Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2015

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Note 1 – Basis of Presentation

The consolidated balance sheet as of July 31, 2015, the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine month periods ended July 31, 2015, and August 1, 2014, and the consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine month periods ended July 31, 2015, and August 1, 2014, are unaudited but, in the opinion of management, all of the necessary adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, have been made to present fairly the financial statements referred to above in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, the above statements do not include all of the footnotes required for complete financial statements.  The results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results that can be expected for the full year.

The notes to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, provide a summary of significant accounting policies and additional financial information that should be read in conjunction with this Form 10-Q.

The timing of the Company’s revenues is impacted by the purchasing patterns of customers and, as a result, revenues are not generated evenly throughout the year.  Moreover, the Company’s first fiscal quarter, November through January, includes significant holiday periods in both Europe and North America.  The first nine months of fiscal 2015 was 39 weeks, while the first nine months of fiscal 2014 was 40 weeks.

On June 5, 2014, the Company’s board of directors authorized a change in the Company’s fiscal year end to the last Friday of September from the last Friday in October.  The Company plans to report its financial results for the 11-month transition period of November 1, 2014, through October 2, 2015, on an Annual Report on Form 10-K and to thereafter file its annual report for each 12-month period ending the last Friday of September of each year, beginning with the 12-month period ending September 30, 2016.