Volt Information Sciences (VOLT) 10-Q 7 Jun 18 2018 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018	Jun. 01, 2018
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Apr. 29, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	VISI
Entity Registrant Name	VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	103,872
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-28
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (shares)		21,035,620

Condensed Consolidated Statemen

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 29, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017
REVENUE:
NET REVENUE	$ 263,219	$ 303,005	$ 516,557	$ 616,029
Cost of services	225,918	255,886	443,247	522,020
GROSS MARGIN	37,301	47,119	73,310	94,009
EXPENSES
Selling, administrative and other operating costs	42,916	51,171	89,854	100,061
Restructuring and severance costs	104	199	622	823
Impairment charge	155	290	155	290
Gain from divestitures	0	(3,938)	0	(3,938)
TOTAL EXPENSES	43,175	47,722	90,631	97,236
OPERATING LOSS	(5,874)	(603)	(17,321)	(3,227)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE), NET
Interest income (expense), net	(631)	(891)	(1,413)	(1,749)
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net	(497)	184	206	311
Other income (expense), net	(55)	(311)	(583)	(910)
TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE), NET	(1,183)	(1,018)	(1,790)	(2,348)
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	(7,057)	(1,621)	(19,111)	(5,575)
Income tax provision (benefit)	630	(767)	(730)	(144)
NET LOSS	$ (7,687)	$ (854)	$ (18,381)	$ (5,431)
Basic:
Net loss per share (usd per share)	$ (0.37)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.87)	$ (0.26)
Weighted average number of shares - basic (shares)	21,032	20,921	21,030	20,919
Diluted:
Net loss per share (usd per share)	$ (0.37)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.87)	$ (0.26)
Weighted average number of shares - diluted (shares)	21,032	20,921	21,030	20,919

Condensed Consolidated Stateme3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 29, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
NET LOSS	$ (7,687)	$ (854)	$ (18,381)	$ (5,431)
Other comprehensive loss:
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of taxes of $0 and $0, respectively	(947)	570	457	1,097
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS	$ (8,634)	$ (284)	$ (17,924)	$ (4,334)

Condensed Consolidated Stateme4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 29, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Foreign currency translation adjustments, tax	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

Condensed Consolidated Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 29, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 34,177	$ 37,077
Restricted cash and short-term investments	20,455	20,544
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of $773 and $1,249, respectively	166,201	173,818
Recoverable income taxes	53	1,643
Other current assets	6,730	11,755
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS	227,616	244,837
Other assets, excluding current portion	11,032	10,851
Property, equipment and software, net	26,349	29,121
TOTAL ASSETS	264,997	284,809
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accrued compensation	23,134	24,504
Accounts payable	40,118	36,895
Accrued taxes other than income taxes	21,995	20,467
Accrued insurance and other	27,098	30,282
Short-term borrowings	0	50,000
Income taxes payable	1,154	808
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES	113,499	162,956
Accrued insurance and other, excluding current portion	10,727	10,828
Deferred gain on sale of real estate, excluding current portion	23,189	24,162
Income taxes payable, excluding current portion	615	1,663
Deferred income taxes	1,207	1,206
Long-term debt, excluding current portion, net	48,758	0
TOTAL LIABILITIES	197,995	200,815
Commitments and contingencies
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred stock, par value $1.00; Authorized - 500,000 shares; Issued - none	0	0
Common stock, par value $0.10; Authorized - 120,000,000 shares; Issued - 23,738,003 shares; Outstanding - 21,035,503 and 21,026,253 shares, respectively	2,374	2,374
Paid-in capital	79,547	78,645
Retained earnings	27,303	45,843
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(4,804)	(5,261)
Treasury stock, at cost; 2,702,500 and 2,711,750 shares, respectively	(37,418)	(37,607)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	67,002	83,994
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$ 264,997	$ 284,809

Condensed Consolidated Balance6

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 29, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Trade accounts receivable, allowances	$ 773	$ 1,249
Preferred stock, par value (usd per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred stock, shares authorized	500,000	500,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Common stock, par value (usd per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common stock, shares authorized	120,000,000	120,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	23,738,003	23,738,003
Common stock, shares outstanding	21,035,503	21,026,253
Treasury stock, shares	2,702,500	2,711,750

Condensed Consolidated Stateme7

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss	$ (18,381)	$ (5,431)
Adjustment to reconcile net loss to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	3,726	3,380
Provision (release) of doubtful accounts and sales allowances	(220)	54
Unrealized foreign currency exchange loss (gain)	386	(711)
Impairment charges	155	290
Amortization of gain on sale leaseback of property	(972)	(972)
Loss on dispositions of property, equipment and software	0	12
Gain from divestitures	0	(3,938)
Share-based compensation expense	992	1,242
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable	7,855	3,466
Restricted cash	(202)	(3,695)
Other assets	4,980	2,673
Net assets held for sale	0	158
Accounts payable	3,227	6,666
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(2,159)	(3,812)
Income taxes	889	12,417
Net cash provided by operating activities	276	11,799
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Sales of investments	460	563
Purchases of investments	(297)	(192)
Proceeds from divestitures	0	15,224
Proceeds from sale of property, equipment, and software	1	221
Purchases of property, equipment, and software	(1,298)	(6,385)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(1,134)	9,431
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayment of borrowings	(109,696)	(27,050)
Draw-down on borrowings	109,696	20,000
Debt issuance costs	(1,411)	(726)
Proceeds from exercise of options	0	2
Withholding tax payment on vesting of restricted stock awards	(60)	(9)
Net cash used in financing activities	(1,471)	(7,783)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(571)	910
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(2,900)	14,357
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	37,077	6,386
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	34,177	20,743
Cash paid during the period:
Interest	1,482	1,838
Income taxes	$ 1,132	$ 1,111

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Volt Information Sciences, Inc. (“Volt” or the “Company”) have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, consistent in all material respects with those applied in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 29, 2017. The Company makes estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates and changes in estimates are reflected in the period in which they become known. Accounting for certain expenses, including income taxes, are based on full year assumptions, and the financial statements reflect all normal adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for fair presentation of the interim periods presented. The interim information is unaudited and is prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which provides for omission of certain information and footnote disclosures. This interim financial information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 29, 2017. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements in order to conform to the current year’s presentation.

Recently Issued Accounting Pron

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements New Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted by the Company In May 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting . This ASU provides guidance on the types of changes to the terms or conditions of share-based payment awards to which an entity would be required to apply modification accounting. An entity would not apply modification accounting if the fair value, vesting conditions, and classification of the awards are the same immediately before and after the modification. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, which for the Company will be the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The Company does not anticipate a significant impact upon adoption based on the historical and current trend of the Company’s modifications for share-based awards but the impact could be affected by the types of modifications, if any, at that time. In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-05, Other Income - Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Non-financial Assets (Subtopic 610-20): Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Non-financial Assets. This ASU clarifies the scope and application of Subtopic 610-20 on the sale or transfer of non-financial assets and in substance non-financial assets to non-customers, including partial sales. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, which for the Company will be the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The Company does not anticipate a significant impact upon adoption. In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) - Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments: A Consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force . The amendments provide guidance on eight specific cash flow classification issues: debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments or other debt instruments with coupon interest rates that are insignificant in relation to the effective interest rate of the borrowing, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, corporate and bank-owned life insurance policies, distributions received from equity method investees, beneficial interests in securitization transactions and separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, which for the Company will be the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The Company does not anticipate a significant impact upon adoption. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments . This ASU provides guidance for recognizing credit losses on financial instruments based on an estimate of current expected credit losses model. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, which for the Company will be the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Although the impact upon adoption will depend on the financial instruments held by the Company at that time, the Company does not anticipate a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements based on the instruments currently held and its historical trend of bad debt expense relating to trade accounts receivable. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) . This ASU requires that lessees recognize assets and liabilities for leases with lease terms greater than twelve months in the statement of financial position and also requires improved disclosures to help users of financial statements better understand the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, which for the Company will be the first quarter of fiscal 2020. The Company has preliminarily evaluated the impact of our pending adoption of ASU 2016-02 on our consolidated financial statements on a modified retrospective basis, and currently expects that most of our operating lease commitments will be subject to the new standard and recognized as operating lease liabilities and right-of-use assets upon our adoption, which will increase the Company’s total assets and total liabilities that the Company reports relative to such amounts prior to adoption. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) . The core principle of this amendment is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. The FASB issued subsequent amendments to improve and clarify the implementation guidance of Topic 606. This standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, which for the Company will be the first quarter of fiscal 2019. As we continue to perform our assessment, the Company still does not anticipate that the new guidance will have a material impact on our revenue recognition policies, practices or systems. We plan to use the modified retrospective method upon adoption and will evaluate any active contracts as of the adoption date to determine whether a cumulative adjustment is necessary. The adjustment would primarily relate to deferred revenue from contracts pending execution, if any. The guidance also requires additional quantitative and qualitative disclosures. As the Company continues to make progress in its evaluation of the impacts of our pending adoption of Topic 606, our preliminary assessments are subject to change. Management has evaluated other recently issued accounting pronouncements and does not believe that any of these pronouncements will have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. Recently Adopted Accounting Standards In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting . This ASU simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted this ASU in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. Upon adoption, the excess tax benefits and deficiencies are recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement in the reporting period incurred. The ASU transition guidance requires that this election be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the year of adoption, net of any valuation allowance required on the deferred tax assets. Because the Company has provided a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets, this adoption has no impact to the opening balance of total stockholder’s equity. The Company has elected to present the changes for excess tax benefits in the statement of cash flows prospectively and to account for forfeitures as they occur. There was no impact to the change in presentation in the statement of cash flows related to statutory tax withholding requirements since the Company has historically classified the cash paid for tax withholding as a financing activity. All other ASUs that became effective for Volt in the first half of fiscal 2018 were not applicable to the Company at this time and therefore did not have any impact during the period.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018
Equity [Abstract]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss The changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended April 29, 2018 were (in thousands): Three Months Ended Six Months Ended April 29, 2018 Foreign Currency Translation Accumulated other comprehensive loss at the beginning of the period $ (3,857 ) $ (5,261 ) Other comprehensive income (loss) (947 ) 457 Accumulated other comprehensive loss at April 29, 2018 $ (4,804 ) $ (4,804 ) Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended April 29, 2018 and April 30, 2017 were (in thousands): Three Months Ended Six Months Ended April 29, 2018 April 30, 2017 April 29, 2018 April 30, 2017 Foreign currency translation Sale of foreign subsidiaries $ — $ (612 ) $ — $ (612 ) Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Components Fiscal Year Amount Reclassified Affected Line Item in the Statement Where Net Loss is Presented Foreign currency translation Sale of foreign subsidiaries 2017 $ (612 ) Foreign exchange gain (loss), net

Restricted Cash and Short-Term

Restricted Cash and Short-Term Investments	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Restricted Cash and Short-Term Investments	Restricted Cash and Short-Term Investments Restricted cash primarily includes amounts related to requirements under certain contracts with managed service program customers for whom the Company manages the customers’ contingent staffing requirements, including processing of associate vendor billings into single, combined customer billings and distribution of payments to associate vendors on behalf of customers, as well as minimum cash deposits required to be maintained as collateral. Distribution of payments to associate vendors are generally made shortly after receipt of payment from customers, with undistributed amounts included in restricted cash and accounts payable between receipt and distribution of these amounts. Changes in restricted cash collateral are classified as an operating activity, as this cash is directly related to the operations of this business. At April 29, 2018 and October 29, 2017, restricted cash included $15.4 million and $15.1 million , respectively, restricted for payment to associate vendors and $1.9 million and $1.9 million , respectively, restricted for other collateral accounts. At April 29, 2018 and October 29, 2017, short-term investments were $3.2 million and $3.5 million , respectively. These short-term investments consisted primarily of the fair value of deferred compensation investments corresponding to employees’ selections, primarily in mutual funds, based on quoted prices in active markets.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes The income tax provision reflects the geographic mix of earnings in various federal, state and foreign tax jurisdictions and their applicable rates resulting in a composite effective tax rate. The Company’s cumulative results for substantially all United States and certain non-United States jurisdictions for the most recent three-year period is a loss. Accordingly, a valuation allowance has been established for substantially all loss carryforwards and other net deferred tax assets for these jurisdictions, resulting in an effective tax rate that is significantly different than the statutory rate. The Company adjusts its effective tax rate for each quarter to be consistent with the estimated annual effective tax rate, consistent with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 270, Interim Reporting , and ASC 740-270, Income Taxes – Intra Period Tax Allocation . Jurisdictions with a projected loss for the full year where no tax benefit can be recognized are excluded from the calculation of the estimated annual effective tax rate. The Company’s future effective tax rates could be affected by earnings being different than anticipated in countries with differing statutory rates, increases in recorded valuation allowances of tax assets, or changes in tax laws. The Company’s provision (benefit) for income taxes primarily includes foreign jurisdictions and state taxes. In the second quarter of fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017, income taxes were a provision of $0.6 million and a benefit of $0.8 million , respectively. For the six months ended April 29, 2018 and April 30, 2017, income taxes were a benefit of $0.7 million and $0.1 million , respectively. The income tax benefit in the six months ended April 29, 2018 and April 30, 2017 included a reversal of reserves on uncertain tax provisions of $1.1 million and $1.3 million , respectively. The Company’s quarterly provision (benefit) for income taxes is measured using an estimated annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items that occur within the periods presented. On December 22, 2017, the U.S. President signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”) into law. The Tax Act includes a number of provisions, including the lowering of the U.S. corporate tax rate from 35.0% to 21.0% , and the establishment of a territorial-style system for taxing foreign-source income of domestic multinational corporations. The Tax Act reduces the U.S. statutory tax rate from 35.0% to 21.0% effective January 1, 2018. U.S. tax law required that taxpayers with a fiscal year that begins before and ends after the effective date of a rate change calculate a blended tax rate based on the pro-rata number of days in the fiscal year before and after the effective date. As a result, for the fiscal year ending October 28, 2018, the Company’s statutory income tax rate will be approximately 23.4% . The SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") 118, which provides guidance on accounting for the tax effects of the Tax Act. SAB 118 provides a measurement period that should not extend beyond one year from the Tax Act enactment date for companies to complete the accounting under ASC 740. In accordance with SAB 118, a company must reflect the income tax effects of those aspects of the Tax Act for which the accounting under ASC 740 is complete. To the extent that a company’s accounting for certain income tax effects of the Tax Act is incomplete but it is able to determine a reasonable estimate, it must record a provisional estimate in the financial statements. If a company cannot determine a provisional estimate to be included in the financial statements, it should continue to apply ASC 740 on the basis of the provisions of the tax laws that were in effect immediately before the enactment of the Tax Act. The Company does not anticipate any material impact on recorded deferred tax balances as the remeasurement of our U.S. net deferred tax assets will be offset by a corresponding change in valuation allowance. In connection with our continued analysis of the impact of the Tax Act, the Company provisionally increased its net deferred tax assets and corresponding valuation allowance by approximately $0.3 million for the three months ended April 29, 2018 and reduced its net deferred tax assets and corresponding valuation allowance by $25.4 million for the six months ended April 29, 2018. The Tax Act also imposes a transition tax on the untaxed foreign earnings of foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies by deeming those earnings to be repatriated. The Company is currently evaluating the effect of the Transition Tax on our non-U.S. earnings. Foreign earnings held in the form of cash and cash equivalents are taxed at a 15.5% rate and the remaining earnings are taxed at an 8.0% rate. In calculating the transition tax, the Company must calculate the cumulative earnings and profits of each of the non-U.S. subsidiaries back to 1987. The Company expects to complete this calculation and record any tax due by the end of fiscal 2018. Based on a preliminary analysis, and as a result of the Company’s significant tax attributes, the Company does not expect to have any amount due related to the transition tax. The Company will continue to analyze the effects of the Tax Act on its financial statements and operations. Any additional impacts of the Tax Act will be recorded as they are identified during the measurement period in accordance with SAB 118.

Debt

Debt	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt	Debt The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operations and proceeds from our financing arrangements. Both operating cash flows and borrowing capacity under the Company’s financing arrangements are directly related to the levels of accounts receivable generated by its businesses. The Company’s operating cash flows consist primarily of collections of customer receivables offset by payments for payroll and related items for the Company’s contingent staff and in-house employees; federal, foreign, state and local taxes; and trade payables. The Company’s level of borrowing capacity under its financing arrangements increases or decreases in tandem with any change in accounts receivable based on revenue fluctuations. The Company manages its cash flow and related liquidity on a global basis. The weekly payroll payments inclusive of employment-related taxes and payments to vendors are approximately $20.0 million . The Company generally targets minimum global liquidity to be 1.5 to 2.0 times its average weekly requirements. The Company also maintains minimum effective cash balances in foreign operations and uses a multi-currency netting and overdraft facility for its European entities to further minimize overseas cash requirements. On January 25, 2018, the Company entered into a long-term $115.0 million accounts receivable securitization program (“DZ Financing Program”) with DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschafsbank (“DZ Bank”) and exited its financing relationship with PNC Bank (“PNC Financing Program”). While the borrowing capacity was reduced from $160.0 million under the PNC Financing Program, the new agreement increases available liquidity and provides greater financial flexibility with less restrictive financial covenants and fewer restrictions on use of proceeds, as well as reduces overall borrowing costs. Under the DZ Financing Program, certain receivables of the Company are sold to a wholly-owned, consolidated, bankruptcy-remote subsidiary. To finance the purchase of such receivables, the Company may request that DZ Bank make loans from time to time to the Company that are secured by liens on those receivables. Loan advances may be made under the DZ Financing Program through January 25, 2020 and all loans will mature no later than July 25, 2020. Loans will accrue interest (i) with respect to loans that are funded through the issuance of commercial paper notes, at the commercial paper (“CP”) rate, and (ii) otherwise, at a rate per annum equal to adjusted LIBOR. The CP rate will be based on the rates paid by the applicable lender on notes it issues to fund related loans. Adjusted LIBOR is based on LIBOR for the applicable interest period and the rate prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for determining the reserve requirements with respect to Eurocurrency funding. If an event of default occurs, all loans shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the prime rate (the federal funds rate plus 3% ) plus 2.5% . The DZ Financing Program also includes a letter of credit sub-facility with a sub-limit of $35.0 million . The size of the DZ Financing Program may be increased with the approval of DZ Bank. As of April 29, 2018, the letter of credit participation was $24.6 million inclusive of $23.5 million for the Company’s casualty insurance program and $1.1 million for the security deposit required under the real estate lease agreements. The Company used $30.0 million of funds available under the DZ Financing Program to temporarily collateralize the letters of credit, until the letters of credit were established with DZ Bank on January 31, 2018. The DZ Financing Program contains customary representations and warranties as well as affirmative and negative covenants, with such covenants being less restrictive than those under the PNC Financing Program. The agreement also contains customary default, indemnification and termination provisions. The DZ Financing Program is not an off-balance sheet arrangement, as the bankruptcy-remote subsidiary is a 100%-owned consolidated subsidiary of the Company. The Company is subject to certain financial and portfolio performance covenants under our DZ Financing Program, including a minimum tangible net worth of $40.0 million , positive net income in fiscal year 2019, maximum debt to tangible net worth ratio of 3 :1 and a minimum of $15.0 million in liquid assets, as defined. At April 29, 2018, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants. The Company used funds made available by the DZ Financing Program to repay all amounts outstanding under the PNC Financing Program, which terminated in accordance with its terms, and expects to use remaining availability from the DZ Financing Program from time to time for working capital and other general corporate purposes. Until the termination date, the PNC Financing Program was secured by receivables from certain staffing services businesses in the United States and Europe that were sold to a wholly-owned, consolidated, bankruptcy-remote subsidiary. The bankruptcy-remote subsidiary’s sole business consisted of the purchase of the receivables and subsequent granting of a security interest to PNC under the program, and its assets were available first to satisfy obligations to PNC and were not available to pay creditors of the Company’s other legal entities. Borrowing capacity under the PNC Financing Program was directly impacted by the level of accounts receivable. In addition to customary representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants, the PNC Financing Program was subject to termination under standard events of default including change of control, failure to pay principal or interest, breach of the liquidity or performance covenants, triggering of portfolio ratio limits, or other material adverse events, as defined. On January 11, 2018, the Company entered into Amendment No. 10 to the PNC Financing Program, which gave the Company the option to extend the termination date of the program from January 31, 2018 to March 2, 2018, and amended the financial covenant requiring the Company to meet the minimum earnings before interest and taxes levels for the fiscal quarter ended October 29, 2017. All other material terms and conditions remain substantially unchanged, including interest rates. At April 29, 2018, the Company had outstanding borrowings under the DZ Financing Program of $50.0 million , with a weighted average annual interest rate of 3.4% during both the second quarter of fiscal 2018 and the first six months of fiscal 2018. At October 29, 2017, the Company had outstanding borrowings under the PNC Financing Program of $50.0 million with a weighted average annual interest rate of 2.8% during the second quarter of fiscal 2017 and 2.7% during the first six months of 2017, which is inclusive of certain facility fees. The Company had outstanding borrowings under the PNC Financing until its termination in January 2018 with a weighted average interest rate of 4.0% . At April 29, 2018, there was $32.9 million of borrowing availability under the DZ Financing Program. Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands): April 29, 2018 October 29, 2017 Financing programs $ 50,000 $ 50,000 Less: Current portion — 50,000 Deferred financing fees 1,242 — Total long-term debt, net $ 48,758 $ —

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Earnings (Loss) Per Share	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings (Loss) Per Share	Earnings (Loss) Per Share Basic and diluted net loss per share is calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts): Three Months Ended Six Months Ended April 29, 2018 April 30, 2017 April 29, 2018 April 30, 2017 Numerator Net loss $ (7,687 ) $ (854 ) $ (18,381 ) $ (5,431 ) Denominator Basic weighted average number of shares 21,032 20,921 21,030 20,919 Diluted weighted average number of shares 21,032 20,921 21,030 20,919 Net loss per share: Basic $ (0.37 ) $ (0.04 ) $ (0.87 ) $ (0.26 ) Diluted $ (0.37 ) $ (0.04 ) $ (0.87 ) $ (0.26 ) Options to purchase 2,360,174 and 1,871,346 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding at April 29, 2018 and April 30, 2017, respectively. Additionally, there were 300,928 and 220,046 unvested restricted shares outstanding at April 29, 2018 and April 30, 2017, respectively. These options and restricted shares were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share in the fiscal 2018 and 2017 because the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive as a result of the Company’s net loss position in those periods.

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies (a) Legal Proceedings The Company is involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company’s loss contingencies not discussed elsewhere consist primarily of claims and legal actions arising in the normal course of business related to contingent worker employment matters in the staffing services segment. These matters are at varying stages of investigation, arbitration or adjudication. The Company has accrued for losses on individual matters that are both probable and reasonably estimable. Estimates are based on currently available information and assumptions. Significant judgment is required in both the determination of probability and the determination of whether a matter is reasonably estimable. The Company’s estimates may change and actual expenses could differ in the future as additional information becomes available. (b) Other Matters As previously disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 29, 2017, certain qualification failures related to non-discrimination testing for the Company’s 401(k) plans consisting of the (1) Volt Technical Services Savings Plan and the (2) Volt Information Sciences, Inc. Savings Plan occurred during plan years prior to 2016. The Company has accrued approximately $0.9 million as its current estimate of what it will need to contribute to the plans to correct the failures. The Company does not expect to contribute any amounts to the plans to correct the failures until the Company has obtained the approval of the Internal Revenue Service regarding the method for curing the failures and the amount of the contribution.

Segment Data

Segment Data	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment Data	Segment Data We report our segment information in accordance with the provisions of ASC 280, Segment Reporting . Our current reportable segments are (i) North American Staffing and (ii) International Staffing. The non-reportable businesses are combined and disclosed with corporate services under the category Corporate and Other. The Company sold the quality assurance business from within the Technology Outsourcing Services and Solutions segment on October 27, 2017 leaving the Company's call center services as the remaining activity within that segment. The Company has renamed the operating segment Volt Customer Care Solutions and its results are now reported as part of the Corporate and Other category, as it does not meet the criteria for a reportable segment under ASC 280, Segment Reporting . To provide period over period comparability, the Company has recast the prior period Technology Outsourcing Services and Solutions segment data to conform to the current presentation within the Corporate and Other category in the prior period. This change did not have any impact on the consolidated financial results for any period presented. In addition, Corporate and Other also included our previously owned Maintech, Incorporated (“Maintech”) business in the first six months of fiscal 2017. Segment operating income (loss) is comprised of segment net revenue less cost of services, selling, administrative and other operating costs, and restructuring and severance costs. The Company allocates to the segments all operating costs except for costs not directly related to the operating activities such as corporate-wide general and administrative costs. These costs are not allocated because doing so would not enhance the understanding of segment operating performance and are not used by management to measure segment performance. Financial data concerning the Company’s segment revenue and operating income (loss) as well as results from Corporate and Other are summarized in the following tables (in thousands): Three Months Ended April 29, 2018 Total North American Staffing International Staffing Corporate and Other (1) Eliminations (2) Net revenue $ 263,219 $ 218,090 $ 31,904 $ 14,156 $ (931 ) Cost of services 225,918 187,929 27,100 11,820 (931 ) Gross margin 37,301 30,161 4,804 2,336 — Selling, administrative and other operating costs 42,916 28,586 3,915 10,415 — Restructuring and severance costs 104 4 71 29 — Impairment charge 155 — — 155 — Operating income (loss) (5,874 ) 1,571 818 (8,263 ) — Other income (expense), net (1,183 ) Income tax provision 630 Net loss $ (7,687 ) Three Months Ended April 30, 2017 Total North American Staffing International Staffing Corporate and Other (1) Eliminations (2) Net revenue $ 303,005 $ 233,804 $ 30,231 $ 40,532 $ (1,562 ) Cost of services 255,886 199,068 25,670 32,710 (1,562 ) Gross margin 47,119 34,736 4,561 7,822 — Selling, administrative and other operating costs 51,171 31,634 4,030 15,507 — Restructuring and severance costs 199 44 — 155 — Impairment charge 290 — — 290 — Gain from divestitures (3,938 ) — — (3,938 ) — Operating income (loss) (603 ) 3,058 531 (4,192 ) — Other income (expense), net (1,018 ) Income tax benefit (767 ) Net loss $ (854 ) Six Months Ended April 29, 2018 Total North American Staffing International Staffing Corporate and Other (1) Eliminations (2) Net revenue $ 516,557 $ 424,325 $ 61,483 $ 32,883 $ (2,134 ) Cost of services 443,247 366,287 52,177 26,917 (2,134 ) Gross margin 73,310 58,038 9,306 5,966 — Selling, administrative and other operating costs 89,854 57,084 8,287 24,483 — Restructuring and severance costs 622 9 299 314 — Impairment charge 155 — — 155 — Operating income (loss) (17,321 ) 945 720 (18,986 ) — Other income (expense), net (1,790 ) Income tax benefit (730 ) Net loss $ (18,381 ) Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 Total North American Staffing International Staffing Corporate and Other (1) Eliminations (2) Net revenue $ 616,029 $ 465,669 $ 60,581 $ 92,499 $ (2,720 ) Cost of services 522,020 397,910 51,327 75,503 (2,720 ) Gross margin 94,009 67,759 9,254 16,996 — Selling, administrative and other operating costs 100,061 61,733 8,071 30,257 — Restructuring and severance costs 823 140 10 673 — Impairment charge 290 — — 290 — Gain from divestitures (3,938 ) — — (3,938 ) — Operating income (loss) (3,227 ) 5,886 1,173 (10,286 ) — Other income (expense), net (2,348 ) Income tax benefit (144 ) Net loss $ (5,431 ) (1) Revenues are primarily derived from managed service programs and Volt Customer Care Solutions. In addition, the first half of fiscal 2017 included our previously owned Maintech and quality assurance businesses. (2) The majority of intersegment sales results from North American Staffing providing resources to Volt Customer Care Solutions and our previously owned quality assurance business.

Basis of Presentation (Policies

Basis of Presentation (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Volt Information Sciences, Inc. (“Volt” or the “Company”) have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, consistent in all material respects with those applied in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 29, 2017. The Company makes estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates and changes in estimates are reflected in the period in which they become known. Accounting for certain expenses, including income taxes, are based on full year assumptions, and the financial statements reflect all normal adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for fair presentation of the interim periods presented. The interim information is unaudited and is prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which provides for omission of certain information and footnote disclosures. This interim financial information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 29, 2017. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements in order to conform to the current year’s presentation.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements New Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted by the Company In May 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting . This ASU provides guidance on the types of changes to the terms or conditions of share-based payment awards to which an entity would be required to apply modification accounting. An entity would not apply modification accounting if the fair value, vesting conditions, and classification of the awards are the same immediately before and after the modification. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, which for the Company will be the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The Company does not anticipate a significant impact upon adoption based on the historical and current trend of the Company’s modifications for share-based awards but the impact could be affected by the types of modifications, if any, at that time. In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-05, Other Income - Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Non-financial Assets (Subtopic 610-20): Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Non-financial Assets. This ASU clarifies the scope and application of Subtopic 610-20 on the sale or transfer of non-financial assets and in substance non-financial assets to non-customers, including partial sales. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, which for the Company will be the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The Company does not anticipate a significant impact upon adoption. In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) - Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments: A Consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force . The amendments provide guidance on eight specific cash flow classification issues: debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments or other debt instruments with coupon interest rates that are insignificant in relation to the effective interest rate of the borrowing, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, corporate and bank-owned life insurance policies, distributions received from equity method investees, beneficial interests in securitization transactions and separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, which for the Company will be the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The Company does not anticipate a significant impact upon adoption. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments . This ASU provides guidance for recognizing credit losses on financial instruments based on an estimate of current expected credit losses model. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, which for the Company will be the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Although the impact upon adoption will depend on the financial instruments held by the Company at that time, the Company does not anticipate a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements based on the instruments currently held and its historical trend of bad debt expense relating to trade accounts receivable. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) . This ASU requires that lessees recognize assets and liabilities for leases with lease terms greater than twelve months in the statement of financial position and also requires improved disclosures to help users of financial statements better understand the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, which for the Company will be the first quarter of fiscal 2020. The Company has preliminarily evaluated the impact of our pending adoption of ASU 2016-02 on our consolidated financial statements on a modified retrospective basis, and currently expects that most of our operating lease commitments will be subject to the new standard and recognized as operating lease liabilities and right-of-use assets upon our adoption, which will increase the Company’s total assets and total liabilities that the Company reports relative to such amounts prior to adoption. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) . The core principle of this amendment is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. The FASB issued subsequent amendments to improve and clarify the implementation guidance of Topic 606. This standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, which for the Company will be the first quarter of fiscal 2019. As we continue to perform our assessment, the Company still does not anticipate that the new guidance will have a material impact on our revenue recognition policies, practices or systems. We plan to use the modified retrospective method upon adoption and will evaluate any active contracts as of the adoption date to determine whether a cumulative adjustment is necessary. The adjustment would primarily relate to deferred revenue from contracts pending execution, if any. The guidance also requires additional quantitative and qualitative disclosures. As the Company continues to make progress in its evaluation of the impacts of our pending adoption of Topic 606, our preliminary assessments are subject to change. Management has evaluated other recently issued accounting pronouncements and does not believe that any of these pronouncements will have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. Recently Adopted Accounting Standards In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting . This ASU simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted this ASU in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. Upon adoption, the excess tax benefits and deficiencies are recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement in the reporting period incurred. The ASU transition guidance requires that this election be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the year of adoption, net of any valuation allowance required on the deferred tax assets. Because the Company has provided a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets, this adoption has no impact to the opening balance of total stockholder’s equity. The Company has elected to present the changes for excess tax benefits in the statement of cash flows prospectively and to account for forfeitures as they occur. There was no impact to the change in presentation in the statement of cash flows related to statutory tax withholding requirements since the Company has historically classified the cash paid for tax withholding as a financing activity. All other ASUs that became effective for Volt in the first half of fiscal 2018 were not applicable to the Company at this time and therefore did not have any impact during the period.

Accumulated Other Comprehensi18

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018
Equity [Abstract]
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	The changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended April 29, 2018 were (in thousands): Three Months Ended Six Months Ended April 29, 2018 Foreign Currency Translation Accumulated other comprehensive loss at the beginning of the period $ (3,857 ) $ (5,261 ) Other comprehensive income (loss) (947 ) 457 Accumulated other comprehensive loss at April 29, 2018 $ (4,804 ) $ (4,804 )
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended April 29, 2018 and April 30, 2017 were (in thousands): Three Months Ended Six Months Ended April 29, 2018 April 30, 2017 April 29, 2018 April 30, 2017 Foreign currency translation Sale of foreign subsidiaries $ — $ (612 ) $ — $ (612 ) Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Components Fiscal Year Amount Reclassified Affected Line Item in the Statement Where Net Loss is Presented Foreign currency translation Sale of foreign subsidiaries 2017 $ (612 ) Foreign exchange gain (loss), net

Debt (Tables)

Debt (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Long-Term Debt	Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands): April 29, 2018 October 29, 2017 Financing programs $ 50,000 $ 50,000 Less: Current portion — 50,000 Deferred financing fees 1,242 — Total long-term debt, net $ 48,758 $ —

Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Tabl

Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Summary of Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share	Basic and diluted net loss per share is calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts): Three Months Ended Six Months Ended April 29, 2018 April 30, 2017 April 29, 2018 April 30, 2017 Numerator Net loss $ (7,687 ) $ (854 ) $ (18,381 ) $ (5,431 ) Denominator Basic weighted average number of shares 21,032 20,921 21,030 20,919 Diluted weighted average number of shares 21,032 20,921 21,030 20,919 Net loss per share: Basic $ (0.37 ) $ (0.04 ) $ (0.87 ) $ (0.26 ) Diluted $ (0.37 ) $ (0.04 ) $ (0.87 ) $ (0.26 )

Segment Data (Tables)

Segment Data (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Summary of Sales and Segment Operating Income (Loss) by Reportable Operating Segment	Financial data concerning the Company’s segment revenue and operating income (loss) as well as results from Corporate and Other are summarized in the following tables (in thousands): Three Months Ended April 29, 2018 Total North American Staffing International Staffing Corporate and Other (1) Eliminations (2) Net revenue $ 263,219 $ 218,090 $ 31,904 $ 14,156 $ (931 ) Cost of services 225,918 187,929 27,100 11,820 (931 ) Gross margin 37,301 30,161 4,804 2,336 — Selling, administrative and other operating costs 42,916 28,586 3,915 10,415 — Restructuring and severance costs 104 4 71 29 — Impairment charge 155 — — 155 — Operating income (loss) (5,874 ) 1,571 818 (8,263 ) — Other income (expense), net (1,183 ) Income tax provision 630 Net loss $ (7,687 ) Three Months Ended April 30, 2017 Total North American Staffing International Staffing Corporate and Other (1) Eliminations (2) Net revenue $ 303,005 $ 233,804 $ 30,231 $ 40,532 $ (1,562 ) Cost of services 255,886 199,068 25,670 32,710 (1,562 ) Gross margin 47,119 34,736 4,561 7,822 — Selling, administrative and other operating costs 51,171 31,634 4,030 15,507 — Restructuring and severance costs 199 44 — 155 — Impairment charge 290 — — 290 — Gain from divestitures (3,938 ) — — (3,938 ) — Operating income (loss) (603 ) 3,058 531 (4,192 ) — Other income (expense), net (1,018 ) Income tax benefit (767 ) Net loss $ (854 ) Six Months Ended April 29, 2018 Total North American Staffing International Staffing Corporate and Other (1) Eliminations (2) Net revenue $ 516,557 $ 424,325 $ 61,483 $ 32,883 $ (2,134 ) Cost of services 443,247 366,287 52,177 26,917 (2,134 ) Gross margin 73,310 58,038 9,306 5,966 — Selling, administrative and other operating costs 89,854 57,084 8,287 24,483 — Restructuring and severance costs 622 9 299 314 — Impairment charge 155 — — 155 — Operating income (loss) (17,321 ) 945 720 (18,986 ) — Other income (expense), net (1,790 ) Income tax benefit (730 ) Net loss $ (18,381 ) Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 Total North American Staffing International Staffing Corporate and Other (1) Eliminations (2) Net revenue $ 616,029 $ 465,669 $ 60,581 $ 92,499 $ (2,720 ) Cost of services 522,020 397,910 51,327 75,503 (2,720 ) Gross margin 94,009 67,759 9,254 16,996 — Selling, administrative and other operating costs 100,061 61,733 8,071 30,257 — Restructuring and severance costs 823 140 10 673 — Impairment charge 290 — — 290 — Gain from divestitures (3,938 ) — — (3,938 ) — Operating income (loss) (3,227 ) 5,886 1,173 (10,286 ) — Other income (expense), net (2,348 ) Income tax benefit (144 ) Net loss $ (5,431 ) (1) Revenues are primarily derived from managed service programs and Volt Customer Care Solutions. In addition, the first half of fiscal 2017 included our previously owned Maintech and quality assurance businesses. (2) The majority of intersegment sales results from North American Staffing providing resources to Volt Customer Care Solutions and our previously owned quality assurance business.

Accumulated Other Comprehensi22

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 29, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss at the beginning of the period			$ 83,994
Accumulated other comprehensive loss at April 29, 2018	$ 67,002		67,002
Foreign Currency Translation
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss at the beginning of the period	(3,857)		(5,261)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(947)		457
Accumulated other comprehensive loss at April 29, 2018	(4,804)		(4,804)
Foreign currency translation
Sale of foreign subsidiaries	$ 0	$ (612)	$ 0	$ (612)
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Foreign Currency Translation
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components [Abstract]
Sale of foreign subsidiaries		$ (612)

Restricted Cash and Short-Ter23

Restricted Cash and Short-Term Investments (Details) - Restricted cash and short-term investments - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 29, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash	$ 15.4	$ 15.1
Short-term investments	3.2	3.5
Short-Term Credit Facility
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted as collateral	$ 1.9	$ 1.9

Income Taxes (Details)

Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 29, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017	Oct. 28, 2018
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Income tax provision (benefit)	$ 630	$ (767)	$ (730)	$ (144)
Tax benefit from resolution of uncertain tax positions			1,100	$ 1,300
Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of 2017, increase (decrease) of deferred tax assets	$ 300		$ (25,400)
Scenario, Forecast
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Statutory income tax rate					23.40%

Debt - Additional Information

Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Jan. 25, 2018	Apr. 29, 2018	Jan. 28, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 29, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017	Jan. 24, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Approximate weekly employee compensation, payroll taxes and payments to vendors					$ 20,000,000
Line of Credit
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity	$ 160,000,000						$ 115,000,000
Letter of Credit
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Fair value of amount outstanding		$ 24,600,000			24,600,000
Collateral		30,000,000			30,000,000
Letter of Credit | Short Term Financing Program
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Fair value of amount outstanding		23,500,000			23,500,000
Letter of Credit, Security Deposit
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Fair value of amount outstanding		1,100,000			$ 1,100,000
Minimum | Line of Credit
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Target liquidity ratio					1.5
Maximum | Line of Credit
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Target liquidity ratio					2
DZ Financing Program
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Debt covenant, minimum tangible net worth					$ 40,000,000
Debt covenant, maximum debt to tangible net worth ratio					3
Debt covenant, minimum liquid assets		15,000,000			$ 15,000,000
Long-term debt		$ 50,000,000			$ 50,000,000			$ 50,000,000
Interest rate during period		3.40%			3.40%
DZ Financing Program | Line of Credit
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Interest rate during period			4.00%	2.80%		2.70%
Available borrowing capacity of facility		$ 32,900,000			$ 32,900,000
DZ Financing Program | Letter of Credit
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity	$ 35,000,000
Federal Funds Rate | DZ Financing Program | Letter of Credit
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.00%
Prime Rate | DZ Financing Program | Letter of Credit
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.50%

Debt - Schedule of Long-Term D

Debt - Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 29, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Less amounts due within one year	$ 0	$ 50,000
Deferred financing fees	1,242	0
Long-term debt, excluding current portion, net	48,758	0
Short Term Financing Program
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Total	$ 50,000	$ 50,000

Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Sum

Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Summary of Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 29, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017
Numerator
Net loss	$ (7,687)	$ (854)	$ (18,381)	$ (5,431)
Denominator
Basic weighted average number of shares (shares)	21,032	20,921	21,030	20,919
Dilutive weighted average number of shares (shares)	21,032	20,921	21,030	20,919
Basic:
Net loss per share (usd per share)	$ (0.37)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.87)	$ (0.26)
Diluted:
Net loss per share (usd per share)	$ (0.37)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.87)	$ (0.26)

Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Add

Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Additional Information (Details) - shares	Apr. 29, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017
Restricted Stock Units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Restricted shares outstanding	300,928	220,046
Common Stock
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Options to purchase common stock outstanding	2,360,174	1,871,346

Commitments and Contingencies (

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Apr. 29, 2018USD ($)
Unfavorable Regulatory Action
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimate of possible loss	$ 0.9

Segment Data (Details)

Segment Data (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 29, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
NET REVENUE	$ 263,219	$ 303,005	$ 516,557	$ 616,029
Cost of services	225,918	255,886	443,247	522,020
GROSS MARGIN	37,301	47,119	73,310	94,009
Expenses
Selling, administrative and other operating costs	42,916	51,171	89,854	100,061
Restructuring and severance costs	104	199	622	823
Impairment charge	155	290	155	290
Gain from divestitures	0	(3,938)	0	(3,938)
OPERATING LOSS	(5,874)	(603)	(17,321)	(3,227)
Other income (expense), net	(1,183)	(1,018)	(1,790)	(2,348)
Income tax provision (benefit)	630	(767)	(730)	(144)
NET LOSS	(7,687)	(854)	(18,381)	(5,431)
Operating Segments | North American Staffing
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
NET REVENUE	218,090	233,804	424,325	465,669
Cost of services	187,929	199,068	366,287	397,910
GROSS MARGIN	30,161	34,736	58,038	67,759
Expenses
Selling, administrative and other operating costs	28,586	31,634	57,084	61,733
Restructuring and severance costs	4	44	9	140
Impairment charge	0	0	0	0
Gain from divestitures		0		0
OPERATING LOSS	1,571	3,058	945	5,886
Operating Segments | International Staffing
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
NET REVENUE	31,904	30,231	61,483	60,581
Cost of services	27,100	25,670	52,177	51,327
GROSS MARGIN	4,804	4,561	9,306	9,254
Expenses
Selling, administrative and other operating costs	3,915	4,030	8,287	8,071
Restructuring and severance costs	71	0	299	10
Impairment charge	0	0	0	0
Gain from divestitures		0		0
OPERATING LOSS	818	531	720	1,173
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
NET REVENUE	14,156	40,532	32,883	92,499
Cost of services	11,820	32,710	26,917	75,503
GROSS MARGIN	2,336	7,822	5,966	16,996
Expenses
Selling, administrative and other operating costs	10,415	15,507	24,483	30,257
Restructuring and severance costs	29	155	314	673
Impairment charge	155	290	155	290
Gain from divestitures		(3,938)		(3,938)
OPERATING LOSS	(8,263)	(4,192)	(18,986)	(10,286)
Eliminations
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
NET REVENUE	(931)	(1,562)	(2,134)	(2,720)
Cost of services	(931)	(1,562)	(2,134)	(2,720)
GROSS MARGIN	0	0	0	0
Expenses
Selling, administrative and other operating costs	0	0	0	0
Restructuring and severance costs	0	0	0	0
Impairment charge	0	0	0	0
Gain from divestitures		0		0
OPERATING LOSS	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0