ALLIS CHALMERS CORP
10-Q, 1995-11-02
MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED TEXTILE PRODUCTS
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549
                                    Form 10-Q

            (Mark One)

           [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
               SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD 
               ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 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 1-2199


                           ALLIS-CHALMERS CORPORATION             
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                      Delaware                                    39-0126090 
           (State or other jurisdiction of                   (I.R.S. Employer
            incorporation or organization)                Identification No.)


           Box 512, Milwaukee, Wisconsin                         53201-0512  
       (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip code)


                                (414)475-2000                    
               Registrant's telephone number, including area code



   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 (or for such shorter period that
   the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
   subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes   X   No   

   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and
   reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
   Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a
   plan confirmed by a court.  Yes   X   No      

   At October 24, 1995 there were 1,003,028 shares of Common Stock
   outstanding.
   <PAGE>

   PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

   ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   ALLIS-CHALMERS CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

   STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

                                   Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
                                      September 30         September 30   
                                       1995      1994      1995     1994
                                        (thousands, except per share)

   Sales                             $   770  $   882   $ 2,392  $ 2,655
   Cost of sales                         595      620     1,774    1,856
                                     -------  -------   -------  -------
       Gross Margin                      175      262       618      799

   Marketing and administrative 
     expense                             335      394     1,077      995
                                     -------  -------   -------  -------

       Income (Loss) from Operations    (160)    (132)     (459)    (196)

   Other income (expense)
      Interest income                     34       24        99       78

      Interest expense                   (16)     (61)      (35)    (173)
      Other                             (260)    (146)     (799)    (459)
                                     -------  -------   -------  -------
        Loss from Continuing 
          Operations Before 
          Income Taxes                  (402)    (315)   (1,194)    (750)
   Charge in lieu of income taxes          -        -         -        -
                                     -------  -------   -------  -------
        Loss from Continuing 
        Operations                      (402)    (315)   (1,194)    (750)

   Discontinued Operations:
        Loss from Operations of 
          molded fabrics products 
          division                         -     (137)        -     (344)
        Loss on sale of molded fabric 
          products division                -   (2,808)        -   (2,808)
                                     -------  -------   -------  -------
       Net Loss                      $  (402) $(3,260)  $(1,194) $(3,902)
                                     =======  =======   =======  =======
   Loss per Common Share
       Continuing Operations         $  (.40) $  (.31)  $ (1.18) $  (.74)
       Discontinued Operations             -    (2.91)        -    (3.12)
                                     -------  -------   -------  -------
       Net Loss per Common Share     $  (.40) $ (3.22)  $ (1.18) $ (3.86)
                                     =======  =======   =======  =======


                        STATEMENT OF ACCUMULATED DEFICIT

                       Nine Months Ended September 30     1995     1994 
                                                            (thousands)

   Accumulated deficit - beginning of year             $(6,570)  $(2,396)
   Net loss                                             (1,194)   (3,902)
                                                       -------   -------
   Accumulated deficit - September 30                  $(7,764)  $(6,298)
                                                       =======   =======

   This interim statement is unaudited.

   The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

   <PAGE>
   ALLIS-CHALMERS CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

   STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

                                        September 30,   December 31,
                                              1995         1994    
                                                 (Thousands)
   Assets

   Cash and short-term investments          $ 1,879       $ 2,225
   Trade receivables, net                       452           388
   Notes receivable                             302           368
   Non-trade receivables                        333           413
   Inventories, net                             186            94
   Other current assets                         301           185
                                            -------       -------
          Total Current Assets                3,453         3,673

   Net property, plant and equipment            919           923
                                            -------       -------
          Total Assets                      $ 4,372       $ 4,596
                                             ======       =======

   Liabilities and Shareholders' Deficit

   Current maturities of long-term debt     $   306       $    20
   Trade accounts payable                       139           201
   Accrued employee benefits                    152           121
   Accrued pension liability                  1,857             -
   Reserve for legal expenses                   275           275
   Other current liabilities                    501           325
                                            -------       -------
          Total Current Liabilities           3,230           942

   Accrued pension liability                  8,171         9,228
   Accrued postretirement benefit 
     obligations                              1,029         1,046
   Long-term debt                                35           279

   Shareholders' deficit 
     Common stock, ($.15 par value, 
      authorized 2,000,000 shares, 
      outstanding 1,003,028 at 
      September 30, 1995 and 
      December 31, 1994)                        152           152
     Capital in excess of par value           8,155         8,155
     Accumulated deficit (accumulated 
      deficit of $424,208 eliminated
      on December 2, 1988)                   (7,764)       (6,570)
     Pension liability adjustment            (8,636)       (8,636)
                                            -------       -------
          Total Shareholders' Deficit        (8,093)       (6,899)

   Commitments and contingent liabilities         -             -
                                            -------       -------
          Total Liabilities and 
           Shareholders' Deficit            $ 4,372       $ 4,596
                                             ======        ======

   This interim statement is unaudited.

   The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

   <PAGE>
   ALLIS-CHALMERS CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

   STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                                  Nine Months Ended
                                                     September 30    
                                                   1995        1994 
                                                      (thousands)
   Cash flows from operating activities:
     Net loss                                    $(1,194)    $(3,902)
     Adjustments to reconcile net loss to 
       net cash provided (used) by operating
       activities:
         Depreciation and amortization                88          94
         Loss on sale of discontinued operations       -       2,808
         Charge in lieu of income taxes                -           -
         Change in working capital:
           Decrease (increase) in accounts 
            receivable, net                           82         (72)
           Increase in inventories                   (92)        (51)
           (Decrease) increase in trade 
            accounts payable                         (62)         51
           Increase (decrease) in other 
            current items                             91        (168)
         Net change in working capital 
          of discontinued operations                   -          68
         Pension expense                             800         480
         Other                                       (22)         (1)
                                                 -------     -------

           Net cash used by operating activities    (309)       (693)

   Cash flows from investing activities:
     Capital expenditures                            (84)       (105)
     Proceeds from sale of excess equipment            4           -
                                                 -------     -------

           Net cash used by investing activities     (80)       (105)

   Cash flows from financing activities:
     Net proceeds from issuance of 
      long-term debt                                  67           -
     Payment of long-term debt                       (24)       (133)
                                                 -------     -------
           Net cash provided (used) by 
            financing activities                      43        (133)
                                                 -------     -------
   Net decrease in cash and short-term 
     investments                                    (346)       (931)

   Cash and short-term investments at
    beginning of period                            2,225       2,173
                                                 -------     -------
   Cash and short-term investments at 
    end of period                                $ 1,879     $ 1,242
                                                 =======     =======

   Supplemental information - interest paid      $    37     $   162
                                                 =======     =======

   This interim statement is unaudited.

   The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

   <PAGE>
   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   NOTE 1 - ACCOUNTING POLICIES
   This interim financial data should be read in conjunction with the
   consolidated financial statements and related notes, management's
   discussion and analysis and other information included in the Company's
   1994 Annual Report.

   All adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the
   results of operations have been included in the unaudited financial
   statements.  The results of operations for any interim period are not
   necessarily indicative of Allis-Chalmers operating results for a full
   year.

   NOTE 2 - POSTRETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS--PENSION PLAN
   Effective January 1, 1994 the Company's independent pension actuaries
   changed the assumptions for mortality and administrative expenses used to
   determine the liabilities of the Allis-Chalmers Consolidated Pension Plan
   (Consolidated Plan).  Primarily as a result of the changes in mortality
   assumptions to reflect decreased mortality rates of the Company's
   retirees, the Consolidated Plan is underfunded on a present value basis by
   approximately $10.0 million.  In the fourth quarter of 1993, the Company
   recorded the liability related to this underfunded position, resulting in
   the elimination of its shareholders' equity.  Cash contributions, required
   to eliminate this underfunding, are required starting in 1996. 
   Contributions are projected to be $2.5 million in 1996, $3.1 million in
   1997 and $8.1 million in 1998.  Given the inability of the Company to fund
   such an obligation with its current financial resources, a termination of
   the Consolidated Plan will likely occur, with the consequence of a
   liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in excess of the
   current net worth of the Company.

   ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

   Results of Operations

   Sales in the third quarter of 1995 totaled $770,000 from continuing
   operations, a decrease from $882,000 in the third quarter of 1994.  The
   decrease in sales from the prior year is primarily the result of a
   weakened market for machinery repair and services.  Continuing operations
   of the Company consist of Houston Dynamic Service, Inc. (HDS), the
   Company's machinery repair and service subsidiary.  Through September
   1995, sales from continuing operations were $2,392,000 compared with
   $2,655,000 through the same period of 1994.

   Gross margin, as a percentage of sales from continuing operations, was
   22.7% in the third quarter of 1995, a decrease from 29.7% in 1994 as a
   result of decreased sales and a decrease in sales of more profitable
   services.  Gross margin through September 1995 was 25.8% compared with
   30.1% in the same period of the prior year.

   Marketing and administrative expense associated with continuing operations
   was $335,000 in the third quarter of 1995 compared with $394,000 in the
   prior year.  For the first nine months of 1995, marketing and
   administrative expense was $1,077,000, an increase from the first nine
   months of the prior year at $995,000.  A significant portion of the
   Company's administrative expenses relates to expenses for Securities and
   Exchange Commission and other governmental reporting as well as legal,
   accounting and audit, tax, insurance and other corporate requirements of a
   publicly held company.

   Interest income was from earnings on cash and marketable securities. 
   Interest expense relates mainly to a real estate loan, the proceeds of
   which were used in 1990 to purchase the shop and office building from
   which HDS operates in Houston, Texas.  Compared with the prior year,
   interest expense is lower as a result of the retirement in October 1994 of
   the term loan used for the acquisition of BRB Industries (BRB) in 1989.

   Other expense was $260,000 in the third quarter of 1995 of which $267,000
   relates to pension expense on the unfunded liability of approximately
   $10.0 million associated with the Consolidated Plan.  Pension expense in
   the third quarter of 1994 was $160,000.

   The Company incurred a loss from continuing operations of $402,000, or
   $.40 per common share, in the third quarter of 1995 compared with a loss
   from continuing operations of $315,000, or $.31 per common share, in the
   same period of 1994.  The net loss in the third quarter was also $402,000,
   or $.40 per common share compared with a net loss of $3,260,000, or $3.22
   per common share in the prior year.  The 1994 third quarter net loss
   included a loss from discontinued operations of $137,000 and a loss on
   sale of the molded fabric products division of $2,808,000.

   In the first nine months of 1995, the Company incurred a loss from
   continuing operations of $1,194,000, or $1.18 per common share compared
   with a loss from continuing operations of $750,000, or $.74 per common
   share in the same period of the prior year.  For the first nine months of
   1995, the Company incurred a net loss of $1,194,000, or $1.18 per common
   share, compared with a net loss of $3,902,000, or $3.86 per common share,
   in 1994.  The 1994 net loss included a loss from discontinued operations
   of $344,000 or $.34 per common share and a loss on the sale of the molded
   fabric products division of $2,808,000 or $2.78 per common share.

   Financial Condition and Liquidity

   Cash and short term investments totaled $1.9 million at September 30, 1995
   compared with $2.2 million at December 31, 1994.

   Trade receivables at September 30, 1995 were $452,000, reflecting an
   increase from the December 31, 1994 level of $388,000.  

   Notes receivable and Non-trade receivables were $302,000 and $333,000
   respectively at September 30, 1995, representing a portion of the proceeds
   from the sale of the BRB division in September, 1994.

   Inventory at September 30, 1995, was $186,000, an increase from $94,000 at
   year end 1994.

   The A-C Reorganization Trust, pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization,
   funds all costs incurred by Allis-Chalmers which relate to implementation
   of the Plan of Reorganization, thus avoiding additional demands on the
   liquidity of the Company.  Such costs include an allocated share of
   certain expenses for Company employees, professional fees and certain
   other administrative expenses.

   In 1988, the Plan of Reorganization provided for the contribution of $53.8
   million to the Company's then-existing 11 salaried and inactive hourly
   pension plans.  This funding, in addition to the then-existing assets in
   the pension plans, was used to establish a high-grade fixed income
   securities portfolio.  The market value of the portfolio assets was
   matched to the present value of the expected pension benefits and
   administrative expenses of the plans in a way intended to make the pension
   fund immune from interest rate fluctuations, thus substantially
   eliminating the need for future Company contributions.  Effective January
   1, 1989 the 11 remaining Allis-Chalmers pension plans were consolidated
   into a single plan, the Consolidated Plan.  Pursuant to its obligations
   under the Plan of Reorganization, the Company continues as the plan
   sponsor for the Consolidated Plan.

   For the years 1989 through 1994, retirees eligible for benefits under the
   Consolidated Plan have, as a group, outlived the projections based on the
   mortality assumptions used in the Plan of Reorganization for funding the
   Consolidated Plan.  During this period, actual administrative expenses
   have been slightly in excess of assumed levels.  The Company was advised
   by its independent actuaries that effective January 1, 1994 it was
   required to reflect such decreased mortality for funding calculation
   purposes.  This change in the mortality assumptions and an increase in the
   assumption for future administrative expenses have created an underfunded
   condition in the Consolidated Plan of approximately $10.0 million on a
   present value basis.

   This underfunded condition in the Consolidated Plan requires the Company
   to make significant cash contributions to the Consolidated Plan pursuant
   to ERISA minimum funding requirements starting in 1996.  Required
   contributions are projected to be $2.5 million in 1996, $3.1 million in
   1997 and $8.1 million in 1998.  The inability of the Company to fund such
   an obligation will likely lead to a termination of the Consolidated Plan
   with the consequence of a liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
   Corporation (PBGC) in excess of the net worth of the Company.

   As previously reported, if the Company is unable to reach an acceptable
   arrangement with the PBGC concerning the Company's funding obligation or
   to raise additional capital, it will have to evaluate its alternatives,
   which include, among others, another bankruptcy filing.

   The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and certain state environmental
   protection agencies have requested information in connection with eleven
   potential hazardous waste disposal sites in which products manufactured by
   Allis-Chalmers before consummation of the Plan of Reorganization were
   disposed.  The EPA has claimed that Allis-Chalmers is liable for cleanup
   costs associated with seven additional sites.  The EPA's claims with
   respect to one site were withdrawn in 1994 based upon settlements reached
   with the EPA in the bankruptcy proceeding.  In addition, eight third
   parties have asserted that Allis-Chalmers is liable for cleanup costs or
   associated EPA fines in connection with seven additional sites.  In one of
   these instances a former site operator has joined Allis-Chalmers and 47
   other potentially responsible parties as a third-party defendant in a
   lawsuit involving cleanup of one of the sites.  In each instance the
   environmental claims asserted against the Company involve its
   prebankruptcy operations.  Accordingly, Allis-Chalmers has taken the
   position that all cleanup costs or other liabilities related to these
   sites were discharged in the bankruptcy.  In one particular site, the
   EPA's Region III has concurred with the Company's position that claims for
   environmental cleanup were discharged pursuant to the bankruptcy.  While
   each site is unique with different circumstances, the Company has notified
   other Regional offices of the EPA of this determination associated with
   the Region III site.  The Company has not received responses from the
   other Regional offices.  No environmental claims have been asserted
   against the Company involving its postbankruptcy operations.

   The Company's principal sources of cash include earnings from the
   operations of HDS, payments on the notes and non-trade receivables due
   from the sale of BRB and interest income on marketable securities.  The
   cash requirements needed for the administrative expenses associated with
   being a publicly held company are significant, and management believes
   that the Company will continue to use a substantial portion of its cash
   over the remainder of 1995. 

   On September 22, 1994, the Company sold substantially all of the assets
   and certain liabilities of BRB.

   The necessity to assure liquidity emphasizes the need for the Company to
   continue in a prudent manner its search for appropriate acquisition
   candidates in order to increase the Company's operating base and generate
   positive cash flow.  


   PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

   ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

   The Company is a party to litigation matters and claims which are normal
   in the course of its operations, and, the results of litigation and claims
   cannot be predicted with certainty.  Excluding any potential claims
   relating to the Company's failure to make the required contributions to
   the Consolidated Plan described herein, management believes that the final
   outcome of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on the
   Company's consolidated financial position.  See Item 2 "Management's
   Discussion and Analysis."

   ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

   (a)  Exhibits:  (27) - Financial Data Schedule

   (b)  Reports on Form 8-K - No report on Form 8-K was filed during the
   third quarter of 1995.


   <PAGE>
                                    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.

                                           Allis-Chalmers Corporation
                                                  (Registrant)


                                           /s/Robert M. Qualls       
                                           Robert M. Qualls
                                           Vice President and
                                           Chief Financial Officer

   October 31, 1995

   <PAGE>
                                  Exhibit Index

   Exhibit No.           Description

      (27)           Financial Data Schedule


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<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF ALLIS-CHALMERS CORPORATION AS OF AND FOR
THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY
REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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