Equity Matters (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2012

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

	2012
Risk-free interest	1.20	%
Dividend yield	0.00	%
Volatility factor—market	88.26	%
Expected life of options—years	6.00

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

Activity in the Company’s stock option plan for the nine months ended July 31, 2012 and 2011 was as follows:

	Fiscal 2012							Fiscal 2011
	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Number of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding at November 1	520,185		$	8.54				683,692		$	6.13
Options:
Granted	56,500		8.10					154,000		12.10
Exercised	(99,075	)	3.19					(198,108	)	3.53
Canceled	(49,587	)	10.98					(103,568	)	7.77
Options outstanding at July 31	428,023		$	9.36	6.71	$	2.36	536,016		$	8.55	6.96	$	3.24
Exercisable at July 31	199,168		$	10.40	5.51	$	2.05	122,783		$	13.71	3.68	$	0.47

Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

(Shares in thousands)	Three months ended July 31,				Nine months ended July 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net income available to common stockholders	$	2,416	$	1,691	$	9,899	$	5,646
Basic weighted average shares	16,856		16,753		16,821		16,702
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options	71		110		82		156
Diluted weighted average shares	16,927		16,863		16,903		16,858
Basic income per share	$	0.14	$	0.10	$	0.59	$	0.34
Diluted income per share	$	0.14	$	0.10	$	0.59	$	0.33