Investments | 3. Investments The Company has investments in publicly traded equity securities, state and municipal debt securities, REITs, and money markets and they are recorded at fair value. The investments in debt securities, which include municipal bonds and bond funds, mature between August 2023 and September 2042. As of April 30, 2023 and 2022, investments consisted of the following: Schedule of Investments Gross Gross Investments at Cost Unrealized Unrealized Reported April 30, 2023 Basis Gains Losses Value Municipal bonds $ 5,396,000 $ 46,000 $ (230,000 ) $ 5,212,000 REITs $ 93,000 $ - $ (22,000 ) $ 71,000 Equity securities $ 18,605,000 $ 6,915,000 $ (501,000 ) $ 25,019,000 Money Markets and CDs $ 1,060,000 $ 1,000 $ - $ 1,061,000 Total $ 25,154,000 $ 6,962,000 $ (753,000 ) $ 31,363,000 Gross Gross Investments at Cost Unrealized Unrealized Reported April 30, 2022 Basis Gains Losses Value Municipal bonds $ 5,625,000 $ 41,000 $ (229,000 ) $ 5,437,000 REITs $ 131,000 $ 16,000 $ (3,000 ) $ 144,000 Equity securities $ 18,322,000 $ 6,921,000 $ (473,000 ) $ 24,770,000 Money Markets and CDs $ 628,000 $ - $ - $ 628,000 Total $ 24,706,000 $ 6,978,000 $ (705,000 ) $ 30,979,000 Marketable securities that are classified as equity securities are carried at fair value on the balance sheets with changes in fair value recorded as an unrealized gain or (loss) in the statements of income in the period of the change. Upon the disposition of a marketable security, the Company records a realized gain or (loss) on the Company’s statements of income. The Company evaluates all investments 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 other than a temporary decline is identified, the Company will decrease the cost of the investment to the new fair value and recognize a loss. The investments are periodically evaluated to determine if impairment changes are required. As a result of this standard, management recorded an impairment loss of $ 67,000 no The Company’s investments are actively traded in the stock and bond markets. Therefore, there is either a realized gain or loss that is recorded when a sale happens. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023 the Company had sales of equity securities which yielded gross realized gains of $ 512,000 740,000 63,000 661,000 221,000 26,000 25,000 452,000 3. Investments, continued The following table shows 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 April 30, 2023 and 2022. Unrealized Loss Breakdown by Investment Type at April 30, 2023 Schedule of Unrealized Loss Breakdown by Investment Less than 12 months 12 months or greater Total Description Fair Value Unrealized Loss Fair Value Unrealized Loss Fair Value Unrealized Loss Municipal bonds $ 868,000 $ (6,000 ) $ 3,769,000 $ (224,000 ) $ 4,637,000 $ (230,000 ) REITs $ 36,000 $ (9,000 ) $ 35,000 $ (13,000 ) $ 71,000 $ (22,000 ) Equity securities $ 3,048,000 $ (140,000 ) $ 2,209,000 $ (361,000 ) $ 5,257,000 $ (501,000 ) Total $ 3,952,000 $ (155,000 ) $ 6,013,000 $ (598,000 ) $ 9,965,000 $ (753,000 ) Unrealized Loss Breakdown by Investment Type at April 30, 2022 Less than 12 months 12 months or greater Total Description Fair Value Unrealized Loss Fair Value Unrealized Loss Fair Value Unrealized Loss Municipal bonds $ 4,420,000 $ (142,000 ) $ 539,000 $ (87,000 ) $ 4,959,000 $ (229,000 ) REITs $ 18,000 $ (1,000 ) $ 26,000 $ (2,000 ) $ 44,000 $ (3,000 ) Equity securities $ 4,157,000 $ (424,000 ) $ 274,000 $ (49,000 ) $ 4,431,000 $ (473,000 ) Total $ 8,595,000 $ (567,000 ) $ 839,000 $ (138,000 ) $ 9,434,000 $ (705,000 ) 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 occurs, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at April 30, 2023 and 2022. 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. Management has evaluated the individual holdings and does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at April 30, 2023 and 2022. |