SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2018

Employee Stock Option [Member]

Stock Options [Abstract]

Share-based Compensation Accounting

Option awards generally vest in one-to-four years, and have a ten-year contractual term. All incentive and non-qualified stock option grants have an exercise price no less than the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. The grant date fair values of options are based on closing prices of our common stock on the dates of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of our common stock. We use historical option exercise behavior and employee termination data to estimate expected term, which represents the period of time that options are expected to remain outstanding. The risk-free rate of return for the estimated term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the date of grant.

There were 12,000 options granted during the three month period ended July 29, 2018, with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $2.84 per share, and there were no options granted during the three month period ended July 30, 2017. There were 264,000 share options granted during the nine month period ended July 29, 2018, with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $2.74 per share, and 348,750 share options granted during the nine month period ended July 30, 2017, with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $3.59 per share. As of July 29, 2018, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested option awards was approximately $1.8 million. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average amortization period of 2.0 years.