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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

(Mark One)

(X) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003

OR

(  ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from             to            

Commission File No. 0-9081

CERTRON CORPORATION

		Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 914-0300
		Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, no par value

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report(s), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes (x) No (  )

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K (  ).

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes (  ) No (x)

The aggregate market value of registrant’s voting and none-voting common equity held by non-affiliates as of July 31, 2003, based upon the average bid and asked price of such stock as reported by Reuters Limited for that day, was $191,059.

As of January 27, 2004, registrant had outstanding 3,128,306 shares of its common stock, no par value, its only authorized class of common stock.

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PART I

Item 1. Business.

Certron Corporation is referred to herein as the “Company” or “Certron” and such reference includes both the corporation and its subsidiary unless otherwise indicated. Certron was incorporated under the laws of the State of California in 1966.

Certron’s business in fiscal 2003 consisted primarily of the distribution of magnetic media products, primarily blank audio and video cassettes. The Company also distributed magnetic media accessories for computers. Prior to fiscal 2002, the Company was also engaged in the contract assembly of products for others in Mexicali, Mexico.

On September 7, 2001, the Company closed its Mexicali, Mexico plant and its contract assembly operations which were conducted at that facility. This closure was in response to a decline in the market for micro cassettes which also had been assembled at the Mexicali, Mexico facility, the loss of an existing contract assembly customer and the negative outlook for the retention of its then sole remaining contract assembly customer and additional contract assembly business. In the opinion of management, all expenses associated with the closing of Mexico operations were either paid or fully accrued in fiscal 2001.

As described in Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Results of Operations,” during fiscal 2003, due to continuing intense price competition and technological changes in the marketplace for its products, the Company lost its remaining significant customers and disposed of or wrote off its remaining inventory. As a result of these occurrences, the Company concluded that its audio and videotape businesses were no longer viable and some of its product lines were obsolete and the company placed its emphasis on attempting to find a Buyer for the Company.

The following table sets forth, for the years ended October 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001, the amounts of net sales and operating profit before general corporate expense and interest expense, together with identifiable assets at October 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 attributable to each of the Company’s industry segments, its magnetic media products segment and its contract assembly segment which is shown as discontinued operations.

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The Company’s magnetic media products consist primarily of blank audio and video cassettes. The Company also distributes magnetic media accessories for computers. All video tape and most audio tape and related plastics were procured by the Company primarily from offshore sources. During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, net sales of the Company’s magnetic media products were as follows:

Competition

In all areas of Certron’s magnetic media business, competition has been active and intense. The principal methods of competition in the magnetic media market involve price, quality and advertisement, with the promotional priced audio tape products and video cassettes being the most price sensitive. Since the Company has not spent substantial amounts in consumer advertising of its high performance blank tape products, and video cassettes, it has been at a competitive disadvantage in these areas and has had to charge a lower per unit price than some competitors selling comparable products having strong brand recognition. The Company has experienced extensive price competition from Far East manufacturers and distributors of low-cost audio cassettes and from other manufacturers and distributors for sales of video cassettes, which made it difficult for the Company to maintain prices. See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation – Results of Operations”. The release of digital products has had an adverse impact on the Company’s magnetic media sales and operations.

Employees

At January 1, 2004, Certron employed five full and part time people at its facility at 11845 Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, California.

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Item 2. Properties.

The principal facilities of the Company are as follows:

(1)  422 N. Smith Avenue, 1600 So. Broadway, 1620 So. Broadway are leased from Louart Corporation, a principal stockholder of Certron. 11845 W. Olympic Boulevard Los Angeles California is leased from an unrelated party.

The lease at 422 N. Smith Avenue was extended to November 30, 2003. The Company as of December 2, 2003 moved out of that property. The Company has leased storage, warehouse and packaging area at 1600 and 1620 So. Broadway.

The Company believes that its facilities are maintained in satisfactory operating conditions and are adequate for its needs.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

There are no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company is a party. The Company was notified by a letter dated June 2, 2000 received June 6, 2000 that the Company may have a potential liability from waste disposal in the Casmalia Disposal Site at Santa Barbara County, California. The Company was given a choice of either signing an agreement that would toll the statute of limitations for eighteen (18) months in order to allow the Company to resolve any liability with the government without incurring costs associated with being named a defendant in a lawsuit, or becoming an immediate defendant in a lawsuit. The Company signed the tolling agreement. On November 20, 2001, the tolling agreement was extended for an additional 18 months and on May 20, 2003 the tolling agreement was again extended for an additional 18 months. While the amount which will be required to settle this matter is not expected to be material, Certron is unable to estimate the amount that may be required to settle this matter. The company is waiting for written communication from the government concerning settlement of this claim. In verbal communications, the EPA has indicated that the United States Department of Forestry along with an EPA division of the State of California will not give a release on the Casmalia Disposal site unless both Departments receive a cash reserve account from the defendants to pay for any future environmental problems. The representative of the EPA did not feel that the amount would be significant.

The statement that the Company does not expect the amount to be material is a forward-looking statement which involves risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ including, among other things, an increase in the alleged amount of waste disposal by the Company at the site over that which is alleged in the letter of June 2, 2000 or a refusal by the government to settle

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based upon the amount of waste disposal by the Company.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No matter was submitted during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report to a vote of security holders, through the solicitation of proxies or otherwise.

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PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

The common stock of the Company is traded in the NASDAQ Bulletin Board under the symbol CRTN. The following table shows the high and low bid quotations for such stock for each fiscal quarter during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2002 and October 31, 2003 as furnished by Bloomberg. These quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission, and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.

As of January 12, 2004, the approximate number of holders of record of the Company’s Common Stock was 1324. The Company has never paid a cash dividend on its Common Stock. The high and the low bid price of the company’s common stock on January 9, 2004 was $0.20, $0.20.

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

     No cash dividends have been paid during the five-year period ended October 31, 2003.

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

As described below under “Results of Operations,” during fiscal 2003, due to continuing intense price competition and technological changes in the marketplace for its products, the Company lost its remaining significant customers and disposed of or wrote off its remaining inventory. As a result of these occurrences, the Company concluded that its audio and videotape businesses were no longer viable and some of its product lines were obsolete and placed its emphasis on attempting to find a Buyer for the Company.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As demonstrated by the following chart, the Company’s working capital decreased at October 31, 2003 as compared to that at October 31, 2002, which was primarily due to a decline in sales and increased reserves against inventory. Cash decreased by $ 310,000; accounts receivable decreased by $ 45,000; inventories decreased by $ 252,000; prepaid expenses decreased by $ 42,000; and other current assets decreased by $ 4,000. Current liabilities increased by $ 52,000. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, the Company increased its cash position by surrendering for its cash value of $162,000 life insurance policy on the life of Marshall Kass, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

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Results of Operations

For a considerable number of years, intense price competition in the magnetic media field has made it difficult for the Company to maintain prices of its magnetic media products and has continually reduced the Company’s margins on these products. As a result, the Company discontinued sales of certain magnetic media products and refused to sell magnetic media products at prices not resulting in certain minimum margin returns. More recently, the introduction of digital products and the substantial reduction in the cost of DVD players have rendered some of the Company’s products noncompetitive or obsolete and had a material adverse impact on the Company’s magnetic media operations and sales. Digital answering devices have substantially replaced telephone answering devices using magnetic tape cassettes, substantially reducing the Company’s sales of microcassettes. The sale of DVD players at substantially reduced prices has curtailed sales of VHS T120s and T160s recording tapes used in VCRs. As a result of the intense price competition and the technological changes, Certron has been unable to compete at a profit in this marketplace.

During the last two fiscal years the Company has lost three significant customers who accounted in the aggregate for approximately 77% of Certron’s sales during fiscal 2002 and 41% of Certron’s sales during fiscal 2003. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, one of these customers informed the Company of its intent to cease ordering products from the Company by the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2003. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, another one of these customers who was the Company’s then largest customer informed the Company that due to technological changes it could no longer commit to purchase the quantities of private-label products needed by Certron to make the business worthwhile and would no longer use Certron as a resource. The third of these customers who was the Company’s second largest customer during fiscal 2003 was a private-label customer for VHS T120 products. Due to the substantial reduction in VHS tape sales and the fact that the Company had to carry a substantial inventory of VHS tapes for this customer, the profit margin on this product for Certron diminished to such an extent that Certron chose to cease fulfilling this customer’s orders. As a result of these occurrences, the Company concluded that its audio and videotape businesses were no longer viable and some of its product lines were obsolete.

Since concluding that primarily due to price competition, there was no meaningful opportunities for it to substantially increase sales and operating profit of its magnetic media products through traditional outlets, the Company attempted without success to acquire other businesses or product lines. In the last several years it has also attempted to maximize shareholder value through the sale of the Company.

In December, 2003, the Company announced that it was having discussions with a privately-held foreign corporation concerning the possible acquisition by Certron of the foreign corporation in exchange for shares of common stock of Certron that would aggregate approximately 90% of the shares of common stock of Certron outstanding after the transaction. The foreign corporation is a development company specializing in high tech medical products. The parties have exchanged information but no definitive agreements have been signed. Discussions which are continuing are still at a preliminary stage and the foreign corporation has indicated that it will not proceed unless it obtains additional financing. No assurance can be given that the transaction will be consummated. If this transaction is not consummated, Certron will continue to search for a buyer of the Company.

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The Company expects that it will continue during fiscal 2004 to sell a small amount of magnetic media products. It is presently estimating that the amount of sales for the 2004 fiscal year will be between $50,000 to $100,000. The Company does not intend to maintain any additional inventory, and it is liquidating its holdings of marketable securities. Most of the Company’s products which are purchased from the Far East are available from multiple sources. As a result of the expected lack of revenue during fiscal 2004, the cost of maintaining a minimal number of employees and the accounting, legal and other costs of remaining a public company, the Company expects to have a negative cash flow during 2004. The Company is unable to predict how long it will be able to have a sufficient amount of cash to continue as a viable entity.

Fiscal 2003 Compared to Fiscal 2002

During fiscal 2003, the Company had an operating loss of $724,000 and a net loss of $705,000 on sales of $300,000 as compared to an operating loss of $963,000 and a net loss from continuing operations of $945,000 on sales of $750,000 for fiscal 2002. Gross profit increased by $ 59,000 between fiscal 2003 and fiscal 2002. Inventory holding loss increased by $74,000; selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $ 96,000; depreciation and amortization expense increased by $ 5,000; interest income decreased by $ 11,000, realized gain on marketable securities increased by $ 12,000 and the surrender of an executive life insurance policy for its cash value resulted in an offset to expense of approximately $162,000.

Sales of magnetic media products were $300,000 in fiscal 2003 as compared to $750,000 in fiscal 2002. The decrease of 60% represents a decrease in sales of micro cassettes of $128,000, a decrease in sales of video cassettes of $84,000, and a decrease in sales of audio cassettes and other office products of $238,000 as a result of price competition and technological changes.

Total gross margin as a percentage of net sales was 44% in fiscal 2003 and 10% in fiscal 2002. Margins increased from $78,000 in fiscal 2002 to $137,000 in fiscal 2003 due primarily to a decrease in sales of low margin magnetic media.

For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, the Company incurred a loss from continuing operations of $ 8,000. The amount of the loss was reduced by approximately $162,000 in reduction of expenses as a result of the surrender of an executive life insurance policy for payment of its cash value. Due to the Company’s declining sales and the loss of customers, during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, the Company established a reserve reducing the value of its inventory. Primarily as a result of this reserve, inventory holding loss increased from $ 250,000 in fiscal 2002 to $ 332,000 in fiscal 2003.

Selling, general and administrative expense decreased by $ 94,000 during fiscal 2003. The decrease from $ 766,000 in 2002 to $ 670,000 in 2003 was due primarily decrease in personnel expenses of $143,000 that was offset by an increase in other selling, general and administrative expenses of $42,000.

During fiscal 2003, the Company invested cash not needed in operations, in publicly traded common stocks of other companies. Investments in common stocks are subject to risks of the market, and market prices may fluctuate and be adversely affected by the operating results of the issuer, as well as general economic, political and market conditions. As of October 31, 2003, the Company held common stocks which had a cost of approximately $134,000 and market value of approximately $58,000.

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In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the Company has recorded the value of its investments in marketable securities on its balance sheet at market value and the difference of approximately $76,000 between cost and market value is recorded as an unrealized holding loss, a separate component of equity (see Notes 1 and 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements). Upon the expected sale of these securities, the Company will recognize a loss in its statement of operations equal to the amount of the unrealized holding loss, reduced by any increase in market value since October 31, 2003 and increased by any decrease in market value since October 31, 2003.

Fiscal 2002 Compared to Fiscal 2001

During fiscal 2002, the Company had an operating loss of $963,000 and a net loss from continuing operations of $945,000 on sales of $750,000 as compared to an operating loss of $528,000 and a net loss from continuing operations of $451,000 for fiscal 2001 on sales of $1,475,000. Gross profit decreased by $266,000 between fiscal 2002 and fiscal 2001. Inventory holding loss increased by $229,000; selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $33,000; depreciation and amortization expense decreased by $27,000; interest income decreased by $54,000 and realized gain on marketable securities decreased by $5,000.

Sales of magnetic media products were $750,000 in fiscal 2002 as compared to $1,475,000 in fiscal 2001. The decrease of 49% was primarily the result of the decrease in sales of micro cassettes of $128,000, decrease in sales of video cassettes of $186,000, and decrease in sales of audio cassettes and other office products of $411,000.

Total gross margin as a percentage of net sales was 10% in fiscal 2002 and 23% in fiscal 2001. Margins decreased from $266,000 in fiscal 2001 to $78,000 in fiscal 2002 due primarily to a decrease in the sales of magnetic media.

For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company incurred a loss from continuing operations of $403,000 of which approximately $222,000 was represented by a write-down of finished goods inventory. Due to the Company’s declining sales and excess inventory, during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company established reserve reducing the value of its inventory to market value. Primarily as a result of this reserve, inventory holding loss increased from $29,000 in fiscal 2001 to $250,000 in fiscal 2002.

Selling, general and administrative expense decreased by $33,000 during fiscal 2002. The decrease from $799,000 in 2001 to $766,000 in 2002 was due primarily to a decrease in personnel expenses of $74,000 that was offset by an increase in other selling, general and administrative expenses of $41,000.

During fiscal 2002, the Company invested cash not needed in operations, in publicly traded common stocks of other companies and may purchase additional common stocks in the future. Investments in common stocks are subject to risks of the market, and market prices may fluctuate and be adversely affected by the operating results of the issuer, as well as general economic, political and market conditions. As of October 31, 2002, the Company held common stocks which had a cost of approximately $210,000 and market value of approximately $119,000.

In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the Company has recorded the value of its investments in marketable securities on its balance sheet at market value and the difference of approximately $91,000 between cost and market value as of October 31, 2002 is recorded as an unrealized holding loss, a separate component of equity (see Notes 1 and 3 of Notes to Consolidated

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Financial Statements). If the Company sells these securities, the Company would recognize such loss in its statement of operations.

In fiscal 2002, the Company was advised that its largest customer would no longer be using the Company as a primary vendor. Although the customer continued to place orders with the Company during fiscal 2002, the Company expects that it will not receive significant orders from this customer after January 31, 2003.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements herein, including statements as to the Company’s negotiations with a potential buyer, its ability to consummate a sale transaction, its estimate as to the amount of sales for the 2004 fiscal year, its expected negative cash flow and the Company’s uncertainty as to its future are forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially include economic conditions, the Company’s failure to consummate the transaction presently under discussion, Certron not being able to find another buyer for the Company and the Company running out of cash prior to consummating a sale of the Company.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

     Not applicable.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

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(Letterhead of Hurley & Company)

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

Board of Directors
Certron Corporation
Los Angeles, California

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Certron Corporation (the “Company”) as of October 31, 2003, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows the year then ended. In connection with our audit of the consolidated financial statements, we have also audited the accompanying schedule of valuation and qualifying accounts. These consolidated financial statements and financial schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Certron Corporation as of October 31, 2003, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company disposed of its assembly operations and has suffered recurring losses from operations at October 31, 2003 that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Hurley & Company
Granada Hills, California
February 12, 2004

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(Letterhead of Beckman Kirkland & Whitney)

Independent Auditor’s Report

Board of Directors and Shareholders
Certron Corporation
Los Angeles, California

We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Certron Corporation as of October 31, 2002, and the related statements of operations and comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years ended October 31, 2002 and 2001. In connection with our audit of the financial statements, we have also audited the accompanying financial statement schedule. These financial statements and financial schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Certron Corporation as of October 31, 2002, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended October 31, 2002 and 2001 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

BECKMAN KIRKLAND & WHITNEY

Agoura Hills, California
January 3, 2003

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CERTRON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statement

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CERTRON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CERTRON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CERTRON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CERTRON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2003, 2002 AND 2001

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

		Nature of Operations
		The Company’s business consists primarily of the distribution of magnetic media products.
		Principles of Consolidation
		The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Certron Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Certron Audio, S.A. (collectively the “Company”). Certron Audio ceased operating on September 7, 2001. All material intercompany profits, transactions and balances have been eliminated.
		Translation of Foreign Currencies
		All balance sheet accounts of foreign operations are translated into US dollars at the year-end rate of exchange, and statement of operations items are translated at the weighted average exchange rates for the year. Significant foreign operations ceased in 2001.
		Cash and Cash Equivalents
		The Company considers all cash on hand and on deposit, and securities with original purchased maturities of less than three months to be cash and cash equivalents.
		Accounts Receivable
		The Company has recorded an allowance for doubtful accounts to cover the difference between recorded receivables and collections from customers. The allowance for bad debts is adjusted periodically based upon the Company’s evaluation of historical collection experiences, industry trends and other relevant factors.
		Inventories
		Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market. At October 31, 2003 the inventory was fully reserved.
		Equipment and Leasehold Improvements
		Equipment and leasehold improvements are stated at cost and are depreciated or amortized using the straight-line method over the lesser of the estimated useful lives of the assets (generally five years) or the applicable lease terms. At October 31, 2003 all equipment and leasehold improvements were fully reserved.
		Marketable Equity Securities
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		determination at each balance sheet date. Securities available for sale are carried at market value, with the unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, reported in a separate component of stockholders’ equity. The Company does not have investments that qualify as trading or held to maturity securities. Marketable equity securities are valued based on quoted market prices. The cost of securities sold is determined by the specific identification of cost method.
		Revenue Recognition
		The Company recognizes revenue from product sales upon shipment.
		Advertising and Promotion Costs
		Advertising and promotion costs, which totaled $0 in 2003 and 2002, are expensed as incurred.
		Taxes on Income
		The Company files tax returns excluding its subsidiary for United States federal tax purposes and combined returns with its subsidiary for state purposes.
		Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Reserves for deferred tax assets are recorded when ultimate recovery of such assets is deemed uncertain.
		Income (Loss) Per Common Share
		Income (loss) per common share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year and the effect of common stock equivalents, if dilutive.
		Stock Options
		The Company has elected to follow Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 23, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” related interpretations in accounting for its employee stock options. Under APB 25, no compensation expense is recorded when the exercise price of the option equals the market price of the underlying stock on the date of the grant. The Company has adopted the disclosure only provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation”.
		Estimates
		In preparing consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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		Comprehensive Income
		The Company utilizes SFAS No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income.” This statement establishes standards for reporting comprehensive income and its components in a financial statement. Comprehensive income as defined includes all changes in equity (net assets) during a period from non-owner sources. Examples of items to be included in comprehensive income, which are excluded from net income, include foreign currency translation adjustments and unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities.
		Segment Reporting
		The Company accounts for segments in accordance with SFAS No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” which requires that companies disclose “operating segments” based on the way management desegregates the Company for internal operating decisions. See Note 9 for further information about the Company’s segments. The Company’s Mexicali operation and the contract assembly segment of its business was closed September 2001.
		Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement
		In April 2002, the Financial Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued SFAS No. 145, “Rescission of SFAS No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of the FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections,” effective for financial statements issued after May 25, 2002, which effectively amends SFAS No. 13, “Accounting for Leases,” to eliminate an inconsistency involving sale-leaseback transactions and also gives clarity to other existing authoritative pronouncements. The adoption of SFAS 145 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
		In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities,” effective for exit or disposal activities after December 15, 2002, which addresses financial accounting and reporting for costs associated with exit or disposal activities and nullifies Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issues No. 94-3, “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit and Activity (Including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring.)” The adoption of the provisions of this SFAS did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
		In October 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 147, “Acquisition of Certain Financial Institutions – an amendment of FASB Statements No. 72 and 144 and FASB Interpretation No. 9,” application for acquisitions on or after October 1, 2002, which generally removes acquisitions of financial institutions from the scope of both Statement 72 and Interpretation 9 and requires that those transactions to be accounted for in accordance with FASB Statement No. 141, “Business Combinations,” and No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” and emends FASB Statement No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets,” to include in its scope certain long term customer-relationship intangible assets of financial institutions. The adoption of SFAS 147 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
		In December 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based

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		Compensation – Transition and Disclosure – an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 123,” effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002, which provides alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-base employee compensation. The adoption of SFAS No. 148 did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements, as the adoption of this standard did not require the Company to change, and the Company did not change, to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based compensation.
		In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.” FIN No. 46 clarifies the application of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” and applies immediately to any variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003 and to variable interest entities in which an interest is obtained after January 31, 2003. The Company holds no interest in variable interest entities.
		In April 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 149, “Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” SFAS 149 clarifies the accounting and reporting for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments imbedded in other contracts and for hedging activities under SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” In particular, SFAS No. 149 clarifies under what circumstances a contract with an initial net investment meets the characteristic of a derivative as described in SFAS No. 133. SFAS No. 149 also clarifies when a derivative contains a financing component. SFAS No. 149 is generally effective for derivative instruments entered into or modified after June 30, 2003, and for hedging relationships designated after June 30, 2003. The company holds no derivative instruments and does not engage in hedging activities.
		In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity.” SFAS No. 150 requires certain financial instruments that have both equity and liability characteristics to be classified as a liability on the balance sheet. SFAS No. 150 is effective for the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. The adoptions of SFAS 150 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
		Reclassifications
		Certain prior year amounts in the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.

Note 2 – Discontinued Operation

On September 7, 2001, the Company closed its Mexicali, Mexico plant and its contract assembly operations that were conducted at that facility. This closure was in response to a decline in market for micro cassettes which also had a been assembled at the Mexicali, Mexico facility, the loss of an existing customer and the negative outlook for the retention of its then sole remaining contract assembly customer and additional contract assembly business. In the opinion of management, all expenses associated with the closing of Mexico operations were either paid or fully accrued in fiscal 2001. The assets in the Mexicali, Mexico facility consists primarily of accounts receivable and fixed assets.

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The estimated loss on the disposal of the discontinued operation of $30,000(net of income tax benefit of $0), represents the estimated loss on the disposal of the assets of the segment and a provision for expected operating losses during the phase-out period from September 7, 2001 through October 31, 2001.

Disposition of the Mexicali facility, represents the disposal of a business segment under Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No.30. Accordingly, results of this operation have been classified as discontinued, and prior periods have been restated. Operating results of the Mexicali facility for the period of November 1, 1999 through September 7, 2001 are shown separately in the accompanying statement of operations.

     Net sales and income from the discontinued operation are as follows:

Note 3 - Marketable Securities

The Company has investments in marketable equity securities, which have been classified as non-current, available-for-sale, at October 31, 2003 and 2002. The market value of these securities is shown as a non-current asset while the change in market value since the acquisition of these securities is shown as an unrealized holding loss in the shareholders’ equity section of the balance sheet. The investments in equity securities at October 31, 2003 have an original cost of $134,000 and a fair value of $58,000, resulting from gross unrealized losses of $81,000 and gross unrealized gains of $5,000, respectively. The investments in equity securities at October 31, 2002 had an original cost of $210,000 and a fair value of $119,000, resulting from gross unrealized losses of $110,000 and gross unrealized gains of $17,000 respectively.

Realized gains from the sale of marketable securities were $11,000, $0, and $5,000 for the years ended October 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Gross proceeds from the sale of securities were $275,000, $85,000 and $224,000 for the years ended October 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

Note 4 - Inventory

Due to the apparent loss of three of the Company’s largest customers, as described in Item 1, declining sales, and excess inventory, the Company has established a reserve to reduce the value of its inventory to net realizable value taking into account the cost of handling and sales.

Note 5 - Options

The Company’s Executive Stock Option Plan (the “Executive Plan”) was approved by shareholders in March 1989. In January 1995, the Board of Directors adopted an amendment to the Executive Plan changing its name to the Executive Stock Option Plan, increasing the number of shares of Common Stock covered thereby from

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150,000 to 300,000 and extending the expiration date of the Executive Plan from January 1999 to January 2005. The increase in the number of shares and the extension of the expiration date of the plan were approved by shareholders in March 1995. In January 2001, the Board of Directors adopted a further amendment to the Executive Plan increasing the number of shares of Common Stock covered thereby to 600,000 shares and extending the expiration date of the Executive Plan to January 24, 2011. This amendment was approved by shareholders in March 2001. Options under the plan have been reserved for issuance to officers, directors and key employees.

Options under the Plan may be exercised in various installments, may not be exercised beyond ten years and the option price may not be less than the market value of the common stock on the date the option is granted.