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Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 7/31/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Wednesday, 9/9/20, at 9:11am ET · For: 7/31/20 · Accession #: 1437749-20-19458 · File #: 1-32530

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 9/09/20  Perma-Pipe Int’l Holdings, Inc.   10-Q        7/31/20   62:4.7M                                   RDG Filings/FA

Quarterly Report — Form 10-Q
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML    490K 
 2: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     22K 
 3: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     22K 
 4: EX-32       Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     19K 
11: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     50K 
12: R2          Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)   HTML     82K 
13: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     37K 
                (Loss) (Unaudited)                                               
14: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period         HTML    131K 
                Unaudited)                                                       
15: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period         HTML     28K 
                Unaudited) (Parentheticals)                                      
16: R6          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     57K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
17: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)   HTML    105K 
18: R8          Note 1 - Basis of Presentation                      HTML     23K 
19: R9          Note 2 - Business Segment Reporting                 HTML     25K 
20: R10         Note 3 - Accounts Receivable                        HTML     27K 
21: R11         Note 4 - Revenue Recognition                        HTML    107K 
22: R12         Note 5 - Income Taxes                               HTML     26K 
23: R13         Note 6 - Impairment of Long-lived Assets            HTML     31K 
24: R14         Note 7 - Stock-based Compensation                   HTML     81K 
25: R15         Note 8 - Income (Loss) Per Share                    HTML     40K 
26: R16         Note 9 - Debt                                       HTML     41K 
27: R17         Note 10 - Leases                                    HTML    111K 
28: R18         Note 11 - Restricted Cash                           HTML     30K 
29: R19         Note 12 - Fair Value                                HTML     22K 
30: R20         Note 13 - Recent Accounting Pronouncements          HTML     27K 
31: R21         Note 4 - Revenue Recognition (Tables)               HTML     91K 
32: R22         Note 6 - Impairment of Long-lived Assets (Tables)   HTML     25K 
33: R23         Note 7 - Stock-based Compensation (Tables)          HTML     81K 
34: R24         Note 8 - Income (Loss) Per Share (Tables)           HTML     39K 
35: R25         Note 10 - Leases (Tables)                           HTML    109K 
36: R26         Note 11 - Restricted Cash (Tables)                  HTML     29K 
37: R27         Note 2 - Business Segment Reporting (Details        HTML     18K 
                Textual)                                                         
38: R28         Note 3 - Accounts Receivable (Details Textual)      HTML     43K 
39: R29         Note 4 - Revenue Recognition (Details Textual)      HTML     21K 
40: R30         Note 4 - Revenue Recognition - Revenues by Revenue  HTML     33K 
                Class (Details)                                                  
41: R31         Note 4 - Revenue Recognition - Contract With        HTML     32K 
                Customer, Asset and Liability (Details)                          
42: R32         Note 5 - Income Taxes (Details Textual)             HTML     22K 
43: R33         Note 6 - Impairment of Long-lived Assets (Details   HTML     22K 
                Textual)                                                         
44: R34         Note 6 - Impairment of Long-lived Assets -          HTML     21K 
                Goodwill (Details)                                               
45: R35         Note 7 - Stock-based Compensation (Details          HTML     35K 
                Textual)                                                         
46: R36         Note 7 - Stock-based Compensation - Stock-based     HTML     23K 
                Compensation Expense (Details)                                   
47: R37         Note 7 - Stock-based Compensation - Stock Option    HTML     52K 
                Activity (Details)                                               
48: R38         Note 7 - Stock-based Compensation - Unvested        HTML     33K 
                Option Activity (Details)                                        
49: R39         Note 7 - Stock-based Compensation - Restricted      HTML     41K 
                Stock Activity (Details)                                         
50: R40         Note 8 - Income (Loss) Per Share - Summary of       HTML     30K 
                Earnings Per Share (Details)                                     
51: R41         Note 9 - Debt (Details Textual)                     HTML    119K 
52: R42         Note 10 - Leases (Details Textual)                  HTML     49K 
53: R43         Note 10 - Leases - Supplemental Balance Sheet       HTML     41K 
                Information Related to Leases (Details)                          
54: R44         Note 10 - Leases - Lease Costs (Details)            HTML     32K 
55: R45         Note 10 - Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow           HTML     28K 
                Information Related to Leases (Details)                          
56: R46         Note 10 - Leases - Weighted-average Lease Terms     HTML     26K 
                and Discount Rates (Details)                                     
57: R47         Note 10 - Leases - Maturities of Lease Liabilities  HTML     61K 
                (Details)                                                        
58: R48         Note 11 - Restricted Cash (Details Textual)         HTML     21K 
59: R49         Note 11 - Restricted Cash - Summary of Cash, Cash   HTML     25K 
                Equivalents and Restricted Cash (Details)                        
61: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    112K 
60: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX     60K 
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