FORM 10-Q

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549

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

For the quarterly period ended  January 31, 2018

[   ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________________ to ________________

Commission file number 1-3647

J.W. Mays, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York 11-1059070
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
9 Bond Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201-5805
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 718-624-7400

Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for 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          .

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   
Yes     X      No          .

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐ Emerging growth company ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting Company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes            No    X   .

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of the issuer's common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class Outstanding at March 8, 2018
Common Stock, $1 par value 2,015,780 shares
   
This report contains 25 pages.


J. W. MAYS, INC.

INDEX

      Page No.
Part I - Financial Information:
     
Item 1. Financial Statements 3 - 15
     
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – January 31, 2018 (unaudited) and July 31, 2017 3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Retained Earnings – Three and six months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited) 4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income – Three and six months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited) 5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Six months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited) 6
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 7 - 15
     
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 16 - 19
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 19
     
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 20
     
Part II - Other Information:
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 21
Item 1A. Risk Factors 21
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 21
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 21
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 21
Item 5. Other Information 21
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 21
     
Signatures 22
     
Exhibit 31 Certifications Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.1 - Chief Executive Officer 23
31.2 - Chief Financial Officer 24
     
Exhibit 32 Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 25

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Part 1 - Financial Information
       Item 1 - Financial Statements

J. W. MAYS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

January 31 July 31
ASSETS 2018 2017
(Unaudited) (Audited)
Property and Equipment - Net (Notes 5 and 6)       $        49,874,957       $        49,485,089
 
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 4) 5,160,798 5,381,195
Receivables (Note 4) 231,162 164,716
Income taxes refundable 55,192 6,891
Restricted cash 97,719 15,905
Prepaid expenses 1,741,986 1,675,019
Total current assets 7,286,857 7,243,726
 
Other Assets:
Deferred charges 3,465,062 3,465,062
Less: accumulated amortization 1,532,542 1,384,142
Net 1,932,520 2,080,920
Restricted cash 1,457,843 1,279,829
Unbilled receivables (Notes 4 and 7) 1,805,624 1,943,648
Marketable securities (Notes 3 and 4) 3,131,829 2,815,727
Total other assets 8,327,816 8,120,124
 
TOTAL ASSETS $ 65,489,630 $ 64,848,939
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
Long-Term Liabilities:
Mortgage payable (Note 5) $ 5,338,647 $ 5,409,908
Security deposits payable 1,223,630 1,020,292
Deferred income taxes (Note 1) 3,566,000 5,637,000
Total long-term liabilities 10,128,277 12,067,200
 
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable 69,800 79,103
Payroll and other accrued liabilities 1,985,965 2,515,616
Other taxes payable 14,747 8,135
Current portion of mortgage payable (Note 5) 165,532 162,569
Current portion of security deposits Payable 98,219 15,905
Total current liabilities 2,334,263 2,781,328
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES 12,462,540 14,848,528
 
Shareholders' Equity:
Common stock, par value $1 each share (shares - 5,000,000 authorized; 2,178,297 issued) 2,178,297 2,178,297
Additional paid in capital 3,346,245 3,346,245
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities - net of deferred taxes of $261,000 at January 31, 2018 and $190,000 at July 31, 2017 545,831 368,476
Retained earnings 48,244,569 45,395,245
54,314,942 51,288,263
Less common stock held in treasury, at cost - 162,517 shares at January 31, 2018 and at July 31, 2017 (Note 10) 1,287,852 1,287,852
Total shareholders' equity 53,027,090 50,000,411
 
Contingencies (Notes 13)
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 65,489,630 $ 64,848,939

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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J. W. MAYS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND RETAINED EARNINGS

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
January 31 January 31
2018 2017 2018 2017
   (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)
Revenues
Rental income (Notes 4 and 7) $       4,791,735 $       4,533,214 $       9,576,761 $       9,013,502
Recovery of real estate taxes 10,952
Revenue to temporarily vacate lease (Note 12) 291,667 583,334
Total revenues 4,791,735 4,824,881 9,576,761 9,607,788
 
Expenses
Real estate operating expenses 3,035,072 2,695,314 5,572,947 5,223,249
Administrative and general expenses 1,240,872 1,204,117 2,370,838 2,289,002
Depreciation (Note 6) 435,548 416,673 867,689 829,300
Total expenses 4,711,492 4,316,104 8,811,474 8,341,551
 
Income from operations before investment income, interest expense and income taxes 80,243 508,777 765,287 1,266,237
 
Investment income and interest expense:
Investment income (Note 3) 60,893 35,403 74,222 38,564
Interest expense (Notes 5, 9 and 13) (54,207 ) (54,618 ) (147,185 ) (122,214 )
6,686 (19,215 ) (72,963 ) (83,650 )
 
Income from operations before income taxes 86,929 489,562 692,324 1,182,587
Income taxes provided (benefit) (2,367,000 ) 166,000 (2,157,000 ) 397,000
Net income 2,453,929 323,562 2,849,324 785,587
 
Retained earnings, beginning of period 45,790,640 43,931,731 45,395,245 43,469,706
Retained earnings, end of period $ 48,244,569 $ 44,255,293 $ 48,244,569 $ 44,255,293
 
Income per common share (Note 2) $ 1.21 $ .16 $ 1.41 $ .39
 
Dividends per share $ $ $ $
 
Average common shares outstanding 2,015,780 2,015,780 2,015,780 2,015,780

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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J. W. MAYS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
January 31 January 31
2018 2017 2018 2017
      (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)
Net income $        2,453,929 $        323,562 $        2,849,324 $        785,587
 
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains arising during the period, net of taxes of $36,000 and $30,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $71,000 and $7,000 for the six months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. 108,747 57,219 177,355 13,229
 
Comprehensive income $ 2,562,676 $ 380,781 $ 3,026,679 $ 798,816

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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J. W. MAYS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Six Months Ended
January 31
2018 2017
      (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income $       2,849,324 $       785,587
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 867,689 829,300
Amortization of deferred charges 148,400 130,700
Deferred finance costs included in interest expense 11,436 11,436
Realized loss on sale of marketable securities 1,717 7,421
Other assets - unbilled receivables 138,024 179,610
- deferred charges (88,446 )
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes (2,142,000 ) 397,000
Deferred revenue (583,334 )
Changes in:
Receivables (66,446 ) 39,894
Income taxes refundable (48,301 ) 3,299
Prepaid expenses (66,967 ) (484 )
Accounts payable (9,303 ) 29,055
Payroll and other accrued liabilities (529,651 ) 255,913
Other taxes payable 6,612 6,937
Cash provided by operating activities 1,160,534 2,003,888
 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Acquisition of property and equipment (1,257,557 ) (1,081,210 )
Restricted cash (259,828 ) (4,151 )
Marketable securities:
Receipts from sales 12,810 115,173
Payments for purchases (82,274 ) (167,208 )
Cash (used) by investing activities (1,586,849 ) (1,137,396 )
 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Increase - security deposits payable 285,652 4,152
Mortgage and other debt payments (79,734 ) (1,076,875 )
Cash provided (used) by financing activities 205,918 (1,072,723 )
 
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (220,397 ) (206,231 )
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 5,381,195 5,228,826
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 5,160,798 $ 5,022,595

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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J. W. MAYS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Accounting Records and Use of Estimates:
                 

The accounting records are maintained in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The estimates that we make include allowance for doubtful accounts, depreciation and amortization, income tax assets and liabilities, fair value of marketable securities and revenue recognition. Estimates are based on historical experience where applicable or other assumptions that management believes are reasonable under the circumstances. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results may differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

The interim financial statements are prepared pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-Q. The July 31, 2017 condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The interim financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in the Company's latest Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2017. In the opinion of management, the interim financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair statement of the results for interim periods. The results of operations for the current period are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire fiscal year ending July 31, 2018.

The computation of the annual expected effective tax rate at each interim period requires certain estimates and assumptions including, but not limited to, the expected operating income for the year and future periods, projections of the proportion of income (or loss), and permanent and temporary differences. The accounting estimates used to compute the provision for income taxes may change as new events occur, more experience is acquired, or as additional information is obtained. To the extent the estimated annual effective tax rate changes during a quarter, see below, the effect of the change on prior quarters is included in tax expense for the current quarter.

As of July 31, 2017, the Company had a federal net operating loss carryforward approximating $5,366,000 which is available to offset future taxable income. In addition, as of July 31, 2017, the Company had state and city net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $10,107,000 and $8,274,000, respectively, available to offset future state and city taxable income. The net operating loss carryforwards will begin to expire, if not used, in 2035.

New York State and New York City taxes are calculated using the higher of taxes based on income or the respective capital-based franchise taxes. In April 2014, the New York State governor signed into law legislation overhauling the New York State franchise tax on corporations. The changes in the law were effective for the Company’s year ended July 31, 2016. The state capital-based tax will be phased out over a 7-year period. The Company anticipates New York State taxes will be based on capital through 2021, and New York City taxes will be based on capital for the foreseeable future. Capital-based franchise taxes are recorded to administrative and general expense.

Due to the application of the capital-based tax while the net operating loss still applies, or due to the possible absence of State taxable income in the years beyond 2021 to which the State loss can be carried, the Company has not recorded the tax benefit of its New York State and New York City net operating loss carryforwards.

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U.S. Tax Reform:

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The Tax Act significantly revises the future ongoing U.S. corporate income tax by, among other things, lowering U.S. corporate income tax rates. As the Company has a July 31 fiscal year-end, the lower corporate income tax rate will be phased in, resulting in a statutory federal rate just over 26% for our fiscal year ending July 31, 2018, and 21 % for subsequent fiscal years. For the quarter ended January 31, 2018, these changes required an adjustment to our deferred tax assets and liabilities to the lower federal rates resulting in an estimated net deferred tax benefit of approximately $2.4 million.

The changes included in the Tax Act are broad and complex. The final transition impacts of the Tax Act may differ from the above estimate, possibly materially, due to, among other things, changes in interpretations of the Tax Act, any legislative action to address questions that arise because of the Tax Act, any changes in accounting standards for income taxes or related interpretations in response to the Tax Act, or any updates or changes to estimates the Company has utilized to calculate the transition impacts, including impacts from changes to current year earnings estimates. The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued rules allowing for a measurement period of up to one year after the enactment date of the Tax Act to finalize the recording of the related tax impacts. We currently anticipate finalizing and recording any resulting adjustments by the end of our current fiscal year ending July 31, 2018.

Recently issued accounting standards not yet adopted:

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2014-09”) establishing ASC Topic 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ASU 2014-09 establishes a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most of the existing revenue recognition guidance. ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services and also requires certain additional disclosures. ASU 2014-09 is effective for interim and annual reporting in fiscal years that begin after December 15, 2016. ASU 2015-14 extended the implementation date for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2017. The adoption of this ASU on August 1, 2018 will not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Subsequent to the issuance of ASU 2014-09, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net)”, ASU No. 2016-10, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing”, ASU No. 2016-12, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients”, and ASU No. 2016-20, "Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers." The additional ASU's clarified certain provisions of ASU 2014-09 in response to recommendations from the Transition Resource Group established by the FASB and have the same effective date and transition requirements as ASU 2014-09. The adoption of these updates on August 1, 2018 will not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01 "Financial Instruments-Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities." ASU 2016-01 amends certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments, including the requirement to measure certain equity investments at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. ASU No. 2016-01 will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The adoption of this ASU will not have a significant impact on our balance sheet and statement of operations.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases.” ASU 2016-02 is intended to increase transparency and comparability among organizations of accounting for leasing arrangements. This guidance establishes a right-of-use model that requires a lessee to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than twelve months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. Lessor accounting remains similar to the current model, but updated to align with certain changes to the lessee model and the new revenue recognition standard (ASU 2014-09). ASU 2016-02 offers specific accounting guidance for a lessee, a lessor and sale and leaseback transactions. Lessees and lessors are required to disclose qualitative and quantitative information about leasing arrangements to enable a user of the financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. Entities will be required to recognize and measure leases as of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The new standard will be effective for the Company for the fiscal year beginning August 1, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is expected to result in an increase in assets and liabilities on the Company’s balance sheet, with no material impact on the statement of operations. However, the ultimate impact of adopting this ASU will depend on the Company’s lease portfolio as of the adoption date.

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In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, “Restricted Cash”. ASU 2016-18 requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents will be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning of period and end of period balances on the statement of cash flows upon adoption of this standard. ASU 2016-18 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The adoption of the ASU will not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220)”. ASU 2018-02 allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the December 22, 2017 Tax Act. The amendments in this Update are effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption of the amendments in this Update is permitted, including adoption in any interim period, (1) for public business entities for reporting periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued and (2) for all other entities for reporting periods for which financial statements have not yet been made available for issuance. The amendments in this standard should be applied either in the period of adoption or retrospectively to each period (or periods) in which the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Act is recognized. We expect to adopt the standard in the interim period ending April 30, 2018. The adoption of this ASU by the Company will result in a reclassification of the stranded tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings of approximately $92,000.

                
2. Income Per Share of Common Stock:
 

Income per share has been computed by dividing the net income for the periods by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the periods, adjusted for the purchase of treasury stock. Shares used in computing income per share were 2,015,780 for the three and six months ended January 31, 2018 and January 31, 2017.

 

3.

Marketable Securities:

 

The Company categorizes marketable securities as either trading, available-for-sale or held-to-maturity. Trading securities are carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses included in income. Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities with unrealized gains and losses recorded as a separate component of shareholders' equity. Held-to-maturity securities are carried at amortized cost. Dividends and interest income are accrued as earned. Realized gains and losses are determined on a specific identification basis. The Company reviews marketable securities for impairment whenever circumstances and situations change such that there is an indication that the carrying amounts may not be recovered. The Company did not classify any securities as trading or held to maturity during the six months ended January 31, 2018 and year ended July 31, 2017.

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The Company follows GAAP which establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the valuation techniques and creates the following three broad levels, with Level 1 valuation being the highest priority:

Level 1 valuation inputs are quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that are accessible at the measurement date (e.g., equity securities traded on the New York Stock Exchange).

Level 2 valuation inputs are from other than quoted market prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly (e.g., quoted market prices of similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or quoted market prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active).

Level 3 valuation inputs are unobservable (e.g., an entity’s own data) and should be used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available.

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at January 31, 2018 and July 31, 2017.

Equity securities are valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded that the Company has access to.

Mutual funds are valued at the daily closing price as reported by the fund. Mutual funds held by the Company are open-end mutual funds that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These funds are required to publish their daily net asset value (“NAV”) and to transact at that price. The mutual funds held by the Company are deemed to be actively traded.

In accordance with the provisions of Fair Value Measurements, the following are the Company's financial assets measured on a recurring basis presented at fair value.

Fair value measurements at reporting date
Total Total
January 31, July 31,
Description     2018     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     2017     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3
Assets:
Marketable securities - available-for-sale $      3,131,829 $      3,131,829 $       – $      $      2,815,727 $      2,815,727 $       – $       –

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As of January 31, 2018 and July 31, 2017, the Company's marketable securities were classified as follows:

January 31, 2018 July 31, 2017
Gross Gross Gross Gross
Unrealized Unrealized Fair Unrealized Unrealized Fair
   Cost    Gains    Losses    Value    Cost    Gains    Losses    Value
Noncurrent:
Available-for-sale:
Mutual funds $     770,811 $     234,763 $      $     1,005,574 $     716,463 $     193,932 $      $     910,395
Equity securities 1,554,188 572,067 2,126,255 1,540,788 364,544 1,905,332
$ 2,324,999 $ 806,830 $ $ 3,131,829 $ 2,257,251 $ 558,476 $ $ 2,815,727

Investment income consists of the following:

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
January 31 January 31
      2018       2017       2018       2017
Loss on sale of marketable securities $      (1,711 ) $      $      (1,717 ) $      (7,421 )
Interest income 3,025 3,042 6,751 6,346
Dividend income 59,579 32,361 69,188 39,639
Total $ 60,893 $ 35,403 $ 74,222 $ 38,564

4. Financial Instruments and Credit Risk Concentrations:
              

Financial instruments that are potentially subject to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of marketable securities, cash and cash equivalents and receivables. Marketable securities and cash and cash equivalents are placed with multiple financial institutions and multiple instruments to minimize risk. No assurance can be made that such financial institutions and instruments will minimize all such risk.

The Company derives rental income from approximately fifty tenants, of which one tenant accounted for 17.77%, another tenant accounted for 14.62% and a third tenant accounted for 12.44% of rental income during the six months ended January 31, 2018. The six months ended January 31, 2017 had one tenant account for 18.54%, another tenant account for 15.00% and a third tenant accounted for 10.50% of rental income. No other tenant accounted for more than 10% of rental income during the same periods.

The Company has no irrevocable Letters of Credit at January 31, 2018 and had one irrevocable Letter of Credit totaling $230,000 at July 31, 2017 provided by a tenant as a security deposit.

 

5.

Long-Term Debt – Mortgage:


January 31, 2018 July 31, 2017
Current
Annual Final Due Due Due Due
Interest Payment Within After Within After
      Rate       Date       One Year       One Year       One Year       One Year
Bond St. building, Brooklyn, NY      3.54 % 2/1/2020 $      165,532 $      5,384,413 $      162,569 $      5,467,110
Less: Deferred financing costs 45,766 57,202
Total $ 165,532 $ 5,338,647 $ 162,569 $ 5,409,908

              

On January 9, 2015, the Company refinanced its loan with a bank for $6,000,000, which included the outstanding balance as of January 2015 in the amount of $5,347,726 and an additional borrowing of $652,274. The loan is for a period of five years with a payment based on a twenty-five year amortization period. The interest rate for this period is fixed at 3.54% per annum. The mortgage loan is secured by the Bond Street building in Brooklyn, New York.

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6.

Property and Equipment – at cost:

                 
January 31 July 31
      2018       2017
Property:
Buildings and improvements $      82,313,135 $      80,825,601
Improvements to leased property 1,478,012 1,478,012
Land 6,067,805 6,067,805
Construction in progress 414,832 644,809
90,273,784 89,016,227
Less accumulated depreciation 40,494,132 39,648,642
Property - net 49,779,652 49,367,585
 
Fixtures and equipment and other:
Fixtures and equipment 144,545 144,545
Other fixed assets 193,015 193,015
337,560 337,560
Less accumulated depreciation 242,255 220,056
Fixtures and equipment and other - net 95,305 117,504
 
Property and equipment - net $ 49,874,957 $ 49,485,089
 
Construction in progress includes:
 
January 31 July 31
2018 2017
Building improvements at 9 Bond Street in Brooklyn, NY $ $ 644,809
Building improvements at Jamaica, NY building 414,832
$ 414,832 $ 644,809

7. Unbilled Receivables and Rental Income:
              

Unbilled receivables represent the excess of scheduled rental income recognized on a straight-line basis over rental income as it becomes receivable according to the provisions of each lease.

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8.

Employees' Retirement Plan:

                

The Company sponsors a noncontributory Money Purchase Plan covering substantially all of its non-union employees. Operations were charged $124,405 and $228,837 as contributions to the Plan for the three and six months ended January 31, 2018, respectively, and $92,148 and $194,657 as contributions to the plan for the three and six months ended January 31, 2017, respectively.

Multi-employer plan:

The Company contributes to a union sponsored multi-employer pension plan covering its union employees. The Company contributions to the pension plan were $18,557 and $34,156 for the three and six months ended January 31, 2018, respectively, and $14,377 and $26,988 as contributions to the plan for the three and six months ended January 31, 2017, respectively. Contributions and costs are determined in accordance with the provisions of negotiated labor contracts or terms of the plans. The Company also contributes to union sponsored health benefit plans.

Contingent Liability for Pension Plan:

Information as to the Company’s portion of accumulated plan benefits and plan assets is not reported separately by the pension plan. Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, upon withdrawal from a multi-employer benefit plan, an employer is required to continue to pay its proportionate share of the plan’s unfunded vested benefits, if any. Any liability under this provision cannot be determined: however, the Company has not made a decision to withdraw from the plan.

Information for contributing employer’s participation in the multi-employer plan:

 

Legal name of Plan:       United Food and Commercial
Workers Local 888 Pension Fund
   
Employer identification number:   13-6367793
   
Plan number:   001
   
Date of most recent Form 5500:   December 31, 2016
   
Certified zone status:   Critical status
   
Status determination date:   January 1, 2017
   
Plan used extended amortization provisions in status calculation:   Yes
   
Minimum required contribution:   Yes
   
Employer contributing greater than 5% of Plan contributions for year ended December 31, 2016:   Yes
   
Rehabilitation plan implemented:   Yes
   
Employer subject to surcharge:   Yes
   
Contract expiration date:   November 30, 2019
                

For the plan years 2017-2019, under the pension fund’s rehabilitation plan, the Company agreed to pay a minimum contribution rate equal to 9.1% of the prior year total contribution rate. The Company has 29 employees and has a contract, expiring November 30, 2019, with a union covering rates of pay, hours of employment and other conditions of employment for approximately 24% of its employees. The Company considers that its labor relations with its employees and union are good.

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9.

Cash Flow Information:

                 
For purposes of reporting cash flows, the Company considers cash equivalents to consist of short-term highly liquid investments with maturities of three (3) months or less, which are readily convertible into cash.
 
Supplemental disclosure:   Six Months Ended
January 31
    2018       2017
Interest paid, net of capitalized interest of $13,513 (2018) and $11,860 (2017)       $     135,992 $     117,262
Income taxes paid (refunded)   $ 27,494 $ (106,899 )
               
10.

Common Stock:

  

               The Company has one class of common stock with identical voting rights and rights to liquidation.

 

11.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:

  

The only component of accumulated other comprehensive income is unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities.

 
A summary of the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income for the three and six months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:

Three Months Ended
January 31
Six Months Ended
January 31
2018 2017 2018 2017
(Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Beginning balance, net of tax effect      $    437,084     $    220,551     $    368,476     $     264,541
 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax effect:
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities 144,747 87,219 248,355 21,583
Tax effect (36,000 ) (30,000 ) (71,000 ) (7,500 )
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax effect 108,747 57,219 177,355 14,083
   
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax effect:                
Unrealized (loss) on available-for-sale securities reclassified (1,354 )
Tax effect 500
Amount reclassified, net of tax effect (854 )
  
Ending balance, net of tax effect $ 545,831 $ 277,770 $ 545,831 $ 277,770

              

A summary of the line items in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Retained Earnings affected by the amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income is as follows:


Details about accumulated other comprehensive income components          Affected line item in the statement where net income is presented
   
   
Other comprehensive income reclassified tax effect Investment income Income taxes provided

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12. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement:

  

              

On June 16, 2014, the Company entered into a Second Amendment of Lease (the "Amendment") with 33 Bond St. LLC ("Bond"), its landlord, for certain truck bays and approximately 1,000 square feet located at the cellar level within a garage at Livingston and Bond Street ("Premises"). Pursuant to the Amendment, (1) a lease option for the Premises was exercised extending the lease until December 8, 2043, (2) the Company, simultaneously with the execution of the Amendment, vacated the Premises so that Bond may demolish the building in which the Premises is located in order to develop and construct a new building at the location, and (3) Bond agreed to redeliver to the Company possession of the reconfigured Premises after construction.

As consideration under the Amendment, Bond agreed to pay the Company a total of $3,500,000. Upon execution of the Amendment, the Company recorded $3,500,000 to deferred revenue to be amortized to revenue to temporarily vacate the premises over the expected vacate period of 36 months. Bond tendered $2,250,000 simultaneously with the execution of the Amendment, and the balance due of $1,250,000 on June 16, 2015 had been received by the Company. The Company re-occupied the premises in October 2017.

In connection with the Amendment, the parties also agreed to settle a pending lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Kings County, Index No. 50796/13 (the "Action"), in which the Company sought, among other things, a declaratory judgment that it validly renewed the lease for the Premises, and Bond sought, among other things, a declaratory judgment that the lease expired by its terms on December 8, 2013. Pursuant to a stipulation of settlement, filed on June 16, 2014, the Action, including all claims and counterclaims, has been discontinued with prejudice, without costs or attorneys' fees to any party as against the other. The stipulation of settlement also contains general releases by both parties of all claims.

 

13.

Contingencies:

   

Due to defective workmanship and breach of contract, the Company continues to pursue damages and return in full of a $376,467 deposit paid a contractor when construction commenced to replace a roof and various other work on the Fishkill, New York building. Both the contractor and subcontractors have claimed the Company tortuously interfered with the construction contracts arguing for fees and costs which approximate $700,000. While the Company strongly disputes the claims, it is possible that the court may rule against the Company and may assess damages in amounts up to approximately $700,000. It is also possible that the court may rule in favor of the Company and that no damages would be awarded against the Company and the Company could obtain an order for the return of all or a portion of amounts previously paid. A charge to real estate operating expenses in the amount of $279,213 was recorded for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2016. Following initial court decisions, another $141,132 was charged to operating expenses in October, 2016 and this amount was ordered by the Court to be paid, plus interest in the amount of $48,116, in a judgment dated September 14, 2017. This amount of $189,248 was paid in October 2017. The testimony phase of the trial has been completed and the parties await further decisions and orders of the court.

There are various other lawsuits and claims pending against the Company. It is the opinion of management that the resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

If the Company sells, transfers, disposes of or demolishes 25 Elm Place, Brooklyn, New York, then the Company may be liable to create a condominium unit for the loading dock. The necessity of creating the condominium unit and the cost of such condominium unit cannot be determined at this time.

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Item 2.

J. W. MAYS, INC.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes thereto contained in this report. In this discussion, the words “Company”, “we”, “our” and “us” refer to J.W. Mays, Inc. and subsidiaries.

Forward Looking Statements:

The following can be interpreted as including forward looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “outlook”, “intend”, “plans”, “efforts”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “expects” or words of similar import typically identify such statements. Various important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements are identified under the heading “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” below. Our actual results may vary significantly from the results contemplated by these forward-looking statements based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, availability of labor, marketing success, competitive conditions and the change in economic conditions of the various markets we serve.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates:

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We believe the critical accounting policies in Note 1 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements disclose our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions. (See Note 1 on pages 7 through 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements herein and Note 1 on pages 9 through 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2017).

Results of Operations:

Three months ended January 31, 2018 compared to the three months ended January 31, 2017:

In the three months ended January 31, 2018, the Company reported net income of $2,453,929, or $1.21 per share. In the comparable three months ended January 31, 2017, the Company reported net income of $323,562, or $.16 per share. The increase was primarily due to the enactment of the U.S. Tax Act on December 22, 2017. These changes required an adjustment to our deferred tax assets and liabilities to the lower federal rates resulting in an estimated net tax benefit of approximately $2.4 million.

Revenues in the current three months decreased to $4,791,735 from $4,824,881 in the comparable 2017 three months primarily due to the decrease in revenue to temporarily vacate a lease in the 2017 three months, partially offset by increased rental income from existing tenants and one new office tenant at the Company’s Jowein building in Brooklyn, New York.

Real estate operating expenses in the current three months increased to $3,035,072 from $2,695,314 in the comparable 2017 three months primarily due to increases in real estate taxes and maintenance costs, partially offset by a decrease in utility costs and license and permit costs.

Administrative and general expenses in the current three months increased to $1,240,872 from $1,204,117 in the comparable 2017 three months primarily due to increases in directors fees, legal and professional costs and pension costs.

Depreciation and amortization expense in the current three months increased to $435,548 from $416,673 in the comparable 2017 three months primarily due to improvements in the Jowein building in Brooklyn, New York.

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Investment income exceeded interest expense in the current three months by $6,686 and interest expense exceeded investment income by $19,215 in the comparable 2017 three months primarily due to increased investment income and scheduled repayment of debt.

As explained above, the enactment of the U.S. Tax Act required an adjustment to our deferred tax assets and liabilities to the lower federal rates resulting in an estimated net federal tax benefit of approximately $2.4 million. Income taxes provided (benefit) for the current three months changed to a benefit of approximately $2.4 million from an expense of approximately $.2 million in the comparable 2017 three months.

Six months ended January 31, 2018 compared to the six months ended January 31, 2017:

In the six months ended January 31, 2018, the Company reported net income of $2,849,324, or $1.41 per share. In the comparable six months ended January 31, 2017, the Company reported net income of $785,587, or $.39 per share. The increase was primarily due to the enactment of the U.S. Tax Act on December 22, 2017. These changes required an adjustment to our deferred tax assets and liabilities to the lower federal rates resulting in an estimated net tax benefit of approximately $2.4 million.

Revenues in the current six months decreased to $9,576,761 from $9,607,788 in the comparable 2017 six months primarily due to the decrease in revenue to temporarily vacate a lease in the 2017 six months, partially offset by increased rental income from existing tenants and one new office tenant at the Company’s Jowein building in Brooklyn, New York.

The recovery of real estate taxes in the 2017 six months in the amount of $10,952, net of legal expenses, represents recovery of prior years’ real estate taxes from one of the Company’s properties. The comparable 2018 three months did not have a recovery of real estate taxes.

Real estate operating expenses in the current six months increased to $5,572,947 from $5,223,249 in the comparable 2017 six months primarily due to increases in real estate taxes and maintenance costs, partially offset by a decrease in utility costs and license and permit costs.

Administrative and general expenses in the current six months increased to $2,370,838 from $2,289,002 in the comparable 2017 six months primarily due to increases in directors fees, legal and professional costs and pension costs.

Depreciation and amortization expense in the current six months increased to $867,689 from $829,300 in the comparable 2017 six months primarily due to improvements in the Jowein building in Brooklyn, New York.

Interest expense exceeded investment income in the current six months by $72,963 and by $83,650 in the comparable 2017 six months. The decrease was primarily due to increased investment income and scheduled repayment of debt partially offset by interest on litigation (see note 13).

As explained above, the enactment of the U.S. Tax Act required an adjustment to our deferred tax assets and liabilities to the lower federal rates resulting in an estimated net federal tax benefit of approximately $2.4 million. Income taxes provided (benefit) for the current six months changed to a benefit of approximately $2.1 million from an expense of approximately $.4 million in the comparable 2017 six months.

Liquidity and Capital Resources:

Management considers current working capital and borrowing capabilities adequate to cover the Company’s planned operating and capital requirements. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents amounted to $5,160,798 at January 31, 2018.

In March 2017, the Company leased 7,700 square feet to a medical facility at its Nine Bond Street, Brooklyn, New York building, for a term of ten years with two five year option periods. To accommodate this tenant, an existing tenant surrendered 400 square feet of retail space. The cost of renovations for this tenant will be approximately $400,000 and brokerage commissions were $216,052. The tenant is anticipated to take occupancy and commence payment of rent in the Fall of 2018.

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In August, 2017, the Company leased 1,423 square feet of retail space to an existing tenant for a period of 18.5 years at the Company’s Nine Bond Street, Brooklyn, New York building. Rent and occupancy is anticipated to occur in late 2018.

In September, 2017, an office tenant who occupies 2,000 square feet at the Company’s Jamaica, New York building vacated the space. The loss in annual rent will be $58,000.

In September, 2017, the Company leased 5,167 square feet of retail space to a tenant at the Company’s Nine Bond Street, Brooklyn, New York building for a period of ten years, effective January, 2018.

In November, 2017, the Company extended a lease with the existing dental office tenant at its Nine Bond Street, Brooklyn, New York building for an additional ten years, expiring January 15, 2028.

In November, 2017, the Company leased an additional 3,005 square feet to an existing tenant for warehouse space at its Jowein building in Brooklyn, New York.

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

Payroll and Other Accrued Liabilities: The Company had a balance due at January 31, 2018 for brokerage commissions of $256,105. Brokerage commissions in the amount of $153,593 were paid in the six months ended January 31, 2018.

Provision (Benefit) for Deferred Income Taxes: Enactment of the U.S. Tax Act on December 22, 2017, as explained above, resulted in an estimated net federal tax benefit of approximately $2.4 million. Although the adjustment increased the Company’s net income, it did not increase cash. To reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities, provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes changed to a benefit of approximately $2.1 million for the current six months compared to an expense of approximately $.4 million for the comparable 2017 six months.

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:

The Company had expenditures for elevator upgrade work in the amount of $227,672 for the six months ended January 31, 2018, at the Company’s Nine Bond Street, Brooklyn, New York building. The total cost of the project was $627,333, and it was completed in October, 2017. The Company had expenditures of $45,006 for a new tenant. The cost of the project will be approximately $400,000 of which $290,154 has been paid, and is expected to be completed in the fall of 2018. The Company also had expenditures of $282,975 for various other construction projects.

The Company had expenditures for electrical work in the amount of $107,661 for the six months ended January 31, 2018, at its Jowein, Brooklyn, New York building. The work was completed in January, 2018.

The Company had expenditures for elevator upgrade work in the amount of $262,690 for the six months ended January 31, 2018, at the Company’s Jamaica, New York building. The total cost of the project will be approximately $800,000, and is anticipated to be completed in June, 2018. The Company had expenditures of $227,514 for renovation work for two existing tenants. The total cost of the project will be $275,680, and is expected to be completed in March, 2018. The Company also had expenditures of $50,470 for various other construction projects.

The Company had expenditures $53,529 for various construction projects for the six months ended January 31, 2018, at its Fishkill, New York building.

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

This section, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, other sections of this Report on Form 10-Q and other reports and verbal statements made by our representatives from time to time may contain forward-looking statements that are based on our assumptions, expectations and projections about us and the real estate industry. These include statements regarding our expectations about revenues, our liquidity, our expenses and our continued growth, among others. Such forward-looking statements by their nature involve a degree of risk and uncertainty. We caution that a variety of factors, including but not limited to the factors listed below, could cause business conditions and our results to differ materially from what is contained in forward-looking statements:

changes in the rate of economic growth in the United States;
the ability to obtain credit from financial institutions and the related costs;
changes in the financial condition of our customers;
changes in regulatory environment;
lease cancellations;
changes in our estimates of costs;
war and/or terrorist attacks on facilities where services are or may be provided;
outcomes of pending and future litigation;
increasing competition by other companies;
compliance with our loan covenants;
recoverability of claims against our customers and others by us and claims by third parties against us; and
changes in estimates used in our critical accounting policies.

Other factors and assumptions not identified above were also involved in the formation of these forward-looking statements and the failure of such other assumptions to be realized, as well as other factors, may also cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Most of these factors are difficult to predict accurately and are generally beyond our control. You should consider the areas of risk described above in connection with any forward-looking statements that may be made by us.

We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are advised, however, to review any additional disclosures we make in proxy statements, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, annual reports on Form 10-K and any Form 8-K reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk:

The Company uses fixed-rate debt to finance its capital requirements. These transactions do not expose the Company to market risk related to changes in interest rates. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments. At January 31, 2018, the Company had fixed-rate debt of $5,549,945.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures:

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported accurately and within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II - Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time we are involved in legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In our opinion, the outcome of such matters in the aggregate will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. See also Note 13 to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no changes to our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended July 31, 2017.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable

Item 5. Other Information
None

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) List of Exhibits:

           Sequentially
Exhibit Numbered
Number Exhibit Page
       (3)        Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.       N/A      
  
(10) Material contracts N/A
 
(11) Statement re computation of per share earnings N/A
 
(12) Statement re computation of ratios N/A
 
(14) Code of ethics N/A
 
(15) Letter re unaudited interim financial information. N/A
 
(18) Letter re change in accounting principles. N/A
 
(19) Report furnished to security holders. N/A
 
(31) Additional exhibits - Certifications Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
(31.1) Chief Executive Officer 23
(31.2) Chief Financial Officer 24
 
(32) Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. 25
 
(95) Mine safety disclosure. N/A
 
EX-101.INS XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
EX-101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
EX-101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
EX-101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
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(b) 

Reports on Form 8-K – Two reports on Form 8-K was filed by the registrant during the three months ended January 31, 2018.

Items reported:

The Company reported results of the submission of matters to a vote of security holders.
Date of report filed - November 22, 2017.

The Company reported its financial results for the three months ended October 31, 2017.
Date of report filed - December 7, 2017.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

      J.W. MAYS, Inc.      
(Registrant)
 
 
 
Date:      March 8, 2018       Lloyd J. Shulman
    Lloyd J. Shulman
    President  
  Chief Executive Officer  
 
 
 
Date:      March 8, 2018 Mark S. Greenblatt
Mark S. Greenblatt
Vice President
Chief Financial Officer

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