EMERSON ELECTRIC CO
10-Q, 1994-08-12
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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                           ______________________

                                  FORM 10-Q



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

                   For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1994

                                       OR

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

    For the transition period from ____________________ to __________________



                          Commission file number 1-278


                              EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                           Missouri                      43-0259330
               (State or other jurisdiction of        (I.R.S. Employer
               incorporation or organization)         Identification No.)

                  8000 W. Florissant Ave.
                       P.O. Box 4100
                    St. Louis, Missouri                     63136
          (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)


      Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (314) 553-2000


      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 ( )



      Common stock outstanding at June 30, 1994:  224,002,109 shares.






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                         PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION               FORM 10-Q
                         Item 1.  Financial Statements.

                    EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
          THREE MONTHS AND NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1994 AND 1993
          (Dollars in millions except per share amounts; unaudited)




                                        Three Months           Nine Months
                                    --------------------  --------------------
                                      1994       1993       1994       1993
                                    ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------

 Net sales                          $ 2,243.7    2,092.1    6,369.7    6,132.6
                                    ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
 Costs and expenses:
   Cost of sales                      1,459.7    1,356.4    4,133.9    3,994.9
   Selling, general and
     administrative expenses            422.2      404.1    1,225.1    1,193.1
   Interest expense                      21.8       29.3       68.2       90.1
   Gain on sale of business and
     other non-recurring items              -          -     (192.0)         -
   Other deductions, net                 13.5        7.5       33.6       22.8
                                    ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
     Total costs and expenses         1,917.2    1,797.3    5,268.8    5,300.9
                                    ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
 Earnings before income taxes and
   cumulative effect of change in
   accounting principle                 326.5      294.8    1,100.9      831.7

 Income taxes                           118.5      107.6      404.7      303.6
                                    ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
 Earnings before cumulative effect
   of change in accounting principle    208.0      187.2      696.2      528.1

 Cumulative effect of change in
   accounting for postretirement
   benefits ($190.0 less income
   tax benefit of $74.1)                    -          -     (115.9)         -
                                    ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
 Net earnings                       $   208.0      187.2      580.3      528.1
                                    =========  =========  =========  =========




 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 ___________________________________________________________________________

 NOTE: Including the pretax impact of the cumulative effect of accounting
 change, earnings before income taxes would have been $910.9 million for
 the nine months ended June 30, 1994 compared to $831.7 million for the same
 period of the prior year.


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                    EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES             FORM 10-Q
               CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (Continued)
           THREE MONTHS AND NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1994 AND 1993
           (Dollars in millions except per share amounts; unaudited)


                                        Three Months           Nine Months
                                    --------------------  --------------------
                                      1994       1993       1994       1993
                                    ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Per common share:
- - -----------------
Earnings before cumulative effect
  of change in accounting principle $     .93        .83       3.11       2.35

Cumulative effect of change in
  accounting for postretirement
  benefits                                  -          -       (.52)         -
                                    ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Earnings per common share           $     .93        .83       2.59       2.35
                                    =========  =========  =========  =========

Cash dividends per common share     $     .39        .36       1.17       1.08
                                    =========  =========  =========  =========


Average number of shares used in
  computing earnings per common
  share (in thousands)                224,083    225,206    224,332    225,033
                                    =========  =========  =========  =========


























 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                       EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES          FORM 10-Q
                            CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
             (Dollars in millions except per share amounts; unaudited)

                                                       June 30,  September 30,
                ASSETS                                   1994         1993
                ------                                 ---------     -------
   CURRENT ASSETS
     Cash and equivalents                              $   219.4       101.9
     Receivables, less allowances of $40.4 and $35.7     1,617.1     1,392.1
     Inventories                                         1,320.3     1,298.3
     Other current assets                                  281.6       282.0
                                                       ---------     -------
       Total current assets                              3,438.4     3,074.3
                                                       ---------     -------
   PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET                    1,879.7     1,880.1
                                                       ---------     -------
   OTHER ASSETS
     Excess of cost over net assets of purchased
       businesses                                        1,827.5     1,834.3
     Other                                               1,042.3     1,025.8
                                                       ---------     -------
       Total other assets                                2,869.8     2,860.1
                                                       ---------     -------
                                                       $ 8,187.9     7,814.5
                                                       =========     =======
         LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
         ------------------------------------
   CURRENT LIABILITIES
     Short-term borrowings and current maturities
       of long-term debt                               $ 1,182.9     1,183.9
     Accounts payable                                      527.7       492.8
     Accrued expenses                                      938.2       870.0
     Income taxes                                          116.4       145.9
                                                       ---------     -------
       Total current liabilities                         2,765.2     2,692.6
                                                       ---------     -------
   LONG-TERM DEBT                                          317.8       438.0
                                                       ---------     -------
   OTHER LIABILITIES                                       916.6       768.8
                                                       ---------     -------
   STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
     Preferred stock of $2.50 par value per share.
       Authorized 5,400,000 shares; issued - none              -           -
     Common stock of $1 par value per share.
       Authorized 400,000,000 shares; issued
       238,338,503 shares and 238,338,503 shares           238.3       238.3
     Additional paid-in capital                                -         4.1
     Retained earnings                                   4,498.2     4,182.5
     Cumulative translation adjustments                    (49.3)      (69.1)
     Cost of common stock in treasury, 14,336,394
       shares and 13,575,263 shares                       (498.9)     (440.7)
                                                       ---------     -------
       Total stockholders' equity                        4,188.3     3,915.1
                                                       ---------     -------
                                                       $ 8,187.9     7,814.5
                                                       =========     =======
   See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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                EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES                 FORM 10-Q
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
               NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1994 AND 1993
                  (Dollars in millions; unaudited)
                                                              1994      1993
OPERATING ACTIVITIES                                        ---------  -------
  Net earnings                                              $   580.3    528.1
  Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
    provided by operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization                             261.0    264.0
      Changes in operating working capital                     (185.3)  (142.8)
      Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle       115.9        -
      Gain on sale of business and other non-recurring
        items, net of income taxes                             (117.1)       -
      Income taxes paid on sale of business                     (95.8)       -
      Other                                                       1.5     (5.5)
                                                            ---------  -------
        Net cash provided by operating activities               560.5    643.8
                                                            ---------  -------
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  Capital expenditures                                         (217.0)  (208.7)
  Purchases of businesses, net of cash and
    equivalents acquired                                        (38.6)(1,254.6)
  Proceeds from divestiture of business                         301.3        -
  Other                                                           2.4     58.6
                                                            ---------  -------
        Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities      48.1 (1,404.7)
                                                            ---------  -------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
  Net increase in short-term borrowings
    with maturities of 90 days or less                           15.2  1,105.1
  Proceeds from short-term borrowings                           227.6     74.7
  Principal payments on short-term borrowings                  (265.0)  (132.7)
  Proceeds from long-term debt                                    1.1    187.8
  Principal payments on long-term debt                         (113.8)   (85.6)
  Net issuances (purchases) of treasury stock                   (98.2)     6.6
  Dividends paid                                               (262.5)  (243.1)
                                                            ---------  -------
        Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities    (495.6)   912.8
                                                            ---------  -------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents           4.5    (13.9)
                                                            ---------  -------
INCREASE IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS                                117.5    138.0

Beginning cash and equivalents                                  101.9     80.2
                                                            ---------  -------
ENDING CASH AND EQUIVALENTS                                 $   219.4    218.2
                                                            =========  =======
CHANGES IN OPERATING WORKING CAPITAL
  Receivables                                               $  (201.0)   (76.7)
  Inventories                                                   (28.6)    16.8
  Other current assets                                           31.0     22.2
  Accounts payable                                               39.0    (69.3)
  Accrued expenses                                                 .1    (28.0)
  Income taxes                                                  (25.8)    (7.8)
                                                            ---------  -------
                                                            $  (185.3)  (142.8)
                                                            =========  =======
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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   EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES                           FORM 10-Q

   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


   1.  The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements, in
       the opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary for
       a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods
       presented.  The consolidated financial statements are presented
       in accordance with the requirements of Form 10-Q and consequently
       do not include all the disclosures required by generally accepted
       accounting principles.  For further information refer to the
       consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included
       in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
       September 30, 1993.

   2.  Other Financial Information
       (Dollars in millions; unaudited)

                                                 June 30,    September 30,
       Inventories                                 1994           1993
       -----------                              ---------       -------
       Finished products                        $   471.5         484.6
       Raw materials and work in process            848.8         813.7
                                                ---------       -------
                                                $ 1,320.3       1,298.3
                                                =========       =======

                                                 June 30,    September 30,
       Property, plant and equipment, net          1994           1993
       ----------------------------------       ---------       -------
       Property, plant and equipment, at cost   $ 3,730.2       3,586.6
       Less accumulated depreciation              1,850.5       1,706.5
                                                ---------       -------
                                                $ 1,879.7       1,880.1
                                                =========       =======

   3.  The Company has guaranteed performance under certain contracts
       related to the government and defense businesses distributed to
       stockholders in 1990, and has effectively guaranteed 50 percent
       of the indebtedness of a joint venture.  For further information,
       refer to the Company's 1993 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

   4.  On December 14, 1993, the Company sold the Aerospace unit (Aero) of
       its Rosemount Inc. subsidiary (fiscal 1993 sales of approximately
       $130 million) for $301 million.  The transaction resulted in a
       pretax gain of $242 million.  The net earnings impact of this gain
       was substantially offset in the first quarter by other non-recurring
       items ($50 million pretax impact) and the adoption of SFAS No. 106 (see
       note 5).  Other non-recurring items principally consist of severance and
       related costs arising from relocation of several operations, or
       workforce reductions, primarily in the Company's European heating,
       ventilating and air conditioning, and process control businesses.

       Excluding income taxes paid on the Aero divestiture ($95.8 million),
       cash flow provided by operating activities would have been
       $656.3 million compared to $643.8 million for the same period of the
       prior year.

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   EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES                           FORM 10-Q

   5.  Effective October 1, 1993, the Company adopted Statement of
       Financial Accounting Standards No. 106, "Employers' Accounting for
       Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions", which requires that
       these costs be accrued over the service lives of employees.  The
       Company recognized the transition obligation arising from service
       prior to adoption in the first quarter as a cumulative effect
       of change in accounting principle of $115.9 million (net of
       $74.1 million in related income tax benefits).  The statement will
       not have a material impact on the Company's ongoing results of
       operations.

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

   Results of Operations

   Sales, net earnings and earnings per share for the third quarter and
   first nine months of fiscal 1994 were the highest for any quarter and
   first nine-month period in the Company's history.

   Net sales were $2,243.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 1994,
   up 7.2 percent over net sales of $2,092.1 million for the quarter ended
   June 30, 1993, and $6,369.7 million for the nine months ended June 30,
   1994, up 3.9 percent over net sales of $6,132.6 million for the same
   period a year ago.  Orders grew faster than sales for the second
   consecutive quarter.

   Domestic sales, excluding acquisitions and divestitures, increased over
   11 percent as the Company's businesses continued to benefit from the
   domestic economic recovery.  Underlying non-U.S. subsidiary sales
   increased approximately 2 percent as subsidiaries in all geographic regions
   except Japan reported sales growth, while export sales for the quarter
   increased modestly.

   The Appliance and Construction-Related segment reported a double-digit sales
   increase compared to the third quarter of 1993.  The heating, ventilating
   and air conditioning business reported the largest sales gain in the
   quarter, as it experienced a very strong increase in sales due to hot
   weather and increased market penetration.  The appliance components business
   had a robust sales gain aided by an acquisition and continued strong end
   market demand.  The fractional motor business experienced a double-digit
   sales increase as the result of strong performances by the appliance,
   hermetic and specialty divisions.  Consolidated tool business sales
   experienced a nearly double-digit increase, while the unconsolidated
   tool joint ventures reported robust sales growth due to a strong domestic
   housing market and successful new product programs.

   Commercial and Industrial segment sales were up slightly compared to the
   third quarter of the prior year.  A double-digit sales increase for the
   electronics business resulted from continued success of new product
   programs and geographic expansion efforts.  Sales of the industrial
   components and equipment and industrial motors and drives businesses rose
   modestly as European markets showed signs of strengthening.  Sales in
   the process control business declined primarily due to the divestiture of
   Aero.


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  EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES                             FORM 10-Q

  Cost of sales for the third quarter was $1,459.7 million or 65.1 percent
  of sales, compared with $1,356.4 million, or 64.8 percent of sales, for
  the third quarter of 1993.  Cost of sales for the nine months ended
  June 30, 1994 was $4,133.9 million, or 64.9 percent of sales, compared to
  $3,994.9 million, or 65.1 percent of sales for the same period a year ago.
  Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended
  June 30, 1994 were $422.2 million, or 18.8 percent of sales, compared to
  $404.1 million, or 19.3 percent of sales for the same period a year ago.
  For the first nine months of 1994, selling, general and administrative
  expenses were $1,225.1 million, or 19.2 percent of sales, compared to
  $1,193.1 million, or 19.5 percent of sales for the same period in 1993.

  The third quarter consolidated profit margins remained at high levels
  as the result of ongoing commitment to cost reduction efforts and
  productivity improvement programs.  Interest expense for the third quarter
  decreased by $7.5 million compared to the prior year due to continued strong
  cash flow.

  Earnings in the first quarter of 1994 included a gain on sale of business
  which was substantially offset by other non-recurring items and the adoption
  of SFAS No. 106 (see notes 4 and 5).

  Financial Condition

  A comparison of key elements of the Company's financial condition at
  the end of the third quarter as compared to the end of the prior
  fiscal year follows:

                                  June 30,        September 30,
                                    1994              1993
                                  --------          --------
  Working capital (in millions)     $673.2             381.7
  Current ratio                   1.2 to 1          1.1 to 1
  Total debt to total capital         26.4%             29.3%
  Net debt to net capital             23.4%             27.9%

  The Company's interest coverage ratio (earnings before income taxes,
  non-recurring items and interest expense, divided by interest expense)
  was 14.3 times for the nine months ended June 30, 1994 compared to
  10.2 times for the same period one year earlier.

  Cash and equivalents increased by $117.5 million during the nine months
  ended June 30, 1994.  Accounts receivable increased by $225.0 million from
  September 30, 1993 due primarily to strong sales growth and minor
  seasonality.  Operating cash flow and proceeds from the Aero divestiture
  ($205.5 million net of income taxes) were primarily used to pay dividends
  of $262.5 million, fund capital expenditures of $217.0 million and manage
  the capital structure.

  The Company is in a strong financial position, continues to generate strong
  operating cash flow, and has the resources available for reinvestment in
  existing businesses, strategic acquisitions and managing the capital
  structure.




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  EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES                            FORM 10-Q

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

  (a)  Exhibits.  None.

  (b)  Reports on Form 8-K.  The Company did not file any reports on
       Form 8-K during the quarter ended June 30, 1994.



                                 SIGNATURE

   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.


                                 EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.


   Date: August 12, 1994    By:  /s/ Walter J. Galvin
                                 -----------------------
                                 Walter J. Galvin
                                 Senior Vice President - Finance
                                 and Chief Financial Officer

                                 (on behalf of the registrant and as
                                 Principal Financial Officer)





























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