Resource America, Inc. Reports Operating Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2006


PHILADELPHIA, PA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- November 27, 2006 -- Resource America, Inc. (NASDAQ: REXI) (the "Company") reported income from continuing operations of $3.9 million and $17.3 million for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, respectively, as compared to $793,000 and $5.4 million for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, respectively, an increase of $3.1 million (386%) and $11.9 million (220%), respectively. Income from continuing operations per common share-diluted was $0.21 and $0.90 per common share for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, respectively, as compared to income from continuing operations per common share-diluted of $0.04 and $0.28 per common share for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, respectively, an increase of $0.17 (425%) and $0.62 (221%), respectively.

Net income was $4.1 million, or $0.22 per common share-diluted, and $19.9 million, or $1.04 per common share-diluted, for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, respectively, as compared to a net loss of $1.2 million, or $0.06 per common share-diluted, and net income of $16.5 million, or $0.86 per common share-diluted, for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, respectively. Discontinued operations for fiscal 2005 include nine months of operations and spin-off costs related to Atlas America, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATLS), the Company's former 80% owned energy subsidiary, prior to its tax-free distribution to shareholders on June 30, 2005. The fourth quarter ended September 30, 2005 included $144,000 of spin-off costs while the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005 reflected $16.5 million of Atlas America income from discontinued operations, net of tax, including $2.7 million of spin-off costs. Excluding the operations of Atlas America and related spin-off costs, net loss per common share-diluted would have been $0.05 and $0.00 per common share for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, respectively.

Assets under management increased to $12.1 billion at September 30, 2006 from $7.1 billion at September 30, 2005, an increase of $5.0 billion (70%), as follows:

                                              At September 30,
                                  ----------------------------------------
                                         2006                 2005
                                  ------------------     -----------------
Financial fund management         $ 10.6 billion (1)     $ 6.1 billion (1)
Real estate                          0.9 billion (2)       0.6 billion (2)
Commercial finance                   0.6 billion (3)       0.4 billion (3)
                                  ------------------     -----------------
                                  $ 12.1 billion         $ 7.1 billion
                                  ==================     =================

(1) We value our financial fund management assets at their amortized cost.
(2) We value our managed real estate assets as the sum of: the amortized
    cost of our commercial real estate loans; the book value of real
    estate and other assets held by our real estate investment
    partnerships and tenant-in-common, or TIC, property interests; the
    amount of our outstanding legacy loan portfolio; and the book value of
    our interests in real estate.
(3) We value our commercial finance assets as the sum of the book value of
    the equipment and notes financed by us.
Operating income as adjusted, before depreciation and amortization, was $8.8 million and $30.3 million for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, respectively, as compared to $2.7 million and $10.9 million for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, respectively, an increase of $6.1 million (223%) and $19.4 million (179%), respectively. The following reconciles operating income as adjusted to our operating income for the quarters and fiscal years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (in thousands):
                                  Three Months Ended      Years Ended
                                     September 30,        September 30,
                                  -----------------    ------------------
                                    2006      2005        2006      2005
                                  -------   -------    --------   -------
Operating income                  $ 8,100   $ 1,987    $ 27,258   $ 8,643
Plus:
  Depreciation and amortization       709       738       3,064     2,209
                                  -------   -------    --------   -------
    Operating income as adjusted  $ 8,809   $ 2,725    $ 30,322   $10,852
                                  =======   =======    ========   =======
Management of the Company believes that operating income as adjusted provides additional information with respect to the Company's ability to meet its debt service, capital expenditures and working capital requirements. This measure is similar to EBITDA, a commonly used measure of a business' ability to generate cash flow without consideration of its financing structure. EBITDA is widely used by commercial banks, investment bankers, rating agencies and investors in evaluating performance relative to peers and pre-set performance standards. Neither adjusted operating income nor EBITDA are measures of financial performance under GAAP and, accordingly, should not be considered as a substitute for net income or cash flows from operating activities prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Resource America, Inc. is a specialized asset management company that uses industry specific expertise to generate and administer investment opportunities for its own account and for outside investors in the financial fund management, real estate and commercial finance sectors.

For more information, please visit our website at www.resourceamerica.com or contact investor relations at pschreiber@resourceamerica.com.

Highlights for the Fourth Quarter, Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2006 and Recent Developments

CORPORATE:

--  The Company increased its managed assets to $12.1 billion at September
    30, 2006 from $7.1 billion at September 30, 2005 (70%).  Additionally, the
    Company closed two CDOs subsequent to September 30, 2006 (of which $793.0
    million was included in our year end assets under management) for which it
    has been engaged as the collateral manager.  These CDOs will begin to
    generate management fees at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2007.
--  The Company increased its revenues to $23.3 million and $78.8 million
    for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2006,
    respectively, an increase of $10.8 million (87%) and $31.7 million (67%)
    from the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2005,
    respectively.
--  The Company repurchased 61,079 shares of its common stock for $1.2
    million at an average price of $19.39 in the fourth quarter ended September
    30, 2006 and 820,559 shares of its common stock for $14.6 million at an
    average price of $17.84 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006.
--  As of September 30, 2006, the Company employed 224 full-time workers
    (including 76 investment professionals), an increase of 70, or 45%, from
    154 employees (including 51 investment professionals) at September 30,
    2005.
--  The Company increased its cash balance by $7.3 million to $37.6
    million at September 30, 2006 from $30.4 million at September 30, 2005.
    Additionally, $8.1 million and $5.0 million of cash was held in escrow
    accounts at September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
    
FINANCIAL FUND MANAGEMENT:
--  The Company's financial fund management division increased its assets
    under management to $10.6 billion at September 30, 2006, an increase of
    $4.5 billion (73%) from September 30, 2005.
--  Financial fund management revenues increased to $30.8 million for the
    fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 from $15.9 million (94%) for the
    fiscal year ended September 30, 2005.
--  Apidos Capital Management, LLC ("Apidos"), the Company's wholly owned
    subsidiary focusing on investing in financing, structuring and managing
    bank loans, increased it managed assets to $1.9 billion at September 30,
    2006 from $413.4 million (366%) at September 30, 2005.
--  Ischus Capital Management, LLC ("Ischus"), the Company's wholly owned
    subsidiary focusing on investing in financing, structuring and managing
    asset-backed securities, including residential mortgage-backed and
    commercial mortgage-backed securities, increased its managed assets to $4.4
    billion at September 30, 2006 from $2.8 billion (56%) at September 30,
    2005.
--  Trapeza Capital Management ("Trapeza"), the Company's fund manager
    that originates, structures, finances and manages trust preferred
    securities and senior debt securities of banks, bank holding companies,
    insurance companies and other financial companies, increased its managed
    assets to $4.2 billion at September 30, 2006 from $2.9 billion (46%) at
    September 30, 2005.
    
REAL ESTATE:
--  Resource Real Estate Holdings, Inc. ("RRE"), the Company's real estate
    asset manager that invests in and manages investment vehicles that manage
    real estate assets and operates the Company's commercial real estate debt
    platform, increased its assets under management to $883.7 million at
    September 30, 2006, an increase of $264.9 million (43%) from September 30,
    2005.  Excluding assets managed in our legacy portfolio, RRE's assets under
    management increased by $496.0 million (172%) to $784.5 million at
    September 30, 2006 from $288.5 million at September 30, 2005.
--  Commercial real estate debt portfolio managed on behalf of Resource
    Capital Corp. grew to $439.7 million at September 30, 2006 from $86.9
    million (406%) at September 30, 2005.
--  RRE revenues increased to $23.7 million for the fiscal year ended
    September 30, 2006 from $17.8 million (33%) for the fiscal year ended
    September 30, 2005.  The fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 included the
    sale of a partial interest in a real estate venture, resulting in a $4.2
    million gain.  In the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, we realized a
    gain of $6.3 million from refinancing the mortgage on this investment.
--  RRE resolved loans with a combined book value of $43.9 million,
    realizing $43.6 million in net proceeds during the fiscal year ended
    September 30, 2006.
    
COMMERCIAL FINANCE:
--  LEAF Financial Corporation ("LEAF"), the Company's commercial finance
    asset manager, increased its lease and note originations to $423.6 million
    for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, an increase of $172.8 million
    (69%) from the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005.
--  Commercial finance assets under management increased to $612.7 million
    at September 30, 2006, an increase of $273.0 million (80%) from September
    30, 2005.
--  LEAF II, a publicly-registered partnership managed by LEAF on behalf
    of individual investors, completed its public offering on October 13, 2006
    after having raised the maximum of $60.0 million under its registration
    statement.
--  LEAF's revenues increased to $23.8 million for the fiscal year ended
    September 30, 2006 from $13.4 million (78%) for the fiscal year ended
    September 30, 2005.
--  LEAF entered into a $150.0 million revolving warehouse credit facility
    with a group of banks led by National City Bank.
--  LEAF filed a $120.0 million registration statement with the Securities
    Exchange Commission on October 2, 2006 for LEAF III.
    
RESOURCE EUROPE:
--  In April 2006, the Company commenced its European leveraged loan
    operations, Resource Europe, based in London, England, and hired Rob
    Reynolds and four other professionals to manage and develop these
    operations.
--  As of November 21, 2006, Resource Europe managed EUR 100.0 million of
    bank loan assets.
    
Statements made in this release include forward-looking statements, which involve substantial risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied in this release. For information pertaining to risks relating to these forward-looking statements, reference is made to the section "Risk Factors" contained in Item 1 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The remainder of this release contains the Company's consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations and consolidated statements of cash flows.


                            RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
                         CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                      (in thousands, except share data)

                                                          September 30,
                                                      --------------------
                                                        2006       2005
                                                      ---------  ---------
ASSETS
  Cash                                                $  37,622  $  30,353
  Restricted cash                                         8,103      5,000
  Accounts receivable                                     1,847     10,677
  Receivables from managed entities                       8,795      4,280
  Investments in commercial finance                     108,850     41,394
  Assets held for sale                                    1,312    107,520
  Loans held for investment                              69,314     97,752
  Investments in real estate                             50,104     46,049
  Investment securities available-for-sale               64,857     38,353
  Investments in unconsolidated entities                 26,626     24,564
  Property and equipment, net                             9,525     30,521
  Deferred income taxes                                   6,408      7,086
  Other assets                                           23,390     15,486
                                                      ---------  ---------
      Total assets                                    $ 416,753  $ 459,035
                                                      =========  =========

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
  Accounts payable                                    $  12,448  $   7,794
  Accrued expenses and other liabilities                 14,341     16,835
  Payables to managed entities                            1,579        591
  Liabilities associated with assets held for sale        1,145     74,438
  Borrowings                                            172,238    147,302
  Deferred revenue                                        1,592      1,239
  Deferred income tax liabilities                        10,746      7,086
  Minority interests                                      9,602     16,614
                                                      ---------  ---------
      Total liabilities                                 223,691    271,899
                                                      ---------  ---------
  Commitments and contingencies                               -          -

Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 1,000,000 shares
   authorized; none outstanding                               -          -
  Common stock, $.01 par value, 49,000,000 shares
   authorized; 26,401,708 and 26,371,780 shares
   issued, respectively                                     264        264
  Additional paid-in capital                            259,882    258,019
  Retained earnings                                      25,464      9,845
  Treasury stock, at cost; 9,110,290 and 8,312,760
   shares, respectively                                 (96,960)   (82,556)
  ESOP loan receivable                                     (465)      (488)
  Accumulated other comprehensive income                  4,877      2,052
                                                      ---------  ---------
      Total stockholders' equity                        193,062    187,136
                                                      ---------  ---------
                                                      $ 416,753  $ 459,035
                                                      =========  =========


                            RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                    (in thousands, except per share data)


                                    Three Months Ended      Years Ended
                                      September 30,       September 30,
                                    ------------------  ------------------
                                      2006      2005      2006      2005
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
                                        (unaudited)
REVENUES:
Financial fund management           $ 10,165  $  5,036  $ 30,834  $ 15,944
Real estate                            5,316     3,253    23,676    17,791
Commercial finance                     7,357     4,191    23,840    13,381
Resource Europe                          474         -       474         -
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
                                      23,312    12,480    78,824    47,116

COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Financial fund management              3,769     3,257    11,104     9,110
Real estate                            3,857     1,861    12,122     9,903
Commercial finance                     4,061     1,908    14,443     8,884
Resource Europe                          566         -       995         -
General and administrative             2,250     2,729     9,838     8,367
Depreciation and amortization            709       738     3,064     2,209
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
                                      15,212    10,493    51,566    38,473
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------

OPERATING INCOME                       8,100     1,987    27,258     8,643

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest expense                      (4,560)   (1,288)  (10,119)   (2,811)
Minority interest                       (539)     (245)   (1,775)   (1,403)
Other income, net                      1,510       762     5,154     4,550
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
                                      (3,589)     (771)   (6,740)      336
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------

Income from continuing operations
 before taxes and cumulative effect
 of a change in accounting principle   4,511     1,216    20,518     8,979
Provision for income taxes               657       423     3,236     3,591
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Income from continuing operations
 before cumulative effect of a
 change in accounting principle        3,854       793    17,282     5,388
Income (loss) from discontinued
 operations, net of tax                  254    (1,974)    1,231    11,070
Cumulative effect of a change in
 accounting principle, net of tax          -         -     1,357         -
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
NET INCOME (LOSS)                   $  4,108  $ (1,181) $ 19,870  $ 16,458
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========

Basic earnings (loss) per common
 share:
Continuing operations               $   0.22  $   0.04  $   0.98  $   0.30
Discontinued operations                 0.02     (0.11)     0.07      0.63
Cumulative effect of accounting
 change                                    -         -      0.08         -
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Net income (loss)                   $   0.24  $  (0.07) $   1.13  $   0.93
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========
Weighted average shares outstanding   17,329    18,112    17,627    17,696
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========

Diluted earnings (loss) per common
 share:
Continuing operations               $   0.21  $   0.04  $   0.90  $   0.28
Discontinued operations                 0.01     (0.10)     0.07      0.58
Cumulative effect of accounting
 change                                    -         -      0.07         -
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Net income (loss)                   $   0.22  $  (0.06) $   1.04  $   0.86
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========
Weighted average shares outstanding   18,915    20,437    19,121    19,204
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========

Dividends declared per common share $   0.06  $   0.05  $   0.24  $   0.20



                            RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                (in thousands)

                                                Years Ended September 30,
                                              ----------------------------
                                                2006    2005 (1)  2004 (1)
                                              --------  --------  --------

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income                                   $ 19,870   $ 16,458  $ 18,409
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
 cash used in operating activities:
  Cumulative effect of a change in
   accounting principle, net of tax            (1,357)         -         -
  Depreciation and amortization                 3,180      2,247     1,696
  Equity in earnings of unconsolidated
   entities                                    (8,747)    (7,807)   (8,679)
  Minority interest earnings                    1,775      1,403         -
  Distributions from unconsolidated entities   12,570     13,899     7,041
  Income from discontinued operations          (1,231)   (11,070)  (16,799)
  Gain on sale of investment securities
   available-for-sale                            (668)    (1,544)   (9,453)
  (Gain) loss on asset dispositions            (7,715)    (7,781)    3,802
  Deferred income tax (benefit) provision      (3,120)     3,591     1,127
  Non-cash compensation on long-term incentive
   plans                                        1,739      1,251       753
  Non-cash compensation issued                  2,396          -         -
  Non-cash compensation received               (1,844)    (1,839)        -
  Tax benefit from exercise of stock options        -      2,517       121
  Increase in net assets of FIN 46 entities         -     (2,922)     (717)
  Increase in commercial finance investments  (68,376)   (17,886)  (16,720)
  Changes in operating assets and
   liabilities                                 12,474     (9,471)    6,894
                                            ---------  --------- ---------
Net cash used in operating activities of
 continuing operations                        (39,054)   (18,954)  (12,525)
                                            ---------  --------- ---------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures                           (4,141)    (2,414)   (1,604)
Payments received on real estate loans and
 real estate                                   42,058      7,417    26,441
Investments in real estate                    (33,004)   (16,753)   (6,619)
Return of capital from investments in
 unconsolidated entities                            -      9,390         -
Purchases of investment securities
 available-for-sale                           (34,820)   (26,800)  (10,372)
Proceeds from sales of investment securities
 available-for-sale                             7,205      5,038    20,170
Increase in restricted cash                    (3,103)    (5,000)        -
Dividends received from Atlas America               -          -    52,133
(Increase) decrease in other assets           (13,821)       321    12,066
                                            ---------  --------- ---------
Net cash (used in) provided by investing
 activities of continuing operations          (39,626)   (28,801)   92,215
                                            ---------  --------- ---------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Increase in borrowings                      $ 570,448  $ 267,643 $ 142,857
Increase in principal payments on
 borrowings                                  (501,088)  (258,865) (233,097)
Investor contributions to financial fund
 management investments                             -     10,410         -
Dividends paid                                 (4,251)    (3,533)   (2,619)
Proceeds from issuance of stock                   133      5,819       613
Purchase of treasury stock                    (14,642)    (5,179)        -
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options        231          -         -
Other                                               -     (1,660)     (197)
                                            ---------  --------- ---------
Net cash provided by (used in) financing
 activities of continuing operations           50,831     14,635   (92,443)

CASH FLOWS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:
Operating activities                        $   1,771  $  23,566 $  35,214
Investing activities                           37,172          -         -
                                            ---------  --------- ---------
Net cash provided by discontinued
 operations                                    38,943     23,566    35,214
Net cash retained by entities previously
 consolidated                                  (3,825)         -         -
Increase (decrease) in cash                     7,269     (9,554)   22,461
Cash at beginning of period                    30,353     39,907    17,446
                                            ---------  --------- ---------
Cash at end of period                       $  37,622  $  30,353 $  39,907
                                            =========  ========= =========

(1)  Revised presentation to reflect detail of cash flows from discontinued
     operations.
Reconciliation of Net Cash (Used In) Operating Activities of Continuing Operations to Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities of Continuing Operations, As Adjusted

Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations, as adjusted was $20.8 million for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, an increase of $9.5 million (84%) as compared to $11.3 million for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005. The following reconciles net cash provided by continuing operations, as adjusted to net cash (used in) operating activities of continuing operations for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively (in thousands):

                                                       Fiscal Years Ended
                                                          September 30,
                                                      --------------------
                                                        2006       2005
                                                      ---------  ---------
Net cash (used in) operating activities of continuing
 operations                                           $ (39,054) $ (18,954)

Adjustments:
  Increase in commercial finance investments             68,376     17,886
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities           (12,474)     9,471
  Cash proceeds from the sale of a partial partnership
   interest                                               4,000          -
  Increase in net assets of FIN 46 entities                   -      2,922
                                                      ---------  ---------
  Net cash provided by operating activities of
   continuing operations, as adjusted                 $  20,848  $  11,325
                                                      =========  =========

Contact Information: CONTACT: STEVEN KESSLER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER RESOURCE AMERICA, INC. 1845 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 1000 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 215/546-5005, 215/546-4785 (fax)

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