Segment information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Sales by Geographic Area

The following table presents the sales of the Company by geographic area for the three months ended January 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended January 31,
	2016		2015
United States	$	6,692	$	6,596
Foreign Countries:
Canada		71		114
Israel		62		52
Mexico		97		94
All Other		62		38
		292		298
Totals	$	6,984	$	6,894

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

Net sales, income (loss) from continuing operations before benefit for income taxes and other related segment information for the three months ended January 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows (in thousands): 

	RF Connector		Custom Cabling		Medical
	and		Manufacturing and		Cabling and
2016	Cable Assembly		Assembly		Interconnector		Corporate		Total
Net sales	$	1,956	$	4,828	$	200	$	-	$	6,984
Loss from continuing operations before benefit for income taxes		(415)		(118)		(78)		-		(611)
Depreciation and amortization		46		220		6		-		272
2015
Net sales	$	2,701	$	3,617	$	576	$	-	$	6,894
Income (loss) from continuing operations before benefit for income taxes		65		(164)		125		5		31
Depreciation and amortization		41		144		5		-		190