AXR AMREP Corp

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

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☒   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022

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☐   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 1-4702

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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 487-0905

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933. Yes ☐    No ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Yes ☐    No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒     No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒   No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐    No ☒

As of October 29, 2021, which was the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $53,336,749. Such aggregate market value was computed by reference to the closing sale price of the registrant’s Common Stock as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange on such date. For purposes of making this calculation only, the registrant has defined affiliates as including all directors and executive officers and certain persons related to them. In making such calculation, the registrant is not making a determination of the affiliate or non-affiliate status of any holders of shares of Common Stock.

As of July 18, 2022, there were 5,254,909 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

As stated in Part III of this annual report on Form 10-K, portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be filed within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this annual report on Form 10-K are incorporated herein by reference.

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All references to the Company in this annual report on Form 10-K include the Registrant and its subsidiaries. Many of the amounts and percentages presented in this annual report on Form 10-K have been rounded for convenience of presentation. All references in this annual report on Form 10-K to 2022 and 2021 mean the Company’s fiscal years ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, unless the context otherwise indicates.

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The following table presents information on the large land development projects of the Company in New Mexico as of July 1, 2022:

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Lomas Encantadas is located in the eastern section of Unit 20 in Rio Rancho. Hawk Site and Hawk Adjacent are located in the northern section of Unit 25 in Rio Rancho. Enchanted Hills/Commerce Center is located in the eastern section of Unit 20 in Rio Rancho. Papillon is located in the northern section of Unit 25 in Rio Rancho. Paseo Gateway is located in the southern section of Unit 20 in Rio Rancho. La Mirada is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The following table presents information on the small land development projects of the Company in New Mexico as of July 1, 2022:

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In addition to the property listed in the tables above, as of July 1, 2022, the Company held undeveloped property in New Mexico of approximately 16,000 acres, approximately half of which the Company had less than 50% contiguous ownership. High contiguous ownership areas may be suitable for special assessment districts or city redevelopment areas that may allow for future development under the auspices of local government. Low contiguous ownership areas may require the purchase of a sufficient number of adjoining lots to create tracts suitable for development or may be offered for sale individually or in small groups. In 2022, the Company sold 1,233.5 acres of undeveloped property in Sandoval County, New Mexico.

Infrastructure Reimbursement Mechanisms. A portion of the Lomas Encantadas subdivision and a portion of the Enchanted Hills subdivision are subject to a public improvement district. The public improvement district reimburses the Company for certain on-site and off-site costs of developing the subdivisions by imposing a special levy on the real property owners within the district. The Company has accepted discounted prepayments of amounts due under the public improvement district.

The Company instituted private infrastructure reimbursement covenants in Lavender Fields and on a portion of the property in Hawk Site. Similar to a public improvement district, the covenants are expected to reimburse the Company for certain on-site and off-site costs of developing the subject property by imposing an assessment on the real property owners subject to the covenants. The Company has accepted discounted prepayments of amounts due under the private infrastructure reimbursement covenants.

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^1.Developed lots/acreage are any tracts of land owned by the Company that have been entitled with infrastructure work that is substantially complete.

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^2.Acreage under development is real estate owned by the Company for which entitlement or infrastructure work is currently being completed. However, there is no assurance that the acreage under development will be developed because of the nature and cost of the approval and development process and market demand for a particular use. In addition, the mix of residential and commercial acreage under development may change prior to final development. The development of this acreage will require significant additional financing or other sources of funding, which may not be available.

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^3.There is no assurance that undeveloped acreage will be developed because of the nature and cost of the approval and development process and market demand for a particular use. Undeveloped acreage is real estate that can be sold “as is” (e.g., where no entitlement or infrastructure work has begun on such property).

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Commercial Property. Out of the eight expected commercial lots in the La Mirada subdivision, the Company sold two of the commercial lots in 2022. As of July 1, 2022, the Company is in the process of constructing two 2,835 square foot, single tenant buildings – the first on a commercial lot in the La Mirada subdivision and the second on a commercial lot in Unit 10 in Rio Rancho. In 2022, the Company also sold approximately 1.8 acres of commercial property in the Enchanted Hills/Commerce Center subdivision.

In 2021, the Company constructed and sold a 14,000 square foot, single tenant retail building in the Las Fuentes at Panorama Village subdivision in Rio Rancho.

Mineral Rights. The Company owns certain minerals and mineral rights in and under approximately 55,000 surface acres of land in Sandoval County, New Mexico. The Company owns certain minerals and mineral rights in and under approximately 147 surface acres of land in Brighton, Colorado leased to a third party for as long as oil or gas is produced and marketed in paying quantities from the property or for additional limited periods of time if the lessee undertakes certain operations or makes certain de minimis shut-in royalty payments. The lessee has pooled various minerals and mineral rights, including the Company’s minerals and mineral rights, for purposes of drilling and extraction. After applying the ownership and royalty percentages of the pooled minerals and mineral rights, the lessee is required to pay the Company a royalty on oil and gas produced from the pooled property of 1.42% of the proceeds received by the lessee from the sale of such oil and gas, and such royalty will be charged with 1.42% of certain post-production costs associated with such oil and gas.

Other Real Estate Interests. The Company owns an approximately 160-acre property in Brighton, Colorado planned for 410 homes. In 2022, the Company sold its approximately 5-acre property in Parker, Colorado and 143,000 square foot warehouse and office facility located in Palm Coast, Florida. In 2021, the Company sold its 61,000 square foot warehouse and office facility located in Palm Coast, Florida.

Homebuilding

In fiscal year 2020, the Company commenced operations in New Mexico of its internal homebuilder, Amreston Homes. The Company offers a variety of home floor plans and elevations at different prices and with varying levels of options and amenities to meet the needs of homebuyers. The Company focuses on selling single-family detached and attached homes. The Company selects locations for homebuilding based on available land inventory and completion of a feasibility study. The Company utilizes third-party sales brokers for the majority of home sales. Model homes are generally used to showcase the Company’s homes and their design features. The Company provides built-to-order homes where construction of the homes does not begin until the customer signs the purchase agreement and speculative (“spec”) homes for homebuyers that require a home within a short time frame. Sales contracts with homebuyers generally require payment of a deposit at the time of contract signing and sometimes additional deposits upon selection of certain options or upgrade features for their homes. Sales contracts also typically include a financing contingency that provides homebuyers with the right to cancel if they cannot obtain mortgage financing at specified interest rates within a specified period. Contracts may also include other contingencies, such as the sale of an existing home.

The construction of homes is conducted under the supervision of the Company’s on-site construction field managers. Substantially all construction work is performed by independent subcontractors under contracts that establish a specific scope of work at an agreed-upon price. Although the Company does not yet have sufficient historical experience to observe any seasonal effect on sales and construction activities, the Company does expect some seasonality in sales and construction activities which can affect the timing of closings. But any such seasonal effect on sales is expected to be relatively insignificant compared to the effect of the timing of opening of a property for sale and the subsequent timing of closings.

The housing industry in New Mexico is highly competitive. Numerous national, regional and local homebuilders compete for homebuyers on the basis of location, price, quality, reputation, design and community amenities. This competition with other homebuilders could reduce the number of homes the Company delivers or cause the Company to accept reduced margins to maintain sales volume. The Company also competes with resales of existing homes and available rental housing. Increased competitive conditions in the residential resale or rental market could decrease demand for new homes or unfavorably impact pricing for new homes.

Materials and Labor

During 2022, the Company experienced supply chain constraints, increases in the prices of building materials, shortages of skilled labor and delays in municipal approvals and inspections in both the land development business segment and homebuilding business segment, which have caused delays in construction and the realization of revenues and increases in cost of revenues. Generally, construction materials for the Company’s operations are available from numerous sources. However, the cost and availability of certain building materials, especially lumber, steel, concrete, copper and petroleum-based materials, is influenced by changes in local and global commodity prices and capacity as well as government regulation, such as government-imposed tariffs or trade restrictions on supplies such as steel and lumber. The ability to consistently source qualified labor at reasonable prices remains challenging as labor supply

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growth has not kept pace with construction demand. To partially protect against changes in construction costs, labor and materials costs are generally established prior to or near the time when related sales contracts are signed with homebuilders or homebuyers. However, the Company cannot determine the extent to which necessary building materials and labor will be available at reasonable prices in the future.

Regulatory and Environmental Matters

The Company’s operations are subject to extensive regulations imposed and enforced by various federal, state and local governing authorities. These regulations are complex and include building codes, land zoning and other entitlement restrictions, health and safety regulations, labor practices, marketing and sales practices, environmental regulations and various other laws, rules and regulations. The applicable governing authorities frequently have broad discretion in administering these regulations. The Company may experience extended timelines for receiving required approvals from municipalities or other government agencies that can delay anticipated development and construction activities.

Government restrictions, standards or regulations intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or potential climate change impacts may result in restrictions on land development or homebuilding in certain areas and may increase energy, transportation or raw material costs, which could reduce the Company’s profit margins and adversely affect the Company’s results of operations. Weather conditions and natural disasters can harm the Company. The occurrence of natural disasters or severe weather conditions can adversely affect the cost or availability of materials or labor, delay or increase costs of land development or damage homes or land development under construction. These matters may result in delays, may cause the Company to incur substantial compliance, remediation, mitigation and other costs, and can prohibit or severely restrict land development and homebuilding activity in environmentally sensitive areas.

Human Capital Resources

As of July 1, 2022, the Company employed 22 full-time employees. The Company believes the people who work for the Company are its most important resource and are critical to the Company’s continued success. The Company focuses significant attention on attracting and retaining talented and experienced individuals to manage and support the Company’s operations. The Company strives to reward employees through competitive industry pay, benefits and other programs; instill the Company's culture with a focus on ethical behavior; and enhance employees’ performance through investments in technology, tools and training to enable employees to operate at a high level. The Company’s employees are not represented by any union. The Company considers its employee relations to be good. The Company offers employees a broad range of company-paid benefits, and the Company believes its compensation package and benefits are competitive with others in the industry. All employees are expected to exhibit and promote honest, ethical and respectful conduct in the workplace. All employees must adhere to a code of conduct that sets standards for appropriate ethical behavior.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

The Company maintains a website at www.amrepcorp.com. The Company’s annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are available free of charge through the Company’s website as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information found on the Company’s website is not part of this or any other report that the Company files with, or furnishes to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.

In addition to the Company’s website, the Securities and Exchange Commission maintains an Internet site that contains the Company’s reports, proxy and information statements, and other information that the Company electronically files with, or furnishes to, the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.

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square foot office building in Rio Rancho owned by the Company. In addition, real estate inventory and investment properties are described in Item 1 of Part I of this annual report on Form 10-K with certain mortgages associated with such real estate described in Item 7 of Part II of this annual report on Form 10-K. The Company believes its facilities are adequate for its current requirements.

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

See Item 12, which incorporates such information by reference from the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dividend Policy

The Company has paid no cash dividends on its common stock since fiscal year 2008. The Company may consider dividends from time-to-time in the future in light of conditions then existing, including earnings, financial condition, cash position, capital requirements and other needs. No assurance is given that there will be any such future dividends declared.

(1)  In March 2022, the Company repurchased 2,096,061 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $10.45 per share in a privately negotiated transaction. As of the date of the repurchase, the repurchased shares were retired and returned to the status of authorized but unissued shares of common stock. The share repurchase was not completed pursuant to a publicly announced share repurchase program of the Company.

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Item 6.           [Reserved]

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There are numerous critical assumptions that may influence accounting estimates in these and other areas. Management bases its critical assumptions on historical experience, third-party data and various other estimates that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. The most critical assumptions made in arriving at these accounting estimates include the following:

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The increase in the average selling price per acre of developed residential land in 2022 compared to 2021 was primarily due to the location and mix of property sold and increased demand for lots by builders. The increase in the average selling price per acre of developed commercial land in 2022 compared to 2021 was primarily due to the location and mix of property sold. The increase in the average selling price per acre of undeveloped land in 2022 compared to 2021 was primarily due to the location and mix of property sold and increased demand in the market. The Company sold 1,196 acres of contiguous undeveloped land in Sandoval County, New Mexico in 2022, representing $7,107,000 of revenue, to one purchaser. The Company does not expect the sale of a significant amount of undeveloped land in 2022 to be indicative of the sale of such undeveloped land in the future.

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As of April 30, 2022, the Company had 38 homes in production, including 17 homes under contract, which homes under contract represented $8,713,000 of expected sale revenues when closed, subject to customer cancellations and change orders. As of April 30, 2021, the Company had 33 homes in production, including 23 homes under contract, which homes under contract represented $6,567,000 of expected sale revenues when closed, subject to customer cancellations and change orders.

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Sales of buildings and other land during 2022 consisted of revenues from the sale of a 4,338 square foot, single tenant retail building in the La Mirada subdivision and from the sale of a 143,000 square foot warehouse and office facility located in Palm Coast, Florida. Sales of buildings and other land during 2021 consisted of revenues from the sale of a 14,000 square foot, single tenant retail building in the Las Fuentes at Panorama Village subdivision in Rio Rancho and from the sale of a 61,000 square foot warehouse and office facility located in Palm Coast, Florida. The Company does not expect the sale of the warehouse and office facilities located in Palm Coast, Florida to be indicative of future sales of such properties since the Company has no other similar properties.

Refer to Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this annual report on Form 10-K for detail about the categories of building sales and other revenues.

¹Revenues per lot may not calculate precisely due to the rounding of revenues to the nearest thousand dollars.

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Cost of Revenues. The following presents information on cost of revenues for the Company’s operations (dollars in thousands):

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General and Administrative Expenses. The following presents information on general and administrative expenses for the Company’s operations (dollars in thousands):

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Interest Income (Expense). Interest income (expense), net increased to $2,000 for 2022 from $(40,000) for 2021. Interest and loan costs of $224,000 and $105,000 were capitalized in real estate inventory for the years ending April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021.

Other Income. Other income of $261,000 for 2022 primarily consisted of $185,000 received in connection with the bankruptcy of a warranty provider, $45,000 of debt forgiveness with respect to a note payable and $30,000 earned from a life insurance policy for a retired executive of the Company. Other income of $1,028,000 for 2021 primarily consisted of a settlement payment of $650,000 from a tenant for failure to pay rent for the Company’s warehouse and office facilities located in Palm Coast, Florida and $300,000 of debt forgiveness with respect to a loan received by the Company pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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Income Taxes. The Company had a provision for income taxes of $5,704,000 for 2022 compared to a provision for income taxes of $2,643,000 for 2021. The provision for income taxes correlated to the amount of income before income taxes during each year.

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operating in the ordinary course for an extended period and could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s financial statements.

Should the adverse impacts described above (or others that are currently unknown) occur, whether individually or collectively, the Company would expect to experience, among other things, increases in defaults under customer contracts, and decreases in future demand for finished lots and homes, likely resulting in reduced revenues and profitability. Such impacts could be material to the Company’s financial statements. The Company could also be forced to reduce its average selling prices in order to generate homebuilder or homebuyer demand or in reaction to competitive pressures. In addition, should the COVID-19 public health effort intensify to such an extent that the Company cannot operate in Rio Rancho, the Company could generate few or no sales during the applicable period, which could be prolonged. If there are prolonged government restrictions on the Company’s operations or the Company’s employees, trade contractors or customers, or an extended economic recession, the Company could be unable to produce revenues and cash flows sufficient to conduct operations, meet the terms of the Company’s covenants and other requirements under its financing arrangements or service the Company’s outstanding debt. Such a circumstance could, among other things, exhaust the Company’s available liquidity (and ability to access liquidity sources) or trigger an acceleration to pay a significant portion or all of the Company’s then-outstanding debt obligations, which the Company may be unable to do.

Pension Plan. The Company has a defined benefit pension plan for which accumulated benefits were frozen and future service credits were curtailed as of March 1, 2004. Under generally accepted accounting principles, the Company’s defined benefit pension plan was overfunded as of April 30, 2022 by $90,000, with $18,054,000 of assets and $17,964,000 of liabilities, and was underfunded as of April 30, 2021 by $476,000, with $21,102,000 of assets and $21,578,000 of liabilities. The pension plan liabilities were determined using a weighted average discount interest rate of 3.97% per year as of April 30, 2022 and 2.48% per year as of April 30, 2021, which are based on the FTSE Pension Discount Curve as of such dates as it corresponds to the projected liability requirements of the pension plan. As of April 30, 2022, for each 0.25% increase in the weighted average discount interest rate, the pension plan liabilities are forecasted to decrease by $337,000 and for each 0.25% decrease in the weighted average discount interest rate, the pension plan liabilities are forecasted to increase by $350,000. As of April 30, 2022, the effect of every 0.25% change in the investment rate of return on pension plan assets would increase or decrease the subsequent year’s pension expense by $42,000, and the effect of every 0.25% change in the weighted average discount interest rate would increase or decrease the subsequent year’s pension expense by $7,000. The pension plan is subject to minimum IRS contribution requirements, but these requirements can be satisfied by the use of the pension plan’s existing credit balance.  No cash contributions were required during 2022. The Company made voluntary contributions to the pension plan of $1,847,000 during 2021.

Cash Flow. The following presents information on the cash flows for the Company (dollars in thousands):

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(a)Percentage not meaningful.

Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities for 2022 was higher than 2021 by $2,867,000 primarily due to (i) an increase in the Company’s net income, accounts payable and accrued expenses and taxes payable and (ii) a decrease in the amount of investment assets and pension costs, partially offset by (a) a decrease in the amount of deferred income taxes and (b) an increase in the amount of real estate inventory.

Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities for 2022 was higher than 2021 by $1,190,000 primarily due to the acquisition of a 7,000 square foot office building in Rio Rancho from which the Company’s real estate business now operates.

Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities for 2022 was higher than 2021 by $18,056,000 primarily due to the Company’s share repurchase activity. Notes payable, net decreased from $3,448,000 as of April 30, 2021 to $2,030,000 as of April 30, 2022, primarily due to repayments made on outstanding borrowings partially offset by additional borrowings to fund land acquisitions and land development activities. Refer to Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this annual report on Form 10-K for detail regarding each of the Company’s notes payable. Refer to Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this annual report on Form 10-K for detail regarding the Company’s share repurchase activity. The Company does not expect the Company’s share repurchase activity to be indicative of its future activity in this area.

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Asset and Liability Levels. The following presents information on certain asset and liability levels (dollars in thousands):

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Land inventory in New Mexico increased from April 30, 2021 to April 30, 2022 by $9,456,000 primarily due to increased land development activity and the acquisition of land. Homebuilding finished inventory increased from April 30, 2021 to April 30, 2022 by $718,000 primarily due to the completion of construction of model homes and homes not yet sold. Homebuilding construction in process increased from April 30, 2021 to April 30, 2022 by $2,027,000 due to increased homebuilding activity.

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Land held for long-term investment represents property located in areas that are not planned to be developed in the near term and that has not been offered for sale in the normal course of business. In 2022, the Company sold 1,233.5 acres of undeveloped property in Sandoval County, New Mexico categorized as land held for long-term investment. As of April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021, the Company held approximately 11,000 and 12,000 acres of land in New Mexico classified as land held for long-term investment.

As of April 30, 2021, buildings were comprised of a 143,000 square foot warehouse and office facility located in Palm Coast, Florida. During 2022, the Company sold this warehouse and office facility. Depreciation associated with the buildings was $201,000 and $542,000 for 2022 and 2021.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. As of April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021, the Company did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements (as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K).

Recent Accounting Pronouncements. Refer to Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this annual report on Form 10-K for a discussion of recently issued accounting pronouncements.

IMPACT OF INFLATION

The Company’s operations can be impacted by inflation. Inflation can cause increases in the cost of land, materials, services, interest rates and labor. Unless such increased costs are recovered through increased sales prices or improved operating efficiencies, operating margins will decrease. The Company’s homebuilding segment as well as homebuilders that are customers of the Company’s land development business segment face inflationary concerns that rising housing costs, including interest costs, may substantially outpace increases in the incomes of potential purchasers and make it difficult for them to purchase a new home or sell an owned home. If this situation were to exist, the demand for homes produced by the Company’s homebuilding segment could decrease and the demand for the Company’s land by homebuilder customers could decrease. Although the rate of inflation has been historically low in recent years, it has increased significantly in 2022 and the Company is currently experiencing historically significant increases in the prices of labor and certain materials as a result of this increase as well as the COVID-19 pandemic and increased demand for new homes. Inflation may also increase the Company’s financing costs. While the Company attempts to pass on to its customers increases in costs through increased sales prices, market forces may limit the Company’s ability to do so. If the Company is unable to raise sales prices enough to compensate for higher costs, or if mortgage interest rates increase significantly, the Company’s revenues, gross margins and net income could be adversely affected.

OTHER

In November 2021, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Christopher V. Vitale. Mr. Vitale is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Pursuant to the employment agreement,

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In November 2021, the Company granted Mr. Vitale an option to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock of the Company under the AMREP Corporation 2016 Equity Compensation Plan. Refer to Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this annual report on Form 10-K for additional detail about this option.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. The Company and its representatives may from time to time make written or oral statements that are “forward-looking”, including statements contained in this annual report on Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, reports to the Company’s shareholders and news releases. All statements that express expectations, estimates, forecasts or projections are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, other written or oral statements, which constitute forward-looking statements, may be made by or on behalf of the Company. Words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “seeks”, “estimates”, “projects”, “forecasts”, “may”, “should”, variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and contingencies that are difficult to predict. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this annual report on Form 10-K or, in the case of any document incorporated by reference, the date of that

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document. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or any person acting on behalf of the Company are qualified by the cautionary statements in this section. Many of the factors that will determine the Company’s future results are beyond the ability of management to control or predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in or suggested by such forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements contained in this annual report on Form 10-K include, but are not limited to, statements regarding (1) the Company’s ability to finance its future working capital, land development, homebuilding and capital expenditure needs, (2) the Company’s expected liquidity sources, including the amount of principal available for borrowing under the Company’s financing arrangements, (3) anticipated future development of the Company’s real estate holdings, (4) the development and construction of possible future commercial properties to be marketed to tenants, (5) the designs, pricing and levels of options and amenities with respect to the Company’s homebuilding operations, (6) the timing of reimbursements under, and the general effectiveness of, the Company’s public improvement districts and private infrastructure reimbursement covenants, (7) the number of planned residential lots in the Company’s subdivisions, (8) the sale of a significant amount of undeveloped land in 2022 and the sale of the warehouse and office facilities located in Palm Coast, Florida not being indicative of future operating results and the Company’s share repurchase activity not being indicative of future financing activities, (9) estimates and assumptions used in determining future cash flows of real estate projects, (10) the availability of bank financing for projects and the utilization of existing bank financing, (11) the backlog of homes under contract and in production and the dollar amount of expected sale revenues when such homes are closed, (12) the effect of recent accounting pronouncements, (13) contributions by the Company to the pension plan, the amount of future annual benefit payments to pension plan participants payable from plan assets, the investment mix between equity securities and fixed income securities seeks to achieve a desired return in the pension plan, the appropriateness of valuation methods to determine the fair value of financial instruments in the pension plan, the expected return on assets in the pension plan, the expected long-term rate of return on assets in the pension plan, the effect of changes in the weighted average discount interest rate on the amount of pension plan liabilities and the effect of changes in the investment rate of return on pension plan assets with respect to pension expense, (14) the timing of recognizing unrecognized compensation expense related to shares of common stock issued under the AMREP Corporation 2016 Equity Compensation Plan, (15) the Company’s belief that its compensation package and benefits offered to employees are competitive with others in the industry, (16) the future issuance of deferred stock units to directors of the Company, (17) the future business conditions that may be experienced by the Company, (18) the dilution to earnings per share that outstanding options to purchase shares of common stock of the Company may cause in the future, (19) the adequacy of the Company’s facilities, (20) the materiality of claims and legal actions arising in the normal course of the Company’s business, (21) the state net operating losses that are not expected to be realizable, (22) the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s financial position and ability to continue operations at normal levels or at all, (23) the duration, effect and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and (24) the measures that governmental authorities may take to address the COVID-19 pandemic which may precipitate or exacerbate one or more of the above-mentioned or other risks and significantly disrupt or prevent the Company from operating in the ordinary course for an extended period of time. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect events, circumstances or changes in expectations after the date of such forward-looking statement, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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