(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING POLICIES

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by AMREP Corporation (the “Company”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial information, and do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. The Company, through its subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in two business segments: land development and homebuilding. The Company has no foreign sales. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

In the opinion of management, these unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, considered necessary to reflect a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of what may occur in future periods. Unless the context otherwise indicates, all references to 2021 and 2020 are to the fiscal years ending April 30, 2021 and 2020 and all references to the second quarter and first six months of 2021 and 2020 mean the fiscal three month and six month periods ended October 31, 2020 and 2019.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements herein should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on July 27, 2020 (the “2020 Form 10-K”). Certain 2020 balances in these financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation with no effect on net loss or shareholders’ equity.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The significant accounting policies used in preparing these consolidated financial statements are consistent with the accounting policies described in the 2020 Form 10-K, except for those adopted as described below.

Revenue Recognition

Home sale revenues: The Company accounts for revenue from home sales in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). Revenues and cost of revenues from home sales are recognized at the time each home is delivered and title and possession are transferred to the buyer. Generally, the Company’s performance obligation to deliver a home is satisfied in less than one year from the date a binding sale agreement is signed. In general, the Company’s performance obligation for each of the home sales is fulfilled upon the delivery of the completed home, which generally coincides with the receipt of cash consideration from the counterparty. If the Company’s performance obligations are not complete upon the home closing, the Company defers a portion of the home sale revenues related to the outstanding obligations and subsequently recognizes that revenue upon completion of such obligations. As of October 31, 2020, the home sale revenues and related costs the Company deferred related to these obligations were immaterial.

Forfeited customer deposits: Forfeited customer deposits for homes are recognized in “Home sale revenues” in the period in which the Company determines that the customer will not complete the purchase of the home and the Company has the right to retain the deposit.

Sales incentives: In order to promote sales of homes, the Company may offer home buyers sales incentives. These incentives vary by type and amount on a community-by-community and home-by-home basis. Incentives are reflected as a reduction in home sale revenues.

Home sale cost of revenues. Home construction and related costs are capitalized as incurred within real estate inventory under the specific identification method on the consolidated balance sheet and are charged to home sale cost of revenues on the consolidated statement of operations when the related home is sold.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement: Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 eliminates certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements for all entities, requires public entities to disclose certain new information and modifies some disclosure requirements to improve the effectiveness of disclosures in the notes to financial statements. ASU 2018-13 was effective for the Company on May 1, 2020. The adoption of ASU 2018-13 by the Company did not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, Compensation—Retirement Benefits—Defined Benefit Plans—General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans. ASU 2018-14 removes disclosures that no longer are considered cost beneficial, clarifies the specific requirements of disclosures and adds disclosure requirements identified as relevant for companies with defined benefit retirement plans. ASU 2018-14 was effective for the Company on May 1, 2020. The adoption of ASU 2018-14 by the Company did not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes – Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which removes certain exceptions for companies related to tax allocations and simplifies when companies recognize deferred tax liabilities in an interim period. ASU 2019-12 will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning May 1, 2021. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this ASU will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.