---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001206774-23-001309"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MAYS"
cik: "0000054187"
company_name: "MAYS J W INC"
filed_at: "2023-12-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T16:34:37.791664+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# J.W. Mays reports Q1 FY2024 revenue decline and net loss vs prior-year profit

## Summary
- Revenue for three months ended Oct 31, 2023: $5.32M, down from $5.77M YoY.
- Net loss of ($192,544) or ($0.10) per share, vs net income of $59,517 ($0.03) in 2022.
- No guidance or segment detail provided in the press release.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001206774-23-001309
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MAYS
- cik: 0000054187
- company_name: MAYS J W INC
- filed_at: 2023-12-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/54187/000120677423001309/0001206774-23-001309-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/54187/000120677423001309/mays4270201-8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001206774-23-001309.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  MAYS J W INC reported three months ended October 31, 2023 results: revenue $5,323,801, net income ($192,544), EPS ($.10) per share.
  - Period: three months ended October 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $5,323,801
  - Net income: ($192,544)
  - EPS: ($.10) per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: J. W. Mays, Inc. today reported its financial results for the three months ended October 31, 2023. Revenues from Operations for the three months ended October 31, 2023 were $5,323,801 compared to revenues of $5,769,734 in the comparable 2022 three-month period. Net loss from Operations for the three months ended October 31, 2023 was ($192,544), or ($.10) per share, compared to net income from Operations of $59,517, or $.03 per share, in the comparable 2022 three-month period.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/54187/000120677423001309/0001206774-23-001309-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.