Investments | Note 2: Investments The Company has investments in publicly traded equity securities, state and municipal debt securities, real estate investment trusts, and money markets. The investments in debt securities, which include municipal bonds and bond funds, mature between February 2024 and July 2041. As of January 31, 2024 and April 30, 2023, investments consisted of the following: Schedule of Investments Investments at January 31, 2024 Cost Basis Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Municipal bonds $ 5,383,000 $ 45,000 $ (162,000 ) $ 5,266,000 REITs 78,000 — (8,000 ) 70,000 Equity securities 18,977,000 8,876,000 (294,000 ) 27,559,000 Money markets and CDs 698,000 — — 698,000 Total $ 25,136,000 $ 8,921,000 $ (464,000 ) $ 33,593,000 Investments at April 30, 2023 Cost Basis Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Fair 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 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 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, there were no 22,000 no The Company’s investments are actively traded in the stock and bond markets. Therefore, either a realized gain or loss is recorded when a sale occurs. For the quarter ended January 31, 2024 the Company had sales of equity securities which yielded gross realized gains of $ 116,000 84,000 14,000 329,000 362,000 22,000 118,000 69,000 5,000 403,000 522,000 46,000 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, 2024 and April 30, 2023, respectively. Unrealized Loss Breakdown by Investment Type at January 31, 2024 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 $ 816,000 $ (10,000 ) $ 2,767,000 $ (153,000 ) $ 3,583,000 $ (163,000 ) REITs 3,000 (1,000 ) 67,000 (6,000 ) 70,000 (7,000 ) Equity securities 1,251,000 (85,000 ) 1,366,000 (209,000 ) 2,617,000 (294,000 ) Total $ 2,070,000 $ (96,000 ) $ 4,200,000 $ (368,000 ) $ 6,270,000 $ (464,000 ) Unrealized Loss Breakdown by Investment Type at April 30, 2023 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 ) 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, 2024 and April 30, 2023. 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, 2024 and April 30, 2023. |