Note 11 - Operating Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

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

	Reportable Segments
	Traditional Business						Journal Technologies						Corporate						Total
	2021			2020			2021			2020			2021			2020			2021			2020
Revenues
Advertising	$	1,794		$	1,692		$	---		$	---		$	---		$	---		$	1,794		$	1,692
Circulation		1,110			1,203			---			---			---			---			1,110			1,203
Advertising service fees and other		670			634			---			---			---			---			670			634
Licensing and maintenance fees		---			---			4,480			5,033			---			---			4,480			5,033
Consulting fees		---			---			1,761			244			---			---			1,761			244
Other public service fees		---			---			1,713			1,614			---			---			1,713			1,614
Total operating revenues		3,574			3,529			7,954			6,891			---			---			11,528			10,420
Operating expenses
Salaries and employee benefits		2,225			1,920			6,122			5,972			---			---			8,347			7,892
Others		843			1,061			2,282			1,782			---			---			3,125			2,843
Total operating expenses		3,068			2,981			8,404			7,754			---			---			11,472			10,735
Income (loss) from operations		506			548			(450	)		(863	)		---			---			56			(315	)
Dividends and interest income		---			---			---			---			875			638			875			638
Interest expenses on note payable collateralized by real estate and other		---			---			---			---			(13	)		(21	)		(13	)		(21	)
Interest expense on margin loans		---			---			---			---			(86	)		(64	)		(86	)		(64	)
Gains on sales of marketable securities, net		---			---			---			---			46,694			---			46,694			---
Net unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities		---			---			---			---			(36,088	)		81,212			(36,088	)		81,212
Pretax income (loss)		506			548			(450	)		(863	)		11,382			81,765			11,438			81,450
Income tax (expense) benefit		(205	)		(110	)		250			405			(4,605	)		(22,475	)		(4,560	)		(22,180	)
Net income (loss)	$	301		$	438		$	(200	)	$	(458	)	$	6,777		$	59,290		$	6,878		$	59,270
Total assets	$	21,984		$	21,799		$	18,925		$	19,923		$	395,098		$	261,621		$	436,007		$	303,343
Capital expenditures		---			---			---			---			---			---			---			---