PRINTRONIX INC
10-Q, 2000-02-01
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 December 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
  incorporation or organization)            Identification No.)

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


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

                           Not Applicable
(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 January 21 , 2000
         $0.01 par value                        6,178,531

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                  PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

       Item 1. Financial Statements

               Consolidated Balance Sheets at
               December 24, 1999 and March 26, 1999

                  Assets                                            (3)

                  Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity              (4)

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

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

               Condensed Notes to Consolidated
               Financial Statements                                 (8)

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


PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
       Item 1. Legal Proceedings                                   (16)

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

       Signatures                                                  (17)

       Index to Exhibits                                           (18)
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                    PART I.     FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                    Item 1.     Financial Statements

                    PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                          (Amounts in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                 December 24, 1999    March 26, 1999
                                     (Unaudited)
                                  -----------------   ---------------
<S>                                    <C>               <C>
ASSETS:
Current assets:
     Cash and cash equivalents        $  11,516          $  11,911
     Accounts receivable, net of
      allowance for doubtful
      accounts of $2,604 and
      $2,302 as of December 24,
      1999, and March 26, 1999,
      respectively                       24,184             23,954

  Inventories:
     Raw materials, subassemblies
      and work in progress               15,213             13,416
     Finished goods                       1,483              2,037
                                        -------            -------
                                         16,696             15,453

  Prepaid expenses                        1,163              1,044
                                        -------            -------
Total current assets                     53,559             52,362
                                        -------            -------

Property, plant and equipment, at cost:
  Machinery and equipment                28,431             25,320
  Furniture and fixtures                 24,620             19,529
  Land                                    8,100              8,100
  Buildings and improvements             22,515             11,266
  Leasehold improvements                    766              1,819
                                        -------            -------
                                         84,432             66,034
  Less accumulated depreciation
   and amortization                     (33,908)           (31,798)
                                        -------            -------
                                         50,524             34,236

Intangible assets, net                      724                908
Other assets                              1,456              1,360
                                        -------            -------
Total assets                          $ 106,263          $  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 and per share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  December 24, 1999  March 26, 1999
                                      (Unaudited)
                                  -----------------  ---------------
<S>                                        <C>             <C>
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Current liabilities:
  Short-term debt                      $  10,700        $       -
  Accounts payable                        14,456           12,209
  Accrued expenses:
     Payroll and employee benfits          6,147            4,531
     Warranty                              2,016            2,001
     Other                                 1,138            1,512
     Income taxes                            985               97
     Environmental                           214              214
                                         -------          -------
Total current laibilities                 35,656           20,564
                                         -------          -------
Other long-term liabilities                1,674            1,568
Minority interest in subsidiary              300              283

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock, par value $0.01
   Authorized 30,000,000 shares,
   issued and outstanding
   6,200,415 and 6,583,366
   shares as of December 24,
   1999 and March 26, 1999,
   respectively                               62               66
  Additional paid-in capital              28,963           28,338
  Retained earnings                       39,608           38,047
                                         -------          -------
Total stockholders' equity                68,633           66,451
                                         -------          -------

Total liabilities and stockholders'
 equity                                $ 106,263        $  88,866
                                        ========         ========
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       See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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                      PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

                  (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                           Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
                           ------------------     -----------------
                           Dec. 24,   Dec. 25,    Dec. 24,  Dec. 25,
                             1999       1998        1999       1998
                               (Unaudited)            (Unaudited)
                            -------    -------    -------    -------
<S>                           <C>        <C>       <C>        <C>
Net sales                  $ 51,692   $ 45,840  $ 141,856   $133,271
Cost of sales                34,628     30,987     94,856     90,124
                            -------    -------    -------    -------
Gross profit                 17,064     14,853     47,000    43,147

Operating expenses:
  Engineering and
   development                4,682      4,779     14,272     13,382
  Sales and marketing         5,070      4,210     14,213     12,192
  General and
   administrative             2,177      2,140      6,903      6,796
                            -------    -------    -------    -------

Total operating expense      11,929     11,129     35,388     32,370
                            -------    -------    -------    -------

Income from operations        5,135      3,724     11,612     10,777

Other income, net                 9         54        282        535
                            -------     -------   -------    -------

Income before provision
 for income taxes and
 minority interest            5,144      3,778     11,894     11,312

Provision for income taxes    1,691        755      3,922      2,260
Minority interest in income
 (loss) in subsidiary            31        (10)        17        (20)
                            -------    -------    -------    -------

Net income                  $ 3,422    $ 3,033    $ 7,955    $ 9,072
                            =======    =======    =======    =======

Net income per common share:
  Basic                     $  0.54    $  0.45    $  1.24    $  1.27
  Diluted                   $  0.51    $  0.44    $  1.18    $  1.23
                            =======    =======    =======    =======

Weighted-average common shares:
  Basic                       6,303      6,801      6,430      7,138
  Diluted                     6,733      6,954      6,746      7,367
                            =======    =======    =======    =======
</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>
                                             Nine Months Ended
                                          ----------------------
                                           Dec. 24,      Dec. 25,
                                             1999          1998
                                                (Unaudited)
                                           -------        -------
<S>                                           <C>            <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net income                              $  7,955       $  9,072

   Adjustments to reconcile net income
    to net cash provided by operating
    activities:
       Depreciation and amortization          5,894          5,706
       Loss on sale of equipment                136            171
       Minority interest in income (loss)
        of subsidiary                            17            (20)
       Changes in assets and liabilities:
          Accounts receivable                  (230)         1,243
          Inventories                        (1,243)         2,605
          Other assets                          (76)           140
          Accounts payable                    2,247           (564)
          Payroll and employee benefits       1,616          1,270
          Accrued income taxes                2,838          1,245
          Other liabilities                    (359)            45
                                            -------        -------
Net cash provided by operating activities    18,795         20,913
                                            -------        -------

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Purchase of property and equipment         (6,675)        (4,678)
  Construction of new corporate facility    (15,631)        (1,776)
  Proceeds from disposition of equipment        172            335
                                            -------        -------

Net cash used in investing activities       (22,134)        (6,119)
                                            -------        -------
</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>

                                              Nine Months Ended
                                           ------------------------
                                            Dec. 24,       Dec. 25,
                                              1999           1998
                                                 (Unaudited)
                                            -------         -------
<S>                                          <C>            <C>
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Proceeds from the issuance of short-
   term debt                                  16,700              -
  Payments made on short-term debt            (6,000)             -
  Repurchase and retirement of common stock   (8,586)        (15,858)
  Proceeds from the exercise of stock
   options                                       830             620
                                             -------         -------
Net cash provided by (used in)
 financing activities                          2,944         (15,238)
                                             -------         -------

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents       (395)           (444)


Cash and cash equivalents at
 beginning of period                          11,911          10,264
                                             -------         -------

Cash and cash equivalents at end
 of period                                  $ 11,516       $  9,820
                                             =======        =======




- ------------------------------------------
Supplementary disclosures of cash flow information:

  Income taxes paid                         $    934       $    602
  Interest paid                             $    105       $      -

</TABLE>














       See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements











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                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
          CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           DECEMBER 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   from  the  prior  year  consolidated   financial
  statements  have  been reclassified to conform to the  current  year
  presentation.


2)   Bank Borrowings and Debt Arrangements

  The  Company  ended  the quarter with borrowings  of  $10.7  million
  against  its  unsecured  lines  of credit.   The  borrowing  was  to
  finance the completion of the new corporate  facility in Irvine, and
  to repurchase common stock.


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                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
          CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           DECEMBER 24, 1999
                              (Unaudited)


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 year to date 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      Nine Months Ended
                            --------------------   --------------------
                             Dec. 24,  Dec. 25,     Dec. 24,   Dec. 25,
                              1999       1998         1999       1998
                           ----------  ---------   ----------  ---------
<S>                           <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>
Basic weighted-average
 common shares outstanding  6,302,548  6,801,359    6,429,566  7,137,914


 Effect of dilutive
  stock options               430,638    152,288      316,151    229,574
                            ---------  ---------    ---------  ---------
Dilutied weighted-average
 common shares outstanding  6,733,186  6,953,647    6,745,717  7,367,488
                            =========  =========    =========  =========
</TABLE>



4)  Common Stock

  As  authorized  by  the Board of Directors, the Company  repurchased
  and  retired  188,806 shares of common stock during the  quarter  at
  prices  ranging from $17.31 to $22.56 per share, at a cost  of  $3.8
  million.   Purchases of an additional 54,500 shares of common  stock
  were  made subsequent to the end of the quarter and future purchases
  of  up  to  442,194  shares  of common stock  may  be  made  at  the
  Company's discretion.


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                   PART I.     FINANCIAL INFORMATION
            Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
             Financial Condition and Results of Operations

                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


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  expressions
are  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

For  the  three  months ended December 24, 1999, consolidated  revenue
reached a record high of $51.7 million, an increase of 12.8% over  the
same  period last year.  The growth was primarily attributed to record
sales  in Asia Pacific and the Americas.  Asia Pacific sales  for  the
quarter  increased  60.9% to $5.9 million, as a  result  of  increased
sales  in  most of the ASEAN countries and India.  Americas OEM  sales
increased  20.0% to $14.6 million, due to IBM North America  shipments
and  strong sales by other OEM customers.  Americas Distribution sales
increased  6.9%  to  $13.8 million compared to the year  ago  quarter.
This  growth  reflected the continuing success of the Company's  Major
Accounts  Development program.  EMEA (Europe, Middle East and  Africa)
sales  decreased  5.0%  to  $15.6 million compared  to  the  year  ago
quarter.   This  decrease reflected a soft market  across  nearly  all
European   customers  and  channels,  particularly  in  Germany.    In
addition, customers in EMEA indicated in various discussions that Year
2000  preparation activities were causing a decrease  in  sales.   The
largest percentage increase in sales was reported by RJS, where  sales
increased 165.0% to $1.8 million.  This increase was primarily due  to
an  order  from  an  U.S. government agency for bar code  verification
systems.

For the nine months ended December 24, 1999, sales increased to $141.9
million,  a  6.4% increase over the same period last year.   Sales  in
Asia  Pacific, Americas Distribution and EMEA  increased  50.6%,  9.1%
and 3.9% respectively.  These increases were offset by a 5.6% decrease
in  revenue in Americas OEM.  This decrease was primarily due  to  the
Company's  largest customer switching to direct shipment in the  U.S.,
effective July 1999.  As a result of this conversion, the customer  no
longer  needed  to maintain U.S. inventory; therefore, sales  to  them
were  lower  as  they  depleted their existing inventory.   RJS  sales
increased to $3.6 million, a 63.1% increase over the same period  last
year.

For  the  three months ended December 24, 1999, sales by channel  were
45.1%  OEM  and  54.9% distribution compared to 43.7%  OEM  and  56.3%
distribution  for the same quarter last year.  Sales to OEM  customers
and  Distributors increased 16.5% to $23.3 million and 9.9%  to  $28.4
million,  respectively, compared to the same quarter  last  year.  The
growth  in the distribution channel business was primarily due to  the
Company's Major Accounts Development program and aggressive sales  and
marketing programs.

For  the  nine  months ended December 24, 1999, sales by channel  were
45.3%  OEM  and  54.7% distribution compared to 47.4%  OEM  and  52.6%
distribution  for the same period last year.  OEM year to  date  sales
increased to $64.3 million, a 1.7% increase over the same period  last
year  and  distribution  sales increased to  $77.6  million,  a  10.7%
increase over the same period last year.

Sales  were  up  across all product lines for the three  months  ended
December  24,  1999, compared to same period last year.   Laser  sales
were $6.5 million for the  quarter, an increase of 20.2% over the same
quarter last year, due to both higher  unit sales and  higher sales of
consumables.  Line matrix  sales for the quarter  were  $42.0 million,
an increase  of 9.1% over the same  period in the prior  year. Thermal
sales for the quarter were $1.3 million, an increase of 12.5% compared
to the same period last year, due to  increased  sales  of established
thermal  products.  There were minimal sales of the new T5000  thermal
products  as  activity was  devoted  to  T5000  market introduction.

For  the  nine months ended December 24, 1999, laser sales were  $17.8
million,  an increase of 10.7% over the same period last  year.   Line
matrix sales were $116.6 million, an increase of 4.3% compared to  the
same  period last year.  Thermal sales were $3.9 million, an  increase
of 22.3% over the same period a year ago.

Sales  to the largest customer, IBM, represented 29.8% of total  sales
for  the  three months ended December 24, 1999, compared to 29.5%  for
the  same quarter last year.  For the third quarter, sales to IBM grew
13.8%  over  the  prior  year quarter.  Sales to  the  second  largest
customer  represented 7.8% of total sales for the three  months  ended
December 24, 1999, compared to 8.0% for the same quarter last year.

Sales  to IBM for the nine months ended December 24, 1999, represented
29.6%  of total sales, compared to 30.5% in the same period last year.
Sales  to  the second largest customer represented 7.9%,  compared  to
8.4% for the same period last year.


Gross Profit

Gross  profit  for the quarter ended December 24, 1999, was  33.0%  of
sales,  up  from 32.4% for the same quarter last year.  For  the  nine
months  ended  December  24,  1999, gross profit  increased  to  33.1%
compared to 32.4% for the corresponding period last year. The improved
performance  over  the  prior  year was  due  to  higher  volumes  and
continued cost reductions.

Operating Expenses, Other Income and Taxes

Engineering  and  development expenses  for  the  three  months  ended
December  24, 1999, were relatively flat at $4.7 million  compared  to
the  same period last year.  As a percentage of sales, engineering and
development expenses were 9.1% for the current quarter and  10.4%  for
the  same  quarter last year.  For the nine months ended December  24,
1999, engineering and development expenses increased to $14.3 million,
an increase of 6.7% over the same period last year.

Sales  and marketing expenses for the three months ended December  24,
1999, increased 20.4% to $5.1 million compared to the same period last
year.   The  increase was due to developing the marketing organization
at   Printronix,  implementing  new  sales  and  marketing   programs,
increasing  the  number of regional sales offices, and  higher  travel
costs as a result of the Company's Major Accounts Development program.
As  a percentage of sales, sales and marketing expenses were 9.8%  for
the  current quarter and 9.2% for the same quarter last year.  For the
nine months ended December 24, 1999, sales and marketing expenses were
$14.2 million, an increase of 16.6% over the same period for the prior
year.

General  and  administrative  expenses  for  the  three  months  ended
December  24, 1999, remained relatively flat at $2.2 million  compared
to   the   same  period  last  year.    As  a  percentage  of   sales,
administrative expenses were 4.2% for the current quarter and 4.7%  in
the  same  quarter last year.  For the nine months ended December  24,
1999, general and administrative expenses remained relatively flat  at
$6.9 million.

Other  income  decreased for the three and nine months ended  December
24, 1999, compared to the same period last year.  The decrease was due
to  higher interest expenses, lower interest income and lower  foreign
currency exchange gains.

For  the three and nine months ended December 24, 1999, the income tax
provision  increased  124.0% and 73.5%, respectively,  over  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 fiscal 1999, the Company fully utilized the net operating  loss
carryforwards it had enjoyed in prior years.  The effective  tax  rate
for  fiscal 1999 was 20%.  The Company estimates that its fully  taxed
rate will be 33% for fiscal year 2000.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The  Company ended the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of  $0.8
million,  net  of debt, down $11.1 million from the beginning  of  the
fiscal  year.  The current cash position reflects expenditures  during
the  quarter  for  the purchase and retirement of  188,806  shares  of
Printronix common stock at an average share price of $19.92,  totaling
$3.8 million.  Capital expenditures for the quarter were $7.5 million,
of  which  $5.2  million was related to the construction  of  the  new
corporate  facility  in Irvine.  The new facility  was  completed  and
fully occupied by October 1999, with no interruption to business.

Inventories were $16.7 million, an increase of $1.2 million  from  the
beginning  of the fiscal year. Inventories increased due  to  a  large
sales  order  placed  with  RJS  by a U.S. government  agency,  higher
production  volume  at  our Memphis manufacturing  facility,  and  the
Company's Year 2000 preparation to avoid any possible interruptions in
the supply channel.

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 develop-
ment 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
reverted  to  1980.    This  had no effect on  the  operation  of  the
Autoscan  II  product,  other  than to  indicate  the  wrong  date  on
printouts  of  scanning results. The problem was easily  corrected  by
entering the correct date using the DOS "Date" command.

The Company 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 other 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 also evaluated internal operations to identify any issues
that  might  arise as a result of the Year 2000. Contingency  planning
addressing  any Year 2000 issues was reviewed and refined through  the
end  of  the  year.  Emergency response teams were in place throughout
the  New  Year's  first  weekend, but no problems  were  detected.  No
issues have occurred since January 1, 2000.

The Company's business critical operating  systems  including account-
ing, financial  reporting, manufacturing and sales, were  converted to
a Year 2000 compliant enterprise wide system, SAP R/3, in August 1997.
The  only  exception  was  the customer  service  repair  system.  The
customer  service repair  system was  converted  to  the compliant SAP
R/3  base by  November 30, 1999, as planned.  None of the  SAP systems
have encountered any Year 2000 issues to date.

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.  There have been no Year 2000 related problems associated
with these systems.

The Company has been reporting a belief that 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 may  have been 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.  To date, there  have been no Year 2000  problems
encountered in these areas of the business.

Based  upon  the  Company's assessment and suppliers'  and  customers'
representations, the Company believes the systems of its key suppliers
and customers are Year 2000 compliant.  However, contingency plans for
increasing inventory had been discussed with key business partners and
the  effect  of  those  contingencies  should  help  protect  us  from
potential lingering supply chain issues for the next two months.

Customers  in  the  EMEA region indicated in various discussions  that
Year  2000  preparation activities were causing a decrease  in  sales.
Actual  sales to EMEA for the quarter just ended were indeed  down  5%
compared  to  the  quarter ending one year ago.   However,  the  total
company effect was minimal, as overall sales for the corporation  were
substantially up compared to the quarter ended one year ago.

All key suppliers and customers were queried during the first few days
of the calendar year 2000.  Not one issue was reported.

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



<PAGE>
                    PART II.      OTHER INFORMATION
                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


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 end March 26, 1999.


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:  January 31, 2000        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

                           DECEMBER 24, 1999


 EXHIBIT
 NUMBER       DESCRIPTION                             PAGE


 27           Financial Data Schedule                 Filed only with
                                                      EDGAR version


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<PP&E>                        84,432
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>         35,656
<BONDS>                       0
         0
                   0
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<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>  106,263
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<OTHER-EXPENSES>              (265)
<LOSS-PROVISION>              0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>            144
<INCOME-PRETAX>               11,877
<INCOME-TAX>                  3,922
<INCOME-CONTINUING>           7,955
<DISCONTINUED>                0
<EXTRAORDINARY>               0
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