UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X] | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006
or
[ ] | 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: 0-4408
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 72-0654145 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | | (I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) | | Identification No.) |
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1845 Walnut Street, Suite 1000 | | |
Philadelphia, PA | | 19103 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 546-5005
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. x Yes ¨ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer x Non-accelerated filer ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ¨ Yes x No
The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock on August 1, 2006 was 17,349,231.
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
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PART I | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |
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Item 1. | Financial Statements (unaudited) | |
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PART II | OTHER INFORMATION | |
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
(in thousands, except share data)
| | June 30, | | September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | |
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ASSETS | | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | | |
Cash | | $ | 24,223 | | $ | 30,353 | |
Restricted cash | | | 5,002 | | | 5,000 | |
Investments in equipment finance | | | 90,006 | | | 41,394 | |
Accounts receivable | | | 10,933 | | | 10,677 | |
Receivables from managed entities | | | 8,357 | | | 4,280 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 18,954 | | | 10,473 | |
Assets held for sale | | | 1,306 | | | 107,520 | |
Total current assets | | | 158,781 | | | 209,697 | |
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Loans held for investment - financial fund management | | | 170,636 | | | 97,752 | |
Investments in real estate | | | 52,182 | | | 46,049 | |
Investment in Resource Capital Corp. | | | 24,629 | | | 15,000 | |
Investments in Trapeza entities | | | 14,497 | | | 10,457 | |
Investments in financial fund management entities | | | 13,052 | | | 13,312 | |
Property and equipment, net | | | 9,744 | | | 30,521 | |
Other assets, net | | | 54,410 | | | 34,680 | |
| | $ | 497,931 | | $ | 457,468 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | | | | | |
Current portion of long-term debt | | $ | 3,247 | | $ | 1,543 | |
Secured warehouse credit facilities - financial fund management | | | 168,050 | | | 97,751 | |
Secured warehouse credit facilities - equipment finance | | | 74,721 | | | 30,942 | |
Payables to managed entities | | | 1,916 | | | 591 | |
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities | | | 22,547 | | | 19,797 | |
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale | | | 1,148 | | | 74,438 | |
Total current liabilities | | | 271,629 | | | 225,062 | |
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Long-term debt | | | 15,865 | | | 17,066 | |
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Deferred revenue and other liabilities | | | 12,465 | | | 11,590 | |
Minority interests | | | 10,168 | | | 16,614 | |
Commitments and contingencies | | | − | | | − | |
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Stockholders’ equity: | | | | | | | |
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding | | | - | | | - | |
Common stock, $.01 par value, 49,000,000 shares authorized; 26,400,647 and 26,371,780 shares issued, respectively | | | 264 | | | 264 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 259,051 | | | 258,019 | |
Retained earnings | | | 22,401 | | | 9,845 | |
Treasury stock, at cost; 9,054,731 and 8,312,760 shares, respectively | | | (95,834 | ) | | (82,556 | ) |
ESOP loan receivable | | | (471 | ) | | (488 | ) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | 2,393 | | | 2,052 | |
Total stockholders’ equity | | | 187,804 | | | 187,136 | |
| | $ | 497,931 | | $ | 457,468 | |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
| | Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | | June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
REVENUES | | | | | | | | | |
Financial fund management | | $ | 7,376 | | $ | 4,828 | | $ | 20,629 | | $ | 10,908 | |
Real estate | | | 4,500 | | | 9,269 | | | 18,360 | | | 14,538 | |
Equipment finance | | | 5,885 | | | 3,481 | | | 16,483 | | | 9,190 | |
| | | 17,761 | | | 17,578 | | | 55,472 | | | 34,636 | |
COSTS AND EXPENSES | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial fund management | | | 2,402 | | | 2,572 | | | 7,295 | | | 5,852 | |
Real estate | | | 3,286 | | | 3,224 | | | 8,265 | | | 8,042 | |
Equipment finance | | | 3,911 | | | 2,467 | | | 10,382 | | | 6,976 | |
General and administrative | | | 2,425 | | | 1,842 | | | 8,017 | | | 5,639 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 704 | | | 668 | | | 2,424 | | | 1,471 | |
| | | 12,728 | | | 10,773 | | | 36,383 | | | 27,980 | |
OPERATING INCOME | | | 5,033 | | | 6,805 | | | 19,089 | | | 6,656 | |
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OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | | (1,871 | ) | | (648 | ) | | (5,490 | ) | | (1,523 | ) |
Minority interests | | | (465 | ) | | (415 | ) | | (1,236 | ) | | (1,158 | ) |
Other income, net | | | 809 | | | 310 | | | 3,644 | | | 3,788 | |
| | | (1,527 | ) | | (753 | ) | | (3,082 | ) | | 1,107 | |
Income from continuing operations before taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change | | | 3,506 | | | 6,052 | | | 16,007 | | | 7,763 | |
Provision for income taxes | | | 393 | | | 2,541 | | | 2,579 | | | 3,168 | |
Income from continuing operations before cumulative effect of accounting change | | | 3,113 | | | 3,511 | | | 13,428 | | | 4,595 | |
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax | | | (113 | ) | | (1,901 | ) | | 977 | | | 13,044 | |
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax (Note 18) | | | − | | | − | | | 1,357 | | | − | |
Net income | | $ | 3,000 | | $ | 1,610 | | $ | 15,762 | | $ | 17,639 | |
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Basic earnings (loss) per common share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Continuing operations | | $ | 0.18 | | $ | 0.20 | | $ | 0.76 | | $ | 0.26 | |
Discontinued operations | | | (0.01 | ) | | (0.11 | ) | | 0.05 | | | 0.74 | |
Cumulative effect of accounting change | | | − | | | − | | | 0.08 | | | − | |
Net income | | $ | 0.17 | | $ | 0.09 | | $ | 0.89 | | $ | 1.00 | |
Weighted average shares outstanding | | | 17,536 | | | 17,716 | | | 17,727 | | | 17,582 | |
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Diluted earnings (loss) per common share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Continuing operations | | $ | 0.16 | | $ | 0.19 | | $ | 0.67 | | $ | 0.24 | |
Discontinued operations | | | (0.01 | ) | | (0.10 | ) | | 0.05 | | | 0.69 | |
Cumulative effect of accounting change | | | − | | | − | | | 0.07 | | | − | |
Net income | | $ | 0.15 | | $ | 0.09 | | $ | 0.79 | | $ | 0.93 | |
Weighted average shares outstanding | | | 19,744 | | | 18,926 | | | 19,796 | | | 18,819 | |
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Dividends declared per common share | | $ | 0.06 | | $ | 0.05 | | $ | 0.18 | | $ | 0.15 | |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2006
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Accumulated | | | | | |
| | | | Additional | | | | | | ESOP | | Other | | Totals | | | |
| | Common | | Paid-In | | Retained | | Treasury | | Loan | | Comprehensive | | Stockholders’ | | Comprehensive | |
| | Stock | | Capital | | Earnings | | Stock | | Receivable | | Income | | Equity | | Income | |
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Balance, October 1, 2005 | | $ | 264 | | $ | 258,019 | | $ | 9,845 | | $ | (82,556 | ) | $ | (488 | ) | $ | 2,052 | | $ | 187,136 | | | | |
Net income | | | - | | | - | | | 15,762 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 15,762 | | $ | 15,762 | |
Treasury shares issued | | | - | | | 134 | | | - | | | 180 | | | - | | | - | | | 314 | | | − | |
Stock-based compensation | | | - | | | 831 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 831 | | | − | |
Issuance of restricted common stock | | | - | | | 201 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 201 | | | − | |
Issuance of common shares | | | - | | | 125 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 125 | | | − | |
Purchase of treasury shares | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (13,458 | ) | | - | | | - | | | (13,458 | ) | | − | |
Minority interest created upon the conversion of notes | | | - | | | (259 | ) | | - | | | − | | | - | | | - | | | (259 | ) | | − | |
Unrealized gains on investments in marketable securities, net of tax of $364,000 | | | − | | | − | | | − | | | − | | | − | | | 341 | | | 341 | | | 341 | |
Cash dividends | | | - | | | - | | | (3,206 | ) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (3,206 | ) | | − | |
Repayment of ESOP loan | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 17 | | | - | | | 17 | | | − | |
Balance, June 30, 2006 | | $ | 264 | | $ | 259,051 | | $ | 22,401 | | $ | (95,834 | ) | $ | (471 | ) | $ | 2,393 | | $ | 187,804 | | $ | 16,103 | |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
| | Nine Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 (1) | |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 15,762 | | $ | 17,639 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: | | | | | | | |
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax | | | (1,357 | ) | | − | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 2,424 | | | 1,471 | |
Equity in earnings of equity investees | | | (6,497 | ) | | (7,417 | ) |
Minority interest earnings | | | 1,236 | | | 1,158 | |
Distributions paid to minority holders | | | (1,274 | ) | | (1,136 | ) |
Gain from discontinued operations | | | (977 | ) | | (13,044 | ) |
Gain on sale of RAIT Investment Trust shares | | | − | | | (1,459 | ) |
Gain on asset resolutions | | | (7,252 | ) | | (5,467 | ) |
Deferred income tax provision | | | 1,981 | | | 3,921 | |
Non-cash compensation on long-term incentive plans | | | 1,346 | | | 375 | |
Non-cash compensation issued | | | 1,614 | | | 405 | |
Non-cash compensation received | | | (1,259 | ) | | (1,018 | ) |
Increase in net assets of FIN 46 entities’ and other assets held for sale | | | − | | | (3,461 | ) |
Increase in equipment finance investments | | | (49,444 | ) | | (31,163 | ) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities | | | (13,460 | ) | | (12,130 | ) |
Net cash used in operating activities of continuing operations | | | (57,157 | ) | | (51,326 | ) |
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | |
Capital expenditures | | | (3,674 | ) | | (1,474 | ) |
Payments received on real estate loans and real estate | | | 30,623 | | | 4,848 | |
Investments in real estate | | | (32,531 | ) | | (3,552 | ) |
Distributions from equity investees | | | 9,824 | | | 20,809 | |
Purchase of loans held for investment - financial fund management | | | (317,597 | ) | | − | |
Principal payments on loans held for investment | | | 6,702 | | | − | |
Proceeds from sale of loans held for investment | | | 18,821 | | | 1,950 | |
Investments in managed entities | | | (20,880 | ) | | (8,300 | ) |
Investments in Resource Capital Corp | | | (13,500 | ) | | (15,000 | ) |
Proceeds from sale of investments | | | 5,415 | | | 2,924 | |
Decrease in other assets | | | (1,676 | ) | | (204 | ) |
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities of continuing operations | | | (318,473 | ) | | 2,001 | |
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | |
Borrowings | | | 686,934 | | | 182,987 | |
Principal payments on borrowings | | | (336,925 | ) | | (159,355 | ) |
Purchase of treasury stock | | | (13,458 | ) | | − | |
Investor contributions to financial fund management investments | | | − | | | 3,651 | |
Dividends paid | | | (3,206 | ) | | (2,632 | ) |
Proceeds from issuance of stock | | | 125 | | | 4,735 | |
Net cash provided by financing activities of continuing operations | | | 333,470 | | | 29,386 | |
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS − (Continued)
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
| | Nine Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 (1) | |
CASH FLOWS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS: | | | | | |
Operating activities | | | 13 | | | 24,052 | |
Investing activities | | | 39,842 | | | (1,137 | ) |
Net cash provided by discontinued operations | | | 39,855 | | | 22,915 | |
Net cash retained by entities previously consolidated | | | (3,825 | ) | | (29,192 | ) |
Decrease in cash | | | (6,130 | ) | | (26,216 | ) |
Cash at beginning of period | | | 30,353 | | | 69,099 | |
Cash at end of period | | $ | 24,223 | | $ | 42,883 | |
(1) | Revised presentation to reflect detail of cash flows from discontinued operations. |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
June 30, 2006
(unaudited)
NOTE 1 - MANAGEMENT’S OPINION REGARDING INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Resource America, Inc. (the "Company" or “RAI”) is a specialized asset management company that uses industry specific expertise to generate and administer investment opportunities for the Company and for outside investors in the financial fund management, real estate and equipment finance sectors. As a specialized asset manager, the Company seeks to develop investment vehicles in which outside investors invest along with the Company and for which the Company manages the assets acquired pursuant to long-term management and operating agreements. The Company limits its investment vehicles to investment areas where it owns existing operating companies or has specific expertise.
The consolidated financial statements and the information and tables contained in the notes thereto as of June 30, 2006 and for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 are unaudited. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. However, in the opinion of management, these interim financial statements include all the necessary adjustments to fairly present the results of the interim periods presented. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005 (“fiscal 2005”). The results of operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006 may not necessarily be indicative of the results of operations for the full fiscal year ending September 30, 2006 (“fiscal 2006”).
Certain reclassifications have been made to the fiscal 2005 consolidated financial statements to conform to the fiscal 2006 presentation.
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information (in thousands):
| | Nine Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Cash paid during the period for: | | | | | |
Interest | | $ | 7,610 | | $ | 1,989 | |
Income taxes | | $ | 3,053 | | $ | 10,800 | |
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Non-cash activities include the following: | | | | | | | |
Transfer of loans held for investment (see Note 5): | | | | | | | |
Reduction of loans held for investment | | $ | 219,448 | | $ | − | |
Termination of associated secured warehouse credit facility financial fund management | | $ | 219,474 | | $ | − | |
Distribution of shares of Atlas America to shareholders | | $ | − | | $ | 91,379 | |
Receipt of notes upon resolution of a real estate loan and a FIN 46 asset | | $ | 5,000 | | $ | − | |
Conversion of notes (see Note 3): | | | | | | | |
Increase in minority interest | | $ | 259 | | $ | − | |
Net reduction of equity | | $ | 250 | | $ | − | |
Distribution of RCC stock options (see Note 7) | | $ | 244 | | $ | − | |
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS − (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(unaudited)
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES − (Continued)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
On July 13, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation (“FIN”) 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - An Interpretation of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 109.” FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise's financial statements in accordance with SFAS 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN 48 also prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The new FASB standard also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The provisions of FIN 48 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is currently determining the effect, if any, the adoption of FIN 48 will have on its financial statements.
In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets, an amendment to SFAS 140.” SFAS 156 requires that all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities be initially measured at fair value, if practicable. It also permits, but does not require, the subsequent measurement of servicing assets and servicing liabilities at fair value. Derivative instruments used to mitigate the risks inherent in servicing assets and servicing liabilities must be accounted for at fair value. Under SFAS 156, an election can also be made for subsequent fair value measurement of servicing assets and servicing liabilities by class, thus simplifying the accounting and provide for income statement recognition of potential offsetting changes in the fair value of servicing assets, servicing liabilities and related derivative instruments. The Statement will be effective beginning the first fiscal year beginning after September 15, 2006. Management does not currently expect that the adoption of SFAS 156 will have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
Stock-Based Compensation
Employee stock options.
The Company adopted SFAS 123R, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” as revised (“SFAS 123R”), as of October 1, 2005. Accordingly, employee stock options granted on and after October 1, 2005 are being expensed by the Company over the option vesting period, based on the estimated fair value of the award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Company’s calculations were made using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions: expected life, 6.25 years; expected stock volatility 27.75%; risk-free interest rate 5.0%; and dividends were based on the Company’s historical rate. During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, the Company granted 24,000 employee stock options. In addition, the unamortized compensation related to previously issued options is being expensed over the remaining vesting period of those options. At June 30, 2006, the Company had unamortized compensation expense of $2.3 million. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, the Company recorded compensation expense of $284,000 ($0.01 per share-diluted) and $831,000 ($0.04 per share-diluted), respectively. There was no corresponding tax benefit recorded since the Company has predominately issued incentive stock options and employees have typically held the stock received on exercise for the requisite holding period.
For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2005, the Company accounted for stock-based employee compensation plans under the recognition and measurement principles of Accounting Principles Board Opinion 25 and related interpretations. No stock-based employee compensation expense was reflected in net income since each option granted had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS − (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(unaudited)
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES − (Continued)
Stock-Based Compensation − (Continued)
SFAS 123R requires the disclosure of pro forma net income and earnings per share as if the Company had adopted the fair value method for stock options granted. The following table provides the pro forma effects of recognizing compensation expense in accordance with SFAS 123R (in thousands, except per share data):
| | Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | | June 30, | |
| | 2005 | | 2005 | |
Net income as reported | | $ | 1,610 | | $ | 17,639 | |
Stock-based employee compensation determined under the fair value-based method for all grants, net of tax | | | (265 | ) | | (801 | ) |
Pro forma net income | | $ | 1,345 | | $ | 16,838 | |
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Basic earnings per share: | | | | | | | |
As reported | | $ | 0.09 | | $ | 1.00 | |
Pro forma | | $ | 0.08 | | $ | 0.96 | |
Diluted earnings per share: | | | | | | | |
As reported | | $ | 0.09 | | $ | 0.93 | |
Pro forma | | $ | 0.07 | | $ | 0.89 | |
Restricted common stock.
In February 2006, the Company’s equipment finance subsidiary, LEAF Financial Corporation (“LEAF”), issued 300,000 shares of restricted common stock of LEAF valued at $69,000 based on 3% of the equity of LEAF as of the date of conversion. These restricted shares, issued to three senior officers of LEAF, vest 50% per year commencing on February 1, 2007. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, the Company recorded stock-based compensation for the LEAF restricted stock of $13,000 and $22,000, respectively.
In January 2006, the Company issued 83,519 shares of restricted RAI common stock valued at $1.4 million based on the closing price of the Company’s stock as of the date of grant. These restricted shares vest 25% per year commencing on January 3, 2007. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense for these restricted shares of $91,000 and $179,000, respectively.
In conjunction with the formation of Resource Capital Corp. (“RCC”) (NYSE: RSO), a real estate investment trust that the Company sponsored in March 2005, the Company received restricted shares of RCC (see Note 7).
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of periodic temporary investments of cash and cash equivalents. The Company places its temporary cash investments in high-quality, short-term money market instruments and deposits with high-quality financial institutions and brokerage firms. At June 30, 2006, the Company had $30.1 million in deposits at various banks, of which $27.3 million was over the insurance limit of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. No losses have been experienced on such investments.
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS − (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(unaudited)
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES − (Continued)
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income includes net income and all other changes in the equity of a business during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. These changes, other than net income, are referred to as “other comprehensive income” and for the Company include changes in the fair value, net of tax, of its investments in marketable securities and in the restricted stock and stock options of RCC held prior to being granted to employees (see Note 7).
NOTE 3 − EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share (“Basic EPS”) is determined by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share (“Diluted EPS”) is computed by dividing net income by the sum of the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding after giving effect to the potential dilution from the exercise of securities, such as stock options and restricted stock, into shares of common stock as if those securities were exercised/issued.
The following table presents a reconciliation of the components used in the computation of Basic EPS and Diluted EPS (in thousands):
| | Three Months Ended June 30, | | Nine Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Earnings - Basic | | | | | | | | | |
Continuing operations | | $ | 3,113 | | $ | 3,511 | | $ | 13,428 | | $ | 4,595 | |
Discontinued operations | | | (113 | ) | | (1,901 | ) | | 977 | | | 13,044 | |
Cumulative effect of accounting change (1) | | | − | | | − | | | 1,357 | | | − | |
Net income | | $ | 3,000 | | $ | 1,610 | | $ | 15,762 | | $ | 17,639 | |
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Earnings - Diluted | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Continuing operations | | $ | 3,113 | | $ | 3,511 | | $ | 13,428 | | $ | 4,595 | |
Minority interest from the assumed conversion of notes (2) | | | − | | | (4 | ) | | (35 | ) | | (7 | ) |
Income from continuing operations, as adjusted | | | 3,113 | | | 3,507 | | | 13,393 | | | 4,588 | |
Discontinued operations | | | (113 | ) | | (1,901 | ) | | 977 | | | 13,044 | |
Cumulative effect of accounting change (1) | | | − | | | − | | | 1,357 | | | − | |
Net income | | $ | 3,000 | | $ | 1,606 | | $ | 15,727 | | $ | 17,632 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic shares outstanding | | | 17,536 | | | 17,716 | | | 17,727 | | | 17,582 | |
Dilutive effect of stock option and award plans | | | 2,208 | | | 1,210 | | | 2,069 | | | 1,237 | |
Dilutive shares outstanding | | | 19,744 | | | 18,926 | | | 19,796 | | | 18,819 | |
| (1) | The Company recorded a cumulative adjustment for the elimination of the one-quarter delay in reporting its equity in earnings of the Trapeza entities (see Note 18). |
| (2) | The Company had outstanding convertible notes payable in the amount of $11,500 to two executive officers of LEAF. These notes were converted (at the election of the executives) into 11.5% of LEAF’s common stock on February 1, 2006. The Diluted EPS computation reflects the assumed conversion of the notes as of the beginning of the periods presented through the conversion date and the related minority interest expense, net of tax, as a reduction of income from continuing operations. |
| (3) | As of June 30, 2006, 20,000 outstanding options were anti-dilutive. As of June 30, 2005, all outstanding options were dilutive. |
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS − (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(unaudited)
NOTE 4 - INVESTMENTS IN EQUIPMENT FINANCE
The Company’s investments in equipment finance include the following (in thousands):
| | June 30, | | September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Direct financing leases, net | | $ | 26,476 | | $ | 25,869 | |
Notes receivable, net | | | 62,777 | | | 10,309 | |
Assets subject to operating leases, net of accumulated depreciation of $31 and $481 | | | 753 | | | 5,216 | |
Investments in equipment finance | | $ | 90,006 | | $ | 41,394 | |
The interest rates on notes receivable generally range from 7% to 15%.
The components of direct financing leases are as follows (in thousands):
| | June 30, | | September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Total future minimum lease payments receivable | | $ | 31,793 | | $ | 30,391 | |
Initial direct costs, net of amortization | | | 426 | | | 564 | |
Unguaranteed residual | | | 389 | | | 503 | |
Unearned income | | | (6,132 | ) | | (5,589 | ) |
Investments in direct financing leases, net | | $ | 26,476 | | $ | 25,869 | |
Although the lease terms extend over many years as indicated in the following table, the Company routinely sells the leases it acquires or originates to the investment partnerships it manages, RCC, or certain subsidiaries of Merrill Lynch Equipment Finance, LLC shortly after their acquisition or origination in accordance with agreements with each party. As a result of these routine sales of leases and the Company’s credit evaluations, management concluded that no allowance for possible losses was needed at June 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005. Included in notes receivable are two notes totaling $17.7 million from the Company’s investment partnerships. These notes are collateralized by equipment and were repaid in July 2006. The contractual future minimum lease and note payments and related rental payments scheduled to be received on direct financing non-cancelable leases, notes receivable and operating leases for each of the five succeeding annual periods ending June 30 and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):
| | Direct Financing Leases | | Notes Receivable | | Operating Leases | |
2007 | | $ | 8,771 | | $ | 30,721 | | $ | 275 | |
2008 | | | 7,354 | | | 8,977 | | | 237 | |
2009 | | | 6,331 | | | 8,081 | | | 179 | |
2010 | | | 4,167 | | | 6,484 | | | 35 | |
2011 | | | 2,718 | | | 4,263 | | | 11 | |
Thereafter | | | 2,452 | | | 4,251 | | | − | |
| | $ | 31,793 | | $ | 62,777 | | $ | 737 | |
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS − (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(unaudited)
NOTE 5 − LOANS HELD FOR INVESTMENT − FINANCIAL FUND MANAGEMENT
At June 30, 2006, the Company’s secured syndicated loan portfolio consisted of $170.6 million of floating rate loans, which bear interest between various London Interbank Offered Rates (“LIBOR”) plus 1.38% to 7.00%, with maturity dates ranging from May 2007 to January 2015. The Company intends to transfer these loans to two collateralized debt obligation (“CDO”) issuers upon the closing of the CDOs, of which $128.5 million is expected to close by September 2006 and $42.1 million is expected to close by March 2007 (see Notes 10 and 14).
At June 30, 2006, all of the Company’s loans held for investment are current with respect to the scheduled payments of principal and interest. In reviewing the portfolio of loans and the observable secondary market prices, the Company did not identify any loans with characteristics indicating that impairment had occurred. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2006, management of the Company had determined that no allowance for loan losses was needed.
At September 30, 2005, the Company’s syndicated loan portfolio consisted of $97.8 million of floating rate loans. In December 2005, upon closing the CDO, these loans were transferred at cost to an unconsolidated CDO issuer that the Company sponsored. The related secured warehouse credit facility was simultaneously terminated (see Note 10).
NOTE 6 - INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE
Real Estate Loans and Real Estate
The Company focuses its real estate operations on the sponsorship and management of real estate limited partnerships and tenant in common (“TIC”) property interests and the management and resolution of its investments in real estate and real estate loans.
The following is a summary of the changes in the carrying value of the Company’s investments in real estate (in thousands):
| | Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | | June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Real estate loans: | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, beginning of period | | $ | 28,102 | | $ | 23,140 | | $ | 25,923 | | $ | 24,066 | |
New loans | | | 2,800 | | | − | | | 5,000 | | | − | |
Additions to existing loans | | | 2,273 | | | − | | | 2,338 | | | 1,240 | |
Collection of principal | | | (2,596 | ) | | − | | | (2,846 | ) | | (2,272 | ) |
Other | | | 218 | | | 299 | | | 382 | | | 405 | |
Balance, end of period | | | 30,797 | | | 23,439 | | | 30,797 | | | 23,439 | |
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Real estate: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Real estate ventures | | | 9,643 | | | 10,957 | | | 9,643 | | | 10,957 | |
Real estate owned, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,638; $1,258; $1,638 and $1,258 | | | 12,512 | | | 13,784 | | | 12,512 | | | 13,784 | |
Total real estate | | | 22,155 | | | 24,741 | | | 22,155 | | | 24,741 | |
Allowance for possible losses | | | (770 | ) | | (770 | ) | | (770 | ) | | (770 | ) |
Total real estate loans and real estate | | $ | 52,182 | | $ | 47,410 | | $ | 52,182 | | $ | 47,410 | |
At June 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company held, for its own account, real estate loans with aggregate face values of $68.0 million and $59.1 million, respectively. Amounts receivable, net of senior lien interests, were $54.9 million and $43.6 million at June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS − (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(unaudited)
NOTE 6 - INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE − (Continued)
Real Estate Loans and Real Estate − (Continued)
Minimum future rental income under non-cancelable operating leases associated with real estate rental properties owned by the Company or real estate consolidated under FIN 46-R that have terms in excess of one year for each of the five succeeding annual periods ended June 30 and thereafter, are as follows: 2007 − $656,000; 2008 - $661,000; 2009 - $626,000; 2010 - $564,000; 2011 - $530,000 and thereafter $1.6 million.
In determining the Company’s allowance for possible losses related to its investments in real estate, the Company considers general and local economic conditions, neighborhood values, competitive over-building, casualty losses and other factors which may affect the value of loans and real estate. The value of loans and real estate may also be affected by factors such as the cost of compliance with regulations and liability under applicable environmental laws, changes in interest rates and the availability of financing. Income from a property will be reduced if a significant number of tenants are unable to pay rent or if available space cannot be rented on favorable terms. In addition, the Company continuously monitors collections and payments from its borrowers and maintains an allowance for estimated losses based upon its historical experience and its knowledge of specific borrower collection issues. The Company reduces its investments in real estate loans and real estate by an allowance for amounts that may become unrealizable in the future. Such allowance can be either specific to a particular loan or property or general to all loans and real estate.
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities − Real Estate
Certain entities (“VIEs”) relating to the Company’s real estate business have been consolidated in accordance with FIN 46-R. Due to the timing of the receipt of financial information from third parties, the Company records these entities’ activities on a one quarter lag, except when adjusting for the impact of significant events such as a refinance or sale. The assets, liabilities, revenues and costs and expenses of the VIEs that are included in the consolidated financial statements are not those of the Company. The liabilities of the VIEs will be satisfied from the cash flows of the VIE, not from the assets of the Company, which has no legal obligation to satisfy those liabilities.
The following tables provide supplemental information about assets, liabilities, revenues and costs and expenses associated with two entities at June 30, 2006 and three entities at September 30, 2005 that were consolidated in accordance with FIN 46-R (in thousands):
| | June 30, | | September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Cash | | $ | 88 | | $ | 643 | |
Accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 35 | | | 133 | |
Total current assets | | | 123 | | | 776 | |
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $365 and $1,345 (see Note 8) | | | 3,535 | | | 27,196 | |
Total assets | | $ | 3,658 | | $ | 27,972 | |
| | | | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | |
Current portion of long-term debt | | $ | 147 | | $ | 1,390 | |
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities | | | 103 | | | 845 | |
Total current liabilities | | | 250 | | | 2,235 | |
Long-term debt | | | 1,425 | | | 17,129 | |
Deferred revenue and other liabilities | | | − | | | 163 | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 1,675 | | $ | 19,527 | |
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS − (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(unaudited)
NOTE 6 - INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE − (Continued)
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities − Real Estate − (Continued)
| | Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | | June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Continuing operations − Real Estate | | | | | | | | | |
Revenues | | $ | 104 | | $ | 1,889 | | $ | 371 | | $ | 4,049 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Costs and expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating expenses | | | 47 | | | 1,760 | | | 120 | | | 3,455 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 37 | | | 143 | | | 115 | | | 344 | |
Interest | | | 27 | | | 47 | | | 114 | | | 142 | |
Total costs and expenses | | | 111 | | | 1,950 | | | 349 | | | 3,941 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating (loss) income | | $ | (7 | ) | $ | (61 | ) | $ | 22 | | $ | 108 | |
Consolidation of Real Estate Entities Held for Sale
The following tables provide supplemental information about assets, liabilities and discontinued operations associated with the one and six entities (of which one and four were VIEs) that were held for sale at June 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005, respectively (in thousands):
| | June 30, | | September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Cash | | $ | − | | $ | 2,546 | |
Accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 6 | | | 731 | |
Property and equipment, net (1) | | | 1,300 | | | 103,237 | |
Other assets, net | | | − | | | 1,006 | |
Total assets held for sale (1) | | $ | 1,306 | | $ | 107,520 | |
| | | | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | |
Mortgage loans (1) | | $ | 1,148 | | $ | 69,058 | |
Other liabilities | | | − | | | 5,380 | |
Total liabilities associated with assets held for sale (1) | | $ | 1,148 | | $ | 74,438 | |
(1) The decrease at June 30, 2006 reflects the sale of one owned and four FIN 46 properties and the resolution of the corresponding mortgage loans that had been held for sale at September 30, 2005.
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS − (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(unaudited)
NOTE 6 - INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE − (Continued)
Consolidation of Real Estate Entities Held for Sale
| | Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | | June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Discontinued operations − Real Estate | | | | | | | | | |
Revenues | | $ | 513 | | $ | 5,861 | | $ | 14,141 | | $ | 17,582 | |
Costs and expenses | | | (216 | ) | | (5,074 | ) | | (11,319 | ) | | (15,159 | ) |
Operating income | | | 297 | | | 787 | | | 2,822 | | | 2,423 | |
Loss on disposals | | | (409 | ) | | (7,681 | ) | | (1,207 | ) | | (7,961 | ) |
Benefit (provision) for income taxes | | | 39 | | | 2,068 | | | (565 | ) | | 1,938 | |
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax | | $ | (73 | ) | $ | (4,826 | ) | $ | 1,050 | | $ | (3,600 | ) |
For further information, see Note 15 on discontinued operations.
NOTE 7 − INVESTMENT IN RESOURCE CAPITAL CORP.
RCC is a real estate investment trust that was sponsored and is managed by the Company. RCC’s principal business activity is to originate, purchase and manage a diversified portfolio of real estate loans, real estate-related securities and commercial finance assets. In March 2005, RCC completed a private placement of 15,333,334 shares of its common stock at a price of $15.00 per share. On February 10, 2006, RCC closed its initial public offering of 4,000,000 shares of common stock (including 1,879,200 shares sold by selling stockholders) at a price of $15.00 per share. The Company purchased 1,000,000 shares in the March 2005 offering and 900,000 shares in the February 2006 offering.
In March 2005, the Company was granted 345,000 shares of RCC restricted common stock as well as options to purchase 651,666 shares of RCC common stock at an exercise price of $15.00 per share. These shares and options are included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheet (see Note 9). As of June 30, 2006, the Company had distributed 344,079 of RCC restricted shares and 649,500 of RCC stock options to certain officers and employees who provide management services to RCC. In addition, the Company received approximately 6,149 and 13,973 common shares of RCC in connection with the incentive management fees it earned for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.
Since February 10, 2006, the Company has accounted for its investment in the common shares of RCC in accordance with SFAS 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities.” The investment is classified as available-for-sale and, as such, is carried at fair market value based on market quotes. Unrealized gains and losses are reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(unaudited)
NOTE 8 − PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation is based on cost using the straight-line method over the asset’s estimated useful life. Amortization of leasehold improvements is based on cost using the straight-line method over the lease terms. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Major renewals and improvements that extend the useful lives of property and equipment are capitalized.
The estimated service lives of property and equipment are as follows:
Leasehold improvements | | | 1-15 years | |
Real estate assets − FIN 46 | | | 40 years | |
Furniture and equipment | | | 3-7 years | |
Property and equipment, net, consists of the following (in thousands):
| | June 30, | | September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Leasehold improvements | | $ | 2,681 | | $ | 1,134 | |
Real estate assets − FIN 46 (1) | | | 3,900 | | | 28,541 | |
Furniture and equipment | | | 6,239 | | | 4,112 | |
| | | 12,820 | | | 33,787 | |
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | | | (3,076 | ) | | (3,266 | ) |
Property and equipment, net | | $ | 9,744 | | $ | 30,521 | |
| (1) | The decrease reflects the December 2005 resolution of one loan whose underlying assets were consolidated with the Company’s assets pursuant to FIN 46. |
NOTE 9 − OTHER ASSETS
The following table provides information about other assets (in thousands):
| | June 30, | | September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Investments in unconsolidated entities: | | | | | | | |
CDO issuers | | $ | 13,983 | | $ | 2,514 | |
TIC property interests | | | 9,321 | | | 10,366 | |
Financial fund management partnerships | | | 5,494 | | | − | |
Real estate investment partnerships | | | 4,098 | | | 2,919 | |
Equipment finance investment partnerships | | | 1,492 | | | 823 | |
| | | 34,388 | | | 16,622 | |
The Bancorp, Inc., at market value including unrealized gains of $8,212 and $3,413 | | | 13,306 | | | 8,507 | |
Resource Capital Corp. stock awards and options | | | 1,447 | | | 3,131 | |
Other | | | 5,269 | | | 6,420 | |
Other assets, net | | $ | 54,410 | | $ | 34,680 | |
TIC property interests.
As of September 30, 2005, the Company had sponsored and managed two TIC property interests. During the nine months ended June 30, 2006, these TIC property interests were sold to third-party investors and two new TIC property interests have been acquired and are being carried at cost.
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(unaudited)
NOTE 9 − OTHER ASSETS − (Continued)
Investments in unconsolidated financial fund management partnerships.
Due to a change in the partnership agreements that gave the limited partners the right to remove the Company as the general partner in fiscal 2006, the Company no longer consolidates two affiliated partnerships that were consolidated at September 30, 2005. These partnerships which invest in regional banks, are included in unconsolidated financial fund management partnerships at June 30, 2006 at a cost of $2.9 million. In addition, the Company as a $2.6 million investment in a newly-created hedge fund it manages.
NOTE 10 - DEBT
Total debt consists of the following (in thousands):
| | June 30, | | September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Secured warehouse credit facilities − financial fund management | | $ | 168,050 | | $ | 97,751 | |
Secured revolving credit facilities − equipment finance | | | 74,721 | | | 30,942 | |
Secured revolving credit facility | | | 2,500 | | | − | |
Real estate − mortgage loan | | | 12,500 | | | − | |
Real estate − FIN 46 mortgage loans | | | 1,572 | | | 18,519 | |
Other debt | | | 2,540 | | | 90 | |
Total debt | | | 261,883 | | | 147,302 | |
Less current maturities: | | | | | | | |
Warehouse credit facilities − financial fund management | | | 168,050 | | | 97,751 | |
Revolving credit facilities − equipment finance | | | 74,721 | | | 30,942 | |
Credit facility real estate and other | | | 3,247 | | | 1,543 | |
Long-term debt | | $ | 15,865 | | $ | 17,066 | |
Annual debt principal payments over the next five years ending June 30 and thereafter, are as follows (in thousands):
2007 | | $ | 246,018 | |
2008 | | | 884 | |
2009 | | | 920 | |
2010 | | | 961 | |
2011 | | | 600 | |
Thereafter | | | 12,500 | |
| | $ | 261,883 | |
Secured warehouse credit facilities − financial fund management.
In March 2006, the Company entered into two warehouse and master participation agreements with affiliates of JP Morgan Chase, N.A. (“JP Morgan”) and Morgan Stanley (collectively referred to as the “Warehouse Credit Facilities”) to fund its purchases of syndicated bank loans. The Company is charged interest during the warehouse period at LIBOR plus an amount ranging from 50 to 75 basis points in return for a participation interest in the interest earned on the loans. The Warehouse Credit Facilities will expire and interest will be payable upon the closing of two CDOs, which are expected to be completed by September 2006 and March 2007. The facility agreements provide for guarantees by the Company as well as escrow deposits (see Notes 5 and 14).
The Company had a warehouse facility at September 30, 2005 with Credit Suisse First Boston to fund the purchase of syndicated bank loans. The facility was terminated upon the closing of the CDO in December 2005.
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS − (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(unaudited)
NOTE 10 - DEBT − (Continued)
Secured revolving credit facilities − equipment finance
The Company’s equipment finance segment, LEAF, has a $75.0 million secured revolving credit facility with National City Bank that expires in September 2006. Outstanding borrowings bear interest at one of two rates elected at the Company’s option: (i) the lender’s prime rate plus 100 basis points, or (ii) LIBOR plus 200 basis points. As of June 30, 2006, the balance outstanding was $65.1 million at a combined interest rate of 7.27%. In addition, LEAF has a $15.0 million secured credit facility with Commerce Bank which expires in July 2006. Outstanding borrowings bear interest at one of two rates, elected at the Company’s option: (i) the lender’s prime rate plus 100 basis points, or (ii) LIBOR plus 200 basis points. As of June 30, 2006, the balance outstanding on this facility was $9.6 million at an interest rate of 7.11%. The underlying equipment being leased or financed collateralizes the borrowings under these facilities. The Company has guaranteed both of these credit facilities.
On July 31, 2006, LEAF entered into a $150.0 million revolving warehouse credit facility with a group of banks led by National City Bank (the “New Credit Facility”). The New Credit Facility provides for increased borrowing capacity by $60.0 million, extends the termination date beyond its existing facilities to July 31, 2009, and reduces the corporate guarantee to $75.0 million. The existing warehouse facilities with National City Bank and Commerce Bank were repaid and terminated concurrent with the commencement of the New Credit Facility.
Real estate-mortgage loan
On June 30, 2006, the Company obtained a $12.5 million first mortgage on a hotel property in Savannah, Georgia. The mortgage is due on July 6, 2011. The mortgage has a 6.9% fixed interest rate and requires monthly payments of principal and interest of $82,300.
Secured revolving credit facility
The Company has an $18.0 million revolving line of credit with Sovereign Bank for which available borrowings are currently limited to $14.9 million based on pledged real estate collateral. Interest is payable monthly at The Wall Street Journal prime rate (8.25% at June 30, 2006) and principal is due upon expiration in July 2006. As of June 30, 2006, the balance outstanding was $2.5 million. On July 25, 2006, the current agreement was amended to allow for $14.0 million of borrowings, subject to availability limitations and the term was extended for three years.
Real estate-FIN 46 mortgage loans
As of June 30, 2006, a VIE consolidated by the Company in accordance with FIN 46 is the obligor under an outstanding first mortgage loan secured by real estate with an outstanding balance totaling $1.6 million. The mortgage loan requires monthly payments of principal and interest at a fixed interest rate of 8.80% and matures in July 2014. The mortgage loan is not a legal obligation of the Company; however, it is senior to the VIE’s obligation to the Company. Loan payments are paid from the cash flow of this entity.
Other debt
On June 15, 2006, the Company borrowed $1.5 million from JP Morgan under a promissory note for the purchase of its equity investment in Trapeza X. The note requires quarterly payments of principal and interest at LIBOR plus 100 basis points and matures in July 2010. The Company’s share of the equity distributions and its share of the collateral management fees from Trapeza X collaterized the borrowings under the note.
The Company has borrowed $950,000 on a secured note with Sovereign Bank. The note, secured by the furniture and computer equipment of the Company’s equipment finance segment, requires monthly payments of principal and interest over five years at a fixed interest rate of 6.87%.
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS − (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(unaudited)
NOTE 10 - DEBT − (Continued)
Covenants
At June 30, 2006, the Company had complied, to the best of its knowledge, with all of the financial covenants under its debt agreements. These agreements contain financial covenants customary for the type and size of the debt and include minimum equity requirements as well as specified debt service coverage and leverage ratios.
NOTE 11 - CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In the ordinary course of its business operations, the Company has ongoing relationships with several related entities including investment partnerships that are managed by the Company and in which it owns general and limited partnership interests. For a more detailed description of these transactions see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, at Note 17 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.” The following tables detail receivables and payables with related parties (in thousands):
| | June 30, | | September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Receivables from managed entities and related parties: | | | | | |
Real estate investment partnerships and TIC property interests | | $ | 2,650 | | $ | 1,880 | |
Financial fund management entities | | | 1,908 | | | 272 | |
RCC | | | 1,350 | | | 750 | |
Equipment finance investment partnerships | | | 2,044 | | | 1,178 | |
Atlas America | | | 326 | | | 111 | |
Anthem Securities (1) | | | 67 | | | − | |
Other | | | 12 | | | 89 | |
Receivables from managed entities | | $ | 8,357 | | $ | 4,280 | |
Payables due to managed entities and related parties: | | | | | | | |
Real estate investment partnerships and TIC property interests | | $ | 1,315 | | $ | 591 | |
Anthem Securities | | | 601 | | | − | |
Payables to managed entitites | | $ | 1,916 | | $ | 591 | |
The Company’s investments in equipment finance at June 30, 2006 include two notes totaling $17.7 million from the Company’s equipment finance investment partnerships.
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS − (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(unaudited)
NOTE 11 - CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS −
(Continued)
The Company receives fees and reimbursed expenses from several related/managed entities. In addition, the Company reimbursed another related entity for certain operating expenses. The following table details those activities (in thousands):
| | Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | | June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Financial Fund Management: | | | | | | | | | |
Fees from managed entities | | $ | 2,374 | | $ | 1,963 | | $ | 6,592 | | $ | 4,920 | |
Management fees and net equity compensation from RCC | | | 1,447 | | | 1,387 | | | 5,003 | | | 1,800 | |
Reimbursement of expenses from RCC | | | 173 | | | 325 | | | 558 | | | 325 | |
Real Estate - fees from investment partnerships and TIC property interests | | | 2,375 | | | 1,809 | | | 8,718 | | | 3,248 | |
Equipment finance − fees from investment partnerships | | | 1,720 | | | 660 | | | 3,745 | | | 2,060 | |
Atlas America − reimbursement of net costs and expenses | | | 281 | | | 315 | | | 958 | | | 773 | |
Anthem Securities (1): | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reimbursement of costs and expenses | | | 938 | | | 25 | | | 1,893 | | | 25 | |
Payment of operating expenses | | | (287 | ) | | (89 | ) | | (620 | ) | | (116 | ) |
| (1) | Anthem Securities, Inc. (“Anthem”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlas America and a registered broker dealer which serves as the dealer-manager of investment programs sponsored by the Company’s real estate and equipment finance segments. Some of the personnel performing services for Anthem are on the Company’s payroll; Anthem reimburses the Company for the allocable costs of such personnel. In addition, the Company has agreed to cover some of the operating costs for Anthem’s office of supervisory jurisdiction, principally licensing fees and costs. |
Relationship with The Bancorp, Inc. (“TBBK”). The Company owns 3.0% and the supplemental employment retirement plan maintained for the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer and current Chairman, Edward Cohen (“E. Cohen”) holds an additional 0.90% of the outstanding common stock of TBBK. Betsy Z. Cohen (“B. Cohen”), the Chief Executive Officer of TBBK and its subsidiary bank, is the spouse of E. Cohen. B. Cohen and E. Cohen are the parents of the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Z. Cohen (“J. Cohen”) and the chairman of TBBK, Daniel G. Cohen (“D. Cohen”). At June 30, 2006, the Company had cash deposits of $280,000 at TBBK.
NOTE 12 − OTHER INCOME, NET
The following table details the Company’s other income, net (in thousands):
| | Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | | June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Litigation settlements | | $ | − | | $ | − | | $ | 1,188 | | $ | 1,400 | |
Gains on sale of RAIT Investment Trust shares | | | − | | | − | | | − | | | 1,459 | |
RCC dividend income | | | 687 | | | − | | | 2,013 | | | − | |
Interest, dividends and other income | | | 122 | | | 310 | | | 443 | | | 929 | |
Other income, net | | $ | 809 | | $ | 310 | | $ | 3,644 | | $ | 3,788 | |
In fiscal 2002, the Company had charged operations $1.0 million for the amount of its maximum exposure relating to the settlement of a lawsuit. One of the Company’s insurance carriers refused to participate in the settlement. The Company thereafter filed an action seeking recovery on its policy with that carrier. In the second quarter of fiscal 2006, the Company prevailed in its action against the carrier, received a $200,000 reimbursement and reversed the $1.0 million accrual.
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS − (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(unaudited)
NOTE 12 − OTHER INCOME, NET − (Continued)
In the first quarter of fiscal 2005, the Company received a $1.4 million settlement from one of its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance carriers.
During the nine months ended June 30, 2005, the Company recorded a gain of $1.5 million from the sale of the remaining RAIT Investment Trust shares that it held.
The Company recorded $687,000 and $2.0 million of dividends received from RCC for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, respectively. RCC was formed by the Company in March 2005.
NOTE 13 - INCOME TAXES
The Company recorded the following provision for income taxes, as follows (in thousands):
| | Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | | June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Provision for income taxes, at estimated effective rate | | $ | 1,346 | | $ | 2,541 | | $ | 6,723 | | $ | 3,168 | |
Deferred tax benefit | | | (1,024 | ) | | − | | | (1,024 | ) | | − | |
Change in valuation allowance | | | 71 | | | − | | | (3,120 | ) | | − | |
Provision for income taxes | | $ | 393 | | $ | 2,541 | | $ | 2,579 | | $ | 3,168 | |
As of September 30, 2005, the Company had a deferred tax asset of $5.3 million resulting from state net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) of $77.9 million. A valuation allowance had been established against substantially all of this deferred tax asset, based upon management’s assessment at that time that it was more likely than not that the Company would not be able to utilize the NOLs prior to their expiration.
During the nine months ended June 30, 2006, the Company has implemented tax planning strategies that management believes make it more likely than not that the Company will be able to utilize approximately $34.0 million of the NOLs before their expiration. Accordingly, $3.2 million and $150,000 of the valuation allowance was reversed in the quarters ended December 31, 2005 and June 30, 2006, respectively.
In addition, for the three months ended June 30, 2006, the Company recorded a deferred tax asset of $1.0 million associated with approximately $15.5 million of local NOLs for which management had previously believed would more likely than not be realized prior to their statutory expiration date. Management has established a valuation allowance of $221,000 against these NOLs for the portion it believes is unlikely to be realized in future years.
Management will continue to assess its estimate of the amount of NOLs that the Company will be able to utilize. The estimate of the required valuation allowances could be adjusted in the future if projections of taxable income are revised.
NOTE 14 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company is a party to various routine legal proceedings arising out of the ordinary course of its business. Management believes that none of these actions, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or operations.
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS − (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(unaudited)
NOTE 14 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES − (Continued)
In conjunction with the sale in March 2006 of a real estate loan accounted for as a FIN 46-R asset, the Company has agreed to make payments to the current property owner under certain stipulated conditions, including the sale or foreclosure of the property or a subsequent resale of the loan. In exchange, the property owner has agreed to relinquish certain critical control rights over the property. A payment of $2.6 million, increasing $16,234 per month to a maximum of $3.6 million, would be due upon the occurrence of specified events. In addition, upon the occurrence of specified events or if the Company’s net worth falls below $80.0 million, the current property owner will have the right to receive collateral as security for this obligation equal to or greater than 105% of the value of the obligation. The Company’s obligation runs through December 31, 2014. In addition, the Company has partially indemnified the purchaser of the loan for a portion of the difference between ordinary income tax rates and capital gain rates on accrued interest on the note between the date of sale of the loan in March 2006 and December 31, 2011.
In March 2006, the Company entered into agreements for the Warehouse Credit Facilities which provide for guarantees by the Company on the first $10.0 million of losses on each of the two portfolios of syndicated bank loans. At June 30, 2006, these guarantees were collateralized by a $5.0 million cash deposit reported as restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheet. The guarantees expire upon the closing of each respective CDO transaction, which are expected to close by September 2006 and March 2007 (see Notes 5 and 10).
As of June 30, 2006, the Company does not believe it is probable that any payments will be required under any of its indemnifications and accordingly, no liabilities for these obligations have been recorded in the consolidated financial statements.
As a specialized asset manager, the Company sponsors investment funds in which the Company may make an equity investment along with outside investors. This equity investment is generally based on a percentage of funds raised and varies among investment programs.
NOTE 15 - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Energy. Results of the operations of Atlas America through the date of its spin-off from the Company in June 2005 have been reflected as discontinued operations. In fiscal 2006, additional spin-off costs incurred by the Company have been reported as a loss on disposal. Summarized operating results of Atlas America are as follows (in thousands):
| | Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | | June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Income from discontinued operations before taxes | | $ | − | | $ | 9,634 | | $ | − | | $ | 31,450 | |
Loss on disposal | | | (50 | ) | | (2,130 | ) | | (95 | ) | | (2,508 | ) |
Provision for income taxes | | | − | | | (4,603 | ) | | − | | | (12,322 | ) |
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax | | $ | (50 | ) | $ | 2,901 | | $ | (95 | ) | $ | 16,620 | |
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(unaudited)
NOTE 15 - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS − (Continued)
Real Estate. Based on the Company’s intent to sell its interests, certain operations have been classified as discontinued and the related assets and liabilities as held for sale. These operations include those of one and three real estate entities as of June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, that are consolidated under the provisions of FIN 46-R and the operations of two real estate properties owned by the Company at each date. Summarized operating results of discontinued real estate operations held for sale are as follows (in thousands):
| | Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | | June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Income from discontinued operations before taxes | | $ | 297 | | $ | 787 | | $ | 2,822 | | $ | 2,423 | |
Loss on disposals | | | (409 | ) | | (7,681 | ) | | (1,207 | ) | | (7,961 | ) |
Benefit (provision) for income taxes | | | 39 | | | 2,068 | | | (565 | ) | | 1,938 | |
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax | | $ | (73 | ) | $ | (4,826 | ) | $ | 1,050 | | $ | (3,600 | ) |
Other. The Company has two other discontinued entities which reported a combined gain on disposal of $16,000 (net of tax of $6,000) and $35,000 (net of tax of $13,000) for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, respectively, and a gain on disposal of $36,000 (net of tax of $12,000) for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2005.
Summarized discontinued operating results of all entities are as follows (in thousands):
| | Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | | June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Income from discontinued operations before taxes | | $ | 297 | | $ | 10,421 | | $ | 2,822 | | $ | 33,873 | |
Loss on disposals | | | (443 | ) | | (9,775 | ) | | (1,267 | ) | | (10,433 | ) |
Benefit (provision) for income taxes | | | 33 | | | (2,547 | ) | | (578 | ) | | (10,396 | ) |
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax | | $ | (113 | ) | $ | (1,901 | ) | $ | 977 | | $ | 13,044 | |
NOTE 16 - OPERATING SEGMENTS
The Company’s operations include three reportable operating segments that reflect the way the Company manages its operations and makes business decisions. In addition to its reporting operating segments, certain other activities are reported in the “All other” category. Summarized operating segment data are as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30, 2006 | | Revenues from external customers | | Equity in earnings (losses) of equity investees | | Interest expense | | Depreciation and amortization | | Segment profit (loss) (a) | | Segment assets | |
Financial fund management | | $ | 4,385 | | $ | 2,991 | | $ | 3,425 | | $ | − | | $ | 804 | | $ | 257,663 | |
Real estate | | | 5,276 | | | (776 | ) | | 100 | | | 174 | | | 911 | | | 145,400 | |
Equipment finance | | | 5,891 | | | (6 | ) | | 1,312 | | | 364 | | | 134 | | | 109,344 | |
All other | | | − | | | − | | | 33 | | | 166 | | | 1,657 | | | 69,876 | |
Eliminations | | | − | | | − | | | (2,999 | ) | | − | | | − | | | (84,352 | ) |
Totals | | $ | 15,552 | | $ | 2,209 | | $ | 1,871 | | $ | 704 | | $ | 3,506 | | $ | 497,931 | |
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(unaudited)
NOTE 16 - OPERATING SEGMENTS − (Continued)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2005 | | Revenues from external customers | | Equity in earnings (losses) of equity investees | | Interest expense | | Depreciation and amortization | | Segment profit (loss) (a) | | Segment assets | |
Financial fund management | | $ | 1,842 | | $ | 2,986 | | $ | − | | $ | 18 | | $ | 1,823 | | $ | 56,338 | |
Real estate | | | 9,909 | | | (640 | ) | | 62 | | | 198 | | | 5,791 | | | 233,629 | |
Equipment finance | | | 3,502 | | | (21 | ) | | 558 | | | 372 | | | 96 | | | 70,706 | |
All other | | | − | | | − | | | 34 | | | 80 | | | (1,658 | ) | | 68,758 | |
Eliminations | | | − | | | − | | | (6 | ) | | − | | | − | | | (45,260 | ) |
Totals | | $ | 15,253 | | $ | 2,325 | | $ | 648 | | $ | 668 | | $ | 6,052 | | $ | 384,171 | |
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2006 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial fund management | | $ | 12,073 | | $ | 8,556 | | $ | 4,906 | | $ | 15 | | $ | 5,623 | | $ | 257,663 | |
Real estate | | | 20,412 | | | (2,052 | ) | | 582 | | | 522 | | | 8,640 | | | 145,400 | |
Equipment finance | | | 16,490 | | | (7 | ) | | 4,025 | | | 1,406 | | | 356 | | | 109,344 | |
All other | | | − | | | − | | | 85 | | | 481 | | | 1,388 | | | 69,876 | |
Eliminations | | | − | | | − | | | (4,108 | ) | | − | | | − | | | (84,352 | ) |
Totals | | $ | 48,975 | | $ | 6,497 | | $ | 5,490 | | $ | 2,424 | | $ | 16,007 | | $ | 497,931 | |
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2005 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial fund management | | $ | 3,287 | | $ | 7,621 | | $ | − | | $ | 46 | | $ | 3,852 | | $ | 56,338 | |
Real estate | | | 14,714 | | | (176 | ) | | 206 | | | 487 | | | 5,691 | | | 233,629 | |
Equipment finance | | | 9,218 | | | (28 | ) | | 1,289 | | | 755 | | | 171 | | | 70,706 | |
All other | | | − | | | − | | | 34 | | | 183 | | | (1,951 | ) | | 68,758 | |
Eliminations | | | − | | | − | | | (6 | ) | | − | | | − | | | (45,260 | ) |
Totals | | $ | 27,219 | | $ | 7,417 | | $ | 1,523 | | $ | 1,471 | | $ | 7,763 | | $ | 384,171 | |
(a) | Segment profit (loss) represents income from continuing operations before taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change. Excluding intercompany interest charges, segment profit (loss) as adjusted for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006 by segment would have been as follows (in thousands): Financial fund management - $3,347 and $8,166, respectively; Real estate - $970 and $9,093, respectively; and Equipment finance - $531 and $1,468, respectively. Intercompany interest charges for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2005 were not significant. |
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(unaudited)
NOTE 17 - INVESTMENTS IN THE TRAPEZA MANAGEMENT COMPANIES
The Company has equity interests of 50% and 33.33% in the managers of the Trapeza CDO entities, Trapeza Capital Management, LLC and Trapeza Management Group, LLC, respectively. The Company does not consolidate these entities since it does not have control over them (see Note 18). Summarized operating data for these entities is presented below (in thousands):
| | Three Months Ended June 30, | | Nine Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Trapeza Capital Management, LLC | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Management fees | | $ | 1,709 | | $ | 1,550 | | $ | 5,004 | | $ | 4,203 | |
Operating expenses | | | (514 | ) | | (284 | ) | | (1,183 | ) | | (858 | ) |
Other expense | | | (13 | ) | | (44 | ) | | (113 | ) | | (312 | ) |
Net income | | $ | 1,182 | | $ | 1,222 | | $ | 3,708 | | $ | 3,033 | |
RAI's proportionate share of net income | | $ | 591 | | $ | 611 | | $ | 1,854 | | $ | 1,516 | |
| | Three Months Ended June 30, | | Nine Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Trapeza Management Group, LLC | | | | | | | | | |
Management fees | | $ | 680 | | $ | 686 | | $ | 2,044 | | $ | 1,659 | |
Operating expenses | | | (51 | ) | | (64 | ) | | (201 | ) | | (172 | ) |
Other income (expense) | | | (20 | ) | | (26 | ) | | (54 | ) | | 933 | |
Net income | | $ | 609 | | $ | 596 | | $ | 1,789 | | $ | 2,420 | |
RAI's proportionate share of net income | | $ | 203 | | $ | 199 | | $ | 596 | | $ | 807 | |
NOTE 18 - CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE
Historically, the Company has presented its equity earnings and losses of the Trapeza entities on a one-quarter delay as permitted under generally accepted accounting principles. Beginning with the period ended June 30, 2006, improvements in the timeliness and availability of financial data from the Trapeza entities allow the Company to report its share in those earnings on a current basis. As a result of this change, the Company’s equity in earnings of the Trapeza entities of $1.4 million, net of tax of $983,000, for the three months ended September 30, 2005 is being reported as a cumulative change in accounting principle as of October 1, 2005.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)
When used in this Form 10-Q, the words “believes” “anticipates,” “expects” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties more particularly described in Item 1A, under the caption “Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2005. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to forward-looking statements which we may make to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Form 10-Q or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Overview of Three Months and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005
Our total assets under management increased to $10.5 billion at June 30, 2006 from $5.7 billion at June 30, 2005, an increase of $4.7 billion or 82%. The assets at June 30, 2006 include $775.0 million of financial fund management assets that are being held in warehouse facilities pending funding of the related collateralized debt obligations, or CDOs, for which we have been engaged as the collateral manager by the issuers of those CDOs. We expect to close one CDO in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 and eight CDOs in subsequent periods. The growth in our assets under management was the result of:
| · | an increase in the financial fund management assets we manage on behalf of individual and institutional investors and Resource Capital Corp., which we refer to as RCC, a real estate investment trust, or REIT, that we sponsored in March 2005; |
| · | an increase in real estate assets managed on behalf of limited partnerships and tenant-in-common, or TIC, property interests that we sponsor and RCC; and |
| · | an increase in equipment finance assets managed on behalf of the limited partnerships we sponsor, Merrill Lynch Equipment Finance, LLC, or Merrill Lynch, and RCC. |
The following table sets forth our assets under management(a) by operating segment and their growth (in millions, except for percentages):
| | As of June 30, | | Increase | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | Amount | | Percentage | |
Financial fund management | | $ | 9,215 | | $ | 4,948 | | $ | 4,267 | | | 86 | % |
Real estate | | | 707 | | | 507 | | | 200 | | | 40 | % |
Equipment finance | | | 549 | | | 291 | | | 258 | | | 89 | % |
| | $ | 10,471 | | $ | 5,746 | | $ | 4,725 | | | 82 | % |
(a) | A description of how we determine assets under management can be found in our Form 10-K for fiscal 2005, Part I, Item 1. |
Our assets under management are primarily managed through various investment entities including CDOs, public and private limited partnerships, TIC property interests, a real estate investment trust, and other investment funds. The following table sets forth the number of entities we manage by operating segment:
| CDOs | Limited partnerships | TIC property interests | RCC | Other investment funds |
As of June 30, 2006 | | | | | |
Financial fund management | 18 | 4 | − | 1 | − |
Real estate | − | 5 | 4 | 1 | − |
Equipment finance | − | 2 | − | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | |
As of June 30, 2005 | | | | | |
Financial fund management | 8 | − | − | 1 | − |
Real estate | − | 4 | 1 | 1 | − |
Equipment finance | − | 2 | − | − | 2 |
The revenues for each of our business segments are generated by the fees we earn for structuring and managing the investment entities and programs we sponsor and the income produced by the assets and investments we hold for our own account. The following table sets forth information related to the revenues we have recognized in each of these revenue classes (in thousands):
| | Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | | June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Fund management revenues (1) | | $ | 11,871 | | $ | 6,975 | | $ | 32,623 | | $ | 17,944 | |
Finance and rental revenues (2) | | | 4,933 | | | 3,754 | | | 14,623 | | | 8,748 | |
Gains on resolution of loans and other property interests | | | 333 | | | 5,732 | | | 5,379 | | | 5,815 | |
Other (3) | | | 624 | | | 1,117 | | | 2,847 | | | 2,129 | |
| | $ | 17,761 | | $ | 17,578 | | $ | 55,472 | | $ | 34,636 | |
(1) | Includes fees from each of our financial fund management, real estate and equipment finance operations and our share of the income or loss from limited and general partnership interests we own. |
(2) | Includes interest income from syndicated loans in our financial fund management operations, interest and accreted discount income from our real estate operations, interest and rental income from our equipment finance operations, and revenues from certain real estate assets. |
(3) | Includes the equity compensation earned in connection with the formation of RCC and the disposition of leases, late fees and documentation charges from our equipment finance operations. |
A detailed description of the revenues generated by each of our business segments can be found under “Results of Operations − Financial Fund Management,” “−Real Estate” and “−Equipment Finance.”
Results of Operations: Financial Fund Management
In financial fund management, we manage the following types of securities and loans:
| · | trust preferred securities of banks, bank holding companies, insurance companies and REITs, which we refer to as our Trapeza operations; |
| · | asset-backed securities, or ABS, which we refer to as our Ischus operations; |
| · | syndicated loans which we refer to as our Apidos operations; and |
| · | private equity investments, which we refer to as Other Company Sponsored Partnerships. |
The following table sets forth information relating to assets managed by us on behalf of institutional and individual investors and RCC (in millions):
| | As of June 30, 2006 | | As of June 30, 2005 | |
| | Institutional and Individual Investors | | RCC | | Assets Held on Warehouse Facilities | | Total by Type | | Total by Type | |
Trapeza | | $ | 3,537 | | $ | − | | $ | 279 | | $ | 3,816 | | $ | 2,643 | |
Ischus | | | 2,642 | | | 1,209 | | | 325 | | | 4,176 | | | 2,116 | |
Apidos | | | 389 | | | 605 | | | 171 | | | 1,165 | | | 189 | |
Other company sponsored partnerships | | | 58 | | | − | | | - | | | 58 | | | − | |
| | $ | 6,626 | | $ | 1,814 | | $ | 775 | | $ | 9,215 | | $ | 4,948 | |
We earn management and administration fees through the management of these assets as follows:
Assets managed on behalf of institutional and individual investors:
| · | collateral management fees− these vary by CDO, ranging from an annual fee between 0.08% and 0.75% of the aggregate principal balance of the collateral securities owned by the CDO issuers; and |
| · | administration fees− these vary by limited partnership, ranging from between 0.75% and 2.00% of the partnership capital balance. |
Assets managed on behalf of RCC:
| · | base management fee - 1.50% annually of RCC’s equity, as defined under the management agreement with RCC; and |
| · | incentive management fee - 25% of RCC’s net income (as defined in the management agreement) in excess of the greater of a return of 8.00% or the 10-year Treasury rate plus 2.00%. |
RCC
In March 2005, we formed RCC (NYSE: RSO), a REIT. RCC’s principal business activity is to purchase and manage a diversified portfolio of real estate−related securities and commercial finance assets. While we do not consolidate RCC in our consolidated financial statements, it is managed by us through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Resource Capital Manager, or RCM. The initial private offering of RCC generated gross proceeds of $230.0 million and net proceeds of $214.8 million to RCC, after deducting the initial purchaser's discount and placement fees and estimated offering expenses. In connection with the formation of RCC, we were granted 345,000 shares of restricted common stock as well as options to purchase 651,666 common shares at an exercise price of $15.00 per share. We have distributed 344,079 of these restricted shares and 649,500 of these options to employees of ours that provide services to RCC. Through June 30, 2006, we have earned approximately $763,000 of incentive management fees, partially paid with the issuance of 13,973 common shares of RCC and partially in cash totaling approximately $582,000.
In February 2006, RCC completed its initial public offering of 4,000,000 shares of common stock (including 1,879,200 shares sold by certain selling stockholders) at a price of $15.00 per share. The offering generated gross proceeds of $31.8 million and net proceeds of $27.3 million to RCC, after deducting the initial purchaser’s discount and placement fees and estimated offering expenses.
We derive revenues from RCC through its management agreement with RCM. In return for providing certain investment and advisory services, RCM is entitled to receive a base management fee and an incentive management fee. RCM also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses that relate to RCC’s activities. In addition, we have invested $28.5 million in RCC from which we expect to receive quarterly dividends.
At June 30, 2006, we managed a portfolio of almost $2.2 billion of diversified real estate related securities and commercial finance assets, including $812.8 million of agency ABS and $347.8 million of non-agency ABS, $605.1 million of syndicated loans, $292.5 million of mezzanine loans and B notes managed by Resource Real Estate (included in assets under management for real estate) and $78.0 million of equipment finance assets managed by LEAF (included in assets under management for equipment finance).
Trapeza
We have co-sponsored, structured and currently co-manage ten CDO issuers holding approximately $3.5 billion in trust preferred securities of banks, bank holding companies, insurance companies and REITs. At June 30, 2006, we managed $279.3 million in trust preferred securities that were held in a warehouse line of credit in connection with one CDO issuer not yet closed. We anticipate closing Trapeza CDO XI in October 2006.
We own a 50% interest in an entity that manages eight Trapeza CDO issuers in this series and a 33.33% interest in another entity that manages two Trapeza CDO issuers. We also own a 50% interest in the general partners of the limited partnerships that own the equity interests of five Trapeza CDO issuers. We also have invested as a limited partner in each of these limited partnerships.
We derive revenues from these CDO operations through base and incentive management and administration fees. We also receive distributions on amounts we invest in the limited partnerships. Management fees, including incentive fees vary by CDO issuer, but have ranged from between 0.25% and 0.60% of the aggregate principal balance of the collateral securities owned by the CDO issuers of which a portion is subordinated. These fees are also shared with our co-sponsors. The fees are payable quarterly or semi-annually, as long as the Trapeza management entity continues as the collateral manager of the CDO issuer. Our interest in distributions from the CDO issuers varies with the amount of our investment in a particular limited partnership and with the terms of our general partner interest. We have incentive distribution interests in four of the partnerships.
Ischus
We sponsored, structured and currently manage five CDO issuers for institutional and individual investors and RCC, holding approximately $3.0 billion in primarily real estate ABS including residential mortgage-backed securities, or RMBS, commercial mortgage-backed securities and credit default swaps. At June 30, 2006, we managed $325.2 million of ABS for two CDOs which we expect to close in the first quarter of fiscal 2007. In addition, Ischus managed approximately $812.8 million of agency RMBS on behalf of RCC at June 30, 2006.
We own a 50% interest in the general partner and manager of Structured Finance Fund, L.P. and Structured Finance Fund II, L.P., collectively referred to as SFF. These partnerships own a portion of the equity interests of three Trapeza CDO issuers and Ischus CDO I. We also have invested as a limited partner in each of these limited partnerships.
We derive revenues from these CDO operations through management and administration fees. We also receive distributions on amounts we invest in the limited partnerships. Management fees vary by CDO issuer, ranging from between 0.08% and 0.40% of the aggregate principal balance of the collateral securities owned by the CDO issuer of which a portion is subordinated to debt service payments on the CDOs. Our interest in distributions from the CDO issuer varies with the amount of our investment in a particular limited partnership and with the terms of our general partner interest.
Apidos
We sponsored, structured and currently manage three CDO issuers for institutional and individual investors and RCC which hold approximately $994.0 million in syndicated loans, of which $605.1 million of syndicated loans are managed on behalf of RCC for Apidos CDO I and Apidos CDO III. In addition, at June 30, 2006, we managed $170.6 million of syndicated loans for two CDOs which we expect to close in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 and first quarter of fiscal 2007.
We derive revenues from these CDO operations through base and incentive management fees of up to 0.75% of the aggregate principal balance of the collateral loans owned by the CDO issuer of which a portion is subordinated to debt service payments on the CDOs.
Other Company Sponsored Partnerships
We sponsored, structured and currently manage three affiliated partnerships for individual and institutional investors holding approximately $15.2 in investments in regional domestic banks. We derive revenues from these operations through an annual management fee, based on 2.0% of equity. We also have invested as the general partner of these partnerships and may receive a carried interest of up to 20% upon meeting specific investor return rates.
We have also sponsored, structured and currently manage another affiliated partnership organized as a hedge fund, holding approximately $17.2 million of residential mortgage-based securities, or RMBS, and $25.7 million of syndicated loans at June 30, 2006. We derive revenues from this partnership through base and incentive management fees. Base management fees are calculated annually at 2.0% of net assets. Incentive management fees are calculated annually at 20% of any cumulative annual net profits. We also have invested as a limited partner in this partnership.
The following table sets forth information relating to the revenues recognized and costs and expenses incurred in our financial fund management operations (in thousands):
| | Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | | June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Revenues: | | | | | | | | | |
Fund management fees | | $ | 2,631 | | $ | 1,035 | | $ | 5,844 | | $ | 2,862 | |
RCC management fee and equity compensation | | | 1,145 | | | 1,387 | | | 4,136 | | | 1,800 | |
Limited and general partner interests | | | 1,531 | | | 1,756 | | | 4,469 | | | 3,890 | |
Earnings of SFF partnerships | | | 571 | | | 596 | | | 1,662 | | | 1,647 | |
Earnings on unconsolidated CDOs | | | 177 | | | 28 | | | 270 | | | 140 | |
Interest income on ABS | | | 12 | | | − | | | 250 | | | − | |
Interest income on loans | | | 1,139 | | | − | | | 3,480 | | | − | |
Other | | | 170 | | | 26 | | | 518 | | | 569 | |
| | $ | 7,376 | | $ | 4,828 | | $ | 20,629 | | $ | 10,908 | |
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Costs and expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
General and administrative | | $ | 2,047 | | $ | 2,202 | | $ | 6,222 | | $ | 5,328 | |
Equity compensation expense − RCC restricted stock | | | 364 | | | 349 | | | 1,069 | | | 405 | |
Expenses (reimbursements) of SFF partnerships | | | (9 | ) | | 21 | | | 4 | | | 119 | |
| | $ | 2,402 | | $ | 2,572 | | $ | 7,295 | | $ | 5,852 | |
Any fees or reimbursement that we may receive will vary by each transaction and, accordingly, there may be significant variations in the revenue we record for our financial fund management segment from period to period.
Revenues - Three Months Ended June 30, 2006 as Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2005
Revenues increased $2.5 million (53%) to $7.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 from $4.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005. We attribute the increase to the following:
| · | a $1.6 million increase in fund management fees, primarily from the following: |
| - | a $1.3 million increase in collateral management fees principally as a result of the completion of two new CDOs coupled with a full quarter of collateral management fees for five previously completed CDOs; and |
| - | a $340,000 increase in management fees as a result of four company-sponsored unconsolidated partnerships that commenced operations subsequent to March 2005. |
| · | a $242,000 decrease in RCC management fees and equity compensation, consisting of a $346,000 increase in management fees and a $588,000 decrease in equity compensation. This decrease in equity compensation was primarily the result of our quarterly remeasurement of unvested stock and options of RCC to reflect changes in fair value; |
| · | a $225,000 decrease in revenues from our limited and general partner interests, primarily from the following: |
| - | a $629,000 decrease in net unrealized appreciation in the book value of the partnership securities and swap agreements to reflect current market value; offset by |
| - | a $404,000 increase from our limited and general partner share of the operating results of unconsolidated partnerships we have sponsored. |
| · | a $149,000 increase in our earnings on unconsolidated CDOs as a result of three new investments for the three months ended June 30, 2006; and |
| · | a $1.1 million increase in interest income on loans resulting from the consolidation of two Apidos CDO issuers in our financial statements while they accumulate assets through their warehouse facilities; |
| · | a $144,000 increase in other revenues |
Costs and Expenses - Three Months Ended June 30, 2006 as Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2005
Costs and expenses of our financial fund management operations decreased $170,000 (7%) for the three months ended June 30, 2006 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2005. We attribute the increase to the following:
| · | a $155,000 decrease in general and administrative expenses, primarily resulting from: |
| - | a $1.6 million decrease as a result of an increase in reimbursed expenses from our Trapeza, Ischus and Apidos operations; the amount of reimbursed expenses is primarily dependent upon the terms of the transaction; principally offset by |
| - | a $1.2 million increase in wages and benefits as a result of the addition of personnel in response to our growing assets under management; and |
| - | a $153,000 increase in general and administration expenses due to a decrease in reimbursed RCC operating expenses. |
Revenues - Nine Months Ended June 30, 2006 as Compared to the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2005
Revenues increased $9.7 million (89%) to $20.6 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006 from $10.9 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2005. We attribute the increase to the following:
| · | a $3.0 million increase in fund management fees primarily from the following: |
| - | a $2.7 increase in collateral management fees principally as a result of the completion of seven new CDOs coupled with a full nine months of fees for two previously completed CDOs; and |
| - | a $725,000 increase in management fees as a result of four company-sponsored unconsolidated partnerships that commenced operations subsequent to March 2005; partially offset by |
| - | a $335,000 one-time reimbursement fee paid in connection with the formation of Trapeza CDO VII during the nine months ended June 30, 2005. No such fee was earned during the nine months ended June 30, 2006; |
| · | a $2.3 million increase in RCC management fees and equity compensation, consisting of a $1.7 million increase in management fees and a $595,000 increase in equity compensation received on the formation of RCC; |
| · | a $579,000 increase in limited and general partner interests, primarily from the following: |
| - | a $946,000 increase in our share of the operating results of unconsolidated partnerships we have sponsored; offset in part by |
| - | a $367,000 decrease in net unrealized appreciation on the adjustment of the book value of our partnership securities and swap agreements to reflect current market value. |
| · | a $130,000 increase in our earnings on unconsolidated CDOs as a result of three new investments during the three months ended June 30, 2006; |
| · | a $250,000 increase in interest income on ABS resulting from the interest spread earned on assets accumulating with a third party through a warehouse facility based on the terms of a warehousing agreement; and |
| · | a $3.5 million increase in interest income on loans held for investment resulting from the consolidation of three Apidos CDO issuers in our financial statements while they accumulate assets through their warehouse facilities. In December 2005, assets relating to one CDO issuer were transferred to the issuer and all assets and liabilities were removed from our consolidated financial statements. |
Costs and Expenses − Nine Months Ended June 30, 2006 as Compared to the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2005
Costs and expenses of our financial fund management operations increased $1.4 million (25%) for the nine months ended June 30, 2006 as compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2005. We attribute the increase to the following:
| · | a $894,000 increase in general and administrative expenses, primarily from: |
| - | a $3.2 million increase in wages and benefits as a result of the addition of personnel in response to growth in our assets under management; |
| - | an $889,000 increase in other operating expenses, primarily related to the addition of personnel and an increase in the cost of financial software programs and publications; |
These increases were partially offset by:
| - | a $2.3 million increase in reimbursed expenses from our Trapeza, Ischus and Apidos operations; |
| - | a $668,000 decrease in professional fees as a result of the expiration of a consulting contract and a decrease in recruiting expenses; and |
| - | a $232,000 increase in reimbursed RCC expenses. |
| · | a $664,000 increase in equity compensation expense related to the 344,079 restricted shares of RCC and 649,500 stock options of RCC that were held by RCM which have been transferred to members of management; and |
| · | a $115,000 decrease in expenses of consolidated partnerships, primarily professional fees. |
Results of Operations: Real Estate
In real estate, we manage three types of assets:
| · | real estate loans, owned assets and ventures, known collectively as our legacy portfolio; |
| · | real estate investment limited partnerships and TIC property interests; and |
| · | commercial real estate mezzanine loans and B notes. |
| | As of June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Assets under management (in millions): | | | | | |
Legacy portfolio | | $ | 100 | | $ | 307 | |
Real estate investment limited partnerships and TIC property interests | | | 314 | | | 175 | |
Commercial real estate mezzanine loans and B notes | | | 293 | | | 25 | |
| | $ | 707 | | $ | 507 | |
During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, our real estate operations continued to be affected by three principal trends or events:
| · | our selective resolution of the loans in our legacy portfolio through repayments, sales, refinancings and restructurings; |
| · | growth in our real estate business through the sponsorship of real estate investment partnerships, in which we are also a minority investor, and the sponsorship of TIC property interests which we acquire for sale to investors; and |
| · | our origination, financing and management of commercial real estate mezzanine loans and B notes on behalf of RCC. |
The principal effect of these factors has been to reduce our legacy portfolio while increasing our interests in real property and, as a result of repayments, sales, refinancings and restructurings, also increasing our cash flow from loan resolutions.
We had sponsored five real estate investment limited partnerships and four TIC property interests as of June 30, 2006 as compared to four real estate investment limited partnerships and one TIC property interest as of June 30, 2005. In July 2006, we commenced an offering of a sixth real estate investment limited partnership.
We support our real estate investment partnerships by making long-term limited partnership investments. In addition, from time-to-time, we make bridge investments in the underlying partnerships and TIC property interests to facilitate acquisitions. We record losses on these equity method investments primarily as a result of depreciation and amortization expense recorded by the real estate investment partnerships and TIC property interests. As additional investors are admitted to the real estate investment partnerships and TIC property interests, we transfer our bridge investment to new investors at our original cost and recognize a gain approximately equal to the previously recognized losses.
As part of our strategic plan, we are continuing to resolve legacy portfolio through sales and loan resolutions. During the three months ended June 30, 2006, we resolved two loans realizing $2.6 million in cash proceeds. In addition, we sold one owned property and received net proceeds of $282,000, plus a $2.8 million note receivable. For the twelve months ended June 30, 2006, we resolved six loans, sold a portion of one other investment and sold two owned properties realizing $51.0 million in net proceeds, including $5.0 million in notes receivable ($4.8 million balance outstanding at June 30, 2006). As a result, the loans and real estate assets in our legacy loan portfolio, principally outstanding loan receivables, decreased from $306.8 million at June 30, 2005 to $100.5 million at June 30, 2006.
Any gains or losses on resolution of loans, FIN 46 assets and/or other real estate assets and the amount of fees that we may receive will vary by transaction and, accordingly, there may be significant variations in the revenues we record in our real estate segment from period to period.
The following table sets forth certain information relating to the revenues recognized and costs and expenses incurred in our real estate operations (in thousands):
| | Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | | June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Revenues: | | | | | | | | | |
Fee income from investment partnerships, TIC property interests and RCC | | $ | 1,858 | | $ | 1,351 | | $ | 7,437 | | $ | 2,370 | |
FIN 46 revenues and rental property income | | | 1,470 | | | 2,060 | | | 3,549 | | | 4,390 | |
Property management fees | | | 645 | | | 319 | | | 1,698 | | | 814 | |
Interest, including accreted loan discount | | | 312 | | | 448 | | | 826 | | | 1,325 | |
Gains on resolutions of legacy portfolio | | | 134 | | | 5,732 | | | 4,584 | | | 5,815 | |
Net gain on sales of TIC property interests | | | 199 | | | − | | | 795 | | | − | |
Losses of equity investees | | | (118 | ) | | (641 | ) | | (529 | ) | | (176 | ) |
| | $ | 4,500 | | $ | 9,269 | | $ | 18,360 | | $ | 14,538 | |
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Costs and expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
General and administrative | | $ | 2,483 | | $ | 1,462 | | $ | 6,110 | | $ | 4,588 | |
FIN 46 and rental property expenses | | | 803 | | | 1,762 | | | 2,155 | | | 3,454 | |
| | $ | 3,286 | | $ | 3,224 | | $ | 8,265 | | $ | 8,042 | |
Revenues - Three Months Ended June 30, 2006 as Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2005
Revenues decreased $4.8 million (51%) for the three months ended June 30, 2006 as compared to the prior year period. We attribute the decrease to the following:
| · | a $5.6 million decrease in gains on resolution principally as a result of a refinance and a foreclosure during the three months ended June 30, 2005. A partnership, in which we now own a 30% equity interest, refinanced its mortgage on April 27, 2005. We received net proceeds from the refinancing of $13.6 million which exceeded the recorded value of our then 50% interest and we recognized a $4.2 million a gain. In addition, we foreclosed on a loan that was classified as a FIN 46 asset on our balance sheet. In connection with the foreclosure, we acquired a note payable for $540,000 that was recorded as a FIN 46 liability in the amount of $1.6 million and as a result, we recognized a gain of $1.0 million; |
| · | a $590,000 decrease (29%) in FIN 46 and rental income revenues primarily related to our foreclosure on a hotel property in Savannah, Georgia. As a result of the foreclosure, we included five months of operating income in our results for the three months ended June 30, 2005 as compared to three months of operating income for the three months ended June 30, 2006; and |
| · | a $136,000 decrease (30%) in interest and accreted loan discount revenues resulting primarily from the cessation of accretion on one loan as of July 2005. |
These decreases were partially offset by:
| · | a $199,000 increase in net gains on sale of our real estate investment partnerships and TIC property interests made subsequent to June 30, 2005. We sold 30% of our interest in one TIC property and 29% of our interest in a second TIC property during the three months ended June 30, 2006; |
| · | a $507,000 increase (38%) in fee income related to the purchase and third party financing of properties through the sponsorship of real estate investment partnerships and TIC property interests, including $266,000 of management fees from RCC; |
| · | a $326,000 increase (102%) in management fees due to the additional properties acquired since June 30, 2005; and |
| · | a $523,000 increase (82%) reflecting the decrease in our equity share of operating losses of our unconsolidated real estate investments, due primarily to our real estate investment partnerships. |
Costs and Expenses - Three Months Ended June 30, 2006 as Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2005
Costs and expenses of our real estate operations were $3.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $62,000 (2%) as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2005. We attribute the increase to the following:
| · | a $1.0 million increase (70%) in general and administrative expenses primarily due to increased wages and benefits as a result of the addition of personnel to manage our expanded real estate operations; offset by |
| · | a decrease of $959,000 (54%) in FIN 46 operating and rental expenses related to the hotel property in Savannah, Georgia on which we foreclosed. As a result of the foreclosure, we included five months of operating expense in our results for the three months ended June 30, 2005 as compared to three months of operating expense for the three months ended June 30, 2006. |
Revenues - Nine Months Ended June 30, 2006 as Compared to the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2005
Revenues increased $3.8 million (26%) to $18.4 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006 from $14.5 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2005. We attribute the increase to the following:
| · | a $5.0 million increase (214%) in fee income related to the purchase and third-party financing of properties, including $762,000 of management fees from RCC; |
| · | a $884,000 increase (109%) in property management fees due to the additional properties acquired since June 30, 2005; and |
| · | a $795,000 increase in net gains on sales of TIC property interests made subsequent to June 30, 2005. |
These increases were partially offset by:
| · | a $1.2 million decrease in gains on resolution of loans, FIN 46 assets and ventures. During the nine months ended June 30, 2005, we foreclosed on a loan that was classified as a FIN 46 asset on our balance sheet. In connection with the foreclosure, we acquired a note payable for $540,000 that was recorded on our books as a FIN 46 liability in the amount of $1.6 million, and recognized a gain of $1.0 million; there was no such gain in the nine months ended June 30, 2006; |
| · | a $841,000 (19%) decrease in FIN 46 and rental income revenues primarily related to the hotel located in Savannah, Georgia on which we foreclosed. As a result of the foreclosure, we included 11 months of operating income in our results for the nine months ended June 30, 2005 as compared to nine months of operating income for the nine months ended June 30, 2006; |
| · | a $499,000 decrease (38%) in interest and accreted loan discount revenues resulting from the resolution of one loan in December 2004 and the cessation of accretion on one loan as of July 2005; and |
| · | an $353,000 increase (201%) in our equity share of operating losses of our unconsolidated real estate investments, due primarily to higher interest expense as a result of a refinance of the first mortgage of the hotel in Savannah, Georgia. |
Costs and Expenses − Nine Months Ended June 30, 2006 as Compared to the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2005
Costs and expenses of our real estate operations were $8.3 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $223,000 (4%) as compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2005. We attribute the increase to the following:
| · | a $1.5 million increase (33%) in general and administrative expenses primarily due to increased wages and benefits corresponding to our expanded real estate operations; offset by |
| · | a decrease of $1.3 million (38%) in FIN 46 operating and rental expenses related to the hotel located in Savannah, Georgia on which we foreclosed on. As a result of the foreclosure, we included 11 months of operating expense ended June 30, 2005 as compared to nine months of operating expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. |
Results of Operations: Equipment Finance
During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, the growth of our equipment finance operations continued as we increased our assets under management to $549.4 million as of June 30, 2006 as compared to $290.7 million as of June 30, 2005, an increase of $258.7 million (89%). During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, we originated $117.7 million and $315.7 million in new equipment financing as compared to $56.8 million and $178.5 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2005, an increase of $60.9 million (107%) and $137.2 million (77%), respectively. Our equipment finance origination growth was driven by the introduction of new equipment finance products, the expansion of our sales staff and our continued growth in new and existing vendor programs.
During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, we sold $96.8 million and $276.9 million in equipment financing assets to our investment partnerships, Merrill Lynch and RCC as compared to $41.5 million and $145.2 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2005, an increase of $55.3 million (133%) and an increase of $131.7 million (91%), respectively. The amount of equipment financings sold to those entities generally moves in proportion to origination volume.
In December 2004, Lease Equity Appreciation Fund II, or LEAF II, an equipment leasing partnership we sponsor, began a public offering of up to $60.0 million of limited partnership interests. As of June 30, 2006, LEAF II had raised $33.7 million.
The following table sets forth (in millions) information relating to assets managed on behalf of ourselves, our investment partnerships, Merrill Lynch and RCC:
| | As of June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | |
LEAF | | $ | 90,006 | | $ | 54,899 | |
LEAF I | | | 82,611 | | | 92,314 | |
LEAF II | | | 93,289 | | | 5,899 | |
Merrill Lynch | | | 205,469 | | | 137,571 | |
RCC | | | 77,984 | | | − | |
| | $ | 549,359 | | $ | 290,683 | |
As of June 30, 2006, our equipment financing assets had an average original finance value of $52,000 with an average lease term of 53 months.
The following table sets forth certain information related to the types of businesses in which our equipment finance assets are used and the concentration by type of equipment finance assets under management as of June 30, 2006, as a percentage of our total managed portfolio:
Customer’s business | | | | Equipment under management | | | |
Services | | | 48 | % | | Medical | | | 26 | % |
Finance /insurance | | | 15 | % | | Computers | | | 19 | % |
Retail trade services | | | 9 | % | | Industrial | | | 16 | % |
Manufacturing services | | | 8 | % | | Asset based lendings | | | 11 | % |
Public administration | | | 4 | % | | Office equipment | | | 5 | % |
Wholesaler trade | | | 3 | % | | Garment care | | | 4 | % |
Construction | | | 3 | % | | Restaurant equipment | | | 3 | % |
Transportation/communication | | | 3 | % | | Software | | | 3 | % |
Agriculture | | | 2 | % | | Communication | | | 3 | % |
Other | | | 5 | % | | Other | | | 10 | % |
| | | 100 | % | | | | | 100 | % |
The revenues from our equipment finance operations consist primarily of finance revenues from financings (leases and loans) owned by us before they are sold, asset acquisition fees which we earn when equipment finance assets are sold to one of the investment entities we manage and asset management fees which we earn over the life of the lease after a lease is sold. The following table sets forth certain information relating to the revenues recognized and costs and expenses incurred in our equipment finance operations (in thousands):
| | Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | | June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Revenues: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Finance revenues | | $ | 2,000 | | $ | 1,246 | | $ | 6,518 | | $ | 3,033 | |
Fund management fees | | | 2,071 | | | 1,126 | | | 4,481 | | | 2,710 | |
Acquisition fees | | | 1,585 | | | 831 | | | 4,768 | | | 2,905 | |
Other | | | 229 | | | 278 | | | 716 | | | 542 | |
| | $ | 5,885 | | $ | 3,481 | | $ | 16,483 | | $ | 9,190 | |
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Costs and expenses | | $ | 3,911 | | $ | 2,467 | | $ | 10,382 | | $ | 6,976 | |
Revenues - Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2006 as Compared to the Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2005
Revenues increased $2.4 million (69%) and $7.3 million (79%) for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, respectively, as compared to the prior year period. We attribute these increases to the following:
| · | a $754,000 (61%) and $3.5 million (115%) increase, respectively, in finance revenues due to the growth in lease originations and our decision to hold more equipment finance investments on our balance sheet. We increased our lease originations by $60.9 million (107%) and $137.2 million (77%) to $117.7 million and $315.7 million, respectively; |
| · | a $945,000 (84%) and $1.8 million (65%) increase, respectively, in fund management fees resulting from the increase in assets under management ($549.4 million and $290.7 million as of June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively); and |
| · | a $754,000 (91%) and $1.9 million (64%) increase, respectively, in asset acquisition fees resulting from the increase in leases sold. |
Costs and Expenses - Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2006 as Compared to the Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2005
Costs and expenses increased $1.4 million (59%) and $3.4 million (49%) for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, respectively, compared to the prior year period primarily due to increased compensation and benefits costs of $1.1 million and $2.7 million, respectively. We increased the number of employees by 48 (64%) to 123 at June 30, 2006 from 75 at June 30, 2005 to support the expansion and growth of our operations. To a lesser extent, we also incurred additional administrative expenses related to the relocation of our main office in November 2005.
Results of Operations: Other Costs and Expenses and Other Income (Expense)
General and administrative costs were $2.4 million and $8.0 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, respectively, an increase of $583,000 (32%) and $2.4 million (42%) as compared to $1.8 million and $5.6 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2005, respectively. Payroll and related benefit costs increased by $278,000 and $1.3 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, respectively, in conjunction with the growth in our asset management operations. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, payroll expenses included stock-based compensation expense of $284,000 and $831,000, respectively. Accounting and consulting fees related to our compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 increased by $164,000 and $591,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.
Depreciation and amortization expense was $704,000 and $2.4 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $36,000 (5%) and $953,000 (65%) as compared to $668,000 and $1.5 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2005, respectively. We increased our average investment in operating leases during the nine months ended June 30, 2006 by $1.8 million resulting in an increased equipment asset base upon which we recorded depreciation. In addition, we incurred increased depreciation expense of $435,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2006 on leasehold improvements and furnishings for our expanding operations.
Interest expense was $1.9 million and $5.5 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, respectively, an increase of $1.2 million (189%) and $4.0 million (260%) as compared to $648,000 and $1.5 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2005, respectively. The utilization of secured warehouse credit facilities to purchase loans held for investment by our financial fund management business resulted in an increase in interest expense of $882,000 and $2.4 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, respectively. Additionally, increased draws on our equipment finance credit facilities to fund the growth of our equipment financing business in loan originations and entry into asset-backed lending along with higher interest rates on borrowings caused an increase in interest expense of $357,000 and $1.6 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.
For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, our operations reflected a $465,000 and $1.2 million charge to earnings, respectively, for minority interests. At June 30, 2006, we owned 15.01% and 36.11% limited partner interests in the SFF entities which invest in the equity of CDO issuers we have formed and a 50% interest in the manager and general partner of SFF. As the general partner, we control the operations of the SFF partnerships and, therefore, include them in our consolidated financial statements and reflect the ownership of the other partners as a minority interest. The three and nine months ended June 30, 2005 reflected minority interest charges of $415,000 and $1.2 million, respectively, for these entities. The fiscal 2005 periods included an additional quarter of expense upon the consolidation of those entities, which until then were reported on a quarter lag.
Other income, net, was $809,000 and $3.6 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, respectively, an increase of $499,000 (161%) and a decrease of $144,000 (4%) as compared to $310,000 and $3.8 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2005, respectively. The principal components of other income, net, are as follows:
| · | in fiscal 2002, we charged operations $1.0 million, which was the amount of our maximum exposure relating to the settlement of a lawsuit. One of the insurance carriers refused to participate in the settlement. We thereafter filed an action seeking recovery on our policy with that carrier. In the second quarter of fiscal 2006, we prevailed in our action against the carrier, received a $200,000 reimbursement and reversed the $1.0 million accrual; |
| · | in the first quarter of fiscal 2005, we received a $1.4 million settlement on a claim against one of our directors’ and officers’ liability insurance carriers; |
| · | during the nine months ended June 30, 2005, we recorded gains totaling $1.5 million from the sale of the remaining RAIT Investment Trust shares that we held; and |
| · | we recorded $687,000 and $2.0 million of dividends received from RCC for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, respectively. RCC was formed by us in March 2005. |
Our effective tax rate resulted in a tax provision of 11% and 16% for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, respectively, as compared to a provision of 42% and 41% for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2005, respectively. The decrease in our effective tax rate for the quarter and nine months ended June 30, 2006 reflects the savings resulting from tax planning strategies that we have initiated in the current year offset, in part, by an increase in state taxes as a result of the increased profitability of our operating segments. In connection with the implementation of these tax planning strategies, the tax rate for the nine months ended June 30, 2006 reflects the reversal of a valuation allowance in connection with the utilization of state net operating loss carryfowards, or NOLs. In addition, for the three months ended June 30, 2006, we recorded a deferred tax asset of $1.0 million associated with approximately $15.5 million of local NOLs for which we had previously believed would not be realized prior to their statutory expiration date. We established a valuation allowance of $221,000 against these local NOLs for the portion we believe is unlikely to be realized in future years.
Our effective tax rate, as adjusted to exclude the benefit from the change in the valuation allowance and recording the additional local deferred tax asset, would have been 42% for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. We expect our effective tax rate to be 42% for the remainder of fiscal 2006, resulting in an annual projected tax rate of 25%. Future tax rates could change if estimates of taxable income change or if there are changes in our recorded NOLs or their related valuation allowances.
Discontinued Operations
On June 30, 2005, we distributed our remaining 10.7 million shares of Atlas America to our stockholders. Accordingly, we no longer consolidate Atlas America in our financial statements and their results of operations have been reflected as discontinued. In addition, the operations of a FIN 46 entity and two real estate properties owned and held for sale have been reported as discontinued. One property is held for sale at June 30, 2006.
Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle
Historically, we have presented our equity pickup in the Trapeza entities on a one-quarter lag as permitted under generally accepted accounting principles. Improvements in the timeliness and availability of financial data from the Trapeza entities have allowed us to report our earnings in these entities on a current basis going forward. As a result of this change, our equity in earnings of the Trapeza entities of $1.4 million, net of tax of $983,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2005 has been reflected as of October 1, 2005 in the consolidated statements of income as a cumulative change in accounting principle.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
General. Our major sources of liquidity, exclusive of the cash generated by the operations of Atlas America, have been from the cash generated by operations, resolutions of our real estate legacy portfolio, borrowings under our existing credit facilities and sales of our RAIT shares. We have employed these funds principally to expand our specialized asset management operations, repurchase our shares and to reduce our outstanding debt. We expect to fund our asset management business from a combination of cash to be generated by operations, our working capital distributions from equity investees, and borrowings under our existing credit facilities. The following table sets forth our sources and uses of cash for the periods presented (in thousands):
| | Nine Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Used in operating activities of continuing operations | | $ | (57,157 | ) | $ | (51,326 | ) |
(Used in) provided by investing activities of continuing operations | | | (318,473 | ) | | 2,001 | |
Provided by financing activities of continuing operations | | | 333,470 | | | 29,386 | |
Cash retained by entities previously consolidated | | | (3,825 | ) | | (29,192 | ) |
Provided by discontinued operations | | | 39,855 | | | 22,915 | |
Decrease in cash | | $ | (6,130 | ) | $ | (26,216 | ) |
We had $24.2 million in cash at June 30, 2006, a decrease of $6.2 million (20%) as compared to $30.4 million at September 30, 2005. Our ratio of earnings from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interest and interest expense to fixed charges was 4.7 to 1.0 for the nine months ended June 30, 2006 as compared to 14.3 to 1.0 for the nine months ended June 30, 2005. This reduction in our ratio of earnings to fixed charges primarily reflects the increase in interest expense in the nine months ended June 30, 2006. Our working capital deficit was $112.8 million as of June 30, 2006 as compared to a $15.4 million at September 30, 2005. The increase in our working capital deficit of $97.4 million primarily reflects an increase in our current liabilities as a result of the net increase in our secured warehouse financing (a current liability) which is used to finance the acquisition of syndicated bank loans (a non-current asset) for the unconsolidated CDO issuers that we manage. Our ratio of long-term debt (including current maturities) to equity was 139% and 79% at June 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005, respectively. The increase in our debt to equity ratio at June 30, 2006 is also reflective of the net increase in the borrowings under our secured warehouse credit facilities.
Cash Flows from Operating Activities. Net cash used in operating activities of continuing operations increased by $5.8 million to a $57.1 million use of cash for the nine months ended June 30, 2006 as compared to a $51.3 million use of cash for the nine months ended June 30, 2005, substantially as a result of the following:
| · | an $18.3 million increase in investments in equipment finance; offset by |
| · | a $12.8 million increase in net income generated by our continuing operations, as adjusted for non-cash items such as depreciation; |
Cash Flows from Investing Activities. Net cash used by the investing activities of our continuing operations increased by $316.5 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006 as compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2005, primarily reflecting the purchase of $317.6 million of loans held for investment.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities. Net cash provided by the financing activities of our continuing operations increased by $293.7 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006 as compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2005. This increase in our cash flows principally reflects the following:
| · | an increase in our borrowings, net of repayments, of $326.4 million which principally involved $291.3 million borrowed during the nine months ended June 30, 2006 to fund the purchase of loans held for investment by our financial fund management segment as well as $19.1 million of additional net borrowings to fund our increased investments in our equipment finance operations and $12.5 million in proceeds from the first mortgage we secured on a hotel property in Savannah, Georgia. This increase was offset partially by; |
| · | $13.5 million increase in repurchases of our common stock during the nine months ended June 30, 2006 as part of our Board-approved stock repurchase program; and |
| · | a decrease of $4.6 million in proceeds from the issuance of common stock as a result of the exercise of employee stock options, principally by the employees of Atlas America as a result of the spin-off in June 2005. |
Cash Retained by Entities Previously Consolidated. Atlas America retained $29.2 million of cash as part of the planned spin-off of that segment to our shareholders in June 2005. Additionally, as of December 31, 2005, we no longer consolidated with two affiliated partnerships in our financial fund management segment that invest in regional banks due to a change in the rights of the limited partners to remove us as the general partner. Accordingly, the September 30, 2005 cash balances of these entities are not reflected in our consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended June 30, 2006.
Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations. Net cash provided by discontinued operations increased by $16.9 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006 as compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2005. We received $39.9 million principally from the sale of three FIN 46 assets during the nine months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $34.9 million as compared to the $5.0 million of proceeds for the nine months ended June 30, 2005. This increase was offset, in part, by the $17.9 million of cash flows generated from the operations of Atlas America.
Capital Requirements
The amount of funds we must commit to investments in our financial fund management, real estate and equipment finance operations depends upon the level of funds raised through financial fund management, real estate and equipment finance programs. We believe cash flows from operations, cash and other working capital and amounts available under our credit facilities will be adequate to fund our contribution to these programs. However, the amount of funds we raise and the level of our investments will vary in the future depending on market conditions.
Contractual Obligations and Other Commercial Commitments
The following tables summarize our contractual obligations and other commercial commitments at June 30, 2006 (in thousands):
| | | | Payments Due By Period | |
Contractual obligations: | | Total | | Less than 1 Year | | 1 - 3 Years | | 4 - 5 Years | | After 5 Years | |
Long-term debt (1) | | $ | 16,468 | | $ | 714 | | $ | 1,734 | | $ | 1,520 | | $ | 12,500 | |
Secured credit facilities (1) | | | 245,271 | | | 245,271 | | | − | | | - | | | - | |
Capital lease obligations (1) | | | 144 | | | 31 | | | 71 | | | 42 | | | − | |
Operating lease obligations | | | 6,965 | | | 1,799 | | | 2,335 | | | 862 | | | 1,969 | |
Purchase obligations | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | |
Other long-term liabilities | | | 772 | | | 281 | | | 491 | | | - | | | - | |
Total contractual obligations | | $ | 269,620 | | $ | 248,096 | | $ | 4,631 | | $ | 2,424 | | $ | 14,469 | |
| (1) | Not included in the table above are estimated interest payments calculated at rates in effect at June 30, 2006 as follows: less than 1 year: $10.1 million; 1-3 years: $2.1 million; 4-5 years: $1.8 million; and after 5 years: $152,000. |
In March 2006, we entered into two warehouse and master participation agreements with affiliates of JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley. The agreements provide for guarantees by us on the first $10.0 million of losses on each portfolio of syndicated bank loans. These guarantees are secured by cash deposits, of which $5.0 million remains in escrow at June 30, 2006 and is reflected as restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheet. The guarantees expire upon the closing of each respective CDO transaction which are expected to be completed by September 30, 2006 and March 2007, respectively.
| | | | Amount of Commitment Expiration Per Period | |
Other commercial commitments: | | Total | | Less than 1 Year | | 1 - 3 Years | | 4 - 5 Years | | After 5 Years | |
Guarantees | | $ | 23,571 | | $ | 23,571 | | $ | − | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
Standby replacement commitments | | | 1,148 | | | 1,148 | | | − | | | - | | | - | |
Other commercial commitments (1) | | | 371,732 | | | 3,061 | | | 125,217 | | | 6,170 | | | 237,284 | |
Total commercial commitments | | $ | 396,451 | | $ | 27,780 | | $ | 125,217 | | $ | 6,170 | | $ | 237,284 | |
| (1) | Five real estate investment partnerships in which we have general partner interests have obtained senior lien financing with respect to the eleven properties they acquired. In addition, four TIC investment programs which we have sponsored have obtained senior lien financing with respect to four acquired properties. These senior liens are with recourse only to the properties securing them, subject to certain standard exceptions, which we have guaranteed. These guarantees expire as the related indebtedness is paid down over the next ten years. In addition, property owners have obtained senior lien financing with respect to five of our loans. The senior liens are with recourse only to the properties securing them, subject to certain standard exceptions, which we have guaranteed. These guarantees will expire as the related indebtedness is paid down over the next ten years. |
In connection with the sale of a real estate loan in March 2006, we have agreed that in exchange for the current property owner relinquishing certain critical control rights, we will make payments to the current property owner under certain stipulated circumstances, including the sale or foreclosure of the property or a subsequent resale of the loan. A payment of $2.6 million, increasing $16,234 per month to a maximum of $3.6 million, would be due upon the occurrence of specified events. In addition, the current property owner has the right to receive collateral as security for this obligation equal to or greater than 105% of the value of the obligation upon the occurrence of certain specified events or if our net worth falls below $80.0 million. Our obligation runs through December 31, 2014. In addition, we have agreed to partially indemnify the purchaser of the loan for a portion of the difference between ordinary income tax rates and capital gain rates on accrued interest on the note between the date of sale of the loan in March 2006 and December 31, 2011.
As of June 30, 2006, we have determined it to be not probable that any payments will be required under either indemnification and accordingly, no liabilities for these obligations have been recorded in the consolidated financial statements.
Critical Accounting Policies
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of our assets, liabilities, revenues and cost and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to the provision for possible losses, deferred tax assets and liabilities and certain accrued liabilities. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe 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 from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
For a detailed discussion on the application of policies critical to our business operations and other accounting policies, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2005, at Note 2 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.”
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
On July 13, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation (“FIN”) 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - An Interpretation of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 109.” FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise's financial statements in accordance with SFAS 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN 48 also prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The new FASB standard also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The provisions of FIN 48 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We are currently determining the effect, if any, the adoption of FIN 48 will have on our financial statements.
In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets, an amendment to SFAS 140.” SFAS 156 requires that all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities be initially measured at fair value, if practicable. It also permits, but does not require, the subsequent measurement of servicing assets and servicing liabilities at fair value. Derivative instruments used to mitigate the risks inherent in servicing assets and servicing liabilities must be accounted for at fair value. Under SFAS 156, an election can also be made for subsequent fair value measurement of servicing assets and servicing liabilities by class, thus simplifying the accounting and provide for income statement recognition of potential offsetting changes in the fair value of servicing assets, servicing liabilities and related derivative instruments. The Statement will be effective beginning the first fiscal year beginning after September 15, 2006. We do not currently expect that the adoption of SFAS 156 will have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.
There has been no material change in our assessment of our sensitivity to market risk since the presentation in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005.
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Securities Exchange Act of 1934 reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and with the participation of our disclosure committee, we have carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective at the reasonable assurance level.
During the three months ended June 30, 2006, there were no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
We are a party to various routine legal proceedings arising out of the ordinary course of our business. Management believes that none of these actions, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or operations.
The following table provides information about purchases by us during the three months ended June 30, 2006 of equity securities that are registered by us pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Period | | Total Number of Shares Purchased | | Average Price Paid per Share | | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (2) | | Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1) | |
April 1 to April 30, 2006 | | | − | | $ | − | | | − | | $ | 36,470,018 | |
May 1 to May 31, 2006 | | | 104,676 | | $ | 18.68 | | | 104,676 | | $ | 34,514,571 | |
June 1 to June 30, 2006 | | | 172,738 | | $ | 18.25 | | | 172,738 | | $ | 31,362,327 | |
Total | | | 277,414 | | | | | | 277,414 | | | | |
(1) | On September 21, 2004, the Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program under which we may repurchase our common stock up to an aggregate purchase price of $50.0 million. These purchases may be made at any time in the open market or through privately-negotiated transactions. |
(2) | Through June 30, 2006, we have repurchased an aggregate of 1,042,560 shares at a total cost of approximately $18,638,000 pursuant to our stock repurchase program, at an average cost of $17.88 per share. |
At our Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on April 19, 2006, our stockholders re-elected three directors, Messrs. Jonathan Z. Cohen, Kenneth A. Kind and John S. White, to serve three-year terms expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2009. The voting results were 14,551,713 shares for and 1,943,563 shares withheld for Mr. J. Cohen, 15,861,758 shares for and 633,518 shares withheld for Mr. Kind, and 15,780,627 shares for and 714,649 shares withheld for Mr. White. Messrs. Edward E. Cohen, Michael J. Bradley, Carlos C. Campbell and Andrew M. Lubin continue to serve their terms as directors of the Company.
Exhibit No. Description
| 3.1 | | | Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Resource America.(1) | |
| 3.2 | | | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Resource America.(1) | |
| 10.7(p) | | | Sixteenth Amendment, dated June 28, 2006, to Revolving Credit Agreement and Assignment dated June 11, 2002, between LEAF Financial Corporation and National City Bank, and related guaranty of Resource America, Inc. | |
| 10.14 | | | Form of Stock Award Agreement(2) | |
| 18.1 | | | Grant Thornton LLP Preferability Letter, dated August 4, 2006 | |
| 31.1 | | | Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer. | |
| 31.2 | | | Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer. | |
| 32.1 | | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code. | |
| 32.2 | | | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code. | |
| (1) | Filed previously as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 1999 and by this reference incorporated herein. |
| (2) | Filed previously as an exhibit to our Report on Form 8-K filed on February 15, 2006 and by this reference incorporated herein. |
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.
| RESOURCE AMERICA, INC. |
| (Registrant) |
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Date: August 7, 2006 | By: /s/ Steven J. Kessler |
| STEVEN J. KESSLER |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: August 7, 2006 | By: /s/ Arthur J. Miller |
| ARTHUR J. MILLER |
| Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
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