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PURE CYCLE CORP

For the period ended Aug 31, 2024. Filed Nov 13, 2024.

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FY2024 · Filed Nov 13, 2024

PCYO$10.88+1.6%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form****10-K

For the fiscal year ended****August 31, 2024

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number0-8814

PURE CYCLE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Colorado84-0705083
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)​(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
​​​
34501 E. Quincy Avenue, Bldg. 1, Suite D, Watkins, CO​80137
(Address of principal executive offices)​(Zip Code)

(303) 292 – 3456

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Common Stock 1/3 of $.01 par valuePCYOThe NASDAQ Stock Market
(Title of each class)(Trading Symbol(s))(Name of each exchange on which registered)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes☐ No ☒

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 ☒ No☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No☐

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

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

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected 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 has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐

​Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☐

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

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter: $170,688,000

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: November 11, 2024 –24,073,094

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The information required by Part III is incorporated by reference from the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the close of the fiscal year ended August 31, 2024. Alternatively, we may include such information in an amendment to this annual report on Form 10-K.

Table of Contents

Item​Page
​Part I​
1Business4
1A.Risk Factors23
1B.Unresolved Staff Comments38
1C.Cybersecurity38
2Properties39
3Legal Proceedings39
4Mine Safety Disclosures39
​Part II​
5Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities39
6Selected Financial Data40
7Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations41
7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk48
8Financial Statements and Supplementary DataF-1
9Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure49
9A.Controls and Procedures49
9B.Other Information50
​Part III​
10Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance50
11Executive Compensation50
12Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters50
13Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence50
14Principal Accounting Fees and Services50
​Part IV​
15Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules51
​Signatures56

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements that are not historical facts contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, or incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The words “anticipate,” “seek,” “project,” “future,” “likely,” “believe,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “will,” “estimate,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements relating to, among other things:

●future water supply needs in Colorado and how such needs will be met;
●anticipated revenue from water sales;
●anticipated increases in residential and commercial demand for water services and competition for these services;
●estimated population increases in the Denver metropolitan area and the South Platte River basin;
●increased demand for single-family rental homes;
●plans for, and the efficiency of, development of our Sky Ranch property;
●our competitive advantage;
●the impact of individual housing and economic cycles on the number of connections we can serve with our water;
●the number of new water connections needed to recover the costs of our water supplies;
●the number of units planned for development at Sky Ranch;
●the timing of the completion of construction and sale of finished lots at Sky Ranch;
●the number of lots expected to be delivered in a fiscal period;
●anticipated financial results, including anticipated increases in customers and revenue, from development of our Sky Ranch property;
●estimated tap fees to be generated from the development of the various phases of Sky Ranch;
●anticipated expansion and rental dates for our single-family rental homes;
●anticipated revenue and cash flows from our single-family rental homes;
●timing of and interpretation of royalties to the State Board of Land Commissioners;
●participation in regional water projects, including “WISE” (as defined herein) and the timing and availability of water from, and projected costs related to, WISE;
●increases in future water or wastewater tap fees;
●our ability to collect fees and charges from customers and other users;
●the estimated amount of reimbursable costs for Sky Ranch and the collectability of reimbursables;
●anticipated timing and amount of, and sources of funding for, (i) capital expenditures to construct infrastructure and increase production capacities, (ii) compliance with water, environmental and other regulations, and (iii) operations, including delivery and treatment of water and wastewater;
●capital required and costs to develop Sky Ranch;
●anticipated development of other phases concurrently with the second phase of Sky Ranch;
●plans to provide water for drilling and hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells;
●changes in oil and gas drilling activity on our property, on the Lowry Ranch, or in the surrounding areas;
●estimated costs of earthwork, erosion control, streets, drainage and landscaping at Sky Ranch;
●the anticipated revenue from customers in the Rangeview District, Sky Ranch Districts, and Elbert & Highway 86 District;
●plans for the use and development of our water assets and potential delays;
●estimated number of connections we can serve with our existing water rights;
●factors affecting demand for water;
●our ability to meet customer demands in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way;
●our ability to reduce the amount of up-front construction costs for water and wastewater systems;
●costs and plans for treatment of water and wastewater;
●anticipated number of deep-water wells required to continue expanding and developing our Rangeview Water Supply;
●expenditures for expenses and capital needs of the Rangeview District;
●regional cooperation among area water providers in the development of new water supplies and water storage, transmission and distribution systems as the most cost-effective way to expand and enhance service capacities;
●plans to drill water wells into aquifers located beneath the Lowry Ranch and the timing and estimated costs of such a build out;
●sufficiency of tap fees to fund infrastructure costs of the Rangeview District;
●our ability to assist Colorado “Front Range” water providers in meeting current and future water needs;
●plans to use raw water, effluent water or reclaimed water for agricultural and irrigation uses;
●factors that may impact labor and material costs;
●use of third parties to construct water and wastewater facilities and Sky Ranch lot improvements;
●plans to utilize fixed-price contracts;
●estimated supply capacity of our water assets;
●our belief that we have exceeded market expectations with the delivery of our lots at Sky Ranch;
●the impact of future cyberattacks on our business, financial condition, operating results and reputation;
●our ability to comply with permit requirements and environmental regulations and the cost of such compliance;
●the impact of water quality, solid waste disposal and environmental regulations on our financial condition and results of operations;
●our belief that several long-term land development and housing factors remain positive;
●our belief that Sky Ranch is better positioned to navigate the changing market then competitors;
●the impact of the downturn in the homebuilding market and increased interest rates on our business and financial condition;
●the recoverability of water and wastewater service costs from rates;
●forfeitures of option grants, vesting of non-vested options and the fair value of option awards;
●the sufficiency of our working capital and financing sources to fund our operations;
●estimated costs of public improvements to be funded by Pure Cycle and constructed on behalf of the Sky Ranch Community Authority Board;
●the anticipated development of the Sky Ranch Academy and the timing of enrollment of upper grades;
●service life of constructed facilities;
●accounting estimates and the impact of new accounting pronouncements; and
●the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal controls over financial reporting.

Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. There are no assurances that any of our expectations will be realized, and actual results could differ materially from those in such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, without limitation:

●outbreaks of disease, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and related stay-at-home orders, quarantine policies and restrictions on travel, trade and business operations, and the related impacts to the general economy;
●political and economic instability, whether resulting from natural disasters, wars, terrorism, pandemics or other sources;
●our ability to successfully expand our single-family home rental business and rent our single-family homes at rates sufficient to cover our costs;
●the timing of new home construction and other development in the areas where we may sell our water, which in turn may be impacted by credit availability and rising inflation and interest rates;
●population growth;
●changes in employment levels, job and personal income growth and household debt-to-income levels;
●changes in consumer confidence generally and confidence of potential home buyers in particular;
●declines in property values which impact tax revenue to the Sky Ranch Community Authority Board which would impact their ability to repay us;
●changes in the supply of available new or existing homes and other housing alternatives, such as apartments and other residential rental property;
●timing of oil and gas development in the areas where we sell our water;
●the market price of homes, rental rates, and water, oil and gas prices;
●changes in customer consumption patterns;
●changes in applicable statutory and regulatory requirements;
●changes in governmental policies and procedures, including with respect to land use and environmental and tax matters;
●changes in interest rates;
●changes in tenant relief laws, including laws regulating evictions, rent control laws, and other regulations that limit our ability to increase rental rates;
●changes in private and federal mortgage financing programs and lending practices;
●uncertainties in the estimation of water available under decrees;
●uncertainties in the estimation of number of connections we can service with our existing water supplies;
●uncertainties in the estimation of costs of delivery of water and treatment of wastewater;
●uncertainties in the estimation of the service life of our systems;
●uncertainties in the estimation of costs of construction projects;
●uncertainties in the amount of reimbursable costs we may ultimately collect;
●the strength and financial resources of our competitors;
●our ability to find and retain skilled personnel;
●climatic and weather conditions, including floods, droughts and freezing conditions;
●turnover of elected and appointed officials and delays caused by political concerns and government procedures;
●availability and cost of labor, material and equipment;
●engineering and geological problems;
●environmental risks and regulations;
●our ability to raise capital;
●changes in corporate tax rates;
●our ability to negotiate contracts with customers;
●uncertainties in water court rulings;
●security and cyberattacks, including unauthorized access to confidential information on our information technology systems; and

We undertake no obligation, and disclaim any obligation, to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

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