796

The Company's International subsidiaries' inventories were $3,224,000 at October 31, 2022 and $2,811,000 at April 30, 2022 and are included in the above tables.

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E. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company's financial instruments consist primarily of cash and equivalents, mutual funds, and the cash surrender value of life insurance policies. The carrying value of these assets and liabilities approximates their fair value. The following tables summarize the Company's fair value hierarchy for its financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of October 31, 2022 and April 30, 2022 (in thousands):

	October 31, 2022
Financial Assets	Level 1		Level 2		Total
Trading securities held in non-qualified compensation plans (1)	$	979	$	—	$	979
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies (1)	—		1,317		1,317
Total	$	979	$	1,317	$	2,296
Financial Liabilities
Non-qualified compensation plans (2)	$	—	$	2,733	$	2,733
Total	$	—	$	2,733	$	2,733

	April 30, 2022
Financial Assets	Level 1		Level 2		Total
Trading securities held in non-qualified compensation plans (1)	$	1,219	$	—	$	1,219
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies (1)	—		1,371		1,371
Total	$	1,219	$	1,371	$	2,590
Financial Liabilities
Non-qualified compensation plans (2)	$	—	$	3,003	$	3,003
Total	$	—	$	3,003	$	3,003

(1)The Company maintains two non-qualified compensation plans which include investment assets in a rabbi trust. These assets consist of marketable securities, which are valued using quoted market prices multiplied by the number of shares owned, and life insurance policies, which are valued at their cash surrender value.

(2)Plan liabilities are equal to the individual participants' account balances and other earned retirement benefits.

F. Long-term Debt and Other Credit Arrangements

At April 30, 2022, advances of $1.6 million were outstanding under the Company's revolving credit facility. The Company had standby letters of credit outstanding of $716,000 at April 30, 2022. Amounts available under the revolving credit facility were $2.4 million at April 30, 2022. At April 30, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all the financial covenants under its revolving credit facility.

On June 27, 2022, the Company terminated the Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo, National Bank. At the time of termination, there were no borrowings under the Credit Agreement, and the Company did not incur any material termination penalties as a result of the termination.

G. Sale-Leaseback Financing Transaction

On December 22, 2021, the Company entered into an Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Real Property with CAI Investments Sub-Series 100 LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the "Buyer"), for the Company’s headquarters and manufacturing facilities (the "Property") located at 2700 West Front Street in Statesville, North Carolina (the "Sale Agreement").

The Sale Agreement was finalized on March 24, 2022 and coincided with the Company and the Buyer entering into a 20-year lease, effective on such date, between the Company and CAI Investments Medical Products I Master Lessee LLC ("Lessor"), an affiliate of Buyer (the "Lease Agreement"). At the same time, the Buyer and its affiliates formed a new, debt-financed affiliate, CAI Investments Medical Products I, DST ("Trust"), and contributed the Property to the Trust. According to the terms of the contemporaneous lease, the Trust leased the Property to its affiliated Lessor, which in turn sub-leased the Property to the Company (together with the Sale Agreement, the "Sale-Leaseback Arrangement").

The Sale-Leaseback Arrangement is repayable over a 20-year term, with four renewal options of five years each. Under the terms of the Lease Agreement, the Company’s initial basic rent is approximately $158,000 per month, with annual increases of approximately 2% each year of the initial term.

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The Company accounted for the Sale-Leaseback Arrangement as a financing transaction with the Buyer in accordance with ASC 842, "Leases," as the Lease Agreement was determined to be a finance lease. The Company concluded the Lease Agreement met the qualifications to be classified as a finance lease due to the significance of the present value of the lease payments, using a discount rate of 4.75% to reflect the Company’s incremental borrowing rate, compared to the fair value of the leased property as of the lease commencement date. In measuring the lease payments for the present value analysis, the Company elected the practical expedient to combine the lease component (the leased facilities) with the non-lease component (property management provided by the Buyer/Lessor) into a single lease component.

The presence of a finance lease indicates that control of the Property has not transferred to the Buyer/Lessor and, as such, the transaction was deemed a failed sale-leaseback and must be accounted for as a financing arrangement. As a result of this determination, the Company is viewed as having received the sale proceeds from the Buyer/Lessor in the form of a hypothetical loan collateralized by its leased facilities. The hypothetical loan is payable as principal and interest in the form of “lease payments” to the Buyer/Lessor. As such, the Company will not derecognize the Property from its books for accounting purposes until the lease ends. No gain or loss was recognized under GAAP related to the Sale-Leaseback Arrangement.

As of October 31, 2022, the carrying value of the financing liability was $29,067,000, net of $738,000 in debt issuance costs, of which $608,000 was classified as current on the Consolidated Balance Sheet with $28,459,000 classified as long-term. As of April 30, 2022, the carrying value of the financing liability was $29,350,000, net of $768,000 in debt issuance costs, of which $575,000 was classified as current on the Consolidated Balance Sheet with $28,775,000 classified as long-term. The monthly lease payments are split between a reduction of principal and interest expense using the effective interest rate method. Interest expense associated with the financing arrangement was $330,000 and $662,000 for the three and six months ended October 31, 2022, respectively.

The Company will depreciate the building down to zero over the 20-year assumed economic life of the Property so that at the end of the lease term, the remaining carrying amount of the financing liability will equal the carrying amount of the land of $41,000.

Remaining future cash payments related to the financing liability as of October 31, 2022 are as follows:

($ in thousands)
Remainder of 2023	$	948
2024	1,931
2025	1,970
2026	2,009
2027	2,050
Thereafter	35,958
Total Minimum Liability Payments	44,866
Imputed Interest	(15,799)
Total	$	29,067

H. Leases

The Company recognizes lease assets and lease liabilities reflecting the rights and obligations created by operating type leases for real estate and equipment in both the U.S. and internationally and financing leases for a truck and IT equipment in the U.S. At October 31, 2022 and April 30, 2022, right-of-use assets totaled $9,908,000 and $7,573,000, respectively. Operating cash paid to settle lease liabilities was $1,026,000 and $1,006,000 for the six months ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021, respectively. The Company's leases have remaining lease terms of up to 9 years. In addition, some of the leases may include options to extend the leases for up to 5 years or options to terminate the leases within 1 year. Operating lease expenses were $900,000 and $1,734,000 for the three and six months ended October 31, 2022, inclusive of period cost for short-term leases, not included in lease liabilities, of $398,000 and $708,000. Operating lease expenses were $707,000 and $1,555,000 for the three and six months ended October 31, 2021, inclusive of period cost for short-term leases, not included in lease liabilities, of $201,000 and $549,000.

At October 31, 2022, the weighted average remaining lease term for the capitalized operating leases was 5.5 years and the weighted average discount rate was 4.9%. For the financing leases, the weighted average remaining lease term was 3.6 years and the weighted average discount rate was 7.0%. As most of the Company's leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of those lease payments. The Company uses the implicit rate when readily determinable.

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Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable leases as of October 31, 2022 were as follows:

	Operating		Financing
Remainder of fiscal 2023	$	1,213	$	16
2024	2,254		90
2025	2,100		90
2026	1,915		71
2027	1,652		—
Thereafter	2,500		—
Total Minimum Lease Payments	11,634		267
Imputed Interest	(1,889)		(32)
Total	$	9,745	$	235

I. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share reflects the assumed exercise of outstanding options and the conversion of restricted stock units ("RSUs") under the Company's various stock compensation plans, except when RSUs and options have an antidilutive effect. There were 94,930 and 128,704 antidilutive RSUs and options outstanding at October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021, respectively. The following is a reconciliation of basic to diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	October 31, 2022	October 31, 2021	October 31, 2022	October 31, 2021
Basic	2,830	2,789	2,819	2,783
Dilutive effect of stock options and RSUs	—	—	—	—
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	2,830	2,789	2,819	2,783

J. Stock Options and Stock-based Compensation

The Company recognizes compensation costs related to stock options and other stock awards granted by the Company as operating expenses over their vesting period.

In June 2022, the Company granted 54,279 RSUs under the 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan ("2017 Plan"). These RSUs include a service component that vests over a three-year period. The recognized expense is based upon the vesting period for service criteria. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense during the three and six months ended October 31, 2022 of $196,000 and $327,000, respectively, with the remaining estimated stock-based compensation expense of $1,173,000 to be recorded over the remaining vesting periods. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense during the three and six months ended October 31, 2021 of $131,000 and $325,000, respectively. Directors' fees paid with shares of common stock in lieu of cash in accordance with Director compensation guidelines were $41,000 for each of the six month periods ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021 and were also included in the stock-based compensation on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

K. Income Taxes

Income tax expense of $570,000 and $949,000 was recorded for the three and six months ended October 31, 2022, respectively. Income tax expense of $195,000 and $446,000 was recorded for the three and six months ended October 31, 2021, respectively. The effective tax rate was 125.0% and 818.1% for the three and six months ended October 31, 2022, respectively. The effective tax rate was (6.8)% and (11.3)% for the three and six months ended October 31, 2021, respectively. The change in the effective tax rate for the period is primarily due to the impact of foreign operations which are taxed at different rates than the U.S. tax rate of 21% and the recording of a valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset which resulted in the elimination of any U.S. income tax benefit.

In August 2019, the Company revoked its indefinite reinvestment of foreign unremitted earnings position in compliance with ASC 740 "Income Taxes" and terminated its indefinite reinvestment of unremitted earnings assertion for the Singapore, China, and Kewaunee Labway India Pvt. Ltd. international subsidiaries. The Company has a deferred tax liability of $1,117,000 and $976,000 for the withholding tax related to Kewaunee Labway India Pvt. Ltd. as of October 31, 2022 and April 30, 2022,

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respectively. The Company recorded all deferred tax assets and liabilities related to its outside basis differences in its foreign subsidiaries consistent with ASC 740.

L. Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The Company has non-contributory defined benefit pension plans covering substantially all domestic salaried and hourly employees. These plans were amended as of April 30, 2005; no further benefits have been, or will be, earned under the plans, subsequent to the amendment date, and no additional participants will be added to the plans. There were no Company contributions paid to the plans for the three and six months ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021. The Company assumed an expected long-term rate of return of 7.75% for the periods ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021.

Pension expense / (income) consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	October 31, 2022		October 31, 2021
Service cost	$	—	$	—
Interest cost	100		177
Expected return on plan assets	(166)		(401)
Recognition of net loss	74		135
Net periodic pension expense (income)	$	8	$	(89)

	Six Months Ended
	October 31, 2022		October 31, 2021
Service cost	$	—	$	—
Interest cost	422		354
Expected return on plan assets	(701)		(802)
Recognition of net loss	314		270
Net periodic pension expense (income)	$	35	$	(178)

M. Segment Information

The Company's operations are classified into two business segments: Domestic and International. The Domestic business segment principally designs, manufactures, and installs scientific and technical furniture, including steel and wood laboratory cabinetry, fume hoods, laminate casework, flexible systems, worksurfaces, workstations, workbenches, and computer enclosures. The International business segment, which consists of the Company's foreign subsidiaries, provides products and services, including facility design, detailed engineering, construction, and project management from the planning stage through testing and commissioning of laboratories. Intersegment transactions are recorded at normal profit margins. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Certain corporate expenses shown below have not been allocated to the business segments.

The following tables provide financial information by business segments for the periods ended October 31, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):

	Domestic Operations		International Operations		Corporate / Eliminations		Total
Three months ended October 31, 2022
Revenues from external customers	$	37,991	$	16,573	$	—	$	54,564
Intersegment revenues	650		3,335		(3,985)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	491		1,856		(1,891)		456
Three months ended October 31, 2021
Revenues from external customers	$	29,934	$	9,097	$	—	$	39,031
Intersegment revenues	170		571		(741)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	(2,095)		578		(1,370)		(2,887)

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	Domestic Operations		International Operations		Corporate / Eliminations		Total
Six months ended October 31, 2022
Revenues from external customers	$	75,459	$	29,228	$	—	$	104,687
Intersegment revenues	1,446		4,956		(6,402)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	589		2,950		(3,423)		116
Six months ended October 31, 2021
Revenues from external customers	$	59,597	$	18,927	$	—	$	78,524
Intersegment revenues	345		1,136		(1,481)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	(2,304)		1,242		(2,881)		(3,943)

N. New Accounting Standards

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, "Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments," which replaces the current incurred loss method used for determining credit losses on financial assets, including trade receivables, with an expected credit loss method. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company will adopt this standard in fiscal year 2024. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a significant impact on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The Company's 2022 Annual Report to Stockholders on Form 10-K contains management's discussion and analysis of the Company's financial condition and results of operations as of and for the year ended April 30, 2022. The following discussion and analysis describes material changes in the Company's financial condition since April 30, 2022. The analysis of results of operations compares the three and six months ended October 31, 2022 with the comparable periods of the prior year.

Results of Operations

Sales for the quarter were $54,564,000, an increase from sales of $39,031,000 in the comparable period of the prior year. Domestic sales for the quarter were $37,991,000, up 26.9% from sales of $29,934,000 in the comparable period of the prior year. The increase in Domestic sales was predominantly from higher input costs being rolled into product pricing. International sales for the quarter were $16,573,000, up 82.2% from sales of $9,097,000 in the comparable period of the prior year. International sales increased when compared to the prior year period due to the commencement of delivery of large projects booked in the prior fiscal year.

Sales for the six months ended October 31, 2022 were $104,687,000, an increase from sales of $78,524,000 in the comparable period of the prior year. Domestic sales for the quarter were $75,459,000, up 26.6% from sales of $59,597,000 in the comparable period of the prior year. The increase in Domestic sales was predominantly from higher input costs being rolled into product pricing. International sales for the quarter were $29,228,000, up 54.4% from sales of $18,927,000 in the comparable period of the prior year. International sales increased when compared to the prior year period due to the commencement of delivery of large projects booked in the prior fiscal year.

The Company's order backlog was $157.8 million at October 31, 2022, as compared to $139.7 million at October 31, 2021, and $173.9 million at April 30, 2022.

The gross profit margin for the three months ended October 31, 2022 was 15.9% of sales, as compared to 9.2% of sales in the comparable quarter of the prior year. The gross profit margin for the six months ended October 31, 2022 was 14.2% of sales, as compared to 11.8% of sales in the comparable quarter of the prior year. The increase in gross profit margin percentage for the three and six months ended October 31, 2022 is primarily due to higher input costs being rolled into domestic pricing for the current fiscal year as compared to the prior year comparable periods. During the three and six months ended October 31, 2021, the Company's gross profit margin percentage was unfavorably impacted by increases in steel, wood, and epoxy resin raw material costs that could not be added to existing fixed-price contracts of $2,112,000 and $3,763,000, respectively.

Operating expenses for the three months ended October 31, 2022 were $7,946,000, or 14.6% of sales, as compared to $6,487,000, or 16.6% of sales, in the comparable period of the prior year. Operating expenses for the six months ended October 31, 2022 were $14,538,000, or 13.9% of sales, as compared to $13,252,000, or 16.9% of sales, in the comparable period of the prior year. The increase in operating expenses for the three months ended October 31, 2022 was primarily due to increases in

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consulting and professional fees of $278,000, and increases in international operating expenses of $940,000, partially offset by reductions in administrative wages, benefits, incentive and stock-based compensation of $70,000, marketing expense of $62,000, and corporate governance expenses of $36,000. The increase in operating expenses for the six months ended October 31, 2022 was primarily due to increases in consulting and professional fees of $476,000, and increases in international operating expenses of $1,308,000, partially offset by reductions in administrative wages, benefits, incentive and stock-based compensation of $700,000, marketing expense of $190,000, and corporate governance expenses of $11,000. The increase in operating expenses for the three and six months ended October 31, 2022 also included a one-time charge related to the write-down of a prior year insurance claim in the amount of $260,000. The increase in international operating expenses for the three and six months ended October 31, 2022 is related to the continued sales growth in the International operating segment.

Interest expense, net was $370,000 and $754,000 for the three and six months ended October 31, 2022, as compared to $132,000 and $238,000 for the comparable periods of the prior year. The changes in interest expense were primarily due to changes in the levels of bank borrowings and the Sale-Leaseback financing transaction.

The effective income tax rate for the three and six months ended October 31, 2022 was 125.0% and 818.1%, respectively, as compared to (6.8)% and (11.3)% for the three and six months ended October 31, 2021, respectively. Income tax expense of $570,000 and $195,000 was recorded for the three months ended October 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Income tax expense of $949,000 and $446,000 was recorded for the six months ended October 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.The change in the effective tax rate for the three and six months ended October 31, 2022 reflects the impact of international operations which are taxed at different rates, combined with no U.S. tax benefit being recorded for the most recent quarter due to the Company's full valuation allowance position. See Note K, Income Taxes, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Non-controlling interests related to the Company's subsidiaries not 100% owned by the Company increased net loss by $129,000 and $157,000 for the three and six months ended October 31, 2022, compared to $18,000 and $56,000 for the comparable periods of the prior year. The change in the net earnings attributable to the non-controlling interest in the current period was due to changes in earnings of the subsidiaries in the related period.

Net loss was $243,000, or $(0.09) per diluted share, for the three months ended October 31, 2022, compared to $3,100,000, or $(1.11) per diluted share, in the prior year period. Net loss was $990,000, or $(0.35) per diluted share, for the six months ended October 31, 2022, compared to $4,445,000, or $(1.60) per diluted share, in the prior year period.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal sources of liquidity have historically been funds generated from operating activities. In addition, on March 24, 2022, we executed a Sale-Leaseback financing transaction with respect to our manufacturing and corporate facilities in Statesville, North Carolina to provide additional liquidity. See Note G, Sale-Leaseback Financing Transaction for more information. Additionally, certain machinery and equipment are financed by non-cancellable operating leases. The Company believes that these sources will be sufficient to support ongoing business requirements in the current fiscal year, including capital expenditures.

The Company had working capital of $47,756,000 at October 31, 2022, compared to $49,272,000 at April 30, 2022. The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 2.1-to-1.0 at October 31, 2022, compared to 2.2-to-1.0 at April 30, 2022.

As previously reported in the Company's 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company was compliant at April 30, 2022 with all of the financial covenants under the revolving credit facility. On June 27, 2022, the Company terminated the Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo, National Bank. At the time of termination, there were no borrowings under the Credit Agreement, and the Company did not incur any material termination penalties as a result of the termination. For additional information concerning our credit facility, see Note F, Long-Term Debt and Other Credit Arrangements.

The Company used cash of $586,000 during the six months ended October 31, 2022, primarily for decreases in accounts payable and other accrued expenses of $6.4 million and increases in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $2.2 million, partially offset by an increase in deferred revenue of $7.9 million. The increase in deferred revenue is primarily related to advance payments received for a large international order. During the six months ended October 31, 2022, the Company used net cash of $919,000 in investing activities, all of which was used for capital expenditures. The Company's financing activities provided cash of $11,525,000 during the six months ended October 31, 2022, primarily from proceeds of the sale-leaseback financing transaction that was previously recorded as a note receivable at April 30, 2022.

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Outlook

The Company's ability to predict future demand for its products continues to be limited given its role as subcontractor or supplier to dealers for subcontractors. Demand for the Company's products is also dependent upon the number of laboratory construction projects planned and/or current progress in projects already under construction. The Company's earnings are also impacted by fluctuations in prevailing pricing for projects in the laboratory construction marketplace and increased costs of raw materials, including steel, wood, and epoxy resin, and whether the Company can increase product prices to customers in amounts that correspond to such increases without materially and adversely affecting sales. Additionally, since prices are normally quoted on a firm basis in the industry, the Company bears the burden of possible increases in labor and material costs between the quotation of an order and delivery of a product.

The Company continues to improve the quality of the order backlog by delivering a portion of the lower margin direct sales orders and replacing those orders in the backlog with higher margin product orders. This dynamic, as well as the Company’s ability to focus solely on supporting its dealers and distribution channel partners domestically and the continued growth of its International business, positions Kewaunee well as the Company moves through the balance of the fiscal year.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

Certain statements in this document constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Reform Act"). All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report, including statements regarding the Company's future financial condition, results of operations, business operations and business prospects, are forward-looking statements. Words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "predict," "believe" and similar words, expressions and variations of these words and expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other important factors that could significantly impact results or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors, risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are not limited to: competitive and general economic conditions and the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including disruptions from government mandates, both domestically and internationally, as well as supplier constraints and other supply disruptions; changes in customer demands; technological changes in our operations or in our industry; dependence on customers’ required delivery schedules; risks related to fluctuations in the Company’s operating results from quarter to quarter; risks related to international operations, including foreign currency fluctuations; changes in the legal and regulatory environment; changes in raw materials and commodity costs; acts of terrorism, war, governmental action, and natural disasters and other Force Majeure events. The cautionary statements made pursuant to the Reform Act herein and elsewhere by us should not be construed as exhaustive. We cannot always predict what factors would cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Over time, our actual results, performance, or achievements will likely differ from the anticipated results, performance or achievements that are expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements, and such differences might be significant and harmful to our stockholders' interest. Many important factors that could cause such differences are described under the caption "Risk Factors" in Item 1A in the Company's 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which you should review carefully. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this document. The Company assumes no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There are no material changes to the disclosures made on this matter in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022.

Item 4.    Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of October 31, 2022. Based on that evaluation, the Company's management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that, as of October 31, 2022, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were adequate and effective and designed to ensure that all material information required to be filed in this quarterly report is made known to them by others within the Company and its subsidiaries.

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(b) Changes in internal controls

There was no significant change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A.    Risk Factors

The business, financial condition and operating results of the Company can be affected by a number of factors, whether currently known or unknown, including but not limited to those described in Part I, Item 1A of the Company's 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K under the heading "Risk Factors," any one or more of which could, directly or indirectly, cause the Company's actual financial condition and operating results to vary materially from its past, or from anticipated future, financial condition and operating results. Any of these factors, in whole or in part, could materially and adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition, operating results and stock price. There have been no material changes to the Company's risk factors from those set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2022 as filed with the SEC on July 1, 2022.

Item 6.    Exhibits

31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION                              (Registrant)
Date: December 9, 2022	By	/s/ Donald T. Gardner III
		Donald T. Gardner III
		(As duly authorized officer and Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer)

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1 CERTIFICATION I, Thomas D. Hull III, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. /s/ Thomas D. Hull III Thomas D. Hull III President and Chief Executive Officer Date: December 9, 2022

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2 CERTIFICATION I, Donald T. Gardner III, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. /s/ Donald T. Gardner III Donald T. Gardner III Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer Date: December 9, 2022

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1 CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the “Company”) for the period ended October 31, 2022, I, Thomas D. Hull III, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge: (1) such Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended October 31, 2022, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) the information contained in such Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended October 31, 2022, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. Date: December 9, 2022 /s/ Thomas D. Hull III Thomas D. Hull III President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2 CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the “Company”) for the period ended October 31, 2022, I, Donald T. Gardner III, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge: (1) such Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended October 31, 2022, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) the information contained in such Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended October 31, 2022, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. Date: December 9, 2022 /s/ Donald T. Gardner III Donald T. Gardner III Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

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Diluted (in shares)	2,830	2,789	2,819	2,783

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net loss	$ (114)	$ (3,082)	$ (833)	$ (4,389)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(237)	(83)	(461)	(159)
Other comprehensive loss	(237)	(83)	(461)	(159)
Comprehensive loss, net of tax	(351)	(3,165)	(1,294)	(4,548)
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to the non-controlling interest	129	18	157	56
Comprehensive loss attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation	$ (480)	$ (3,183)	$ (1,451)	$ (4,604)

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Treasury Stock	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Beginning balance at Apr. 30, 2021	$ 41,241	$ 6,915	$ 3,807	$ (53)	$ 34,149	$ (3,577)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net loss attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation	(1,345)				(1,345)
Other comprehensive loss	(76)					(76)
Stock-based compensation	238	67	171
Ending balance at Jul. 31, 2021	40,058	6,982	3,978	(53)	32,804	(3,653)
Beginning balance at Apr. 30, 2021	41,241	6,915	3,807	(53)	34,149	(3,577)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net loss attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation	(4,445)
Other comprehensive loss	(159)
Ending balance at Oct. 31, 2021	37,005	6,983	4,107	(53)	29,704	(3,736)
Beginning balance at Jul. 31, 2021	40,058	6,982	3,978	(53)	32,804	(3,653)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net loss attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation	(3,100)				(3,100)
Other comprehensive loss	(83)					(83)
Stock-based compensation	130	1	129
Ending balance at Oct. 31, 2021	37,005	6,983	4,107	(53)	29,704	(3,736)
Beginning balance at Apr. 30, 2022	35,694	6,983	4,483	(53)	28,023	(3,742)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net loss attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation	(747)				(747)
Other comprehensive loss	(224)					(224)
Stock-based compensation	(37)	97	(134)
Ending balance at Jul. 31, 2022	34,686	7,080	4,349	(53)	27,276	(3,966)
Beginning balance at Apr. 30, 2022	35,694	6,983	4,483	(53)	28,023	(3,742)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net loss attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation	(990)
Other comprehensive loss	(461)
Ending balance at Oct. 31, 2022	34,402	7,084	4,541	(53)	27,033	(4,203)
Beginning balance at Jul. 31, 2022	34,686	7,080	4,349	(53)	27,276	(3,966)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net loss attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation	(243)				(243)
Other comprehensive loss	(237)					(237)
Stock-based compensation	196	4	192
Ending balance at Oct. 31, 2022	$ 34,402	$ 7,084	$ 4,541	$ (53)	$ 27,033	$ (4,203)

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 9,419	$ 4,433
Restricted cash	6,898	2,461
Receivables, less allowance; $379; $357, on each respective date	41,472	41,254
Inventories	24,502	23,796
Note Receivable	0	13,457
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	8,323	6,164
Total Current Assets	90,614	91,565
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	61,246	60,326
Accumulated depreciation	(46,639)	(45,205)
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	14,607	15,121
Right of use assets	9,908	7,573
Other assets	3,989	4,514
Total Assets	119,118	118,773
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	0	1,588
Current portion of financing liability	608	575
Current portion of financing lease liability	74	126
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	1,999	1,319
Accounts payable	23,050	27,316
Employee compensation and amounts withheld	4,309	4,504
Deferred revenue	11,398	3,529
Other accrued expenses	1,420	3,336
Total Current Liabilities	42,858	42,293
Long-term portion of financing liability	28,459	28,775
Long-term portion of financing lease liability	219	228
Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities	7,746	6,179
Accrued pension and deferred compensation costs	3,924	4,159
Deferred income taxes	406	428
Other non-current liabilities	497	531
Total Liabilities	84,109	82,593
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $2.50 par value, Authorized – 5,000 shares; Issued – 2,833 shares; 2,793 shares; – Outstanding – 2,830 shares; 2,790 shares, on each respective date	7,084	6,983
Additional paid-in-capital	4,541	4,483
Retained earnings	27,033	28,023
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(4,203)	(3,742)
Common stock in treasury, at cost, 3 shares, on each respective date	(53)	(53)
Total Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Stockholders' Equity	34,402	35,694
Non-controlling interest	607	486
Total Stockholders' Equity	35,009	36,180
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 119,118	$ 118,773

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022
Current Assets:
Allowance for receivables	$ 379	$ 357
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 2.50	$ 2.50
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	5,000	5,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	2,833	2,793
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	2,830	2,790
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)	3	3

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$ (833)	$ (4,389)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation	1,433	1,396
Bad debt provision	(8)	(2)
Stock-based compensation expense	368	366
Deferred income taxes	(22)	72
Change in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(209)	(2,971)
Inventories	(706)	(1,603)
Income tax receivable	0	180
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses	(6,412)	3,145
Deferred revenue	7,869	(72)
Other, net	(2,066)	(2,193)
Net cash used in operating activities	(586)	(6,071)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(919)	(930)
Net cash used in investing activities	(919)	(930)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from short-term borrowings	4,431	28,641
Repayments on short-term borrowings	(6,019)	(21,774)
Proceeds from sale-leaseback financing transaction	13,456	0
Payments on sale-leaseback financing transaction	(282)	0
Payments on long-term lease obligations	(61)	(10)
Net cash provided by financing activities	11,525	6,857
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(597)	(55)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	9,423	(199)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	6,894	5,731
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$ 16,317	$ 5,532

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Financial Information

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Financial Information

Financial Information

The unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the "Company") have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") have been condensed or omitted, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

These interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of these financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes included in the Company's 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full year. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of April 30, 2022 included in this interim period filing has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and related notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.

The preparation of the interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. During the periods ended October 31, 2022 and April 30, 2022, the Company had cash deposits in excess of FDIC insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses from such deposits. Restricted cash includes bank deposits of subsidiaries used for performance guarantees against customer orders.

The Company includes restricted cash along with the cash balance for presentation in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The reconciliation between the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows is as follows:

	October 31, 2022		April 30, 2022
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,419	$	4,433
Restricted cash	6,898		2,461
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	16,317	$	6,894

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Revenue Recognition

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue Recognition

Revenue RecognitionThe Company recognizes revenue when control of a good or service promised in a contract (i.e., performance obligation) is transferred to a customer. Control is obtained when a customer has the ability to direct the use of and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from that good or service. The majority of the Company's revenues are recognized over time as the customer receives control as the Company performs work under a contract. However, a portion of the Company's revenues are recognized at a point-in-time as control is transferred at a distinct point in time per the terms of a contract.

Disaggregated Revenue

A summary of net sales transferred to customers over time and at a point in time for the periods ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021 is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	October 31, 2022						October 31, 2021
	Domestic		International		Total		Domestic		International		Total
Over Time	$	36,374	$	16,573	$	52,947	$	28,450	$	9,097	$	37,547
Point in Time	1,617		—		1,617		1,484		—		1,484
Total	$	37,991	$	16,573	$	54,564	$	29,934	$	9,097	$	39,031

	Six Months Ended
	October 31, 2022						October 31, 2021
	Domestic		International		Total		Domestic		International		Total
Over Time	$	71,727	$	29,228	$	100,955	$	57,102	$	18,927	$	76,029
Point in Time	3,732		—		3,732		2,495		—		2,495
Total	$	75,459	$	29,228	$	104,687	$	59,597	$	18,927	$	78,524

Contract Balances

The closing balances of contract assets included $12,742,000 in accounts receivable and $1,629,000 in other assets at October 31, 2022. The opening balance of contract assets arising from contracts with customers included $9,287,000 in accounts receivable and $1,293,000 in other assets at April 30, 2022. The closing and opening balances of contract liabilities included in deferred revenue arising from contracts with customers were $11,398,000 at October 31, 2022 and $3,529,000 at April 30, 2022. The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in accounts receivable, unbilled receivables, and deferred revenue which are disclosed in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. In general, the Company receives payments from customers based on a billing schedule established in its contracts. Unbilled receivables represent amounts earned which have not yet been billed in accordance with contractually stated billing terms and are included in receivables on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Receivables are recorded when the right to consideration becomes unconditional and the Company has a right to invoice the customer. Deferred revenue relates to payments received in advance of performance under the contract. Deferred revenue is recognized as revenue as (or when) the Company performs under the contract. Approximately 100% of the contract liability balances at April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2022 are expected to be recognized as revenue during the respective succeeding 12 months.

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Inventories

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories

The Company measures inventory using the first-in, first-out ("FIFO") method at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

	October 31, 2022		April 30, 2022
Finished products	$	4,250	$	4,555
Work in process	3,266		2,893
Raw materials	16,986		16,348
Total	$	24,502	$	23,796

The Company's International subsidiaries' inventories were $3,224,000 at October 31, 2022 and $2,811,000 at April 30, 2022 and are included in the above tables.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company's financial instruments consist primarily of cash and equivalents, mutual funds, and the cash surrender value of life insurance policies. The carrying value of these assets and liabilities approximates their fair value. The following tables summarize the Company's fair value hierarchy for its financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of October 31, 2022 and April 30, 2022 (in thousands):

	October 31, 2022
Financial Assets	Level 1		Level 2		Total
Trading securities held in non-qualified compensation plans (1)	$	979	$	—	$	979
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies (1)	—		1,317		1,317
Total	$	979	$	1,317	$	2,296
Financial Liabilities
Non-qualified compensation plans (2)	$	—	$	2,733	$	2,733
Total	$	—	$	2,733	$	2,733

	April 30, 2022
Financial Assets	Level 1		Level 2		Total
Trading securities held in non-qualified compensation plans (1)	$	1,219	$	—	$	1,219
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies (1)	—		1,371		1,371
Total	$	1,219	$	1,371	$	2,590
Financial Liabilities
Non-qualified compensation plans (2)	$	—	$	3,003	$	3,003
Total	$	—	$	3,003	$	3,003

(1)The Company maintains two non-qualified compensation plans which include investment assets in a rabbi trust. These assets consist of marketable securities, which are valued using quoted market prices multiplied by the number of shares owned, and life insurance policies, which are valued at their cash surrender value.

(2)Plan liabilities are equal to the individual participants' account balances and other earned retirement benefits.

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Long-term Debt and Other Credit Arrangements

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-term Debt and Other Credit Arrangements

Long-term Debt and Other Credit Arrangements

At April 30, 2022, advances of $1.6 million were outstanding under the Company's revolving credit facility. The Company had standby letters of credit outstanding of $716,000 at April 30, 2022. Amounts available under the revolving credit facility were $2.4 million at April 30, 2022. At April 30, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all the financial covenants under its revolving credit facility.

On June 27, 2022, the Company terminated the Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo, National Bank. At the time of termination, there were no borrowings under the Credit Agreement, and the Company did not incur any material termination penalties as a result of the termination.

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Sale-Leaseback Financing Transaction

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Financing Liability [Abstract]

Sale-Leaseback Financing Transaction

Sale-Leaseback Financing Transaction

On December 22, 2021, the Company entered into an Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Real Property with CAI Investments Sub-Series 100 LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the "Buyer"), for the Company’s headquarters and manufacturing facilities (the "Property") located at 2700 West Front Street in Statesville, North Carolina (the "Sale Agreement").

The Sale Agreement was finalized on March 24, 2022 and coincided with the Company and the Buyer entering into a 20-year lease, effective on such date, between the Company and CAI Investments Medical Products I Master Lessee LLC ("Lessor"), an affiliate of Buyer (the "Lease Agreement"). At the same time, the Buyer and its affiliates formed a new, debt-financed affiliate, CAI Investments Medical Products I, DST ("Trust"), and contributed the Property to the Trust. According to the terms of the contemporaneous lease, the Trust leased the Property to its affiliated Lessor, which in turn sub-leased the Property to the Company (together with the Sale Agreement, the "Sale-Leaseback Arrangement").

The Sale-Leaseback Arrangement is repayable over a 20-year term, with four renewal options of five years each. Under the terms of the Lease Agreement, the Company’s initial basic rent is approximately $158,000 per month, with annual increases of approximately 2% each year of the initial term.

The Company accounted for the Sale-Leaseback Arrangement as a financing transaction with the Buyer in accordance with ASC 842, "Leases," as the Lease Agreement was determined to be a finance lease. The Company concluded the Lease Agreement met the qualifications to be classified as a finance lease due to the significance of the present value of the lease payments, using a discount rate of 4.75% to reflect the Company’s incremental borrowing rate, compared to the fair value of the leased property as of the lease commencement date. In measuring the lease payments for the present value analysis, the Company elected the practical expedient to combine the lease component (the leased facilities) with the non-lease component (property management provided by the Buyer/Lessor) into a single lease component.

The presence of a finance lease indicates that control of the Property has not transferred to the Buyer/Lessor and, as such, the transaction was deemed a failed sale-leaseback and must be accounted for as a financing arrangement. As a result of this determination, the Company is viewed as having received the sale proceeds from the Buyer/Lessor in the form of a hypothetical loan collateralized by its leased facilities. The hypothetical loan is payable as principal and interest in the form of “lease payments” to the Buyer/Lessor. As such, the Company will not derecognize the Property from its books for accounting purposes until the lease ends. No gain or loss was recognized under GAAP related to the Sale-Leaseback Arrangement.

As of October 31, 2022, the carrying value of the financing liability was $29,067,000, net of $738,000 in debt issuance costs, of which $608,000 was classified as current on the Consolidated Balance Sheet with $28,459,000 classified as long-term. As of April 30, 2022, the carrying value of the financing liability was $29,350,000, net of $768,000 in debt issuance costs, of which $575,000 was classified as current on the Consolidated Balance Sheet with $28,775,000 classified as long-term. The monthly lease payments are split between a reduction of principal and interest expense using the effective interest rate method. Interest expense associated with the financing arrangement was $330,000 and $662,000 for the three and six months ended October 31, 2022, respectively.

The Company will depreciate the building down to zero over the 20-year assumed economic life of the Property so that at the end of the lease term, the remaining carrying amount of the financing liability will equal the carrying amount of the land of $41,000.

Remaining future cash payments related to the financing liability as of October 31, 2022 are as follows:

($ in thousands)
Remainder of 2023	$	948
2024	1,931
2025	1,970
2026	2,009
2027	2,050
Thereafter	35,958
Total Minimum Liability Payments	44,866
Imputed Interest	(15,799)
Total	$	29,067

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Leases

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

Leases

The Company recognizes lease assets and lease liabilities reflecting the rights and obligations created by operating type leases for real estate and equipment in both the U.S. and internationally and financing leases for a truck and IT equipment in the U.S. At October 31, 2022 and April 30, 2022, right-of-use assets totaled $9,908,000 and $7,573,000, respectively. Operating cash paid to settle lease liabilities was $1,026,000 and $1,006,000 for the six months ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021, respectively. The Company's leases have remaining lease terms of up to 9 years. In addition, some of the leases may include options to extend the leases for up to 5 years or options to terminate the leases within 1 year. Operating lease expenses were $900,000 and $1,734,000 for the three and six months ended October 31, 2022, inclusive of period cost for short-term leases, not included in lease liabilities, of $398,000 and $708,000. Operating lease expenses were $707,000 and $1,555,000 for the three and six months ended October 31, 2021, inclusive of period cost for short-term leases, not included in lease liabilities, of $201,000 and $549,000.

At October 31, 2022, the weighted average remaining lease term for the capitalized operating leases was 5.5 years and the weighted average discount rate was 4.9%. For the financing leases, the weighted average remaining lease term was 3.6 years and the weighted average discount rate was 7.0%. As most of the Company's leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of those lease payments. The Company uses the implicit rate when readily determinable.

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable leases as of October 31, 2022 were as follows:

	Operating		Financing
Remainder of fiscal 2023	$	1,213	$	16
2024	2,254		90
2025	2,100		90
2026	1,915		71
2027	1,652		—
Thereafter	2,500		—
Total Minimum Lease Payments	11,634		267
Imputed Interest	(1,889)		(32)
Total	$	9,745	$	235

Leases

Leases

The Company recognizes lease assets and lease liabilities reflecting the rights and obligations created by operating type leases for real estate and equipment in both the U.S. and internationally and financing leases for a truck and IT equipment in the U.S. At October 31, 2022 and April 30, 2022, right-of-use assets totaled $9,908,000 and $7,573,000, respectively. Operating cash paid to settle lease liabilities was $1,026,000 and $1,006,000 for the six months ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021, respectively. The Company's leases have remaining lease terms of up to 9 years. In addition, some of the leases may include options to extend the leases for up to 5 years or options to terminate the leases within 1 year. Operating lease expenses were $900,000 and $1,734,000 for the three and six months ended October 31, 2022, inclusive of period cost for short-term leases, not included in lease liabilities, of $398,000 and $708,000. Operating lease expenses were $707,000 and $1,555,000 for the three and six months ended October 31, 2021, inclusive of period cost for short-term leases, not included in lease liabilities, of $201,000 and $549,000.

At October 31, 2022, the weighted average remaining lease term for the capitalized operating leases was 5.5 years and the weighted average discount rate was 4.9%. For the financing leases, the weighted average remaining lease term was 3.6 years and the weighted average discount rate was 7.0%. As most of the Company's leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of those lease payments. The Company uses the implicit rate when readily determinable.

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable leases as of October 31, 2022 were as follows:

	Operating		Financing
Remainder of fiscal 2023	$	1,213	$	16
2024	2,254		90
2025	2,100		90
2026	1,915		71
2027	1,652		—
Thereafter	2,500		—
Total Minimum Lease Payments	11,634		267
Imputed Interest	(1,889)		(32)
Total	$	9,745	$	235

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Earnings Per Share

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share reflects the assumed exercise of outstanding options and the conversion of restricted stock units ("RSUs") under the Company's various stock compensation plans, except when RSUs and options have an antidilutive effect. There were 94,930 and 128,704 antidilutive RSUs and options outstanding at October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021, respectively. The following is a reconciliation of basic to diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	October 31, 2022	October 31, 2021	October 31, 2022	October 31, 2021
Basic	2,830	2,789	2,819	2,783
Dilutive effect of stock options and RSUs	—	—	—	—
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	2,830	2,789	2,819	2,783

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Stock Options and Stock-based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Equity [Abstract]

Stock Options and Stock-based Compensation

Stock Options and Stock-based Compensation

The Company recognizes compensation costs related to stock options and other stock awards granted by the Company as operating expenses over their vesting period.

In June 2022, the Company granted 54,279 RSUs under the 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan ("2017 Plan"). These RSUs include a service component that vests over a three-year period. The recognized expense is based upon the vesting period for service criteria. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense during the three and six months ended October 31, 2022 of $196,000 and $327,000, respectively, with the remaining estimated stock-based compensation expense of $1,173,000 to be recorded over the remaining vesting periods. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense during the three and six months ended October 31, 2021 of $131,000 and $325,000, respectively. Directors' fees paid with shares of common stock in lieu of cash in accordance with Director compensation guidelines were $41,000 for each of the six month periods ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021 and were also included in the stock-based compensation on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

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Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

. Income Taxes

Income tax expense of $570,000 and $949,000 was recorded for the three and six months ended October 31, 2022, respectively. Income tax expense of $195,000 and $446,000 was recorded for the three and six months ended October 31, 2021, respectively. The effective tax rate was 125.0% and 818.1% for the three and six months ended October 31, 2022, respectively. The effective tax rate was (6.8)% and (11.3)% for the three and six months ended October 31, 2021, respectively. The change in the effective tax rate for the period is primarily due to the impact of foreign operations which are taxed at different rates than the U.S. tax rate of 21% and the recording of a valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset which resulted in the elimination of any U.S. income tax benefit.

In August 2019, the Company revoked its indefinite reinvestment of foreign unremitted earnings position in compliance with ASC 740 "Income Taxes" and terminated its indefinite reinvestment of unremitted earnings assertion for the Singapore, China, and Kewaunee Labway India Pvt. Ltd. international subsidiaries. The Company has a deferred tax liability of $1,117,000 and $976,000 for the withholding tax related to Kewaunee Labway India Pvt. Ltd. as of October 31, 2022 and April 30, 2022,

respectively. The Company recorded all deferred tax assets and liabilities related to its outside basis differences in its foreign subsidiaries consistent with ASC 740.

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Defined Benefit Pension Plans

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The Company has non-contributory defined benefit pension plans covering substantially all domestic salaried and hourly employees. These plans were amended as of April 30, 2005; no further benefits have been, or will be, earned under the plans, subsequent to the amendment date, and no additional participants will be added to the plans. There were no Company contributions paid to the plans for the three and six months ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021. The Company assumed an expected long-term rate of return of 7.75% for the periods ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021.

Pension expense / (income) consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	October 31, 2022		October 31, 2021
Service cost	$	—	$	—
Interest cost	100		177
Expected return on plan assets	(166)		(401)
Recognition of net loss	74		135
Net periodic pension expense (income)	$	8	$	(89)

	Six Months Ended
	October 31, 2022		October 31, 2021
Service cost	$	—	$	—
Interest cost	422		354
Expected return on plan assets	(701)		(802)
Recognition of net loss	314		270
Net periodic pension expense (income)	$	35	$	(178)

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Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

The Company's operations are classified into two business segments: Domestic and International. The Domestic business segment principally designs, manufactures, and installs scientific and technical furniture, including steel and wood laboratory cabinetry, fume hoods, laminate casework, flexible systems, worksurfaces, workstations, workbenches, and computer enclosures. The International business segment, which consists of the Company's foreign subsidiaries, provides products and services, including facility design, detailed engineering, construction, and project management from the planning stage through testing and commissioning of laboratories. Intersegment transactions are recorded at normal profit margins. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Certain corporate expenses shown below have not been allocated to the business segments.

The following tables provide financial information by business segments for the periods ended October 31, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):

	Domestic Operations		International Operations		Corporate / Eliminations		Total
Three months ended October 31, 2022
Revenues from external customers	$	37,991	$	16,573	$	—	$	54,564
Intersegment revenues	650		3,335		(3,985)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	491		1,856		(1,891)		456
Three months ended October 31, 2021
Revenues from external customers	$	29,934	$	9,097	$	—	$	39,031
Intersegment revenues	170		571		(741)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	(2,095)		578		(1,370)		(2,887)

	Domestic Operations		International Operations		Corporate / Eliminations		Total
Six months ended October 31, 2022
Revenues from external customers	$	75,459	$	29,228	$	—	$	104,687
Intersegment revenues	1,446		4,956		(6,402)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	589		2,950		(3,423)		116
Six months ended October 31, 2021
Revenues from external customers	$	59,597	$	18,927	$	—	$	78,524
Intersegment revenues	345		1,136		(1,481)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	(2,304)		1,242		(2,881)		(3,943)

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New Accounting Standards	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
New Accounting Standards	New Accounting StandardsIn June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, "Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments," which replaces the current incurred loss method used for determining credit losses on financial assets, including trade receivables, with an expected credit loss method. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company will adopt this standard in fiscal year 2024. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a significant impact on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

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New Accounting Standards Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
New Accounting Standards	In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, "Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments," which replaces the current incurred loss method used for determining credit losses on financial assets, including trade receivables, with an expected credit loss method. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company will adopt this standard in fiscal year 2024. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a significant impact on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

Schedule of Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash

The reconciliation between the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows is as follows:

	October 31, 2022		April 30, 2022
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,419	$	4,433
Restricted cash	6,898		2,461
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	16,317	$	6,894

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Revenue Recognition (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue

A summary of net sales transferred to customers over time and at a point in time for the periods ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021 is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	October 31, 2022						October 31, 2021
	Domestic		International		Total		Domestic		International		Total
Over Time	$	36,374	$	16,573	$	52,947	$	28,450	$	9,097	$	37,547
Point in Time	1,617		—		1,617		1,484		—		1,484
Total	$	37,991	$	16,573	$	54,564	$	29,934	$	9,097	$	39,031

	Six Months Ended
	October 31, 2022						October 31, 2021
	Domestic		International		Total		Domestic		International		Total
Over Time	$	71,727	$	29,228	$	100,955	$	57,102	$	18,927	$	76,029
Point in Time	3,732		—		3,732		2,495		—		2,495
Total	$	75,459	$	29,228	$	104,687	$	59,597	$	18,927	$	78,524

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Inventories (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

	October 31, 2022		April 30, 2022
Finished products	$	4,250	$	4,555
Work in process	3,266		2,893
Raw materials	16,986		16,348
Total	$	24,502	$	23,796

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Summary of Fair Value Hierarchy for Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured Recurring Basis

The following tables summarize the Company's fair value hierarchy for its financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of October 31, 2022 and April 30, 2022 (in thousands):

	October 31, 2022
Financial Assets	Level 1		Level 2		Total
Trading securities held in non-qualified compensation plans (1)	$	979	$	—	$	979
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies (1)	—		1,317		1,317
Total	$	979	$	1,317	$	2,296
Financial Liabilities
Non-qualified compensation plans (2)	$	—	$	2,733	$	2,733
Total	$	—	$	2,733	$	2,733

	April 30, 2022
Financial Assets	Level 1		Level 2		Total
Trading securities held in non-qualified compensation plans (1)	$	1,219	$	—	$	1,219
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies (1)	—		1,371		1,371
Total	$	1,219	$	1,371	$	2,590
Financial Liabilities
Non-qualified compensation plans (2)	$	—	$	3,003	$	3,003
Total	$	—	$	3,003	$	3,003

(1)The Company maintains two non-qualified compensation plans which include investment assets in a rabbi trust. These assets consist of marketable securities, which are valued using quoted market prices multiplied by the number of shares owned, and life insurance policies, which are valued at their cash surrender value.

(2)Plan liabilities are equal to the individual participants' account balances and other earned retirement benefits.

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Sale-Leaseback Financing Transaction (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Financing Liability [Abstract]

Schedule of Remaining Future Cash Payments for Financing Liability

Remaining future cash payments related to the financing liability as of October 31, 2022 are as follows:

($ in thousands)
Remainder of 2023	$	948
2024	1,931
2025	1,970
2026	2,009
2027	2,050
Thereafter	35,958
Total Minimum Liability Payments	44,866
Imputed Interest	(15,799)
Total	$	29,067

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Leases (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of Operating Lease Maturity

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable leases as of October 31, 2022 were as follows:

	Operating		Financing
Remainder of fiscal 2023	$	1,213	$	16
2024	2,254		90
2025	2,100		90
2026	1,915		71
2027	1,652		—
Thereafter	2,500		—
Total Minimum Lease Payments	11,634		267
Imputed Interest	(1,889)		(32)
Total	$	9,745	$	235

Schedule of Finance Lease Maturity

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable leases as of October 31, 2022 were as follows:

	Operating		Financing
Remainder of fiscal 2023	$	1,213	$	16
2024	2,254		90
2025	2,100		90
2026	1,915		71
2027	1,652		—
Thereafter	2,500		—
Total Minimum Lease Payments	11,634		267
Imputed Interest	(1,889)		(32)
Total	$	9,745	$	235

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

The following is a reconciliation of basic to diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	October 31, 2022	October 31, 2021	October 31, 2022	October 31, 2021
Basic	2,830	2,789	2,819	2,783
Dilutive effect of stock options and RSUs	—	—	—	—
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	2,830	2,789	2,819	2,783

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Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Pension Expenses

Pension expense / (income) consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	October 31, 2022		October 31, 2021
Service cost	$	—	$	—
Interest cost	100		177
Expected return on plan assets	(166)		(401)
Recognition of net loss	74		135
Net periodic pension expense (income)	$	8	$	(89)

	Six Months Ended
	October 31, 2022		October 31, 2021
Service cost	$	—	$	—
Interest cost	422		354
Expected return on plan assets	(701)		(802)
Recognition of net loss	314		270
Net periodic pension expense (income)	$	35	$	(178)

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Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

The following tables provide financial information by business segments for the periods ended October 31, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):

	Domestic Operations		International Operations		Corporate / Eliminations		Total
Three months ended October 31, 2022
Revenues from external customers	$	37,991	$	16,573	$	—	$	54,564
Intersegment revenues	650		3,335		(3,985)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	491		1,856		(1,891)		456
Three months ended October 31, 2021
Revenues from external customers	$	29,934	$	9,097	$	—	$	39,031
Intersegment revenues	170		571		(741)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	(2,095)		578		(1,370)		(2,887)

	Domestic Operations		International Operations		Corporate / Eliminations		Total
Six months ended October 31, 2022
Revenues from external customers	$	75,459	$	29,228	$	—	$	104,687
Intersegment revenues	1,446		4,956		(6,402)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	589		2,950		(3,423)		116
Six months ended October 31, 2021
Revenues from external customers	$	59,597	$	18,927	$	—	$	78,524
Intersegment revenues	345		1,136		(1,481)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	(2,304)		1,242		(2,881)		(3,943)

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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Apr. 30, 2021
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 9,419	$ 4,433
Restricted cash	6,898	2,461
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$ 16,317	$ 6,894	$ 5,532	$ 5,731

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Revenue Recognition - Summary of Net Sales Transferred to Customers at a Point in Time and Over Time (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales transferred to customers	$ 54,564	$ 39,031	$ 104,687	$ 78,524
Over Time
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales transferred to customers	52,947	37,547	100,955	76,029
Point in Time
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales transferred to customers	1,617	1,484	3,732	2,495
Domestic
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales transferred to customers	37,991	29,934	75,459	59,597
Domestic | Over Time
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales transferred to customers	36,374	28,450	71,727	57,102
Domestic | Point in Time
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales transferred to customers	1,617	1,484	3,732	2,495
International
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales transferred to customers	16,573	9,097	29,228	18,927
International | Over Time
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales transferred to customers	16,573	9,097	29,228	18,927
International | Point in Time
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales transferred to customers	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Revenue Recognition - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract liabilities	$ 11,398	$ 3,529
Contract liability recognized as revenue percentage	100.00%	100.00%
Accounts receivable
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract assets	$ 12,742	$ 9,287
Other assets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract assets	$ 1,629	$ 1,293

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Inventories - Summary of Inventories (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Finished products	$ 4,250	$ 4,555
Work in process	3,266	2,893
Raw materials	16,986	16,348
Total	$ 24,502	$ 23,796

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Inventories - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	$ 24,502	$ 23,796
International Subsidiaries
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	$ 3,224	$ 2,811

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Summary of Fair Value Hierarchy for Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured Recurring Basis (Detail) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($) CompensationPlan	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($) CompensationPlan
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial Assets	$ 2,296	$ 2,590
Financial Liabilities	$ 2,733	$ 3,003
Number of non-qualified compensation plans maintained | CompensationPlan	2	2
Non-qualified compensation plans
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial Liabilities	$ 2,733	$ 3,003
Trading securities held in non-qualified compensation plans
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial Assets	979	1,219
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial Assets	1,317	1,371
Level 1
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial Assets	979	1,219
Financial Liabilities	0	0
Level 1 | Non-qualified compensation plans
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial Liabilities	0	0
Level 1 | Trading securities held in non-qualified compensation plans
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial Assets	979	1,219
Level 1 | Cash surrender value of life insurance policies
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial Assets	0	0
Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial Assets	1,317	1,371
Financial Liabilities	2,733	3,003
Level 2 | Non-qualified compensation plans
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial Liabilities	2,733	3,003
Level 2 | Trading securities held in non-qualified compensation plans
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial Assets	0	0
Level 2 | Cash surrender value of life insurance policies
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial Assets	$ 1,317	$ 1,371

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Long-term Debt and Other Credit Arrangements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 27, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining borrowing capacity		$ 2,400
Long-term debt	$ 0
Advance Amount One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding advances under the long-term debt		1,600
Advance Amount Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding advances under the long-term debt		$ 716

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Sale-Leaseback Financing Transaction - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($) renewalOption	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Financing Liability [Abstract]
Term of agreement	20 years	20 years
Number of renewal options | renewalOption		4
Renewal term	5 years	5 years
Initial basic monthly rent		$ 158
Annual rental increase, as a percent		2.00%
Discount rate	4.75%	4.75%
Gain (loss) on sale leaseback agreement		$ 0
Financing liability	$ 29,067	29,067	$ 29,350
Debt issuance costs on financing liability	738	738	768
Current portion of financing liability	608	608	575
Long-term portion of financing liability	28,459	28,459	28,775
Interest expense on financing liability	330	662
Financing Liability [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	61,246	$ 61,246	$ 60,326
Building
Financing Liability [Line Items]
Useful Life (in years)		20 years
Land
Financing Liability [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	$ 41	$ 41

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Sale-Leaseback Financing Transaction - Remaining Future Cash Payments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022
Financing Liability [Abstract]
Remainder of 2023	$ 948
2024	1,931
2025	1,970
2026	2,009
2027	2,050
Thereafter	35,958
Total Minimum Liability Payments	44,866
Imputed Interest	(15,799)
Total	$ 29,067	$ 29,350

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Leases - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Apr. 30, 2022
Leases [Abstract]
Right of use assets	$ 9,908		$ 9,908		$ 7,573
Operating cash paid to settle lease liabilities			$ 1,026	$ 1,006
Remaining lease term (in years)			9 years
Option to extend, term (in years)			5 years
Option to terminate, term (in years)			1 year
Operating lease, expense	900	$ 707	$ 1,734	1,555
Operating lease, short term, expense	$ 398	$ 201	$ 708	$ 549
Weighted average remaining lease term, operating lease (in years)	5 years 6 months		5 years 6 months
Weighted average discount rate, operating lease	4.90%		4.90%
Weighted average remaining lease term, finance lease (in years)	3 years 7 months 6 days		3 years 7 months 6 days
Weighted average discount rate, finance lease	7.00%		7.00%

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Leases - Schedule of Operating and Finance Lease Maturity (Details) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Operating
Remainder of fiscal 2023	$ 1,213
2024	2,254
2025	2,100
2026	1,915
2027	1,652
Thereafter	2,500
Total Minimum Lease Payments	11,634
Imputed Interest	(1,889)
Total	9,745
Financing
Remainder of fiscal 2023	16
2024	90
2025	90
2026	71
2027	0
Thereafter	0
Total Minimum Lease Payments	267
Imputed Interest	(32)
Total	$ 235

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Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Detail) - shares	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Anti-dilutive options exclude from computation of earning per share (in shares)	94,930	128,704

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Earnings Per Share Schedule of Earnings Per Common Share (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
Basic (in shares)	2,830	2,789	2,819	2,783
Dilutive effect of stock options and RSUs (in shares)	0	0	0	0
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	2,830	2,789	2,819	2,783

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Stock Options and Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Directors' fees paid with shares of common stock in lieu of cash in accordance with Director compensation guidelines				$ 41	$ 41
2017 Plan | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense		$ 196	$ 131	327	$ 325
Remaining estimated compensation expense		$ 1,173		$ 1,173
2017 Plan | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock units granted (in shares)	54,279
Vesting period (in years)	3 years

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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Apr. 30, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax expense	$ 570	$ 195	$ 949	$ 446
Effective income tax rate	125.00%	(6.80%)	818.10%	(11.30%)
Deferred tax liability, global tax exposure for unremitted earnings of international subsidiaries	$ 1,117		$ 1,117		$ 976

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Defined Benefit Pension Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Employer contributions	$ 0	$ 0
Assumed as expected long-term rate of return (as a percent)	7.75%	7.75%

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Defined Benefit Pension Plans - Pension Expenses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Service cost	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Interest cost	100	177	422	354
Expected return on plan assets	(166)	(401)	(701)	(802)
Recognition of net loss	74	135	314	270
Net periodic pension expense (income)	$ 8	$ (89)	$ 35	$ (178)

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Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail)	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022 Segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of business segments	2

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Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 54,564	$ 39,031	$ 104,687	$ 78,524
Intersegment revenues	0	0	0	0
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	456	(2,887)	116	(3,943)
Corporate / Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	0	0	0	0
Intersegment revenues	(3,985)	(741)	(6,402)	(1,481)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	(1,891)	(1,370)	(3,423)	(2,881)
Domestic Operations | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	37,991	29,934	75,459	59,597
Intersegment revenues	650	170	1,446	345
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	491	(2,095)	589	(2,304)
International Operations | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	16,573	9,097	29,228	18,927
Intersegment revenues	3,335	571	4,956	1,136
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	$ 1,856	$ 578	$ 2,950	$ 1,242