BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables)
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9 Months Ended |
Nov. 30, 2025 |
| Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
Information
by reporting segment for the three and nine month periods ended November 30, 2025 and 2024, are as follows:
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Three Months Ended November 30, | | |
Nine Months Ended November 30, | |
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2025 | | |
2024 | | |
2025 | | |
2024 | |
| PaperPie | |
$ | 6,236,100 | | |
$ | 9,776,700 | | |
$ | 16,027,600 | | |
$ | 24,117,300 | |
| Publishing | |
| 771,700 | | |
| 1,275,400 | | |
| 2,707,700 | | |
| 3,437,400 | |
| Total | |
$ | 7,007,800 | | |
$ | 11,052,100 | | |
$ | 18,735,300 | | |
$ | 27,554,700 | |
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Three Months Ended November 30, | | |
Nine Months Ended November 30, | |
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2025 | | |
2024 | | |
2025 | | |
2024 | |
| PaperPie | |
$ | 521,800 | | |
$ | 1,017,000 | | |
$ | 968,800 | | |
$ | 1,317,400 | |
| Publishing | |
| 133,000 | | |
| 422,500 | | |
| 546,500 | | |
| 909,300 | |
| Other | |
| 9,987,900 | | |
| (2,551,400 | ) | |
| 5,927,900 | | |
| (7,551,700 | ) |
| Total | |
$ | 10,642,700 | | |
$ | (1,111,900 | ) | |
$ | 7,443,200 | | |
$ | (5,325,000 | ) |
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| Schedule of Operating Results of the Publishing Segment [Table Text Block] |
The
following table summarizes the operating results of the PaperPie segment for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2025 and 2024:
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Three Months Ended November 30, | | |
Nine Months Ended November 30, | |
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2025 | | |
2024 | | |
2025 | | |
2024 | |
| Net revenues | |
$ | 6,236,100 | | |
$ | 9,776,700 | | |
$ | 16,027,600 | | |
$ | 24,117,300 | |
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| Cost of goods sold | |
| 2,361,900 | | |
| 3,623,800 | | |
| 6,400,600 | | |
| 9,150,300 | |
| Gross margin | |
| 3,874,200 | | |
| 6,152,900 | | |
| 9,627,000 | | |
| 14,967,000 | |
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| Operating expenses | |
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| Operating and selling | |
| 963,500 | | |
| 1,334,800 | | |
| 2,257,600 | | |
| 4,007,700 | |
| Sales commissions | |
| 2,008,700 | | |
| 3,260,300 | | |
| 5,235,500 | | |
| 8,121,200 | |
| General and administrative | |
| 380,200 | | |
| 540,800 | | |
| 1,165,100 | | |
| 1,520,700 | |
| Total operating expenses | |
| 3,352,400 | | |
| 5,135,900 | | |
| 8,658,200 | | |
| 13,649,600 | |
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| Operating income | |
$ | 521,800 | | |
$ | 1,017,000 | | |
$ | 968,800 | | |
$ | 1,317,400 | |
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Three Months Ended November 30, | | |
Nine Months Ended November 30, | |
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2025 | | |
2024 | | |
2025 | | |
2024 | |
| Net revenues | |
$ | 771,700 | | |
$ | 1,275,400 | | |
$ | 2,707,700 | | |
$ | 3,437,400 | |
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| Cost of goods sold | |
| 336,200 | | |
| 524,400 | | |
| 1,199,800 | | |
| 1,394,400 | |
| Gross margin | |
| 435,500 | | |
| 751,000 | | |
| 1,507,900 | | |
| 2,043,000 | |
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| Operating expenses: | |
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| Operating and selling | |
| 68,100 | | |
| 88,300 | | |
| 220,300 | | |
| 358,300 | |
| Sales commissions | |
| 21,800 | | |
| 23,300 | | |
| 76,000 | | |
| 72,200 | |
| General and administrative | |
| 212,600 | | |
| 216,900 | | |
| 665,100 | | |
| 703,200 | |
| Total operating expenses | |
| 302,500 | | |
| 328,500 | | |
| 961,400 | | |
| 1,133,700 | |
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| Operating income | |
$ | 133,000 | | |
$ | 422,500 | | |
$ | 546,500 | | |
$ | 909,300 | |
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| Schedule of Other segment [Table Text Block] |
Information
for the Other segment above for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2025 and 2024 is set forth below:
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Three Months Ended
November 30, | | |
Nine Months Ended
November 30, | |
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2025 | | |
2024 | | |
2025 | | |
2024 | |
| Operating and selling: | |
$ | | | |
$ | | | |
$ | | | |
$ | | |
| Freight | |
| 123,400 | | |
| 297,400 | | |
| 347,200 | | |
| 583,500 | |
| Computer support | |
| 29,700 | | |
| 23,500 | | |
| 93,700 | | |
| 60,400 | |
| Total operating and selling expenses | |
| 153,100 | | |
| 320,900 | | |
| 440,900 | | |
| 643,900 | |
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| General and administrative: | |
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| Payroll | |
| 956,500 | | |
| 1,186,900 | | |
| 2,869,600 | | |
| 3,568,500 | |
| Depreciation | |
| 271,700 | | |
| 292,700 | | |
| 823,100 | | |
| 1,078,700 | |
| Building and warehouse rents | |
| 289,700 | | |
| 249,400 | | |
| 743,600 | | |
| 592,000 | |
| Outside services | |
| 82,400 | | |
| 115,200 | | |
| 334,200 | | |
| 336,700 | |
| Property taxes | |
| 25,400 | | |
| 92,700 | | |
| 180,700 | | |
| 278,100 | |
| Property insurance | |
| 75,500 | | |
| 57,000 | | |
| 184,900 | | |
| 177,500 | |
| Professional service fees | |
| 60,300 | | |
| 59,700 | | |
| 176,700 | | |
| 178,300 | |
| Dues and subscriptions | |
| 79,000 | | |
| 77,900 | | |
| 187,100 | | |
| 207,300 | |
| Other | |
| 165,000 | | |
| 185,700 | | |
| 466,300 | | |
| 538,800 | |
| Total general and administrative expenses | |
| 2,005,500 | | |
| 2,317,200 | | |
| 5,966,200 | | |
| 6,955,900 | |
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| Interest expense | |
| 369,800 | | |
| 575,400 | | |
| 1,477,300 | | |
| 1,697,800 | |
| Other income: | |
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| Gain from sale of assets | |
| (12,243,700 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (12,186,700 | ) | |
| - | |
| Other, net | |
| (272,600 | ) | |
| (662,100 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (1,745,900 | ) |
| Total other income | |
| (12,516,300 | ) | |
| (662,100 | ) | |
| (13,812,300 | ) | |
| (1,745,900 | ) |
| Total other non-segment loss (earnings) before income taxes | |
$ | (9,987,900 | ) | |
$ | 2,551,400 | | |
$ | (5,927,900 | ) | |
$ | 7,551,700 | |
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