Note 6 - Reportable Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Notes Tables

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

Overall Financial Results (000)
For the twelve months ended September 30
	Reportable Segments
	Traditional Business						Journal Technologies						Corporate						Total
	2022			2021			2022			2021			2022			2021			2022			2021
Revenues
Advertising	$	8,591		$	8,171		$	---		$	---		$	---		$	---		$	8,591		$	8,171
Circulation		4,394			4,576			---			---			---			---			4,394			4,576
Advertising service fees and other		2,937			2,684			---			---			---			---			2,937			2,684
Licensing and maintenance fees		---			---			19,192			21,044			---			---			19,192			21,044
Consulting fees		---			---			11,865			6,319			---			---			11,865			6,319
Other public service fees		---			---			7,030			7,131			---			---			7,030			7,131
Total operating revenues		15,922			15,431			38,087			34,494			---			---			54,009			49,925
Operating expenses
Salaries and employee benefits		9,618			8,226			27,317			26,004			---			---			36,935			34,230
Increase to the long-term Supplemental compensation accrual		1,130			1,795			115			40			---			---			1,245			1,835
Others		4,472			4,967			9,368			6,741			---			---			13,840			11,708
Total operating expenses		15,220			14,988			36,800			32,785			---			---			52,020			47,773
Income from operations		702			443			1,287			1,709			---			---			1,989			2,152
Dividends and interest income		---			---			---			---			5,451			2,908			5,451			2,908
Gains on sale of land		---			---			---			---			272			---			272			---
Other income		---			---			---			---			---			69			---			69
Interest expenses on note payable collateralized by real estate and other		---			---			---			---			(83	)		(94	)		(83	)		(94	)
Interest expense on margin loans		---			---			---			---			(1,026	)		(233	)		(1,026	)		(233	)
Gains on sales of marketable securities, net		---			---			---			---			14,249			41,749			14,249			41,749
Net unrealized (losses) gains on marketable securities		---			---			---			---			(123,401	)		106,499			(123,401	)		106,499
Pretax income (loss)		702			443			1,287			1,709			(104,538	)		150,898			(102,549	)		153,050
Income tax (expense) benefit		(185	)		(115	)		(205	)		(425	)		27,315			(39,610	)		26,925			(40,150	)
Net income (loss)	$	517		$	328		$	1,082		$	1,284		$	(77,223	)	$	111,288		$	(75,624	)	$	112,900
Total assets	$	22,743		$	22,412		$	27,868		$	20,480		$	268,500		$	339,664		$	319,111		$	382,556
Capital expenditures	$	3		$	22		$	33		$	7			---			---		$	36		$	29