Segment information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

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, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

	2017		2016
United States	$	30,232	$	29,257
Foreign Countries:
Canada		483		509
Israel		-		63
Mexico		78		234
All Other		171		178
		732		984
Totals	$	30,964	$	30,241

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, 2017 and 2016 are as follows (in thousands): 

	RF Connector		Custom Cabling
	and		Manufacturing and
	Cable Assembly		Assembly		Corporate		Total
2017
Net sales	$	11,456	$	19,508	$	-	$	30,964
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes		382		(11)		29		400
Depreciation and amortization		177		700		-		877
Total assets		6,297		11,910		6,853		25,060
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