Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 50,030	$ 40,061
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $837 and $340	109,467	108,309
Inventories, net	138,237	92,529
Prepaid and other current assets	8,651	8,148
Total current assets	306,385	249,047
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $345,111 and $336,493	175,404	178,630
Operating lease right-of-use assets	45,722	52,708
Goodwill	141,249	149,205
Intangible assets, net	69,670	82,410
Other assets	5,177	5,323
Total assets	743,607	717,323
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	84,527	86,765
Accrued liabilities	51,453	56,156
Income taxes payable	13,709	6,038
Current maturities of long-term debt	1,070	846
Current operating lease liabilities	7,972	8,196
Total current liabilities	158,731	158,001
Long-term debt	55,458	52,094
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	38,768	45,367
Deferred pension and postretirement benefits	4,498	4,737
Deferred income taxes	21,086	21,965
Other liabilities	14,929	15,377
Total liabilities	293,470	297,541
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, shares authorized 1,000,000; issued and outstanding - none	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, shares authorized 125,000,000; issued 37,211,056 and 37,273,510, respectively; outstanding 33,119,361 and 33,274,785, respectively	373	373
Additional paid-in-capital	251,359	254,162
Retained earnings	315,471	259,718
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(41,365)	(21,770)
Less: Treasury stock at cost, 4,091,695 and 3,998,725 shares, respectively	(75,701)	(72,701)
Total stockholders’ equity	450,137	419,782
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 743,607	$ 717,323