Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2024	Apr. 30, 2023	Apr. 30, 2024	Apr. 30, 2023
Net sales	$ 16,110,000	$ 22,298,000	$ 29,568,000	$ 40,642,000
Cost of sales	11,286,000	16,178,000	21,441,000	29,435,000
Gross profit	4,824,000	6,120,000	8,127,000	11,207,000
Operating expenses:
Engineering	637,000	882,000	1,405,000	1,845,000
Selling and general	4,602,000	4,749,000	9,221,000	10,042,000
Total operating expenses	5,239,000	5,631,000	10,626,000	11,887,000
Operating (loss) income	(415,000)	489,000	(2,499,000)	(680,000)
Other expense	(230,000)	(72,000)	(339,000)	(225,000)
(Loss) income before benefit for income taxes	(645,000)	417,000	(2,838,000)	(905,000)
Provision for (benefit) income taxes	3,649,000	(164,000)	2,818,000	(324,000)
Consolidated net (loss) income	$ (4,294,000)	$ 581,000	$ (5,656,000)	$ (581,000)
Loss earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.41)	$ 0.06	$ (0.54)	$ (0.06)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.41)	$ 0.06	$ (0.54)	$ (0.06)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	10,495,548	10,290,911	10,452,597	10,256,158
Diluted (in shares)	10,495,548	10,327,271	10,452,597	10,256,158