Note 2 - Investments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2022

Notes Tables

Debt Securities, Trading, and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Table Text Block]

($ in thousands)	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
ETFs - equities	$	13,211	$	4,495	$	(10	)	$	17,696

($ in thousands)	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
ETFs - equities	$	13,318	$	4,348	$	(19	)	$	17,647

Schedule of Available-for-Sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	Amortized		Gross Unrealized		Gross Unrealized
($ in thousands)	Historical Cost		Holding Gains		Holding Losses			Fair Value
Maturity
Due within 1 year	$	25,805	$	29	$	(49	)	$	25,784
Due 1 year through 5 years		250		-		(2	)		248
Total investment in government debt securities	$	26,055	$	29	$	(51	)	$	26,032

	Amortized		Gross Unrealized
($ in thousands)	Historical Cost		Holding Losses			Fair Value
Maturity
Due within 1 year	$	10,505	$	(30	)	$	10,475
Total investment in government debt securities	$	10,505	$	(30	)	$	10,475

Investment Income [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended July 31,
($ in thousands)	2022			2021
Dividend income	$	113		$	196
Interest income		43			1
Investment gains recognized on sales of equity securities during the period		2			-
Unrealized gains recognized on equity securities held at the end of the period		143			198
Other		(7	)		(1	)
Total investment gains/(losses)	$	294		$	394

Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended July 31,
($ in thousands) (unaudited)	2022			2021
Investment management fees earned from the Value Line Funds, net of waivers shown below	$	5,190		$	7,757
12b-1 fees and other fees, net of waivers shown below	$	1,559		$	2,454
Other income	$	8		$	72
Investment management fee waivers and reimbursements	$	(18	)	$	107
12b-1 fee waivers	$	28		$	171
Value Line’s non-voting revenues interest	$	2,782		$	4,149
EAM's net income (1)	$	466		$	1,312

Summary Investment Holdings [Table Text Block]

	July 31,			April 30,
($ in thousands)	2022			2022
	(unaudited)
EAM's total assets	$	62,085		$	63,592
EAM's total liabilities (1)		(5,207	)		(6,282	)
EAM's total equity	$	56,878		$	57,310