Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash	$ 290,800	$ 750,303
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $86,184 at April 30, 2014 and $74,073 at October 31, 2013	11,499,812	9,951,970
Other receivables	183,697	225,016
Income taxes refundable	1,077,628	590,569
Inventories	18,472,634	18,234,279
Prepaid expenses	621,777	331,141
Deferred income taxes - current	1,627,436	1,726,695
Total current assets	33,773,784	31,809,973
Property and equipment, net	12,641,055	12,827,198
Intangible assets, net	392,189	340,807
Deferred income taxes - noncurrent	245,475	161,063
Other assets, net	478,167	275,858
Total assets	47,530,670	45,414,899
Current liabilities:
Current installments of long-term debt	264,235	258,628
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	4,957,560	3,267,812
Accrued compensation and payroll taxes	1,806,316	1,297,591
Total current liabilities	7,028,111	4,824,031
Note payable to bank	3,000,000	2,500,000
Long-term debt, excluding current installments	7,363,061	7,497,042
Deferred income taxes - noncurrent	132,801	83,158
Other noncurrent liabilities	888,989	950,952
Total liabilities	18,412,962	15,855,183
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, authorized 1,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, no par value, authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 6,934,348 shares at April 30, 2014 and 6,570,734 shares at October 31, 2013	9,107,238	8,679,435
Retained earnings	20,693,865	21,519,238
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to Optical Cable Corporation	29,801,103	30,198,673
Noncontrolling interest	(683,395)	(638,957)
Total shareholders’ equity	29,117,708	29,559,716
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 47,530,670	$ 45,414,899