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Note 6 - Reportable Segments
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
6.
REPORTABLE SEGMENTS
 
An operating segment is defined as a component of an enterprise which has discrete financial information that is evaluated regularly by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer to decide how to allocate resources and to access performance.
 
In accordance with ASC
280
-
10,
Segment Reporting
, the Company has
two
segments of business. The Company’s reportable segments are: (i) The Traditional Business and (ii) Journal Technologies. All inter-segment transactions were eliminated.
 
Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments and Corporate income and expenses is shown in the following table:
 
   
Reportable Segments
                 
   
Traditional
Business
   
Journal
Technologies
   
 
Corporate
   
 
Total
 
Fiscal 2018
                               
Revenues
                               
Advertising, net
  $
9,112,000
    $
---
    $
---
    $
9,112,000
 
Circulation
   
5,401,000
     
---
     
---
     
5,401,000
 
Advertising service fees and other
   
2,659,000
     
---
     
---
     
2,659,000
 
Licensing and maintenance fees
   
---
     
17,225,000
     
---
     
17,225,000
 
Consulting fees
   
---
     
2,832,000
     
---
     
2,832,000
 
Other public service fees
   
---
     
3,474,000
     
---
     
3,474,000
 
Operating expenses
   
16,840,000
     
37,923,000
     
---
     
54,763,000
 
Income (loss) from operations
   
332,000
     
(14,392,000
)    
---
     
(14,060,000
)
Dividends and interest income
   
---
     
---
     
4,808,000
     
4,808,000
 
Other income
   
---
     
---
     
37,000
     
37,000
 
Interest expense on note payable collateralized by real estate
   
(95,000
)    
---
     
---
     
(95,000
)
Interest expense on margin loans
   
---
     
---
     
(651,000
)    
(651,000
)
Capital gains on sales of marketable securities and others
   
---
     
---
     
3,182,000
     
3,182,000
 
Other-than-temporary impairment losses on investments
   
---
     
---
     
(4,560,000
)    
(4,560,000
)
Pretax (loss) income
   
237,000
     
(14,392,000
)    
2,816,000
     
(11,339,000
)
Income tax benefit
   
490,000
     
695,000
     
18,355,000
     
19,540,000
 
Net (loss) income
   
727,000
     
(13,697,000
)    
21,171,000
     
8,201,000
 
Total assets
   
19,602,000
     
29,885,000
     
214,511,000
     
263,998,000
 
Capital expenditures
   
212,000
     
---
     
---
     
212,000
 
Amortization of intangible assets
   
---
     
3,058,000
     
---
     
3,058,000
 
 
   
Reportable Segments
                 
   
Traditional
Business
   
Journal
Technologies
   
 
Corporate
   
 
Total
 
Fiscal 2017
                               
Revenues
                               
Advertising, net
  $
9,104,000
    $
---
    $
---
    $
9,104,000
 
Circulation
   
5,654,000
     
---
     
---
     
5,654,000
 
Advertising service fees and other
   
2,812,000
     
---
     
---
     
2,812,000
 
Licensing and maintenance fees
   
---
     
16,037,000
     
---
     
16,037,000
 
Consulting fees
   
---
     
4,476,000
     
---
     
4,476,000
 
Other public service fees
   
---
     
3,301,000
     
---
     
3,301,000
 
Operating expenses
   
17,852,000
     
36,699,000
     
---
     
54,551,000
 
Loss from operations
   
(282,000
)    
(12,885,000
)    
---
     
(13,167,000
)
Dividends and interest income
   
---
     
---
     
4,844,000
     
4,844,000
 
Other income
   
22,000
     
---
     
12,000
     
34,000
 
Interest expense on note payable collateralized by real estate
   
(100,000
)    
---
     
---
     
(100,000
)
Interest expense on margin loans
   
---
     
---
     
(422,000
)    
(422,000
)
Interest and penalty expense reversal for uncertain and unrecognized tax benefits
   
---
     
743,000
     
---
     
743,000
 
Pretax (loss) income
   
(360,000
)    
(12,142,000
)    
4,434,000
     
(8,068,000
)
Income tax benefit (expense)
   
(2,000
)    
7,910,000
     
(758,000
)    
7,150,000
 
Net (loss) income
   
(362,000
)    
(4,232,000
)    
3,676,000
     
(918,000
)
Total assets
   
16,606,000
     
33,461,000
     
230,641,000
     
280,708,000
 
Capital expenditures
   
160,000
     
93,000
     
---
     
253,000
 
Amortization of intangible assets
   
---
     
4,895,000
     
---
     
4,895,000
 
 
 
   
Reportable Segments
                 
   
Traditional
Business
   
Journal
Technologies
   
 
Corporate
   
 
Total
 
Fiscal 2016
                               
Revenues
                               
Advertising, net
  $
9,854,000
    $
---
    $
---
    $
9,854,000
 
Circulation
   
5,912,000
     
---
     
---
     
5,912,000
 
Advertising service fees and other
   
2,651,000
     
---
     
---
     
2,651,000
 
Licensing and maintenance fees
   
---
     
14,758,000
     
---
     
14,758,000
 
Consulting fees
   
---
     
4,085,000
     
---
     
4,085,000
 
Other public service fees
   
---
     
4,352,000
     
---
     
4,352,000
 
Operating expenses
   
17,240,000
     
31,012,000
     
---
     
48,252,000
 
Income (loss) from operations
   
1,177,000
     
(7,817,000
)    
---
     
(6,640,000
)
Dividends and interest income
   
---
     
---
     
4,085,000
     
4,085,000
 
Other income
   
52,000
     
---
     
9,000
     
61,000
 
Interest expense on note payable collateralized by real estate
   
(88,000
)    
---
     
---
     
(88,000
)
Interest expense on margin loans
   
---
     
---
     
(284,000
)    
(284,000
)
Interest expense accrued for uncertain and unrecognized tax benefits
   
---
     
(112,000
)    
---
     
(112,000
)
Pretax income (loss)
   
1,141,000
     
(7,929,000
)    
3,810,000
     
(2,978,000
)
Income tax benefit (expense)
   
(530,000
)    
3,140,000
     
(675,000
)    
1,935,000
 
Net income (loss)
   
611,000
     
(4,789,000
)    
3,135,000
     
(1,043,000
)
Total assets
   
17,644,000
     
39,786,000
     
168,016,000
     
225,446,000
 
Capital expenditures, including purchase of Logan building
   
3,662,000
     
117,000
     
---
     
3,779,000
 
Amortization of intangible assets
   
142,000
     
4,895,000
     
---
     
5,037,000
 
 
 
        During fiscal
2018,
2017
and
2016,
the Traditional Business had total operating revenues of
$17,172,000,
$17,570,000
and
$18,417,000
of which
$11,771,000,
$11,916,000
and
$12,505,000,
respectively, were recognized after services were provided while
$5,401,000,
$5,654,000
and
$5,912,000,
respectively, were recognized ratably over the subscription terms. Total operating revenues for the Company’s software business were
$23,531,000,
$23,814,000
and
$23,195,000,
of which
$7,437,000,
$8,618,000
and
$9,735,000,
respectively, were recognized upon completion of services while
$16,094,000,
$15,196,000
and
$13,460,000,
respectively, were recognized ratably over the subscription periods.