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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

FORM 10-Q

Commission File Number 0-07477

The Enstar Group, Inc.

401 Madison Avenue

(334) 834-5483

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required 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 þ          No o

      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes þ          No o

      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.     Yes þ          No o

      The number of shares of Registrant’s Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, outstanding at November 12, 2002 was 5,465,753.

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      THIS FORM 10-Q AND OTHER STATEMENTS ISSUED OR MADE FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE ENSTAR GROUP, INC. OR MEMBERS OF ITS MANAGEMENT TEAM CONTAIN STATEMENTS WHICH MAY CONSTITUTE “FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED BY THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995, 15 U.S.C.A. SECTIONS 77Z-2 AND 78U-5 (SUPP. 1996). THOSE STATEMENTS INCLUDE STATEMENTS REGARDING THE INTENT, BELIEF OR CURRENT EXPECTATIONS OF THE ENSTAR GROUP, INC. AND MEMBERS OF ITS MANAGEMENT TEAM, AS WELL AS THE ASSUMPTIONS ON WHICH SUCH STATEMENTS ARE BASED. PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED THAT ANY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE NOT GUARANTEES OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE AND INVOLVE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, AND THAT ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE CONTEMPLATED BY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. IMPORTANT FACTORS CURRENTLY KNOWN TO MANAGEMENT THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE IN FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE SET FORTH IN THE SAFE HARBOR COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FOR FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INCLUDED AS EXHIBIT 99.1 TO THIS FORM 10-Q, AND ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. THE ENSTAR GROUP, INC. UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE OR REVISE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGED ASSUMPTIONS, THE OCCURRENCE OF UNANTICIPATED EVENTS OR CHANGES TO FUTURE OPERATING RESULTS OVER TIME.

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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.     Financial Statements

THE ENSTAR GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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THE ENSTAR GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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THE ENSTAR GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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THE ENSTAR GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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THE ENSTAR GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

      The Enstar Group, Inc. and Subsidiary, (the “Company”), is a publicly traded company engaged in the operation of several equity affiliates in the financial services industry. Enstar also continues its active search for one or more additional operating businesses which meet its acquisition criteria.

      The consolidated financial statements of the Company are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments necessary to fairly state the Company’s financial condition and results of operations for the interim period. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. These statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2001 included in the Company’s Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2002 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

      The Company’s common stock is traded on The Nasdaq National Market (“Nasdaq”) under the ticker symbol ESGR. Prior to September 30, 2002, the Company’s common stock was traded in the over-the-counter market on the OTC Bulletin Board maintained by the National Association of Security Dealers, Inc.

      (a) Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

      (b) Cash Equivalents — Cash equivalents consist of short term, highly liquid investments with original purchased maturities of three months or less.

      (c) Partially Owned Equity Affiliates — Partially owned equity affiliates are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Equity method investments are recorded at cost and are adjusted periodically to recognize the Company’s proportionate share of the investee’s income or loss, additional contributions made and dividends and capital distributions received. In the event any of the partially owned equity affiliates were to incur a loss and the Company’s cumulative proportionate share of the loss exceeded the carrying amount of the equity method investment, application of the equity method would be suspended and the Company’s proportionate share of further losses would not be recognized until the Company committed to provide further financial support to the investee. The Company would resume application of the equity method once the investee becomes profitable and the Company’s proportionate share of the investee’s earnings equals the Company’s cumulative proportionate share of losses that were not recognized during the period the application of the equity method was suspended.

      (d) Comprehensive Income — The Company records other comprehensive income from Castlewood Holdings, one of its partially owned equity affiliates. Other comprehensive income arises from unrealized holding gains and losses from debt and equity securities that are classified as available-for-sale and are carried at fair value and currency translation adjustments resulting from the translations of financial information of subsidiaries into U.S. dollars.

      (e) Revenue Recognition — Revenue consists of interest income earned from cash, cash equivalents and certificates of deposit and the Company’s proportionate share of earnings from partially owned equity affiliates. Interest income is recorded when earned. The Company’s proportionate share of earnings from partially

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owned equity affiliates is recorded as such earnings are recognized by the partially owned equity affiliate with the exception of B-Line LLC (“B-Line”) which is recorded three months in arrears.

      (f) Reclassifications — Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified in the financial statements to conform with the current period presentation.

      In November 1998, the Company purchased membership units of B-Line for $965,000 including $15,000 in expenses. Based in Seattle, Washington, B-Line provides services to credit card issuers and other holders of similar receivables. B-Line also purchases credit card receivables and recovers payments on these accounts. At September 30, 2002, the Company’s ownership percentage was approximately 8.34%.

      The Company’s B-Line membership units are accounted for under the equity method. The operations of B-Line are reported by the Company three months in arrears. Approximately $803,000 of the original $950,000 paid was recorded as goodwill and was being amortized over a period of 10 years. At September 30, 2002 the Company has approximately $552,000 of unamortized goodwill. Since the adoption by the Company of SFAS 142 in January 2002, goodwill is no longer being amortized. (Note 6).

      In July 2000, the Company, through B.H. Acquisition Limited (“B.H. Acquisition”), a joint venture with Castlewood Limited (“Castlewood”) and an entity controlled by Trident II, L.P. (“Trident”), acquired as an operating business, two reinsurance companies of PetroFina S.A., a subsidiary of TotalFina Elf S.A. The reinsurance companies, Brittany Insurance Company Ltd. (“Brittany”) and Compagnie Europeenne d’Assurances Industrielles S.A. (“CEAI”) were purchased by B.H. Acquisition for $28.5 million and were accounted for by B.H. Acquisition using the purchase method of accounting. Brittany and CEAI are principally engaged in the active management of books of reinsurance business from international markets. In exchange for a capital contribution of approximately $9.6 million, the Company received 50% of the voting stock and a 33% economic interest in B.H. Acquisition. As part of the transaction, Castlewood received 33% of the voting stock and a 45% economic interest in B.H. Acquisition. In March 2001, the Company received approximately $6.3 million from B.H. Acquisition representing the Company’s proportionate share of a dividend from B.H. Acquisition. In May 2002, the Company received $3.3 million from B.H. Acquisition representing the Company’s proportionate share of a dividend from B.H. Acquisition. The Company’s ownership in B.H. Acquisition is accounted for using the equity method of accounting.

      In November 2001, the Company, together with Trident and the shareholders and senior management of Castlewood (the “Castlewood Principals”), completed the formation of a new venture, Castlewood Holdings Limited (“Castlewood Holdings”), to acquire and manage insurance and reinsurance companies, including companies in “run-off” (insurance and reinsurance companies that have ceased the underwriting of new policies), and to provide management, consulting and other services to the insurance and reinsurance industry (the “Castlewood Holdings Transaction”). The Castlewood Principals contributed at closing all the shares of Castlewood to Castlewood Holdings and received in exchange a 33 1/3% economic interest in the newly incorporated Castlewood Holdings, plus notes and cash totaling $4.275 million. As part of the transaction, the Company and Trident made capital commitments of $39.5 million each, totaling $79 million, in exchange for their 33 1/3% economic interests in Castlewood Holdings. The Company received 50% of the voting stock of Castlewood Holdings and the Castlewood Principals and Trident each received 25% of Castlewood Holdings’

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voting stock. Castlewood is a private Bermuda-based firm, experienced in managing and acquiring reinsurance operations.

      As a result of the contribution of Castlewood’s outstanding stock to Castlewood Holdings, the Company’s 33% direct economic interest in B.H. Acquisition increased by an additional 15% indirect economic interest through Castlewood Holdings. The Company’s combined voting interest in B.H. Acquisition is limited to 50%. The Company’s ownership in Castlewood Holdings is accounted for using the equity method of accounting.

      Immediately following the closing of the Castlewood Holdings Transaction, the Company and Trident each contributed $12.5 million to Castlewood Holdings. The Company’s capital contribution to Castlewood Holdings was derived from cash on hand. In August 2002, the Company funded an additional $21 million to Castlewood Holdings, which also was derived from cash on hand. The funds were used, in part, to capitalize Fitzwilliam (SAC) Insurance Limited (“Fitzwilliam”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Castlewood Holdings. Fitzwilliam, based in Bermuda, offers specialized reinsurance protections to related companies, clients of Castlewood Holdings and other third-party companies. The remaining commitment of approximately $7.0 million (which includes $6.0 million of the original commitment amount plus an amount increasing annually at 5% on the unfunded portion of the original commitment amount) is to be paid by the Company, in part or in whole, within 21 days of receipt of a resolution of the board of directors of Castlewood Holdings for the purpose of funding future investments and/or providing working capital. The Company expects to use internal funds to satisfy its remaining commitment to Castlewood Holdings.

      In conjunction with the closing of the Castlewood Holdings Transaction, the Company also transferred its shares in Revir Limited (“Revir”), a newly formed Bermuda holding company, at cost to Castlewood Holdings. Revir then completed the acquisition of two reinsurance companies, River Thames Insurance Company Limited (“River Thames”), based in London, England, and Overseas Reinsurance Corporation Limited (“Overseas Reinsurance”), based in Bermuda, (collectively, the “River Thames Transaction”) from Rivers Group Limited and Sedgwick Group Limited. The acquisition of the two reinsurance companies has been accounted for by Revir using the purchase method of accounting.

      In August 2002, Castlewood Holdings purchased Hudson Reinsurance Company Limited, a Bermuda-based subsidiary of Amphion Holdings Inc.

      Summarized financial information for B-Line, B.H. Acquisition and Castlewood Holdings is as follows:

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      This summarized financial information reflects the results of B-Line and B.H. Acquisition for all periods presented. The results of Castlewood Holdings are presented from its respective date of ownership.

      The Company evaluates the performance of B-Line, B.H. Acquisition and Castlewood Holdings, the Company’s only operating segments, based on 100% of their financial results. B-Line’s, B.H. Acquisition’s and Castlewood Holdings’ consolidated financial information as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 is as follows:

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      The operations of B-Line are reported by the Company three months in arrears. The Company’s ownership percentage for B-Line used in the table for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 represents a weighted average. The Company’s ownership percentages in B-Line were 7.99% at December 31, 2000 and 8.34% thereafter.

      The table below illustrates the reconciliation between net income per common share — basic and net income per common share — assuming dilution for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001. Net income per common share — basic is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average shares outstanding. Net income per common share — assuming dilution is computed by dividing net income by the sum of the weighted average shares outstanding and common share equivalents. Common share equivalents consist of stock units deferred under the Deferred Compensation and Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors and stock options granted under the Company’s stock option/incentive plans.

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      In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001 and prescribes that goodwill should no longer be amortized upon adoption of the standard. Instead, goodwill will be tested annually for impairment, and on an interim basis if certain impairment indicators are present.

      The Company had approximately $552,000 of unamortized goodwill related to B-Line classified as a component of partially owned equity affiliates at December 31, 2001. Upon adoption of SFAS 142 on January 1, 2002, the Company performed its transitional impairment analysis and concluded that its recorded goodwill was not impaired. In addition, B.H. Acquisition had negative goodwill of approximately $3.0 million recorded on its financial statements as of December 31, 2001. In accordance with SFAS 142, B.H. Acquisition reversed this negative goodwill into earnings upon adoption of SFAS 142 and presented it as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle. The Company’s proportionate share of this reversal was $967,000, net of income taxes, and has been presented as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle in the consolidated statement of income for the nine months ended September 30, 2002.

      SFAS 142 requires disclosure of what reported income before extraordinary items and net income would have been in all periods presented exclusive of amortization expense (including any related tax effects) recognized in those periods related to goodwill, any deferred credit related to an excess over cost (negative goodwill) and equity method goodwill. Additionally, adjusted per-share amounts are required to be disclosed for all periods presented. The table below reconciles reported net income and earnings per share amounts to adjusted net income and per share amounts exclusive of amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001.

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