COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT ITEMS | NOTE 3. COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT ITEMS Investments Investments are stated at market value and consist of the following (in thousands): September 30, June 30, Marketable equity securities- short-term $ 3,127 $ 2,649 Marketable equity securities- long-term 1,306 582 Total marketable equity securities $ 4,433 $ 3,231 Investments at September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019 had an aggregate cost basis of $5,038,000 and $3,780,000, respectively. The long-term investments include equity investments of thinly traded securities and therefore we classified these assets as long term in nature because if we decide to sell these securities we may not be able to sell our position within one year. During the quarter ended September 30, 2019, the investments incurred unrealized losses of $57,000 (gross unrealized losses of $206,000 offset by gross unrealized gains of $149,000). At June 30, 2019, the investments included net unrealized losses of $549,000 and no unrealized gains. Of the total marketable equity securities at September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019, $1,341,000 and $938,000, respectively, represent an investment in the common and preferred stock of Air T, Inc. Two of our Board members are also board members of Air T, Inc. and both either individually or through affiliates own an equity interest in Air T, Inc. Our Chairman, one of the two Board members aforementioned, also serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Air T, Inc. The common stock was purchased through 10b5-1 Plans, and the purchased preferred stock was purchased through the exercise of issued warrants and in both cases, in accordance with our internal policies regarding the approval of related party transactions, purchases were approved by our three Board members that are not affiliated with Air T, Inc. We invest surplus cash from time to time through our Investment Committee, which is comprised of one management director, Mr. Van Kirk, and two non-management directors, Mr. Cabillot and Mr. Swenson, who chairs the committee. Both Mr. Cabillot and Mr. 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. Swenson or Cabillot 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. Inventory Inventory is stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or net realizable value and consists of the following (in thousands): September 30, June 30, Raw materials/purchased components $ 2,768 $ 3,132 Work in process 2,557 1,511 Sub-assemblies/finished components 1,390 1,524 Finished goods 129 72 Total inventory $ 6,844 $ 6,239 Intangibles Intangibles consist of the following (in thousands): September 30, June 30, Patent-related costs $ 179 $ 175 Less accumulated amortization (50 ) (46 ) $ 129 $ 129 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. Since we do not know when, or if, our patent applications will be issued, the future amortization expense is not predictable. |