Note 7 - Income Tax Provision (Benefit) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2024

Notes Tables

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	2024		2023
Current:
Federal	$	-	$	(501	)
State		93		6
		93		(495	)
Deferred:
Federal		1,942		(438	)
State		761		(239	)
		2,703		(677	)
	$	2,796	$	(1,172	)

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	2024						2023
				% of Pretax						% of Pretax
	Amount			Loss			Amount			Income
U.S. federal statutory tax rate	$	(799	)		21.0	%	$	(893	)		21.0	%
State and local taxes, net of federal tax benefit		(170	)		4.5	%		(212	)		5.0	%
Permanent differences		14			-0.4	%		15			-0.4	%
Stock options		45			-1.2	%		88			-2.1	%
R&D credits		(102	)		2.7	%		(238	)		5.6	%
Uncertain tax position reserves		3			-0.1	%		13			-0.3	%
Return-to-provision adjustments		(34	)		0.9	%		(69	)		1.6	%
Change in the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets		3,839			-100.9	%		124			-2.9	%
Income tax expense	$	2,796			-73.5	%	$	(1,172	)		27.5	%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	2024			2023
Deferred Tax Assets:
Allowance for obsolete and slow moving inventory	$	522		$	434
Allowance for credit losses		39			63
Compensation accruals		264			275
Stock-based compensation awards		328			213
Uniform capitalization		277			208
Lease liability		5,221			5,177
Others		55			94
Capitalized Section 174 Costs		1,209			864
Research and development tax credit		282			128
163(j) interest carryforward		347			118
Gross deferred tax assets		8,544			7,574
Valuation allowance		(3,962	)		(124	)
Total deferred tax assets		4,582			7,450
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Amortization / intangible assets		(172	)		(192	)
ROU assets		(3,880	)		(3,942	)
Depreciation / equipment and furnishings		(740	)		(822	)
Gross deferred tax liabilities		(4,792	)		(4,956	)
Net deferred tax asset/(liabilities)	$	(210	)	$	2,494

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

	2024			2023
Balance, at beginning of year	$	178		$	121
Increase for tax positions related to the current year		47			78
Increase (decrease) for tax positions related to prior years		(10	)		2
Statute of limitations expirations		(29	)		(23	)
Balance, at end of year	$	186		$	178