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Income tax provision - Income tax at the federal statutory rate is reconciled (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2019
Oct. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Income tax provision      
Income taxes at federal statutory rate $ 957 $ 1,737  
State tax provision, net of federal tax benefit 160 170  
Nondeductible differences:      
Rel-Tech earn-out 0 (6)  
Qualified domestic production activities deduction 0 (141)  
Stock options 21 (204)  
Meals and entertainment 8 8  
R& D credits (119) (111)  
ASC 740-10 Liability 21 54  
Tax Cut and Jobs Act 0 (34)  
Other (12) (5)  
Net provision (benefit) for income taxes $ 1,036 $ 1,468  
Income taxes at federal statutory rate (% of Pretax Income) 21.00% 38.10% 35.00%
State tax provision, net of federal tax benefit (% of Pretax Income) 3.50% 3.70%  
Nondeductible differences: (% of Pretax Income)      
Rel-Tech earn-out (% of Pretax Income) 0.00% (0.10%)  
Qualified domestic production activities deduction (% of Pretax Income) (0.00%) (3.10%)  
Stock compensation (% of Pretax Income) 0.50% (4.50%)  
Meals and entertainment (% of Pretax Income) 0.20% 0.20%  
R& D credits (% of Pretax Income) (2.60%) (2.40%)  
ASC 740-10 Liability (% of Pretax Income) 0.50% 1.20%  
Tax Cut and Jobs Act (% of Pretax Income) (0.00%) (0.70%)  
Other (% of Pretax Income) (0.30%) (0.10%)  
Net provision (benefit) for income taxes (% of Pretax Income) 22.80% 32.30%