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Note 11 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2020
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Payable Receivable [Table Text Block]
  

Year Ended October 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

  

2019

 

State income taxes:

        

Current

 $3,832  $2,301 

Deferred

  -   - 

Federal income taxes:

        

Current

  -   - 

Deferred

  -   - 

Total

 $3,832  $2,301 
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
  

Year Ended October 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

  

2019

  

2018

 

Current income tax expense:

            

Federal (1)

 $-  $-  $- 

State (2)

  4,475   2,449   3,626 

Total current income tax expense:

  4,475   2,449   3,626 

Federal

  -   -   - 

State

  -   -   - 

Total deferred income tax expense:

  -   -   - 

Total

 $4,475  $2,449  $3,626 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
  

Year Ended October 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

  

2019

 

Deferred tax assets:

        

Inventory impairment loss

 $42,120  $47,000 

Uniform capitalization of overhead

  3,870   3,917 

Warranty and legal reserves

  4,848   4,404 

Acquisition intangibles

  -   424 
Compensation  9,554   8,477 
Deferred Income  3,793   5,167 
Interest Expense  3,930   6,616 

Restricted stock bonus

  1,644   1,553 

Stock options

  4,026   4,288 

Provision for losses

  16,566   16,820 

Joint venture loss

  3,020   4,392 

Federal net operating losses

  299,854   334,142 

State net operating losses

  181,050   184,740 

Other

  3,259   1,280 

Total deferred tax assets

  577,534   623,220 

Total deferred tax liabilities

  -   - 

Valuation allowance

  (577,534)  (623,220)

Net deferred income taxes

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

Year Ended October 31,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2018

 

Computed “expected” tax rate

  21.0%  21.0%  21.0%

State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit

  10.6   (5.0)  17.2 

Permanent differences, net

  53.2   (42.4)  74.0 

Deferred tax asset valuation allowance impact

  (83.3)  20.8   (70.8)

Tax contingencies

  (0.5)  0.5   1.0 

Adjustments to prior years’ tax accruals

  7.0   (1.0)  2.1 

Effective tax rate

  8.0%  (6.1)%  44.5%
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]
    
  

2020

  

2019

 

Unrecognized tax benefit—November 1,

 $0.9  $1.2 

Gross increases—tax positions in current period

  -   - 

Lapse of statute of limitations

  (0.2)  (0.3)

Unrecognized tax benefit—October 31,

 $0.7  $0.9