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Note 4 - Schedule of Income from Securities Transactions (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2016 | [3] | Jan. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015 | Jul. 31, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2015 | [4] | Jan. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014 | Jul. 31, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2014 | Jan. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Jul. 31, 2013 | Apr. 30, 2016 | Apr. 30, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2014
Dividend income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 142,000 | $ 157,000 | $ 147,000
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000 | 5,000
Capital Gain Distribution from Available for Sale Securities | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 105,000 | 57,000 | 36,000
Exchange loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,000) | (16,000) |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,000)
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gains | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 224,000 |  |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,000 | (75,000) | (5,000)
Total income/(loss) from securities transactions and other, net |  | $ 262,000 | $ 133,000 | $ 31,000 | $ 51,000 | $ (77,000) | $ 96,000 | $ 66,000 | $ 41,000 | $ 36,000 | $ 70,000 | $ 34,000 | $ 38,000 | $ 477,000 | $ 126,000 | $ 178,000
[1] | Capital gain distributions of $105,000 and $57,000 were reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in the Consolidated Balance Sheets to the Consolidated Statements of Income in fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively.
[2] | Capital gains of $224,000 were reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in the Consolidated Balance Sheets to the Consolidated Statements of Income in fiscal 2016.
[3] | During the fourth quarter ended April 30, 2016, the Company's loss from operations of $462,000 was the result of accelerated amortization related to the cessation of software development for certain data galleries.
[4] | During the fourth quarter ended April 30, 2015, the Company's loss from operations of $560,000 was the result of 12 weeks of print revenues recorded in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 as compared to 13 weeks recorded in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, accelerated write-off of $138,000 related to obsolete software and an additional direct mail campaign in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015.

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