CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income (loss)	$ (4,089)	$ 994
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Bad debt expense	9	20
Accounts receivable write-off	0	11
Depreciation and amortization	1,036	996
Goodwill and other intangible asset impairment	2,844	0
Inventory write-downs	168	170
Gain (loss) on disposal of fixed assets	68	(16)
Stock-based compensation expense	206	232
Deferred income taxes	(307)	(164)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	(154)	(83)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable	(107)	(400)
Inventories	417	(205)
Other current assets	(554)	(5)
Other long-term assets	(102)	(2)
Accounts payable	(355)	(354)
Customer deposit	0	(6)
Accrued expenses	(98)	(451)
Other long-term liabilities	(249)	(569)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(1,267)	168
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired of $758	0	(5,132)
Proceeds from notes receivable from stockholder	67	0
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	22	16
Proceeds from sale of inventory	321	0
Capital expenditures	(384)	(204)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	26	(5,320)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	49	328
Purchases of treasury stock	(158)	0
Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options	154	83
Dividends paid	(1,141)	(2,382)
Net cash used in financing activities	(1,096)	(1,971)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(2,337)	(7,123)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	7,595	14,718
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	5,258	7,595
Supplemental cash flow information - income taxes paid	208	645
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
Retirement of treasury stock	157	0
Stock issuance for acquisition of businesses (Comnet and Rel-Tech)	$ 0	$ 1,260