GRACO INC
10-Q, 1994-05-13
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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                       
                            Washington, D.C.  20549
                                       
                                   FORM 10-Q
                                       
           Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934



For the quarterly period ended April 1, 1994

Commission File Number:  1-9249


                               GRACO INC
            (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



          Minnesota                           41-0285640
(State of incorporation)               (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)


    4050 Olson Memorial Highway
      Golden Valley, Minnesota                                      55422
(Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)


                                (612) 623-6000
             (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, and (2) has been subject to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.


                                       Yes   X                  No


        11,629,462 common shares were outstanding as of April 1, 1994.

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                           GRACO INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                        
                                      INDEX



                                                               Page Number

PART I      FINANCIAL INFORMATION


            Item 1. Financial Statements

                       Consolidated Statements of Earnings           3
                       Consolidated Balance Sheets                   4
                       Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows         5
                       Notes to Consolidated Financial
                          Statements                                 6


            Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis
                       of Results of Operations and
                       Financial Condition                           7



PART II     OTHER INFORMATION

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


            SIGNATURES    9


            Computation of Net Earnings per Common Share        Exhibit 11





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                                      PART I

                          GRACO  INC.  AND  SUBSIDIARIES

Item 1                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

                                    (Unaudited)

<CAPTION>
                                          Thirteen Weeks Ended
                                          April 1, 1994    March 26, 1993
                                          (In thousands except per share amounts)
   <S>                                         <C>               <C>

   Net sales                                   $80,930           $77,811

      Cost of products sold                     42,494            41,602

   Gross profit                                 38,436            36,209

      Product development                        3,556             2,777
      Selling                                   22,299            19,440
      General and administrative                 9,488             9,150

   Operating profit                              3,093             4,842

      Interest expense                             368               606
      Other expense, net                            39               114


   Earnings before income taxes                  2,686             4,122

      Income taxes                                 850             1,550

   Net earnings                                 $1,836            $2,572


   Net earnings per common share                 $0.16             $0.23

   Cash dividend per common share                $0.14             $0.13








                   See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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                            GRACO  INC.  AND  SUBSIDIARIES

                             CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE  SHEETS

<CAPTION>

                                            April 1, 1994    December 31, 1993
ASSETS                                        (Unaudited)
                                                      (in thousands)

<S>                                              <C>            <C>

Current Assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                        $1,116         $11,095
  Marketable securities                               359          26,345
  Accounts receivable, less allowances of          67,678          62,178
        $4,400 and $4,100
  Inventories                                      42,223          35,719
  Deferred income taxes                             9,210           8,843
  Other current assets                              3,845           3,079
    Total current assets                          124,431         147,259

Property, plant and equipment:
  Cost                                            132,029         129,876
  Less accumulated depreciation                   (74,120)        (72,132)
                                                   57,909          57,744

Other assets                                       11,241          11,362

                                                 $193,581        $216,365


LIABILITIES  AND  SHAREHOLDERS'  EQUITY

Current liabilities:
  Notes payable to banks                          $12,525          $3,234
  Current portion of long-term debt                 5,540           5,543
  Trade accounts payable                           15,682          16,737
  Dividends payable                                 1,605          32,535
  Income taxes payable                              6,609           5,658
  Other current liabilities                        31,039          35,904
    Total current liabilities                      73,000          99,611

Long-term debt, less current portion above         13,929          13,937

Retirement benefits and deferred compensation      29,212          28,132

Shareholders' equity:
  Preferred stock                                   1,484           1,485
  Common stock                                     11,629          11,449
  Additional paid-in capital                       22,197          19,813
  Retained earnings                                42,367          42,430
  Other, net                                         (237)           (492)
                                                   77,440          74,685

                                                 $193,581        $216,365


See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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                         GRACO  INC.  AND  SUBSIDIARIES

                    CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENTS  OF  CASH  FLOWS

                                    (Unaudited)

<CAPTION>
                                                         Thirteen Weeks Ended
                                                   April 1, 1994   March 26, 1993
                                                           (In thousands)
<S>                                                      <C>              <C>

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                      

 Net earnings                                             $1,836           $2,572
  Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
   provided by operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                          2,600            2,458
    Deferred income taxes                                   (340)             247
    Change in:
       Accounts receivable                                (5,213)          (1,360)
       Inventories                                        (6,231)           4,533
       Trade accounts payable                             (1,216)          (4,000)
       Accrued salaries                                   (2,154)          (4,490)
       Retirement benefits and deferred compensaion          938              724
       Other accrued liabilities                          (1,747)          (6,237)
       Other                                                (852)          (2,920)

                                                         (12,379)          (8,473)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 Property, plant and equipment additions                  (2,711)          (2,047)
 Proceeds from sale of property, plant, an                   123                      
 Purchases of marketable securities                       (5,464)          (3,891)
 Proceeds from marketable securities                      31,450            3,617

                                                          23,398           (2,321)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 Notes payable, net change                                 9,102            1,885
 Common stock issued                                       2,663            1,947
 Cash dividends paid                                     (32,829)          (1,471)

                                                         (21,064)           2,361

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                       66              256

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                 (9,979)          (8,177)

Cash and cash equivalents:

 Beginning of year                                        11,095           18,869

 End of period                                            $1,116          $10,692


                        See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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                          GRACO INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                       
                  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                       
                                  (Unaudited)


1.  The  consolidated  balance  sheet as of April 1,  1994,  the  consolidated
    statements  of earnings for the thirteen weeks ended April  1,  1994,  and
    March  26,  1993, and the consolidated statements of cash  flows  for  the
    thirteen weeks then ended have been prepared by the Company without  being
    audited.

    In  the  opinion of management, these consolidated statements reflect  all
    adjustments  necessary to present fairly the financial position  of  Graco
    Inc.  at  April 1, 1994, and March 26, 1993, and the results of operations
    and cash flows for all periods presented.

    Certain   information  and  footnote  disclosures  normally  included   in
    financial  statements  prepared  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted
    accounting  principles have been condensed or omitted.   Therefore,  these
    statements  should  be  read in conjunction with the financial  statements
    and notes thereto included in the Company's 1993 Form 10-K.

    The  results  of  operations  for  interim  periods  are  not  necessarily
    indicative of results which will be realized for the full fiscal year.

2.  Major components of inventories were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               April 1, 1994     Dec.31,1993
                                                       (In thousands)
         <S>                                        <C>             <C>

         Finished products and components            $45,829         $42,010
         Products and components in
             various stages of completion             24,580          21,410
         Raw materials                                 8,382           8,642
         Reduction to LIFO cost                     (36,568)        (36,343)

                                                     $42,223         $35,719
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3.  On February 25, 1994, the Board of Directors authorized a plan  to
    purchase up to a total of 400,000 shares of its outstanding common  stock.
    These  common shares will be acquired through open-market purchases to  be
    made  through  February  28, 1996.  The shares  to  be  acquired  will  be
    available  for  issuance to satisfy stock options and for other  corporate
    purposes.  No shares have been repurchased under this plan as of April  1,
    1994.

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Item 2.                     GRACO INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

                  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION


Results of Operations

Net  earnings  of  $1,836,000 for the first quarter ended  April  1,  1994  were
$736,000 below 1993 earnings due to higher expenses.

Sales of $80,930,000 for the first quarter increased 4 percent compared to 1993.
Sales  in  the  Americas increased 12 percent to $58,684,000.  In  the  Pacific,
sales  were down 15 percent to $10,193,000 (a 20 percent volume decline,  offset
by  a  5  percent exchange rate gain).  Sales in Europe were down 11 percent  to
$12,053,000 (a 5 percent volume decline, and 6 percent due to exchange rates).

Gross profit margins increased during the first quarter 1994 to 47.5 percent  of
sales  from  46.5  percent  for  the  same  period  in  1993,  due  to  improved
manufacturing efficiencies and higher production levels.

Operating  expenses  increased $3,976,000 or 13 percent  compared  to  the  same
period in 1993.  Product development expense increased 28 percent over 1993,  as
the  Company  continues to substantially expand its investment in new  products.
Selling  expenses  were  up 15 percent, and general and administrative  expenses
were up 4 percent.

At the end of the first quarter, bookings were very strong in the Americas, flat
in  Europe,  and  down  in the Pacific.  For the Company, bookings  were  up  13
percent.  Backlog at April 1, 1994, was $33 million, an increase of $10  million
from  $23  million  on March 26, 1993, and an increase of $13 million  from  $20
million  on  December  31, 1993.  Graco expects to ship most  of  this  increase
during the second quarter.

The Company expects strong demand in the Americas to continue to drive its sales
growth  and  profitability.  The sharp sales decline experienced in Europe  last
year  appears to be leveling off, based on recent booking trends.  The  Japanese
market  remains very depressed, and is expected to remain so in the  foreseeable
future.   Graco  expects  some sales growth in the other Asia/Pacific-countries,
but  not  at the extraordinary rate of last year.  Overall, the Company  expects
continued  sales  growth and improved margins throughout  1994,  as  investments
already underway begin to take effect and help improve performance.

Financial Condition

Cash uses were for operating activities.  The Company has unused lines of credit
available at April 1, 1994, totaling $43 million.

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                                     PART II


Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         (a) Exhibits


                Statement on Computation           Exhibit 11
                of Per Share Earnings


         (b) No reports on Form 8-K have been
             filed during the quarter for which this
             report is filed.






 
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                                   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.










                                  GRACO INC.


Date: May 12, 1994                By: \David A. Koch
                                      David A. Koch
                                      Chairman and Chief Executive Officer





Date: May 12, 1994                By: \Robert A. Wagner
                                     Robert A. Wagner
                                     Vice President and Treasurer
                                     (Principal Financial Officer)








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                                                                EXHIBIT NO. 11

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                            GRACO INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                    COMPUTATION OF NET EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

                                    (Unaudited)

<CAPTION>
                                                Thirteen Weeks Ended
                                          April 1, 1994   March 26, 1993
                                      (In thousands except per share amounts) 
<S>                                              <C>              <C>

Net earnings applicable to common stock:

  Net earnings                                   $1,836           $2,572

  Less dividends on preferred stock                  19               19

                                                 $1,817           $2,553


Average number of common and common
  equivalent shares outstanding:

  Average number of common
    shares outstanding                           11,515           11,350

  Dilutive effect of stock options
    computed on the treasury stock                   65               56


                                                 11,580           11,406


Net earnings per common share
  and common equivalent share                     $0.16            $0.23



Primary and fully diluted earnings per share are substantially the same.
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