| In millions, except per share items | Oct-31-22 | Oct-31-21 | Oct-31-20 | Oct-31-19 | Oct-31-18 | Oct-31-17 | Oct-31-16 | Oct-31-15 |
| | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K |
| Revenues: |
| Other Segment | 0.0 | 0.4 | | | | | | |
| Other | 19.4 | 19.7 | | | | | | |
| Total revenues | 19.4 | 20.1 | 21.6 | 19.5 | 17.8 | 13.3 | 19.5 | 23.4 |
| Revenue growth [+] | -3.6% | -6.7% | 10.5% | 9.6% | 33.8% | -31.9% | -16.5% | -15.1% |
| Other Segment | -87.6% | | | | | | | |
| Cost of goods sold | 14.5 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 13.3 | 12.1 | 9.5 | 13.8 | 15.9 |
| Gross profit | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 7.5 |
| Gross margin | 25.2% | 26.6% | 30.9% | 31.7% | 32.0% | 28.9% | 29.6% | 32.0% |
| Selling, general and administrative | 3.7 | 9.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
| Other operating expenses | | | | | -0.4 | 0.0 | | |
| EBITDA [+] | 1.2 | -3.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| EBITDA growth | -132.4% | -263.5% | 28.7% | 17.7% | -327.6% | -403.5% | -89.7% | -34.3% |
| EBITDA margin | 6.3% | -18.8% | 10.7% | 9.2% | 8.6% | -5.0% | 1.1% | 9.1% |
| Depreciation and amortization | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| EBIT [+] | 1.2 | -3.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | -0.8 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| EBIT growth | -130.5% | -273.2% | 31.2% | 17.0% | -286.5% | 747.7% | -105.2% | -38.1% |
| EBIT margin | 6.1% | -19.2% | 10.3% | 8.7% | 8.2% | -5.8% | -0.5% | 7.6% |
| Non-recurring items [+] | | | | | 2.7 | | | |
| Loss (gain) on sale of assets | | | | | 2.7 | | | |
| Other income (expense), net [+] | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| Realized gain (loss) on investments | | | | | | | -0.1 | |
| Other | 0.0 | 2.0 | | | | | -0.1 | |
| Pre-tax income | 1.2 | -1.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | -0.8 | -0.2 | 1.8 |
| Income taxes | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Tax rate | 15.3% | | 10.4% | 6.1% | 182.8% | | | 9.4% |
| Earnings from continuing ops | 1.0 | -2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | -0.8 | -0.3 | 1.6 |
| Earnings from discontinued ops | | | | | 2.5 | -0.6 | | |
| Net income | 1.0 | -2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.3 | -1.4 | -0.3 | 1.6 |
| Net margin | 5.2% | -10.4% | 9.5% | 10.7% | 7.2% | -10.6% | -1.3% | 6.9% |
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| Basic EPS [+] | $0.04 | ($0.09) | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.05 | ($0.04) | ($0.01) | $0.07 |
| Growth | -148.2% | -201.8% | -1.5% | 92.0% | -233.2% | 217.6% | -115.8% | -32.9% |
| Diluted EPS [+] | $0.04 | ($0.09) | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.05 | ($0.04) | ($0.01) | $0.07 |
| Growth | -148.5% | -201.3% | -1.4% | 91.7% | -233.1% | 219.9% | -115.9% | -31.8% |
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| Dividends per share [+] | $0.15 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | | | | |
| Growth | 99.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | | | | | |
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| Shares outstanding (basic) [+] | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 23.1 |
| Growth | -0.1% | 0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.4% | -0.2% | 0.4% |
| Shares outstanding (diluted) [+] | 23.0 | 23.2 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.2 | 23.4 |
| Growth | -0.6% | 0.5% | -0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | -0.4% | -0.9% | -1.2% |
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| EBIT is a non-GAAP figure that excludes all non-recurring expenses: restructuring costs, asset impairments, IPR&D writeoffs, and other unusual charges. |