Note 2 - Investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2025

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	$	15,509	$	6,319	$	(20	)	$	21,808

($ in thousands)	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
ETFs - equities	$	11,663	$	4,685	$	(4	)	$	16,344

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	$	20,218	$	29				$	20,247
Due 1 year through 5 years		7,051		-		(131	)		6,920
Total investment in government debt securities	$	27,269	$	29	$	(131	)	$	27,167

	Amortized		Gross Unrealized		Gross Unrealized
($ in thousands)	Historical Cost		Holding Gains		Holding Losses			Fair Value
Maturity
Due within 1 year	$	42,843	$	4	$	(61	)	$	42,786
Due within 1 year through 5 years		5,088	$	-		(263	)		4,825
Total investment in government debt securities	$	47,931	$	4	$	(324	)	$	47,611

Investment Income [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended January 31,					Nine Months Ended January 31,
($ in thousands)	2025			2024		2025			2024
Dividend income	$	216		$	153	$	544		$	431
Interest income		474			511		1,518			1,387
Investment gains/(losses) recognized on sales of equity securities during the period		12			2		(113	)		(1	)
Unrealized gains/(losses) recognized on equity securities held at the end of the period		(40	)		1,343		1,608			(132	)
Total investment gains/(losses)	$	662		$	2,009	$	3,557		$	1,685

Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended January 31,				Nine Months Ended January 31,
($ in thousands) (unaudited)	2025		2024		2025		2024
Investment management fees earned from the Value Line Funds, net of waivers shown below	$	8,382	$	6,320	$	23,724	$	17,388
12b-1 fees and other fees, net of waivers	$	2,080	$	1,632	$	6,032	$	4,811
Other income	$	140	$	192	$	456	$	295
Investment management fee waivers and reimbursements	$	44	$	77	$	131	$	239
12b-1 fee waivers	$	23	$	24	$	69	$	72
Value Line’s non-voting revenues interest	$	4,363	$	3,083	$	12,089	$	8,420
EAM's net income (1)	$	1,094	$	812	$	3,384	$	1,842

Summary Investment Holdings [Table Text Block]

	January 31,			April 30,
($ in thousands)	2025			2024
	(unaudited)
EAM's total assets	$	64,428		$	63,076
EAM's total liabilities (1)		(7,195	)		(5,881	)
EAM's total equity	$	57,233		$	57,195