CHANGES IN EQUITY

6 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2012

CHANGES IN EQUITY [Abstract]

CHANGES IN EQUITY

NOTE 2 - CHANGES IN EQUITY

      

The following tables set forth the Company's consolidated changes in equity for the three and six month periods ended April 29, 2012 and May 1, 2011:

	Three Months Ended April 29, 2012
	Photronics, Inc. Shareholders
									Accumulated
					Additional				Other			Non-
	Common Stock				Paid-in		Retained		Comprehensive			controlling			Total
	Shares		Amount		Capital		Earnings		Income			Interests			Equity
Balance at January 30, 2012		60,015	$	600	$	488,674	$	17,873	$	8,773		$	48,526		$	564,446
Net income		-		-		-		8,818		-			712			9,530
Other comprehensive income (loss)		-		-		-		-		(310	)		1,083			773
Sale of common stock through employee stock option and purchase plans		81		1		94		-		-			-			95
Restricted stock awards vesting and expense		10		-		210		-		-			-			210
Share-based compensation expense		-		-		506		-		-			-			506
Repurchase of common stock by subsidiary		-		-		866		-		(32	)		(7,516	)		(6,682	)
Balance at April 29, 2012		60,106	$	601	$	490,350	$	26,691	$	8,431		$	42,805		$	568,878

	Three Months Ended May 1, 2011
	Photronics, Inc. Shareholders
								Retained			Accumulated
					Additional			Earnings			Other			Non-
	Common Stock				Paid-in			(Accumulated			Comprehensive			controlling			Total
	Shares		Amount		Capital			Deficit)			Income			Interests			Equity
Balance at January 31, 2011		53,865	$	539	$	437,360		$	9,487		$	12,906		$	58,170		$	518,462
Net income (loss)		-		-		-			(16,438	)		-			1,405			(15,033	)
Other comprehensive income		-		-		-			-			11,097			355			11,452
Common stock issued to extinguish debt		4,492		45		39,123			-			-			-			39,168
Sale of common stock through employee stock option and purchase plans		45		-		88			-			-			-			88
Restricted stock awards vesting and expense		15		-		234			-			-			-			234
Share-based compensation expense		-		-		375			-			-			-			375
Common stock warrants exercised		122		1		1,157			-			-			-			1,158
Repurchase of common stock by subsidiary		-		-		(328	)		-			(12	)		(2,949	)		(3,289	)
Balance at May 1, 2011		58,539	$	585	$	478,009		$	(6,951	)	$	23,991		$	56,981		$	552,615

	Six Months Ended April 29, 2012
	Photronics, Inc. Shareholders
									Accumulated
					Additional				Other			Non-
	Common Stock				Paid-in		Retained		Comprehensive			controlling			Total
	Shares		Amount		Capital		Earnings		Income			Interests			Equity
Balance at October 31, 2011		59,651	$	597	$	486,674	$	13,605	$	10,171		$	48,709		$	559,756
Net income		-		-		-		13,086		-			1,285			14,371
Other comprehensive income (loss)		-		-		-		-		(1,705	)		1,357			(348	)
Sale of common stock through employee stock option and purchase plans		203		2		237		-		-			-			239
Restricted stock awards vesting and expense		75		-		452		-		-			-			452
Share-based compensation expense		-		-		919		-		-			-			919
Common stock warrants exercised		177		2		1,051		-		-			-			1,053
Repurchase of common stock by subsidiary		-		-		1,017		-		(35	)		(8,546	)		(7,564	)
Balance at April 29, 2012		60,106	$	601	$	490,350	$	26,691	$	8,431		$	42,805		$	568,878

	Six Months Ended May 1, 2011
	Photronics, Inc. Shareholders
											Accumulated
					Additional						Other			Non-
	Common Stock				Paid-in			Accumulated			Comprehensive			controlling			Total
	Shares		Amount		Capital			Deficit			Income			Interests			Equity
Balance at November 1, 2010		53,779	$	538	$	436,825		$	(2,624	)	$	7,062		$	54,142		$	495,943
Net income (loss)		-		-		-			(4,327	)		-			2,878			(1,449	)
Other comprehensive income		-		-		-			-			16,941			2,910			19,851
Common stock issued to extinguish debt		4,492		45		39,123			-			-			-			39,168
Sale of common stock through employee stock option and purchase plans		110		1		146			-			-			-			147
Restricted stock awards vesting and expense		36		-		422			-			-			-			422
Share-based compensation expense		-		-		664			-			-			-			664
Common stock warrants exercised		122		1		1,157			-			-			-			1,158
Repurchase of common stock by subsidiary		-		-		(328	)		-			(12	)		(2,949	)		(3,289	)
Balance at May 1, 2011		58,539	$	585	$	478,009		$	(6,951	)	$	23,991		$	56,981		$	552,615