Note 12 - Operating Segments

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 12 - Operating Segments

     The Company has two segments of business. The Company’s reportable segments are (i) the traditional business and (ii) Sustain and New Dawn. Summarized financial information for the Company’s reportable segments is shown in the following table:

	Reportable segments
	Traditional business			Sustain and New Dawn*			Total
Nine months ended June 30, 2013
Revenues	$	18,315,000		$	8,335,000		$	26,650,000
Pretax income (loss)		7,869,000			(3,783,000	)		4,086,000
Income tax (expense) benefit		(2,500,000	)		1,225,000			(1,275,000	)
Net income (loss)		5,956,000			(3,145,000	)		2,811,000
Total assets		146,902,000			26,849,000			173,751,000
Capital expenditures		96,000			162,000			258,000
Depreciation and amortization		340,000			1,204,000			1,544,000

	Traditional business			Sustain			Total
Nine months ended June 30, 2012
Revenues	$	21,824,000		$	2,293,000		$	24,117,000
Income (loss) from operations		8,133,000			(1,455,000	)		6,678,000
Other-than-temporary impairment losses on investments		2,855,000			---			2,855,000
Pretax income (loss)		6,791,000			(1,448,000	)		5,343,000
Income tax (expense) benefit		(2,135,000	)		750,000			(1,385,000	)
Net income (loss)		4,656,000			(698,000	)		3,958,000
Total assets		116,344,000			1,312,000			117,656,000
Capital expenditures		312,000			40,000			352,000
Depreciation and amortization		349,000			22,000			371,000

	Traditional business			Sustain and New Dawn**			Total
Three months ended June 30, 2013
Revenues	$	5,876,000		$	3,328,000		$	9,204,000
Pretax income (loss)		2,701,000			(1,540,000	)		1,161,000
Income tax (expense) benefit		(840,000	)		505,000			(335,000	)
Net income (loss)		2,448,000			(1,622,000	)		826,000
Total assets		146,902,000			26,849,000			173,751,000
Capital expenditures		5,000			97,000			102,000
Depreciation and amortization		109,000			526,000			635,000

	Traditional business		Sustain			Total
Three months ended June 30, 2012
Revenues	$	7,296,000	$	835,000		$	8,131,000
Income (loss) from operations		2,709,000		(475,000	)		2,234,000
Other-than-temporary impairment losses on investments		2,855,000		---			2,855,000
Pretax income (loss)		458,000		(475,000	)		(17,000	)
Income tax benefit		100,000		125,000			225,000
Net income (loss)		558,000		(350,000	)		208,000
Total assets		116,344,000		1,312,000			117,656,000
Capital expenditures		21,000		31,000			52,000
Depreciation and amortization		118,000		8,000			126,000

*	Includes New Dawn’s financial results from December 5, 2012 through June 30, 2013 with revenues of $6,430,000, expenses of $7,148,000 (including intangible amortization expenses of $1,111,000), and inter-company income tax benefits of $230,000.
**	Includes New Dawn’s financial results from April 1, 2013 through June 30, 2013 with revenues of $2,740,000, expenses of $3,102,000 (including intangible amortization expenses of $476,000), and income tax expenses of $115,000.