1 ================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q (MARK ONE) [X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED, MARCH 31, 1998 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 NO. 2-80930 DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) CALIFORNIA 95-3852699 (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.) 23041 AVENIDA DE LA CARLOTA, LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA 92653 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE) (714) 462-9300 (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE) INDICATE BY CHECK MARK WHETHER THE REGISTRANT (1) HAS FILED ALL REPORTS REQUIRED TO BE FILED BY SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 DURING THE PRECEDING 12 MONTHS (OR FOR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD THAT THE REGISTRANT WAS REQUIRED TO FILE SUCH REPORTS), AND (2) HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO SUCH FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PAST 90 DAYS. YES X NO ___ ================================================================================ 2 INDEX DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION PAGE NUMBER Item 1. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data Balance Sheets at March 31, 1998 (Unaudited) and December 31, 1997 3 Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 1998 and 1997 (Unaudited) 4 Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 1998 and 1997 (Unaudited) 5 Notes to Financial Statements 6 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 9 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 11 SIGNATURES 12 3 DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I BALANCE SHEETS MARCH 31, December 31, 1998 1997 ----------- ------------ (UNAUDITED) ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS: Cash $ 113,304 $ 143,280 Receivable from General Partner (Note 4) 43,346 42,601 Deposits 600 600 ---------- ---------- Total current assets 157,250 186,481 ---------- ---------- PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, AT COST: Land and improvements 1,852,482 1,852,482 Buildings and improvements 1,013,134 1,013,134 Machinery and equipment 1,136,026 1,136,026 ---------- ---------- 4,001,642 4,001,642 Less--accumulated depreciation 1,683,258 1,672,315 ---------- ---------- 2,318,384 2,329,327 ---------- ---------- $2,475,634 $2,515,808 ========== ========== LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES: Payable to Limited Partners $ 12,690 $ 12,690 Accounts payable 3,101 6,531 ---------- ---------- Total current liabilities 15,791 19,221 ---------- ---------- PARTNERS' EQUITY: Limited Partners 2,195,257 2,231,634 General Partner-Del Taco, Inc. 264,586 264,953 ---------- ---------- 2,459,843 2,496,587 ---------- ---------- $2,475,634 $2,515,808 ========== ========== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements -3- 4 DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31 1998 1997 ---------------------------- REVENUES: Rent (Notes 3 and 4) $119,375 $110,917 Interest 612 1,024 Other 449 75 -------- -------- 120,436 112,016 -------- -------- EXPENSES: General and administrative 20,647 20,807 Depreciation 10,943 10,943 -------- -------- 31,590 31,750 -------- -------- Net income $ 88,846 $ 80,266 ======== ======== Net income per Limited Partnership Unit (Note 2) $ 10.05 $ 9.08 ======== ======== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. -4- 5 DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31 1998 1997 -------- --------- CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income $ 88,846 $ 80,266 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation 10,943 10,943 Increase in receivable from General Partner (745) (4,319) Increase (decrease) in accounts payable (3,430) 1,265 -------- -------- Net cash provided by operating activities 95,614 88,155 CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Cash distributions to partners (125,590) (111,677) -------- -------- Net decrease in cash (29,976) (23,522) Beginning cash balance 143,280 130,996 -------- -------- Ending cash balance $113,304 $107,474 ======== ======== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. -5- 6 DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 1998 NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying financial statements, some of which are unaudited, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements and should therefore be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Registrant's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the partnership's financial position at March 31, 1998, the results of operations and cash flows for the three month periods ended March 31, 1998 and 1997 have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 1998 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 1998. NOTE 2 - NET INCOME PER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNIT Net income per Limited Partnership Unit is based upon the weighted average number of Units outstanding during the periods presented, which amounted to 8,751 in 1998 and 1997. Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, annual partnership net income is allocated one percent to the General Partner and 99 percent to the Limited Partners. A Partnership net loss in any year will be allocated 24 percent to the General Partner and 76 percent to the Limited Partners until the losses so allocated equal income previously allocated. Any additional losses will be allocated one percent to the General Partner and 99 percent to the Limited Partners. Partnership gains from any sale or refinancing will be allocated one percent to the General Partner and 99 percent to the Limited Partners until allocated gains and profits equal losses. Additional gains will be allocated 24 percent to the General Partner and 76 percent to the Limited Partners. -6- 7 DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED MARCH 31, 1998 NOTE 3 - LEASING ACTIVITIES The Registrant leases (the "Leases") certain properties (the "Properties") for operation of restaurants to Del Taco, Inc. ("General Partner") on a triple net basis. The Leases are for terms of 35 years commencing with the completion of the restaurant facility located on each Property and require monthly rentals equal to 12 percent of the gross sales of the restaurants. There is no minimum rental under any of the Leases. The Registrant had a total of six Properties leased as of March 31, 1998 and 1997, two of which have been subleased to Del Taco franchisees (one of which is affiliated with Del Taco, Inc.) For the three months ended March 31, 1998, the five restaurants operated by Del Taco, for which the Registrant is the lessor, had combined, unaudited sales of $836,260 and net income of $30,700 as compared to $790,700 and $21,832 respectively, for the corresponding period in 1997. Net income by restaurant includes charges for general and administrative expenses incurred in connection with supervision of restaurant operations and interest expense. For the three months ended March 31, 1998, the one restaurant operated by a Del Taco franchisee, for which the Registrant is the lessor, had unaudited sales of $158,530 as compared with $133,608 during the same period in 1997. For the three months ended March 31, 1998, the Elkhorn Boulevard restaurant in Sacramento, California reported a net loss of $4,124 as compared to a net loss of $4,566 for the corresponding period in 1997. NOTE 4 - TRANSACTIONS WITH DEL TACO The receivable from General Partner consists primarily of rent accrued for the month of March. The March rent receivable was collected on April 10, 1998. Del Taco, Inc. serves in the capacity of general partner in other partnerships which are engaged in the business of operating restaurants, and four partnerships which were formed for the purpose of acquiring real property in California for construction of Mexican-American restaurants for lease under long-term agreements to Del Taco, Inc. for operation under the Del Taco trade name. In addition, see Note 5 with respect to certain distributions to the General Partner. -7- 8 DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED MARCH 31, 1998 NOTE 5 - DISTRIBUTIONS On April 10, 1998, a distribution to the Limited Partners of $94,658, or approximately $10.82 per Limited Partnership Unit, was approved. Such distribution was paid on April 24, 1998. The General Partner also received a distribution of $956 with respect to its 1% partnership interest. -8- 9 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Liquidity and Capital Resources The Registrant commenced offering of Limited Partnership Units on March 21, 1983. By March 20, 1984, the sale of such Units provided a total capitalization for the Registrant of $4,375,500. Fifteen percent of the cash received from the sale of Limited Partnership Units was used to pay commissions to brokers and to reimburse the General Partner for offering costs incurred. The remaining funds were expended for the acquisition of sites and construction of six restaurants. In 1985, the first four restaurants opened for business and two additional restaurants were opened in 1986. Approximately $4,002,000 was expended for such purposes. Since the six restaurants owned by the Registrant opened, cash flow from Lease payments received from Del Taco, the Registrant's General Partner, which leases all six restaurants, has provided adequate liquidity for operation of the Registrant. However, the Registrant's overwhelmingly predominant source of income to meet its expenses and fund distributions to its Limited Partners is payments from Del Taco under the Leases, comprising primarily rent calculated on the basis of the gross sales of the restaurants operated on the Properties, as to which there are no contractually specified minimum or guaranteed amounts. Thus, the adequacy of the Registrant's liquidity and capital resources in the future will depend primarily upon the gross revenues of such restaurants as well as upon Del Taco's financial condition and results of operations generally. Results of Operations The Registrant owns six Mexican-American restaurants that are under long-term lease to its General Partner for operation under the Del Taco trade name. The Registrant receives rental revenues equal to 12 percent of restaurant sales. For the three months ended March 31, rental revenues increased from $110,917 in 1997 to $119,375 in 1998. Such increases are directly attributable to increased sales at the restaurants. The following table sets forth rental revenue earned by restaurant for the quarter: -9- 10 THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31 1998 1997 -------- -------- Riverside Avenue, Rialto, CA $ 19,456 $ 17,570 Elden Avenue, Moreno Valley, CA 17,948 17,342 Foothill Boulevard, La Verne, CA 25,806 24,774 Baseline & Archibald, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 19,024 16,033 Elkhorn Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 12,014 10,574 Haven Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 25,127 24,624 -------- -------- Total $119,375 $110,917 ======== ======== The following table sets forth the percentage relationship to total general and administrative expenses of items included in the Registrant's Statements of Income: Percentage of Total General & Administrative Expense -------------------------------- Three Months Ended March 31 1998 1997 ----- ----- Accounting fees 69.26% 76.39% Distribution of information to Limited Partners 30.74 23.61 ------ ------ 100.00% 100.00% ====== ====== Operating expenses include general and administrative expenses which consist primarily of accounting fees and costs of distribution of information to the Limited Partners. For the three months ended March 31, general and administrative expenses decreased from $20,807 in 1997 to $20,647 in 1998. For the three months ended March 31, the Registrant incurred depreciation expense in the amount of $10,943 in 1998 and 1997. For the three months ended March 31, revenues increased by $8,420 while expenses decreased by $160 resulting in an increase in net income from $80,266 in 1997 to $88,846 in 1998. For the reasons stated under "Liquidity and Capital Resources" above, the Registrant's results of operations in the future will depend primarily upon the gross revenues of the restaurants located on the Properties leased to Del Taco as well as upon Del Taco's financial condition and results of operations generally. -10- 11 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K (a) Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule. (b) No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the three months ended March 31, 1998. -11- 12 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I (a California limited partnership) Registrant Del Taco, Inc. General Partner Date: April 30, 1998 /s/ Robert J. Terrano ----------------------------------- Robert J. Terrano Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Date: April 30, 1998 /s/ C. Douglas Mitchell ----------------------------------- C. Douglas Mitchell Vice President and Corporate Controller -12-