Year Ended October 31, 1994 1995 1996 Operating activities: Net $2,950 $5,233 $571 income Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: Net change in cash for Span during two month period ended October 31, 1995 (300) Write-down of assets to net 2,000 realizable value Write-off of 949 unamortized deferred issuance cost Depreciation and 3,269 3,681 4,921 amortization Deferred income (212) 266 (1,801) taxes Minority 124 483 interest and other Changes in assets and liabilities: Accounts (2,309) (9,260) (866) receivabl Inventories (718) (6,969) (9,434) Prepaid (525) (558) (936) expenses and other Accounts payable and 2,015 9,151 (1,474) other liabilities Net cash 4,470 2,317 (6,536) provided by (used in) operating activities Investing activities: Capital (3,909) (10,476) (10,852) expenditures Investment in (497) subsidiary Capitalized (557) (693) (674) software and other Net cash (4,466) (11,666) (11,526) used in investing activities Financing Activities: Net proceeds under line of credit 573 1,694 6,035 Proceeds from 1,650 4,049 8,377 issuance of debt Repayments of (1,467) (8,495) (9,856) debt and capital leases Net 25,852 proceeds from public offerings Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchases 32 394 727 Translation (85) (486) 115 adjustments and other Net cash 703 23,008 5,398 provided by financing activities Increase (decrease) in cash 707 13,659 (12,664) Cash at 962 1,669 15,328 beginning of year Cash at end of year $ 1,669 $ 15,328 $ 2,664 Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Cash paid during the period for: Interest $ 1,784 $ 2,126 $ 2,045 Income taxes, net of refunds $ 1,204 $ 2,695 $ 6,552 Supplemental information of non-cash investing and financing activities: Capital lease obligations incurred for various machinery and equipment purchases $ 1,928 $ 2,019 $ 753 Common stock issued in the $ 48 acquisition of technology rights