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Note 12 - Operating Segments
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
Note
1
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- Operating Segments
 
The Company
’s reportable segments are: (i) the Traditional Business and (ii) Journal Technologies. All inter-segment transactions were eliminated. Summarized financial information regarding the Company’s reportable segments is shown in the following table:
 
   
Reportable Segments
                 
   
Traditional
Business
   
Journal
Technologies
   
Corporate income
and expenses
   
 
Total
 
Three m
onths ended December 31, 2017
                               
Revenues
                               
Advertising
  $
2,116,000
    $
---
    $
---
    $
2,116,000
 
Circulation
   
1,363,000
     
---
     
---
     
1,363,000
 
Advertising service fees and other
   
602,000
     
---
     
---
     
602,000
 
Licensing and maintenance fees
   
---
     
4,350,000
     
---
     
4,350,000
 
Consulting fees
   
---
     
995,000
     
---
     
995,000
 
Other public service fees
   
---
     
826,000
     
---
     
826,000
 
Operating expenses
   
4,314,000
     
9,383,000
     
---
     
13,697,000
 
Loss from operations
   
(233,000
)    
(3,212,000
)    
---
     
(3,445,000
)
Dividends and interest income
   
---
     
---
     
1,483,000
     
1,483,000
 
Gain on sale of capital asset
   
---
     
---
     
2,000
     
2,000
 
Other income
   
---
     
---
     
9,000
     
9,000
 
Interest expenses on
note payable
 collateralized by real estate
   
(24,000
)    
---
     
---
     
(24,000
)
Interest expenses on margin loans
   
---
     
---
     
(136,000
)    
(136,000
)
Pretax
(loss) income
   
(257,000
)    
(3,212,000
)    
1,358,000
     
(2,111,000
)
Income tax benefit (expense)
   
(680,000
)    
(2,185,000
)    
19,715,000
     
16,850,000
 
Net income (loss)
   
(937,000
)    
(5,397,000
)    
21,073,000
     
14,739,000
 
Total assets
   
18,188,000
     
26,768,000
     
244,934,000
     
289,890,000
 
Capital expenditures
   
34,000
     
---
     
---
     
34,000
 
Amortization of intangible assets
   
---
     
1,062,000
     
---
     
1,062,000
 
 
   
Reportable Segments
                 
   
Traditional
Business
   
Journal
Technologies
   
Corporate income
and expenses
   
 
Total
 
Three months ended December 31, 2016
                               
Revenues
                               
Advertising
  $
2,310,000
    $
---
    $
---
    $
2,310,000
 
Circulation
   
1,449,000
     
---
     
---
     
1,449,000
 
Advertising service fees and other
   
638,000
     
---
     
---
     
638,000
 
Licensing and maintenance fees
   
---
     
3,966,000
     
---
     
3,966,000
 
Consulting fees
   
---
     
848,000
     
---
     
848,000
 
Other public service fees
   
---
     
779,000
     
---
     
779,000
 
Operating expenses
   
4,400,000
     
8,443,000
     
---
     
12,843,000
 
Loss from operations
   
(3,000
)    
(2,850,000
)    
---
     
(2,853,000
)
Dividends and interest income
   
---
     
---
     
1,171,000
     
1,171,000
 
Other income
   
15,000
     
---
     
---
     
15,000
 
Interest e
xpenses on note payable 
collateralized by real estate
   
(26,000
)    
---
     
---
     
(26,000
)
Interest expenses on margin loans
   
---
     
---
     
(79,000
)    
(79,000
)
Interest expense accrued for uncertain and unrec
ognized tax benefits
   
---
     
(9,000
)    
---
     
(9,000
)
Pretax income (loss)
   
(14,000
)    
(2,859,000
)    
1,092,000
     
(1,781,000
)
Income tax (expense) benefit
   
---
     
775,000
     
(465,000
)    
310,000
 
Net income (l
oss)
   
(14,000
)    
(2,084,000
)    
627,000
     
(1,471,000
)
Total assets
   
14,294,000
     
37,981,000
     
196,486,000
     
248,761,000
 
Capital expenditures
   
160,000
     
27,000
     
---
     
187,000
 
Amortization of intangible assets
   
---
     
1,224,000
     
---
     
1,224,000
 
 
During the
three
months ended
December 31, 2017,
the Traditional Business had total revenues of
$4,081,000
of which
$2,718,000
were recognized after services were provided and
$1,363,000
were recognized ratably over the subscription terms. Total revenues for the Company’s software business were
$6,171,000
of which
$2,064,000
were recognized upon completion of services with customer acceptance while
$4,107,000
were recognized ratably over the subscription periods.
 
Approximately
60%
of the Company’s revenues during the
three
-month periods ended
December 31, 2017
were derived from Journal Technologies, as compared with
56%
in the prior year period. In addition, the Company’s revenues have been primarily from the United States with approximately
1%
from foreign countries. Journal Technologies’ revenues are all from governmental agencies.
 
The following table sets forth certain deferred obligations from
October 1, 2017
through
December 31, 2017:
 
   
Beginning Bal
ance
   
Addition
   
Recognized
   
Ending
Balance
 
                                 
Deferred subscriptions
  $
3,284,000
    $
1,214,000
    $
(1,363,000
)   $
3,135,000
 
Deferred installation contracts
   
5,072,000
     
530,000
     
(1,238,000
)    
4,364,000
 
Deferred maintenance agreements and others
   
9,442,000
     
4,705,000
     
(4,107,000
)    
10,040,000