AMREP Corp. (AXR) Files Quarterly Report for the Period Ended on 2008-10-31

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Dec 15, 2008
AMREP Corp. (AXR, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2008-10-31.

AMREP CORP.is a real estate developer and builder of housingnational distributor of magazines and a provider of subscriptionfulfillment services for publishers. It is the developer and majorbuilder of single-family homes at Rio Rancho New Mexico and morerecently has entered the Denver Colorado home-building market. AMREP Corp. has a market cap of $173.4 million; its shares were traded at around $33.08 with a P/E ratio of 23.7 and P/S ratio of 1.01. AMREP Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 20.5% over the past 10 years.


Highlight of Business Operations:

Three months ended

October 31:

Developed

Residential 0.4 $ 86 $ 244 10.0 $ 2,740 $ 274

Commercial - - - - - -

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Total Developed 0.4 86 244 10.0 2,740 274

Undeveloped 87.1 4,724 54 11.0 421 38

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Total 87.5 $ 4,810 $ 55 21.0 $ 3,161 $ 151

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Six months ended

October 31:

Developed

Residential 1.8 $ 428 $ 238 30.0 $ 9,468 $ 316

Commercial 1.0 126 126 14.0 2,921 209

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Total Developed 2.8 554 198 44.0 12,389 282

Undeveloped 131.9 5,519 42 302.0 8,922 30

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Total 134.7 $ 6,073 $ 45 346.0 $ 21,311 $ 62

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Revenues from Media Services, including both Fulfillment Services and Newsstand

Distribution Services, remained nearly unchanged for the second quarter of 2009

versus the same period in 2008, totaling $35,254,000 this year compared to

$35,592,000 last year, and increased from $67,890,000 in the first six months of

2008 to $69,277,000 for the same period in 2009. The six month increase was

primarily attributable to the Company's Fulfillment Services operations, where

revenues were $32,158,000 and $62,826,000 for the second quarter and first six

months of 2009 compared to $32,036,000 and $61,023,000 in the same periods of

the prior year. The principal reason for the revenue increase in 2009 was the

net effect of revenue gains from new and existing clients that were offset in

part by reduced and lost business from certain customers. Revenues from

Newsstand Distribution Services operations decreased from $3,556,000 and



$6,867,000 for the second quarter and first six months of 2008 to $3,096,000 and

$6,451,000 for the same periods in 2009, primarily reflecting a softening of

magazine newsstand demand. Kable's operating expenses increased by $172,000 and

$552,000 for the second quarter and first six months of 2009 compared to the

same periods in 2008, primarily attributable to computer systems integration

costs and consulting costs of the Fulfillment Services business.



In October 2008, the Company announced a project to unify its magazine

subscription, membership and direct mail fulfillment services under one brand,

Palm Coast Data, and in one location, Palm Coast, Florida. This unification

project is expected to streamline operations, improve service to clients and

create cost efficiencies through reduced overhead costs and the elimination of

operating redundancies. The Company is still evaluating various alternatives for

this expansion, which could be in the range of $15,000,000 to $20,000,000 in

capital expenditures. The project is scheduled to be implemented over a

two-to-three year period, and over that period may involve approximately

$6,000,000 of non-recurring cash costs for severance, training and transition,

facility closings and equipment relocation. The State of Florida and the City of

Palm Coast have agreed to provide incentives for the program, including cash and

employee training grants and tax relief, which could amount to as much as

$8,000,000, largely contingent on existing job retention and new job creation.

Previously during fiscal 2008, the Company announced (i) one significant

workforce reduction in its Fulfillment Services business that occurred in the

second quarter of fiscal 2008, (ii) a plan to redistribute the work performed at

the Marion, Ohio facility of its Fulfillment Services business and the scheduled

closing of that facility that was substantially completed in August 2008, and

(iii) the consolidation of fulfillment operations customer call centers. The

Company incurred total costs directly related to the unification project of

$75,000 and $573,000 in the second quarter and first six months of 2009 compared

to $117,000 and $419,000 for the same periods of 2008, principally for severance

and consulting costs. These costs are included in the Restructuring and fire

recovery costs in the Company's consolidated statements of income and retained

earnings.



Notes payable $ 37,518 $ 25,928 $ 11,377 $ 213 $ -

Operating leases and other 26,811 5,511 10,809 7,076 3,415

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Total $ 64,329 $ 31,439 $ 22,186 $ 7,289 $ 3,415

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