Segment information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Sales by Geographic Area

The following table presents the sales of the Company by geographic area for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended July 31,				Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
United States	$	7,603	$	7,441	$	21,557	$	21,536
Foreign countries:
Canada		180		90		356		236
Israel		-		1		-		63
Mexico		-		85		77		234
All other		25		23		75		90
		205		199		508		623
Totals	$	7,808	$	7,640	$	22,065	$	22,159

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 three months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows (in thousands): 

	RF Connector		Custom Cabling
	and		Manufacturing and
	Cable Assembly		Assembly		Corporate		Total
2017
Net sales	$	2,964	$	4,844	$	-	$	7,808
Income from continuing operations before benefit for income taxes		153		31		5		189
Depreciation and amortization		43		172		-		215

	Cable Assembly		Assembly		Corporate		Total
2016
Net sales	$	2,576	$	5,064	$	-	$	7,640
Loss from continuing operations before benefit for income taxes		(541)		(126)		(32)		(699)
Depreciation and amortization		49		192		-		241

Net sales, income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes and other related segment information for the nine months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows (in thousands): 

	RF Connector		Custom Cabling
	and		Manufacturing and
	Cable Assembly		Assembly		Corporate		Total
2017
Net sales	$	8,106	$	13,959	$	-	$	22,065
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes		236		(345)		23		(86)
Depreciation and amortization		131		518		-		649

	Cable Assembly		Assembly		Corporate		Total
2016
Net sales	$	6,611	$	15,548	$	-	$	22,159
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes		(1,243)		(111)		34		(1,320)
Depreciation and amortization		146		623		-		769