Note 12 - Operating Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Notes Tables

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

		Reportable Segments
		Traditional Business								Journal Technologies								Corporate								Total
		2025				2024				2025				2024				2025				2024				2025				2024
Revenues
Advertising		$	4,844			$	4,403			$	---			$	---			$	---			$	---			$	4,844			$	4,403
Circulation			2,127				2,194				---				---				---				---				2,127				2,194
Advertising service fees and other			1,500				1,402				---				---				---				---				1,500				1,402
Licensing and maintenance fees			---				---				15,026				13,411				---				---				15,026				13,411
Consulting fees			---				---				5,263				6,501				---				---				5,263				6,501
Other public service fees			---				---				7,120				4,653				---				---				7,120				4,653
Total operating revenues			8,471				7,999				27,409				24,565				---				---				35,880				32,564
Operating expenses
Salaries and employee benefits			5,010				5,173				19,732				18,013				---				---				24,742				23,186
Stock-based compensation			14				---				75				---				---				---				89				---
Decrease to the long-term supplemental compensation accrual			(635	)			(800	)			---				(30	)			---				---				(635	)			(830	)
Others			2,911				2,765				7,068				6,187				---				---				9,979				8,952
Total operating expenses			7,300				7,138				26,875				24,170				---				---				34,175				31,308
Income from operations			1,171				861				534				395				---				---				1,705				1,256
Dividends and interest income			---				---				---				---				2,362				2,786				2,362				2,786
Rental income			---				---				---				---				9				---				9				---
Interest expense on note payable collateralized by real estate			---				---				---				---				(18	)			(21	)			(18	)			(21	)
Interest expense on margin loans and others			---				---				---				---				(727	)			(2,187	)			(727	)			(2,187	)
Increase in fair value of derivative asset			---				---				---				---				88				---				88				---
Net unrealized (losses) gains on non-qualified compensation plan			---				---				---				---				(53	)			72				(53	)			72
Net realized and unrealized gains on marketable securities			---				---				---				---				72,799				34,454				72,799				34,454
Pretax income			1,171				861				534				395				74,460				35,104				76,165				36,360
Income tax expense			(315	)			(200	)			(185	)			(90	)			(20,100	)			(8,040	)			(20,600	)			(8,330	)
Net income		$	856			$	661			$	349			$	305			$	54,360			$	27,064			$	55,565			$	28,030
Total assets		$	13,519			$	14,807			$	23,041			$	23,937			$	431,490			$	297,003			$	468,050			$	335,747
Capital expenditures		$	--			$	23			$	---			$	---			$	---			$	---			$	---			$	23

		Reportable Segments
		Traditional Business								Journal Technologies								Corporate								Total
		2025				2024				2025				2024				2025				2024				2025				2024
Revenues
Advertising		$	2,565			$	2,316			$	---			$	---			$	---			$	---			$	2,565			$	2,316
Circulation			1,047				1,099				---				---				---				---				1,047				1,099
Advertising service fees and other			768				697				---				---				---				---				768				697
Licensing and maintenance fees			---				---				7,501				6,854				---				---				7,501				6,854
Consulting fees			---				---				2,664				3,199				---				---				2,664				3,199
Other public service fees			---				---				3,631				2,406				---				---				3,631				2,406
Total operating revenues			4,380				4,112				13,796				12,459				---				---				18,176				16,571
Operating expenses
Salaries and employee benefits			2,520				2,624				10,186				9,179				---				---				12,706				11,803
Stock-based compensation			10				---				55				---				---				---				65				---
Decrease to the long-term supplemental compensation accrual			(450	)			(380	)			---				(30	)			---				---				(450	)			(410	)
Others			1,415				1,294				3,477				3,251				---				---				4,892				4,545
Total operating expenses			3,495				3,538				13,718				12,400				---				---				17,213				15,938
Income from operations			885				574				78				59				---				---				963				633

Dividends and interest income			---				---				---				---				1,178				1,217				1,178				1,217
Rental income			---				---				---				---				9				---				9				---
Interest expenses on note payable collateralized by real estate			---				---				---				---				(9	)			(10	)			(9	)			(10	)
Interest expense on margin loans and other			---				---				---				---				(342	)			(1,056	)			(342	)			(1,056	)
Increase in fair value of derivative asset			---				---				---				---				88				---				88				---
Net unrealized (losses) gains on non-qualified compensation plan			---				---				---				---				(3	)			72				(3	)			72
Net realized and unrealized gains on marketable securities			---				---				---				---				59,386				19,764				59,386				19,764
Pretax income			885				574				78				59				60,307				19,987				61,270				20,620
Income tax expense			(240	)			(145	)			(10	)			160				(16,350	)			(5,220	)			(16,600	)			(5,205	)
Net income		$	645			$	429			$	68			$	219			$	43,957			$	14,767			$	44,670			$	15,415
Total assets		$	13,519			$	14,807			$	23,041			$	23,937			$	431,490			$	297,003			$	468,050			$	335,747
Capital expenditures		$	---			$	18			$	---			$	---			$	---			$	---			$	---			$	18