Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2023	Jul. 31, 2022	Jul. 31, 2023	Jul. 31, 2022
Net sales	$ 15,652,000	$ 23,842,000	$ 56,294,000	$ 62,265,000
Cost of sales	11,828,000	16,594,000	41,263,000	44,853,000
Gross profit	3,824,000	7,248,000	15,031,000	17,412,000
Operating expenses:
Engineering	690,000	791,000	2,535,000	2,101,000
Selling and general	5,144,000	5,369,000	15,186,000	13,838,000
Total operating expenses	5,834,000	6,160,000	17,721,000	15,939,000
Operating loss	(2,010,000)	1,088,000	(2,690,000)	1,473,000
Other (expense) income	(117,000)	(177,000)	(342,000)	(280,000)
Loss before provision for income taxes	(2,127,000)	911,000	(3,032,000)	1,193,000
Benefit from income taxes	(482,000)	140,000	(806,000)	196,000
Consolidated net loss	$ (1,645,000)	$ 771,000	$ (2,226,000)	$ 997,000
(Loss) earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.16)	$ 0.08	$ (0.22)	$ 0.10
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.16)	$ 0.08	$ (0.22)	$ 0.10
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	10,290,265	10,127,244	10,267,652	10,100,767
Diluted (in shares)	10,290,265	10,238,932	10,267,652	10,233,209