COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT ITEMS | NOTE 4. COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT ITEMS Inventory Inventory is stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or net realizable value and consists of the following (in thousands): Schedule of inventory December 31, June 30, Raw materials/purchased components $ 8,733 $ 6,703 Work in process 7,305 5,103 Sub-assemblies/finished components 2,883 2,342 Finished goods 690 1,121 Total inventory $ 19,611 $ 15,269 Investments Investments are stated at market value and consist of the following (in thousands): Schedule of investments December 31, 2024 June 30, Marketable equity securities: Short-term $ 4,671 $ 4,217 Long-term 1,619 1,563 Total Investments $ 6,290 $ 5,780 Investments at December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024 had an aggregate cost basis $ 4.0 2.3 2.7 341,000 1.8 2.1 261,000 Of the total marketable equity securities at December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, $ 941,000 987,000 On October 6, 2023, in conjunction with the execution of a supply agreement with Monogram Technologies, Inc., formerly Monogram Orthopaedics Inc. (“Monogram”), we exercised a previously held warrant (the “Monogram Warrant”) in full in cash totaling $1,250,000 and received 1,828,551 shares of Monogram common stock (NasdaqCM: MGRM). The fair value of the Monogram common stock is reflected in short term in the table above. We invest surplus cash from time to time through our Investment Committee, which is comprised of one management director, Rick Van Kirk, and two non-management directors, Raymond Cabillot and Nicholas Swenson, who chairs the committee. Both Messrs. Cabillot and Swenson are active investors with extensive portfolio management expertise. We leverage the experience of these committee members to make investment decisions for the investment of our surplus operating capital or borrowed funds. Additionally, many of our securities holdings include stocks of public companies that either Messrs. Cabillot or Swenson or both may own from time to time either individually or through the investment funds that they manage, or other companies whose boards they sit on, such as Air T, Inc. Land and building Land and building consist of the following (in thousands): Schedule of land and building December 31, June 30, Land $ 3,684 $ 3,684 Building 2,815 2,815 Total 6,499 6,499 Less: accumulated depreciation (391 ) (344 ) $ 6,108 $ 6,155 In November 2020, we acquired the Franklin Property for a total purchase price of $ 6.5 30 Intangibles Intangibles consist of the following (in thousands): Schedule of intangibles December 31, June 30, Patent-related costs $ 208 $ 208 Less: accumulated amortization (168 ) (154 ) $ 40 $ 54 Patent-related costs consist of legal fees incurred in connection with both patent applications and a patent issuance and will be amortized over the estimated life of the product(s) that is or will be utilizing the technology, or expensed immediately in the event the patent office denies the issuance of the patent. Future amortization expense is expected to be $ 14,000 26,000 |