Note 2 - Stock Compensation

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

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

2. Stock Compensation

The Company’s total stock-based compensation expense was

$0.6

million and

$2.7

million for the

three

and

nine

months ended

July 31, 2018,

respectively, and

$0.1

million and

$1.6

million for the

three

and

nine

months ended

July 31, 2017,

respectively. Included in this total stock-based compensation expense was the vesting of stock options of

$0.9

million and

$1.1

million for the

three

and

nine

months ended

July 31, 2018,

respectively, and

$0.2

million and

$0.4

million for the

three

and

nine

months ended

July 31, 2017,

respectively.