Note 2 - Stock Compensation

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2018

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

2.	Stock Compensation

The Company’s total stock-based compensation expense was

$1.0

million and

$2.1

million for the

three

and

six

months ended

April 30, 2018,

respectively, and

$1.0

million and

$1.5

million (

$0.9

million and

$1.4

million net of tax) for the

three

and

six

months ended

April 30, 2017,

respectively. Included in this total stock-based compensation expense was the vesting of stock options of

$0.1

million and

$0.3

million for the

three

and

six

months ended

April 30, 2018,

respectively, and

$0.1

million and

$0.2

million for the

three

and

six

months ended

April 30, 2017,

respectively.