CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) |
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Aug. 31, 2016 |
Aug. 31, 2015 |
Aug. 31, 2014 |
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| Revenues: | ||||||
| Metered water usage | $ 220,997 | $ 969,989 | $ 1,879,495 | |||
| Wastewater treatment fees | 43,712 | 50,076 | 45,400 | |||
| Special facility funding recognized | 41,508 | 41,508 | 41,508 | |||
| Water tap fees recognized | 14,294 | 14,294 | 14,294 | |||
| Other income | 131,650 | 120,702 | 42,417 | |||
| Total revenues | 452,161 | 1,196,569 | 2,023,114 | |||
| Expenses: | ||||||
| Water service operations | (264,424) | (464,940) | (547,562) | |||
| Wastewater service operations | (29,187) | (66,745) | (38,426) | |||
| Other | (68,478) | (55,173) | (39,421) | |||
| Depletion and depreciation | (166,670) | (172,546) | (149,757) | |||
| Total cost of revenues | (528,759) | (759,404) | (775,166) | |||
| Gross margin | (76,598) | 437,165 | 1,247,948 | |||
| General and administrative expenses | (1,849,743) | (1,939,395) | (2,445,633) | |||
| Depreciation | (253,434) | (174,717) | (46,807) | |||
| Operating loss | (2,179,775) | (1,676,947) | (1,244,492) | |||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||
| Oil and gas lease income, net | 360,765 | 645,720 | 525,438 | |||
| Oil and gas royalty income, net | 343,620 | 412,627 | 0 | |||
| Interest income | 241,279 | 21,334 | 12,466 | |||
| Other | 3,852 | 22,120 | 160,004 | |||
| Gain on extinguishment of contingent obligations | 0 | 0 | 832,097 | |||
| Net (loss) income from continuing operations | (1,230,259) | (575,146) | 285,513 | |||
| Net loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes | (80,348) | (22,552,801) | (596,957) | |||
| Net loss before taxes | (1,310,607) | (23,127,947) | (311,444) | |||
| Taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Net loss | (1,310,607) | (23,127,947) | (311,444) | |||
| Unrealized holding gains | 3,122 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total comprehensive loss | $ (1,307,485) | $ (23,127,947) | $ (311,444) | |||
| Basic and diluted net (loss) income per common share - | ||||||
| (Loss) income from cotinuing operations | $ (0.06) | $ (0.03) | $ .01 | |||
| Loss from discontinued operations | [1] | (0.93) | ||||
| Net loss | $ (0.06) | $ (0.96) | $ (0.01) | |||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted | 23,781,041 | 24,041,114 | 24,037,598 | |||
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- Definition Amount after tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Per basic and diluted share amount, after tax, of income (loss) from the day-to-day business activities of the discontinued operation and gain (loss) from the disposal of the discontinued operation, when the per share amount is the same. No definition available.
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- Definition Average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS). No definition available.
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