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Note 12 - Operating Segments (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Overall Financial Results (000)

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

 
   
   

Reportable Segments

                                 
   

Traditional

Business

   

Journal

Technologies

   

Corporate

   

Total

 
   

2022

   

2021

   

2022

   

2021

   

2022

   

2021

   

2022

   

2021

 
Revenues                                                                

Advertising

  $ 1,990     $ 2,001     $ ---     $ ---     $ ---     $ ---     $ 1,990     $ 2,001  

Circulation

    1,098       1,110       ---       ---       ---       ---       1,098       1,110  

Advertising service fees and other

    699       671       ---       ---       ---       ---       699       671  

Licensing and maintenance fees

    ---       ---       4,395       4,480       ---       ---       4,395       4,480  

Consulting fees

    ---       ---       2,322       1,761       ---       ---       2,322       1,761  

Other public service fees

    ---       ---       1,797       1,713       ---       ---       1,797       1,713  

Total operating revenues

    3,787       3,782       8,514       7,954       ---       ---       12,301       11,736  
Operating expenses                                                                

Salaries and employee benefits

    2,218       2,315       7,413       6,162       ---       ---       9,631       8,477  

Decrease to the long-term supplemental compensation accrual

    (500 )     (90 )     (20 )     (40 )     ---       ---       (520 )     (130 )

Others

    1,134       1,051       2,772       2,282       ---       ---       3,906       3,333  

Total operating expenses

    2,852       3,276       10,165       8,404       ---       ---       13,017       11,680  

Income (loss) from operations

    935       506       (1,651 )     (450 )     ---       ---       (716 )     56  
                                                                 

Dividends and interest income

    ---       ---       ---       ---       1,069       875       1,069       875  

Interest expense on note payable collateralized by real estate and other

    ---       ---       ---       ---       (12 )     (13 )     (12 )     (13 )

Interest expense on margin loans

    ---       ---       ---       ---       (861 )     (86 )     (861 )     (86 )

Gains on sales of marketable securities, net

    ---       ---       ---       ---       422       46,694       422       46,694  

Net unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities

    ---       ---       ---       ---       24,025       (36,088 )     24,025       (36,088 )

Pretax income (loss)

    935       506       (1,651 )     (450 )     24,643       11,382       23,927       11,438  

Income tax (expense) benefit

    (235 )     (205 )     350       250       (6,215 )     (4,605 )     (6,100 )     (4,560 )

Net income (loss)

  $ 700     $ 301     $ (1,301 )   $ (200 )   $ 18,428     $ 6,777     $ 17,827     $ 6,878  

Total assets

  $ 45,288     $ 69,925     $ 25,202     $ 18,925     $ 275,781     $ 347,157     $ 346,271     $ 436,007  

Capital expenditures

    32       ---       4       ---       ---       ---       36       ---