Segment information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Sales by Geographic Area

The following table presents the sales of the Company by geographic area for the years ended October 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):

	2015		2014
United States	$	31,628	$	21,452
Foreign Countries:
Canada		362		531
Israel		296		321
Mexico		395		527
All Other		123		284
		1,176		1,663
Totals	$	32,804	$	23,115

Net Sales, Income (Loss) Before Provision for Income Taxes and Other Related Segment Information

Net sales, income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes and other related segment information for the years ended October 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in thousands): 

	RF Connector		Custom Cabling		Medical
	and		Manufacturing and		Cabling and
	Cable Assembly		Assembly		Interconnector		Corporate		Total
2015
Net sales	$	11,710	$	19,198	$	1,896	$	-	$	32,804
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes		887		(234)		243		357		1,253
Depreciation and amortization		181		795		20		-		996
Total assets		6,890		16,150		358		8,854		32,252
2014
Net sales	$	13,156	$	7,247	$	2,712	$	-	$	23,115
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes		2,161		(478)		588		24		2,295
Depreciation and amortization		186		380		26		-		592
Total assets		5,818		6,804		567		15,840		29,029