CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Net sales	$ 30,964	$ 30,241
Cost of sales	22,242	21,778
Gross profit	8,722	8,463
Operating expenses:
Engineering	845	747
Selling and general	7,506	9,560
Goodwill and other intangible asset impairment	0	2,844
Total operating expense	8,351	13,151
Operating income (loss)	371	(4,688)
Other income	29	5
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes	400	(4,683)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	134	(652)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	266	(4,031)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	116	(58)
Consolidated net income (loss)	$ 382	$ (4,089)
Earnings (loss) per share Basic
Continuing operations	$ 0.03	$ (0.46)
Discontinued operations	0.01	(0.01)
Net income (loss) per share	0.04	(0.47)
Earnings (loss) per share Diluted
Continuing operations	0.03	(0.46)
Discontinued operations	0.01	(0.01)
Net income (loss) per share	$ 0.04	$ (0.47)
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic	8,840,895	8,786,510
Diluted	8,915,764	8,786,510