Acquisitions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation [Table Text Block]

The final purchase price allocation was as follows:




Cash and cash equivalents	$	455
Accounts receivable	9,195
Inventory	2,711
Prepaid assets and other	1,851
Property, plant and equipment	26,100
Goodwill	5,492
Intangible assets	16,056
Other non-current assets	67
Accounts payable and other	(5,537		)
Net assets acquired	$	56,390

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

The preliminary purchase price allocation was as follows:




Accounts receivable	$	2,126
Inventory	1,529
Prepaid assets and other	170
Property, plant and equipment	39,956
Goodwill	1,276
Intangible assets	2,898
Accounts payable and other	(5,768		)
Net assets acquired	$	42,187

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

Pro forma information related to the Anniston and Contech acquisitions are not included in the table below as their financial results were not considered to be significant to the Company's operating results for the periods presented.



Pro forma consolidated results	Three Months Ended January 31,
(in thousands, except for per share data):	2014		2013
Revenue	$	183,539	$	155,633
Net income	$	4,939	$	2,310
Basic earnings per share	$	0.29	$	0.14
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.29	$	0.14