UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark One)
 
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20122013
or
 
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from _____________________________________ to __________________________________
 
Commission File Number:   0-11306
(VALUE LINE, INC. LOGO)
 VALUE LINE, INC. 
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 New York   13-3139843 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 220 East 42nd Street, New York, New York 10017-5891 
 (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code) 
 
 (212) 907-1500 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
    
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the  preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the 
past 90  days.Yes x  No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer oAccelerated filer oNon-accelerated filer   x  Smaller reporting company o
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
 Yes o  No x
 
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
 
 Class   Outstanding at October 31, 2012March 12, 2013  
 
Common stock, $0.10 par value  9,892,9419,880,051 Shares 
 
 
 
 
 
(VALUE LINE, INC. LOGO)
VALUE LINE INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
    Page No.
 
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
   
   
Item 1.Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements   
   
 Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of OctoberJanuary 31, 20122013 and April 30, 2012  3
   
 Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income for the three and sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20122013 and 20112012  4
   
 Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20122013 and 20112012  5
   
 Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20122013 and 20112012  6
   
 Consolidated Condensed Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20122013 7
    
 Consolidated Condensed Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20112012 8
    
 Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements  9
   
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations  1920
   
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk  3032
   
Item 4.Controls and Procedures  3233
   
 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION   
   
Item 1.Legal Proceedings  3233
   
Item 1A.Risk Factors  3233
   
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 3234
Item 5.Other Information 3334
Item 6.Exhibits  3334
   
 Signatures  3435

 
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Part I - Financial Information
  Item 1. Financial Statements
 
Value Line, Inc.
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share amounts)
 
  January 31,  April 30, 
  2013  2012 
  (unaudited)    
Assets      
Current Assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents (including short term      
   investments of $7,751 and $10,848, respectively) $8,743  $12,042 
Securities available-for-sale  5,152   3,881 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful        
   accounts of $35 and $44, respectively  1,211   902 
Prepaid and refundable income taxes  -   779 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  1,004   1,071 
Deferred income taxes  320   442 
Total current assets  16,430   19,117 
         
Long term assets:        
Investment in EAM Trust  57,465   56,331 
Property and equipment, net  3,765   3,854 
Capitalized software and other intangible assets, net  5,674   5,067 
Total long term assets  66,904   65,252 
         
Total assets $83,334  $84,369 
         
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
        
Current Liabilities:        
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $2,138  $2,673 
Accrued salaries  992   1,108 
Dividends payable  1,482   1,484 
Accrued taxes on income  631   96 
Reserve for settlement expenses  252   275 
Unearned revenue  21,001   21,548 
Total current liabilities  26,496   27,184 
         
Long term liabilities:        
Unearned revenue  3,032   4,447 
Deferred income taxes  20,949   20,424 
Total long term liabilities  23,981   24,871 
Total liabilities  50,477   52,055 
         
Shareholders' Equity:        
Common stock, $0.10 par value; authorized 30,000,000        
   shares; issued 10,000,000 shares  1,000   1,000 
Additional paid-in capital  991   991 
Retained earnings  32,272   31,628 
Treasury stock, at cost (119,949 and 103,619 shares, respectively)  (1,537)  (1,390)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax  131   85 
Total shareholders’ equity
  32,857   32,314 
         
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 $83,334  $84,369 
 
  October 31,  April 30, 
  2012  2012 
  (unaudited)    
Assets      
Current Assets:      
   
      
    Cash and cash equivalents (including short term        
               investments of $7,044 and $10,848, respectively) $8,223  $12,042 
Securities available-for-sale  5,123   3,881 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful        
accounts of $38 and $44, respectively  1,021   902 
Prepaid and refundable income taxes  -   779 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  938   1,071 
Deferred income taxes  285   442 
Total current assets  15,590   19,117 
         
Long term assets:        
Investment in EAM Trust  57,354   56,331 
Property and equipment, net  3,754   3,854 
Capitalized software and other intangible assets, net  5,289   5,067 
Total long term assets  66,397   65,252 
         
Total assets $81,987  $84,369 
         
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity        
Current Liabilities:        
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $2,088  $2,673 
Accrued salaries  1,026   1,108 
Dividends payable  1,484   1,484 
Accrued taxes on income  486   96 
Reserve for settlement expenses  256   275 
Unearned revenue  19,697   21,548 
Total current liabilities  25,037   27,184 
         
Long term liabilities:        
Unearned revenue  3,414   4,447 
Deferred income taxes  20,846   20,424 
Total long term liabilities  24,260   24,871 
Total liabilities  49,297   52,055 
         
Shareholders' Equity:        
Common stock, $0.10 par value; authorized 30,000,000        
                shares; issued 10,000,000 shares  1,000   1,000 
Additional paid-in capital  991   991 
Retained earnings  32,007   31,628 
Treasury stock, at cost (107,059 and 103,619 shares, respectively)  (1,420)  (1,390)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax  112   85 
Total shareholders' equity  32,690   32,314 
         
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $81,987  $84,369 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.
 
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Value Line, Inc.
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income
(in thousands, except share & per share amounts)
(unaudited)
 
  For the Three Months Ended  For the Nine Months Ended 
  January 31,  January 31, 
  2013  2012  2013  2012 
             
Revenues:            
Investment periodicals and related publications $7,938  $8,145  $23,793  $24,870 
Copyright data fees  1,008   851   2,900   2,636 
Total revenues  8,946   8,996   26,693   27,506 
                 
Expenses:                
Advertising and promotion  1,017   622   2,916   2,731 
Salaries and employee benefits  3,683   3,638   11,096   10,988 
Production and distribution  1,422   1,143   4,236   3,530 
Office and administration  1,736   1,770   5,085   5,278 
Total expenses  7,858   7,173   23,333   22,527 
Income from operations  1,088   1,823   3,360   4,979 
                 
Revenues and profits interests in EAM Trust  1,625   1,456   4,627   4,371 
Income from securities transactions, net  37   3   93   34 
Income before income taxes  2,750   3,282   8,080   9,384 
Income tax provision  1,003   1,438   2,985   3,549 
Net income $1,747  $1,844  $5,095  $5,835 
                 
Earnings per share, basic & fully diluted $0.18  $0.19  $0.52  $0.59 
                 
                 
Weighted average number of common shares  9,884,308   9,896,381   9,891,826   9,930,225 
 
  For the Three Months Ended  For the Six Months Ended 
  October 31,  October 31, 
  2012  2011  2012  2011 
             
Revenues:            
Investment periodicals and related publications $7,827  $8,327  $15,855  $16,725 
Copyright data fees  982   813   1,892   1,785 
Total revenues  8,809   9,140   17,747   18,510 
                 
Expenses:                
Advertising and promotion  1,087   988   1,899   2,109 
Salaries and employee benefits  3,634   3,710   7,413   7,350 
Production and distribution  1,452   1,158   2,814   2,387 
Office and administration  1,716   1,766   3,349   3,508 
Total expenses  7,889   7,622   15,475   15,354 
Income from operations  920   1,518   2,272   3,156 
                 
Revenues and profits interests in EAM Trust  1,529   1,343   3,002   2,915 
Income from securities transactions, net  30   20   56   31 
Income before income taxes  2,479   2,881   5,330   6,102 
Income tax provision  907   966   1,982   2,111 
Net income $1,572  $1,915  $3,348  $3,991 
                 
Earnings per share, basic & fully diluted $0.16  $0.19  $0.34  $0.40 
                 
                 
Weighted average number of common shares  9,894,789   9,929,264   9,895,585   9,947,056 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.
 
 
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Value Line, Inc.
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

 For the Three Months Ended  For the Six Months Ended  For the Three Months Ended  For the Nine Months Ended 
 October 31,  October 31,  January 31,  January 31, 
 2012  2011  2012  2011  2013  2012  2013  2012 
                        
                        
Net income $1,572  $1,915  $3,348  $3,991  $1,747  $1,844  $5,095  $5,835 
                        
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:       
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:Other comprehensive income, net of tax:       
Change in unrealized gains on securities, net of taxes  -   20   27   (29)  19   43   46   13 
Other comprehensive income (loss)  -   20   27   (29)
Other comprehensive income  19   43   46   13 
Comprehensive income $1,572  $1,935  $3,375  $3,962  $1,766  $1,887  $5,141  $5,848 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.

 
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Value Line, Inc.
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
 For the Six Months Ended  For the Nine Months Ended 
 October 31,  January 31, 
 2012  2011  2013  2012 
Cash flows from operating activities:            
Net income $3,348  $3,991  $5,095  $5,835 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used by operating activities:   
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
        
Depreciation and amortization 756  266   1,136   399 
Non-voting revenues interest in EAM Trust (2,808) (2,821)  (4,280)  (4,251)
Non-voting profits interest in EAM Trust (194) (94)  (347)  (120)
Realized losses on securities available-for-sale -  5   -   22 
Deferred income taxes 553  2,369   673   3,262 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:              
Unearned revenue (2,884) (2,806)  (1,962)  (1,262)
Reserve for settlement (19) (984)  (23)  (1,163)
Operating lease exit obligation (219) (243)  (329)  (329)
Accounts payable & accrued expenses (366) (1,366)  (206)  (1,716)
Accrued salaries (82) 17   (116)  (3)
Accrued taxes on income 401  -   484   35 
Prepaid and refundable income taxes 779  (367)  779   59 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 132  132   67   44 
Accounts receivable (118) 550   (309)   886 
Receivable from affiliates  -   37   -   38 
Total adjustments  (4,069)  (5,305)  (4,433)  (4,099)
Net cash used by operating activities  (721)  (1,314)
Net cash provided by operating activities  662   1,736 
              
Cash flows from investing activities:              
Purchases/sales of securities classified as available-for-sale:              
Maturities and sales of fixed income securities -  8,995   -   11,196 
Purchases of equity securities (1,200) (404)  (1,200)  (1,598)
Distributions received from EAM Trust 1,979  2,913   3,493   4,339 
Acquisition of property and equipment (39) (31)  (108)  (31)
Expenditures for capitalized software  (839)  (2,165)  (1,546)  (2,992)
Net cash (used) provided by investing activities  (99)  9,308 
Net cash provided by investing activities  639   10,914 
              
Cash flows from financing activities:              
Purchase of treasury stock at cost (30) (946)  (147)  (946)
Dividends paid  (2,969)  (3,988)  (4,453)  (5,968)
Net cash used by financing activities  (2,999)  (4,934)  (4,600)  (6,914)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (3,819) 3,060   (3,299)  5,736 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year  12,042   6,802   12,042   6,802 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $8,223  $9,862  $8,743  $12,538 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.

 
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Value Line, Inc.
Consolidated Condensed Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
For the SixNine Months Ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20122013
(in thousands, except share amounts)
(unaudited)

 Common stock  Additional
paid-in		  Treasury Stock  Retained  Accumulated Other
Comprehensive		     Common stock  Additional
paid-in		  Treasury Stock  Retained  Accumulated Other
Comprehensive		    
 Shares  Amount  capital  Shares  Amount  earnings  income/(loss)  Total  Shares  Amount  capital  Shares  Amount  earnings  income/(loss)  Total 
Balance at April 30, 2012  10,000,000  $1,000  $991   (103,619) $(1,390) $31,628  $85  $32,314   10,000,000  $1,000  $991   (103,619) $(1,390) $31,628  $85  $32,314 
                                                                
Net income                      3,348       3,348                       5,095       5,095 
Change in unrealized gains on securities, net of taxes                          27   27                           46   46 
Purchase of treasury stock              (3,440)  (30)          (30)              (16,330)  (147)          (147)
Dividends declared                      (2,969)      (2,969)                      (4,451)      (4,451)
Balance at October 31, 2012  10,000,000  $1,000  $991   (107,059) $(1,420) $32,007  $112  $32,690 
Balance at January 31, 2013  10,000,000  $1,000  $991   (119,949) $(1,537) $32,272  $131  $32,857 
 
Dividends declared per share were $0.15 for each of the three months ending July 31, 2012, and October, 31, 2012.2012 and January 31, 2013.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.
 
 
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Value Line, Inc.
Consolidated Condensed Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
For the SixNine Months Ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20112012
(in thousands, except share amounts)
(unaudited)
 
 Common stock  Additional
paid-in		   
Treasury Stock
   
Retained
  Accumulated Other
Comprehensive		     Common stock  Additional
paid-in		   
Treasury Stock
   
Retained
  Accumulated Other
Comprehensive		    
 Shares  Amount  capital  Shares  Amount  earnings  income/(loss)  Total  Shares  Amount  capital  Shares  Amount  earnings  income/(loss)  Total 
Balance at April 30, 2011  10,000,000  $1,000  $991   (25,119) $(444) $31,644  $63  $33,254   10,000,000  $1,000  $991   (25,119) $(444) $31,644  $63  $33,254 
                                                                
Net income                      3,991       3,991                       5,835       5,835 
Change in unrealized gains on securities, net of taxes                          (29)  (29)                          13   13 
Purchase of treasury stock              (78,500)  (946)          (946)              (78,500)  (946)          (946)
Dividends declared                      (3,973)      (3,973)                      (5,457)      (5,457)
Balance at October 31, 2011  10,000,000  $1,000  $991   (103,619) $(1,390) $31,662  $34  $32,297 
Balance at January 31, 2012  10,000,000  $1,000  $991   (103,619) $(1,390) $32,022  $76  $32,699 
 
Dividends declared per share were $0.20 for each of the three months ending July 31, 2011 and October, 31, 2011.
2011 and $0.15 for the three months ending January 31, 2012.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.

 
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Value Line, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
October
January 31, 20122013
(Unaudited)
 
Note 1 - Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
Value Line, Inc. ("Value Line" or "VLI", and collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is incorporated in the State of New York.  The name "Value Line" as used to describe the Company, its products, and its subsidiaries, is a registered trademark of the Company.  The Company's primary business is producing investment periodicals and related publications and making available copyright data including certain Value Line trademarks and Value Line Proprietary Ranking System information to third parties under written agreements for use in third party managed and marketed investment products.
The Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of October 31, 2012 and April 30, 2012, which have been derived from audited Consolidated Financial Statements, and the unaudited interim Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements were prepared following the interim reporting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  In the opinion of management, the accompanying Unaudited Interim Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals except as noted below) considered necessary for a fair presentation.  This report should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and footnotes contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012 filed with the SEC on July 27, 2012 (the “Form 10-K”).   Results of operations covered by this report may not be indicative of the results of operations for the entire year.
Use of Estimates:
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results may differ from those estimates.
Principles of Consolidation:
The Company follows the guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board's ("FASB") Topic 810 “Consolidation” to determine if it should consolidate its investment in a variable interest entity ("VIE"). A VIE is a legal entity in which either (i) equity investors do not have sufficient equity investment at risk to enable the entity to finance its activities independently or (ii) the equity holders at risk lack the obligation to absorb losses, the right to receive residual returns or the right to make decisions about the entity’s activities that most significantly affect the entity's economic performance.  A holder of a variable interest in a VIE is required to consolidate the entity if it is determined that it has a controlling financial interest in the VIE and is therefore the primary beneficiary.  The determination of a controlling financial interest in a VIE is based on a qualitative assessment to identify the variable interest holder, if any, that has (i) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, and (ii) either the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE.  The accounting guidance requires the Company to perform an ongoing assessment of whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of a VIE and the Company has determined it is not the primary beneficiary of a VIE (see Note 3).
In accordance with FASB's Topic 810, the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of subsidiaries in which the Company has a controlling interest have been consolidated.  All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  On December 23, 2010, the Company completed the  deconsolidation of the investment management related affiliates (the "Restructuring Transaction") in accordance with FASB's Topic 810.  As part of the Restructuring Transaction, the Company received a significant non-voting revenues interest (excluding distribution revenues) and a non-voting profits interest in the new entity, EULAV Asset Management, a Delaware statutory trust (“EAM” or “EAM Trust”).  The Company relied on the guidance in FASB's ASC Topics 323 and 810 in its determination not to consolidate its investment in EAM and to account for such investment under the equity method of accounting. The Company reports the amount it receives for its non-voting revenues and non-voting profits interests as a separate line item below operating income in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income.
Revenue Recognition:
Depending upon the product, subscription fulfillment for Value Line periodicals and related publications is available in print or digitally, via internet access.  The length of a subscription varies by product and offer received by the subscriber.  Generally, subscriptions are offered as annual subscriptions.  Subscription revenues, net of discounts, are recognized ratably on a straight line basis when the product is served to the client over the life of the subscription.  Accordingly, the amount of subscription fees to be earned by fulfilling subscriptions after the date of the balance sheets are shown as unearned revenue within current and long term liabilities.
Copyright data revenues are derived from providing certain Value Line trademarks and the Value Line Proprietary Ranking System information to third parties under written agreements for use in selecting securities for third party marketed products, including unit investment trusts, annuities and exchange traded funds ("ETFs").  The Company earns asset-based copyright data fees as specified in the individual agreements.  Revenue is recognized monthly over the term of the agreement and, because it is asset-based, will fluctuate as the market value of the underlying portfolio increases or decreases in value.
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities:
The Company accounts for its investment in its unconsolidated entity, EAM, using the equity method of accounting in accordance with FASB’s ASC 323.  The equity method is an appropriate means of recognizing increases or decreases measured by GAAP in the economic resources underlying the investments.  Under the equity method, an investor recognizes its share of the earnings or losses of an investee in the periods for which they are reported by the investee in its financial statements rather than in the period in which an investee declares a dividend or distribution. An investor adjusts the carrying amount of an investment for its share of the earnings or losses recognized by the investee.
Note 1 - Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
Value Line, Inc. (“Value Line” or “VLI”, and collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is incorporated in the State of New York. The name “Value Line” as used to describe the Company, its products, and its subsidiaries, is a registered trademark of the Company. The Company’s primary business is producing investment periodicals and related publications and making available copyright data including certain Value Line trademarks and Value Line Proprietary Ranking System information to third parties under written agreements for use in third party managed and marketed investment products.  
The Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of January 31, 2013 and April 30, 2012, which have been derived from the unaudited interim Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements and the audited Consolidated Financial Statements, respectively, were prepared following the interim reporting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In the opinion of management, the accompanying Unaudited Interim Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals except as noted below) considered necessary for a fair presentation. This report should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and footnotes contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012 filed with the SEC on July 27, 2012 (the “Form 10-K”). Results of operations covered by this report may not be indicative of the results of operations for the entire year.
Use of Estimates:
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results may differ from those estimates.
Principles of Consolidation:
The Company follows the guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Topic 810 “Consolidation” to determine if it should consolidate its investment in a variable interest entity (“VIE”). A VIE is a legal entity in which either (i) equity investors do not have sufficient equity investment at risk to enable the entity to finance its activities independently or (ii) the equity holders at risk lack the obligation to absorb losses, the right to receive residual returns or the right to make decisions about the entity’s activities that most significantly affect the entity’s economic performance. A holder of a variable interest in a VIE is required to consolidate the entity if it is determined that it has a controlling financial interest in the VIE and is therefore the primary beneficiary. The determination of a controlling financial interest in a VIE is based on a qualitative assessment to identify the variable interest holder, if any, that has (i) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, and (ii) either the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE.  The accounting guidance requires the Company to perform an ongoing assessment of whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of a VIE and the Company has determined it is not the primary beneficiary of a VIE (see Note 3).
In accordance with FASB’s Topic 810, the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of subsidiaries in which the Company has a controlling interest have been consolidated. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. On December 23, 2010, the Company completed the deconsolidation of the investment management related affiliates (the “Restructuring Transaction”) in accordance with FASB’s Topic 810. As part of the Restructuring Transaction, the Company received a significant non-voting revenues interest (excluding distribution revenues) and a non-voting profits interest in the new entity, EULAV Asset Management, a Delaware statutory trust (“EAM” or “EAM Trust”). The Company relied on the guidance in FASB’s ASC Topics 323 and 810 in its determination not to consolidate its investment in EAM and to account for such investment under the equity method of accounting. The Company reports the amount it receives for its non-voting revenues and non-voting profits interests as a separate line item below operating income in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income.
Revenue Recognition:
Depending upon the product, subscription fulfillment for Value Line periodicals and related publications is available in print or digitally, via internet access. The length of a subscription varies by product and offer received by the subscriber. Generally, subscriptions are offered as annual subscriptions. Subscription revenues, net of discounts, are recognized ratably on a straight line basis when the product is served to the client over the life of the subscription. Accordingly, the amount of subscription fees to be earned by fulfilling subscriptions after the date of the balance sheets are shown as unearned revenue within current and long term liabilities.
Copyright data revenues are derived from providing certain Value Line trademarks and the Value Line Proprietary Ranking System information to third parties under written agreements for use in selecting securities for third party marketed products, including unit investment trusts, annuities and exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). The Company earns asset-based copyright data fees as specified in the individual agreements. Revenue is recognized monthly over the term of the agreement and, because it is asset-based, will fluctuate as the market value of the underlying portfolio increases or decreases in value.
 
 
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Value Line, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
January 31, 2013
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited(Unaudited)
 
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities:
The Company’s “interests” in EAM, the investment adviser to and the sole member of the distributor of the Value Line Funds, consist of a "non-voting revenues interest" and a "non-voting profits interest" in EAM as defined in the EAM Declaration of Trust dated as of December 23, 2010 (the "EAM Trust Agreement").  The business of EAM is managed by its trustees each owning 20% of the voting profits interest of EAM and by its officers subject to the direction of the trustees.  The non-voting revenues interest (“Revenues Interest”) entitles the Company to receive a range of 41% to 55%, based on the amount of EAM’s adjusted gross revenues, excluding distribution revenues from EULAV Securities, the distributor of the Value Line Funds ("ES").  The non-voting profits interest (“Profits Interest”) entitles the Company to receive 50% of EAM's profits, subject to certain limited adjustments as defined in the EAM Trust Agreement.  The Revenues Interest and at least 90% of the Profits Interest are to be distributed each quarter to all interest holders of EAM, including Value Line.  The Company's Revenues Interest in EAM excludes participation in the service and distribution fees of EAM's subsidiary, ES.  The Company reflects its non-voting revenues and non-voting profits interests in EAM as non-operating income under the equity method of accounting.  Although the Company does not have control over the operating and financial policies of EAM, pursuant to the EAM Trust Agreement, the Company has a contractual right to receive its share of EAM's revenues and profits.
The management fees and average daily net assets for the Value Line Funds are calculated by State Street Bank, which serves as the fund accountant, fund administrator, and custodian of the Value Line Funds.
Service and distribution fees are received by the distributor from the Value Line Funds in accordance with service and distribution plans under rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 on a monthly basis and are calculated based upon the average daily net assets of the respective Fund in accordance with each Fund's prospectus.  These plans are compensation plans, which means that the distributor’s fees under these plans are payable without regard to actual expenses incurred by the distributor, and therefore the distributor may earn a profit under the plan.
The Value Line Funds are open-end management companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act").  Shareholder transactions for the Value Line Funds are processed each business day by the third party transfer agent of the Funds.  Shares can be redeemed without advance notice upon request of the shareowners each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open.
Valuation of Securities:
The Company's securities classified as cash equivalents and available-for-sale consist of shares of money market funds that invest primarily in short-term U.S. Government securities, investments in ETFs, shares of equity securities in various publicly traded companies and bank certificates of deposits and are valued in accordance with the requirements of the Fair Value Measurements Topic of the FASB's ASC 820.  The securities classified available-for-sale reflected in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets are valued at market and unrealized gains and losses, net of applicable taxes, are reported as a separate component of shareholders' equity. Realized gains and losses on sales of the securities classified as available-for-sale are recorded in earnings as of the trade date and are determined on the identified cost method.
The Company classifies its securities available-for-sale as current assets to properly reflect its liquidity and to recognize the fact that it has liquid assets available-for-sale should the need arise.
Market valuations of securities listed on a securities exchange and ETF shares are based on the closing sales prices on the last business day of each month. The market value of the Company's fixed maturity U.S. Government debt securities is determined utilizing publicly quoted market prices.  Cash equivalents consist of investments in money market funds that invest primarily in U.S. Government securities valued in accordance with rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act.
The Fair Value Measurements Topic of FASB's ASC defines fair value as the price that the Company would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. The  Fair Value Measurements Topic established a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the information that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Examples of risks include those inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value such as the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs are classified as observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.
The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Company’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The Company accounts for its investment in its unconsolidated entity, EAM, using the equity method of accounting in accordance with FASB’s ASC 323. The equity method is an appropriate means of recognizing increases or decreases measured by GAAP in the economic resources underlying the investments. Under the equity method, an investor recognizes its share of the earnings or losses of an investee in the periods for which they are reported by the investee in its financial statements rather than in the period in which an investee declares a dividend or distribution. An investor adjusts the carrying amount of an investment for its share of the earnings or losses recognized by the investee.
The Company’s “interests” in EAM, the investment adviser to and the sole member of the distributor of the Value Line Funds, consist of a “non-voting revenues interest” and a “non-voting profits interest” in EAM as defined in the EAM Declaration of Trust dated as of December 23, 2010 (the “EAM Trust Agreement”). The business of EAM is managed by its trustees each owning 20% of the voting profits interest of EAM and by its officers subject to the direction of the trustees. The non-voting revenues interest (“Revenues Interest”) entitles the Company to receive a range of 41% to 55%, based on the amount of EAM’s adjusted gross revenues, excluding distribution revenues from EULAV Securities, the distributor of the Value Line Funds (“ES”). The non-voting profits interest (“Profits Interest”) entitles the Company to receive 50% of EAM’s profits, subject to certain limited adjustments as defined in the EAM Trust Agreement. The Revenues Interest and at least 90% of the Profits Interest are to be distributed each quarter to all interest holders of EAM, including Value Line.  The Company’s Revenues Interest in EAM excludes participation in the service and distribution fees of EAM’s subsidiary, ES.  The Company's Revenues Interest in EAM excludes participation in the service and distribution fees of EAM's subsidiary, ES.  The Company reflects its non-voting revenues and non-voting profits interests in EAM as non-operating income under the equity method of accounting.  Although the Company does not have control over the operating and financial policies of EAM, pursuant to the EAM Trust Agreement, the Company has a contractual right to receive its share of EAM's revenues and profits.
The management fees and average daily net assets for the Value Line Funds are calculated by State Street Bank, which serves as the fund accountant, fund administrator, and custodian of the Value Line Funds.
Service and distribution fees are received by the distributor from the Value Line Funds in accordance with service and distribution plans under rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 on a monthly basis and are calculated based upon the average daily net assets of the respective Fund in accordance with each Fund’s prospectus. These plans are compensation plans, which means that the distributor’s fees under these plans are payable without regard to actual expenses incurred by the distributor, and therefore the distributor may earn a profit under the plan.
The Value Line Funds are open-end management companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). Shareholder transactions for the Value Line Funds are processed each business day by the third party transfer agent of the Funds. Shares can be redeemed without advance notice upon request of the shareowners each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open.
Valuation of Securities:
The Company’s securities classified as cash equivalents and available-for-sale consist of shares of money market funds that invest primarily in short-term U.S. Government securities, investments in ETFs, shares of equity securities in various publicly traded companies and bank certificates of deposits and are valued in accordance with the requirements of the Fair Value Measurements Topic of the FASB’s ASC 820. The securities classified available-for-sale reflected in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets are valued at market and unrealized gains and losses, net of applicable taxes, are reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity. Realized gains and losses on sales of the securities classified as available-for-sale are recorded in earnings as of the trade date and are determined on the identified cost method.
The Company classifies its securities available-for-sale as current assets to properly reflect its liquidity and to recognize the fact that it has liquid assets available-for-sale should the need arise.
Market valuations of securities listed on a securities exchange and ETF shares are based on the closing sales prices on the last business day of each month. The market value of the Company’s fixed maturity U.S. Government debt securities is determined utilizing publicly quoted market prices. Cash equivalents consist of investments in money market funds that invest primarily in U.S. Government securities valued in accordance with rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act.
The Fair Value Measurements Topic of FASB’s ASC defines fair value as the price that the Company would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. The Fair Value Measurements Topic established a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the information that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Examples of risks include those inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value such as the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs are classified as observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.
 
 
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Value Line, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
January 31, 2013
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited(Unaudited)
 
The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Company’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The following summarizes the levels of fair value measurements of the Company’s investments:

  As of January 31, 2013 
($ in thousands) Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Cash equivalents $7,751  $-  $-  $7,751 
Securities available-for-sale  5,152   -   -   5,152 
  $12,903  $-  $-  $12,903 

  As of April 30, 2012 
($ in thousands) Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Cash equivalents $10,848  $-  $-  $10,848 
Securities available-for-sale  3,881   -   -   3,881 
  $14,729  $-  $-  $14,729 
The Company had no other financial instruments such as futures, forwards and swap contracts. For the periods ended January 31, 2013 and April 30, 2012, there were no Level 2 nor Level 3 investments. The Company does not have any liabilities subject to fair value measurement.
 
     As of October 31, 2012    
 ($ in thousands) Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Cash equivalents $7,044  $-  $-  $7,044 
Securities available-for-sale  5,123   -   -   5,123 
  $12,167  $-  $-  $12,167 
                 
      As of April 30, 2012     
 ($ in thousands) Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Cash equivalents $10,848  $-  $-  $10,848 
Securities available-for-sale  3,881   -   -   3,881 
  $14,729  $-  $-  $14,729 
Advertising expenses:
 
The Company had no other financial instruments such as futures, forwards and swap contracts. For the periods ended October 31, 2012 and April 30, 2012, there were no Level 2 nor Level 3 investments. The Company does not have any liabilities subject to fair value measurement.
Advertising expenses:
The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred.
Income Taxes:
The Company computes its income tax provision in accordance with the Income Tax Topic of the FASB's ASC.  Deferred tax liabilities and assets are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been reflected in the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements. Deferred tax liabilities and assets are determined based on the differences between the book values and the tax bases of particular assets and liabilities, using tax rates currently in effect for the years in which the differences are expected to reverse.
The Income Tax Topic of the FASB's ASC establishes for all entities, a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of positions taken in filing tax returns (including whether an entity is taxable in a particular jurisdiction), and requires certain expanded tax disclosures.  As of October 31, 2012, management has reviewed the tax positions for the years still subject to tax audit under the statute of limitations, evaluated the implications, and determined that there is no material impact to the Company's financial statements.
Earnings per share:
Earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding during each period. Any shares that are reacquired during the period are weighted for the portion of the period that they are outstanding.  The Company does not have any potentially dilutive common shares from outstanding stock options, warrants, restricted stock, or restricted stock units.
Cash and Cash Equivalents:
For purposes of the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows, the Company considers all cash held at banks and short term liquid investments with an original maturity of less than three months to be cash and cash equivalents. As of October 31, 2012 and April 30, 2012, cash equivalents included $7,044,000 and $10,848,000, respectively, for amounts held as bank certificates of deposits and investments in money market mutual funds that invest in short term U.S. government securities.
Note 2 - Investments:
Securities Available-for-Sale:
Investments held by the Company and its subsidiaries are classified as securities available-for-sale in accordance with FASB's ASC 320, Investments - Debt and Equity Securities.  All of the Company's securities classified as available-for-sale were readily marketable and had a maturity of twelve months or less and are classified as current assets on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.
Equity Securities:
Equity securities classified as available-for-sale, consist of investments in common stocks, ETFs that attempt to replicate the performance of certain equity indexes, ETFs that attempt to replicate the inverse of the price performance of certain equity indexes and ETFs that hold preferred shares primarily of financial institutions.  As of October 31, 2012 and April 30, 2012, the Company held equity securities consisting primarily of ETFs and select common stock holdings of blue chip companies with a concentration on large capitalization companies with high relative dividend yields, all classified as securities available-for-sale on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.  Additionally, as of October 31, 2012 and April 30, 2012, the Company held non-leveraged ETFs, classified as securities available-for-sale, whose performance inversely corresponds to the market value changes of investments in other ETF securities held in the equity portfolio for dividend yield.
The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred.
Income Taxes:
The Company computes its income tax provision in accordance with the Income Tax Topic of the FASB’s ASC. Deferred tax liabilities and assets are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been reflected in the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements. Deferred tax liabilities and assets are determined based on the differences between the book values and the tax bases of particular assets and liabilities, using tax rates currently in effect for the years in which the differences are expected to reverse.
The Income Tax Topic of the FASB’s ASC establishes for all entities, a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of positions taken in filing tax returns (including whether an entity is taxable in a particular jurisdiction), and requires certain expanded tax disclosures. As of January 31, 2013, management has reviewed the tax positions for the years still subject to tax audit under the statute of limitations, evaluated the implications, and determined that there is no material impact to the Company’s financial statements.
Earnings per share:
Earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding during each period. Any shares that are reacquired during the period are weighted for the portion of the period that they are outstanding. The Company does not have any potentially dilutive common shares from outstanding stock options, warrants, restricted stock, or restricted stock units.
Cash and Cash Equivalents:
For purposes of the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows, the Company considers all cash held at banks and short term liquid investments with an original maturity of less than three months to be cash and cash equivalents. As of January 31, 2013 and April 30, 2012, cash equivalents included $7,751,000 and $10,848,000, respectively, for amounts invested in savings accounts at large commercial banks, held as bank certificates of deposits, and investments in money market mutual funds that invest in short term U.S. government securities.
Note 2 - Investments:
Securities Available-for-Sale:
Investments held by the Company and its subsidiaries are classified as securities available-for-sale in accordance with FASB’s ASC 320, Investments - Debt and Equity Securities. All of the Company’s securities classified as available-for-sale were readily marketable and had a maturity of twelve months or less and are classified as current assets on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.
 
 
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Value Line, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
January 31, 2013
October(Unaudited)
Equity Securities:
Equity securities classified as available-for-sale, consist of investments in common stocks, ETFs that attempt to replicate the performance of certain equity indexes, ETFs that attempt to replicate the inverse of the price performance of certain equity indexes and ETFs that hold preferred shares primarily of financial institutions. As of January 31, 2013 and April 30, 2012, the Company held equity securities consisting primarily of ETFs and select common stock holdings of blue chip companies with a concentration on large capitalization companies with high relative dividend yields, all classified as securities available-for-sale on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. Additionally, as of January 31, 2013 and April 30, 2012, the Company held non-leveraged ETFs, classified as securities available-for-sale, whose performance inversely corresponds to the market value changes of investments in other ETF securities held in the equity portfolio for dividend yield.
(Unaudited
As of January 31, 2013 and April 30, 2012, the aggregate cost of the equity securities classified as available-for-sale, which consist of investments in the iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index (DVY), SPDR S&P Dividend (SDY), First Trust Value Line Dividend Index (FVD), PowerShares Financial Preferred (PGF), certain common shares of equity securities and inverse equity index ETFs, was $4,950,000 and $3,749,000, respectively, and the fair value was $5,152,000 and $3,881,000, respectively.  
There were no sales or proceeds from sales of equity securities during the nine months ended January 31, 2013 and January 31, 2012. The increases in gross unrealized gains on equity securities classified as available-for-sale of $70,000, net of deferred taxes of $24,000, were included in Shareholders’ Equity at January 31, 2013. The increases in gross unrealized gains on equity securities classified as available-for-sale of $12,000, net of deferred  taxes of $4,000, were included in Shareholders’ Equity at January 31, 2012.
The carrying value and fair value of securities available-for-sale at January 31, 2013 were as follows:
($ in thousands) Cost  Gross Unrealized
Gains		  
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
  Fair Value 
Common stocks $103  $19   $(11) $111 
ETFs - equities  2,969   419   -   3,388 
Inverse ETFs - equities  1,878   -   (225)  1,653 
  $4,950  $438   $(236) $5,152 
The carrying value and fair value of securities available-for-sale at April 30, 2012 were as follows:
 
($ in thousands)
 Cost  
Gross Unrealized
Gains
  
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value 
Common stocks $103  $14   $(5) $112 
ETFs - equities  2,257   201   (5)  2,453 
Inverse ETFs - equities  1,389   -   (73)  1,316 
  $3,749  $215   $(83) $3,881 
 
As of October 31, 2012 and April 30, 2012, the aggregate cost of the equity securities classified as available-for-sale, which consist of investments in the iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index (DVY), SPDR S&P Dividend (SDY), First Trust Value Line Dividend Index (FVD), PowerShares Financial Preferred (PGF), certain common shares of equity securities and inverse equity index ETFs,  was $4,950,000 and $3,749,000, respectively, and the fair value was $5,123,000 and $3,881,000, respectively.
There were no sales or proceeds from sales of equity securities during the six months ended October 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011.  The increases in gross unrealized gains on equity securities classified as available-for-sale of $41,000, net of deferred  taxes of $14,000, were included in Shareholders' Equity at October 31, 2012.  The decreases in gross unrealized gains on equity securities classified as available-for-sale of $38,000, net of deferred  taxes of $14,000, were included in Shareholders' Equity at October 31, 2011.
The carrying value and fair value of securities available-for-sale at October 31, 2012 were as follows:
Government Debt Securities (Fixed Income Securities):
 
 ($ in thousands) Cost  
Gross Unrealized
 Gains
  
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
  Fair Value 
Common stocks $103  $14  $(12) $105 
ETFs - equities  2,969   277   -   3,246 
Inverse ETFs - equities  1,878   -   (106)  1,772 
  $4,950  $291  $(118) $5,123 
                 
The carrying value and fair value of securities available-for-sale at April 30, 2012 were as follows: 
                 
 ($ in thousands) Cost  
Gross Unrealized
Gains
  
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
  Fair Value 
Common stocks $103  $14  $(5) $112 
ETFs - equities  2,257   201   (5)  2,453 
Inverse ETFs - equities  1,389   -   (73)  1,316 
  $3,749  $215  $(83) $3,881 
Fixed income securities consist of government debt securities issued by the United States federal government. There were no fixed income securities as of January 31, 2013 or April 30, 2012.
 
Government Debt Securities (Fixed Income Securities):
Fixed income securities consist of government debt securities issued by the United States federal government.  There were no fixed income securities as of October 31, 2012 or April 30, 2012.
During  the six months ended October 31, 2011, proceeds from maturities and sales of government debt securities classified as available-for-sale were $8,995,000 and realized loss on sales of fixed income securities was $5,000.  The decreases in gross unrealized gains on fixed income securities classified as available-for-sale of $7,000, net of deferred  taxes of $2,000, were included in Shareholders' Equity at October 31, 2011.
Income from securities transactions was comprised of the following:
During the nine months ended January 31, 2012, proceeds from maturities and sales of government debt securities classified as available-for-sale were $11,196,000 and realized losses on sales of fixed income securities was $22,000. The increases in gross unrealized gains on fixed income securities classified as available-for-sale of $9,000, net of deferred taxes of $4,000, were included in Shareholders’ Equity at January 31, 2012. 
 
  Three Months Ended October 31,  Six Months Ended October 31, 
 ($ in thousands) 2012  2011  2012  2011 
Dividend income $30  $15  $56  $27 
Interest income  1   6   1   14 
Realized losses on securities available-for-sale (1)  -   -   -   (5)
Other  (1)  (1)  (1)  (5)
Total income from securities transactions, net $30  $20  $56  $31 
Income from securities transactions was comprised of the following:
 
(1) This amount was reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets to the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income.
The changes in the value of equity and fixed income securities investments are recorded in Other Comprehensive Income in the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.  Realized gains and losses are recorded as of the trade date in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income when securities are sold, mature or are redeemed.  As of October 31, 2012 and April 30, 2012, accumulated other comprehensive income was $112,000 and $85,000, which is net of deferred taxes of $61,000 and $47,000, respectively.
  Three Months Ended January 31,  Nine Months Ended January 31, 
($ in thousands) 2013  2012  2013  2012 
Dividend income $34  $19  $91  $46 
Interest income  3   2   4   16 
Realized losses on securities available-for- sale (1)
  -   (18)  -   (22)
Other  -   -   (2)  (6)
                 
Total income from securities transactions, net $37  $3  $93  $34 
(1) This amount was reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets to the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income.
 
 
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Value Line, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
January 31, 2013
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited
(Unaudited)
 
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities:
Equity Method Investment:
As of October 31, 2012, and April 30, 2012, the Company's investment in EAM Trust, on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet was $57,354,000 and $56,331,000, respectively.
The value of VLI’s investment in EAM at October 31, 2012 and April 30, 2012 reflects the fair value of contributed capital of $55,805,000 at inception, plus $5,820,000 of cash and liquid securities in excess of working capital requirements contributed to EAM’s capital account by VLI, plus VLI's share of non-voting revenues and non-voting profits from EAM less distributions, made quarterly to VLI by EAM, during the period subsequent to its initial investment through the dates of the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.
It is anticipated that EAM will have sufficient liquidity and earn enough profit to conduct its current and future operations so the management of EAM will not need additional funding. Although the distributor had historically received, from the Value Line Funds under the compensation plans it had in place with the Funds, amounts in excess of its actual expenditures, in more recent years the distributor has been spending amounts on promotion of the Value Line Funds in excess of the compensation received from the Funds.  Over time, EAM anticipates that its total future expenditures on such promotion will equal or exceed its total future revenues under the Funds’ distribution plans.  However, if that should not occur, EAM has no obligation to reimburse the Value Line Funds.
The Company monitors its Investment in EAM Trust for impairment to determine whether an event or change in circumstances has occurred that may have a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment.  Impairment indicators include, but are not limited to the following: (a) a significant deterioration in the earnings performance, asset quality, or business prospects of the investee, (b) a significant adverse change in the regulatory, economic, or technological environment of the investee, (c) a significant adverse change in the general market condition of the industry in which the investee operates, or (d) factors that raise significant concerns about the investee’s ability to continue as a going concern such as negative cash flows, working capital deficiencies, or noncompliance with statutory capital and regulatory requirements.  EAM did not record any impairment losses for its assets during the fiscal years 2013 or 2012.
The components of EAM’s investment management operations were as follows:
The changes in the value of equity and fixed income securities investments are recorded in Other Comprehensive Income in the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements. Realized gains and losses are recorded as of the trade date in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income when securities are sold, mature or are redeemed. As of January 31, 2013 and April 30, 2012, accumulated other comprehensive income was $131,000 and $85,000, which is net of deferred taxes of $71,000 and $46,000, respectively.
 
  Three Months Ended October 31,  Six Months Ended October 31, 
 ($ in thousands) 2012  2011  2012  2011 
Investment management fees earned from the Value Line Funds, net of waivers shown below $3,149  $2,957  $6,229  $6,258 
12b-1 fees, net of waivers shown below $985  $822  $1,876  $1,750 
Other income $-  $5  $-  $9 
Investment management fee waivers (1) $167  $227  $346  $457 
12b-1 fees waivers (1) $547  $548  $1,088  $1,166 
Value Line’s non-voting revenues interest $1,414  $1,330  $2,808  $2,821 
EAM's net income (2) $230  $26  $388  $188 
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities:
Equity Method Investment:
 
(1) For the six months ended October 31, 2012, investment management fee waivers primarily related to the U.S. Government Money Market Fund ("USGMMF") and the 12b-1 fee waivers related to nine of the Value Line Mutual Funds.  For the six months ended October 31, 2011, investment management fee waivers primarily related to the USGMMF and the 12b-1 fee waivers related to eleven of the Value Line Mutual Funds.
(2) Represents EAM's net income, after giving effect to Value Line’s non-voting revenues interest, but before distributions to voting profits interest holders and to the Company in respect of its 50% non-voting profits interest.
As of January 31, 2013, and April 30, 2012, the Company’s investment in EAM Trust, on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet was $57,465,000 and $56,331,000, respectively.
 
  October 31,  October 31, 
 ($ in thousands) 2012  2011 
    EAM's total assets $58,999  $57,493 
    EAM's total liabilities (1)  (2,580)  (796)
    EAM's total equity $56,419  $56,697 
The value of VLI’s investment in EAM at January 31, 2013 and April 30, 2012 reflects the fair value of contributed capital of $55,805,000 at inception, plus $5,820,000 of cash and liquid securities in excess of working capital requirements contributed to EAM’s capital account by VLI, plus VLI’s share of non-voting revenues and non-voting profits from EAM less distributions, made quarterly to VLI by EAM, during the period subsequent to its initial investment through the dates of the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.
 
(1) At October 31, 2012, EAM's total liabilities included a payable to VLI for its accrued non-voting revenues and non-voting profits interests of $1,513,000.
Note 3 - Variable Interest Entity
The Company retained a  non-voting revenues interest and a 50% non-voting profits interest in EAM, which was formed to carry on the asset management and mutual fund distribution businesses formerly conducted by the Company.  EAM is considered to be a VIE.  The Company makes its determination for consolidation of EAM as a VIE based on a qualitative assessment of the purpose and design of EAM, the terms and characteristics of the variable interests in EAM, and the risks EAM is designed to originate and pass through to holders of variable interests.  Other than EAM, the Company does not have an interest in any other VIEs.
It is anticipated that EAM will have sufficient liquidity and earn enough profit to conduct its current and future operations so the management of EAM will not need additional funding. Although the distributor had historically received, from the Value Line Funds under the compensation plans it had in place with the Funds, amounts in excess of its actual expenditures, in more recent years the distributor has been spending amounts on promotion of the Value Line Funds in excess of the compensation received from the Funds. Over time, EAM anticipates that its total future expenditures on such promotion will equal or exceed its total future revenues under the Funds’ distribution plans.  However, if that should not occur, EAM has no obligation to reimburse the Value Line Funds.
The Company monitors its Investment in EAM Trust for impairment to determine whether an event or change in circumstances has occurred that may have a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment. Impairment indicators include, but are not limited to the following: (a) a significant deterioration in the earnings performance, asset quality, or business prospects of the investee, (b) a significant adverse change in the regulatory, economic, or technological environment of the investee, (c) a significant adverse change in the general market condition of the industry in which the investee operates, or (d) factors that raise significant concerns about the investee’s ability to continue as a going concern such as negative cash flows, working capital deficiencies, or noncompliance with statutory capital and regulatory requirements. EAM did not record any impairment losses for its assets during the fiscal years 2013 or 2012.
The components of EAM’s investment management operations, provided to the Company by EAM, were as follows:
  Three Months Ended January 31,  Nine Months Ended January 31, 
($ in thousands) (unaudited)
 2013  2012  2013  2012 
Investment management fees earned from the Value Line Funds, net of waivers shown below
 $3,252  $3,038  $9,481  $9,296 
12b-1 fees and other fees, net of waivers shown below
 $992  $838  $2,868  $2,588 
Other income $5  $5  $5  $14 
Investment management fee waivers (1) $16  $179  $362  $636 
12b-1 fee waivers (1) $545  $534  $1,633  $1,700 
Value Line’s non-voting revenues interest $1,472  $1,430  $4,280  $4,251 
EAM’s net income (2) $306  $52  $694  $240 
(1) During fiscal 2013 investment management fee waivers primarily related to the U.S. Government Money Market Fund (“USGMMF”) which was merged into a third party fund, the Daily Income Fund, managed by Reich & Tang, effective October 19, 2012.  The 12b-1 fee waivers related to nine of the Value Line Mutual Funds.  In fiscal 2012, investment management fee waivers primarily related to the USGMMF and the 12b-1 fee waivers related to eleven of the Value Line Mutual Funds.
(2) Represents EAM’s net income, after giving effect to Value Line’s non-voting revenues interest, but before distributions to voting profits interest holders and to the Company in respect of its 50% non-voting profits interest.
  January 31,  April 30, 
($ in thousands) 2013   2012 
   (unaudited)     
EAM’s total assets $59,141  $57,482 
EAM’s total liabilities (1)  (2,664)  (663)
EAM’s total equity $56,477  $56,819 
(1) At January 31, 2013, EAM’s total liabilities included a payable to VLI for its accrued non-voting revenues and non-voting profits interests of $1,588,000.
 
 
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Value Line, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
January 31, 2013
October 31, 2012(Unaudited)
(Unaudited
Note 3 - Variable Interest Entity
The Company retained a non-voting revenues interest and a 50% non-voting profits interest in EAM, which was formed to carry on the asset management and mutual fund distribution businesses formerly conducted by the Company. EAM is considered to be a VIE. The Company makes its determination for consolidation of EAM as a VIE based on a qualitative assessment of the purpose and design of EAM, the terms and characteristics of the variable interests in EAM, and the risks EAM is designed to originate and pass through to holders of variable interests.  Other than EAM, the Company does not have an interest in any other VIEs.
The Company has determined that it does not have a controlling financial interest in EAM because it does not have the power to direct the activities of EAM that most significantly impact its economic performance. Value Line does not hold any voting stock of EAM and it does not have any involvement in the day-to-day activities or operations of EAM. Although the EAM Trust Agreement provides Value Line with certain consent rights and contains certain restrictive covenants related to the activities of EAM, these are considered to be protective rights and therefore Value Line does not maintain control over EAM.
In addition, although EAM is expected to be profitable, there is a risk that it could operate at a loss. While all of the profit interest shareholders in EAM are subject to variability based on EAM’s operations risk, Value Line’s non-voting revenues interest in EAM is a preferred interest in the revenues of EAM, rather than a profits interest in EAM, and Value Line accordingly believes it is subject to proportionately less risk than other holders of the profits interests.
The Company has not provided any explicit or implicit financial or other support to EAM other than what was contractually agreed to in the EAM Trust Agreement. Value Line has no obligation to fund EAM in the future and, as a result, has no exposure to loss beyond its initial investment and any undistributed revenues and profits interests retained in EAM. The following table presents the total assets of EAM, the maximum exposure to loss due to involvement with EAM, as well as the value of the assets and liabilities the Company has recorded on its Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets for its interest in EAM.
    Value Line 
($ in thousands) VIE Assets  
Investment in
EAM Trust (1)
 Liabilities  
Maximum
Exposure to
Loss
 
As of January 31, 2013 (unaudited) $59,141  $57,465 $-  $57,465 
As of April 30, 2012 $57,482  $56,331 $-  $56,331 
(1) Reported within Long Term Assets on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.
Note 4 - Supplementary Cash Flow Information:
 
The Company has determined that it does not have a controlling financial interest in EAM because it does not have the power to direct the activities of EAM that most significantly impact its economic performance.  Value Line does not hold any voting stock of EAM and it does not have any involvement in the day-to-day activities or operations of EAM.  Although the EAM Trust Agreement provides Value Line with certain consent rights and contains certain restrictive covenants related to the activities of EAM, these are considered to be protective rights and therefore Value Line does not maintain control over EAM.
In addition, although EAM is expected to be profitable, there is a risk that it could operate at a loss.   While all of the profit interest shareholders in EAM are subject to variability based on EAM’s operations risk, Value Line’s non-voting revenues interest in EAM is a preferred interest in the revenues of EAM, rather than a profits interest in EAM, and Value Line accordingly believes it is subject to proportionately less risk than other holders of the profits interests.
The Company has not provided any explicit or implicit financial or other support to EAM other than what was contractually agreed to in the EAM Trust Agreement.  Value Line has no obligation to fund EAM in the future and, as a result, has no exposure to loss beyond its initial investment and any undistributed revenues and profits interests retained in EAM.  The following table presents the total assets of EAM, the maximum exposure to loss due to involvement with EAM, as well as the value of the assets and liabilities the Company has recorded on its Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets for its interest in EAM.
  Nine Months Ended January 31, 
($ in thousands) 2013  2012 
State and local income tax payments $(20) $(84)
Federal income tax payments to the Parent $(1,030) $(245)
See Note 7-Related Party Transactions for amounts associated with the Parent.
 
     Value Line 
 ($ in thousands) VIE Assets  Investment in
EAM Trust (1)		  Liabilities  Maximum
Exposure to
Loss
As of October 31, 2012 $58,999  $57,354  $-  $57,354 
As of April 30, 2012 $57,482  $56,331  $-  $56,331 
Note 5 - Employees’ Profit Sharing and Savings Plan:
 
(1)  Reported within Long Term Assets on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.
Note 4 - Supplementary Cash Flow Information:
Substantially all employees of the Company and its subsidiaries are members of the Value Line, Inc. Profit Sharing and Savings Plan (the “Plan”). In general, this is a qualified, contributory plan which provides for a discretionary annual Company contribution which is determined by a formula based on the salaries of eligible employees and the amount of consolidated net operating income as defined in the Plan. For the nine months ended January 31, 2013 and January 31, 2012, the estimated profit sharing plan contribution, which is included as an expense in salaries and employee benefits in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income, was $175,000 and $337,000, respectively.
 
  Six Months Ended October 31, 
 ($ in thousands) 2012  2011 
State and local income tax payments $(19) $(60)
Federal income tax payments to the Parent $(230) $(245)
Note 6 - Comprehensive Income:
 
See Note 7-Related Party Transactions for amounts associated with the Parent.
Note 5 - Employees' Profit Sharing and Savings Plan:
Substantially all employees of the Company and its subsidiaries are members of the Value Line, Inc. Profit Sharing and Savings Plan (the "Plan").  In general, this is a qualified, contributory plan which provides for a discretionary annual Company contribution which is determined by a formula based on the salaries of eligible employees and the amount of consolidated net operating income as defined in the Plan. For the six months ended October 31, 2012 and 2011, the estimated profit sharing plan contribution, which is included as an expense in salaries and employee benefits in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income, was $70,000 and $230,000, respectively.
Note 6 - Comprehensive Income:
The FASB's ASC Comprehensive Income topic requires the reporting of comprehensive income in addition to net income from operations.  Comprehensive income is a more inclusive financial reporting methodology that includes disclosure of certain financial information that otherwise would not be recognized in the calculation of net income.
In May 2012, the Company adopted the provisions of Accounting Standards Update 2011-05 to reflect comprehensive income in two statements which include the components of net income and total net income in the first statement, immediately followed by a financial statement that presents the components of other comprehensive income, a total for other comprehensive income and a total for comprehensive income.
As of October 31, 2012, the Company held equity securities consisting primarily of ETFs and select common stock holdings of blue chip companies with a concentration on large capitalization companies with high relative dividend yields that are classified as securities available-for-sale on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.  Additionally, as of October 31, 2012, the Company held non-leveraged ETFs, classified as securities available-for-sale, whose performance inversely corresponds to the market value changes of investments in other ETF securities held in the equity portfolio for dividend yield.  As of October 31, 2011, the Company held both equity and U.S. Government debt securities that are classified as available-for-sale on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.  The change in valuation of these securities, net of deferred income taxes, has been recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income in the Company's Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.
The FASB’s ASC Comprehensive Income topic requires the reporting of comprehensive income in addition to net income from operations. Comprehensive income is a more inclusive financial reporting methodology that includes disclosure of certain financial information that otherwise would not be recognized in the calculation of net income.
In May 2012, the Company adopted the provisions of Accounting Standards Update 2011-05 to reflect comprehensive income in two statements which include the components of net income and total net income in the first statement, immediately followed by a financial statement that presents the components of other comprehensive income, a total for other comprehensive income and a total for comprehensive income.
 
 
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Value Line, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
January 31, 2013
October(Unaudited)
As of January 31, 2013, and January 31, 2012, the Company held equity securities consisting primarily of ETFs and select common stock holdings of blue chip companies with a concentration on large capitalization companies with high relative dividend yields that are classified as securities available-for-sale on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. Additionally, as of January 31, 2013, and January 31, 2012, the Company held non-leveraged ETFs, classified as securities available-for-sale, whose performance inversely corresponds to the market value changes of investments in other ETF securities held in the equity portfolio for dividend yield. The change in valuation of these securities, net of deferred income taxes, has been recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income in the Company’s Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.
(Unaudited
The components of comprehensive income included in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income and Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the nine months ended January 31, 2013 are as follows:
($ in thousands)  
Amount Before
Tax
   Tax Expense   Tax Benefit   
Amount Net of
Tax
 
Change in unrealized gains on securities $70  $(78) $54  $46 
                 
  $70  $(78) $54  $46 
 
The components of comprehensive income included in the Consolidated  Condensed Statements of Income and Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the six months ended October 31, 2012 are as follows:
The components of comprehensive loss that are included in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income and Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the nine months ended January 31, 2012 are as follows:
 
 ($ in thousands) 
Amount Before
Tax
  Tax Expense  Tax Benefit  
Amount Net of
Tax
 
Change in unrealized gains on securities $41  $(26) $12  $27 
                 
  $41  $(26) $12  $27 
($ in thousands) 
Amount Before
Tax
  Tax Expense  Tax Benefit  
Amount Net of
Tax
 
Change in unrealized losses on securities $(1) $-  $-  $(1)
Add: Losses realized in net income  22   (8)  -   14 
  $21  $(8) $-  $13 
 
The components of comprehensive loss that are included in the Consolidated  Condensed Statements of Income and Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the six months ended October 31, 2011 are as follows:
Note 7 - Related Party Transactions:
 
 ($ in thousands) 
Amount Before
Tax
  Tax Expense  Tax Benefit  
Amount Net of
Tax
 
Change in unrealized losses on securities $(50) $-  $18  $(32)
Add: Losses realized in net income  5   (2)  -   3 
  $(45) $(2) $18  $(29)
Investment Management (overview):
 
Note 7 - 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 October 31, 2012, were $2.05 billion, 0.8% above total assets of $2.03 billion in the Value Line Funds managed by EAM at October 31, 2011, as a result of net appreciation in equity assets under management partially offset by redemptions within the funds.
The USGMMF in accordance with a plan approved by the Fund Board merged into a third party fund, the Daily Income Fund, managed by Reich & Tang Asset Management LLC ("Reich & Tang"), effective October 19, 2012.  Final documentation was approved at the fund board meeting held during June 2012.  EAM will distribute the Daily Income Fund on behalf of Reich & Tang and maintain the shareholder accounts on behalf of the Value Line Funds shareholders who invest in the Daily Income Fund, but EAM is no longer subsidizing the expenses of the money market fund resulting from the low interest rate economic environment.  In addition, the merger of the USGMMF will eliminate the cost of administration and fund accounting.
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 January 31, 2013, were $2.13 billion, 2.6% above total assets of $2.08 billion in the Value Line Funds managed by EAM at January 31, 2012. The increase is a result of net appreciation in equity assets under management partially offset by redemptions within the funds.  
The non-voting revenues and 90% of the Company's non-voting profits interests due from EAM to the Company are payable each 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 Condensed Balance Sheets, and not yet paid, were $1,513,000 and $497,000 at October 31, 2012 and April 30, 2012, 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.  During the period from December 23, 2010 until May 28, 2011, EAM occupied a portion of the premises that the Company leases from a third party.  The Company received $44,000 for the month of May, 2011 for rent and certain accounting and other administrative support services provided to EAM on a transitional basis during such period.  The Company recorded income from its non-voting revenues interest and its non-voting profits interests in EAM as follows:
 
  Three Months Ended October 31,     Six Months Ended October 31, 
 ($ in thousands) 2012  2011  2012  2011 
Non-voting revenues interest in EAM $1,414  $1,330  $2,808  $2,821 
Non-voting profits interest in EAM  115   13   194   94 
  $1,529  $1,343  $3,002  $2,915 
At the Value Line Mutual Funds shareholder meeting held on December 15, 2011, the Convertible Fund shareholders approved the merger of the Value Line Convertible Fund into the Value Line Income and Growth Fund, effective December 16, 2011.  The Value Line Convertible Fund had approximately $20 million in assets under management as of December 16, 2011.  On May 18, 2012, the Value Line New York Tax Exempt Trust ($15 million) combined into the Value Line Tax Exempt Fund ($90 million).  The combination offers many benefits for fund shareholders as described in the fund’s proxy materials.

The USGMMF in accordance with a plan approved by the Fund Board merged into a third party fund, the Daily Income Fund, managed by Reich & Tang Asset Management LLC ("Reich & Tang"), effective October 19, 2012.  Final documentation was approved at the fund board meeting held during June 2012.  EAM distributes the Daily Income Fund on behalf of Reich & Tang and maintains the shareholder accounts on behalf of the Value Line Funds shareholders who invest in the Daily Income Fund, but EAM is no longer subsidizing the expenses of the money market fund resulting from the low interest rate economic environment.  In addition, the merger of the USGMMF eliminated the cost of administration and fund accounting.

At the September 2012 meeting, the Funds' Board approved a change in the strategy of the Value Line Aggressive Income Trust and a name change to the Value Line Core Bond Fund effective December 10, 2012. In doing so, the Value Line Funds now have a core bond fund offering that still meets the fundamental investment objectives of the Aggressive Income Trust, which is maximization of current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation, yet have broader appeal and a larger pool of investors to attract assets. Such assets may include existing shareholders of other Value Line Funds as shareholders redeem equities.

At the December 2012 meeting, the Funds’ Board approved a merger of the Value Line U.S. Government Securities Fund into the Value Line Core Bond Fund. The merger is scheduled to take place in March 2013, pending shareholder approval. This would create a core bond fund with over $100 million in assets, a critical threshold for many institutional money managers. At the same meeting, the Funds’ board approved a name change to the Value Line Emerging Opportunities Fund to Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund. By changing the name, the strategy of the fund and correct category is clearly defined for investors.
  
Transactions with Parent:
During the six months ended October 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company was reimbursed $88,000 and $167,000,  respectively, for payments it made on behalf of and for services the Company provided to the Parent.  There were no Receivables from affiliates or receivables from the Parent on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets at October 31, 2012 and April 30, 2012.
The Company is a party to a tax-sharing arrangement with the Parent which allocates the tax liabilities of the two Companies between them.  The Company made $230,000 and $245,000 of federal tax payments to the Parent during the six months ended October 31, 2012 or 2011, respectively.  Prepaid and refundable income taxes on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets included $0 and $530,000 of prepaid federal income tax due from the Parent at October 31, 2012 and April 30, 2012, respectively.
The non-voting revenues and 90% of the Company’s non-voting profits interests due from EAM to the Company are payable each 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 Condensed Balance Sheets, and not yet paid, were $1,588,000 and $497,000 at January 31, 2013 and April 30, 2012, respectively.
 
 
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Value Line, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
January 31, 2013
October 31, 2012(Unaudited)
(Unaudited
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. During the period from December 23, 2010 until May 28, 2011, EAM occupied a portion of the premises that the Company leases from a third party. The Company received $44,000 for the month of May, 2011 for rent and certain accounting and other administrative support services provided to EAM on a transitional basis during such period. The Company recorded income from its non-voting revenues interest and its non-voting profits interests in EAM as follows:
  Three Months Ended January 31,  Nine Months Ended January 31, 
($ in thousands) 2013  2012  2013  2012 
Non-voting revenues interest in EAM $1,472  $1,430  $4,280  $4,251 
Non-voting profits interest in EAM  153   26   347   120 
  $1,625  $1,456  $4,627  $4,371 
 
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 October 31, 2012, the Parent owned approximately 87.3% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.
Note 8 - Federal, State and Local Income Taxes:
In accordance with the requirements of the Income Tax Topic of the FASB's ASC, the Company's provision for income taxes includes the following:
Transactions with Parent:
 
  
Three Months Ended October 31,
  
Six Months Ended October 31,
 
 ($ in thousands) 2012  2011  2012  2011 
Current tax expense (benefit):            
    Federal $879  $(93) $1,327  $(43)
    State and local  29   (123)  102   (215)
   908   (216)  1,429   (258)
Deferred tax expense (benefit):   ��            
    Federal  (31)  1,330   436   2,336 
    State and local  30   (148)  117   33 
   (1)  1,182   553   2,369 
Income tax provision: $907  $966  $1,982  $2,111 
During the nine months ended January 31, 2013 and January 31, 2012, the Company was reimbursed $138,000 and $167,000, respectively, for payments it made on behalf of and for services the Company provided to the Parent. There were no Receivables from affiliates or receivables from the Parent on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets at January 31, 2013 and April 30, 2012.
 
Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of the Company's assets and liabilities.  The tax effect of temporary differences giving rise to the Company's deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability are as follows:
The Company is a party to a tax-sharing arrangement with the Parent which allocates the tax liabilities of the two Companies between them. The Company made $1,030,000 and $245,000 of federal tax payments to the Parent during the nine months ended January 31, 2013 and January 31, 2012, respectively. Prepaid and refundable income taxes on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets included $0 and $530,000 of prepaid federal income tax due from the Parent at January 31, 2013 and April 30, 2012, 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 January 31, 2013, the Parent owned approximately 87.4% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.
Note 8 - Federal, State and Local Income Taxes:
In accordance with the requirements of the Income Tax Topic of the FASB’s ASC, the Company’s provision for income taxes includes the following:
 
  October 31,  April 30, 
 ($ in thousands) 2012  2012 
Federal tax benefit (liability):      
Net operating loss $-  $126 
Unrealized gains on securities available-for-sale  (61)  (46)
Operating lease exit obligation  90   153 
Deferred professional fees  -   80 
Deferred charges  223   76 
Total federal tax benefit  252   389 
         
State and local tax benefits:        
Net operating loss  -   15 
Other  33   38 
Total state and local tax benefits  33   53 
Deferred tax asset, short term $285  $442 
         
       
  October 31,  April 30, 
 ($ in thousands) 2012  2012 
Federal tax liability (benefit):        
Deferred gain on deconsolidation of EAM $17,679  $17,679 
Deferred non-cash post-employment compensation  (619)  (619)
Depreciation and amortization  1,312   1,032 
Other  216   120 
Total federal tax liability  18,588   18,212 
         
State and local tax liabilities (benefits):        
Deferred gain on deconsolidation of EAM  2,188   2,182 
Deferred non-cash post-employment compensation  (76)  (76)
Depreciation and amortization  162   127 
Deferred professional fees  (16)  (21)
Total state and local tax liabilities  2,258   2,212 
Deferred tax liability, long term $20,846  $20,424 
  Three Months Ended January 31,  Nine Months Ended January 31, 
($ in thousands) 2013   2012   2013  2012 
Current tax expense (benefit):            
Federal $727  $414  $2,054  $371 
State and local  156   131   258   (84)
   883   545   2,312   287 
Deferred tax expense (benefit):                
Federal  97   448   533   2,784 
State and local  23   445   140   478 
   120   893   673   3,262 
Income tax provision: $1,003  $1,438  $2,985  $3,549 
 
Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities. The tax effect of temporary differences giving rise to the Company’s deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability are as follows:
The Company's net operating loss carryforward from fiscal 2012 of approximately $360,000 was fully utilized during the six months ended October 31, 2012.  The tax effect of temporary differences giving rise to the Company's long term deferred tax liability is primarily a result of the federal, state, and local taxes related to the $50,510,000 gain from deconsolidation of the Company's asset management and mutual fund distribution subsidiaries, partially offset by the long term tax benefit related to the non-cash post-employment compensation of $1,770,000 granted to VLI's former employee.
($ in thousands) 
January 31,
2013
  
April 30,
2012
 
Federal tax benefit (liability):      
Net operating loss $-  $126 
Unrealized gains on securities available-for-sale  (71)  (46)
Operating lease exit obligation  51   153 
Deferred professional fees  75   80 
Deferred charges  222   76 
Total federal tax benefit  277   389 
         
State and local tax benefits:        
Net operating loss  -   15 
Other  43   38 
Total state and local tax benefits  43   53 
Deferred tax asset, short term $320  $442 
 
 
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Value Line, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited
At the end of each interim reporting period, the Company estimates the effective income tax rate to apply for the full year. The Company uses the effective income tax rate determined to provide for income taxes on a year-to-date basis and reflects the tax effect of any tax law changes and certain other discrete events in the period in which they occur.
 
The annual effective tax rate may change during fiscal 2013 due to a number of factors including but not limited to an increase or decrease in the ratio of items that do not have tax consequences to pre-tax income, the Company's geographic profit mix between tax jurisdictions, new tax laws, new interpretations of existing tax laws and rulings by and settlements with tax authorities.Value Line, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
The overall effective income tax rates, as a percentage of pre-tax income, for the six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012 and 2011, were 37.18% and 34.60%, respectively.  The fluctuation in the effective income tax rate during the six months ended October 31, 2012, is attributable to the recognition of an alternative minimum tax benefits during the prior fiscal year and a higher percentage of income subject to state and local taxes during the current fiscal year.2013
The provision for income taxes differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the applicable U.S. statutory income tax rate to pretax income as a result of the following:(Unaudited)
 
  Six Months Ended October 31,
  2012  2011 
U.S. statutory federal rate  35.00%  35.00%
Increase (decrease) in tax rate from:        
  State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
  2.68%  2.28% 
  Effect of dividends received deductions
  -0.25%  -0.10%
  Domestic production tax credit  -0.59%    -0.98%
  Alternative minimum tax (benefit) - net operating loss limitation   0.00%  -1.60% 
  Other, net
  0.34   0.00%
Effective income tax rate  37.18%  34.60%
  January 31,  April 30, 
 ($ in thousands) 2013  2012 
Federal tax liability (benefit):      
   Deferred gain on deconsolidation of EAM $17,679  $17,679 
   Deferred non-cash post-employment compensation  (619)  (619)
   Depreciation and amortization  1,400   1,032 
   Other  217   120 
Total federal tax liability  18,677   18,212 
         
State and local tax liabilities (benefits):        
   Deferred gain on deconsolidation of EAM  2,185   2,182 
   Deferred non-cash post-employment compensation  (76)  (76)
   Depreciation and amortization  173   127 
   Deferred professional fees  (10)  (21)
Total state and local tax liabilities  2,272   2,212 
Deferred tax liability, long term $20,949  $20,424 
The Company believes that, as of October 31, 2012, there were no material uncertain tax positions that would require disclosure under GAAP.
The Company is included in the consolidated federal income tax return of the Parent.  The Company has a tax sharing agreement which requires it to make tax payments to the Parent equal to the Company's liability/(benefit) as if it filed a separate return.
The Company's federal income tax returns (included in the Parent's consolidated returns) and state and city tax returns for fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 2011 were subject to examination by the tax authorities, generally for three years after they were filed with the tax authorities.  In February 2012, the Internal Revenue Service concluded its examination of the Company's federal income tax returns through the fiscal year 2010, which resulted in no changes that had any adverse effect on the Company's financial statements.
Note 9 - Property and Equipment:
Property and equipment are carried at cost.  Depreciation and amortization are provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, or in the case of leasehold improvements, over the remaining terms of the leases.  For income tax purposes, depreciation of furniture and equipment is computed using accelerated methods and buildings and leasehold improvements are depreciated over prescribed extended tax lives. Property and equipment, net was comprised of the following:

  October 31,  April 30, 
($ in thousands) 2012  2012 
Land $726  $726 
Building and leasehold improvements  7,283   7,283 
Furniture and equipment  10,994   10,955 
   19,003   18,964 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization  (15,249)  (15,110)
Total property and equipment, net $3,754  $3,854 
The Company’s net operating loss carryforward from fiscal 2012 of approximately $360,000 was fully utilized during the nine months ended January 31, 2013.  The tax effect of temporary differences giving rise to the Company’s long term deferred tax liability is primarily a result of the federal, state, and local taxes related to the $50,510,000 gain from deconsolidation of the Company’s asset management and mutual fund distribution subsidiaries, partially offset by the long term tax benefit related to the non-cash post-employment compensation of $1,770,000 granted to VLI’s former employee.

Note 10 - Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed for Internal Use:
The Company has adopted the provisions of the Statement of Position 98-1 (SOP 98-1), "Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed for Internal Use".  SOP 98-1 requires companies to capitalize as long-lived assets many of the costs associated with developing or obtaining software for internal use and amortize those costs over the software's estimated useful life in a systematic and rational manner.
The Company capitalized  $839,000 and $2,165,000 related to the development of software for internal use for the six months ended October 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, of which $758,000 and $1,271,000 related to development costs for  the digital production software  project and $81,000 and $894,000 related to a new fulfillment system, respectively.  Such costs are capitalized and amortized over the expected useful life of the asset which is approximately from 3 to 5 years.  Total amortization expenses for the six months ended October 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011 were $617,000 and $128,000, respectively.
At the end of each interim reporting period, the Company estimates the effective income tax rate to apply for the full year. The Company uses the effective income tax rate determined to provide for income taxes on a year-to-date basis and reflects the tax effect of any tax law changes and certain other discrete events in the period in which they occur.

The overall effective income tax rate, as a percentage of pre-tax ordinary income for the nine months ended January 31, 2013 and 2012 was 36.94% and 37.82%, respectively. The annual effective tax rate changed during fiscal 2013 due to a number of factors including but not limited to an increase or decrease in the ratio of items that do not have tax consequences to pre-tax income, the Company’s geographic profit mix between tax jurisdictions, new tax laws, new interpretations of existing tax laws and rulings by and settlements with tax authorities.  The fluctuation in the effective income tax rate is attributable to prior fiscal year offset by a higher percentage of income subject to state and local taxes during the current fiscal year, to the recognition of the domestic production tax credits and an increase in the dividends received deduction during the current fiscal year offset by a higher percentage of income subject to state and local taxes.

The provision for income taxes differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the applicable U.S. statutory income tax rate to pretax income as a result of the following:

  Nine Months Ended January 31, 
  2013  2012 
U.S. statutory federal rate  35.00%  35.00%
Increase (decrease) in tax rate from:        
  State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit  2.78%  2.73%
  Effect of dividends received deductions  -0.26%  -0.11%
  Domestic production tax credit  -0.58%  - 
  Other, net  -   0.20%
Effective income tax rate  36.94%  37.82%

The Company believes that, as of January 31, 2013, there were no material uncertain tax positions that would require disclosure under GAAP.

The Company is included in the consolidated federal income tax return of the Parent.  The Company has a tax sharing agreement which requires it to make tax payments to the Parent equal to the Company’s liability/(benefit) as if it filed a separate return.

The Company’s federal income tax returns (included in the Parent’s consolidated returns) and state and city tax returns for fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 2011 were subject to examination by the tax authorities, generally for three years after they were filed with the tax authorities.  In February 2012, the Internal Revenue Service concluded its examination of the Company’s federal income tax returns through the fiscal year 2010, which resulted in no changes that had any adverse effect on the Company’s financial statements.
 
 
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Value Line, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited
The new fulfillment system was placed in service on December 1, 2011.  The Company's refreshed website, Single Sign On ("SSO") and new e-commerce and website shopping cart were also placed in service during December 2011.  A new institutional sales website ValueLinePro.com was launched by the Company during March 2012.
Note 11 - Treasury Stock and Repurchase Program:
On January 20, 2011, the Company's Board of Directors approved the repurchase of shares of the Company’s common stock up to an aggregate purchase amount of $3,200,000.  The repurchase program expired on January 15, 2012 and was not renewed by the Company's Board of Directors.
 
On September 19, 2012, the Company's Board of Directors approved the repurchase of shares of the Company’s common stock, at such times and prices as management determined to be advisable up to an aggregate purchase amount of $3,000,000.Value Line, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
January 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
Note 9 - Property and Equipment:

Property and equipment are carried at cost.  Depreciation and amortization are provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, or in the case of leasehold improvements, over the remaining terms of the leases.  For income tax purposes, depreciation of furniture and equipment is computed using accelerated methods and buildings and leasehold improvements are depreciated over prescribed extended tax lives. Property and equipment, net, on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets was comprised of the following:

       
  January 31,  April 30, 
($ in thousands) 2013  2012 
Land $726  $726 
Building and leasehold improvements  7,325   7,283 
Furniture and equipment  11,021   10,955 
   19,072   18,964 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization  (15,307)  (15,110)
Total property and equipment, net $3,765  $3,854 

Note 10 - Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed for Internal Use:

The Company has adopted the provisions of the Statement of Position 98-1 (SOP 98-1), “Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed for Internal Use”.  SOP 98-1 requires companies to capitalize as long-lived assets many of the costs associated with developing or obtaining software for internal use and amortize those costs over the software’s estimated useful life in a systematic and rational manner.

The Company capitalized  $1,546,000 and $2,992,000 related to the development of software for internal use for the nine months ended January 31, 2013 and January 31, 2012, respectively, of which $1,444,000 and $1,876,000 related to development costs for  the digital production software  project and $102,000 and $1,116,000 related to a new fulfillment system, respectively.  Such costs are capitalized and amortized over the expected useful life of the asset which is approximately from 3 to 5 years.  Total amortization expenses for the nine months ended January 31, 2013 and January 31, 2012 were $937,000 and $191,000, respectively.

The new fulfillment system was placed in service on December 1, 2011.  The Company’s refreshed website, Single Sign On (“SSO”) and new e-commerce and website shopping cart were also placed in service during December 2011.  A new institutional sales website ValueLinePro.com was launched by the Company during March 2012.

Note 11 - Treasury Stock and Repurchase Program:

On January 20, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the repurchase of shares of the Company’s common stock up to an aggregate purchase amount of $3,200,000.  The repurchase program expired on January 15, 2012 and was not renewed by the Company’s Board of Directors.
On September 19, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the repurchase of shares of the Company’s common stock, at such times and prices as management determined to be advisable up to an aggregate purchase amount of $3,000,000.

Treasury stock, at cost, consists of the following:

(in thousands except for shares and cost
per share)		 Shares  
Total Average
Cost Assigned
  
Average Cost
per Share
  Aggregate Purchase Price
Remaining Under the Program		 
Balance as of April 30, 2012 (1)(2)  103,619  $1,390  $13.41  $- 
Purchases effected in open market during the quarter ended October 31, 2012:     
    September 30, 2012  3,440  $30  $8.84  $2,970 
Balance as of October 31, 2012  107,059  $1,420  $13.26     
(in thousands except for shares and cost
per share)		 Shares  Total Average
Cost Assigned		  Average Cost per Share  Aggregate Purchase Price
Remaining Under the Program		 
Balance as of April 30, 2012 (1)(2)  103,619  $1,390  $13.41  $- 
Purchases effected in open market during the quarters ended :                
    October 31, 2012  3,440   30   8.84  $2,970 
    January 31, 2013  12,890   117   9.11  $2,853 
Balance as of January 31, 2013  119,949  $1,537  $12.81     

(1) Includes the balance of 18,400 shares with a total average cost of $354,000 that were acquired prior to the repurchase program authorized in January 2011.
 
(1) Includes the balance of 18,400 shares with a total average cost of $354,000 that were acquired prior to the repurchase program authorized in January 2011.
(2) Includes the balance of 85,219 shares with a total average cost of $1,036,000 that were acquired during the former repurchase program, which was authorized in January 2011 and expired in January 2012.
(2) Includes the balance of 85,219 shares with a total average cost of $1,036,000 that were acquired during the former repurchase program, which was authorized in January 2011 and expired in January 2012.

Note 12 - Lease Commitments:

On June 4, 1993, the Company entered into a 15 year lease agreement to provide primary office space.  The lease included free rental periods as well as scheduled base rent escalations over the term of the lease.  In April 2007, the Company extended the term for 5 additional years at a market rental rate to May 2013. The total amount of the base rent payments is being charged to expense on the straight-line method over the term of the lease. The Company recorded a deferred charge on its Consolidated Balance Sheets to reflect the excess of annual rental expense over cash payments since inception of the lease.
 
 
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Value Line, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
January 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
 
On February 7, 2013, the Company and Citibank, N.A. (the “Sublandlord”) entered into a sublease agreement, pursuant to which Value Line will lease approximately 44,493 square feet of office space located on the ninth floor at 485 Lexington Ave., New York, NY (“Building” or “Premises”) beginning on or about July 1, 2013 and ending on February 27, 2017 (“Sublease”).  Base rent under the Sublease will be $1,468,269 per annum, subject to customary concessions in the Company’s favor and pass-through of certain increases in operating costs and real estate taxes.  The Company provided a security deposit in cash in the amount of $489,423.  This Building will become the Company’s new corporate office facility.  The Company is required to pay for certain operating expenses associated with the Premises as well as utilities supplied to the Premises.  The Sublease terms will provide for a significant decrease in the Company’s annual rental expenses.
Value Line has reached an agreement with its current landlord to extend the term of the current lease for its current corporate office facility, which was due to expire on May 31, 2013, for a period of three and a half months beginning June 1, 2013 and expiring September 15, 2013 (“Lease Modification”) at a rental which approximates the Company’s monthly rent payments under the current lease obligation.
Future minimum payments, exclusive of potential increases in real estate taxes and operating cost escalations, under operating leases for office space, with remaining terms of one year or more, are as follows:
          
Fiscal Years ended April 30, Current Lease  New Sublease  Total 
     ($ in thousands)    
          
2014 $1,326  $490  $1,816 
2015  -   1,468   1,468 
2016  -   1,468   1,468 
2017  -   1,224   1,224 
  $1,326  $4,650  $5,976 

Rental expenses for the nine months ended January 31, 2013 and January 31, 2012 were $1,882,000 for each period.  During fiscal years 2013 and fiscal 2012, office space rental decreased as a result of the classification of a portion of the lease payments as a reduction of the accrued lease exit obligation related to EAM’s relocation in fiscal 2011.
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Item 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This report contains statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions (including certain projections and business trends) accompanied by such phrases as “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “will”, “intend” and other similar or negative expressions, that are “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended.  Actual results for Value Line, Inc. (“Value Line” or “the Company”) may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the following:

 
●
dependence on key personnel;
 
●
maintaining revenue from subscriptions for the Company’s digital and print published products;
 
●
protection of intellectual property rights;
 
●
changes in market and economic conditions, including global financial issues;
 
●
dependence on non-voting revenues and non-voting profits interests in EULAV Asset Management, a Delaware statutory trust (“EAM” or “EAM Trust”), which serves as an investment advisor to the Value Line Funds and engages in related distribution, marketing and administrative services;
 
●
fluctuations in EAM’s assets under management due to broadly based changes in the values of equity and debt securities, redemptions by investors and other factors, and the effect these changes may have on the valuation of EAM’s intangible assets;
 
●
competition in the fields of publishing, copyright data and investment management;
 
●
the impact of government regulation on the Company’s and EAM’s business;
 
●
availability of free or low cost investment data through discount brokers or generally over the internet;
 
●
the risk that, while the Company believes that the restructuring transaction that closed on December 23, 2010, achieved compliance with the requirements of the order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 4, 2009, the Company might be required to take additional steps which could adversely affect the Company’s results of operations or the Company’s financial condition;
●
terrorist attacks, cyber security attacks and natural disasters;
 
●
identifying and executing a suitable lease for replacement office space for the Company’s principal offices prior to expiration in May 2013 of the current, non-renewable lease at the Company’s current location;
●
other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the risks described in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2012 and in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended JulyJanuary 31, 2012;2013; and
●
other risks and uncertainties arising from time to time.
 
These factors are not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any of our forward-looking statements. Other unknown or unpredictable factors which may involve external factors over which we may have no control, or changes in our plans, strategies, objectives, expectations or intentions, which may happen at any time at our discretion, could also have material adverse effects on future results. Except as otherwise required to be disclosed in periodic reports required to be filed by public companies with the SEC pursuant to the SEC'sSEC’s rules, we have no duty to update these statements, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks and uncertainties, current plans, anticipated actions, and future financial conditions and results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking information contained herein.
 
In this report, “Value Line,” “we,” “us,” “our” refers to Value Line, Inc. and the “Company” refers to Value Line and its subsidiaries unless the context otherwise requires.

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Executive Summary of the Business
 
The Company'sCompany’s primary business is producing investment periodicals and related publications and making available copyright data, including certain Proprietary Ranking System and other proprietary information, to third parties under written agreements for use in third-party managed and marketed investment products.  Value Line markets under well-known brands including Value Line, the Value Line Logo, The Value Line Investment Survey®, and The Most Trusted Name in Investment Research®. The name "Value Line"“Value Line” as used to describe the Company, its products, and its subsidiaries, and is a registered trademark of the Company. Prior to December 23, 2010, the date of the completion of  the Restructuring Transaction (see “Restructuring of Asset Management and Mutual Fund Distribution Businesses” below), the Company provided investment management services to the Value Line® Mutual Funds ("(“Value Line Funds"Funds”), institutions and individual accounts and provided distribution, marketing, and administrative services to the Value Line Funds.

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The Company’s target audiences within the investment periodicals and related publications field are individual investors, colleges, libraries, and investment management professionals. Individuals come to Value Line for complete research in one package.  Institutional subscribers consist of corporations, financial professionals, colleges, and municipal libraries.  Libraries and universities, offer the Company’s detailed research to their patrons and students.  Investment management professionals use the research and historical information in their day-to-day businesses.  The Company has a dedicated department that solicits institutional subscriptions.  Fees for institutional subscriptions vary by the university or college enrollment, number of users, and the number of products purchased.

Payments received for new and renewal subscriptions and the value of receivables for amounts billed to retail and institutional customers are recorded as unearned revenue until the order is fulfilled.  As the subscriptions are fulfilled, the Company recognizes revenue in equal installments over the life of the particular subscription. Accordingly, the subscription fees to be earned by fulfilling subscriptions after the date of a particular balance sheet are shown on that balance sheet as unearned revenue within current and long term liabilities.

Restructuring of Asset Management and Mutual Fund Distribution Businesses

The business of EULAV Asset Management Trust, a Delaware business trust (“EAM”) is managed by its trustees each owning 20% of the voting profits interest of EAM and by its officers subject to the direction of the trustees.  The Company’s non-voting revenues and non-voting profits interests in EAM entitle it to receive 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.

Pursuant to the EAM Agreement, the Company granted EAM the right to use the Value Line name for all existing Value Line Funds and agreed to supply the Value Line Proprietary Ranking System information to EAM without charge or expense.

Business Environment

During the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, the NASDAQ and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 4%9% and 2%8%, respectively.  The severe downturn experienced in the September 2008 to March 2009 period and the volatility in the financial markets since then have resulted in many individual investors withdrawing money from equity investments, including equity mutual funds. This risk-averse temperament of investors continues to restrain both the Company’s revenues from its research periodicals and publications and the Company’s cash flows from its non-voting revenues and non-voting profits interests in EAM.

The further strength in the U.S. stock market in recent quarters has been all the more notable in that it has been achieved in what could best be described as a challenging economic environment. To wit, growth continued in 2012, even though a drawdown of inventories and a sharp reduction in defense spending in last year’s final quarter limited the GDP gain notably.
Looking ahead, further challenges will remain in 2013, including our expectation of a disappointingly slow rate of improvement on the employment side and irregular gains in consumer activity. On the whole, our sense is that the economy will grow by a respectable 2%, or so, this calendar year, and that, underpinned by progressively better housing metrics, a belated comeback in employment, low inflation, and a fully supportive Federal Reserve, will gather traction as the current year concludes and 2014 commences. In fact, that presumptive momentum should then generate a 2.5%-3.0% increase in the nation’s gross domestic product next year. As a result of recent record levels in the indexes, the possibility of a market correction has to be considered.    
 
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Results of Operations for the Three and SixNine Months Ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20122013 and 2011January 31, 2012

The following table illustrates the Company’s key components of revenues and expenses.

 Three Months Ended October 31,  Six Months Ended October 31,  Three Months Ended January 31,  Nine Months Ended January 31, 
($ in thousands, except
earnings per share)		 2012  2011  Change  2012  2011  Change  2013  2012  Change  2013  2012  Change 
Income from operations $920  $1,518   -39.4% $2,272  $3,156   -28.0% $1,088  $1,823   -40.3% $3,360  $4,979   -32.5%
Revenues and profits interests from EAM Trust $1,529  $1,343   13.8% $3,002  $2,915   3.0% $1,625  $1,456   11.6% $4,627  $4,371   5.9%
Income from operations plus non-voting revenues and non-voting profits interests from EAM Trust $2,449  $2,861   -14.4% $5,274  $6,071   -13.1% $2,713  $3,279   -17.3% $7,987  $9,350   -14.6%
Operating expenses $7,889  $7,622   3.5% $15,475  $15,354   0.8% $7,858  $7,173   9.5% $23,333  $22,527   3.6%
Income from securities transactions, net $30  $20   50.0% $56  $31   80.6% $37  $3   1133.3% $93  $34   173.5%
Income before income taxes $2,479  $2,881   -14.0% $5,330  $6,102   -12.7% $2,750  $3,282   -16.2% $8,080  $9,384   -13.9%
Net income $1,572  $1,915   -17.9% $3,348  $3,991   -16.1% $1,747  $1,844   -5.3% $5,095  $5,835   -12.7%
Earnings per share $0.16  $0.19   -15.8% $0.34  $0.40   -15.0% $0.18  $0.19   -5.3% $0.52  $0.59   -11.9%
 
Total operating revenues
  Three Months Ended October 31,  Six Months Ended October 31, 
($ in thousands) 2012  2011  Change  2012  2011  Change 
Investment periodicals and related publications:                  
        Print $4,735  $5,094   -7.0% $9,635  $10,300   -6.5%
        Digital  3,092   3,233   -4.4%  6,220   6,425   -3.2%
Total investment periodicals and related publications  7,827   8,327   -6.0%  15,855   16,725   -5.2%
    Copyright data fees  982   813   20.8%  1,892   1,785   6.0%
Total publishing revenues $8,809  $9,140   -3.6% $17,747  $18,510   -4.1%

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  Three Months Ended January 31,  Nine Months Ended January 31, 
($ in thousands) 2013  2012  Change  2013  2012  Change 
Investment periodicals and related publications:                  
        Print $4,709  $5,117   -8.0% $14,344  $15,417   -7.0%
        Digital  3,229   3,028   6.6%  9,449   9,453   -0.0%
Total investment periodicals and related publications  7,938   8,145   -2.5%  23,793   24,870   -4.3%
    Copyright data fees  1,008   851   18.4%  2,900   2,636   10.0%
Total publishing revenues $8,946  $8,996   -0.6% $26,693  $27,506   -3.0%
 
Within investment periodicals and related publications, subscription sales orders are derived from print and digital products.  The following chart illustrates the fiscal year-to-fiscal year changes in the gross sales orders associated with print and digital subscriptions.
 
Sources of Subscription Gross Sales Orders
 
Three Months Ended October 31, Three Months Ended January 31, 
2012 2011 2013 2012
PrintElectronic PrintElectronic Print  Digital  Print  Digital 
New Sales Orders21.5%25.3% 11.2%26.3%  17.9%  26.2%  19.4%  17.1%
Renewal Sales Orders78.5%74.7% 88.8%73.7%
Conversion and Renewal Sales Orders  82.1%  73.8%  80.6%  82.9%
Total Gross Sales Orders100.0%100.0% 100.0%100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%
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 Six Months Ended October 31,
 2012 2011
 PrintElectronic PrintElectronic
New Sales Orders17.8%21.7% 11.4%27.2%
Renewal Sales Orders82.2%78.3% 88.6%72.8%
Total Gross Sales Orders100.0%100.0% 100.0%100.0%
 
  Nine Months Ended January 31, 
  2013  2012 
  Print  Digital  Print  Digital 
New Sales Orders  17.9%  23.5%  15.5%  19.2%
Conversion and Renewal Sales Orders  82.1%  76.5%  84.5%  80.8%
Total Gross Sales Orders  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%
 As of October 31,   As of January 31,    
($ in thousands) 2012  2011  Change  2013  2012  Change 
Deferred subscription income (current and long term liabilities) $23,111  $24,195   -4.5%
            
Unearned subscription income (current and long term liabilities) $24,033  $25,739   -6.6%
 
Investment periodicals and related publications revenues
 
Investment periodicals and related publications revenues decreased $500,000,$207,000, or 6.0%2.5% for the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20122013 and $870,000,$1,077,000, or 5.2%4.3%, for the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, as compared to the prior fiscal year.  While the Company continued its efforts to attract new subscribers through various marketing channels, primarily direct mail and the internet for retail users, and by the efforts of our sales personnel in the institutional market, total product line circulation at OctoberJanuary 31, 20122013 was 4.6%3.2% lower than total product line circulation at OctoberJanuary 31, 2011.  Price2012.  Selective price increases recently institutedintroduced have been offset by reduced sales volume of renewals and new orders.  Continuing factors that have contributed to the decline in the investment periodicals and related publications revenues include competition in the form of free or low cost investment research on the Internet and research provided by brokerage firms at no direct cost to their clients.  The Company is not adding enough new subscribers to offset the subscribers that choose not to renew their subscriptions.  The Company has been successful in growing revenues from digitally-delivered investment periodicals within institutional sales. Gross institutional sales orders of $4,951,000$7,981,000 for the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, were $518,000 or 11.7%1.8% above comparable sales orders of $4,433,000,$7,841,000, for the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2011.2012.  This increasegrowth continues a positive growth trend for Institutional Sales, but is not sufficient to wholly offset the lost revenues from retail subscribers.
 
            Print publication revenues decreased $359,000$408,000 or 7.0%8.0% for the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20122013 and $665,000,$1,073,000, or 6.5%7.0%, for the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20122013 from fiscal 2012 for the reasons described earlier.   Earned revenues from institutional print publications increased $135,000$164,000 or 50.7%58.8% for the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20122013 and $228,000$392,000 or 43.5%48.8%, for the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20122013 as compared to the prior fiscal year.  Print publications revenues from retail subscribers decreased $494,000$571,000 or 10.2%11.8% for the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20122013 and $893,000$1,464,000 or 9.1%10.0%, for the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, as compared to the prior fiscal year.  Print circulation has fallen 8.3% as of October 31, 2012 as compared to print circulation at October 31, 2011, albeit the Company is realizing a higher average price level on new orders.
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DigitalDigital publications revenues decreased $141,000increased $201,000 or 4.4%,6.6% for the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20122013 and $205,000, or 3.2%,remained at the same level for the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012 from2013 as compared to the prior fiscal year.  Earned revenues from institutional digital publications decreased $50,000 of 2.3%,increased $222,000 or 11.2% for the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20122013 and $67,000$153,000 or 1.6%2.5%, for the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, as compared to the prior fiscal year. Digital publications revenues from retail subscribers decreased $91,000$20,000 or 8.4%,1.9% for the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20122013 and $138,000$158,000 or 6.3%4.9%, for the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, as compared to the prior fiscal year.
 
The Company has relied more on its institutional sales marketing efforts, and the increase in institutional combined print and digital revenues is a direct result of a focused effort to sell to colleges, libraries and corporate accounts.  The decrease in digital and print retail publications revenues is primarily attributable to the decrease in circulation within the Company’s software products, and to some extent the transition of certain users from the retail category to institutional, at higher prices.
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During this past quarter, the Company has placed significant effort on renewing non-institutional subscriptions by increasing the number of renewal notifications including increases in e-mail and telemarketing efforts.
 
The majority of the Company’s subscribers have traditionally been individual investors who generally receive printed publications via U.S. Mail on a weekly basis. Consistent with the experience of other print publishers in many fields, the Company has found that its roster of customers has been declining as individuals migrate to various digital services.  A modest number of customers who do not qualify for retail prices have chosen to cancel their subscriptions, while the rest have converted to institutional services, at higher prices.
 
Individual investors interested in digitally-delivered investment information have access to free equity research from many sources.  For example, most retail broker-dealers with computerized trading services offer their customers free or low cost research services that compete with the Company’s services.  Revenues from the Company’s current retail online services have also declined because many competing products offer more extensive interactive features.
 
The Company believes that the volatility of the equity market and the sluggish economic recovery have to some extent eroded retail investor interest in equities.  The Company also believes that the negative trend in overall subscription revenue is likely to continue until new products have been developed and marketed.
 
The Company has established the goal of developing competitive digital products and marketing them effectively through traditional as well as internet and mobile channels. Towards that end, the Company has been modernizing legacy information technology systems.  The Company is not able to predict when these efforts will result in the launch of new products or whether they will be successful in reversing the trend of declining retail publishing revenues.

During fiscal 2012, there were a number of technology advances which are building blocks to the planned launch of our new product offerings expected to begin in fiscal 2014.  In December 2011, the new fulfillment system was placed in service that gives the Company the ability to perform real time order processing and grant immediate access to products onthrough the web,Internet, all from one system, as well as offering multi-tiered entitlements which will come into play in fiscal 2014.2014 with the Company’s new product offerings.  In December 2011, a new eCommerce platform and a Single Sign On module were launched which directly leverage the new fulfillment system'ssystem’s capabilities for new web order entry and customercustomers’ access to their products via a single username and password.  Both of these services are a substantial progression from the previous solutions which were made up of multiple systems that previously had no ability to communicate with each other, requiring increased staff hours through manual double-keying.solutions.  In January 2012, a website reskin was launched which served to modernize the look and feel of valueline.com.
 
In addition, the Company launched a new institutional sales website ValueLinePro.com.ValueLinePro.com during March 2012.  ValueLinePro.com provides a dedicated internetInternet destination for investment advisers, portfolio managers, corporate professionals and library patrons who seek to learn how Value Line’s proprietary research tools can help them research stocks, mutual funds, options, convertible securities and exchange traded funds (“ETFs”).  The site thoroughly describes each of the Company’s customized products available to institutions and investment professionals, coordinating with the Company’s sales and marketing efforts to institutions, and has began to serve as a key generator of sales leads.

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A major track of workdata technology focus is the creation of a centralized and active database for all of Value Line’s finalized, post-calculated data.  In order to serve up our data for a variety of uses (new products, different Institutional Sales channels, etc.) it became apparent that all data fields must be fully defined, and a new storage/retrieval mechanism developed which was built upon current “relational” protocols.
 
The adoption of a formal Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and project management system gives the Company a standard process for how development goals are pursued.  Each project is planned with the creation of documentation for a formal architecture.  In this way, the suitable resources are assigned with the overall business objectives in mind.
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Copyright data fees

 
The Value Line Proprietary Ranking System information (the “Ranking System”), a component of the Company’s flagship product, The Value Line Investment Survey, is also utilized in the Company’s copyright data business. The Ranking System is also required to be made available to EAM for specific uses without charge.  The Ranking System is designed to be predictive over a six to twelve month period.  For the three, six and twelve months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, the combined Ranking System “Rank 1 & 2” stocks increased by 5.0%9.7%, 14.6%, and 15.1%, respectively,  allowing for weekly changes in Ranks, outperforming an increase of 1.9%6.1%, 8.1%, and 14.1% in the S&P 500 Index during the same period.comparable periods, respectively.  For the sixnine month period ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012, the combined Ranking System “Rank 1 & 2” stocks declined 0.2%, underperforming the S&P 500 Index’s increase of 1.0%, during the comparable period.  For the twelve month period ended October 31, 2012,2013, the combined Ranking System “Rank 1 & 2” stocks increased 11.4%8.9%, underperformingoutperforming the S&P 500 Index’s increase of 12.7%7.2%, during the comparable period.
 
During the three and sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, copyright data fees increased $169,000$157,000 or 20.8%18.4% and $107,000,$264,000, or 6.0%10.0%, respectively, as compared to the prior fiscal year.  As of OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, total third party sponsored assets were attributable to four contracts for copyright data representing $3.4$3.6 billion in various products, as compared to four contracts and $3.0$3.1 billion in assets at OctoberJanuary 31, 2011,2012, representing a 13.0%16.0% increase in assets.
The Company believes the growth of this part of the business is dependent upon the desire of third parties to use the Value Line trademarks and proprietary research for their products. This market has become significantly more competitive as a result of product diversification and increased use of indices by portfolio managers.  Management is focusing on potential channels for the copyright data selling cycle,products, while maintaining good communicationscooperation with current third party sponsors.

Investment management fees and services – (unconsolidated)

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 ongoing payments in respect of its non-voting revenues and non-voting profits interests, as discussed below.  Total assets in the Value Line Funds managed and/or distributed by EAM at OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, were $2.05$2.13 billion, which is $16$55 million or 0.8%2.6% above total assets of $2.03$2.08 billion in the Value Line Funds managed by EAM at OctoberJanuary 31, 2011.

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2012.
 
Value Line Mutual Funds

Total Net Assets
 As of October 31,     As of January 31,    
($ in millions) 2012  2011  Change  2013  2012  Change 
Equity funds $1,780  $1,748   1.8% $1,872  $1,779   5.2%
Fixed income funds  204   210   -2.9%  197   225   -12.4%
U.S. Government Money Market Fund (“USGMMF”)  -   74   -100.0%  -   72   -100.0%
Total EAM managed net assets  1,984   2,032   -2.4%  2,069   2,076   -0.3%
Daily Income Fund managed by Reich & Tang Asset
Management LLC (“Reich & Tang”)
  64   -   n/a   62   -   n/a 
Total net assets $2,048  $2,032   0.8% $2,131  $2,076   2.6%
While equity assets under management did rise,increased 5.2%, four of the rise amalgamates a positive performance, with significant (comparable to last year) loss of accountssix Value Line equity mutual funds, excluding SAM and Centurion are currently experiencing net redemptions and the associated net asset outflows (redemptions less new sales).  However, while the Value Line Funds are in net redemptions, they are experiencing less net redemptions in the twelve months ended January 31, 2013 than in the prior year due to higher gross sales in the equity/hybrid funds and better retention of existing fund assets. The Value Line Asset Allocation Fund is experiencing net cash inflows and was added to Schwab's OneSource Select List during August 2012.

Shares of Value Line Strategic Asset Management Trust (“SAM”) and Value Line Centurion Fund (“Centurion”) are available to the public only through the purchase of certain variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts issued by The Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company, Inc. (“GIAC”).

  As of October 31,    
($ in millions) 2012  2011  Change 
Variable annuity assets (GIAC) $455  $463   -1.7%
All other open end equity fund assets  1,325   1,285   3.1%
   Total equity fund net assets $1,780  $1,748   1.8%

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  As of January 31,    
($ in millions) 2013  2012  Change 
Variable annuity assets (GIAC) $470  $468   0.4%
All other open end equity fund assets  1,402   1,311   6.9%
   Total equity fund net assets $1,872  $1,779   5.2%
EAM Trust - Results of operations before distribution to interest holders

The overall results of EAM’s investment management operations during the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, before interest holder distributions, include total investment management fees earned from the Value Line Funds of $6,229,000 and$9,481,000, 12b-1 fees and other fees of $1,876,000.$2,868,000 and other income of $5,000.  For the same period, total investment management fee waivers for the USGMMF and the Value Line Core Bond Fund were $346,000$362,000 and 12b-1 fee waivers for nine Value Line Funds were $1,088,000.$1,633,000.  During the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012, EAM's2013, EAM’s net income was $388,000$694,000 after giving effect to Value Line’s non-voting revenues interest of $2,808,000,$4,280,000, but before distributions to voting profits interest holders and to the Company in respect of its 50% non-voting profits interest.

Total results of EAM’s investment management operations during the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2011,2012, before interest holder distributions, include total investment management fees earned from the Value Line Funds of $6,258,000,$9,296,000, 12b-1 fees of $1,750,000$2,588,000 and other income of $9,000.$14,000. For the same period, total investment management fee waivers were $457,000$636,000 and 12b-1 fee waivers were $1,166,000.$1,700,000.  During the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2011, EAM's2012, EAM’s net income was $188,000,$240,000 after giving effect to Value Line’s non-voting revenues interest of $2,821,000,$4,251,000, but before distributions to voting profits interest holders and to the Company in respect of its 50% non-voting profits interest.

As of OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, nine of the Value Line Funds have all or a portion of the 12b-1 fees being waived, two of the funds haveand one fund has partial investment management fee waivers in place and, effective June 16, 2011, USGMMF discontinued the 12b-1 program.place.  Although, under the terms of the EAM Declaration of Trust, the Company no longer receives or shares in the revenues from 12b-1 distribution fees, the Company could benefit from the fee waivers to the extent that the resulting reduction of expense ratios and enhancement of the performance of the Value Line Funds attracts new assets.

 As of OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, four of the six Value Line equity mutual funds, excluding SAM and Centurion, had an overall four or five star rating by Morningstar, Inc. The largest distribution channel for the Value Line Funds remains the fund supermarket platforms such as Guardian, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Fidelity, Pershing and E-Trade. In August 2012, the Value Line Asset Allocation Fund was added to Schwab'sSchwab’s prestigious OneSource Select List.

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The Value Line equity fund assets and fixed income fund assets (excluding USGMMF)represent 90.5% and 9.5%, represent 10.0%respectively, of total Fundfund assets under management (“AUM”) at Octoberas of January 31, 2012, a slight decrease from 10.3% last fiscal year.  The USGMMF assets represent 3.1% of the total Fund2013.  At January 31, 2013, equity AUM at October 31, 2012, a decrease from 3.6% of the total Fund AUM at October 31, 2011.  At October 31, 2012,increased by 5.2% and fixed income AUM had decreased by 2.9%, and USGMMF AUM had decreased by 13.5%.  Management fees from12.4% as compared to the USGMMF were zero with EAM having waived all fees for the Fund since the end of November 2009, and, because of the historically low interest rate environment and new regulations restricting investments, substantially subsidizing the USGMMF expenses.prior fiscal year.

At the Value Line Mutual Funds shareholder meeting held on December 15, 2011, the Convertible Fund shareholders approved the merger of the Value Line Convertible Fund into the Value Line Income and Growth Fund, effective December 16, 2011.  The Value Line Convertible Fund had approximately $20 million in assets under management as of December 16, 2011.  On May 18, 2012, the VLValue Line New York Tax Exempt Trust ($15 million) combined into the VLValue Line Tax Exempt Fund ($90 million).  The combination offers many benefits for fund shareholders as described in the fund’s proxy materials.

The USGMMF in accordance with a plan approved by the Fund Board, merged into a third party fund, the Daily Income Fund, managed by Reich & Tang, effective October 19, 2012.  Final documentation was approved at the fund board meeting held during June 2012.  EAM will distributedistributes the Daily Income Fund on behalf of Reich & Tang and maintainmaintains the shareholder accounts on behalf of the Value Line Funds shareholders who invest in the Daily Income Fund, but EAM is no longer subsidizing the expenses of the money market fundUSGMMF resulting from the low interest rate economic environment.  In addition, the merger of the USGMMF will eliminateeliminated the cost of administration and fund accounting.

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At the September 2012 meeting, the Funds'Funds’ Board approved a change in the strategy of the Value Line Aggressive Income Trust and a name change to the Value Line Core Bond Fund effective December 10, 2012. In doing so, the Value Line Funds wouldnow have a core bond fund offering that still meets the fundamental investment objectives of the Aggressive Income Trust, which is maximization of current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation, yet have broader appeal and a larger pool of investors to attract assets. Such assets may include existing shareholders of other Value Line Funds as older shareholders redeem equities.
At the December 2012 meeting, the Funds’ Board approved a merger of the Value Line U.S. Government Securities Fund into the Value Line Core Bond Fund. The merger is scheduled to take place in March 2013, pending shareholder approval. This would create a core bond fund with over $100 million in assets, a critical threshold for many institutional money managers. At the same meeting, the Funds’ board approved a name change to the Value Line Emerging Opportunities Fund to Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund. By changing the name, the strategy of the fund and correct category is clearly defined for investors.
 
EAM Trust - The Company’s non-voting revenues and non-voting profits interests

The Company recorded income from its non-voting revenues interest and its non-voting profits interests in EAM as follows:
 
 Three Months Ended October 31,  Six Months Ended October 31,  Three Months Ended January 31,  Nine Months Ended January 31, 
($ in thousands) 2012  2011  2012  2011  2013  2012  Change  2013  2012  Change 
Non-voting revenues interest $1,414  $1,330  $2,808  $2,821  $1,472  $1,430   2.9% $4,280  $4,251   0.7%
Non-voting profits interest  115   13   194   94   153   26   488.5%  347   120   189.2%
 $1,529  $1,343  $3,002  $2,915  $1,625  $1,456   11.6% $4,627  $4,371   5.9%
 
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'sEAM’s investment management fee revenues from its mutual fund and separate accounts business.  EAM currently has no separately managed account clients.
 
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Value Line operating expenses
 
 Three Months Ended October 31,  Six Months Ended October 31,  Three Months Ended January 31,  Nine Months Ended January 31, 
($ in thousands) 2012  2011  Change  2012  2011  Change  2013  2012  Change  2013  2012  Change 
Advertising and promotion $1,087  $988   10.0% $1,899  $2,109   -10.0% $1,017  $622   63.5% $2,916  $2,731   6.8%
Salaries and employee benefits  3,634   3,710   -2.1%  7,413   7,350   0.8%  3,683   3,638   1.2%  11,096   10,988   1.0%
Production and distribution  1,452   1,158   25.4%  2,814   2,387   17.9%  1,422   1,143   24.4%  4,236   3,530   20.0%
Office and administration  1,716   1,766   -2.8%  3,349   3,508   -4.5%  1,736   1,770   -1.9%  5,085   5,278   -3.7%
 $7,889  $7,622   3.5% $15,475  $15,354   0.8%
Total expenses $7,858  $7,173   9.5% $23,333  $22,527   3.6%

Expenses within the Company are categorized into advertising and promotion, salaries and employee benefits, production and distribution, and office and administration.  Operating expenses for the three and sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, increased $267,000$685,000 or 3.5%9.5% and $121,000,$806,000, or 0.8%3.6%, respectively, as compared to the three and sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2011.2012.

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Advertising and promotion

Advertising and promotion expenses during the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, increased $99,000$395,000 or 10.0%63.5%, as compared to the prior year period, mainly related to a $37,000$295,000 increase in telemarketingdirect mail costs due to the timing of direct mail campaigns during the third quarter of fiscal 2013 as compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2012 and a $67,000$94,000 increase in expenses related to design and promotion of the digital products in fiscal 2013.

Advertising and promotion expenses during the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012, decreased $210,000,2013, increased $185,000, or 10.0%6.8%, as compared to fiscal 2012.  MediaThe increase was mainly due to a $362,000 increase in direct marketing costs due to the timing of direct mail campaigns in fiscal 2013 as compared to fiscal 2012 and an $80,000 increase in telemarketing costs, which were offset by a decrease of $167,000 in media and internet advertising and promotional costs for the six months ended October 31, 2012 decreased by $298,000 due to the marketing expense formarket the digital productproducts and software promotionproducts to institutions during fiscal 2012.  The remaining decreasedecreases for the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012, was mainly2013, were related to a $47,000 decrease primarily$43,000 decline in copyright data sales commissionscommissions’ costs and a $43,000$47,000 reduction in postage expenses related to renewal solicitation costs offset by a $68,000 increase in direct marketing costs, a $71,000 increase in telemarketing costs, and a $70,000 increase in expenses related to design and promotion ofwhich primarily resulted from the increased digital product in fiscal 2013.renewal efforts.

Salaries and employee benefits

Salaries and employee benefits decreased $76,000increased $45,000 or 2.1%1.2% and increased $63,000$108,000 or 0.8%1.0%, respectively, during the three and sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, as compared to fiscal 2012.  SalariesIncreased expenses in salaries and employee benefits are at a relatively stable state, with variations resulting fromwere related to the timing of personnel replacements in information technology, marketing, quantitative research and variationscommissionable sales personnel in commissionable orders.institutional sales offset by the additional capitalization of $93,000 and $171,000 for digital project development costs for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2013, respectively, as compared to the prior year.

Production and distribution
 
Production and distribution expenses during the three and sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, increased $294,000$279,000 or 25.4%24.4% and $427,000$706,000 or 17.9%20.0%, respectively, as compared to fiscal 2012.  During the three and sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, an increase of $268,000$261,000 and $508,000,$769,000, respectively, resulted from additional amortization of internally developed software costs for the automation of our fulfillment system, single sign on, and website development and new, service oriented production architecture implemented during the third quarter of fiscal 2012 which2012.  These expenses were partially offset by a decrease in paper printing and distribution expenses and lower costs related to outsourcing certainoutsourced data collection services.
 
Office and administration
 
Office and administration expenses during the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, decreased $50,000$34,000 or 2.8%1.9%, as compared to fiscal 2012.  The decrease was primarily due to a $103,000 decline in professional fees which was partially offset by an increase in building operating expenses in fiscal 2013.
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Office and administration expenses during the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, decreased $159,000$193,000 or 4.5%3.7%, as compared to fiscal 2012.  The decrease was primarily due to a $225,000 decline in professional fees, which was partially offset byand a $50,000 increasedecrease in building maintenance expenses in fiscal 2013.utilities costs at the Company’s corporate facility.  In fiscal 2012, office and administrative expense were reduced due to reimbursement of $44,000 received from EAM for the month of May 2011 for rent and certain accounting and other administrative support services provided to EAM during theirits final month of occupancy at the Company’s office facility.
 
Income from Securities Transactions, net

During the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, the Company’s income from securities transactions, net, of $56,000,$93,000, which includes primarily dividend income, was $25,000$59,000 or 80.6%173.5% above income from securities transactions, net, of $31,000$34,000 during the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2011.2012.  During the nine months ended January 31, 2012, income from securities transactions, net, included $46,000 of dividend income and $16,000 of interest income.  Realized losses on sales of fixed income securities, were $5,000$22,000 during the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2011.  During2012.
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Lease Commitments
On February 7, 2013, the sixCompany and Citibank, N.A. (the “Sublandlord”) entered into a sublease agreement, pursuant to which Value Line will lease approximately 44,493 square feet of office space located on the ninth floor at 485 Lexington Ave., New York, NY (“Building” or “Premises”) beginning on or about July 1, 2013 and ending on February 27, 2017 (“Sublease”).  Base rent under the Sublease will be $1,468,269 per annum payable in equal monthly installments on the first day of each month, subject to customary concessions in the Company’s favor and pass-through of certain increases in operating costs and real estate taxes.  The Company provided a security deposit in cash in the amount of $489,423, which may be reduced to $367,067 on March 1, 2015, and to $244,712 on March 1, 2016 and fully refunded after the Sublease ends.  This Building will become the Company’s new corporate office facility.  The Company is required to pay for certain operating expenses associated with the Premises as well as utilities supplied to the Premises.  The Sublease terms will provide for a significant decrease in the Company’s annual rental expenses.
Value Line has reached an agreement with its current landlord to extend the term of the current lease for its current corporate office facility, which was due to expire on May 31, 2013, for a period of three and a half months ended Octoberbeginning June 1, 2013 and expiring September 15, 2013 (“Lease Modification”) at a rental which approximates the Company’s monthly rent payments under the current lease obligation.
The summaries of the Sublease and Lease Modification do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Sublease and Lease Modification, each of which is attached as an exhibit to this report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending January 31, 2011, income from securities transactions, net, included combined dividend and interest income of $41,000.2013.

Effective income tax rate

The overall effective income tax rate, as a percentage of pre-tax ordinary income for the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2013 and 2012 was 36.94% and 2011 was 37.18% and 34.60%37.82%, respectively. The annual effective tax rate changed during fiscal 2013 due to a number of factors including but not limited to an increase or decrease in the ratio of items that do not have tax consequences to pre-tax income, the Company'sCompany’s geographic profit mix between tax jurisdictions, new tax laws, new interpretations of existing tax laws and rulings by and settlements with tax authorities.  The fluctuation in the effective income tax rate is attributable to the inclusion of a tax benefit for alternative minimum tax during the prior fiscal year andoffset by a higher percentage of income subject to state and local taxes during the current fiscal year.year, to the recognition of the domestic production tax credits and an increase in the dividends received deduction during the current fiscal year offset by a higher percentage of income subject to state and local taxes.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company had negative working capital, defined as current assets less current liabilities, of $9,447,000$10,066,000 as of OctoberJanuary 31, 20122013 and negative working capital of $9,581,000$8,239,000 as of OctoberJanuary 31, 2011.2012.  These amounts include short term unearned revenue of $19,697,000$21,001,000 and $20,003,000$20,800,000 reflected in total current liabilities at OctoberJanuary 31, 20122013 and OctoberJanuary 31, 2011,2012, respectively.  Cash and short term securities were $13,346,000 as of October 31, 2012 and $13,895,000 as of OctoberJanuary 31, 2011.2013 and $15,614,000 as of January 31, 2012.

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents include $7,044,000$7,751,000 and $9,284,000$11,733,000 at OctoberJanuary 31, 20122013 and OctoberJanuary 31, 2011,2012, respectively, invested primarily in Money Market Funds at brokers’ accounts, which operate under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act and invest primarily in short term U.S. government securities.

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Cash from operating activities

The Company had cash outflowsinflows from operating activities of $721,000$662,000 during the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012, $593,0002013, $1,074,000 below cash outflowsinflows from operations of $1,314,000$1,736,000 during the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2011.2012.  The negativelower cash flows during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2013 and 2012 were primarily the result of decline in net income and deferred revenue, offset by payments made forfrom the settlement reserve of $19,000$23,000 and $984,000$1,163,000, and fundingpayments to the Company’s Profit Sharing and Savings Plan in the amounts of $294,000 and $507,000, in fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2012, respectively.

Cash from investing activities

The Company’s cash outflowsinflows from investing activities of $99,000$639,000 during the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012, compared to2013, were $10,275,000 below cash inflows from investing activities of $9,308,000$10,914,000 for the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2011. 2012.  Cash inflows for the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2011,2012, were higherlower primarily due to the Company’s decision not to re-invest $8,995,000$11,196,000 of proceeds from sales of fixed income securities during the prior fiscal year, in short-term, low yielding fixed income securities.  The decrease in cash inflows from investing activities in fiscal 2013 was partially offset by the decline in expenditures for capitalized software of $1,326,000 related to capitalized software costs for upgrading its product capabilitiessecurities and timing of the receipt of non-voting revenues interest and non-voting profits interest distributions from EAM Trust.  The Company expects that investing activities will provide cash from continued receipts from its non-voting revenues and non-voting profits interests distributions in EAM.  The decrease in cash inflows from investing activities in fiscal 2013 was partially offset by the decline in expenditures for capitalized software of $1,446,000 related to capitalized software costs for upgrading product capabilities.

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Cash from financing activities

The Company’s cash outflows from financing activities of $2,999,000$4,600,000 during the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, were less than cash outflows from financing activities of $4,934,000$6,914,000 for the sixnine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2011.2012.  During fiscal 2013, cash outflows for financing activities consisted of dividend payments of $0.15 per share and $30,000$147,000 for the repurchase of the Company’s common stock under the September 19, 2012 board approved common stock repurchase program.  During fiscal 2012, cash outflows for financing activities consisted of two dividend payments of $0.20 and one dividend payment of $0.15 per share and $946,000 for the repurchase of the Company’s common stock under the January 20, 2011 board approved repurchase program that expired on January 15, 2012.  The Company expects financing activities will continue to use cash for dividend payments for the foreseeable future.  

Management believes that the Company’s cash and other liquid asset resources used in its business together with the future cash flows from operations and from the Company’s non-voting revenues and non-voting profits interests in EAM will be sufficient to finance current and forecasted liquidity needs for the next twelve months and does not anticipate making any borrowings during the next twelve months.   As of OctoberJanuary 31, 2012,2013, retained earnings were $32,272,000 and liquid assets were $32,007,000 and $13,346,000, respectively.$13,895,000.

Seasonality
 
Our operations are minimally seasonal in nature.  Our publishing revenues are comprised of subscriptions which are generally annual subscriptions.  Our cash flows from operating activities are somewhat seasonal in nature, primarily due to the timing of customer payments made for subscription renewals, which generally occur more frequently in our fiscal  third quarter.

Off-balance sheet arrangements

We are not a party to any off-balance sheet arrangements, other than operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income (“ASU 2011-05”), which represents an update to ASC 220, Comprehensive Income.  ASU 2011-05 provides new disclosure guidance for comprehensive income, requiring presentation of each component of net income along with total net income, each component of other comprehensive income along with a total for other comprehensive income and a total amount for comprehensive income.  An entity will have the option to present these items in one continuous statement or two separate but consecutive statements.  An entity will no longer be permitted to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity.  ASU 2011-05 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2011.  Portions of ASU 2011-05 were amended in December 2011.  The Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2011-5 effective May 1, 2012, and it did not have a material impact on our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities ("(“ASU 2011-11"2011-11”), to improve reporting and transparency of offsetting (netting) assets and liabilities and the related affects on the financial statements. ASU 2011-11 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after January 1, 2013.  The Company believes that the implementation of ASU 2011-11 will not have a material effect on its Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU No. 2012-02, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment ("(“ASU 2012-02"2012-02”), to simplify how entities test indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment which improves consistency in impairment testing requirements among long-lived asset categories. ASU 2012-02 permits an assessment of qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying value. For assets in which this assessment concludes it is more likely than not that the fair value is more than its carrying value, these amended standards eliminate the requirement to perform quantitative impairment testing as outlined in the previously issued standards. ASU 2012-02 is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012, early adoption is permitted. The Company believes that the implementation of ASU 2012-02 will not have a material effect on its Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“ASU 2013-02”), which requires an entity to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income, if the amount being reclassified is required to be reclassified in its entirety to net income. For other amounts that are not required to be reclassified in their entirety to net income in the same reporting period, an entity is required to cross-reference other disclosures required that provide additional detail about those amounts. The amendments in ASU 2013-02 supersede the presentation requirements for reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income in ASU 2011-05 and ASU 2011-12. ASU 2013-02 is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012, early adoption is permitted.  The Company believes that the implementation of ASU 2013-02 will not have a material effect on its Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
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Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies

The Company prepares its Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in accordance with accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States (U.S. “GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent, and the Company evaluates its estimates on an ongoing basis. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The Company believes the following critical accounting policies reflect the significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
 
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Item 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Market Risk Disclosures

The Company’s Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets include a substantial amount of assets whose fair values are subject to market risks.  The Company’s market risks are primarily associated with interest rates and equity price risk.  The following sections address the significant market risks associated with the Company’s investment activities.

Interest Rate Risk

At OctoberJanuary  31, 2012,2013, the Company did not have investments in securities with fixed maturities and therefore did not have any interest rate risk.

Equity Price Risk

           The carrying values of investments subject to equity price risks are based on quoted market prices as of the balance sheet dates.  Market prices are subject to fluctuation and, consequently, the amount realized in the subsequent sale of an investment may significantly differ from the reported market value.  Fluctuation in the market price of a security may result from perceived changes in the underlying economic characteristics of the issuer, the relative price of alternative investments and general market conditions.  Furthermore, amounts realized in the sale of a particular security may be affected by the relative quantity of the security being sold.

           The Company’s equity investment strategy has been to acquire equity securities across a diverse industry group.  The portfolio consists primarily of ETFs and select common stock holdings of blue chip companies with a concentration on large capitalization companies with high relative dividend yields. In order to maintain liquidity in these securities, the Company’s policy has been to invest in and hold in its portfolio, no more than 5% of the approximate average daily trading volume in any one issue.  Additionally, the Company may purchase and hold non-leveraged ETFs whose performance inversely corresponds to the market value changes of investments in other ETF securities held in the equity portfolio for dividend yield.

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As of OctoberJanuary  31, 20122013 and April 30, 2012, the aggregate cost of the equity securities classified as available-for-sale, which consist of investments in the iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index (DVY), SPDR S&P Dividend (SDY), First Trust Value Line Dividend Index (FVD), PowerShares Financial Preferred (PGF), certain common shares of equity securities and inverse equity index ETFs, such as ProShares Short Dow 30 (DOG) and ProShares Short S&P 500 (SH), was $4,950,000 and $3,749,000 and the market value was $5,123,000$5,152,000 and $3,881,000, respectively.
           
Hypothetical
 
($ in thousands)       Estimated Fair  
Percentage
 
        Value after  Increase 
      Hypothetical Hypothetical  
(Decrease) in
 
Equity Securities   Fair Value Price Change Change in Prices  
Shareholders’ Equity
 
As of October 31, 2012 Equity Securities $3,351 30% increase $4,355   2.00%
  and ETFs held             
  for dividend yield    30% decrease $2,345   -2.00%
As of October 31, 2012 Inverse ETF $1,772 30% increase $1,241   -1.06%
  Holdings    30% decrease $2,304   1.06%
As of October 31, 2012 Total $5,123 30% increase $5,596   0.94%
       30% decrease $4,649   -0.94%
             Hypothetical 
($ in thousands)        Estimated Fair  Percentage 
         Value after  Increase 
       Hypothetical Hypothetical  
(Decrease) in
 
Equity Securities   Fair Value Price Change Change in Prices  
Shareholders’ Equity
 
 
As of April 30, 2012
 Equity Securities $2,565 30% increase $3,334   1.54%
  and ETFs held             
  for dividend yield    30% decrease $1,796   -1.54%
As of April 30, 2012 Inverse ETF $1,316 30% increase $921   -0.79%
  Holdings    30% decrease $1,710   0.79%
As of April 30, 2012 Total $3,881 30% increase $4,255   0.75%
       30% decrease $3,506   -0.75%
            
          Hypothetical 
($ in thousands)      Estimated Fair  Percentage 
       Value after  Increase 
     Hypothetical Hypothetical  (Decrease) in 
Equity Securities Fair Value Price Change Change in Prices  Shareholders’ Equity 
As of January 31, 2013Equity Securities $3,499 30% increase$4,549   2.08%
 and ETFs held             
 for dividend yield    30% decrease$2,449   -2.08%
As of January 31, 2013Inverse ETF $1,653 30% increase $1,157   -0.98%
 Holdings    30% decrease $2,149   0.98%
As of January 31, 2013Total $5,152 30% increase $5,706   1.10%
      30% decrease $4,598   -1.10%
 
 
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            Hypothetical 
($ in thousands)       Estimated Fair  Percentage 
        Value after  Increase 
      Hypothetical Hypothetical  (Decrease) in 
Equity Securities Fair Value Price Change Change in Prices  Shareholders’ Equity 
               
As of April 30, 2012Equity Securities $2,565 30% increase $3,334   1.54%
 and ETFs held             
 for dividend yield    30% decrease $1,796   -1.54%
As of April 30, 2012Inverse ETF $1,316 30% increase $921   -0.79%
 Holdings    30% decrease $1,710   0.79%
As of April 30, 2012Total $3,881 30% increase $4,255   0.75%
      30% decrease $3,506   -0.75%

Item 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 (a)The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.

The Company’s management has evaluated, with the participation of the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based on that evaluation, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

The Company’s management has evaluated, with the participation of the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based on that evaluation, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

 (b)The registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have determined that there have been no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Part II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

None.

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A – Risk Factors in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2012 filed with the SEC on July 27, 2012.

On October 29 and 30, 2012, the metropolitan New York City and New Jersey region suffered severe damage from Hurricane Sandy.  The Company does not currently believe that Hurricane Sandy willdid not have a material impact on our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

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Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
( c )       Purchases of Equity Securities by the Company

The following table provides information with respect to all repurchases of common stock made by or on behalf of the Company during the fiscal quarter ended OctoberJanuary  31, 2012.2013.   All purchases listed below were made in the open market at prevailing market prices.

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 ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES  ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES 
 
(a) Total Number
 of Shares (or
 Units) Purchased
  
(b) Average Price
Paid per Share (or
Unit)
  
(c) Total Number
of Shares (or
Units) Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
  
(d) Maximum Number
(or Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares (or Units) that
May Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans or
Programs
 
September 1- 30, 2012  3,440  $8.84   3,440  $2,970,000 
( in thousands except for shares and cost per share) (a) Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased		  (b) Average Price Paid
per Share (or Unit)		  
(c) Total Number
of Shares (or
Units) Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
  (d) Maximum Number (or
Approximate Dollar
Value) of Shares (or
Units) that May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs		 
November 1 - 30, 2012  8,149  $9.06   8,149  $2,896,000 
December 1 - 31, 2012  4,741   9.19   4,741  $2,853,000 
Total  3,440  $8.84   3,440  $2,970,000   12,890  $9.11   12,890     

All shares represent shares repurchased pursuant to authorization of the Board of Directors.  On September 19,  2012, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of shares of the Company’s common stock, at such times and prices as management determined to be advisable, up to an aggregate purchase price of $3,000,000.

Item 5.  Other Information
 
None.

Item 6.  Exhibits

10.1Agreement of Sublease, dated as of February 7, 2013, for the Company’s premises at 485 Lexington Ave., New York, NY.*
10.2Fourth Lease Modification Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2013.*
31.1Certificate of Principal Executive Officer Required Under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2Certificate of Principal Financial Officer Required Under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1Joint Principal Executive Officer/Principal Financial Officer Certificate Required Under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS101. INSXBRL Instance Document
  
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
  
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
  
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
  
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
  
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
*   Filed herewith
 
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VALUE LINE, INC.
 
Signatures
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
Value Line, Inc.
(Registrant)
 
Value Line, Inc.
(Registrant)
Date:  December 14, 2012March 12, 2013       By:/s/  /s/Howard A. Brecher 
    
                   Howard A. Brecher 
                   Chief Executive Officer 
                   (Principal(Principal Executive Officer) 
    
Date:  December 14, 2012March 12, 2013       By:  /s/Stephen R. Anastasio 
    
                   Stephen R. Anastasio 
                   Vice President and& Treasurer 
                   (Principal(Principal Financial Officer) 
 
 
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