COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO
10-Q, 1995-11-07
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               UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D. C.  20549
                                  FORM 10-Q


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

              For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1995

                                      OR

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

                          Commission File No. 1-4329




                         COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




           DELAWARE                                          34-4297750
(State or other jurisdiction of                          (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                           identification no.)




                Lima and Western Avenues, Findlay, Ohio  45840
                   (Address of principal executive offices)
                                  (Zip code)


                                (419) 423-1321
             (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, and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.


                        Yes (X)              No (   )




          Number of shares of common stock of registrant outstanding
                       at October 31, 1995:  83,650,172





                                      1
<PAGE>
Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
<TABLE>
                         COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
                           CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
         (Dollar amounts in thousands; per-share amounts in dollars)
<CAPTION>
                                                  September 30,  December 31,
                                                      1995          1994
                                                   (Unaudited)    (Audited)
                                                  -------------  ------------
<S>                                               <C>           <C>
ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash, including short-term investments of
    $23,700 ($83,000 in 1994)                     $    29,362   $   103,285
  Accounts receivable, less allowances
    of $4,214 ($3,600 in 1994)                        282,308       221,237
  Inventories at lower of cost (last-in,
    first-out) or market:
      Finished goods                                   89,064        69,098
      Work in process                                  12,780        10,341
      Raw materials and supplies                       37,003        37,084
                                                   ----------    ----------
                                                      138,847       116,523
  Prepaid expenses and deferred taxes                  13,637        13,666
                                                   ----------    ----------
        Total current assets                          464,154       454,711
Property, plant and equipment - net                   628,597       549,601
Other assets                                           37,612        35,419
                                                   ----------    ----------
                                                  $ 1,130,363   $ 1,039,731
                                                   ==========    ==========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                                $    92,267   $    83,864
  Accrued liabilities                                  66,504        56,583
  Income taxes                                          5,527         6,049
  Current portion of debt                               5,025         5,112
                                                   ----------    ----------
        Total current liabilities                     169,323       151,608

Long-term debt                                         33,246        33,614
Postretirement benefits other than pensions           131,424       127,347
Other long-term liabilities                            35,569        35,348
Deferred income taxes                                  35,913        29,737

Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred stock, $1 par value; 5,000,000 shares
    authorized; none issued                                 -             -
  Common stock, $1 par value; 300,000,000 shares
    authorized; 83,650,172 shares outstanding
    (83,634,072 in 1994)                               83,650        83,634
  Capital in excess of par value                        1,836         1,656
  Retained earnings                                   639,402       576,787
                                                   ----------    ----------
        Total stockholders' equity                    724,888       662,077
                                                   ----------    ----------
                                                  $ 1,130,363   $ 1,039,731
                                                   ==========    ==========
<FN>
See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>
                                      2
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
                         COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
                        CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 AND 1994
                                 (UNAUDITED)
         (Dollar amounts in thousands; per-share amounts in dollars)

<CAPTION>
                                                 1995              1994
                                               --------          --------
<S>                                            <C>               <C>
Revenues:
  Net sales                                    $375,004          $383,456
  Other income                                      708               461
                                                -------           -------
                                                375,712           383,917
Costs and expenses:
  Cost of products sold                         313,499           307,369
  Selling, general and administrative            19,041            18,315
  Interest and debt expense                         (66)              599
                                                -------           -------
                                                332,474           326,283
                                                -------           -------
Income before income taxes                       43,238            57,634

Provision for income taxes                       16,190            22,180
                                                -------           -------
Net income                                     $ 27,048          $ 35,454
                                                =======           =======

Net income per share                               $.32              $.42
                                                    ===               ===
Weighted average number of
 shares outstanding (000's)                      83,648            83,627
                                                 ======            ======

Dividends per share                               $.075             $.060
                                                   ====              ====
<FN>

See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>





















                                      3
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
                         COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
                        CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 AND 1994
                                 (UNAUDITED)
         (Dollar amounts in thousands; per-share amounts in dollars)

<CAPTION>
                                              1995           1994
                                           ----------     ----------
<S>                                        <C>            <C>
Revenues:
  Net sales                                $1,111,723     $1,041,927
  Other income                                  3,385          1,092
                                            ---------      ---------
                                            1,115,108      1,043,019
Costs and expenses:
  Cost of products sold                       931,220        842,661
  Selling, general and administrative          56,024         53,252
  Interest and debt expense                       808          2,037
                                            ---------      ---------
                                              988,052        897,950
                                            ---------      ---------
Income before income taxes                    127,056        145,069

Provision for income taxes                     48,130         55,650
                                            ---------      ---------
Net income                                 $   78,926     $   89,419
                                            =========      =========

Net income per share                             $.94          $1.07
                                                  ===           ====
Weighted average number of
 shares outstanding (000's)                    83,643         83,620
                                               ======         ======

Dividends per share                             $.195          $.170
                                                 ====           ====
<FN>

See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>





















                                      4
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
                         COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
                           STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 AND 1994
                                 (UNAUDITED)
         (Dollar amounts in thousands; per-share amounts in dollars)
<CAPTION>
                                                1995            1994
                                              --------        --------
<S>                                           <C>             <C>
Operating activities:
  Net income                                  $ 78,926        $ 89,419
  Adjustments to reconcile net income
   to net cash provided by
   operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization              47,712          42,109
     Deferred taxes                              5,919           5,044
     Postretirement benefits other than
      pensions                                   4,602           7,411
     Increase in accounts receivable           (61,071)        (78,234)
     Decrease (increase) in inventories and
       prepaid expenses                        (22,295)          1,535
     Increase in accounts payable and
      accrued liabilities                       18,324          38,926
     Increase (decrease) in other long-term
      liabilities and other                     (2,433)          1,531
                                               -------         -------
       Net cash provided by operating
        activities                              69,684         107,741
Investing activities:
  Additions to property, plant and
   equipment                                  (127,560)        (58,350)
  Other                                            523             432
                                               -------         -------
       Net cash used in investing
        activities                            (127,037)        (57,918)
Financing activities:
  Issuance of debt                                   -          13,000
  Payments on debt                                (455)        (18,153)
  Issuance of common stock                         196             438
  Dividends paid                               (16,311)        (14,217)
                                               -------         -------
       Net cash used in financing
        activities                             (16,570)        (18,932)
                                               -------         -------
Increase (decrease) in cash and
  short-term investments                       (73,923)         30,891

Cash and short-term investments at
  beginning of year                            103,285          25,799
                                               -------         -------
Cash and short-term investments at
  end of period                               $ 29,362        $ 56,690
                                               =======         =======

Cash payments for interest                    $  1,919        $  3,776
                                               =======         =======

Cash payments for income taxes                $ 42,733        $ 51,061
                                               =======         =======
<FN>
See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>
                                      5
<PAGE>
                       COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY

                       NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1.  The financial statements at September 30, 1995 and for the three-month
    and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1995 and 1994 are unaudited
    and include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring
    accruals, which the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation
    of financial position and operating results.  The condensed unaudited
    financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Article 10
    of Regulation S-X and, therefore, do not contain all information and
    footnotes normally contained in annual financial statements;
    accordingly, they should be read in conjunction with the Financial
    Statements and notes thereto appearing in the Annual Report on Form
    10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 1994.
 
2.  The results of operations for the three-month and nine-month periods
    ended September 30, 1995 are not necessarily indicative of those to be
    expected for the year ending December 31, 1995.


                      REVIEW BY INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
The condensed financial statements included in this filing on Form 10-Q
have been reviewed by the Company's independent auditors, Ernst & Young
LLP, and their report thereon is attached hereto as Part I - Exhibit 1.
All material adjustments or additional disclosures proposed by the
Company's independent auditors have been reflected in the data presented.


































                                     6
<PAGE>
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
        Results of Operations


Net sales decreased 2.2% for the third quarter of 1995 compared to 1994.
For the first nine months of 1995, net sales increased 6.7% from the
corresponding period in 1994 as sales of both tires and engineered products
increased.  Other income was higher in the third quarter and for the nine
months of 1995 compared to the corresponding 1994 periods due to increased
amounts of interest income.
 
Cost of products sold, as a percent of net sales, was higher in both the
third quarter and nine-month periods of 1995 as compared to the
corresponding periods in 1994.  This deterioration during the quarter
resulted from intense competition in the replacement tire market and
continued high raw material costs.  More favorable plant operations earlier
in the year and some tire price increases contributed to offset this trend
for the nine-month period of 1995 compared to the corresponding 1994 period.

Selling, general and administrative expenses, as a percent of net sales,
were slightly higher at 5.1% for the 1995 quarter compared to 4.8% in 1994
and slightly lower for the nine-month period of 1995 at 5.0% compared to
5.1% in 1994.  Interest and debt expense for the quarter and nine-month
periods reflects lower debt levels and higher amounts of capitalized
interest.

Income before income taxes decreased 25.0% for the quarter and 12.4% for
the nine-month period from the corresponding periods in 1994.  The quarter
was adversely impacted by a slowing of demand and intense competition in
the replacement tire market as well as continued high raw material costs.
The nine-month period reflects increases in sales and some tire price
increases which were offset by higher raw material costs.  Lower effective
income tax rates for the quarter and nine-months of 1995 reflect a
reduction in the estimated state income tax rate retroactive to January 1,
1995.

The financial position of the Company at September 30, 1995 continues to be
excellent.  Working capital of $294.8 million is down slightly from
year-end 1994 and up $20.7 million from September 30, 1994.  The current
ratio at 2.7 is down from 3.0 at December 31, 1994 and is unchanged from
September 30, 1994.






















                                     7
<PAGE>
Part II.  OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
Item 6(a).  Exhibits.
 
     (15)  Letter regarding unaudited interim financial information
     (27)  Financial Data Schedule

Item 6(b).  Reports on Form 8-K.

     No Form 8-K has been filed.




















































                                      8
<PAGE>
                              INDEX TO EXHIBITS
                                 DESCRIPTION

Part I. Exhibit 1.
 
       Independent Accountants' Review Report.


Part II. Item 6(a).

  (15) Letter from Ernst & Young LLP, independent accountants, dated
       November 7, 1995 regarding unaudited interim financial information.

  (27) Financial Data Schedule.

















































                                      9
<PAGE>

                                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.

 
                                             COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
 


 
                                             /S/ J. Alec Reinhardt
                                             ---------------------
                                             J. Alec Reinhardt
                                             Executive Vice President
                                             and Chief Financial Officer
                                             (Principal Financial Officer)




 
                                             /S/ J. A. Faisant
                                             -----------------
                                             J. A. Faisant
                                             Vice President and
                                             Corporate Controller
                                             (Principal Accounting Officer)
 

 
      November 7, 1995
      ----------------
          (Date)
 

























                                    10
<PAGE>

                                                            Part I
                                                            Exhibit 1




                  INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' REVIEW REPORT



The Board of Directors
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

We have reviewed the accompanying balance sheet of Cooper Tire & Rubber
Company as of September 30, 1995, and the related statements of income for
the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1995 and 1994
and the statements of cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September
30, 1995 and 1994.  These financial statements are the responsibility of
the Company's management.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with standards established by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  A review of interim
financial information consists principally of applying analytical
procedures to financial data, and making inquiries of persons responsible
for financial and accounting matters.  It is substantially less in scope
than an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards, which will be performed for the full year with the objective of
expressing an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole.
Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that
should be made to the accompanying financial statements referred to above
for them to be in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards, the balance sheet of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company as of December
31, 1994, and the related statements of income, stockholders' equity, and
cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein) and in our report
dated February 14, 1995, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those
financial statements.  In our opinion, the information set forth in the
accompanying balance sheet as of December 31, 1994, is fairly stated, in
all material respects, in relation to the balance sheet from which it has
been derived.



                                          /S/ Ernst & Young LLP
                                          ---------------------
                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Toledo, Ohio
October 11, 1995









                                    11
<PAGE>

                                                            Part II
                                                            Exhibit (15)

November 7, 1995



Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.  20549

We are aware of the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements (Form S-3 No. 33-44159 and Form S-8 Nos. 2-58577, 2-77400,
33-5483, 33-35071, 33-47979, 33-47980, 33-47981, 33-47982, 33-52499 and
33-52505) of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company for the registration of its
common stock of our reports dated April 12, 1995, July 17, 1995, and
October 11, 1995 relating to the unaudited interim financial statements of
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company which are included in its Form 10-Q for the
quarters ended March 31, 1995, June 30, 1995, and September 30, 1995.

Pursuant to Rule 436(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 our reports are not a
part of the registration statements prepared or certified by accountants
within the meaning of Section 7 or 11 of the Securities Act of 1933.
 
                                          Very truly yours,



                                          /S/ Ernst & Young LLP
                                          ---------------------
                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP
                                          Toledo, Ohio
































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<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
COMPANY'S BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>                              JAN-1-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1995
<CASH>                                           5,662
<SECURITIES>                                    23,700
<RECEIVABLES>                                  286,522
<ALLOWANCES>                                     4,214
<INVENTORY>                                    138,847
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               464,154
<PP&E>                                       1,006,653
<DEPRECIATION>                                 378,056
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               1,130,363
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          169,323
<BONDS>                                         33,246
<COMMON>                                        83,650
                                0
                                          0
<OTHER-SE>                                     641,238
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                 1,130,363
<SALES>                                      1,111,723
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                             1,115,108
<CGS>                                          931,220
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  931,220
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                55,424
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                   600
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                 808
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                127,056
<INCOME-TAX>                                    48,130
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             78,926
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                    78,926
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                      .94
<EPS-DILUTED>                                      .94
        


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