CHANGES IN EQUITY

3 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2017

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 months ended January 29, 2017 and January 31, 2016:

	Three Months Ended January 29, 2017
	Photronics, Inc. Shareholders
									Accumulated
	Common Stock				Additional				Other			Non-
					Paid-in		Retained		Comprehensive			controlling		Total
	Shares		Amount		Capital		Earnings		Loss			Interests		Equity
Balance at October 31, 2016		68,080	$	681	$	541,093	$	176,260	$	(7,671	)	$	115,111	$	825,474
Net income		-		-		-		1,946		-			2,564		4,510
Other comprehensive loss		-		-		-		-		(1,859	)		1,257		(602	)
Sale of common stock through employee stock option and purchase plans		175		1		1,087		-		-			-		1,088
Restricted stock awards vesting and expense		78		1		297		-		-			-		298
Share-based compensation expense		-		-		640		-		-			-		640
Balance at January 29, 2017		68,333	$	683	$	543,117	$	178,206	$	(9,530	)	$	118,932	$	831,408

	Three Months Ended January 31, 2016
	Photronics, Inc. Shareholders
									Accumulated
	Common Stock				Additional				Other			Non-
					Paid-in		Retained		Comprehensive			controlling			Total
	Shares		Amount		Capital		Earnings		Loss			Interests			Equity
Balance at November 2, 2015		66,602	$	666	$	526,402	$	130,060	$	(10,573	)	$	115,511		$	762,066
Net income		-		-		-		21,002		-			2,499			23,501
Other comprehensive loss		-		-		-		-		(17,432	)		(3,612	)		(21,044	)
Sale of common stock through employee stock option and purchase plans		384		4		2,039		-		-			-			2,043
Restricted stock awards vesting and expense		95		1		250		-		-			-			251
Share-based compensation expense		-		-		646		-		-			-			646
Balance at January 31, 2016		67,081	$	671	$	529,337	$	151,062	$	(28,005	)	$	114,398		$	767,463