REALCO INC /NM/
10QSB, 1996-05-15
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             U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
                      Washington, D.C. 20549

                           Form 10-QSB


(Mark One)                       

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

     For the quarterly period ended  March 31, 1996

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

For the transition period from  ______________ to______________

                         Commission file number 0-27552

                                  REALCO, INC.
       (Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

           New Mexico                                      85-0316176  
 (State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)                       Identification No.)

                     1650 University Blvd., N.E., Suite 100
                          Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
                    (Address of principal Executive offices)

                                 (505) 242-4561
                          (Issuer's telephone number)
_______________________________________________________________________________
(Former  name,  former  address and former  three-months,  if changed since last
report)

     Check whether the issuer has (1) filed all  documents and reports  required
to be filed by  Sections  13 or 15(d)  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934
during  the past 12 months  (or 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 ______

     The number of shares of the  registrants  no par value  common  stock,  the
issuers  only  class of  common  stock,  outstanding  as of May 14,  1996,  was:
2,845,000

Transitional Small Business Format (check one) Yes [   ]   No [XX] 


PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                  REALCO, INC.
                            CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
                                 March 31, 1996
                                   (Unaudited)

     ASSETS
  Cash and cash equivalents ................................         $ 7,052,517
  Restricted cash ..........................................             560,939
  Securities available for sale ............................             216,984
  Inventories ..............................................           8,647,695
  Property & equipment (net) ...............................             786,963
  Investments - equity method ..............................             699,660
  Deferred income taxes ....................................              83,125
  Other assets .............................................           1,564,420
                                                                     -----------
                                                                     $22,322,551
                                                                     ===========
     LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
  Notes payable ............................................         $   148,871
  Lease obligations ........................................             232,143
  9.5% subordinated notes ..................................           5,750,000
  Construction advances and notes
   payable, collateralized by inventories ..................           3,290,576
  Accounts payable and accrued
   liabilities .............................................           1,412,507
  Escrow funds held for others .............................             560,939
                                                                     -----------
        Total liabilities ..................................          11,395,036

Stockholders' equity
   Series A preferred stock - authorized
    83,000 shares; issued and
    outstanding, 82,569 shares .............................             825,690
   Series B preferred stock - authorized
    230,000 shares; issued and
    outstanding, 222,859 shares ............................           2,223,590
   Series C preferred stock - authorized
    80,000 shares, issued and
    outstanding, none ......................................                --
   Common stock no par value;
    authorized, 6,000,000 shares, issued
    and outstanding, 2,845,000 shares ......................           7,712,461
   Retained earnings .......................................             151,944
   Unrealized gains on available-for-sale
    securities, net of tax .................................              13,830
                                                                     -----------
                                                                      10,927,515
                                                                     -----------
                                                                     $22,322,551
                                                                     ===========

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements


                                  REALCO, INC.
                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                  (Unaudited)
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<CAPTION>
                                                                 Three months      Three months        Six months        Six months
                                                                    Ended             Ended              Ended             Ended
                                                                   March 31,         March 31,          March 31,         March 31,
                                                                     1996              1995               1996              1995
                                                                     ----              ----               ----              ----
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REVENUES
  Brokerage commissions and fees .........................       $ 2,657,872       $   632,419        $ 5,146,295       $   632,419
  Sales of homes .........................................         1,563,883           849,667          3,994,357           849,667
  Sales of developed lots ................................            69,000              --              708,092              --
  Equity in net earnings of investees ....................            91,262           (30,874)           137,660           (30,874)
  Interest and other, net ................................           215,184            17,619            306,211            53,943
                                                                 -----------       -----------        -----------       -----------
                                                                   4,597,201         1,468,831         10,292,615         1,505,155
COSTS AND EXPENSES
  Cost of brokerage revenue ..............................         1,793,953           459,087          3,568,485           459,087
  Cost of home sales .....................................         1,365,979           766,671          3,559,406           766,671
  Cost of developed lots sold ............................            68,045              --              712,883              --
  Selling, general and administrative ....................         1,022,197           286,101          2,077,959           322,760
  Depreciation and amortization ..........................            92,893            21,021            160,228            21,021
  Interest and other expense .............................            98,371             2,129            114,815             2,129
                                                                 -----------       -----------        -----------       -----------
                                                                   4,441,438         1,535,009         10,193,776         1,571,668
                                                                 -----------       -----------        -----------       -----------
    Income (loss) before provision for income
      taxes and cumulative effect of change in
      accounting principle ...............................           155,763           (66,178)            98,839           (66,513)

INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT) .............................            51,060           (30,085)            29,880           (29,785)
                                                                 -----------       -----------        -----------       -----------
    Income  (loss) before cummulative
     effect of change in accounting principle ............           104,703           (36,093)            68,959           (36,728)

CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN
  ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE ...................................              --                --                 --              15,870
                                                                 -----------       -----------        -----------       -----------

    NET EARNINGS (LOSS) ..................................           104,703           (36,093)            68,959           (20,858)
                                                                 ===========       ===========        ===========       ===========
Earnings (loss) per common share
   Earnings (loss) before cumulative effect of
     change in accounting principle ......................       $      0.04       $     (0.02)       $      0.03       $     (0.02)
   Cumulative effect of change in accounting
     principle ...........................................              --                --                 --                0.01 
                                                                 -----------       -----------        -----------       -----------
   Net earnings (loss) per common share ..................       $      0.04       $     (0.02)       $      0.03       $     (0.01)
                                                                 ===========       ===========        ===========       ===========

Weighted average shares outstanding ......................         2,460,385         1,845,000          2,151,011         1,845,000
                                                                 -----------       -----------        -----------       -----------
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          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements


                                  REALCO, INC.
                            STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                  (Unaudited)

                                                      For the six months ended
                                                             March 31, 
                                                        1996            1995
Cash flows from operating activities
  Net earnings (loss) ..........................   $     68,959    $    (36,729)
  Adjustments to reconcile net profit to net
   cash used by operating activities
    Depreciation and amortization ..............        160,228          21,021
    Distributions from investees in excess
      of net earnings ..........................         21,100          32,540
    (Gain) loss on sale of securities ..........        (77,774)          3,478
    Cummulative effect of change in
      accounting principle .....................           --           (14,416)
    Change in operating assets and liabilities
      (Increase)  in accounts receivable .......     (1,837,321)        175,784
      (Increase) in inventories ................     (2,381,883)       (205,841)
      (Increase) in other assets ...............        (32,577)         46,693
      Decrease in accounts payable and
        accrued liablilities ...................         (1,432)       (890,790)
      Increase in deferred tax asset ...........        (28,070)        (38,035)
                                                   ------------    ------------
  Net cash used by operating activities ........     (4,108,770)       (906,295)
                                                   ------------    ------------
Cash flows from investing activities
   Purchases of property and equipment .........        (96,311)         (8,076)
   Proceeds from sale of securities ............        144,757            --
   Purchases of equity securities ..............           --           (94,372)
   Cash acquired from purchase of Old Realco ...           --           469,932
                                                   ------------    ------------
  Net cash provided from investing activities ..         48,446         367,484
Cash flows from financing activities
   Construction advances and notes
     payable, net ..............................       (815,359)        363,270
   Payments on capital lease obligations .......        (43,228)         (6,076)
   Proceeds from issue of subordinated notes ...      5,160,625            --
   Proceeds from issue of common stock .........      6,172,974            --
   Purchase of Series B preferred stock ........         (5,000)           --
                                                   ------------    ------------
  Net cash provided from financing activities ..     10,470,012         357,194
                                                   ------------    ------------
    NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH
      EQUIVALENTS ..............................      6,409,688        (181,617)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
   of period ...................................        642,829       1,113,534
                                                   ------------    ------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end
   of period ...................................   $  7,052,517    $    931,917
                                                   ============    ============

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

                                  REALCO, INC.
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                 March 31, 1996
                                   (Unaudited)

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The condensed  balance sheet as of March 31, 1996,  the statements of operations
for the three month and six month  periods ended March 31, 1996 and 1995 and the
statements of cash flows for the six month periods ended March 31, 1996 and 1995
have been prepared by the Company  without audit.  In the opinion of management,
all adjustments (which include only normal recurring  adjustments)  necessary to
present  fairly the  financial  position as of March 31, 1996 and the results of
operations  and cash flows for the three and six month  periods  ended March 31,
1996 and 1995 have been made.

Certain  information  and footnote  disclosures  normally  included in financial
statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles
have  been  condensed  or  omitted.  It is  suggested  that  these  consolidated
financial  statements be read in  conjunction  with the  consolidated  financial
statements  and notes thereto  included in the  Registrant's  September 30, 1995
filing  on  Securities  &  Exchange  Commission  Form  10-KSB.  The  results  of
operations for the periods ended March 31, 1996 are not  necessarily  indicative
of the operating results for the full year.

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

Earnings  (loss) per  share are  computed  using the weighted  number of  common
shares outstanding of 1,845,000 for the three and six month periods ended  March
31, 1995 and  2,460,385 and 2,151,011  for the three and six month periods ended
March 31, 1996, respectively.

Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S  DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS GENERAL

     The Company's  revenues are generated  through  commercial and  residential
real estate brokerage services, general residential home construction sales, and
various financing activities.

     The historical financial information at March 31, 1996 is not comparable to
March 31, 1995 because in March, 1995, the Company changed its business with the
acquisition  of Old  Realco,  a  real  estate  brokerage  services  and  general
residential  home  construction  company.  Revenues for the Company prior to the
acquisition in March 1995, were generated through various  financing  activities
in which the Company has been continuously involved since its inception in 1983.
Since March,  1995, the Company's  operating results have included the operating
results of the acquired company.

     Pursuant to a prospectus  dated February 2, 1995, the Company publicly sold
one million common shares of its stock and 5,000 Units,  each Unit consisting of
$1,000 in  principal  amount of a 9.5%  Subordinated  Sinking  Fund Note and 120
Warrants to purchase 120 shares of the Company's  Common Stock.  The Underwriter
for the  Unit  Offering  exercised  its  over  allotment  privilege  and sold an
additional  750 Units on behalf of the Company.  The Company  received  from the
Underwriters  approximately  $11,444,000, a sum which represents the total sales
proceeds  of  the  Underwriting  less  commissions  and  underwriters   offering
expenses.  The  Registrant's  increase  of assets  including  cash  during  this
reporting  period are a result of the public  offering  concluded in February of
1996.  The Company  expects  that the net proceeds  from the public  offering in
addition to its existing  operating bank lines will be sufficient to satisfy its
liquidity and capital resource requirements for fiscal year 1996.

     Certain bank and  residential  lot debt has been paid from  proceeds of the
offering,   resulting  in  an  increase  of  $2,381,883  in  inventories,   such
inventories consisting of finished residential building lots and spec homes held
for immediate sale, while notes payable  collateralized by specific  inventories
declined  by  $788,226.  The  balance of funds not  required  for daily  working
capital is maintained in insured money market funds.

     In April,  the Registrant's  subsidiary Great American Equity  Corporation,
began to make  available  interim  residential  construction  loans  to  certain
independent   residential  builders  represented  by  the  Company's  Prudential
Hooten/Stahl subsidiary shall commence shortly. This financing activity is being
conducted  through a  participation  agreement with a bank with whom the Company
has a working  relationship.  In April,  1996, the  Registrant  announced it has
concluded a joint  venture  arrangement  with CTX  Mortgage  Ventures,  Inc.,  a
subsidiary of CENTEX  Corporation,  a New York stock  Exchange  listed  company,
through  which the  Registrant  and it's joint venture  partner,  will operate a
residential  mortgage company.  Operations will commence upon the receipt of the
necessary regulatory approvals, which approvals are expected shortly.

     Both  the  above  referenced   financing  activities  had  been  previously
discussed  in the  Company's  prospectus  dated  February 2, 1996,  incorporated
herein by reference.

     Typically,  the  quarter  ended  March  31,  of each  year  represents  the
beginning  of improved  gross  margins for both the real  estate  brokerage  and
residential  construction  subsidiaries.   The  real  estate  brokerage  company
experiences  the  highest  commission  splits  between the company and its sales
associates  during the quarter ended March 31, 1996,  primarily due to graduated
commission  arrangements  which favors sales  associates as they achieve  annual
volume goals.  The quarterly  results ended March 31, while  generally  improved
over the  previous  reporting  period,  is  adversely  impacted by seasonal  low
listing  and sales  activities  for the  months of  December  and  January.  The
residential construction company also experiences seasonal slowness of sales and
construction  during this reporting  period,  such reduced activity is typically
influenced by weather and a natural seasonal weakness for home purchases.  While
the third and fourth quarters of the  registrant's  fiscal period  generally are
considered  the most  active  and  hence  most  profitable,  a  recent  surge in
residential mortgage rates may impact this segment of the registrant's business.
Should higher interest rates become a factor,  the Registrant  expects to employ
such marketing techniques as mortgage rate buy-downs,  a practice whereby a home
builder pays to buy-down rates and make available to the residential  home buyer
a more favorable  financing  package.  While such marketing  techniques  improve
sales activities, its impact on profitability is adverse.
                                                   
QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 1996  COMPARED TO QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 1995 

REVENUES:

     Brokerage  commissions  and fees  were  $2,657,872  compared  to  $632,419,
construction  and lot sales were  $1,632,883  compared  to  $849,667,  and other
income was $91,262  compared to a loss of $30,874 during the quarter ended March
31, 1996  compared to the quarter  ended March 31, 1995.  Revenues  from Company
financing activities for the period ended March 31, 1996 were $215,184, compared
to $17,619 for the period ended March 31, 1995..

     Historical  financial  information  at March 31, 1996 is not  comparable to
March 31, 1995 because in March, 1995, the Company changed its business with the
acquisition of the real estate brokerage and residential  construction  company.
Prior to the acquisition of March,  1995, the Company's  revenues were generated
through a variety of financing activities.

     Brokerage  commissions  and fees as a percentage of total  revenues for the
comparable  quarters  ended  March 31,  1996 and March 31,  1995 were  57.8% and
43.1%,  construction  and lot sales as a  percentage  of total  revenue  for the
quarter were 35.5% and 57.8%,  income from equity  investees as a percentage  of
total  revenues for the quarter was 2.0% and -2.1%,  financing  activities  as a
percentage of total revenues for the quarter was 4.7% and 2.0% of total revenues
in the comparable quarters ended 1996 and 1995 respectively.  The reason for the
increases  is due  primarily to the  recognition  of only one month of operating
revenues  of Old  Realco,  which  was  acquired  in  March  1995  and  the  full
recognition  of all  operations of the Registrant for the period ended March 31,
1996.

GROSS PROFIT:

     The  Company's  gross margin from  construction  and lot sales was $198,859
during the quarter ended March 31, 1996  compared to $82,996  during the quarter
ended March 31, 1995. The Company continued to increase its lot inventory during
this period because the Company  continued to experienced  certain  shortages of
available  construction  sites in  strategic  locations  within the  Albuquerque
metropolitan  area. The Company  generally signs fixed contracts for the sale of
its homes, however, the Company has undertaken to increase it's speculative home
inventory  in various of its  residential  subdivisions  in order to satisfy the
local buying trend.

     The Company's  gross margin from  brokerage  commissions  and fees,  before
selling, general and administrative expenses of $1,022,197, for the period ended
March 31, 1996 was 32.5%  compared to a gross margin of 27.4%,  before  selling,
general and  administrative  expenses of $286,101 for the period ended March 31,
1995. The percentage of gross margin recognized  during this quarter  represents
an increase of 18.6% over the gross profit  percentage of  commissions  and fees
recognized during the quarter ended March 31, 1995

     As discussed in the above Revenue section, historical financial information
at March 31, 1996 is not  comparable to March 31, 1995.  In March 31, 1995,  the
Registrant  changed  its  business  with  the  acquisition  of the  real  estate
brokerage and residential construction companies.

     The gross margin from the financing  activities of the Company are expected
to increase during the third and fourth quarter of the current fiscal year. Such
projected  increases  are  due  primarily  to  the  commencement  of  additional
financing  activities  which includes  residential  construction  loans to small
independent  residential home builders and permanent  residential mortgage loans
to individual home buyers. It is expected at this time that the costs associated
with the residential mortgage financing activities by the Company will be modest
in relation to the anticipated revenues.

SELLING, GENERAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:

     The percentage of selling,  general,  and administrative  expenses to total
revenues  during the quarter ended March 31, 1996, was 22.2%,  compared to 19.5%
for the period  ended March 31,  1995.  The  increase  in  selling,  general and
administrative  costs was due to several factors, the most significant of which,
was the operation of the real estate brokerage and home  construction  companies
for a full quarter of operations. Depreciation, amortization, goodwill, interest
and other  expenses  for the quarter was  $191,264.  The  Company's  residential
brokerage  subsidiary  experienced  a 32.5% gross  brokerage  commission  income
margin for the period ended March 31, 1996  compared to a 27.4% gross margin for
the period ended March 31, 1995.

     The Company expects that the costs of selling,  general and  administrative
expense as a percentage of total Company revenue will gradually  decrease as the
Company approaches the remainder of the fiscal period.

NET EARNINGS:

     The  percentage of net earnings to total revenues for the quarter was 2.3%,
as a result of the previously noted factors.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES 

     The Company's  principal  sources of liquidity are cash flow from operating
activities,  bank borrowing under both term and revolving credit  facilities and
approximately  $7,053,000 of the Registrant's current cash and cash equivalents.
During the quarter the Company had approximately  $3.3 million revolving interim
construction and inventory lines of credit with various banks in the Albuquerque
area.

     Due to  the  public  offering  of  common  stock  and  notes  as  discussed
previously,  the Company believes that the cash flow from its operations and the
net proceeds from the offering of its securities will sustain its operations and
anticipated internal growth during fiscal 1996.

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

     The  Company is subject to certain  legal  claims  from time to time and is
involved in litigation that has arisen in the ordinary course of business. It is
the Company's  opinion that it either has adequate legal defenses to such claims
or than any liability that might be incurred due to such claims will not, in the
aggregate,  exceed the limits of the Company's  insurance  policies or otherwise
result in any material  adverse effect on the Company's  operations or financial
position.  Insofar as known to  management,  there is no  pending or  threatened
litigation involving the Company or its assets.

Item 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES.

          None

Item 3. DEFAULTS IN SENIOR SECURITIES.

          None

Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITIY HOLDERS.

          None.

Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

          None

Item 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

     (a) There are no exhibits filed with this Report.

     (b) No  reports on Form 8-K were filed by the  Company  during the  quarter
ended March 31, 1996.

SIGNATURES

     In accordance  with the  requirements  of the Exchange Act, the  registrant
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.

REALCO, INC.


Date: May 14, 1996                 James A. Arias
                                   -------------------------
                                   James A. Arias, President
 

Date: May 14, 1996                 Melvin A. Hardison
                                   ---------------------------------------
                                   Melvin A. Hardison, Secretary/Treasurer
                                             and  Chief Financial Officer


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