Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 13 - Income Taxes (Tables)

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Note 13 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2023
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)

 

Year Ended October 31, 2023

   

Year Ended October 31, 2022

 

United States

  $ 35,650     $ 32,252  

Foreign

    4,912       1,950  

Total

  $ 40,562     $ 34,202  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)

 

Year Ended October 31, 2023

   

Year Ended October 31, 2022

 

Current tax provision (benefit):

               

Federal

  $ 1,945     $ -  

Foreign

    -       (113 )

State and local

    690       434  

Total current tax provision

  $ 2,635     $ 321  
                 

Deferred tax provision (benefit):

               

Federal

  $ 4,567     $ 4,575  

Foreign

    753       70  

State and local

    817       560  

Total deferred tax benefit

  $ 6,137     $ 5,205  
                 

Net provision for income taxes

  $ 8,772     $ 5,526  
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)

 

Year Ended October 31, 2023

   

Year Ended October 31, 2022

 

Income tax expense per federal statutory rate of 21% for each period

  $ 8,517     $ 7,182  

State income taxes, net of federal deduction

    1,196       898  

Change in deferred tax rate

    (280 )     81  

Warrant fair value change

    (1,449 )     (2,078 )

Deferred tax on undistributed foreign earnings

    -       (827 )

Increase in valuation allowance

    14       71  

Other

    774       199  

Income tax provision

  $ 8,772     $ 5,526  
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)

 

Year Ended October 31, 2023

   

Year Ended October 31, 2022

 

Deferred tax assets:

               

Accrued insurance reserve

  $ 1,865     $ 2,385  

Accrued sales and use tax

    72       75  

Accrued bonuses and vacation

    1,855       1,737  

Accrued payroll tax

    281       445  

Foreign tax credit carryforward

    80       80  

State tax credit carryforward

    52       38  

Interest expense carryforward

    1,241       576  

Stock-based compensation

    2,490       3,105  

Operating lease liability

    6,109       6,315  

Other

    209       400  

Net operating loss carryforward

    18,596       25,894  

Total deferred tax assets

  $ 32,850     $ 41,050  

Valuation allowance

    (164 )     (134 )

Net deferred tax assets

  $ 32,686     $ 40,916  
                 

Deferred tax liabilities:

               

Intangible assets

    (16,352 )     (17,758 )
Prepaid expenses     (242 )     (172)  

Property and equipment

    (90,907 )     (90,998 )

Right-of-use operating lease asset

    (5,976 )     (6,211 )

Total net deferred tax liabilities

    (113,477 )     (115,139 )
                 

Net deferred tax liabilities

  $ (80,791 )   $ (74,223 )
Summary of Operating Loss and Tax Credit Carryforwards [Table Text Block]

(in millions)

 

Year Ended October 31, 2023

 

Year that Carryforwards Begin to Expire

Federal net operating loss carryforwards

  $ 69.2  

Indefinite carryforward

State net operating loss carryforwards

    34.8  

FY24

Foreign net operating loss carryforwards

    10.8  

Indefinite carryforward

Foreign tax carryforwards

    0.1  

FY26

State credit carryforwards

    0.1  

FY24

Federal interest expense carryforwards

    3.6  

Indefinite carryforward

State interest expense carryforwards

    11.3  

Indefinite carryforward

Total tax carryforwards

  $ 129.9    
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)

 

Year Ended October 31, 2023

   

Year Ended October 31, 2022

 

Balance, beginning of year

  $ 1,333     $ 1,452  

Decrease in prior year position

    (130 )     (119 )

Balance, end of year

  $ 1,203     $ 1,333