10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

⌧   Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended January 31, 2021 or

◻   Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from _________ to _________.

Commission File No. 0-9143

HURCO COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana	35-1150732
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
incorporation or organization)
One Technology Way
Indianapolis, Indiana	46268
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code    (317) 293-5309

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value	HURC	Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.       Yes ⌧ No ◻.

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files).           Yes ⌧ No ◻

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ◻	Accelerated filer ⌧
Non-accelerated filer ◻	Smaller reporting company ◻
Emerging growth company ◻

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes ◻ No ⌧

The number of shares of the Registrant’s common stock outstanding as of February 28, 2021 was 6,583,626.

HURCO COMPANIES, INC.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for Fiscal Quarter Ended January 31, 2021

Table of Contents

Part I - Financial Information
Item 1.	Financial Statements
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Three months ended January 31, 2021 and 2020	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Three months ended January 31, 2021 and 2020	4
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets As of January 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Three months ended January 31, 2021 and 2020	6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity Three months ended January 31, 2021 and 2020	7
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	8
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	20
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	27
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	28
Part II - Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	29
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	29
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	29
Item 5.	Other Information	29
Item 6.	Exhibits	30
Signatures		31

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

HURCO COMPANIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended
	January 31,
	2021		2020
Sales and service fees	$	54,115	$	43,660
Cost of sales and service		42,568		34,501
Gross profit		11,547		9,159
Selling, general and administrative expenses		10,568		10,846
Operating income (loss)		979		(1,687)
Interest expense		19		18
Interest income		16		70
Investment income		121		62
Other income, net		112		83
Income (loss) before income taxes		1,209		(1,490)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		546		(597)
Net income (loss)	$	663	$	(893)
Income (loss) per common share
Basic	$	0.10	$	(0.13)
Diluted	$	0.10	$	(0.13)
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic		6,575		6,781
Diluted		6,584		6,781
Dividends paid per share	$	0.13	$	0.12

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HURCO COMPANIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(In thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	January 31,
	2021		2020
Net income (loss)	$	663	$	(893)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Translation gain (loss) of foreign currency financial statements		4,184		283
(Gain) / loss on derivative instruments reclassified into operations, net of tax of $(114) and $(24), respectively		(379)		(80)
Gain / (loss) on derivative instruments, net of tax of $(166) and $(1), respectively		(554)		(4)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)		3,251		199
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	3,914	$	(694)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HURCO COMPANIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

	January 31,		October 31,
	2021		2020
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	66,553	$	57,859
Accounts receivable, net		28,008		27,686
Inventories, net		147,739		149,864
Derivative assets		908		968
Prepaid assets		15,276		13,803
Other		244		1,231
Total current assets		258,728		251,411
Property and equipment:
Land		868		868
Building		7,352		7,352
Machinery and equipment		29,759		29,195
Leasehold improvements		4,998		4,754
		42,977		42,169
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(31,304)		(30,248)
Total property and equipment, net		11,673		11,921
Non–current assets:
Software development costs, less accumulated amortization		7,822		7,840
Intangible assets, net		1,796		1,846
Operating lease - right of use assets, net		12,199		11,748
Deferred income taxes		2,863		2,479
Investments and other assets, net		8,891		8,410
Total non–current assets		33,571		32,323
Total assets	$	303,972	$	295,655
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	35,560	$	32,999
Derivative liabilities		1,472		872
Operating lease liabilities		4,418		4,132
Accrued payroll and employee benefits		6,428		6,209
Accrued income taxes		548		285
Accrued expenses		5,013		4,740
Accrued warranty expenses		1,246		1,200
Total current liabilities		54,685		50,437
Non–current liabilities:
Deferred income taxes		111		131
Accrued tax liability		1,934		1,918
Operating lease liabilities		8,173		7,989
Deferred credits and other		4,410		4,032
Total non–current liabilities		14,628		14,070
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock: no par value per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued		—		—
Common stock: no par value, $.10 stated value per share, 12,500,000 shares authorized 6,665,033 and 6,636,906 shares issued; and 6,583,626 and 6,565,163 shares outstanding, as of January 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020, respectively		658		657
Additional paid-in capital		61,458		60,997
Retained earnings		172,282		172,484
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		261		(2,990)
Total shareholders’ equity		234,659		231,148
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	303,972	$	295,655

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HURCO COMPANIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	January 31,
	2021		2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	663	$	(893)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities, net of acquisitions:
Provision for doubtful accounts		81		(12)
Deferred income taxes		132		108
Equity in loss (income) of affiliates		57		(43)
Foreign currency (gain) loss		(956)		107
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives		229		666
Depreciation and amortization		1,066		1,105
Stock–based compensation		659		136
Change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable		374		11,152
(Increase) decrease in inventories		5,714		(1,296)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses		(1,587)		(2,125)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable		1,740		(4,540)
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses		214		(6,478)
Net change in derivative assets and liabilities		(229)		(102)
Other		877		(532)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities		9,034		(2,747)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		—		80
Purchase of property and equipment		(298)		(186)
Software development costs		(324)		(263)
Other investments		(140)		(7)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities		(762)		(376)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividends paid		(865)		(814)
Taxes paid related to net settlement of restricted shares		(197)		(498)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		(1,062)		(1,312)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		1,484		79
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		8,694		(4,356)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		57,859		56,943
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	66,553	$	52,587

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HURCO COMPANIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands, except shares outstanding)

								Accumulated
	Common Stock			Additional				Other
	Shares			Paid–in		Retained		Comprehensive
	Outstanding	Amount		Capital		Earnings		Income (Loss)		Total
Balances, October 31, 2019	6,767,237	$	677	$	66,350	$	182,151	$	(8,933)	$	240,245
Net income (loss)	—		—		—		(893)		—		(893)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	—		—		—		—		199		199
Stock–based compensation expense, net of taxes withheld for vested restricted shares	35,926		3		(365)		—		—		(362)
Dividends paid	—		—		—		(814)		—		(814)
Balances, January 31, 2020	6,803,163	$	680	$	65,985	$	180,444	$	(8,734)	$	238,375
Balances, October 31, 2020	6,565,163	$	657	$	60,997	$	172,484	$	(2,990)	$	231,148
Net income (loss)	—		—		—		663		—		663
Other comprehensive income (loss)	—		—		—		—		3,251		3,251
Stock–based compensation expense, net of taxes withheld for vested restricted shares	18,463		1		461		—		—		462
Dividends paid	—		—		—		(865)		—		(865)
Balances, January 31, 2021	6,583,626	$	658	$	61,458	$	172,282	$	261	$	234,659

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1.    GENERAL

The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Hurco Companies, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.  As used in this report, the words “we”, “us”, “our”, “Hurco” and the “Company” refer to Hurco Companies, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

We design, manufacture, and sell computerized (i.e., Computer Numeric Control (“CNC”)) machine tools, consisting primarily of vertical machining centers (mills) and turning centers (lathes), to companies in the metal cutting industry through a worldwide sales, service, and distribution network.  Although the majority of our computer control systems and software products are proprietary, they predominantly use industry standard personal computer components.  Our computer control systems and software products are primarily sold as integral components of our computerized machine tool products.  We also provide machine tool components, automation integration equipment and solutions for job shops, software options, control upgrades, accessories and replacement parts for our products, as well as customer service, training, and applications support.  

We operate in the industrial equipment industry and have a global footprint that subjects us to various business risks in many different countries. During fiscal 2020, our operating results were adversely affected by the international business disruption due to the outbreak of coronavirus and the ongoing economic slowdown in Europe, uncertainty surrounding the U.K. Brexit activities, and political friction in the U.S. Many of our customers deferred or eliminated investments in capital equipment last year, which we attributed largely to the uncertainty these events created.  During the first quarter of fiscal 2021, our sales increased year-over-year in all regions, particularly in the Americas and Europe, our primary markets for our higher-performance, higher-priced machines. We also saw global machine tool manufacturers price their excess inventories aggressively to compete in the market recovery. Because of the potential for extended vulnerability, we have closely evaluated the estimates we have made in preparing the financial statements as of January 31, 2021 with the understanding that these estimates could change in the near term. We will continue to evaluate and disclose any uncertainty associated with key assumptions underlying fair value estimates, trends and uncertainties that have had, or are reasonably expected to have, a material effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for and at the end of each interim period.

The condensed financial information as of January 31, 2021 and for the three months ended January 31, 2021 and January 31, 2020 is unaudited.  However, in our opinion, the interim data includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly our consolidated financial position, results of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for and at the end of the interim periods.  We suggest that you read these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2020.

2.    REVENUE RECOGNITION

We design, manufacture and sell computerized machine tools.  Our computer control systems and software products are primarily sold as integral components of our computerized machine tool products.  We also provide machine tool components, automation integration equipment and solutions for job shops, software options, control upgrades, accessories and replacement parts for our products, as well as customer service, training and applications support.

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We recognize revenues from the sale of machine tools, components and accessories and services and reflect the consideration to which we expect to be entitled.  We record revenues based on a five-step model in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance codified in Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC 606”). In accordance with ASC 606, we have defined contracts as agreements with our customers and distributors in the form of purchase orders, packing or shipping documents, invoices, and, periodically, verbal requests for components and accessories.  For each contract, we identify our performance obligations, which are delivering goods or services, determine the transaction price, allocate the contract transaction price to each of the performance obligations (when applicable), and recognize the revenue when (or as) each of the performance obligations to the customer is fulfilled.  A good or service is transferred when the customer obtains control of that good or service.  Our computerized machine tools are general purpose computer-controlled machine tools that are typically used in stand-alone operations.  Prior to shipment, we test each machine to ensure the machine’s compliance with standard operating specifications.  We deem that the customer obtains control upon delivery of the product and that obtaining control is not contingent upon contractual customer acceptance.  Therefore, we recognize revenue from sales of our machine tool systems upon delivery of the product to the customer or distributor, which is normally at the time of shipment.  

Depending upon geographic location, after shipment, a machine may be installed at the customer’s facilities by a distributor, independent contractor or by one of our service technicians.  In most instances where a machine is sold through a distributor, we have no installation involvement.  If sales are direct or through sales agents, we will typically complete the machine installation, which consists of the reassembly of certain parts that were removed for shipping and the re-testing of the machine to ensure that it is performing within the standard specifications.  We consider the machine installation process for our three-axis machines to be inconsequential and perfunctory.  For our five-axis machines that we install, we estimate the fair value of the installation performance obligation and recognize that installation revenue on a prorata basis over the period of the installation process.

From time to time, and depending upon geographic location, we may provide training or freight services.  We consider these services to be perfunctory within the context of the contract, as the value of these services typically does not rise to a material level as a component of the total contract value.  Service fees from maintenance contracts are deferred and recognized in earnings on a prorata basis over the term of the contract and are generally sold on a stand-alone basis.  Customer discounts and estimated product returns are considered variable consideration and are recorded as a reduction of revenue in the same period that the related sales are recorded.  We have reviewed the overall sales transactions for variable consideration and have determined that these amounts are not significant.

3.    DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

We are exposed to certain market risks relating to our ongoing business operations, including foreign currency risk, interest rate risk and credit risk.  We manage our exposure to these and other market risks through regular operating and financing activities.  Currently, the only risk that we manage through the use of derivative instruments is foreign currency risk, for which we enter into derivative instruments in the form of foreign currency forward exchange contracts with a few major financial institutions.

We enter into these forward exchange contracts to reduce the potential effects of foreign exchange rate movements on our net equity investment in one of our foreign subsidiaries, to reduce the impact on gross profit and net earnings from sales and purchases denominated in foreign currencies, and to reduce the impact on our net earnings of foreign currency fluctuations on receivables and payables denominated in foreign currencies that are different than the subsidiaries’ functional currency.  We are primarily exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk with respect to transactions and net assets denominated in Euros, Pounds Sterling, Indian Rupee, Singapore Dollars, Chinese Yuan, Polish Zloty, and New Taiwan Dollars.  We record all derivative instruments as assets or liabilities at fair value.

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Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments

We enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts periodically to hedge certain forecasted inter-company sales and purchases denominated in the following foreign currencies: the Pound Sterling, Euro and New Taiwan Dollar.  The purpose of these instruments is to mitigate the risk that the U.S. Dollar net cash inflows and outflows resulting from sales and purchases denominated in foreign currencies will be adversely affected by changes in exchange rates.  These forward contracts have been designated as cash flow hedge instruments and are recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value in Derivative assets and Derivative liabilities.  The effective portion of the gains and losses resulting from the changes in the fair value of these hedge contracts is deferred in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and recognized as an adjustment to Cost of sales and service in the period that the corresponding inventory sold that is the subject of the related hedge contract is recognized, thereby providing an offsetting economic impact against the corresponding change in the U.S. Dollar value of the inter-company sale or purchase being hedged.  The ineffective portion of gains and losses resulting from the changes in the fair value of these hedge contracts is immediately reported in Other income, net.  We perform quarterly assessments of hedge effectiveness by verifying and documenting the critical terms of the hedge instrument and determining that forecasted transactions have not changed significantly.  We also assess on a quarterly basis whether there have been adverse developments regarding the risk of a counterparty default.  

We had forward contracts outstanding as of January 31, 2021, denominated in Euros, Pounds Sterling and New Taiwan Dollars with set maturity dates ranging from February 2021 through January 2022. The contract amounts, expressed at forward rates in U.S. dollars at January 31, 2021, were $15.8 million for Euros, $4.9 million for Pounds Sterling and $18.4 million for New Taiwan Dollars. At January 31, 2021, we had approximately $554,000 of losses, net of tax, related to cash flow hedges deferred in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Included in this amount was $293,000 of unrealized loss, net of tax, related to cash flow hedge instruments that remain subject to currency fluctuation risk. The majority of these deferred gains will be recorded as an adjustment to Cost of sales and service in periods through January 2022, when the corresponding inventory that is the subject of the related hedge contracts is sold, as described above.

We are also exposed to foreign currency exchange risk related to our investment in net assets in foreign countries. To manage this risk, we entered into a forward contract with a notional amount of €3.0 million in November 2020. We designated this forward contract as a hedge of our net investment in Euro denominated assets. We selected the forward method under FASB guidance related to the accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities. The forward method requires all changes in the fair value of the contract to be reported as a cumulative translation adjustment in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, in the same manner as the underlying hedged net assets. This forward contract matures in November 2021. As of January 31, 2021, we had a realized gain of $813,000 and an unrealized loss of $72,000, net of tax, recorded as cumulative translation adjustments in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to this forward contract.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

We also enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts to protect against the effects of foreign currency fluctuations on inter-company receivables, payables and loans denominated in foreign currencies. These derivative instruments are not designated as hedges under FASB guidance and, as a result, changes in their fair value are reported currently as Other income, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations consistent with the transaction gain or loss on the related receivables and payables denominated in foreign currencies.  

We had forward contracts outstanding as of January 31, 2021, denominated in Euros, Pounds Sterling, and New Taiwan Dollar with set maturity dates ranging from February 2021 through October 2021.  The contract amounts, expressed at forward rates in U.S. dollars at January 31, 2021, totaled $43.4 million.

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Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

We recognize the fair value of derivative instruments as assets and liabilities on a gross basis on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of January 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020, all derivative instruments were recorded at fair value on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows (in thousands):

	January 31, 2021			October 31, 2020
	Balance Sheet	Fair		Balance Sheet	Fair
Derivatives	Location	Value		Location	Value
Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Derivative assets	$	275	Derivative assets	$	495
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Derivative liabilities	$	750	Derivative liabilities	$	279
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Derivative assets	$	633	Derivative assets	$	473
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Derivative liabilities	$	722	Derivative liabilities	$	593

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

Derivative instruments had the following effects on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, net of tax, during the three months ended January 31, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):

					Location of Gain	Amount of Gain
	Amount of Gain (Loss)				(Loss) Reclassified	(Loss) Reclassified
	Recognized in Other				from Other	from Other
	Comprehensive				Comprehensive	Comprehensive
Derivatives	Income (Loss)				Income (Loss)	Income (Loss)
	Three Months Ended					Three Months Ended
	January 31,					January 31,
	2021		2020			2021		2020
Designated as Hedging Instruments:
(Effective portion)
Foreign exchange forward contracts – Intercompany sales/purchases	$	(554)	$	(4)	Cost of sales and service	$	379	$	80
Foreign exchange forward contract – Net investment	$	(110)	$	25

We did not recognize any gains or losses as a result of hedges deemed ineffective for either of the three months ended January 31, 2021 or 2020. We recognized the following gains and losses in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations during the three months ended January 31, 2021 and 2020 on derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments (in thousands):

	Location of Gain
	(Loss) Recognized	Amount of Gain (Loss)
Derivatives	in Operations	Recognized in Operations
		Three Months Ended
		January 31,
		2021		2020
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Other income, net	$	(813)	$	156

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The following table presents the changes in the components of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, for the three months ended January 31, 2021 (in thousands):

	Foreign Currency		Cash Flow
	Translation		Hedges		Total
Balance, October 31, 2020	$	(4,073)	$	1,083	$	(2,990)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		4,184		(554)		3,630
Reclassifications		—		(379)		(379)
Balance, January 31, 2021	$	111	$	150	$	261

4.    EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

In March 2016, we adopted the Hurco Companies, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2016 Equity Plan”), which allows us to grant awards of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, stock units and other stock-based awards.  The 2016 Equity Plan replaced the Hurco Companies, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2008 Equity Plan”) and is the only active plan under which equity awards may be made by us to our employees and non-employee directors.  No further awards will be made under our 2008 Equity Plan.  The total number of shares of our common stock that may be issued pursuant to awards under the 2016 Equity Plan is 856,048, which includes 386,048 shares remaining available for future grants under the 2008 Equity Plan as of March 10, 2016, the date our shareholders approved the 2016 Equity Plan.

The Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors has the authority to determine the officers, directors and key employees who will be granted awards under the 2016 Equity Plan; designate the number of shares subject to each award; determine the terms and conditions upon which awards will be granted; and prescribe the form and terms of award agreements. We have granted restricted shares and performance units under the 2016 Equity Plan that are currently outstanding, and we have granted stock options under the 2008 Equity Plan that are currently outstanding. No stock option may be exercised more than ten years after the date of grant or such shorter period as the Compensation Committee may determine at the date of grant. The market value of a share of our common stock, for purposes of the 2016 Equity Plan, is the closing sale price as reported by the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the date in question or, if not a trading day, on the last preceding trading date.

A summary of stock option activity for the three-month period ended January 31, 2021, is as follows:

		Weighted Average
	Stock Options	Exercise Price
Outstanding at October 31, 2020	33,307	$	22.09
Options granted	—		—
Options exercised	—		—
Options cancelled	—		—
Outstanding at January 31, 2021	33,307	$	22.09

Summarized information about outstanding stock options as of January 31, 2021, that have already vested and are currently exercisable, are as follows:

	Options Already Vested and
	Currently Exercisable
Number of outstanding options		33,307
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)		1.21
Weighted average exercise price per share	$	22.09
Intrinsic value of outstanding options	$	244,000

The intrinsic value of an outstanding stock option is calculated as the difference between the stock price as of January 31, 2021 and the exercise price of the option.

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On January 5, 2021, the Compensation Committee approved a long-term incentive compensation arrangement for our executive officers in the form of time-based restricted shares and performance stock units (“PSUs”) under the 2016 Equity Plan, which will be payable in shares of our common stock if earned and vested. The awards were approximately 25% time-based vesting and approximately 75% performance-based vesting. The three-year performance period for the PSUs is fiscal 2021 through fiscal 2023.

On that date, the Compensation Committee granted a total of 23,164 shares of time-based restricted stock to our executive officers. The restricted shares vest in thirds over three years from the date of grant provided the recipient remains employed through that date.  The grant date fair value of the restricted shares was based upon the closing sales price of our common stock on the date of grant, which was  $28.60 per share.

On January 5, 2021, the Compensation Committee granted a total target number of 39,199 PSUs to our executive officers designated as “PSU – TSR”. These PSUs were weighted as approximately 40% of the overall 2021 executive long-term incentive compensation arrangement and will vest and be paid based upon the total shareholder return of our common stock over the three-year period of fiscal 2021-2023, relative to the total shareholder return of the companies in a specified peer group over that period. Participants will have the ability to earn between 50% of the target number of the PSUs – TSR for achieving threshold performance and 200% of the target number of the PSUs – TSR for achieving maximum performance. The grant date fair value of the PSUs – TSR was $27.04 per PSU and was calculated using the Monte Carlo approach.

On January 5, 2021, the Compensation Committee granted a total target number of 32,430 PSUs to our executive officers designated as “PSU – ROIC”. These PSUs were weighted as approximately 35% of the overall 2021 executive long-term incentive compensation arrangement and will vest and be paid based upon the achievement of pre-established goals related to our average return on invested capital over the three-year period of fiscal 2021-2023. Participants will have the ability to earn between 50% of the target number of the PSUs - ROIC for achieving threshold performance and 200% of the target number of the PSUs - ROIC for achieving maximum performance. The grant date fair value of the PSUs – ROIC was based on the closing sales price of our common stock on the grant date, which was $28.60 per share.

On November 12, 2020, the Compensation Committee granted a total of 11,531 shares of time-based restricted stock to our non-executive employees. The restricted shares vest in thirds over three years from the date of grant provided the recipient remains employed through that date. The grant date fair value of the restricted shares was based upon the closing sales price of our common stock on the date of grant, which was $29.30 per share.

A reconciliation of our restricted stock and PSU activity and related information for the three-month period ended January 31, 2021 is as follows:

		Weighted Average Grant
	Number of Shares	Date Fair Value
Unvested at October 31, 2020	231,960	$	39.03
Shares or units granted	106,324		28.10
Shares or units vested	(18,463)		38.34
Shares or units cancelled	(42,625)		43.99
Shares withheld	(6,568)		38.20
Unvested at January 31, 2021	270,628	$	34.02

During the first three months of fiscal 2021 and 2020, we recorded approximately $659,000 and $136,000, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense related to grants under the 2016 Equity Plan. As of January 31, 2021, there was an estimated $4.2 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation cost that we expect to recognize by the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2024.

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5.    EARNINGS PER SHARE

Per share results have been computed based on the average number of common shares outstanding over the period in question.  The computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share is determined using net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders as the numerator and the number of shares outstanding as the denominator as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended
	January 31,
	2021				2020
	Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted
Net income (loss)	$	663	$	663	$	(893)	$	(893)
Undistributed earnings (loss) allocated to participating shares		(8)		(8)		9		9
Net income (loss) applicable to common  shareholders	$	655	$	655	$	(884)	$	(884)
Weighted average shares outstanding		6,575		6,575		6,781		6,781
Stock options and contingently issuable securities		—		9		—		—
		6,575		6,584		6,781		6,781
Income (loss) per share	$	0.10	$	0.10	$	(0.13)	$	(0.13)

6.    ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Accounts receivable are net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $1.5 million as of January 31, 2021 and $1.4 million as of October 31, 2020.

7.    INVENTORIES

Inventories, priced at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or net realizable value, are summarized below (in thousands):

	January 31,		October 31,
	2021		2020
Purchased parts and sub–assemblies	$	31,331	$	30,390
Work–in–process		13,804		12,635
Finished goods		102,604		106,839
	$	147,739	$	149,864

8.    LEASES

We adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, “Leases” (“ASC 842”) on November 1, 2019, the start of our 2020 fiscal year, and utilized the transition method allowed.  Accordingly, comparative period financial information was not adjusted for the effects of adopting ASC 842 and no cumulative-effect adjustment was required to the opening balance of retained earnings on the adoption date.

Upon adoption of ASC 842, we utilized the following elections:

● We have elected to combine non-lease components with lease components.

● If at the lease commencement date, a lease has a lease term of 12 months or less and does not include a purchase option that is reasonably certain to be exercised, we have elected not to apply ASC 842 recognition requirements. Nonetheless, we intend to include leases of less than 12 months within the updated footnote disclosures, if material.

● We have elected not to use the portfolio method if we enter into a large number of leases in the same month with the same terms and conditions.

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Our lease portfolio includes leased production and assembly facilities, warehouses and distribution centers, office space, vehicles, material handling equipment utilized in our production and assembly facilities, laptops and other information technology equipment, as well as other miscellaneous leased equipment. Most of the leased production and assembly facilities have lease terms ranging from two to five years, although the terms and conditions of our leases can vary significantly from lease to lease. We have assessed the specific terms and conditions of each lease to determine the amount of the lease payments and the length of the lease term, which includes the minimum period over which lease payments are required plus any renewal options that are both within our control to exercise and reasonably certain of being exercised upon lease commencement. In determining whether or not a renewal option is reasonably certain of being exercised, we assessed all relevant factors to determine if sufficient incentives exist as of lease commencement to conclude renewal is reasonably certain. There are no material residual value guarantees provided by us, nor any restrictions or covenants imposed by the leases to which we are a party. In determining the lease liability, we utilize our incremental borrowing rate to discount the future lease payments over the lease term to present value.

We record a right-of-use asset and lease liability on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for all leases for which we are a lessee, in accordance with ASC 842.  We are a lessor in a small number of lease agreements associated with our automation integration equipment for which the impact to our consolidated financial statements is immaterial. All our leases for which we are a lessee are classified as operating leases under the guidance in Topic 840.

We recorded total operating lease expense of $1.3 million for each of the three months ended January 31, 2021 and 2020, which is classified within Cost of sales and service and Selling, general and administrative expenses within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Operating lease expense includes short-term leases and variable lease payments which are immaterial. There have been no lease costs capitalized on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 31, 2021.

The following table summarizes supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to operating leases for the three months ended January 31, 2021 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	January 31, 2021
Operating cash flow information:
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities	$	1,297
Noncash information:
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	1,429

The following table summarizes the maturities of undiscounted cash flows of lease commitments reconciled to the total lease liability as of January 31, 2021 (in thousands):

Remainder of 2021	$	3,549
2022		3,725
2023		2,291
2024		1,027
2025		752
2026 and thereafter		1,679
Total		13,023
Less: Imputed interest		(432)
Present value of operating lease liabilities	$	12,591

As of January 31, 2021, the weighted-average remaining term of our lease portfolio was approximately 4.2 years and the weighted-average discount rate was approximately 1.6%.

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9.    SEGMENT INFORMATION

We operate in a single segment: industrial automation equipment.  We design, manufacture and sell computerized (i.e., CNC) machine tools, consisting primarily of vertical machining centers (mills) and turning centers (lathes), to companies in the metal cutting industry through a worldwide sales, service and distribution network.  Although the majority of our computer control systems and software products are proprietary, they predominantly use industry standard personal computer components. Our computer control systems and software products are primarily sold as integral components of our computerized machine tool products.  We also provide machine tool components, automation integration equipment and solutions for job shops, software options, control upgrades, accessories and replacement parts for our products, as well as customer service, and training and applications support.

10.    GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES

From time to time, our subsidiaries guarantee third party payment obligations in connection with the sale of machines to customers that use financing. We follow FASB guidance for accounting for guarantees (codified in ASC 460). As of January 31, 2021, we had 15 outstanding third party payment guarantees totaling approximately $0.8 million. The terms of these guarantees are consistent with the underlying customer financing terms. Upon shipment of a machine, the customer assumes the risk of ownership. The customer does not obtain title, however, until it has paid for the machine. A retention of title clause allows us to recover the machine if the customer defaults on the financing. We accrue liabilities under these guarantees at fair value, which amounts are insignificant.

We provide warranties on our products with respect to defects in material and workmanship. The terms of these warranties are generally one year for machines and shorter periods for service parts. We recognize a reserve with respect to this obligation at the time of product sale, with subsequent warranty claims recorded against the reserve. The amount of the warranty reserve is determined based on historical trend experience and any known warranty issues that could cause future warranty costs to differ from historical experience. A reconciliation of the changes in our warranty reserve is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	January 31,
	2021		2020
Balance, beginning of year	$	1,200	$	1,760
Provision for warranties during the year		713		492
Charges to the reserve		(722)		(784)
Impact of foreign currency translation		55		3
Balance, end of year	$	1,246	$	1,471

The year-over-year decrease in our warranty reserve was primarily due to a decrease in the number of machines under warranty.

11.  DEBT AGREEMENTS

On December 31, 2018, we and our subsidiary Hurco B.V. entered into a new credit agreement, which was amended by that certain First Amendment dated March 13, 2020 and that certain Second Amendment dated December 23, 2020 (as amended, the “2018 Credit Agreement”), with Bank of America, N.A., as the lender. The 2018 Credit Agreement provides for an unsecured revolving credit and letter of credit facility in a maximum aggregate amount of $40.0 million. The 2018 Credit Agreement provides that the maximum amount of outstanding letters of credit at any one time may not exceed $10.0 million, the maximum amount of outstanding loans made to our subsidiary Hurco B.V. at any one time may not exceed $20.0 million, and the maximum amount of all outstanding loans denominated in alternative currencies at any one time may not exceed $20.0 million.  Under the 2018 Credit Agreement, we and Hurco B.V. are borrowers, and certain of our other subsidiaries are guarantors. The scheduled maturity date of the 2018 Credit Agreement is December 31, 2021.

Borrowings under the 2018 Credit Agreement bear interest at floating rates based on, at our option, either (i) a LIBOR–based rate, or other alternative currency–based rate approved by the lender, plus 1.25% per annum, or (ii) a base rate (which is the highest of (a) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (b) the prime rate or (c) the one month LIBOR–based rate plus 1.00%), plus 0.00% per annum. Outstanding letters of credit will carry an annual rate of 1.25%.

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The 2018 Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, including covenants (1) restricting us from making certain investments, loans, advances and acquisitions (but permitting us to make investments in subsidiaries of up to $10.0 million); (2) restricting us from making certain payments, including (a) cash dividends, except that we may pay cash dividends as long as immediately before and after giving effect to such payment, the sum of the unused amount of the commitments under the 2018 Credit Agreement plus our cash on hand is not less than $10.0 million, and as long as we are not in default before and after giving effect to such dividend payments and (b) payments made to repurchase shares of our common stock, except that we may repurchase shares of our common stock as long as we are not in default before and after giving effect to such repurchases and the aggregate amount of payments made by us for all such repurchases during any fiscal year does not exceed $10.0 million; (3) requiring that we maintain a minimum working capital of $125.0 million; (4) requiring that we maintain a minimum tangible net worth of $170.0 million; and (5) providing that if the total amount of indebtedness outstanding owed by the Company and its Taiwanese and Chinese subsidiaries to the lender or its affiliates (the “Specified Outstanding Amount”) exceeds $25.0 million, then the Company will not permit the amount of unrestricted cash-on-hand of the Company and its subsidiaries to be less than the Specified Outstanding Amount.  We may use the proceeds from advances under the 2018 Credit Agreement for general corporate purposes.

In December 2018, in connection with our entry into the 2018 Credit Agreement, (1) using cash on hand, we repaid in full the $1.4 million outstanding under, and terminated, our credit facility in China and (2) we terminated our United Kingdom credit facility. In March 2019, our wholly-owned subsidiaries in Taiwan (Hurco Manufacturing Limited (“HML”)) and China (Ningbo Hurco Machine Tool, Ltd (“NHML”)) closed on uncommitted revolving credit facilities with maximum aggregate amounts of 150 million New Taiwan Dollars (the "Taiwan credit facility") and 32.5 million Chinese Yuan (the "China credit facility"), respectively. As uncommitted facilities, both the Taiwan and China credit facilities are subject to review and termination by the respective underlying lending institutions from time to time.

As a result, as of January 31, 2021, our existing credit facilities consisted of our €1.5 million revolving credit facility in Germany, the 150 million New Taiwan Dollars Taiwan credit facility, the 32.5 million Chinese Yuan China credit facility and the $40.0 million revolving credit facility under the 2018 Credit Agreement.

As of January 31, 2021, there were no borrowings under any of our credit facilities and there was $52.2 million of available borrowing capacity thereunder.

12.  INCOME TAXES

Our provision for income taxes and effective tax rate are affected by the geographical composition of pre-tax income which includes jurisdictions with differing tax rates, conditional reduced tax rates and other events that are not consistent from period to period, such as changes in income tax laws.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was signed into law on March 27, 2020.  The CARES Act includes several provisions that provide economic relief for individuals and businesses. The CARES Act, among other things, includes tax provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, the deferral of employer’s social security payments, and modifications to net operating loss carryback provisions.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the “CAA”) was signed into law on December 27, 2020. The CAA provides further COVID-19 economic relief by providing an expansion of the employee retention tax credit.  At this time, we are still evaluating the impact of the CAA on our results and will monitor any additional legislation related to COVID-19 and its impact on our results.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2021, we assessed and recorded the estimated year-to-date impact of recent changes in income tax laws to address the unfavorable impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The CARES Act included economic relief and modifications, most notably the net operating loss carryback provisions for the U.S.  For the first quarter of fiscal 2021, we recorded an income tax expense of $546,000 compared to income tax benefit of $597,000 for the same period in fiscal 2020. Our effective tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 was 45%, compared to 40% in the corresponding prior year period. The year-over-year increase in the effective tax rate was primarily due to changes in geographic mix of income and loss which includes jurisdictions with differing tax rates and other events that are not consistent from period to period, such as changes in income tax laws to address the unfavorable impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and a discrete income tax expense related to unvested stock awards in the first three months of fiscal 2021.

Our unrecognized tax benefits were $221,000 as of January 31, 2021 and $204,000 as of October 31, 2020, and in each case included accrued interest.

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We recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as components of income tax expense. As of January 31, 2021, the gross amount of interest accrued, reported in Accrued expenses, was approximately $38,000, which did not include the federal tax benefit of interest deductions.

We file U.S. federal and state income tax returns, as well as tax returns in several foreign jurisdictions. The statutes of limitations with respect to unrecognized tax benefits will expire between August 2021 and August 2024.

Currently, our subsidiary in France is under tax audit for the fiscal years 2018 and 2019.  

13.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

FASB fair value guidance establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which categorizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs, such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exist, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

In accordance with this guidance, the following table represents the fair value hierarchy for our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of January 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020 (in thousands):

	Assets				Liabilities
	January 31, 2021		October 31, 2020		January 31, 2021		October 31, 2020
Level 1
Deferred compensation	$	2,140	$	1,868	$	—	$	—
Level 2
Derivatives	$	908	$	968	$	1,472	$	872

Included in Level 1 assets are mutual fund investments under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan. We estimate the fair value of these investments on a recurring basis using market prices that are readily available.

Included in Level 2 fair value measurements are derivative assets and liabilities related to gains and losses on foreign currency forward exchange contracts entered into with a third party. We estimate the fair value of these derivatives on a recurring basis using foreign currency exchange rates obtained from active markets. Derivative instruments are reported in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements at fair value. We have derivative financial instruments in the form of foreign currency forward exchange contracts as described in Note 3 of Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The U.S. Dollar equivalent notional amounts of these contracts was $84.5 million and $70.8 million at January 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020, respectively.

The fair value of our foreign currency forward exchange contracts and the related currency positions are subject to offsetting market risk resulting from foreign currency exchange rate volatility.  The counterparties to the forward exchange contracts are substantial and creditworthy financial institutions.  We do not consider either the risk of counterparties’ non-performance or the economic consequences of counterparties’ non-performance to be material risks.

14.  CONTINGENCIES AND LITIGATION

From time to time, we are involved in various claims and lawsuits arising in the normal course of business. Pursuant to applicable accounting rules, we accrue the minimum liability for each known claim when the estimated outcome is a range of possible loss and no one amount within that range is more likely than another. We maintain insurance policies for such matters, and we record insurance recoveries when we determine such recovery to be probable. We do not expect any of these claims, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. We believe that the ultimate resolution of claims for any losses will not exceed our insurance policy coverages.

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15.  NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements:

In June 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326):  Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.  This standard modifies the impairment model by requiring entities to use a forward-looking approach based on expected losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments, including trade receivables. This may result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses.  This standard is effective for our fiscal year 2021. We adopted this standard on November 1, 2020.  This standard did not have a significant effect on our accounting policies or on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

New Accounting Pronouncements:

In December 2019, FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which allows for companies to remove certain exceptions and clarifies certain requirements regarding franchise taxes, goodwill, consolidated tax expenses, and annual effective tax rate calculations.  This standard is effective for our fiscal year 2022, with early adoption permitted. We are assessing the impact this new accounting standard will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.  

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) - Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.  This standard provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates, such as SOFR.  This standard is effective for all entities beginning March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022.  We are assessing the impact this new accounting standard will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.  

There have been no other significant changes in the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates during the three months ended January 31, 2021.

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Item 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) contains information intended to help provide an understanding of our financial condition and other related matters, including our liquidity, capital resources and results of operations. The MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our unaudited financial statements and the notes accompanying our unaudited financial statements appearing elsewhere in this report, as well as our audited financial statements, the accompanying notes and the MD&A included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2020.

EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW

Hurco Companies, Inc. is an international, industrial technology company operating in a single segment.  We design, manufacture and sell computerized (i.e., CNC) machine tools, consisting primarily of vertical machining centers (mills) and turning centers (lathes), to companies in the metal cutting industry through a worldwide sales, service and distribution network.  Although the majority of our computer control systems and software products are proprietary, they predominantly use industry standard personal computer components.  Our computer control systems and software products are primarily sold as integral components of our computerized machine tool products.  We also provide machine tool components, automation integration equipment and solutions for job shops, software options, control upgrades, accessories and replacement parts for our products, as well as customer service, training and applications support.  

The following overview is intended to provide a brief explanation of the principal factors that have contributed to our recent financial performance.  This overview is intended to be read in conjunction with the more detailed information included in our financial statements that appear elsewhere in this report.

The market for machine tools is international in scope. We have both significant foreign sales and significant foreign manufacturing operations.  During the first three months of fiscal 2021, approximately 45% of our revenues were attributable to customers in Europe, where we typically sell more of our higher-performance, higher-priced VMX series machines.  Additionally, approximately 12% of our revenues were attributable to customers in the Asia Pacific region, where we encounter greater pricing pressures.  

We have three brands of CNC machine tools in our product portfolio: Hurco is the technology innovation brand for customers who want to increase productivity and profitability by selecting a brand with the latest software and motion technology.  Milltronics is the value-based brand for shops that want easy-to-use machines at competitive prices.  The Takumi brand is for customers that need very high speed, high efficiency performance, such as that required in the production, die and mold, aerospace, and medical industries.  Takumi machines are equipped with industry standard controls instead of the proprietary controls found on Hurco and Milltronics machines.  These three brands of CNC machine tools are responsible for the vast majority of our revenue.  However, we have added other non-Hurco branded products to our product portfolio that have contributed product diversity and market penetration opportunity.  These non-Hurco branded products are sold by our wholly-owned distributors and are comprised primarily of other general-purpose vertical milling centers and lathes, laser cutting machines, waterjet cutting machines, CNC grinders, compact horizontal machines, metal cutting saws and CNC swill lathes. ProCobots LLC (“ProCobots”) is our wholly-owned subsidiary that provides automation solutions that can be integrated with any machine tool. In addition, through our wholly-owned subsidiary in Italy, LCM Precision Technology S.r.l. (“LCM”), we produce high value machine tool components and accessories.

We principally sell our products through more than 200 independent agents and distributors throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia.  Although some distributors carry competitive products, we are the primary line for the majority of our distributors globally.  We also have our own direct sales and service organizations in China, France, Germany, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and certain parts of the United States, which are among the world's principal machine tool consuming markets.  The vast majority of our machine tools are manufactured to our specifications primarily by our wholly-owned subsidiary in Taiwan, HML.  Machine castings to support HML’s production are manufactured at our wholly-owned subsidiary in Ningbo, China, NHML.  Components to support our SRT line of five-axis machining centers, such as the direct drive spindle, swivel head, and rotary table, are manufactured by our wholly-owned subsidiary in Italy, LCM.

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Our sales to foreign customers are denominated, and payments by those customers are made, in the prevailing currencies in the countries in which those customers are located (primarily the Euro, Pound Sterling, and Chinese Yuan). Our product costs are incurred and paid primarily in the New Taiwan Dollar and the U.S. Dollar.  Changes in currency exchange rates may have a material effect on our operating results and consolidated financial statements as reported under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.  For example, when the U.S. Dollar weakens in value relative to a foreign currency, sales made, and expenses incurred, in that currency when translated to U.S. Dollars for reporting in our financial statements, are higher than would be the case when the U.S. Dollar is stronger.  In the comparison of our period-to-period results, we discuss the effect of currency translation on those results, which reflect translation to U.S. Dollars at exchange rates prevailing during the period covered by those financial statements.  

We operate in the industrial equipment industry and have a global footprint that subjects us to various business risks in many different countries. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on our business and industry. We cannot predict the duration or scope of impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the negative financial impact to our results cannot be reasonably estimated, but we believe the impact has been material thus far and could continue to be material in the near future. To date, we have not experienced material disruptions in our supply chain and have not completely ceased operations at any of our global facilities, but have implemented remote working capabilities, as appropriate or otherwise required under local law. We will continue to evaluate and disclose any trends and uncertainties that have had or are reasonably expected to have, a material effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for and at the end of each interim period.

Our high levels of foreign manufacturing and sales also expose us to cash flow risks due to fluctuating currency exchange rates.  We seek to mitigate those risks through the use of derivative instruments – principally foreign currency forward exchange contracts.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended January 31, 2021 Compared to Three Months Ended January 31, 2020

Sales and Service Fees.  Sales and service fees for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 were $54.1 million, an increase of $10.5 million, or 24%, compared to the corresponding prior year period, and included a favorable currency impact of $1.6 million, or 4%, when translating foreign sales to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes.  

During fiscal 2020, our operating results were adversely affected by the international business disruption due to the outbreak of coronavirus and the ongoing economic slowdown in Europe, uncertainty surrounding the U.K. Brexit activities, and political friction in the U.S. Many of our customers deferred or eliminated investments in capital equipment last year, which we attributed largely to the uncertainty these events created.  During the first quarter of fiscal 2021, our sales increased year-over-year in all regions, particularly in the Americas and Europe, our primary markets for our higher-performance, higher-priced machines. We also saw global machine tool manufacturers price their excess inventories aggressively to compete in the market recovery.

Sales and Service Fees by Geographic Region

The following table sets forth net sales and service fees by geographic region for the first quarter ended January 31, 2021 and 2020 (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	January 31,
	2021				2020				$ Change		% Change
Americas	$	23,248	43	%	$	17,479	40	%	$	5,769	33	%
Europe		24,246	45	%		20,085	46	%		4,161	21	%
Asia Pacific		6,621	12	%		6,096	14	%		525	9	%
Total	$	54,115	100	%	$	43,660	100	%	$	10,455	24	%

Sales in the Americas for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 increased by 33%, compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2020, primarily due to an increased volume of shipments of Hurco machines.  The increased machine shipments reflected higher sales volumes of lathes and VM and VMX machines, particularly in the southeast and midwest regions of the U.S.

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European sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 increased by 21%, compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2020, and included a favorable currency impact of 7%, when translating foreign sales to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes.  The increase in European sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 was primarily attributable to an increased volume of shipments of Hurco machines in the United Kingdom and Germany, partially offset by reduced volumes in France and Italy.

Asian Pacific sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 increased by 9%, compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2020, and included a favorable currency impact of 5%, when translating foreign sales to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes.  The year-over-year increase in Asian Pacific sales primarily resulted from an increased volume of shipments of Hurco vertical milling machines in China and Southeast Asia, partially offset by reduced volume of shipments of Hurco machines in India and Takumi machines in China.  

Sales and Service Fees by Product Category

The following table sets forth net sales and service fees by product category for the first quarter ended January 31, 2021 and 2020 (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	January 31,
	2021				2020				$ Change		% Change
Computerized Machine Tools	$	45,450	84	%	$	35,214	81	%	$	10,236	29	%
Computer Control Systems and Software †		523	1	%		558	1	%		(35)	(6)	%
Service Parts		6,269	12	%		5,901	13	%		368	6	%
Service Fees		1,873	3	%		1,987	5	%		(114)	(6)	%
Total	$	54,115	100	%	$	43,660	100	%	$	10,455	24	%

^† Amounts shown do not include computer control systems and software sold as an integrated component of computerized machine systems.

Sales of computerized machine tools and service parts for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 increased by 29% and 6%, respectively, compared to the corresponding prior year period, and each included a favorable currency impact of 4%, when translating foreign sales to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes.  The increases in machine tools and service parts were primarily due to increased shipments of Hurco-branded products across all regions where our customers are located.  Sales of computer control systems and software and service fees decreased by 6% each, compared to the corresponding prior year period, and each included a favorable currency impact of 4%, when translating foreign sales to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes. The decreases in control systems and software and service fees primarily resulted from decreased demand in aftermarket software and services in North America.

Orders.  Orders for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 were $57.3 million, an increase of $11.7 million, or 26%, compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2020, and included a favorable currency impact of $2.1 million, or 5%, when translating foreign orders to U.S. dollars.

The following table sets forth new orders booked by geographic region for the first quarter ended January 31, 2021 and 2020 (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	January 31,
	2021				2020				$ Change		% Change
Americas	$	23,845	42	%	$	18,162	40	%	$	5,683	31	%
Europe		25,795	45	%		21,746	48	%		4,049	19	%
Asia Pacific		7,683	13	%		5,672	12	%		2,011	35	%
Total	$	57,323	100	%	$	45,580	100	%	$	11,743	26	%

Orders in the Americas for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 increased by 31%, compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2020, primarily due to increased customer demand for Hurco machines.  The increased order levels, similar to the increased sales levels, reflected a higher demand for lathes and VM and VMX machines.

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European orders for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 increased by 19%, compared to the corresponding prior year period, and included a favorable currency impact of 8%, when translating foreign orders to U.S. dollars.  The year-over-year increase in orders was driven primarily by increased customer demand for Hurco machines in Germany, France and the United Kingdom.

Asian Pacific orders for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 increased by 35%, compared to the corresponding prior year period, and included a favorable currency impact of 7%, when translating foreign orders to U.S. dollars.  The year-over-year increase in Asian Pacific orders was driven primarily by an increase in customer demand for Hurco vertical milling machines in China and Southeast Asia, partially offset by decreased demand for Takumi machines in China.  

Gross Profit. Gross profit for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 was $11.5 million, or 21% of sales, compared to $9.2 million, or 21% of sales, for the corresponding prior year period.  Gross profit as a percentage of sales remained relatively unchanged year-over-year on a higher level of sales, as global excess inventory levels continue to apply competitive pricing pressure on the machine tool industry.  Additionally, similar to fiscal 2020, the first quarter of fiscal 2021 gross profit continued to be impacted by the allocation of fixed costs on lower production volumes year-to-date.

Operating Expenses. Selling, general, and administrative expenses for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 were $10.6 million, or 20% of sales, compared to $10.8 million, or 25% of sales, in the corresponding fiscal 2020 period, and included an unfavorable currency impact of $0.3 million, when translating foreign expenses to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes.  The year-over-year reduction in selling, general, and administrative expenses was primarily due to operating cost reduction measures implemented in the first two quarters of fiscal 2020, partially offset by increases in incentive compensation.

Operating Income (Loss). Operating income for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 was $1.0 million compared to an operating loss of $1.7 million for the corresponding period in fiscal 2020.  The increase in operating income was primarily driven by the increased volume of sales.

Other Income, Net.  Other income, net in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 was $0.1 million compared to $0.1 million for the corresponding period in fiscal 2020.  

Income Taxes. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 was 45%, compared to 40% in the corresponding prior year period. The year-over-year increase in the effective tax rate was primarily due to changes in geographic mix of income and loss which includes jurisdictions with differing tax rates and other events that are not consistent from period to period, such as changes in income tax laws to address the unfavorable impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and a discrete income tax expense related to unvested stock awards in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

At January 31, 2021, we had cash and cash equivalents of $66.6 million, compared to $57.9 million at October 31, 2020.  Approximately 15% of the $66.6 million of cash and cash equivalents was denominated in U.S. dollars.  The balance was attributable to our foreign operations and is held in the local currencies of our various foreign entities, subject to fluctuations in currency exchange rates. We do not believe that the indefinite reinvestment of these funds offshore impairs our ability to meet our domestic working capital needs.

Working capital was $204.0 million at January 31, 2021 compared to $201.0 million at October 31, 2020.  The increase in working capital was primarily driven by an increase in prepaid expenses, offset by a reduction in inventory and an increase in accounts payable.

Capital expenditures of $0.6 million during the first three months of fiscal 2021 were primarily for capital improvements in existing facilities and software development costs.  We funded these expenditures with cash on hand.  

In addition, during the three months ended January 31, 2021, we paid cash dividends to our shareholders of $0.9 million. Future dividends are subject to approval of our Board of Directors and will depend upon many factors, including our results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements, regulatory and contractual restrictions, our business strategy and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors from time to time.

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On December 31, 2018, we and our subsidiary Hurco B.V. entered into a Credit Agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as the lender, which was subsequently amended on each of March 13, 2020 and December 23, 2020 (as amended, the “2018 Credit Agreement”). The 2018 Credit Agreement provides for an unsecured revolving credit and letter of credit facility in a maximum aggregate amount of $40.0 million. The 2018 Credit Agreement provides that the maximum amount of outstanding letters of credit at any one time may not exceed $10.0 million, the maximum amount of outstanding loans made to our subsidiary Hurco B.V. at any one time may not exceed $20.0 million, and the maximum amount of all outstanding loans denominated in alternative currencies at any one time may not exceed $20.0 million. Under the 2018 Credit Agreement, we and Hurco B.V. are borrowers, and certain of our other subsidiaries are guarantors. The scheduled maturity date of the 2018 Credit Agreement is December 31, 2021.

Borrowings under the 2018 Credit Agreement bear interest at floating rates based on, at our option, either (i) a LIBOR-based rate, or other alternative currency-based rate approved by the lender, plus 1.25% per annum, or (ii) a base rate (which is the highest of (a) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (b) the prime rate or (c) the one month LIBOR-based rate plus 1.00%), plus 0.00% per annum. Outstanding letters of credit will carry an annual rate of 1.25%.

The 2018 Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, including covenants (1) restricting us from making certain investments, loans, advances and acquisitions (but permitting us to make investments in subsidiaries of up to $10.0 million); (2) restricting us from making certain payments, including (a) cash dividends, except that we may pay cash dividends as long as immediately before and after giving effect to such payment, the sum of the unused amount of the commitments under the 2018 Credit Agreement plus our cash on hand is not less than $10.0 million, and as long as we are not in default before and after giving effect to such dividend payments and (b) payments made to repurchase shares of our common stock, except that we may repurchase shares of our common stock as long as we are not in default before and after giving effect to such repurchases and the aggregate amount of payments made by us for all such repurchases during any fiscal year does not exceed $10.0 million; (3) requiring that we maintain a minimum working capital of $125.0 million; (4) requiring that we maintain a minimum tangible net worth of $170.0 million; and (5) providing that if the total amount of indebtedness outstanding owed by the Company and its Taiwanese and Chinese subsidiaries to the lender or its affiliates (the “Specified Outstanding Amount”) exceeds $25.0 million, then the Company will not permit the amount of unrestricted cash-on-hand of the Company and its subsidiaries to be less than the Specified Outstanding Amount.  We may use the proceeds from advances under the 2018 Credit Agreement for general corporate purposes.

In March 2019, our wholly-owned subsidiaries in Taiwan, HML, and China, NHML, closed on uncommitted revolving credit facilities with maximum aggregate amounts of 150 million New Taiwan Dollars and 32.5 million Chinese Yuan, respectively.  As uncommitted facilities, both the Taiwan and China credit facilities are subject to review and termination by the respective underlying lending institution from time to time.

As of January 31, 2021, our existing credit facilities consisted of our €1.5 million revolving credit facility in Germany, the 150 million New Taiwan Dollars Taiwan credit facility, the 32.5 million Chinese Yuan China credit facility and the $40.0 million revolving credit facility under the 2018 Credit Agreement.  We had no debt or borrowings under any of our credit facilities at January 31, 2021.

At January 31, 2021, we had an aggregate of $52.2 million available for borrowing under our credit facilities and were in compliance with all covenants relating thereto.

We have an international cash pooling strategy that generally provides access to available cash deposits and credit facilities when needed in the U.S., Europe or Asia Pacific. We believe our access to cash pooling and our borrowing capacity under our credit facilities provide adequate liquidity to fund our global operations over the next twelve months and allow us to remain committed to our strategic plan of product innovation, acquisitions, targeted penetration of developing markets, payment of dividends and our stock repurchase program.

We continue to receive and review information on businesses and assets for potential acquisition, including intellectual property assets that are available for purchase.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Our accounting policies, which are described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020, require management to make significant estimates and assumptions using information available at the time the estimates are made. These estimates and assumptions significantly affect various reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. If our future experience differs materially from these estimates and assumptions, our results of operations and financial condition would be affected. There were no material changes to our critical accounting policies during the first three months of fiscal 2021.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS

There have been no material changes related to our contractual obligations and commitments from the information provided in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020.

OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

From time to time, our subsidiaries guarantee third party payment obligations in connection with the sale of machines to customers that use financing. We follow FASB guidance for accounting for guarantees (codified in ASC 460). As of January 31, 2021, we had 15 outstanding third party payment guarantees totaling approximately $0.8 million. The terms of these guarantees are consistent with the underlying customer financing terms. Upon shipment of a machine, the customer assumes the risk of ownership. The customer does not obtain title, however, until the customer has paid for the machine. A retention of title clause allows us to recover the machine if the customer defaults on the financing. We accrue liabilities under these guarantees at fair value, which amounts are insignificant.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements made in this report constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to:

● The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other public health epidemics on the global economy, our business and operations, our employees and the business, operations and economies of our customers and suppliers;

● The cyclical nature of the machine tool industry;

● Uncertain economic conditions, which may adversely affect overall demand, in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific markets;

● The risks of our international operations;

● Governmental actions, initiatives and regulations, including import and export restrictions, duties and tariffs and changes to tax laws;

● The effects of changes in currency exchange rates;

● Competition with larger companies that have greater financial resources;

● The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (Brexit);

● Our dependence on new product development;

● The need and/or ability to protect our intellectual property assets;

● The limited number of our manufacturing and supply chain sources;

● Increases in the prices of raw materials, especially steel and iron products;

● The effect of the loss of members of senior management and key personnel;

● Our ability to integrate acquisitions;

● Acquisitions that could disrupt our operations and affect operating results;

● Failure to comply with data privacy and security regulations;

● Breaches of our network and system security measures;

● Possible obsolescence of our technology and the need to make technological advances;

● Impairment of our assets;

● Negative or unforeseen tax consequences;

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● Uncertainty concerning our ability to use tax loss carryforwards; and

● Changes in the LIBOR rate.

We discuss these and other important risks and uncertainties that may affect our future operations in Part I, Item 1A – Risk Factors in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and may update that discussion in Part II, Item 1A – Risk Factors in this report or in a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q we file hereafter.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. While we believe the assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, there can be no assurance that these forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This cautionary statement is applicable to all forward-looking statements contained in this report.

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Item 3.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Interest Rate Risk

Interest on borrowings under our bank credit agreements are tied to prevailing domestic and foreign interest rates. At January 31, 2021, we had no borrowings outstanding under any of our credit facilities.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

In the first three months of fiscal 2021, we derived approximately 57% of our revenues from customers located outside of the Americas, where we invoiced and received payments in several foreign currencies. All of our computerized machine tools and computer control systems, as well as certain proprietary service parts, are sourced by our U.S.-based engineering and manufacturing division and re-invoiced to our foreign sales and service subsidiaries, primarily in their functional currencies.

Our products are sourced from foreign suppliers or built to our specifications by either our wholly-owned subsidiaries in Taiwan, the U.S., Italy and China or an affiliated contract manufacturer in Taiwan. Our purchases are predominantly in foreign currencies and in some cases our arrangements with these suppliers include foreign currency risk sharing agreements, which reduce (but do not eliminate) the effects of currency fluctuations on product costs. The predominant portion of the exchange rate risk associated with our product purchases relates to the New Taiwan Dollar and the Euro.

We enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts from time to time to hedge the cash flow risk related to forecasted inter-company sales and purchases denominated in, or based on, foreign currencies (primarily the Euro, Pound Sterling, and New Taiwan Dollar). We also enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts to protect against the effects of foreign currency fluctuations on receivables and payables denominated in foreign currencies. We do not speculate in the financial markets and, therefore, do not enter into these contracts for trading purposes.

Forward contracts for the sale or purchase of foreign currencies as of January 31, 2021, which are designated as cash flow hedges under FASB guidance related to accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities, were as follows (in thousands, except weighted average forward rates):

				Contract Amount at
	Notional	Weighted		Forward Rates in
	Amount	Avg.		U.S. Dollars
Forward	in Foreign	Forward		Contract	January 31,
Contracts	Currency	Rate		Date	2021	Maturity Dates
Sale Contracts:
Euro	13,025	1.1911		15,515	15,848	Feb 2021 - Jan 2022
Sterling	3,550	1.3273		4,712	4,867	Feb 2021 - Jan 2022
Purchase Contracts:
New Taiwan Dollar	505,000	27.6150	*	18,287	18,394	Feb 2021 - Jan 2022

* New Taiwan Dollars per U.S. Dollar

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Forward contracts for the sale or purchase of foreign currencies as of January 31, 2021, which were entered into to protect against the effects of foreign currency fluctuations on receivables and payables denominated in foreign currencies and are not designated as hedges under FASB guidance, were as follows (in thousands, except weighted average forward rates):

				Contract Amount at
	Notional	Weighted		Forward Rates in
	Amount	Avg.		U.S. Dollars
Forward	in Foreign	Forward		Contract	January 31,
Contracts	Currency	Rate		Date	2021	Maturity Dates
Sale Contracts:
Euro	10,250	1.1626		11,917	12,474	Feb 2021 – Oct 2021
Sterling	2,308	1.3627		3,145	3,163	Feb 2021 – May 2021
Purchase Contracts:
New Taiwan Dollar	778,540	28.5035	*	27,314	27,812	Feb 2021 – Apr 2021

* New Taiwan Dollars per U.S. Dollar

We are also exposed to foreign currency exchange risk related to our investment in net assets in foreign countries. To manage this risk, we have maintained a forward contract with a notional amount of €3.0 million. We designated this forward contract as a hedge of our net investment in Euro-denominated assets. We selected the forward method under FASB guidance related to the accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities. The forward method requires all changes in the fair value of the contract to be reported as a cumulative translation adjustment in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, in the same manner as the underlying hedged net assets. This forward contract matures in November 2021. As of January 31, 2021, we had a realized gain of $813,000 and an unrealized loss of $72,000, net of tax, recorded as cumulative translation adjustments in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to the hedging of our net investment in Euro-denominated assets. Forward contracts for the sale or purchase of foreign currencies as of January 31, 2021, which are designated as net investment hedges under this guidance were as follows (in thousands, except weighted average forward rates):

			Contract Amount at Forward Rates in
	Notional	Weighted	U.S. Dollars
Forward	Amount	Avg.	Contract	January 31,
Contracts	in Foreign Currency	Forward Rate	Date	2021	Maturity Date
Sale Contracts:
Euro	3,000	1.1892	3,568	3,662	Nov 2021

Item 4.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

We conducted an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of January 31, 2021, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based upon that evaluation, our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the evaluation date.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended January 31, 2021 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time, we are involved in various claims and lawsuits arising in the normal course of business. Pursuant to applicable accounting rules, we accrue the minimum liability for each known claim when the estimated outcome is a range of possible loss and no one amount within that range is more likely than another. We maintain insurance policies for such matters, and we record insurance recoveries when we determine such recovery to be probable. We do not expect any of these claims, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. We believe that the ultimate resolution of claims for any losses will not exceed our insurance policy coverages.

Item 1A.    RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A – Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2020. However, the COVID-19 pandemic could exacerbate or trigger the risks discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2020, any of which could materially affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Item 2.    UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

The following table summarizes the repurchases of common stock made by us during the three months ended January 31, 2021:

							Approximate
					Total Number of		Dollar Value of
					Shares		Shares that
					Purchased as		May Yet Be
					Part of Publicly		Purchased
	Total Number			Average Price	Announced		Under Plans or
	of Shares			Paid per	Plans or		Programs
	Purchased			Share	Programs(1)		($ in millions) (1)
November 2020	400	(2)​	$	37.76	0	$	0
December 2020	0		$	0	0	$	0
January 2021	6,168	(2)​	$	38.22	0	$	0
Total	6,568				0

(1) The Company does not have any publicly announced share repurchase plans or programs.

(2) Represents shares of our common stock that were withheld to satisfy the income tax obligations of recipients of awards of 18,463 restricted shares granted under the 2016 Equity Plan in connection with the vesting of such awards.

Item 5.    OTHER INFORMATION

During the period covered by this report, the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors engaged our independent registered public accounting firm to perform non-audit, tax planning services. This disclosure is made pursuant to Section 10A(i)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as added by Section 202 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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Item 6.    EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT INDEX

3.1	Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 1997.
3.2	Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant as amended through January 7, 2021, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on January 8, 2021.
10.1	Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2020, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2018, among Hurco Companies, Inc. and Hurco B.V., as the Borrowers, certain subsidiaries party thereto, as the Guarantors, and Bank of America, N.A., as the Lender, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 29, 2020.
31.1	Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.2	Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32.1	Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2	Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101	The following financial information from the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2021, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss); (iii) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets; (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity; and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

HURCO COMPANIES, INC.
By:	/s/ Sonja K. McClelland
	Sonja K. McClelland
	Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer
	& Chief Financial Officer

March 5, 2021

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, Michael Doar, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Hurco Companies, Inc.;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures [as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)] and internal control over financial reporting [as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)] for the registrant and have:

(a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

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/s/ Michael Doar

Michael Doar

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

March 5, 2021

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, Sonja K. McClelland, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Hurco Companies, Inc.;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures [as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)] and internal control over financial reporting [as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)] for the registrant and have:

(a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Sonja K. McClelland

Sonja K. McClelland

Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer

March 5, 2021

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Hurco Companies, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended January 31, 2021 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

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/s/ Michael Doar

Michael Doar

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

March 5, 2021

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Hurco Companies, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended January 31, 2021 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

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/s/ Sonja K. McClelland

Sonja K. McClelland

Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer

March 5, 2021

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Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2021	Feb. 28, 2021
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2021
Entity File Number	0-9143
Entity Registrant Name	HURCO COMPANIES, INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	IN
Entity Tax Identification Number	35-1150732
Entity Address, Address Line One	One Technology Way
Entity Address, City or Town	Indianapolis
Entity Address, State or Province	IN
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	46268
City Area Code	317
Local Phone Number	293-5309
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, no par value
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		6,583,626
Entity Central Index Key	0000315374
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Trading Symbol	HURC

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2020
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Sales and service fees	$ 54,115,000	$ 43,660,000
Cost of sales and service	42,568,000	34,501,000
Gross profit	11,547,000	9,159,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses	10,568,000	10,846,000
Operating income (loss)	979,000	(1,687,000)
Interest expense	19,000	18,000
Interest income	16,000	70,000
Investment income	121,000	62,000
Other income, net	112,000	83,000
Income (loss) before income taxes	1,209,000	(1,490,000)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	546,000	(597,000)
Net income (loss)	$ 663,000	$ (893,000)
Income (loss) per common share - basic	$ 0.10	$ (0.13)
Income (loss) per common share - diluted	$ 0.10	$ (0.13)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	6,575	6,781
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	6,584	6,781
Dividends paid per share	$ 0.13	$ 0.12

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2020
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Net income (loss)	$ 663	$ (893)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Translation gain (loss) of foreign currency financial statements	4,184	283
(Gain) / loss on derivative instruments reclassified into operations, net of tax of $(114) and $(24), respectively	(379)	(80)
Gain / (loss) on derivative instruments, net of tax of $(166) and $(1), respectively	(554)	(4)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	3,251	199
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ 3,914	$ (694)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2020
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Gain) / loss on derivative instruments reclassified into operations, tax	$ (114)	$ (24)
Gain / (loss) on derivative instruments, tax	$ (166)	$ (1)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 66,553	$ 57,859
Accounts receivable, net	28,008	27,686
Inventories, net	147,739	149,864
Derivative assets	908	968
Prepaid assets	15,276	13,803
Other	244	1,231
Total current assets	258,728	251,411
Property and equipment:
Land	868	868
Building	7,352	7,352
Machinery and equipment	29,759	29,195
Leasehold improvements	4,998	4,754
Property and equipment, gross	42,977	42,169
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(31,304)	(30,248)
Total property and equipment, net	11,673	11,921
Non-current assets:
Software development costs, less accumulated amortization	7,822	7,840
Intangible assets, net	1,796	1,846
Operating lease - right-of-use assets, net	12,199	11,748
Deferred income taxes	2,863	2,479
Investments and other assets, net	8,891	8,410
Total non-current assets	33,571	32,323
Total assets	303,972	295,655
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	35,560	32,999
Derivative liabilities	1,472	872
Operating lease liabilities	4,418	4,132
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	6,428	6,209
Accrued income taxes	548	285
Accrued expenses	5,013	4,740
Accrued warranty expenses	1,246	1,200
Total current liabilities	54,685	50,437
Non-current liabilities:
Deferred income taxes	111	131
Accrued tax liability	1,934	1,918
Operating lease liabilities	8,173	7,989
Deferred credits and other	4,410	4,032
Total non-current liabilities	14,628	14,070
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock: no par value per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued	0	0
Common stock: no par value, $.10 stated value per share, 12,500,000 shares authorized 6,665,033 and 6,636,906 shares issued; and 6,583,626 and 6,565,163 shares outstanding, as of January 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020, respectively	658	657
Additional paid-in capital	61,458	60,997
Retained earnings	172,282	172,484
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	261	(2,990)
Total shareholders' equity	234,659	231,148
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 303,972	$ 295,655

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Jan. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Preferred stock, no par value	$ 0	$ 0
Preferred stock, shares authorized	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Common Stock, No Par Value	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, stated value per share	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common stock, shares authorized	12,500,000	12,500,000
Common stock, shares issued	6,665,033	6,636,906
Common stock, shares outstanding	6,583,626	6,565,163

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 663	$ (893)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities, net of acquisitions:
Provision for doubtful accounts	81	(12)
Deferred income taxes	132	108
Equity in income of affiliates	57	(43)
Foreign currency (gain) loss	(956)	107
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives	229	666
Depreciation and amortization	1,066	1,105
Stock-based compensation	659	136
Change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable	374	11,152
(Increase) decrease in inventories	5,714	(1,296)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses	(1,587)	(2,125)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable	1,740	(4,540)
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses	214	(6,478)
Net change in derivative assets and liabilities	(229)	(102)
Other	877	(532)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	9,034	(2,747)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	0	80
Purchase of property and equipment	(298)	(186)
Software development costs	(324)	(263)
Other investments	(140)	(7)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(762)	(376)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(865)	(814)
Taxes paid related to net settlement of restricted shares	(197)	(498)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(1,062)	(1,312)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	1,484	79
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	8,694	(4,356)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	57,859	56,943
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$ 66,553	$ 52,587

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss)	Total
Balances at Oct. 31, 2019	$ 677	$ 66,350	$ 182,151	$ (8,933)	$ 240,245
Balances (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2019	6,767,237
Net income (loss)			(893)		(893)
Other comprehensive income (loss)				199	199
Stock-based compensation expense, net of taxes withheld for vested restricted shares	$ 3	(365)			(362)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of taxes withheld for vested restricted shares (in shares)	35,926
Dividends paid			(814)		(814)
Balances at Jan. 31, 2020	$ 680	65,985	180,444	(8,734)	238,375
Balances (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2020	6,803,163
Balances at Oct. 31, 2020	$ 657	60,997	172,484	(2,990)	231,148
Balances (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2020	6,565,163
Net income (loss)			663		663
Other comprehensive income (loss)				3,251	3,251
Stock-based compensation expense, net of taxes withheld for vested restricted shares	$ 1	461			462
Stock-based compensation expense, net of taxes withheld for vested restricted shares (in shares)	18,463
Dividends paid			(865)		(865)
Balances at Jan. 31, 2021	$ 658	$ 61,458	$ 172,282	$ 261	$ 234,659
Balances (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2021	6,583,626

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GENERAL

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

BUSINESS OPERATIONS

GENERAL

1.    GENERAL

The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Hurco Companies, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.  As used in this report, the words “we”, “us”, “our”, “Hurco” and the “Company” refer to Hurco Companies, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

We design, manufacture, and sell computerized (i.e., Computer Numeric Control (“CNC”)) machine tools, consisting primarily of vertical machining centers (mills) and turning centers (lathes), to companies in the metal cutting industry through a worldwide sales, service, and distribution network.  Although the majority of our computer control systems and software products are proprietary, they predominantly use industry standard personal computer components.  Our computer control systems and software products are primarily sold as integral components of our computerized machine tool products.  We also provide machine tool components, automation integration equipment and solutions for job shops, software options, control upgrades, accessories and replacement parts for our products, as well as customer service, training, and applications support.  

We operate in the industrial equipment industry and have a global footprint that subjects us to various business risks in many different countries. During fiscal 2020, our operating results were adversely affected by the international business disruption due to the outbreak of coronavirus and the ongoing economic slowdown in Europe, uncertainty surrounding the U.K. Brexit activities, and political friction in the U.S. Many of our customers deferred or eliminated investments in capital equipment last year, which we attributed largely to the uncertainty these events created.  During the first quarter of fiscal 2021, our sales increased year-over-year in all regions, particularly in the Americas and Europe, our primary markets for our higher-performance, higher-priced machines. We also saw global machine tool manufacturers price their excess inventories aggressively to compete in the market recovery. Because of the potential for extended vulnerability, we have closely evaluated the estimates we have made in preparing the financial statements as of January 31, 2021 with the understanding that these estimates could change in the near term. We will continue to evaluate and disclose any uncertainty associated with key assumptions underlying fair value estimates, trends and uncertainties that have had, or are reasonably expected to have, a material effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for and at the end of each interim period.

The condensed financial information as of January 31, 2021 and for the three months ended January 31, 2021 and January 31, 2020 is unaudited.  However, in our opinion, the interim data includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly our consolidated financial position, results of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for and at the end of the interim periods.  We suggest that you read these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2020.

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REVENUE RECOGNITION

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

REVENUE RECOGNITION

REVENUE RECOGNITION

2.    REVENUE RECOGNITION

We design, manufacture and sell computerized machine tools.  Our computer control systems and software products are primarily sold as integral components of our computerized machine tool products.  We also provide machine tool components, automation integration equipment and solutions for job shops, software options, control upgrades, accessories and replacement parts for our products, as well as customer service, training and applications support.

We recognize revenues from the sale of machine tools, components and accessories and services and reflect the consideration to which we expect to be entitled.  We record revenues based on a five-step model in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance codified in Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC 606”). In accordance with ASC 606, we have defined contracts as agreements with our customers and distributors in the form of purchase orders, packing or shipping documents, invoices, and, periodically, verbal requests for components and accessories.  For each contract, we identify our performance obligations, which are delivering goods or services, determine the transaction price, allocate the contract transaction price to each of the performance obligations (when applicable), and recognize the revenue when (or as) each of the performance obligations to the customer is fulfilled.  A good or service is transferred when the customer obtains control of that good or service.  Our computerized machine tools are general purpose computer-controlled machine tools that are typically used in stand-alone operations.  Prior to shipment, we test each machine to ensure the machine’s compliance with standard operating specifications.  We deem that the customer obtains control upon delivery of the product and that obtaining control is not contingent upon contractual customer acceptance.  Therefore, we recognize revenue from sales of our machine tool systems upon delivery of the product to the customer or distributor, which is normally at the time of shipment.  

Depending upon geographic location, after shipment, a machine may be installed at the customer’s facilities by a distributor, independent contractor or by one of our service technicians.  In most instances where a machine is sold through a distributor, we have no installation involvement.  If sales are direct or through sales agents, we will typically complete the machine installation, which consists of the reassembly of certain parts that were removed for shipping and the re-testing of the machine to ensure that it is performing within the standard specifications.  We consider the machine installation process for our three-axis machines to be inconsequential and perfunctory.  For our five-axis machines that we install, we estimate the fair value of the installation performance obligation and recognize that installation revenue on a prorata basis over the period of the installation process.

From time to time, and depending upon geographic location, we may provide training or freight services.  We consider these services to be perfunctory within the context of the contract, as the value of these services typically does not rise to a material level as a component of the total contract value.  Service fees from maintenance contracts are deferred and recognized in earnings on a prorata basis over the term of the contract and are generally sold on a stand-alone basis.  Customer discounts and estimated product returns are considered variable consideration and are recorded as a reduction of revenue in the same period that the related sales are recorded.  We have reviewed the overall sales transactions for variable consideration and have determined that these amounts are not significant.

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

3.    DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

We are exposed to certain market risks relating to our ongoing business operations, including foreign currency risk, interest rate risk and credit risk.  We manage our exposure to these and other market risks through regular operating and financing activities.  Currently, the only risk that we manage through the use of derivative instruments is foreign currency risk, for which we enter into derivative instruments in the form of foreign currency forward exchange contracts with a few major financial institutions.

We enter into these forward exchange contracts to reduce the potential effects of foreign exchange rate movements on our net equity investment in one of our foreign subsidiaries, to reduce the impact on gross profit and net earnings from sales and purchases denominated in foreign currencies, and to reduce the impact on our net earnings of foreign currency fluctuations on receivables and payables denominated in foreign currencies that are different than the subsidiaries’ functional currency.  We are primarily exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk with respect to transactions and net assets denominated in Euros, Pounds Sterling, Indian Rupee, Singapore Dollars, Chinese Yuan, Polish Zloty, and New Taiwan Dollars.  We record all derivative instruments as assets or liabilities at fair value.

Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments

We enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts periodically to hedge certain forecasted inter-company sales and purchases denominated in the following foreign currencies: the Pound Sterling, Euro and New Taiwan Dollar.  The purpose of these instruments is to mitigate the risk that the U.S. Dollar net cash inflows and outflows resulting from sales and purchases denominated in foreign currencies will be adversely affected by changes in exchange rates.  These forward contracts have been designated as cash flow hedge instruments and are recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value in Derivative assets and Derivative liabilities.  The effective portion of the gains and losses resulting from the changes in the fair value of these hedge contracts is deferred in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and recognized as an adjustment to Cost of sales and service in the period that the corresponding inventory sold that is the subject of the related hedge contract is recognized, thereby providing an offsetting economic impact against the corresponding change in the U.S. Dollar value of the inter-company sale or purchase being hedged.  The ineffective portion of gains and losses resulting from the changes in the fair value of these hedge contracts is immediately reported in Other income, net.  We perform quarterly assessments of hedge effectiveness by verifying and documenting the critical terms of the hedge instrument and determining that forecasted transactions have not changed significantly.  We also assess on a quarterly basis whether there have been adverse developments regarding the risk of a counterparty default.  

We had forward contracts outstanding as of January 31, 2021, denominated in Euros, Pounds Sterling and New Taiwan Dollars with set maturity dates ranging from February 2021 through January 2022. The contract amounts, expressed at forward rates in U.S. dollars at January 31, 2021, were $15.8 million for Euros, $4.9 million for Pounds Sterling and $18.4 million for New Taiwan Dollars. At January 31, 2021, we had approximately $554,000 of losses, net of tax, related to cash flow hedges deferred in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Included in this amount was $293,000 of unrealized loss, net of tax, related to cash flow hedge instruments that remain subject to currency fluctuation risk. The majority of these deferred gains will be recorded as an adjustment to Cost of sales and service in periods through January 2022, when the corresponding inventory that is the subject of the related hedge contracts is sold, as described above.

We are also exposed to foreign currency exchange risk related to our investment in net assets in foreign countries. To manage this risk, we entered into a forward contract with a notional amount of €3.0 million in November 2020. We designated this forward contract as a hedge of our net investment in Euro denominated assets. We selected the forward method under FASB guidance related to the accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities. The forward method requires all changes in the fair value of the contract to be reported as a cumulative translation adjustment in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, in the same manner as the underlying hedged net assets. This forward contract matures in November 2021. As of January 31, 2021, we had a realized gain of $813,000 and an unrealized loss of $72,000, net of tax, recorded as cumulative translation adjustments in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to this forward contract.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

We also enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts to protect against the effects of foreign currency fluctuations on inter-company receivables, payables and loans denominated in foreign currencies. These derivative instruments are not designated as hedges under FASB guidance and, as a result, changes in their fair value are reported currently as Other income, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations consistent with the transaction gain or loss on the related receivables and payables denominated in foreign currencies.  

We had forward contracts outstanding as of January 31, 2021, denominated in Euros, Pounds Sterling, and New Taiwan Dollar with set maturity dates ranging from February 2021 through October 2021.  The contract amounts, expressed at forward rates in U.S. dollars at January 31, 2021, totaled $43.4 million.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

We recognize the fair value of derivative instruments as assets and liabilities on a gross basis on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of January 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020, all derivative instruments were recorded at fair value on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows (in thousands):

	January 31, 2021			October 31, 2020
	Balance Sheet	Fair		Balance Sheet	Fair
Derivatives	Location	Value		Location	Value
Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Derivative assets	$	275	Derivative assets	$	495
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Derivative liabilities	$	750	Derivative liabilities	$	279
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Derivative assets	$	633	Derivative assets	$	473
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Derivative liabilities	$	722	Derivative liabilities	$	593

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

Derivative instruments had the following effects on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, net of tax, during the three months ended January 31, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):

					Location of Gain	Amount of Gain
	Amount of Gain (Loss)				(Loss) Reclassified	(Loss) Reclassified
	Recognized in Other				from Other	from Other
	Comprehensive				Comprehensive	Comprehensive
Derivatives	Income (Loss)				Income (Loss)	Income (Loss)
	Three Months Ended					Three Months Ended
	January 31,					January 31,
	2021		2020			2021		2020
Designated as Hedging Instruments:
(Effective portion)
Foreign exchange forward contracts – Intercompany sales/purchases	$	(554)	$	(4)	Cost of sales and service	$	379	$	80
Foreign exchange forward contract – Net investment	$	(110)	$	25

We did not recognize any gains or losses as a result of hedges deemed ineffective for either of the three months ended January 31, 2021 or 2020. We recognized the following gains and losses in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations during the three months ended January 31, 2021 and 2020 on derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments (in thousands):

	Location of Gain
	(Loss) Recognized	Amount of Gain (Loss)
Derivatives	in Operations	Recognized in Operations
		Three Months Ended
		January 31,
		2021		2020
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Other income, net	$	(813)	$	156

The following table presents the changes in the components of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, for the three months ended January 31, 2021 (in thousands):

	Foreign Currency		Cash Flow
	Translation		Hedges		Total
Balance, October 31, 2020	$	(4,073)	$	1,083	$	(2,990)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		4,184		(554)		3,630
Reclassifications		—		(379)		(379)
Balance, January 31, 2021	$	111	$	150	$	261

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EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

4.    EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

In March 2016, we adopted the Hurco Companies, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2016 Equity Plan”), which allows us to grant awards of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, stock units and other stock-based awards.  The 2016 Equity Plan replaced the Hurco Companies, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2008 Equity Plan”) and is the only active plan under which equity awards may be made by us to our employees and non-employee directors.  No further awards will be made under our 2008 Equity Plan.  The total number of shares of our common stock that may be issued pursuant to awards under the 2016 Equity Plan is 856,048, which includes 386,048 shares remaining available for future grants under the 2008 Equity Plan as of March 10, 2016, the date our shareholders approved the 2016 Equity Plan.

The Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors has the authority to determine the officers, directors and key employees who will be granted awards under the 2016 Equity Plan; designate the number of shares subject to each award; determine the terms and conditions upon which awards will be granted; and prescribe the form and terms of award agreements. We have granted restricted shares and performance units under the 2016 Equity Plan that are currently outstanding, and we have granted stock options under the 2008 Equity Plan that are currently outstanding. No stock option may be exercised more than ten years after the date of grant or such shorter period as the Compensation Committee may determine at the date of grant. The market value of a share of our common stock, for purposes of the 2016 Equity Plan, is the closing sale price as reported by the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the date in question or, if not a trading day, on the last preceding trading date.

A summary of stock option activity for the three-month period ended January 31, 2021, is as follows:

		Weighted Average
	Stock Options	Exercise Price
Outstanding at October 31, 2020	33,307	$	22.09
Options granted	—		—
Options exercised	—		—
Options cancelled	—		—
Outstanding at January 31, 2021	33,307	$	22.09

Summarized information about outstanding stock options as of January 31, 2021, that have already vested and are currently exercisable, are as follows:

	Options Already Vested and
	Currently Exercisable
Number of outstanding options		33,307
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)		1.21
Weighted average exercise price per share	$	22.09
Intrinsic value of outstanding options	$	244,000

The intrinsic value of an outstanding stock option is calculated as the difference between the stock price as of January 31, 2021 and the exercise price of the option.

On January 5, 2021, the Compensation Committee approved a long-term incentive compensation arrangement for our executive officers in the form of time-based restricted shares and performance stock units (“PSUs”) under the 2016 Equity Plan, which will be payable in shares of our common stock if earned and vested. The awards were approximately 25% time-based vesting and approximately 75% performance-based vesting. The three-year performance period for the PSUs is fiscal 2021 through fiscal 2023.

On that date, the Compensation Committee granted a total of 23,164 shares of time-based restricted stock to our executive officers. The restricted shares vest in thirds over three years from the date of grant provided the recipient remains employed through that date.  The grant date fair value of the restricted shares was based upon the closing sales price of our common stock on the date of grant, which was  $28.60 per share.

On January 5, 2021, the Compensation Committee granted a total target number of 39,199 PSUs to our executive officers designated as “PSU – TSR”. These PSUs were weighted as approximately 40% of the overall 2021 executive long-term incentive compensation arrangement and will vest and be paid based upon the total shareholder return of our common stock over the three-year period of fiscal 2021-2023, relative to the total shareholder return of the companies in a specified peer group over that period. Participants will have the ability to earn between 50% of the target number of the PSUs – TSR for achieving threshold performance and 200% of the target number of the PSUs – TSR for achieving maximum performance. The grant date fair value of the PSUs – TSR was $27.04 per PSU and was calculated using the Monte Carlo approach.

On January 5, 2021, the Compensation Committee granted a total target number of 32,430 PSUs to our executive officers designated as “PSU – ROIC”. These PSUs were weighted as approximately 35% of the overall 2021 executive long-term incentive compensation arrangement and will vest and be paid based upon the achievement of pre-established goals related to our average return on invested capital over the three-year period of fiscal 2021-2023. Participants will have the ability to earn between 50% of the target number of the PSUs - ROIC for achieving threshold performance and 200% of the target number of the PSUs - ROIC for achieving maximum performance. The grant date fair value of the PSUs – ROIC was based on the closing sales price of our common stock on the grant date, which was $28.60 per share.

On November 12, 2020, the Compensation Committee granted a total of 11,531 shares of time-based restricted stock to our non-executive employees. The restricted shares vest in thirds over three years from the date of grant provided the recipient remains employed through that date. The grant date fair value of the restricted shares was based upon the closing sales price of our common stock on the date of grant, which was $29.30 per share.

A reconciliation of our restricted stock and PSU activity and related information for the three-month period ended January 31, 2021 is as follows:

		Weighted Average Grant
	Number of Shares	Date Fair Value
Unvested at October 31, 2020	231,960	$	39.03
Shares or units granted	106,324		28.10
Shares or units vested	(18,463)		38.34
Shares or units cancelled	(42,625)		43.99
Shares withheld	(6,568)		38.20
Unvested at January 31, 2021	270,628	$	34.02

During the first three months of fiscal 2021 and 2020, we recorded approximately $659,000 and $136,000, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense related to grants under the 2016 Equity Plan. As of January 31, 2021, there was an estimated $4.2 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation cost that we expect to recognize by the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2024.

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EARNINGS PER SHARE

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

EARNINGS PER SHARE

EARNINGS PER SHARE

5.    EARNINGS PER SHARE

Per share results have been computed based on the average number of common shares outstanding over the period in question.  The computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share is determined using net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders as the numerator and the number of shares outstanding as the denominator as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended
	January 31,
	2021				2020
	Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted
Net income (loss)	$	663	$	663	$	(893)	$	(893)
Undistributed earnings (loss) allocated to participating shares		(8)		(8)		9		9
Net income (loss) applicable to common  shareholders	$	655	$	655	$	(884)	$	(884)
Weighted average shares outstanding		6,575		6,575		6,781		6,781
Stock options and contingently issuable securities		—		9		—		—
		6,575		6,584		6,781		6,781
Income (loss) per share	$	0.10	$	0.10	$	(0.13)	$	(0.13)

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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

6.    ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Accounts receivable are net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $1.5 million as of January 31, 2021 and $1.4 million as of October 31, 2020.

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INVENTORIES

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

INVENTORIES

INVENTORIES

7.    INVENTORIES

Inventories, priced at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or net realizable value, are summarized below (in thousands):

	January 31,		October 31,
	2021		2020
Purchased parts and sub–assemblies	$	31,331	$	30,390
Work–in–process		13,804		12,635
Finished goods		102,604		106,839
	$	147,739	$	149,864

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LEASES

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

LEASES

LEASES

8.    LEASES

We adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, “Leases” (“ASC 842”) on November 1, 2019, the start of our 2020 fiscal year, and utilized the transition method allowed.  Accordingly, comparative period financial information was not adjusted for the effects of adopting ASC 842 and no cumulative-effect adjustment was required to the opening balance of retained earnings on the adoption date.

Upon adoption of ASC 842, we utilized the following elections:

● We have elected to combine non-lease components with lease components.

● If at the lease commencement date, a lease has a lease term of 12 months or less and does not include a purchase option that is reasonably certain to be exercised, we have elected not to apply ASC 842 recognition requirements. Nonetheless, we intend to include leases of less than 12 months within the updated footnote disclosures, if material.

● We have elected not to use the portfolio method if we enter into a large number of leases in the same month with the same terms and conditions.

Our lease portfolio includes leased production and assembly facilities, warehouses and distribution centers, office space, vehicles, material handling equipment utilized in our production and assembly facilities, laptops and other information technology equipment, as well as other miscellaneous leased equipment. Most of the leased production and assembly facilities have lease terms ranging from two to five years, although the terms and conditions of our leases can vary significantly from lease to lease. We have assessed the specific terms and conditions of each lease to determine the amount of the lease payments and the length of the lease term, which includes the minimum period over which lease payments are required plus any renewal options that are both within our control to exercise and reasonably certain of being exercised upon lease commencement. In determining whether or not a renewal option is reasonably certain of being exercised, we assessed all relevant factors to determine if sufficient incentives exist as of lease commencement to conclude renewal is reasonably certain. There are no material residual value guarantees provided by us, nor any restrictions or covenants imposed by the leases to which we are a party. In determining the lease liability, we utilize our incremental borrowing rate to discount the future lease payments over the lease term to present value.

We record a right-of-use asset and lease liability on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for all leases for which we are a lessee, in accordance with ASC 842.  We are a lessor in a small number of lease agreements associated with our automation integration equipment for which the impact to our consolidated financial statements is immaterial. All our leases for which we are a lessee are classified as operating leases under the guidance in Topic 840.

We recorded total operating lease expense of $1.3 million for each of the three months ended January 31, 2021 and 2020, which is classified within Cost of sales and service and Selling, general and administrative expenses within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Operating lease expense includes short-term leases and variable lease payments which are immaterial. There have been no lease costs capitalized on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 31, 2021.

The following table summarizes supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to operating leases for the three months ended January 31, 2021 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	January 31, 2021
Operating cash flow information:
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities	$	1,297
Noncash information:
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	1,429

The following table summarizes the maturities of undiscounted cash flows of lease commitments reconciled to the total lease liability as of January 31, 2021 (in thousands):

Remainder of 2021	$	3,549
2022		3,725
2023		2,291
2024		1,027
2025		752
2026 and thereafter		1,679
Total		13,023
Less: Imputed interest		(432)
Present value of operating lease liabilities	$	12,591

As of January 31, 2021, the weighted-average remaining term of our lease portfolio was approximately 4.2 years and the weighted-average discount rate was approximately 1.6%.

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SEGMENT INFORMATION

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

SEGMENT INFORMATION

SEGMENT INFORMATION

9.    SEGMENT INFORMATION

We operate in a single segment: industrial automation equipment.  We design, manufacture and sell computerized (i.e., CNC) machine tools, consisting primarily of vertical machining centers (mills) and turning centers (lathes), to companies in the metal cutting industry through a worldwide sales, service and distribution network.  Although the majority of our computer control systems and software products are proprietary, they predominantly use industry standard personal computer components. Our computer control systems and software products are primarily sold as integral components of our computerized machine tool products.  We also provide machine tool components, automation integration equipment and solutions for job shops, software options, control upgrades, accessories and replacement parts for our products, as well as customer service, and training and applications support.

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GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES

GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES

10.    GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES

From time to time, our subsidiaries guarantee third party payment obligations in connection with the sale of machines to customers that use financing. We follow FASB guidance for accounting for guarantees (codified in ASC 460). As of January 31, 2021, we had 15 outstanding third party payment guarantees totaling approximately $0.8 million. The terms of these guarantees are consistent with the underlying customer financing terms. Upon shipment of a machine, the customer assumes the risk of ownership. The customer does not obtain title, however, until it has paid for the machine. A retention of title clause allows us to recover the machine if the customer defaults on the financing. We accrue liabilities under these guarantees at fair value, which amounts are insignificant.

We provide warranties on our products with respect to defects in material and workmanship. The terms of these warranties are generally one year for machines and shorter periods for service parts. We recognize a reserve with respect to this obligation at the time of product sale, with subsequent warranty claims recorded against the reserve. The amount of the warranty reserve is determined based on historical trend experience and any known warranty issues that could cause future warranty costs to differ from historical experience. A reconciliation of the changes in our warranty reserve is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	January 31,
	2021		2020
Balance, beginning of year	$	1,200	$	1,760
Provision for warranties during the year		713		492
Charges to the reserve		(722)		(784)
Impact of foreign currency translation		55		3
Balance, end of year	$	1,246	$	1,471

The year-over-year decrease in our warranty reserve was primarily due to a decrease in the number of machines under warranty.

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DEBT AGREEMENTS

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

DEBT AGREEMENTS

DEBT AGREEMENTS

11.  DEBT AGREEMENTS

On December 31, 2018, we and our subsidiary Hurco B.V. entered into a new credit agreement, which was amended by that certain First Amendment dated March 13, 2020 and that certain Second Amendment dated December 23, 2020 (as amended, the “2018 Credit Agreement”), with Bank of America, N.A., as the lender. The 2018 Credit Agreement provides for an unsecured revolving credit and letter of credit facility in a maximum aggregate amount of $40.0 million. The 2018 Credit Agreement provides that the maximum amount of outstanding letters of credit at any one time may not exceed $10.0 million, the maximum amount of outstanding loans made to our subsidiary Hurco B.V. at any one time may not exceed $20.0 million, and the maximum amount of all outstanding loans denominated in alternative currencies at any one time may not exceed $20.0 million.  Under the 2018 Credit Agreement, we and Hurco B.V. are borrowers, and certain of our other subsidiaries are guarantors. The scheduled maturity date of the 2018 Credit Agreement is December 31, 2021.

Borrowings under the 2018 Credit Agreement bear interest at floating rates based on, at our option, either (i) a LIBOR–based rate, or other alternative currency–based rate approved by the lender, plus 1.25% per annum, or (ii) a base rate (which is the highest of (a) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (b) the prime rate or (c) the one month LIBOR–based rate plus 1.00%), plus 0.00% per annum. Outstanding letters of credit will carry an annual rate of 1.25%.

The 2018 Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, including covenants (1) restricting us from making certain investments, loans, advances and acquisitions (but permitting us to make investments in subsidiaries of up to $10.0 million); (2) restricting us from making certain payments, including (a) cash dividends, except that we may pay cash dividends as long as immediately before and after giving effect to such payment, the sum of the unused amount of the commitments under the 2018 Credit Agreement plus our cash on hand is not less than $10.0 million, and as long as we are not in default before and after giving effect to such dividend payments and (b) payments made to repurchase shares of our common stock, except that we may repurchase shares of our common stock as long as we are not in default before and after giving effect to such repurchases and the aggregate amount of payments made by us for all such repurchases during any fiscal year does not exceed $10.0 million; (3) requiring that we maintain a minimum working capital of $125.0 million; (4) requiring that we maintain a minimum tangible net worth of $170.0 million; and (5) providing that if the total amount of indebtedness outstanding owed by the Company and its Taiwanese and Chinese subsidiaries to the lender or its affiliates (the “Specified Outstanding Amount”) exceeds $25.0 million, then the Company will not permit the amount of unrestricted cash-on-hand of the Company and its subsidiaries to be less than the Specified Outstanding Amount.  We may use the proceeds from advances under the 2018 Credit Agreement for general corporate purposes.

In December 2018, in connection with our entry into the 2018 Credit Agreement, (1) using cash on hand, we repaid in full the $1.4 million outstanding under, and terminated, our credit facility in China and (2) we terminated our United Kingdom credit facility. In March 2019, our wholly-owned subsidiaries in Taiwan (Hurco Manufacturing Limited (“HML”)) and China (Ningbo Hurco Machine Tool, Ltd (“NHML”)) closed on uncommitted revolving credit facilities with maximum aggregate amounts of 150 million New Taiwan Dollars (the "Taiwan credit facility") and 32.5 million Chinese Yuan (the "China credit facility"), respectively. As uncommitted facilities, both the Taiwan and China credit facilities are subject to review and termination by the respective underlying lending institutions from time to time.

As a result, as of January 31, 2021, our existing credit facilities consisted of our €1.5 million revolving credit facility in Germany, the 150 million New Taiwan Dollars Taiwan credit facility, the 32.5 million Chinese Yuan China credit facility and the $40.0 million revolving credit facility under the 2018 Credit Agreement.

As of January 31, 2021, there were no borrowings under any of our credit facilities and there was $52.2 million of available borrowing capacity thereunder.

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INCOME TAXES

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES

12.  INCOME TAXES

Our provision for income taxes and effective tax rate are affected by the geographical composition of pre-tax income which includes jurisdictions with differing tax rates, conditional reduced tax rates and other events that are not consistent from period to period, such as changes in income tax laws.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was signed into law on March 27, 2020.  The CARES Act includes several provisions that provide economic relief for individuals and businesses. The CARES Act, among other things, includes tax provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, the deferral of employer’s social security payments, and modifications to net operating loss carryback provisions.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the “CAA”) was signed into law on December 27, 2020. The CAA provides further COVID-19 economic relief by providing an expansion of the employee retention tax credit.  At this time, we are still evaluating the impact of the CAA on our results and will monitor any additional legislation related to COVID-19 and its impact on our results.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2021, we assessed and recorded the estimated year-to-date impact of recent changes in income tax laws to address the unfavorable impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The CARES Act included economic relief and modifications, most notably the net operating loss carryback provisions for the U.S.  For the first quarter of fiscal 2021, we recorded an income tax expense of $546,000 compared to income tax benefit of $597,000 for the same period in fiscal 2020. Our effective tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 was 45%, compared to 40% in the corresponding prior year period. The year-over-year increase in the effective tax rate was primarily due to changes in geographic mix of income and loss which includes jurisdictions with differing tax rates and other events that are not consistent from period to period, such as changes in income tax laws to address the unfavorable impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and a discrete income tax expense related to unvested stock awards in the first three months of fiscal 2021.

Our unrecognized tax benefits were $221,000 as of January 31, 2021 and $204,000 as of October 31, 2020, and in each case included accrued interest.

We recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as components of income tax expense. As of January 31, 2021, the gross amount of interest accrued, reported in Accrued expenses, was approximately $38,000, which did not include the federal tax benefit of interest deductions.

We file U.S. federal and state income tax returns, as well as tax returns in several foreign jurisdictions. The statutes of limitations with respect to unrecognized tax benefits will expire between August 2021 and August 2024.

Currently, our subsidiary in France is under tax audit for the fiscal years 2018 and 2019.  

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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

13.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

FASB fair value guidance establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which categorizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs, such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exist, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

In accordance with this guidance, the following table represents the fair value hierarchy for our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of January 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020 (in thousands):

	Assets				Liabilities
	January 31, 2021		October 31, 2020		January 31, 2021		October 31, 2020
Level 1
Deferred compensation	$	2,140	$	1,868	$	—	$	—
Level 2
Derivatives	$	908	$	968	$	1,472	$	872

Included in Level 1 assets are mutual fund investments under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan. We estimate the fair value of these investments on a recurring basis using market prices that are readily available.

Included in Level 2 fair value measurements are derivative assets and liabilities related to gains and losses on foreign currency forward exchange contracts entered into with a third party. We estimate the fair value of these derivatives on a recurring basis using foreign currency exchange rates obtained from active markets. Derivative instruments are reported in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements at fair value. We have derivative financial instruments in the form of foreign currency forward exchange contracts as described in Note 3 of Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The U.S. Dollar equivalent notional amounts of these contracts was $84.5 million and $70.8 million at January 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020, respectively.

The fair value of our foreign currency forward exchange contracts and the related currency positions are subject to offsetting market risk resulting from foreign currency exchange rate volatility.  The counterparties to the forward exchange contracts are substantial and creditworthy financial institutions.  We do not consider either the risk of counterparties’ non-performance or the economic consequences of counterparties’ non-performance to be material risks.

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CONTINGENCIES AND LITIGATION

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

CONTINGENCIES AND LITIGATION

CONTINGENCIES AND LITIGATION

14.  CONTINGENCIES AND LITIGATION

From time to time, we are involved in various claims and lawsuits arising in the normal course of business. Pursuant to applicable accounting rules, we accrue the minimum liability for each known claim when the estimated outcome is a range of possible loss and no one amount within that range is more likely than another. We maintain insurance policies for such matters, and we record insurance recoveries when we determine such recovery to be probable. We do not expect any of these claims, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. We believe that the ultimate resolution of claims for any losses will not exceed our insurance policy coverages.

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NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

15.  NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements:

In June 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326):  Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.  This standard modifies the impairment model by requiring entities to use a forward-looking approach based on expected losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments, including trade receivables. This may result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses.  This standard is effective for our fiscal year 2021. We adopted this standard on November 1, 2020.  This standard did not have a significant effect on our accounting policies or on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

New Accounting Pronouncements:

In December 2019, FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which allows for companies to remove certain exceptions and clarifies certain requirements regarding franchise taxes, goodwill, consolidated tax expenses, and annual effective tax rate calculations.  This standard is effective for our fiscal year 2022, with early adoption permitted. We are assessing the impact this new accounting standard will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.  

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) - Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.  This standard provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates, such as SOFR.  This standard is effective for all entities beginning March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022.  We are assessing the impact this new accounting standard will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.  

There have been no other significant changes in the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates during the three months ended January 31, 2021.

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

Schedule of Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

	January 31, 2021			October 31, 2020
	Balance Sheet	Fair		Balance Sheet	Fair
Derivatives	Location	Value		Location	Value
Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Derivative assets	$	275	Derivative assets	$	495
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Derivative liabilities	$	750	Derivative liabilities	$	279
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Derivative assets	$	633	Derivative assets	$	473
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Derivative liabilities	$	722	Derivative liabilities	$	593

Schedule of changes in the components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

The following table presents the changes in the components of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, for the three months ended January 31, 2021 (in thousands):

	Foreign Currency		Cash Flow
	Translation		Hedges		Total
Balance, October 31, 2020	$	(4,073)	$	1,083	$	(2,990)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		4,184		(554)		3,630
Reclassifications		—		(379)		(379)
Balance, January 31, 2021	$	111	$	150	$	261

Designated as Hedging Instrument

Schedule of Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Balance Sheets, Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity and Statements of Operations

					Location of Gain	Amount of Gain
	Amount of Gain (Loss)				(Loss) Reclassified	(Loss) Reclassified
	Recognized in Other				from Other	from Other
	Comprehensive				Comprehensive	Comprehensive
Derivatives	Income (Loss)				Income (Loss)	Income (Loss)
	Three Months Ended					Three Months Ended
	January 31,					January 31,
	2021		2020			2021		2020
Designated as Hedging Instruments:
(Effective portion)
Foreign exchange forward contracts – Intercompany sales/purchases	$	(554)	$	(4)	Cost of sales and service	$	379	$	80
Foreign exchange forward contract – Net investment	$	(110)	$	25

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EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Schedule of stock option activity

A summary of stock option activity for the three-month period ended January 31, 2021, is as follows:

		Weighted Average
	Stock Options	Exercise Price
Outstanding at October 31, 2020	33,307	$	22.09
Options granted	—		—
Options exercised	—		—
Options cancelled	—		—
Outstanding at January 31, 2021	33,307	$	22.09

Schedule of outstanding stock options

Summarized information about outstanding stock options as of January 31, 2021, that have already vested and are currently exercisable, are as follows:

	Options Already Vested and
	Currently Exercisable
Number of outstanding options		33,307
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)		1.21
Weighted average exercise price per share	$	22.09
Intrinsic value of outstanding options	$	244,000

Schedule of reconciliation of our restricted stock, performance share and PSU activity and related information

A reconciliation of our restricted stock and PSU activity and related information for the three-month period ended January 31, 2021 is as follows:

		Weighted Average Grant
	Number of Shares	Date Fair Value
Unvested at October 31, 2020	231,960	$	39.03
Shares or units granted	106,324		28.10
Shares or units vested	(18,463)		38.34
Shares or units cancelled	(42,625)		43.99
Shares withheld	(6,568)		38.20
Unvested at January 31, 2021	270,628	$	34.02

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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Schedule of computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share

	Three Months Ended
	January 31,
	2021				2020
	Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted
Net income (loss)	$	663	$	663	$	(893)	$	(893)
Undistributed earnings (loss) allocated to participating shares		(8)		(8)		9		9
Net income (loss) applicable to common  shareholders	$	655	$	655	$	(884)	$	(884)
Weighted average shares outstanding		6,575		6,575		6,781		6,781
Stock options and contingently issuable securities		—		9		—		—
		6,575		6,584		6,781		6,781
Income (loss) per share	$	0.10	$	0.10	$	(0.13)	$	(0.13)

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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Schedule of fair value hierarchy for financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value

In accordance with this guidance, the following table represents the fair value hierarchy for our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of January 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020 (in thousands):

	Assets				Liabilities
	January 31, 2021		October 31, 2020		January 31, 2021		October 31, 2020
Level 1
Deferred compensation	$	2,140	$	1,868	$	—	$	—
Level 2
Derivatives	$	908	$	968	$	1,472	$	872

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INVENTORIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

INVENTORIES

Schedule of inventories

Inventories, priced at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or net realizable value, are summarized below (in thousands):

	January 31,		October 31,
	2021		2020
Purchased parts and sub–assemblies	$	31,331	$	30,390
Work–in–process		13,804		12,635
Finished goods		102,604		106,839
	$	147,739	$	149,864

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LEASES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

LEASES

Schedule of supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to operating leases

The following table summarizes supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to operating leases for the three months ended January 31, 2021 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	January 31, 2021
Operating cash flow information:
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities	$	1,297
Noncash information:
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	1,429

Schedule of maturities of undiscounted cash flows of lease commitments reconciled to the total lease liability

The following table summarizes the maturities of undiscounted cash flows of lease commitments reconciled to the total lease liability as of January 31, 2021 (in thousands):

Remainder of 2021	$	3,549
2022		3,725
2023		2,291
2024		1,027
2025		752
2026 and thereafter		1,679
Total		13,023
Less: Imputed interest		(432)
Present value of operating lease liabilities	$	12,591

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GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES

Schedule of reconciliation of the changes in warranty reserve

A reconciliation of the changes in our warranty reserve is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	January 31,
	2021		2020
Balance, beginning of year	$	1,200	$	1,760
Provision for warranties during the year		713		492
Charges to the reserve		(722)		(784)
Impact of foreign currency translation		55		3
Balance, end of year	$	1,246	$	1,471

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Fair value of derivative instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative assets	$ 908	$ 968
Derivative liabilities	1,472	872
Foreign Exchange Forward | Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative assets	275	495
Derivative liabilities	750	279
Foreign Exchange Forward | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative assets	633	473
Derivative liabilities	$ 722	$ 593

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Effect of derivative instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2020
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$ (554)	$ (4)
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign Exchange Forward | Intercompany sales/purchases
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(554)	(4)
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	379	80
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign Exchange Forward | Net Investment Hedging
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(110)	25
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign Exchange Forward | Other Income And Expense
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Operations	$ (813)	$ 156

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Changes in components of accumulated other comprehensive loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2020
Derivative [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ (2,990)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	3,630
Reclassifications	(379)	$ (80)
Ending Balance	261
Foreign Currency Translation
Derivative [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(4,073)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	4,184
Ending Balance	111
Cash Flow Hedging
Derivative [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	1,083
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(554)
Reclassifications	(379)
Ending Balance	$ 150

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Additional Information (Details) € in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2020 EUR (€)	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Derivative financial instruments:
Notional principal of foreign exchange contracts	$ 84,500,000			$ 70,800,000
Gain (loss), net of tax, related to cash flow hedged	(554,000)
Unrealized gain (loss), net of tax, to be reclassified in next 12 months	293,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative financial instruments:
Gains or (losses) from hedges deemed ineffective	0	$ 0
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative financial instruments:
Notional principal of foreign exchange contracts	43,400,000
Forward Contracts | Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative financial instruments:
Notional principal of foreign exchange contracts | €			€ 3.0
Realized gain, net of tax, recorded as cumulative translation adjustments in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	813,000
Unrealized gain, net of tax, recorded as cumulative translation adjustments in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	(72,000)
Euros | Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative financial instruments:
Notional principal of foreign exchange contracts	15,800,000
Pounds Sterling | Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative financial instruments:
Notional principal of foreign exchange contracts	4,900,000
New Taiwan Dollars | Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative financial instruments:
Notional principal of foreign exchange contracts	$ 18,400,000

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EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN - Stock option activity (Details) - Employee Stock Option	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2021 $ / shares shares
Stock Options
Outstanding at beginning of period | shares	33,307
Options granted | shares	0
Options exercised | shares	0
Options cancelled | shares	0
Outstanding at end of period | shares	33,307
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at beginning of period | $ / shares	$ 22.09
Options granted | $ / shares	0
Options exercised | $ / shares	0
Options cancelled | $ / shares	0
Outstanding at end of period | $ / shares	$ 22.09

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EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN - Outstanding stock options vested (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Options Already Vested and Currently Exercisable
Number of outstanding options | shares	33,307
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)	1 year 2 months 15 days
Weighted average exercise price per share | $ / shares	$ 22.09
Intrinsic value of outstanding options | $	$ 244,000

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EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN - Reconciliation of restricted stock activity (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2021 $ / shares shares
Number of Shares
Unvested at October 31, 2020 | shares	231,960
Shares or units granted | shares	106,324
Shares or units vested | shares	(18,463)
Shares or units cancelled | shares	(42,625)
Shares or units withheld | shares	(6,568)
Unvested at January 31, 2021 | shares	270,628
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at October 31, 2020 | $ / shares	$ 39.03
Shares or units granted | $ / shares	28.10
Shares or units vested | $ / shares	38.34
Shares or units cancelled | $ / shares	43.99
Shares or units withheld | $ / shares	38.20
Unvested at January 31, 2021 | $ / shares	$ 34.02

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EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended
	Jan. 05, 2021	Nov. 12, 2020	Jan. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2020	Mar. 10, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Option expiration period			10 years
Unrecognized Stock-based compensation expense			$ 4,200,000
Restricted stock granted			106,324
Restricted stock vested			18,463
Grant date fair value of restricted stock			$ 34.02		$ 39.03
Performance period			3 years
Stock-based compensation expense			$ 659,000	$ 136,000
2016 Equity Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total number of shares of common stock that may be issued as awards under 2016 Plan						856,048
2008 Equity Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Shares Available for Grant under the 2008 Plan						386,048
PSU TSR
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period			3 years
PSU TSR | Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of target number of shares to be earned	50.00%
PSU ROIC | Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of target number of shares to be earned	200.00%
PSU ROIC | Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of target number of shares to be earned	50.00%
Time Based
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock granted	23,164	11,531
Grant date fair value of restricted stock	$ 28.60	$ 29.30
Percentage of incentive compensation arrangement	25.00%
Performance Based
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of incentive compensation arrangement	75.00%
Performance period			3 years
Performance Based | PSU TSR
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock granted	39,199
Grant date fair value of restricted stock	$ 27.04
Percentage of incentive compensation arrangement	40.00%
Performance Based | PSU TSR | Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of target number of shares to be earned	200.00%
Performance Based | PSU ROIC
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock granted	32,430
Grant date fair value of restricted stock	$ 28.60
Percentage of incentive compensation arrangement	35.00%
Performance period			3 years

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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2020
Basic
Net income (loss)	$ 663	$ (893)
Undistributed earnings allocated to participating shares	(8)	9
Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders	$ 655	$ (884)
Weighted average shares outstanding	6,575	6,781
Income (loss) per share	$ 0.10	$ (0.13)
Diluted
Net income (loss)	$ 663	$ (893)
Undistributed earnings allocated to participating shares	(8)	9
Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders	$ 655	$ (884)
Weighted average shares outstanding prior to dilution effect	6,575	6,781
Stock options and contingently issuable shares	9
Weighted average shares outstanding	6,584	6,781
Income (loss) per share	$ 0.10	$ (0.13)

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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable	$ 1.5	$ 1.4

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INVENTORIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
INVENTORIES
Purchased parts and sub-assemblies	$ 31,331	$ 30,390
Work-in-process	13,804	12,635
Finished goods	102,604	106,839
Inventories	$ 147,739	$ 149,864

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LEASES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2020
LEASES
Operating lease expense	$ 1.3	$ 1.3
Weighted-average remaining term	4 years 2 months 12 days
Weighted-average discount rate	1.60%
Minimum
LEASES
Lease term (in years)	2 years
Maximum
LEASES
Lease term (in years)	5 years

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LEASES - Supplemental cash flow information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($)
LEASES
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities	$ 1,297
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$ 1,429

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LEASES - Maturities of undiscounted cash flows of lease commitments (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($)
LEASES
Remainder of 2021	$ 3,549
2022	3,725
2023	2,291
2024	1,027
2025	752
2026 and thereafter	1,679
Total	13,023
Less: Imputed interest	(432)
Present value of operating lease liabilities	$ 12,591

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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2021 segment
SEGMENT INFORMATION
Number of operating segments	1

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GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES - Reconciliation of the changes in warranty reserve (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2020
GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES
Balance, beginning of period	$ 1,200	$ 1,760
Provision for warranties during the period	713	492
Charges to the reserve	(722)	(784)
Impact of foreign currency translation	55	3
Balance, end of period	$ 1,246	$ 1,471

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GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($)
GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES
Number Of Guarantees	15
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted	$ 0.8
Term of Product Warranty	1 year

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DEBT AGREEMENTS (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions, ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2021 TWD ($)	Jan. 31, 2021 CNY (¥)	Jan. 31, 2021 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2019 TWD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 CNY (¥)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit amount outstanding		$ 0
Line Of Credit Agreement 2018 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity		40,000
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity in alternative currencies		$ 20,000
Variable interest rate		0.00%
Stated interest rate		1.25%	1.25%	1.25%	1.25%
Minimum working capital requirement		$ 125,000
Minimum tangible net worth requirement		$ 170,000
Line of credit, maturity date		Dec. 31, 2021
Allowable investments in alternative investments		$ 10,000
Borrowings available under credit facility		52,200
Line of Credit, covenant, minimum cash on hand before dividends are paid		10,000
Line of Credit, covenant, maximum annual share repurchase		10,000
Line of Credit, total amount of indebtedness threshold		25,000
Hurco BV [Member] | Line Of Credit Agreement 2018 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 20,000
LIBOR | Line Of Credit Agreement 2018 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable interest rate		1.00%
Federal funds | Line Of Credit Agreement 2018 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable interest rate		0.50%
Base rate | Line Of Credit Agreement 2018 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable interest rate		1.25%
Letter of Credit [Member] | Line Of Credit Agreement 2018 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 10,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Line Of Credit Agreement 2018 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 40,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Germany [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity | €					€ 1.5
Taiwan credit facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 150			$ 150
China credit facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity | ¥				¥ 32.5			¥ 32.5
Repayments of Credit Facility	$ 1,400

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INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2020
INCOME TAXES
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 546,000	$ (597,000)
U.S. statutory rate	45.00%	40.00%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	$ 221,000		$ 204,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest accrued	$ 38,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Expiration Term	expire between August 2021 and August 2024
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent	45.00%	40.00%

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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Fair value hierarchy (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Assets
Deferred Compensation	$ 2,140	$ 1,868
Liabilities
Deferred Compensation	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Assets
Derivatives	908	968
Liabilities
Derivatives	$ 1,472	$ 872

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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Notional amount of contracts	$ 84.5	$ 70.8