PRINTRONIX INC
10-Q, 1999-11-08
COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC
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                                       Form 10-Q
                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


             [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                      OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                 For the quarterly period ended September 24, 1999

                                        OR

            [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                For the transaction period from       to


                        Commission file number 0-9321

                              PRINTRONIX, INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                 Delaware                           95-2903992
      (State or other jurisdiction of     (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
       incorporation or organization)

               14600 Myford Road
               Irvine, California                      92606
      (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)


                                (714) 368-2300
            (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                              17500 Cartwright
                                P.O. Box 19559
                          Irvine, California  92623
     (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since
      last report)


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.

     Class of Common Stock        Outstanding at October 22, 1999

        $0.01 par value                   6,329,626

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                 PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        TABLE OF CONTENTS
<TABLE>


<S>                                                          <C>
PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     Item 1.  Financial Statements

         Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
         September 24, 1999 and March 26, 1999

              Assets                                          (3)

              Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity            (4)

        Consolidated Statements of Operations for             (5)
        the Three and Six Months Ended September
        24, 1999 and September 25, 1998

        Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for             (6)
        the Six Months Ended September 24, 1999
        and September 25, 1998

        Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial             (8)
        Statements

     Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of          (10)
             Financial Condition and Results of Operations


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

     Item 1.  Legal Proceedings                              (16)

     Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security    (16)
              Holders

     Item 5.  Other Matters                                  (16)

     Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K               (16)

     Signatures                                              (17)

     Index to Exhibits                                       (18)
</TABLE>

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                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      Consolidated Balance Sheets

                         (Amounts in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  September 24, 1999    March 26, 1999
                                      (Unaudited)
                                    ---------------    ---------------
<S>                                   <C> <C>            <C> <C>
ASSETS:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents              $  9,046           $ 11,911
  Accounts receivable, net of
   allowancee for doubtful accounts
   of $2,485 and $2,302 as of
   September 24, 1999 and March
   March 26, 1999, respectively           21,020            23,954

  Inventories:
     Raw materials,
      subassemblies and work
      in process                          14,144            13,416
     Finished goods                        1,573             2,037
                                          ------            ------
                                          15,717            15,453

  Prepaid expenses                           937             1,044
                                         -------           -------
Total current assets                      46,720            52,362
                                         -------           -------
Property, plant and equipment, at
 cost:
  Machinery and equipment                  27,117           25,320
  Furniture and fixtures                   20,499           19,529
  Land                                      8,100            8,100
  Building and improvements                21,993           11,266
  Leasehold improvements                    1,943            1,819
                                          -------          -------
                                           79,652           66,034
  Less accumulated
   depreciation and amortization          (34,432)         (31,798)
                                          --------         --------
                                           45,220           34,236

Intangible assets, net                        784              908
Other assets                                1,410            1,360
                                         --------         --------
Total assets                             $ 94,134         $ 88,866
                                         ========         ========
</TABLE>


      See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - continued

               (Amounts in thousands, except share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    September 24, 1999    March 26, 1999
                                       (Unaudited)
                                      ---------------    ---------------
<S>                                   <C> <C>             <C> <C>
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Current liabilities:
  Short-term debt                      $  3,500             $      -
  Accounts payable                       11,727                 12,209
  Accrued expenses:
   Payroll and employee benefits          5,298                  4,531
   Warranty                               2,016                  2,001
   Other                                  1,060                  1,512
   Income taxes                             428                     97
   Environmental                            214                    214
                                        -------                -------
Total current liabilities                24,243                 20,564
                                        -------                -------
Other long-term liabilities               1,674                  1,568
Minority interest in subsidiary             269                    283

Commitments and contingencies                 -                      -

Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock, par value $0.01-
   Authorized 30,000,000 shares,
   issued and outstanding 6,370,408
   and 6,583,366 shares as of
   September 24, 1999 and
   March 26, 1999, respectively                64                  66
  Additional paid-in caoital               28,809              28,338
  Retained earnings                        39,075              38,047
                                          -------             -------
Total stockholders' equity                 67,948              66,451
                                          -------             -------
Total liabilities and
 stockholders' equity                   $  94,134           $  88,866
                                          =======             =======
</TABLE>



      See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
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                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 Consolidated Statements of Operations

             (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               Three  Months       Six Months Ended
                                   Ended
                           --------------------    ------------------
                           Sept. 24    Sept. 25    Sept. 24   Sept. 25
                             1999       1998         1999        1998
                          (Unaudited)            (Unaudited)
                          ---------   ---------   ---------   ---------
<S>                      <C> <C>     <C> <C>     <C> <C>     <C> <C>
Net Sales                 $ 45,279    $ 41,728    $ 90,164    $ 87,431
Cost of sales               30,264      28,198      60,228      59,137
                           -------     -------     -------     -------
Gross profit                15,015      13,530      29,936      28,294

Operating
expenses:
  Engineering and
   development               4,943       4,342        9,590     8,603
  Sales and marketing        4,608       3,883        9,143     7,982
  General and
   administrative            2,334       2,201       4,726      4,656
                           -------     -------     -------    -------
Total operating expense     11,885      10,426      23,459     21,241

Income from operations       3,130       3,104       6,477      7,053

Other income, net               46         280         273        481
                           -------     -------     -------    -------
Income before minority
 interest and provision for
 income taxes                3,176       3,384       6,750      7,534

Provision for income taxes   1,051         655       2,231      1,505
Minority interest in loss
 of subsidiary                 (8)         (6)        (14)       (10)
                           -------     -------     -------    -------
Net income                $  2,133    $  2,735    $  4,533   $  6,039
                           =======     =======     =======    =======
Net income per common share:
  Basic                   $   0.33   $   0.38   $   0.70    $   0.83
  Diluted                 $   0.32   $   0.37   $   0.67    $   0.80
                           =======    =======    =======     =======
Weighted average common shares:
  Basic                      6,467      7,164      6,493       7,306
  Diluted                    6,767      7,387      6,732       7,564
                           =======    =======    =======     =======
</TABLE>

      See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
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                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

                        (Amounts in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  Six Months Ended
                                             -------------------------
                                              Sept. 24        Sept. 25
                                                 1999            1998
                                                    (Unaudited)
                                             ----------      ----------
<S>                                           <C> <C>       <C> <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                   $  4,533       $ 6,039

   Adjustments to reconcile net income to
    net cash provided by operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization                3,699         3,809
     Loss on sale of equipment                      136            86
     Minority interest                              (14)          (11)
     Changes in assets and liabilities:
       Accounts receivable                        2,935          4,659
       Inventories                                 (264)         1,285
       Other assets                                  57            -
       Accounts payable                            (482)          (670)
       Payroll and employee benefits                767            900
       Accrued income taxes                       1,745          1,003
       Other liabilities                           (438)            53
                                                -------        -------
Net cash provided by operating activities        12,674         17,153

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Purchase of property and equipment             (4,223)        (3,159)
  Construction of new building                  (10,584)          (456)
  Proceeds from disposition of equipment            111            282
                                                -------         -------
Net cash used in investing activities           (14,696)         (3,333)
                                                -------         -------
</TABLE>

      See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - continued

                        (Amounts in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Six Months Ended
                                             ------------------------
                                             Sept. 24        Sept. 25
                                                1999            1998
                                                    (Unaudited)
                                             ---------      ---------
<S>                                       <C> <C>         <C> <C>
Cash flows from financing
activities:
  Proceeds from the issuance of debt        $  3,500        $      -
  Repurchase and retirement of common
   stock                                      (4,825)         (12,554)
  Proceeds from the exercise of stock
   options                                       482              512
                                             -------          -------
Net cash used in financing activities           (843)         (12,042)

Net (decrease) increase in cash and
 cash equivalents                             (2,865)           1,778

Cash and cash equivalents at
 beginning of period                          11,911           10,264
                                             -------          -------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of
 period                                     $  9,046         $ 12,042
                                             =======          =======
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------
Supplementary disclosures of cash flow information
  <S>                                      <C>   <C>        <C>   <C>
  Income taxes paid                         $    538         $     743
  Interest paid                             $     30         $      -
</TABLE>

      See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
         Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                          SEPTEMBER 24, 1999
                              (Unaudited)

1)  Basis of Presentation

  The  unaudited  consolidated  financial statements  included  herein
  have been prepared by Printronix, Inc. (the "Company"), pursuant  to
  the   rules   and  regulations  of  the  Securities   and   Exchange
  Commission.   Certain information and footnote disclosures  normally
  included  in  financial  statements  prepared  in  accordance   with
  generally  accepted  accounting principles have  been  condensed  or
  omitted  pursuant  to  such  rules  and  regulations.  However,  the
  Company  believes  that the disclosures are  adequate  to  make  the
  information presented not misleading.

  In  the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements
  reflect   all  adjustments  (which  include  only  normal  recurring
  adjustments)  considered necessary to present fairly  the  financial
  position  and  results  of operations as  of  and  for  the  periods
  presented.  These consolidated financial statements should  be  read
  in  conjunction  with  the  consolidated  financial  statements  and
  footnotes thereto included in the Company's latest Annual Report  on
  Form  10-K  for the fiscal year ended March 26, 1999, as filed  with
  the  Securities and Exchange Commission.  The results of  operations
  for  such  interim  periods are not necessarily  indicative  of  the
  results for the full year.

  Certain  amounts in the prior period financial statements have  been
  reclassified to conform to the current period's presentation.


2)  Bank Borrowings and Debt Arrangements

  The  Company  ended  the  quarter with borrowings  of  $3.5  million
  against  its  unsecured  lines  of credit.   The  borrowing  was  to
  finance the completion of the new corporate facility in Irvine.


3)  Earnings per Share

  The  number of shares used in computing diluted earnings  per  share
  equals  the  total of the weighted average number of  common  shares
  outstanding  during the periods presented plus the  dilutive  effect
  of  stock  options.  The dilutive effect of stock options represents
  additional  shares  which  may be issued in  connection  with  their
  exercise,   reduced  by  the  number  of  shares  which   could   be
  repurchased with the proceeds at the average market price per  share
  computed on a quarterly and yearly basis during the year.

  The  reduction in the number of shares outstanding from 1998 to 1999
  is  due  to  the Company's authorized share repurchase program  (see
  note  4).  The following table shows the calculation for  basic  and
  diluted shares outstanding:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                        -------------------      -------------------
                        Sept. 24   Sept. 25      Sept. 24   Sept. 25
                          1999        1998         1999        1998
                        ---------  ---------     ---------  ---------
<S>                    <C>        <C>          <C>         <C>
Basic weighted-average
common shares
outstanding             6,466,701  7,164,310    6,493,076  7,306,191

Effect of dilutive
 stock options            300,472    222,404      238,721    257,646
                        ---------  ---------    ---------  ---------
Diluted weighted-average
 common shares
 outstanding             6,767,173  7,386,714   6,731,797  7,563,837
                         =========  =========   =========  =========
</TABLE>

4)  Common Stock

  As  authorized  by  the Board of Directors, the Company  repurchased
  and  retired  162,100  shares  of common  stock  during  the  second
  quarter  at  prices ranging from $14.06 to $24.56 per  share,  at  a
  cost  of $2.8 million.  Purchases of an additional 43,300 shares  of
  common  stock  were made subsequent to the end of  the  quarter  and
  future  purchases  of up to 642,200 shares of common  stock  may  be
  made at the Company's discretion.

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                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Item 2.     Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
            Condition and Results of Operations


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Except  for  historical  information, this report  contains  "forward-
looking  statements"  about  Printronix, within  the  meaning  of  the
Private  Securities Reform Act of 1995.  Terms such  as  "objectives,"
"believes," "expects," "plans," "intends," "estimates," "anticipates,"
and  variations of such words and similar  expressionsare  intended to
identify  such forward-looking  statements.   These statements involve
a number of risks, uncertainties  and other  factors that  could cause
actual results to differ  materially, including:  the impact of issues
related to the Year 2000; adverse business conditions and a failure to
achieve growth in the computer industry and in the economy in general;
the  ability  of the  Company to achieve  growth  in the  Asia Pacific
market;  adverse  political  and  economic  events  in  the  Company's
markets;  the ability of the Company to  hold or increase market share
with respect to line matrix  printers; the  ability of  the Company to
successfully  compete against  entrenched  competition in  the thermal
printer  market; the ability of the Company to attract and retain  key
personnel; and the  ability of the Company to continue  to develop and
market   new  and  innovative  products   superior  to  those  of  the
competition and to keep pace with technological change.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Revenues

Consolidated revenues for the three months ended September  24,  1999,
were $45.3 million, an increase of $3.6 million, or 8.5%, compared  to
the  same period a year ago.  The increase was due to strong sales  in
EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) and in Asia Pacific. EMEA sales
increased  13.7%  to $15.8 million compared to the year  ago  quarter.
Sales  to  the  Asia Pacific market increased 50.0%  to  $4.1  million
compared  to  the  same quarter a year ago.  The growth  in  the  Asia
Pacific  market for the current quarter is from sales into  the  ASEAN
countries with growth coming from almost every country, and also  from
China.  Sales in the Americas were essentially flat from the year  ago
quarter at $24.4 million.  Americas Distribution increased 12.1%  over
the  prior year quarter as a result of the additional channel partners
added  over  the last several years and the continued success  of  the
Company's Major Accounts Development Program; however, this was offset
by  a  decrease in sales to Americas OEMs.  RJS sales increased 40.5%,
to $1.0 million compared to the same period last year.

For  the  six  months  ended September 24, 1999, revenues  were  $90.2
million,  a  $2.7  million increase compared to the same  period  last
year.   Sales  in EMEA and Asia Pacific increased by 8.9%  and  43.3%,
respectively,  compared to the same period a year ago.  This  increase
was  offset by a $2.4 million decrease in the Americas.  This decrease
was  caused  by  a  one time event of the Company's  largest  customer
converting to direct shipment in the U.S., effective July 1999.  As  a
result  of  this conversion, the customer no longer needs to  maintain
any  U.S.  inventory, therefore, sales to it during the first  quarter
were  lower than usual as it depleted its existing inventory.   Direct
shipment  provides  quick,  just in time delivery  to  the  end  user,
reduces the amount of inventory in the total supply chain, and couples
the  Company's  orders  directly to end user  demand.   Conversion  to
direct  shipment  means this customer will no  longer  need  to  place
orders for U.S. shipments in advance.

For  the  current  quarter, sales by channel  were  44%  OEM  and  56%
distribution  compared to 47% OEM and 53% distribution  for  the  same
quarter  last year.  Sales to OEM customers and distributors increased
1.8% and 13.7%, respectively, compared to the same quarter a year ago.

For the six months ended September 24, 1999, sales by channel were 44%
OEM  and 56% distribution compared to 49% OEM and 51% distribution for
the same period last year.  Sales to OEM customers decreased 8.1% over
the  same  period  last  year, while sales to  distributors  increased
14.0%.   The decrease in sales to OEM customers is the result  of  the
one  time event of the Company's largest customer converting to direct
shipment  in the U.S.  The growth in distribution for both  the  three
and  six  months ended September 24, 1999 was primarily due to  adding
new  channel  partners, the success of the Major Accounts program  and
more effective sales and marketing programs.

Line  matrix sales for the second quarter were $37.5 million, an  8.1%
increase  compared to the year ago quarter.  Thermal sales  were  $1.2
million, an increase of 28.1% compared to the same quarter last  year.
Laser  sales  were  $5.6 million, an increase of 3.7%  over  the  same
period last year.

Line  matrix sales for the six months ended September 24,  1999,  were
$74.5 million, a 1.7% increase compared to the same period a year ago.
The  increase was minimal due to the negative effect of the  Company's
largest  customer converting to direct shipment.  Thermal  sales  were
$2.6 million, an 28.1% increase compared to the same period last year.
Laser  sales were $11.3 million, a 5.9% increase compared to the  same
period a year ago.

For   the  second  quarter,  sales  to  the  largest  customer,   IBM,
represented  30.6% of the total sales, compared to 30.4% in  the  year
ago  quarter.  Sales to IBM grew 8.9% over the year ago quarter. Sales
to the second largest customer represented 7.7% of total sales for the
current  quarter, compared to 9.1% in the year ago quarter.  Sales  to
other  OEMs were lower than the prior year, primarily due to two large
contracts in the year ago quarter.

For  the six months ended September 24, 1999, sales to IBM represented
29.5%  of  total sales, compared to 31.0% of total sales for the  same
period  last  year.  Sales to the second largest customer  represented
8.0% of total sales for the period as compared to 8.6% in the year ago
period.


Gross Profit

The  current  quarter's gross profit was 33.2%, up from 32.4%  a  year
ago.  The gross profit for the six months ended September 24, 1999 was
33.2%,  up  from 32.4% last year.  The improved performance  over  the
prior  year was due to higher volumes, manufacturing efficiencies  and
cost reductions.

Operating Expenses, Other Income and Taxes

Operating  expenses consist of engineering and development, sales  and
marketing,  and general and administrative costs.  For the  three  and
six   months  ended  September  24,  1999,  total  operating  expenses
increased 14.0% and 10.4%, respectively, compared to the same  periods
last  year.  Additional engineering and development spending  reflects
continued   work  on  the  ThermaLine  5000  (T5000)  product   family
introduced at the Scan Tech trade show in October. Increased  spending
was also due to higher salaries required to stay competitive in hiring
and  retaining engineering personnel.  The higher sales and  marketing
expenses over last year are primarily due to the implementation of new
sales  and  marketing programs and the increased  number  of  regional
sales offices.

For  the  three  months  ended September  24,  1999,  engineering  and
development  expenses were $4.9 million, compared to $4.3 million  for
the  same period last year.  As a percentage of sales, engineering and
development were 10.9% for the current quarter and 10.4% for the  same
quarter last year.  Expenses for sales and marketing were $4.6 million
compared  to  $3.9  million for the same  quarter  last  year.   As  a
percentage of sales, sales and marketing expenses were 10.2%  for  the
current quarter and 9.3% for the same quarter last year.  General  and
administrative  expenses were $2.3 million, compared to  $2.2  million
for the same period a year ago.  As a percentage of sales, general and
administrative expenses were 5.2% for the current quarter compared  to
5.3% for the year ago quarter.

For   the  six  months  ended  September  24,  1999,  engineering  and
development  expenses were $9.6 million, compared to $8.6 million  for
the  same period last year.  As a percentage of sales, engineering and
development  expenses were 10.6% for the current period and  9.8%  for
the same period last year.  Expenses for sales and marketing increased
to  $9.1  million compared to $8.0 million for same period last  year.
As  a percentage of sales, sales and marketing expenses were 10.1% for
the  current  period and 9.1% for the same period last year.   General
and administrative expenses remained at $4.7 million for the first six
months of fiscal 1999 and 2000. As a percentage of sales, general  and
administrative expenses were 5.2% for the current period  compared  to
5.3% in the same period a year ago.

For  the  three and six months ended September 24, 1999, other  income
decreased  by  $0.2 million from the same periods a year  ago  due  to
lower  interest  income  and higher interest expense  in  the  current
quarter, and higher exchange gains in prior periods.

For  the three and six months ended September 24, 1999, the income tax
provision increased 60.5% and 48.2% respectively from the same periods
last  year.   In the prior fiscal year, the Company had net  operating
loss  carryforwards and had been paying minimal income  taxes.  During
the  fiscal  year 1999, the Company fully utilized the  net  operating
loss  carryforwards it had enjoyed in prior years.  The effective  tax
rate  for  fiscal year 1999 was 20%.  The Company estimates  that  its
effective tax rate will be 33% for fiscal year 2000.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOUCES

The Company ended the second quarter with cash and cash equivalents of
$5.5 million, net of debt, down $6.4 million from the beginning of the
fiscal  year.   The  current cash position includes the  purchase  and
retirement of 162,100 shares of Printronix common stock at an  average
share price of $17.53, totaling $2.8 million for the quarter.  Capital
expenditures for the current quarter were $7.2 million, of which  $5.1
million  was  for  the completion of new manufacturing  and  corporate
headquarters in Irvine.

Inventories were $15.7 million, an increase of $0.3 million  from  the
beginning  of the fiscal year. Inventories increased due  to  a  large
sales  order  placed  by one of RJS's customers,  production  of  sub-
assemblies  in  preparation for the move into the new Irvine  facility
and manufacturing of the new T5000 thermal printers.

The  Company  believes that its internally-generated  funds,  together
with  available financing, will be adequate in providing  its  working
capital    requirements,   capital   expenditures,   and   engineering
development needs through the current fiscal year.

YEAR 2000 CONSIDERATION

This  Year  2000 Readiness Disclosure Statement is made in  accordance
with  the "Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act" of  the
United States of America.

The  Company's  products  are  inherently  Year  2000  compliant.   No
Printronix printer or Printronix printer application software performs
relative date calculations using internal clocks. Such clocks are  not
necessary  for  the  printer to operate because the  printer  is  only
concerned  with converting host data into printed images.   Therefore,
all Printronix products are Year 2000 compliant.

The  Company  is the majority shareholder of RJS Systems International
("RJS"),  a  manufacturer  of  bar code  scanning  and  print  quality
verification  devices.  RJS reports that none of its products  perform
date  calculations or contain a clock.  However, one product, Autoscan
II,  is  shipped together with a personal computer manufactured  by  a
third  party.   The computer operates under the DOS operating  system.
Accordingly, at the turn of the century, the date on the computer will
revert  to 1980.   This has no effect on the operation of the Autoscan
II  product,  other that to indicate the wrong date  on  printouts  of
scanning  results.  The problem is easily corrected  by  entering  the
correct date using the DOS "Date" command.

The Company has completed an assessment of the impact of the Year 2000
on its information systems and hardware.  The assessment phases of the
Company's  information system and hardware included the identification
of  the  systems  or processes to be reviewed, evaluation  of  current
systems  or  processes, risk assessment and development of contingency
plans.    The  scope  of  the  assessment  addressed  the  information
technology  systems,  such as the accounting and  financial  reporting
systems,  mainframe computers, personal computers and the  distributed
network,  and  also addressed the non-information technology  systems,
such   as   facilities,  plant  equipment,  lab  and  test  equipment,
distribution  systems,  security systems, communication  systems,  key
services  provided  by third parties, and key business  partners.  The
assessment  of  key  business  partners  included  inquiries  of   key
suppliers and customers related to their own Year 2000 issues.

The   Company's   business   critical  operating   systems   including
accounting,   financial  reporting,  manufacturing  and  sales,   were
converted to a Year 2000 compliant enterprise wide system, SAP R/3, in
August  1997.   The  only  exception is the  customer  service  repair
system.   The  customer  service repair  system  is  scheduled  to  be
compliant by November 30, 1999.

The  Company moved to a new corporate facility in October  1999.   All
building  systems  are  Year 2000 compliant.   These  systems  include
telephone, elevator, security, HVAC, utilities, lighting, fire control
and parking.

The Company believes the most significant Year 2000 compliance risk is
that  key  customers, suppliers and third party service providers  may
fail  to  complete  their  remediation  efforts  in  a  timely  manner
particularly  in areas outside the United States where less  attention
is  given  to Year 2000 compliance.  If any significant disruption  of
business occurs with key customers, suppliers and third party  service
providers  there could be a material adverse impact on  the  Company's
revenues, income, cash flows or financial condition.

Based  upon the Company's assessment and the suppliers' and customers'
representations, the Company believes the systems of its key suppliers
and customers either are Year 2000 compliant or will be by the end  of
the  year.   However, contingency plans for increasing inventory  have
been  discussed  with  key business partners.  The  Company  has  also
evaluated internal operations to identify any issues that might  arise
as  a result of Year 2000 issues. Contingency planning addressing  any
Year 2000 issues will continue to be reviewed and refined through  the
end  of  the year.  The Company has recently implemented and tested  a
company wide disaster recovery plan which will be used in the event of
an emergency, such as interruption of utility services.

In  fiscal 1999 and 1998, the cost of Year 2000 assessment efforts and
remediation  projects  was not material and was  funded  from  current
operations.   Future expenditures are not expected to be material  and
will continue to be funded from operations.

<PAGE>
                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                    PART II.      OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.     Legal Proceedings

See  "Item  3. Legal Proceedings" reported in Part I of the  Company's
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 26, 1999.

Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The  annual meeting of stockholders of the Company was held on  August
17,  1999,  at  which five persons, constituting the entire  board  of
directors,  were  elected to serve until the next  annual  meeting  of
stockholders.   The names of the persons elected as directors  are  as
follows:
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<CAPTION>
                             Shares For    Shares Withheld
     <S>                      <C>              <C>
     Robert A. Kleist         6,046,719        25,355
     Bruce T. Coleman         6,046,939        25,135
     John R. Dougery          6,047,149        24,925
     Chris W. Halliwell       6,046,992        25,082
     Erwin A. Kelen           6,046,712        25,362
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At  the  annual meeting, the stockholders also voted upon and approved
the following matter:

1.    To  approve  an  amendment to the 1994 Stock Incentive  Plan  to
      increase by 300,000 the number of shares available for awards.

       For            Against        Abstain      Broker Non-Vote
    5,201,125         823,971        46,978             0

Item 6.     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)  Exhibits.

     27.  Financial Data Schedule

(b)  Reports.

     No reports on Form 8-K have been filed by the Registrant for the
     quarterly period covered by this report.

<PAGE>
                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                              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.


                                                PRINTRONIX, INC.


                                                        (Registrant)










 Date:   November 5, 1999                By:  George L. Harwood
                                              -----------------
                                              George L. Harwood
                                              Sr. Vice-President,
                                              Finance,
                                              Chief Financial
                                              Officer, and Secretary
                                              (Principal Financial
                                              Officer and Duly Authorized
                                              Officer)
<PAGE>

                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                    Index to Exhibits to Form 10-Q


                          SEPTEMBER 24, 1999


EXHIBIT
NUMBER           DESCRIPTION                           PAGE

27               Financial Data Schedule               Filed only with
                                                       EDGAR version





















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<PERIOD-START>                JUN-26-1999
<PERIOD-END>                  SEP-24-1999
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<SECURITIES>                  0
<RECEIVABLES>                 23,505
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<INVENTORY>                   15,717
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<PP&E>                        79,652
<DEPRECIATION>                34,432
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>         24,242
<BONDS>                       0
         0
                   0
<COMMON>                      64
<OTHER-SE>                    67,885
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>  94,134
<SALES>                       45,279
<TOTAL-REVENUES>              45,279
<CGS>                         30,264
<TOTAL-COSTS>                 11,885
<OTHER-EXPENSES>              (54)
<LOSS-PROVISION>              0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>            0
<INCOME-PRETAX>               3,184
<INCOME-TAX>                  1,051
<INCOME-CONTINUING>           2,133
<DISCONTINUED>                0
<EXTRAORDINARY>               0
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