Note 6 - Reportable Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

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
	2023			2022			2023			2022			2023			2022			2023			2022
Revenues
Advertising	$	8,955		$	8,591		$	---		$	---		$	---		$	---		$	8,955		$	8,591
Circulation		4,403			4,394			---			---			---			---			4,403			4,394
Advertising service fees and other		2,895			2,937			---			---			---			---			2,895			2,937
Licensing and maintenance fees		---			---			23,503			19,192			---			---			23,503			19,192
Consulting fees		---			---			19,776			11,865			---			---			19,776			11,865
Other public service fees		---			---			8,177			7,030			---			---			8,177			7,030
Total operating revenues		16,253			15,922			51,456			38,087			---			---			67,709			54,009
Operating expenses
Salaries and employee benefits		10,416			9,618			33,034			26,862			---			---			43,450			36,480
(Decrease) increase to the long-term Supplemental compensation accrual		(470	)		1,130			175			115			---			---			(295	)		1,245
Others		3,923			4,472			13,979			9,823			---			---			17,902			14,295
Total operating expenses		13,869			15,220			47,188			36,800			---			---			61,057			52,020
Income from operations		2,384			702			4,268			1,287			---			---			6,652			1,989
Dividends and interest income		---			---			---			---			8,336			5,451			8,336			5,451
Gains on sale of land		---			---			---			---			---			272			---			272
Interest expenses on note payable collateralized by real estate and other		---			---			---			---			(77	)		(83	)		(77	)		(83	)
Interest expense on margin loans		---			---			---			---			(4,255	)		(1,026	)		(4,255	)		(1,026	)
Gains on sales of marketable securities, net		---			---			---			---			422			14,249			422			14,249
Net unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities		---			---			---			---			17,024			(123,401	)		17,024			(123,401	)
Pretax income (loss)		2,384			702			4,268			1,287			21,450			(104,538	)		28,102			(102,549	)
Income tax (expense) benefit		(520	)		(185	)		(1,450	)		(205	)		(4,680	)		27,315			(6,650	)		26,925
Net income (loss)	$	1,864		$	517		$	2,818		$	1,082		$	16,770		$	(77,223	)	$	21,452		$	(75,624	)
Total assets	$	18,744		$	22,743		$	33,100		$	27,868		$	303,016		$	268,500		$	354,860		$	319,111
Capital expenditures	$	70		$	3		$	16		$	33			---			---		$	86		$	36