HANNA M A CO/DE
10-Q, 1996-08-09
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                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                        WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                               FORM 10-Q


           QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE

                    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



FOR QUARTER ENDED June 30, 1996


COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-5222



                          M. A. HANNA COMPANY
         (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



     STATE OF DELAWARE                                           34-0232435
(State or other jurisdiction of                               (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)



SUITE 36-5000, 200 PUBLIC SQUARE, CLEVELAND, OHIO                     44114-2304
     (Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)



           Registrant's telephone number, including area code 216-589-4000



                             NOT APPLICABLE
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report



        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


        Common Shares Outstanding, as of the close of the period
                  covered by this report  52,109,074.

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       M. A. HANNA COMPANY AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

                             INDEX





                                                            PAGE

PART  I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


     Item 1. Financial Statements.
               Consolidated Statements of Income -
                 Six Months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995       2

               Consolidated Balance Sheets -
                June 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995            3

               Consolidated Statements of
                 Cash Flows - Six Months Ended
                   June 30, 1996 and 1995                      4

               Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements    5-6

     Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
               Interim Financial Condition and Results
               of Operations.                                7-9


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

     Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                 10



                              -1-

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                                 PART I

            M.A. HANNA COMPANY AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                              (Unaudited)



<TABLE>
                                                 Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
                                                      June 30                    June 30
                                                 1996          1995        1996            1995
<CAPTION>                                          (Dollars in thousands except per share data)
<S>                                            <C>          <C>         <C>               <C>
Net Sales                                      $537,348     $483,295    $1,034,799        $976,067

Costs and Expenses
    Cost of goods sold                          438,753      393,218       844,748         795,486
    Selling, general and administrative          61,467       55,265       119,779         111,946
    Interest on debt                              5,195        7,216        11,231          14,153
    Amortization of intangibles                   3,576        3,497         7,075           6,968
    Other - net                                     887       (9,210)        1,070          (6,873)
                                                509,878      449,986       983,903         921,680
Income from Continuing Operations Before
  Extraordinary Item and Income Taxes            27,470       33,309        50,896          54,387

    Income taxes                                 11,812       13,949        21,885          23,013
Income from Continuing Operations Before
  Extraordinary Item                             15,658       19,360        29,011          31,374
Income from Discontinued Operations                   -       42,406             -          45,337
Income Before Extraordinary Item                 15,658       61,766        29,011          76,711
Extraordinary Item                               (3,777)           -        (5,352)              -
Net Income                                     $ 11,881     $ 61,766    $   23,659        $ 76,711


Net Income per Share of Common Stock
      Primary
          Continuing operations                $   0.34     $   0.41    $     0.63        $   0.67
          Discontinued operations                     -         0.91             -            0.97
          Extraordinary item                      (0.08)           -         (0.11)              -
          Net income                           $   0.26     $   1.32    $     0.52        $   1.64

      Fully diluted
          Continuing operations                $   0.33     $   0.41    $     0.61        $   0.66
          Discontinued operations                     -         0.89             -            0.95
          Extraordinary item                      (0.08)           -         (0.11)              -
          Net income                           $   0.25     $   1.30    $     0.50        $   1.61


Dividends per common share                     $   0.10     $   0.09     $   0.197        $   0.18




                                                 -2-
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 M.A. HANNA COMPANY AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

            CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                    (Unaudited)

                                                         June       December
                                                       30, 1996     31, 1995
                                                       (Dollars in thousands)
          Assets

Current Assets
    Cash and cash equivalents                          $ 36,251    $  111,235
    Receivables                                         332,206       268,016
    Inventories:
        Finished products                               125,738       126,411
        Raw materials and supplies                       44,928        40,390
                                                        170,666       166,801
    Prepaid expenses                                      7,034         5,693
    Deferred income taxes                                25,453        22,867
        Total current assets                            571,610       574,612

Property, Plant and Equipment                           421,249       393,314
    Less allowances for depreciation                    187,139       166,293
                                                        234,110       227,021
Other Assets
    Goodwill and other intangibles                      342,539       321,778
    Investments and other assets                         67,265        73,067
    Deferred income taxes                                37,219        35,118
                                                        447,023       429,963
                                                     $1,252,743    $1,231,596

            Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current Liabilities
    Notes payable to banks                            $   1,601     $   1,328
    Trade payables and accrued expenses                 371,740       333,176
    Current portion of long-term debt                       685           747
        Total current liabilities                       374,026       335,251

Other Liabilities                                       179,341       179,580

Long-term Debt
    Senior notes                                        124,960       227,270
    Other                                                66,802         4,717
                                                        191,762       231,987
Stockholders' Equity
    Preferred stock, without par value
        Authorized 5,000,000 shares
        Issued -0- shares
    Common stock, par value $1
        Authorized 100,000,000 shares
        Issued 65,110,540 shares at June 30, 1996 and
            43,274,273 shares at December 31, 1995       65,111        43,274
    Capital surplus                                     321,502       324,273
    Retained earnings                                   396,378       381,709
    Associates ownership trust                         (128,704)     (121,363)
    Cost of treasury stock (13,001,466 shares
        at June 30, 1996 and 8,631,355 shares
        at December 31, 1995)                          (139,412)     (137,181)
    Minimum pension liability adjustment                 (7,522)       (7,522)
    Accumulated translation adjustment                      261         1,588
                                                        507,614       484,778
                                                     $1,252,743    $1,231,596
                                  -3-


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            M.A. HANNA COMPANY AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                              (Unaudited)


                                                     SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                          JUNE 30
                                                      1996      1995
                                                  (Dollars in thousands)

Cash Provided from (Used for) Operating Activities
    Net income                                      $ 23,659   $ 76,711
    Discontinued operations                                -      4,797
    Depreciation and amortization                     25,298     23,608
    Companies carried at equity:
        Income                                        (2,017)    (2,789)
        Dividends received                             3,191      3,952
    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
        Receivables                                  (37,592)   (26,101)
        Inventories                                    7,861    (28,516)
        Prepaid expenses                                (840)       324
        Trade payables and accrued expenses           15,461     37,553
    Gain from sales of assets                              -    (84,427)
    Restructuring payments                            (5,618)    (5,835)
    Other                                              5,333      9,173
    Extraordinary charge                               8,774          -
           Net operating activities                   43,510      8,450

Cash Provided from (Used for) Investing Activities
    Capital expenditures                             (14,560)   (29,000)
    Acquisitions of businesses, less cash acquire    (48,803)         -
    Acquisition payments                                (669)    (2,335)
    Sales of assets                                   11,820    223,500
    Purchase of short-term securities                      -    (40,139)
    Other                                              5,980     (6,051)
           Net investing activities                  (46,232)   145,975

Cash Provided from (Used for) Financing Activities
    Cash dividends paid                               (8,989)    (8,346)
    Proceeds from the sale of common stock             6,503      1,126
    Purchase of shares for treasury                   (2,759)    (7,877)
    Increase in debt                                  43,403     57,543
    Reduction in debt                               (110,735)  (117,636)
           Net financing activities                  (72,577)   (75,190)

    Effect of exchange rate changes on cash              315        286

Cash and Cash Equivalents
    Increase (decrease)                              (74,984)    79,521
    Beginning of period                              111,235     23,105

    End of period                                  $  36,251  $ 102,626

Cash paid during period
    Interest                                       $  14,234  $  14,794
    Income taxes                                      12,279     22,065

                                  -4-

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               NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


                             June 30, 1996



Basis of Presentation

The  accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated  financial
statements  have  been  prepared  in  accordance   with   the
instructions to Form 10-Q and in the opinion of  the  Company
include  all  adjustments necessary  to  present  fairly  the
results  of  operations, financial position, and  changes  in
cash  flow.   Reference  should  be  made  to  the  footnotes
included in the 1995 Annual Report.

The  results  of operations for the interim periods  are  not
necessarily indicative of the results expected for  the  full
year.

Acquisitions

In   January  1996,  the  Company  announced  the  successful
completion of its tender offer for the outstanding  stock  of
CIMCO,  Inc.,  a  producer  of  thermoplastic  compounds  and
plastic  components.  Consistent  with  its  strategy  as  an
intermediary between the polymer producer and the end product
manufacturer,  the  Company  announced  that  it  would  sell
CIMCO's  plastic components business, which has been reported
as  a  discontinued  operation in the accompanying  financial
statements.  The sale of this business was consummated in the
second  quarter.  In March 1996, the Company acquired  Victor
International  Plastics  Ltd., a leading  producer  of  color
masterbatch  in  the United Kingdom.  Both acquisitions  were
accounted  for using the purchase method of accounting.   Had
the acquisitions been made at the beginning of 1995, reported
pro  forma  results of operations for the second quarter  and
first  six  months of 1996 and 1995 would not  be  materially
different.

Discontinued Operations

Income from discontinued operations in 1995 includes earnings
from  Day International, a producer of end products  for  the
printing  and  textiles industries, which  was  sold  in  the
second quarter of 1995.

Net Income Per Share of Common Stock

Primary  net income per share of common stock is computed  by
dividing net income applicable to common stock by the average
number  of  shares outstanding during the period  (46,118,428
and  46,716,713  for the three month periods ended  June  30,
1996  and  1995, respectively, and 45,926,416 and  46,646,582
for  the  six  month periods ended June 30,  1996  and  1995,
respectively).  Shares of common stock held by the Associates
Ownership Trust ("AOT") enter into the determination  of  the
average  number  of  shares outstanding  as  the  shares  are
released  from  the AOT to fund a portion  of  the  Company's
obligations  under certain of its employee  compensation  and

                             -5-

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benefit plans.  The effect of assuming the exercise of  stock
options was not significant in 1995.

The  number  of  shares used to compute  fully  dilutive  net
income  per share is based on the number of shares  used  for
primary  net  income per share increased  by  the  number  of
shares   reserved  under  earnout  provisions   of   purchase
agreements and the common stock equivalents which would arise
from  the exercise of stock options and stock warrants.   The
average  number  of  shares  used  in  the  computation  were
47,280,171  and 47,688,509 for the three month periods  ended
June  30,  1996  and 1995, respectively, and  47,153,754  and
47,625,788 for the six month periods ended June 30, 1996  and
1995, respectively.

On  May 1, 1996, the Company announced a three-for-two  stock
split  for  shareholders of record on  May  24,  1996  to  be
effected  in  the form of a stock dividend.   All  per  share
amounts have been restated to reflect the three-for-two stock
split.

Long-term Debt

In  1996,  the  Company  repurchased  $102,310,000  principal
amount  of  Senior Notes in the open market resulting  in  an
extraordinary charge of $8,774,000 ($5,352,000 after tax).




                             -6-


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           MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

    INTERIM FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS




Results of Operations

Net  sales  increased $54.1 million in the second quarter  of
1996  and  $58.7 million in the first six months of  1996  as
compared  with  the  1995  periods.   Sales  from  processing
businesses  increased $38.4 million in the second quarter  of
1996 and $36.6 million in the first six months of 1996 due to
acquisitions  made  in 1996.  Higher pricing  was  offset  by
lower  unit  volumes.   Sales  from  distribution  businesses
increased from $220.1 million in the second quarter  of  1995
to  $235.2  million in the second quarter of  1996  and  from
$439.1  million  in the first six months of  1995  to  $458.3
million  in  the first six months of 1996 due to higher  unit
volumes, partially offset by lower pricing.  Sales from other
operations were comparable with prior year levels.

Gross  margins were 18.3% in the second quarter of  1996  and
18.4%  for  the first six months of 1996 compared with  18.6%
and  18.5%,  respectively, for the comparable  1995  periods.
Gross  margins  in  1995  were  impacted  by  provisions  for
inventories  valued by the last-in first-out cost  method  of
$2.0  million  and  $4.4 million for the second  quarter  and
first  six  months,  respectively.  Absent these  provisions,
gross  margins would have been 19.1% and 19.0% in the  second
quarter  and  first  six months of 1995,  respectively.   The
deterioration in gross margins is due in part to the  mix  of
sales  between processing and distribution business, a  lower
absorption of fixed costs and the acquisitions made in 1996.

Selling,  general and administrative expenses increased  $6.2
million in the second quarter of 1996 and $7.8 million in the
first six months of 1996 due in part to acquisitions made  in
1996.   However,  as a percentage of sales, selling,  general
and administrative costs were 11.4% in the second quarter  of
1996 and 11.6% for the first six months of 1996 compared with
11.4%  and  11.5%  respectively,  for  the  comparable   1995
periods,  reflecting the Company's ongoing efforts to  manage
these costs.

Interest in debt decreased $2.0 million in the second quarter
of  1996 and $2.9 million in the first six months of 1996 due
to  the  repayment  in  1995 of the financing  for  the  1994
acquisition  of  Th.  Bergmann.   In  addition  the   Company
repurchased $67.8 million of its Senior Notes in  the  second
quarter  of 1996 ($102.3 million in the first six  months  of
1996), resulting in an after-tax extraordinary charge of $3.8
million and $5.4 million, respectively.

Other  -  net in the second quarter and first six  months  of
1995 includes a gain of $9.3 million from the sale of its  8%
interest  in  Iron Ore Company of Canada.  The  Company  will
continue  to  receive fees as managing  agent  and  from  its
interest in the sales agency through 1996.

Income from discontinued operations in 1995 includes earnings
from  Day International, a producer of end products  for  the
printing  and textile industries.  The business was  sold  in
June  1995  with  the Company recognizing  a  gain  of  $40.3
million.

                             -7-
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Liquidity and Sources of Capital

Operating activities provided $43.5 million in the first  six
months  of  1996.   This amount includes  the  use  of  $15.1
million  for working capital and $5.6 million for the payment
of  obligations related to prior restructurings.   Investment
activities  used $46.2 million, which includes $14.6  million
for   capital   expenditures  and  $48.8  million   for   the
acquisition  of  CIMCO  and  Victor  International  partially
offset  by proceeds from the sale of the molding business  of
CIMCO  of  $11.8  million.  Financing activities  used  $72.6
million  and  include  $67.3 million  for  the  reduction  of
outstanding indebtedness, $9.0 million for dividends and $2.8
million  for  the purchase of shares for treasury,  partially
offset  by  proceeds from the sale of common  stock  of  $6.5
million.

The Company has a credit agreement which provides commitments
for  borrowings  up to $200 million through June  1998.   The
arrangement  provides for interest rates to be determined  at
the time of borrowing based on a choice of formulas specified
in the agreement.  At June 30, 1996, there were $58.3 million
of outstanding borrowings supported by this agreement.

During the second quarter of 1996, the Company filed a  shelf
registration  statement  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission to sell up to $300 million of debt securities.  It
is  anticipated that the net proceeds from the sale would  be
used  for  general  corporate purposes, which  could  include
repayment of indebtedness, repurchase of the Company's common
stock, additions to working capital, capital expenditures  or
acquisitions.  At June 30, 1996, the Company has not sold any
debt securities.

The  current  ratio was 1.5:1 at June 30, 1996 compared  with
1.7:1  at December 31, 1995.  Debt to total capital was 27.4%
at June 30, 1996 and 32.4% at December 31, 1995.

Environmental Matters

The  Company  is  subject  to various  laws  and  regulations
concerning  environmental matters.  The Company is  committed
to  a long-term environmental protection program that reduces
releases of hazardous materials into the environment as  well
as  to  the  remediation of identified existing environmental
concerns.

Claims have been made against a subsidiary of the Company for
costs  of environmental remediation measures taken or  to  be
taken  in connection with operations that have been  sold  or
closed.   These include the clean-up of Superfund  sites  and
participation  with  other  companies  in  the  clean-up   of
hazardous  waste disposal sites, several of which  have  been
designated as Superfund sites.  Reserves for such liabilities
have  been established and no insurance recoveries have  been
anticipated   in   the   determination   of   reserves.    In
management's  opinion,  the  aforementioned  claims  will  be
resolved  without  material adverse effect on  the  financial
position or results of operations of the Company.

Other

Any forward-looking statements included in this quarterly report
are based on current expectations.  Any statements in this report
that are not historical in nature are forward-looking statements.


                            -8-

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Actual results may differ materially depending on business conditions
and growth in the plastics and rubber industries and general economy,
foreign political and economic developments, availability and pricing
of raw materials, changes in product mix, shifts in market demand,
and changes in prevailing interest rates.


                             -9-

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                            PART II



Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K


      a.)  Exhibits

             12.1  Computation  of  Ratio  of  Earnings  to  Fixed
                   Charges.

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



                           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.


                         M.A. HANNA COMPANY (Registrant)





                          /s/  Thomas E. Lindsey
                               Controller
                               (Principal Accounting Officer)



Date:  August 9, 1996







                             -10-



Exhibit 12.1

M.A. Hanna Company
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(in thousands)

<TABLE>
                                                Six Months
                                                  Ended
                                                 June 30                     Year Ended December 31
<CAPTION>                                     1996      1995         1995       1994      1993      1992      1991
<S>                                          <C>       <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>       <C>       <C>
Consolidated pre-tax income
from continuing operations                   $50,896   $54,387    $ 98,821   $ 66,222   $37,654   $27,005   $(16,195)

Adjustments
    Fixed charges - excluding
    capitalized interest

        Consolidated interest expense         11,231    14,153      26,278     28,549    32,258    32,509     23,221
        Interest portion of rental expense     3,144     2,909       5,942      5,624     5,281     4,729      4,905
            Total fixed charges               14,375    17,062      32,220     34,173    37,539    37,238     28,126

Adjusted earnings                            $65,271   $71,449    $131,041   $100,395   $75,193   $64,243    $11,931

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges              4.54      4.19        4.07       2.94      2.00      1.73       0.42


</TABLE>



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<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1996
<CASH>                                          36,251
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  343,321
<ALLOWANCES>                                    11,115
<INVENTORY>                                    170,666
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<PP&E>                                         421,249
<DEPRECIATION>                                 187,139
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          374,026
<BONDS>                                        191,762
                                0
                                          0
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