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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2012
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income Taxes Provision (Benefit)
(in thousands)   Year Ended October 31,  
    2012     2011     2010  
                   
Current:                        
U.S. taxes   $ 5,460     $ 3,272     $ (4,410 )
Foreign taxes     2,612       2,595       1,079  
      8,072       5,867       (3,331 )
Deferred:                        
U.S. taxes     (1,931 )     (1,452 )     189  
Foreign taxes     85       80       27  
      (1,846 )     (1,372 )     216  
    $ 6,226     $ 4,495     $ (3,115 )
Schedule of Income (Loss) Before Taxes
Income (Loss) before income taxes (in thousands):   Year Ended October 31,  
    2012     2011     2010  
Domestic   $ 12,432     $ 6,098     $ (12,504 )
Foreign     9,432       9,521       3,645  
Earnings (Loss) before taxes on income   $ 21,864     $ 15,619     $ (8,859 )
Schedule of Reconciliation of Statutory Tax Rate to Effective Tax Rate
Tax rates: U.S. statutory rate     35.0 %     35.0 %     35.0 %
Effect of tax rate of international jurisdictions different than U.S. statutory rates     (5.5 )%     (4.9 )%     2.6 %
Valuation allowance.     0.7 %     (0.9 )%     (9.5 )%
State taxes     1.0 %     0.9 %     3.3 %
Uncertain tax position statute expiration     -       -       5.6 %
Other     (2.7 )%     (1.3 )%     (1.8 )%
Effective tax rate     28.5 %     28.8 %     35.2 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
    October 31,  
    2012     2011  
Deferred Tax Assets:                
                 
Net derivative instruments   $ -     $ 448  
Accrued inventory reserves     907       761  
Accrued warranty expenses     171       205  
Deferred compensation     282       265  
Other accrued expenses     1,119       879  
Net operating loss and credit carryforwards     764       750  
Other     446       196  
      3,689       3,504  
Less: Valuation allowance on net operating loss carryforwards     (460 )     (487 )
Deferred tax assets     3,229       3,017  
                 
Deferred Tax Liabilities:                
Net derivative instruments     (799 )     -  
Property and equipment and capitalized software development costs     (2,025 )     (2,298 )
Other     (126 )     (9 )
                 
Net deferred tax assets   $ 279     $ 710  
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
    2012     2011     2010  
Balance, beginning of year   $ 244     $ 178     $ 574  
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year     5       66       1  
Additions (reductions) related to prior years tax positions     (131 )     -       -  
Reductions due to statute expiration     -       -       (397 )
                         
Balance, end of year   $ 118     $ 244     $ 178