Investments | Note 2: Investments The Company has investments in publicly traded equity securities, corporate bonds, state and municipal debt securities, real estate investment trusts, and money markets. Effective with the Company’s adoption of ASU 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, on May 1, 2018, the Company carries all investments in marketable securities at fair value, with unrealized gain or loss on equity securities reported through other income. The investments in debt securities have maturities between April 2020 and January 2044. The Company uses the average cost method to determine the cost of securities sold with any unrealized gains or losses reported in each respective period’s earnings. Dividend and interest income are reported as earned. As of January 31, 2020 and April 30, 2019, investments consisted of the following: Gross Gross Investments at Cost Unrealized Unrealized Fair January 31, 2020 Basis Gains Losses Value Municipal bonds $ 5,402,000 $ 156,000 $ (43,000 ) $ 5,515,000 Corporate bonds 26,000 — — 26,000 REITs 89,000 3,000 (9,000 ) 83,000 Equity securities 17,167,000 4,870,000 (241,000 ) 21,796,000 Money markets and CDs 758,000 — — 758,000 Total $ 23,442,000 $ 5,029,000 $ (293,000 ) $ 28,178,000 Gross Gross Investments at Cost Unrealized Unrealized Fair April 30, 2019 Basis Gains Losses Value Municipal bonds $ 5,459,000 $ 79,000 $ (55,000 ) $ 5,483,000 Corporate bonds 26,000 — — 26,000 REITs 89,000 1,000 (6,000 ) 84,000 Equity securities 16,618,000 4,143,000 (296,000 ) 20,465,000 Money markets and CDs 1,233,000 — — 1,233,000 Total $ 23,425,000 $ 4,223,000 $ (357,000 ) $ 27,291,000 The Company evaluates all marketable securities for other-than temporary declines in fair value, which are defined as when the cost basis exceeds the fair value for approximately one year. The Company also evaluates the nature of the investment, cause of impairment and number of investments that are in an unrealized position. When an “other-than-temporary” decline is identified, the Company will decrease the cost of the marketable security to the new fair value and recognize a real loss. The investments are periodically evaluated to determine if impairment changes are required. As a result of this standard, management do not record an impairment loss for the quarter, but did record an impairment loss of $41,000 for the nine months ended January 31, 2020. For the corresponding periods last year, management recorded an impairment loss of $36,000 for the quarter, and recorded a loss of $68,000 for the nine months ended January 31, 2019. The following tables show the investments with unrealized losses that are not deemed to be “other-than-temporarily impaired”, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at January 31, 2020 and April 30, 2019, respectively. Unrealized Loss Breakdown by Investment Type at January 31, 2020 Less than 12 months 12 months or greater Total Description Fair Value Unrealized Loss Fair Value Unrealized Loss Fair Value Unrealized Loss Municipal bonds $ — $ — $ 401,000 $ (43,000 ) $ 401,000 $ (43,000 ) REITs — — 57,000 (9,000 ) 57,000 (9,000 ) Equity securities 445,000 (48,000 ) 1,930,000 (193,000 ) 2,375,000 (241,000 ) Total $ 445,000 $ (48,000 ) $ 2,388,000 $ (245,000 ) $ 2,833,000 $ (293,000 ) Unrealized Loss Breakdown by Investment Type at April 30, 2019 Less than 12 months 12 months or greater Total Description Fair Value Unrealized Loss Fair Value Unrealized Loss Fair Value Unrealized Loss Municipal bonds $ 772,000 $ (4,000 ) $ 580,000 $ (50,000 ) $ 1,352,000 $ (54,000 ) REITs — — 32,000 (6,000 ) 32,000 (6,000 ) Equity securities 932,000 (102,000 ) 1,652,000 (195,000 ) 2,584,000 (297,000 ) Total $ 1,704,000 $ (106,000 ) $ 2,264,000 $ (251,000 ) $ 3,968,000 $ (357,000 ) Municipal Bonds The unrealized losses on the Company’s investments in municipal bonds were caused by interest rate increases. The contractual terms of these investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the amortized cost of the investment. Because the Company has the ability to hold these investments until a recovery of fair value, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at January 31, 2020. Marketable Equity Securities and REITs The Company’s investments in marketable equity securities and REITs consist of a wide variety of companies. Investments in these companies include growth, growth income, and foreign investment objectives. The individual holdings have been evaluated, and due to management’s plan to hold on to these investments for an extended period, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at January 31, 2020. |