GENERAL HOUSEWARES CORP
10-Q, 1995-11-07
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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 quarter 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 No. 1-7117

General Housewares Corp.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

Delaware                           41-0919772
(State or other jurisdiction of    (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)     Identification No.)
1536 Beech Street                  47804
Terre Haute, Indiana               (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (812) 232-1000

- -----------------------------------
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     or No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the
Registrant's classes of Common Stock as of the latest practicable
date.

Class of Common Stock    Outstanding at Oct 31, 1995

$.33 1/3  Par Value      3,754,155 

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GENERAL HOUSEWARES CORP.

Index


Part I.   Financial Information


Item 1.   Financial Statements (Unaudited)

          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income
          and Retained Earnings
          Three months and nine months ended 
          September 30, 1995 and 1994

          Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
          September 30, 1995 and December 31, 1994

          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
          Nine months ended September 30, 1995 and 1994

          Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements

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

Part II.  Other Information


Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K




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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
GENERAL HOUSEWARES CORP. & SUBSIDIARIES
(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)

Consolidated Condensed Statements of
Income and Retained Earnings
(Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>           For the three months     For the nine months
                    ended September 30,      ended September 30,
                    1995      1994           1995      1994
<S>                 <C>       <C>            <C>       <C>

Net sales           $30,529   $25,908        $83,383   $62,388
Cost of goods sold   20,013    16,421        54,276     39,764
                    -------   -------        -------   -------

Gross profit         10,516     9,487        29,107     22,624
Selling, general and
 administrative 
  expenses            8,649     7,356        25,273     19,548
                    -------   -------        -------   -------

Operating income      1,867     2,131         3,834      3,076
Interest expense, 
 net                    842       379         2,226        982
                    -------   -------        -------   -------
Income from 
 operations
 before income 
 taxes                1,025     1,752         1,608      2,094
Income taxes            420       718           664        859
                    -------   -------        -------   -------

Net income for 
 the period             605     1,034           944      1,235

Retained earnings, 
  beginning
  of period          29,770    28,042        30,029     28,368

Less:  Dividends
 ($.08 per common 
 share per quarter
 in 1995 and 1994)      299       265           897        792
                    -------   -------        -------   -------

Retained earnings, 
end of period       $30,076   $28,811        $30,076   $28,811
                    -------   -------        -------   -------
                    -------   -------        -------   -------

Earnings per common share:
     Net income     $0.16     $0.31          $0.25     $0.37
                    -------   -------        -------   -------
                    -------   -------        -------   -------
</TABLE>

See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.


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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
GENERAL HOUSEWARES CORP. & SUBSIDIARIES
(Dollars in thousands)
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        As of
                                   September 30,  December 31,
                                   1995           1994
                                   (Unaudited)
<S>                                <C>            <C>

ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents          $     53       $ 2,993      
Accounts receivable, less
  allowances of $3,246
  ($5,312 in 1994)                   19,933        16,854                                        
Inventories                          33,948        20,841       
Deferred tax asset                    2,078         2,184       
Other current assets                    900           905   
                                   --------       -------
Total current assets                 56,912        43,777      

Property, plant & equipment, net     13,623        13,001      
Other assets                          6,802         7,455
Patents and other intangible
     assets                           3,977         4,294 
Cost in excess of net assets
     acquired                        29,246        29,831
                                   --------       -------
                                   $110,560       $98,358
                                   --------       -------
                                   --------       -------
</TABLE>

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Current liabilities:
<S>                                <C>            <C>
Notes payable                      $    900       $     -
Current maturities of long-term
  debt                                1,173         1,122
Deferred payment obligation             -           2,382
Accounts payable                      4,204         3,544
Salaries, wages and related                              
  benefits                            3,379         2,525
Accrued liabilities                   3,752         2,729
Income taxes payable                    248         1,141
                                   --------       -------
Total Current Liabilities            13,656        13,443

Long-term debt                       42,133        30,809
Deferred liabilities                  3,883         3,851
                                   --------       -------

Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock - $1.00 par value:
  Authorized - 1,000,000 shares
Common stock - $.33-1/3 par value:
  Authorized - 10,000,000 shares
  Outstanding - 1995 - 3,997,694
  and 1994 - 3,966,705 shares        1,332          1,324         
  
Capital in excess of
  par value                         23,057         22,708
Treasury stock at cost - 1995
  and 1994 - 243,760 shares         (3,216)        (3,216)
Retained earnings                   30,076         30,029
Cumulative translation
  adjustment                            14           (215)
Minimum pension liability             (375)          (375)
                                   --------       -------
Total stockholders' equity          50,888         50,255
                                   --------       -------

                                    $110,560      $98,358      
                                   --------       -------
                                   --------       -------

</TABLE>

See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.


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GENERAL HOUSEWARES CORP. & SUBSIDIARIES
(Dollars in thousands)
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   For the nine months
                                   ended September 30,
                                   1995      1994
<S>                                <C>       <C>

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income                         $   944   $1,235
Adjustments to reconcile net income
  to net cash provided by operating
  activities -
Depreciation and amortization        3,168    2,759
Foreign exchange loss                   97        -    
Compensation related to
  stock awards                          95       45
Increase in deferred liabilities       138       44
(Increase) decrease in assets:
  Accounts receivable               (3,059)  (5,309)
  Inventory                        (13,054)  (5,053)
  Other assets                         540      384
Increase (decrease) in operating
liabilities:
  Accounts payable                     655    1,289
  Salaries, wages & related
    benefits                           854      267
  Accrued liabilities                1,050      587
  Income taxes payable                (893)    (350)
                                   -------   -------

Net cash used for operating
  activities                       (9,465)   (4,102)
                                   -------   -------

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Additions to property, plant
    and equipment                  (2,654)   (1,813)
  Payments for acquisitions             -    (5,815)
                                   -------   -------
Net cash used for investing
  activities                       (2,654)   (7,628)
                                   -------   -------

Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase in current maturities          -     2,653
Payment of deferred obligation     (2,811)    1,363
Increase in notes payable             900         -
Collection of notes receivable          -       886
Long-term debt borrowing           11,707     6,695
Proceeds from stock options and
  employee purchases                  262       200
Dividends paid                       (896)     (792)
                                   -------   -------
Net cash provided by financing
  activities                        9,162    11,005
                                   -------   -------


Net decrease in cash and cash
  equivalents                      (2,957)     (725)

Cash and cash equivalents at
  beginning of year                 2,993       785
Effect of exchange rate on cash        17         -
                                   -------   -------
Cash and cash equivalents at end
  of period                        $   53    $   60
                                   -------   -------
                                   -------   -------

</TABLE>

See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.



<PAGE>


NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands)

Note 1 - General


The accompanying interim Consolidated Condensed Financial
Statements have been prepared by the Company, without audit,
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, in the opinion of management, the financial statements
included herein reflect all adjustments, consisting only of
normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the
financial information for the periods presented.  The interim
Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto included in the Company's 1994 Annual Report on Form
10-K.


Note 2 - Inventories
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        
                         September 30,  December 31,
                         1995           1994
<S>                      <C>            <C>
Inventories consisted of:
  Raw materials          $ 5,361        $ 4,293 
  Work in process          4,482          2,292
  Finished goods          26,150         16,064
                         -------        -------

                         $35,993        $22,649
  LIFO Reserve            (2,045)        (1,808)
                         -------        -------

     Total               $33,948        $20,841   
                         -------        -------
                         -------        -------


</TABLE>

Note 3 - Properties
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         September 30,  December 31,
                         1995           1994
<S>                      <C>            <C>
     Land                $   674        $   674  
     Buildings             4,245          4,245
     Equipment            30,836         28,129
                         -------        -------
     Total                35,755         33,048

     Less Depreciation    22,132         20,047
                         -------        -------

     Total, net          $13,623        $13,001
                         -------        -------
                         -------        -------
</TABLE>
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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
(Dollars in thousands)   

Referring to the Company's financial condition as of September
30, 1995 as contrasted with December 31, 1994, inventories,
accounts receivable and current liabilities have all increased. 
The increase in inventories is due to Company-wide goals of
improving customer service in the fourth quarter of 1995 coupled
with sales below forecast in the third quarter of 1995.  The
increase in accounts receivable and current liabilities reflect
the seasonal nature of the Company's business as sales and
purchasing activity both peak in the late third/early fourth
quarter of the year.  

Net sales for the three month period ended September 30, 1995
were $30,529, an increase of 18% over net sales of $25,908 for
the same period in 1994.  Net sales for the nine month period
ended September 30, 1995 were $83,383, an increase of 34% over
net sales of $62,388 for the same period in 1994.  The increases
stem primarily from acquisitions made in the third and fourth
quarters of 1994 as well as market penetration in certain of the
Company's product lines -- predominately kitchen tools and
imported cutlery.  Revenue increases tied to acquisitions
represent approximately $5,000 and $16,500 of the sales growth
for the three month and nine month periods ended September 30,
1995, respectively.  Third quarter 1995 gross profit increased
from $9,487 in 1994 to $10,516, primarily due to increased sales
volume.  As a percentage of sales, gross profit in the third
quarter of 1995 dropped 2% from the same period in 1994.  This
decrease is primarily a result of an unfavorable sales mix. 
Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 1995 was
$29,107, an increase of $6,483 over gross profit for the same
period in 1994.  This increase is also due primarily to increased
sales volume.  Gross profit margin percentage for the nine month
period decreased slightly from the prior year due primarily to an
unfavorable sales mix.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three month
period ended September 30, 1995 were $8,649 as compared to $7,356
in the prior year three month period.  These same expenses were
$25,273 and $19,548 for the nine months ended September 30, 1995
and 1994, respectively.  Increased selling, general and
administrative costs were due primarily to 1994 acquisitions which
accounted for $962 and $3,616 of increased costs in the three and
nine months ended September 30, 1995, respectively.  Increased
environmental remediation costs were primarily responsible for the
remainder of the three month increase.  Increased environmental
remediation costs, increased incentive payments to former owners
of the kitchen tool product line (under an agreement which expires
in the fourth quarter of 1995) and costs related to streamlining
manufacturing and distribution locations accounted for the 
remainder of the nine month increase.  That increase was partially 
offset by a favorable reserve adjustment, which related to 
cooperative advertising; it represented a change in the estimated 
number and amount of advertising commitments that customers would 
utilize and deduct from future payments.

Operating income for the three month period ended September 30,
1995 decreased by $264 from the same period in 1994.  Operating
income in the first nine months of 1995 increased by $758 over
the same period in 1994.  Interest expense for the third quarter
of 1995 was $842 as compared to $379 for the same period of 1994. 
For the first nine months of 1995, interest expense increased
from $982 to $2,226.  Increased debt related to the 1994
acquisitions and working capital needs to support improved
customer service were primarily responsible for the increases in
interest expense.  Net income for the third quarter of 1995 was
$605 as compared to $1,034 for the same period last year; related
quarterly earnings per share dropped from $0.31 in 1994 to $0.16
in 1995.  Net income for the first nine months of 1995 was $944
as compared to $1,235 for the same period of last year and
related earnings per share dropped from $0.37 to $0.25.  Year-to-date earnings
per share were calculated on 3,769 weighted average
shares as compared to 3,333 for the same period last year,
reflecting additional shares issued in connection with the 1994
acquisition activity.



<PAGE>

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

     (b)  Reports on Form 8-K - There were no reports on Form 8-K
filed for the three months ended September 30, 1995.



<PAGE>

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.

                              GENERAL HOUSEWARES CORP.

Dated:  November 7, 1995      By   /s/Robert L. Gray
                              --------------------------------
                              Robert L. Gray
                              Vice President Finance
                              and Treasurer

                              By   /s/Mark S. Scales
                              --------------------------------
                              Mark S. Scales
                              Corporate Controller
                              Chief Accounting Officer



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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.              Description of Exhibit

11.  Statement of Computation of Earnings per share included
herein as Exhibit 11.

27.  Financial Data Schedule.



<PAGE>

EXHIBIT 11

GENERAL HOUSEWARES CORP.
Computation of Primary Earnings Per Share
(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                              For the nine months
                              ended September 30,
                              1995           1994
<S>                           <C>            <C>

Net income                    $     944      $   1,039

Shares:
  Weighted average number 
  of shares of                3,743,106      3,302,419
  common stock outstanding         

  Shares assumed issued (less 
  shares assumed purchased 
  for treasury) on STOCK
  option agreements              26,302         30,872

Rounding                           (408)          (291)
                              ----------     ----------

                              3,769,000      3,333,000
                              ----------     ----------
                              ----------     ----------

Earnings per Common Share:
  Net Income                  $0.25          $0.37
                              ----------     ----------
                              ----------     ----------

</TABLE>

<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE>                     5
<MULTIPLIER>                  1000
       
<S>                           <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>             DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>                JUL-1-1995
<PERIOD-END>                  SEP-30-1995
<CASH>                        75
<SECURITIES>                  0
<RECEIVABLES>                 23,179
<ALLOWANCES>                  3,246
<INVENTORY>                   33,948
<CURRENT-ASSETS>              56,912
<PP&E>                        35,755
<DEPRECIATION>                22,132
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                110,560
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>         13,656
<BONDS>                       0
<COMMON>                      1,332
         0
                   0
<OTHER-SE>                    49,556
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>  110,560
<SALES>                       30,529
<TOTAL-REVENUES>              30,529
<CGS>                         20,013
<TOTAL-COSTS>                 20,013
<OTHER-EXPENSES>              8,649
<LOSS-PROVISION>              50
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>            842
<INCOME-PRETAX>               1,025
<INCOME-TAX>                  420
<INCOME-CONTINUING>           605
<DISCONTINUED>                0
<EXTRAORDINARY>               0
<CHANGES>                     0
<NET-INCOME>                  605
<EPS-PRIMARY>                 .16
<EPS-DILUTED>                 .16
        


</TABLE>


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