Variable Interest Entity

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2012

Note 3: Variable Interest Entity

As discussed in Note 13 - Legal Proceedings and Restructuring, as part of the Restructuring Transaction, the Company retained a non-voting revenues interest and a 50% non-voting profits interest in EAM, which was formed to carry on the asset management and mutual fund distribution businesses formerly conducted by Value Line and its subsidiaries. EAM is considered to be a variable interest entity. The Company makes its determination for consolidation of EAM as a variable interest entity based on a qualitative assessment of the purpose and design of EAM, the terms and characteristics of the variable interests in EAM, and the risks EAM is designed to originate and pass through to holders of variable interests. Other than EAM, the Company does not have an interest in any other variable interest entities.

The Company has determined that it does not have a controlling financial interest in EAM because it does not have the power to direct the activities of EAM that most significantly impact its economic performance. Value Line does not hold any voting stock of EAM and it does not have any involvement in the day to day activities or operations of EAM. Although the EAM Trust Agreement provides Value Line with certain consent rights and contains certain restrictive covenants related to the activities of EAM, these are considered to be protective rights and therefore Value Line does not maintain control over EAM.

In addition, although EAM is expected to be profitable, there is a risk that it could operate at a loss. While all of the profit interest shareholders in EAM are subject to variability based on EAM’s operations risk, Value Line’s revenue interest in EAM is a preferred interest in the revenues of EAM, rather than a profits interest in EAM, and Value Line accordingly believes it is subject to proportionately less risk than other holders of the profits interests.

The Company has not provided any explicit or implicit financial or other support to EAM other than what was contractually agreed to in the EAM Trust Agreement. Value Line has no obligation to fund EAM in the future and, as a result, has no exposure to loss beyond its initial investment and any undistributed revenues and profits interests retained in EAM. The following table presents the total assets of EAM, the maximum exposure to loss due to involvement with EAM, as well as the value of the assets and liabilities the Company has recorded for its interest in EAM.

			Value Line
($ in thousands)	VIE Assets		Investment in EAM Trust (1) (2)		Liabilities		Maximum Exposure to Loss
At January 31, 2012	$	57,808	$	56,312	$	-	$	56,312
At April 30, 2011	$	57,780	$	56,367	$	-	$	56,367

(1) Reported within Long Term Assets on Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.

(2) Revenues receivable from EAM of $514,000, previously reported within Current Assets at April 30, 2011 on the Company’s Form 10-K, filed on July 29, 2011, were reclassified and restated from Receivables from Affiliates to Investment in EAM Trust during fiscal 2012 on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.