Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010
Revenues	$ 517,743	$ 457,272
Cost of sales	478,807	422,610
Gross profit	38,936	34,662
Selling, general and administrative expenses	23,658	19,916
Asset impairment, net	94	4,527
Restructuring charges	352	309
Operating income	14,832	9,910
Interest expense	1,714	3,757
Interest income	3	2
Other income (expense), net	(40)	(253)
Income before income taxes	13,081	5,902
Provision for income taxes	5,236	2,041
Net income	$ 7,845	$ 3,861
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.47	$ 0.23
Basic weighted average number of common shares	16,716	16,532
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.47	$ 0.23
Diluted weighted average number of common shares	16,859	16,678