SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-QSB Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1954 For Quarter Ended: September, 1996 Commission File Number: 33-10196 --------------- -------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) California Almond Investors I ----------------------------- A California Limited Partnership California 94-3021790 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) incorporation or organization 2245 Challenger Way, Suite 100, Santa Rosa, CA 95407 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (707) 579-3742 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.) 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 PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1. Financial Statements. See following pages. CALIFORNIA ALMOND INVESTORS I (A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP) BALANCE SHEET September 30, 1996 ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash 283,169 Investments, short term 1,023,108 Accounts Receivable, no allowance deemed necessary 1,053,573 Deferred crop costs 185,345 Advances for farm costs 40,431 Deposits and other prepaids --------- Total Current Assets 2,585,626 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT Land 1,100,814 Orchards 2,216,717 Equipment 1,158,856 Buildings 130,601 4,606,988 Less accumulated depreciation -2,110483 --------- 2,496,505 5,082,131 ========= LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 20,874 Payables to general partner and related parties 0 Current portion of long-term debt 24,000 --------- Total Current Liabilities 44,874 LONG-TERM DEBT, less current portion 420,000 PARTNERS' EQUITY 4,617,257 5,082,131 ========= The financial statements, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments necessary to fairly state the financial position and the results of operations. These results are not necessarily to be considered indicative of the results for the entire year. PART I-FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Liquidity and Capital Resources The Partnership liquidity and operating reserves continue to improve. Distributions to Limited Partners were increased to $90,000.00 per quarter in 1996. Distributions to Limited Partners will again be increased in 1997 to $120,000 per quarter. Results of Operations In 1996 the Partnership harvested approximately 820,000 pounds of almonds. This is an average of 1,352 pounds per acre. The projected price for the 1996 crop is $2.00 per pound. In 1995 the Partnership harvested only 396,738 pounds of almonds for an average per acre of 654 pounds per acre. Total revenue for 1996 is currently expected to be in excess of $1,700,000, exceeding the previous high of $1,676,439 in 1993. PART II Item No. - -------- 1. Material developments in connection with legal proceeding - not applicable 2. Material modification of rights of registrant's securities - no applicable 3. Defaults on senior securities - not applicable 4. Submission of matters to a vote of security holders - not applicable 5. Other events of importance - not applicable 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K - not applicable 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. CALIFORNIA ALMOND INVESTORS I A California limited partnership By: Vintech Almond Advisers, Inc. A California corporation, Managing General Partner By: /s/ David A Bade ---------------------------------- David A Bade President