Note 12 - Operating Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Notes Tables

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

	Reportable Segments
	Traditional Business						Journal Technologies						Corporate income and expenses						Total
	2022			2021			2022			2021			2022			2021			2022			2021
Revenues
Advertising	$	5,679		$	5,649		$	---		$	---		$	---		$	---		$	5,679		$	5,649
Circulation		3,279			3,458			---			---			---			---			3,279			3,458
Advertising service fees and other		2,200			1,964			---			---			---			---			2,200			1,964
Licensing and maintenance fees		---			---			13,721			16,990			---			---			13,721			16,990
Consulting fees		---			---			4,697			4,649			---			---			4,697			4,649
Other public service fees		---			---			5,221			5,242			---			---			5,221			5,242
Total revenues		11,158			11,071			23,639			26,881			---			---			34,797			37,952
Operating expenses
Salaries and employee benefits		6,864			6,687			19,881			19,131			---			---			26,745			25,818
(Decrease) increase to the long-term supplemental compensation accrual		(25	)		1,410			(40	)		---			---			---			(65	)		1,410
Others		2,877			2,904			6,914			5,506			---			---			9,791			8,410
Total operating expenses		9,716			11,001			26,755			24,637			---			---			36,471			35,638
Income (loss) from operations		1,442			70			(3,116	)		2,244			---			---			(1,674	)		2,314
Dividends and interest income		---			---			---			---			4,251			2,063			4,251			2,063
Gains on sale of land		---			---			---			---			272			---			272			---
Other income		---			---			---			---			---			69			---			69
Interest expenses on note payable collateralized by real estate and other		---			---			---			---			(38	)		(48	)		(38	)		(48	)
Interest expenses on margin loans		---			---			---			---			(517	)		(196	)		(517	)		(196	)
Net realized gains on sales of marketable securities		---			---			---			---			14,249			18,478			14,249			18,478
Net unrealized (losses) gains on marketable securities		---			---			---			---			(57,075	)		131,754			(57,075	)		131,754
Pretax income (loss)		1,442			70			(3,116	)		2,244			(38,858	)		152,120			(40,532	)		154,434
Income tax (expense) benefit		(335	)		(15	)		985			(785	)		9,085			(39,315	)		9,735			(40,115	)
Net income (loss)	$	1,107		$	55		$	(2,131	)	$	1,459		$	(29,773	)	$	112,805		$	(30,797	)	$	114,319
Total assets	$	22,091		$	17,894		$	20,814		$	21,498		$	341,669		$	350,108		$	384,574		$	389,500
Capital expenditures	$	4		$	22		$	10		$	7		$	---		$	---		$	14		$	29

	Reportable Segments
	Traditional Business						Journal Technologies						Corporate income and expenses						Total
	2022			2021			2022			2021			2022			2021			2022			2021
Revenues
Advertising	$	1,989		$	2,195		$	---		$	---		$	---		$	---		$	1,989		$	2,195
Circulation		1,097			1,126			---			---			---			---			1,097			1,126
Advertising service fees and other		787			762			---			---			---			---			787			762
Licensing and maintenance fees		---			---			4,633			5,602			---			---			4,633			5,602
Consulting fees		---			---			2,267			2,100			---			---			2,267			2,100
Other public service fees		---			---			1,779			1,777			---			---			1,779			1,777
Total revenues		3,873			4,083			8,679			9,479			---			---			12,552			13,562
Operating expenses
Salaries and employee benefits		2,134			2,081			7,287			6,699			---			---			9,421			8,780
Increase to the long-term Supplemental compensation accrual		1,985			655			---			---			---			---			1,985			655
Others		904			929			2,345			1,874			---			---			3,249			2,803
Total operating expenses		5,023			3,665			9,632			8,573			---			---			14,655			12,238
Income (loss) from operations		(1,150	)		418			(953	)		906			---			---			(2,103	)		1,324
Dividends and interest income		---			---			---			---			1,263			776			1,263			776
Gains on land sale		---			---			---			---			272			---			272			---
Other income		---			---			---			---			---			69			---			69
Interest expenses on note payable collateralized by real estate and other		---			---			---			---			(12	)		(14	)		(12	)		(14	)
Interest expenses on margin loans		---			---			---			---			(281	)		(68	)		(281	)		(68	)
Net unrealized (losses) gains on marketable securities		---			---			---			---			(12,666	)		55,686			(12,666	)		55,686
Pretax (loss) income		(1,150	)		418			(953	)		906			(11,424	)		56,449			(13,527	)		57,773
Income tax benefit (expense)		225			(175	)		280			(460	)		3,160			(14,565	)		3,665			(15,200	)
Net (loss) income	$	(925	)	$	243		$	(673	)	$	446		$	(8,264	)	$	41,884		$	(9,862	)	$	42,573
Total assets	$	22,091		$	17,894		$	20,814		$	21,498		$	341,669		$	350,108		$	384,574		$	389,500
Capital expenditures	$	4		$	---		$	7		$	---		$	---		$	---		$	11		$	---