Note 2 - Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

2

. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property consists of the following:

	(In thousands)
	January 28, 2017			April 30, 2016
Land	$	9,500		$	9,500
Buildings and improvements		50,971			50,856
Machinery and equipment		173,577			162,195
Total		234,048			222,551
Less accumulated depreciation		(168,394	)		(160,619	)
Property, plant and equipment – net	$	65,654		$	61,932

Depreciation expense was

$2.7

million and

$8.1

million for the

three

and

nine

months ended

January

28,

2017,

respectively, and

$2.5

million and

$7.8

million for the

three

and

nine

months ended

January

30,

2016,

respectivel

y.