Note 12 - Operating Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Notes Tables

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

	Reportable Segments
	Traditional Business						Journal Technologies						Corporate						Total
	2024			2023			2024			2023			2024			2023			2024			2023
Revenues
Advertising	$	4,403		$	4,194		$	-		$	-		$	-		$	-		$	4,403		$	4,194
Circulation		2,194			2,206			-			-			-			-			2,194			2,206
Advertising service fees and other		1,402			1,477			-			-			-			-			1,402			1,477
Licensing and maintenance fees		-			-			13,411			10,074			-			-			13,411			10,074
Consulting fees		-			-			6,501			6,755			-			-			6,501			6,755
Other public service fees		-			-			4,653			3,749			-			-			4,653			3,749
Total operating revenues		7,999			7,877			24,565			20,578			-			-			32,564			28,455
Operating expenses
Salaries and employee benefits		5,173			4,499			18,185			15,279			-			-			23,358			19,778
Decrease to the long-term supplemental compensation accrual		(800	)		(700	)		(30	)		(20	)		-			-			(830	)		(720	)
Others		2,765			2,435			6,015			6,053			-			-			8,780			8,488
Total operating expenses		7,138			6,234			24,170			21,312			-			-			31,308			27,546
Income (loss) from operations		861			1,643			395			(734	)		-			-			1,256			909
Dividends and interest income		-			-			-			-			2,858			5,132			2,858			5,132
Interest expenses on note payable collateralized by real estate		-			-			-			-			(21	)		(24	)		(21	)		(24	)
Interest expense on margin loans and others		-			-			-			-			(2,187	)		(1,913	)		(2,187	)		(1,913	)
Gains on sales of marketable securities, net		-			-			-			-			14,261			422			14,261			422
Net unrealized gains on marketable securities		-			-			-			-			20,193			32,669			20,193			32,669
Pretax income (loss)		861			1,643			395			(734	)		35,104			36,286			36,360			37,195
Income tax (expense) benefit		(200	)		(435	)		(90	)		135			(8,040	)		(9,635	)		(8,330	)		(9,935	)
Net income (loss)	$	661		$	1,208		$	305		$	(599	)	$	27,064		$	26,651		$	28,030		$	27,260
Total assets	$	14,807		$	14,053		$	23,937		$	25,444		$	297,003		$	319,523		$	335,747		$	359,020
Capital expenditures	$	23		$	70		$	-		$	4		$	-		$	-		$	23		$	74

	Reportable Segments
	Traditional Business						Journal Technologies						Corporate						Total
	2024			2023			2024			2023			2024			2023			2024			2023
Revenues
Advertising	$	2,316		$	2,204		$	-		$	-		$	-		$	-		$	2,316		$	2,204
Circulation		1,099			1,108			-			-			-			-			1,099			1,108
Advertising service fees and other		697			778			-			-			-			-			697			778
Licensing and maintenance fees		-			-			6,854			5,679			-			-			6,854			5,679
Consulting fees		-			-			3,199			4,433			-			-			3,199			4,433
Other public service fees		-			-			2,406			1,952			-			-			2,406			1,952
Total operating revenues		4,112			4,090			12,459			12,064			-			-			16,571			16,154
Operating expenses
Salaries and employee benefits		2,624			2,281			9,387			7,866			-			-			12,011			10,147
Decrease to the long-term supplemental compensation accrual		(380	)		(200	)		(30	)		-			-			-			(410	)		(200	)
Others		1,294			1,301			3,043			3,281			-			-			4,337			4,582
Total operating expenses		3,538			3,382			12,400			11,147			-			-			15,938			14,529
Income from operations		574			708			59			917			-			-			633			1,625
Dividends and interest income		-			-			-			-			1,289			4,063			1,289			4,063
Interest expenses on note payable collateralized by real estate		-			-			-			-			(10	)		(12	)		(10	)		(12	)
Interest expense on margin loans and other		-			-			-			-			(1,056	)		(1,052	)		(1,056	)		(1,052	)
Gains on sales of marketable securities		-			-			-			-			14,261			-			14,261			-
Net unrealized gains on marketable securities		-			-			-			-			5,503			8,644			5,503			8,644
Pretax income		574			708			59			917			19,987			11,643			20,620			13,268
Income tax (expense) benefit		(145	)		(200	)		160			(215	)		(5,220	)		(3,420	)		(5,205	)		(3,835	)
Net income	$	429		$	508		$	219		$	702		$	14,767		$	8,223		$	15,415		$	9,433
Total assets	$	14,807		$	14,053		$	23,937		$	25,444		$	297,003		$	319,523		$	335,747		$	359,020
Capital expenditures	$	18		$	38		$	-		$	-		$	-		$	-		$	18		$	38