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Inventories
12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2026
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventories

(4) Inventories

The following table summarizes the components of inventories at the different stages of production as of February 28, 2026 and February 28, 2025 (in thousands):

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Raw material

 

$

35,346

 

 

$

20,862

 

Work-in-process

 

 

4,344

 

 

 

4,919

 

Finished goods

 

 

15,205

 

 

 

13,016

 

 

 

$

54,895

 

 

$

38,797

 

 

The allowance for aged obsolete inventory at fiscal years ended 2026 and 2025 were $1.9 million and $1.8 million, respectively. The aged inventory allowance is recorded primarily to account for the decrease in market value of general stock inventory that is not manufactured to specific customer order. Inventory write offs were less than $0.1 million in fiscal year ended 2026 and $0.1 million in each of the fiscal years ended 2025 and 2024.

The excess of current costs at FIFO over LIFO stated values was approximately $6.1 million and $5.6 million as of fiscal years ended 2026 and 2025, respectively. During fiscal year 2025 and 2024, reductions in inventory quantities resulted in a liquidation of LIFO inventory layers that had been recorded at costs from prior years that were lower than costs in fiscal years 2024 and 2023, respectively. As a result, cost of sales decreased by approximately $0.7 million and $0.6 million for fiscal years 2025 and 2024, respectively. Cost of sales includes materials, labor and manufacturing overhead related to the purchase and production of inventories.