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Inventories and major vendors

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2019

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories and major vendors

Note 4 - Inventories and major vendors

Inventories, consisting of materials, labor and manufacturing overhead, are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost has been determined using the weighted average cost method. Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

		July 31, 2019			October 31, 2018
Raw materials and supplies		$	3,538		$	2,711
Work in process			743			603
Finished goods			3,805			3,799
Totals		$	8,086		$	7,113

Two vendors accounted for 23% and 14% of inventory purchases for the three months ended July 31, 2019. For the nine months ended July 31, 2019, the same two vendors accounted for 17% and 14% of inventory purchases, respectively.  For the three months ended July 31, 2018, one vendor accounted for 50% of inventory purchases.  This same vendor accounted for 47% of inventory purchases for the nine months ended July 31, 2018. The Company has arrangements with these vendors to purchase products based on purchase orders periodically issued by the Company.

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The entire disclosure for inventory. Includes, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2126998

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