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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Summary of Income Tax Provision

The income tax provision consists of the following for the years ended October 31, (in thousands):

 

     2013     2012     2011  

Current:

      

Federal

   $ 11,708      $ 8,212      $ 4,405   

State

     2,517        1,233        1,107   

Foreign

     549        2,428        (170
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current

     14,774        11,873        5,342   

Deferred:

      

Federal

     (5,214     (214     1,277   

State

     (1,666     (559     208   

Foreign

     (28     (45     422   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred

     (6,908     (818     1,907   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income tax provision

   $ 7,866      $ 11,055      $ 7,249   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Significant Components of Deferred Taxes Assets (Liabilities)

Significant components of our deferred taxes assets (liabilities) as of October 31, are as follows (in thousands):

 

     2013     2012  

Allowances for accounts receivable

   $ 634      $ 714   

Inventories

     417        483   

State taxes

     269        350   

Accrued liabilities

     675        675   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current deferred income taxes

   $ 1,995      $ 2,222   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property, plant, and equipment

     (6,892     (5,604

Intangible assets

     8,716        105   

Unrealized gain, Limoneira investment

     (8,674     (6,008

Stock-based compensation

     369        286   

State taxes

     232        546   

Other

     55        10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term deferred income taxes

   $ (6,194   $ (10,665
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Reconciliation of Significant Differences Between Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate and Effective Income Tax Rate

A reconciliation of the significant differences between the federal statutory income tax rate and the effective income tax rate on pretax income for the years ended October 31, is as follows:

 

     2013     2012     2011  

Federal statutory tax rate

     35.0     35.0     35.0

State taxes, net of federal effects

     2.1        1.7        4.8   

Foreign income taxes greater (less) than U.S.

     (1.8     (2.7     (0.9

Hacienda assessment

     —          6.3        —     

Section 199 deduction

     (2.5     (0.8     —     

Other

     (0.8     —          0.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     32.0     39.5     39.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):

 

Balance at November 1, 2011

   $ 41   

Reductions of tax positions from prior years

     (41
  

 

 

 

Balance at October 31, 2012

     —     

Reductions of tax positions from prior years

     —     
  

 

 

 

Balance at October 31, 2013

   $ —