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Note 3 - Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]
Note
3
- Related Party Transactions:
 
Investment Management (overview):
 
On
December 23, 2010,
the Company deconsolidated its asset management and mutual fund distribution businesses and its interest in these businesses was restructured as a non-voting revenues and non-voting profits interests in EAM.  Accordingly, the Company
no
longer reports this operation as a separate business segment, although it still maintains a significant interest in the cash flows generated by this business and will receive non-voting revenues and non-voting profits interests going forward, as discussed below. 
 
Total assets in the Value Line Funds managed and/or distributed by EAM at
April 30, 2019,
were
$3.09
billion, which is
$610
million, or
24.6%,
above total assets of
$2.48
billion in the Value Line Funds managed and/or distributed by EAM at
April 30, 2018.  
 
The Company’s non-voting revenues and non-voting profits interests in EAM entitle it to receive quarterly distributions in a range of
41%
to
55%
of EAM’s revenues (excluding distribution revenues) from EAM’s mutual fund and separate account business and
50%
of the residual profits of EAM (subject to temporary increase in certain limited circumstances).  The Voting Profits Interest Holders will receive the other
50%
of residual profits of EAM.  Distribution is
not
less than
90%
of EAM’s profits payable each fiscal quarter under the provisions of the EAM Trust Agreement.   Value Line’s percent share of EAM’s revenues is calculated each fiscal quarter.  The applicable recent non-voting revenues interest percentage for the
fourth
quarter of fiscal
2019
was
50.31%.
 
The non-voting revenues and
90%
of the Company's non-voting profits interests due from EAM to the Company are payable each fiscal quarter under the provisions of the EAM Trust Agreement.  The distributable amounts earned through the balance sheet date, which is included in the Investment in EAM Trust on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and
not
yet paid, were
$2,420,000
and
$2,113,000
at
April 30, 2019
and
April 30, 2018,
respectively.  
 
EAM Trust - VLI's non-voting revenues and non-voting profits interests:
 
The Company holds non-voting revenues and non-voting profits interests in EAM which entitle the Company to receive from EAM an amount ranging from
41%
to
55%
of EAM's investment management fee revenues from its mutual fund and separate accounts business.  EAM currently has
no
separately managed account clients.  The Company recorded income from its non-voting revenues interest and its non-voting profits interests in EAM as follows:   
 
   
Fiscal Years Ended April 30,
 
($ in thousands)
 
2019
   
2018
   
2017
 
Non-voting revenues interest in EAM
  $
8,260
    $
8,040
    $
7,195
 
Non-voting profits interest in EAM
   
1,049
     
746
     
519
 
    $
9,309
    $
8,786
    $
7,714
 
 
Transactions with Parent:
 
During the fiscal years ended
April 30, 2019
and
April 30, 2018,
the Company was reimbursed
$384,000
and
$362,000,
respectively for payments it made on behalf of and for services it provided to AB&Co.   There were
no
receivables due from the Parent at
April 30, 2019
or
April 30, 2018. 
 
The Company is a party to a tax-sharing arrangement with the Parent which allocates the tax liabilities of the
two
Companies between them.  For the years ended
April 30, 2019,
2018,
and
2017,
the Company made  payments to the Parent for federal income tax amounting to
$2,700,000,
$3,975,000
and
$6,824,000,
respectively.
 
From time to time, the Parent has purchased additional shares of common stock of the Company in the market when and as the Parent has determined it to be appropriate.  The Parent
may
make additional purchases of common stock of the Company from time to time in the future. As of
April 30, 2019,
the Parent owned
89.34%
of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.