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Note 6 - Reportable Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Notes Tables

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

		Reportable Segments
		Traditional Business				Journal Technologies				Corporate				Total
Fiscal 2018
Revenues
Advertising, net		$	9,112,000			$	---			$	---			$	9,112,000
Circulation			5,401,000				---				---				5,401,000
Advertising service fees and other			2,659,000				---				---				2,659,000
Licensing and maintenance fees			---				17,225,000				---				17,225,000
Consulting fees			---				2,832,000				---				2,832,000
Other public service fees			---				3,474,000				---				3,474,000
Operating expenses			16,840,000				37,923,000				---				54,763,000
Income (loss) from operations			332,000				(14,392,000	)			---				(14,060,000	)
Dividends and interest income			---				---				4,808,000				4,808,000
Other income			---				---				37,000				37,000
Interest expense on note payable collateralized by real estate			(95,000	)			---				---				(95,000	)
Interest expense on margin loans			---				---				(651,000	)			(651,000	)
Capital gains on sales of marketable securities and others			---				---				3,182,000				3,182,000
Other-than-temporary impairment losses on investments			---				---				(4,560,000	)			(4,560,000	)
Pretax (loss) income			237,000				(14,392,000	)			2,816,000				(11,339,000	)
Income tax benefit			490,000				695,000				18,355,000				19,540,000
Net (loss) income			727,000				(13,697,000	)			21,171,000				8,201,000
Total assets			19,602,000				29,885,000				214,511,000				263,998,000
Capital expenditures			212,000				---				---				212,000
Amortization of intangible assets			---				3,058,000				---				3,058,000

		Reportable Segments
		Traditional Business				Journal Technologies				Corporate				Total
Fiscal 2017
Revenues
Advertising, net		$	9,104,000			$	---			$	---			$	9,104,000
Circulation			5,654,000				---				---				5,654,000
Advertising service fees and other			2,812,000				---				---				2,812,000
Licensing and maintenance fees			---				16,037,000				---				16,037,000
Consulting fees			---				4,476,000				---				4,476,000
Other public service fees			---				3,301,000				---				3,301,000
Operating expenses			17,852,000				36,699,000				---				54,551,000
Loss from operations			(282,000	)			(12,885,000	)			---				(13,167,000	)
Dividends and interest income			---				---				4,844,000				4,844,000
Other income			22,000				---				12,000				34,000
Interest expense on note payable collateralized by real estate			(100,000	)			---				---				(100,000	)
Interest expense on margin loans			---				---				(422,000	)			(422,000	)
Interest and penalty expense reversal for uncertain and unrecognized tax benefits			---				743,000				---				743,000
Pretax (loss) income			(360,000	)			(12,142,000	)			4,434,000				(8,068,000	)
Income tax benefit (expense)			(2,000	)			7,910,000				(758,000	)			7,150,000
Net (loss) income			(362,000	)			(4,232,000	)			3,676,000				(918,000	)
Total assets			16,606,000				33,461,000				230,641,000				280,708,000
Capital expenditures			160,000				93,000				---				253,000
Amortization of intangible assets			---				4,895,000				---				4,895,000

		Reportable Segments
		Traditional Business				Journal Technologies				Corporate				Total
Fiscal 2016
Revenues
Advertising, net		$	9,854,000			$	---			$	---			$	9,854,000
Circulation			5,912,000				---				---				5,912,000
Advertising service fees and other			2,651,000				---				---				2,651,000
Licensing and maintenance fees			---				14,758,000				---				14,758,000
Consulting fees			---				4,085,000				---				4,085,000
Other public service fees			---				4,352,000				---				4,352,000
Operating expenses			17,240,000				31,012,000				---				48,252,000
Income (loss) from operations			1,177,000				(7,817,000	)			---				(6,640,000	)
Dividends and interest income			---				---				4,085,000				4,085,000
Other income			52,000				---				9,000				61,000
Interest expense on note payable collateralized by real estate			(88,000	)			---				---				(88,000	)
Interest expense on margin loans			---				---				(284,000	)			(284,000	)
Interest expense accrued for uncertain and unrecognized tax benefits			---				(112,000	)			---				(112,000	)
Pretax income (loss)			1,141,000				(7,929,000	)			3,810,000				(2,978,000	)
Income tax benefit (expense)			(530,000	)			3,140,000				(675,000	)			1,935,000
Net income (loss)			611,000				(4,789,000	)			3,135,000				(1,043,000	)
Total assets			17,644,000				39,786,000				168,016,000				225,446,000
Capital expenditures, including purchase of Logan building			3,662,000				117,000				---				3,779,000
Amortization of intangible assets			142,000				4,895,000				---				5,037,000

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