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Other Current Assets
9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2021
Deferred Costs Capitalized Prepaid And Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Other Current Assets

Note 8. Other Current Assets

Other current assets as of July 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020 consisted of the following (in thousands):

July 31,

October 31,

    

2021

    

2020

Advance payments to vendors (1)

$

4,156

$

1,954

Prepaid expenses and other (2)

8,014

4,352

Other current assets

$

12,170

$

6,306

(1)Advance payments to vendors relate to payments for inventory purchases ahead of receipt.
(2)Primarily relates to other prepaid vendor expenses including insurance expense.