10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark one)

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

For the quarterly period ended April 30, 2017

OR

o 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: 0-15535

LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	13-3115216
(State of incorporation)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

3555 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite C, Ronkonkoma, New York	11779
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(631) 981-9700

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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 x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).

Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a nonaccelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12-b-2 of the Exchange Act. Check one.

Large accelerated filer ¨

Accelerated filer ¨

Nonaccelerated filer ¨(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company x

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 12-b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ¨ No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class	Outstanding at June 12, 2017
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	7,264,420 shares

LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

The following information of the Registrant and its subsidiaries is submitted herewith:

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Introduction		4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Three Months Ended April 30, 2017 and 2016	6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Three Months Ended April 30, 2017 and 2016	7
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017	8
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Three Months Ended April 30, 2017 and 2016	9
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	10
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	26
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	31
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	33
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION:
Item 6.	Exhibits	33
Signature Pages		34

LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

PART I        FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Introduction

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Form 10-Q may contain certain forward-looking statements. When used in this Form 10-Q or in any other presentation, statements which are not historical in nature, including the words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “should,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “project” and similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. They also include statements containing a projection of sales, earnings or losses, capital expenditures, dividends, capital structure or other financial terms.

The forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q are based upon our management’s beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future operations and economic performance, taking into account the information currently available to us. These statements are not statements of fact. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, some of which are not currently known to us that may cause our actual results, performance or financial condition to be materially different from the expectations of future results, performance or financial condition we express or imply in any forward-looking statements. Some of the important factors that could cause our actual results, performance or financial condition to differ materially from expectations are:

· our ability to obtain additional funds, if necessary;

· we are subject to risk as a result of our international manufacturing operations;

· our results of operations could be negatively affected by potential fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;

· we deal in countries where corruption is an obstacle;

· we have experienced material weaknesses in internal controls in the past and although we believe such weaknesses have been remediated, there can be no assurance that such weaknesses will not occur in the future;

· there is no assurance that our disposition of our Brazilian subsidiary will be entirely successful in that we may continue to be exposed to certain liabilities in connection with the operations of such company. In addition, while the Company’s tax advisors believe that the worthless stock deduction taken by the Company in connection therewith is valid, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not challenge it and, if challenged, that the Company will prevail.

· rapid technological change could negatively affect sales of our products, inventory levels and our performance;

· we must estimate customer demand because we do not have long-term commitments from many of our customers, and errors in our estimates could negatively impact our inventory levels and net sales;

· our operations are substantially dependent upon key personnel;

· we rely on a limited number of suppliers and manufacturers for specific fabrics, and we may not be able to obtain substitute suppliers and manufacturers on terms that are as favorable, or at all, if our supplies are interrupted;

· our inability to protect our intellectual property;

· our effective tax rate could change as a result of tax reform and the result could be a significant one-time noncash charge to tax expense in order to adjust our deferred tax asset;

· we face competition from other companies, a number of which have substantially greater resources than we do;

· some of our sales are to foreign buyers, which exposes us to additional risks;

· a significant reduction in government funding for preparations for terrorist incidents could adversely affect our net sales;

· we may be subject to product liability claims, and insurance coverage could be inadequate or unavailable to cover these claims;

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· our directors and executive officers have the ability to exert significant influence on us and on matters subject to a vote of our stockholders;

· our failure to realize anticipated benefits from acquisitions, divestitures or restructurings, or the possibility that such acquisitions, divestitures or restructurings could adversely affect us;

· our ability to make payments on our indebtedness and comply with the restrictive covenants therein;

· covenants in our credit facilities may restrict our financial and operating flexibility;

· the other factors referenced in this Form 10-Q, including, without limitation, in the sections entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the factors described under “Risk Factors” disclosed in our fiscal 2017 Form 10-K.

We believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations. Furthermore, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date of this Form 10-Q, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this Form 10-Q might not occur. We qualify any and all of our forward-looking statements entirely by these cautionary factors.

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LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended
	April 30,
	($000’s except for share information)
	2017		2016
Net sales	$	22,961	$	20,369
Cost of goods sold		14,403		13,593
Gross profit		8,558		6,776
Operating expenses		6,085		6,607
Operating profit		2,473		169
Other income, net		2		8
Interest expense		76		198
Income (loss) before taxes		2,399		(21	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		688		(24	)
Net income	$	1,711	$	3
Net income per common share:
Basic	$	0.24	$	0.00
Diluted	$	0.23	$	0.00
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		7,263,774		7,254,162
Diluted		7,353,660		7,324,583

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended
	April 30,
	($000’s)
	2017			2016
Net income	$	1,711		$	3
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Cash flow hedges		—			26
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(90	)		442
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(90	)		468
Comprehensive income	$	1,621		$	471

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

	April 30,			January 31,
	2017			2017
	($000’s)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	11,848		$	10,365
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $340 and $417 at April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017, respectively		12,689			10,704
Inventories, net of allowance of  $2,528 and $2,305 at April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017, respectively		32,088			35,535
Prepaid VAT tax		1,202			1,361
Other current assets		2,156			2,121
Total current assets		59,983			60,086
Property and equipment, net		8,432			8,527
Assets held for sale		901			901
Deferred income tax		13,210			13,515
Prepaid VAT and other taxes		484			478
Other assets		91			176
Goodwill		871			871
Total assets	$	83,972		$	84,554
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	5,263		$	4,928
Accrued compensation and benefits		1,101			1,311
Other accrued expenses		1,276			1,018
Current maturity of long-term debt		50			50
Short-term borrowings		9			153
Borrowings under revolving credit facility		2,363			4,865
Total current liabilities		10,062			12,325
Long-term portion of debt		678			716
VAT taxes payable		6			6
Total liabilities		10,746			13,047
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par; authorized 1,500,000 shares (none issued)		—			—
Common stock, $.01 par; authorized 10,000,000 shares,
Issued 7,620,861 and 7,620,215; outstanding 7,264,420 and 7,263,774 at April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017, respectively		76			76
Treasury stock, at cost; 356,441 shares at April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017		(3,352	)		(3,352	)
Additional paid-in capital		64,862			64,764
Retained earnings		14,112			12,401
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(2,472	)		(2,382	)
Total stockholders' equity		73,226			71,507
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	83,972		$	84,554

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

	For the Three Months Ended April 30,
	2017			2016
	($ 000’s)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	1,711		$	3
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Provision for (recovery of) inventory obsolescence		223			(219	)
Recovery of doubtful accounts		(78	)		(53	)
Deferred income taxes		305			(240	)
Depreciation and amortization		186			287
Stock based and restricted stock compensation		99			130
Loss on disposal of property and equipment		—			31
(Increase) decrease in operating assets
Accounts receivable		(1,891	)		50
Inventories		3,233			2,425
Prepaid VAT taxes		159			(34	)
Other current assets		50			(1,169	)
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities
Accounts payable		241			3,010
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		69			(727	)
Net cash used by the sale of Brazil		(38	)		(31	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		4,269			3,463
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(141	)		(30	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net  repayments under revolving credit facility		(2,502	)		(177	)
Loan repayments, long-term		(6	)		(6	)
Loan repayments, short-term		(18	)		(1,329	)
Loan borrowings, short-term		—			1,300
UK borrowings (repayments) under line of credit facility, net		(125	)		20
Shares returned to pay employee taxes under restricted stock program		(1	)		(1	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(2,652	)		(193	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		7			69
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		1,483			3,309
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		10,365			7,022
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	11,848		$	10,331
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	76		$	198
Cash paid for taxes	$	384		$	132

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Business

Lakeland Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries (“Lakeland,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”), a Delaware corporation organized in April 1986, manufactures and sells a comprehensive line of safety garments and accessories for the industrial protective clothing market.

2. Basis of Presentation

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and reflect all adjustments (consisting of only normal and recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present fairly the unaudited condensed consolidated financial information required herein. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. While we believe that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, it is suggested that these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017.

The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared using the accrual method of accounting in accordance with US GAAP.

The results of operations for the three month period ended April 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

In this Form 10-Q, (a) “FY” means fiscal year; thus, for example, FY18 refers to the fiscal year ending January 31, 2018, (b) “Q” refers to quarter; thus, for example, Q1 FY18 refers to the first quarter of the fiscal year ending January 31, 2018, (c) “Balance Sheet” refers to the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet and (d) “Statement of Operations" refers to the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations.

3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates and assumptions

The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. It is reasonably possible that events could occur during the upcoming year that could change such estimates.

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Accounts Receivable, net

Trade accounts receivable are stated at the amount the Company expects to collect. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. The Company recognizes losses when information available indicates that it is probable that a receivable has been impaired based on criteria noted above at the date of the financial statements, and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Management considers the following factors when determining the collectability of specific customer accounts: customer creditworthiness, past transaction history with the customers, current economic industry trends and changes in customer payment terms. Past due balances over 90 days and other less creditworthy accounts are reviewed individually for collectability. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, adversely affecting their ability to make payments, additional allowances would be required. Based on management’s assessment, the Company provides for estimated uncollectible amounts through a charge to earnings and a credit to a valuation allowance. Balances that remain outstanding after the Company has used reasonable collection efforts are written off through a charge to the valuation allowance and a credit to accounts receivable.

Inventories, net

Inventories include freight-in, materials, labor and overhead costs and are stated at the lower of cost (on a first-in, first-out basis) or net realizable value. Provision is made for slow-moving, obsolete or unusable inventory.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Goodwill is evaluated for impairment at least annually; however, this evaluation may be performed more frequently when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Factors that the Company considers important that could identify a potential impairment include: significant changes in the overall business strategy and significant negative industry or economic trends. The Company measures any potential impairment on a projected discounted cash flow method. Estimating future cash flows requires the Company’s management to make projections that can differ materially from actual results. As of April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017, no impairment was recorded.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. The Company measures any potential impairment on a projected undiscounted cash flow method. Estimating future cash flows requires the Company’s management to make projections that can differ materially from actual results. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is considered impaired when the total projected undiscounted cash flows from the asset is less than its carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the long-lived asset. As of April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017, no impairment was recorded.

Revenue Recognition

The Company derives its sales primarily from its limited use/disposable protective clothing and secondarily from its sales of high-end chemical protective suits, firefighting and heat protective apparel, gloves and arm guards and reusable woven garments. Sales are recognized when goods are shipped, at which time title and the risk of loss pass to the customer. Sales are reduced for sales returns and allowances. Payment terms are generally net 30 days for United States sales and net 90 days for international sales.

Income Taxes

The Company is required to estimate its income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which it operates as part of preparing the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. This involves estimating the actual current tax in addition to assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatments for tax and financial accounting purposes. These differences, together with net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits, are recorded as deferred tax assets or liabilities on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. A judgment must then be made of the likelihood that any deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income. A valuation allowance may be required to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. In the event the Company determines that it may not be able to realize all or part of its deferred tax asset in the future, or that new estimates indicate that a previously recorded valuation allowance is no longer required, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset is charged or credited to income in the period of such determination.

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The Company recognizes tax positions that meet a “more likely than not” minimum recognition threshold. If necessary, the Company recognizes interest and penalties associated with tax matters as part of the income tax provision and would include accrued interest and penalties with the related tax liability in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Foreign Operations and Foreign Currency Translation

The Company maintains manufacturing operations in Mexico, Argentina, India, and the People’s Republic of China and can access independent contractors in Mexico, Argentina and China. It also maintains sales and distribution entities located in India, Canada, the U.K., Chile, China, Argentina, Russia, Kazakhstan and Mexico. The Company is vulnerable to currency risks in these countries. The functional currency for the United Kingdom subsidiary is the Euro; the trading company in China, the RMB; the Canadian Real Estate subsidiary, the Canadian dollar; and the Russian operation, the Russian Ruble and Kazakhstan Tenge. All other operations have the US dollar as its functional currency.

Pursuant to US GAAP, assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign operations with functional currencies, other than the US dollar, are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date, while revenues and expenses are translated at average rates prevailing during the periods. Translation adjustments are reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss, a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Cash flows are also translated at average translation rates for the periods, therefore, amounts reported on the statement of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

US GAAP defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures utilizing a fair value hierarchy which is categorized into three levels based on the inputs to the valuation techniques used to measure fair value.

The following is a brief description of those three levels:

Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect management’s own assumptions.

Foreign currency forward and hedge contracts are recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets at their fair value as of the balance sheet dates based on current market rates as further discussed in Note 10.

The financial instruments of the Company classified as current assets or liabilities, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, short-term borrowings, borrowings under the revolving credit facility, accounts payable and accrued expenses, are recorded at carrying value, which approximates fair value based on the short-term nature of these instruments.

The Company believes that the fair values of its long-term debt approximates its carrying value based on the effective interest rate compared to the current market rate available to the Company.

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Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding without consideration of common stock equivalents. Diluted earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of common shares and common stock equivalents. The diluted earnings per share calculation takes into account unvested restricted shares and the shares that may be issued upon exercise of stock options, reduced by shares that may be repurchased with the funds received from the exercise, based on the average price during the period.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements to conform to the current period presentation.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company considers the applicability and impact of all accounting standards updates (“ASUs”). Management periodically reviews new accounting standards that are issued.

New Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted

In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2015-11, “Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory.” This update requires an entity that determines the cost of inventory by methods other than last-in, first-out and the retail inventory method to measure inventory at the lower of cost and net realizable value. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of FY18 using a prospective application. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” This update addresses several aspects of the accounting for share-based compensation transactions including: (a) income tax consequences when awards vest or are settled, (b) classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, (c) a policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur rather than on an estimated basis and (d) classification of excess tax impacts on the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of FY18, which did not have a material impact to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The amendments requiring recognition of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in the income statement will be applied prospectively. The inclusion of excess tax benefits and deficiencies as a component of our income tax expense will increase volatility within our provision for income taxes as the amount of excess tax benefits or deficiencies from share-based compensation awards are dependent on our stock price at the date the awards are exercised or settled. The Company does not expect the impact to be material to the consolidated results of operations; however, such determination is subject to change based on facts and circumstances at the time when awards vest or settle. The Company accounts for forfeitures of share-based awards when they occur. The Company will apply the amendments related to the presentation of excess tax benefits on the consolidated statement of cash flows using a retrospective transition method, and as a result, excess tax benefits related to share-based awards which had been previously classified as cash flows from financing activities will be reclassified as cash flows from operating activities.

New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. ASU 2014-09 will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in US GAAP when it becomes effective and permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The guidance also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, “Deferral of the Effective Date” (“ASU 2015-14”), which defers the effective date for ASU 2014-09 by one year. For public entities, the guidance in ASU 2014-09 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 (including interim reporting periods within those periods), which means it will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning February 1, 2018. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08, “Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue versus Net)” (“ASU 2016-08”), which clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations in the new revenue recognition standard. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10, “Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing” (“ASU 2016-10”), which reduces the complexity when applying the guidance for identifying performance obligations and improves the operability and understandability of the license implementation guidance. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-12 “Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients” (“ASU 2016-12”), which amends the guidance on transition, collectability, noncash consideration and the presentation of sales and other similar taxes. In December 2016, the FASB further issued ASU 2016-20, “Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2016-20”), which makes minor corrections or minor improvements to the Codification that are not expected to have a significant effect on current accounting practice or create a significant administrative cost to most entities. The amendments are intended to address implementation and provide additional practical expedients to reduce the cost and complexity of applying the new revenue standard. These amendments have the same effective date as the new revenue standard. The Company plans to adopt Topic 606 in the first quarter of its fiscal 2019 using the retrospective transition method, and is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of Topic 606 will have on its consolidated financial statements.  While no significant impact is expected upon adoption of the new guidance, the Company will not be able to make that determination until the time of adoption based upon outstanding contracts at that time.

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In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which supersedes the existing guidance for lease accounting, Leases (Topic 840). ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize leases on their balance sheets, and leaves lessor accounting largely unchanged. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted for all entities. ASU 2016-02 requires a modified retrospective approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to elect to use certain transition relief. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard on its consolidated financial statements but has not determined the effects that the adoption of the pronouncement may have on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-05, “Other Income—Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets” to clarify the scope of Subtopic 610-20 and to add guidance for partial sales of nonfinancial assets. Subtopic 610-20, which was issued in May 2014 as a part of ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), provides guidance for recognizing gains and losses from the transfer of nonfinancial assets in contracts with noncustomers. For public entities, the amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. For all other entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company does not expect that adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, “Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting.” The amendment amends the scope of modification accounting for share-based payment arrangements, provides guidance on the types of changes to the terms or conditions of share-based payment awards to which an entity would be required to apply modification accounting under ASC 718. For all entities, the ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, including interim periods within those annual reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

4. Inventories, net

Inventories, net consist of the following (in $000s):

	April 30, 2017		January 31, 2017
Raw materials	$	12,825	$	14,312
Work-in-process		1,000		1,233
Finished goods		18,263		19,990
	$	32,088	$	35,535

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5. Debt

Revolving Credit Facility

On June 28, 2013, as amended on March 31, 2015 and June 3, 2015, Lakeland Industries, Inc. and its wholly owned Canadian subsidiary, Lakeland Protective Wear Inc. (collectively the “Borrowers”), entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Senior Loan Agreement”) with AloStar Business Credit, a division of AloStar Bank of Commerce (the “Senior Lender”). The Senior Loan Agreement provided the Borrowers with a $15 million revolving line of credit (the “Senior Credit Facility”), at a variable interest rate based on LIBOR, with a first priority lien on substantially all of the United States and Canada assets of the Company, except for its Mexican plant and the Canadian warehouse.  After these amendments the maturity date of the Senior Credit Facility was extended to June 28, 2017 and the minimum interest rate floor became 4.25% per annum. On May 10, 2017, the Senior Loan Agreement was terminated, and the existing balance due was repaid with the proceeds from a new loan agreement with SunTrust Bank. See Note 13.

Borrowings in UK

On December 31, 2014, the Company and Lakeland Industries Europe, Ltd, (“Lakeland UK”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, amended the terms of its existing line of credit facility with Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (“HSBC”) to provide for (i) a one-year extension of the maturity date of the existing financing facility to December 19, 2016, (ii) an increase in the facility limit from £1,250,000 (approximately USD $1.9 million, based on exchange rates at time of closing) to £1,500,000 (approximately USD $2.3 million, based on exchange rates at time of closing), and (iii) a decrease in the annual interest rate margin from 3.46% to 3.0%. In addition, pursuant to a letter agreement dated December 5, 2014, the Company agreed that £400,000 (approximately USD $0.6 million, based on exchange rates at time of closing) of the note payable by the UK subsidiary to the Company shall be subordinated in priority of payment to the subsidiary’s obligations to HSBC under the financing facility. The balance under this loan outstanding at April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017 was USD $0.0 million and USD $0.1 million, respectively. On December 31, 2016, Lakeland UK entered into an extension of the maturity date of its existing financing facility with HSBC Invoice Finance (UK) Ltd. to December 19, 2017. Other than the extension of the maturity date and a small reduction of the service charge from 0.9% to 0.85%, all other terms of the facility remain the same.

Canada Loans

In September 2013, the Company refinanced its loan with the Development Bank of Canada (“BDC”) for a principal amount of approximately $1.1 million in both Canadian dollars and USD (based on exchange rates at time of closing). Such loan is for a term of 240 months at an interest rate of 6.45% per annum with fixed monthly payments of USD $6,048 (CAD $8,169) including principal and interest. It is collateralized by a mortgage on the Company's warehouse in Brantford, Ontario. The amount outstanding at April 30, 2017 is CAD $993,997 which is included as USD $678,000 in long term borrowings on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet, net of current maturities of USD $50,000. The amount outstanding at January 31, 2017 was USD $691,000 (CAD $1.0 million) in long term borrowings, net of current maturities of USD $50,000.

Argentina Loan

In April 2015, Lakeland Argentina S.R.L. (“Lakeland Argentina”), the Company’s Argentina subsidiary was granted a $300,000 line of credit denominated in Argentine pesos, pursuant to a standby letter of credit granted by the parent company. The line of credit was paid in full during the course of normal operations and prior to April 30, 2017, except for $9,250 noted below.

On July 1, 2016, Lakeland Argentina and Banco de la Nación Argentina (“BNA”) entered into an agreement for Lakeland Argentina to obtain a loan in the amount of ARS 569,000 (approximately USD $38,000, based on exchange rates at time of closing); such loan is for a term of one year at an interest rate of 27.06% per annum. The amount outstanding at April 30, 2017 is ARS 142,250 (approximately USD $9,250) which is included as short-term borrowings on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

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Below is a table to summarize all of the debt amounts pursuant to the various banking arrangements described above (in 000’s):

	Short-Term				Long-term				Current Maturity of Long-term				Revolving Credit Facility
	4/30/2017		1/31/2017		4/30/2017		1/31/2017		4/30/2017		1/31/2017		4/30/2017		1/31/2017
Argentina	$	9	$	27	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Canada		—		—		678		716		50		50		—		—
UK		—		126		—		—		—		—		—		—
USA		—		—		—		—		—		—		2,363		4,865
TOTALS	$	9	$	153	$	678	$	716	$	50	$	50	$	2,363	$	4,865

Five-year Debt Payout Schedule

This schedule reflects the liabilities as of April 30, 2017, and does not reflect any subsequent event (in 000’s):

	Total		1 Year or less		2 Years		3 Years		4 Years		5 Years		After 5 Years
Revolving credit facility	$	2,363	$	2,363	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Borrowings in Canada		728		50		29		31		33		35		550
Borrowings in UK		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Borrowings in Argentina		9		9		—		—		—		—		—
Total	$	3,100	$	2,422	$	29	$	31	$	33	$	35	$	550

6. Concentration of Risk

Credit Risk

Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk, consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, and trade receivables. Concentration of credit risk with respect to trade receivables is generally diversified due to the large number of entities comprising the Company’s customer base and their dispersion across geographic areas principally within the United States. The Company routinely addresses the financial strength of its customers and, as a consequence, believes that its receivable credit risk exposure is limited. The Company does not require customers to post collateral.

The Company’s foreign financial depositories are Bank of America; China Construction Bank; Bank of China; China Industrial and Commercial Bank; HSBC; Rural Credit Cooperative of Shandong; Postal Savings Bank of China; Punjab National Bank; HSBC in India, Argentina and UK; Raymond James in Argentina; TD Canada Trust; Banco Itaú S.A., Banco Credito Inversione in Chile; Banco Mercantil Del Norte SA in Mexico; ZAO KB Citibank Moscow in Russia, and JSC Bank Centercredit in Kazakhstan. The Company monitors its financial depositories by their credit rating which varies by country. In addition, cash balances in banks in the United States of America are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation subject to certain limitations. There is approximately $0.8 and 1.4 million total included in the U.S. bank accounts and approximately $11.0 and $9.0 million total in foreign bank accounts as of April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017, respectively.

Major Customer

No customer accounted for more than 10% of net sales during the three month periods ended April 30, 2017 and 2016.

Major Supplier

No supplier accounted for more than 10% of net purchases during the three month periods ended April 30, 2017 and 2016.

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7. Employee Stock Compensation and Stock Repurchase Program

The 2012 and 2015 Plans

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on July 8, 2015, the Company’s stockholders approved the Lakeland Industries, Inc. 2015 Stock Plan (the “2015 Plan”). The executive officers and all other employees and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries are eligible to participate in the 2015 Plan. The 2015 Plan is currently administered by the compensation committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (“Committee”), except that with respect to all non-employee director awards, the Committee shall be deemed to include the full Board. The 2015 Plan authorizes the issuance of awards of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units and other stock-based awards. The 2015 Plan also permits the grant of awards that qualify for “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. The aggregate number of shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued under the 2015 Plan may not exceed 100,000 shares. Awards covering no more than 20,000 shares of common stock may be awarded to any plan participant in any one calendar year. Under the 2015 Plan, as of April 30, 2017, the Company granted awards for up to an aggregate of 99,270 restricted shares assuming maximum award levels are achieved.

The 2015 Plan, which terminates in July 2017, is the successor to the Company’s 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”). The Company’s 2012 Plan authorized the issuance of up to a maximum of 310,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to employees and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries in the form of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units and other share-based awards. Under the 2012 Plan, as of April 30, 2017, the Company issued 293,887 fully vested shares of common stock; there are no outstanding shares to vest according to the terms of the 2012 Plan.

Under the 2012 Plan and the 2015 Plan, the Company generally awards eligible employees and directors with either performance-based or time-based restricted shares. Performance-based restricted shares are awarded at either baseline (target), maximum or zero amounts. The number of restricted shares subject to any award is not tied to a formula or comparable company target ranges, but rather is determined at the discretion of the Committee at the end of the applicable performance period, which is two years under the 2015 Plan and had been three years under the 2012 Plan. The Company recognizes expense related to performance-based restricted share awards over the requisite performance period using the straight-line attribution method based on the most probable outcome (baseline, maximum or zero) at the end of the performance period and the price of the Company’s common stock price at the date of grant.

In addition to the performance-based awards, the Company also grants time-based vesting awards which vest either two or three years after date of issuance, subject to continuous employment and certain other conditions.

As of April 30, 2017, the Company had no unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to share-based stock awards pursuant to the 2012 Plan and had $338,958 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense pursuant to the 2015 Plan, before income taxes, based on the maximum performance award level. Such unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock awards totaled $63,329 for the 2015 Plan at the baseline performance level. The cost of these non-vested awards is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of two years for the 2015 Plan.

The Company recognized total stock-based compensation costs of $98,848 and $130,443 for the three months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, of which $206 and $3,795 result from the 2012 Plan, and $98,642 and $126,648 result from the 2015 Plan. These amounts are reflected in operating expenses. The total income tax benefit recognized for stock-based compensation arrangements was $35,585 and $46,960 for the three months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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Shares issued under 2015 and 2012 Stock Plans	Outstanding Unvested Grants at Maximum at Beginning of FY18		Granted during FY18 through April 30, 2017		Becoming Vested during FY18 through April 30, 2017		Forfeited during FY18 through April 30, 2017		Outstanding Unvested Grants at Maximum at End of April 30, 2017
Restricted stock grants – employees		67,619		—		—		—		67,619
Retainer in stock - directors		32,372		—		721		—		31,651
Total restricted stock		99,991		—		721		—		99,270
Weighted average grant date fair value	$	10.18		—	$	9.22		—	$	10.19

Other Compensation Plans/Programs

The Company previously awarded stock-based options to non-employee directors under its Non-employee Directors’ Option Plan (the “Directors’ Plan”) which expired on December 31, 2012. All stock option awards granted under the Directors’ Plan were fully vested at April 30, 2017. During the three months ended April 30, 2017 there have been no forfeitures or exercises, and there were no options outstanding.

Pursuant to the Company’s restrictive stock program, all directors are eligible to elect to receive any director fees in shares of restricted stock in lieu of cash. Such restricted shares are subject to a two-year vesting period. The valuation is based on the stock price at the grant date and is amortized to expense over the two-year period, which approximates the performance period. Since the director is giving up cash for unvested shares, the amount of shares awarded is 133% of the cash amount based on the grant date stock price. The unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to these restricted stock awards totaled $35,313 as of April 30, 2017. The cost of these non-vested awards is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of two years.

Stock Repurchase Program

On July 19, 2016, the Company’s board of directors approved a stock repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $2,500,000 of its outstanding common stock. The Company has not repurchased any stock under this program as of the date of this filing.

Warrants

In October 2014, the Company issued a five-year warrant that is immediately exercisable to purchase up to 55,500 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $11.00 per share. As of April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017, the warrant to purchase up to 55,500 shares remains outstanding.

8. Income Taxes

Income Tax Audits

The Company is subject to US federal income tax, as well as income tax in multiple US state and local jurisdictions and a number of foreign jurisdictions. Returns for the year since FY2014 are still open based on statutes of limitation only.

Chinese tax authorities have performed limited reviews on all Chinese subsidiaries as of tax years 2008 through 2015 with no significant issues noted and we believe our tax positions are reasonably stated as of April 30, 2017. Weifang Meiyang Products Co., Ltd. (“Meiyang”), one of our Chinese operations, was changed to a trading company from a manufacturing company in Q1 FY16 and all direct workers and equipment were transferred from Meiyang to Weifang Lakeland Safety Products Co., Ltd., (“WF”), another of our Chinese operation thereby reducing our tax exposure.

Lakeland Protective Wear, Inc., our Canadian subsidiary, is subject to Canadian federal income tax, as well as income tax in the Province of Ontario. Income tax return for the 2013 fiscal year and subsequent years are still within the normal reassessment period and open to examination by tax authorities.

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In connection with the exit from Brazil (see Note 11), the Company claimed a worthless stock deduction which generated a tax benefit of approximately USD $9.5 million, net of a USD $2.2 million valuation allowance. While the Company and its tax advisors believe that this deduction is valid, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not challenge it and, if challenged, there is no assurance that the Company will prevail.

Except in Canada, and as set forth in the next paragraph, it is our practice and intention to reinvest the earnings of our non-US subsidiaries in their operations. As of April 30, 2017, the Company had not made a provision for US or additional foreign withholding taxes on approximately $25.4 million of the excess of the amount for financial reporting over the tax basis of investments in foreign subsidiaries that are essentially permanent in duration ($24.7 million at January 31, 2017). Generally, such amounts become subject to US taxation upon remittance of dividends and under certain other circumstances. If these earnings were repatriated to the US, the deferred tax liability associated with these temporary differences would be approximately $3.4 million at April 30, 2017.

The Company’s Board of Directors has instituted a plan subject to declaration and approval each year to elect to pay annual dividends to the Company from a portion of Weifang’s future profits, a portion of Meiyang’s future profits and a portion of the UK’s future profits which started in FY15 and from a portion of Beijing’s future profits starting in FY18. All other retained earnings are expected to be reinvested indefinitely.

Change in Valuation Allowance

We record net deferred tax assets to the extent we believe these assets will more likely than not to be realized. The valuation allowance was $2.2 million at April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expenses consist of federal, state and foreign income taxes. The statutory rate is the US rate. Reconciling items to the effective rate are foreign dividend income, Argentina income, and other permanent tax differences.

9. Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share at April 30, 2017 and 2016, as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	April 30, (in $000s except share information)
	2017		2016
Numerator:
Net income	$	1,711	$	3
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share (weighted-average shares which reflect 356,441 shares in the treasury)		7,263,774		7,254,162
Effect of dilutive securities from restricted stock plan and from dilutive effect of stock options		89,886		70,421
Denominator for diluted earnings per share (adjusted weighted average shares)		7,353,660		7,324,583
Basic earnings per share	$	0.24	$	0.00
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.23	$	0.00

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10. Derivative Instruments and Foreign Currency Exposure

The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk. Management has commenced a derivative instrument program to partially offset this risk by purchasing forward contracts to sell the Canadian Dollar and the Euro other than the cash flow hedge discussed below. Such contracts are largely timed to expire with the last day of the fiscal quarter, with a new contract purchased on the first day of the following quarter, to match the operating cycle of the Company. We designated the forward contracts as derivatives but not as hedging instruments, with loss and gain recognized in current earnings.

The Company accounts for its foreign exchange derivative instruments by recognizing all derivatives as either assets or liabilities at fair value, which may result in additional volatility in current period earnings or other comprehensive income, depending whether the instrument was designated as a cash flow hedge, as a result of recording recognized and unrecognized gains and losses from changes in the fair value of derivative instruments.

We have two types of derivatives to manage the risk of foreign currency fluctuations.

From time to time, we enter into forward contracts with financial institutions to manage our currency exposure related to net assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. Those forward contract derivatives, not designated as hedging instruments, are generally settled quarterly. Gains and losses on those forward contracts are included in current earnings. There were no outstanding forward contracts at April 30, 2017 or January 31, 2017.

We may also enter into cash flow hedge contracts with financial institutions to manage our currency exposure on future cash payments denominated in foreign currencies. The effective portion of gain or loss on cash flow hedge is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. The notional amount of these contracts was $2.9 million and $1.5 million at April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017, respectively. The corresponding unrealized income or loss is recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The corresponding asset (liability) amounted to approximately $15,879 and $(25,826) at April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017, respectively.

11. Contingencies

Litigation:

The Company is involved in various litigation proceedings arising during the normal course of business which, in the opinion of the management of the Company, will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows; however, there can be no assurance as to the ultimate outcome of these matters. As of April 30, 2017, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, there were no outstanding claims or litigation.

The Company’s exit from Brazil:

Transfer of Shares Agreement

On July 31, 2015 (the “Closing Date”), Lakeland and Lake Brasil Industria E Comercio de Roupas E Equipamentos de Protecao Individual LTDA (“Lakeland Brazil”), completed a conditional closing of a Shares Transfer Agreement (the “Shares Transfer Agreement”) with Zap Comércio de Brindes Corporativos Ltda (“Transferee”), a company owned by an existing Lakeland Brazil manager, entered into on June 19, 2015. Pursuant to the Shares Transfer Agreement, the Transferee has acquired all of the shares of Lakeland Brazil owned by the Company.

The Company understands that under the laws of Brazil, a concept of fraudulent bankruptcy exists, which may hold a parent company liable for the liabilities of its Brazilian subsidiary in the event some level of fraud or misconduct is shown during the period that the parent company owned the subsidiary. While the Company believes that there has been no such fraud or misconduct relating to the proposed transfer of stock of Lakeland Brazil and the transactions contemplated by the Shares Transfer Agreement, as evidenced by the Company’s funding support for continuing operations of Lakeland Brazil, there can be no assurance that the courts of Brazil will not make such a finding nonetheless. The risk of exposure to the Company continues to diminish as the Transferee continues to operate Lakeland Brazil, as the risk of a finding of fraudulent bankruptcy lessens and pre-sale liabilities are paid off. Should the Transferee operate Lakeland Brazil for a period of two years, the Company believes the risk of a finding of fraudulent bankruptcy is eliminated.

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VAT Tax Issues in Brazil

Value Added Tax (“VAT”) in Brazil is charged at the state level. Lakeland Brazil has three pending VAT claims totaling R$1.3 million (USD $0.5 million) excluding interest, penalties and fees of R$2.7 million (USD $0.9 million), which our attorney informed us were likely to be successfully defended based on state auditor misunderstanding. Any liabilities hereunder are the responsibility of Lakeland Brazil which, as described above, is no longer owned by the Company.

Labor Claims in Brazil

The Company may continue to be exposed to certain liabilities arising in connection with lawsuits pending in the labor courts in Brazil in which plaintiffs were seeking, as at July 31, 2015, a total of nearly USD $8,000,000 in damages from the Company’s then Brazilian subsidiary (Lakeland Brazil). The Company believes many of these labor court claims are without merit and the amount of damages being sought is significantly higher than any damages which may have been incurred. Pursuant to the Shares Transfer Agreement, the Company is required to fully fund amounts owed by Lakeland Brazil in connection with the then existing labor claims and to pay amounts potentially owed for future labor claims up to an aggregate amount of $375,000 plus 60% of the excess of such amount until the earlier of (i) the date all labor claims against Lakeland Brazil deriving from events prior to the sale are settled, (ii) by our mutual agreement with Lakeland Brazil or (iii) on the two (2) year anniversary of closing of the sale. With respect to continuing claims, $167,000 is being sought, of which management estimates the aggregate liability will be less than that amount.

12. Segment Reporting

Domestic and international sales from continuing operations are as follows in millions of dollars:

	Three Months Ended April 30,
	2017				2016
Domestic	$	12.70	55.31	%	$	12.19	59.86	%
International		10.26	44.69	%		8.18	40.14	%
Total	$	22.96	100.00	%	$	20.37	100.00	%

We manage our operations by evaluating each of our geographic locations. Our US operations include a facility in Alabama (primarily the distribution to customers of the bulk of our products and the light manufacturing of our chemical, wovens, reflective, and fire products). The Company also maintains one manufacturing company in China (primarily disposable and chemical suit production), a manufacturing facility in Mexico (primarily disposable, reflective, fire and chemical suit production) and a small manufacturing facility in India. Our China facilities produce the majority of the Company’s products and China generates a significant portion of the Company’s international revenues. We evaluate the performance of these entities based on operating profit, which is defined as income before income taxes, interest expense and other income and expenses. We have sales forces in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Latin America, India, Russia, Kazakhstan and China, which sell and distribute products shipped from the United States, Mexico, India or China. The table below represents information about reported segments for the periods noted therein:

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	Three Months Ended April 30, (in millions of dollars)
	2017			2016
Net Sales:
USA	$	13.40		$	12.78
Other foreign		4.05			3.19
Europe (UK)		2.13			2.39
Mexico		0.92			0.76
China		10.52			8.41
Corporate		0.42			0.47
Less intersegment sales		(8.48	)		(7.63	)
Consolidated sales	$	22.96		$	20.37
External Sales:
USA	$	12.70		$	12.19
Other foreign		3.70			2.87
Europe (UK)		2.09			2.39
Mexico		0.57			0.37
China		3.90			2.55
Consolidated external sales	$	22.96		$	20.37
Intersegment Sales:
USA	$	0.70		$	0.59
Other foreign		0.35			0.32
Europe (UK)		0.04			—
Mexico		0.35			0.39
China		6.62			5.86
Corporate		0.42			0.47
Consolidated intersegment sales	$	8.48		$	7.63

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	Three Months Ended April 30, (in millions of dollars)
	2017			2016
Operating Profit (Loss):
USA	$	2.26		$	1.57
Other foreign		0.43			0.30
Europe (UK)		0.07			0.10
Mexico		0.03			(0.01	)
China		0.97			0.47
Corporate		(1.38	)		(2.33	)
Less intersegment profit (loss)		0.09			0.07
Consolidated operating profit	$	2.47		$	0.17
Depreciation and Amortization Expense:
USA	$	0.03		$	0.04
Other foreign		0.04			0.02
Europe (UK)		—			—
Mexico		0.03			0.03
China		0.06			0.09
Corporate		0.04			0.15
Less intersegment		(0.01	)		(0.04	)
Consolidated depreciation & amortization expense	$	0.19		$	0.29
Interest Expense:
USA (shown in Corporate)	$	—		$	—
Other foreign		0.02			0.04
Europe (UK)		—			—
Mexico		—			—
China		—			0.04
Corporate		0.06			0.12
Less intersegment		—			—
Consolidated interest expense	$	0.08		$	0.20
Income Tax Expense (Benefits):
USA (shown in Corporate)	$	—		$	—
Other foreign		0.05			0.03
Europe (UK)		0.01			0.01
Mexico		—			—
China		0.29			0.09
Corporate		0.32			(0.17	)
Less intersegment		0.02			0.02
Consolidated income tax expense	$	0.69		$	(0.02	)
Capital Expenditures:
USA	$	—		$	—
Other foreign		—			—
Europe (UK)		—			—
Mexico		0.01			—
China		0.02			0.02
India		—			0.01
Corporate		0.11			—
Consolidated capital expenditures	$	0.14		$	0.03

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	April 30, 2017 (in millions of dollars)			January 31, 2017 (in millions of dollars)
Total Assets:*
USA	$	58.16		$	56.34
Other foreign		19.08			18.16
Europe (UK)		4.13			3.61
Mexico		4.03			3.99
China		32.22			30.54
India		(1.35	)		(1.36	)
Corporate		20.78			26.00
Less intersegment		(53.08	)		(52.73	)
Consolidated assets	$	83.97		$	84.55
Total Assets Less Intersegment:*
USA	$	27.78		$	30.94
Other foreign		11.22			10.17
Europe (UK)		4.13			3.58
Mexico		4.07			4.07
China		20.30			18.44
India		0.50			0.43
Corporate		15.97			16.92
Consolidated assets	$	83.97		$	84.55
Property and Equipment:
USA	$	2.06		$	2.09
Other foreign		1.46			1.55
Europe (UK)		0.03			0.03
Mexico		2.02			2.05
China		2.02			2.05
India		0.02			0.03
Corporate		0.83			0.75
Less intersegment		(0.01	)		(0.02	)
Consolidated property and equipment	$	8.43		$	8.53
Goodwill:
USA	$	0.87		$	0.87
Consolidated goodwill	$	0.87		$	0.87

*Negative assets reflect intersegment amounts eliminated in consolidation

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13. Subsequent Events

On May 10, 2017, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with SunTrust Bank (“Lender”). The Loan Agreement provides the Company with a secured (i) $20 million revolving credit facility, which includes a $5 million letter of credit sub-facility, and (ii) $1,575,000 term loan with Lender. The Company may request from time to time an increase in the revolving credit loan commitment of up to $10 million (for a total commitment of up to $30 million). Borrowing pursuant to the revolving credit facility is subject to a borrowing base amount calculated as (a) 85% of eligible accounts receivable, as defined, plus (b) an inventory formula amount, as defined, minus (c) an amount equal to the greater of (i) $1,500,000 or (ii) 7.5% of the then current revolver commitment amount, minus (d) certain reserves as determined by the Loan Agreement. The credit facility matures on May 10, 2020 (subject to earlier termination upon the occurrence of certain events of default as set forth in the Loan Agreement). At the closing, the Company’s existing financing facility with AloStar Bank of Commerce was fully repaid and terminated using proceeds of the revolver in the amount of approximately $3.0 million (see Note 5). Proceeds will also be used to finance working capital and other general corporate needs.

Borrowings under the term loan and the revolving credit facility bear interest at an interest rate determined by reference whether the loan is a base rate loan or Eurodollar loan, with the rate election made by the Company at the time of the borrowing or at any time the Company elects pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement. The term loan is payable in equal monthly principal installments of $13,125 each, beginning on June 1, 2017, and on the first day of each succeeding month, with a final payment of the remaining principal and interest on May 10, 2020 (subject to earlier termination as provided in the Loan Agreement). For that portion of the term loan that consists of Eurodollar loans, the term loan shall bear interest at the LIBOR Market Index Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 2.0% per annum, and for that portion of the term loan that consists of base rate loans, the term loan shall bear interest at the base rate then in effect plus 1.0% per annum. All principal and unpaid accrued interest under the revolver credit facility shall be due and payable on the maturity date of the revolver. For that portion of the revolver loan that consists of Eurodollar loans, the revolver shall bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin rate of 1.75% per annum for the first six months and thereafter between 1.5% and 2.0%, depending on the Company’s “availability calculation” (as defined in the Loan Agreement) and, for that portion of the revolver that consists of base rate loans, the revolver shall bear interest at the base rate then in effect plus a margin rate of 0.75% per annum for the first six months and thereafter between 0.50% and 1.0%, depending on the availability calculation. As of the closing, the Company elected all borrowings under the Loan Agreement to accrue interest at LIBOR which, as of that date, was 0.99500%. As such, the initial rate of interest for the revolver is 2.745% per annum and the initial rate of interest for the term loan is 2.995% per annum. The Loan Agreement provides for payment of an unused line fee of between .25% and .50%, depending on the amount by which the revolving credit loan commitment exceeds the amount of the revolving credit loans outstanding (including letters of credit), which shall be payable monthly in arrears on the average daily unused portion of the revolver.

The Company agreed to maintain a minimum “fixed charge coverage ratio” (as defined in the Loan Agreement) as of the end of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending July 31, 2017, of not less than 1.10 to 1.00 during the applicable fiscal quarter, and agreed to certain negative covenants that are customary for credit arrangements of this type, including restrictions on the Company’s ability to enter into mergers, acquisitions or other business combination transactions, conduct its business, grant liens, make certain investments, incur additional indebtedness, and make stock repurchases.

In connection with the Loan Agreement, the Company entered into a security agreement, dated May 10, 2017, with the Lender pursuant to which the Company granted to Lender a first priority perfected security interest in substantially all real and personal property of the Company.

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

This Form 10-Q may contain certain “forward-looking” information within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This information involves risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. See “SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS” at the beginning of Part I, Item 1.

Overview

We manufacture and sell a comprehensive line of safety garments and accessories for the industrial and public protective clothing market. Our products are sold by our in-house customer service group, our regional sales managers and independent sales representatives to a network of over 1,200 North American safety and mill supply distributors. These distributors in turn supply end user industrial customers, such as integrated oil, chemical/petrochemical, utilities, automobile, steel, glass, construction, smelting, munition plants, janitorial, pharmaceutical, mortuaries and high technology electronics manufacturers, as well as scientific and medical laboratories. In addition, we supply federal, state and local governmental agencies and departments, such as fire and law enforcement, airport crash rescue units, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security and the Centers for Disease Control. Internationally, sales are to a mixture of end users directly and to industrial distributors depending on the particular country market. Sales are made to more than 40 foreign countries but are primarily in China, European Economic Community (“EEC”), Canada, Chile, Argentina, Russia, Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador and Southeast Asia.

We have operated facilities in Mexico since 1995 and in China since 1996. Beginning in 1995, we moved the labor intensive sewing operation for our limited use/disposable protective clothing lines to these facilities. Our facilities and capabilities in China and Mexico allow access to a less expensive labor pool than is available in the United States and permit us to purchase certain raw materials at a lower cost than they are available domestically. As we have increasingly moved production of our products to our facilities in Mexico and China, we have seen improvements in the profit margins for these products. Our net sales attributable to customers outside the United States were $10.3 million and $8.2 million for the three months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). The preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, net sales and expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates on the past experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, and we periodically evaluate these estimates.

We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition

The Company derives its sales primarily from its limited use/disposable protective clothing and secondarily from its sales of high-end chemical protective suits, firefighting and heat protective apparel, gloves and arm guards and reusable woven garments. Sales are recognized when goods are shipped, at which time title and the risk of loss pass to the customer. Sales are reduced for sales returns and allowances. Payment terms are generally net 30 days for United States sales and net 90 days for international sales.

Substantially, all the Company’s sales are made through distributors. There are no significant differences across product lines or customers in different geographical areas in the manner in which the Company’s sales are made.

Lakeland offers a growth rebate to certain distributors each year on a calendar-year basis. Sales are tracked on a monthly basis, and accruals are based on sales growth over the prior year. The growth rebate accrual is adjusted either up or down on a monthly basis as a reduction (increase) to revenue and an increase (reduction) to the accrual based on monthly sales trends as compared with prior year. Based on volume and products purchased, distributors can earn anywhere from 1% to 6% rebates in the form of either a quarterly or annual credit to their account, depending on the specific agreement. In estimating the accrual needed, management tracks sales growth over the prior year.

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Our sales are generally final; however, requests for return of goods can be made and must be received within 90 days from invoice date. No returns will be accepted without a written authorization. Return products may be subject to a restocking charge and must be shipped freight prepaid. Any special made-to-order items are not returnable. Customer returns have historically been insignificant.

Customer pricing is subject to change on a 30-day notice; exceptions based on meeting competitors’ pricing are considered on a case-by-case basis. Revenue is recorded net of taxes collected from customers. The related taxes that are remitted to governmental authorities, with the collected taxes recorded as current liabilities until remitted to the relevant government authority.

For larger orders, except in its Lakeland Fire product line, the Company absorbs the cost of shipping and handling. For those customers who are billed the cost of shipping and handling fees, such amounts are included in net sales.

Accounts Receivable, net

Trade accounts receivable are stated at the amount the Company expects to collect. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. The Company recognizes losses when information available indicates that it is probable that a receivable has been impaired based on criteria noted above at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Management considers the following factors when determining the collectability of specific customer accounts: customer creditworthiness, past transaction history with the customers, current economic industry trends and changes in customer payment terms. Past due balances over 90 days and other less creditworthy accounts are reviewed individually for collectability. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, adversely affecting their ability to make payments, additional allowances would be required. Based on management’s assessment, the Company provides for estimated uncollectible amounts through a charge to earnings and a credit to a valuation allowance. Balances that remain outstanding after the Company has used reasonable collection efforts are written off through a charge to the valuation allowance and a credit to accounts receivable.

Inventories, net

Inventories include freight-in, materials, labor and overhead costs and are stated at the lower of cost (on a first-in, first-out basis) or net realizable value. Provision is made for slow-moving, obsolete or unusable inventory.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Goodwill is evaluated for impairment at least annually; however, this evaluation may be performed more frequently when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Factors that the Company considers important that could identify a potential impairment include: significant changes in the overall business strategy and significant negative industry or economic trends. The Company measures any potential impairment on a projected discounted cash flow method. Estimating future cash flows requires the Company’s management to make projections that can differ materially from actual results. As of April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017, no impairment was recorded.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. The Company measures any potential impairment on a projected undiscounted cash flow method. Estimating future cash flows requires the Company’s management to make projections that can differ materially from actual results. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is considered impaired when the total projected undiscounted cash flows from the asset is less than its carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the long-lived asset. As of April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017, no impairment was recorded.

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Income Taxes

The Company is required to estimate its income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which it operates as part of preparing the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. This involves estimating the actual current tax in addition to assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatments for tax and financial accounting purposes. These differences, together with net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits, are recorded as deferred tax assets or liabilities on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. A judgment must then be made of the likelihood that any deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income. A valuation allowance may be required to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. In the event the Company determines that it may not be able to realize all or part of its deferred tax asset in the future, or that new estimates indicate that a previously recorded valuation allowance is no longer required, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset is charged or credited to income in the period of such determination.

The Company recognizes tax positions that meet a “more likely than not” minimum recognition threshold. If necessary, the Company recognized interest and penalties associated with tax matters as part of the income tax provision and would include accrued interest and penalties with the related tax liability in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Foreign Operations and Foreign Currency Translation

The Company maintains manufacturing operations in Mexico, Argentina, India, and the People’s Republic of China and can access independent contractors in Mexico, Argentina and China. It also maintains sales and distribution entities located in India, Canada, the U.K., Chile, China, Argentina, Russia, Kazakhstan and Mexico. The Company is vulnerable to currency risks in these countries. The functional currency for the United Kingdom subsidiary is the Euro; the trading company in China, the RMB; the Canadian Real Estate subsidiary, the Canadian dollar; and the Russian operation, the Russian Ruble and Kazakhstan Tenge. All other operations have the US dollar as its functional currency.

Pursuant to US GAAP, assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign operations with functional currencies, other than the US dollar, are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date, while revenues and expenses are translated at average rates prevailing during the periods. Translation adjustments are reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss, a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Cash flows are also translated at average translation rates for the periods, therefore, amounts reported on the statement of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

US GAAP defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures utilizing a fair value hierarchy which is categorized into three levels based on the inputs to the valuation techniques used to measure fair value.

The following is a brief description of those three levels:

Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect management’s own assumptions.

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Foreign currency forward and hedge contracts are recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets at their fair value as of the balance sheet dates based on current market rates as further discussed in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

The financial instruments of the Company classified as current assets or liabilities, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, short-term borrowings, borrowings under the revolving credit facility, accounts payable and accrued expenses, are recorded at carrying value, which approximates fair value based on the short-term nature of these instruments.

The Company believes that the fair values of its long-term debt approximates its carrying value based on the effective interest rate compared to the current market rate available to the Company.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 3 in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for management’s periodic review of new accounting standards that were issued.

Significant Balance Sheet Fluctuation April 30, 2017, As Compared to January 31, 2017

Balance Sheet Accounts. Cash increased by $1.5 million in the quarter ended April 30, 2017, inventory levels were reduced by $3.4 million and accounts receivable increased by $2.0 million as the Company continues to focus on improvements in planning and actively managing inventory levels as sales volume improved. The Company experienced a decrease in borrowings under the revolving credit facility of $2.5 million and a slight increase in payables of $0.3 million in the quarter.

Three Months ended April 30, 2017, As Compared to the Three Months Ended April 30, 2016

Net Sales. Net sales increased to $23.0 million for the three months ended April 30, 2017 compared to $20.4 million for the three months ended April 30, 2016, an increase of 12.7%. Sales in the USA increased $0.6 million or 4.3% due primarily to increased sales to strategic fire distributors and increased sales in the fire retardant (“FR)” woven coveralls market. USA sales of disposables, chemicals, and reflective were level at $7.1 million, $1.4 million and $1.7 million respectively, wovens and fire protection sales combined increased $0.7 million or 38.6% mostly due to focused penetration with strategic fire distributors who support and market our fire gear and increased sales of FR cotton coveralls into the pipeline industry where activity is increasing, while glove sales decreased $0.1 million or 13.3%. Sales in China and to the Asia Pacific Rim increased $2.1 million or 25.1% as industrial activity improved and several larger customers began replacing depleted inventories and as intercompany demand increased. Canada sales remained level at $1.8 million as that country continues to experience an oil and gas turnaround requiring protective wear. UK sales decreased by $0.3 million or 10.7% mostly due to uncertainty in the economy as a result of Brexit, continuing currency challenges and a strategic decision to exit two private label businesses in Europe. Russia and Kazakhstan sales combined increased $0.1 million or 16.5%, and Latin America sales increased $0.7 million or 84.4% due to resolution of supply chain issues and an overall increase in industrial activity, respectively.

Gross Profit. Gross profit increased $1.8 million, or 26.3%, to $8.6 million for the three months ended April 30, 2017, from $6.8 million for the three months ended April 30, 2016. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased to 37.3% for the three-month period ended April 30, 2017, from 33.3% for the three months ended April 30, 2016. Major factors driving gross margins were:

· Disposables gross margins increased 2.1 percentage points as the Company continues to contain cost and maximize production efficiency.

· Chemical gross margin increased by 4.1 percentage points primarily due to a reduction in force in the USA to move production to our more cost effective facilities in Mexico and China during Q1FY17 which resulted in severance payments in that quarter.

· Fire protection gross margin increased 12.2 percentage points due to a reduction in force in the USA to move production to our more cost effective facility in Mexico in Q1FY17 and better margins associated with fire distributors in the industrial market.

· Wovens gross margins increased 14.0 percentage points as the Company increased sales of higher margin FR products into the pipeline industry.

· Reflective gross margins decreased 1.5 percentage points as a result of product mix.

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· UK gross margins decreased 3.6 percentage points as a result of weak sales volume, uncertainty in the marketplace resulting from Brexit, and product mix.

· Chile’s gross margin remained level at 49% and Argentina’s gross margin increased 43.4 percentage points primarily as compared to a negative gross margin in the same quarter last year which resulted from a disposal of inventory associated with a significant curtailment in Argentina’s manufacturing capacity in the first half of FY17.

· Canada’s gross margins decreased 2.0 percentage points as a result of product mix and currency challenges.

Operating expenses. Operating expense decreased 7.9% from $6.6 million for the three months ended April 30, 2016 to $6.1 million for the three months ended April 30, 2017. Operating expense as a percentage of net sales was 26.5% for the three months ended April 30, 2017 down from 32.4% for the three months ended April 30, 2016. The main factors for the decrease in operating expenses are a $0.2 million decrease in payroll administration and a $0.2 million decrease in officer salaries resulting from the reversal of payroll accruals and the reduction of one officer due to retirement and one vice president due to resignation, offset by a $0.1 million increase to commissions for higher volume and various small increases to multiple accounts.

Operating Profit. Operating profit increased to a profit of $2.5 million for the three months ended April 30, 2017, from $0.2 million for the three months ended April 30, 2016, mainly as a result of stronger sales volume and reduced operating expenses as compared to the quarter ended April 30, 2016. Operating margins were 10.8% for the three months ended April 30, 2017, compared to 0.8% for the three months ended April 30, 2016.

Interest Expense. Interest expense decreased to $0.1 million for the three months ended April 30, 2017 from $0.2 million for the three months ended April 30, 2016 as the Company reduced borrowings for the three months ended April 30, 2017, primarily as a result of greater profitability and a reduction in inventory levels.

Income Tax Expense.  Income tax expense consists of federal, state and foreign income taxes. Income tax expense was $0.69 million for the three months ended April 30, 2017, as compared to an income tax benefit of $0.02 million for the three months ended April 30, 2016. The increase in tax expense was a result of higher operating income during the three months ended April 30, 2017.

Net Income.  Net income increased to $1.7 million for the three months ended April 30, 2017 from a nominal $3,000 for the three months ended April 30, 2016. The results for three months ended April 30, 2017 are primarily due to higher sales volume than in the prior fiscal year as well as continuing cost containment efforts.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of April 30, 2017, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $11.8 million and working capital of $49.9 million. Cash and cash equivalents increased $1.5 million and working capital increased $2.1 million from January 31, 2017 as the Company minimized capital expenditures and managed inventory levels. International cash management is affected by local requirements and movements of cash across borders can be slowed down significantly. We believe that based upon our current cash position and projected future revenue, we will have sufficient cash to fund our operations for the next twelve months.

Of the Company’s total cash and cash equivalents of $11.8 million as of April 30, 2017, cash held in the UK of $0.1 million, cash held in India of $0.1 million and cash held in Canada of $0.7 million would not be subject to additional tax as foreign income related thereto has already been subject to US tax. Cash in all other foreign countries of $10.1 million would incur US tax less any foreign tax credits if the cash was repatriated. In the event that the Company repatriated cash from China, of the $9.5 million balance at April 30, 2017 there would be an additional 10% withholding tax incurred in that country. The Company has strategically employed a dividend plan subject to declaration and certain approvals in which its Canadian subsidiary sends dividends to the US in the amount of 100% of the previous year’s earnings, the UK subsidiary sends dividends to the US in the amount of 50% of the previous year’s earnings, and the Weifang China subsidiary sends dividends to the US in declared amounts of the previous year’s earnings. Dividends were not declared for our China subsidiary in the first quarter of FY18 or for the year ended FY17 as management evaluates the possible impact of regulatory changes in the US tax code.

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Net cash provided by operating activities of $4.3 million for the three months ended April 30, 2017 was primarily due to net income of $1.7 million and a decrease in inventories of $3.2 million offset by an increase in accounts receivable of $1.9 million. Net cash used in financing activities of $2.7 million was the result of an increase in repayments under our revolving credit facility of $2.3 million and an increase in repayments of short term and other long term borrowings of $0.2 million.

As of April 30, 2017, the Company had one senior credit facility with AloStar Bank of Commerce (“AloStar”): $15 million revolving credit facility which commenced on June 28, 2013, of which we had $2.4 million of borrowings outstanding as of April 30, 2017, at a current per annum rate of 4.25%. Maximum availability in excess of amount outstanding at April 30, 2017 was $12.6 million. The AloStar credit facility required, and any future credit facilities may also require, that we comply with specified financial covenants. Our ability to satisfy these financial covenants can be affected by events beyond our control, and we cannot guarantee that we will meet the requirements of these covenants. These restrictive covenants could affect our financial and operational flexibility or impede our ability to operate or expand our business. Default under our credit facilities would allow the lenders to declare all amounts outstanding to be immediately due and payable. Our lenders, including our primary lender and Development Bank of Canada, have a security interest in substantially all of our US and Canadian assets and pledges of 65% of the equity of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries, other than Canada which is 100%. If our lenders declare amounts outstanding under any credit facility to be due, the lenders could proceed against our assets. Any event of default, therefore, could have a material adverse effect on our business.

On May 10, 2017, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with SunTrust Bank (“SunTrust”). The Loan Agreement provides the Company with a secured (i) $20 million revolving credit facility, which includes a $5 million letter of credit sub-facility, and (ii) $1,575,000 term loan with SunTrust. The credit facility matures on May 10, 2020 (subject to earlier termination upon the occurrence of certain events of default as set forth in the Loan Agreement). At the closing, the Company’s existing financing facility with AloStar was fully repaid and terminated using proceeds of the SunTrust revolver in the amount of approximately $3.0 million. Borrowings under the SunTrust term loan and the revolving credit facility bear interest at an interest rate determined by reference whether the loan is a base rate loan or Eurodollar loan, with the rate election made by the Company at the time of the borrowing or at any time the Company elects pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement. The initial rate of interest for the revolver is 2.745% per annum and the initial rate of interest for the term loan is 2.995% per annum. The Company agreed to maintain a minimum “fixed charge coverage ratio” (as defined in the Loan Agreement) as of the end of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending July 31, 2017, of not less than 1.10 to 1.00 during the applicable fiscal quarter, and agreed to certain negative covenants that are customary for credit arrangements of this type.

Stock Repurchase Program. On July 19, 2016, the Company’s board of directors approved a stock repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $2,500,000 of its outstanding common stock. The Company has not repurchased any stock under this program as of the date of this filing.

Capital Expenditures. Our capital expenditures in Q1 FY18 of $0.14 million principally relate to additions to equipment in China and manufacturing equipment, computer system and leasehold improvements in the USA. We anticipate FY18 capital expenditures to be approximately $1.0 million as there is a new ERP project scheduled.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Foreign Currency Risk

While as a smaller reporting company, disclosure of market risk is not required, the Company is voluntarily including such disclosures.

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We are exposed to changes in foreign currency exchange rates as a result of our purchases and sales in other countries. To manage the volatility relating to foreign currency exchange rates, we seek to limit, to the extent possible, our non-US dollar denominated purchases and sales.

In connection with our operations in China, we purchase a significant amount of products from outside of the United States. However, our purchases in China are primarily made in Chinese RMB, the value of which had been largely pegged to the US dollar for the last decade. However, the Chinese RMB has been decoupled from the US Dollar and allowed to float by the Chinese government and, therefore, we have been exposed to additional foreign exchange rate risk on our Chinese raw material and component purchases.

Our primary risk from foreign currency exchange rate changes is presently related to non-US dollar denominated sales in Canada, Europe and in South American countries. Our sales to customers in Canada are denominated in Canadian dollars and in Europe in Euros and British pounds. If the value of the US dollar increases relative to the Canadian dollar, the Pound or the Euro, then our net sales could decrease as our products would be more expensive to these international customers because of changes in rate of exchange. Our sales from China are denominated in the Chinese RMB and US dollars. We manage the foreign currency risk through the use of rolling 90-day forward contracts against the Canadian dollar and the Euro and through longer term cash flow hedges in the US against the Euro. We do not hedge other currencies at this time. In the event that a non-US dollar denominated international purchases and sales grow, exposure to volatility in exchange rates could have a material adverse impact on our financial results. The only significant unhedged foreign exchange exposure we have is the Argentine peso. Other unhedged currency exposure is not significant. If the Argentina exchange rate varied either way by +/- 10%, it would not be significant so long as prices could be raised to account for more expensive garments.

Interest Rate Risk

We are exposed to interest rate risk with respect to our credit facilities, which have variable interest rates based upon the London Interbank Offered Rate. At April 30, 2017, we had $2.4 million in borrowings outstanding under our credit facility. If the interest rate applicable to this variable rate debt rose 1% in the year ended January 31, 2018, our interest expense would have increased only 0.25% due to the floor of 4.25%. If the effective interest rate rose 0.25 percentage point over 4.25%, it would increase interest expense by an insignificant amount.

Tax Risks

We are exposed to tax rate risk with respect to our deferred tax asset. Should the effective tax rate decrease as a result of tax reform there could be a significant one-time noncash charge to earnings in order to adjust our deferred tax asset. Though this one-time adjustment might be material, the Company would be in a favorable tax position going forward.

The Company claimed a worthless stock deduction in connection with our exit from Brazil which has generated a tax benefit of approximately US $9.5 million. While, along with our tax advisors, we believe that this deduction is valid, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not challenge it and, if challenged, there is no assurance that the Company will prevail.

Risks Associated with Discontinued Foreign Operations.

During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016 the Company formally executed its exit from Brazil, but we may continue to be exposed to certain liabilities arising in connection with the prior operations of Lakeland Brazil. These risks include but are not limited to pre-existing VAT claims in the amount of $0.5 million excluding interest, penalties and fees and outstanding labor claims totaling approximately $0.3 million as of and at the quarter ended April 30, 2017. The Company understands that under the laws of Brazil, a concept of fraudulent bankruptcy exists, which may hold a parent company liable for the liabilities of a former Brazilian subsidiary in the event some level of fraud or misconduct is shown during the period that the parent company owned the subsidiary. While the Company believes that there has been no such fraud or misconduct relating to operations of and their exit from Brazil, there can be no assurance that the courts of Brazil will not make such a finding. The risk of exposure to the Company continues to diminish as the former subsidiary continues to operate, as the risk of a finding of fraudulent bankruptcy lessens and pre-sale liabilities are paid off. Should the former subsidiary stay in operations for a period of two years, the Company believes the risk of a finding of fraudulent bankruptcy is eliminated.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) as of April 30, 2017. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives. Based on their evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of April 30, 2017.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes that occurred during Lakeland's first quarter of fiscal 2018 which materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Items 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are not applicable

Item 6.    Exhibits:

Exhibits:

31.1*	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1*	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2*	Certification of Chief Financial Officer 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 Definitions Document
101.DEF*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Document
101.LAB*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Document
101.PRE*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentations Document

* Filed herewith

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_________________SIGNATURES_________________

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC.

                (Registrant)

Date: June 14, 2017	/s/ Christopher J. Ryan
	Christopher J. Ryan,
	Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary
	(Principal Executive Officer and Authorized Signatory)

Date: June 14, 2017	/s/ Teri W. Hunt
	Teri W. Hunt,
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Accounting Officer and Authorized Signatory)

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Christopher J. Ryan, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Lakeland Industries, Inc. (the “registrant”);

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 we 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 controls 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 controls over financial reporting.

Date: June 14, 2017

/s/ Christopher J. Ryan

By: Christopher J. Ryan,

Chief Executive Officer, 

President and Secretary

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Teri W. Hunt, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Lakeland Industries, Inc. (the “registrant”);

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 we 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 controls 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 controls over financial reporting.

Date: June 14, 2017	/s/ Teri W. Hunt
	By: Teri W. Hunt,
	Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Quarterly Report of Lakeland Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 30, 2017 (the “Report”), I, Christopher J. Ryan, Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

(1)     The Report 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 the Report fairly presents in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

June 14, 2017	/s/Christopher J. Ryan
	Christopher J. Ryan
	Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Quarterly Report of Lakeland Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 30, 2017 (the “Report”), I, Teri W. Hunt, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

(1)     The Report 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 the Report fairly presents in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

June 14, 2017	/s/ Teri W. Hunt
	Teri W. Hunt,
	Chief Financial Officer

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Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017	Jun. 12, 2017
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Apr. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	LAKELAND INDUSTRIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000798081
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	LAKE
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,264,420

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 30, 2016
Net sales	$ 22,961	$ 20,369
Cost of goods sold	14,403	13,593
Gross profit	8,558	6,776
Operating expenses	6,085	6,607
Operating profit	2,473	169
Other income, net	2	8
Interest expense	76	198
Income (loss) before taxes	2,399	(21)
Income tax expense (benefit)	688	(24)
Net income	$ 1,711	$ 3
Net income per common share:
Basic	$ 0.24	$ 0.00
Diluted	$ 0.23	$ 0.00
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	7,263,774	7,254,162
Diluted	7,353,660	7,324,583

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 30, 2016
Net income	$ 1,711	$ 3
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Cash flow hedges	0	26
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(90)	442
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(90)	468
Comprehensive income	$ 1,621	$ 471

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Apr. 30, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 11,848	$ 10,365
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $340 and $417 at April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017, respectively		12,689	10,704
Inventories, net of allowance of $2,528 and $2,305 at April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017, respectively		32,088	35,535
Prepaid VAT tax		1,202	1,361
Other current assets		2,156	2,121
Total current assets		59,983	60,086
Property and equipment, net		8,432	8,527
Assets held for sale		901	901
Deferred income tax		13,210	13,515
Prepaid VAT and other taxes		484	478
Other assets		91	176
Goodwill		871	871
Total assets	[1]	83,972	84,554
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		5,263	4,928
Accrued compensation and benefits		1,101	1,311
Other accrued expenses		1,276	1,018
Current maturity of long-term debt		50	50
Short-term borrowings		9	153
Borrowings under revolving credit facility		2,363	4,865
Total current liabilities		10,062	12,325
Long-term portion of debt		678	716
VAT taxes payable		6	6
Total liabilities		10,746	13,047
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par; authorized 1,500,000 shares (none issued)		0	0
Common stock, $.01 par; authorized 10,000,000 shares, Issued 7,620,861 and 7,620,215; outstanding 7,264,420 and 7,263,774 at April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017, respectively		76	76
Treasury stock, at cost; 356,441 shares at April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017		(3,352)	(3,352)
Additional paid-in capital		64,862	64,764
Retained earnings		14,112	12,401
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(2,472)	(2,382)
Total stockholders' equity		73,226	71,507
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$ 83,972	$ 84,554

[1] Negative assets reflect intersegment amounts eliminated in consolidation

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS [Parenthetical] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017
Allowance for doubtful accounts (in dollars)	$ 340	$ 417
Inventories, net of reserves	$ 2,528	$ 2,305
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	1,500,000	1,500,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	7,620,861	7,620,215
Common stock, shares outstanding	7,264,420	7,263,774
Treasury stock, shares	356,441	356,441

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 30, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 1,711	$ 3
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Provision for (recovery of) inventory obsolescence	223	(219)
Recovery of doubtful accounts	(78)	(53)
Deferred income taxes	305	(240)
Depreciation and amortization	186	287
Stock based and restricted stock compensation	99	130
Loss on disposal of property and equipment	0	31
(Increase) decrease in operating assets
Accounts receivable	(1,891)	50
Inventories	3,233	2,425
Prepaid VAT taxes	159	(34)
Other current assets	50	(1,169)
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities
Accounts payable	241	3,010
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	69	(727)
Net cash used by the sale of Brazil	(38)	(31)
Net cash provided by operating activities	4,269	3,463
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(141)	(30)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net repayments under revolving credit facility	(2,502)	(177)
Loan repayments, long-term	(6)	(6)
Loan repayments, short-term	(18)	(1,329)
Loan borrowings, short-term	0	1,300
UK borrowings (repayments) under line of credit facility, net	(125)	20
Shares returned to pay employee taxes under restricted stock program	(1)	(1)
Net cash used in financing activities	(2,652)	(193)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	7	69
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	1,483	3,309
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	10,365	7,022
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	11,848	10,331
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	76	198
Cash paid for taxes	$ 384	$ 132

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Business

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Nature of Operations [Text Block]

1. Business

Lakeland Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries (“Lakeland,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”), a Delaware corporation organized in April 1986, manufactures and sells a comprehensive line of safety garments and accessories for the industrial protective clothing market.

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Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

2. Basis of Presentation

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and reflect all adjustments (consisting of only normal and recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present fairly the unaudited condensed consolidated financial information required herein. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. While we believe that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, it is suggested that these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017.

The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared using the accrual method of accounting in accordance with US GAAP.

The results of operations for the three month period ended April 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

In this Form 10-Q, (a) “FY” means fiscal year; thus, for example, FY18 refers to the fiscal year ending January 31, 2018, (b) “Q” refers to quarter; thus, for example, Q1 FY18 refers to the first quarter of the fiscal year ending January 31, 2018, (c) “Balance Sheet” refers to the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet and (d) “Statement of Operations" refers to the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates and assumptions

The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. It is reasonably possible that events could occur during the upcoming year that could change such estimates. 

Accounts Receivable, net

Trade accounts receivable are stated at the amount the Company expects to collect. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. The Company recognizes losses when information available indicates that it is probable that a receivable has been impaired based on criteria noted above at the date of the financial statements, and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Management considers the following factors when determining the collectability of specific customer accounts: customer creditworthiness, past transaction history with the customers, current economic industry trends and changes in customer payment terms. Past due balances over 90 days and other less creditworthy accounts are reviewed individually for collectability. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, adversely affecting their ability to make payments, additional allowances would be required. Based on management’s assessment, the Company provides for estimated uncollectible amounts through a charge to earnings and a credit to a valuation allowance. Balances that remain outstanding after the Company has used reasonable collection efforts are written off through a charge to the valuation allowance and a credit to accounts receivable.

Inventories, net

Inventories include freight-in, materials, labor and overhead costs and are stated at the lower of cost (on a first-in, first-out basis) or net realizable value. Provision is made for slow-moving, obsolete or unusable inventory.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Goodwill is evaluated for impairment at least annually; however, this evaluation may be performed more frequently when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Factors that the Company considers important that could identify a potential impairment include: significant changes in the overall business strategy and significant negative industry or economic trends. The Company measures any potential impairment on a projected discounted cash flow method. Estimating future cash flows requires the Company’s management to make projections that can differ materially from actual results. As of April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017, no impairment was recorded.  

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. The Company measures any potential impairment on a projected undiscounted cash flow method. Estimating future cash flows requires the Company’s management to make projections that can differ materially from actual results. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is considered impaired when the total projected undiscounted cash flows from the asset is less than its carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the long-lived asset. As of April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017, no impairment was recorded.

Revenue Recognition

The Company derives its sales primarily from its limited use/disposable protective clothing and secondarily from its sales of high-end chemical protective suits, firefighting and heat protective apparel, gloves and arm guards and reusable woven garments. Sales are recognized when goods are shipped, at which time title and the risk of loss pass to the customer. Sales are reduced for sales returns and allowances. Payment terms are generally net 30 days for United States sales and net 90 days for international sales.

Income Taxes

The Company is required to estimate its income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which it operates as part of preparing the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. This involves estimating the actual current tax in addition to assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatments for tax and financial accounting purposes. These differences, together with net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits, are recorded as deferred tax assets or liabilities on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. A judgment must then be made of the likelihood that any deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income. A valuation allowance may be required to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. In the event the Company determines that it may not be able to realize all or part of its deferred tax asset in the future, or that new estimates indicate that a previously recorded valuation allowance is no longer required, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset is charged or credited to income in the period of such determination.

The Company recognizes tax positions that meet a “more likely than not” minimum recognition threshold. If necessary, the Company recognizes interest and penalties associated with tax matters as part of the income tax provision and would include accrued interest and penalties with the related tax liability in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Foreign Operations and Foreign Currency Translation

The Company maintains manufacturing operations in Mexico, Argentina, India, and the People’s Republic of China and can access independent contractors in Mexico, Argentina and China. It also maintains sales and distribution entities located in India, Canada, the U.K., Chile, China, Argentina, Russia, Kazakhstan and Mexico. The Company is vulnerable to currency risks in these countries. The functional currency for the United Kingdom subsidiary is the Euro; the trading company in China, the RMB; the Canadian Real Estate subsidiary, the Canadian dollar; and the Russian operation, the Russian Ruble and Kazakhstan Tenge. All other operations have the US dollar as its functional currency.

Pursuant to US GAAP, assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign operations with functional currencies, other than the US dollar, are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date, while revenues and expenses are translated at average rates prevailing during the periods. Translation adjustments are reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss, a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Cash flows are also translated at average translation rates for the periods, therefore, amounts reported on the statement of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

US GAAP defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures utilizing a fair value hierarchy which is categorized into three levels based on the inputs to the valuation techniques used to measure fair value.

The following is a brief description of those three levels:

Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect management’s own assumptions.

Foreign currency forward and hedge contracts are recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets at their fair value as of the balance sheet dates based on current market rates as further discussed in Note 10.

The financial instruments of the Company classified as current assets or liabilities, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, short-term borrowings, borrowings under the revolving credit facility, accounts payable and accrued expenses, are recorded at carrying value, which approximates fair value based on the short-term nature of these instruments.

The Company believes that the fair values of its long-term debt approximates its carrying value based on the effective interest rate compared to the current market rate available to the Company.

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding without consideration of common stock equivalents. Diluted earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of common shares and common stock equivalents. The diluted earnings per share calculation takes into account unvested restricted shares and the shares that may be issued upon exercise of stock options, reduced by shares that may be repurchased with the funds received from the exercise, based on the average price during the period.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements to conform to the current period presentation.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company considers the applicability and impact of all accounting standards updates (“ASUs”). Management periodically reviews new accounting standards that are issued.

New Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted

In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2015-11, “Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory.” This update requires an entity that determines the cost of inventory by methods other than last-in, first-out and the retail inventory method to measure inventory at the lower of cost and net realizable value. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of FY18 using a prospective application. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” This update addresses several aspects of the accounting for share-based compensation transactions including: (a) income tax consequences when awards vest or are settled, (b) classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, (c) a policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur rather than on an estimated basis and (d) classification of excess tax impacts on the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of FY18, which did not have a material impact to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The amendments requiring recognition of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in the income statement will be applied prospectively. The inclusion of excess tax benefits and deficiencies as a component of our income tax expense will increase volatility within our provision for income taxes as the amount of excess tax benefits or deficiencies from share-based compensation awards are dependent on our stock price at the date the awards are exercised or settled. The Company does not expect the impact to be material to the consolidated results of operations; however, such determination is subject to change based on facts and circumstances at the time when awards vest or settle. The Company accounts for forfeitures of share-based awards when they occur. The Company will apply the amendments related to the presentation of excess tax benefits on the consolidated statement of cash flows using a retrospective transition method, and as a result, excess tax benefits related to share-based awards which had been previously classified as cash flows from financing activities will be reclassified as cash flows from operating activities.

New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. ASU 2014-09 will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in US GAAP when it becomes effective and permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The guidance also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, “Deferral of the Effective Date” (“ASU 2015-14”), which defers the effective date for ASU 2014-09 by one year. For public entities, the guidance in ASU 2014-09 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 (including interim reporting periods within those periods), which means it will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning February 1, 2018. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08, “Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue versus Net)” (“ASU 2016-08”), which clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations in the new revenue recognition standard. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10, “Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing” (“ASU 2016-10”), which reduces the complexity when applying the guidance for identifying performance obligations and improves the operability and understandability of the license implementation guidance. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-12 “Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients” (“ASU 2016-12”), which amends the guidance on transition, collectability, noncash consideration and the presentation of sales and other similar taxes. In December 2016, the FASB further issued ASU 2016-20, “Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2016-20”), which makes minor corrections or minor improvements to the Codification that are not expected to have a significant effect on current accounting practice or create a significant administrative cost to most entities. The amendments are intended to address implementation and provide additional practical expedients to reduce the cost and complexity of applying the new revenue standard. These amendments have the same effective date as the new revenue standard. The Company plans to adopt Topic 606 in the first quarter of its fiscal 2019 using the retrospective transition method, and is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of Topic 606 will have on its consolidated financial statements.  While no significant impact is expected upon adoption of the new guidance, the Company will not be able to make that determination until the time of adoption based upon outstanding contracts at that time.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which supersedes the existing guidance for lease accounting, Leases (Topic 840). ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize leases on their balance sheets, and leaves lessor accounting largely unchanged. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted for all entities. ASU 2016-02 requires a modified retrospective approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to elect to use certain transition relief. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard on its consolidated financial statements but has not determined the effects that the adoption of the pronouncement may have on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-05, “Other Income—Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets” to clarify the scope of Subtopic 610-20 and to add guidance for partial sales of nonfinancial assets. Subtopic 610-20, which was issued in May 2014 as a part of ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), provides guidance for recognizing gains and losses from the transfer of nonfinancial assets in contracts with noncustomers. For public entities, the amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. For all other entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company does not expect that adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, “Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting.” The amendment amends the scope of modification accounting for share-based payment arrangements, provides guidance on the types of changes to the terms or conditions of share-based payment awards to which an entity would be required to apply modification accounting under ASC 718. For all entities, the ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, including interim periods within those annual reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. 

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Inventories, net

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

4. Inventories, net

Inventories, net consist of the following (in $000s):

	April 30, 2017		January 31, 2017
Raw materials	$	12,825	$	14,312
Work-in-process		1,000		1,233
Finished goods		18,263		19,990
	$	32,088	$	35,535

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Debt

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-term Debt [Text Block]

5. Debt

Revolving Credit Facility

On June 28, 2013, as amended on March 31, 2015 and June 3, 2015, Lakeland Industries, Inc. and its wholly owned Canadian subsidiary, Lakeland Protective Wear Inc. (collectively the “Borrowers”), entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Senior Loan Agreement”) with AloStar Business Credit, a division of AloStar Bank of Commerce (the “Senior Lender”). The Senior Loan Agreement provided the Borrowers with a $15 million revolving line of credit (the “Senior Credit Facility”), at a variable interest rate based on LIBOR, with a first priority lien on substantially all of the United States and Canada assets of the Company, except for its Mexican plant and the Canadian warehouse.  After these amendments the maturity date of the Senior Credit Facility was extended to June 28, 2017 and the minimum interest rate floor became 4.25% per annum. On May 10, 2017, the Senior Loan Agreement was terminated, and the existing balance due was repaid with the proceeds from a new loan agreement with SunTrust Bank. See Note 13.

  

Borrowings in UK

On December 31, 2014, the Company and Lakeland Industries Europe, Ltd, (“Lakeland UK”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, amended the terms of its existing line of credit facility with Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (“HSBC”) to provide for (i) a one-year extension of the maturity date of the existing financing facility to December 19, 2016, (ii) an increase in the facility limit from £1,250,000 (approximately USD $1.9 million, based on exchange rates at time of closing) to £1,500,000 (approximately USD $2.3 million, based on exchange rates at time of closing), and (iii) a decrease in the annual interest rate margin from 3.46% to 3.0%. In addition, pursuant to a letter agreement dated December 5, 2014, the Company agreed that £400,000 (approximately USD $0.6 million, based on exchange rates at time of closing) of the note payable by the UK subsidiary to the Company shall be subordinated in priority of payment to the subsidiary’s obligations to HSBC under the financing facility. The balance under this loan outstanding at April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017 was USD $0.0 million and USD $0.1 million, respectively. On December 31, 2016, Lakeland UK entered into an extension of the maturity date of its existing financing facility with HSBC Invoice Finance (UK) Ltd. to December 19, 2017. Other than the extension of the maturity date and a small reduction of the service charge from 0.9% to 0.85%, all other terms of the facility remain the same.

Canada Loans

In September 2013, the Company refinanced its loan with the Development Bank of Canada (“BDC”) for a principal amount of approximately $1.1 million in both Canadian dollars and USD (based on exchange rates at time of closing). Such loan is for a term of 240 months at an interest rate of 6.45% per annum with fixed monthly payments of USD $6,048 (CAD $8,169) including principal and interest. It is collateralized by a mortgage on the Company's warehouse in Brantford, Ontario. The amount outstanding at April 30, 2017 is CAD $993,997 which is included as USD $678,000 in long term borrowings on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet, net of current maturities of USD $50,000. The amount outstanding at January 31, 2017 was USD $691,000 (CAD $1.0 million) in long term borrowings, net of current maturities of USD $50,000.

Argentina Loan

In April 2015, Lakeland Argentina S.R.L. (“Lakeland Argentina”), the Company’s Argentina subsidiary was granted a $300,000 line of credit denominated in Argentine pesos, pursuant to a standby letter of credit granted by the parent company. The line of credit was paid in full during the course of normal operations and prior to April 30, 2017, except for $9,250 noted below.

On July 1, 2016, Lakeland Argentina and Banco de la Nación Argentina (“BNA”) entered into an agreement for Lakeland Argentina to obtain a loan in the amount of ARS 569,000 (approximately USD $38,000, based on exchange rates at time of closing); such loan is for a term of one year at an interest rate of 27.06% per annum. The amount outstanding at April 30, 2017 is ARS 142,250 (approximately USD $9,250) which is included as short-term borrowings on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Below is a table to summarize all of the debt amounts pursuant to the various banking arrangements described above (in 000’s):

	Short-Term				Long-term				Current Maturity of Long-term				Revolving Credit Facility
	4/30/2017		1/31/2017		4/30/2017		1/31/2017		4/30/2017		1/31/2017		4/30/2017		1/31/2017
Argentina	$	9	$	27	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Canada		—		—		678		716		50		50		—		—
UK		—		126		—		—		—		—		—		—
USA		—		—		—		—		—		—		2,363		4,865
TOTALS	$	9	$	153	$	678	$	716	$	50	$	50	$	2,363	$	4,865

Five-year Debt Payout Schedule

This schedule reflects the liabilities as of April 30, 2017, and does not reflect any subsequent event (in 000’s):

	Total		1 Year or less		2 Years		3 Years		4 Years		5 Years		After 5 Years
Revolving credit facility	$	2,363	$	2,363	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Borrowings in Canada		728		50		29		31		33		35		550
Borrowings in UK		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Borrowings in Argentina		9		9		—		—		—		—		—
Total	$	3,100	$	2,422	$	29	$	31	$	33	$	35	$	550

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Concentration of Risk

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]

Concentration Risk Disclosure [Text Block]

6. Concentration of Risk

 

Credit Risk

Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk, consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, and trade receivables. Concentration of credit risk with respect to trade receivables is generally diversified due to the large number of entities comprising the Company’s customer base and their dispersion across geographic areas principally within the United States. The Company routinely addresses the financial strength of its customers and, as a consequence, believes that its receivable credit risk exposure is limited. The Company does not require customers to post collateral.

The Company’s foreign financial depositories are Bank of America; China Construction Bank; Bank of China; China Industrial and Commercial Bank; HSBC; Rural Credit Cooperative of Shandong; Postal Savings Bank of China; Punjab National Bank; HSBC in India, Argentina and UK; Raymond James in Argentina; TD Canada Trust; Banco Itaú S.A., Banco Credito Inversione in Chile; Banco Mercantil Del Norte SA in Mexico; ZAO KB Citibank Moscow in Russia, and JSC Bank Centercredit in Kazakhstan. The Company monitors its financial depositories by their credit rating which varies by country. In addition, cash balances in banks in the United States of America are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation subject to certain limitations. There is approximately $0.8 and 1.4 million total included in the U.S. bank accounts and approximately $11.0 and $9.0 million total in foreign bank accounts as of April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017, respectively.

Major Customer

No customer accounted for more than 10% of net sales during the three month periods ended April 30, 2017 and 2016.

Major Supplier

No supplier accounted for more than 10% of net purchases during the three month periods ended April 30, 2017 and 2016.

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Employee Stock Compensation and Stock Repurchase Program

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Share-Based Arrangements With Employees and Nonemployees [Abstract]

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

7. Employee Stock Compensation and Stock Repurchase Program

 

The 2012 and 2015 Plans

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on July 8, 2015, the Company’s stockholders approved the Lakeland Industries, Inc. 2015 Stock Plan (the “2015 Plan”). The executive officers and all other employees and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries are eligible to participate in the 2015 Plan. The 2015 Plan is currently administered by the compensation committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (“Committee”), except that with respect to all non-employee director awards, the Committee shall be deemed to include the full Board. The 2015 Plan authorizes the issuance of awards of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units and other stock-based awards. The 2015 Plan also permits the grant of awards that qualify for “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. The aggregate number of shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued under the 2015 Plan may not exceed 100,000 shares. Awards covering no more than 20,000 shares of common stock may be awarded to any plan participant in any one calendar year. Under the 2015 Plan, as of April 30, 2017, the Company granted awards for up to an aggregate of 99,270 restricted shares assuming maximum award levels are achieved.

The 2015 Plan, which terminates in July 2017, is the successor to the Company’s 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”). The Company’s 2012 Plan authorized the issuance of up to a maximum of 310,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to employees and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries in the form of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units and other share-based awards. Under the 2012 Plan, as of April 30, 2017, the Company issued 293,887 fully vested shares of common stock; there are no outstanding shares to vest according to the terms of the 2012 Plan.

Under the 2012 Plan and the 2015 Plan, the Company generally awards eligible employees and directors with either performance-based or time-based restricted shares. Performance-based restricted shares are awarded at either baseline (target), maximum or zero amounts. The number of restricted shares subject to any award is not tied to a formula or comparable company target ranges, but rather is determined at the discretion of the Committee at the end of the applicable performance period, which is two years under the 2015 Plan and had been three years under the 2012 Plan. The Company recognizes expense related to performance-based restricted share awards over the requisite performance period using the straight-line attribution method based on the most probable outcome (baseline, maximum or zero) at the end of the performance period and the price of the Company’s common stock price at the date of grant.

In addition to the performance-based awards, the Company also grants time-based vesting awards which vest either two or three years after date of issuance, subject to continuous employment and certain other conditions.

As of April 30, 2017, the Company had no unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to share-based stock awards pursuant to the 2012 Plan and had $338,958 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense pursuant to the 2015 Plan, before income taxes, based on the maximum performance award level. Such unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock awards totaled $63,329 for the 2015 Plan at the baseline performance level. The cost of these non-vested awards is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of  two years for the 2015 Plan.

The Company recognized total stock-based compensation costs of $98,848 and $130,443 for the three months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, of which $206 and $3,795 result from the 2012 Plan, and $98,642 and $126,648 result from the 2015 Plan. These amounts are reflected in operating expenses. The total income tax benefit recognized for stock-based compensation arrangements was $35,585 and $46,960 for the three months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Shares issued under 2015 and 2012 Stock Plans	Outstanding Unvested Grants at Maximum at Beginning of FY18		Granted during FY18 through April 30, 2017		Becoming Vested during FY18 through April 30, 2017		Forfeited during FY18 through April 30, 2017		Outstanding Unvested Grants at Maximum at End of April 30, 2017
Restricted stock grants – employees		67,619		—		—		—		67,619
Retainer in stock - directors		32,372		—		721		—		31,651
Total restricted stock		99,991		—		721		—		99,270
Weighted average grant date fair value	$	10.18		—	$	9.22		—	$	10.19

Other Compensation Plans/Programs

The Company previously awarded stock-based options to non-employee directors under its Non-employee Directors’ Option Plan (the “Directors’ Plan”) which expired on December 31, 2012. All stock option awards granted under the Directors’ Plan were fully vested at April 30, 2017. During the three months ended April 30, 2017 there have been no forfeitures or exercises, and there were no options outstanding.

Pursuant to the Company’s restrictive stock program, all directors are eligible to elect to receive any director fees in shares of restricted stock in lieu of cash. Such restricted shares are subject to a two-year vesting period. The valuation is based on the stock price at the grant date and is amortized to expense over the two-year period, which approximates the performance period. Since the director is giving up cash for unvested shares, the amount of shares awarded is 133% of the cash amount based on the grant date stock price. The unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to these restricted stock awards totaled $35,313 as of April 30, 2017. The cost of these non-vested awards is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of two years.

Stock Repurchase Program

On July 19, 2016, the Company’s board of directors approved a stock repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $2,500,000 of its outstanding common stock. The Company has not repurchased any stock under this program as of the date of this filing.

Warrants

In October 2014, the Company issued a five-year warrant that is immediately exercisable to purchase up to 55,500 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $11.00 per share. As of April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017, the warrant to purchase up to 55,500 shares remains outstanding.

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Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

8. Income Taxes

Income Tax Audits

    

The Company is subject to US federal income tax, as well as income tax in multiple US state and local jurisdictions and a number of foreign jurisdictions. Returns for the year since FY2014 are still open based on statutes of limitation only.

Chinese tax authorities have performed limited reviews on all Chinese subsidiaries as of tax years 2008 through 2015 with no significant issues noted and we believe our tax positions are reasonably stated as of April 30, 2017. Weifang Meiyang Products Co., Ltd. (“Meiyang”), one of our Chinese operations, was changed to a trading company from a manufacturing company in Q1 FY16 and all direct workers and equipment were transferred from Meiyang to Weifang Lakeland Safety Products Co., Ltd., (“WF”), another of our Chinese operation thereby reducing our tax exposure.

Lakeland Protective Wear, Inc., our Canadian subsidiary, is subject to Canadian federal income tax, as well as income tax in the Province of Ontario. Income tax return for the 2013 fiscal year and subsequent years are still within the normal reassessment period and open to examination by tax authorities.

In connection with the exit from Brazil (see Note 11), the Company claimed a worthless stock deduction which generated a tax benefit of approximately USD $9.5 million, net of a USD $2.2 million valuation allowance. While the Company and its tax advisors believe that this deduction is valid, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not challenge it and, if challenged, there is no assurance that the Company will prevail.

Except in Canada, and as set forth in the next paragraph, it is our practice and intention to reinvest the earnings of our non-US subsidiaries in their operations. As of April 30, 2017, the Company had not made a provision for US or additional foreign withholding taxes on approximately $25.4 million of the excess of the amount for financial reporting over the tax basis of investments in foreign subsidiaries that are essentially permanent in duration ($24.7 million at January 31, 2017). Generally, such amounts become subject to US taxation upon remittance of dividends and under certain other circumstances. If these earnings were repatriated to the US, the deferred tax liability associated with these temporary differences would be approximately $3.4 million at April 30, 2017.

The Company’s Board of Directors has instituted a plan subject to declaration and approval each year to elect to pay annual dividends to the Company from a portion of Weifang’s future profits, a portion of Meiyang’s future profits and a portion of the UK’s future profits which started in FY15 and from a portion of Beijing’s future profits starting in FY18. All other retained earnings are expected to be reinvested indefinitely.

 

Change in Valuation Allowance

We record net deferred tax assets to the extent we believe these assets will more likely than not to be realized. The valuation allowance was $2.2 million at April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expenses consist of federal, state and foreign income taxes. The statutory rate is the US rate. Reconciling items to the effective rate are foreign dividend income, Argentina income, and other permanent tax differences.

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Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

9. Earnings Per Share

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share at April 30, 2017 and 2016, as follows:

 

	Three Months Ended
	April 30, (in $000s except share information)
	2017		2016
Numerator:
Net income	$	1,711	$	3
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share (weighted-average shares which reflect 356,441 shares in the treasury)		7,263,774		7,254,162
Effect of dilutive securities from restricted stock plan and from dilutive effect of stock options		89,886		70,421
Denominator for diluted earnings per share (adjusted weighted average shares)		7,353,660		7,324,583
Basic earnings per share	$	0.24	$	0.00
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.23	$	0.00

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Derivative Instruments and Foreign Currency Exposure

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

10. Derivative Instruments and Foreign Currency Exposure

 

The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk. Management has commenced a derivative instrument program to partially offset this risk by purchasing forward contracts to sell the Canadian Dollar and the Euro other than the cash flow hedge discussed below. Such contracts are largely timed to expire with the last day of the fiscal quarter, with a new contract purchased on the first day of the following quarter, to match the operating cycle of the Company. We designated the forward contracts as derivatives but not as hedging instruments, with loss and gain recognized in current earnings.

The Company accounts for its foreign exchange derivative instruments by recognizing all derivatives as either assets or liabilities at fair value, which may result in additional volatility in current period earnings or other comprehensive income, depending whether the instrument was designated as a cash flow hedge, as a result of recording recognized and unrecognized gains and losses from changes in the fair value of derivative instruments.

We have two types of derivatives to manage the risk of foreign currency fluctuations.

From time to time, we enter into forward contracts with financial institutions to manage our currency exposure related to net assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. Those forward contract derivatives, not designated as hedging instruments, are generally settled quarterly. Gains and losses on those forward contracts are included in current earnings. There were no outstanding forward contracts at April 30, 2017 or January 31, 2017.

 

We may also enter into cash flow hedge contracts with financial institutions to manage our currency exposure on future cash payments denominated in foreign currencies. The effective portion of gain or loss on cash flow hedge is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. The notional amount of these contracts was $2.9 million and $1.5 million at April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017, respectively. The corresponding unrealized income or loss is recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The corresponding asset (liability) amounted to approximately $15,879 and $(25,826) at April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017, respectively.

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Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

11. Contingencies

Litigation:

The Company is involved in various litigation proceedings arising during the normal course of business which, in the opinion of the management of the Company, will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows; however, there can be no assurance as to the ultimate outcome of these matters. As of April 30, 2017, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, there were no outstanding claims or litigation.

The Company’s exit from Brazil:

Transfer of Shares Agreement

On July 31, 2015 (the “Closing Date”), Lakeland and Lake Brasil Industria E Comercio de Roupas E Equipamentos de Protecao Individual LTDA (“Lakeland Brazil”), completed a conditional closing of a Shares Transfer Agreement (the “Shares Transfer Agreement”) with Zap Comércio de Brindes Corporativos Ltda (“Transferee”), a company owned by an existing Lakeland Brazil manager, entered into on June 19, 2015. Pursuant to the Shares Transfer Agreement, the Transferee has acquired all of the shares of Lakeland Brazil owned by the Company.

The Company understands that under the laws of Brazil, a concept of fraudulent bankruptcy exists, which may hold a parent company liable for the liabilities of its Brazilian subsidiary in the event some level of fraud or misconduct is shown during the period that the parent company owned the subsidiary. While the Company believes that there has been no such fraud or misconduct relating to the proposed transfer of stock of Lakeland Brazil and the transactions contemplated by the Shares Transfer Agreement, as evidenced by the Company’s funding support for continuing operations of Lakeland Brazil, there can be no assurance that the courts of Brazil will not make such a finding nonetheless. The risk of exposure to the Company continues to diminish as the Transferee continues to operate Lakeland Brazil, as the risk of a finding of fraudulent bankruptcy lessens and pre-sale liabilities are paid off. Should the Transferee operate Lakeland Brazil for a period of two years, the Company believes the risk of a finding of fraudulent bankruptcy is eliminated.

VAT Tax Issues in Brazil

Value Added Tax (“VAT”) in Brazil is charged at the state level. Lakeland Brazil has three pending VAT claims totaling R$1.3 million (USD $0.5 million) excluding interest, penalties and fees of R$2.7 million (USD $0.9 million), which our attorney informed us were likely to be successfully defended based on state auditor misunderstanding. Any liabilities hereunder are the responsibility of Lakeland Brazil which, as described above, is no longer owned by the Company.

Labor Claims in Brazil

The Company may continue to be exposed to certain liabilities arising in connection with lawsuits pending in the labor courts in Brazil in which plaintiffs were seeking, as at July 31, 2015, a total of nearly USD $8,000,000 in damages from the Company’s then Brazilian subsidiary (Lakeland Brazil). The Company believes many of these labor court claims are without merit and the amount of damages being sought is significantly higher than any damages which may have been incurred. Pursuant to the Shares Transfer Agreement, the Company is required to fully fund amounts owed by Lakeland Brazil in connection with the then existing labor claims and to pay amounts potentially owed for future labor claims up to an aggregate amount of $375,000 plus 60% of the excess of such amount until the earlier of (i) the date all labor claims against Lakeland Brazil deriving from events prior to the sale are settled, (ii) by our mutual agreement with Lakeland Brazil or (iii) on the two (2) year anniversary of closing of the sale. With respect to continuing claims, $167,000 is being sought, of which management estimates the aggregate liability will be less than that amount.

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Segment Data

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

12. Segment Reporting

Domestic and international sales from continuing operations are as follows in millions of dollars:

  

	Three Months Ended April 30,
	2017				2016
Domestic	$	12.70	55.31	%	$	12.19	59.86	%
International		10.26	44.69	%		8.18	40.14	%
Total	$	22.96	100.00	%	$	20.37	100.00	%

We manage our operations by evaluating each of our geographic locations. Our US operations include a facility in Alabama (primarily the distribution to customers of the bulk of our products and the light manufacturing of our chemical, wovens, reflective, and fire products). The Company also maintains one manufacturing company in China (primarily disposable and chemical suit production), a manufacturing facility in Mexico (primarily disposable, reflective, fire and chemical suit production) and a small manufacturing facility in India. Our China facilities produce the majority of the Company’s products and China generates a significant portion of the Company’s international revenues. We evaluate the performance of these entities based on operating profit, which is defined as income before income taxes, interest expense and other income and expenses. We have sales forces in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Latin America, India, Russia, Kazakhstan and China, which sell and distribute products shipped from the United States, Mexico, India or China. The table below represents information about reported segments for the periods noted therein:

	Three Months Ended  April 30,  (in millions of dollars)
	2017		2016
Net Sales:
USA	$	13.40	$	12.78
Other foreign		4.05		3.19
Europe (UK)		2.13		2.39
Mexico		0.92		0.76
China		10.52		8.41
Corporate		0.42		0.47
Less intersegment sales		(8.48)		(7.63)
Consolidated sales	$	22.96	$	20.37
External Sales:
USA	$	12.70	$	12.19
Other foreign		3.70		2.87
Europe (UK)		2.09		2.39
Mexico		0.57		0.37
China		3.90		2.55
Consolidated external sales	$	22.96	$	20.37
Intersegment Sales:
USA	$	0.70	$	0.59
Other foreign		0.35		0.32
Europe (UK)		0.04		—
Mexico		0.35		0.39
China		6.62		5.86
Corporate		0.42		0.47
Consolidated intersegment sales	$	8.48	$	7.63

	Three Months Ended  April 30,  (in millions of dollars)
	2017		2016
Operating Profit (Loss):
USA	$	2.26	$	1.57
Other foreign		0.43		0.30
Europe (UK)		0.07		0.10
Mexico		0.03		(0.01)
China		0.97		0.47
Corporate		(1.38)		(2.33)
Less intersegment profit (loss)		0.09		0.07
Consolidated operating profit	$	2.47	$	0.17
Depreciation and Amortization Expense:
USA	$	0.03	$	0.04
Other foreign		0.04		0.02
Europe (UK)		—		—
Mexico		0.03		0.03
China		0.06		0.09
Corporate		0.04		0.15
Less intersegment		(0.01)		(0.04)
Consolidated depreciation & amortization expense	$	0.19	$	0.29
Interest Expense:
USA (shown in Corporate)	$	—	$	—
Other foreign		0.02		0.04
Europe (UK)		—		—
Mexico		—		—
China		—		0.04
Corporate		0.06		0.12
Less intersegment		—		—
Consolidated interest expense	$	0.08	$	0.20
Income Tax Expense (Benefits):
USA (shown in Corporate)	$	—	$	—
Other foreign		0.05		0.03
Europe (UK)		0.01		0.01
Mexico		—		—
China		0.29		0.09
Corporate		0.32		(0.17)
Less intersegment		0.02		0.02
Consolidated income tax expense	$	0.69	$	(0.02)
Capital Expenditures:
USA	$	—	$	—
Other foreign		—		—
Europe (UK)		—		—
Mexico		0.01		—
China		0.02		0.02
India		—		0.01
Corporate		0.11		—
Consolidated capital expenditures	$	0.14	$	0.03

	April 30, 2017  (in millions of dollars)		January 31, 2017  (in millions of dollars)
Total Assets:*
USA	$	58.16	$	56.34
Other foreign		19.08		18.16
Europe (UK)		4.13		3.61
Mexico		4.03		3.99
China		32.22		30.54
India		(1.35)		(1.36)
Corporate		20.78		26.00
Less intersegment		(53.08)		(52.73)
Consolidated assets	$	83.97	$	84.55
Total Assets Less Intersegment:*
USA	$	27.78	$	30.94
Other foreign		11.22		10.17
Europe (UK)		4.13		3.58
Mexico		4.07		4.07
China		20.30		18.44
India		0.50		0.43
Corporate		15.97		16.92
Consolidated assets	$	83.97	$	84.55
Property and Equipment:
USA	$	2.06	$	2.09
Other foreign		1.46		1.55
Europe (UK)		0.03		0.03
Mexico		2.02		2.05
China		2.02		2.05
India		0.02		0.03
Corporate		0.83		0.75
Less intersegment		(0.01)		(0.02)
Consolidated property and equipment	$	8.43	$	8.53
Goodwill:
USA	$	0.87	$	0.87
Consolidated goodwill	$	0.87	$	0.87

* Negative assets reflect intersegment amounts eliminated in consolidation

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Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events [Text Block]

13. Subsequent Events

On May 10, 2017, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with SunTrust Bank (“Lender”). The Loan Agreement provides the Company with a secured (i) $20 million revolving credit facility, which includes a $5 million letter of credit sub-facility, and (ii) $1,575,000 term loan with Lender. The Company may request from time to time an increase in the revolving credit loan commitment of up to $10 million (for a total commitment of up to $30 million). Borrowing pursuant to the revolving credit facility is subject to a borrowing base amount calculated as (a) 85% of eligible accounts receivable, as defined, plus (b) an inventory formula amount, as defined, minus (c) an amount equal to the greater of (i) $1,500,000 or (ii) 7.5% of the then current revolver commitment amount, minus (d) certain reserves as determined by the Loan Agreement. The credit facility matures on May 10, 2020 (subject to earlier termination upon the occurrence of certain events of default as set forth in the Loan Agreement). At the closing, the Company’s existing financing facility with AloStar Bank of Commerce was fully repaid and terminated using proceeds of the revolver in the amount of approximately $3.0 million (see Note 5). Proceeds will also be used to finance working capital and other general corporate needs.

Borrowings under the term loan and the revolving credit facility bear interest at an interest rate determined by reference whether the loan is a base rate loan or Eurodollar loan, with the rate election made by the Company at the time of the borrowing or at any time the Company elects pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement. The term loan is payable in equal monthly principal installments of $13,125 each, beginning on June 1, 2017, and on the first day of each succeeding month, with a final payment of the remaining principal and interest on May 10, 2020 (subject to earlier termination as provided in the Loan Agreement). For that portion of the term loan that consists of Eurodollar loans, the term loan shall bear interest at the LIBOR Market Index Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 2.0% per annum, and for that portion of the term loan that consists of base rate loans, the term loan shall bear interest at the base rate then in effect plus 1.0% per annum. All principal and unpaid accrued interest under the revolver credit facility shall be due and payable on the maturity date of the revolver. For that portion of the revolver loan that consists of Eurodollar loans, the revolver shall bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin rate of 1.75% per annum for the first six months and thereafter between 1.5% and 2.0%, depending on the Company’s “availability calculation” (as defined in the Loan Agreement) and, for that portion of the revolver that consists of base rate loans, the revolver shall bear interest at the base rate then in effect plus a margin rate of 0.75% per annum for the first six months and thereafter between 0.50% and 1.0%, depending on the availability calculation. As of the closing, the Company elected all borrowings under the Loan Agreement to accrue interest at LIBOR which, as of that date, was 0.99500%. As such, the initial rate of interest for the revolver is 2.745% per annum and the initial rate of interest for the term loan is 2.995% per annum. The Loan Agreement provides for payment of an unused line fee of between .25% and .50%, depending on the amount by which the revolving credit loan commitment exceeds the amount of the revolving credit loans outstanding (including letters of credit), which shall be payable monthly in arrears on the average daily unused portion of the revolver.

The Company agreed to maintain a minimum “fixed charge coverage ratio” (as defined in the Loan Agreement) as of the end of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending July 31, 2017, of not less than 1.10 to 1.00 during the applicable fiscal quarter, and agreed to certain negative covenants that are customary for credit arrangements of this type, including restrictions on the Company’s ability to enter into mergers, acquisitions or other business combination transactions, conduct its business, grant liens, make certain investments, incur additional indebtedness, and make stock repurchases.

In connection with the Loan Agreement, the Company entered into a security agreement, dated May 10, 2017, with the Lender pursuant to which the Company granted to Lender a first priority perfected security interest in substantially all real and personal property of the Company.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of Estimates and assumptions

The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. It is reasonably possible that events could occur during the upcoming year that could change such estimates.

Receivables, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Accounts Receivable, net

Trade accounts receivable are stated at the amount the Company expects to collect. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. The Company recognizes losses when information available indicates that it is probable that a receivable has been impaired based on criteria noted above at the date of the financial statements, and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Management considers the following factors when determining the collectability of specific customer accounts: customer creditworthiness, past transaction history with the customers, current economic industry trends and changes in customer payment terms. Past due balances over 90 days and other less creditworthy accounts are reviewed individually for collectability. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, adversely affecting their ability to make payments, additional allowances would be required. Based on management’s assessment, the Company provides for estimated uncollectible amounts through a charge to earnings and a credit to a valuation allowance. Balances that remain outstanding after the Company has used reasonable collection efforts are written off through a charge to the valuation allowance and a credit to accounts receivable.

Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Inventories, net

Inventories include freight-in, materials, labor and overhead costs and are stated at the lower of cost (on a first-in, first-out basis) or net realizable value. Provision is made for slow-moving, obsolete or unusable inventory.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Goodwill, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Goodwill is evaluated for impairment at least annually; however, this evaluation may be performed more frequently when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Factors that the Company considers important that could identify a potential impairment include: significant changes in the overall business strategy and significant negative industry or economic trends. The Company measures any potential impairment on a projected discounted cash flow method. Estimating future cash flows requires the Company’s management to make projections that can differ materially from actual results. As of April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017, no impairment was recorded.  

Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. The Company measures any potential impairment on a projected undiscounted cash flow method. Estimating future cash flows requires the Company’s management to make projections that can differ materially from actual results. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is considered impaired when the total projected undiscounted cash flows from the asset is less than its carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the long-lived asset. As of April 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017, no impairment was recorded.

Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Revenue Recognition

The Company derives its sales primarily from its limited use/disposable protective clothing and secondarily from its sales of high-end chemical protective suits, firefighting and heat protective apparel, gloves and arm guards and reusable woven garments. Sales are recognized when goods are shipped, at which time title and the risk of loss pass to the customer. Sales are reduced for sales returns and allowances. Payment terms are generally net 30 days for United States sales and net 90 days for international sales.

Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Income Taxes

The Company is required to estimate its income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which it operates as part of preparing the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. This involves estimating the actual current tax in addition to assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatments for tax and financial accounting purposes. These differences, together with net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits, are recorded as deferred tax assets or liabilities on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. A judgment must then be made of the likelihood that any deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income. A valuation allowance may be required to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. In the event the Company determines that it may not be able to realize all or part of its deferred tax asset in the future, or that new estimates indicate that a previously recorded valuation allowance is no longer required, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset is charged or credited to income in the period of such determination.

The Company recognizes tax positions that meet a “more likely than not” minimum recognition threshold. If necessary, the Company recognizes interest and penalties associated with tax matters as part of the income tax provision and would include accrued interest and penalties with the related tax liability in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy [Policy Text Block]

Foreign Operations and Foreign Currency Translation

The Company maintains manufacturing operations in Mexico, Argentina, India, and the People’s Republic of China and can access independent contractors in Mexico, Argentina and China. It also maintains sales and distribution entities located in India, Canada, the U.K., Chile, China, Argentina, Russia, Kazakhstan and Mexico. The Company is vulnerable to currency risks in these countries. The functional currency for the United Kingdom subsidiary is the Euro; the trading company in China, the RMB; the Canadian Real Estate subsidiary, the Canadian dollar; and the Russian operation, the Russian Ruble and Kazakhstan Tenge. All other operations have the US dollar as its functional currency.

Pursuant to US GAAP, assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign operations with functional currencies, other than the US dollar, are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date, while revenues and expenses are translated at average rates prevailing during the periods. Translation adjustments are reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss, a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Cash flows are also translated at average translation rates for the periods, therefore, amounts reported on the statement of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

US GAAP defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures utilizing a fair value hierarchy which is categorized into three levels based on the inputs to the valuation techniques used to measure fair value.

The following is a brief description of those three levels:

Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect management’s own assumptions.

Foreign currency forward and hedge contracts are recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets at their fair value as of the balance sheet dates based on current market rates as further discussed in Note 10.

The financial instruments of the Company classified as current assets or liabilities, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, short-term borrowings, borrowings under the revolving credit facility, accounts payable and accrued expenses, are recorded at carrying value, which approximates fair value based on the short-term nature of these instruments.

The Company believes that the fair values of its long-term debt approximates its carrying value based on the effective interest rate compared to the current market rate available to the Company.

Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding without consideration of common stock equivalents. Diluted earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of common shares and common stock equivalents. The diluted earnings per share calculation takes into account unvested restricted shares and the shares that may be issued upon exercise of stock options, reduced by shares that may be repurchased with the funds received from the exercise, based on the average price during the period.

Reclassification, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements to conform to the current period presentation.

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company considers the applicability and impact of all accounting standards updates (“ASUs”). Management periodically reviews new accounting standards that are issued.

New Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted

In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2015-11, “Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory.” This update requires an entity that determines the cost of inventory by methods other than last-in, first-out and the retail inventory method to measure inventory at the lower of cost and net realizable value. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of FY18 using a prospective application. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” This update addresses several aspects of the accounting for share-based compensation transactions including: (a) income tax consequences when awards vest or are settled, (b) classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, (c) a policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur rather than on an estimated basis and (d) classification of excess tax impacts on the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of FY18, which did not have a material impact to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The amendments requiring recognition of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in the income statement will be applied prospectively. The inclusion of excess tax benefits and deficiencies as a component of our income tax expense will increase volatility within our provision for income taxes as the amount of excess tax benefits or deficiencies from share-based compensation awards are dependent on our stock price at the date the awards are exercised or settled. The Company does not expect the impact to be material to the consolidated results of operations; however, such determination is subject to change based on facts and circumstances at the time when awards vest or settle. The Company accounts for forfeitures of share-based awards when they occur. The Company will apply the amendments related to the presentation of excess tax benefits on the consolidated statement of cash flows using a retrospective transition method, and as a result, excess tax benefits related to share-based awards which had been previously classified as cash flows from financing activities will be reclassified as cash flows from operating activities.

New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. ASU 2014-09 will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in US GAAP when it becomes effective and permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The guidance also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, “Deferral of the Effective Date” (“ASU 2015-14”), which defers the effective date for ASU 2014-09 by one year. For public entities, the guidance in ASU 2014-09 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 (including interim reporting periods within those periods), which means it will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning February 1, 2018. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08, “Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue versus Net)” (“ASU 2016-08”), which clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations in the new revenue recognition standard. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10, “Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing” (“ASU 2016-10”), which reduces the complexity when applying the guidance for identifying performance obligations and improves the operability and understandability of the license implementation guidance. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-12 “Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients” (“ASU 2016-12”), which amends the guidance on transition, collectability, noncash consideration and the presentation of sales and other similar taxes. In December 2016, the FASB further issued ASU 2016-20, “Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2016-20”), which makes minor corrections or minor improvements to the Codification that are not expected to have a significant effect on current accounting practice or create a significant administrative cost to most entities. The amendments are intended to address implementation and provide additional practical expedients to reduce the cost and complexity of applying the new revenue standard. These amendments have the same effective date as the new revenue standard. The Company plans to adopt Topic 606 in the first quarter of its fiscal 2019 using the retrospective transition method, and is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of Topic 606 will have on its consolidated financial statements.  While no significant impact is expected upon adoption of the new guidance, the Company will not be able to make that determination until the time of adoption based upon outstanding contracts at that time.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which supersedes the existing guidance for lease accounting, Leases (Topic 840). ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize leases on their balance sheets, and leaves lessor accounting largely unchanged. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted for all entities. ASU 2016-02 requires a modified retrospective approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to elect to use certain transition relief. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard on its consolidated financial statements but has not determined the effects that the adoption of the pronouncement may have on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-05, “Other Income—Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets” to clarify the scope of Subtopic 610-20 and to add guidance for partial sales of nonfinancial assets. Subtopic 610-20, which was issued in May 2014 as a part of ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), provides guidance for recognizing gains and losses from the transfer of nonfinancial assets in contracts with noncustomers. For public entities, the amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. For all other entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company does not expect that adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, “Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting.” The amendment amends the scope of modification accounting for share-based payment arrangements, provides guidance on the types of changes to the terms or conditions of share-based payment awards to which an entity would be required to apply modification accounting under ASC 718. For all entities, the ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, including interim periods within those annual reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.  

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Inventories, net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

Inventories, net consist of the following (in $000s):

	April 30, 2017		January 31, 2017
Raw materials	$	12,825	$	14,312
Work-in-process		1,000		1,233
Finished goods		18,263		19,990
	$	32,088	$	35,535

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Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

Below is a table to summarize all of the debt amounts pursuant to the various banking arrangements described above (in 000’s):

	Short-Term				Long-term				Current Maturity of Long-term				Revolving Credit Facility
	4/30/2017		1/31/2017		4/30/2017		1/31/2017		4/30/2017		1/31/2017		4/30/2017		1/31/2017
Argentina	$	9	$	27	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Canada		—		—		678		716		50		50		—		—
UK		—		126		—		—		—		—		—		—
USA		—		—		—		—		—		—		2,363		4,865
TOTALS	$	9	$	153	$	678	$	716	$	50	$	50	$	2,363	$	4,865

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

This schedule reflects the liabilities as of April 30, 2017, and does not reflect any subsequent event (in 000’s):

	Total		1 Year or less		2 Years		3 Years		4 Years		5 Years		After 5 Years
Revolving credit facility	$	2,363	$	2,363	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Borrowings in Canada		728		50		29		31		33		35		550
Borrowings in UK		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Borrowings in Argentina		9		9		—		—		—		—		—
Total	$	3,100	$	2,422	$	29	$	31	$	33	$	35	$	550

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Employee Stock Compensation and Stock Repurchase Program (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Share-Based Arrangements With Employees and Nonemployees [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Units Award Activity [Table Text Block]

Shares issued under 2015 and 2012 Stock Plans	Outstanding Unvested Grants at Maximum at Beginning of FY18		Granted during FY18 through April 30, 2017		Becoming Vested during FY18 through April 30, 2017		Forfeited during FY18 through April 30, 2017		Outstanding Unvested Grants at Maximum at End of April 30, 2017
Restricted stock grants – employees		67,619		—		—		—		67,619
Retainer in stock - directors		32,372		—		721		—		31,651
Total restricted stock		99,991		—		721		—		99,270
Weighted average grant date fair value	$	10.18		—	$	9.22		—	$	10.19

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share at April 30, 2017 and 2016, as follows:

 

	Three Months Ended
	April 30, (in $000s except share information)
	2017		2016
Numerator:
Net income	$	1,711	$	3
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share (weighted-average shares which reflect 356,441 shares in the treasury)		7,263,774		7,254,162
Effect of dilutive securities from restricted stock plan and from dilutive effect of stock options		89,886		70,421
Denominator for diluted earnings per share (adjusted weighted average shares)		7,353,660		7,324,583
Basic earnings per share	$	0.24	$	0.00
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.23	$	0.00

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Segment Data (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule Of Revenue From External Customers Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]

Domestic and international sales from continuing operations are as follows in millions of dollars:

	Three Months Ended April 30,
	2017				2016
Domestic	$	12.70	55.31	%	$	12.19	59.86	%
International		10.26	44.69	%		8.18	40.14	%
Total	$	22.96	100.00	%	$	20.37	100.00	%

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

The table below represents information about reported segments for the periods noted therein:

	Three Months Ended  April 30,  (in millions of dollars)
	2017		2016
Net Sales:
USA	$	13.40	$	12.78
Other foreign		4.05		3.19
Europe (UK)		2.13		2.39
Mexico		0.92		0.76
China		10.52		8.41
Corporate		0.42		0.47
Less intersegment sales		(8.48)		(7.63)
Consolidated sales	$	22.96	$	20.37
External Sales:
USA	$	12.70	$	12.19
Other foreign		3.70		2.87
Europe (UK)		2.09		2.39
Mexico		0.57		0.37
China		3.90		2.55
Consolidated external sales	$	22.96	$	20.37
Intersegment Sales:
USA	$	0.70	$	0.59
Other foreign		0.35		0.32
Europe (UK)		0.04		—
Mexico		0.35		0.39
China		6.62		5.86
Corporate		0.42		0.47
Consolidated intersegment sales	$	8.48	$	7.63

	Three Months Ended  April 30,  (in millions of dollars)
	2017		2016
Operating Profit (Loss):
USA	$	2.26	$	1.57
Other foreign		0.43		0.30
Europe (UK)		0.07		0.10
Mexico		0.03		(0.01)
China		0.97		0.47
Corporate		(1.38)		(2.33)
Less intersegment profit (loss)		0.09		0.07
Consolidated operating profit	$	2.47	$	0.17
Depreciation and Amortization Expense:
USA	$	0.03	$	0.04
Other foreign		0.04		0.02
Europe (UK)		—		—
Mexico		0.03		0.03
China		0.06		0.09
Corporate		0.04		0.15
Less intersegment		(0.01)		(0.04)
Consolidated depreciation & amortization expense	$	0.19	$	0.29
Interest Expense:
USA (shown in Corporate)	$	—	$	—
Other foreign		0.02		0.04
Europe (UK)		—		—
Mexico		—		—
China		—		0.04
Corporate		0.06		0.12
Less intersegment		—		—
Consolidated interest expense	$	0.08	$	0.20
Income Tax Expense (Benefits):
USA (shown in Corporate)	$	—	$	—
Other foreign		0.05		0.03
Europe (UK)		0.01		0.01
Mexico		—		—
China		0.29		0.09
Corporate		0.32		(0.17)
Less intersegment		0.02		0.02
Consolidated income tax expense	$	0.69	$	(0.02)
Capital Expenditures:
USA	$	—	$	—
Other foreign		—		—
Europe (UK)		—		—
Mexico		0.01		—
China		0.02		0.02
India		—		0.01
Corporate		0.11		—
Consolidated capital expenditures	$	0.14	$	0.03

	April 30, 2017  (in millions of dollars)		January 31, 2017  (in millions of dollars)
Total Assets:*
USA	$	58.16	$	56.34
Other foreign		19.08		18.16
Europe (UK)		4.13		3.61
Mexico		4.03		3.99
China		32.22		30.54
India		(1.35)		(1.36)
Corporate		20.78		26.00
Less intersegment		(53.08)		(52.73)
Consolidated assets	$	83.97	$	84.55
Total Assets Less Intersegment:*
USA	$	27.78	$	30.94
Other foreign		11.22		10.17
Europe (UK)		4.13		3.58
Mexico		4.07		4.07
China		20.30		18.44
India		0.50		0.43
Corporate		15.97		16.92
Consolidated assets	$	83.97	$	84.55
Property and Equipment:
USA	$	2.06	$	2.09
Other foreign		1.46		1.55
Europe (UK)		0.03		0.03
Mexico		2.02		2.05
China		2.02		2.05
India		0.02		0.03
Corporate		0.83		0.75
Less intersegment		(0.01)		(0.02)
Consolidated property and equipment	$	8.43	$	8.53
Goodwill:
USA	$	0.87	$	0.87
Consolidated goodwill	$	0.87	$	0.87

* Negative assets reflect intersegment amounts eliminated in consolidation

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Inventories, net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017
Inventory [Line Items]
Raw materials	$ 12,825	$ 14,312
Work-in-process	1,000	1,233
Finished goods	18,263	19,990
Inventory, Net, Total	$ 32,088	$ 35,535

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Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017
Short-Term Debt	$ 9	$ 153
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	678	716
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	50	50
Line Of Credit, Current	2,363	4,865
ARGENTINA
Short-Term Debt	9	27
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	0	0
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	0	0
Line Of Credit, Current	0	0
CANADA
Short-Term Debt	0	0
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	678	716
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	50	50
Line Of Credit, Current	0	0
UNITED KINGDOM
Short-Term Debt	0	126
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	0	0
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	0	0
Line Of Credit, Current	0	0
UNITED STATES
Short-Term Debt	0	0
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	0	0
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	0	0
Line Of Credit, Current	$ 2,363	$ 4,865

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Debt (Details 1) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total	$ 3,100
1 Year or less	2,422
2 Years	29
3 Years	31
4 Years	33
5 Years	35
After 5 Years	550
Revolving credit facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total	2,363
1 Year or less	2,363
2 Years	0
3 Years	0
4 Years	0
5 Years	0
After 5 Years	0
Borrowings in Canada [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total	728
1 Year or less	50
2 Years	29
3 Years	31
4 Years	33
5 Years	35
After 5 Years	550
Borrowings in UK [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total	0
1 Year or less	0
2 Years	0
3 Years	0
4 Years	0
5 Years	0
After 5 Years	0
Borrowings in Argentina [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total	9
1 Year or less	9
2 Years	0
3 Years	0
4 Years	0
5 Years	0
After 5 Years	$ 0

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Debt (Details Textual)	1 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 CAD	Jun. 28, 2017	Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2017 CAD	Apr. 30, 2017 ARS	Jan. 31, 2017 CAD	Jul. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2016 ARS	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 GBP (£)	Jun. 28, 2013 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	$ 50,000						$ 50,000
Long-term Debt, Total							3,100,000
Short-Term Debt	153,000						9,000
Argentina Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage											27.06%	27.06%
Long-term Line of Credit							9,250		ARS 142,250		$ 38,000	ARS 569,000
Argentina Subsidiary [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit							9,250						$ 300,000
Borrowings In UK [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 1,900,000											£ 1,250,000
Line Of Credit Facility Advance Rate			3.46%
Short-Term Debt	$ 100,000						0
Notes Payable			$ 600,000											400,000
Service Charge Percentage	0.85%	0.90%
Borrowings In UK [Member] | Amendment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 2,300,000											£ 1,500,000
Line Of Credit Facility Advance Rate			3.00%
Senior Loan Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit															$ 15,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End						4.25%
Long-term Debt, Total							2,363,000
Business Development Bank Of Canada [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term Debt, Refinanced, Amount				$ 1,100,000
Debt Instrument, Term				240 months	240 months
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage				6.45%	6.45%
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment				$ 6,048	CAD 8,169
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	$ 50,000						50,000
Long-term Debt, Total	$ 691,000						$ 678,000	CAD 993,997		CAD 1,000,000

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Concentration of Risk (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2017
UNITED STATES
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Interest-bearing Deposits in Banks and Other Financial Institutions	$ 0.8		$ 1.4
Foreign Countries [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Interest-bearing Deposits in Banks and Other Financial Institutions	$ 11.0		$ 9.0
Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Customer	No customer accounted for more than 10% of net sales	No customer accounted for more than 10% of net sales
Supplier Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Supplier	No supplier accounted for more than 10% of net purchases	No supplier accounted for more than 10% of net purchases

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Employee Stock Compensation and Stock Repurchase Program (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017 $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Outstanding Unvested Grants at Maximum at Beginning of FY18, restricted stock	99,991
Granted during FY18 through April 30, 2017	0
Becoming Vested during FY18, restricted stock	721
Forfeited during FY18 through April 30, 2017	0
Outstanding Unvested Grants at Maximum at End of FY18, restricted stock	99,270
Outstanding Unvested Grants at Maximum at Beginning of FY18, Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 10.18
Granted during FY18, Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	0
Becoming Vested during FY18, Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	9.22
Forfeited during FY18, Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	0
Outstanding Unvested Grants at Maximum at End of FY18, Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 10.19
Restricted Stock Grants - Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Outstanding Unvested Grants at Maximum at Beginning of FY18, restricted stock	67,619
Granted during FY18 through April 30, 2017	0
Becoming Vested during FY18, restricted stock	0
Forfeited during FY18 through April 30, 2017	0
Outstanding Unvested Grants at Maximum at End of FY18, restricted stock	67,619
Retainer in stock - directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Outstanding Unvested Grants at Maximum at Beginning of FY18, restricted stock	32,372
Granted during FY18 through April 30, 2017	0
Becoming Vested during FY18, restricted stock	721
Forfeited during FY18 through April 30, 2017	0
Outstanding Unvested Grants at Maximum at End of FY18, restricted stock	31,651

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Employee Stock Compensation and Stock Repurchase Program (Details Textual) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2017	Jul. 19, 2016	Jul. 08, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense		$ 35,585	$ 46,960
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense		$ 98,848	130,443
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount					$ 2,500,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights	55,500
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 11.00
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding		55,500		55,500
Class Of Warrant Term	5 years
2012 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense		$ 206	3,795
2012 Plan [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Number of Shares		293,887
2015 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Employee Service Share-Based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized, Stock Options		$ 338,958
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense		$ 98,642	$ 126,648
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance						100,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross		99,270
2015 Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance						20,000
Bonus-in-stock program [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Purchase Price Of Common Stock, Percent		133.00%
Restricted Stock [Member] | 2015 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Employee Service Share-Based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized, Stock Options		$ 63,329
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition		2 years
Restricted Stock [Member] | Bonus-in-stock program [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Employee Service Share-Based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized, Stock Options		$ 35,313
Employees And Directors [Member] | 2012 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant		310,000

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Income Taxes (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries	$ 25.4	$ 24.7
Deferred Tax Liability Not Recognized, Amount of Unrecognized Deferred Tax Liability, Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries	3.4
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance, Noncurrent	2.2	$ 2.2
Brazil [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance, Amount	2.2
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Deduction, Other, Amount	$ 9.5

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Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 30, 2016
Numerator
Net income from continuing operations	$ 1,711	$ 3
Denominator
Denominator for basic earnings per share (weighted-average shares which reflect 356,441 shares in the treasury)	7,263,774	7,254,162
Effect of dilutive securities from restricted stock plan and from dilutive effect of stock options	89,886	70,421
Denominator for diluted earnings per share (adjusted weighted average shares)	7,353,660	7,324,583
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.24	$ 0.00
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.23	$ 0.00

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Earnings Per Share (Details Textual) - shares	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 30, 2016
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Weighted Average Number of Shares, Treasury Stock	356,441	356,441

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Derivative Instruments and Foreign Currency Exposure (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 2,900,000	$ 1,500,000
Derivative Instruments and Hedges, Liabilities, Total	$ 15,879	$ (25,826)

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Contingencies (Details Textual) BRL in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2017 BRL
Contingencies (Line Items)
Maximum Amount of Future Labor Claims	$ 375,000
Percentage of Excess of Cap On Labor Claims Amount	60.00%
Lakeland Brazil [Member]
Contingencies (Line Items)
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value	$ 167,000
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid, Value	$ 8,000,000
Claim 2007-2009 By State Of Bahia [Member]
Contingencies (Line Items)
Value Added Tax Fines And Penalties Defendable		$ 500,000	BRL 1.3
Claim 2007-2009 By State Of Bahia [Member] | Other Claims [Member]
Contingencies (Line Items)
Value Added Tax Fines And Penalties		$ 900,000	BRL 2.7

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Segment Data (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 22,961	$ 20,369
Domestic [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 12,700	$ 12,190
Sales Revenue, Percentage	55.31%	59.86%
International [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 10,260	$ 8,180
Sales Revenue, Percentage	44.69%	40.14%
Sales Revenue, Net [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 22,960	$ 20,370
Sales Revenue, Percentage	100.00%	100.00%

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Segment Data (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2017
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 22,961	$ 20,369
Operating Profit (Loss)		2,473	169
Depreciation and Amortization Expense		186	287
Interest Expense		76	198
Income Tax Expense (Benefits)		688	(24)
Total assets	[1]	83,972		$ 84,554
Assets Less Intersegment	[1]	83,970		84,550
Property and Equipment		8,432		8,527
Capital Expenditures		140	30
Goodwill		871		871
Intersegment Sales [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales		(8,480)	(7,630)
External Sales [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales		22,960	20,370
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales		8,480	7,630
Operating Profit (Loss)		90	70
Depreciation and Amortization Expense		(10)	(40)
Interest Expense		0	0
Income Tax Expense (Benefits)		20	20
Total assets	[1]	(53,080)		(52,730)
Property and Equipment		(10)		(20)
Unites States [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales		13,400	12,780
Operating Profit (Loss)		2,260	1,570
Depreciation and Amortization Expense		30	40
Interest Expense		0	0
Income Tax Expense (Benefits)		0	0
Total assets	[1]	58,160		56,340
Assets Less Intersegment	[1]	27,780		30,940
Property and Equipment		2,060		2,090
Capital Expenditures		0	0
Goodwill		870		870
Unites States [Member] | Intersegment Sales [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales		700	590
Unites States [Member] | External Sales [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales		12,700	12,190
Other foreign [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales		4,050	3,190
Operating Profit (Loss)		430	300
Depreciation and Amortization Expense		40	20
Interest Expense		20	40
Income Tax Expense (Benefits)		50	30
Total assets	[1]	19,080		18,160
Assets Less Intersegment	[1]	11,220		10,170
Property and Equipment		1,460		1,550
Capital Expenditures		0	0
Other foreign [Member] | Intersegment Sales [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales		350	320
Other foreign [Member] | External Sales [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales		3,700	2,870
Europe (UK) [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales		2,130	2,390
Operating Profit (Loss)		70	100
Depreciation and Amortization Expense		0	0
Interest Expense		0	0
Income Tax Expense (Benefits)		10	10
Total assets	[1]	4,130		3,610
Assets Less Intersegment	[1]	4,130		3,580
Property and Equipment		30		30
Capital Expenditures		0	0
Europe (UK) [Member] | Intersegment Sales [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales		40	0
Europe (UK) [Member] | External Sales [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales		2,090	2,390
Mexico [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales		920	760
Operating Profit (Loss)		30	(10)
Depreciation and Amortization Expense		30	30
Interest Expense		0	0
Income Tax Expense (Benefits)		0	0
Total assets	[1]	4,030		3,990
Assets Less Intersegment	[1]	4,070		4,070
Property and Equipment		2,020		2,050
Capital Expenditures		10	0
Mexico [Member] | Intersegment Sales [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales		350	390
Mexico [Member] | External Sales [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales		570	370
China [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales		10,520	8,410
Operating Profit (Loss)		970	470
Depreciation and Amortization Expense		60	90
Interest Expense		0	40
Income Tax Expense (Benefits)		290	90
Total assets	[1]	32,220		30,540
Assets Less Intersegment	[1]	20,300		18,440
Property and Equipment		2,020		2,050
Capital Expenditures		20	20
China [Member] | Intersegment Sales [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales		6,620	5,860
China [Member] | External Sales [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales		3,900	2,550
India [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Total assets	[1]	(1,350)		(1,360)
Assets Less Intersegment	[1]	500		430
Property and Equipment		20		30
Capital Expenditures		0	10
Corporate [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales		420	470
Operating Profit (Loss)		(1,380)	(2,330)
Depreciation and Amortization Expense		40	150
Interest Expense		60	120
Income Tax Expense (Benefits)		320	(170)
Total assets	[1]	20,780		26,000
Assets Less Intersegment	[1]	15,970		16,920
Property and Equipment		830		$ 750
Capital Expenditures		110	0
Corporate [Member] | Intersegment Sales [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 420	$ 470

[1] Negative assets reflect intersegment amounts eliminated in consolidation

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Subsequent Events (Details Textual) - Subsequent Event [Member]	May 10, 2017 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description	For that portion of the term loan that consists of Eurodollar loans, the term loan shall bear interest at the LIBOR Market Index Rate ("LIBOR") plus 2.0% per annum, and for that portion of the term loan that consists of base rate loans, the term loan shall bear interest at the base rate then in effect plus 1.0% per annum. All principal and unpaid accrued interest under the revolver credit facility shall be due and payable on the maturity date of the revolver. For that portion of the revolver loan that consists of Eurodollar loans, the revolver shall bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin rate of 1.75% per annum for the first six months and thereafter between 1.5% and 2.0%, depending on the Company's "availability calculation" (as defined in the Loan Agreement) and, for that portion of the revolver that consists of base rate loans, the revolver shall bear interest at the base rate then in effect plus a margin rate of 0.75% per annum for the first six months and thereafter between 0.50% and 1.0%, depending on the availability calculation. As of the closing, the Company elected all borrowings under the Loan Agreement to accrue interest at LIBOR which, as of that date, was 0.99500%. As such, the initial rate of interest for the revolver is 2.745% per annum and the initial rate of interest for the term loan is 2.995% per annum. The Loan Agreement provides for payment of an unused line fee of between .25% and .50%, depending on the amount by which the revolving credit loan commitment exceeds the amount of the revolving credit loans outstanding (including letters of credit), which shall be payable monthly in arrears on the average daily unused portion of the revolver.
Sun Trust Bank [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit	$ 20,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	May 10, 2020
Line of Credit Facility Increase Limit	$ 10,000,000
Line Of Credit Facility Borrowing Base Commitment Amount	$ 1,500,000
Line Of Credit Facility Borrowing Base Commitment Percentage	7.50%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 30,000,000
Line Of Credit Facility, Borrowing Base Calculation, Percentage Of Accounts Receivable	85.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Periodic Payment	$ 13,125
Line of Credit Facility, Date of First Required Payment	Jun. 01, 2017
Sun Trust Bank [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit	$ 5,000,000
Sun Trust Bank [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit	1,575,000
AloStar Bank of Commerce [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Lines of Credit	$ 3,000,000