PRINTRONIX INC
10-Q, 2000-08-11
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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 June 30, 2000

                                  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 July 28, 2000
         $0.01 par value                        6,170,187


                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           TABLE OF CONTENTS


PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

       Item 1. Financial Statements

               Consolidated Balance Sheets at
               June 30, 2000 and March 31, 2000

                  Assets                                         (3)

                  Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity           (4)

               Consolidated Statements of Operations
               for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2000
               and June 25, 1999                                 (5)

               Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
               for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2000
               and June 25, 1999                                 (6)

               Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial
               Statements                                        (8)


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

       Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market
               Risk                                             (13)

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

       Item 1.   Legal Proceedings                              (14)

       Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K               (14)

       Signatures                                               (15)

       Index to Exhibits                                        (16)


                   PART I.     FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                   Item 1.     Financial Statements

                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                        (Amounts in thousands)


                                   June 30, 2000     March 31, 2000
                                    (Unaudited)        (Audited)
ASSETS:
Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents         $  13,462          $  14,980
     Accounts receivable, net of
     allowance for doubtful
     accounts of $1,844 and
     $2,434 as of June 30, 2000
     and March 31, 2000,
     respectively                        21,968             21,763

  Inventories:
     Raw materials, subassemblies
       and work in progress              17,028             15,959
     Finished goods                       2,248              1,732
                                         19,276             17,691

  Prepaid expense                         1,627              1,231
  Deferred income tax assets              3,767              3,721

Total current assets                     60,100             59,386

Property, plant and equipment, at cost:
  Machinery and equipment                30,033             29,187
  Furniture and fixtures                 26,117             25,374
  Land                                    8,100              8,100
  Buildings and improvements             22,770             22,689
  Leasehold improvements                    814              1,189
                                         87,834             86,539
  Less:  accumulated depreciation and
       amortization                     (36,967)           (35,472)
                                         50,867             51,067

Intangible assets, net                      601                663
Other assets                                296                305

Total assets                          $ 111,864          $ 111,421





      See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - continued
        (Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

                                      June 30, 2000      March 31, 2000
                                       (Unaudited)         (Audited)

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'EQUITY:
Current liabilities:
  Short-term debt                         $ 4,700        $ 13,500
  Accounts payable                          8,938          12,121

  Accrued expenses:
     Payroll and employee benefit           4,382           5,321
     Warranty                               1,615           1,559
     Other                                  3,842           4,958
     Income taxes                             697           2,486
     Environmental                            214             214
Total current liabilities                  24,388          40,159

Long-term debt, net of current portion     16,800               -
Minority interest in subsidiary               302             317

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock, par value $0.01
    Authorized 30,000,000
     shares, issued and
     outstanding 6,211,687 and
     6,257,417 shares as of June
     30, 2000  and March 31,
     2000, respectively                        62              63
  Additional paid-in capital               30,133          30,238
  Retained earnings                        40,179          40,644
Total stockholders' equity                 70,374          70,945

Total liabilities and
 stockholders' equity                   $ 111,864       $ 111,421








      See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements


                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
             (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

                                                  Three Months Ended
                                            June 30, 2000  June 25, 1999
                                                     (Unaudited)


Net sales                                   $ 39,721         $ 44,885
Cost of sales                                 28,190           29,964

Gross profit                                  11,531           14,921

Operating expenses:
   Engineering and development                 4,578            4,647
   Sales and marketing                         4,553            4,535
   General and administrative                  1,861            2,392

Total operating expense                       10,992           11,574

Income from operations                           539            3,347

Other income (expense), net                     (293)             227

Income before provision for income taxes
and minority interest                            246            3,574

Provision for income taxes                        83            1,180
Minority interest in loss in subsidiary          (15)              (6)

Net income                                     $ 178          $ 2,400

Net income per common share:
   Basic                                      $ 0.03          $  0.37
   Diluted                                    $ 0.03          $  0.36

Weighted-average common shares:
   Basic                                    6,244,937       6,536,853
   Diluted                                  6,491,307       6,702,957





      See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                        (Amounts in thousands)

                                                Three Months Ended
                                          June 30, 2000       June 25, 1999
                                                    (Unaudited)

Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                $   178           $   2,400

  Adjustments to reconcile net income to
    net cash provided by (used in)
    operating activities:
       Depreciation and amortization           2,217              1,865
       (Gain) loss on sale of equipment          (16)                42
       Minority interest in loss of subsidiary   (15)                (6)
       Changes in assets and liabilities:
          Accounts receivable                   (205)              (854)
          Inventories                         (1,585)               886
          Other assets                          (437)               (25)
          Accounts payable                    (3,183)               847
          Payroll and employee benefits         (939)             1,065
          Accrued income taxes                (1,789)             1,028
          Other liabilities                   (1,060)              (303)

Net cash (used in) provided by
operating activities                          (6,834)             6,945

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Purchase of property and equipment         (1,991)            (2,060)
   Construction of new corporate facility          -             (5,534)
   Proceeds from disposition of equipment         52                 61


Net cash used in investing activities         (1,939)            (7,533)













      See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

                PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - continued

                        (Amounts in thousands)

                                                Three Months Ended
                                           June 30, 2000   June 25, 1999
                                                  (Unaudited)

Cash flows from financing activities:
   Proceeds from the issuance of mortgage        17,500               -
   Payment made on the line of credit            (9,500)              -
   Repurchase and retirement of common stock       (934)         (1,964)
   Proceeds from the exercise of stock option       189             173

Net cash provided by (used in)
financing activities                              7,255          (1,791)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents        (1,518)         (2,379)

Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of period                              14,980          11,911

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period     $ 13,462         $ 9,532




Supplementary disclosures of cash flow information:
   Income taxes paid                           $  3,100          $  134
   Interest paid                               $    268          $    4

















      See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

                 PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
       CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           JUNE 30, 2000
                            (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  31,  2000,  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

   During  the  quarter, the Company increased its credit  facility
   with  a  United States bank to $27.5 million from $22.5 million.
   The  $27.5  million  consists of a $17.5  million,  seven  year,
   mortgage  secured  by the Company's new Irvine  facility  and  a
   $10.0  million three year unsecured line of credit.  The Company
   ended  the quarter with long-term debt of $16.8 million.   Short
   term  debt  at  the end of the quarter was $4.7  million,  which
   includes  borrowings of $4.0 million against the line of  credit
   and $0.7 million mortgage repayment due within the current year.

                 PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
       CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           JUNE 30, 2000
                            (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 1999 to  2000
    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:


                                  Three Months Ended
                             June 30, 2000      June 25, 1999

  Basic weighted-average
  common shares outstanding       6,244,937       6,536,853

 Effect of dilutive stock options   246,370         166,104

  Diluted weighted- average
  common shares outstanding        6,491,307      6,702,957



 4)  Common Stock

    As  authorized by the Board of Directors, the Company repurchased and
    retired  60,432 shares of common stock during the quarter  at  prices
    ranging  from $13.00 to $17.81 per share, at a cost of $0.9  million.
    Purchases  of an additional 41,500 shares of common stock  were  made
    subsequent to the end of the quarter and future purchases  of  up  to
    314,462  shares  of  common  stock  may  be  made  at  the  Company's
    discretion.

                   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 may  contain  "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,"  "forecasts,"
"projections,"  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: 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; the ability of the Company's customers to achieve their  sales
projections,  upon  which the Company has in part  based  its  sales  and
marketing  plans; 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 first quarter ended June  30,  2000,  were
$39.7 million, a decrease of 11.5% from the same period last year.  Sales
to  the  Americas  for the quarter were $24.4 million,  down  from  $25.4
million  a year ago, and accounted for 61.4% of total sales versus  56.5%
for  the  same  period last year.  Americas distribution sales  decreased
7.4%  to  $11.7  million.   Americas OEM sales  remained  flat  at  $12.0
million.   Sales  increases to the largest OEM customers were  offset  by
decreases to other OEM customers.  EMEA (Europe, Middle East and  Africa)
sales  decreased 24.6% to $12.1 million from the same period  last  year.
This  decrease  reflected a soft market across nearly all  customers  and
channels, due in part, the Company believes, to projects that were halted
as a result of Y2K and have been slow to restart.  Asia Pacific sales for
the  quarter decreased 6.0% to $3.3 million, due to lower sales into  the
ASEAN  countries.  Sales into south Asia increased 7.6%, and  sales  into
north  Asia increased 3.5%. Sales by RJS were unchanged at $0.8  million.
In  comparison with the prior quarter, revenue decreased $8.7 million, or
17.9%,  which includes a 12.4% decrease in the Americas, a 22.4% decrease
in EMEA and a 25.1% decrease in Asia Pacific.

Sales  by  channel were 47.5% OEM and 52.5% distribution,  compared  with
45.8% OEM and 54.2% distribution for the same period last year.  Sales to
OEM  customers  decreased 8.1% to $18.9 million, and  distribution  sales
decreased  14.3%  to $20.8 million, compared with the same  quarter  last
year.   In  the prior quarter, sales by channel were 47.6% OEM and  52.4%
distribution.

Line matrix sales for the quarter were $31.4 million, a decrease of 14.9%
from  the same period last year.  Line matrix revenue was 79.1% of  total
revenue  for  the  quarter.   Laser sales for the  quarter  totaled  $5.2
million,  down  10.3% from the prior year.  Laser revenue  was  13.0%  of
total  revenue  for the quarter.  Thermal printer sales for  the  quarter
were  $2.4  million,  up  78.1% over the same  period  last  year.   This
increase  is  due  to  the new T5000 thermal product line,  and  includes
shipments  of  the  6  inch  and 8 inch thermal  printers  to  IBM  which
commenced  in early June.  Thermal sales were 6.0% of total revenue.   In
the  prior  quarter,  line matrix sales were $39.3 million  or  81.2%  of
revenue,  laser sales were $5.6 million or 11.5% of revenue  and  thermal
printer sales were $2.1 million or 4.3% of revenue.

Sales to the largest customer, IBM, represented 31.0% of total sales  for
the quarter, compared with 28.5% a year ago.  Sales to the second largest
customer  represented 7.5% of total sales for the quarter, compared  with
8.4% last year.

The Company's forecasts, based in part upon customers' projections and on
other  matters  gathered by its sales and marketing departments,  suggest
that  sales in the September quarter may rebound to levels close to  year
ago  sales.   The  Company anticipates continuing  growth  in  the  T5000
thermal  printer  business  in  the third  and  fourth  fiscal  quarters,
augmented  in  part  by IBM marketing the product as an  OEM,  and  looks
forward to sales in those quarters comparing favorably with those of  the
prior year quarters.

Gross Profit

Gross  profit  for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, was 29.0%  of  sales,
down  from  33.2%  a  year ago and 32.8% in the  previous  quarter.   The
decline is primarily due to volume, product mix, the introduction of  the
4  inch thermal printer and the ramp up of the thermal printer production
that is based on high cost soft tooling.

Operating Expenses, Other Income (Expense)

Operating  expenses  consist of engineering and  development,  sales  and
marketing,  and general and administrative costs.  For the quarter  ended
June  30, 2000, total operating expenses were $11.0 million compared with
$11.6 million for the same period last year.

Engineering and development expenses for the quarter were relatively flat
at $4.6 million compared with the same period last year.  As a percentage
of sales, engineering and development expenses were 11.5% for the current
quarter and 10.4% for the same quarter last year.

Sales and marketing expenses for the quarter were relatively flat at $4.6
million compared with $4.5 million for the same period last year.   As  a
percentage  of  sales, sales and marketing expenses were  11.5%  for  the
current quarter and 10.1% for the same quarter last year.

General and administrative expenses for the quarter were $1.9 million,  a
decrease  of $0.5 million or 22% compared with $2.4 million for the  same
period  last  year.   The decrease is primarily due to lower labor  costs
and  lower  bad  debt provision.  As a percentage of sales,  general  and
administrative expenses were 4.7% for the current quarter  and  5.3%  for
the same quarter last year.

Other  expense  was  $0.3 million for the quarter,  compared  with  other
income  of $0.2 million in the same quarter last year.  The decrease  was
due to higher interest expense and foreign currency exchange losses.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The  Company  ended the quarter with cash and cash equivalents  of  $13.5
million,  down $1.5 million from the prior quarter.  During the  quarter,
the  Company increased its credit facility with a United States  bank  to
$27.5  million from $22.5 million.  The $27.5 million consists of a $17.5
million,  seven  year,  mortgage secured  by  the  Company's  new  Irvine
facility  and a $10.0 million three year unsecured line of  credit.   The
Company  ended  the quarter with long-term debt of $16.8 million.   Short
term  debt  at  the end of the quarter was $4.7 million,  which  includes
borrowings  of $4.0 million against the line of credit and  $0.7  million
mortgage  repayment  due  within  the current  year.   The  current  cash
position  reflects expenditures during the quarter for the  purchase  and
retirement  of  60,432 shares of Printronix common stock  at  an  average
share  price of $15.46, totaling $0.9 million.  Capital expenditures  for
the quarter were $2.0 million.

Inventories  were  $19.3 million, an increase of $1.6  million  over  the
prior  quarter.   The  increase  is due to higher  thermal  product  line
inventory and the manufacture of Line Matrix ribbons in China.

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.

                   PART I.     FINANCIAL INFORMATION
   Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

MARKET RISK


The  Company implemented a foreign currency hedging program as  of  April
2000  in order to mitigate currency rate fluctuation exposure related  to
foreign currency cash inflows.  The Company entered into foreign currency
forward  exchange  contracts with maturities from 30 to  180  days.   All
contracts  are with a major financial institution.  As of June 30,  2000,
the  Company had $5.4 million foreign currency forward exchange contracts
outstanding.   The Company does not use the contracts for speculative  or
trading purposes.  Gains and losses under these contracts were immaterial
for the quarter.



                    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 31, 2000.


Item 6.     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)  Exhibits.

     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.


                   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: August 10, 2000                      By: s/s George L. Harwood


                                          George L. Harwood
                                          Sr. Vice-President, Finance,
                                          Chief Financial Officer
                                          and Secretary (Principal Financial
                                          Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)


                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                    Index to Exhibits to Form 10-Q

                             JUNE 30, 2000


 EXHIBIT
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                                                      EDGAR version



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