Form 8k announcing earnings
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported) July
8, 2005
Alico,
Inc.
Florida
0-261
59-0906081
(State
of
other jurisdiction
(Commission (IRS
Employer
of
incorporation) File
Number) Identification
No.)
P.O.
Box 338, La Belle, FL 33975
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip
Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (863)
675-2966
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item
2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Incorporated
by reference is a press release issued by the Registrant on July 7,
2005,
attached as Exhibit 99.1, announcing earnings for the quarter
ended May 31, 2005.
Item
9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits
Exhibit
99.1 - Press release announcing earnings for the quarter ended May
31,
2005, dated July 7, 2005.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
ALICO,
INC.
Date: July
8, 2005
By:
/s/
John R. Alexander
John R. Alexander
Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit
99.1
NEWS
RELEASE
July
7,
2005
National
Circuit
La
Belle,
Florida
Alico,
Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results
La
Belle, Florida, July 7, 2005 - Alico, Inc., (NASDAQ: ALCO)
one of
the South’s best known agribusiness companies operating in Central and Southwest
Florida, and with approximately 141,000 acres in real estate holdings, announced
net earnings for the third quarter of fiscal 2005 of $2.6 million, or $0.36
per
share compared with net earnings of $2.3 million, or $0.32 per share, during
the
third quarter a year ago. For the nine months ended May 31, 2005, net earnings
were $3.6 million or $0.49 per share. This compares with $15.1 million or
$2.10
per share, during the nine month period ended May 31, 2004.
Operating
revenues during the three months ended May 31, 2005 totaled $19.3 million,
and
were substantially unchanged compared with the same period a year ago. Operating
revenues for the nine months ended May 31, 2005 were $46.3 million compared
with
$44.5 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2004. The increase was
primarily due to higher citrus prices and the sale of plants and trees through
Alico Plant World.
Stockholders’
equity as of May 31, 2005 was $151.1 million, compared with $142.2 million
at
May 31, 2004.
John
R.
Alexander, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer noted, “The decrease in net
earnings for the nine months ended May 31, 2005 was primarily due to a decrease
in earnings from real estate sales, compared with the same period a year
ago. In
the prior year, several large real estate transactions closed, generating
net
earnings of $12.6 million. No significant real estate transactions have closed
during the first nine months of fiscal 2005.”
Addressing
the divisional results, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John R. Alexander
noted that:
*
The
Citrus Division reported operating profits of $3.6 million and $4.9 million
for
the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2005, respectively; while
during the same periods a year ago, operating profits of $1.6 million and
$1.2
million were reported. A reduced Florida orange crop, caused by a series
of
hurricanes, resulted in increased citrus prices when compared with the prior
year.
*
Operating profits for the Sugarcane Division were $139 thousand and $541
thousand for the quarter and nine months ended May 31, 2005, respectively,
compared with $527 thousand and $2.2 million for the quarter and nine months
ended May 31, 2004, respectively. Lower prices, increased costs and reduced
yields combined to cause the decrease.
*
Ranch
operating profits were $1.1 million and $1.8 million for the quarter and
nine
months ended May 31, 2005, respectively, compared with $605 thousand and
$1.4
million for the quarter and nine months ended May 31, 2004, respectively.
The
increase was due to higher prices for beef products.
About
Alico
Alico,
Inc., an agribusiness company operating in Central and Southwest Florida,
owns
approximately 141,000 acres of land located in Collier, Hendry, Lee and Polk
counties. The Company is involved in various operations and activities including
citrus fruit production, cattle ranching, sugarcane, sod production, and
forestry. The Company also leases land for farming, cattle grazing, recreation
and oil exploration, and is increasingly involved in exploring real estate
development in and beyond its holdings.
Statements
in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact
constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors
that
could cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different
from
the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by
such
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained herein
are
also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described
from
time to time in the Company’s reports and registration statements filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
For
further information contact: John
R.
Alexander
La
Belle,
Florida
(863) 675-2966