Segment information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Sales by Geographic Area

The following table presents the sales of the Company by geographic area for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended April 30,				Six Months Ended April 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
United States	$	13,451	$	20,376	$	23,921	$	28,137
Foreign Countries:
Canada		113		125		278		280
Mexico		-		-		-		39
All Other		62		14		74		26
		175		139		352		345
Totals	$	13,626	$	20,515	$	24,273	$	28,482

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

Net sales, income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes and other related segment information for the three months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018 are as follows (in thousands):

	RF Connector			Custom Cabling
	and			Manufacturing and
	Cable Assembly			Assembly		Corporate		Total
2019
Net sales	$	3,341		$	10,285	$	-	$	13,626
Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes		257			1,105		14		1,376
Depreciation and amortization		45			96		-		141
Total assets		6,972			12,773		14,660		34,405
2018
Net sales	$	2,734		$	17,781	$	-	$	20,515
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes		(482	)		4,443		3		3,964
Depreciation and amortization		43			84		-		127
Total assets		6,368			15,077		14,298		35,743

Net sales, income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes and other related segment information for the six months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018 are as follows (in thousands):

	RF Connector			Custom Cabling
	and			Manufacturing and
	Cable Assembly			Assembly		Corporate		Total
2019
Net sales	$	6,599		$	17,674	$	-	$	24,273
Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes		537			1,611		36		2,184
Depreciation and amortization		90			188		-		278
Total assets		6,972			12,773		14,660		34,405
2018
Net sales	$	5,364		$	23,118	$	-	$	28,482
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes		(639	)		4,957		6		4,324
Depreciation and amortization		87			167		-		254
Total assets		6,368			15,077		14,298		35,743