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FORM 10-Q
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 27, 1994
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 1-1370
BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
A Wisconsin Corporation 39-0182330
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
12301 West Wirth Street, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53222
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
414/259-5333
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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_____.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Outstanding at
Class May 4, 1994
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COMMON STOCK, par value $0.01 per share 14,463,500 Shares
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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Financial Statements:
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets -
March 27, 1994, June 27, 1993 and
March 28, 1993 3
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income -
Three Months and Nine Months Ended
March 27, 1994 and March 28, 1993 4
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows -
Nine Months Ended March 27, 1994 and
March 28, 1993 5
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial
Statements 6
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results
of Operations and Financial Condition 8
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION 12
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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands of dollars)
ASSETS
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March 27 June 27 March 28
1994 1993 1993
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CURRENT ASSETS: (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
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Cash and cash equivalents $ 92,576 $ 39,501 $ 7,283
Short-term investments 15,002 70,422 20,021
Receivables, net 237,359 124,981 229,326
Inventories -
Finished products and parts 50,168 46,061 47,090
Work in process 19,705 25,320 19,967
Raw materials 3,636 2,684 1,788
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Total inventories $ 73,509 $ 74,065 $ 68,845
Future income tax benefits 29,590 27,457 24,958
Prepaid expenses 15,219 16,537 16,998
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Total current assets $463,255 $352,963 $367,431
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PREPAID PENSION COST $ 8,316 $ 7,602 $ 7,446
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PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, at cost: $667,961 $658,120 $662,211
Less - Accumulated depreciation and
unamortized investment tax credit 379,366 362,578 358,706
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Total plant and equipment, net $288,595 $295,542 $303,505
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$760,166 $656,107 $678,382
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LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' INVESTMENT
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CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable $ 49,717 $ 39,357 $ 37,410
Domestic notes payable - - 1,000
Foreign loans 23,706 15,927 29,472
Accrued liabilities 123,142 92,068 105,721
Dividends payable 6,653 - 6,075
Federal and state income taxes 11,285 10,592 11,792
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Total current liabilities $214,503 $157,944 $191,470
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DEFERRED INCOME TAXES $ 13,967 $ 49,900 $ 53,241
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ACCRUED EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $ 14,760 $ 13,305 $ 13,441
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ACCRUED POSTRETIREMENT HEALTH CARE OBLIGATION $ 63,434 $ - $ -
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LONG-TERM DEBT $ 75,000 $ 75,000 $ 75,000
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SHAREHOLDERS' INVESTMENT:
Common stock-
Authorized 30,000,000 shares, $.01 par value
Issued and outstanding 14,463,500 shares $ 145 $ 145 $ 145
Additional paid-in capital 42,404 42,883 42,883
Retained earnings 337,075 318,247 306,514
Cumulative translation adjustments (1,122) (1,317) (4,312)
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Total shareholders' investment $378,502 $359,958 $345,230
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$760,166 $656,107 $678,382
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands of dollars except amounts per share)
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
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March 27 March 28 March 27 March 28
1994 1993 1994 1993
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NET SALES $386,196 $360,899 $913,705 $837,846
COST OF GOODS SOLD 303,223 285,878 730,155 683,768
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Gross profit on sales $ 82,973 $ 75,021 $183,550 $154,078
ENGINEERING, SELLING, GENERAL AND
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 24,169 22,141 67,808 62,066
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Income from operations $ 58,804 $ 52,880 $115,742 $ 92,012
INTEREST EXPENSE (2,148) (2,994) (6,335) (8,565)
OTHER INCOME(EXPENSE), net 1,863 (159) 6,600 301
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Income before provision
for income taxes $ 58,519 $ 49,727 $116,007 $ 83,748
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 22,810 18,910 45,240 31,500
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Net income before cumulative
effect of accounting changes $ 35,709 $ 30,817 $ 70,767 $ 52,248
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CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN
ACCOUNTING FOR:
Postretirement health care, net of
income taxes $ - $ - $(40,232) $ -
Postemployment benefits, net of
income taxes - - (672) -
Deferred income taxes - - 8,346 -
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$ - $ - $(32,558) $ -
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Net income $ 35,709 $ 30,817 $ 38,209 $ 52,248
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PER SHARE DATA*
Net income before cumulative
effect of accounting changes $ 2.47 $ 2.13 $ 4.89 $ 3.61
Cumulative effect of accounting changes - - (2.25) -
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Net income $ 2.47 $ 2.13 $ 2.64 $ 3.61
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Cash dividends $ .46 $ .42 $ 1.34 $ 1.26
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*Based on 14,463,500 shares outstanding.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Increase(Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
(In thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)
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Nine Months Ended
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: March 27, 1994 March 28, 1993
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Net income $ 38,209 $ 52,248
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities -
Cumulative effect of accounting changes,
net of taxes 32,558 -
Depreciation 31,489 31,075
(Gain)Loss on disposition of plant and
equipment (2,208) 2,352
(Increase)decrease in operating assets -
Accounts receivable (112,378) (125,711)
Inventories 556 3,644
Other current assets (1,986) 145
Other assets (714) (438)
Increase in liabilities -
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities 43,508 32,712
Other liabilities 2,841 372
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Net cash provided(used) by
operating activities $ 31,875 $ (3,601)
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase(sale) of short-term investments $ 55,420 $(20,021)
Additions to plant and equipment (29,821) (27,739)
Proceeds received on sale of plant and equipment 7,115 223
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Net cash provided(used) in
investing activities $ 32,714 $(47,537)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net borrowings(repayments) on domestic
and foreign loans $ 7,779 $ (1,381)
Dividends (19,381) (18,224)
Purchase of common stock for treasury (717) (735)
Proceeds received on exercise of stock option 238 372
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Net cash used in financing activities $(12,081) $(19,968)
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EFFECT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE
CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS $ 567 $ (553)
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NET INCREASE(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS $ 53,075 $(71,659)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning 39,501 78,942
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, ending $ 92,576 $ 7,283
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Interest paid $ 6,335 $ 8,564
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Income taxes paid $ 48,169 $ 34,661
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission and therefore do not include all information
and footnotes necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results
of operations and cash flows in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. However, in the opinion of the Company, adequate disclosures have
been presented to make the information not misleading, and all adjustments
necessary to present fair statements of the results of operations and financial
position have been included. It is suggested that these condensed financial
statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes
thereto included in the Company's latest annual report on Form 10-K.
At the beginning of fiscal year 1994, the Company adopted three
Statements of Financial Accounting Standards (FAS) as follows:
FAS 106 - Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions -
This new standard requires that the Company record the expected
cost of health care and life insurance benefits during the years that the
employees render service--a significant change from the preceding method
which recognized health care benefits on a cash basis. Postretirement
life insurance benefits were previously being accounted for in a manner
substantially emulating the new standards, so no adjustment was
necessary. The cumulative effect of this change in accounting for
postretirement health care benefits was a charge totaling $65,954,000 on
a before tax basis or $40,232,000 on an after tax basis ($2.78 per
share). The additional annual cost of accruing this cost over the former
method will be approximately $2,000,000.
For measurement purposes, a 10.5% annual rate of increase in the per
capita cost of covered health care claims was assumed for the years 1995
through 1997, decreasing gradually to 6% for the year 2007. The health
care cost trend rate assumption has a significant effect on the amounts
reported. The rates, if increased by 1%, would add $6,806,000 to the
accumulated post retirement benefit at the beginning of the 1994 fiscal
year. The discount rate used in determining the accumulated
postretirement benefit obligation is 7.75% compounded annually. Both the
health care and life insurance plans are unfunded.
The components of the postretirement health care benefit obligation at
the beginning of the 1994 fiscal year are:
Retirees $21,778,000
Fully Eligible Plan Participants 34,742,000
Other Active Participants 9,434,000
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$65,954,000
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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited - Continued)
The actual health insurance benefit payments which are expected to be
paid within the next twelve months are included in the caption Accrued
Liabilities in the accompanying balance sheet. All amounts expected to be
paid beyond one year are included in the caption Accrued Postretirement
Health Care Obligation.
FAS 112 - Postemployment Benefits -
This new standard requires that the Company record the expected cost of
postemployment benefits (not to be confused with the postretirement benefits
described in the preceding paragraphs), also over the years that employees
render service. These benefits are substantially smaller amounts because
they apply only to employees who permanently terminate employment prior to
retirement. The cumulative effect of this change was a charge totaling
$1,102,000 or $672,000 after taxes ($.05 per share). There will be no
significant increase in the annual costs of these plans.
The items included in this amount are disability payments, life
insurance and medical benefits. These amounts are also discounted using a
7.75% interest rate.
FAS 109 - Accounting for Income Taxes -
The implementation of this standard results in the change in the
recording of deferred income taxes from the former method which emphasized
the provisions made in the income statement to a method which emphasizes the
amounts to be paid out being recorded on the balance sheet. The adoption of
this standard resulted in a cumulative adjustment which was recorded as
income totaling $8,346,000 or $.58 per share.
The components of deferred tax assets (future income tax benefits) and
liabilities (deferred income taxes) at the date of adoption at the beginning
of the first quarter of fiscal 1994 were:
Future Income Tax Benefits:
Inventory $ 2,425,000
Prepaid Expenses 2,032,000
Payroll Related Accruals 4,685,000
Warranty Reserves 10,761,000
Other Accrued Liabilities 4,291,000
Miscellaneous 2,092,000
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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited - Continued)
Deferred Income Taxes:
Difference between book
and tax methods applied
to maintenance and supply
inventories $(3,220,000)
Prepaid Pension Cost 2,901,000
Accumulated Depreciation 44,931,000
Accrued Employee Benefits (3,704,000)
Miscellaneous (1,275,000)
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$39,633,000
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The above amounts do not include the income tax effects arising
from the adoption of FAS 106 and FAS 112 described in the
preceding paragraphs.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND
FINANCIAL CONDITION
The following is Management's discussion and analysis of certain
significant factors which have affected the Company's results of operations and
financial condition during the periods included in the accompanying
consolidated condensed financial statements.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
SALES
Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 1994 increased 7% or
$25,297,000 over the same quarter in the preceding year. This occurred even
though the number of engines shipped showed no change in these same time
periods. The increase in sales is due primarily to a shift to higher
horsepower, higher selling price engines and the realization of small price
increases between years. Engine service sales were up 9% between years for the
third quarter, which makes up for the second quarter 8% decrease. There was
also an increase in export sales. Lock unit shipments showed a 3% increase
between years.
Sales for the nine months ended March 1994 increased 9% to
$913,705,000. Engine unit shipments increased 3%, lock unit shipments were up
11%. The same factors described in the preceding paragraph affected the
nine-month figures.
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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART I - ITEM 2 (Continued)
Demand for engines was strong throughout the third quarter as lawn and
garden equipment manufacturers struggled to build inventory in expectation of
good retail sales in the spring while trying to meet the current needs of
retailers. The Company was unable to deliver all the engines its customers
needed at the time they needed them. In this situation few customers were
willing to admit that they didn't urgently need engines. Thus it was hard to
judge the true strength of demand. However, rainfall has been adequate, and
retail sales of lawn and garden equipment are reported to be strong. So
Company management believes that if weather patterns continue to be favorable,
sales in the fourth quarter will exceed those of last year's fourth quarter.
GROSS PROFIT
Gross profit (as a percent of net sales) increased from 20.8% in the
previous year's third quarter to 21.5% in the current year's third quarter.
This is a result of the change in sales mix to higher selling price engines,
which have higher margins, and also small selling price increases.
The gross profit increase in the nine month amounts is due to the same
factors described above and the change in year-to-date volume which spread
fixed overhead over a larger number of engine units.
ENGINEERING, SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
This category of expenses showed a 9% increase between years--both in
the three-month comparison and the nine-month comparison. The same factors
affected all periods, namely increased manpower costs, provisions to the
Company's projected Profit Sharing Plan and increases in professional services.
INTEREST EXPENSE
This category decreased in both the March quarter comparison and the
year-to-date comparison. Both were due to the use of less debt by the Company
to finance its working capital needs in the third quarter of the current fiscal
year versus that used in the same period the previous fiscal year.
Company management expects the conditions described above will
continue to exist in the fourth quarter.
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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART I - ITEM 2 (Continued)
OTHER INCOME(EXPENSE)
This category had a substantial change between years--both in the
three-month comparison and the nine-month comparison. The three-month
comparison reflected an improvement in investment income in the current fiscal
year due to having more funds available for short-term investment. Also
favorably effecting this comparison was an increase in the dividend received
from the Company's joint venture in China and a decrease in the loss on
disposition of plant and equipment between years. The nine-month comparison
had this same benefit plus a $2,800,000 gain on the sale of the Company's
German subsidiary facility in the first quarter of the year. Management
believes investment income will continue at a higher level through the end of
the current fiscal year.
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
The effective tax rate of 39% is management's estimate of what this
rate will be for the full fiscal year and includes a 1% increase in the federal
statutory rate resulting from the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993.
CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGES
At the beginning of this first quarter of the fiscal year, the Company
adopted the provisions of three accounting standards as prescribed by the
Financial Accounting Standards Board. When adopting these standards, a
cumulative catch-up adjustment must be made and must be reflected on the
statement of income in the period of change. These provisions are referred to
as Financial Accounting Standards (FAS) and are as follows:
FAS 106 - Employers' Accounting For Postretirement Benefits Other Than
Pensions and
FAS 112 - Employers' Accounting For Postemployment Benefits:
The amounts recorded and a description of these items is in the
accompanying notes. See that section.
FAS 109 - Accounting For Income Taxes:
The amount recorded and a description of this item is in the
accompanying notes. This new method will have no significant effect on
the Company's ongoing annual income tax provision unless there are
changes in the statutory tax rates.
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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART I - ITEM 2 (Continued)
FINANCIAL CONDITION
The following comments apply to the change in the financial condition
of the Company since the preceding fiscal year-end in June 1993.
Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were
$2,345,000 lower at the end of March 1994 than at the end of the preceding
fiscal year in June 1993. The Company uses its cash items for normal working
capital needs at this time of the year, but this reduction at the end of March
1994 is an abnormally small amount because of the retention of cash generated
by profitable operations since the end of June 1993. This reflected itself in
reduced interest expense and increased interest income in the current fiscal
year.
The Company's investment in accounts receivable increased
$112,378,000. This is a normal seasonal change in this asset. However, this
increase is smaller than that of the preceding year because of increased sales
volume late in the previous year's fourth quarter which resulted in an increase
in the accounts receivable balance at the end of the 1993 fiscal year.
Inventories reflected no substantial change from the fiscal year-end
balances. The current inventory levels are expected to remain the same until
the end of the current fiscal year.
Current liabilities, excluding loans and notes payable, increased
$43,508,000 since the end of the fiscal year. This also is a seasonal increase
due to increased production activity since the end of the previous fiscal year,
a dividend payable of $6,653,000 on the March 1994 balance sheet, but not on
the fiscal year-end balance sheet, and an increase in unpaid profit sharing
liabilities.
Additions to plant and equipment are slightly higher than the
preceding year, and fourth quarter 1994 activity should be greater than the
prior year.
The deferred income taxes are substantially reduced due to the income
tax effects of the cumulative changes in accounting made in the first quarter
of the current fiscal year.
The quarterly dividend rate was increased from $.44 per share to $.46
per share in the quarter ended in March 1994.
A comparison of the financial condition at the end of March 1994 to
the same period in 1993 shows a large increase in the cash, cash equivalents
and short-term investments. This is due to the retention of cash generated by
profitable operations since that date.
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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(b) Reports on Form 8-K.
There were no reports on Form 8-K for the third quarter ended
March 27, 1994.
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.
BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date: May 4, 1994 /s/ R. H. Eldridge
R. H. Eldridge
Secretary-Treasurer
Date: May 4, 1994 /s/ J. E. Brenn
J. E. Brenn
Vice President and Controller
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