GRACO INC
10-Q, 1995-11-09
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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 29, 1995

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

    11,503,308 common shares were outstanding as of September 29, 1995.
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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 Financial Condition and
                 Results of Operations                               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 I.                                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
                                        
                                   (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                                        
                                      Thirteen Weeks Ended         Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
                                -----------------------------  -----------------------------
                                Sept. 29, 1995 Sept. 30, 1994  Sept. 29, 1995 Sept. 30, 1994
                                -------------- --------------  -------------- -------------- 
                                           (In thousands except per share amounts)

<S>                                    <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
Net sales                              $94,797        $89,048        $293,726       $264,157

     Cost of products sold              48,510         45,779         149,497        138,225
                                -------------- --------------  -------------- --------------
Gross profit                            46,287         43,269         144,229        125,932

     Product development                 3,557          3,699          11,419         10,821
     Selling                            21,982         22,920          65,740         68,008
     General and administrative         10,263          9,341          32,345         29,488
                                -------------- --------------  -------------- --------------
Operating profit                        10,485          7,309          34,725         17,615

     Interest expense                      596            545           2,025          1,393
Other expense, net                         220            116             563            293
                                -------------- --------------  -------------- --------------
Earnings before income taxes             9,669          6,648          32,137         15,929

     Income taxes                        3,100          2,400          11,600          5,650
                                -------------- --------------  -------------- --------------
Net earnings                            $6,569         $4,248         $20,537        $10,279
                                ============== ==============  ============== ==============
Net earnings per common and
     common equivalent share              $.56           $.37           $1.76           $.88
                                ============== ==============  ============== ==============
Cash dividend per common share            $.16           $.14            $.48           $.42
                                ============== ==============  ============== ==============


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

                              CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                    (In Thousands)
<CAPTION>
                                        
                                          September 29, 1995  December 30, 1994
                                          ------------------  -----------------
            ASSETS                               (Unaudited)

                                                      (In thousands)
<S>                                                <C>                 <C>
Current Assets:
     Cash and cash equivalents                          $649             $2,444
     Accounts receivable, less allowances
       of $5,400 and $4,700                           74,539             75,589
     Inventories                                      50,349             50,529
     Deferred income taxes                            11,256             11,755
     Other current assets                              2,324              3,628
                                          ------------------  -----------------
          Total current assets                       139,117            143,945

Property, plant and equipment:
     Cost                                            158,189            145,164
     Less Accumulated Depreciation                   (80,925)           (75,124)
                                          ------------------  -----------------
                                                      77,264             70,040

Other assets                                          13,525             14,400
                                          ------------------  -----------------
                                                    $229,906           $228,385
                                          ==================  =================

                   LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
     Notes payable to banks                          $15,639            $11,675
     Current portion of long-term debt                 5,905              5,685
     Trade accounts payable                           15,118             19,764
     Dividends payable                                 1,841              1,857
     Income taxes payable                              2,632              5,761
     Other current liabilities                        43,964             44,798
                                           -----------------  -----------------
          Total current liabilities                   85,099             89,540

Long-term debt, less current portion above            12,565             26,798

Retirement benefits and deferred compensation         32,835             30,196

Shareholders' equity:
     Preferred stock                                   1,474              1,474
     Common stock                                     11,503             11,377
     Additional paid-in capital                       20,227             18,289
     Retained earnings                                65,630             50,702
     Other, net                                          573                  9
                                            ----------------  -----------------
                                                      99,407             81,851
                                            ----------------  -----------------
                                                    $229,906           $228,385
                                            ================  =================

                      See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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                           GRACO INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                        
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                        
                                   (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                                        
                                                                  Thirty-Nine Weeks
                                                                  -----------------
                                                          Sept. 29, 1995    Sept. 30, 1994
                                                          --------------    --------------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                               (In thousands)

<S>                                                             <C>                <C>
Net Earnings                                                     $20,537           $10,279
  Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
   net cash provided by operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization                                 9,251             7,450
     Deferred income taxes                                         1,186            (1,007)
     Change in:
      Accounts receivable                                          2.733            (2,464)
      Inventories                                                  1,241           (20,836)
      Trade accounts payable                                      (4,954)            1,983
      Accrued salaries                                            (1,232)              574
      Retirement benefits and deferred
      compensation                                                 2,659             1,699
      Other accrued liabilities                                   (3,191)            2,268
      Other                                                        2,053            (1,173)
                                                          --------------    -------------- 
                   
                                                                  30,283            (1,227)
                                                          ==============    ==============

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

  Property, plant and equipment additions                        (16,546)          (15,151)
  Proceeds from sale of property, plant,
    and equipment                                                    151               287
  Purchases of marketable securities                                   0            (5,464)
  Proceeds from marketable securities                                  0            31,809
                                                          --------------    --------------
                                                                 (16,395)           11,481
                                                          ==============    ==============
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

  Borrowing on notes payable and lines of credit                 111,279            64,397
  Payments on notes payable and lines of credit                 (120,794)          (46,003)
  Payments on long-term debt                                        (613)             (663)
  Common stock issued                                              2,234             2,775
  Retirement of common and preferred stock                             0            (2,224)
  Cash dividends paid                                             (5,625)          (36,122)
                                                          --------------    --------------  
                                                                 (13,519)          (17,840)
                                                          --------------    --------------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                           (2,164)           (1,737)
                                                          ==============    ==============
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                         (1,795)           (9,323)

Cash and cash equivalents:

  Beginning of year                                                2,444            11,095
                                                          --------------    --------------  
  End of period                                                     $649            $1,772
                                                          ==============    ==============

                 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 of Graco Inc. and Subsidiaries  (the
     Company)  as  of  September 29, 1995 and the related  statements  of
     earnings  and  cash flows for the thirty-nine weeks ended  September
     29,  1995, and September 30, 1994, 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. and Subsidiaries as of September 29, 1995,  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 1994 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 (in thousands):

                                         September 29, 1995 Dec. 30, 1994
                                         ------------------ ------------- 
     Finished products and components              $48,220        $46,694
     Products and components in various
         stages of completion                       25,764         24,826
     Raw materials                                  11,721         13,918
     Reduction to LIFO cost                        (35,356)       (34,909)
                                         ----------------- --------------
                                                   $50,349        $50,529
                                         ================= ==============
                                                                     


                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
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Item 2.                GRACO INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
               FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Results of Operations

Net  earnings in the third quarter of $6,569,000 increased $2,321,000  from
the  same  period a year ago as the Company's sales continue to improve  in
Europe and the Pacific offset by the recent softening of sales in the North
American markets.  In addition, gross margin levels have improved from 1994
and operating expenses as a percent of sales have declined due primarily to
cost reduction efforts initiated in 1994.

Sales  in  the  third  quarter of $94,797,000 increased  $5,749,000,  or  6
percent, from the same period in 1994.  Third quarter sales in the Americas
decreased  1 percent to $57,357,000, and European sales were up 34  percent
to $21,643,000 (a 23 percent volume increase, and an 11 percent gain due to
exchange  rates).   In  the Pacific (excluding Japan),  sales  increased  2
percent to $8,640,000 (volume was flat compared to a strong quarter a  year
ago  and a gain of 2 percent on exchange rates).  In Japan, sales increased
9  percent  to  $7,157,000 (a 4 percent volume decrease and a  gain  of  13
percent on exchange rates).

Sales  for  the nine months were $293,726,000, an 11 percent increase  over
the  same period last year.  In the Americas, sales increased 2 percent  to
$186,319,000.  European sales were up 36 percent to $58,970,000  (a  volume
increase of 23 percent and a 13 percent gain due to exchange rates).  Sales
in  the Pacific (excluding Japan) increased 34 percent to $25,801,000 (a 32
percent  volume increase and a 2 percent gain due to exchange  rates).   In
Japan,  sales  increased  21 percent to $22,636,000  (a  5  percent  volume
increase and a 16 percent gain on exchange rates).

Operating expenses in the third quarter of $35,802,000 are at approximately
the  same level as the third quarter of 1994.  Product development  expense
decreased  4  percent over 1994, although previously announced new  product
initiatives continue.   Selling expenses were 4 percent lower than the same
period   last   year,  largely  due  to  lower  headcount.    General   and
administrative  costs were up 10 percent, due primarily  to  expense  items
related to increased profitability.

The effective income tax rate for the quarter was 32 percent compared to 36
percent  for  the same period in 1994.  The decrease was due  primarily  to
foreign  results effectively taxed at lower rates on a year-to-date  basis.
The  year-to-date tax rate for the nine months ended September 29, 1995 was
36 percent compared to 35 percent for the same period in 1994.

The  Company  expects favorable sales and order trends in  Europe  and  the
Pacific  region  as these economies strengthen.  The slowing  of  the  U.S.
economy  continues to impact domestic bookings and backlog during the  last
quarter of 1995.  The Company will make further investments in improvements
to  manufacturing  efficiency and new product development,   while  closely
controlling expenses throughout the organization.

In  October  1995, the Company announced the construction of a $17  million
manufacturing and distribution facility in Rogers, Minnesota.  The  Company
expects  to  finance the project through operating cash flows and  existing
lines of credit.

Financial Condition

Cash was used for operating activities and fixed asset additions.  Accounts
receivable  decreased $1,050,000 from the prior year-end due  primarily  to
collection  efforts in Europe, and property, plant and equipment  purchases
total $16,546,000 year-to-date.

The  Company  has  unused lines of credit available at September  29,  1995
totaling $57 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: 11/09/95                  By:  /s/ David A. Koch
                                     David A. Koch
                                     Chairman and Chief Executive Officer





Date: 11/09/95                  By:  /s/ David M. Lowe
                                     David M. Lowe
                                     Treasurer
                                     (Principal Financial Officer)

















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                                                                 EXHIBIT 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. 29, 1995 Sept. 30, 1994  Sept. 29, 1995 Sept. 30, 1994
                                       -------------- --------------  -------------- --------------
                                                   (In thousands except per share amounts)

<S>                                            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
Net earnings applicable to common stock:
 Net earnings                                  $6,569         $4,248         $20,537        $10,279
 
 Less dividends on preferred stock                 19             19              56             56
                                       -------------- --------------  -------------- --------------
                                               $6,550         $4,229         $20,481        $10,223
                                       ============== ==============  ============== ==============

Average number of common and common
  equivalent shares outstanding:

  Average number of common
    shares outstanding                         11,497         11,554          11,454         11,554

  Dilutive effect of stock options
    computed on the treasury
    stock method                                  186             25             152             58
                                       -------------- --------------  -------------- --------------
                                               11,683         11,579          11,606         11,612
                                       ============== ==============  ============== ==============

Net earnings per common
    and common equivalent share                  $.56           $.37           $1.76           $.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 29, 1995 AND IS QUALIFIED IN
ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME> GRACO INC.
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<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-29-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-29-1995
<CASH>                                             649
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   79,939
<ALLOWANCES>                                     5,400
<INVENTORY>                                     50,349
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               139,117
<PP&E>                                         158,189
<DEPRECIATION>                                  80,925
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 229,906
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           85,099
<BONDS>                                         18,470
<COMMON>                                        11,503
                            1,474
                                          0
<OTHER-SE>                                      86,430
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   229,906
<SALES>                                        293,726
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               293,726
<CGS>                                          149,497
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  149,497
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               112,092
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                 1,299
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               2,025
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                 32,137
<INCOME-TAX>                                    11,600
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             20,537
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                    20,537
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     1.76
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     1.76
        

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