Revenue Performance - Third Quarter revenue slightly declined to 82,620,000from84,252,000 in the same quarter last year, while revenue for the first nine months grew 5.0% to 237,774,000[2]−NetsalesforthethreemonthsendedOctober31,2024,were82,620,000, a decrease of 1.9% compared to 84,252,000forthesameperiodin2023[27]−FortheninemonthsendedOctober31,2024,netsalesincreasedto237,774,000, up 4.9% from 226,516,000intheprioryear[29]ProfitabilityMetrics−GrossProfitfortheThirdQuarterdecreased4.036,678,000, with a Gross Margin of 44.4%, compared to 45.4% in the prior year[3] - Gross profit for the three months ended October 31, 2024, was 36,678,000,downfrom38,211,000, reflecting a gross margin decrease[27] - Gross profit for the nine months ended October 31, 2024, was 107,243,000,anincreasefrom99,991,000, indicating improved profitability[29] Operating Income - Operating Income for the Third Quarter declined to 11,113,000,or13.535,978,000 for the first nine months[5] - Operating income for the three months ended October 31, 2024, was 11,113,000,adeclineof24.014,706,000 in the prior year[27] - Operating income for the nine months ended October 31, 2024, rose to 35,978,000,comparedto34,648,000 in the previous year, showing a growth of 3.8%[29] Net Income - Net income for the Third Quarter was 8,401,000,downfrom10,160,000 in the same period last year, but up to 27,374,000forthefirstninemonthsfrom24,252,000[7] - Net income for the three months ended October 31, 2024, was 8,401,000,comparedto10,160,000 for the same period in 2023, representing a decrease of 17.3%[27] - Net income for the nine months ended October 31, 2024, was 27,374,000,anincreaseof8.824,252,000 in the same period last year[29] Expenses - Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses (SG&A) increased 8.8% to 25,565,000,representing30.938,858,000 in cash and was not utilizing any of its available credit under its seasonal revolver[9] - Stockholder's Equity increased 23.5% to 115,859,000from93,789,000 at the same period last year[13] Dividends - The Company declared a quarterly dividend of 0.025pershare,payableonJanuary10,2025[14]−CashdividendsdeclaredpercommonshareforthethreemonthsendedOctober31,2024,were0.025, while for the nine months, it was 0.065[27][29]InventoryandReceivables−Inventoriesdecreased16.948,948,000 compared to 58,931,000attheendoflastyear′sThirdQuarter[11]−AccountsReceivabledeclined14.728,168,000, reflecting faster collections on higher annual revenue[12] Earnings Per Share - Basic net income per common share for the three months ended October 31, 2024, was 0.52,downfrom0.62 in the prior year[27]