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Dividends declaration
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2013
Dividends Declaration [Abstract]  
Dividends declaration
Note 12-Dividends declaration
 
The Company paid a total of $2.3 million of dividends during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013. The dividends consisted of a $0.10 dividend, a special dividend of $0.07 and two quarterly dividend payments of $0.07 per share. The Company paid four quarterly dividends of $0.05 per share for a total of $1.4 million during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012.