Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2013

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Trust’s operations are affected by numerous factors, including the economy, competition in the hotel industry and the effect of the economy on the travel and hospitality industries.  The Trust cannot predict if any of the above items will have a significant impact in the future, nor can it predict what impact, if any, the occurrence of these or other events might have on the Trust’s operations and cash flows.  Significant estimates and assumptions made by management include, but are not limited to, the estimated useful lives of long-lived assets and estimates of future cash flows used to test a long-lived asset for recoverability and the fair values of the long-lived assets.

LIQUIDITY

Our principal source of cash to meet our cash requirements, including distributions to our shareholders, is our share of the Partnership’s cash flow, quarterly distributions from Albuquerque, New Mexico property, and through the Partnership and our direct ownership of the Yuma, Arizona property.  The Partnership’s principal source of revenue is hotel operations for the one hotel property it owns and quarterly distributions from the Tucson, Arizona and Ontario, California properties.  Our liquidity, including our ability to make distributions to our shareholders, will depend upon our ability and the Partnership’s ability to generate sufficient cash flow from hotel operations and to service our debt.

Hotel operations are significantly affected by occupancy and room rates. Occupancy increased from the first six months of fiscal year 2013 to the six months of fiscal year 2014, while rates decreased. Results are also significantly impacted by overall economic conditions and, specifically, conditions in the travel industry. Unfavorable changes in these factors could negatively impact hotel room demand and pricing, which would reduce the Trust’s profit margins on rented studio suites.

During fiscal year 2014, capital improvements are expected to be reduced by approximately $800,000 from the prior year and we expect increased cash flow from the reduction of principal and interest payments on the Ontario property. Additionally, we have a $600,000 bank line of credit which matures on June 23, 2014. As of July 31, 2013, the Trust had $600,000 drawn on this line of credit.

With the anticipated improved operations income, the expected decrease in capital improvements, and the increased cash flow from the reduction of principal and interest payments on the Ontario property, management believes that it will have enough cash on hand to meet all of our financial obligations as they become due for at least the next year. In addition, our management is analyzing other strategic options available to us, including the refinancing of another property or raising additional funds through additional non-controlling interest sales; however, such transactions may not be available or available on terms that are favorable to the Trust.

We anticipate a moderate improvement in the weak overall economic situation that negatively affected results in fiscal years 2012 and 2013, which could result in higher revenues and operating margins.  Challenges in fiscal year 2014 are expected to continue to include continued competition for all types of business in the markets in which we operate and our ability to maintain room rates while maintaining market share.

REVENUE RECOGNITION

Room, food and beverage, management and licensing fees, and other revenue are recognized as earned as services are provided and items are sold.  Sales taxes collected are excluded from gross revenue.

INCOME PER SHARE

Basic and diluted income per Share of Beneficial Interest is computed based on the weighted-average number of Shares of Beneficial Interest and potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period. Dilutive securities are limited to the Class A and Class B units of the Partnership, which are convertible into 3,693,972 shares of the Beneficial Interest, as discussed in Note 1.

For the six month periods ended July 31, 2013 and 2012, there were Class A and Class B Partnership units outstanding, which are convertible into Shares of Beneficial Interest of the Trust.  At the beginning of each period, the aggregate weighted-average of these Shares of Beneficial Interest would have been 3,693,972 and 3,694,894 for the quarters ended July 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.  Due to the net losses attributable to controlling interest, these Shares of Beneficial Interest issuable upon conversion of the Class A and Class B Partnership units were anti-dilutive during both six month periods ended July 31, 2013 and 2012. Therefore no reconciliation of basic and diluted income per share is presented.