CURTISS WRIGHT CORP
10-Q, 2000-05-12
MISC INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT
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                      SECURITIES and EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

             Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                       Securities and Exchange Act of 1934


                  FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2000

                          Commission File Number 1-134


                           CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                                              13-0612970
(State or other jurisdiction of                             (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)


   1200 Wall Street West
   Lyndhurst, New Jersey                                          07071
(Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)


                                 (201) 896-8400
              (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

Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share: 10,034,325 shares(as of April 28, 2000)


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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES

                                TABLE of CONTENTS




                                                                         PAGE

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 - Financial Statements:

           Consolidated Balance Sheets                                       3

           Consolidated Statements of Earnings                               4

           Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                             5

           Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity                   6

           Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                    7 - 10

Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
           Condition and Results of Operations                          11 - 14

Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk          15

Forward-Looking Statements                                                   15


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                 16

Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                    16


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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                          Item 1 - Financial Statements

                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                                 (In thousands)

                                                   March 31,       December 31,
                                                    2000              1999
                                                  ----------       ------------
Assets
  Current Assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents                      $  8,516           $  9,547
    Short-term investments                           31,509             25,560
    Receivables, net                                 69,878             70,729
    Deferred tax assets                               8,541              8,688
    Inventories, net                                 61,087             60,584
    Other current assets                              4,812              5,262
                                                  ----------         ----------
      Total current assets                          184,343            180,370
                                                  ----------         ----------
  Property, plant and equipment, at cost            243,099            242,000
  Accumulated depreciation                          149,670            147,422
                                                  ----------         ----------
  Property, plant and equipment, net                 93,429             94,578
  Prepaid pension costs                              52,881             50,447
  Goodwill, net                                      49,940             50,357
  Other assets                                       11,082             11,374
                                                  ----------         ----------
    Total assets                                   $391,675           $387,126
                                                  ==========         ==========
Liabilities
  Current Liabilities:
    Current portion of long-term debt              $  4,047           $  4,047
    Account payable and accrued expenses             34,928             32,767
    Dividends payable                                 1,305                  0
    Income taxes payable                              4,356              5,203
    Other current liabilities                         8,758             13,915
                                                  ----------         ----------
    Total current liabilities                        53,394             55,932
  Long-term debt                                     33,319             34,171
  Deferred income taxes                              16,477             14,113
  Accrued postretirement benefit costs                5,649              8,515
  Other liabilities                                  16,853             16,040
                                                  ----------         ----------
    Total liabilities                               125,692            128,771
                                                  ----------         ----------
Stockholders' equity
  Common stock, $1 par value                         15,000             15,000
  Capital surplus                                    51,499             51,599
  Retained earnings                                 383,930            376,006
  Unearned portion of restricted stock                  (20)               (24)
  Accumulated other comprehensive income             (2,499)            (2,622)
                                                  -----------        ----------
                                                    447,910            439,959
  Less:  cost of treasury stock                     181,927            181,604
                                                  ----------         ----------
  Total stockholders' equity                        265,983            258,355
                                                  ----------         ----------
    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity     $391,675           $387,126
                                                  ==========         ==========

                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                      (In thousands except per share data)



                                                    Three Months Ended
                                                        March 31,
                                                    2000          1999
                                                   ------        ------

Net sales                                         $82,237        $70,350
Cost of sales                                      53,308         45,332
                                                 ---------      ---------
    Gross margin                                   28,929         25,018

Research & development costs                        1,388          1,148
Selling expenses                                    4,756          4,031
General and administrative expenses                10,579          9,133
Environmental remediation and
   administrative costs                               117            214
                                                 ---------      ---------

    Operating income                               12,089         10,492

Investment income, net                                505            705
Rental income, net                                  1,160            826
Pension income, net                                 1,744          1,281
Other income (expense), net                           (32)           (85)
Interest expense                                      376            303
                                                 ---------      ---------

Earnings before taxes                              15,090         12,916
Provision for taxes                                 5,861          4,934
                                                 ---------      ---------
Net earnings                                      $ 9,229        $ 7,982
                                                 =========      =========

Basic weighted average number of
  shares outstanding                               10,035         10,165
                                                 =========      =========
Diluted weighted average number of
  shares outstanding                               10,132         10,283
                                                 =========      =========

Basic earnings per common share                     $0.92          $0.79
                                                 =========      =========
Diluted earnings per common share                   $0.91          $0.78
                                                 =========      =========

Dividends per common share                          $0.13          $0.13
                                                 =========      =========

                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                                 (In thousands)

                                                       Three Months Ended
                                                              March 31,
                                                      2000              1999
                                                    --------          -------
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net earnings                                       $ 9,229           $ 7,982
                                                     --------          ---------
  Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
    net cash provided by operating activities
   (net of businesses acquired):
      Depreciation and amortization                    3,559             2,853
      Net gains on short-term investments                (79)              (24)
      Noncash pension income                          (1,744)           (1,281)
      Increase in deferred taxes                       2,511               649
      Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
        Proceeds from sales of trading securities     25,800            75,390
        Purchases of trading securities              (31,699)          (69,396)
        Decrease (increase) in receivables             1,374            (1,184)
        Increase in inventory                           (672)           (1,652)
        Decrease in progress payments                   (354)             (877)
        Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
          and accrued expenses                         2,161              (317)
        (Decrease) increase in income taxes payable     (847)            2,620
      Increase in other assets                          (162)               89
      (Decrease) increase in other liabilities        (7,210)              227
      Other, net                                        (446)           (1,119)
                                                     --------          --------
          Total adjustment                            (7,808)            5,978
                                                     --------          --------
          Net cash provided by operating activities    1,421            13,960
                                                     --------          --------
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Proceeds from sales of real estate and equipment       122                 0
  Additions to property, plant and equipment          (2,026)           (7,357)
                                                     --------          --------
           Net cash used by investing activities      (1,904)           (7,357)
                                                     --------          --------
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Common stock repurchases                              (548)           (1,727)
                                                     --------          --------
           Net cash used for financing activities       (548)           (1,727)
                                                     --------          --------
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents  (1,031)            4,876
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period       9,547             5,809
                                                     --------          --------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period           $ 8,516           $10,685
                                                     ========          ========


                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.



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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                                 (In thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                              Unearned       Accumulated
                                                                              Portion of       Other
                                        Common    Capital        Retained     Restricted    Comprehensive    Treasury
                                        Stock     Surplus        Earnings       Stock          Income         Stock
                                       -------    --------       --------     ----------    -------------    --------
<S>                                    <C>        <C>            <C>          <C>           <C>              <C>
December 31, 1998                      $15,000    $51,669        $342,218       ($40)          ($2,800)      $176,454

Net earnings                                                       39,045
Common dividends                                                   (5,257)
Common stock repurchased                                                                                        5,440
Stock options exercised, net                          (70)                                                       (290)
Amortization of earned portion
 of restricted stock                                                              16
Translation adjustments, net                                                                       178
                                        ------    -------        --------       -----          --------      --------
December 31, 1999                       15,000     51,599         376,006        (24)           (2,622)       181,604

Net earnings                                                        9,229
Common dividends                                                   (1,305)
Common stock repurchased                                                                                          548
Stock options exercised, net                         (100)                                                       (225)
Amortization of earned portion
 of restricted stock                                                               4
Translation adjustments, net                                                                       12
                                       -------    -------        --------       -----         --------       --------
March 31, 2000                         $15,000    $51,499        $383,930       ($20)         ($2,499)       $181,927
                                       =======    =======        ========       =====         ========       ========
</TABLE>

                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES to CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

1.       BASIS of PRESENTATION

         Curtiss-Wright  Corporation and its subsidiaries (the "Corporation") is
         a diversified  multi-national  manufacturing  and service  concern that
         designs,  manufactures and overhauls  precision  components and systems
         and  provides  highly  engineered  services to the  aerospace  defense,
         automotive, shipbuilding, oil, petrochemical,  processing, agricultural
         equipment, railroad, power generation, metalworking and fire and rescue
         industries.   Operations  are  conducted  through  eight  manufacturing
         facilities,  thirty-seven  metal treatment service  facilities and four
         component overhaul locations.

         The  information   furnished  in  this  report  has  been  prepared  in
         conformity with generally  accepted  accounting  principles and as such
         reflects all  adjustments,  consisting  primarily  of normal  recurring
         accruals, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair
         statement  of the  results  for  the  interim  periods  presented.  The
         unaudited   consolidated   financial   statements  should  be  read  in
         conjunction  with  the  consolidated  financial  statements  and  notes
         thereto included in the Corporation's  1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
         The results of operations for these interim periods are not necessarily
         indicative  of  the  operating   results  for  a  full  year.   Certain
         reclassifications  of prior  year  amounts  have  been made in order to
         conform to the current presentation.

2.       RECEIVABLES

         Receivables,  at March 31, 2000 and December 31, 1999,  include amounts
         billed  to  customers  and  unbilled  charges  on  long-term  contracts
         consisting  of amounts  recognized as sales but not billed at the dates
         presented.  Substantially  all  amounts  of  unbilled  receivables  are
         expected to be billed and collected within a year. The composition
         of receivables for those periods is as follows:

                                                             (In thousands)
                                                     March 31,      December 31,
                                                       2000            1999
                                                     ---------        ------

         Accounts receivable, billed                  $61,962         $66,652
             Less: progress payments applied            1,623           1,922
                                                     ---------       ---------
                                                       60,339          64,730
                                                     ---------       ---------
          Unbilled charges on long-term contracts      19,309          16,473
              Less: progress payments applied           7,020           7,244
                                                     ---------       ---------
                                                       12,289           9,229
                                                     ---------       ---------
         Allowance for doubtful accounts               (2,750)         (3,230)
                                                     ---------       ---------
         Receivables, net                             $69,878         $70,729
                                                     =========       =========


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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES to CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
                                   (UNAUDITED)

3.       INVENTORIES

         Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (principally  average cost)
         or  market.  The  composition  of  inventories  at March  31,  2000 and
         December 31, 1999 is as follows:

                                                          (In thousands)
                                                     March 31,      December 31,
                                                       2000            1999
                                                     ---------        ------

         Raw materials                                $10,052         $10,713
         Work-in-process                               24,081          22,223
         Finished goods                                28,463          28,978
                                                     ---------       ---------
         Total inventories                             62,596          59,574
            Less: progress payments applied             1,509           1,340
                                                     ---------       ---------
         Net inventories                              $61,087         $60,584
                                                     =========       =========

4.       ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

         The  Corporation  establishes  a reserve for a potential  environmental
         responsibility   when  it  concludes  that  a  determination  of  legal
         liability is probable,  based upon the advice of counsel. Such amounts,
         if quantified, reflect the Corporation's estimate of the amount of that
         liability.  If only a range of potential liability can be estimated,  a
         reserve will be established at the low end of that range. Such reserves
         represent today's values of anticipated  remediation not reduced by any
         potential   recovery  from  insurance  carriers  or  through  contested
         third-party legal actions, and are not discounted for the time value of
         money.

         The   Corporation   is  joined   with  many  other   corporations   and
         municipalities as potentially responsible parties (PRPs) in a number of
         environmental  cleanup sites,  which include but are not limited to the
         Sharkey  landfill  superfund  site,  Parsippany,  New Jersey,  Caldwell
         Trucking Company superfund site, Fairfield,  New Jersey, Pfohl Brothers
         landfill site,  Cheektowaga,  New York,  Chemsol,  Inc. superfund site,
         Piscataway,  New Jersey,  and PJP  Landfill,  Jersey  City,  New Jersey
         identified to date as the most significant sites.

         The Corporation believes that the outcome of any of these matters would
         not have a  material  adverse  effect on the  Corporation's  results of
         operations or financial condition.


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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES to CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
                                   (UNAUDITED)

5.       SEGMENT INFORMATION

         The  Corporation   conducts  its  business   operations  through  three
         manufacturing segments,  Motion Control (formerly Actuation and Control
         Products & Services), Metal Treatment (formerly Precision Manufacturing
         Products & Services),  and Flow Control (formerly Flow Control Products
         & Services).

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

         (In thousands)                                      Three Months Ended March 31, 2000
                                                             ---------------------------------

                                      Metal          Flow          Motion       Segment       Corporate     Consolidated
                                    Treatment       Control       Control        Totals      & Other (1)       Totals
<S>                                 <C>             <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>            <C>
Revenue from external customers       $28,224        $26,669       $27,344       $82,237            $ 0          $82,237
Intersegment revenues                     158              0             0           158              0              158
Segment operating income                6,832          2,545         1,409        10,786          1,303           12,089
Segment assets                         85,061         87,770       112,477       285,308        106,367          391,675

(1)  Operating  income for Corporate and Other  includes a $2.8 million gain for
     the curtailment of postretirement  benefits  associated with the closing of
     the Fairfield, NJ facility partially offset by accrued postemployment costs
     totaling $.7 million.

         (In thousands)                                      Three Months Ended March 31, 1999
                                                             ---------------------------------

                                      Metal          Flow          Motion       Segment       Corporate     Consolidated
                                    Treatment       Control       Control        Totals        & Other         Totals
Revenue from external customers       $26,002        $14,039       $30,309       $70,350            $ 0          $70,350
Intersegment revenues                     119              0             0           119              0              119
Segment operating income                6,201          1,917         2,036        10,154            338           10,492
Segment assets                         71,116         37,961       120,699       229,776        131,220          360,996

</TABLE>

Reconciliation:
                                                       Three months ended
                  (In thousands)            March 31, 2000       March 31, 1999
                                            --------------       --------------

Consolidated operating income                    $12,089            $10,492
Investment income, net                               505                705
Rental income, net                                 1,160                826
Pension income, net                                1,744              1,281
Other income (expense), net                          (32)               (85)
Interest expense                                     376                303
                                                ---------          ---------
Earnings before income taxes                     $15,090            $12,916
                                                =========          =========



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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES to CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
                                   (UNAUDITED)

6.       COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

         Total  comprehensive  income for the first quarter  periods ended March
         31, 2000 and 1999 are as follows:

                                                         Three months ended
         (In thousands)                     March 31, 2000       March 31, 1999
                                            --------------       --------------

Net earnings                                      $9,229             $7,982
Equity adjustment from foreign currency
translations                                         123             (1,146)
                                                 --------           --------
Total comprehensive income                        $9,352             $6,836
                                                 ========           ========

7.       EARNINGS PER SHARE

         The Corporation accounts for its earnings per share (EPS) in accordance
         with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings per
         Share" (SFAS No. 128).  Diluted  earnings per share were computed based
         on  the  weighted  average  number  of  shares   outstanding  plus  all
         potentially  dilutive common shares issuable for the periods.  Dilutive
         common  shares for the three  months ended March 31, 2000 and March 31,
         1999 were 97,000 and 118,000, respectively.

8.       RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

         In June 1999, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
         No. 137 deferring the effective date of Statement No. 133,  "Accounting
         for Derivatives and Hedging Activities" (SFAS No. 133). SFAS No. 133 is
         now  effective  for all fiscal  quarters of all fiscal years  beginning
         after June 15, 2000 (January 1, 2001 for the Corporation). SFAS No. 133
         requires  that all  derivative  instruments  be recorded on the balance
         sheet at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are
         recorded each period in current earnings or other comprehensive income,
         depending  on whether a  derivative  is  designated  as part of a hedge
         transaction and, if it is, the type of hedge transaction. Management of
         the Corporation  anticipates that, due to its limited use of derivative
         instruments,  the adoption of SFAS No. 133 will not have a  significant
         effect on its results of operations or its financial position.


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                                 PART I - ITEM 2
                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION and ANALYSIS of
                  FINANCIAL CONDITION and RESULTS of OPERATIONS


RESULTS of OPERATIONS

     The  Corporation's  consolidated net earnings for the first quarter of 2000
were 16% above net earnings for the first quarter of 1999.  Net earnings for the
first quarter of 2000 totaled $9.2 million, or $.91 per diluted share,  compared
with  $8.0  million  or $.78 per  diluted  share  for the same  period  of 1999.
Operating  income  in the  aggregate  rose 15% to $12.1  million  for the  first
quarter of 2000 as compared with $10.5 million in the first quarter of 1999. The
first quarter of 2000  benefited  from the net effect of the  following  unusual
items: a gain related to post-retirement  medical benefits,  partially offset by
additional   consolidation   costs   from  the  Motion   Control   manufacturing
consolidation and other post-employment expenses. These items favorably impacted
pre-tax  earnings  by $2.0  million  and  after-tax  earnings  by $1.3  million.
Excluding the unusual items, net earnings would have been $8.0 million,  or $.79
per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2000.

     Sales for the first quarter of 2000 increased 17% to $82.2 million compared
with $70.4 million for the prior year  quarter.  The sales  improvement  largely
reflects  the  Corporation's  three  acquisitions  made in  1999,  Metallurgical
Processing,  Inc.,  Farris  Engineering and Sprague  Products.  Sales from these
companies,  in the aggregate,  accounted for a $13.0 million increase  comparing
the first  quarter  of 2000 to the same  period of the prior  year.  New  orders
received for the first quarter of 2000 totaled $70.6 million declining  slightly
from orders of $70.8  million for the first quarter of 1999.  The  Corporation's
backlog of  unshipped  orders at March 31, 2000  totaled  $201.2  million,  a 2%
increase from backlog of $197.0 million a year ago.

Operating Performance

Metal Treatment
     Sales for the  Corporation's  Metal Treatment segment totaled $28.2 million
for the first quarter of 2000,  compared with $26.0 million in the first quarter
of 1999. The first quarter's  increased sales over the same period last year for
this business segment was the result of growth in its European aerospace markets
and the  acquisition  of a domestic heat treating  operation  which  occurred in
mid-1999.

Flow Control
     The  Corporation's  Flow Control  segment posted sales of $26.7 million for
the first  quarter of 2000,  compared with $14.0 million in the first quarter of
1999. The significant sales improvement was the result of the acquisition of the
Farris and Sprague product lines, which occurred at the end of August last year.
Increased  sales were also  experienced  in other product lines during the first
quarter of 2000 as compared to last year.  Margins are lower than the comparable
period last year as the profitability of some of the product lines added through
acquisition are somewhat lower than traditional offerings.  However, the margins
of  these  acquired  companies  are  higher  than  anticipated  at the  time  of


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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION and ANALYSIS of
            FINANCIAL CONDITION and RESULTS of OPERATIONS, continued

acquisition.  Additionally, the 1999 period had the benefit of some particularly
attractive nuclear valve business.

Motion Control
     Sales  for the  Corporation's  Motion  Control  segment  declined  to $27.3
million in the first quarter of 2000, from $30.3 million in the first quarter of
1999. The reduction in sales was due to lower OEM shipments to Boeing, which has
reduced its production  levels for commercial  aircraft,  and lower OEM military
sales  as  compared  to the  same  period  last  year.  The  performance  of the
Curtiss-Wright  Drive Technology business unit reflects the very seasonal volume
pattern with sales being concentrated in the last half of the year. Although the
decrease in operating  income is primarily  the result of lower  earnings in the
repair and overhaul area, on a period to period basis,  performance in this area
is expected to improve  during the remainder of 2000 due to expected  sales from
its Boeing 757 retrofit program.

Corporate and Other
     In the first  quarter of 2000,  the  Corporation  recognized a $2.8 million
reduction  to  general  and  administrative  expenses  from the  curtailment  of
postretirement benefits associated with the closing of the Fairfield, New Jersey
facility.   This   benefit   was   partially   offset  by  other   non-recurring
postemployment expenses.

Non-Operating Revenues and Costs
     For the first quarter of 2000, the Corporation recorded other non-operating
net revenue  totaling  $3.4  million,  compared  with $2.8 million for the first
quarter  of  1999.  The  increase  primarily  reflects  higher  pension  income,
reflecting the higher overfunded status of the Corporation's  pension plan. On a
period to period  basis,  net rental  income  increased  due to slightly  higher
occupancy and higher average rents at the Corporation's  Wood-Ridge, NJ Business
Complex. Partially offsetting these increases was lower investment income.

CHANGES IN FINANCIAL CONDITION:

Liquidity and Capital Resources:
     The Corporation's  working capital was $130.9 million at March 31, 2000, 5%
above  working  capital at  December  31, 1999 of $124.4  million.  The ratio of
current assets to current  liabilities was 3.45 to 1 at March 31, 2000, compared
with a current ratio of 3.22 to 1 at December 31, 1999.

     Cash, cash equivalents and short-term  investments totaled $40.0 million in
aggregate at March 31, 2000, increasing slightly from $35.1 million at the prior
year-end.  Also  contributing  to  improvements  in working capital at March 31,
2000,  from  December  31, 1999,  was a  substantial  decrease in other  current
liabilities caused by the reimbursement to tenants of a portion of a real estate
tax appeal and  payment of other  accrued  liabilities.  Increases  in  accounts
payable and accrued  expenses,  from those of December 31, 1999,  and  dividends
payable for the first quarter of 2000 partially  reduced working capital for the
current period.

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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION and ANALYSIS of
            FINANCIAL CONDITION and RESULTS of OPERATIONS, continued



     The Corporation has two credit agreements, a Revolving Credit Agreement and
a Short-Term Credit Agreement, in effect aggregating $100.0 million with a group
of five banks. The credit agreements allow for borrowings to take place in U. S.
or certain foreign currencies.  The Revolving Credit Agreement commits a maximum
of $60.0 million to the  Corporation  for cash borrowings and letters of credit.
The unused  credit  available  under this  facility  at March 31, 2000 was $18.9
million.  The  commitments  made under the  Revolving  Credit  Agreement  expire
December 17, 2004, but may be extended annually for successive  one-year periods
with the  consent  of the  bank  group.  The  Corporation  also has in  effect a
Short-Term Credit Agreement,  which allows for cash borrowings of $40.0 million,
all of which was available at March 31, 2000.  The Short-Term  Credit  Agreement
expires on December 17, 2000. The Short-Term  Credit  Agreement may be extended,
with the consent of the bank group,  for an additional  period not to exceed 364
days. Cash borrowings under the two credit  agreements at March 31, 2000 were at
a US Dollar  equivalent of $18.6 million,  compared with cash borrowing of $21.9
million at March 31, 1999.  Actual  borrowings of 31.0 million Swiss francs were
used to finance the Drive  Technology  acquisition at December 31, 1998, and the
decline  reflects  movement in the Swiss franc  translation  rate. The loans had
variable  interest  rates  averaging  2.97%  for the first  quarter  of 2000 and
variable interest rates averaging 2.03% for the first quarter of 1999.

     During the first quarter of 2000,  internally available funds were adequate
to meet capital expenditures of $2.0 million.  Expenditures  incurred during the
first quarter were for  machinery and equipment  needed for the expansion of our
Metal  Treatment  segment.  During the first  quarter of 2000,  the  Corporation
repurchased  15,170  shares of its common stock at a cost of $0.5  million.  The
Corporation  is expected  to make  capital  expenditures  of an  additional  $11
million  during the balance of the year,  primarily  for machinery and equipment
for the  business  segments.  Funds from  internal  sources  are  expected to be
adequate  to  meet  planned  capital   expenditures,   environmental  and  other
obligations for the remainder of the year.

Other Developments
     At the first  meeting of the newly  elected Board of Directors on April 11,
2000,  following the Annual Meeting of  Shareholders on April 7, 2000, the Board
appointed Martin R. Benante Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Company,
succeeding   David   Lasky  who   retired   after  38  years  of  service   with
Curtiss-Wright.  Mr. Lasky will continue as a member of the Corporation's  Board
of Directors.





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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION and ANALYSIS of
            FINANCIAL CONDITION and RESULTS of OPERATIONS, continued

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

     As  discussed  in  Note 8 to the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements,  the
Corporation has reviewed  Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 133,
"Accounting for Derivatives and Hedging  Activities."  Due to the limited use of
derivative  instruments  by the  Corporation,  this  statement  will  not have a
material  effect  on  the  Corporation's  results  of  operations  or  financial
condition.  The statement is effective  for the  Corporation  beginning  January
1,2001.


<PAGE>



                                 PART I - ITEM 3
           QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

There have been no material changes in the Corporation's  market risk during the
three months ended March 31, 2000.  Information regarding market risk and market
risk management  policies is more fully described in item 7A.  "Quantitative and
Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk" of the Corporation's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.


                           FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Except for historical  information  contained  herein,  this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q does  contain  "forward  looking"  information  within the  meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.  Examples of forward looking information  include,  but are not limited
to, (a)  projections of or statements  regarding  return on  investment,  future
earnings,  interest income, other income, earnings or loss per share, investment
mix and quality, growth prospects,  capital structure and other financial terms,
(b) statements of plans and  objectives of management,  (c) statements of future
economic  performance,  and (d)  statements  of  assumptions,  such as  economic
conditions underlying other statements.  Such forward looking information can be
identified  by the  use of  forward  looking  terminology  such  as  "believes,"
"expects," "may," "will," "should," "anticipates," or the negative of any of the
foregoing  or  other  variations  thereon  or  comparable  terminology,   or  by
discussion  of  strategy.  No  assurance  can be given that the  future  results
described by the forward looking  information will be achieved.  Such statements
are subject to risks,  uncertainties,  and other  factors  which are outside our
control that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results
expressed or implied by such forward looking information.  Readers are cautioned
not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking  information.  Such statements
in this Report include,  without limitation,  those contained in Part I, Item 2,
Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of  Financial  Condition  and Results of
Operations and the Notes to the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  including,
without limitation, the Environmental Matters Note. Important factors that could
cause  the   actual   results   to  differ   materially   from  those  in  these
forward-looking  statements  include,  among other  items,  (i) a  reduction  in
anticipated orders; (ii) an economic downturn; (iii) unanticipated environmental
remediation  expenses  or  claims;  (iv)  changes  in the  need  for  additional
machinery  and   equipment   and/or  in  the  cost  for  the  expansion  of  the
Corporation's  operations;  (v) changes in the  competitive  marketplace  and/or
customer  requirements;  (vi) an  inability  to perform  customer  contracts  at
anticipated  cost  levels and (vii)  other  factors  that  generally  affect the
business of companies operating in the Corporation's Segments.



<PAGE>



                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 4.  SUBMISSION of MATTERS to a VOTE of SECURITY HOLDERS

                  On April 7, 2000, the  Registrant  held its annual meeting  of
         stockholders.  The matters submitted to a vote by the stockholders were
         the election of directors and the retention of independent  accountants
         for the Registrant.

         The vote received by the director nominees was as follows:

                                              For                    Withheld

         Martin R. Benante                 9,616,962                   8,684
         James B. Busey IV                 9,616,736                   8,910
         S. Marce Fuller                   9,543,945                  81,701
         David Lasky                       9,616,936                   8,710
         William B. Mitchell               9,616,836                   8,810
         John R. Myers                     9,615,262                  10,384
         William W. Sihler                 9,616,044                   9,602
         J. McLain Stewart                 9,614,136                  11,510

         There  were no votes  against  or broker  non-votes.  The  stockholders
approved the retention of  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP, independent  accountants
for the Registrant.  The holders of 9,617,070 shares voted in favor; 5,074 voted
against; 3,502 abstained. There were no broker non-votes.


Item 6.  EXHIBITS and REPORTS on FORM 8-K

         (a)       Exhibits

                  Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedules (Page 21)

         (b)      Reports on Form 8-K

                  The  Registrant did not file any report on Form 8-K during the
quarter ended March 31, 2000.



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                                   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.

                                                  CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION
                                                         (Registrant)




                                                  By:  /s/ Robert A. Bosi
                                                       ---------------------
                                                       Robert A. Bosi
                                                       Vice President-Finance




                                                  By:  /s/ Gary R. Struening
                                                       ---------------------
                                                       Gary R. Struening
                                                       Assistant Controller


Dated:  May 12, 2000


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