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Capital Properties, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2015 Results

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I., Oct. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Capital Properties, Inc. (OTCQX: CPTP) reported net income of $576,000 and $1,550,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015.  Based upon 6,599,912 shares outstanding, the basic income per common share for the same periods was $.08 and $.23, respectively.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company reported net income of $448,000 and $975,000, respectively. Based upon 6,599,912 shares outstanding, the basic income per common share for the same periods in 2014 was $.07 and $.15, respectively.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, leasing revenue increased $119,000 and $236,000, respectively, from 2014 due principally to scheduled increases in rents under both short-term and long-term land leases.  For the three months ended September 30, 2015, leasing expense decreased $9,000 from 2014 due to lower depreciation expense; certain assets became fully depreciated in 2015.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, leasing expense increased $10,000 from 2014 due to an increase in repairs and maintenance at the Steeple Street Building, offset in part by a decrease in depreciation expense due to certain assets becoming fully depreciated in 2015. 

For the three months ended September 30, 2015, petroleum storage facility revenue remained at the 2014 level.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, petroleum storage facility revenue increased $450,000 from 2014 due to Sprague Operating Resources LLC leasing the entire Facility. Under a lease that terminated on April 30, 2014, the Company had leased to Atlantic Trading & Marketing, Inc., a portion of the storage capacity of the Facility. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2015, petroleum storage facility expense decreased $44,000 and $220,000, respectively from 2014 due to lower depreciation expense due to certain assets becoming fully depreciation in 2015 and a decrease in repairs and maintenance, offset in part by an increase in payroll and related costs. 

For the three months ended September 30, 2015, general and administrative expense decreased $14,000 due to a decrease in payroll and related costs. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, general and administrative expense increased $20,000 due to an increase in payroll and related costs.   

For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the interest expense on the bank loan decreased $23,000 and $67,000, respectively.  In both May and August, 2015, the Company prepaid $1,000,000 on the bank loan.  In June and December 2014, the Company prepaid $1,000,000 and $1,300,000, respectively, on the bank loan.  For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the interest expense on the dividend notes payable remained at the 2014 level.


Capital Properties, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2015 Results

Financial Summary








Three Months Ended     


Nine Months Ended



September 30


September 30



2015


2014


2015


2014

Revenues:









Leasing.......................................................


$

1,249,000


$

1,130,000


$

3,763,000


$

3,527,000

Petroleum storage facility...........................



883,000



884,000



2,638,000



2,188,000

Total revenues........................................



2,132,000



2,014,000



6,401,000



5,715,000














Expenses:













Leasing......................................................



207,000



216,000



653,000



643,000

Petroleum storage facility..........................



561,000



605,000



1,865,000



2,085,000

General and administrative........................



255,000



269,000



828,000



808,000

Interest on notes:













Bank loan................................................



14,000



37,000



62,000



129,000

Dividend notes........................................



147,000



147,000



442,000



442,000




1,184,000



1,274,000



3,850,000



4,107,000

Income before income taxes........................


$

948,000


$

740,000


$

2,551,000


$

1,608,000














Net income...................................................


$

576,000


$

448,000


$

1,550,000


$

975,000














Basic income per common share, based













upon 6,599,912 shares outstanding........



$.08



$.07



$.23



$.15














Capital Properties, Inc. and its subsidiaries operate in two segments:  (1) Leasing and (2) Petroleum Storage. The leasing segment consists of the long-term leasing of certain of its real estate interests in downtown Providence, Rhode Island for commercial development, the leasing of a portion of a building and the leasing of locations along interstate and primary highways in Rhode Island and Massachusetts for outdoor advertising purposes. The petroleum storage segment consists of the petroleum storage terminal and the Wilkesbarre Pier in East Providence, Rhode Island, collectively referred to as the "Facility," which the Company operates for the tenant of the Facility.

Certain written statements made in this press release may contain "forward-looking statements" which represent the Company's expectations or beliefs concerning future events.  Certain risks, uncertainties and other important factors are detailed in reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Forms 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q. The Company cautions that these statements are further qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.

CONTACT:

Barbara J. Dreyer, Treasurer
(401) 435-7171

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SOURCE Capital Properties, Inc.


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