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Note 12 - Operating Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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		$	7,642			$	6,939			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	7,642			$	6,939
Circulation			3,196				3,283				-				-				-				-				3,196				3,283
Advertising service fees and other			2,514				2,204				-				-				-				-				2,514				2,204
Licensing and maintenance fees			-				-				22,990				20,572				-				-				22,990				20,572
Consulting fees			-				-				11,792				9,939				-				-				11,792				9,939
Other public service fees			-				-				11,152				7,121				-				-				11,152				7,121
Total operating revenues			13,352				12,426				45,934				37,632				-				-				59,286				50,058
Operating expenses
Salaries and employee benefits			8,313				7,829				31,207				27,354				-				-				39,520				35,183
Stock-based compensation			17				-				95				-				-				-				112				-
(Decrease) increase to the long-term supplemental compensation accrual			(70	)			(1,380	)			10				(30	)			-				-				(60	)			(1,410	)
Others			4,855				4,376				9,930				9,563				-				-				14,785				13,939
Total operating expenses			13,115				10,825				41,242				36,887				-				-				54,357				47,712
Income from operations			237				1,601				4,692				745				-				-				4,929				2,346
Dividends and interest income			-				-				-				-				6,158				5,857				6,158				5,857
Rental income			-				-				-				-				24				-				24				-
Interest expense on note payable collateralized by real estate			-				-				-				-				(27	)			(31	)			(27	)			(31	)
Interest expense on margin loans and others			-				-				-				-				(1,050	)			(2,622	)			(1,050	)			(2,622	)
Increase in fair value of derivative asset			-				-				-				-				75				-				75				-
Net unrealized (losses) gains on non-qualified compensation plan			-				-				-				-				(33	)			173				(33	)			173
Net realized and unrealized gains on marketable securities			-								-				-				84,320				62,472				84,320				62,472
Pretax income			237				1,601				4,692				745				89,467				65,849				94,396				68,195
Income tax expense			(60	)			(390	)			(1,255	)			(380	)			(23,095	)			(16,040	)			(24,410	)			(16,810	)
Net income		$	177			$	1,211			$	3,437			$	365			$	66,372			$	49,809			$	69,986			$	51,385
Total assets		$	19,853			$	12,893			$	31,857			$	31,231			$	443,011			$	325,737			$	494,721			$	369,861
Capital expenditures		$	-			$	23			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	23

		Reportable Segments
		Traditional Business								Journal Technologies								Corporate								Total
		2025				2024				2025				2024				2025				2024				2025				2024
Revenues
Advertising		$	2,798			$	2,536			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	2,798			$	2,536
Circulation			1,069				1,089				-				-				-				-				1,069				1,089
Advertising service fees and other			1,014				802				-				-				-				-				1,014				802
Licensing and maintenance fees			-				-				7,964				7,161				-				-				7,964				7,161
Consulting fees			-				-				6,529				3,438				-				-				6,529				3,438
Other public service fees			-				-				4,032				2,468				-				-				4,032				2,468
Total operating revenues			4,881				4,427				18,525				13,067				-				-				23,406				17,494
Operating expenses
Salaries and employee benefits			3,303				2,656				11,475				9,341				-				-				14,778				11,997
Stock-based compensation			3				-				20				-				-				-				23				-
Increase (decrease) to the long-term supplemental compensation accrual			565				(580	)			10				-				-				-				575				(580	)
Others			1,944				1,611				2,862				3,376				-				-				4,806				4,987
Total operating expenses			5,815				3,687				14,367				12,717				-				-				20,182				16,404
Income from operations			(934	)			740				4,158				350				-				-				3,224				1,090
Dividends and interest income			-				-				-				-				3,796				2,999				3,796				2,999
Rental income			-				-				-				-				15				-				15				-
Interest expense on note payable collateralized by real estate			-				-				-				-				(9	)			(10	)			(9	)			(10	)
Interest expense on margin loans and other			-				-				-				-				(323	)			(435	)			(323	)			(435	)
Decrease in fair value of derivative asset			-				-				-				-				(13	)			-				(13	)			-
Net unrealized gains on non-qualified compensation plan			-				-				-				-				20				173				20				173
Net unrealized gains on marketable securities			-				-				-				-				11,521				28,018				11,521				28,018
Pretax income			(934	)			740				4,158				350				15,007				30,745				18,231				31,835
Income tax expense			255				(190	)			(1,070	)			(290	)			(2,995	)			(8,000	)			(3,810	)			(8,480	)
Net income		$	(679	)		$	550			$	3,088			$	60			$	12,012			$	22,745			$	14,421			$	23,355
Total assets		$	19,853			$	12,893			$	31,857			$	31,231			$	443,011			$	325,737			$	494,721			$	369,861
Capital expenditures		$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-