GRACO INC
10-Q, 1994-11-14
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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 September 30, 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
               (Registrants 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

       11,503,304 common shares were outstanding as of September 30, 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
            Financial Data Schedule                               Exhibit 27





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                                       PART I

                          GRACO  INC.  AND  SUBSIDIARIES

Item 1.                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

                                    (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                                     Thirteen Weeks Ended                  Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
                               Sept. 30, 1994     Sept. 24, 1993     Sept. 30, 1994     Sept. 24, 1993
                                                 (In thousands except per share amounts)

  <S>                                 <C>                <C>               <C>                <C>

  Net sales                           $89,048            $81,751           $264,157           $238,977

      Cost of products sold            45,779             42,414            138,225            124,110

  Gross profit                         43,269             39,337            125,932            114,867

      Product development               3,699              3,167             10,821              8,809
      Selling                          22,920             20,830             68,008             61,061
      General and administrative        9,341              9,392             29,488             27,848

  Operating profit                      7,309              5,948             17,615             17,149

      Interest expense                    545                542              1,393              1,685
      Other expense, net                  116                343                293                615


  Earnings before income taxes          6,648              5,063             15,929             14,849

      Income taxes                      2,400              1,600              5,650              4,700

  Net earnings                         $4,248             $3,463            $10,279            $10,149


  Net earnings per common share         $0.37              $0.30              $0.88              $0.88

  Cash dividend per common share        $0.14              $0.13              $0.42              $0.38








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

                                    CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE  SHEETS
<CAPTION>
                                             Sept. 30, 1994 December 31, 1993
      ASSETS                                            (Unaudited)
                                                       (In thousands)
<S>                                                <C>               <C>
Current Assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                          $1,772           $11,095
  Marketable securities                                   0            26,345
  Accounts receivable, less allowances of
    $4,438 and $4,100                                67,292            62,178
  Inventories                                        57,841            35,719
  Deferred income taxes                               9,826             8,843
  Other current assets                                4,763             3,079
    Total current assets                            141,494           147,259

Property, plant and equipment:
  Cost                                              142,145           129,876
  Less accumulated depreciation                     (76,259)          (72,132)
                                                     65,886            57,744

Other assets                                         11,423            11,362

                                                   $218,803          $216,365


    LIABILITIES  AND  SHAREHOLDERS'  EQUITY

Current liabilities:
  Notes payable to banks                            $22,372            $3,234
  Current portion of long-term debt                   5,594             5,543
  Trade accounts payable                             19,399            16,737
  Dividends payable                                   1,611            32,535
  Income taxes payable                                4,126             5,658
  Other current liabilities                          40,867            35,904
    Total current liabilities                        93,969            99,611

Long-term debt, less current portion above           13,226            13,937

Retirement benefits and deferred compensation        30,214            28,132

Shareholders' equity:
  Preferred stock                                     1,474             1,485
  Common stock                                       11,503            11,449
  Additional paid-in capital                         20,176            19,813
  Retained earnings                                  47,511            42,430
  Other, net                                            730              (492)
                                                     81,394            74,685

                                                   $218,803          $216,365


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

                     CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENTS  OF  CASH  FLOWS

                                     (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                                                         Thirty-Nine  Weeks Ended
                                                     Sept. 30, 1994   Sept. 24, 1993
                                                                (In thousands)
<S>                                                         <C>              <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                           

 Net earnings                                               $10,279          $10,149
  Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
   provided by operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                             7,450            7,321
    Deferred income taxes                                    (1,007)             355
    Change in:
       Accounts receivable                                   (2,464)             376
       Inventories                                          (20,836)           9,788
       Trade accounts payable                                 1,983           (6,036)
       Accrued salaries                                         574           (1,393)
       Retirement benefits and deferred compensation          1,699            2,803
       Other accrued liabilities                              2,268           (6,995)
       Other                                                 (1,173)          (4,652)

                                                             (1,227)          11,716
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 Property, plant and equipment additions                    (15,151)         (10,184)
 Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment           287              681
 Purchases of marketable securities                          (5,464)         (10,601)
 Proceeds from marketable securities                         31,809            3,684

                                                             11,481          (16,420)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 Notes payable, net change                                   18,394               35
 Payments on long-term debt                                    (663)            (226)
 Common stock issued                                          2,775            2,618
 Retirement of common and preferred stock                    (2,224)          (1,750)
 Cash divisions paid                                        (36,122)          (4,397)
 Proceeds from long-term debt                                     0              707

                                                            (17,840)          (3,013)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                      (1,737)             751

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                    (9,323)          (6,966)

Cash and cash equivalents:

 Beginning of year                                           11,095           18,869

 End of period                                               $1,772          $11,903


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 September 30, 1994, the  consolidated
    statements of earnings for the thirty-nine weeks ended September  30,  1994,
    and  September 24, 1993, and the consolidated statements of cash  flows  for
    the     thirty-nine  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     September 30, 1994, and September 24, 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>
                                                      Sept. 30, 1994      Dec. 31, 1993
                                                                                       
     <S>                                                    <C>                <C>
     Finished products and components                        $52,154            $42,010
                                                                                       
     Products and components in                                                        
        various stages of completion                          31,510             21,410
                                                                                       
     Raw materials                                            10,970              8,642
                                                                                       
     Reduction to LIFO cost                                 $(36,793)          $(36,343)
                                                                                       
                                                             $57,841            $35,719
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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 in the third quarter of $4,248,000 increased $785,000 from the same
period  a year ago as the company continues to have strong sales in the Americas
and  reported  growth  both in Europe and in most of the  Pacific,  despite  the
economic  downturn in Japan and expenses associated with ongoing cost  reduction
efforts.   Net  earnings of $10,279,000 for the nine months ended September  30,
1994 increased $130,000 from the same period a year ago.

Sales  in  the third quarter of $89,048,000 increased $7,297,000, or 9  percent,
from the same period in 1993.  Third quarter sales in the Americas increased  10
percent  overall  to  $57,900,000.  Contractor Equipment sales  and  Lubrication
Equipment  sales  were  both  up 14 percent and Industrial/Automotive  Equipment
sales rose 5 percent, with new product sales and an expanding economy continuing
to drive these increases.  Sales in Europe were up 6 percent to $16,160,000 (a 2
percent  volume increase, and a 4 percent gain due to exchange rates).   In  the
Pacific,  sales  were  also  up 6 percent to $14,988,000  (a  3  percent  volume
increase, and a gain of 3 percent on exchange rates).

Sales  for  the nine months were $264,157,000, an 11 percent increase  over  the
same  period  last  year.   In  the  Americas, sales  increased  17  percent  to
$183,008,000.   European  sales  were up 1  percent  to  $43,285,000  (a  volume
increase of 3 percent, offset by a 2 percent exchange rate loss).  Sales in  the
Pacific  decreased 4 percent to $37,864,000 (a 8 percent volume decline,  offset
by a 4 percent exchange rate gain).

Operating expenses in the third quarter of $35,960,000 increased $2,571,000,  or
8  percent,  from  the  third  quarter  of 1993.   Product  development  expense
increased  17  percent  over  1993, as previously announced  spending  increases
continued.   Selling expenses were up 10 percent, largely due to cost associated
with  the Company's ongoing cost reduction efforts.  Operating expenses for  the
nine months increased $10,599,000, or 11 percent.

For the third quarter, overall bookings were up 13%.  Bookings remain strong  in
the  Americas,  were  up significantly in Europe, but up only  modestly  in  the
Pacific  due  to  poor  bookings in Japan.  Backlog at September  30,  1994  was
$30,000,000,  consistent with the previous quarter, but  an  increase  of  $10.6
million from $19.5 million on September 24, 1993.

The  Company  expects continued strong performance in the Americas and  improved
performance  in  Europe  as  the economies there continue  to  strengthen.   The
Pacific,  and  Japan in particular, remains weak.  The Company is encouraged  by
the  increase  in  its bookings.  It intends to continue making  investments  in
manufacturing efficiency and new product development, and is striving for a more
efficient  global  sales  and marketing organization to  improve  its  financial
performance.

Financial Condition

Accounts  receivable  increased $5,114,000 from the prior year-end  due  to  the
increased  sales  volume,  and inventories increased  $22,122,000  primarily  in
production and in Europe for engineered systems.  Property, plant and  equipment
totaling  $15,151,000  was purchased year-to-date.  Marketable  securities  were
sold  to  fund the special one-time dividend of $31,200,000 which  was  paid  in
March of this year.

The Company has unused lines of credit available at September 30, 1994, totaling
$27 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

                Financial Data Schedule                           Exhibit 27




         (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:  November 14, 1994             By:  /s/ David A. Koch
                                        David A. Koch
                                        Chairman and Chief Executive Officer





Date: November 14, 1994              By:  /s/ 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                Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
                                           Sept. 30, 1994    Sept. 24, 1993    Sept. 30, 1994     Sept. 24, 1993
                                                            (In thousands except per share amounts)

<S>                                                <C>               <C>              <C>                <C>
Net earnings applicable to common stock:

  Net earnings                                     $4,248            $3,463           $10,279            $10,149

  Less dividends on preferred stock                    19                19                56                 56

                                                   $4,229            $3,444           $10,223            $10,093


Average number of common and common
  equivalent shares outstanding:

  Average number of common
    shares outstanding                             11,554            11,393            11,554             11,329

  Dilutive effect of stock options
    computed on the treasury stock method              25                87                58                 75


                                                   11,579            11,480            11,612             11,404


Net earnings per common share
  and common equivalent share                       $0.37             $0.30             $0.88              $0.88



Primary and fully diluted earnings per share are substantially the same.
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<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM GRACO INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS AND CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1994 AND IS QUALIFIED IN
ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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<NAME> GRACO INC.
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   QTR-3
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-30-1994
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1994
<CASH>                                           1,772
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   71,730
<ALLOWANCES>                                     4,438
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<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               141,494
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<DEPRECIATION>                                  76,259
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                            1,474
                                          0
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<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  6,648
<INCOME-TAX>                                     2,400
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                              4,248
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                     4,248
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                      .37
<EPS-DILUTED>                                      .37
        

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