UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2004
[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
Commission File Number
001-31931
Levitt Corporation
Florida (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
11-3675068 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 1750 East Sunrise Boulevard Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (Address of principal executive offices) |
33304 (Zip Code) |
(954) 760-5200
(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 (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes [ ] No [X]
Indicate the number of shares outstanding for each of the Registrants classes of common stock, as of May 12, 2004:
| Class of Common Stock |
Shares Outstanding |
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Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value |
18,597,166 | |||
Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par value |
1,219,031 | |||
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Levitt Corporation and Subsidiaries
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Levitt Corporation
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2004 |
2003 |
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Assets |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 45,851 | 35,965 | |||||
Restricted cash |
3,600 | 3,384 | ||||||
Notes receivable |
4,988 | 5,163 | ||||||
Inventory of real estate |
268,410 | 257,556 | ||||||
Investments in real estate joint ventures |
6,275 | 4,106 | ||||||
Investment in Bluegreen Corporation |
72,496 | 70,852 | ||||||
Other assets |
17,109 | 15,034 | ||||||
Deferred tax asset, net |
| 654 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 418,729 | 392,714 | |||||
Liabilities and Shareholders Equity |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
$ | 40,637 | 39,987 | |||||
Customer deposits |
58,797 | 52,134 | ||||||
Current income tax payable |
8,018 | 1,024 | ||||||
Notes and mortgage notes payable |
111,512 | 111,625 | ||||||
Notes and mortgage notes payable
to affiliates |
60,630 | 61,618 | ||||||
Development bonds payable |
764 | 850 | ||||||
Deferred tax liability, net |
74 | | ||||||
Total liabilities |
280,432 | 267,238 | ||||||
Minority interest in consolidated real estate joint ventures |
59 | 24 | ||||||
Shareholders equity: |
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Preferred stock, $0.01 par value |
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Authorized: 5,000,000 shares |
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Issued and outstanding: no shares |
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Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value |
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Authorized: 50,000,000 shares |
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Issued and outstanding: 13,597,166 and 13,597,166 shares, respectively |
136 | 136 | ||||||
Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par value |
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Authorized: 10,000,000 shares |
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Issued and outstanding: 1,219,031 and 1,219,031 shares, respectively |
12 | 12 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
67,678 | 67,855 | ||||||
Retained earnings |
70,075 | 57,020 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
337 | 429 | ||||||
Total shareholders equity |
138,238 | 125,452 | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
$ | 418,729 | 392,714 | |||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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Levitt Corporation
| Three Months | ||||||||
| Ended March 31, |
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| 2004 |
2003 |
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Revenues: |
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Sales of real estate |
$ | 98,523 | 52,964 | |||||
Title and mortgage operations |
970 | 404 | ||||||
Total revenues |
99,493 | 53,368 | ||||||
Costs and expenses: |
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Cost of sales of real estate |
69,665 | 39,524 | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
14,047 | 8,020 | ||||||
Interest expense, net |
58 | 241 | ||||||
Other expenses |
616 | 292 | ||||||
Minority interest |
25 | 121 | ||||||
Total costs and expenses |
84,411 | 48,198 | ||||||
| 15,082 | 5,170 | |||||||
Earnings (loss) from Bluegreen Corporation |
2,086 | (134 | ) | |||||
Earnings (loss) from real estate joint ventures |
3,607 | (313 | ) | |||||
Interest and other income |
478 | 646 | ||||||
Income before income taxes |
21,253 | 5,369 | ||||||
Provision for income taxes |
8,198 | 2,075 | ||||||
Net income |
$ | 13,055 | 3,294 | |||||
Earnings per common share: |
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Basic |
$ | 0.88 | 0.22 | |||||
Diluted |
$ | 0.87 | 0.22 | |||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
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Basic |
14,816 | 14,816 | ||||||
Diluted |
14,852 | 14,816 | ||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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Levitt Corporation
| Three Months | ||||||||
| Ended March 31, |
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| 2004 |
2003 |
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Net income |
$ | 13,055 | 3,294 | |||||
Other comprehensive income: |
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Pro-rata share of unrealized (loss) gain
recognized by Bluegreen on retained
interests in notes receivable sold, net of tax |
(92 | ) | 406 | |||||
Comprehensive income |
$ | 12,963 | 3,700 | |||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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Levitt Corporation
| Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Compre- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A | Class B | Additional | hensive | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Common | Common | Paid-In | Retained | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock |
Stock |
Capital |
Earnings |
(Loss) |
Total |
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Balance at December 31, 2003 |
$ | 136 | 12 | 67,855 | 57,020 | 429 | 125,452 | |||||||||||||||||
Net income |
| | | 13,055 | | 13,055 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income, net of tax |
| | | | (92 | ) | (92 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Issuance of Bluegreen common
stock, net of tax |
| | (177 | ) | | | (177 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2004 |
$ | 136 | 12 | 67,678 | 70,075 | 337 | 138,238 | |||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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Levitt Corporation
| Three Months | ||||||||
| Ended March 31, |
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| 2004 |
2003 |
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Operating activities: |
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Net income |
$ | 13,055 | 3,294 | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by (used in) operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
252 | 102 | ||||||
Minority interest expense |
25 | 121 | ||||||
Increase in deferred income taxes |
901 | 502 | ||||||
(Earnings) loss from Bluegreen Corporation |
(2,086 | ) | 134 | |||||
(Earnings) loss from real estate joint ventures |
(3,607 | ) | 313 | |||||
Write-off of debt offering costs |
117 | | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Increase in restricted cash |
(216 | ) | (43 | ) | ||||
Increase in inventory of real estate |
(10,854 | ) | (16,143 | ) | ||||
Decrease (increase) in notes receivable |
175 | (123 | ) | |||||
Increase in other assets |
(2,134 | ) | (1,089 | ) | ||||
Increase in accounts payable,
accrued expenses and other liabilities |
14,307 | 7,538 | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
9,935 | (5,394 | ) | |||||
Investing activities: |
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Investment in real estate joint ventures |
(35 | ) | (536 | ) | ||||
Distributions from real estate joint ventures |
1,473 | 391 | ||||||
Other |
(193 | ) | (133 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
1,245 | (278 | ) | |||||
Financing activities: |
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Proceeds from notes and mortgage notes payable |
35,525 | 42,916 | ||||||
Proceeds from notes and mortgage notes payable to affiliates |
10,167 | 7,732 | ||||||
Repayment of notes and mortgage notes payable |
(35,638 | ) | (24,041 | ) | ||||
Repayment of notes and mortgage notes payable to affiliates |
(11,155 | ) | (9,014 | ) | ||||
Repayment of development bonds payable |
(86 | ) | (3,095 | ) | ||||
Debt issue costs |
(117 | ) | | |||||
Change in minority interest in consolidated real estate joint ventures |
10 | 75 | ||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
(1,294 | ) | 14,573 | |||||
Increase in cash and cash equivalents |
9,886 | 8,901 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period |
35,965 | 16,014 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | 45,851 | 24,915 | |||||
(Continued)
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Levitt Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Unaudited
(In thousands)
| Three Months | ||||||||
| Ended March 31, |
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| 2004 |
2003 |
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Supplemental cash flow information |
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Interest paid on borrowings |
$ | 1,767 | 2,261 | |||||
Income taxes paid |
$ | 300 | 1,286 | |||||
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash operating,
investing and financing activities: |
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Change in shareholders equity resulting from the change
in other comprehensive (loss) gain, net of taxes |
$ | (92 | ) | 406 | ||||
Change in shareholders equity from the net effect
of Bluegreens capital transactions, net of taxes |
$ | (177 | ) | | ||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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Levitt Corporation
1. Presentation of Interim Financial Statements
Levitt Corporation (the Company) is the parent company to other entities operating in the real estate development and homebuilding industries. The Company engages in real estate activities through Levitt and Sons, LLC, a developer of single family home communities and condominiums (Levitt and Sons); Core Communities, LLC, a land and master-planned community developer (Core Communities); an equity investment in Bluegreen Corporation, a New York Stock Exchange-listed company engaged in the acquisition, development, marketing and sale of ownership interests in primarily drive-to vacation resorts, and the development and sale of golf communities and residential land (Bluegreen); and other operations which include Levitt Commercial, LLC, a developer of commercial properties (Levitt Commercial), and investments in real estate joint ventures.
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2004. Certain items in prior period financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Companys consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the companys annual report on form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.
2. Stock Based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock option grants under the recognition and measurement principles of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for stock issued to Employees, and related Interpretations. No compensation expense is recognized because all stock options granted have exercise prices not less than market value of the Companys stock on the date of grant.
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The following table illustrates the effect on net earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, as amended SFAS 148, Accounting for Stock-Based compensation Transition and Disclosure, to stock-based employee compensation (in thousands, except per share data):
| For the Three Months | ||||||||
| Ended March 31, |
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| 2004 |
2003 |
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Pro forma net income |
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Net income, as reported |
$ | 13,055 | 3,294 | |||||
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation
expense determined under fair value based
method for all awards, net of related income tax
effects and minority interest |
(407 | ) | | |||||
Pro forma net income |
$ | 12,648 | 3,294 | |||||
Basic earnings per share: |
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As reported |
$ | 0.88 | 0.22 | |||||
Pro forma |
$ | 0.85 | 0.22 | |||||
Diluted earnings per share: |
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As reported |
$ | 0.87 | 0.22 | |||||
Pro forma |
$ | 0.84 | 0.22 | |||||
3. Inventory of Real Estate
Inventory of real estate is summarized as follows (in thousands):
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2004 |
2003 |
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Land and land development costs |
$ | 164,536 | 174,142 | |||||
Construction cost |
89,382 | 67,895 | ||||||
Other costs |
14,492 | 15,519 | ||||||
| $ | 268,410 | 257,556 | ||||||
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4. Interest
Interest incurred relating to land under development and construction is capitalized to real estate inventories during the active development period. Interest is capitalized as a component of inventory at the effective rates paid on borrowings during the pre-construction and planning stage and the periods that projects are under development. Capitalization of interest is discontinued if development ceases at a project. Interest is amortized to cost of sales as related homes, land and units are sold. The following table is a summary of interest incurred on notes and mortgage notes payable and the amounts capitalized (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, |
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| 2004 |
2003 |
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Interest incurred to non-affiliates |
$ | 1,360 | 1,556 | |||||
Interest incurred to affiliates |
634 | 600 | ||||||
Interest capitalized |
(1,936 | ) | (1,915 | ) | ||||
Interest expense, net |
$ | 58 | 241 | |||||
Interest included in cost of sales |
$ | 1,800 | 1,202 | |||||
5. Investment in Bluegreen Corporation
During April 2002, the Company acquired approximately 8.3 million shares of the outstanding common stock of Bluegreen for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $53.8 million. In December 2003, the Company acquired an additional 1.2 million shares of Bluegreen from BankAtlantic Bancorp in exchange for a $5.5 million one year note (which was subsequently repaid in April 2004) and additional shares of the Companys common stock. The Company accounts for its investment in Bluegreen under the equity method. The cost of this investment is adjusted to recognize the Companys interest in the earnings or losses of Bluegreen subsequent to the acquisition. As of March 31, 2004, the Companys investment represented approximately 37% of the outstanding common stock of Bluegreen.
Bluegreens condensed balance sheets and condensed statements of income are as follows (in thousands):
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2004 |
2003 |
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Total assets |
$ | 577,934 | 570,406 | |||||
Total liabilities |
375,512 | 378,878 | ||||||
Minority interest |
5,465 | 4,648 | ||||||
Total shareholders equity |
196,957 | 186,880 | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
$ | 577,934 | $ | 570,406 | ||||
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | March 31, | |||||||
| 2004 |
2003 |
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Revenues |
$ | 107,217 | 80,882 | |||||
Cost and expenses |
98,745 | 76,967 | ||||||
Income before minority interest and
provision for income taxes |
8,472 | 3,915 | ||||||
Minority interest |
829 | 457 | ||||||
Income before provision for income taxes |
7,643 | 3,458 | ||||||
Provision for income taxes |
2,943 | 1,331 | ||||||
Net income |
$ | 4,700 | $ | 2,127 | ||||
6. Notes and Mortgage Notes Payable
On September 30, 2003 the SEC declared effective the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1 for the public offering of up to $100 million of unsecured subordinated investment notes. The investment notes are unsecured obligations of the Company and are subordinated to substantially all other liabilities. In late 2003, the Company ceased advertising the offering, and in March 2004, the unsold notes were deregistered. Approximately $3.2 million of investment notes were outstanding as of March 31, 2004.
7. Commitments and Contingencies
At March 31, 2004, the Company had $156.4 million of commitments to purchase properties for development, approximately $12.5 million of which is subject to due diligence and satisfaction of certain requirements and conditions, including financing contingencies. The following table summarizes certain information relating to outstanding purchase contracts.
| Purchase | Units/ | Expected | ||||||||||
| Price |
Acres |
Closing |
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Levitt and Sons |
$ | 75.0 | million | 4,520 units | 2004 | |||||||
Core Communities |
$ | 80.6 | million | 4,456 acres | 2004 | |||||||
Levitt Commercial |
$ | 836,000 | 22 units | 2004 | ||||||||
At March 31, 2004, cash deposits of approximately $4.3 million secured the Companys commitments under these contracts. Included in the table above are $23.5 million of commitments by Levitt and Sons to purchase properties from Core Communities in arms-length transactions.
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8. Litigation
On December 29, 2000, Smith & Company, Inc. (Smith) filed an action against Levitt-Ansca Towne Partnership, a Florida limited partnership (Partnership), Bellaggio by Levitt Homes, Inc., a Florida corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Levitt and Sons, LLC which holds a 50% interest in the Partnership (BLHI, now known as Bellaggio by Levitt and Sons, LLC, a Florida limited liability company), Bellaggio by Ansca, Inc., a/k/a Bellaggio by Ansca Homes, Inc., and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (collectively, the foregoing parties are Defendants). The suit arose out of an August 2000 contract between Smith and the Partnership. The Complaint alleged, among other things, wrongful termination, breach and failure to pay for extra work performed outside the scope of the contract. The Partnership denied the claims, asserted defenses and asserted a number of counterclaims. The case was tried before a jury, and on March 7, 2002, the jury returned a verdict against the Partnership. The court entered a judgment of $3.68 million against the Defendants of which BLHIs share of potential liability is estimated at $2.6 million. The Partnership appealed the verdict, and on April 14, 2004 the District Court of Appeal in the Fourth District in the State of Florida reversed the judgment with respect to damages and remanded the case back to the trial court for a re-trial on damages only. At March 31, 2004, the Companys financial statements included a $2.6 million accrual in other liabilities associated with this suit and $3.6 million in restricted cash to secure the appeal bond previously posted.
9. Segment Reporting
Operating segments are components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company has four reportable business segments: Levitt and Sons, Core Communities, Investment in Bluegreen, and Other Operations. The Company evaluates segment performance primarily based on net income after tax. The information provided for segment reporting is based on managements internal reports. The accounting policies of the segments are generally the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The elimination entries consist primarily of inter-company sales of real estate between Core Communities and Levitt and Sons and the cost of sales associated with those transactions, recorded in each case based upon terms that management believes would be attained in an arms-length transaction. The presentation and allocation of assets, liabilities and results of operations may not reflect the actual economic costs of the segments as stand-alone businesses. If a different basis of allocation were utilized, the relative contributions of the segments might differ, but management believes that the relative trends in segments would likely not be impacted.
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The tables below present unaudited segment information as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 (in thousands).
| Levitt and | Core | Investment | Other | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 |
Sons |
Communities |
in Bluegreen |
Operations |
Eliminations |
Total |
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Revenues |
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Sales of real estate |
$ | 78,664 | 19,321 | | 538 | | 98,523 | |||||||||||||||||
Title and mortgage operations |
970 | | | | | 970 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total revenues |
79,634 | 19,321 | | 538 | | 99,493 | ||||||||||||||||||
Costs and expenses |
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Cost of sales of real estate |
$ | 61,475 | 7,968 | | 727 | (505 | ) | 69,665 | ||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
9,292 | 2,588 | | 2,167 | | 14,047 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net |
| 58 | | | | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other expenses |
617 | | | (1 | ) | | 616 | |||||||||||||||||
Minority interest |
| | | 25 | | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total costs and expenses |
71,384 | 10,614 | | 2,918 | (505 | ) | 84,411 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8,250 | 8,707 | | (2,380 | ) | 505 | 15,082 | ||||||||||||||||||
Earnings from Bluegreen Corporation |
| | 2,086 | | | 2,086 | ||||||||||||||||||
Earnings from real estate joint ventures |
1,509 | | | 2,098 | | 3,607 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest and other income |
43 | 405 | | 30 | | 478 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes |
9,802 | 9,112 | 2,086 | (252 | ) | 505 | 21,253 | |||||||||||||||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes |
3,781 | 3,515 | 805 | (98 | ) | 195 | 8,198 | |||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | |||||||||||||||||||||||