UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 | ||
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FORM 10-Q | ||
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008 | ||
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 001-12917 |
REIS, INC. |
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
Maryland (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
13-3926898 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
530 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
10036 (Zip Code) |
(212) 921-1122 |
(Registrants 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 and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past
90 days. Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): |
Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company |
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act). Yes No The number of the Registrants shares of common stock outstanding was 10,984,517 as of May 12, 2008. |
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: |
Page Number | |
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Item 1. | Financial Statements | |
Consolidated Balance Sheets (going concern basis) at March 31, 2008 (unaudited) and December 31, 2007 |
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Consolidated Statement of Operations (going concern basis) For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 (unaudited) |
4 | |
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation (liquidation basis) For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) |
5 | |
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (going concern basis) For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 (unaudited) |
6 | |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 (going concern basis) (unaudited) and For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 (liquidation basis) (unaudited) |
7 | |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) |
9 | |
Item 2. | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 27 |
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 41 |
Item 4T. | Controls and Procedures |
41 |
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION: |
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Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 42 |
Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 42 |
Item 6. | Exhibits | 42 |
Signatures | 43 | |
Exhibits |
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Part I. Financial Information. Item 1. Financial Statements. |
REIS, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (GOING CONCERN BASIS) |
March 31, 2008 |
December 31, 2007 | |||||||
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(Unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 25,601,320 | $ | 23,238,490 | ||||
Restricted cash and investments | 3,267,773 | 3,663,789 | ||||||
Receivables, prepaid and other assets | 4,103,054 | 8,068,675 | ||||||
Real estate assets under development | 15,901,013 | 20,731,762 | ||||||
Total current assets | 48,873,160 | 55,702,716 | ||||||
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net | 2,104,449 | 2,257,045 | ||||||
Other real estate assets | 6,388,694 | 6,040,204 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $2,900,104 and | ||||||||
$1,967,608, respectively | 24,873,785 | 25,353,030 | ||||||
Goodwill | 54,824,648 | 54,824,648 | ||||||
Other assets | 649,859 | 670,829 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 137,714,595 | $ | 144,848,472 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Current portion of loans and other debt | $ | 178,897 | $ | 175,610 | ||||
Current portion of Bank Loan | 2,000,000 | 1,500,000 | ||||||
Construction payables | 1,193,002 | 2,791,896 | ||||||
Construction loans payable | 10,241,184 | 13,382,780 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 6,576,255 | 8,629,376 | ||||||
Reserve for option liability | 99,377 | 527,034 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 12,566,972 | 13,262,114 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 32,855,687 | 40,268,810 | ||||||
Non-current portion of Bank Loan | 21,875,000 | 22,750,000 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 779,883 | 816,741 | ||||||
Deferred tax liability, net | 1,645,580 | 1,313,580 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 57,156,150 | 65,149,131 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||
Common stock, $.02 par value per share, 101,000,000 shares authorized, | ||||||||
10,984,517 shares issued and outstanding | 219,690 | 219,690 | ||||||
Additional paid in capital | 99,347,306 | 98,936,084 | ||||||
Retained earnings (deficit) | (19,008,551 | ) | (19,456,433 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders' equity | 80,558,445 | 79,699,341 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 137,714,595 | $ | 144,848,472 | ||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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REIS, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (GOING CONCERN BASIS) (Unaudited) |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 | |||||
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Revenue: | |||||
Subscription revenue | $ | 6,411,104 | |||
Revenue from sales of residential units | 8,383,825 | ||||
Total revenue | 14,794,929 | ||||
Cost of sales: | |||||
Cost of sales of subscription revenue | 1,328,880 | ||||
Cost of sales of residential units | 6,928,041 | ||||
Total cost of sales | 8,256,921 | ||||
Gross profit | 6,538,008 | ||||
Operating expenses: | |||||
Sales and marketing | 1,355,273 | ||||
Product development | 525,242 | ||||
Property operating expenses | 249,599 | ||||
General and administrative expenses (net of reduction attributable to stock based | |||||
liability amounts of $372,181) | 3,421,740 | ||||
Total operating expenses | 5,551,854 | ||||
Other income (expenses): | |||||
Income from joint ventures | 23,396 | ||||
Interest and other income | 166,032 | ||||
Interest expense | (327,700 | ) | |||
Total other income (expenses) | (138,272 | ) | |||
Income before income taxes | 847,882 | ||||
Income tax expense | 400,000 | ||||
Net income | $ | 447,882 | |||
Net income per common share: | |||||
Basic | $ | 0.04 | |||
Diluted | $ | 0.01 | |||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: | |||||
Basic | 10,984,517 | ||||
Diluted | 11,179,377 | ||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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REIS, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS IN LIQUIDATION (LIQUIDATION BASIS) (Unaudited) |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 | |||||
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Net assets in liquidation - beginning of period | $ | 57,595,561 | |||
Operating income | 472,197 | ||||
Changes in net real estate assets under development, net of minority | |||||
interest and estimated income taxes | (132,937 | ) | |||
Change in option cancellation reserve | (430,370 | ) | |||
(Decrease) in net assets in liquidation | (91,110 | ) | |||
Net assets in liquidation - end of period | $ | 57,504,451 | |||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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REIS, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (GOING CONCERN BASIS) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 (Unaudited) |
Common Shares |
Paid in | Retained Earnings |
Total Stockholders' | ||||||||||||||
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Shares |
Amount |
Capital |
(Deficit) |
Equity | |||||||||||||
Balance, January 1, 2008 | 10,984,517 | $ | 219,690 | $ | 98,936,084 | $ | (19,456,433 | ) | $ | 79,699,341 | |||||||
Issuance of stock options and | |||||||||||||||||
restricted stock units | -- | -- | 411,222 | -- | 411,222 | ||||||||||||
Net income | -- | -- | -- | 447,882 | 447,882 | ||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2008 | 10,984,517 | $ | 219,690 | $ | 99,347,306 | $ | (19,008,551 | ) | $ | 80,558,445 | |||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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REIS, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
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2008 |
2007 | |||||||
Going Concern Basis |
Liquidation Basis | |||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Change in net assets in liquidation from: | ||||||||
Interest and other income and expense, net | $ | 472,197 | ||||||
Operating activities of real estate assets under | ||||||||
development, net | (132,937 | ) | ||||||
339,260 | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 447,882 | -- | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating | ||||||||
activities: | ||||||||
Deferred tax provision | 332,000 | -- | ||||||
Depreciation | 198,694 | -- | ||||||
Amortization of intangible assets | 932,495 | -- | ||||||
Change in fair value of interest rate cap | 15,385 | -- | ||||||
Stock based compensation charges | 411,222 | -- | ||||||
Undistributed minority interest (benefit) | -- | (5,529 | ) | |||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Restricted cash and investments | 396,016 | (55,263 | ) | |||||
Real estate assets under development | 4,830,749 | 3,223,401 | ||||||
Receivables, prepaid and other assets | 3,742,115 | 1,015,631 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | (2,010,432 | ) | (1,479,269 | ) | ||||
Reserve for estimated costs during the liquidation period | -- | (854,742 | ) | |||||
Reserve for option liability | (372,181 | ) | -- | |||||
Deferred revenue | (695,142 | ) | -- | |||||
Construction payables | (1,598,894 | ) | 192,989 | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 6,629,909 | 2,376,478 | ||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Web site and database development costs | (453,250 | ) | -- | |||||
Furniture, fixtures and equipment additions | (46,098 | ) | -- | |||||
Investments in other real estate assets | (348,490 | ) | -- | |||||
Return of capital from investments in joint ventures | 229,091 | 120,000 | ||||||
Merger costs | -- | (97,461 | ) | |||||
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (618,747 | ) | 22,539 | |||||
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REIS, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (Continued) |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
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2008 |
2007 | |||||||
Going Concern Basis |
Liquidation Basis | |||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Borrowings from mortgage notes and construction loans | ||||||||
payable | 2,516,706 | 3,427,517 | ||||||
Repayments of mortgage notes and construction loans | ||||||||
payable | (5,658,302 | ) | (5,572,300 | ) | ||||
Repayment of Bank Loan | (375,000 | ) | -- | |||||
Repayments on capitalized equipment leases and other | ||||||||
debt | (76,260 | ) | -- | |||||
Payments for option cancellations | (55,476 | ) | -- | |||||
Net cash (used in) financing activities | (3,648,332 | ) | (2,144,783 | ) | ||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 2,362,830 | 254,234 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 23,238,490 | 39,050,333 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 25,601,320 | $ | 39,304,567 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: | ||||||||
Cash paid during the period for interest, excluding | ||||||||
interest funded by construction loans | $ | 683,295 | $ | -- | ||||
(Tax refunds in excess of income taxes paid) cash paid | ||||||||
during the period for income taxes, net of refunds | $ | (29,440 | ) | $ | 132,262 | |||
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NON-CASH INVESTING | ||||||||
AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Increase in option cancellation liability | $ | 430,370 | ||||||
Accrual for unpaid merger costs | $ | 978,373 | ||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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REIS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) |
1. | Organization, Business, Merger and Terminated Plan of Liquidation |
Organization and Business Reis, Inc., the "Company" or "Reis" (formerly Wellsford Real Properties, Inc. ("Wellsford")), is a Maryland corporation. The name change from Wellsford to Reis occurred in June 2007 after the completion of the May 2007 merger of the privately held company, Reis, Inc. ("Private Reis") with and into Reis Services, LLC ("Reis Services"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wellsford (the "Merger"). Private Reis's Historic Business Private Reis was founded in 1980 as a provider of commercial real estate market information. Reis maintains a proprietary database containing detailed information on commercial properties in neighborhoods and metropolitan markets throughout the U.S. The database contains information on apartment, retail, office and industrial properties and is used by real estate investors, lenders and other professionals to make informed buying, selling and financing decisions. In addition, Reis data is used by debt and equity investors to assess and quantify the risks of default and loss associated with individual mortgages, properties, portfolios and real estate backed securities. Reis currently provides its information services to many of the nation's leading lending institutions, equity investors, brokers and appraisers. Reis's flagship product is Reis SE, which provides online access to information and analytical tools designed to facilitate both debt and equity transactions. In addition to trend and forecast analysis at neighborhood and metropolitan levels, the product offers detailed building-specific information such as rents, vacancy rates and lease terms, property sale information, new construction listings and property valuation estimates. Reis SE is designed to meet the demand for timely and accurate information to support the decision-making of property owners, developers and builders, banks and non-bank lenders, and equity investors, all of whom require access to information on both the performance and pricing of assets, including detailed data on market transactions, supply and absorption. This information is critical to all aspects of valuing assets and financing their acquisition, development and construction. Reis's revenue model is based primarily on annual subscriptions that are paid in accordance with contractual billing terms. Reis recognizes revenue from its contracts on a ratable basis; for example, one-twelfth of the value of a one-year contract is recognized monthly. Reis continues to develop and introduce new products, expand and add new data, and find new ways to deliver existing information to meet and anticipate client demand. Wellsford's Historic Business The Company was originally formed on January 8, 1997 as a corporate subsidiary of Wellsford Residential Property Trust (the "Residential Trust"). On May 30, 1997, Residential Trust merged (the "EQR Merger") with Equity Residential ("EQR") at which time Residential Trust contributed certain of its assets to the Company and the Company assumed certain liabilities of Residential Trust and Residential Trust distributed to its common stockholders all of its outstanding shares of the Company. Prior to the adoption of the Company's Plan of Liquidation (the "Plan") (see below), the Company was operating as a real estate merchant banking firm which acquired, developed, financed and operated real properties and invested in private and public real estate companies. The Company's primary operating activities immediately prior to the Merger were the development, construction and sale of its three residential projects and its approximate 23% ownership interest in Private Reis. The Company continues to develop, construct and sell these remaining residential projects. See Note 3 for additional information regarding the Company's operating activities by segment. |
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REIS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) |
Organization, Business, Merger and Terminated Plan of Liquidation (continued) | |
Merger with Private Reis On October 11, 2006, the Company announced that it and Reis Services entered into a definitive merger agreement with Private Reis to acquire Private Reis and that the Merger was approved by the independent members of the Company's board of directors (the "Board"). The Merger was approved by the stockholders of both the Company and Private Reis on May 30, 2007 and was completed later that day. The previously announced Plan of the Company was terminated as a result of the Merger and the Company returned to the going concern basis of accounting from the liquidation basis of accounting. For accounting purposes, the Merger was deemed to have occurred at the close of business on May 31, 2007 and the statements of operations include the operations of Reis Services, effective June 1, 2007. The merger agreement provided for half of the aggregate consideration to be paid in Company stock and the remaining half to be paid in cash to Private Reis stockholders, except Wellsford Capital, the Company's subsidiary which owned a 23% converted preferred interest and which received only Company stock. The Company issued 4,237,074 shares of common stock to Private Reis stockholders, other than Wellsford Capital, paid $25,000,000 of the cash consideration funded by a $27,000,000 bank loan facility (the "Bank Loan"), the commitment for which was obtained by Private Reis in October 2006 and was drawn upon immediately prior to the Merger, and paid approximately $9,573,000 provided by the Company. The per share value of the Company's common stock, for purposes of the exchange of stock interests in the Merger, had been previously established at $8.16 per common share. The Company's acquisition costs, excluding assumed liabilities, is summarized as follows: |
Value of shares of Company stock | $ | 30,083,225 | |||
Cash paid for Private Reis shares | 9,573,452 | ||||
Capitalized merger costs | 5,386,717 | ||||
Historical cost of Company's 23% interest in Private Reis | 6,790,978 | ||||
Total before officer loan settlement | 51,834,372 | ||||
Officer loan settlement (see below) | (1,304,572 | ) | |||
Total | $ | 50,529,800 | |||
The value of the Company's stock for purposes of recording the acquisition was based upon the average closing price of the
Company's stock for a short period near the date that the merger agreement was executed of $7.10 per common share, as provided
for under relevant accounting literature. Upon the completion of the Merger and the settlement of certain outstanding loans, Lloyd Lynford and Jonathan Garfield, both executive officers and directors of Private Reis, became the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President, respectively, of the Company and both became directors of the Company. The Company's former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Jeffrey Lynford, remained Chairman of the Company. Lloyd Lynford and Jeffrey Lynford are brothers. The merger agreement provided that the outstanding loans to Lloyd Lynford and Mr. Garfield aggregating approximately $1,305,000 be simultaneously satisfied with 159,873 of the Company's shares received by them in the Merger. As the Company is the acquirer for accounting purposes, the acquisition has been accounted for as a purchase by the Company. Accordingly, the acquisition price of the remainder of Private Reis acquired in this transaction combined with the historical cost basis of the Company's historical investment in Private Reis has been allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on respective fair values. |
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REIS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) |
Organization, Business, Merger and Terminated Plan of Liquidation (continued) | |
The following summarizes management's allocation of the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition (May 31, 2007) after the settlement of the officer loans. The Company finalized the purchase price allocation in December 2007, which primarily resulted in an increase to the customer relationships intangible asset and a decrease in goodwill compared to the preliminary allocation. These adjustments are within the permitted time period for completing such an assessment under the existing accounting rules. |
Current assets: | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 3,046,471 | |||
Accounts receivable and other current assets | 3,691,777 | ||||
Total current assets | 6,738,248 | ||||
Non-current assets: | |||||
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | 2,203,803 | ||||
Leasehold value | 2,800,000 | ||||
Database | 7,693,006 | ||||
Web site | 1,705,144 | ||||
Customer relationships | 14,100,000 | ||||
Goodwill | 54,824,648 | ||||
Other assets | 665,803 | ||||
Total assets | 90,730,652 | ||||
Current liabilities: | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 1,897,582 | ||||
Current portion of long term debt | 1,304,061 | ||||
Deferred revenue | 10,512,165 | ||||
Total current liabilities | 13,713,808 | ||||
Long term debt: | |||||
Bank Loan payable | 23,875,000 | ||||
Other long term debt obligations | 506,644 | ||||
Deferred income taxes, net | 2,105,400 | ||||
Total liabilities | 40,200,852 | ||||
Net acquisition cost | $ | 50,529,800 | |||
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REIS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) |
Organization, Business, Merger and Terminated Plan of Liquidation (continued) | |
The following pro forma combined and condensed statement of operations is presented as if the Merger had been consummated, the proceeds from the Bank Loan had been received and the Plan had been terminated as of January 1, 2006. The pro forma combined statement of operations is unaudited and is not necessarily indicative of what the actual financial results would have been had (1) the Merger been consummated, (2) the proceeds from the Bank Loan been received and (3) the Plan been terminated as of January 1, 2006, nor does it purport to represent the future results of operations. |
Pro Forma For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 | |||||
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Revenue: | |||||
Subscription revenue | $ | 5,437,899 | |||
Revenue from sales of residential units | 8,131,525 | ||||
Total revenue | 13,569,424 | ||||
Cost of sales: | |||||
Cost of sales of subscription revenue | 1,317,851 | ||||
Cost of sales of residential units | 6,979,947 | ||||
Total cost of sales | 8,297,798 | ||||
Gross profit | 5,271,626 | ||||
Operating expenses: | |||||
Sales and marketing | 1,485,886 | ||||
Product development | 426,730 | ||||
Property operating expenses | 215,862 | ||||
General and administrative expenses | 5,058,135 | ||||
Total operating expenses | 7,186,613 | ||||
Total other income (expenses) | (319,036 | ) | |||
(Loss) before income taxes | (2,234,023 | ) | |||
Income tax expense | 42,000 | ||||
Net (loss) | $ | (2,276,023 | ) | ||
Per share amounts, basic and diluted: | |||||
Net (loss) | $ | (0.21 | ) | ||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | |||||
Basic | 10,732,939 | ||||
Diluted | 10,732,939 | ||||
Plan of Liquidation and Return to Going Concern Accounting On May 19, 2005, the Board approved the Plan, and on November 17, 2005, the Company's stockholders ratified the Plan. The Plan contemplated the orderly sale of each of the Company's remaining assets, which are either owned directly or through the Company's joint ventures, the collection of all outstanding loans from third parties, the orderly disposition or completion of construction of development properties, the discharge of all outstanding liabilities to third parties and, after the establishment of appropriate reserves, the distribution of all remaining cash to stockholders. The Plan also permitted the Board to acquire additional Private Reis shares and/or discontinue the Plan without further stockholder approval. Upon consummation of the Merger, the Plan was terminated. |
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REIS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) |
Organization, Business, Merger and Terminated Plan of Liquidation (continued) | |
As required by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), the Company adopted the liquidation basis of accounting as of
the close of business on November 17, 2005. Under the liquidation basis of accounting, assets are stated at their estimated net
realizable value and liabilities are stated at their estimated settlement amounts, which estimates have been periodically
reviewed and adjusted as appropriate. The Company's net assets in liquidation at March 31, 2007 were: |
March 31, 2007 | |||||
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Net assets in liquidation | $ | 57,504,451 | |||
Per share | $ | 8.65 | |||
Common stock outstanding | 6,646,738 |
The reported amounts for net assets in liquidation presented development projects at estimated net realizable values giving
effect to the present value discounting of estimated net proceeds therefrom. All other assets were presented at estimated net
realizable value on an undiscounted basis. The amount also included reserves for future estimated general and administrative
expenses and other costs and for cash payments on outstanding stock options during the liquidation. The Company has returned to the going concern basis of accounting effective at the close of business on May 31, 2007. | |
2. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Basis of Presentation Principles of Consolidation The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries. Investments in entities where the Company does not have a controlling interest were accounted for under the equity method of accounting. These investments were initially recorded at cost and were subsequently adjusted for the Company's proportionate share of the investment's income (loss) and additional contributions or distributions preceeding and then subsequent to the dates of reporting under the liquidation basis of accounting. Investments in entities where the Company does not have the ability to exercise significant influence are accounted for under the cost method. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions among the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated in consolidation. Quarterly Reporting The accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared under GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's balance sheets, statements of operations, changes in net assets in liquidation, statement of changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows have been included and are of a normal and recurring nature. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the SEC on March 14, 2008. The consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 are not necessarily indicative of full year results. |
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REIS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) | |
Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued SFAS No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" ("SFAS No. 157"). SFAS No. 157 establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. A financial instrument's categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels are defined as follows: |
| Level 1 - inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets; | |
| Level 2 - inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument; and | |
| Level 3 - inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement. |
The Company's interest rate caps are valued using models developed internally by the respective counterparty that use as their
basis readily observable market parameters and are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, "The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities" ("SFAS No. 159"). SFAS No. 159 provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. The statement's objective is to reduce both complexity in accounting for financial instruments and the volatility in earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently. The FASB believes that SFAS No. 159 helps to mitigate this type of accounting-induced volatility by enabling companies to report related assets and liabilities at fair value, which would likely reduce the need for companies to comply with detailed rules for hedge accounting. SFAS No. 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 159 is effective as of the beginning of an entity's first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company adopted SFAS No. 159 in the current period and such adoption had no impact on the consolidated financial statements. Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), "Business Combinations" ("SFAS 141R"). SFAS 141R was issued to improve the relevance, representational faithfulness, and comparability of the information that a reporting entity provides in its financial reports about a business combination and its effects. The statement establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. The statement is to be applied prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160, "Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements - An Amendment of ARB No. 51" ("SFAS 160"). SFAS 160 was issued to improve the relevance, comparability, and transparency of the financial information that a reporting entity provides in its consolidated financial statements by establishing accounting and |
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) | |
reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of
a subsidiary. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal
years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS
160 to have an impact on the consolidated financial statements. In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, "Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133" ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 amends and expands the disclosure requirements of Statement 133 with the intent to provide users of financial statements with an enhanced understanding of how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under Statement 133 and its related interpretations, and how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after November 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that SFAS 161 will have on the consolidated financial statements. Liquidation Basis of Accounting With the approval of the Plan by the stockholders, the Company adopted the liquidation basis of accounting effective as of the close of business on November 17, 2005. The liquidation basis of accounting was used through May 31, 2007 when the Merger was completed and the Plan was terminated. Under the liquidation basis of accounting, assets are stated at their estimated net realizable value and liabilities are stated at their estimated settlement amounts, which estimates will be periodically reviewed and adjusted as appropriate. The Statement of Net Assets in Liquidation and a Statement of Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation are the principal financial statements presented under the liquidation basis of accounting. The valuation of assets at their net realizable value and liabilities at their anticipated settlement amounts represented estimates, based on present facts and circumstances, of the net realizable values of assets and the costs associated with carrying out the Plan and dissolution based on the assumptions set forth below. The actual values and costs associated with carrying out the Plan were expected to differ from the amounts shown herein because of the inherent uncertainty and would be greater than or less than the amounts recorded. In particular, the estimates of the Company's costs vary with the length of time it operated under the Plan. In addition, the estimate of net assets in liquidation per share, except for projects under development, did not incorporate a present value discount. Under the liquidation basis of accounting, sales revenue and cost of sales were not separately reported within the Statements of Changes in Net Assets as the Company had already reported the net realizable value of each development project at the applicable balance sheet dates. |
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3. | Segment Information |
Upon completion of the Merger and the resulting change in accounting from the liquidation basis to the going concern basis, the Company organized into two separately managed segments: Reis Services and Residential Development Activities. The Company has further separated the significant components of the Residential Development Activities for Palomino Park (Gold Peak), East Lyme and all other developments. The following tables present condensed balance sheet and operating data for these segments for the periods reported on a going concern basis: |
(amounts in thousands) |
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Condensed Balance Sheet Data | Residential Development Activities |
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March 31, 2008 (Going Concern Basis) |
Reis Services |
Palomino Park |
East Lyme |
Other Developments |
Other* |
Consolidated | ||||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 8,454 | $ | 219 | $ | 1,024 | $ | 36 | $ | 15,868 | $ | 25,601 | ||||||||
Restricted cash and investments | 237 | 71 | 2,000 | 960 | -- | 3,268 | ||||||||||||||
Receivables, prepaid and other assets | 3,720 | 204 | 22 | (103 | ) | 260 | 4,103 | |||||||||||||
Real estate assets under development | -- | 9,136 | 6,475 | 290 | -- | 15,901 | ||||||||||||||
Total current assets | 12,411 | 9,630 | 9,521 | 1,183 | 16,128 | 48,873 | ||||||||||||||
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net | 1,901 | 62 | 67 | 10 | 65 | 2,105 | ||||||||||||||
Other real estate assets | -- | -- | 3,076 | 3,312 | -- | 6,388 | ||||||||||||||
Intangible assets, net | 24,874 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24,874 | ||||||||||||||
Goodwill | 57,203 | -- | -- | -- | (2,378 | ) | 54,825 | |||||||||||||
Other assets | 522 | -- | -- | 1 | 127 | 650 | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 96,911 | $ | 9,692 | $ | 12,664 | $ | 4,506 | $ | 13,942 | $ | 137,715 | ||||||||
Liabilities and stockholders' equity | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current portion of loans and other debt | $ | 179 | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | 179 | ||||||||
Current portion of Bank Loan | 2,000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,000 | ||||||||||||||
Construction payables | -- | 585 | 479 | 129 | -- | 1,193 | ||||||||||||||
Construction loans payable | -- | 3,264 | 6,977 | -- | -- | 10,241 | ||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 1,007 | 1,136 | 1,542 | 196 | 2,696 | 6,577 | ||||||||||||||
Reserve for option liability | -- | -- | -- | -- | 99 | 99 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred revenue | 12,567 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12,567 | ||||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 15,753 | 4,985 | 8,998 | 325 | 2,795 | 32,856 | ||||||||||||||
Non-current portion of Bank Loan | 21,875 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21,875 | ||||||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 720 | -- | -- | 60 | -- | 780 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred tax liability, net | 5,949 | -- | -- | -- | (4,303 | ) | 1,646 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 44,297 | 4,985 | 8,998 | 385 | (1,508 | ) | 57,157 | |||||||||||||
Total stockholders' equity | 52,614 | 4,707 | 3,666 | 4,121 | 15,450 | 80,558 | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 96,911 | $ | 9,692 | $ | 12,664 | $ | 4,506 | $ | 13,942 | $ | 137,715 | ||||||||
* | Includes cash, other assets and liabilities not specifically attributable to or allocable to a specific operating segment. |
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Segment Information (continued) | |
(amounts in thousands) |
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Condensed Balance Sheet Data | Residential Development Activities |
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December 31, 2007 (Going Concern Basis) |
Reis Services |
Palomino Park |
East Lyme |
Other Developments |
Other* |
Consolidated | ||||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4,894 | $ | 51 | $ | 269 | $ | 49 | $ | 17,975 | $ | 23,238 | ||||||||
Restricted cash and investments | 234 | 92 | 2,378 | 960 | -- | 3,664 | ||||||||||||||
Receivables, prepaid and other assets | 7,314 | 204 | -- | 103 | 448 | 8,069 | ||||||||||||||
Real estate assets under development | -- | 14,234 | 6,209 | 288 | -- | 20,731 | ||||||||||||||
Total current assets | 12,442 | 14,581 | 8,856 | 1,400 | 18,423 | 55,702 | ||||||||||||||
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net | 1,989 | 73 | 94 | 12 | 89 | 2,257 | ||||||||||||||
Other real estate assets | -- | -- | 3,069 | 2,971 | -- | 6,040 | ||||||||||||||
Intangible assets, net | 25,353 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25,353 | ||||||||||||||
Goodwill | 57,203 | -- | -- | -- | (2,378 | ) | 54,825 | |||||||||||||
Other assets | 543 | -- | -- | 1 | 127 | 671 | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 97,530 | $ | 14,654 | $ | 12,019 | $ | 4,384 | $ | 16,261 | $ | 144,848 | ||||||||
Liabilities and stockholders' equity | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current portion of loans and other debt | $ | 176 | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | 176 | ||||||||
Current portion of Bank Loan | 1,500 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,500 | ||||||||||||||
Construction payables | -- | 1,961 | 622 | 209 | -- | 2,792 | ||||||||||||||
Construction loans payable | -- | 6,417 | 6,966 | -- | -- | 13,383 | ||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 1,742 | 1,308 | 1,576 | 98 | 3,905 | 8,629 | ||||||||||||||
Reserve for option liability | -- | -- | -- | -- | 527 | 527 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred revenue | 13,262 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13,262 | ||||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 16,680 | 9,686 | 9,164 | 307 | 4,432 | 40,269 | ||||||||||||||
Non-current portion of Bank Loan | 22,750 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22,750 | ||||||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 757 | -- | -- | 60 | -- | 817 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred tax liability, net | 5,441 | -- | -- | -- | (4,128 | ) | 1,313 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 45,628 | 9,686 | 9,164 | 367 | 304 | 65,149 | ||||||||||||||
Total stockholders' equity | 51,902 | 4,968 | 2,855 | 4,017 | 15,957 | 79,699 | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 97,530 | $ | 14,654 | $ | 12,019 | $ | 4,384 | $ | 16,261 | $ | 144,848 | ||||||||
* | Includes cash, other assets and liabilities not specifically attributable to or allocable to a specific operating segment. |
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Segment Information (continued) | |
(amounts in thousands) |
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Condensed Operating Data for the | Residential Development Activities |
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 (Going Concern Basis) |
Reis Services |
Palomino Park |
East Lyme |
Other Developments |
Other* |
Consolidated | ||||||||||||||
Revenue: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Subscription revenue | $ | 6,411 | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | 6,411 | ||||||||
Revenue from sales of residential units | -- | 6,832 | 1,552 | -- | -- | 8,384 | ||||||||||||||
Total revenue | 6,411 | 6,832 | 1,552 | -- | -- | 14,795 | ||||||||||||||
Cost of sales: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales of subscription revenue | 1,329 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,329 | ||||||||||||||
Cost of sales of residential units | -- | 5,663 | 1,265 | -- | -- | 6,928 | ||||||||||||||
Total cost of sales | 1,329 | 5,663 | 1,265 | -- | -- | 8,257 | ||||||||||||||
Gross profit | 5,082 | 1,169 | 287 | -- | -- | 6,538 | ||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing | 1,355 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,355 | ||||||||||||||
Product development | 525 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 525 | ||||||||||||||
Property operating expenses | -- | 233 | 13 | 4 | -- | 250 | ||||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 1,576 | 56 | 27 | 2 | 1,760 | 3,421 | ||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 3,456 | 289 | 40 | 6 | 1,760 | 5,551 | ||||||||||||||
Other income (expenses): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income from joint ventures | -- | -- | -- | 23 | -- | 23 | ||||||||||||||
Interest and other income | 53 | 21 | 2 | -- | 90 | 166 | ||||||||||||||
Interest (expense) | (430 | ) | -- | (24 | ) | -- | 126 | (328 | ) | |||||||||||
Total other income (expense) | (377 | ) | 21 | (22 | ) | 23 | 216 | (139 | ) | |||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | 1,249 | $ | 901 | $ | 225 | $ | 17 | $ | (1,544 | ) | $ | 848 | |||||||
* | Includes interest and other income, depreciation and amortization expense and general and administrative expenses that have not been allocated to the operating segments. |
Reis Services See Note 1 for a description of Reis Servicess business and products at March 31, 2008 and for a description of the Merger. |
For the three months ended March 31, 2008, no customer accounted for more than 2.3% of Reis Services revenues. Thirteen customers accounted for an aggregate of approximately 49.7% of Reis Services's accounts receivable at March 31, 2008, including four customers in excess of 4.0% with the largest representing 5.3%. No customer accounted for more than 3.4% of deferred revenue at March 31, 2008. |
Through the date of the Merger, the Company had a preferred equity investment in Private Reis through Wellsford Capital. At March 31, 2007, the carrying amount of the Companys aggregate investment in Private Reis was $20,000,000 (on a liquidation basis) prior to the Merger. The Companys investment represented approximately 23% of Private Reiss equity on an as converted to common stock basis. The Companys cash investment on a historical cost basis was approximately $6,791,000 which was the amount recorded as Wellsford Capitals investment at the Merger date. |
In the first quarter of 2006, Private Reis was considering offers from potential purchasers, ranging between $90,000,000 and $100,000,000, to acquire 100% of its capital stock. Based on these offers, in estimating the net proceeds in valuing its investment if Private Reis were to be sold at that amount, the Company would have received approximately $20,000,000 of proceeds, subject to escrow holdbacks. After considering a range of values, including the current market price for the Companys stock on the stock portion of the consideration and the per share price as established for the Merger agreement, the Company determined that it was appropriate to continue to value its investment in Private Reis at $20,000,000 on a liquidation basis at May 31, 2007 (prior to the Merger) and March 31, 2007. |
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Segment Information (continued) |
Residential Development Activities At March 31, 2008, the Companys residential development activities and other investments were comprised of the following: |
| The 259 unit Gold Peak condominium development in Highlands Ranch, Colorado (Gold Peak). Sales commenced in January 2006 and 205 Gold Peak units were sold as of March 31, 2008. |
| The Orchards, a single family home development in East Lyme, Connecticut, upon which the Company could build 161 single family homes on 224 acres (East Lyme). Sales commenced in June 2006 and 21 homes were sold as of March 31, 2008. |
| The Stewardship, a single family home development in Claverack, New York, which is subdivided into 48 developable single family home lots on 235 acres. |
| An equity interest in Clairborne Fordham, a company which owned and sold residential units at a 50-story, 277 unit, luxury condominium apartment project in Chicago, Illinois (Clairborne Fordham). The last unit was sold in January 2008. |
| Wellsford Mantua, a company organized to purchase land parcels for rezoning, subdivision and creation of environmental mitigation credits. |
Palomino Park Gold Peak |
Gold Peak consists of 259 condominium units on the remaining 29 acre land parcel at Palomino Park. Gold Peak unit sales commenced in January 2006. At March 31, 2008, there were 13 Gold Peak units under contract with nominal down payments. The following table provides information regarding Gold Peak sales: |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
Project Total Through | ||||||||||
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2008 |
2007 |
March 31, 2008 | |||||||||
Number of units sold | 20 | 21 | 205 | ||||||||
Gross sales proceeds | $ | 6,832,000 | $ | 6,547,000 | $ | 62,800,000 | |||||
Principal paydown on Gold Peak Construction Loan | $ | 4,314,000 | $ | 4,329,000 | $ | 44,523,000 |
East Lyme The Company has a 95% ownership interest as managing member of a venture which originally owned 101 single family home lots situated on 139 acres of land in East Lyme, Connecticut upon which it is constructing houses for sale. The Company purchased the land for $6,200,000 in June 2004. After purchasing the land, the Company executed an agreement with a homebuilder to construct the homes for this project. The homebuilder is a 5% partner in the project and receives other consideration. During the fourth quarter of 2005, the model home was completed and home sales commenced in June 2006. At March 31, 2008, three East Lyme homes were under contract for which deposits of 10% of the contract sales price were provided by the buyers. The following table provides information regarding East Lyme sales: |
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Segment Information (continued) |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
Project Total Through | ||||||||||
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2008 |
2007 |
March 31, 2008 | |||||||||
Number of homes sold | 2 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||
Gross sales proceeds | $ | 1,552,000 | $ | 1,384,000 | $ | 14,939,000 | |||||
Principal paydown on East Lyme Construction Loan | $ | 1,344,000 | $ | 1,243,000 | $ | 13,375,000 |
At the time of the initial land purchase, the Company executed an option to purchase a contiguous 85 acre parcel of land which can be used to develop 60 single family homes (the East Lyme Land) and subsequently acquired the East Lyme Land in November 2005. The East Lyme Land requires remediation of pesticides used on the property when it was an apple orchard at a cost estimated by management to be approximately $1,000,000. Remediation costs were considered in evaluating the value of the property for liquidation basis purposes at March 31, 2007. This estimate continues to be recognized as a liability in the going concern balance sheets at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007. This estimate could change in the future as plans for the remediation are finalized. An expected time frame for the remediation has not been established as of the date of this report. |
In December 2007, the Company recorded aggregate impairment charges of approximately $3,149,000 related to East Lyme and the East Lyme Land. These charges were the result of continuing deteriorating market conditions in the fourth quarter of 2007 and managements expectations for the future. The Company utilized assumptions in its discounted cash flow model that reflected the negative impact of the current market conditions and the negative effects on sales revenue, sales velocity, costs and the development plan. |
Other Developments Claverack |
Through November 2007, the Company had a 75% ownership interest in a joint venture that owned two land parcels aggregating approximately 300 acres in Claverack, New York. The Company acquired its interest in the joint venture for $2,250,000 in November 2004. One land parcel was subdivided into seven single family home lots on approximately 65 acres. The remaining 235 acres, known as The Stewardship, which was originally subdivided into six single family home lots, now is subdivided into 48 developable single family home lots. |
In February 2007, Claverack sold one lot to the venture partner, leaving four lots of the original seven lots available for sale. In November 2007, the joint venture partners interest in the joint venture was redeemed in exchange for the remaining four lots, representing the remaining approximate 45 acres of the original 65 acre parcel. This resulted in the Company being the sole owner of The Stewardship. |
4. | Restricted Cash and Investments Restricted cash and investments are comprised of the following: |
March 31, 2008 |
December 31, 2007 |
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Deposits and escrows related to residential | ||||||||
development activities | $ | 3,031,000 | $ | 3,430,000 | ||||
Certificate of deposit/security for office lease (A) | 237,000 | 234,000 | ||||||
$ | 3,268,000 | $ | 3,664,000 | |||||
(A) | In connection with the lease for the 530 Fifth Avenue corporate office space, the Company provided a letter of credit through a bank to the lessor. The letter of credit is supported by a certificate of deposit issued by that bank. |
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5. | Intangibles and Other Assets |
The amount of identified intangibles and other assets, arising from the allocation of the purchase price of Private Reis and additional capitalized costs since the Merger, including the respective amounts of accumulated amortization, are as follows: |
March 31, 2008 |
December 31, 2007 | |||||||
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Database | $ | 8,499,000 | $ | 8,243,000 | ||||
Accumulated amortization | (1,479,000 | ) | (1,025,000 | ) | ||||
Database, net | 7,020,000 | 7,218,000 | ||||||
Customer relationships | 14,100,000 | 14,100,000 | ||||||
Accumulated amortization | (700,000 | ) | (445,000 | ) | ||||
Customer relationships, net | 13,400,000 | 13,655,000 | ||||||
Web site | 2,375,000 | 2,177,000 | ||||||
Accumulated amortization | (448,000 | ) | (299,000 | ) | ||||
Web site, net | 1,927,000 | 1,878,000 | ||||||
Acquired below market lease | 2,800,000 | 2,800,000 | ||||||
Accumulated amortization | (273,000 | ) | (198,000 | ) | ||||
Acquired below market lease, net | 2,527,000 | 2,602,000 | ||||||
Intangibles, net | $ | 24,874,000 | $ | 25,353,000 | ||||
The Company capitalized approximately $256,000 and $197,000 during the three months ended March 31,
2008 to the database and web site intangible assets, respectively. Amortization expense for intangibles and other assets aggregated approximately $933,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 of which approximately $454,000 related to the database, which is charged to cost of sales, approximately $255,000 related to customer relationships, which is charged to sales and marketing expense, approximately $149,000 related to web site development, which is charged to product development expense and approximately $75,000 related to the value ascribed to the below market terms of the office lease, which is charged to general and administrative expenses, all in the Reis Services segment. | |
6. | Debt |
At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company's debt consisted of the following: |
Debt/Project |
Initial Maturity Date |
Stated Interest Rate |
March 31, 2008 |
December 31, 2007 | ||||
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Debt: | ||||||||
Reis Services Bank Loan | September 2012 | LIBOR + 2.50% | (A) | $ | 23,875,000 | $ | 24,250,000 | |
Gold Peak Construction Loan | November 2009 | LIBOR + 1.65% | (B) | 3,264,000 | 6,417,000 | |||
East Lyme Construction Loan (C) | June 2009 | LIBOR + 2.50% | 6,977,000 | 6,966,000 | ||||
Other long term debt | Various | Fixed/Various | 536,000 | 578,000 | ||||
Total debt | 34,652,000 | 38,211,000 | ||||||
Less current portion | 12,420,000 | 15,059,000 | ||||||
Long term portion | $ | 22,232,000 | $ | 23,152,000 | ||||
Carrying amount of real estate assets | ||||||||
collateralizing construction loans payable |
$ | 16,000,000 | $ | 20,000,000 | ||||
Cash held in financial institutions in | ||||||||
which a security interest is granted for | ||||||||
construction debt | $ | 4,611,000 | $ | 3,808,000 | ||||
Total assets of Reis Services as a security | ||||||||
interest for the Bank Loan | $ | 96,911,000 | $ | 97,530,000 | ||||
(A) | Depending upon the leverage ratio, as defined by the Bank Loan agreement, the spread to LIBOR could decrease from 3.00% to 1.50% as described below. |
(B) | Principal payments will be made from sales proceeds upon the sale of individual homes. |
(C) | The East Lyme Construction Loan had an initial maturity date in December 2007. This date was extended by the lender to May 15, 2008 while the Company negotiated an extension. On April 28, 2008, an extension was completed, including a change in the interest rate to LIBOR + 2.50% from LIBOR + 2.15% and other covenant modifications (see below). |
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Debt (continued) | |
Reis Services Bank Loan In connection with the merger agreement, Private Reis entered into an agreement, dated October 11, 2006, with the Bank of Montreal, Chicago Branch, as administrative agent and BMO Capital Markets, as lead arranger, which provides for a term loan of up to an aggregate of $20,000,000 and revolving loans up to an aggregate of $7,000,000. Loan proceeds were used to finance $25,000,000 of the cash portion of the Merger consideration and the remaining $2,000,000 may be utilized for future working capital needs of Reis Services. The loans are secured by a security interest in substantially all of the assets, tangible and intangible, of Reis Services and a pledge by the Company of its membership interest in Reis Services. The Bank Loan restricts the amount of payments Reis Services can make to the Company each year. Reis Services is required to (1) make principal payments on the term loan on a quarterly basis commencing on June 30, 2007 in increasing amounts pursuant to the payment schedule provided in the credit agreement, and (2) permanently reduce the revolving loan commitments on a quarterly basis commencing on March 31, 2010. Additional principal payments are payable if Reis Services's annual cash flow exceeds certain amounts, as defined in the credit agreement. The final maturity date of all amounts borrowed pursuant to the credit agreement is September 30, 2012. At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the interest rate was LIBOR + 2.50% (LIBOR was 2.70% and 4.60% at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively). LIBOR spreads are based on a leverage ratio, as defined in the credit agreement. Interest spreads could range from a high of LIBOR + 3.00% (if the leverage ratio is greater than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00) to a low of LIBOR + 1.50% (if the leverage ratio is less than 2.75 to 1.00). Reis Services also pays a fee on the unused $2,000,000 portion of the revolving loan of 0.50% per annum, as well as an annual administration fee of $25,000. The Bank Loan requires interest rate protection in an aggregate notional principal amount of not less than 50% of the outstanding balance of the Bank Loan. The term of any interest rate protection must be for a minimum of three years. An interest rate cap was purchased for $109,000 in June 2007, which caps LIBOR at 5.50% on $15,000,000 from June 2007 to June 2010. The fair value of the cap was approximately $4,000 and $19,000 at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. The change in the fair value of approximately $15,000 was charged to interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2008. Residential Development Debt In April 2005, the Company obtained development and construction financing for Gold Peak in the aggregate amount of approximately $28,800,000 (the "Gold Peak Construction Loan"). The Gold Peak Construction Loan bears interest at LIBOR + 1.65% per annum, matures in November 2009 and has additional extensions at the Company's option upon satisfaction of certain conditions being met by the borrower. Borrowings occur as costs are expended and principal repayments are made as units are sold. The balance of the Gold Peak Construction Loan was approximately $3,264,000 and $6,417,000 at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. The Company has a 5% LIBOR cap expiring in June 2008 for the Gold Peak Construction Loan. In December 2004, the Company obtained development and construction financing for East Lyme in the aggregate amount of approximately $21,177,000 (the "East Lyme Construction Loan"). The East Lyme Construction Loan was extended with term modifications on April 28, 2008. The Company had not met the minimum home sale requirement condition and the lender extended the December 2007 maturity date to May 15, 2008 during the negotiation process. The interest rate for the East Lyme Construction Loan increased from LIBOR + 2.15% to LIBOR + 2.50% over the extension period which matures in June 2009. The extension terms also require minimum principal repayments if repayments from sales proceeds are not sufficient to meet required repayment amounts. The minimum liquidity requirement (described below) was also reduced from $10,000,000 to $7,500,000 with further decreases as the balance of the development portion of the loan is permanently reduced. The balance of the East Lyme Construction Loan was approximately $6,977,000 and $6,966,000 at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. The East Lyme Construction Loan and Gold Peak Construction Loan require the Company to have a minimum GAAP net worth, as defined, of $50,000,000. The Company may be required to make an additional $2,000,000 cash collateral deposit for the East Lyme Construction Loan and a $2,000,000 paydown of the Gold Peak Construction Loan if net worth, as defined, is below |
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$50,000,000. The Company is required to maintain minimum liquidity levels at each quarter end for
the East Lyme and Gold Peak Construction Loans, the most restrictive of which is $10,000,000 at
March 31, 2008. As a result of the extension and modification on the East Lyme Construction Loan,
the minimum liquidity level was reduced to $7,500,000. The lender for the East Lyme Construction Loan has also provided a $3,000,000 letter of credit to a municipality in connection with the construction of public roads at the East Lyme project. The Company has posted $1,300,000 of restricted cash as collateral for this letter of credit. During January 2008, the letter of credit requirement was reduced to $1,750,000 by the municipality. The Company capitalizes interest related to the development of single family homes and condominiums under construction to the extent such assets qualify for capitalization. Approximately $263,000 and $246,000 was capitalized during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. | |
7. | Income Taxes |
The components of the income tax expense are as follows: |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 | |||||
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Current state and local taxes | $ | 38,000 | |||
Current Federal alternative minimum tax ("AMT") | 30,000 | ||||
Deferred Federal, state and local taxes | 332,000 | ||||
Income tax expense | $ | 400,000 | |||
Private Reis had net operating loss ("NOL") carryforwards aggregating approximately $11,800,000 at
May 30, 2007 expiring in the years 2019 to 2026. These losses may be utilized against consolidated
taxable income, subject to a $5,300,000 annual limitation. The Company separately has NOLs which resulted from the Company's merger with Value Property Trust ("VLP") in 1998 and its operating losses in 2004, 2006 and 2007 (prior to the Merger). There is an annual limitation on the use of such NOLs after an ownership change, pursuant to Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). As a result of the Merger, the Company has experienced such an ownership change which has resulted in a new annual limitation on the ability to utilize the Company's NOLs, which is estimated to be $2,779,000. As a result of the new annual limitation and expirations, the Company expects that it could only potentially utilize approximately $38,100,000 of these remaining NOLs at December 31, 2007. Of such amount, approximately $4,400,000 will expire in 2008 and approximately $5,558,000 will expire in 2010. A further requirement of the tax rules is that after a corporation experiences an ownership change, it must satisfy the "continuity of business enterprise" requirement (which generally requires that a corporation continue its historic business or use a significant portion of its historic business assets in its business for the two-year period beginning on the date of the ownership change) to be able to utilize its NOLs. There can be no assurance that this requirement will be met with respect to the Merger ownership change. If the Company fails to satisfy this requirement, the Company would be unable to utilize any of its NOLs; however, there would be no such limitation on the Private Reis NOLs. Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The net deferred tax liability was approximately $1,646,000 and $1,314,000 at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively, and is reflected as a non-current liability in the accompanying balance sheets. The significant portion of the net deferred tax liability relates to the intangible assets recorded at the time of the Merger in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 141. SFAS No. 109 requires a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets if, based on the weight of the evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Accordingly, management has determined |
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that a valuation allowance of approximately $20,500,000 at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 was
necessary. The allowance at March 31, 2008 and at December 31, 2007 relates primarily to existing
NOLs of the Company, AMT credits and the excess of a portion of the tax basis of certain real
estate development assets over their respective financial statement basis. The Company recorded the
tax benefits of certain tax assets of approximately $2,378,000 as part of the purchase price
allocation relating to the Merger in 2007. The Company is not aware of any new uncertain tax provisions to be considered in the FIN 48 reserve for the three months ended March 31, 2008. | |
8. | Stockholders' Equity |
The following table presents information regarding the Company's securities: |
March 31, 2008 |
December 31, 2007 |
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Common stock, 101,000,000 shares authorized, $.02 par value per share | 10,984,517 | 10,984,517 | ||||||
The Company did not declare or distribute any dividends during the three months ended March 31, 2008 or 2007. | |
9. | Stock Plans and Other Incentives |
During 1997 and 1998, the Company adopted certain incentive plans (the "Incentive Plans") for the
purpose of attracting and retaining the Company's directors, officers and employees. Options
granted under the Incentive Plans expire ten years from the date of grant, vest over periods
ranging generally from three to five years for employees and may contain the right to receive
reload options under certain conditions. On March 10, 2008, the ability to issue options,
restricted stock units ("RSUs") or stock awards under the Incentive Plans expired. At the May 29,
2008 annual meeting of stockholders, the Company's stockholders will vote on the adoption of a new
management incentive plan which, if adopted, would provide for up to 1,000,000 shares to be
available for future grants. The following table presents the changes in options outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and other plan data: |
Options |
Weighted-Average Exercise Price | |||||||
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Outstanding at January 1, 2008 | 615,848 | $ | 8.34 | |||||
Cancelled through cash settlement | (22,155 | ) | $ | (4.72 | ) | |||
Forfeited/cancelled/expired | (17,724 | ) | $ | (8.89 | ) | |||
Outstanding at March 31, 2008 | 575,969 | $ | 8.46 | |||||
Options exercisable at end of period | 155,969 | $ | 4.72 | |||||
Options exercisable which can be | ||||||||
settled in cash | 155,969 | $ | 4.72 | |||||
In January2006, the Board authorized amendments to the then outstanding options to allow an option holder to receive from the Company, in cancellation of the holder's option, a cash payment with respect to each cancelled option equal to the amount by which the fair market value of the share of stock underlying the option exceeds the exercise price of such option. In March 2006, the Company and the option holders executed amended option agreements to reflect this and other adjustments and changes. The Company accounts for these options as liability awards and recorded a provision during the first quarter of 2006 aggregating approximately $4,227,000 to reflect the modification permitting an option holder to receive a net cash payment in cancellation of the holder's option based upon the fair value of an option in excess of the exercise price. The reserve is adjusted at the end of each reporting period to reflect the settlement amounts of the liability, exercises of stock options and the impact of changes to the market price of the stock at the end of each reporting period. The change in the liability is reflected in the statement of changes in net assets in liquidation through March 31, 2007. |
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REIS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) |
Stock Plans and Other Incentives (continued) | |
At December 31, 2007, the option liability was approximately $527,000 based upon the difference in
the closing stock price of the Company at December 31, 2007 of $7.68 per share and the individual
exercise prices of the outstanding 178,124 "in-the-money" options that are accounted for as a
liability award at that date. At March 31, 2008, the option liability was approximately $99,000
based upon the difference in the closing stock price of the Company at March 31, 2008 of $5.35 per
share and the individual exercise prices of the outstanding 138,245 "in-the-money" options that are
accounted for as a liability award at that date. The Company recorded a compensation benefit in the
three months ended March 31, 2008 in general and administrative expenses in the statement of
operations of approximately $372,000, as a result of the stock price declines during the period.
Changes in the settlement value of option awards treated under the liability method as defined by
SFAS No. 123R are reflected as income or expense in the statements of operations under the going
concern basis of accounting. During the three months ended March 31, 2008, an aggregate of 22,155 options were settled with net cash payments aggregating approximately $55,000. No options were settled with a net cash payment during the three months ended March 31, 2007. The following table presents the changes in RSUs outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2008: |
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Outstanding at January 1, 2008 | 208,400 | ||||
Granted | 121,112 | ||||
Forfeited | (4,200 | ) | |||
Outstanding at March 31, 2008 | 325,312 | ||||
In February 2008, eight employees were granted an aggregate of 100,000 RSUs which vest one-third a
year over three years and have a grant date value of $7.20 per RSU. This award is treated as an
equity award and the grant date fair value is charged to compensation expense at the corporate
level over the vesting periods. The remaining 21,112 RSUs granted to directors satisfied the
equity component of their compensation for 2007. The RSUs are immediately vested, but are not
deliverable to directors until six months after termination of their service as a director. The Company recorded non-cash compensation expense of approximately $411,000, including $70,000 related to director equity compensation, for the three months ended March 31, 2008, related to all stock options and RSUs accounted for as equity awards, as a component of general and administrative expenses in the statement of operations. |
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10. | Earnings Per Common Share |
Basic earnings per common share are computed based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share are based upon the increased number of common shares that would be outstanding assuming the exercise of dilutive common share options. The following table details the computation of earnings per common share, basic and diluted: |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 | |||||
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Numerator: | |||||
Net income for basic calculation | $ | 447,882 | |||
Adjustments to net income for income statement impact of dilutive securities | (372,181 | ) | |||
Net income for dilution calculation | $ | 75,701 | |||
Denominator: | |||||
Denominator for net income per common share, basic - weighted average | |||||
common shares | 10,984,517 | ||||
Effect of dilutive securities: | |||||
RSUs | 65,580 | ||||
Stock options | 129,280 | ||||
Denominator for net income per common share, diluted - weighted | |||||
average common shares | 11,179,377 | ||||
Net income per common share: | |||||
Basic | $ | 0.04 | |||
Diluted | $ | 0.01 | |||
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. |
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and
notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Organization and Business Reis, Inc., the Company or Reis (formerly Wellsford Real Properties, Inc., which we refer to as Wellsford), is a Maryland corporation. The name change from Wellsford to Reis occurred in June 2007 after the completion of the May 2007 merger of the privately held company, Reis, Inc. (which we refer to as Private Reis) with and into Reis Services, LLC (which we refer to as Reis Services), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wellsford (which events we refer to as the Merger). Private Reiss Historic Business Private Reis was founded in 1980 as a provider of commercial real estate market information. Reis maintains a proprietary database containing detailed information on commercial properties in neighborhoods and metropolitan markets throughout the U.S. The database contains information on apartment, retail, office and industrial properties and is used by real estate investors, lenders and other professionals to make informed buying, selling and financing decisions. In addition, Reis data is used by debt and equity investors to assess and quantify the risks of default and loss associated with individual mortgages, properties, portfolios and real estate backed securities. Reis currently provides its information services to many of the nations leading lending institutions, equity investors, brokers and appraisers. Reiss flagship product is Reis SE, which provides online access to information and analytical tools designed to facilitate both debt and equity transactions. In addition to trend and forecast analysis at neighborhood and metropolitan levels, the product offers detailed building-specific information such as rents, vacancy rates and lease terms, property sale information, new construction listings and property valuation estimates. Reis SE is designed to meet the demand for timely and accurate information to support the decision-making of property owners, developers and builders, banks and non-bank lenders, and equity investors, all of whom require access to information on both the performance and pricing of assets, including detailed data on market transactions, supply and absorption. This information is critical to all aspects of valuing assets and financing their acquisition, development and construction. Reiss revenue model is based primarily on annual subscriptions that are paid in accordance with contractual billing terms. Reis recognizes revenue from its contracts on a ratable basis; for example, one-twelfth of the value of a one-year contract is recognized monthly. Industry Background Commercial real estate represents a significant share of the overall business activity and national wealth in the U.S. As reported by Real Estate Roundtable (2008), the combined assets of U.S. commercial real estate accounts for over $5 trillion of the nations domestic assets, and is equivalent to approximately 35% of the total market capitalization of U.S. stock markets. Thousands of commercial real estate properties are sold, purchased, financed, and securitized each year, hundreds of millions of square feet of new construction projects are completed, and a similar number of square feet are signed to new leases. The varied participants in U.S. commercial real estate demand timely and accurate information to support their decision-making. Participants in the asset market, such as property owners, developers and builders, banks and non-bank lenders, and equity investors, require access to information on both the performance and pricing of assets, including detailed data on market transactions, supply, and absorption. This information is critical to all aspects of valuing assets and financing their acquisition, development and construction. Additionally, brokers, operators and lessors require access to detailed information concerning current and historical rents, vacancies, concessions, operating expenses, and other market and property-specific performance measures. As a growing number of institutional investors have set permanent allocations for commercial real estate, and as banks exposure to commercial real estate has grown over the last decade, regulatory agencies have increased the requirement for data-driven analysis of portfolio risk. Specific initiatives that increase these institutions need for consistent, reliable data and analysis include the recently adopted New Basel Capital Accord (Basel II) and direct guidance from the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, mandating market analysis and portfolio management with board and management-level reporting. |
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Operations As commercial real estate markets have grown in size and complexity, Reis has invested in the areas critical to supporting the information needs of real estate professionals in both the asset market and the space leasing market. In particular, Reis has: |
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developed expertise in data collection across multiple markets and property types; | |
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invested in the analytical expertise to develop decision support systems around property
valuations, credit analytics and transaction support; | |
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created product development expertise to collect market feedback and translate it into new products and reports; and | |
| invested in a robust technology infrastructure to disseminate these tools to the wide variety of market participants. |
These investments have established
Reis as a leading provider of commercial real estate information and analytical tools to
the investment community. The depth and breadth of Reiss data and expertise will be
critical in allowing Reis to grow its business. As of March 31, 2008, Reis had over 730
companies under signed contracts. Generally, each company has multiple users entitled to
access Reis SE. These numbers do not include users who pay for individual reports
by credit card. Reis continues to develop and introduce new products, expand and add new data, and find new ways to deliver existing information to meet and anticipate client demand, as more fully described below under Products and Services. Proprietary Databases Over the last 25 years, Reis has developed expertise in collecting, screening and organizing volumes of data into its proprietary databases. Each quarter, a rotating sample of building owners, leasing agents, and managers are surveyed to obtain key building performance statistics including, among others, occupancy rates, rents, rent discounts, free rent allowances, tenant improvement allowances, lease terms and operating expenses. All survey responses are subjected to an established quality assurance and validation process. At the property level, surveyors compare the data reported by building contacts with the previous record for the property and question any unusual changes in rents and vacancies. Whenever necessary, follow-up calls are placed to building contacts for verification or clarification of the results. All aggregate market data at the neighborhood (submarket) and city (market) levels are also subjected to comprehensive quality controls. In addition to the core property database, Reis maintains a new construction database that monitors projects that are being added to the covered markets. The database reports relevant criteria such as project size, property type and location for planned and proposed projects, projects under construction, and projects nearing completion. Finally, Reis also maintains a sales comparables database that captures information such as buyer, seller, purchase price, capitalization rate and financing details, where available, for each transaction over $2,000,000 in our covered markets. Products and Services Reis SE, available through the www.reis.com web site, serves as a delivery platform for the thousands of reports containing Reiss primary research data and forecasts. Access to the core system is by secure password only and can be customized to accommodate the needs of various customers. For example, the product can be tailored to provide access to all or only certain markets, property types and report combinations. The Reis SE interface has been refined over the past seven years to accommodate real estate professionals who need to perform market-based trend and forecast analysis, property-specific research, comparable property analysis, and generate valuation and credit analysis estimates at the single property and portfolio levels. On a quarterly basis, Reis updates thousands of neighborhood and city level reports that cover historical trends, current observations and, in a majority of its markets, five year forecasts on all key real estate market indicators. These updates are supported by property, city, and neighborhood data gathered during the prior quarter. Reports are retrievable by street address, property type (office, apartment, retail, and industrial) or market/submarket and are available as full color presentation quality documents or in spreadsheet formats. These reports are used by Reiss customers to assist in due |
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diligence and to support commercial real estate transactions such as loan originations, underwriting, acquisitions,
risk assessment (including loan loss reserves and impairment analyses), portfolio
monitoring and management, asset management, appraisal and market analysis. Other significant elements of Reis SE include: |
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real estate news stories chosen by Reis analysts to provide information relevant to a
particular market and property type; | |
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customizable email alerts that let users receive proactive updates on only those reports
or markets that they are interested in; | |
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property comparables that allow users to identify buildings with similar rents, sales or
new construction projects to their own; | |
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quarterly first glance reports that provide an early assessment of the office,
apartment, and retail sectors across the U.S. and preliminary commentary on new
construction activity; and | |
| the quarterly briefing a conference call during which Reis provides an analysis of its latest findings. |
Reis is continuously enhancing Reis SE by developing new products and applications. Examples of recently released enhancements include: |
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coverage of an additional 52 apartment markets in April 2007 with a further addition of
35 apartment markets in August 2007, bringing the total number of apartment markets
covered to 169; | |
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publication of property construction updates on a weekly basis (August 2007); | |
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introduction of a property construction search capability that allows users to identify
new construction projects near a specific address (August 2007); and | |
| the introduction of Reis SE version 4.0 in February 2008. This release introduced enhanced mapping and filtering capabilities around rent, sales and new construction comparables databases. Clients now benefit from the integration of Reis data with Microsofts Virtual Earth mapping software, and from live display of group summary statistics pertaining to structural characteristics, performance and sales. |
Reis expects to add an additional 50 metropolitan office markets to its coverage; 20 of these markets, concentrated in Florida and California, are scheduled for launch in May 2008 and the remaining 30 markets, concentrated in the Northeast and Midwest, are scheduled for launch in August 2008. |
Cost of Service and Renewal Rates Reis's data is available to customers in four primary ways: (1) annual and multi-year subscriptions to Reis SE; (2) capped subscriptions allowing customers to download a limited number of reports; (3) online credit card purchases; and (4) custom data requests. Annual subscription fees range from $1,000 to over $500,000, depending on the combination of markets, property types and reports subscribed to and allow the client to download an unlimited number of reports over a 12-month period. Capped subscriptions generally range from $1,000 to $25,000 and allow clients to download a fixed number of reports over a 12-month period. Credit card sales typically range from $150 to $695 per report and are available to anyone who visits Reis's retail web site or contacts Reis via telephone, fax or email. However, certain reports are only available by a subscription or capped subscription account. Finally, custom data deliverables range in price from $1,000 for a specific data element to hundreds of thousands of dollars for custom portfolio valuation and credit analysis. Subscription renewal rates are an important measure of customer satisfaction. As of December 31, 2007, over the past five years, Reis has renewed an average of 94% of its subscription revenue. Customer Service and Training Reis focuses heavily on proactive training and customer support. Reis's dedicated customer service team offers customized on-site training and web-based and telephonic support, maximizes product knowledge, and solicits customer input for future product |
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enhancements and promotes usage. The corporate training team meets regularly with a large proportion of
Reis's customers to identify opportunities for product adoption and increased usage. Additional points
of customer contact include mid-year service reviews, a web-based customer feedback program and account
manager visits. Proprietary Rights To protect our proprietary rights, we rely upon a combination of: |
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trade secret, copyright, trademark, database protection and other laws at the Federal, state and local level; | |
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nondisclosure, non-competition and other contractual provisions with employees, vendors and consultants; | |
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restrictive license agreements with customers; and | |
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We protect our softwares source
code and our database as either trade secrets or under copyright law.
We license our services under license agreements that restrict the disclosure and use of our proprietary
information and prohibit the unauthorized reproduction, re-engineering or transfer of the information in
the products and/or services we provide. We also protect the secrecy of our proprietary database, our trade secrets and our proprietary information through confidentiality and noncompetition agreements with our employees, vendors and consultants. Our services also include technical measures designed to deter and detect unauthorized copying of our intellectual property. We have filed trademark applications to register our most prominent trademarks, including "Reis", the Reis logo and "Your Window Onto the Real Estate Market". Competition Real estate transactions involve multiple participants who require accurate historical and current market information. Key factors that influence the competitive position of commercial real estate information vendors include: the depth and breadth of underlying databases; price; ease of use, flexibility and functionality of the software; the ability to keep the data up to date; scope of coverage by geography and property type; customer training and support; adoption of the service by industry leaders; consistent product innovation; and recognition by business trade publications. Reis's senior management believes that, on a national level, only a small number of firms serve the property information needs of commercial real estate investors and lenders. Reis competes directly and indirectly for customers with online services or web sites targeted to commercial real estate professionals such as Costar Group, Inc., Real Capital Analytics, Inc., Torto Wheaton Research, Property and Portfolio Research, Inc. and LoopNet, Inc., as well as with in-house real estate research departments. Wellsfords Historic Business The Company was originally formed on January 8, 1997 as a corporate subsidiary of Wellsford Residential Property Trust (which we refer to as the Residential Trust). On May 30, 1997, Residential Trust merged (which we refer to as the EQR Merger) with Equity Residential, or EQR, at which time Residential Trust contributed certain of its assets to the Company and the Company assumed certain liabilities of Residential Trust and Residential Trust distributed to its common stockholders all of its outstanding shares of the Company. Prior to the adoption of the Company's Plan of Liquidation, which we refer to as the Plan (see below), the Company was operating as a real estate merchant banking firm which acquired, developed, financed and operated real properties and invested in private and public real estate companies. The Company's primary operating activities immediately prior to the Merger were the development, construction and sale of its three residential projects and its approximate 23% ownership interest in Private Reis. The Company continues to develop, construct and sell these remaining residential projects. |
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Residential Development Activities At March 31, 2008, the Companys residential development activities and other investments were comprised primarily of the following: |
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The 259 unit Gold Peak condominium development in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, which we
refer to as Gold Peak. Sales commenced in January 2006 and 205 Gold Peak units were sold
as of March 31, 2008. | |
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The Orchards, a single family home development in East Lyme, Connecticut, upon which the
Company could build 161 single family homes on 224 acres, which we refer to as East
Lyme. Sales commenced in June 2006 and 21 homes were sold as of March 31, 2008. | |
| The Stewardship, a single family home development in Claverack, New York, which is subdivided into 48 developable single family home lots on 235 acres, which we refer to as Claverack. |
Additional Segment Financial Information See Footnote 3 of the consolidated financial statements included in this filing for additional information regarding the Companys segments. Merger with Private Reis On October 11, 2006, the Company announced that it and Reis Services entered into a definitive merger agreement with Private Reis to acquire Private Reis and that the Merger was approved by the independent members of the Companys board of directors, which we refer to as the Board. The Merger was approved by the stockholders of both the Company and Private Reis on May 30, 2007 and was completed later that day. The previously announced Plan of the Company was terminated as a result of the Merger and the Company returned to the going concern basis of accounting from the liquidation basis of accounting. For accounting purposes, the Merger was deemed to have occurred at the close of business on May 31, 2007 and the statements of operations include the operations of Reis Services, effective June 1, 2007. The merger agreement provided for half of the aggregate consideration to be paid in Company stock and the remaining half to be paid in cash to Private Reis stockholders, except Wellsford Capital, the Company's subsidiary which owned a 23% converted preferred interest and which received only Company stock. The Company issued 4,237,074 shares of common stock to Private Reis stockholders, other than Wellsford Capital, paid $25,000,000 of the cash consideration funded by a $27,000,000 bank loan facility, which we refer to as the Bank Loan, the commitment for which was obtained by Private Reis in October 2006 and was drawn upon immediately prior to the Merger, and paid approximately $9,573,000 provided by the Company. The per share value of the Company's common stock, for purposes of the exchange of stock interests in the Merger, had been previously established at $8.16 per common share. The value of the Companys stock for purposes of recording the acquisition was based upon the average closing price of the Companys stock for a short period near the date that the merger agreement was executed of $7.10 per common share, as provided for under relevant accounting literature. Upon the completion of the Merger and the settlement of certain outstanding loans, Lloyd Lynford and Jonathan Garfield, both executive officers and directors of Private Reis, became the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President, respectively, of the Company and both became directors of the Company. The Companys former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Jeffrey Lynford, remained Chairman of the Company. Lloyd Lynford and Jeffrey Lynford are brothers. The merger agreement provided that the outstanding loans to Lloyd Lynford and Mr. Garfield aggregating approximately $1,305,000 be simultaneously satisfied with 159,873 of the Companys shares received by them in the Merger. Immediately following the consummation of the Merger, the Private Reis stockholders owned approximately 38% of the Company. As the Company is the acquirer for accounting purposes, the acquisition has been accounted for as a purchase by the Company. Accordingly, the acquisition price of the remainder of Private Reis acquired in this transaction combined with the historical cost basis of the Companys historical investment in Private Reis has been allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on respective fair values. |
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Plan of Liquidation and Return to Going Concern Accounting On May 19, 2005, the Board approved the Plan, and on November 17, 2005, the Companys stockholders ratified the Plan. The Plan contemplated the orderly sale of each of the Companys remaining assets, which are either owned directly or through the Companys joint ventures, the collection of all outstanding loans from third parties, the orderly disposition or completion of construction of development properties, the discharge of all outstanding liabilities to third parties and, after the establishment of appropriate reserves, the distribution of all remaining cash to stockholders. The Plan also permitted the Board to acquire additional Private Reis shares and/or discontinue the Plan without further stockholder approval. Upon consummation of the Merger, the Plan was terminated. As required by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP, the Company adopted the liquidation basis of accounting as of the close of business on November 17, 2005. Under the liquidation basis of accounting, assets are stated at their estimated net realizable value and liabilities are stated at their estimated settlement amounts, which estimates have been periodically reviewed and adjusted as appropriate. The Companys net assets in liquidation at March 31, 2007 were: |
March 31, 2007 | |||||
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Net assets in liquidation | $ | 57,504,451 | |||
Per share | $ | 8.65 | |||
Common stock outstanding | 6,646,738 |
The reported amounts for net assets in liquidation presented development projects at estimated net realizable values after giving
effect to the present value discounting of estimated net proceeds therefrom. All other assets were presented at estimated net
realizable value on an undiscounted basis. The amount also included reserves for future estimated general and administrative expenses
and other costs and for cash payments on outstanding stock options during the liquidation. The Company has returned to the going concern basis of accounting effective at the close of business on May 31, 2007. Critical Business Metrics of the Reis Services Business Management considers certain metrics in evaluating the performance of the Reis Services business which are revenue, revenue growth, EBITDA (which is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), EBITDA growth and EBITDA margin. Following is a presentation of these historical metrics for the Reis Services business (for a reconciliation of GAAP net income to EBITDA for each of the periods presented here, see below). The pro forma information for the three months ended March 31, 2007 is presented as if the Merger had been consummated, the proceeds from the Bank Loan had been received, and the Plan had been terminated as of January 1, 2006. This pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results would have been had the Merger been consummated, the proceeds from the Bank Loan been received and the Plan been terminated as of January 1, 2006, nor does it purport to represent future results. |
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For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
Percentage | |||||||||||||
2008 |
2007 (Pro Forma) |
Increase |
Increase | |||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 6,411 | $ | 5,438 | $ | 973 | 17.9 | % | ||||||
EBITDA | $ | 2,692 | $ | 1,737 | $ | 955 | 55.0 | % | ||||||
EBITDA margin | 42.0 | % | 31.9 | % | ||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended |
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March 31, 2008 |
December 31, 2007 |
Increase |
Percentage Increase | |||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 6,411 | $ | 6,398 | $ | 13 | 0.2 | % | ||||||
EBITDA | $ | 2,692 | $ | 2,575 | $ | 117 | 4.5 | % | ||||||
EBITDA margin | 42.0 | % | 40.2 | % |
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Reis Services's EBITDA in the first quarter of 2008 grew 4.5% over the fourth quarter of 2007 and grew 55.0% over the first quarter
of 2007. Revenue was stable from the fourth quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2008. Reis Services is able to grow revenue through new business as well as price increases in connection with renewals. Reis Services has historically experienced higher revenue during the second half of any calendar year because a greater number of our contracts have renewed, coupled with price increases, in the second half of each year. This results from several historical operating facts: |
| First, Reis SE was launched in June 2001 and, as a result, our initial contracts were bunched in the end of that year. | |
| Second, historically, Private Reis's fiscal year ended on October 31 of each year, and many contracts were executed and/or renewed shortly before the end of that fiscal year. | |
| Third, many of our customers prefer to sign contracts in the fourth calendar quarter in conjunction with spending remaining funds for the current year's budget or determining allocations with respect to future budgets. | |
| Fourth, we are a subscription-based business, where the majority of our contracts are for an annual or multi-year period. We recognize subscription revenue on a straight line basis over the life of the relevant contract. Therefore, any increase in revenue related to a contract renewal would only occur in the period in which the renewal occurs. Following that quarterly period, there would be no consecutive quarter-over-quarter revenue growth until the period in which the next renewal, coupled with a price increase, occurs. |
Accordingly, meaningful revenue growth occurs in heavy renewal periods in conjunction with any price increases. Also, other factors may impact consecutive quarter-over-quarter growth, including the introduction of new products and non-recurring consulting or valuation work. These items, however, did not have a material impact in evaluating revenues for the fourth quarter of 2007 and the first quarter of 2008. |
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Although EBITDA is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP, senior management uses EBITDA to measure operational and management performance. Management believes that EBITDA is an appropriate metric that may be used by investors as a supplemental financial measure to be considered in addition to the reported GAAP basis financial information to assist investors in evaluating and understanding the Company's business from year to year or period to period, as applicable. Further, EBITDA provides the reader with the ability to understand our operational performance while isolating non-cash charges, such as depreciation and amortization expenses and stock based compensation, as well as other non-operating items, such as interest income, interest expense and income taxes. Management also believes that disclosing EBITDA will provide better comparability to other companies in Reis Services's type of business. However, investors should not consider this measure in isolation or as a substitute for net income, operating income, or any other measure for determining operating performance that is calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, because EBITDA is not calculated in accordance with GAAP, it may not necessarily be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies. Reconciliations of EBITDA to the most comparable GAAP financial measure, net income, follows for each identified period: |
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Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 |
Reis Services |
Residential Development Activities and Other* |
Consolidated | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 448 | |||||||||
Income tax expense | 400 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | 1,249 | $ | (401 | ) | 848 | |||||
Add back: | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 1,066 | 65 | 1,131 | ||||||||
Interest expense (income), net | 377 | (215 | ) | 162 | |||||||
Stock based compensation benefit, net | -- | (31 | ) | (31 | ) | ||||||
EBITDA | $ | 2,692 | $ | (582 | ) | $ | 2,110 | ||||
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Reconciliation of Pro Forma Net Income to Pro Forma EBITDA for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 |
Reis Services |
Residential Development Activities and Other* |
Consolidated | ||||||||
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Pro forma net (loss) | $ | (2,276 | ) | ||||||||
Income tax expense | 42 | ||||||||||
(Loss) before income taxes | $ | (45 | ) | $ | (2,189 | ) | (2,234 | ) | |||
Add back: | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 1,165 | 64 | 1,229 | ||||||||
Interest expense (income), net | 617 | (276 | ) | 341 | |||||||
Stock based compensation benefit, net | -- | 185 | 185 | ||||||||
Pro Forma EBITDA | $ | 1,737 | $ | (2,216 | ) | $ | (479 | ) | |||
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2007 |
Reis Services |
Residential Development Activities and Other* |
Consolidated | ||||||||
Net (loss) | $ | (2,441 | ) | ||||||||
Income tax (benefit) | (1,075 | ) | |||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | 1,098 | $ | (4,614 | ) | (3,516 | ) | ||||
Add back: | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 1,024 | 64 | 1,088 | ||||||||
Impairment loss on real estate assets under development | -- | 3,149 | 3,149 | ||||||||
Interest expense (income), net | 453 | (354 | ) | 99 | |||||||
Stock based compensation benefit, net | -- | 297 | 297 | ||||||||
EBITDA | $ | 2,575 | $ | (1,458 | ) | $ | 1,117 | ||||
* | Includes Gold Peak, East Lyme, the Company's other developments and corporate level income and expense. |
Results of Operations and Changes in Net Assets Results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 reflect the operations of the Company on a going concern basis and include the operating results of the Reis Services segment. Subscription revenues and related cost of sales were approximately $6,411,000 and $1,329,000, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2008 resulting in a gross profit for the Reis Services segment of approximately $5,082,000. Amortization expense included in cost of sales during this period was approximately $454,000. Revenue and cost of sales of residential units were approximately $8,384,000 and $6,928,000, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2008 with respect to the sale of 20 condominium units at the Gold Peak development and two homes at East Lyme during the period. Sales and marketing expenses and product development expenses were approximately $1,355,000 and $525,000, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and solely represent costs of the Reis Services segment. Amortization expense included in sales and marketing expenses and product development expenses during this period were approximately $255,000 and $149,000, respectively. Property operating expenses of $250,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 represents the non-capitalizable project costs and other period expenses related to the Company's residential development projects. General and administrative expenses of $3,422,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 includes current period expenses and accruals of $3,179,000 and depreciation and amortization expense of $274,000 for lease value and furniture, fixtures and equipment, offset by approximately $31,000 of net non-cash compensation benefit. This net benefit is comprised of an approximate $372,000 decrease in the reserve for option liability due to a decrease in the market price of the Company's common stock from $7.68 per share |
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at December 31, 2007 to $5.35 per share at March 31, 2008 and options settled at an amount less
than $7.68 per share during the period, offset by compensation expense from equity awards of
approximately $341,000. Interest and other income of $166,000 primarily reflects interest earned on cash for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Interest expense of $328,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 includes interest and cost amortization on the Bank Loan of $419,000, non-capitalized interest from residential development activities of $24,000 and interest from other debt of $11,000, offset by the effect of the capitalization of interest of $126,000 from the Bank Loan to residential developments in accordance with existing accounting rules. The income tax expense during the three months ended March 31, 2008 of $400,000 reflects current state and local taxes of $38,000, current Federal alternative minimum tax ("AMT") of $30,000 and deferred Federal, state and local taxes aggregating $332,000. Changes in net assets in liquidation for the three months ended March 31, 2007 During the three months ended March 31, 2007, net assets in liquidation decreased approximately $91,000. This decrease is the net result of (1) an increase to the option cancellation reserve of approximately $430,000 due to the increase in the market price of the Company's stock from $7.52 per share at December 31, 2006 to $7.83 per share at March 31, 2007 and (2) sales of real estate assets under development and other changes in net real estate assets under developement from the updating of cash flow valuation calculations during the period of approximately $133,000, offset by (3) operating income of approximately $472,000 which primarily consisted of interest income earned from cash and cash equivalents during the period. Income Taxes Private Reis had net operating loss ("NOL") carryforwards aggregating approximately $11,800,000 at May 30, 2007 expiring in the years 2019 to 2026. These losses may be utilized against consolidated taxable income, subject to a $5,300,000 annual limitation. The Company separately has NOLs which resulted from the Company's merger with Value Property Trust ("VLP") in 1998 and its operating losses in 2004, 2006 and 2007 (prior to the Merger). There is an annual limitation on the use of such NOLs after an ownership change, pursuant to Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). As a result of the Merger, the Company has experienced such an ownership change which has resulted in a new annual limitation on the ability to utilize the Company's NOLs, which is estimated to be $2,779,000. As a result of the new annual limitation and expirations, the Company expects that it could only potentially utilize approximately $38,100,000 of these remaining NOLs at December 31, 2007. Of such amount, approximately $4,400,000 will expire in 2008 and approximately $5,558,000 will expire in 2010. A further requirement of the tax rules is that after a corporation experiences an ownership change, it must satisfy the "continuity of business enterprise" requirement (which generally requires that a corporation continue its historic business or use a significant portion of its historic business assets in its business for the two-year period beginning on the date of the ownership change) to be able to utilize its NOLs. There can be no assurance that this requirement will be met with respect to the Merger ownership change. If the Company fails to satisfy this requirement, the Company would be unable to utilize any of its NOLs; however, there would be no such limitation on the Private Reis NOLs. Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The net deferred tax liability was approximately $1,646,000 and $1,314,000 at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively, and is reflected as a non-current liability in the accompanying balance sheets. The significant portion of the net deferred tax liability relates to the intangible assets recorded at the time of the Merger in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 141. SFAS No. 109 requires a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets if, based on the weight of the evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Accordingly, management has determined that a valuation allowance of approximately $20,500,000 at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 was necessary. The allowance at December 31, 2007 relates primarily to existing NOLs of the Company, AMT credits and the excess of a portion of the tax basis of certain real estate development assets over their respective financial statement basis. The Company recorded the tax benefits of certain tax assets of approximately $2,378,000 as part of the purchase price allocation relating to the Merger in 2007. The Company is not aware of any new uncertain tax provisions to be considered in the FIN 48 reserve for the three months ended March 31, 2008. |
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Liquidity and Capital Resources The Company expects to meet its short-term liquidity requirements such as current operating and capitalizable costs, near-term product development and enhancements of the web site and databases, the current portion of long-term debt including mandatory minimum principal repayments on the East Lyme Construction Loan, operating and capital leases, construction and development costs, other capital expenditures, cancellation of outstanding stock options, debt repayments or additional collateral for construction loans, generally through the use of available cash, cash generated from the operations of Reis Services (restricted to use for obligations of Reis Services), sales of condominium units, single family homes and land, the sale or realization of other assets, releases from escrow reserves and accounts, interest revenue, the availability of $2,000,000 for working capital purposes of Reis Services under the Bank Loan, and proceeds from construction financings, refinancings, modifications to borrowing capacity and covenant terms on existing construction loans and the ability to extend maturity dates on existing construction financings through the use of available extension options and future negotiated loan modifications. The Company expects to meet its long-term liquidity requirements such as future operating and capitalizable costs, long-term product development and enhancements of the web site and databases, the non-current portion of long-term debt, operating and capital leases, construction and development costs, other capital expenditures and debt repayments or additional collateral for construction loans generally through the use of available cash, cash generated from the operations of Reis Services (restricted to use for obligations of Reis Services), sales of condominium units, single family homes and land, interest revenue, the availability of $2,000,000 for working capital purposes of Reis Services under the Bank Loan, and proceeds from construction financing, refinancings, modifications to terms and borrowing capacity and covenant terms on existing construction loans and the ability to extend maturity dates on existing construction financings through the use of available extension options and future negotiated loan modifications. Cash and cash equivalents aggregated approximately $25,601,000 at March 31, 2008. Management considers such amount to be adequate and expects it to continue to be adequate to meet operating and lender liquidity requirements in both the short and long terms. Reis Services Bank Loan In connection with the merger agreement, Private Reis entered into an agreement, dated October 11, 2006, with the Bank of Montreal, Chicago Branch, as administrative agent and BMO Capital Markets, as lead arranger, which provides for a term loan of up to an aggregate of $20,000,000 and revolving loans up to an aggregate of $7,000,000. Loan proceeds were used to finance $25,000,000 of the cash portion of the Merger consideration and the remaining $2,000,000 may be utilized for future working capital needs of Reis Services. The loans are secured by a security interest in substantially all of the assets, tangible and intangible, of Reis Services and a pledge by the Company of its membership interest in Reis Services. The Bank Loan restricts the amount of payments Reis Services can make to the Company each year. The balance of the Bank Loan was $23,875,000 and $24,250,000 at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. Reis Services is required to (1) make principal payments on the term loan on a quarterly basis commencing on June 30, 2007 in increasing amounts pursuant to the payment schedule provided in the credit agreement, and (2) permanently reduce the revolving loan commitments on a quarterly basis commencing on March 31, 2010. Additional principal payments are payable if Reis Services's annual cash flow exceeds certain amounts, as defined in the credit agreement. The final maturity date of all amounts borrowed pursuant to the credit agreement is September 30, 2012. At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the interest rate was LIBOR + 2.50% (LIBOR was 2.70% and 4.60% at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively). LIBOR spreads are based on a leverage ratio, as defined in the credit agreement. Interest spreads could range from a high of LIBOR + 3.00% (if the leverage ratio is greater than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00) to a low of LIBOR + 1.50% (if the leverage ratio is less than 2.75 to 1.00). Reis Services also pays a fee on the unused $2,000,000 portion of the revolving loan of 0.50% per annum, as well as an annual administration fee of $25,000. The Bank Loan requires interest rate protection in an aggregate notional principal amount of not less than 50% of the outstanding balance of the Bank Loan. The term of any interest rate protection must be for a minimum of three years. An interest rate cap was purchased for $109,000 in June 2007, which caps LIBOR at 5.50% on $15,000,000 from June 2007 to June 2010. The fair value of the cap was approximately $4,000 and $19,000 at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. The change in the fair value of approximately $15,000 was charged to interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2008. |
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Residential Development Debt In April 2005, the Company obtained development and construction financing for Gold Peak in the aggregate amount of approximately $28,800,000, which we refer to as the Gold Peak Construction Loan. The Gold Peak Construction Loan bears interest at LIBOR + 1.65% per annum, matures in November 2009 and has additional extensions at the Company's option upon satisfaction of certain conditions being met by the borrower. Borrowings occur as costs are expended and principal repayments are made as units are sold. The balance of the Gold Peak Construction Loan was approximately $3,264,000 and $6,417,000 at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. The Company has a 5% LIBOR cap expiring in June 2008 for the Gold Peak Construction Loan. In December 2004, the Company obtained development and construction financing for East Lyme in the aggregate amount of approximately $21,177,000, which we refer to as the East Lyme Construction Loan. The East Lyme Construction Loan was extended with term modifications on April 28, 2008. The Company had not met the minimum home sale requirement condition and the lender extended the December 2007 maturity date to May 15, 2008 during the negotiation process. The interest rate for the East Lyme Construction Loan increased from LIBOR + 2.15% to LIBOR + 2.50% over the extension period which matures in June 2009. The extension terms also require minimum principal repayments if repayments from sales proceeds are not sufficient to meet required repayment amounts. The minimum liquidity requirement (described below) was also reduced from $10,000,000 to $7,500,000 with further decreases as the balance of the development portion of the loan is permanently reduced. The balance of the East Lyme Construction Loan was approximately $6,977,000 and $6,966,000 at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. The East Lyme Construction Loan and Gold Peak Construction Loan require the Company to have a minimum GAAP net worth, as defined, of $50,000,000. The Company may be required to make an additional $2,000,000 cash collateral deposit for the East Lyme Construction Loan and a $2,000,000 paydown of the Gold Peak Construction Loan if net worth, as defined, is below $50,000,000. The Company is required to maintain minimum liquidity levels at each quarter end for the East Lyme and Gold Peak Construction Loans, the most restrictive of which is $10,000,000 at March 31, 2008. As a result of the extension and modification on the East Lyme Construction Loan, the minimum liquidity level was reduced to $7,500,000. The lender for the East Lyme Construction Loan has also provided a $3,000,000 letter of credit to a municipality in connection with the construction of public roads at the East Lyme project. The Company has posted $1,300,000 of restricted cash as collateral for this letter of credit. During January 2008, the letter of credit requirement was reduced to $1,750,000 by the municipality. Other Items Impacting Liquidity Palomino Park Gold Peak Gold Peak consists of 259 condominium units on the remaining 29 acre land parcel at Palomino Park. Gold Peak unit sales commenced in January 2006. At March 31, 2008, there were 13 Gold Peak units under contract with nominal down payments. The following table provides information regarding Gold Peak sales: |
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2007 |
March 31, 2008 | |||||||||
Number of units sold | 20 | 21 | 205 | ||||||||
Gross sales proceeds | $ | 6,832,000 | $ | 6,547,000 | $ | 62,800,000 | |||||
Principal paydown on Gold Peak Construction Loan | $ | 4,314,000 | $ | 4,329,000 | $ | 44,523,000 |
East Lyme The Company has a 95% ownership interest as managing member of a venture which originally owned 101 single family home lots situated on 139 acres of land in East Lyme, Connecticut upon which it is constructing houses for sale. The Company purchased the land for $6,200,000 in June 2004. After purchasing the land, the Company executed an agreement with a homebuilder to construct the homes for this project. The homebuilder is a 5% partner in the project and receives other consideration. |
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During the fourth quarter of 2005, the model home was completed and home sales commenced in June 2006. At March 31, 2008, three East Lyme homes were under contract for which deposits of 10% of the contract sales price were provided by the buyers. The following table provides information regarding East Lyme sales: |
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2007 |
March 31, 2008 | |||||||||
Number of homes sold | 2 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||
Gross sales proceeds | $ | 1,552,000 | $ | 1,384,000 | $ | 14,939,000 | |||||
Principal paydown on East Lyme Construction Loan | $ | 1,344,000 | $ | 1,243,000 | $ | 13,375,000 |
At the time of the initial land purchase, the Company executed an option to purchase a contiguous 85 acre parcel of land which can be
used to develop 60 single family homes (the "East Lyme Land") and subsequently acquired the East Lyme Land in November 2005. The East
Lyme Land requires remediation of pesticides used on the property when it was an apple orchard at a cost estimated by management to
be approximately $1,000,000. Remediation costs were considered in evaluating the value of the property for liquidation basis purposes
at March 31, 2007. This estimate continues to be recognized as a liability in the going concern balance sheet at March 31, 2008 and
December 31, 2007. This estimate could change in the future as plans for the remediation are finalized. An expected time frame for
the remediation has not been established as of the date of this report. Other Developments Claverack Through November 2007, the Company had a 75% ownership interest in a joint venture that owned two land parcels aggregating approximately 300 acres in Claverack, New York. The Company acquired its interest in the joint venture for $2,250,000 in November 2004. One land parcel was subdivided into seven single family home lots on approximately 65 acres. The remaining 235 acres, known as The Stewardship, which was originally subdivided into six single family home lots, now is subdivided into 48 developable single family home lots. In February 2007, Claverack sold one lot to the venture partner, leaving four lots of the original seven lots available for sale. In November 2007, the joint venture partner's interest in the joint venture was redeemed in exchange for the remaining four lots, representing the remaining approximate 45 acres of the original 65 acre parcel. This resulted in the Company being the sole owner of The Stewardship. Stock Option Plans At December 31, 2007, the option liability was approximately $527,000 based upon the difference in the closing stock price of the Company at December 31, 2007 of $7.68 per share and the individual exercise prices of the outstanding 178,124 "in-the-money" options that are accounted for as a liability award at that date. At March 31, 2008, the option liability was approximately $99,000 based upon the difference in the closing stock price of the Company at March 31, 2008 of $5.35 per share and the individual exercise price of the outstanding 138,245 "in-the-money" options that are accounted for as a liability award at that date. The Company recorded a compensation benefit in the three months ended March 31, 2008 in general and administrative expenses in the statement of operations of approximately $372,000, as a result of the stock price declines during the period. Changes in the settlement value of option awards treated under the liability method as defined by SFAS No. 123R are reflected as income or expense in the statements of operations under the going concern basis of accounting. The estimate for option cancellations could change from period to period based upon (1) an option holder either (a) exercising the options in a traditional manner or (b) electing the net cash settlement alternative and (2) changes in the market price of the Company's common stock. At each period end, an increase in the Company's common stock price would result in an increase in compensation expense, whereas a decline in the stock price would reduce compensation expense. During the three months ended March 31, 2008, an aggregate of 22,155 options were settled with net cash payments aggregating approximately $55,000. |
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The Effects of Inflation/Declining Prices and Trends Reis Services The Company monitors commercial real estate industry and market trends to determine their potential impact on its products and product development initiatives. To date, neither the recent volatility in the U.S. housing and residential mortgage markets as well as the credit markets in general, nor the slowdown in commercial real estate market activity has materially affected the marketability of the Company's products or the renewal rates of its subscription services. During historical periods of economic and commercial real estate market volatility, Private Reis experienced stable demand for current information on changing market conditions and an increase in demand for its portfolio products as mortgage lenders place greater emphasis on assessing portfolio risk. There is no assurance that the level of demand for Reis Services's products will continue through future market volatility. Condominium and Home Sales As the softening of the national housing market continues, the Company's operations relating to residential development and the sale of homes have been negatively impacted in markets where the Company owns property. Demand at certain of the Company's projects and sales of inventory are lower than expected resulting in price concessions and/or additional incentives being offered, a slower pace of construction, building only homes which are under contract and the consideration of selling home lots either individually or in bulk instead of building homes. The East Lyme project experienced an increase in sales activity and construction of single family homes being built for contract during the second and third quarters of 2007, primarily driven by a multinational pharmaceutical firm's relocation of its employees to a local research facility. This increase in construction and sales activity for this project has not been sustained. The continuing increases in energy costs and construction materials (such as concrete, lumber and sheetrock) could adversely impact our home building business. As costs increase, our products become more expensive to build and profit margins could deteriorate. In order to maintain profit margin levels, we may need to increase sale prices of our condominiums and homes if such increases can be sustained in the current market conditions. A continuing rise in energy costs, the uncertainty as to the United States economy in general and more specific to the local economies where our residential activities are located, as well as increasing illiquidity in the residential mortgage market may negatively impact our marketing efforts and the ability for buyers to afford and/or finance the purchase of one of our homes or lots, which could result in the inability to meet targeted sales prices or cause us to offer sale price reductions. The Company has limited its exposure from the effects of increasing interest on its construction loans and a portion of the Bank Loan by purchasing interest rate caps. The number and timing of future sales of any residential units by the Company could be adversely impacted by the availability of credit to potential buyers and the inability of potential home buyers to sell their existing homes. In December 2007, the Company recorded aggregate impairment charges of approximately $3,149,000 related to East Lyme and the East Lyme Land. These charges were the result of continuing deteriorating market conditions in the fourth quarter of 2007 and management's expectations for the future. The Company utilized assumptions in its discounted cash flow model that reflected the negative impact of the current market conditions and the negative effects on sales revenue, sales velocity, costs and the development plan. Further deterioration in market conditions, or other factors, may result in additional impairment charges in future periods. Changes in Cash Flows Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2008 to the three months ended March 31, 2007 Cash flows for three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 are summarized as follows: |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
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2008 |
2007 | |||||||
Going Concern Basis |
Liquidation Basis | |||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 6,629,909 | $ | 2,376,478 | ||||
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (618,747 | ) | 22,539 | |||||
Net cash (used in) financing activities | (3,648,332 | ) | (2,144,783 | ) | ||||
Net increse in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,362,830 | $ | 254,234 | ||||
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Cash flows from operating activities changed $4,253,000 from $2,376,000 provided in the 2007 period to
$6,629,000 provided in the 2008 period. The significant components of this change related to cash
provided by the operating results of the Reis Services segment and our residential development
activities. Cash flows from investing activities changed $642,000 from $23,000 provided in the 2007 period to $619,000 used in the 2008 period. The significant components of this change related to the use of cash for investment in web site and database development of $453,000 and investments in other real estate assets of $348,000, offset by an increase in the return of capital from the Company's investment in Clairborne Fordham of $109,000. Cash flows from financing activities changed $1,503,000 from $2,145,000 used in the 2007 period to $3,648,000 used in the 2008 period primarily from the net effect of borrowings and repayments. Borrowings on the East Lyme and Gold Peak construction loans aggregated $2,517,000 during the 2008 period as compared to $3,427,000 in the 2007 period, primarily as a result of fewer buildings under construction in the 2008 period as we are nearing completion of the construction phase for the Gold Peak project. During the 2008 period, approximately $4,314,000 was repaid on the Gold Peak Construction Loan from 20 condominium sales and $1,344,000 was repaid on the East Lyme Construction Loan from two home sales. During the 2007 period, approximately $4,329,000 was repaid on the Gold Peak Construction Loan from twenty-one condominium unit sales and approximately $1,243,000 was repaid on the East Lyme Construction Loan from two home sales. During the 2008 period, $375,000 was repaid on the Bank Loan. Other debt repayments in the 2008 period aggregated $76,000. Payments for option cancellations were approximately $55,000 in the 2008 period, whereas there were none during the comparable 2007 period. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements The Company makes forward-looking statements in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements may relate to the Company's or management's outlook or expectations for earnings, revenues, expenses, asset quality, or other future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations, or the impact of legal, regulatory or supervisory matters on our business, operations or performance. Specifically, forward-looking statements may include: |
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statements relating to future services and product development of the Reis Services segment; | |
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statements relating to future business prospects, potential acquisitions, revenue, expenses, income, cash flows, valuation of assets and liabilities and other business
metrics of the Company and its businesses, including EBITDA; and | |
| statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words "estimate," "plan," "project," "intend," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "seek," "target" or similar expressions. |
These statements reflect management's judgment based on currently available information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. With respect to these forward-looking statements, management has made certain assumptions. Future performance cannot be assured. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: |
| revenues may be lower than expected; | |
| the possibility of litigation arising as a result of terminating the Plan; | |
| adverse changes in the real estate industry and the markets in which the Company operates; | |
| the inability to retain and increase the Company's customer base; | |
| competition; | |
| the inability to attract and retain sales and senior management personnel; | |
| difficulties in protecting the security, confidentiality, integrity and reliability of the Company's data; | |
| legal and regulatory issues; |
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| changes in accounting policies or practices; and | |
| the risk factors listed under "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of the Company's report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, which was filed with the SEC on March 14, 2008. |
You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect any events or circumstances after the date of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. |
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. | |
The Company's primary market risk exposure has been to changes in interest rates. This risk is generally
managed by limiting the Company's financing exposures, to the extent possible, by purchasing interest
rate caps when deemed appropriate. At March 31, 2008, the Company's only exposure to interest rates was variable rate based debt. This exposure was minimized in certain circumstances through the use of interest rate caps. The following table presents the effect of a 1% increase in the applicable base rates of variable rate debt at March 31, 2008: |
(amounts in thousands) | Balance at March 31, 2008 |
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Caps at March 31, 2008 |
LIBOR Cap |
LIBOR at March 31, 2008 |
Additional Interest Incurred | ||||
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Variable rate debt: | |||||||||
With interest rate caps: | |||||||||
Gold Peak Construction Loan | $ | 3,264 | $ | 6,000 | 5.00% | 2.70% | $ | 33 | (A)(B) |
Bank Loan | 23,875 | $ | 15,000 | 5.50% | 2.70% | 239 | (A) | ||
27,139 | 272 | ||||||||
Without interest rate caps: | |||||||||
East Lyme Construction Loan | 6,977 | $ | -- | N/A | 2.70% | 70 | (B) | ||
$ | 34,116 | $ | 342 | ||||||
(A) | Reflects additional interest which could be incurred on the loan balance amount in excess of the notional amount at March 31, 2008 as a result of a 1% increase in LIBOR, plus any increase from the March 31, 2008 LIBOR to the LIBOR cap if less than 1%. |
(B) | An increase in interest incurred would result primarily in additional interest being capitalized into the basis of this project. |
Item 4T. Controls and Procedures. | |
As of March 31, 2008, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the
participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of
the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures
as of March 31, 2008 were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company
in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and
forms, and to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management,
including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure. There has been no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the quarter covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting. |
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Part II. Other Information. | |
Item 1. Legal Proceedings. | |
The Company and its subsidiaries are not presently a party to any material litigation. | |
Item 1A. Risk Factors. | |
A wide range of risks may affect our business and financial results, now and in the future; however, we
consider the risks described under "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our annual report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2007, which was filed with the SEC on March 14, 2008, to be the most
significant. There may be other currently unknown or unpredictable economic, business, competitive,
governmental or other factors that could have material adverse effects on our business or future results. | |
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. | |
None. | |
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities. | |
None. | |
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | |
None. |
Item 5. Other Information. | |
None. | |
Item 6. Exhibits. | |
Exhibits filed with this Form 10-Q: |
Exhibit No. |
Description |
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31.1 | Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
31.2 | Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
32.1 | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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SIGNATURES |
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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. |
REIS, INC. | ||
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By: | /s/ Mark P. Cantaluppi Mark P. Cantaluppi Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |
Dated: May 12, 2008 |
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Exhibit 31.1 |
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a), AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 |
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I, Lloyd Lynford, Chief Executive Officer of Reis, Inc., certify that: | ||
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Reis, Inc.; | |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with
respect to the period covered by this report; | |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods
presented in this report; | |
4. | The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: | |
a. | designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |
b. | designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
c. | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report
based on such evaluation; and | |
d. | disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and | |
5. | The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent function): | |
a. | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and | |
b. | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 12, 2008 | |
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By: | /s/ Lloyd Lynford Lloyd Lynford Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 31.2 |
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a), AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 |
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I, Mark P. Cantaluppi, Chief Financial Officer of Reis, Inc., certify that: | ||
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Reis, Inc.; | |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with
respect to the period covered by this report; | |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods
presented in this report; | |
4. | The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: | |
a. | designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |
b. | designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
c. | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report
based on such evaluation; and | |
d. | disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and | |
5. | The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent function): | |
a. | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and | |
b. | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 12, 2008 | |
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By: | /s/ Mark P. Cantaluppi Mark P. Cantaluppi Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 32.1 | ||
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 | ||
In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Reis, Inc. (the "Company") for the period ended March 31, 2008 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), we, Lloyd Lynford, Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, and Mark P. Cantaluppi, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each certify, to the best of our knowledge, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that: | ||
1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934; and | |
2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
/s/ Lloyd Lynford Lloyd Lynford Chief Executive Officer Reis, Inc. | |
/s/ Mark P. Cantaluppi Mark P. Cantaluppi Chief Financial Officer Reis, Inc. |
May 12, 2008 A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. |