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Quarterly Results Of Operations | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2011
Quarterly Results Of Operations [Abstract] |
Quarterly Results Of Operations | (19) Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) The following is a summary of the unaudited quarterly results of operations for the years ended October 31, 2011 and 2010:
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Fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 |  | January 31 |  | April 30 |  |  | July 31 |  | October 31
Net sales | $ | 17,712,784 | $ | 17,184,460 |  | $ | 18,775,145 | $ | 19,667,202
Gross profit |  | 6,424,840 |  | 5,943,140 |  |  | 6,509,124 |  | 7,414,117
Income (loss) before income taxes |  | 378,469 |  | (179,844 | ) |  | 252,110 |  | 405,016
Net income (loss) attributable to |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Optical Cable Corporation |  | 402,311 |  | (89,843 | ) |  | 117,809 |  | 236,039
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
attributable to Optical Cable Corporation |  | 0.06 |  | (0.02 | ) |  | 0.02 |  | 0.04
Cash dividends declared per common share |  | 0.01 |  | 0.01 |  |  | 0.01 |  | 0.01
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Fiscal year ended October 31, 2010 |  | January 31 |  |  | April 30 |  |  | July 31 |  | October 31
Net sales | $ | 15,007,235 |  | $ | 15,255,913 |  | $ | 18,779,340 | $ | 18,463,686
Gross profit |  | 5,501,101 |  |  | 4,285,531 |  |  | 6,806,742 |  | 7,166,580
Income (loss) before income taxes |  | (600,610 | ) |  | (7,940,724 | ) |  | 816,322 |  | 1,805,995
Net income (loss) attributable to |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Optical Cable Corporation |  | (315,854 | ) |  | (7,466,129 | ) |  | 575,369 |  | 1,473,689
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
attributable to Optical Cable Corporation |  | (0.05 | ) |  | (1.27 | ) |  | 0.09 |  | 0.23
Cash dividends declared per common share |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  | 0.01

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