Note 11 - Operating Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Notes Tables

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

	Reportable Segments
	Traditional Business			Journal Technologies			Corporate income and expenses			Total
Three months ended December 31, 2020
Revenues
Advertising	$	1,692,000		$	-		$	-		$	1,692,000
Circulation		1,203,000			-			-			1,203,000
Advertising service fees and other		634,000			-			-			634,000
Licensing and maintenance fees		-			5,033,000			-			5,033,000
Consulting fees		-			244,000			-			244,000
Other public service fees		-			1,614,000			-			1,614,000
Operating expenses		2,981,000			7,754,000			-			10,735,000
Income (loss) from operations		548,000			(863,000	)		-			(315,000	)
Dividends and interest income		-			-			638,000			638,000
Net unrealized gains on marketable securities		-			-			81,212,000			81,212,000
Interest expenses on note payable collateralized by real estate		(21,000	)		-			-			(21,000	)
Interest expenses on margin loans and others		-			-			(64,000	)		(64,000	)
Pretax income (loss)		527,000			(863,000	)		81,786,000			81,450,000
Income tax (expense) benefit		(105,000	)		405,000			(22,480,000	)		(22,180,000	)
Net income (loss)		422,000			(458,000	)		59,306,000			59,270,000
Total assets		21,799,000			19,923,000			261,621,000			303,343,000
Capital expenditures		-			-			-			-

	Reportable Segments
	Traditional Business			Journal Technologies			Corporate income and expenses			Total
Three months ended December 31, 2019
Revenues
Advertising	$	2,126,000		$	-		$	-		$	2,126,000
Circulation		1,312,000			-			-			1,312,000
Advertising service fees and other		694,000			-			-			694,000
Licensing and maintenance fees		-			5,210,000			-			5,210,000
Consulting fees		-			689,000			-			689,000
Other public service fees		-			1,646,000			-			1,646,000
Operating expenses		3,858,000			9,337,000			-			13,195,000
Income (loss) from operations		274,000			(1,792,000	)		-			(1,518,000	)
Dividends and interest income		-			-			1,680,000			1,680,000
Other income		-			-			3,000			3,000
Net unrealized gains on marketable securities		-			-			19,531,000			19,531,000
Interest expenses on note payable collateralized by real estate		(22,000	)		-			-			(22,000	)
Interest expenses on margin loans		-			-			(184,000	)		(184,000	)
Pretax income (loss)		252,000			(1,792,000	)		21,030,000			19,490,000
Income tax (expense) benefit		(30,000	)		510,000			(5,760,000	)		(5,280,000	)
Net income (loss)		222,000			(1,282,000	)		15,270,000			14,210,000
Total assets		17,541,000			20,993,000			216,325,000			254,859,000
Capital expenditures		35,000			62,000			-			97,000