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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

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
     
Florida
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  11-3675068
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
1750 East Sunrise Boulevard
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

(Address of principal executive offices)
  33304
(Zip Code)

(954) 760-5200
(Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s classes of common stock, as of May 12, 2004:

         
Class of Common Stock
  Shares Outstanding
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

     
PART I.
  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
  Financial Statements:
  Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003 – Unaudited
  Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three month periods ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 — Unaudited
  Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three month periods ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 — Unaudited
  Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the three month period ended March 31, 2004 — Unaudited
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three month periods ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 – Unaudited
  Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
  Controls and Procedures
  OTHER INFORMATION
  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
   
 Sec 302 Chief Executive Officer Certification
 Sec 302 Chief Financial Officer Certification
 Sec 906 Chief Executive Officer Certification
 Sec 906 Chief Financial Officer Certification

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Levitt Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition — Unaudited
(In thousands except share data)
                 
    March 31,   December 31,
    2004
  2003
Assets
               
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
               
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:
               
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value
               
Authorized: 5,000,000 shares
               
Issued and outstanding: no shares
           
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value
               
Authorized: 50,000,000 shares
               
Issued and outstanding: 13,597,166 and 13,597,166 shares, respectively
    136       136  
Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par value
               
Authorized: 10,000,000 shares
               
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

Consolidated Statements of Operations — Unaudited
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2004 and 2003
(In thousands, except per share data)
                 
    Three Months
    Ended March 31,
    2004
  2003
Revenues:
               
Sales of real estate
  $ 98,523       52,964  
Title and mortgage operations
    970       404  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total revenues
    99,493       53,368  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Costs and expenses:
               
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:
               
Basic
  $ 0.88       0.22  
Diluted
  $ 0.87       0.22  
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
               
Basic
    14,816       14,816  
Diluted
    14,852       14,816  

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Levitt Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income — Unaudited
(In thousands)
                 
    Three Months
    Ended March 31,
    2004
  2003
Net income
  $ 13,055       3,294  
Other comprehensive income:
               
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

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity – Unaudited
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2004
(In thousands)
                                                 
                                    Accumulated    
                                    Compre-    
    Class A   Class B   Additional           hensive    
    Common   Common   Paid-In   Retained   Income    
    Stock
  Stock
  Capital
  Earnings
  (Loss)
  Total
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

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Unaudited
(In thousands)
                 
    Three Months
    Ended March 31,
    2004
  2003
Operating activities:
               
Net income
  $ 13,055       3,294  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
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:
               
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:
               
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:
               
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  
 
   
 
     
 
 

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Levitt Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Unaudited
(In thousands)

                 
    Three Months
    Ended March 31,
    2004
  2003
Supplemental cash flow information
               
Interest paid on borrowings
  $ 1,767       2,261  
Income taxes paid
  $ 300       1,286  
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash operating, investing and financing activities:
               
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 Bluegreen’s capital transactions, net of taxes
  $ (177 )      

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Levitt Corporation

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

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 Company’s consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the company’s 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 Company’s 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,
    2004
  2003
Pro forma net income
               
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:
               
As reported
  $ 0.88       0.22  
Pro forma
  $ 0.85       0.22  
Diluted earnings per share:
               
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
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,
    2004
  2003
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 Company’s common stock. The Company accounts for its investment in Bluegreen under the equity method. The cost of this investment is adjusted to recognize the Company’s interest in the earnings or losses of Bluegreen subsequent to the acquisition. As of March 31, 2004, the Company’s investment represented approximately 37% of the outstanding common stock of Bluegreen.

     Bluegreen’s condensed balance sheets and condensed statements of income are as follows (in thousands):

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

                 
    March 31,   December 31,
    2004
  2003
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
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 Company’s 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
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 Company’s 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 arm’s-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 BLHI’s 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 Company’s 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 management’s 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 arm’s-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
Revenues
                                               
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
                                               
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)
  $