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Note 6 - Reportable Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Notes Tables

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

		Reportable Segments
		Traditional Business								Journal Technologies								Corporate								Total
		2024				2023				2024				2023				2024				2023				2024				2023
Revenues
Advertising		$	9,325			$	8,955			$	---			$	---			$	---			$	---			$	9,325			$	8,955
Circulation			4,462				4,403				---				---				---				---				4,462				4,403
Advertising service fees and other			3,039				2,895				---				---				---				---				3,039				2,895
Licensing and maintenance fees			---				---				28,265				23,503				---				---				28,265				23,503
Consulting fees			---				---				15,086				19,776				---				---				15,086				19,776
Other public service fees			---				---				9,754				8,177				---				---				9,754				8,177
Total operating revenues			16,826				16,253				53,105				51,456				---				---				69,931				67,709
Operating expenses
Salaries and employee benefits			10,352				10,416				36,826				33,034				---				---				47,178				43,450
Stock-based compensation			30				---				172				---				---				---				202				---
(Decrease) increase to the long-term Supplemental compensation accrual			(495	)			(470	)			---				175				---				---				(495	)			(295	)
Others			5,360				4,626				13,616				13,276				---				---				18,976				17,902
Total operating expenses			15,247				14,572				50,614				46,485				---				---				65,861				61,057
Income from operations			1,579				1,681				2,491				4,971				---				---				4,070				6,652
Dividends and interest income			---				---				---				---				7,102				8,340				7,102				8,340
Interest expenses on note payable collateralized by real estate and other			---				---				---				---				(69	)			(77	)			(69	)			(77	)
Interest expense on margin loans			---				---				---				---				(3,018	)			(4,255	)			(3,018	)			(4,255	)
Gains on sales of capital assets			---				---				---				---				4				---				4				---
Net realized and unrealized gains on marketable securities			---				---				---				---				96,142				17,446				96,142				17,446
Net unrealized gains (losses) on non-qualified deferred compensation plan			---				---				---				---				47				(4	)			47				(4	)
Pretax income			1,579				1,681				2,491				4,971				100,208				21,450				104,278				28,102
Income tax expense			(395	)			(520	)			(735	)			(1,450	)			(25,035	)			(4,680	)			(26,165	)			(6,650	)
Net income		$	1,184			$	1,161			$	1,756			$	3,521			$	75,173			$	16,770			$	78,113			$	21,452
Total assets		$	14,486			$	18,744			$	29,838			$	33,100			$	359,439			$	303,016			$	403,763			$	354,860
Capital expenditures		$	23			$	70			$	26			$	16				---				---			$	49			$	86

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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