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Note 11 - Operating Segments
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
Note
11
- 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 months ended December 31, 2018
                               
Revenues
                               
Advertising
  $
2,192,000
    $
---
    $
---
    $
2,192,000
 
Circulation
   
1,338,000
     
---
     
---
     
1,338,000
 
Advertising service fees and other
   
669,000
     
---
     
---
     
669,000
 
Licensing and maintenance fees
   
---
     
4,790,000
     
---
     
4,790,000
 
Consulting fees
   
---
     
541,000
     
---
     
541,000
 
Other public service fees
   
---
     
898,000
     
---
     
898,000
 
Operating expenses
   
4,208,000
     
8,741,000
     
---
     
12,949,000
 
Loss from operations
   
(9,000
)    
(2,512,000
)    
---
     
(2,521,000
)
Dividends and interest income
   
---
     
---
     
1,530,000
     
1,530,000
 
Other income
   
---
     
---
     
10,000
     
10,000
 
Net unrealized losses on investments
   
---
     
---
     
(28,640,000
)    
(28,640,000
)
Interest expenses on note payable collateralized by real estate
   
(23,000
)    
---
     
---
     
(23,000
)
Interest expenses on margin loans
   
---
     
---
     
(206,000
)    
(206,000
)
Pretax (loss) income
   
(32,000
)    
(2,512,000
)    
(27,306,000
)    
(29,850,000
)
Income tax benefit (expense)
   
80,000
     
585,000
     
7,652,000
     
8,317,000
 
Net income (loss)
   
48,000
     
(1,927,000
)    
(19,654,000
)    
(21,533,000
)
Total assets
   
18,702,000
     
30,571,000
     
185,843,000
     
235,116,000
 
Capital expenditures
   
50,000
     
34,000
     
---
     
84,000
 
 
   
Reportable Segments
                 
   
Traditional
Business
   
Journal
Technologies
   
Corporate income
and expenses
   
 
Total
 
Three months 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
 
Other income and capital gains
   
---
     
---
     
11,000
     
11,000
 
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
   
17,259,000
     
26,768,000
     
245,863,000
     
289,890,000
 
Capital expenditures
   
34,000
     
---
     
---
     
34,000
 
Amortization of intangible assets
   
---
     
1,062,000
     
---
     
1,062,000
 
 
        During the
three
months ended
December 31, 2018,
the Traditional Business had total revenues of
$4,199,000
of which
$2,861,000
were recognized, at a point of time, after services were provided and
$1,338,000
were recognized ratably over the subscription terms. Total revenues for the Company’s software business were
$6,229,000
of which
$1,935,000
were recognized upon completion of services with customer acceptance while
$4,294,000
were recognized ratably over the subscription periods.
 
       Approximately
60%
of the Company’s revenues during the
three
-month periods ended
December 31, 2018
were derived from Journal Technologies, as compared with
60%
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, 2018
through
December 31, 2018:
 
   
Beginning Balance
   
 
Addition
   
 
Recognized
   
Ending
Balance
 
                                 
Deferred subscriptions
  $
3,174,000
    $
1,111,000
    $
(1,338,000
)   $
2,947,000
 
Deferred installation contracts
   
2,554,000
     
925,000
     
(1,037,000
)    
2,442,000
 
Deferred maintenance agreements and others
   
14,362,000
     
4,662,000
     
(4,294,000
)    
14,730,000