Segment information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

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, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):

	2016		2015
United States	$	29,257	$	29,732
Foreign Countries:
Canada		509		362
Israel		63		296
Mexico		234		395
All Other		178		123
		984		1,176
Totals	$	30,241	$	30,908

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

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

	RF Connector		Custom Cabling
	and		Manufacturing and
	Cable Assembly		Assembly		Corporate		Total
2016
Net sales	$	9,352	$	20,889	$	-	$	30,241
Loss from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes		(1,358)		(3,232)		(93)		(4,683)
Depreciation and amortization		194		842		-		1,036
Total assets		5,902		13,100		6,835		25,837
2015
Net sales	$	11,710	$	19,198	$	-	$	30,908
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes		711		(234)		357		834
Depreciation and amortization		201		795		-		996
Total assets		7,248		16,150		8,854		32,252