Note 2 - Stock Compensation

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

2. Stock Compensation

T

he Company had total stock-based compensation expense of

$1.0

million and

$1.5

million (

$0.9

million and

$1.4

million net of tax) for the

three

and

six

months ended

April 30, 2017,

respectively, and stock-based compensation income of

$0.7

million and expense of

$0.8

million (

$0.7

million net of tax) for the

three

and

six

months ended

April 30, 2016,

respectively. Included in total stock-based compensation for the

three

and

six

months ended

April 30, 2017

was the vesting of stock options of

$0.1

million and

$0.2

million, respectively

. Included in total stock based compensation for the

three

and

six

months ended

April 30, 2016

was income of

$2.1

million for previously recognized expense of certain performance based stock option grants for which the performance metrics were

no

longer expected to be satisfied.

This income was slightly offset by the vesting of stock options of

$0.1

million and

$0.2

million, respectively, during the

three

and

six

months ended

April 30, 2016.