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Note 6 - Reportable Segments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
|  | Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Traditional Business |  |  | Journal Technologies |  |  | Corporate |  |  | Total |
Fiscal 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Advertising |  | $ | 7,104,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7,104,000 |
Circulation |  |  | 5,090,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,090,000 |
Advertising service fees and other |  |  | 2,501,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,501,000 |
Licensing and maintenance fees |  |  | — |  |  |  | 21,647,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 21,647,000 |
Consulting fees |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,718,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,718,000 |
Other public service fees |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,882,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,882,000 |
Operating expenses |  |  | 16,425,000 |  |  |  | 34,800,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 51,225,000 |
Income (loss) from operations |  |  | (1,730,000 | ) |  |  | 447,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,283,000 | )
Dividends and interest income |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,965,000 |  |  |  | 4,965,000 |
Other income |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,000 |  |  |  | 3,000 |
Net unrealized losses on investments |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,099,000 | ) |  |  | (3,099,000 | )
Interest expenses on note payable collateralized by real estate |  |  | (84,000 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (35,000 | ) |  |  | (119,000 | )
Interest expenses on margin loans |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (434,000 | ) |  |  | (434,000 | )
Gains on sales of marketable securities, net |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,193,000 |  |  |  | 4,193,000 |
Pretax income |  |  | (1,814,000 | ) |  |  | 447,000 |  |  |  | 5,593,000 |  |  |  | 4,226,000 |
Income tax expense |  |  | 685,000 |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |  |  | (970,000 | ) |  |  | (185,000 | )
Net loss |  |  | (1,129,000 | ) |  |  | 547,000 |  |  |  | 4,623,000 |  |  |  | 4,041,000 |
Total assets |  |  | 35,896,000 |  |  |  | 22,277,000 |  |  |  | 180,402,000 |  |  |  | 238,575,000 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 121,000 |  |  |  | 63,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 184,000 |
|  | Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Traditional Business |  |  | Journal Technologies |  |  | Corporate |  |  | Total |
Fiscal 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Advertising |  | $ | 9,132,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9,132,000 |
Circulation |  |  | 5,249,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,249,000 |
Advertising service fees and other |  |  | 2,712,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,712,000 |
Licensing and maintenance fees |  |  | — |  |  |  | 20,179,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 20,179,000 |
Consulting fees |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,539,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,539,000 |
Other public service fees |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,844,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,844,000 |
Operating expenses |  |  | 16,981,000 |  |  |  | 49,898,000* |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 66,879,000 | *
Income (loss) from operations |  |  | 112,000 |  |  |  | (18,336,000 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (18,224,000 | )
Dividends and interest income |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,380,000 |  |  |  | 5,380,000 |
Other income |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 38,000 |  |  |  | 38,000 |
Net unrealized losses on investments |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (17,715,000 | ) |  |  | (17,715,000 | )
Interest expenses on note payable collateralized by real estate |  |  | (93,000 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (93,000 | )
Interest expenses on margin loans |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (862,000 | ) |  |  | (862,000 | )
Pretax income |  |  | 19,000 |  |  |  | (18,336,000 | ) |  |  | (13,159,000 | ) |  |  | (31,476,000 | )
Income tax expense |  |  | (5,000 | ) |  |  | 2,450,000 |  |  |  | 3,815,000 |  |  |  | 6,260,000 |
Net loss |  |  | 14,000 |  |  |  | (15,886,000 | ) |  |  | (9,344,000 | ) |  |  | (25,216,000 | )
Total assets |  |  | 17,176,000 |  |  |  | 22,741,000 |  |  |  | 197,459,000 |  |  |  | 237,376,000 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 132,000 |  |  |  | 33,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 165,000 |

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