Wall Financial Corporation Reports Q1 Fiscal 2021 Results

VANCOUVER, BC, June 11, 2020 /CNW/ - Wall Financial Corporation (the "Company") released its operating results and financial statements for the three months ended April 30, 2020.  The Company recorded a net loss attributable to shareholders of the Company for the three months ended April 30, 2020 of $3,876,686 or $0.11 per share compared with net earnings of $73,662,767 or $2.17 per share for the same period of the prior year. This loss was primarily due to the recognition of mark-to-market losses in respect of interest rate swap contracts of $3,838,004 and the decline in hotel revenues for the three months ended April 30, 2020.

The declaration of the COVID-19 virus as a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020, and the subsequent shut downs globally, domestically and locally have had a significant impact on the Company's hotel operations. The Company enacted cost reduction programs at its two hotels, which include the closure of one of the two towers at its downtown hotel, the furlough of all non-essential staff, and the elimination of all but the most necessary expenses in order to preserve cash flow.  The situation is dynamic and the ultimate duration and magnitude of the impact on the economy and the Company's business are not known at this time. For the three months ended April 30, 2020, the Company's hotel operations have experienced a significant decline in current and future guest bookings and occupancy levels are low, resulting in a decrease of revenues from hotel operations from $17,241,196 for the three months ended April 30, 2019 to $8,884,077 for the three months ended April 30, 2020.

The COVID-19 pandemic did not have a significant impact to the Company's rental and development operations. Revenues from the Company's rental properties for the three months ended April 30, 2020 were $8,796,858 compared with $8,371,918 for the same period in the prior year.  Revenue from development operations for the three months ended April 30, 2020 of $20,806,960 was lower than the prior year of $224,143,267 due to fewer closings of condominium units in the current quarter.

	Three months ended April 30
Revenue and earnings	2020		2019		2018
Total revenue and other income	$	38,745,252	$	251,338,349	$	23,618,769
Net earnings (loss) attributable to shareholders of the Company	$	(3,876,686)	$	73,662,767	$	(502,180)
Earnings (loss) per share (diluted and non-diluted)	$	(0.11)	$	2.17	$	(0.01)
Balance sheet		April 30, 2020	January 31, 2020		January 31, 2019
Total assets	$	1,051,706,730	$	1,051,671,420	$	1,244,788,463
Total non-current liabilities	$	268,632,080	$	276,156,368	$	313,429,192
Dividends paid	$	-	$	67,906,730	$	33,953,365
Dividends paid per share	$	-	$	2.00	$	1.00

The above unaudited financial information, including comparative information, is expressed in Canadian dollars and has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, using the same accounting policies and methods of application as described in notes 2 and 3 of the Company's audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended January 31, 2020 and 2019.   

Wall Financial Corporation is a B.C. based real estate company active in the development and management of residential rental apartments, development and construction of residential housing for resale, and the development and management of hotel properties.

SOURCE Wall Financial Corporation

Bruno Wall, President, WALL FINANCIAL CORPORATION (TSX: WFC), 1010 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 2R9, 604.893.7131