PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT, NET

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2023

PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT, NET [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT, NET

NOTE 4 - PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Presented below are the components of Property, plant, and equipment, net at the balance sheet dates.

	April 30, 2023			October 31, 2022
Land	$	11,620		$	11,134
Buildings and improvements		190,134			168,024
Machinery and equipment		1,884,235			1,769,478
Leasehold improvements		19,835			18,802
Furniture, fixtures, and office equipment		15,523			14,355
Construction in progress		91,204			90,846
		2,212,551			2,072,639
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,512,634	)		(1,428,766	)
	$	699,917		$	643,873

Information on ROU assets resulting from finance leases, at the balance sheet dates, is presented below.

	April 30, 2023			October 31, 2022
Machinery and equipment	$	42,817		$	42,760
Accumulated amortization		(6,206	)		(4,784	)
	$	36,611		$	37,976

The following table presents depreciation expense (including the amortization of ROU assets) related to property, plant, and equipment incurred during the reporting periods.

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	April 30, 2023			May 1, 2022			April 30, 2023		May 1, 2022
Depreciation Expense		$	19,880		$	20,506	$	38,908	$	41,229