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AMREP CORPORATION DECLARES A SPECIAL CASH DIVIDEND OF $0.85 PER SHARE
FOR: AMREP Corporation
212 Carnegie Center, Suite 302
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
CONTACT: Peter M. Pizza
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(609) 716-8210
(609) 716-8255 (fax)
AMREP CORPORATION DECLARES
A SPECIAL CASH DIVIDEND OF $0.85 PER SHARE
Princeton, New Jersey, July 17, 2006-- AMREP Corporation (NYSE: AXR) today announced
that its Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend of $0.85 per common share
payable on August 16, 2006 to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 31, 2006.
This dividend follows special cash dividends of $0.55, $0.40 and $0.25 per share that were
declared following the close of AMREP's last three fiscal years ending April 30, 2005, 2004 and
2003. In addition, the Company also paid a special cash dividend of $3.50 per common share at
the beginning of 2006. The Company said that the Board may consider special dividends from
time-to-time in the future in light of conditions then existing, including earnings, financial
condition, cash position, and capital requirements and other needs.
AMREP Corporation's AMREP Southwest Inc. subsidiary is a major landholder and leading
developer of real estate in New Mexico, and its Kable Media Services, Inc. subsidiary distributes
magazines to wholesalers and provides subscription fulfillment and related services to publishers
and others.
AMREP REPORTS RECORD FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR 2006 RESULTS
Princeton, New Jersey, June 27, 2006 - AMREP Corporation (NYSE: AXR) today reported net income of
$10,389,000, or $1.56 per share, for its fiscal year 2006 fourth quarter ended April 30, 2006 compared to
net income of $4,743,000, or $0.72 per share, in the same period of fiscal 2005. Results for the fourth
quarter of 2006 were entirely from continuing operations, while the prior year's results included a net loss
from discontinued operations of $23,000. Fourth quarter 2006 revenues were $47,846,000 versus
$36,152,000 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005.
For all of fiscal 2006, the Company reported net income of $26,050,000, or $3.93 per share, compared to
net income of $15,525,000, or $2.35 per share, in fiscal 2005. The 2006 results consisted of net income
from continuing operations of $22,494,000, or $3.39 per share, and net income from discontinued
operations of $3,556,000, or $0.54 per share, versus net income from continuing operations of
$15,588,000, or $2.36 per share, and a net loss from discontinued operations of $63,000, or $0.01 per
share, in the prior year. Fiscal 2006 revenues were $148,296,000 compared to $134,506,000 in fiscal
2005.
The Company's fourth quarter and full year 2006 net income and earnings per share were all records for
any quarterly or annual period. Net income from discontinued operations in 2006 reflected the first quarter
gain from the disposition of the primary assets of the Company's El Dorado, New Mexico water utility
subsidiary, which were taken through condemnation proceedings.
Revenues at the Company's AMREP Southwest real estate subsidiary increased from $12,013,000 and
$37,385,000 in the fourth quarter and full year of fiscal 2005 to $26,562,000 and $59,169,000 in the
corresponding periods of fiscal 2006, resulting in significantly higher gross profits in both 2006 periods
versus the comparable periods of the prior year. These substantial revenue increases were due to increased
sales in 2006 of both developed and undeveloped lots in the Company's principal market of Rio Rancho,
New Mexico. The average gross profit percentage on land sales increased to 62% in the fourth quarter of
2006 from 56% in the same period of 2005 because of the sale of a substantially greater number of
undeveloped lots, which generally have significantly higher gross profit margins than developed lots. For
all of fiscal 2006, the average gross profit percentage on land sales decreased to 54% from 55% in fiscal
2005, reflecting the relative mix of lots sold in each year. As a result of the increased revenues from land
sales in 2006 and the higher gross profit contribution, the pretax profit contribution from real estate
operations improved significantly in both reported periods of 2006 compared to the prior year. Revenues
and related gross profits from land sales can vary significantly from period to period as a result of many
factors, including the nature and timing of specific transactions, and prior results are not necessarily a good
indication of what may occur in future periods.
Revenues from the Company's Kable Media Services, Inc. subsidiary decreased from $24,038,000 and
$96,913,000 in the fourth quarter and full year of fiscal 2005 to $21,164,000 and $88,463,000 in the same
periods of fiscal 2006. These revenue declines were principally caused by customer losses that occurred in
earlier periods at Kable's Colorado fulfillment services business that was acquired from Electronic Data
Systems Corporation in fiscal 2003, resulting in 12% and 10% revenue decreases in the Fulfillment
Services segment in the fourth quarter and full year of fiscal 2006 compared to the same periods of fiscal
2005. The Fulfillment Services segment is nearly ready to implement a new information systems platform
for its business, which it believes will provide customers with a product that will be state-of-the-art. This
system has been under development for more than three years and reflects Kable's desire to expand and
broaden its fulfillment business. As for Newsstand Distribution Services, revenues in that segment
decreased by 14% in the fourth quarter of 2006 compared to the same period in the prior year due to lower
gross billings of magazines reflecting reduced distribution volumes for several publisher clients and the
effect of a customer loss that occurred in an earlier period, while for the full year 2006 such revenues
increased by 1% primarily because decreases in gross billings to existing customers were offset by
additional revenues generated by new business. Kable's net revenue declines in the fourth quarter and full
year of 2006 were offset in part by reductions in operating costs, mostly associated with decreased variable
payroll and benefit costs within the Fulfillment Services segment. As a result of all of these factors, the
pretax profit contribution from Media Services decreased in both the fourth quarter and full year 2006
compared to 2005.
AMREP Corporation's AMREP Southwest Inc. subsidiary is a major landholder and leading developer of
real estate in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and its Kable Media Services, Inc. subsidiary distributes
magazines to wholesalers and provides subscription fulfillment and related services to publishers and
others.
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AMREP Corporation
and Subsidiaries
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Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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| Three Months Ended April 30, |
| 2006 | 2005 |
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Revenues | $47,846,000 | $36,152,000 |
| Net income (loss): | | |
| Continuing operations | $ 10,389,000 | $ 4,766,000 |
| Discontinued operations | - | (23,000) |
| | $ 10,389,000 | $ 4,743,000 |
| Earnings (loss) per share - Basic and Diluted: | |
| Continuing Operations | $ 1.56 | $ 0.72 |
| Discontinued Operations | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| | $ 1.56 | $ 0.72 |
| Weighted average number of common | | |
| shares outstanding | 6,640,000 | 6,622,000 |
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| Twelve Months Ended April 30, |
| 2006 | 2005 |
|
Revenues | $148,296,000 | $134,506,000 |
| Net income (loss): | | |
| Continuing operations | $ 22,494,000 | $ 15,588,000 |
| Discontinued operations | 3,556,000 | (63,000) |
| | $ 26,050,000 | $ 15,525,000 |
| Earnings (loss) per share - Basic and Diluted: | |
| Continuing Operations | $ 3.39 | $ 2.36 |
| Discontinued Operations | 0.54 | (0.01) |
| | $ 3.93 | $ 2.35 |
| Weighted average number of common | | |
| shares outstanding | 6,633,000 | 6,616,000 |
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