INCOME TAXES (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Jan. 31, 2026 |
| INCOME TAXES [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of Provision for Income Taxes |
The provision for income taxes for
fiscal years 2025, 2024, and 2023 consists of the following (amounts in thousands):
| | |
2025 | | |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Federal: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Current | |
$ | (4,340 | ) | |
$ | 4,232 | | |
$ | 4,580 | |
| Deferred | |
| (5,254 | ) | |
| 13,522 | | |
| 14,102 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Total | |
| (9,594 | ) | |
| 17,754 | | |
| 18,682 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
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| State and Local: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Current | |
| 1,310 | | |
| 2,947 | | |
| 3,377 | |
| Deferred | |
| 1,782 | | |
| 685 | | |
| 501 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Total | |
| 3,092 | | |
| 3,632 | | |
| 3,878 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| (Benefit) provision for income taxes | |
$ | (6,502 | ) | |
$ | 21,386 | | |
$ | 22,560 | |
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| Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities |
The tax effects of significant
temporary differences representing deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (amounts in thousands):
| | |
January 31, | |
| | |
2026 | | |
2025 | |
| | |
| | |
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| Assets: | |
| | | |
| | |
| General business credit carryforward | |
$ | 24,701 | | |
$ | 4,151 | |
| Accrued liabilities | |
| 569 | | |
| 628 | |
| State net operating loss carryforward | |
| 81 | | |
| 167 | |
| Other items | |
| 387 | | |
| 311 | |
| Valuation allowance | |
| (64 | ) | |
| (132 | ) |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| Total | |
| 25,674 | | |
| 5,125 | |
| Liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | |
| Basis in pass through entities, including depreciation | |
| (25,765 | ) | |
| (7,470 | ) |
| Other | |
| - | | |
| (1,217 | ) |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| Total | |
| (25,765 | ) | |
| (8,687 | ) |
| Net deferred tax liability | |
$ | (91 | ) | |
$ | (3,562 | ) |
|
| Schedule of Income Taxes Paid |
The Company paid income taxes in
fiscal years 2025, 2024, 2023 of the following (amounts in thousands):
| | |
2025 | | |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
| Federal | |
$ | 2,000 | | |
$ | 4,700 | | |
$ | 7,000 | |
| State | |
| 4,086 | | |
| 3,195 | | |
| 5,730 | |
| Total | |
$ | 6,086 | | |
$ | 7,895 | | |
$ | 12,730 | |
|
| Schedule of Income Taxes Paid (Net of Refunds) |
Income taxes paid (net of refunds)
exceeded 5 percent of total income taxes paid (net of refunds) in the following state jurisdictions in fiscal years 2025, 2024 and 2023
(amounts in thousands):
| | |
2025 | | |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
| State | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Illinois | |
$ | 4,021 | | |
$ | 3,052 | | |
$ | 5,450 | |
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| Schedule of Reconciliations of Income Tax (Benefit) Provision |
Reconciliations of the federal statutory
tax and the Company’s income tax (benefit) provision for fiscal years 2025, 2024, and 2023 are as follows (amounts in thousands):
| | |
2025 | | |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
| | |
Amount | | |
% | | |
Amount | | |
% | | |
Amount | | |
% | |
| Tax at U.S. statutory rate | |
$ | 18,600 | | |
| 21.0 | % | |
$ | 19,503 | | |
| 21.0 | % | |
$ | 20,682 | | |
| 21.0 | % |
| State and local taxes, net of federal tax benefit | |
| 2,988 | | |
| 3.4 | | |
| 3,008 | | |
| 3.2 | | |
| 3,299 | | |
| 3.3 | |
| Tax credits | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| 45Z credits | |
| (28,142 | ) | |
| (31.8 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| Other credits | |
| (193 | ) | |
| (0.2 | ) | |
| (182 | ) | |
| (0.2 | ) | |
| (204 | ) | |
| (0.2 | ) |
| Nontaxable and nondeductible items | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Nondeductible compensation | |
| 2,432 | | |
| 2.7 | | |
| 2,062 | | |
| 2.2 | | |
| 2,150 | | |
| 2.2 | |
| Nontaxable 45Z revenue, passed through | |
| (824 | ) | |
| (0.9 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| Changes in uncertain tax positions | |
| 1,181 | | |
| 1.3 | | |
| 11 | | |
| - | | |
| (98 | ) | |
| (0.1 | ) |
| Noncontrolling interest | |
| (2,955 | ) | |
| (3.3 | ) | |
| (3,228 | ) | |
| (3.5 | ) | |
| (3,650 | ) | |
| (3.7 | ) |
| Other adjustments | |
| 411 | | |
| 0.5 | | |
| 212 | | |
| 0.3 | | |
| 381 | | |
| 0.4 | |
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| | | |
| | | |
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| Total | |
$ | (6,502 | ) | |
| (7.3% | ) | |
$ | 21,386 | | |
| 23.0% | | |
$ | 22,560 | | |
| 22.9% | |
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| Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward |
A reconciliation of the beginning
and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, is as follows (amounts in thousands):
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Fiscal Year | |
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2025 | | |
2024 | |
| | |
| | | |
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| Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of year | |
$ | 18,978 | | |
$ | 18,965 | |
| Changes for tax positions for prior years | |
| (18,706 | ) | |
| 19 | |
| Changes for tax positions for current year | |
| 111 | | |
| (6 | ) |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| Unrecognized tax benefits, end of year | |
$ | 383 | | |
$ | 18,978 | |
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| Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefit Consolidated Balance Sheet |
At January 31, 2026 and 2025, the
total unrecognized tax benefits were included within the following lines on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets (amounts in
thousands):
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January 31, | |
| | |
2026 | | |
2025 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| Refundable income taxes | |
$ | (88 | ) | |
$ | 2,002 | |
| Deferred taxes | |
| - | | |
| 12,037 | |
| Long-term taxes payable | |
| - | | |
| 4,334 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | |
| 471 | | |
| 605 | |
| | |
| | | |
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| Unrecognized tax benefits, end of year | |
$ | 383 | | |
$ | 18,978 | |
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