Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 52,061,000	$ 5,226,000
Accounts receivable, net	3,806,000	3,910,000
Inventory	2,556,000	1,955,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,451,000	1,359,000
Total current assets	59,874,000	12,450,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	4,079,000	4,146,000
Other investments	5,134,000	1,788,000
Investment, equity method	11,655,000	12,234,000
Marketable securities	10,085,000	9,136,000
Notes receivable	1,543,000	537,000
Non-current assets held for sale - discontinued operations		744,000
Other assets	338,000	384,000
Right-of-use assets	156,000	182,000
Goodwill	26,862,000	26,862,000
Other intangible assets, net	23,077,000	23,456,000
Total assets	142,803,000	91,919,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	1,248,000	1,482,000
Accrued expenses and deferred revenue	1,798,000	5,270,000
Other current liabilities	658,000	1,435,000
Current liabilities held for sale - discontinued operations		240,000
Current portion of lease liability	138,000	167,000
Current portion of long-term debt, net	498,000	278,000
Total current liabilities	4,340,000	8,872,000
Long-term debt, net	1,661,000	1,976,000
Long term lease liability	18,000	15,000
Non-current liabilities held for sale - discontinued operations		505,000
Other long-term liabilities	507,000	507,000
Deferred tax liability, net	2,661,000	3,499,000
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, $.02 par value; 47,000 shares authorized, 43,000 shares issued and outstanding (43,000 on December 31, 2020); Liquidation value $1,000 per share, $43,000,000 aggregate.	1,000	1,000
Common stock, $.02 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized, 27,670,000 shares issued and outstanding (5,836,000 on December 31, 2020)	552,000	116,000
Additional paid-in capital	235,027,000	174,380,000
Non-controlling interest in subsidiary	3,399,000	3,430,000
Accumulated deficit	(105,363,000)	(101,382,000)
Total stockholders' equity	133,616,000	76,545,000
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 142,803,000	$ 91,919,000

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).