Note 4 - Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2024

Notes Tables

Debt Securities, Trading, and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Table Text Block]

($ in thousands)	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
ETFs - equities	$	11,663	$	4,685	$	(4	)	$	16,344

($ in thousands)	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
ETFs - equities	$	10,169	$	4,392	$	(15	)	$	14,546

Schedule of Available-for-Sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	Amortized		Gross Unrealized		Gross Unrealized
($ in thousands)	Historical Cost		Holding Gains		Holding Losses			Fair Value
Maturity
Due within 1 year	$	42,843	$	4	$	(61	)	$	42,786
Due within 1 year through 5 years		5,088		-		(263	)		4,825
Total investment in government debt securities	$	47,931	$	4	$	(324	)	$	47,611

	Amortized		Gross Unrealized		Gross Unrealized
($ in thousands)	Historical Cost		Holding Gains		Holding Losses			Fair Value
Maturity
Due within 1 year	$	34,384	$	486	$	(5	)	$	34,865
Due within 1 year through 5 years		5,071		-		(8	)		5,063
Total investment in government debt securities	$	39,455	$	486	$	(13	)	$	39,928

Investment Income [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal Years Ended April 30,
($ in thousands)	2024			2023			2022
Dividend income	$	551		$	595		$	851
Interest income		1,934			706			18
Investment gains/(losses) recognized on sales of equity securities during the period		(1	)		(81	)		(1,568	)
Unrealized gains/(losses) recognized on equity securities held at the end of the period		288			(45	)		167
Other		(8	)		(1	)		(2	)
Total investment gains/(losses)	$	2,764		$	1,174		$	(534	)

Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal Years Ended April 30,
($ in thousands)	2024		2023		2022
Investment management fees earned from the Value Line Funds, net of waivers shown below	$	24,383	$	19,824	$	29,598
12b-1 fees and other fees, net of waivers shown below	$	6,584	$	5,964	$	9,310
Other income/(losses)	$	433	$	142	$	(20	)
Investment management fee waivers and reimbursements	$	288	$	164	$	547
12b-1 fee waivers	$	94	$	105	$	644
Value Line’s non-voting revenues interest	$	11,900	$	10,397	$	15,899
EAM's net income (1)	$	2,764	$	1,468	$	4,284

Summary Investment Holdings [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal Years Ended April 30,
($ in thousands)	2024			2023
EAM's total assets	$	63,076		$	61,389
EAM's total liabilities (1)		(5,881	)		(4,357	)
EAM's total equity	$	57,195		$	57,032