Selected quarterly financial data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of quarterly results of operation

The following summary represents the results of operations for each quarter for the years ended October 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

2013:	Quarter Ended												Year
	January 31,			April 30,			July 31,			October 31,			October 31,
Revenue	$	10,387		$	9,907		$	10,384		$	10,659		$	41,337
Expenses		9,417			9,403			9,339			9,578			37,737
Income from continuing operations		970			504			1,045			1,081			3,600
Income from discontinued operations		730	(a)		1,409	(b)		48			2,155	(c)		4,342
Net income		1,700			1,913			1,093			3,236			7,942
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries		(229	)		(43	)		(182	)		(39	)		(493	)
Net income attributable to common equity	$	1,471		$	1,870		$	911		$	3,197		$	7,449
Basic earnings per share:
Continuing operations	$	0.11		$	0.07		$	0.12		$	0.15		$	0.45
Discontinued operations		0.10	(a)		0.20	(b)		0.01			0.31	(c)		0.62
Net income attributable to common equity	$	0.21		$	0.27		$	0.13		$	0.46		$	1.07
Dividends declared per share	$	0.30		$	0.30		$	0.30		$	0.66		$	1.56

(a) Includes $720 reversal of income tax provision ($0.10 per share) (See Note 10)

(b) Includes gain on sale of discontinued operations of $1,377 ($0.20 per share)

(c) Includes gain on sale of discontinued operations of $2,168 ($0.31 per share)

2012:	Quarter Ended												Year
	January 31,			April 30,			July 31,			October 31,			October 31,
Revenue	$	10,709		$	13,397	(a)	$	10,554		$	10,368		$	45,028
Expenses		9,265			10,768	(b)		11,626	(b)		9,361			41,020
Income (loss) from continuing operations		1,444			2,629			(1,072	)		1,007			4,008
Income from discontinued operations		118			138			181			7,551	(c)		7,988
Net income (loss)		1,562			2,767			(891	)		8,558			11,996
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries		(369	)		(824	)		668			(120	)		(645	)
Net income (loss) attributable to common equity	$	1,193		$	1,943		$	(223	)	$	8,438		$	11,351
Basic earnings per share:
Continuing operations	$	0.16		$	0.26	(a),(b)	$	(0.06	)(b)	$	0.13		$	0.49
Discontinued operations		0.01			0.02			0.03			1.09	(c)		1.15
Net income (loss) attributable to common equity	$	0.17		$	0.28		$	(0.03	)	$	1.22		$	1.64
Dividends declared per share	$	0.30		$	0.30		$	0.30		$	0.20		$	1.10

(a) Includes income related to early lease termination of $2,950 ($0.42 per share)

(b) Includes deferred project cost write-off of $1,490 ($0.21 per share), and $2,236 ($0.32 per share) in the quarters ended April 30, and July 31, respectively.

(c) Includes gain on sale of discontinued operation, net of tax, of $7,528 ($1.08 per share)