CHANGES IN EQUITY

9 Months Ended

Aug. 03, 2014

CHANGES IN EQUITY [Abstract]

CHANGES IN EQUITY

NOTE 3 - CHANGES IN EQUITY

The following tables set forth the Company's consolidated changes in equity for the three and nine month periods ended August 3, 2014 and July 28, 2013:

	Three Months Ended August 3, 2014
	Photronics, Inc. Shareholders
									Accumulated
					Additional				Other		Non-
	Common Stock				Paid-in		Retained		Comprehensive		controlling		Total
	Shares		Amount		Capital		Earnings		Income		Interests		Equity
Balance at May 5, 2014		61,408	$	614	$	495,514	$	76,972	$	30,019	$	106,620	$	709,739
Net income		-		-		-		4,186		-		3,158		7,344
Other comprehensive income		-		-		-		-		1,575		545		2,120
Sale of common stock through employee stock option and purchase plans		17		-		75		-		-		-		75
Restricted stock awards vesting and expense		27		1		307		-		-		-		308
Share-based compensation expense		-		-		675		-		-		-		675
Balance at August 3, 2014		61,452	$	615	$	496,571	$	81,158	$	31,594	$	110,323	$	720,261

	Three Months Ended July 28, 2013
	Photronics, Inc. Shareholders
										Accumulated
					Additional					Other			Non-
	Common Stock				Paid-in			Retained		Comprehensive			controlling			Total
	Shares		Amount		Capital			Earnings		Income			Interests			Equity
Balance at April 29, 2013		60,598	$	606	$	496,204		$	48,659	$	11,416		$	30,562		$	587,447
Net income		-		-		-			5,940		-			424			6,364
Other comprehensive loss		-		-		-			-		(1,205	)		(398	)		(1,603	)
Sale of common stock through employee stock option and purchase plans		21		-		51			-		-			-			51
Restricted stock awards vesting and expense		37		1		327			-		-			-			328
Share-based compensation expense		-		-		666			-		-			-			666
Purchase of common stock of subsidiary		-		-		360			-		(202	)		(27,596	)		(27,438	)
Common stock warrant exercise		315		3		(3	)		-		-			-			-
Balance at July 28, 2013		60,971	$	610	$	497,605		$	54,599	$	10,009		$	2,992		$	565,815

	Nine Months Ended August 3, 2014
	Photronics, Inc. Shareholders
										Accumulated
					Additional					Other			Non-
	Common Stock				Paid-in			Retained		Comprehensive			controlling			Total
	Shares		Amount		Capital			Earnings		Income			Interests			Equity
Balance at November 4, 2013		61,083	$	611	$	498,861		$	59,439	$	26,403		$	2,517		$	587,831
Net income		-		-		-			21,719		-			3,617			25,336
Other comprehensive income		-		-		-			-		4,792			498			5,290
Sale of common stock through employee stock option and purchase plans		213		2		765			-		-			-			767
Restricted stock awards vesting and expense		156		2		1,005			-		-			-			1,007
Share-based compensation expense		-		-		2,122			-		-			-			2,122
Acquisition of DPTT		-		-		(6,291	)		-		411			105,404			99,524
Redemption of common stock by subsidiary		-		-		109			-		(12	)		(1,713	)		(1,616	)
Balance at August 3, 2014		61,452	$	615	$	496,571		$	81,158	$	31,594		$	110,323		$	720,261

	Nine Months Ended July 28, 2013
	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 29, 2012		60,213	$	602	$	493,411		$	41,473	$	15,900		$	34,615		$	586,001
Net income		-		-		-			13,126		-			1,539			14,665
Other comprehensive loss		-		-		-			-		(5,662	)		(829	)		(6,491	)
Sale of common stock through employee stock option and purchase plans		310		4		441			-		-			-			445
Restricted stock awards vesting and expense		133		1		937			-		-			-			938
Share-based compensation expense		-		-		1,880			-		-			-			1,880
Common stock warrants exercised		315		3		(3	)		-		-			-			-
Purchase of common stock of subsidiary		-		-		939			-		(229	)		(32,333	)		(31,623	)
Balance at July 28, 2013		60,971	$	610	$	497,605		$	54,599	$	10,009		$	2,992		$	565,815