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Note 2 - Ownership Interests In and Advances
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Schedule of Investments [Text Block]
2.
Ownership Interests in and Advances
 
The following summarizes the carrying value of the Company’s ownership interests in and advances. 
  
   
March 31, 2020
   
December 31, 2019
 
   
(Unaudited - In thousands)
 
Equity Method:
               
Companies
  $
29,289
    $
34,271
 
Private equity funds
   
271
     
271
 
     
29,560
     
34,542
 
Other Method:
               
Companies
   
23,464
     
27,031
 
Private equity funds
   
453
     
453
 
     
23,917
     
27,484
 
Advances to companies
   
13,321
     
15,103
 
    $
66,798
    $
77,129
 
                 
 
During the
three
months ended
March 31, 2020
, the Company recorded impairments of
$6.2
 million related to the ownership interests of WebLinc, Inc. and QuanticMind, Inc. accounted for under the equity method, which are reflected in Equity income (loss) in the consolidated Statement of Operations.  During the
three
months ended
March 31, 2020
, the Company also recorded impairments of
$5.1
million related to the ownership interests of T-REX Group, Inc.,
b8ta
and others accounted for under the Other method, which are reflected in Other income (loss), net in the consolidated Statement of Operations.  The impairments were determined based on declines in the fair value of our ownership interests resulting from reduced valuation expectations and extended exit timelines resulting from the more challenging mergers and acquisitions environment related to COVID-
19
and the related uncertain economic impact.  The measurement of fair value for these impairments was estimated based on evaluating several valuation methods available for each of the applicable ownership interests, primarily including the value at which independent
third
parties have invested, the valuation of comparable public companies, the valuation of acquisitions of similar companies and the present value of our expected outcomes.  Assumptions considered within these methods include determining what public companies are comparable, projecting forward revenues for the measured ownership interest, discounts to apply for the lack of marketability or lack of comparability, other factors and the relative weight to apply to each valuation method available.  The aggregate estimated fair value of these ownership interests to which the impairment amounts were recorded is
$12.5
million.  Due to the unobservable nature of some of these inputs, we have determined these fair value estimates to be a Level
3
fair value measurement.
 
During the
three
months ended
March 31, 2020
, the Company recorded a
$1.5
million non-cash gain based upon an observable price change related to our ownership interest in Flashtalking Inc. accounted for under the Other method, which is reflected in Other income (loss), net in the consolidated Statement of Operations.
 
Summarized Financial Information
 
The following table summarizes the statement of operations data for any companies accounted for under the equity method for the
three
months ended
March 31, 2020
and
2019
, respectively. These results have been compiled from the respective companies financial statements, reflect certain historical adjustments, and are reported on a
one
quarter lag basis. Results of operations of the companies are excluded for periods prior to their acquisition, subsequent to their disposition and subsequent to the discontinuation of equity method of accounting. Historical results are
not
adjusted when the Company exits, writes-off or discontinues the equity method of accounting. 
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2020
   
2019
 
   
(Unaudited - In thousands)
 
Results of Operations:
     
 
     
 
Revenue
  $
47,414
    $
43,868
 
Gross profit
  $
29,506
    $
24,589
 
Net loss
  $
(14,604
)   $
(33,616
)