FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
10-Q, 1995-07-26
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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 July 1, 1995

                                  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 0-362

                      FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.

          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             Indiana                                   35-0826-7455
 (State or other jurisdiction of                    (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)                   Identification No.)
      400 East Spring Street                              46714
       Bluffton, Indiana                               (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

                            (219) 824-2900

        (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                                          NO 
             -----                                       -----

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

                                                  Outstanding at
        Class of Common Stock                      July 21, 1995
        ---------------------                      -------------
          $.10 par value                         6,239,602 shares



                    FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.

                                Index



PART I.     FINANCIAL INFORMATION
- ---------------------------------
  Item 1.  Financial Statements

            Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
            as of July 1, 1995 (Unaudited)
            and December 31, 1994

            Condensed Consolidated Statements of
            Income for the Second Quarter and
            First Half ended July 1, 1995 and
            July 2, 1994 (Unaudited)

            Condensed Consolidated Statements of
            Cash Flows for the First Half ended
            July 1, 1995 and July 2, 1994
            (Unaudited)

            Notes to Condensed Consolidated
            Financial Statements (Unaudited)

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



PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION
- -----------------------------
   Item 4.  Results of Votes of Holders

   Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K



Signatures
- ----------



                    PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements
- -----------------------------

                     FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)                                July 1,   December 31,
                                               1995         1994    
                                           (Unaudited)   (Audited)  
                                           -----------   ---------
ASSETS                                                              
Current assets:                                                     
  Cash and equivalents....................  $ 17,708      $ 38,890  
  Receivables (less allowances of
    $1,388 and $1,271, respectively)......    31,922        21,864  
  Inventories (Note 2)....................    48,884        37,755  
  Other current assets (including
    deferred income taxes of $7,383
    and $6,287, respectively).............     8,758         7,669  
                                             -------       -------  
    Total current assets..................   107,272       106,178  
Property, plant and equipment,
  at cost (Note 3)........................    41,229        41,896  
Deferred and other assets.................     2,880         3,507  
                                             -------       -------  
Total assets..............................  $151,381      $151,581  
                                            ========      ========  
                                                                    
LIABILITIES AND SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY                                 
Current liabilities:                                                
  Short-term borrowings (Note 5)..........  $  9,800      $ 15,200  
  Accounts payable........................    11,012        12,296  
  Accrued expenses........................    28,554        27,372  
  Income taxes............................     2,044         2,890  
                                             -------       -------  
    Total current liabilities.............    51,410        57,758  
Long-term debt............................    20,000        20,000  
Other long-term liabilities...............     7,723         8,096  
Deferred income taxes.....................       850           862  
                                                                    
Shareowners' equity:                                                
  Common stock (Note 6)...................       624           620  
  Additional capital......................     5,556         4,667  
  Retained earnings.......................    69,296        64,231  
  Stock subscriptions.....................    (2,434)       (2,112) 
  Cumulative translation adjustments......       756            59  
  Loan to ESOP Trust......................    (2,400)       (2,600) 
                                             -------       -------  
    Total shareowners' equity.............    71,398        64,865  
                                             -------       -------  
                                                                    
Total liabilities and shareowners' equity.  $151,381      $151,581  
                                            ========      ========  

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



                        FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                (Unaudited)

                                        Second Qtr Ended  First Half 
Ended
                                        ----------------  ------------
- ----]
(In thousands, except per share amounts) July 1, July 2,   July 1,  
July 2,
                                          1995    1994      1995     
1994
                                          ----    ----      ----     -
- ---
Net sales                               $76,442 $64,772  $136,230 
$115,122
                                                                          
Costs and expenses:                                                       
  Cost of sales.......................   58,869  47,485   105,361   
85,332
  Selling and administrative expenses.    9,995   8,494    20,406   
16,211
  Interest expense....................      518     591     1,171    
1,180
  Other income........................     (279)   (665)     (716)  
(1,009)
                                         ------  ------   -------  ---
- ----
                                         69,103  55,905   126,222  
101,714
                                                                          
Equity in earnings of affiliates......      -       202       -        
670
                                         ------  ------   -------  ---
- ----
                                                                          
Income before income taxes............    7,339   9,069    10,008   
14,078
                                                                          
Income taxes..........................    2,797   3,419     3,822    
5,167
                                         ------  ------   -------  ---
- ----
                                                                          
Net income............................    4,542   5,650     6,186    
8,911
                                                                          
Dividends on preferred stock..........      -       -         -        
153
                                         ------  ------   -------  ---
- ----
                                                                          
Net income available to common shares                                     
  and common share equivalents........  $ 4,542 $ 5,650  $  6,186 $  
8,758
                                        ======= =======  ======== 
========
                                                                          
Per share data:                                                           
  Weighted average common shares......    6,598   6,494     6,594    
6,506
                                          =====   =====     =====    
=====
  Net income available to                                                 
    common shares.....................  $   .69 $   .87  $    .94 $   
1.35
                                        ======= =======  ======== 
========
                                                                          
Dividends per common share............  $   .10 $   .08  $    .18 $    
 .13
Dividends per preferred share.........  $   -   $   -    $    -   $   
2.63


See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



                      FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.
            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                              (Unaudited)

(In thousands)                                  First Half Ended
                                                ----------------
                                              July 1,       July 2,
                                               1995          1994   
                                               ----          ----
Cash flows from operating activities:                               
Net income................................  $  6,186      $  8,911  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net                          
  cash flows from operating activities:                             
  Depreciation and amortization...........     5,020         3,439  
  Equity in earnings of affiliates,                                 
    less dividends........................       -            (670) 
  Deferred income taxes...................       (24)          -    
  Gain on disposals of                                              
    plant and equipment...................       (29)         (136) 
  Changes in assets and liabilities:                                
  Receivables.............................    (9,562)       (5,684) 
  Inventories.............................   (10,567)       (4,279) 
  Other current assets....................    (1,040)           23  
  Accounts payable and other                                        
    current liabilities...................      (433)        4,491  
  Other long-term liabilities.............      (295)          522  
                                             -------       -------  
    Net cash flows from                                             
      operating activities................   (10,744)        6,617  
                                             -------       -------  
                                                                    
Cash flows from investing activities:                               
  Additions to plant and equipment........    (2,436)       (1,993) 
  Proceeds from sale of                                             
    plant and equipment...................        33           258  
  Additions to deferred assets............      (634)          -    
                                             -------       -------  
    Net cash flows from                                             
      investing activities................    (3,037)       (1,735) 
                                             -------       -------  
                                                                    
Cash flows from financing activities:                               
  Repayment of short-term borrowings......    (8,500)          (69) 
  Additions of short-term borrowings......     3,100           -    
  Redemption of preferred stock...........       -          (5,818) 
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock..       219            93  
  Purchases of common stock...............       -          (3,757) 
  Repayment of loan to ESOP Trust.........       200           200  
  Dividends (preferred and common                                   
    stock) paid...........................    (1,121)         (951) 
                                             -------       -------  
    Net cash flows from                                             
      financing activities................    (6,102)      (10,302) 
                                             -------       -------  
                                                                    
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash...    (1,299)         (122) 
                                             -------       -------  
Net decrease in cash and equivalents......   (21,182)       (5,542) 
Cash and equivalents at                                             
  beginning of period.....................    38,890        39,087  
                                             -------       -------  
Cash and equivalents at                                             
  end of period...........................  $ 17,708      $ 33,545  
                                            ========      ========  

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



                     FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.
         NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                              (Unaudited)



Note 1:  Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
- ----------------------------------------------------

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements 
have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
principles for interim financial information and with the instructions 
to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do 
not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally 
accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.  In 
the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal 
recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation 
have been included.  Operating results for the quarter and first half 
ended July 1, 1995 are not necessarily indicative of the results that 
may be expected for the year ended December 30, 1995.  For further 
information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and 
footnotes thereto included in Franklin Electric Co., Inc.'s annual 
report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994.



Note 2:  Inventories
- --------------------

Inventories consist of the following:

(In thousands)                                July 1,   December 31,
                                               1995         1994    
                                               ----         ----    
Raw Materials........................       $ 21,214     $ 17,584   
Work in Process......................          5,002        5,201   
Finished Goods.......................         34,214       25,982   
LIFO Reserve.........................        (11,546)     (11,012)  
                                             -------      -------  
Total Inventory......................       $ 48,884     $ 37,755   
                                            ========     ========



Note 3:  Property, Plant and Equipment
- --------------------------------------

Property, plant and equipment at cost consists of the following:

(In thousands)                                July 1,   December 31,
                                               1995         1994    
                                               ----         ----    
Land and Buildings...................       $ 28,532     $ 28,210   
Machinery and Equipment..............         90,926       88,169   
                                             -------      -------   
                                             119,458      116,379   
Allowance for Depreciation...........         78,229       74,483   
                                             -------      -------   
                                            $ 41,229     $ 41,896   
                                            ========     ========   



Note 4:  Tax Rates
- ------------------

The effective tax rate on income before income taxes in 1995 and 1994 
varies from the United States statutory rate of 35 percent principally 
due to the effect of state and foreign income taxes.



Note 5:  Short-Term Borrowings
- ------------------------------

On May 12, 1995, the Company repaid $8.5 million of short-term 
borrowings on a line of credit, bearing interest at LIBOR plus 1.5 
percent, that would have been due November 27, 1995.



Note 6:  Shareowners' Equity
- ----------------------------

During the first quarter, the Company issued 20,000 common shares 
valued at $640,000 under the 1988 Executive Stock Purchase Plan.

The Company had 6,239,602 shares of common stock (10,000,000 shares 
authorized, $.10 par value) outstanding as of July 1, 1995.



Item 2.  Management's Discussion And Analysis Of Financial Condition 
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
And Results Of Operations
- -------------------------



Operations
- ----------

Net sales for the second quarter of 1995 were $76.4 million, an 
increase of 18 percent from 1994 second quarter net sales of $64.8 
million.  Year to date 1995 net sales were $136.2 million, an increase 
of 18 percent from year to date 1994 net sales of $115.1 million.  The 
increase in net sales was due to both the inclusion of Oil Dynamics, 
Inc. on a fully consolidated basis for 1995 and due to increases in 
unit volume.  Previously, Oil Dynamics, Inc. was a fifty percent owned 
equity investee.

Net income for the second quarter of 1995 was $4.5 million, or $.69 
per share, a decrease of 20 percent compared to the second quarter of 
1994 net income of $5.7 million, or $.87 per share.  Year to date 1995 
net income was $6.2 million, or $.94 per share, a decrease of 31 
percent compared to year to date 1994 net income of $8.9 million, or 
$1.35 per share.  The decrease in net income was principally due to an 
increase in cost of sales as a percent of net sales and foreign 
currency transaction losses in both the second quarter and year to 
date 1995 compared to the same periods in 1994.

Cost of sales as a percent of net sales for the second quarter of 1995 
was 77.0 percent compared to 73.3 percent for the same period in 1994.  
Cost of sales as a percent of net sales for the first half of 1995 was 
77.3 percent compared to 74.1 percent for the same period in 1994.  
Cost of sales as a percent of net sales increased in the second 
quarter of 1995 due to a 3.0 percent increase in fixed manufacturing 
expenses as a percent of net sales.  Cost of sales as a percent of net 
sales increased for the first half of 1995 due to a 3.3 percent 
increase in fixed manufacturing expenses as a percent of net sales.  
The increase in fixed manufacturing expenses as a percent of net sales 
was due to the inclusion of Oil Dynamics, Inc. and increases in 
planned expenses in support of international operations.

Selling and administrative expenses in the second quarter of 1995 were 
$10.0 million compared to $8.5 million for the same period in 1994.  
Selling and administrative expenses for the first half of 1995 were 
$20.4 million compared to $16.2 million for the same period in 1994.  
The increase was due to the inclusion of Oil Dynamics, Inc. on a fully 
consolidated basis and due to investments in systems and people in 
support of international operations.

Included in other expense (income) was $336,000 of interest income and 
$271,000 of foreign currency transaction losses for the second quarter 
of 1995 compared to $376,000 of interest income and $140,000 of 
foreign currency transaction gains for the same period a year ago.  
Included in other expense (income) was $877,000 of interest income and 
$454,000 of foreign currency transaction losses for the first half of 
1995 compared to $684,000 of interest income and $119,000 of foreign 
currency transaction gains for the same period a year ago.  The 
increase in foreign currency transaction losses was due to the 
fluctuation of the Italian Lira against the German Mark and the 
fluctuation of the U.S. Dollar against the Australian Dollar and the 
German Mark.  Interest income was attributable to amounts invested 
principally in short-term U.S. treasury bills and notes.

Equity in the earnings of affiliates was $0 for the second quarter and 
first half of 1995 compared to $202,000 and $670,000 for the same 
periods a year ago.  The results of operations of previously 50 
percent owned joint venture, Oil Dynamics, Inc., were incorporated on 
a fully consolidated basis for the second quarter and first half of 
1995.



Capital Resources and Liquidity
- -------------------------------

Cash at the end of the second quarter of 1995 was $17.7 million 
compared to $38.9 million at the end of 1994.  Accounts receivable 
increased $10.1 million and inventories increased $11.1 million from 
1994.  Accounts receivable increased due to increased sales in June as 
the result of a sales promotion.  Inventories increased primarily due 
to a decrease in North American submersible motor shipments compared 
to plan as the industry continued to use accumulated inventory.  
Working capital increased $7.4 million and the current ratio of the 
Company was 2.1 at the end of the second quarter of 1995 and 1.8 at 
the end of 1994.

During the first half of 1995, the Company borrowed an additional $3.1 
million on a short-term basis to finance current working capital 
requirements.  During the second quarter, the Company repaid $8.5 
million of short-term borrowings on a line of credit (see Note 5).



                      PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION



Item 4.  Results of Votes of Holders
- ------------------------------------

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was held on April 
13, 1995 for the following purposes:

1.  To elect two directors for terms expiring at the 1998 Annual 
Meeting of Shareholders; and 2.  To ratify the appointment of Deloitte 
& Touche LLP as independent auditors for the 1995 fiscal year.

The results were:

Nominee for Director            For      Withhold Authority
- -------------------             ---      ------------------

William H. Lawson            5,703,058        10,550
Donald J. Schneider          5,702,904        10,704

                                For      Against   Abstain
                                ---      -------   -------
Ratification of
  Deloitte & Touche LLP      5,680,887    7,670     25,051

Total broker non-votes were 360,634 shares.  Total shares represented 
at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy were 5,713,608 shares of a 
total of 6,221,522 shares outstanding.  This represented 92 percent of 
Company common stock and constituted a quorum.



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

   (a)  Exhibits

        (11)  Computations of Earnings per Share

   (b)  Reports on Form 8-K

        There were no reports on Form 8-K filed for the second
        quarter ended July 1, 1995.



                              SIGNATURES
                              ----------



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
the registrant has duly caused this quarterly report to be signed on 
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                                       FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.
                                       ---------------------------
                                               Registrant         



Date       July 26               By      William H. Lawson
     ---------------------          --------------------------------
                                    William H. Lawson, Chairman
                                    and Chief Executive Officer



Date       July 26               By        D. W. Pfister
     ---------------------          --------------------------------
                                    D. W. Pfister, Chief Financial
                                    Officer (Principal Financial
                                    and Accounting Officer)



                            Exhibit Index



(11)  Computation of Earnings per Share



EXHIBIT 11



                      FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.

    COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON AND COMMON EQUIVALENT SHARE



(In thousands, except per share amounts)

                                Second Qtr Ended    First Half Ended
                                ----------------    ----------------
                                July 1,   July 2,   July 1,   July 2,
                                 1995      1994      1995      1994
                                 ----      ----      ----      ----
                                                                    
Net income available to                                             
  common shares and common                                          
  share equivalents........... $ 4,542   $ 5,650   $ 6,186   $ 8,758
                               =======   =======   =======   =======
                                                                    
Common shares outstanding                                           
  beginning of period.........   6,222     6,143     6,199     6,231
                                                                    
Weighted average of common                                          
  shares issued during                                              
  the period..................       9        24        23        28
                                                                    
Weighted average of common                                          
  shares purchased during                                           
  the period..................     -         -         -         (95)
                                                                    
Dilutive effect of options                                          
  outstanding during                                                
  the period..................     367       327       372       342
                                 -----     -----     -----     -----
                                                                    
Weighted average of common                                          
  shares outstanding during                                         
  the period..................   6,598     6,494     6,594     6,506
                                 =====     =====     =====     =====
                                                                    
Net income per weighted                                             
  average common share........    $.69      $.87      $.94     $1.35
                                  ====      ====      ====     =====



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