Note 9 - Debt and Commitments	9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Commitments Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 9 - Debt and Commitments During fiscal 2013, the Company borrowed from its investment margin account the aggregate purchase price of $29,493,000 for two acquisitions, in each case pledging its marketable securities as collateral. During the nine months ended June 30, 2021, there was additional net borrowing of $2,507,000 for the purchase of additional marketable securities, bringing this margin loan account balance to $32,000,000 as of June 30, 2021. The interest rate for these investment margin account borrowings fluctuates based on the Federal Funds Rate plus 50 basis points with interest only payable monthly. The interest rate as of June 30, 2021 was 0.75%. These investment margin account borrowings do not mature. In November 2015, the Company purchased a 30,700 square foot office building constructed in 1998 on about 3.6 acres in Logan, Utah, that had been previously leased by Journal Technologies. The Company paid $1,240,000 and financed the balance with a real estate bank loan of $2,260,000, which bore a fixed interest rate of 4.66%. In October 2020, the Company executed an amendment to lower the interest rate of this loan to a fixed rate of 3.33% with equal monthly installments of about $16,600 through 2030. This loan is secured by the Logan facility and can be paid off at any time with no penalties. This real estate loan had a balance of approximately $1,615,000 as of June 30, 2021. The Company also owns its facilities in Los Angeles and leases space for its other offices under operating leases which expire at various dates through fiscal 2023.

Note 9 - Debt and Commitments

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Note 9 - Debt and Commitments

During fiscal 2013, the Company borrowed from its investment margin account the aggregate purchase price of $29,493,000 for two acquisitions, in each case pledging its marketable securities as collateral. During the nine months ended June 30, 2021, there was additional net borrowing of $2,507,000 for the purchase of additional marketable securities, bringing this margin loan account balance to $32,000,000 as of June 30, 2021. The interest rate for these investment margin account borrowings fluctuates based on the Federal Funds Rate plus 50 basis points with interest only payable monthly. The interest rate as of June 30, 2021 was 0.75%. These investment margin account borrowings do not mature.

In November 2015, the Company purchased a 30,700 square foot office building constructed in 1998 on about 3.6 acres in Logan, Utah, that had been previously leased by Journal Technologies. The Company paid $1,240,000 and financed the balance with a real estate bank loan of $2,260,000, which bore a fixed interest rate of 4.66%. In October 2020, the Company executed an amendment to lower the interest rate of this loan to a fixed rate of 3.33% with equal monthly installments of about $16,600 through 2030. This loan is secured by the Logan facility and can be paid off at any time with no penalties. This real estate loan had a balance of approximately $1,615,000 as of June 30, 2021.

The Company also owns its facilities in Los Angeles and leases space for its other offices under operating leases which expire at various dates through fiscal 2023.