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Commitments
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2011
Commitments
Note 4 - Commitments
 
The Company leases its facilities in San Diego, California, Yaphank, New York and Las Vegas, Nevada under non-cancelable operating leases. The Company amended its San Diego lease in March 2009 extending the term of the lease and again in September 2009 adding additional square feet. The amended lease expires in March 2014 and requires minimum annual rental payments that are subject to fixed annual increases. The minimum annual rentals under this lease are being charged to expense on the straight-line basis over the lease term. Deferred rents, included in accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities, were $81,000 as of October 31, 2011 and $98,000 as of October 31, 2010. The San Diego lease also requires the payment of the Company's pro rata share of the real estate taxes and insurance, maintenance and other operating expenses related to the facilities. The Oddcables.com division operations include a warehouse and retail space. During fiscal 2010, the Aviel division was leasing two facilities in Las Vegas, the first of which was a three year lease, which expired in March 2010 and was not renewed as the division moved into its present facility. The second lease was entered into and commenced in September 2009 and expires in March 2015. The Cables Unlimited division leases its facility from the Company’s VIE K&K, which expires June 2016. The Company also leases certain automobiles under operating leases which expire at various dates through June 2015.
 
Rent expense under all operating leases totaled approximately $508,000 and $465,000 in 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
Minimum lease payments under these non-cancelable operating leases in each of the years subsequent to October 31, 2011 are as follows:
 
Year Ending
October 31,
 
Amount
 
       
2012
 
$
604,000
 
2013
   
599,000
 
2014
   
355,000
 
2015
   
176,000
 
2016
   
102,000
 
     Total
 
$
1,836,000
 

The Company has employment agreements with the President and Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Executive Officer, which commenced on August 22, 2011 and August 1, 2011, respectively, and end on July 31, 2012 and July 31, 2013, respectively. The aggregate amount of compensation to be provided over the remaining term of these employment agreements amounted to approximately $608,000 at October 31, 2011. The Company also has an employment agreement with the Chief Executive Officer of its Cables Unlimited Division, which commenced on June 15, 2011, and ends on June 15, 2013. The aggregate amount of compensation to be provided over the remaining term of the employment agreement amounted to approximately $258,000 at October 31, 2011.