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Note 2 - Investments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2018

Notes Tables

Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

						Gross Unrealized				Gross Unrealized
($ in thousands)		Cost				Holding Gains				Holding Losses				Fair Value
ETFs - equities		$	8,385			$	1,225			$	(4	)		$	9,606

						Gross Unrealized				Gross Unrealized
($ in thousands)		Cost				Holding Gains				Holding Losses				Fair Value
ETFs - equities		$	8,385			$	994			$	-			$	9,379

		Amortized				Gross Unrealized				Gross Unrealized
($ in thousands)		Historical Cost				Holding Gains				Holding Losses				Fair Value
Maturity
Due within 1 year		$	6,455			$	17			$	(7	)		$	6,465
Due 1 year through 5 years			3,000				-				(11	)			2,989
Total investment in government debt securities		$	9,455			$	17			$	(18	)		$	9,454

		Amortized				Gross Unrealized				Gross Unrealized
($ in thousands)		Historical Cost				Holding Gains				Holding Losses				Fair Value
Maturity
Due within 1 year		$	7,868			$	10			$	(12	)		$	7,866
Due 1 year through 5 years			600				-				(1	)			599
Total investment in government debt securities		$	8,468			$	10			$	(13	)		$	8,465

Investment Income [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended October 31,								Six Months Ended October 31,
($ in thousands)		2018				2017				2018				2017
Dividend income		$	62			$	53			$	129			$	105
Interest income			49				25				84				51
Other			12				13				24				31
Total income from securities transactions, net		$	123			$	91			$	237			$	187

Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended October 31,								Six Months Ended October 31,
($ in thousands) (unaudited)		2018				2017				2018				2017
Investment management fees earned from the Value Line Funds, net of fee waivers		$	4,181			$	4,068			$	8,290			$	8,026
12b-1 fees and other fees, net of fee waivers		$	1,727			$	1,619			$	3,431			$	3,168
Other income		$	(27	)		$	49			$	44			$	104
Investment management fee waivers		$	110			$	107			$	221			$	261
12b-1 fee waivers		$	175			$	179			$	334			$	414
Value Line’s non-voting revenues interest		$	2,095			$	2,039			$	4,063			$	4,017
EAM's net income (1)		$	578			$	396			$	1,184			$	712

Summary Investment Holdings [Table Text Block]

		October 31,				April 30,
($ in thousands)		2018				2018
		(unaudited)
EAM's total assets		$	60,284			$	60,203
EAM's total liabilities (1)			(3,303	)			(3,128	)
EAM's total equity		$	56,981			$	57,075

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