HOMEFED CORP - FORM 10-Q - April 27, 2012

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

__________

FORM 10-Q

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012

[ ] 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 1-10153

HOMEFED CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of	33-0304982 (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	Identification Number)
1903 Wright Place, Suite 220, Carlsbad, California (Address of principal executive offices)	92008 (Zip Code)

(760) 918-8200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

______________________

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 has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).

YES X NO _____

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

Large accelerated filer o		Accelerated filer x
Non-accelerated filer o	(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

YES ____ NO X

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. On April 25, 2012, there were 7,879,500 outstanding shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share.

Part I -FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1. Financial Statements.

HOMEFED CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011
(Dollars in thousands, except par value)

	March 31,			December 31,
	2012			2011
	(Unaudited)

ASSETS
Real estate	$	111,101		$	92,626
Cash and cash equivalents		19,257			40,820
Investments available for sale (amortized cost of $43,295 and $43,296)		43,295			43,297
Accounts receivable, deposits and other assets		1,492			1,158
Net deferred tax asset		10,784			10,852

TOTAL	$	185,929		$	188,753

LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	2,484		$	3,120
Non-refundable option payments		-			350
Liability for environmental remediation		8,770			8,972
Income taxes payable		-			1,727
Other liabilities		157			155

		11,411			14,324

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

EQUITY
Common stock, $.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized;
7,879,500 shares outstanding, after deducting 395,409 shares held in treasury		79			79
Additional paid-in capital		376,364			376,332
Accumulated other comprehensive income		-			1
Accumulated deficit		(219,073	)		(218,706	)
Total HomeFed Corporation common shareholders' equity		157,370			157,706
Noncontrolling interest		17,148			16,723
Total equity		174,518			174,429

TOTAL	$	185,929		$	188,753

See notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

HOMEFED CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



	2012			2011

REVENUES
Sales of real estate	$	3,350		$	7,000
Rental income		124			109
Co-op marketing and advertising fees		114			32
		3,588			7,141

EXPENSES
Cost of sales		632			3,639
General and administrative expenses		1,952			2,373
Farming expenses		864			855
Administrative services fees to Leucadia National Corporation		45			45
		3,493			6,912

Income from operations		95			229

Interest and other income		26			226

Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest		121			455
Income tax provision		(63	)		(193	)

Net income		58			262
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest		425			318

Net loss attributable to HomeFed Corporation
common shareholders	$	(367	)	$	(56	)

Basic and diluted loss per common share attributable to
HomeFed Corporation common shareholders	$	(0.05	)	$	(0.01	)

See notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

HOMEFED CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

	2012			2011

Net income	$	58		$	262
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Net unrealized holding losses on investments arising during the period, net of tax benefit of $0 and $0		(1	)		(1	)

Net change in unrealized holding losses on investments, net of tax benefit of $0 and $0		(1	)		(1	)

Other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes		(1	)		(1	)

Comprehensive income		57			261

Comprensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interest		(425	)		(318	)

Comprehensive loss attributable to HomeFed Corporation common shareholders	$	(368	)	$	(57	)

See notes to interim consolidated financial statements.


HOMEFED CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011
(In thousands, except par value)
(Unaudited)

	HomeFed Corporation Common Shareholders
	Common				Accumulated
	Stock		Additional		Other
	$.01 Par		Paid-In		Comprehensive			Accumulated						Noncontrolling
	Value		Capital		Income (Loss)			Deficit			Subtotal			Interest		Total




Balance, January 1, 2011	$	79	$	376,110	$	3		$	(223,197	)	$	152,995		$	15,117	$	168,112

Net income (loss)									(56	)		(56	)		318		262
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes						(1	)					(1	)				(1	)
Share-based compensation expense				58								58					58

Balance, March 31, 2011	$	79	$	376,168	$	2		$	(223,253	)	$	152,996		$	15,435	$	168,431

Balance, January 1, 2012	$	79	$	376,332	$	1		$	(218,706	)	$	157,706		$	16,723	$	174,429

Net income (loss)									(367	)		(367	)		425		58
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes						(1	)					(1	)				(1	)
Share-based compensation expense				32								32					32

Balance, March 31, 2012	$	79	$	376,364	$	-		$	(219,073	)	$	157,370		$	17,148	$	174,518

See notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

HOMEFED CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

	2012			2011
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	58		$	262
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used for
operating activities:
Provision for deferred income taxes		68			303
Share-based compensation expense		32			58
Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and leasehold
improvements		62			61
Accretion of discount on investments available for sale		(4	)		(18	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Real estate		(1,155	)		1,242
Accounts receivable, deposits and other assets		(93	)		49
Non-refundable option payments		(350	)		(650	)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(636	)		(92	)
Liability for environmental remediation		(202	)		(195	)
Income taxes receivable/payable		(2,005	)		(2,314	)
Other liabilities		2			(5	)
Net cash used for operating activities		(4,223	)		(1,299	)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of real estate		(17,345	)		(11,000	)
Purchases of investments (other than short-term)		(20,895	)		(20,884	)
Proceeds from maturities of investments available for sale		20,900			21,900
Net cash used for investing activities		(17,340	)		(9,984	)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(21,563	)		(11,283	)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		40,820			43,788

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	19,257		$	32,505

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes	$	2,000		$	2,200

See notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

HOMEFED CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Significant Accounting Policies

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, which reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring items or items discussed herein) that management believes necessary to fairly state results of interim operations, should be read in conjunction with the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (including the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) included in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for such year (the “2011 10-K”). Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of annual results of operations. The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2011 was extracted from the audited annual consolidated financial statements and does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for annual financial statements.

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted new Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance with respect to the improvement of the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements issued in accordance with GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. The amendment includes requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements, but does not require additional fair value measurements and is not intended to establish valuation standards or affect valuation practices outside of financial reporting. The guidance did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted new FASB guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income. This amendment eliminated the previous option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in equity; instead, it requires the presentation of comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. This amendment was applied retrospectively. Adoption of this amendment changed the presentation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements but did not have any impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted new FASB guidance with respect to the simplification of how entities test for goodwill impairment. This amendment permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. The guidance did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Certain amounts for prior periods have been reclassified to be consistent with the 2012 presentation.

2.	Income Taxes

The Company does not have any amounts in its consolidated balance sheet for unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions at March 31, 2012. The statute of limitations with respect to the Company’s federal income tax returns has expired for all years through 2007 and with respect to California state income tax returns has expired for all years through 2006.

3.	Loss Per Common Share

Basic and diluted loss per share amounts were calculated by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. The numerators and denominators used to calculate basic and diluted loss per share for the three month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows (in thousands):

	2012			2011

Numerator – net loss attributable to HomeFed Corporation common shareholders	$	(367	)	$	(56	)

Denominator for basic and diluted loss per share–weighted average shares		7,880			7,880

For the 2012 and 2011 periods, there is no difference between basic and diluted per share amounts because all stock options were antidilutive.

4.	Related Party Transactions

Pursuant to an administrative services agreement, Leucadia National Corporation (“Leucadia”) provides administrative and accounting services, including providing the services of the Company’s Secretary. Administrative services fee expenses were $45,000 for each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. The administrative services agreement automatically renews for successive annual periods unless terminated in accordance with its terms. The Company subleases office space to Leucadia under a sublease agreement until February 2013. Amounts reflected in other income pursuant to this agreement were $3,000 for each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

5.	Interest and Other Income

Interest and other income includes interest income of $30,000 and $80,000 for the three month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

6.	Financial Instruments

The Company’s material financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents and investments classified as available for sale; investments classified as available for sale are the only assets or liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. All of the Company’s investments mature in one year or less. The par value, amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and estimated fair value of investments classified as available for sale as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows (in thousands):

									Fair Value Measurements Using
									Quoted Prices in Active Markets		Significant Other
	Par		Amortized		Gross Unrealized		Gross Unrealized		for Identical Assets		Observable Inputs		Total Fair Value
	Value		Cost		Gains		Losses		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		Measurements

March 31, 2012
U.S. Treasury securities	$	43,300	$	43,295	$	-	$	-	$	43,295	$	-	$	43,295

December 31, 2011
U.S. Treasury securities	$	43,300	$	43,296	$	1	$	-	$	43,297	$	-	$	43,297

As of March 31, 2012, the Company did not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. As more fully discussed in the 2011 10-K, during the fourth quarter of 2010 the Company recorded an impairment charge for certain real estate assets at the San Elijo Hills Towncenter (“Towncenter”) which reduced the carrying amount of those assets to their fair value of $1,200,000 at December 31, 2010.

For cash and cash equivalents, the carrying amounts of such financial instruments approximate their fair values.

The Company does not invest in any derivatives or engage in any hedging activities.

7.	Real Estate Acquisitions

In February 2012, the Company acquired approximately 450 acres of land in Virginia Beach, Virginia for cash consideration of $17,350,000 including closing costs. The project is entitled for 455 single family lots, of which 91 are finished lots that are available for sale. The Company is currently preparing its sales and development plan for the property.

8.	Real Estate Sales Agreements

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Interim Operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

For the three month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, net cash was used for operating activities, principally for real estate expenditures at the San Elijo Hills and Otay Ranch projects, general and administrative expenses, farming expenses at the Rampage property and estimated federal and state tax payments. The Company’s principal sources of funds are proceeds from the sale of real estate, fee income from the San Elijo Hills project, dividends and tax sharing payments from its subsidiaries, farming income related to grape sales at the Rampage property, borrowings from or repayment of advances by its subsidiaries and cash and cash equivalents and investments. As of March 31, 2012, the Company had aggregate cash, cash equivalents and investments of $62,550,000 to meet its current liquidity needs and for future investment opportunities.

As of March 31, 2012, the remaining land at the San Elijo Hills project to be developed and sold or leased consisted of the following (including real estate under contract for sale):

Single family lots			266
Multi-family units			11
Square footage of commercial space			37,800

In March 2012, the Company sold 18 single family lots at San Elijo Hills to a homebuilder for aggregate cash proceeds of $3,350,000, pursuant to which it had previously received a non-refundable option payment of $350,000 in 2011, and recognized a gain of $2,700,000. These lots were originally zoned for residential development, and the buyer was able to obtain approval from the City to convert 18 units from the project’s multi-family designation to single family lots.

As more fully discussed in the 2011 10-K, residential property sales volume, prices and new building starts have declined significantly in many U.S. markets, including California and the greater San Diego region, which have negatively affected sales and profits at the San Elijo Hills project. The slowdown in residential sales has been exacerbated by the turmoil in the mortgage lending and credit markets, which has resulted in stricter lending standards and reduced liquidity for prospective home buyers. Sales of new homes and re-sales of existing homes have declined substantially from the early years of the project’s development.

The Company has substantially completed development of all of its remaining residential single family lots at the San Elijo Hills project, many of which are “premium” lots which are expected to command premium prices if, and when, the market fully recovers. Although recent homebuilder interest and sales activity in the project are encouraging, it is too soon to determine if the long slump in the housing market is coming to an end, or when the Company will be able to sell its remaining inventory. The Company believes that by exercising patience and waiting for market conditions to improve it can best maximize shareholder value with its remaining residential lot inventory. However, on an ongoing basis the Company evaluates the local real estate market and economic conditions in general, and updates its expectations of future market conditions as it continues to assess the best time to market its remaining residential lot inventory for sale.

Results of Operations

Real Estate Sales Activity

San Elijo Hills Project:

During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company closed on sales of real estate and recognized revenues as follows:

	For the three month periods ended
	March 31, 2012		March 31, 2011

Single family units		18		32
Sales price	$	3,350,000	$	7,000,000

During the three month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, cost of sales of real estate aggregated $650,000 and $3,650,000, respectively.

Otay Ranch Project:

There was no real estate sales activity at the Otay Ranch project during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. As discussed in the 2011 10-K, the Company continues to evaluate how to maximize the value of this investment while pursuing land sales and processing further entitlements on portions of its property. The Otay Ranch Project is in the early stages of development; as a result, the Company does not expect any sales activity in the near future.

Other Results of Operations Activity

The Company recorded co-op marketing and advertising fees of $110,000 and $30,000 for the three month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company records these fees when the San Elijo Hills project builders sell homes, and are generally based upon a fixed percentage of the homes’ selling price. These fees provide the Company with funds to conduct its marketing activities.

General and administrative expenses decreased for the three month period ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the three month period ended March 31, 2011, primarily due to legal fees. Legal expenses decreased by $500,000 due to lower legal fees associated with previously disclosed litigation brought by a minority stockholder related to the San Elijo Hills project.

The change in interest and other income for the 2012 period as compared to the same period in 2011 primarily reflects $150,000 of income relating to proceeds received from the settlement of a contract dispute. Interest income declined moderately reflecting lower interest rates.

The Company’s effective income tax rate is higher than the federal statutory rate due to state income taxes.

Cautionary Statement for Forward-Looking Information

Statements included in this Report may contain forward-looking statements. Such statements may relate, but are not limited, to projections of revenues, income or loss, development expenditures, plans for growth and future operations, competition and regulation, as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing. Such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which cannot be predicted or quantified. When used in this Report, the words “estimates,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “plans,” “intends” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by or underlying the forward-looking statements.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any results projected, forecasted, estimated or budgeted or may materially and adversely affect the Company’s actual results include but are not limited to the following: the performance of the real estate industry in general; changes in mortgage interest rate levels or changes in consumer lending practices that reduce demand for housing; recent turmoil in the mortgage lending markets; the economic strength of the Southern California region where our business is currently concentrated; changes in domestic laws and government regulations or in the implementation and/or enforcement of government rules and regulations; demographic changes in the United States generally and California in particular that reduce the demand for housing; increases in real estate taxes and other local government fees; significant competition from other real estate developers and homebuilders; delays in construction schedules and cost overruns; increased costs for land, materials and labor; imposition of limitations on our ability to develop our properties resulting from condemnations, environmental laws and regulations and developments in or new applications thereof; earthquakes, fires and other natural disasters where our properties are located; construction defect liability on structures we build or that are built on land that we develop; our ability to insure certain risks economically; shortages of adequate water resources and reliable energy sources in the areas where we own real estate projects; changes in the composition of our assets and liabilities through acquisitions or divestitures; the actual cost of environmental liabilities concerning our land could exceed liabilities recorded; opposition from local community or political groups at our development projects; and our ability to generate sufficient taxable income to fully realize our deferred tax asset. For additional information see Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in the 2011 10-K.

Undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements, which are applicable only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this Report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Information required under this Item is contained in Item 7A of the 2011 10-K, and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

The Company’s management evaluated, with the participation of the Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), as of March 31, 2012. Based on their evaluation, the Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2012.

There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the Company’s fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. Exhibits.

31.1

Certification of President pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

Certification of Vice President, Treasurer and Controller pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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Financial statements from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of HomeFed Corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	HOMEFED CORPORATION
		(Registrant)

Date: April 27, 2012	By:	/s/ Erin N. Ruhe
		Name: Erin N. Ruhe
		Title: Vice President, Treasurer and Controller
		(Principal Accounting Officer)

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number Description

31.1

Certification of President pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

Certification of Vice President, Treasurer and Controller pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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