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J.W. Mays

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Real estate firm based in Brooklyn, New York, United States

J.W. Mays, Inc. is a real estate firm based in Brooklyn, New York, United States. From 1927 until 1988 the company ran a chain of discount department stores in the area surrounding New York City referred to as Mays, with stores located in three of New York City's five boroughs, Long Island, and Putnam County. At its height as a retailer, the firm had 5000 employees working in 9 stores during the early 1970s.3 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

$22.5MRevenue, fiscal 20255
-$136.2KNet income, fiscal 20255
1927Founded1

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  • TickerMAYS on Nasdaq1
  • IndustryOpeators of Nonresidential Buildings1
  • HeadquartersBrooklyn, New York1
  • Incorporated inNY6
  • Business address9 Bond St, Brooklyn, Ny 11201-58056
  • Filer categoryNon-accelerated filer, Smaller reporting company6
J.W. Mays Plaza td (2018-09-21) 03
Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons8

J.W. Mays, Inc. is a real estate firm based in Brooklyn, New York, United States. From 1927 until 1988 the company ran a chain of discount department stores in the area surrounding New York City referred to as Mays, with stores located in three of New York City's five boroughs, Long Island, and Putnam County. At its height as a retailer, the firm had 5000 employees working in 9 stores during the early 1970s.3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

-0.7%Operating margin5
-0.6%Net margin5
4.1%Revenue growth, 20255
-0.3%Return on equity5
0.06×Debt to equity5
$128.3KFree cash flow5

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Other costs100¢$22.4M
  • Income tax0¢$59.0K

Out of $22.5M in revenue.5 The company lost money this year.

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

  • Capital spending95¢$2.4M
  • Kept or used elsewhere5¢$128.3K

Out of $2.5M of cash from operations.5

Financial statements

Revenue910111213145$22.5M in 2025+16% since 2018
0$10.0M$20.0M$30.0M2018: $19.3M$19.3M20182019: $21.1M$21.1M2019+10%2020: $19.5M$19.5M2020−8%2021: $20.2M$20.2M2021+3%2022: $21.4M$21.4M2022+6%2023: $22.6M$22.6M2023+6%2024: $21.6M$21.6M2024−4%2025: $22.5M$22.5M2025+4%
Operating income910111213145-$154.3K in 2025
-$2.0M-$1.0M0$1.0M$2.0M2018: $1.9M$1.9M20182019: $1.8M$1.8M2019−2%2020: -$1.2M-$1.2M20202021: -$837.8K-$837.8K2021−32%2022: -$657.0K-$657.0K2022−22%2023: $223.7K$223.7K20232024: -$620.1K-$620.1K20242025: -$154.3K-$154.3K2025−75%
Net income910111213145-$136.2K in 2025
-$1.0M0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M2018: $3.0M$3.0M20182019: $1.5M$1.5M2019−49%2020: -$906.0K-$906.0K20202021: $398.0K$398.0K20212022: -$712.4K-$712.4K20222023: -$83.0K-$83.0K2023−88%2024: -$406.6K-$406.6K2024+390%2025: -$136.2K-$136.2K2025−66%

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 2 fiscal years, latest first.5

Period ending2025-07-312024-07-31
Rental income$22.5M$21.6M
Total revenues$22.5M$21.6M
Real estate operating expenses$15.7M$15.2M
Administrative and general expenses$5.2M$5.3M
Depreciation$1.8M$1.7M
Total expenses$22.6M$22.2M
Loss from operations-$154.3K-$620.1K
Dividend and interest income$26.8K$87.9K
Net realized gain on sale of marketable securities$124.9K
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest-$67.7K-$136.3K
Total investment income and interest expense-$40.9K$76.5K
Loss before income tax-$195.2K-$543.6K
Income tax provision (benefit)-$59.0K-$137.0K
Net loss-$136.2K-$406.6K
Loss per common share, basic-$0.07-$0.20
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic2.0M shares2.0M shares
Loss per common share, diluted-$0.07-$0.20
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted2.0M shares2.0M shares

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Corporate structure

J.W. Mays sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of J.W. Mays

  • Wax Asset Management, LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G on J.W. Mays, latest Jul 6, 2026
  • Jane H. Goldman Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on J.W. Mays, latest Feb 19, 2025 (3 filings since Dec 5, 2024)
  • Goldman Diane Kemper Filed SCHEDULE 13G on J.W. Mays, latest Dec 12, 2024
  • Steven Gurney-Goldman Filed SC 13D on J.W. Mays, latest Dec 9, 2024
  • Amy Goldman Fowler Filed SCHEDULE 13G on J.W. Mays, latest Dec 6, 2024
  • J.W. Mays Brooklyn, New York

Built from major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What J.W. Mays reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Land$6.1M5 Jul 31, 2025$6.1M5 Jul 31, 20240%
Buildings and improvements$81.0M5 Jul 31, 2025$79.5M5 Jul 31, 2024+1.9%
Construction in progress$3.3M5 Jul 31, 2025$2.4M5 Jul 31, 2024+37.0%
Property and equipment, before depreciation$81.9M14 Jul 31, 2024$79.5M14 Jul 31, 2023+3.1%
Accumulated depreciation$41.6M5 Jul 31, 2025$39.8M5 Jul 31, 2024+4.5%
Property and equipment, net$48.8M5 Jul 31, 2025$48.2M5 Jul 31, 2024+1.2%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$26.8M5 Jul 31, 2025$28.9M5 Jul 31, 2024−7.3%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$748.6K5 Jul 31, 2025$1.2M5 Jul 31, 2024−39.8%

Properties, in its own words

The table below sets forth certain information as to each of the properties currently operated by the Company:

Location · Approximate Square Feet

The rest of Item 2

1. · Brooklyn, New York Fulton Street at Bond Street · 380,000

Livingston Street Truck bays, passage facilities and tunnel-Schermerhorn Street · 17,000

Building-Livingston Street · 10,500

2. · Brooklyn, New York Jowein building at Elm Place · 201,000

3. · Jamaica, New York Jamaica Avenue at 169th Street · 297,000

4. · Fishkill, New York Route 9 at Interstate Highway 84 · 203,000

(located on 14.6 acres

5. · Levittown, New York Hempstead Turnpike · 10,000

(located on 75,800 square feet of land

6. · Massapequa, New York Sunrise Highway · 133,400

7. · Circleville, Ohio Tarlton Road · 193,350

(located on 11.6 acres

Properties are leased under long-term leases for varying periods, the longest of which extends to 2073, and in most instances renewal options are included. Reference is made to Notes 4. OPERATING LEASES and 10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the 2025 Annual Report to Shareholders, incorporated herein by reference. Properties owned and subject to mortgage is the Fishkill building.

1. · Brooklyn, New York

Fulton Street at Bond Street

90% of the property is owned by the Company and the remaining 10% of the property is leased by the Company under five separate leases. Expiration dates are as follows: December 8, 2043 (1 lease) which lease currently has one thirty-year renewal option through December 8, 2073, April 30, 2031 (1 lease), and April 30, 2044 (3 leases).

The property is currently leased to twenty-four tenants of which eight are retail tenants, two are fast food/beverage restaurants, eleven occupy office space, three are dental or medical offices. One tenant leased in excess of 10% of the rentable square footage; the tenant is a department store, occupying 20.60%.

In November 2024, a tenant who occupies 700 square feet agreed to expand their space to include an additional 130 square feet for increased rent of $2,400 annually through lease expiration on April 30, 2026.

In December 2024, Weinstein Enterprises, Inc. (“Landlord”) purchased the 508 Fulton Street property, including an existing lease, from another landlord who owned 25% of the property. Starting in January 2025, the Company began making rent payments to Landlord with no other changes to the existing lease.

In January and August 2025, a tenant at the Company’s 9 Bond Street building in Brooklyn, New York was given two six month rent concessions of $25,000 per month from February to July 2025, and $40,000 per month from August 2025 to January 2026, respectively. The January 2025 agreement also included a deferral of $54,825 of a receivable to be paid in three equal installments from February to April 2025.

In March 2025, a tenant occupying 1,600 square feet agreed to terminate their lease. Loss of rent will approximate $120,000 per annum.

In April 2025, the Company leased 2,800 square feet of office space to a tenant for ten years at an annual rent of $216,000 with increases annually. Rent commencement was October 2025. Brokerage commissions were $134,987.

In May 2025, a tenant occupying 3,080 square feet provided notice they would not be renewing their lease which ends on June 30, 2025. The loss of rental income is approximately $142,000 per annum.

It is the intention of the Company to negotiate the renewals of the expiring leases as they come due, provided the tenants maintain adequate finances.

7/31/2021 · 62.31% · 7/31/2026 · 7 · 42,624 · 2,039,732 · 9.078

7/31/2022 · 63.38% · 7/31/2027 · 3 · 3,558 · 156,431 · .696

7/31/2023 · 59.51% · 7/31/2028 · 4 · 6,633 · 247,409 · 1.101

7/31/2024 · 51.83% · 7/31/2030 · 2 · 85,990 · 2,173,989 · 9.675

7/31/2025 · 52.69% · 7/31/2031 · 1 · 1,090 · 45,126 · .201

7/31/2032 · 4 · 47,668 · 2,389,959 · 10.636

7/31/2033 · 1 · 1,140 · 82,174 · .366

7/31/2034 · 1 · 5,632 · 159,653 · .711

7/31/2035 · 1 · 3,200 · 166,606 · .741

24 · 197,535 · 7,461,079 · 33.205

The Company uses 17,810 square feet of available space.

As of July 31, 2025 the federal tax basis is $22,607,989 with accumulated depreciation of $15,274,093 for a net carrying value of $7,333,896. The lives taken for depreciation vary between 15-40 years and the methods used are straight-line and declining balance.

The real estate taxes for this property are $3,039,600 per year and the rate used is averaged at $11.018 per $100 of assessed valuation.

Livingston Street

The Company has a long-term lease with the City of New York and another landlord for a garage at Livingston Street opposite the Company’s Brooklyn Fulton Street at Bond Street Properties. The lease expires in 2043, with a renewal option to 2073. The garage includes truck bays and passage facilities through a tunnel to the properties. The truck bays, passage facilities and tunnel, total approximately 17,000 square feet. The lease also includes a 20 x 75-foot land plot on which the Company constructed a building of six stories and basement annexed to the properties.

2. · Brooklyn, New York—Jowein building at Elm Place

The building is owned. The property is currently leased to fourteen tenants of which one is a fast-food restaurant, two are for warehouse space and eleven leases are for office space. Two tenants leased in excess of 10% of the rentable square footage; each occupies office space of 15.64%, and 12.59% respectively.

In August 2024, a tenant extended its lease through June 30, 2025 with the same terms for 10,569 square feet, which in May 2025 further extended it’s lease to September 30, 2025.

In November 2024, the Company leased 305 square feet of office space for two years at an annual rent of $7,320.

In November 2024, a tenant who occupies 5,800 square feet agreed to rent an additional 3,920 square feet of office space for increased rent of $12,087 a month.

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Oct 23, 2025.18

The story

The chain grew from a Brooklyn women's clothing store founded by Joe Weinstein, a Polish Jewish immigrant from Galicia, in 1924. In 1929, Weinstein incorporated the company and added his initials. The first location opened its doors at 510 Fulton Street in Brooklyn in September 1929. The reason why he chose the name to begin with was because, as Weinstein said, "it reminded me of the countryside and the flowers and the springtime".

Mays grew throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Its slogan, "Every day's a sale day at Mays!", was imprinted, in big red, script lettering, on every white paper shopping bag, and every white cardboard shopping box. Mondays were "super-sales" days, and stores were especially crowded then. Weinstein was aggressive in his competition against other discount retailers such as Ohrbach's and Alexander's, as well as the higher—end department stores. At one point, Weinstein discussed a merger between Mays and his two main discount competitors, but it never came to be.

At the company's peak in the 1970s, Mays operated nine stores. At that time, the company had about 5,000 employees. By the late 1970s, it started losing market share to other discount retailers, and in 1982 the store declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company closed five locations that operated outside the city, leaving one store in Manhattan, two stores in Queens, and the original store in Brooklyn.

In 1987, Mays closed one of its two stores in Glen Oaks, Queens, leaving three in the chain. The chain continued on but announced on December 28, 1988 that they would be closing the remaining three stores in the chain immediately, with the final sale occurring on December 31 of that year. Beginning on January 1, 1989, J.W. Mays, Inc. reincorporated as the real estate company that currently does business, using the real estate that its stores had previously occupied.

From Wikipedia’s article on J.W. Mays, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.7

Leadership

Who has led J.W. Mays, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (6)

Timeline

  1. Oct 15, 20268-K Executive or director change26
  2. Jul 31, 20268-K Executive or director change27
  3. Jun 11, 20268-K Results of operations28
  4. May 15, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation29
  5. Apr 15, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure30
  6. Apr 14, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure31
  7. Apr 1, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation32
  8. Mar 12, 20268-K Results of operations33
  9. Dec 11, 20258-K Results of operations34
  10. Nov 26, 20258-K Shareholder vote35
  11. Oct 23, 20258-K Results of operations36
  12. Jun 12, 20258-K Results of operations37
  13. Jan 13, 2004New chief executive Lloyd J. Shulman becomes CEO19
  14. 1927Founded Founded1

Calendar

Coming up

  1. Oct 22, 2026Reports results for the quarter ending Jul/202638

When it reported results

  1. Jun 11, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results28
  2. Mar 12, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results33
  3. Dec 11, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results34
  4. Oct 23, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results36
  5. Jun 12, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results37
  6. Mar 13, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results39
  7. Dec 12, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results40
  8. Oct 24, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results41

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

80 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 37 major events, 9 insider forms, 7 large holders, 7 other. The latest 20:

  1. Oct 15, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  2. Jul 31, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  3. Jul 6, 2026SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  4. Jun 11, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  5. Jun 11, 202610-Q QUARTERLY REPORT EDGAR
  6. May 15, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  7. Apr 15, 20268-K/A AMENDMENT TO FORM 8-K EDGAR
  8. Apr 14, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  9. Apr 1, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  10. Mar 12, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  11. Mar 12, 202610-Q QUARTERLY REPORT EDGAR
  12. Dec 11, 20258-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  13. Dec 11, 202510-Q QUARTERLY REPORT EDGAR
  14. Nov 26, 20258-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  15. Oct 23, 20258-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  16. Oct 23, 2025ARS EDGAR
  17. Oct 23, 2025DEF 14A DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENTS EDGAR
  18. Oct 23, 202510-K ANNUAL REPORT EDGAR
  19. Jun 12, 20258-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  20. Jun 12, 202510-Q QUARTERLY REPORT EDGAR

The 80 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

2 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 2 buys and 0 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Dec 21, 2023Gailoyd Enterprises Corp.10% ownerBuy3,500$43.89$153.6KForm 4
Dec 7, 2021Gailoyd Enterprises Corp.10% ownerBuy5,000$42.00$210.0KForm 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

  • Wax Asset Management, LLCSCHEDULE 13G, 1 filing Jul 6, 202642
  • Jane H. GoldmanSCHEDULE 13G/A, 3 filings Dec 5, 2024 to Feb 19, 202543
  • Goldman Diane KemperSCHEDULE 13G, 1 filing Dec 12, 202444
  • Steven Gurney-GoldmanSC 13D, 1 filing Dec 9, 202445
  • Amy Goldman FowlerSCHEDULE 13G, 1 filing Dec 6, 202446

Executive pay

What the company paid its top executives, from the summary compensation table in its proxy statement. Total pay includes salary, bonus, stock and option awards and other pay, as the company valued them.

YearExecutiveAgeSalaryTotal pay
2025George Silva$339.0K$400.8K47
2025Lloyd J. Shulman.$330.1K$390.2K47
2025Ward N. LykeJr.$316.0K$373.1K47
2024Chairman of the BoardChief Executive Officer and President$404.4K$463.5K47
2024Vice President - Operations$328.4K$416.5K47
2024Vice PresidentChief Financial Officer (A)$296.5K$376.0K47
2024Mark S. GreenblattRetired (A)$252.7K$328.2K47

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$722.7K 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $722.7K in all. PPP loans $722.7K.$0$200K$400K$600K$800K2020 · PPP loans: $722.7K2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$722.7K$722.7K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA48. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 10, 2020$722.7K PPP loan (first draw) from JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association48To J.W.MAYS, INC., Brooklyn NY; $730.7K forgiven May 21, 2021

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
Raffles Associates LP88,862$3.5M1.5%+44,431
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP8,786$342.7K0.0%+292
Next Capital Management LLC7,326$285.7K0.1%No change
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6,338$247.2K0.0%No change
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co3,730$145.5K0.0%No change
BlackRock, Inc.980$38.2K0.0%+95
Morgan Stanley385$15.0K0.0%No change
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)105$4.1K0.0%−97
Cheviot Value Management, LLC24$9360.0%No change
Wells Fargo & Company/mn2$780.0%No change

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

SEC filer profile

How J.W. Mays is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARMAYS J W INC2
  • CIK0000054187
  • Employer ID (EIN)11-105907018
  • Filer statusNon-accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; a smaller reporting company; not a shell company18
  • Incorporated inNew York18
  • Fiscal year endsJuly 312
  • Industry code (SIC)6512 Opeators of Nonresidential Buildings2
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Real Estate & Construction, Division of Corporation Finance2
  • Business address9 Bond St, Brooklyn, NY 11201-58052
  • Mailing address9 Bond Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201-58052
  • Phone71862474002
  • Shares outstanding2,015,780 as of Jun 11, 202617
  • Public float$20.8M as of 18
  • On EDGAR sinceJun 13, 19952
  • Filings347 in all: 8-K (140), 10-Q (94), 10-K (31), DEF 14A (31), 4 (12), SC 13D/A (9), 3 (8), SCHEDULE 13G (4)2
    All 17 form types

    UPLOAD (4), 8-K/A (3), 10-K/A (2), ARS (2), CORRESP (2), SC 13G (2), 10-Q/A (1), SC 13D (1), SCHEDULE 13G/A (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Oct 23, 2025
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Jun 11, 2026
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Oct 23, 2025
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Oct 15, 2026

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
Common Stock, $1 par valueMAYSNASDAQ

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Oct 23, 2025 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).18

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks J.W. Mays names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Oct 23, 2025: 2 risks under these headings, as written.18

  • Risks Relating to Ownership Structure
  • Risks Related to Our Business and Operations

Legal proceedings

The Company is subject to various legal proceedings, claims, and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business operations. These matters include, but are not limited to, contractual disputes, third party slip and fall or personal injury claims which are typically handled by insurance counsel. 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.

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.18

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