Certificates of Deposit and Marketable Securities

9 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2016

Certificates of Deposit and Marketable Securities [Abstract]

Certificates of Deposit and Marketable Securities

5. Certificates of Deposit and Marketable Securities

The Company has characterized its investments in certificates of deposit and marketable securities, based on the priority of the inputs used to value the investments, into a three-level fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1), and lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). If the inputs used to measure the investments fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument.

Investments recorded in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets are categorized based on the inputs to valuation techniques as follows:

Level 1 - These are investments where values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in an active market the Company has the ability to access.

Level 2 - These are investments where values are based on quoted market prices that are not active or model derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable in active markets.

Level 3 - These are investments where values are derived from techniques in which one or more significant inputs are unobservable.

The following are the major categories of assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of February 29, 2016 and May 31, 2015 using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2) and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):

February 29, 2016	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Certificates of Deposit	$	-	$	1,529,000	$	-	$	1,529,000
Equity Securities		23,672		-		-		23,672
	$	23,672	$	1,529,000	$	-	$	1,552,672

May 31, 2015	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Certificates of Deposit	$	-	$	1,244,000	$	-	$	1,244,000
Equity Securities		27,568		-		-		27,568
	$	27,568	$	1,244,000	$	-	$	1,271,568

Based upon the Company’s intent and ability to hold its certificates of deposit to maturity (which maturities range up to twelve months at purchase), such securities have been classified as held-to-maturity and are carried at amortized cost, which approximates market value. The Company’s equity securities are classified as trading securities, which are carried at fair value, as determined by quoted market prices, which is a Level 1 input, as established by the fair value hierarchy. The related unrealized gains and losses are included in earnings. The Company’s certificates of deposit and marketable securities at February 29, 2016 and May 31, 2015 are summarized as follows:

February 29, 2016  Current	Amortized  Cost		Gross  Unrealized  Holding  Gains		Gross  Unrealized  Holding  Losses		Recorded  Value
Certificates of Deposit	$	1,529,000	$	-	$	-	$	1,529,000
Equity Securities		16,866		6,806		-		23,672
	$	1,545,866	$	6,806	$	-	$	1,552,672

May 31, 2015  Current	Amortized  Cost		Gross  Unrealized  Holding  Gains		Gross  Unrealized  Holding  Losses		Recorded  Value
Certificates of Deposit  Equity Securities	$	1,244,000	$	-	$	-	$	1,244,000
		16,866		10,702		-		27,568
	$	1,260,866	$	10,702	$	-	$	1,271,568

The Company’s investments in marketable securities consist primarily of investments in certificates of deposit. Market values were determined for each individual security in the investment portfolio. When evaluating the investments for other-than-temporary impairment, the Company reviews factors such as length of time and extent to which fair value has been below cost basis, the financial condition of the issuer, and the Company’s ability and intent to hold the investment for a period of time, which may be sufficient for anticipated recovery in market values.