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Other Charges
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2026
Other Charges  
Other Charges

Note 20 - Other Charges

Other charges are comprised of acquisition-related costs, contingent consideration adjustments and restructuring initiatives which have been undertaken from time to time under various restructuring plans. Acquisition-related costs primarily include advisory services, administrative costs and retention bonuses to employees joining by way of an acquisition, and collectively relate to completed and prospective acquisitions. Contingent consideration adjustments relate to changes in anticipated acquisition earnout payment accruals primarily as a result of increases or decreases to revenue performance and forecasts. Revenue forecasts are updated on a quarterly basis and the related earnout payment accruals are updated accordingly.

The following tables shows the components of other charges as follows:

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January 31, 

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January 31, 

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January 31, 

Year Ended

2026

2025

2024

Acquisition-related costs

 

5,591

 

5,803

 

3,697

Contingent consideration accretion and adjustments

 

218

 

707

 

16,334

Restructuring plans

 

4,620

 

956

 

1,618

 

10,429

 

7,466

 

21,649

Fiscal 2025 Restructuring Plan

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, management approved and began to implement the fiscal 2025 restructuring plan to reduce operating expenses and increase operating margins. To date, $0.9 million has been recorded within other charges in conjunction with this restructuring plan. These charges are comprised of workforce reduction charges. As of January 31, 2026, this plan is complete with no further expected charges.

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Workforce

  ​ ​ ​

Reduction

Total

Balance at January 31, 2025

 

162

 

162

Accruals and adjustments

 

80

 

80

Cash draw downs

 

(242)

 

(242)

Balance at January 31, 2026

 

 

Fiscal 2026 Restructuring Plan

In the second quarter of fiscal 2026, management approved and began to implement the fiscal 2026 restructuring plan to reduce operating expenses and increase operating margins. To date, $4.6 million has been recorded within other charges in conjunction with this restructuring plan. These charges are comprised of workforce reduction charges, office closures and other. As of January 31, 2026, this plan is substantially complete with a nominal amount of future expected workforce reduction charges.

Workforce

Office

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Reduction

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Closures

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Other

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Total

Balance at January 31, 2025

 

 

 

 

Accruals and adjustments

 

4,222

 

225

 

58

 

4,505

Cash draw downs

 

(4,171)

 

(225)

 

(58)

 

(4,454)

Effect of movements in foreign exchange and other

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12

Balance at January 31, 2026

 

63

 

 

 

63