Note 12 - Operating Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	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)		5,369,000			(2,558,000	)		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)		1,861,000			(1,035,000	)		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