Daily Journal Corporation Announces Financial Results for the three months ended December 31, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- During the three months ended December 31, 2023, Daily Journal Corporation (NASDAQ:DJCO) had consolidated revenues of $15,993,000 as compared to $12,301,000 in the prior year period. This increase of $3,692,000 was primarily from increases in (i) Journal Technologies’ license and maintenance fees of $2,162,000, consulting fees of $980,000, and other public service fees of $450,000, and (ii) the Traditional Business’ advertising revenues of $97,000.

The Traditional Business’ pretax income decreased by $648,000 to $287,000 from $935,000 in the prior fiscal year, primarily due to increased personnel costs of $331,000 to $2,549,000 from $2,218,000, and a smaller reduction of $80,000 to the Company’s long-term supplemental compensation accrual to a reduction of $420,000 as compared with a reduction of $500,000 in the prior fiscal year period. Journal Technologies’ business segment pretax income increased by $1,987,000 to $336,000 from a pretax loss of $1,651,000 in the prior fiscal year period primarily resulting from increased revenues of $3,592,000. These revenue increases were partially offset by increased operating expenses of $1,605,000 mostly due to (i) increased personnel costs because of salary adjustments due to recent inflation in the compensation market for talent, (ii) additional contractor services and the hiring of additional staff members to strengthen operational efficiencies, product development, and bolster the teams working on the Company’s installation projects, and (iii) increased third-party hosting fees which were billed to clients.

The Company’s non-operating income, net of expenses, decreased by $9,526,000 to $15,117,000 from $24,643,000 in the prior fiscal year period primarily because of (i) the recording of net unrealized gains on marketable securities of $14,690,000 as compared with $24,025,000 in the prior fiscal year period, (ii) increases in interest expenses of $269,000 to $1,142,000 from $873,000 primarily due to the federal interest rate increases, and (iii) the recording of realized net gains on sales of marketable securities of $422,000 in the prior fiscal year period. These decreases were partially offset by increases in dividends and interest income of $500,000 to $1,569,000 from $1,069,000.