COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT ITEMS

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT ITEMS

NOTE 3. COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT ITEMS

Inventory

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or net realizable value and consists of the following (in thousands):

	December 31, 2020		June 30, 2020
Raw materials/purchased components	$	4,019	$	4,241
Work in process		2,328		2,339
Sub-assemblies/finished components		2,226		1,438
Finished goods		579		220
Total inventory	$	9,152	$	8,238

Investments

Investments are stated at market value and consist of the following (in thousands):

	December 31, 2020		June 30, 2020
Marketable equity securities - short-term	$	2,884	$	2,560
Marketable equity securities - long-term		3,238		2,360
Total marketable equity securities	$	6,122	$	4,920

Investments at December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020 had an aggregate cost basis of $6,380,000 and $6,483,000, respectively. The long-term investments include equity investments of thinly traded securities that we classified as long term in nature because if we decide to sell these securities we may not be able to sell our position within one year. At December 31, 2020, the investments included net unrealized losses of $258,000 (gross unrealized losses of $789,000 offset by gross unrealized gains of $531,000). During the quarter ended December 31, 2020, we incurred net unrealized gains of $1,413,000. At June 30, 2020, the investments included net unrealized losses of $1,563,000 (gross unrealized losses of $1,703,000 offset by gross unrealized gains of $140,000).

Of the total marketable equity securities at December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020, $1,510,000 and $847,000, respectively, represent an investment in the common and preferred stock of Air T, Inc. Two of our Board members are also board members of Air T, Inc. and both either individually or through affiliates own an equity interest in Air T, Inc. Our Chairman, one of the two Board members aforementioned, also serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Air T, Inc. The common stock was purchased through 10b5-1 Plans, and the preferred stock was purchased through the exercise of issued warrants and, in both cases, in accordance with our internal policies regarding the approval of related party transactions, the purchases were approved by our three Board members that are not affiliated with Air T, Inc.

We invest surplus cash from time to time through our Investment Committee, which is comprised of one management director, Mr. Van Kirk, and two non-management directors, Mr. Cabillot and Mr. Swenson, who chairs the committee. Both Mr. Cabillot and Mr. Swenson are active investors with extensive portfolio management expertise. We leverage the experience of these committee members to make investment decisions for the investment of our surplus operating capital or borrowed funds. Additionally, many of our securities holdings include stocks of public companies that either Messrs. Swenson or Cabillot or both may own from time to time either individually or through the investment funds that they manage, or other companies whose boards they sit on, such as Air T, Inc.

Land and building

Land and building consist of the following (in thousands):

	December 31, 2020			June 30, 2020
Land	$	3,684		$	—
Building		2,815			—
Total		6,499			—
Less: accumulated depreciation		(15	)		—
	$	6,484		$	—

On November 6, 2020 we acquired the Franklin Property for a total purchase price of $6.5 million, of which we paid $1.3 million in cash and the balance of $5.2 we financed through Minnesota Bank & Trust (“MBT”) (see Note 9). As of the date of this filing, we are continuing our build-out of the property, which we expect to complete in the fourth quarter of this fiscal year. The building is being amortized on a straight-line basis over a period of 30 years.

Intangibles

Intangibles consist of the following (in thousands):

	December 31, 2020			June 30, 2020
Patent-related costs	$	225		$	222
Less accumulated amortization		(67	)		(60	)
	$	158		$	162

Patent-related costs consist of legal fees incurred in connection with both patent applications and a patent issuance, and will be amortized over the estimated life of the product(s) that is or will be utilizing the technology, or expensed immediately in the event the patent office denies the issuance of the patent. Since we do not know when, or if, our patent applications will be issued, the future amortization expense is not predictable.