1. Business and Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2017

Business and Significant Accounting Policies

Business

First Hartford Corporation, which was incorporated in Maine in 1909, and its subsidiaries (the Company), is engaged in two business segments: 1) the purchase, development, ownership, management and sale of real estate and 2) providing preferred developer services for two corporate franchise operators (i.e., “Fee for Service”).

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries, and all other entities in which the Company has a controlling financial interest, including those where the Company has been determined to be a primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity or meets certain criteria as a sole general partner or managing member in accordance with the consolidation guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification. As such, included in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are the accounts of Rockland Place Apartments Limited Partnership and Clarendon Hill Somerville Limited Partnership, in which the Company is the sole general partner. The Company’s ownership percentage in these variable interest entity partnerships is nominal. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 8.03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals and adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of April 30, 2017 was derived from the audited financial statements for the year then ended. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2017.

Because the Company is engaged in the development and sale of real estate at various stages of construction, the operating cycle may extend beyond one year. Accordingly, following the usual practice of the real estate industry, the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets are unclassified.

Currently, there are no Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) that the Company is required to adopt that are likely to have a material effect on its financial statements that have not been previously discussed in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2017.

Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share

Basic income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to the common stockholders (the numerator) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding (the denominator) during the reporting periods. Diluted income (loss) per share is computed by increasing the denominator by the weighted average number of additional shares that could have been outstanding from securities convertible into common stock, such as stock options and warrants (using the “treasury stock” method).

There were no common stock equivalents outstanding at July 31, 2017 or July 31, 2016.

Financial Instruments and Fair Value

The Company’s financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, marketable securities, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and debt. The fair values of accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses are estimated to approximate their carrying amounts because of their relative short-term nature. In general, the carrying amount of variable rate debt approximates its fair value. Further, the carrying amount of fixed rate debt approximates fair value since the interest rates on the debt approximates the Company’s current incremental borrowing rate. Marketable securities consist of equity securities and are stated at fair value based on the last sale of the period obtained from recognized stock exchanges (i.e. Level 1). Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income consists solely of unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities.

Segment Information

The factors used by the Company to identify reportable segments include differences in products and services and segregated operations within the Company. The first segment, “Real Estate Operations” participates in the purchase, development, management, ownership and sale of real estate. Within its second segment, “Fee for Service”, the Company provides preferred developer services to CVS and Cumberland Farms Inc. in certain geographic areas. Summary financial information for the two reportable segments is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	July 31,
	2017		2016
Revenues:
Real Estate Operations	$	30,506,118	$	21,424,657
Fee for Service		513,250		1,074,000
Total	$	31,019,368	$	22,498,657

Operating Costs & Expenses:
Real Estate Operations	$	23,961,465	$	14,758,360
Fee for Service		876,409		1,158,345
Administrative Expenses		2,924,064		1,843,825
Total	$	27,761,938	$	17,760,530

All costs after operating expenses are costs of the real estate operation.

The only assets in the balance sheet belonging to the Fee for Service segment is restricted cash of $275,285 on July 31, 2017 and $129,651 on April 30, 2017 and receivables of $3,458,604 on July 31, 2017 and $4,262,302 on April 30, 2017.

FIRST HARTFORD CORP 10-Q