Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 149,541	$ 135,700
Investments - certificates of deposit	35,500	0
Customer receivables, net	46,142	46,475
Inventories	35,988	31,523
Prepaid expenses and other	4,758	3,862
Deferred income taxes	9,566	7,856
Total Current Assets	281,495	225,416
Property, plant and equipment, net	85,516	74,049
Promotional displays, net	4,348	5,571
Deferred income taxes	23,821	19,194
Other assets	3,724	5,834
TOTAL ASSETS	398,904	330,064
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	34,288	29,175
Current maturities of long-term debt	1,457	1,146
Accrued compensation and related expenses	30,120	28,156
Accrued marketing expenses	6,471	8,089
Other accrued expenses	12,454	9,853
Total Current Liabilities	84,790	76,419
Long-term debt, less current maturities	21,498	20,453
Defined benefit pension liabilities	61,325	41,543
Other long-term liabilities	1,449	1,104
Shareholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized, none issued	0	0
Common stock, no par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding shares: at April 30, 2015: 16,079,671, at April 30, 2014: 15,476,298	150,001	127,371
Retained earnings	120,698	89,154
Accumulated other comprehensive loss -
Defined benefit pension plans	(40,857)	(25,980)
Total Shareholders' Equity	229,842	190,545
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 398,904	$ 330,064