INVESTMENTS

9 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

Investments and Other Noncurrent Assets [Text Block]

NOTE 2. INVESTMENTS

As of March 31, 2016, the Company held investments with a fair value of approximately $17.1 million and a cost basis of approximately $17.9 million. The fair value of these investments is approximately 64.2 percent of the Company’s total assets. In addition, the Company owned held-to-maturity and other investments of $750,000 and $2.0 million, respectively, accounted for at amortized cost and under the cost method of accounting, respectively. On March 31, 2016, the Company had $14.2 million and $345,000 at fair value invested in USGIF and an offshore fund the Company advises, respectively. These amounts were included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as “trading securities” and “available-for-sale securities.”

Investments in securities classified as trading are reflected as current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at their fair value. Unrealized holding gains and losses on trading securities are included in earnings in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Investments in securities classified as available-for-sale, which may not be readily marketable, are reflected as non-current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at their fair value. Unrealized holding gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are excluded from earnings and reported in other comprehensive income as a separate component of shareholders’ equity until realized.

Investments in securities held-to-maturity consist of debt securities, maturing October 2016, that are purchased with the intent and ability to hold until maturity. These investments are accounted for at amortized cost.

Other investments consist of equity investments in entities over which the Company is unable to exercise significant influence and which do not have readily determinable fair values. These investments are accounted for under the cost method of accounting and evaluated periodically for impairment.

The Company considers many factors in determining impairment, including the severity and duration of the decline in value below cost, the Company’s interest and ability to hold the security for a period of time sufficient for an anticipated recovery in value, and the financial condition and specific events related to the issuer. When an impairment of a security is determined to be other than temporary, the impairment is recognized as a loss in the Company’s earnings.

The Company records security transactions on trade date. Realized gains (losses) from security transactions are calculated on the first-in/first-out cost basis, unless otherwise identifiable, and are recorded in earnings on the date of sale.

The following details the components of the Company’s investments recorded as fair value as of March 31, 2016, and June 30, 2015.

	March 31, 2016
(dollars in thousands)	Cost		Gains		(Losses)			Fair Value
Trading securities1
Offshore fund	$	1,184	$	-	$	(839	)	$	345
Mutual funds - Fixed income		12,290		125		(1	)		12,414
Mutual funds - Domestic equity		535		-		(192	)		343
Other		46		-		(46	)		-
Total trading securities	$	14,055	$	125	$	(1,078	)	$	13,102

Available-for-sale securities2
Common stock - Domestic	$	109	$	9	$	-		$	118
Common stock - International		613		57		(50	)		620
Corporate debt		1,355		152		-			1,507
Mutual funds - Fixed income		1,229		14		(34	)		1,209
Mutual funds - Domestic equity		394		5		-			399
Other		163		2		(5	)		160
Total available-for-sale securities3	$	3,863	$	239	$	(89	)	$	4,013

	June 30, 2015
(dollars in thousands)	Cost		Gains		(Losses)			Fair Value
Trading securities1
Offshore fund	$	1,184	$	-	$	(703	)	$	481
Mutual funds - Fixed income		14,691		68		(5	)		14,754
Mutual funds - Domestic equity		535		-		(130	)		405
Other		81		-		(81	)		-
Total trading securities	$	16,491	$	68	$	(919	)	$	15,640

Available-for-sale securities2
Common stock - Domestic	$	535	$	316	$	(9	)	$	842
Common stock - International		695		309		(39	)		965
Corporate debt		1,433		-		(817	)		616
Mutual funds - Fixed income		1,227		9		(22	)		1,214
Mutual funds - Domestic equity		543		-		(80	)		463
Other		169		1		(7	)		163
Total available-for-sale securities3	$	4,602	$	635	$	(974	)	$	4,263

1	Unrealized and realized gains and losses on trading securities are included in earnings in the statement of operations.

2	Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are excluded from earnings and recorded in other comprehensive income as a separate component of shareholders’ equity until realized.

3	Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities gross and net of tax as of March 31, 2016, are $150 and $150, respectively, and as of June 30, 2015, are $(339) and $(339), respectively.

The following tables show the gross unrealized losses and fair values of available-for-sale investment securities with unrealized losses aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:

	March 31, 2016
	Less Than 12 Months					12 Months or Greater					Total
			Gross					Gross					Gross
			Unrealized					Unrealized					Unrealized
(dollars in thousands)	Fair Value		Losses			Fair Value		Losses			Fair Value		Losses
Available-for-sale securities
Common stock - Domestic	$	-	$	-		$	-	$	-		$	-	$	-
Common stock - International		164		(31	)		27		(19	)		191		(50	)
Corporate debt		-		-			-		-			-		-
Mututal funds - Fixed income		2		-			194		(34	)		196		(34	)
Mutual funds - Domestic equity		-		-			-		-			-		-
Other		101		(5	)		-		-			101		(5	)
Total available-for-sale securities	$	267	$	(36	)	$	221	$	(53	)	$	488	$	(89	)

	June 30, 2015
	Less Than 12 Months					12 Months or Greater					Total
			Gross					Gross					Gross
			Unrealized					Unrealized					Unrealized
(dollars in thousands)	Fair Value		Losses			Fair Value		Losses			Fair Value		Losses
Available-for-sale securities
Common stock - Domestic	$	77	$	(7	)	$	107	$	(2	)	$	184	$	(9	)
Common stock - International		114		(23	)		39		(16	)		153		(39	)
Corporate debt		386		(817	)		-		-			386		(817	)
Mututal funds - Fixed income		67		(7	)		139		(15	)		206		(22	)
Mutual funds - Domestic equity		463		(80	)		-		-			463		(80	)
Other		112		(7	)		-		-			112		(7	)
Total available-for-sale securities	$	1,219	$	(941	)	$	285	$	(33	)	$	1,504	$	(974	)

Investment income can be volatile and varies depending on market fluctuations, the Company’s ability to participate in investment opportunities, and timing of transactions. The Company expects that gains and losses will continue to fluctuate in the future.

Investment income (loss) from the Company’s investments includes:

•	realized gains and losses on sales of securities;

•	unrealized gains and losses on trading securities;

•	realized foreign currency gains and losses;

•	other-than-temporary impairments on available-for-sale securities;

•	other-than-temporary impairments on held-at-cost securities; and

•	dividend and interest income.

The following summarizes investment income reflected in earnings for the periods discussed:

(dollars in thousands)	Nine Months Ended March 31,						Three Months Ended March 31,
Investment Income	2016			2015			2016			2015
Realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities	$	545		$	591		$	14		$	209
Realized gains (losses) on sales of trading securities		(32	)		(3	)		3			3
Unrealized gains (losses) on trading securities		(103	)		(548	)		30			(21	)
Realized foreign currency gains (losses)		24			82			(28	)		58
Other-than-temporary declines in available-for-sale securities		(259	)		(105	)		-			(105	)
Other-than-temporary declines in securities held at cost		(258	)		-			-			-
Dividend and interest income		494			505			129			105
Total Investment Income	$	411		$	522		$	148		$	249

Included in investment income were other-than temporary declines in value on available-for-sale securities of approximately $259,000 for the nine months ended March 31, 2016, and $105,000 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015. The impairment losses resulted from fair values of securities being lower than book value and from proposed changes to debt securities. For the nine months ending March 31, 2016, there were eight securities with a combined cost basis of $702,000 that were written down to a combined fair value of $466,000. Also during the nine months ended March 31, 2016, another security with a cost basis of $970,000 was written down to $947,000 based on the net present value of estimated cash flows. The impairment losses in the 2015 fiscal year resulted from issuers defaulting on scheduled payments. One security with a cost basis of $44,000 was written down to its fair value of $15,000, and another security with a cost basis of $310,000 was written down to $234,000 based on the net present value of estimated cash flows. In making these determinations, the Company considered the length of time and extent to which the fair value has been less than the cost basis, financial condition and prospects of the issuers, and the Company's ability to hold the investment until recovery. Also included in investment income were other-than-temporary declines in value on securities held at cost of approximately $258,000 for the nine months ended March 31, 2016. The impairment loss resulted from the estimated values of certain securities being lower than cost. Three securities held at cost with a combined cost basis of $1.1 million were written down to a combined adjusted cost basis of $867,000.