WHX CORP
10-Q, 1996-05-10
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                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


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

For the quarterly period ended             March 31, 1996
                              --------------------------------------------------

/  /     TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE  SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from -------------- to ---------------------------


         For Quarter Ended March 31, 1996       Commission File Number 1-2394


                                 WHX CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           DELAWARE                                      13-3768097
     (State of Incorporation)                        (I.R.S. Employer
                                                     Identification No.)

          110 East 59th Street
          New York, New York                                 10022
     (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip code)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-355-5200


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 90 days. Yes /X/ No /  /

APPLICABLE  ONLY TO REGISTRANTS  INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY  PROCEEDINGS  DURING THE
PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

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

The number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of April 18, 1996
was 27,594,600 which includes redeemable common shares.


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                                 WHX CORPORATION
                            AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                                   (Unaudited)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   Quarter Ended March 31,
                                                                   -----------------------
                                                                 1996                   1995
                                                                 ----                   ----
                                                                (In thousands except per share)

<S>                                                          <C>                       <C>
Net Sales                                                    $ 315,493                 $324,187
- ---------

Operating Costs
- ---------------
      Cost of goods sold                                       273,781                  261,062
      Depreciation                                              19,099                   17,683
      Selling, administrative and general expense               17,393                   16,782
      Profit sharing                                             --                       2,986
                                                             ---------                 --------

                                                               310,273                  298,513
                                                              --------                 --------

Operating Income                                                 5,220                   25,674
- ----------------

      Interest expense on debt                                   6,710                    6,106
      Other income                                               3,146                    9,697
                                                            ----------                ---------

Income Before Taxes                                              1,656                   29,265
- -------------------

      Tax provision                                                497                    6,438
                                                             ---------                ---------

Net Income                                                       1,159                   22,827
- ----------

Dividend requirement for Preferred Stock                         5,719                    5,719
                                                             ---------                  -------
Net Income (Loss) Applicable to Common Stock                 $  (4,560)                 $17,108
- --------------------------------------------                 ==========                 =======


Income (loss) per share of common stock:

     Primary:                                                $(.17)                      $.61
                                                             ======                      ====

     Fully Diluted:                                          $(.17)                      $.49
                                                             ======                      ====
</TABLE>


See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                                 WHX CORPORATION
                            AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                   (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               March 31,               December 31,
                                                                 1996                      1995
                                                                 ----                      ----
                                                                (Dollars and shares in thousands)
ASSETS
<S>                                                               <C>                       <C>
Current Assets:
      Cash and cash equivalents                                   $ 17,893                  $ 43,006
      Short term investments                                       443,392                   396,487
      Trade receivables - net                                       58,308                    54,093
      Inventories:
          Finished and semi-finished products                      200,268                   188,427
          Raw materials                                             83,688                    75,837
          Other materials and supplies                              29,437                    29,823
          Excess of LIFO over current cost                          (7,732)                   (8,216)
                                                                  --------                   -------
                                                                   305,661                   285,871

      Other current assets                                          15,021                    18,192
                                                                   -------                   -------
                          Total current assets                     840,275                   797,649

Property, plant and equipment at cost, less
      accumulated depreciation and amortization                    782,945                   793,319
Deferred income taxes                                              103,011                   103,098
Other non-current assets                                           106,264                   102,401
                                                                ----------                 ---------
                                                                $1,832,495                $1,796,467
                                                                ==========                ==========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
      Trade payables                                             $ 107,721                 $ 110,182
      Short-term borrowings                                         40,889                     --
      Deferred income taxes - current                               39,645                    39,645
      Other current liabilities                                     99,786                   102,900
      Long-term debt due in one year                                 4,025                     3,877
                                                                    ------                    ------
                          Total current liabilities                292,066                   256,604

Long-term debt                                                     277,702                   285,676
Employee benefit liabilities                                       437,107                   434,216
Other liabilities                                                   45,178                    45,178
                                                                 ---------                 ---------
                                                                 1,052,053                 1,021,674
                                                                 ---------                 ---------
Redeemable Common Stock - 434 shares
      and 444 shares                                                 6,202                     6,388
                                                                  --------                  --------

Stockholders' Equity:
      Preferred Stock - $.10 par value -
          6,500 shares                                                 650                       650
      Common Stock - $.01 par value - 27,159
          shares and 25,568 shares                                     272                       256
      Unrealized gain on securities
          available for sale                                         1,148                     1,130
      Additional paid-in capital                                   720,832                   710,471
      Accumulated earnings                                          73,932                    78,492
                                                                ----------                 ---------
                                                                   796,834                   790,999
Less treasury stock - 2,025 shares                                 (22,594)                  (22,594)
                                                                ----------               ------------
Total shareholders equity                                          774,240                   768,405
                                                               -----------                ----------

                                                                $1,832,495                $1,796,467
                                                                ==========                ==========
</TABLE>

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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                                 WHX CORPORATION
                            AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW
                                   (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                  Quarter Ended March 31,
                                                                              1996                      1995*
                                                                              ----                      -----
                                                                                (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                                                           <C>                     <C>
Cash flow from operating activities:
      Net income                                                             $ 1,159                  $ 22,827
      Non cash expenses:
          Depreciation and amortization                                       19,182                    17,683
          Other postemployment benefits                                        2,200                     2,300
          Deferred income tax                                                     87                     1,027
          Equity income in affiliated companies                               (2,333)                   (2,022)
      Decrease (increase) in working capital elements:
          Trade receivables                                                  (16,234)                   (2,206)
          Inventories                                                        (19,790)                   (4,575)
          Other current assets                                                 3,190                    (1,506)
          Trade payables                                                      (2,461)                   (4,170)
          Other current liabilities                                           (3,066)                    5,936
          Short term investments - trading                                   (48,927)                   61,866
          Trading account borrowings                                          40,889                      --
      Other items - net                                                        1,578                       218
                                                                              ------                 ---------

          Net cash (used in) operating activities                            (24,526)                   97,378
                                                                            ---------                 --------

Cash flow from investing activities:
      Short term investments-available for sale                                2,040                   (34,033)
      Plant additions and improvements                                        (9,137)                  (18,367)
      Investment in affiliates                                                (2,840)                     (950)
      Dividends from affiliates                                                2,500                      --
      Unimast Incorporated acquisition                                          --                     (27,500)
      Proceeds from sale of property                                             539                     1,985
                                                                             -------                    ------

          Net cash used by
              investing activities                                            (6,898)                  (78,865)
                                                                             -------                  --------

Cash flow from financing activities:
      Payments on long-term borrowings                                        (3,653)                   (3,883)
      Proceeds from warrants exercised                                         5,170                      --
      Treasury stock                                                            --                     (10,769)
      Letter of credit collateralization                                      (1,347)                     --
      Receivables securitization proceeds                                     12,000                      --
      Preferred stock dividends paid                                          (5,719)                   (5,719)
      Redemption of common stock                                                (140)                     (169)
                                                                               -----                     -----

          Net cash provided (used) by financing activities                     6,311                   (20,540)
                                                                            --------                   --------

Increase (decrease) in cash and
      cash equivalents                                                       (25,113)                   (2,027)

Cash and cash equivalents
      at beginning of period                                                  43,006                    13,424
                                                                             -------                   -------

Cash and cash equivalents
      at end of period                                                      $ 17,893                  $ 11,397
                                                                            ========                  ========
</TABLE>

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

*Reclassified for comparability


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                                 WHX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

GENERAL

             The   consolidated   balance  sheet  as  of  March  31,  1996,  the
      consolidated  statement of income and the  consolidated  statement of cash
      flow for the three month periods ended March 31, 1996 and 1995,  have been
      prepared by the Company without audit.  In the opinion of management,  all
      adjustments  necessary  to  present  fairly  the  consolidated   financial
      position at March 31, 1996 and the  results of  operations  and changes in
      cash flow for the periods presented have been made.

             Certain information and footnote  disclosures  normally included in
      financial  statements  prepared  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted
      accounting  principles  have been  condensed  or omitted.  This  quarterly
      report  on Form  10-Q  should be read in  conjunction  with the  Company's
      audited consolidated  financial statements for the year ended December 31,
      1995.  The results of  operations  for the period ended March 31, 1996 are
      not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.

             The   preparation  of  financial   statements  in  conformity  with
      generally accepted accounting  principles requires the use of management's
      estimates.  Due to  uncertainty  involved in estimating  the costs,  it is
      reasonably  possible that a change in estimates may occur in the near term
      as more information becomes available.

BUSINESS SEGMENT

             The Company is  primarily  engaged in one line of business  and has
      one industry segment,  which is the making,  processing and fabricating of
      steel and steel products.  The Company's  products  include hot rolled and
      cold rolled sheet, and coated products such as galvanized,  prepainted and
      tin mill sheet.  The Company  also  manufactures  a variety of  fabricated
      steel products including roll formed corrugated  roofing,  roof deck, form
      deck, floor deck,  culvert,  bridge form and other products used primarily
      by  the   construction,   highway  and  agricultural   markets.   It  also
      manufactures  steel framing components for wall, floor and roofing systems
      and other roll formed expanded metal construction accessories.


Note 1 - Earnings Per Share


             The  computation  of primary  earnings per share of common stock is
      based upon the average shares of common stock and common stock equivalents
      outstanding.  Common stock  equivalents  represent the dilutive  effect of
      assuming  the  exercise  of   outstanding   stock  options  and  warrants.
      Outstanding stock options granted to officers, directors and key employees
      totaled 2.4 million at March 31, 1996.  The  computation  of fully diluted
      earnings per share further assumes the sale of all redeemable common stock
      into the public market and conversion of all convertible preferred stock.

             The shares used in the computations were as follows:

                                              Quarter Ended March 31,
                                              1996                  1995
                                              ----                  ----

                 Primary                   27,378,000             27,893,000
                 Fully diluted             27,812,000             46,439,000



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                                       -2-

             The  Company  intends  to retain any future  earnings  for  working
      capital needs and to finance capital  improvements  and presently does not
      intend to pay cash  dividends  on its  common  stock  for the  foreseeable
      future.  In  addition,  the terms of the  Company's  long term debt  place
      certain limitations on the Company's ability to pay cash dividends.

      REDEEMABLE COMMON STOCK

             Holders have the right to sell their redeemable common stock to the
      Company at prices of $15 or $20 per share  depending  on years of service,
      age and retirement  date.  Holders can sell any or all of their redeemable
      common stock into the public market,  provided,  however, that stock sales
      on any day cannot be more than 20% of the number of shares publicly traded
      during the  previous  day. As of March 31, 1996,  redeemable  common stock
      outstanding totaled 434,030 shares.

NOTE 2 - UNIMAST ACQUISITION

             On March 31, 1995, the Company completed the purchase of all of the
      outstanding stock of Unimast.  The purchase price to the Company was $27.5
      million cash,  plus the assumption of liabilities  totaling $35.0 million,
      including long term debt of $19.7 million.  The  acquisition was accounted
      for as a purchase.  Goodwill  amounting  to $4.6  million was  recorded in
      connection with this acquisition and will be amortized over 15 years.

NOTE 3 - SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

             The Company  accounts for investments in short-term  investments in
      accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115 ("SFAS
      115") "Accounting for Certain  Investments in Debt and Equity  Securities"
      and in accordance with statement of Financial  Accounting Standard No. 119
      ("SFAS 119") "Disclosure about Derivative Financial Instruments
      and Fair Value of Financial Instruments".

             The  Company   recognizes   gains  and  losses  based  on  specific
      identification of the securities which comprise the investment balance. At
      March 31, 1995 and 1996  unrealized  holding  gains on  available-for-sale
      securities of $15.0 million and $1.1 million, respectively,  were reported
      as a separate  component of stockholder's  equity.  Net unrealized holding
      losses on trading securities  included in net income for the first quarter
      of 1995 and 1996 were $1.9 million and $11.7 million, respectively.

NOTE 4 - SALES OF RECEIVABLES

             In August 1994 Wheeling-Pittsburgh  Funding, Inc. a special purpose
      wholly-owned   subsidiary   ("Funding")   of   Wheeling-Pittsburgh   Steel
      Corporation ("WPSC"), entered into an agreement to sell (up to $75 million
      on a revolving  basis) an undivided  percentage  ownership in a designated
      pool of  accounts  receivable  generated  by WPSC,  Wheeling  Construction
      Products, Inc. and Pittsburgh-Canfield  Corporation. The agreement expires
      in August  1999.  In July  1995 WPSC  amended  such  agreement  to sell an
      additional  $20 million on similar terms and  conditions.  In October 1995
      WPSC entered into an  agreement  to include the  receivables  generated by
      Unimast,  in the pool of accounts  receivable sold. Accounts receivable at
      March 31, 1996 and 1995 exclude $79 million and $45 million, respectively,
      representing uncollected accounts receivable sold with recourse limited to
      the extent of uncollectible  balances. Fees paid by the Company under this
      agreement  were based upon a fixed  rate set on the date the  initial  $45
      million of receivables  were sold and variable  rates on subsequent  sales
      that range from 6.219% to 9.0% of the  outstanding  amount of  receivables
      sold. Based on the Company's collection history, the Company believes that
      credit risk associated with the above arrangement is immaterial.


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                                       -3-

NOTE 5 - REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY

             On December 28, 1995, Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation entered
      into a Second Amended and Restated  Revolving Credit Facility ("RCF") with
      Citibank,  N.A. as agent.  The RCF  provides  for  borrowings  for general
      corporate  purposes up to $125  million  and a $35 million  sub- limit for
      Letters of Credit.

             The Credit  Agreement  expires May 3, 1999.  Initial interest rates
      are based on the Citibank  prime rate plus .50% and/or a  Eurodollar  rate
      plus 1.75%, but the margin over the prime rate and the Eurodollar rate can
      fluctuate up or down based upon performance. The maximum prime rate margin
      is 1.00% and the maximum Eurodollar margin is 2.25%. The initial letter of
      credit fee is 1.75% and is also  performance  based with a maximum rate of
      2.25%.

             Borrowings are secured primarily by 100% of the eligible  inventory
      of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh-Canfield Corporation,
      Wheeling Construction Products, Inc. and Unimast, and the terms of the RCF
      contain  various  restrictive  covenants,   limiting  among  other  things
      dividend payments or other distributions of assets, as defined in the RCF.
      Certain financial covenants  associated with leverage,  net worth, capital
      spending, cash flow and interest coverage must be maintained. There are no
      borrowings or letters of credit  outstanding  against the RCF at March 31,
      1996.

             In August 1994 WPSC entered into a separate facility for letters of
      credit up to $50  million.  At March 31, 1996  letters of credit  totaling
      $27.2 million were outstanding under this facility.  The letters of credit
      are  collateralized at 105% with U.S.  Government  securities owned by the
      Company,  and are subject to an administrative  charge of .4% per annum on
      the amount of outstanding letters of credit.

NOTE 6 - CONTINGENCIES

      ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

             The  Company,  as well as other  steel  companies,  is  subject  to
      demanding  environmental  standards  imposed by  federal,  state and local
      environmental  laws and regulations.  For the quarter ended March 31, 1996
      and years 1995 and 1994 aggregate  capital  expenditures for environmental
      control projects totaled approximately $1.1 million, $5.9 million and $8.7
      million, respectively.

             The Company has been identified as a potentially  responsible party
      under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
      Act  ("Superfund")  or similar state statutes at six waste disposal sites.
      The Company is subject to joint and several liability imposed by Superfund
      on potentially  responsible  parties.  Due to the technical and regulatory
      complexity  of  remedial  activities  and the  difficulties  attendant  to
      identifying  potentially responsible parties and allocating or determining
      liability  among them,  the Company is unable to  reasonably  estimate the
      ultimate cost of compliance  with superfund  laws.  The Company  believes,
      based upon information  currently available,  that the Company's liability
      for clean up and  remediation  costs in connection with one of these sites
      will be between $1 million and $4  million.  At four other sites the costs
      are estimated to aggregate between $25,000 and $250,000. The Company lacks
      sufficient  information regarding the remaining sites to form an estimate.
      The Company is  currently  funding  its share of  remediation  costs.  The
      Company believes that these remediation costs are not significant and will
      not  be  significant  in  the  forseeable  future.   Non-current   accrued
      environmental liabilities totaled $7.3 million at March 31, 1996 and March
      31,  1995.  These  liabilities  were  determined  by the Company  when the
      Company  reorganized  under the federal  bankruptcy  laws in January 1991,
      based on all  available  information,  including  information  provided by
      third parties,  and existing laws and regulations then in effect,  and are
      reviewed and  adjusted  quarterly as new  information  becomes  available.
      Based upon all available information, the Company does not anticipate that
      assessment  and  remediation  costs  resulting  from the  Company  being a
      potentially  responsible  party will have a material adverse effect on the
      financial condition or results of

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                                       -4-

      operations of the Company.  However, as further information comes into the
      Company's possession, it will continue to reassess such evaluations.

             Based upon the Company's  prior capital  expenditures,  anticipated
      capital expenditures, consent agreements negotiated with federal and state
      agencies and information  available to the Company on pending judicial and
      administrative proceedings,  the Company does not expect its environmental
      compliance  costs,  including the incurrence of any  additional  fines and
      penalties, relating to the operation of its facilities, to have a material
      adverse  effect on its  consolidated  financial  condition  or  results of
      operations.

      COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

             The  Company's  current  labor  agreement  with the USWA expires on
      October 1, 1996.  Approximately 70% of the Company workforce is covered by
      the  collective  bargaining  agreement.  It is  likely  that the USWA will
      request  that the Company  adopt a defined  benefit  pension  plan for the
      benefit of the  Company's  employees  represented  by the USWA in the next
      labor  agreement.  The cost of such a defined  benefit pension plan is not
      known at this time.


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                                       -5-

PART I

ITEM 2.      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

      Net sales for the first quarter of 1996  decreased  2.7% to $315.5 million
on shipments of steel products  totaling 607,006 tons,  compared to net sales of
$324.2  million on shipments of steel  products  totaling  610,813  tons, in the
first quarter of the prior year. The 1996 first quarter includes  Unimast,  Inc.
(acquired March 31, 1995).  Excluding  Unimast,  net sales decreased  11.2%. The
decrease is due to a lower volume of steel products  shipped and a 6.2% decrease
in prices of steel  products.  The 1996 first quarter  operations  and shipments
were hampered by severe weather and flooding of certain Ohio Valley plants.

      First quarter 1996  operating  costs  increased by 3.9% to $310.3  million
compared to the 1995 first  quarter.  The increase in operating  costs  reflects
substantially  higher  natural gas and other fuel costs,  the higher cost mix of
Unimast  products  shipped,  a higher cost blend of iron ore and flood expenses.
The first quarter of 1996 operating  rate (raw steel  production as a percentage
of capacity) was 97.2% compared to 100.4% in the 1995 first quarter.

      Depreciation  expense  increased  $1.4 million to $19.1 million from $17.7
million due to increased levels of depreciable property (including Unimast).

      Selling,  administrative  and general  expense  increased $.6 million from
$16.8 million to $17.4 million due to the inclusion of Unimast, partially offset
by lower legal and consulting fees.

      Interest  expense  increased $.6 million to $6.7 million from $6.1 million
due to lower amounts of capitalized interest in 1996.

      Other income  decreased  $6.6 million to $3.1 million in the first quarter
of 1996,  compared to $9.7 million in the first quarter of 1995. The decrease is
primarily  due to  unrealized  losses on short term  investments  in  government
securities.

      The 1996  first  quarter  tax  provision  reflects  the  estimated  annual
effective tax rate of 30% compared to the 1995 first quarter  effective tax rate
of 22%. The 1995 effective tax rate included the effect of  recognizing  certain
deferred  tax assets,  net of  pre-reorganization  tax  benefits  recorded as an
addition to equity.

      Net income for the 1996 first quarter  totaled $1.2 million,  or a loss of
17 cents per share of common stock after deduction of preferred tax dividends of
$5.7  million.  This  compares to net income for the 1995 first quarter of $22.8
million, or 61 cents per share.

FINANCIAL POSITION

      Net cash flow used in operating  activities  for the first quarter of 1996
totaled $24.5 million.  Short term trading investments are reported as cash flow
from operating activities and used a net $8.0 million of funds in the 1996 first
quarter.  Working capital  accounts  (excluding cash, short term investments and
current  maturities  of long term debt) used  $38.4  million of funds.  Accounts
receivable increased by $16.2 million, trade payables decreased $2.5 million and
other  current   liabilities   decreased  $3.1  million.   Inventories,   valued
principally by the LIFO method for financial reporting purposes,  totaled $305.7
million at March 31, 1996,  an increase of $19.8 million from December 31, 1995.
The increase in accounts receivable is due to increased shipments.  The increase
in inventories is due to a seasonal  build-up of Wheeling  Corrugating  products
and increased scrap inventory.

      In  the  first  quarter  of  1996,  $9.1  million  was  spent  on  capital
improvements   including  $1.1  million  on  environmental   control   projects.
Continuous and substantial capital and maintenance expenditures


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                                       -6-

will  be  required  to  maintain  operating   facilities,   modernize  finishing
facilities  to remain  competitive,  and to comply  with  environmental  control
requirements.  It is anticipated that necessary capital expenditures,  including
required  environmental  expenditures  in future  years will  continue to exceed
depreciation expense and represent a material use of operating funds.

      In December 1995 WPSC entered into a second amended and restated Revolving
Credit  Facility  ("RCF")  with  Citibank,  N.A. as agent.  The RCF provides for
borrowings  for  general  corporate  purposes  of up to $125  million  and a $35
million  sub-limit  for letters of credit.  Interest is calculated at a Citibank
prime rate plus .5% and/or a Eurodollar  rate plus 1.75%.  Borrowings  under the
RCF are secured  primarily by 100% of eligible  inventory and requires that WPSC
maintain  certain  financial  covenants.  The RCF has  certain  restrictions  on
indebtedness, liens and dividends. There were no borrowings under the RCF during
the first quarter of 1996. The RCF expires May 3, 1999.

      In August  1994,  WPSC  entered  into a separate  facility  for letters of
credit up to $50  million.  At March 31, 1996 letters of credit  totaling  $27.2
million  were  issued  under  this  facility.  No  amounts  have been drawn down
pursuant to these letters of credit. The letters of credit are collateralized by
U.S.  government  securities  owned  by  the  Company  and  are  subject  to  an
administrative  charge of .4% per annum on the amount of outstanding  letters of
credit. The collateral is recorded as non-current other assets.

      As of March 31, 1996, the Company repurchased on the open market 2,025,000
shares of its Common  Stock for an  aggregate  purchase  price of  approximately
$22.6 million.  The Board of Directors had previously  authorized the Company to
repurchase up to 10% of the Company's  outstanding Common Stock, and the Company
may, from time to time, continue to purchase additional shares of Common Stock.

LIQUIDITY

      The  collective  bargaining  agreement  between  the USWA and the  Company
expires on October 1, 1996. If a new labor  agreement is not  negotiated  before
the current contract expires,  or if a strike were to occur,  there is likely to
be a  material  adverse  effect  on  the  financial  condition  and  results  of
operations of the Company.

      Short-term  liquidity  is  dependent,  in  large  part,  on cash on  hand,
investments,  general  economic  conditions and their effect on steel demand and
prices.  Long-term  liquidity is dependent upon the Company's ability to sustain
profitable  operations and control costs during periods of low demand or pricing
in order to sustain  positive  cash flow.  The  Company  satisfies  its  working
capital requirements through cash on hand,  investments,  borrowing availability
under the RCF and funds  generated from  operations.  The Company  believes that
such sources will provide the Company for the next twelve  months with the funds
required  to satisfy  working  capital  and  capital  expenditure  requirements.
External  factors,  such as worldwide  steel  production and demand and currency
exchange rates,  could  materially  affect the Company's  results of operations.
During the first quarter of 1996, the Company had minimal  activity with respect
to futures  contracts,  and the impact of such  activity was not material on the
financial condition or results of operations of the Company.

      The Company anticipates improved profitability in the second quarter based
on the current order backlog at its steel subsidiary,  Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel
Corporation.

      When  used  in  the  Management's   Discussion  and  Analysis,  the  words
"anticipate",  "estimate"  and  similar  expressions  are  intended  to identify
forward-looking  statements.  These  statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties  that could cause actual results to differ  materially  from those
projected.


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                                       -7-

PART II         OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 6.(a)      EXHIBITS

                27 Financial Data Schedule




    6.(b)       REPORT ON FORM 8-K

                None








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                                       -8-

                                   SIGNATURES



      Pursuant to the  requirements 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.



                                       WHX CORPORATION




                                      /s/      F. G. Chbosky
                                      --------------------------------
                                               F. G. Chbosky
                                               Chief Financial Officer
                                               (Principal Financial Officer and
                                                Principal Accounting Officer)







May 9, 1996


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<LEGEND>
The schedule  contains  summary  financial  information  extracted  from the WHX
Corporation  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  as of  March  31,  1996 and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
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                                                      0
                                                              650
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