WAXMAN USA INC, 10-K405, 1999-09-27

WAXMAN USA INC
10-K405, 1999-09-27
HARDWARE & PLUMBING & HEATING EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
--- EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999
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OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
--- EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 333-3689

WAXMAN USA INC.
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(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

DELAWARE 34-1761514
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(STATE OF INCORPORATION) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)

24460 AURORA ROAD,
BEDFORD HEIGHTS, OHIO 44146
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(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)

(440) 439-1830
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(REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER INCLUDING AREA CODE)

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:

NONE

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:

NONE

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 ninety (90) days.

Yes X No
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained,
to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. X
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Registrant meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction (I)
(1) (a) and (b) of Form 10-K and is therefore filing this form in reduced
disclosure format.

Number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of September 14, 1999:

Common Stock 100

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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Registrant has omitted information by Items 4, 10, 11, 12, and 13 of
Form 10-K because Registrant meets the conditions set forth in General
Instruction (I) (1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-K and is, therefore, filing this
Report in reduced disclosure format. However, the information that has been
omitted from this Report is included in the periodic reports of Waxman
Industries, Inc., the parent of Registrant, filed in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Waxman USA Inc. (the "Company") is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of
Waxman Industries, Inc. ("Waxman Industries"). The Company consists of Waxman
USA Inc. and subsidiaries in which Waxman USA Inc. directly or indirectly has a
majority voting interest. In fiscal 1997, the Company began accounting for
Barnett Inc. ("Barnett") under the equity method of accounting due to the
reduction of the Company's ownership of Barnett to 44.5% in the fiscal 1997
fourth quarter. Prior to that time, the Company consolidated Barnett's results,
with a minority interest charge for the portion of Barnett not owned by the
Company. The Barnett Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1999 is incorporated
by reference into Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains certain "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 that are based on the beliefs of the Company and its management. When
used in this document, the words "anticipate," "believe," "continue,"
"estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "should," and similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the
current view of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to
certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, but not limited to,
the risk that the Company and/or Waxman Industries may not be able to implement
their deleveraging strategy in the intended manner, risks associated with
currently unforeseen competitive pressures and risks affecting the Company's
industry, such as decreased consumer spending, customer concentration issues
and the effects of general economic conditions. In addition, the Company's
business, operations and financial condition are subject to the risks,
uncertainties and assumptions which are described in the Company's reports and
statements filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including this Report. Should one or more of those risks or uncertainties
materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results
may vary materially from those described herein.

PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

GENERAL

The Company is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Waxman Industries.
The common stock of Waxman Industries is quoted on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin
Board ("OTCBB") under the symbol "WAXX." The Company believes it is one of the
leading suppliers of specialty plumbing, hardware and other products to the
repair and remodeling market in the United States. The Company distributes its
products to approximately 1,400 customers, including a wide variety of large
national and regional retailers, independent retail customers and wholesalers.
The Company's consolidated net sales were $99.1 million in fiscal 1999.

The Company conducts its business primarily through its wholly-owned
subsidiaries, Waxman Consumer Products Group Inc. ("Consumer Products"), WOC
Inc. ("WOC") and TWI, International, Inc. ("TWI"). WOC is comprised of Medal
Distributing, a supplier of hardware products and, until its sale effective
January 1, 1999, U.S. Lock ("U.S. Lock"), a distributor of a full line of
security hardware products. TWI includes the Company's foreign operations,
including manufacturing, packaging and sourcing operations in China and Taiwan,
and an operation in Mexico that threads galvanized, black, brass, and chrome
pipe and imports malleable fittings. Consumer Products, WOC and Barnett utilize
the Company's and non-affiliated foreign sourcing suppliers.

At June 30, 1999, the Company owned 44.3% of Barnett, a direct marketer
and distributor of an extensive line of plumbing, electrical, hardware, and
security hardware products to approximately 73,400 active customers throughout
the United States. Barnett offers approximately 20,300 name brand and private
label products through its industry-recognized Barnett(R) and U.S. Lock(R)
catalogs and telesales operations. Barnett markets its products through six
distinct, comprehensive catalogs that target professional contractors,
independent hardware stores, maintenance managers, security hardware installers,
liquid propane gas dealers, and locksmiths. In January 1999, the Company
completed the sale of U.S. Lock to Barnett. Barnett's net sales for fiscal 1999
were $241.4 million. In fiscal 1999, the Company recognized $6.7 million in
equity income from this investment.

In April 1996, the Company completed an initial public offering of the
common stock of Barnett (the "Barnett Common Stock"), reducing its interest in
the former wholly-owned subsidiary to 49.9% of the outstanding Barnett Common
Stock and, together with certain convertible non-voting preferred stock owned by
the Company, approximately a 54% economic interest. In April 1997, the Company
completed a secondary offering of 1.3 million shares of Barnett Common Stock,
reducing its voting and economic interests to 44.5% and, accordingly, began to
account for its interest in Barnett under the equity method of accounting. In
July 1997, as a result of the sale of a substantial portion of the business of
LeRan Gas Products, one of WOC's operations, to Barnett,

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the Company received cash and an additional 24,730 shares of Barnett Common
Stock, which increased the Company's ownership to the current level of 7,186,530
shares. The Barnett Common Stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the
symbol "BNTT".

CONSUMER PRODUCTS

Consumer Products markets and distributes approximately 6,300 products
to a wide variety of retailers, primarily do-it-yourself ("D-I-Y") warehouse
home centers, home improvement centers, mass merchandisers and hardware stores.
Consumer Products' customers include large national retailers such as Kmart,
Wal-Mart and Sears, as well as several large regional D-I-Y retailers. According
to rankings of the largest D-I-Y retailers published in National Home Center
News, an industry trade publication, Consumer Products' customers include 12 of
the 25 largest D-I-Y retailers and three of the top five mass merchandisers in
the United States. Consumer Products works closely with its customers to develop
comprehensive marketing and merchandising programs designed to improve their
profitability, efficiently manage shelf space, reduce inventory levels and
maximize floor stock turnover. Consumer Products also offers certain of its
customers the option of private label programs and direct import programs.
Consumer Products' net sales for fiscal 1999 were $47.7 million, excluding
direct import sales.

In recent years, the rapid growth of large mass merchandisers and D-I-Y
retailers has contributed to a significant consolidation of the United States
retail industry and the formation of large, dominant, product specific and
multi-category retailers. These retailers demand suppliers who can offer a broad
range of quality products and can provide strong marketing and merchandising
support. Due to the consolidation in the D-I-Y retail industry, a substantial
portion of Consumer Products' net sales are generated by a small number of
customers. In January 1999, Consumer Products entered into a three year supply
agreement with Kmart, which expanded the sales program to include additional
product categories. In July 1997, Kmart agreed to sell its Builders Square chain
to Leonard Green & Partners, a merchant-banking firm. Leonard Green also
acquired another home improvement retailer, Hechinger Co., and combined the two
companies to form the nation's third largest home improvement chain. In August
1998, Consumer Products was informed that the Hechinger / Builders Square
operations were consolidating their supplier relationships and Consumer Products
would retain only the bulk plumbing business, beginning in January 1999. In
fiscal 1998, Builders Square accounted for $11.7 million, or 21.1% and 11.0% of
Consumer Products' and the Company's net sales, respectively. Due to the loss of
this revenue base, Consumer Products implemented plans to reduce its cost
structure to be more in line with its revenue base. The combined operations of
Hechinger / Builders Square, accounted for approximately $3.7 million, or 7.8%
and 3.8% of Consumer Products' and the Company's net sales in fiscal 1999,
respectively. Hechinger / Builders Square filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
protection in June 1999, and for Chapter 7 liquidation in September 1999.
Consumer Products' accounts receivable from Hechinger / Builders Square was $0.3
million at the time of the bankruptcy filing. In the event Consumer Products
were to lose any additional large retail accounts as a customer or one of its
largest accounts were to significantly curtail its purchases from Consumer
Products, there would be material short-term adverse effects until the Company
could further modify Consumer Products' cost structure to be more in line with
its anticipated revenue base. Consumer Products would likely incur significant
charges if a materially adverse change in its customer relationships were to
occur.

In furtherance of its continuing efforts to improve Consumer Products'
prospects, during fiscal 1997, the Company began to augment certain existing
product lines, streamline its packaged plumbing product lines, enhance the
appearance and appeal of its existing plumbing product packaging and undertook
certain customer retention and development programs. The Company believes the
redesign effort has helped and should continue to help in its effort to retain
existing business and to diversify its customer base by attracting new business.
In order to minimize the financial impact on Consumer Products, the rollout of
the package redesign program will continue into fiscal 2000.

In the past several years, certain retailers have begun to develop
direct import programs to improve their profitability. Those retailers generally
select certain product categories and import full containers of such products to
their domestic distribution centers. Consumer Products has responded to this
trend by working with the Company's foreign sourcing operations to provide the
products, while Consumer Products provides certain of the value added services
discussed below, such as account management, selling and marketing support and
customer service. Due to the sharing of responsibilities in servicing the
domestic retail account, profits are shared by Consumer Products and the foreign
operation. The direct shipment arrangement generally results in lower gross
profit margins for the Company, but also lower selling, general and
administrative costs.

Consumer Products' marketing strategy includes offering mass
merchandisers and D-I-Y retailers a comprehensive merchandising program, which
includes design, layout and setup of selling areas. Sales and service personnel
assist the retailer in determining the proper product mix in addition to
designing category layouts to effectively display products and optimally utilize
available floor and shelf space. Consumer Products supplies point-of-purchase
displays for both bulk and packaged products, including color-coded product
category signs and color-coordinated bin labels to help identify products and
backup tags to identify products that require reordering. Consumer Products also
offers certain of its customers the option of private label programs for their
plumbing and floor care products. In-house design, assembly and packaging
capabilities enable Consumer Products to react quickly and effectively to
service its customers' changing needs. In addition, Consumer Products' products
are packaged and designed for ease of use, with "how to" instructions to
simplify installation, even for the uninitiated D-I-Y consumer.

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Consumer Products' sales and service representatives visit stores
regularly to take reorders and recommend program improvements. These
representatives also provide reports to Consumer Products, enabling it to stay
abreast of changing consumer demand and identify developing trends. In order to
support its customers' "just-in-time" requirements, Consumer Products has
sophisticated EDI capabilities, enabling customers to reduce inventory levels
and increase return on investment. During fiscal 1998, Consumer Products
completed the modifications of all of its information systems to be Year 2000
compliant. Consumer Products operates and distributes its products through two
strategically located distribution facilities near Columbus, Ohio and Dallas,
Texas. In fiscal 1999, Consumer Products completed the move of its distribution
warehouse from Bedford Heights, Ohio, to a more modern and efficient center in
Groveport, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. The charges incurred by the Company in
connection with this move amounted to approximately $2.1 million, including the
write-off of specific tangible assets at its Bedford Heights warehouse. The cost
savings of the new facility are expected to offset these charges in less than
two years. The Company's non-warehouse functions continue to be performed in
Bedford Heights.

PRODUCTS

The following is a discussion of Consumer Products' principal product
groups:

Plumbing Products. Consumer Products' plumbing repair products include
toilet repair, sink and faucet repair, water supply repair, drain repair, shower
and bath repair, hose and pipe repair, and connection repair. Consumer Products
also offers proprietary lines of faucets under the trade name Premier(R), as
well as a line of shower and bath accessories under the proprietary trade name
Spray Sensations(R). Consumer Products' product line also includes a full line
of valves and fittings, rubber products and tubular products such as traps and
elbows. Many of Consumer Products' plumbing products are sold under the
proprietary trade names Plumbcraft(R), PlumbKing(R) and KF(R). In addition,
Consumer Products offers certain of its customers the option of private label
programs. In August 1999, Consumer Products introduced a new product, the Soap
`n Spray(TM) all-in-one sink sprayer, which should be an attractive product
offering for the bed and bath industry in addition to many of the large D-I-Y
retailers and mass merchandisers served by the Company.

Floor Protective Hardware Products. Consumer Products' floor protective
hardware products include casters, doorstops and other floor, furniture and wall
protective items. Consumer Products markets a complete line of floor protective
hardware products under the proprietary trade name KF(R) and also under private
labels. In the last several years, the Floor Protective Program has been
expanded to include a new line of surface protection products, which are being
distributed under the proprietary trade name SoftTouch(TM).

WOC OPERATIONS

WOC currently has one operating division, Medal Distributing, a
supplier of hardware products to approximately 700 independent retailers. Until
its January 1, 1999 sale, U.S. Lock, a full line supplier of security hardware
products, was also included in the operations of WOC. In late fiscal 1997 and
early fiscal 1998, two other WOC divisions were sold, including the Madison
Equipment division ("Madison"), a supplier of electrical products, which was
sold in April 1997, and substantially all of the business of the LeRan Gas
Products division ("LeRan"), a supplier of copper tubing, brass fittings and
other related products, which was sold to Barnett on July 1, 1997. WOC's net
sales amounted to $18.2 million in fiscal 1999, including $13.4 million for U.S.
Lock, until its January 1, 1999 sale.

Medal Distributing

Medal Distributing, which was acquired by the Company in 1980, is a
regional distributor of hardware products to independent hardware stores and
small independent retailers. Medal Distributing distributes its products
primarily through outside sales representatives and through a catalog and
monthly circulars. The operations for Medal Distributing are located in Sharon,
Pennsylvania, serving customers within a 250 mile radius. At June 30, 1999,
Medal Distributing marketed approximately 13,500 products to its 700 customers.
The continued expansion of certain national, large, multi-category retailers has
continued to impact the smaller, independent retail operations served by Medal
Distributing. Medal Distributing is working closely with its outside sales
representatives and the small independent retailers to adjust to the expansion
of the large national retailers.

FOREIGN OPERATIONS

Through TWI, the Company conducts its foreign operations in Mexico,
China and Taiwan, which support Consumer Products, WOC and Barnett. Over the
past several years, certain retailers have begun to source a portion of their
product requirements through direct import programs. TWI and Consumer Products
have responded by participating with some retailers in direct import programs,
with the added benefit of domestic account management. For the years ended June
30, 1999 and 1998,

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products purchased from the foreign operations accounted for approximately 19.6%
and 24.0%, respectively, of the total product purchases made by the Company. For
fiscal 1999, the operations owned by TWI had net sales of $46.3 million, of
which $19.9 million were to Barnett and $13.1 million were intercompany
transactions, which eliminate in consolidation. Although a significant portion
of the Company's non-retail sales are to Barnett, the Company has made
significant progress in recent years in its effort to develop the non-retail
customer base served by its foreign operations.

TWI, through its subsidiaries, operates the Taiwan and Mainland China
facilities, which source, manufacture, assemble and package plumbing products.
In addition, facilities in Mainland China manufacture and package floor
protective hardware products. The Company believes that these facilities give it
competitive advantages in terms of cost and flexibility in sourcing. Both labor
and physical plant costs are significantly below those in the United States.

Western American Manufacturing, Inc. ("WAMI"), a manufacturer of
galvanized, black, brass, and chrome pipe nipples in Tijuana, Mexico, provides
the Company vertical integration in the manufacture and distribution of pipe
nipples. Pipe nipples are lengths of pipe, which range from 1/2 of an inch to 10
feet long, threaded at each end. In order to take advantage of lower labor
costs, the Company has relocated certain of its packaging operations to WAMI. In
fiscal 1998, WAMI formed a sales organization, WAMI Sales, Inc. ("WAMI Sales"),
to distribute its products to industrial supply and wholesale operations.

Substantially all of the other products purchased by the Company are
manufactured by third parties. The Company estimates that it purchases products
and materials from approximately 600 suppliers and is not dependent on any
single unaffiliated supplier for a material portion of its requirements.

The following table sets forth the approximate percentage of net sales
attributable to the Company's principal product groups.

1999 1998 1997
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Plumbing 68% 63% 71%
Electrical 1% 1% 1%
Hardware 31% 36% 28%
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Total net sales 100% 100% 100%
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IMPORT RESTRICTIONS AND CUSTOMS ISSUES

Under current United States government regulations, some products
manufactured offshore are subject to import restrictions. The Company currently
imports goods from China and Taiwan. The Company also imports United States
goods assembled in Mexico under the preferential import regulations commonly
known as '9802', formerly item `807'. The '9802' arrangement permits an importer
who purchases raw materials in the United States and then ships the raw
materials to an offshore factory for assembly, to reimport the goods without
quota restriction and to pay a duty only on the value added in the offshore
factory.

When the Company chooses to directly import goods purchased outside of
the United States, the Company may be subject to import quota restrictions,
depending on the country of origin of assembly. These restrictions may limit the
amount of goods from a particular country that may be imported into the United
States. If the Company cannot obtain the necessary quota, the Company will not
be able to import the goods into the United States. Export visas for the goods
purchased offshore by the Company are readily available.

The above arrangements, both '9802' and quota restrictions, were
superseded by more favorable regulations with respect to Mexico under the North
American Free Trade Agreement ("NAFTA") and may be limited by revision or
canceled at any time by the United States government. As a result of the passage
of NAFTA, importation from Mexico is more competitive relative to importation
from other exporting countries. The Company does not believe that its relative
competitive position is adversely affected by NAFTA. As indicated above, many of
the Company's imported goods are of Chinese origin. Favorable tariff rates under
the tariff hearings for China are dependent upon review of most favored nations
status (MFN) which has currently been extended, but there is no guarantee this
will continue to be the case in the future.

EQUITY INVESTMENT - BARNETT AFFILIATE

Barnett is a direct marketer and distributor of an extensive line of
plumbing, electrical, hardware and security hardware products to approximately
73,400 active customers throughout the United States. Barnett offers and
promotes approximately 20,300 name brand and private label products through its
industry-recognized Barnett(R) catalogs and telesales operations. Barnett
markets its products through six distinct, comprehensive catalogs that target
professional contractors, independent hardware stores, maintenance managers,
liquid propane gas dealers and locksmiths. Barnett's staff of over 145
knowledgeable telesales, customer service and technical support personnel work
together to serve customers by assisting in product selection and offering
technical advice. To

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provide rapid delivery and a strong local presence, Barnett has established a
network of 40 distribution centers strategically located in 34 major
metropolitan areas throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. Through these
local distribution centers, approximately 70% of Barnett's orders are shipped
directly to the customer on the same day the order is received. The remaining
30% of the orders are picked up by the customer at one of Barnett's local
distribution centers. Barnett's strategy of being a low-cost, competitively
priced supplier is facilitated by its volume of purchases and the offshore
sourcing of a significant portion of its private label products. Products are
purchased from over 650 domestic and foreign suppliers, including TWI.

Barnett was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company until the
completion of an initial public offering in April 1996 (the "Barnett Initial
Public Offering"). In such offering, 7,207,200 shares, representing
approximately 55.1% of the Barnett Common Stock, were sold in the aggregate by
Barnett and the Company at an initial public offering price per share of $14.00,
resulting in aggregate net proceeds of $92.6 million. In April 1997, a secondary
offering of 1,300,000 shares of Barnett Common Stock (the "Barnett Secondary
Offering", and together with the Barnett Initial Public Offering, the "Barnett
Public Offerings") was completed and the Company converted its remaining
convertible non-voting preferred stock of Barnett to Barnett Common Stock. The
Company received a per share price of $17.50, before the underwriters' discount,
resulting in $21.6 million of net proceeds. In July 1997, as a result of the
sale of a substantial portion of the business of LeRan Gas Products, one of
WOC's operations, to Barnett, the Company received cash and an additional 24,730
shares of Barnett Common Stock. In January 1999, the Company sold substantially
all of the assets and certain liabilities of U.S. Lock, a division of WOC, to
Barnett. At June 30, 1999, the Company owned 44.3% of the outstanding shares of
Barnett Common Stock. Management intends to utilize its interest in Barnett in
its debt reduction efforts. The Barnett Common Stock trades on the Nasdaq
National Market under the symbol "BNTT" .

COMPETITION

The Company faces significant competition within each of its product
lines, although it has no competitor offering the range of products in all of
the product lines that the Company offers. The Company believes that its buying
power, extensive inventory, emphasis on customer service and merchandising
programs have contributed to its ability to compete successfully in its various
markets. The Company faces significant competition from smaller companies which
specialize in particular types of products and larger companies which
manufacture their own products and have greater financial resources than the
Company. The Company believes that competition in sales to retailers is
primarily based on price, product quality and selection, as well as customer
service, which includes speed of responses for packaging, delivery and
merchandising for retailers.

EMPLOYEES

As of June 30, 1999, the Company employed 714 persons, 128 of whom were
clerical and administrative personnel, 57 of whom were sales service
representatives and 529 of whom were either production or warehouse personnel.
Eleven of the Company's employees are represented by collective bargaining
units. The Company considers its relations with its employees, including those
represented by collective bargaining units, to be satisfactory.

TRADEMARKS

Several of the trademarks and trade names used by the Company are
considered to have significant value in its business. See "Business -- Consumer
Products -- Products".

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS

The Company is subject to certain federal, state and local
environmental laws and regulations. The Company believes that it is in material
compliance with such laws and regulations applicable to it. To the extent any
subsidiaries of the Company are not in compliance with such laws and
regulations, the Company, as well as such subsidiaries, may be liable for such
non-compliance. However, in any event, the Company is not aware of any such
liabilities that could have a material adverse effect on it or any of its
subsidiaries.

SEASONALITY

The Company's sales are generally consistent throughout its fiscal
year, although the third fiscal quarter is generally weaker in sales than the
other quarters.

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ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES

The following table sets forth, as of June 30, 1999, certain
information with respect to the Company's principal physical properties:

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APPROXIMATE EXPIRATION
LOCATION SQUARE FEET PURPOSE DATE
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24455 Aurora Road 26,000 Consumer Products Corporate 6/30/02
Bedford Hts., OH (1) Office

902 Avenue T. 108,000 Consumer Products 5/31/00
Grand Prairie, TX (2) Office and Distribution Center

5920 Green Pointe Dr. 114,000 Consumer Products 11/1/08
Groveport, OH Office and Distribution Center

330 Vine Street 80,000 Medal Distributing 2/28/01
Sharon, PA Office and Distribution Center

No. 10, 7th Road 55,000 TWI Owned
Industrial Park Office, Packaging
Taichung, Taiwan and Distribution Center
Republic of China

Dan Keng Village 45,000 TWI/CWI
Fu Ming County Office, Packaging, Manufacturing Owned
Shenzhen, P.R. China and Distribution Center

113, 9 Sur Y 6 Oriente St., CD 41,000 WAMI / WAMI Sales 6/15/00
Industrial Mesa De Otay Office and Manufacturing Center
Tijuana, Mexico

16002, 9 Sur St., CD 37,000 WAMI 3/31/00
Industrial Mesa De Otay Packaging Center
Tijuana, Mexico

9430 Cabot Drive 13,000 WAMI Sales 1/31/00
San Diego, California Office and Distribution Center

20052, 6 Oriente St., CD 12,000 WAMI month-to-month
Industrial Mesa De Otay Manufacturing Center lease
Tijuana, Mexico
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(1) Aurora Investment Co., a partnership owned by Melvin Waxman, Chairman
of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Armond
Waxman, President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
together with certain other members of their families, is the owner and
lessor of this property. In November 1998, Consumer Products completed
the move of its warehouse to Groveport, Ohio, but continues to lease
9,000 square feet of office space and 17,000 square feet of warehouse
space in Bedford Hts., Ohio. The remaining 97,000 square feet of
warehouse space in this facility has been subleased to Handl-it, Inc.
(see below for information regarding affiliated ownership) for the
duration of the lease term. Rent expense under this lease was $326,716
in fiscal 1999, $314,150 in fiscal 1998 and $314,150 in fiscal 1997.
The Company received rental income from Handl-it, Inc. of $95,324 in
fiscal 1999 for subleasing the warehouse in Bedford Hts., Ohio for a
portion of the year.
(2) The Company has the option to renew the lease for three additional
five-year terms.

Handl-it Inc., a corporation owned by John S. Peters, a consultant to
the Company, together with certain other members of his family, Melvin Waxman
and Armond Waxman provides Consumer Products with certain outside warehousing
services under month-to-month rental arrangements from time to time. Consumer
Products may enter into month-to-month leases in the future, depending on its
business requirements at the time. Rent expense under these lease arrangements
was $10,000, $30,000 and $137,000 for fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
Consumer Products Group also paid Handl-it Inc. approximately $55,000 for the
cost of transportation of products in fiscal 1999. Effective July 1, 1999, WAMI
Sales replaced an internally operated warehouse facility in

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Cleveland, Ohio with an arrangement with Handl-it Inc. to provide all
warehousing, labor and shipping functions for a fee equal to 7.5% of monthly
sales from the location.

The Company believes that its facilities are suitable for its
operations and provide the Company with adequate productive capacity and that
the related party leases and rental arrangements are on terms comparable to
those that would be available from unaffiliated third parties.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that
arise in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the
amount of any ultimate liability with respect to these actions will not
materially affect the financial position or operations of the Company.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

Omitted pursuant to General Instructions (I)(2)(c) of Form 10-K.

ITEM 4A. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

Omitted pursuant to General Instructions (I)(2)(c) of Form 10-K.

PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

There is no established public trading market for the common stock of
the Company. All of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company is
owned by Waxman Industries. The Company declared no dividends in fiscal 1999 or
1998. Restrictions contained in the Company's debt instruments currently
prohibit the declaration and payment of cash dividends.

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,
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INCOME STATEMENT DATA:
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 1999(7) 1998 1997 1996(8) 1995(8)
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Net sales $ 99,116 $ 105,662 $ 119,006 $ 235,067 $ 232,304
Cost of sales 69,264 69,429 84,574 160,556 152,368
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Gross profit 29,852 36,233 34,432 74,511 79,936
Selling, general and administrative expenses 27,737 26,661 30,604 66,433 58,132
Corporate charge 2,638 3,306 3,872 4,195 3,891
Restructuring, procurement and non-recurring charges(1) 4,515 24 1,522 19,507 3,237
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Operating income (loss) (5,038) 6,242 (1,566) (15,624) 14,676
Gain on sale of Barnett stock, net(2) -- -- 16,693 65,917 --
Gain on sale of U.S. Lock, net(3) 9,958 -- -- -- --
Equity earnings of Barnett 6,744 6,341 5,843 -- --
Interest expense, net 5,464 5,614 7,144 16,263 18,952
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Income (loss) from continuing operations before
income taxes, minority interest, discontinued
operation, extraordinary loss and cumulative
effect of change in accounting 6,200 6,969 13,826 34,030 (4,276)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 3,412 2,659 4,671 17,019 (1,100)
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Income (loss) from continuing operations before
minority interest, discontinued operation,
extraordinary loss and cumulative effect of change in
accounting 2,788 4,310 9,155 17,011 (3,176)
Minority interest in consolidated affiliate -- -- -- 975 --
Discontinued operation: (4)
Reversal of loss (and loss) on disposal, net of tax -- -- -- 6,600 (6,600)
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Income (loss) before extraordinary loss and
cumulative effect of change in accounting 2,788 4,310 9,155 22,636 (9,776)
Extraordinary loss, net of tax benefit (5) -- 115 -- 3,750 --
Cumulative effect of change in accounting, net of tax
benefit (6) -- -- -- 4,928 --
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net income (loss) $ 2,788 $ 4,195 $ 9,155 $ 13,958 $ (9,776)
========= ========= ========= ========= =========

BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Working capital $ 24,327 $ 17,598 $ 31,764 $ 52,456 $ 23,816
Total assets 93,574 96,732 97,944 133,063 154,769
Total long-term debt 36,788 36,697 49,509 50,357 89,815
Stockholder's equity(deficit) 35,758 29,814 23,929 11,817 (20,025)

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(1) In fiscal 1999, the Company recorded a $2.1 million non-recurring
charge associated with the move of one of Consumer Products' warehouses
and a business procurement charge of $2.5 million. In the first quarter
of fiscal 1998, the Company recorded an estimated non-recurring charge
of $133 for warehouse closure costs and other expenses associated with
the sale of LeRan Gas Products. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 1998,
the estimated loss was adjusted to the actual loss of $24. In the
fourth quarter of fiscal 1997, the Company sold Madison Equipment
Company and recorded a loss on sale of $0.7 million. In fiscal 1997,
Consumer Products also recorded a business procurement charge of $0.8
million. During fiscal 1996, the Company recorded a $19.5 million
restructuring and asset impairment loss, which included a $7.4 million
restructuring charge primarily attributable to strategic initiatives at
Consumer Products and a $12.1 million asset impairment charge primarily
attributable to U.S. Lock in accordance with SFAS 121. During fiscal
1995, the Company incurred $2.8 million in warehouse closure costs as
Consumer Products' distribution network was downsized from four
locations to three. In fiscal 1995, Consumer Products also recorded a
business procurement charge of $0.5 million. See Note 1 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of the fiscal
1999 and 1997 business procurement charges and Note 4 for further
discussion of the fiscal 1998 and 1997 charges.

(2) Reflects the gains on the Barnett Public Offerings as further described
in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(3) Reflects the gain on the sale of U.S. Lock as further described in Note
4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(4) Fiscal 1996 amount represents the reversal of the fiscal 1995 estimated
loss on the disposal of Consumer Products.

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(5) Represents the write-off of deferred financing costs resulting from the
repayment and refinancing of debt in fiscal 1998 and 1996, as further
described in Notes 2 and 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(6) See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of
procurement charges. Effective July 1, 1995, the Company changed its
method of accounting for procurement costs to its current method as
described in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, resulting
in the cumulative effect of a change in accounting for procurement
costs of $4.9 million, net of applicable tax benefit of $3.3 million,
in fiscal 1996.

(7) The results of U.S. Lock were consolidated by the Company until its
sale, which was effective January 1, 1999. As a result of the sale,
fiscal 1999 only includes six months of U.S. Lock's results while the
previous fiscal years include results for twelve months. See Note 4 to
the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of the
sale of U.S. Lock.

(8) The results of Barnett were consolidated by the Company until the
Barnett Secondary Offering in 1997. As a result of the Barnett
Secondary Offering, fiscal years subsequent to fiscal 1996 do not
consolidate the results of Barnett.

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS

GENERAL

The Company operates in two business segments -- the distribution of
specialty plumbing and hardware products to retailers and the distribution of
plumbing products to non-retail businesses. Distribution of plumbing and
hardware products to retailers is conducted through domestic operations, as well
as through direct import programs from the foreign sourcing, manufacturing and
packaging operations. In fiscal 1999, approximately 40.4% and 47.1% of the
Company's foreign operations' sales were to the Company's domestic wholly-owned
operations and Barnett, respectively, which are considered non-retail sales.
Intercompany sales are eliminated in consolidation.

DEBT RESTRUCTURING EFFORTS

Over the past several years, the Company and Waxman Industries have
endeavored to reduce their high level of debt through the monetization of assets
and to improve the efficiencies of their continuing businesses. As a result, the
Company and Waxman Industries have undertaken various initiatives to raise cash,
improve cash flow and reduce debt obligations and / or improve financial
flexibility during that period. The Company believes that operating cash flow,
together with borrowings under its working capital credit facilities, and the
monetization, from time to time, of a portion of the Barnett Common Stock, will
be sufficient for at least the next 18 months to fund its working capital
requirements. However, ultimately, the Company and Waxman Industries will not be
able to continue to make all of the interest and principal payments under their
debt obligations without a significant appreciation in, and monetization of, the
value of the shares of common stock of Barnett owned by the Company and/or a
restructuring of such debt instruments.

HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

A historic overview of some of the Company's other recent strategic
developments is summarized below.

The Company owns 7,186,530 shares, or 44.3%, of the Barnett Common
Stock at June 30, 1999, which are accounted for under the equity method of
accounting. In April 1996, the Company completed the Barnett Initial Public
Offering, receiving net proceeds of $92.6 million, after the underwriters'
discount, and recorded a $65.9 million pre-tax gain. In April 1997, the Company
completed the Barnett Secondary Offering, receiving net proceeds of $21.6
million, after the underwriters' discount, and recorded a $16.7 million pre-tax
gain. In April 1997, the Company converted the remaining convertible non-voting
preferred stock of Barnett it owned to Barnett Common Stock. In July 1997, the
Company received 24,730 shares of Barnett as a result of the sale of the gas
products business of LeRan Gas Products to Barnett (see Note 4). In January
1999, the Company completed the sale of U.S. Lock to Barnett (see Note 4).

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adjustments were made at Consumer Products, with charges of $4.2 million, $1.1
million and $0.3 million to cost of sales, SG&A expenses and sales allowances,
respectively, related to the decision to augment certain existing product lines,
streamline its packaged plumbing product line, enhance and redesign its existing
plumbing product packaging, undertake certain customer retention and development
programs and establish inventory reserves which were necessary, in part, for the
reduction in the buying patterns of Builders Square and Kmart. In addition, the
Company recorded $0.1 million and $0.7 million in additional cost of sales and
SG&A expenses, respectively, in total at its remaining operations, primarily
related to inventory adjustments and charges for valuation reserves.

The Company also recorded a loss of $0.7 million on the disposal of
Madison in the fourth quarter of fiscal 1997. In April 1997, Madison, a supplier
of electrical products, was sold for $2.0 million, and in July 1997,
substantially all of the business of the LeRan Gas Products division ("LeRan"),
a supplier of copper tubing, brass fittings and other related products was sold
to Barnett for $3.2 million in cash and 24,730 shares of Barnett Common Stock,
with a value of $0.6 million at the time of the transaction.

In May 1997, the Company commenced an offer to repurchase (the
"Purchase Offer"), at par, $12.0 million of its 11 1/8% Senior Notes due 2001
(the "Senior Notes"). In July 1997, the Purchase Offer expired with $2.5 million
principal amount of Senior Notes tendered. Upon the expiration of the Purchase
Offer, the Company called for the redemption of $9.5 million principal amount of
Senior Notes that had not been tendered in the Purchase Offer and completed the
redemption of these notes in August 1997.

In the first quarter of fiscal 1999, Consumer Products recorded a
non-recurring charge of $1.35 million related to the relocation of its Bedford
Heights, Ohio warehouse to Groveport, Ohio. Included in the charge are severance
benefits for personnel and the loss on the write-off of tangible assets at the
Bedford Heights warehouse. In the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 1999,
Consumer Products recorded additional non-recurring charges of $0.45 million and
$0.27 million, respectively, for additional costs involved in the relocation of
the Bedford Heights warehouse, the recruiting and training of personnel at the
Groveport warehouse and the future shortfall on subleasing the warehouse in
Bedford Heights. The Company believes that the relocation to a more modern and
efficient facility has enabled Consumer Products to provide more sophisticated
distribution services to its customers and help it remain competitive through
annual cost savings.

In December 1998, the Company announced it had entered into an
agreement to sell certain of the assets and liabilities of U.S. Lock, a division
of WOC, to Barnett for approximately $29.9 million in cash, less certain
adjustments. The sale of U.S. Lock was completed effective January 1, 1999. The
proceeds were used by the Company to reduce the portion of the BankAmerica
Business Credit Agreement collateralized by U.S. Lock's assets and to reinvest
in the Company's remaining businesses.

In June 1999, the remaining $0.9 million of the Company's 13 3/4%
Senior Subordinated Notes matured and were paid by the Company. Also in June
1999, the Company entered into a loan and security agreement with Congress
Financial Corporation (the "Loan and Security Agreement") to replace the Credit
Agreement with BankAmerica Business Credit, Inc. that was to expire on July 15,
1999. The Loan and Security Agreement provides for, among other things,
revolving credit advances of up to $20.0 million.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table sets forth certain items reflected in the Company's
consolidated statements of operations as a percentage of net sales:

Fiscal Year Ended June 30,
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1999 1998 1997
---- ---- ----
Net sales 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Cost of sales 69.9% 65.7% 71.1%

Gross profit 30.1% 34.3% 28.9%

Selling, general and administrative
expenses 27.9% 25.3% 25.7%

Corporate charge 2.7% 3.1% 3.2%

Non-recurring and procurement charges 4.6% -- 1.3%

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Operating income (loss) (5.1%) 5.9% (1.3%)

Gain on sale of Barnett stock, net -- -- 14.0%

Gain on sale of U.S. Lock, net 10.0% -- --

Equity earnings of Barnett 6.8% 6.0% 4.9%

Interest expense, net 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%

Income (loss) before income taxes and
extraordinary loss 6.2% 6.6% 11.6%

Provision for income taxes 3.4% 2.5% 3.9%

Income (loss) before extraordinary loss 2.8% 4.1% 7.7%

Extraordinary loss -- 0.1% --

Net income (loss) 2.8% 4.0% 7.7%

YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 VS. YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1998

NET SALES

Net sales of the Company's wholly-owned operations for fiscal 1999
totaled $99.1 million, a decrease of $6.6 million from the $105.7 million for
the comparable period in fiscal 1998. Excluding U.S. Lock, which was sold
effective January 1, 1999, net sales for fiscal 1999 amounted to $85.8 million,
an increase of $2.9 million, or 3.4 percent, over the $82.9 million for the
comparable period last year. Due to the sale of U.S. Lock effective January 1,
1999, the fiscal 1999 results include only six months of U.S. Lock's net sales,
or $13.4 million, as compared to $22.8 million for fiscal 1998. Net sales to
retailers amounted to $58.0 million for the twelve months ended June 30, 1999, a
decrease of $3.9 million as compared to the same period last year. Sales to
Hechinger / Builders Square decreased by $8.0 million to $3.7 million in fiscal
1999, as compared to $11.7 million in the same period last year, offsetting the
increase in sales to other retailers. As previously disclosed by the Company, as
a part of Hechinger / Builders Square consolidating their operations and
supplier relationships, Consumer Products would retain only the bulk plumbing
business beginning in January 1999. In June 1999, Hechinger / Builders Square
filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and for Chapter 7 liquidation in
September 1999. During the fiscal 1999 third quarter, the Company entered into a
three-year agreement with Kmart, which the Company anticipates will result in
additional annual net sales of $4 to $5 million. A portion of these sales, which
include showerheads, faucets, floor care, and packaged plumbing, will be shipped
under the direct import program from the Company's Asian operations. The direct
import sales result in a lower gross margin but also have lower selling, general
and administrative ("SG&A") expenses.

The trend in the retail market is to develop direct relationships with
foreign supply sources, including foreign sourcing operations similar to those
owned by the Company. The Company will utilize its foreign sourcing operations
to obtain new business when our domestic operation would be unable or less
likely to compete, and therefore, has emphasized developing business outside of
the intercompany and affiliated company arrangements for the foreign sourcing
operations. This effort is expected to be of increasing importance in future
results as more retailers emphasize direct import relationships. The Company
believes sales from its foreign sourcing operations will continue to increase to
both Barnett, due to its growth, and through direct sales to non-affiliated
operations.

Non-retail net sales amounted to $41.1 million for fiscal 1999, a
decrease of $2.7 million for the same period in fiscal 1998. Excluding the
results of U.S. Lock, non-retail net sales increased by $6.7 million in fiscal
1999, as compared to the same period last year, due primarily to an increase in
sales to Barnett.

GROSS PROFIT

The gross profit margin for fiscal 1999 decreased to 30.1% from 34.3%
for fiscal 1998. The reduction in the gross profit margin is attributable to a
higher proportion of sales from the lower gross margin direct import sales
program and competitive pricing pressures at our Mexican pipe nipple operation.
Gross profit decreased to $29.9 million for fiscal 1999, as compared to $36.2
million

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for fiscal 1998. Excluding U.S. Lock for both periods, the gross profit for
fiscal 1999 would have been $25.5 million, as compared to $28.6 million in the
same period last year. The decrease in gross profit dollars is attributable to
the reduction in sales to Hechinger / Builders Square, competitive pricing
issues associated with the Mexican pipe nipple operation and the sales increase
for the lower margin direct import program.

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

SG&A expenses increased from $26.7 million for fiscal 1998 to $27.7
million for fiscal 1999. As a percentage of net sales, SG&A expenses increased
from 25.3% for fiscal 1998 to 27.9% for fiscal 1999. The increase in expenses
was primarily due to foreign exchange transaction losses of $0.4 million in
fiscal 1999, as compared to $1.0 million in foreign exchange transaction income
being reported for fiscal 1998.

CORPORATE CHARGE

Corporate charge decreased to $2.6 million, or 2.7% of net sales for the
wholly-owned operations in fiscal 1999, compared to $3.3 million, or 3.1% of net
sales for the wholly-owned operations in fiscal 1998. Corporate charges are
allocations to the Company of expenses that Waxman Industries incurs to support
its corporate activities.

NON-RECURRING AND PROCUREMENT CHARGES

In the fiscal 1999 first quarter, Consumer Products recorded a
non-recurring charge of $1.35 million related to the relocation of its Bedford
Heights, Ohio warehouse to Groveport, Ohio. Included in the charge were
severance benefits for personnel and the loss on the write-off of tangible
assets at the Bedford Heights warehouse. In the third and fourth quarters of
fiscal 1999, Consumer Products recorded additional non-recurring charges of
$0.45 million and $0.27 million, respectively, for additional costs involved in
the relocation of the Bedford Heights warehouse, the recruiting and training of
personnel at the Groveport warehouse and the future shortfall on subleasing the
warehouse in Bedford Heights. The Company believes that the relocation to a more
modern and efficient facility has enabled Consumer Products to provide more
sophisticated distribution services to its customers and has helped it remain
competitive through annual cost savings.

In addition to the non-recurring charge for the relocation of the
warehouse, the Company's operations also recorded a business procurement charge
of $2.5 million in fiscal 1999.

GAIN ON SALE OF U.S. LOCK

Effective January 1, 1999, the Company sold U.S. Lock, to Barnett, for
$29.9 million in cash, before certain adjustments and expenses. The sale of U.S.
Lock resulted in a net pretax gain of $17.7 million, with approximately $9.9
million being recognized in the fiscal 1999 third quarter. The remaining $7.8
million was originally reported as a deferred gain in the Company's consolidated
balance sheet due to the Company's continued ownership of 44.3% of Barnett, the
acquirer of U.S. Lock. The Company is recognizing the deferred gain as the
goodwill generated by the purchase of U.S. Lock is amortized by Barnett, or as
the Company reduces its ownership interest in Barnett. In the fiscal 1999 fourth
quarter, the Company recognized $0.1 million of this deferred gain, which is
included in the gain on sale of U.S. Lock in the accompanying consolidated
statements of operations.

EQUITY EARNINGS OF BARNETT

The Company recorded equity earnings from its 44.3% ownership interest
in Barnett of $6.7 million for fiscal 1999, as compared to $6.3 million in
fiscal 1998.

INTEREST EXPENSE

For fiscal 1999, interest expense totaled $5.5 million, a decrease of
$0.1 million from the $5.6 million in fiscal 1998. The decrease is due to
interest income earned on the proceeds from the sale of U.S. Lock to Barnett.
Average borrowings for fiscal 1999 amounted to $53.3 million, with a weighted
average interest rate of 9.7%, as compared to $49.1 million in fiscal 1998, with
a weighted average interest rate of 10.7%.

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

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The provision for income taxes was $3.4 million in fiscal 1999 as
compared to $2.7 million in fiscal 1998. The effective tax rate in fiscal 1999
was 55.0% as compared to 38.2% in fiscal 1998. Differences between the effective
tax rate and the statutory rate in fiscal 1999 are primarily the result of
nondeductible compensation, state and foreign taxes and goodwill amortization,
which is not deductible for tax purposes. Differences between the effective tax
rate and the statutory rate in fiscal 1998 are primarily the result of state and
foreign taxes and goodwill amortization, which is not deductible for tax
purposes.

NET INCOME

The Company's net income for fiscal 1999 amounted to $2.8 million, as
compared to net income of $4.2 million in fiscal 1998. The fiscal 1999 results
include the $10.0 million gain on the sale of U.S. Lock, a non-recurring charge
of $2.1 million for the relocation of Consumer Products' distribution center
from Bedford Hts., Ohio to Groveport, Ohio, as well as a $2.5 million charge for
business procurement costs. Included in the fiscal 1998 results is an
extraordinary charge of $0.1 million, net of applicable tax benefit of $0.1
million, from the write-off of deferred financing costs.

YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 VS. YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1997

NET SALES

Net sales of the Company's wholly-owned operations for fiscal 1998 of
$105.7 million increased by $5.5 million or 5.5% in comparison to fiscal 1997,
excluding the disposed operations of Madison Equipment and LeRan Gas Products.
The increase in fiscal 1998 net sales is attributable to an increase of 21.5% at
U.S. Lock and 22.4% at the Company's foreign sourcing and manufacturing
operations. Increases from these operations were partially offset by a 3.4%
decrease at Consumer Products. Net sales for fiscal 1997, including $18.8
million in sales from the disposed operations, amounted to $119.0 million.
Madison was sold in April 1997, while substantially all of LeRan's gas products
business was sold to Barnett on July 1, 1997. LeRan's malleable fitting business
was transferred to WAMI's sales division as a result of this sale. Retail and
non-retail sales in fiscal 1998 amounted to $61.9 million and 43.8 million,
respectively, as compared to $63.8 million and $55.2 million for fiscal 1997.

The growth at U.S. Lock is the result of an increase in the size of its
professional telesales staff, additional sales from its monthly promotional
flyer program, an increase in new products and the success of its Rx "Dealer
Only" (TM) restricted keyway program. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 1998, U.S.
Lock also moved a distribution center from Sacramento to Ontario, California,
near Los Angeles, which is expected to be a stronger market for its products. In
addition, U.S. Lock's fiscal 1998 net sales increase benefited from a full year
of operations of its fifth warehouse, which was opened in Charlotte, North
Carolina in March 1997. The increase in sales at the Company's foreign sourcing
operations is primarily the result of an increase in sales to Barnett. However,
the foreign operation supplying pipe nipples to Barnett experienced a reduction
in sales for the second half of the fiscal year due to the loss of one of
Barnett's pipe nipple customers. Until those pipe nipple sales are replaced by
sales to other customers, the Company expects its WAMI operation to have
approximately $1.5 million less in annual sales. Sales for the Company's
Consumer Products operation decreased $3.0 million in fiscal 1998, primarily due
to the closing of select stores by Hechinger / Builders Square, the inclusion of
$1.1 million in fiscal 1997 sales to Ernst, which was lost as a customer due to
its bankruptcy and a reduction in purchases by Kmart due to its inventory
management program. In August 1998, Consumer Products was informed that it would
only retain the bulk plumbing portion of its business with Hechinger / Builders
Square.

GROSS PROFIT

Gross profit for the Company's wholly-owned operations amounted to $36.2
million in fiscal 1998, an increase of $1.8 million over the $34.4 million for
fiscal 1997. The gross profit margin for the wholly-owned operations increased
to 34.3% in fiscal 1998 from 28.9% for the wholly-owned operations in fiscal
1997. The relatively low gross profit margin in fiscal 1997 was due to $4.3
million of charges, including $4.2 million at Consumer Products, related to the
decision to augment certain existing product lines, streamline its packaged
plumbing product line, enhance and redesign its existing plumbing product
packaging, undertake certain customer retention and development programs and
establish inventory reserves which were necessary, in part, for the reduction in
the buying patterns of Builders Square and Kmart. In addition, the gross profit
margin in fiscal 1997 was lower due to the inclusion of LeRan and Madison, which
were lower margin businesses. Excluding the disposed operations, gross profit
margin for fiscal 1997 would have been 29.7%.

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

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SG&A expenses of the wholly-owned operations decreased by $3.9 million,
or 12.9%, to $26.7 million in fiscal 1998 from $30.6 million in fiscal 1997. The
fiscal 1997 SG&A expenses included $3.9 million of SG&A expenses from the
disposed operations and $1.8 million of year end adjustments. As a percentage of
net sales, SG&A expenses were 25.3% in fiscal 1998 compared to 25.7% for the
wholly-owned operations in fiscal 1997. The fiscal 1997 percentage, excluding
the disposed operations, would have been 26.6%.

CORPORATE CHARGE

Corporate charge decreased to $3.3 million, or 3.1% of net sales for the
wholly-owned operations in fiscal 1998 compared to $3.9 million, or 3.2% of net
sales for the wholly-owned operations in fiscal 1997. Corporate charges are
allocations to the Company of expenses that Waxman Industries incurs to support
its corporate activities.

NON-RECURRING AND PROCUREMENT CHARGES

In the fiscal 1997 fourth quarter, the Company sold Madison Equipment
Company and recorded a loss on sale of $0.7 million. In fiscal 1997, Consumer
Products recorded a business procurement charge of $0.8 million.

INTEREST EXPENSE

Interest expense decreased to $5.6 million for fiscal 1998 from $7.1
million in the prior year. Average borrowings decreased to $49.1 million in
fiscal 1998 from $62.8 million in fiscal 1997 and the weighted average interest
rate decreased from 10.9% to 10.7% during the same period. The decrease in
average borrowings is due to the repayment of indebtedness with a portion of the
net proceeds from the Barnett Secondary Offering, which caused an improvement
for most of the fiscal 1998 period. The weighted average interest rate decreased
due to the retirement of the Company's 11 1/8% Senior Notes, which have a higher
interest rate than the average rate of the remaining debt.

OPERATING INCOME AND INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

Operating income for fiscal 1998 improved to $6.2 million, from the loss
of $1.6 million in fiscal 1997. Fiscal 1997 results included approximately $6.4
million in year end adjustments, described in Note 3 to the Consolidated
Financial Statements. Excluding the year-end adjustments in fiscal 1997,
operating income improved by 29.2% in fiscal 1998 over the prior year. Consumer
Products, U.S. Lock and the foreign sourcing operations contributed to the
improvement. The continued growth of U.S. Lock, which has been a consistent
contributor to operating income over the past three years, has resulted in an
improvement in the operating income of the Company. The Company's foreign
sourcing operations benefited from the growth of Barnett, which accounted for
nearly all of their external sales during the period. An additional factor in
the improvement of the foreign sourcing operations was the foreign currency
devaluation. Since the foreign operations contract their sales in U.S. dollars,
they benefited by using less dollars to purchase goods and pay for labor in
local currencies.

Pre-tax results decreased from income of $13.8 million in fiscal 1997 to
income of $7.0 million in fiscal 1998, primarily due to the net pre-tax gain of
$16.7 million from the Barnett Secondary Offering completed in April 1997.
Excluding the $16.7 million gain on the sale of Barnett Common Stock and the
$6.4 million in year-end adjustments in fiscal 1997, the comparable pre-tax
income would have been $3.5 million for fiscal 1997. The pre-tax results for
fiscal 1998 and 1997 included $6.3 million and $5.8 million of equity income
from the Company's investment in Barnett, respectively.

INCOME TAXES

The provision for income taxes was $2.7 million in fiscal 1998 as
compared to $4.7 million in fiscal 1997. The effective tax rate in fiscal 1998
was 38.2% as compared to 33.8% in fiscal 1997. Differences between the effective
tax rate and the statutory rate are primarily the result of state and foreign
taxes and goodwill amortization, which is not deductible for tax purposes.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

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value of the shares of common stock of Barnett owned by the Company and/or a
restructuring of such debt instruments. The Company and Waxman Industries
continue their efforts to complete a financial restructuring plan, which
includes the sale of the investment in Barnett and a restructuring and / or
elimination of debt. Pending the completion of a comprehensive financial
restructuring, the Company may also pursue the sale, from time to time, of a
portion of its shares of Barnett or other selected assets to provide it with
additional liquidity and financial flexibility.

As stated previously, the Company and Waxman Industries' business
strategy includes the reduction of their interest expense and their leverage by
the sale of selected assets and/or the refinancing or reduction of their
remaining indebtedness whenever possible. To that end, the Company and Waxman
Industries completed the sale of U.S. Lock for approximately $33.0 million in
January 1999. The Company and Waxman Industries believe their operating cash
flow, the borrowing availability under the Loan and Security Agreement and
proceeds from sales of selected assets will be sufficient to fund current
liquidity and working capital requirements, capital expenditures and the first
few semi-annual interest payments on Waxman Industries' 12 3/4% Senior Secured
Deferred Coupon Notes due 2004 (the "Deferred Coupon Notes"). The first
semi-annual cash interest payment of approximately $6 million under the
Deferred Coupon Notes is due on December 1, 1999. Without the completion of a
financial restructuring plan as described above, the Company and Waxman
Industries currently believe that, while they will be able to pay their
near-term debt maturities and cash interest requirements, they will not be able
to continue to make all of the interest and principal payments under their debt
obligations without a significant appreciation in, and monetization of, the
value of the Barnett Common Stock and/or a restructuring of such debt
instruments.

In August 1999, Barnett announced that it was considering the
repurchase of its shares owned by the Company. The Company has had discussions
with Barnett's management regarding a share repurchase and continues to
evaluate opportunities to monetize all or a portion of its investment in
Barnett, including as part of a comprehensive plan to eliminate a significant
portion of debt. The Company and Waxman Industries have also had discussions
with certain of their bondholders regarding potential debt reduction /
restructuring transactions. At this time, the Company does not have an
agreement to monetize its investment in Barnett or reduce the high level of
debt. However, the Company and Waxman Industries continue to pursue a debt
restructuring and / or debt elimination plan. As discussed above, the Company
may also pursue the sale, from time to time, of a portion of its shares of
Barnett or other selected assets to provide it with additional liquidity and
financial flexibility. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able
to consummate such financial restructuring or any of the other formentioned
transactions.

In June 1999, the Company entered into the Loan and Security Agreement
with Congress Financial Corporation to replace the Credit Agreement with
BankAmerica Business Credit, Inc. that was to expire on July 15, 1999. The Loan
and Security Agreement is between Consumer Products, WOC, WAMI and WAMI Sales,
as borrowers (the "Borrowers"), with the Company, Waxman Industries, Inc. and
TWI as guarantors. The Loan and Security Agreement provides for, among other
things, revolving credit advances of up to $20.0 million. As of June 30, 1999,
the Company had $0.4 million in borrowings under the revolving credit line of
the facility and had approximately $14.4 million available under such facility.
The Loan and Security Agreement expires on September 1, 2001, but may be
extended under certain conditions.

The Loan and Security Agreement provides for revolving credit advances
of (a) up to 85.0% of the amount of eligible accounts receivable, (b) up to the
lesser of (i) $10.0 million or (ii) 60% of the amount of eligible raw and
finished goods inventory and (c) up to the lesser of (i) $5.0 million or (ii)
70% of the fair market value of 500,000 shares of Barnett Inc. common stock.
Revolving credit advances bear interest at a rate equal to (a) First Union
National Bank's prime rate plus 0.5% or (b) LIBOR plus 2.50%. The Loan and
Security Agreement includes a letter of credit subfacility of $10.0 million,
with none outstanding at June 30, 1999. Borrowings under the Loan and Security
Agreement are secured by the accounts receivable, inventories, certain general
intangibles, and unencumbered fixed assets of Waxman Industries, Inc., Consumer
Products, TWI, International, Inc. and WOC, and a pledge of 65% of the stock of
various foreign subsidiaries. In addition, up to $5.0 million of indebtedness
under the Loan and Security Agreement is also secured by a pledge of 500,000
shares of Barnett Common Stock owned by the Company (constituting approximately
3.1% of all outstanding Barnett Common Stock). The Loan and Security Agreement
requires the Borrowers to maintain cash collateral accounts into which all
available funds are deposited and applied to service the facility on a daily
basis. The Loan and Security Agreement prevents dividends and distributions by
the Borrowers except in certain limited instances including, so long as there is
no default or event of default and the Borrowers are in compliance with certain
financial covenants, the payment of interest on the Senior Notes and Waxman
Industries' Deferred Coupon Notes, and contains customary negative, affirmative
and financial covenants and conditions. The Company was in compliance with all
loan covenants at June 30, 1999. The Loan and Security Agreement also contains a
material adverse condition clause which allows Congress Financial Corporation to
terminate the Agreement under certain circumstances. The Loan and Security
Agreement expires September 1, 2001, but may be extended under certain
circumstances.

Since the consummation of the Barnett Initial Public Offering, the cash
flow generated by Barnett is no longer available to the Company. The Company
relies primarily on Consumer Products and, prior to January 1, 1999, U.S. Lock
for cash flow. The sale of U.S. Lock further increases the Company's dependence
on Consumer Products' business. Consumer Products' customers include D-I-Y
warehouse home centers, home improvement centers, mass merchandisers and
hardware stores. Consumer Products may be adversely affected by prolonged
economic downturns or significant declines in consumer spending. There can be no
assurance that any such prolonged economic downturn or significant decline in
consumer spending will not have a material adverse impact on the

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Consumer Products' business and its ability to generate cash flow. Furthermore,
Consumer Products has a high proportion of its sales with a concentrated number
of customers. One of Consumer Products' largest customers, Kmart, accounted for
approximately 20.8% and 18.2% of net sales for Consumer Products in fiscal 1999
and 1998, respectively. In July 1997, Kmart agreed to sell its Builders Square
chain to Leonard Green & Partners, a merchant-banking firm. Leonard Green also
acquired another home improvement retailer, Hechinger Co., and has combined the
two companies to form the nation's third largest home improvement chain. In
August 1998, Consumer Products was informed that the Hechinger / Builders Square
operations were consolidating their supplier relationships and Consumer Products
would retain only the bulk plumbing business, beginning in January 1999. In
fiscal 1998, Builders Square accounted for $11.7 million, or 21.1% and 11.0% of
Consumer Products' and the Company's net sales, respectively. The combined
operations of Hechinger / Builders Square, accounted for approximately $3.7
million, or 7.8% and 3.8% of Consumer Products and the Company's net sales in
fiscal 1999, respectively. Hechinger / Builders Square filed for Chapter 11
bankruptcy protection in June 1999, and for Chapter 7 liquidation in September
1999. Consumer Products' accounts receivable from Hechinger / Builders Square
was $0.3 million at the time of the bankruptcy filing. In the event Consumer
Products were to lose any additional large retail accounts as a customer or one
of its largest accounts were to significantly curtail its purchases from
Consumer Products, there would be material short-term adverse effects until the
Company could further modify Consumer Products' cost structure to be more in
line with its anticipated revenue base. Consumer Products would likely incur
significant charges if additional materially adverse changes in its customer
relationships were to occur.

The Company paid $0.5 million in state and foreign income taxes in
fiscal 1999. The Company paid no federal taxes for the year ended June 30, 1999
due to Waxman Industries' net operating loss for the year.

The Company has total future lease commitments for various facilities
and other leases totaling $2.7 million, of which $1.2 million is due in fiscal
2000. The Company does not have any other commitments to make substantial
capital expenditures. The fiscal 2000 capital expenditure plan includes
expenditures to improve the efficiencies of the Company's operations, to provide
new data technology and certain expansion plans for the Company's foreign
operations. Except as noted below, all operations have completed their Year 2000
compliance. In August 1998, WAMI's PC-based Year 2000 software upgrade was
provided by the software manufacturer at no cost and has been installed and
tested. As part of a periodic replacement of hardware, WAMI will replace certain
PC's for approximately $10,000 to upgrade its remaining hardware to be Year 2000
compliant. WAMI's software and hardware has been reviewed by an external
information technology professional for Year 2000 compliance. Medal Distributing
has an IBM System 36, which was upgraded, with software modifications being made
to be Year 2000 compliant. The modifications were completed in July 1999,
totaling approximately $10,000. Based on information from hardware and software
vendors, the PC-based information systems at TWI will require minor
modifications to be Year 2000 compliant. These modifications are expected to be
completed in the fall of 1999 and financed through working capital with minimal
cost. The expected expenditures include approximately $13,000 for hardware,
$10,000 for software and $10,000 in labor to make the Year 2000 modifications.
CWI's modifications and timetable are similar to those of TWI, with the costs
expected to be approximately $11,000 for hardware, $14,000 for software and
$2,000 in labor to make the Year 2000 modifications.

The Company has reviewed its non-information technology systems and
believes that the systems are Year 2000 compliant.

DISCUSSION OF CASH FLOWS

Net cash used for operations was $9.8 million in fiscal 1999. A
decrease in the Company's trade and other receivables and inventories and an
increase in accounts payable provided sources of funds. The most significant
items affecting net cash used for operations were the $10.0 million net gain on
the sale of U.S. Lock and $6.7 million in equity earnings of Barnett. Excluding
these items, the net cash provided by operations was $6.9 million. Cash flow
provided by investments totaled $23.4 million, attributable to the net cash
generated from the sale of U.S. Lock. Cash used for financing activities
amounted to $12.3 million, primarily due to the reduction in net borrowings
under the Company's credit facilities.

At June 30, 1999, the Company had working capital of $24.3 million and
a current ratio of 2.8 to 1.

YEAR 2000

The Company utilizes management information systems and software technology that
may be affected by Year 2000 issues throughout its businesses. The Company
continues to implement plans at certain of its operations to ensure those
systems continue to meet its internal and external requirements. A summary of
the progress made by each of the Company's operations is provided below.

During fiscal 1998, the Company's largest division, Consumer Products,
completed a version upgrade of its J.D. Edwards software, which was Year 2000
compliant. In addition, Consumer Products made certain modifications to it
systems and completed the testing of its information systems in fiscal 1998 to
insure that it is Year 2000 compliant. Consumer Products utilizes IBM AS400
hardware, NT servers and personal computers that are also Year 2000 compliant.
The specific cost of upgrading the hardware and

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software in fiscal 1998 was approximately $0.8 million; however, the majority of
this cost was part of a process of developing Consumer Products' capabilities to
serve its customers and to operate its business, with Year 2000 compliance being
an additional benefit.

Waxman Industries' corporate office completed the development of its
accounting package in March 1999, using Consumer Products' hardware and
software. The accounting package was develop by internal personnel with MIS
support at no additional cost, using the standard reporting format developed for
Consumer Products.

In August 1998, WAMI's PC-based Year 2000 software upgrade was provided
by the software manufacturer at no cost and has been installed and tested. As
part of a periodic replacement of hardware, WAMI will replace certain PC's for
approximately $10,000 to upgrade its remaining hardware to be Year 2000
compliant. WAMI's software and hardware has been reviewed by an external
information technology professional for Year 2000 compliance.

Medal Distributing has an IBM System 36, which was upgraded, with
software modifications being made to be Year 2000 compliant. The modifications
were completed in July 1999, at a cost of approximately $10,000.

Based on information from hardware and software vendors, the PC-based
information systems at TWI will require minor modifications to be Year 2000
compliant. These modifications, which are in progress, are expected to be
completed by September 30, 1999 and financed through working capital with
minimal cost. The expected expenditures include approximately $13,000 for
hardware, $10,000 for software and $10,000 in labor to make the Year 2000
modifications. CWI's modifications and timetable are similar to those of TWI,
with the costs expected to be approximately $11,000 for hardware, $14,000 for
software and $2,000 in labor to make the Year 2000 modifications.

The Company has reviewed its non-information technology systems and
believes that the systems are Year 2000 compliant.

The Company's operations have developed questionnaires and contacted
key suppliers and customers regarding their Year 2000 compliance to determine
any impact on its operations. In general, the suppliers and customers have
developed or are in the process of developing plans to address Year 2000 issues.
The Company will continue to monitor and evaluate the progress of its suppliers
and customers on this critical matter and develop alternate suppliers as
required.

Based on the progress the Company has made in addressing its Year 2000
issues and the Company's plan and timeline to complete its compliance program,
the Company does not foresee significant risks associated with its Year 2000
compliance at this time. As the Company's plan is to address its significant
Year 2000 issues prior to being affected by them, it has not developed a
comprehensive contingency plan. However, if the Company identifies significant
risks related to its Year 2000 compliance or its progress deviates from the
anticipated timeline, the Company will develop contingency plans as deemed
necessary at that time.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The U.S. dollar is the functional currency for a significant
portion of the Company's consolidated operations. However, certain transactions
of the Company are completed in foreign currencies. In addition, for certain of
the Company's foreign operations, the functional currency is the local currency.
As a result, the Company is exposed to currency transaction and translation
risks, which primarily result from fluctuations of the foreign currencies in
which the Company deals as compared to the U.S. dollar over time.

Gains and losses that result from foreign currency transactions are
included in the Company's consolidated statements of operations on a current
basis and affect the Company's reported net income. The cumulative foreign
currency translation effects for the Company's foreign operations that utilize
the local currency as their functional currency are included as a separate
component of stockholder's equity in the Company's consolidated balance sheets
and are considered in determining comprehensive income as reported in the
Company's consolidated statements of operations.

ITEM 8. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

To the Stockholder and Board of Directors of Waxman USA Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Waxman
USA Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and Subsidiaries (the Company) as of June 30,
1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholder's equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended June 30, 1999. These consolidated financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Waxman USA Inc. and
Subsidiaries as of June 30, 1999 and 1998, and the results of their operations
and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30,
1999, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

Arthur Andersen LLP
Cleveland, Ohio,
September 20, 1999.

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WAXMAN USA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
JUNE 30, 1999 AND 1998
(IN THOUSANDS)

ASSETS

1999 1998
---- ----
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,376 $ 73
Trade receivables, net 10,686 15,503
Other receivables 4,212 3,929
Inventories 19,052 26,162
Prepaid expenses 2,276 2,152
-------- --------
Total current assets 37,602 47,819
-------- --------

INVESTMENT IN BARNETT 36,385 29,641
-------- --------

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
Land 430 413
Buildings 3,004 4,111
Equipment 12,675 12,348
-------- --------
16,109 16,872
Less accumulated
depreciation and amortization (5,998) (7,106)
-------- --------

Property and equipment, net 10,111 9,766
-------- --------

COST OF BUSINESSES IN EXCESS OF NET ASSETS
ACQUIRED, NET 7,920 8,189

UNAMORTIZED DEBT ISSUANCE COSTS, NET 565 564

DEFERRED TAX ASSET 540 --

OTHER ASSETS 451 753
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$ 93,574 $ 96,732
======== ========

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
are an integral part of these statements.

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WAXMAN USA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
JUNE 30, 1999 AND 1998
(IN THOUSANDS)

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

1999 1998
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CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Current portion of long-term debt $ 812 $ 16,229
Accounts payable 6,837 7,200
Accrued liabilities 2,982 5,203
Accrued income taxes payable 1,314 250
Accrued interest 1,330 1,339
-------- --------
Total current liabilities 13,275 30,221
-------- --------

OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT, NET OF CURRENT
PORTION
933 842

SENIOR NOTES 35,855 35,855

DEFERRED GAIN ON SALE OF U.S. LOCK 7,753 --

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $0.10 par value per share:
authorized and unissued 1,000 shares -- --
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share:
9,000 shares authorized; 100 shares issued and
outstanding -- --
Paid-in capital 21,462 21,462
Retained earnings 23,694 20,906
Advances to Waxman Industries, Inc. (8,369) (11,391)
-------- --------

36,787 30,977
Cumulative currency translation adjustment (1,029) (1,163)
-------- --------

Total stockholder's equity 35,758 29,814
-------- --------

$ 93,574 $ 96,732
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</TABLE>

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
are an integral part of these statements.

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WAXMAN USA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(IN THOUSANDS)

Fiscal Year Ended June 30,
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1999 1998 1997
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Net sales $ 99,116 $ 105,662 $ 119,006

Cost of sales 69,264 69,429 84,574
--------- --------- ---------

Gross profit 29,852 36,233 34,432

Selling, general and administrative expenses 27,737 26,661 30,604

Corporate charge 2,638 3,306 3,872

Non-recurring and procurement charges 4,515 24 1,522
--------- --------- ---------

Operating (loss) income (5,038) 6,242 (1,566)

Gain on sale of Barnett stock, net -- -- 16,693

Gain on sale of U.S. Lock, net 9,958 -- --

Equity earnings of Barnett 6,744 6,341 5,843

Interest expense, net 5,464 5,614 7,144
--------- --------- ---------

Income before income taxes and extraordinary loss 6,200 6,969 13,826

Provision for income taxes 3,412 2,659 4,671
--------- --------- ---------

Income before extraordinary loss 2,788 4,310 9,155

Extraordinary loss, net of tax benefit -- 115 --
--------- --------- ---------

Net income $ 2,788 $ 4,195 $ 9,155
========= ========= =========

Other comprehensive income (loss):

Foreign currency translation adjustment 134 (822) (53)
--------- --------- ---------

Comprehensive income $ 2,922 $ 3,373 $ 9,102
========= ========= =========

</TABLE>

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
are an integral part of these statements.

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WAXMAN USA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
(IN THOUSANDS)

Cumulative
Advances Currency Total
Preferred Common Paid-in Retained to Waxman Translation Stockholder's
Stock Stock Capital Earnings Industries Adjustment Equity
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Balance June 30, 1996 $ -- $ -- $ 21,462 $ 7,556 $(16,913) $ (288) $ 11,817

Net income 9,155 9,155
Advances from parent, net 3,010 3,010
Currency translation adjustment (53) (53)
--------- --------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------

Balance June 30, 1997 -- -- 21,462 16,711 (13,903) (341) 23,929

Net income 4,195 4,195
Advances from parent, net 2,512 2,512
Currency translation adjustment (822) (822)
--------- --------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------

Balance June 30, 1998 -- -- 21,462 20,906 (11,391) (1,163) 29,814

Net Income 2,788 2,788
Advances from parent, net 3,022 3,022
Currency translation adjustment 134 134
--------- --------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------

Balance June 30, 1999 $ -- $ -- $ 21,462 $ 23,694 $ (8,369) $ (1,029) $ 35,758
========= ========= ======== ======== ======== ======== ========

</TABLE>

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an
integral part of these statements.

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WAXMAN USA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN THOUSANDS)

Fiscal Year Ended June 30,
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Cash From (Used For): 1999 1998 1997
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Operations:
Net income $ 2,788 $ 4,195 $ 9,155
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used for
operations:
Extraordinary loss -- 115 --
Non-recurring charges -- -- 746
Gain on sale of Barnett stock -- -- (16,693)
Gain on sale of U.S. Lock (9,958) -- --
Other non-cash charges -- -- 4,173
Equity earnings of Barnett (6,744) (6,341) (5,843)
Depreciation and amortization 1,925 2,266 1,999
Deferred income taxes (540) -- --
Bad debt provision 274 282 565
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Trade and other receivables 2,065 (2,721) (1,112)
Inventories 1,455 (1,751) 1,835
Prepaid expenses and other (546) (34) (3,412)
Accounts payable 1,227 (620) (3,348)
Accrued liabilities (823) (3,631) 586
Net change in operating assets and liabilities of U.S. Lock (1,096) -- --
Other, net 134 (822) (53)
-------- -------- --------
Net cash used for operations (9,839) (9,062) (11,402)
-------- -------- --------
Investments:
Capital expenditures, net (2,691) (3,124) (1,768)
Change in other assets 165 64 (537)
Net proceeds from sales of businesses 25,972 3,203 23,613
-------- -------- --------
Net cash provided by investments 23,446 143 21,308
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Financing:
Borrowings under credit agreements 56,734 104,794 116,028
Payments under credit agreements (70,883) (95,640) (121,815)
Debt issuance costs (282) -- (256)
Retirement of Senior Notes -- (12,000) --
Retirement of Senior Subordinated Notes (895) -- --
Advances from Waxman Industries, Inc., net 3,022 2,512 3,010
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash used for financing (12,304) (334) (3,033)
--------- --------- ---------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 1,303 (9,253) 6,873
Balance, beginning of year 73 9,326 2,453
--------- --------- ---------
Balance, end of year $ 1,376 $ 73 $ 9,326
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</TABLE>

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an
integral part of these statements.

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WAXMAN USA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 1999, 1998 AND 1997

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

A. BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts
of Waxman USA Inc. ("Waxman USA") and its wholly-owned subsidiaries
(collectively, the "Company"). As of June 30, 1999, the Company owned 44.3% of
the common stock of Barnett Inc. ("Barnett Common Stock"), a direct marketer and
distributor of plumbing, electrical and hardware products, and accounts for
Barnett Inc. ("Barnett") under the equity method of accounting. Certain
reclassifications have been made to the prior year statements in order to
conform to the current year presentation. All significant intercompany
transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation.

The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Waxman Industries, Inc.
("Waxman Industries") and is a supplier of specialty plumbing, hardware and
other products to the repair and remodeling market in the United States. The
Company distributes its products to approximately 1,400 customers, including a
wide variety of large national and regional retailers, independent retail
customers and wholesalers. The Company conducts its business primarily through
its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Waxman Consumer Products Group Inc. ("Consumer
Products"), WOC Inc. ("WOC") and TWI, International, Inc. ("TWI"). WOC is
comprised of Medal Distributing, a supplier of hardware products and, included
the operations of U.S. Lock, a distributor of a full line of security hardware
products, prior to its January 1, 1999 sale. TWI includes the Company's foreign
operations, including manufacturing, packaging and sourcing operations in China
and Taiwan, and an operation in Mexico that threads galvanized, black, brass,
and chrome pipe and imports malleable fittings. Consumer Products, WOC and
Barnett utilize the Company's and non-affiliated foreign sourcing suppliers.

B. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

In accordance with the terms of the Loan and Security Agreement (as
defined in Note 5), all restricted cash balances have been excluded from cash
and have been applied against outstanding borrowings under the Loan and Security
Agreement. Cash balances include certain unrestricted operating accounts and
accounts of foreign operations. The Company considers all highly liquid
temporary cash investments with original maturities of less than three months to
be cash equivalents. Cash investments are valued at cost plus accrued interest,
which approximates market value.

C. TRADE RECEIVABLES

Trade receivables are presented net of allowances for doubtful accounts
of $1.0 million and $1.1 million at June 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively. Bad
debt expense totaled $0.3 million in fiscal 1999, $0.3 million in fiscal 1998,
and $0.6 million in fiscal 1997.

The Company sells plumbing, hardware and other products throughout the
United States to do-it-yourself ("D-I-Y") retailers, mass merchandisers, smaller
independent retailers and wholesalers. The Company performs ongoing credit
evaluations of its customers' financial conditions. As a percentage of the
Company's net sales, the largest customer of Consumer Products, Kmart, accounted
for 10.0%, 9.5% and 8.0% in fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. As a
percentage of Consumer Products' net sales, Kmart accounted for 20.8%, 18.2% and
16.5%, for the same periods, respectively. During the same periods, the
Company's ten largest customers accounted for approximately 39.6%, 42.7% and
36.5% of net sales and approximately 55.7% and 42.3% of accounts receivable at
June 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively.

D. INVENTORIES

At June 30, 1999 and 1998, inventories, consisting primarily of
finished goods, are carried at the lower of first-in, first-out (FIFO) cost or
market. The Company regularly evaluates its inventory carrying value, with
appropriate consideration given to any excess, slow-moving and/or nonsalable
inventories. In fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997, the Company recorded charges of $0.6
million, $0.5 million and $2.1 million, respectively, in connection with its
evaluation of its inventory carrying value.

E. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

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Property and equipment are stated at cost. For financial reporting
purposes, buildings and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over
the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Depreciable lives are 15 to 40
years for buildings and 3 to 15 years for equipment. Leasehold improvements are
amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease or the useful life
of the asset, whichever is shorter. For income tax purposes, accelerated methods
of depreciation are used. Depreciation expense totaled $1.4 million in fiscal
1999, $1.4 million in fiscal 1998 and $1.3 million in fiscal 1997.

F. COST OF BUSINESSES IN EXCESS OF NET ASSETS ACQUIRED

Cost of businesses in excess of net assets acquired is being amortized
primarily over 40 years using the straight-line method. Management has evaluated
its accounting for goodwill in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards ("SFAS") No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
and Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of," on an originating entity basis
considering future undiscounted operating cash flows and believes that the net
asset is realizable and the amortization period is appropriate. Management
continues to evaluate the realizability of this asset. Goodwill amortization
expense totaled $0.3 million in fiscal 1999, $0.3 million in fiscal 1998 and
$0.3 million in fiscal 1997. Accumulated amortization totaled $15.1 million and
$14.8 million at June 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively.

G. UNAMORTIZED DEBT ISSUANCE COSTS

Unamortized debt issuance costs relate to the Company's long-term and
short-term debt (See Note 5) and are amortized over the life of the related
debt. Amortization expense totaled $0.3 million in fiscal 1999, $0.3 million in
fiscal 1998 and $0.3 million in fiscal 1997, and is included in interest expense
in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The Company incurred
an extraordinary charge in fiscal 1998 related to the accelerated amortization
of unamortized debt issuance costs. (See Note 2).

H. ISSUANCES OF STOCK BY A SUBSIDIARY

The Company recognizes gains on issuances of stock by a subsidiary in
its consolidated statements of operations in amounts proportionate to its
ownership percentage of the subsidiary. In fiscal 1997, a portion of the gain
the Company recognized on the sale of Barnett stock was attributable to the gain
recognized on the issuance of stock by Barnett. (See Note 2).

I. PROCUREMENT COSTS

Procurement costs represent the amount paid by the Company in
connection with a customer's agreement to purchase products from the Company for
a specific period. The amount includes the consideration paid to the new or
existing customer (i) for the right to supply such customer for a specified
period, (ii) to assist such customer in reorganizing its store aisles and
displays in order to accommodate the Company's products and (iii) to purchase
competitor's merchandise that the customer has on hand when it changes
suppliers, less the salvage value received by the Company. The Company expenses
these costs in the fiscal year incurred. Procurement costs for (i) above totaled
$2.0 million in fiscal 1999 and $0.5 million in fiscal 1997. Procurement costs
related to (ii) above totaled $0.5 million in fiscal 1999 and $0.3 million in
fiscal 1997. The Company did not incur these types of procurement costs in
fiscal 1998. These types of procurement costs are included as procurement
charges in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Procurement
costs for (iii) above totaled $1.1 million, $1.1 million and $2.0 million in
fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively, and are included as a contra-sales
amount in net sales in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

J. FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION AND TRANSACTIONS

All balance sheet accounts of foreign subsidiaries are translated at
the exchange rate as of the end of the fiscal year. Income statement items are
translated at the average currency exchange rates during the fiscal year. The
resulting translation adjustment is recorded as a component of stockholder's
equity and comprehensive income. Foreign currency transaction gains or losses
are included in the consolidated statements of operations as incurred.

K. FINANCIAL STATEMENT ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

L. EARNINGS PER SHARE

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Earnings per share data is not presented and is not meaningful, as the
Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Waxman Industries.

2. BARNETT PUBLIC OFFERINGS AND EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE

In fiscal 1997, the Company completed a secondary offering of 1.3
million shares of the Barnett Common Stock at a per share price of $17.50,
before the underwriters' discount (the "Barnett Secondary Offering"). Barnett
participated in the Barnett Secondary Offering and sold 425,000 of its own
shares. The Company received net proceeds, after the underwriters' discount, of
$21.6 million and recorded a $16.7 million pre-tax gain. The Company converted
the remaining convertible non-voting preferred stock of Barnett it owned to
Barnett Common Stock. In July 1997, as a result of the sale of a substantial
portion of the business of LeRan Gas Products, one of WOC's operations, to
Barnett, the Company received cash and an additional 24,730 shares of Barnett
Common Stock. As a result of these transactions, at June 30, 1999, the Company
owned 7,186,530 shares, or 44.3%, of the outstanding shares of Barnett Common
Stock. This investment is accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

Prior to the Barnett Secondary Offering, the Company owned
approximately 49.9% of the Barnett Common Stock and, including convertible
non-voting preferred stock of Barnett, a 54% economic interest in the capital
stock of Barnett. The Company's ownership in Barnett was reduced to this level
in fiscal 1996 when the Company consummated an initial public offering of the
Barnett Common Stock.

Net proceeds received by the Company from the Barnett Secondary
Offering were used primarily to repay outstanding indebtedness. As a result, the
Company recorded an extraordinary charge of approximately $0.1 million, net of
applicable tax benefit of $0.1 million, in fiscal 1998, relating to the
accelerated amortization of the related unamortized debt discount and debt
issuance costs attributed to indebtedness repaid from the net proceeds of the
Barnett Secondary Offering (See Note 5).

The following table presents summary financial data for Barnett at June
30, 1999 and 1998 and for the years ended June 30 1999, 1998 and 1997 (in
thousands of dollars):

Statement of income data: 1999 1998 1997
-------- -------- --------
Net sales $241,374 $199,578 $160,068
Gross profit 80,191 67,443 54,692
Net income 15,215 14,277 12,035

Balance sheet data:
Current assets $ 94,941 $ 72,054 $ 61,271
Non-current assets 54,245 23,730 15,744
Current liabilities 24,615 19,623 16,404
Non-current liabilities 33,000 -- --

The Barnett Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1999 is incorporated
herein by reference.

3. MANAGEMENT'S REVIEW OF WHOLLY-OWNED OPERATIONS

Since fiscal 1994, the Company's strategic effort has been to reduce
its high level of debt through the monetization of assets and to improve the
efficiencies of its continuing businesses. As a result, the Company has
undertaken various initiatives to raise cash, improve its cash flow and reduce
its debt obligations or improve its financial flexibility during that period.
Accordingly, management performed strategic reviews of its business operations
in past fiscal years that resulted in the Company recording significant charges
as follows.

FISCAL 1997 --

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In fiscal 1997, the Company recorded charges totaling $6.4 million,
including adjustments to cost of sales of $4.3 million, selling, general and
administrative ("SG&A") expenses of $1.8 million and $0.3 million to sales
allowances. The largest portion of the adjustments were made at Consumer
Products, with charges of $4.2 million, $1.1 million and $0.3 million to cost of
sales, SG&A expenses and sales, respectively, related to the decision to augment
certain existing product lines, streamline its packaged plumbing product line,
enhance and redesign its existing plumbing product packaging, undertake certain
customer retention and development programs, and establish inventory reserves
which were necessary, in part, for the reduction in the buying patterns of
Builders Square and Kmart. In addition, the Company recorded $0.1 million and
$0.7 million in additional cost of sales and SG&A expenses, respectively, in
total at its remaining operations, primarily related to inventory adjustments
and charges for valuation reserves. The Company also recorded a loss of $0.7
million on the disposal of Madison in the fourth quarter of fiscal 1997
(described in Note 4).

4. SALE OF DIVISIONS

A. SALE OF U.S. LOCK

In January 1999, the Company sold certain of the assets and liabilities
of U.S. Lock, a division of WOC, to Barnett, for approximately $29.9 million in
cash, less certain post closing adjustments. A portion of the proceeds from the
sale of U.S. Lock was used to repay the BankAmerica Business Credit working
capital loan collateralized by the accounts receivable and inventory of U.S.
Lock and to pay expenses associated with the transaction, with the remaining
funds being reinvested in the Company's businesses.

The sale of U.S. Lock resulted in an estimated net pretax gain of $17.7
million, of which approximately $7.8 million was originally reported as a
deferred gain for financial statement purposes due to the Company's continued
ownership of 44.3% of Barnett, the acquirer of U.S. Lock. The Company is
recognizing the deferred gain as the goodwill generated by the purchase of U.S.
Lock is amortized by Barnett, or as the Company reduces its ownership interest
in Barnett. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 1999, the Company recognized $0.1
million of this deferred gain, which is included in the gain on sale of U.S.
Lock in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

The Company consolidated U.S. Lock's financial information in its
results through December 31, 1998. Therefore, there is no impact on the
Company's net sales or earnings from U.S. Lock's operating results subsequent to
December 31, 1998. The impact of not consolidating U.S. Lock's results would
have reduced the consolidated net sales and resulted in lower net income for the
Company as follows:

Fiscal 1999 Fiscal 1998 Fiscal 1997
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Net sales $13,361 $22,762 $18,738
Net income $ 1,000 $ 1,683 $ 1,115

B. SALE OF LERAN GAS PRODUCTS

Effective July 1, 1997, the Company sold the gas products business of
LeRan, to Barnett, for $3.2 million in cash and 24,730 shares of Barnett Common
Stock, with a value of $0.6 million at the time of the transaction. For fiscal
1997 and 1996, LeRan reported approximately $13.8 million and $16.3 million in
net sales and operating income of approximately $0.4 million and $28,000,
respectively. In the first quarter of fiscal 1998, the Company recorded an
estimated loss on the sale of LeRan of $133,000, including certain costs
associated with disposing of assets not included in the transaction and the sale
and closing of certain warehouses. The estimated loss was adjusted in the fourth
quarter of fiscal 1998 to an actual loss of $24,000. The net proceeds were
reinvested in the continuing businesses of the Company, thereby effectively
reducing borrowings under the Credit Agreement (as defined in Note 5).

C. SALE OF MADISON EQUIPMENT COMPANY

In April 1997, the Company sold Madison Equipment Company ("Madison"),
a division of WOC, for $2.0 million in cash. The loss of $0.7 million from the
sale of Madison is included as a non-recurring charge in the accompanying
consolidated statements of operations. Madison's net sales, which are included
in the 1997 fiscal year, amounted to $5.0 million and operating income amounted
to $0.2 million. The net proceeds were reinvested in the continuing businesses
of the Company, thereby effectively reducing borrowings under the Credit
Agreement (as defined in Note 5).

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5. DEBT

A. LONG-TERM DEBT

Total other long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands of
dollars):

June 30,
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1999 1998
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Bank Agreement $ 444 $ 9,804
Bank Term Loans -- 5,000
Senior Subordinated Notes -- 895

Capital leases maturing through 2002, bearing interest at rates ranging
from 7.75% to 11.8%, secured by the leased equipment 675 732

Other notes, maturing through 2007, bearing interest at rates ranging from
7.1% to 9.0%, secured by the land, building and equipment of TWI 626 640
------- --------

1,745 17,071

Less: current portion (812) (16,229)
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Long-term debt, net of current portion $ 933 $ 842
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On June 17, 1999, the Company entered into the Loan and Security
Agreement with Congress Financial Corporation to replace the Credit Agreement
with BankAmerica Business Credit, Inc. that was to expire on July 15, 1999. The
Loan and Security Agreement is between Consumer Products, WOC, WAMI and WAMI
Sales, as borrowers (the "Borrowers"), with the Company, Waxman Industries and
TWI as guarantors (the "Loan and Security Agreement"). The Loan and Security
Agreement provides for, among other things, revolving credit advances of up to
$20.0 million. As of June 30, 1999, the Company had $0.4 million in borrowings
under the revolving credit line of the credit facility and had approximately
$14.4 million available under such facility.

The Loan and Security Agreement provides for revolving credit advances
of (a) up to 85.0% of the amount of eligible accounts receivable, (b) up to the
lesser of (i) $10.0 million or (ii) 60% of the amount of eligible raw and
finished goods inventory and (c) up to the lesser of (i) $5.0 million or (ii)
70% of the fair market value of 500,000 shares of Barnett Common Stock.
Revolving credit advances bear interest at a rate equal to (a) First Union
National Bank's prime rate plus 0.5% or (b) LIBOR plus 2.50%. The Company is
required to pay a commitment fee of 0.375% per annum on the unused commitment.
The Loan and Security Agreement includes a letter of credit subfacility of $10.0
million, with none outstanding at June 30, 1999. Borrowings under the Loan and
Security Agreement are secured by the accounts receivable, inventories, certain
general intangibles, and unencumbered fixed assets of Waxman Industries, Inc.,
Consumer Products, TWI, International, Inc. and WOC, and a pledge of 65% of the
stock of various foreign subsidiaries. In addition, up to $5.0 million of the
Loan and Security Agreement is also secured by a pledge of 500,000 shares of
Barnett Common Stock owned by the Company (constituting approximately 3.1% of
all outstanding Barnett Common Stock). The Loan and Security Agreement requires
the Borrowers to maintain cash collateral accounts into which all available
funds are deposited and applied to service the facility on a daily basis. The
Loan and Security Agreement prevents dividends and distributions by the
Borrowers and Guarantors except in certain limited instances including, so long
as there is no default or event of default and the Borrowers are in compliance
with certain financial covenants, the payment of interest on the Senior Notes of
the Company and the 12 3/4% Senior Secured Deferred Coupon Notes of Waxman
Industries, and contains customary negative, affirmative and financial covenants
and conditions such as a minimum net worth covenant. The Company was in
compliance with all loan covenants at June 30, 1999. As a result of the
inclusion of a material adverse effect clause as an event of default and the
requirement to maintain cash collateral accounts, the borrowings under the Loan
and Security Agreement have been classified as a current liability. The material
adverse condition clause allows Congress Financial Corporation to terminate the
Agreement under certain circumstances. The Loan and Security Agreement expires
September 1, 2001, but may be extended under certain circumstances.

Prior to entering into the Loan and Security Agreement, Consumer
Products and WOC participated in a credit facility provided by BankAmerica
Business Credit, Inc. (the "Credit Agreement"), which began in June 1996. The
Credit

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Agreement provided for, among other things, revolving credit advances of up to
$30.0 million and term loans of up to $5.0 million.

B. SENIOR NOTES

On April 3, 1996, the Company consummated an offer to exchange $48.8
million principal amount of its 11 1/8% Senior Notes due September 1, 2001
("Senior Notes") for a like amount of the Company's outstanding 13 3/4% Senior
Subordinated Notes due June 1, 1999 ("Senior Subordinated Notes"), and in
connection therewith solicited consents to certain amendments to the indenture
pursuant to which the Senior Subordinated Notes were issued. Approximately $43.0
million of Senior Subordinated Notes were exchanged in fiscal 1996. In fiscal
1997, the Company initiated a similar exchange offer and exchanged an additional
$4.8 million of Senior Subordinated Notes, bringing the total amount exchanged
to $47.9 million.

In May 1997, the Company commenced an offer to purchase $12.0 million
principal amount of Senior Notes at par (the "Purchase Offer"). The offer
expired on July 2, 1997, with $2.5 million of the notes being purchased. On July
3, 1997, the Company called for the redemption of $9.5 million of Senior Notes
that had not been tendered in the Purchase Offer, and on August 4, 1997, the
Company completed the note redemption. The Company used a portion of the net
proceeds from the Barnett Secondary Offering to purchase the Senior Notes. The
Company recorded an extraordinary charge of $0.1 million, net of applicable tax
benefit of $0.1 million, in the first quarter of fiscal 1998 related to the
write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs associated with the purchase
and redemption of these Senior Notes.

The Senior Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company
ranking pari passu in right of payment to any future indebtedness of the Company
that is not subordinated in right of payment to the Senior Notes and senior in
right of payment to any future indebtedness of the Company that is subordinated
in right of payment to the Senior Notes. The Senior Notes are structurally
subordinated to the Loan and Security Agreement and any refinancing thereof. The
indenture under which the Senior Notes were issued (the "Senior Note Indenture")
contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of the
Company and its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, transfer or sell
assets, pay dividends, make certain other restricted payments or investments,
create liens or enter into sale lease-back transactions, transactions with
affiliates and mergers. The Company was in compliance with all covenants at June
30, 1999.

In the event of a change of control, as defined in the Senior Note
Indenture, the Company is obligated to make an offer to purchase all outstanding
Senior Notes at 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid
interest, if any. The Company is obligated in certain circumstances to make an
offer to purchase Senior Notes at a redemption price plus unpaid interest, if
any, with the net cash proceeds of certain sales or other dispositions of
assets, to the extent such proceeds are not reinvested in the Company's
businesses in a one year period.

C. SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES

In June 1989, the Company issued $100 million principal amount of
Senior Subordinated Notes. During 1994, the Company exchanged $50 million
principal amount of the Senior Subordinated Notes for a like amount of Deferred
Coupon Notes. As discussed above, the Company issued Senior Notes in exchange
for $43.0 million principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes in fiscal 1996
and an additional $4.8 million in fiscal 1997. On June 1, 1999, approximately
$0.9 million of Senior Subordinated Notes matured, representing the remaining
amount of the Senior Subordinated Notes, and were repaid.

D. MISCELLANEOUS

The Company made cash interest payments of $6.2 million in fiscal 1999,
$5.8 million in fiscal 1998 and $6.5 million in fiscal 1997. Interest income was
$0.2 million in fiscal 1999 and $0.1 million in fiscal 1998 and 1997. The
Company also has accrued interest and interest cost from the amortization of
deferred financing costs, which makes up the balance of the interest expense
presented in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Management believes the carrying value of its bank loan approximates
its fair value as it bears interest based upon the bank's prime lending rate.
The fair value, determined using quoted market prices for the Senior Notes,
approximates their carrying amount.

6. INCOME TAXES

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The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with the provisions
of SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes." SFAS No. 109 utilizes the asset
and liability method, where deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized
for the future tax consequences attributable to net operating loss carryforwards
and to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets
and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable
income in the years in which these temporary differences are expected to be
recovered or settled.

The Company participates in the consolidated tax group of which Waxman
Industries is the common parent. Commencing July 1, 1994, the Company began
participating in a tax sharing agreement with Waxman Industries. Under this
agreement, the Company's federal tax liability is equal to the lesser of (i) the
federal tax liability calculated on a stand-alone basis or (ii) Waxman
Industries' federal tax liability. Waxman Industries has approximately $48.0
million of available domestic net operating loss carryforwards for income tax
purposes at June 30, 1999, which expire 2009 through 2013. Barnett is not a
member of the consolidated tax group. The Company's liability for taxes at June
30, 1999 and June 30, 1998 includes various state and foreign taxes. The Company
files separate income tax returns in certain states based on the results of
operations within the applicable states.

The components of income before income taxes and extraordinary loss
are as follows (in thousands of dollars):

Fiscal Year Ended June 30,
--------------------------

1999 1998 1997
---- ---- ----
Domestic $ 5,439 $ 5,443 $12,422

Foreign 761 1,526 1,404
------- ------- -------

Total $ 6,200 $ 6,969 $13,826
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The components of the provision for income taxes, calculated on a
stand-alone basis are (in thousands of dollars):

Fiscal Year Ended June 30,
--------------------------

1999 1998 1997
---- ---- ----
U.S. Federal $ 2,554 $ 2,146 $ 4,500

Foreign, state and other 1,398 513 171
------- ------- -------
Total current 3,952 2,659 4,671

Deferred state (540) -- --
------- ------- -------
Total provision $ 3,412 $ 2,659 $ 4,671
======= ======= =======

The following table reconciles the U.S. statutory rate to the Company's
effective tax rate:

Fiscal Year Ended June 30,
--------------------------

1999 1998 1997
---- ---- ----
U.S. statutory rate 35.0% 35.0% 35.0%

State and foreign taxes, net 6.2 2.2 (2.6)

Nondeductible compensation 13.1 -- --

Goodwill amortization 1.5 0.6 0.9

Other, net (0.8) 0.4 0.5
------- ------- -------
Effective tax rate 55.0% 38.2% 33.8%
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The Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities relate primarily to
its basis in Barnett stock, depreciation of the Company's property and
equipment, income taxes currently payable on the deferred gain on the sale of
U.S. Lock, and certain reserves and accruals.

Deferred taxes and amounts payable to Waxman Industries are included
in Advances to Waxman Industries, Inc. in the accompanying consolidated
balance sheets. The deferred tax asset at June 30, 1999 relates to state taxes
currently payable on the deferred gain on the sale of U.S. Lock.

The Company made income tax payments of $0.5 million in fiscal 1999,
$0.3 million in fiscal 1998 and $1.3 million in fiscal 1997.

7. LEASE COMMITMENTS

The Company leases certain warehouse and office facilities and
equipment under operating lease agreements, which expire at various dates
through 2008.

Future minimum rental payments are as follows (in thousands of dollars):

2000 $1,187

2001 522

2002 331

2003 137

2004 106

Thereafter 440
------
$2,723
======

Total rent expense charged to operations was $1.4 million in fiscal
1999, $2.6 million in fiscal 1998 and $1.7 million in fiscal 1997. Consumer
Products leases certain warehouse space from related parties. Related parties'
rent expense totaled $0.3 million in fiscal 1999, $0.3 million in fiscal 1998
and $0.5 million in fiscal 1997. Those related party relationships consist of
the following:

- Aurora Investment Co., a partnership owned by Melvin Waxman,
Chairman of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, and Armond Waxman, President and Co-Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, together with certain other members of
their families, is the owner and lessor of the building used by
Consumer Products for its executive offices, administrative
functions and, until the move of the warehouse to Groveport, Ohio,
one of its distribution facilities. The warehouse portion of this
facility has been subleased to Handl-it, Inc. (see below for
information regarding affiliated ownership) for the duration of
the lease term. Rent expense under this lease was $326,716 in
fiscal 1999, $314,150 in fiscal 1998 and $314,150 in fiscal 1997.
The Company received rental income from Handl-it, Inc. of $95,324
in fiscal 1999 for subleasing the warehouse in Bedford Hts., Ohio
for a portion of the year.
- Handle-it Inc., a corporation owned by John S. Peters, a
consultant to the Company, together with certain other members of
his family, Melvin Waxman and Armond Waxman, provides Consumer
Products with certain outside warehousing services under
month-to-month rental arrangements from time to time. Consumer
Products may enter into month-to-month leases in the future,
depending on its business requirements at the time. Rent expense
under these lease arrangements was $10,000, $30,000 and $137,000
for fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. Consumer Products
Group also paid Handl-it Inc. approximately $55,000 for the cost
of transportation of products in fiscal 1999.
- Effective July 1, 1999, WAMI Sales replaced an internally
operated warehouse facility in Cleveland, Ohio with an arrangement
with Handl-it Inc. to provide all warehousing, labor and shipping
functions for a fee equal to 7.5% of monthly sales from this
location.

8. PROFIT SHARING AND 401(K) PLAN

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The eligible employees of certain subsidiaries of the Company
participate in Waxman Industries' trusteed, profit sharing and 401(k) retirement
plan. Contributions are discretionary and are determined by Waxman Industries'
Board of Directors. There were no profit sharing contributions in fiscal 1999,
1998 or 1997; however, the Company contributed a 50% match of up to the first 4%
of salary deferral by employees, which amounted to $0.1 million in fiscal 1999,
1998 and 1997. The Company currently offers no other retirement, post-retirement
or post-employment benefits.

9. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company engages in certain business transactions with Waxman
Industries and affiliates. Sales to and purchases from Waxman Industries'
affiliates in fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997 were immaterial.

Management fees charged to the Company by Waxman Industries are
presented in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations as the
corporate charge. In accordance with the Intercorporate Agreement, the
management fees charged to the Company are the lesser of (a) 4% of net sales or
(b) the actual cost of providing services to the Company and its wholly-owned
subsidiaries.

The Company's wholly-owned subsidiaries engage in business transactions
with Barnett. Products sold to Barnett for resale totaled $19.9 million in
fiscal 1999, $16.2 million in fiscal 1998 and $13.7 million in fiscal 1997.
There were no purchases from Barnett in fiscal 1999 or 1998 and $0.1 million in
fiscal 1997.

The Company and Barnett provide to and receive from each other certain
selling, general and administrative services and reimburse each other for
out-of-pocket disbursements related to those services. The Company and Barnett
entered into an Intercorporate Agreement (the "New Intercorporate Agreement")
under which the Company provides certain managerial, administrative and
financial services to Barnett and is paid by Barnett for the allocable cost of
the salaries and expenses of the Company's employees while they are rendering
such services. Barnett also reimburses the Company for actual out-of-pocket
disbursements to third parties by the Company required for the provision of such
services by the Company. In addition to the services provided by the Company to
Barnett pursuant to the New Intercorporate Agreement, Barnett also provided
certain services to U.S. Lock, LeRan and Madison, until their sale. These
services included the utilization of Barnett's management information systems,
financial accounting, order processing and billing and collection services. The
Company paid Barnett the allocable cost of the salaries and expenses of
Barnett's employees while they were performing such services. The Company also
reimbursed Barnett for all actual out-of-pocket disbursements to third parties
by Barnett required for the provision of such services. The net effect of these
charges is not material. The arrangements provided in the New Intercorporate
Agreement may be modified and additional arrangements may be entered into
pursuant to a written agreement between the Company and Barnett.

All amounts incurred by the Company on behalf of Barnett, have been
reimbursed by Barnett. All amounts incurred by Barnett on behalf of the Company,
have been reimbursed by the Company and are reflected in selling, general and
administrative expenses in the accompanying statements of operations.

The Company leases certain facilities and has other related party
relationships as more fully disclosed in Note 7.

10. CONTINGENCIES

The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in
the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the amount of
any ultimate liability with respect to these actions will not materially
affect the Company's consolidated financial statements or results of
operations.

11. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company's businesses distribute specialty plumbing products, galvanized,
black, brass and chrome pipe nipples, imported malleable fittings and other
products. Since the foreign sourcing and manufacturing operations sell a
significant portion of their products through the Company's wholly-owned
operations, which primarily sell to retailers, and to Barnett, a distributor,
the Company has classified its business segments into retail and non-retail
categories. Products are sold to (i) retail operations, including large national
and regional retailers, D-I-Y home centers and smaller independent retailers in
the United States, and (ii) non-retail operations, including wholesale and
industrial supply distributors in the United States. Sales outside of the United
States are not significant. Until the January 1, 1999 sale of U.S. Lock, the
Company also distributed security hardware to non-retail operations, including
security hardware installers and locksmiths. Set forth below is certain
financial data relating to the Company's business segments (in thousands of
dollars).

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Retail Non-Retail Other Elimination Total
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Reported net sales:
Fiscal 1999 $ 69,084 $ 43,150 -- $ (13,118) $ 99,116
Fiscal 1998 77,000 45,355 -- (16,693) 105,662
Fiscal 1997 78,058 56,234 -- (15,286) 119,006

Operating (loss) income:
Fiscal 1999 $ (2,800) $ 400 $ (2,638) -- $ (5,038)
Fiscal 1998 3,789 5,759 (3,306) -- 6,242
Fiscal 1997 (3,308) 5,614 (3,872) -- (1,566)

Identifiable assets:
June 30, 1999 $ 45,017 $ 15,866 $ 32,691 -- $ 93,574
June 30, 1998 46,109 23,041 27,582 -- 96,732

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The Company's foreign operations manufacture, assemble, source and
package products that are distributed by the Company's wholly-owned operations,
Barnett, retailers and other non-retail customers. Net sales for those foreign
operations amounted to $46.3 million, $39.2 million and $33.7 million for the
fiscal years ended June 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. Of these amounts,
approximately $13.1 million, $16.7 million and $15.3 million were intercompany
sales for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
Identifiable assets for the foreign operations were $18.7 million and $18.0
million at June 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Quarterly Results of Operations:

Presented below is a summary of the unaudited quarterly results of
operations for the fiscal years ended June 30, 1999 and 1998 (in thousands).

FISCAL 1999 1ST QTR. 2ND QTR. 3RD QTR. 4TH QTR.
- ----------- -------- -------- -------- --------
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Net sales $ 28,229 $ 29,198 $ 22,186 $ 19,503
Gross profit 9,088 8,661 6,247 5,856
Non-recurring and procurement charges 1,350 -- 2,900 265
Operating income (loss) (453) 356 (3,066) (1,875)
Gain on sale of U.S. Lock, net -- -- 9,860 98
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes (426) 613 7,149 (1,136)
Net income (loss) $ (264) $ 380 $ 4,252 $ (1,580)

FISCAL 1998 1ST QTR. 2ND QTR. 3RD QTR. 4TH QTR.
- ----------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net sales $ 28,157 $ 26,808 $ 24,444 $ 26,253
Gross profit 9,501 9,364 8,544 8,824
Non-recurring and procurement charges (income) 133 -- -- (109)
Operating income 2,005 1,872 1,163 1,202
Income before provision for income taxes and
extraordinary loss 2,128 2,233 1,178 1,430
Extraordinary loss, net of tax benefit 115 -- -- --
Net income $ 1,198 $ 1,383 $ 729 $ 885

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

Not Applicable.

PART III

Items 10, 11, 12 and 13 omitted pursuant to General Instruction (I)
(2)(c) of Form 10-K.

PART IV

ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a) (1) The following consolidated financial statements are included in Part II,
Item 8:

Report of Independent Public Accountants

Balance Sheets--June 30, 1999 and 1998

Statements of Operations--For the Years Ended June 30,
1999, 1998 and 1997

Statements of Stockholders' Equity--For the Years Ended
June 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997.

Statements of Cash Flows--For the Years Ended June 30,
1999, 1998 and 1997.

Notes to Financial Statements For the Years Ended June 30,
1999, 1998 and 1997.

Supplementary Financial Information

(a) (2) All schedules have been omitted because the required
information is not present or not present in amounts
sufficient to require submission of the schedule, or
because the information required is included in the
consolidated financial statements including notes thereto.

(a) (3) Exhibits

3.1* Certificate of Incorporation of Waxman USA Inc. (Exhibit
3.1 to the Waxman USA Inc.'s Registration Statement on
Form S-4, Registration Number 333-3689, incorporated
herein by reference).

3.2* By-laws of Waxman USA Inc. (Exhibit 3.2 to the Waxman USA
Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-4, Registration
Number 333-3689, incorporated herein by reference).

4.1* Indenture dated as of April 3, 1996 by and between Waxman
USA Inc. and the United States Trust Company of New York,
as Trustee, with respect to the 11 1/8% Senior Notes due
2001 of Waxman USA Inc., including the form of Senior
Notes (Exhibit 10.14 to Waxman Industries, Inc.'s
Amendment No. 8 to Registration Statement on Form S-2
filed April 15, 1996, Registration No. 33-54211,
incorporated herein by reference).

4.2* Form of the Company's 13 3/4% Senior Subordinated Note due
June 1, 1999 (Exhibit 4.2 to Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended June 30, 1989, File No. 0-5888,
incorporated herein by reference).

4.3* Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 3,
1996 among Waxman USA Inc., Waxman Consumer Products Group
Inc. and WOC Inc., the Lenders and Issuers party thereto
and Citibank, N.A., as Agent (Exhibit 10.12 to Waxman
Industries, Inc.'s Amendment No. 8 to

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Registration Statement on Form S-2 filed April 15, 1996,
Registration No. 33-54211, incorporated herein by
reference).

10.1* Tax Sharing Agreement dated May 20, 1994 among Waxman
Industries, Waxman USA, Barnett Inc., Waxman Consumer
Products Group Inc., WOC Inc. and Western American
Manufacturing, Inc. (Exhibit 10.6 to Waxman Industries,
Inc.'s Form S-4 filed June 20, 1994, incorporated herein
by reference).

10.2* Intercorporate Agreement dated May 20, 1994 among Waxman
Industries, Waxman USA, Barnett Inc., Waxman Consumer
Products Group Inc., WOC Inc. and Western American
Manufacturing, Inc. (Exhibit 10.7 to Waxman Industries,
Inc.'s Form S-4).

10.3* Intercorporate Agreement dated March 28, 1996 among Waxman
Industries, Inc., Waxman USA Inc., Barnett Inc., Waxman
Consumer Products Group Inc., WOC Inc. and TWI,
International, Inc. (Exhibit 10.8 to Waxman Industries,
Inc.'s Amendment No. 8 to Registration Statement on Form
S-2 filed April 15, 1996, Registration No. 33-54211,
incorporated herein by reference).

10.4* Credit Agreement dated as of May 20, 1994 among Waxman
USA, Inc., Barnett Inc., Waxman Consumer Products Group
Inc. and WOC Inc., the Lenders and Issuers party thereto
and Citicorp USA, Inc., as Agent and certain exhibits
thereto (Exhibit 10.8 to Waxman Industries, Inc.'s Form
S-4 filed June 20, 1994, incorporated herein by
reference).

10.5* Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of May 20, 1994 among
Waxman USA, Inc., Barnett Inc., Waxman Consumer Products
Group, Inc. and WOC Inc., the Lenders and Issuers party
thereto and Citibank, N.A., as Agent (Exhibit 10.9 to
Waxman Industries, Inc.'s Form S-4 filed June 20, 1994,
incorporated herein by reference.).

10.6* Amendment No. 2 to the Term Loan Agreement and Amendment
No. 1 to the Revolving Credit Agreement among Waxman USA
Inc., Barnett Inc., Waxman Consumer Products Group Inc.
and WOC Inc., the Lenders and Issuers party thereto and
Citibank, N.A., as Agent (Exhibit 10.11 to Waxman
Industries, Inc.'s Amendment No. 4 to Registration
Statement on Form S-2 filed October 10, 1995, Registration
No. 33-54211, incorporated herein by reference).

10.7* Loan and Security Agreement dated as of June 28, 1996
among the Financial Institutions named therein and
BankAmerica Business Credit, Inc., as the Agent, Waxman
Consumer Products Group Inc. and WOC Inc., including
certain exhibits thereto (Exhibit No. 4.33 to Waxman
Industries, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended June 30, 1996, File No. 0-05888, incorporated herein
by reference).

10.8* Employment Agreement dated November 1, 1994 between Waxman
Consumer Products Group Inc. and Laurence Waxman (Exhibit
10.5 to Waxman Industries, Inc.'s Amendment No. 4 to
Registration Statement on Form S-2 filed October 10, 1995,
Registration No. 33-54211, incorporated herein by
reference).

10.9* Loan and Security Agreement dated as of June 17, 1999 by
and among Congress Financial Corporation, as Lender, and
Waxman Consumer Products Group Inc., WOC Inc., Western
American Manufacturing, Inc. and WAMI Sales, Inc. ,as
Borrowers, and Waxman Industries, Inc. , Waxman USA Inc.
and TWI, International, Inc. , as Guarantors (Exhibit 99.1
to Waxman Industries, Inc.'s Report on Form 8-K filed June
17, 1999, incorporated herein by reference).

12.1* Statement re: computation of ratios (Exhibit 12.1 to
Waxman USA Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-4,
Registration No. 333-3689, incorporated herein by
reference).

21.1* Subsidiaries. (Exhibit 21.1 to Waxman USA Inc.'s
Registration Statement on Form S-4, Registration No.
333-3689, incorporated herein by reference).

23.1 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP

27.1 Financial Data Schedule

* Incorporated herein by reference as indicated.

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(a) (3) Exhibits

(b) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

The Registrant filed a report on Form 8-K on June 17, 1999,
incorporating by reference the June 17, 1999 press release by the
Registrant regarding the completion of a $20 million bank credit
facility with Congress Financial Corporation.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

WAXMAN USA, INC.

September 21, 1999 By: /s/ Armond Waxman
---------------------
Armond Waxman
President,
Co-Chief Executive Officer
and Director

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

September 21, 1999 /s/ Melvin Waxman
-----------------------
Melvin Waxman
Chairman of the Board,
Co-Chief Executive Officer
and Director

September 21, 1999 /s/ Armond Waxman
-----------------------
Armond Waxman
President,
Co-Chief Executive Officer
and Director

September 21, 1999 /s/ Mark W. Wester
-----------------------
Mark W. Wester
Chief Financial Officer
and Vice-President - Finance
(principal accounting officer)

September 21, 1999 /s/ William R. Pray
-----------------------
William R. Pray, Director

September 21, 1999 /s/ Judy Robins
-----------------------
Judy Robins, Director

September 21, 1999 /s/ Irving Z. Friedman
-----------------------
Irving Z. Friedman, Director

September 21, 1999 /s/ Laurence S. Waxman
-----------------------
Laurence S. Waxman, Director

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ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of
our report on the Consolidated Financial Statements of Waxman USA Inc. and
Subsidiaries for the year ended June 30, 1999, included in this Form 10-K, into
the Company's previously filed Form S-4 Registration Statement No. 333-3689.

Cleveland, Ohio,
September 27, 1999.

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