MACNEAL SCHWENDLER CORP
10-Q, 1998-09-11
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                   FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

/X/     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
        EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended July 31, 1998

/ /     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
        EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ______________ to ______________

                        Commission file number 1-8722
                                          
                                          
                                       
                      THE MACNEAL-SCHWENDLER CORPORATION
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                          
                                          
                                          
          DELAWARE                                            95-2239450
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(State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                            Identification No.)



            815 Colorado Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90041
            -----------------------------------------------------
                   (Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number                                  (213) 258-9111 
                                                               --------------


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 (or for such shorter period that the 
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to 
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                                          
                               Yes     X      No
                                     -----         -----
                                          
The number of shares outstanding of Registrant's Common Stock, par value $.01 
per share, was 13,538,375 shares at September 4, 1998.

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                      THE MACNEAL-SCHWENDLER CORPORATION
                                    INDEX



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<CAPTION>

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Part I.       Financial Information

Item 1.   Financial Statements

          Consolidated Balance Sheets - July 31, 1998 (Unaudited)
               and January 31, 1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     3

          Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) 
               Three and Six Months Ended July 31, 1998 and 1997 . . . . .     4

          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
               Six Months Ended July 31, 1998 and 1997 . . . . . . . . . .     5

          Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
               (Unaudited) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     6

Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations
               and Financial Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     8

Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk . . .    13


Part II.      Other Information

Item 2.   Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds. . . . . . . . . . . .    14

Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. . . . . . .    14

Item 5.   Other Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    15

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    15
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                       THE MACNEAL-SCHWENDLER CORPORATION
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          JULY 31,         JANUARY 31,
                                                            1998              1998
                                                       -------------      ------------
                                                       (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                                    <C>                <C>
ASSETS

Current assets:
     Cash and cash equivalents                         $  15,258,000      $ 10,086,000
     Securities available for sale                        17,717,000        16,073,000
     Trade accounts receivable, net                       38,275,000        49,091,000
     Deferred tax charges                                  3,446,000         3,446,000
     Other current assets                                  7,267,000         7,219,000
                                                       -------------      ------------

              Total current assets                        81,963,000        85,915,000

Property and equipment, net                                8,786,000         8,926,000
Capitalized software costs, net                           29,637,000        28,780,000
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net                 12,810,000        13,958,000
Other assets                                               2,971,000         2,704,000
                                                       -------------      ------------

                                                        $136,167,000      $140,283,000
                                                       -------------      ------------
                                                       -------------      ------------

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
     Accounts payable                                   $  2,417,000      $  3,131,000
     Accrued liabilities                                  19,979,000        23,722,000
     Deferred income                                       8,528,000        10,561,000
     Income taxes payable                                          -           748,000
                                                       -------------      ------------

              Total current liabilities                   30,924,000        38,162,000

Deferred income taxes                                     10,983,000        10,983,000
Convertible subordinated debentures                       56,574,000        56,574,000

Commitments

Shareholders' equity:
     Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000
         shares authorized; no shares outstanding
         at July 31, 1998 or January 31, 1998                  -----             -----
     Common stock, $0.01 par value, 
         100,000,000 shares authorized;
         13,538,400 and 13,621,900 issued and
         outstanding at July 31, 1998 and
         January 31, 1998, respectively, and
         common stock warrants                            30,834,000        31,482,000
     Retained earnings                                    12,055,000         7,399,000
     Accumulated unrealized investment gain                    1,000             -----
     Accumulated translation adjustment                   (5,204,000)       (4,317,000)
                                                       -------------      ------------

              Total shareholders' equity                  37,686,000        34,564,000
                                                       -------------      ------------

                                                        $136,167,000      $140,283,000
                                                       -------------      ------------
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See accompanying notes.


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                        THE MACNEAL-SCHWENDLER CORPORATION
                         CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                    (UNAUDITED)

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<CAPTION>

                                                          THREE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31,     SIX MONTHS ENDED JULY 31,
                                                               1998         1997              1998         1997
                                                          ------------  ------------      -----------  ------------
<S>                                                       <C>           <C>               <C>          <C>
Revenues:
   Software licenses                                       $24,994,000  $24,661,000       $49,612,000  $50,086,000 
   Software maintenance and services                         8,488,000    7,631,000        16,583,000   14,142,000 
                                                           -----------  -----------       -----------  -----------

      Total revenues                                        33,482,000   32,292,000        66,195,000   64,228,000 


Operating expenses:
   Cost of revenue                                           7,740,000    7,593,000        15,862,000   15,194,000 
   Amortization of goodwill and other intangibles              567,000      567,000         1,134,000    1,134,000 
   Research and development                                  3,111,000    1,946,000         5,831,000    4,253,000 
   Selling, general and administrative                      17,412,000   17,423,000        34,664,000   34,780,000 
                                                           -----------  -----------       -----------  -----------
      Total operating expenses                              28,830,000   27,529,000        57,491,000   55,361,000 


Operating income                                             4,652,000    4,763,000         8,704,000    8,867,000 



Debenture interest                                          (1,114,000)  (1,114,000)       (2,228,000)  (2,228,000)
Other income, net                                              335,000       75,000           579,000        3,000 
                                                           -----------  -----------       -----------  -----------
Income before income taxes                                   3,873,000    3,724,000         7,055,000    6,642,000 


Provision for income taxes                                   1,317,000    1,266,000         2,399,000    2,258,000 
                                                           -----------  -----------       -----------  -----------

Net income                                                 $ 2,556,000  $ 2,458,000       $ 4,656,000  $ 4,384,000
                                                           -----------  -----------       -----------  -----------
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Basic earnings per share                                   $      0.19  $      0.18       $      0.34  $      0.32 
                                                           -----------  -----------       -----------  -----------
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Diluted earnings per share                                 $      0.19  $      0.18       $      0.34  $      0.32 
                                                           -----------  -----------       -----------  -----------
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Basic weighted average 
      shares outstanding                                    13,634,000   13,496,000        13,643,000   13,479,000
                                                           -----------  -----------       -----------  -----------
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Diluted weighted average
      shares outstanding                                    17,511,000   17,375,000        17,557,000   17,325,000 
                                                           -----------  -----------       -----------  -----------
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                        THE MACNEAL-SCHWENDLER CORPORATION
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                  (UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                                                  JULY 31
                                                                       ----------------------------
                                                                             1998          1997
                                                                       ------------   -------------
<S>                                                                    <C>            <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net income                                                          $  4,656,000   $  4,384,000
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
      Cash provided by operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment             2,745,000      2,885,000
      Amortization of capitalized software costs                          6,812,000      5,915,000 
      Amortization of goodwill and other intangibles                      1,134,000      1,134,000 
      Amortization of premiums and discounts on securities 
            Available for sale                                               29,000              -
      Deferred income taxes                                                       -       (798,000)
      (Gain) Loss on disposal of property and equipment                     (13,000)        13,000

   Changes in assets and liabilities:
        Trade accounts receivable, net                                   10,816,000      2,826,000
        Other current assets                                                (48,000)       843,000
        Accounts payable                                                   (714,000)      (627,000)
        Accrued liabilities                                              (3,743,000)    (5,396,000)
        Deferred income                                                  (2,033,000)      (426,000)
        Income taxes payable                                               (748,000)         1,000
                                                                       ------------   ------------
Net cash provided by operating activities                                18,893,000     10,754,000

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Purchase of securities available for sale                             (1,672,000)    (4,993,000)
   Sale of securities available for sale                                          -          3,000
   Acquisition of property and equipment                                 (2,592,000)    (2,379,000)
   Purchase of software                                                    (617,000)       (51,000)
   Capitalized software costs                                            (7,052,000)    (6,067,000)
   Increase in other assets                                                (253,000)      (183,000)
                                                                       ------------   ------------
Net cash used in investing activities                                   (12,186,000)   (13,670,000)

Cash flows from financing activities:
   Proceeds from common stock issued                                        957,000        703,000 
   Repurchase and retirement of common stock                             (1,877,000)             - 
   Proceeds from common stock warrants issued                               272,000              - 
                                                                       ------------   ------------
Net cash provided by financing activities                                  (648,000)       703,000 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                                    (887,000)    (1,587,000)
                                                                       ------------   ------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                      5,172,000     (3,800,000)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                         10,086,000     24,016,000
                                                                       ------------   ------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                             $ 15,258,000   $ 20,216,000
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See accompanying notes.

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                      THE MACNEAL-SCHWENDLER CORPORATION
                  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  (UNAUDITED)


NOTE 1: BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial information is 
condensed from that which would appear in the annual financial statements and 
should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements 
included in The MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K 
for the year ended January 31, 1998.

     All interim financial data is unaudited but, in the opinion of 
management, reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation 
thereof.  However, it should be understood that accounting measurements at 
interim dates might be less precise than at year-end.  Operating results for 
the six months ended July 31, 1998 are not necessarily indicative of the 
results that may be expected for the year ended January 31, 1999.

     Supplemental cash flow information for taxes paid during the six months 
ended July 31, 1998 and 1997 were $3,285,000 and $2,257,000, respectively. 
Additionally, the company paid interest of $2,227,000 on its convertible 
subordinated debentures due 2004 during both the six months ended July 31, 
1998 and 1997. 
     
     As of February 1, 1998, the Company adopted Statement of Position 
("SOP") 97-2, "Software Revenue Recognition," which supercedes SOP 91-1.  
This method distinguishes between significant and insignificant vendor 
obligations as a basis for recording revenue with a requirement that each 
element of a software licensing arrangement be separately identified and 
accounted for based on relative fair values of each element. 

     In December 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued 
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 128, "Earnings per 
Share."  SFAS No. 128 replaced the calculation of primary and fully diluted 
earnings per share with basic and diluted earnings per share.  Unlike primary 
earnings per share, basic earnings excludes any dilutive effects of options, 
warrants, and convertible securities.  Diluted earnings per share is very 
similar to the previously reported fully diluted earnings per share.  Diluted 
earnings per share for the three and six months ended July 31, 1998 and July 
31, 1997 includes the dilutive effect of stock warrants and options 
calculated under the treasury stock method.  The assumption that the 
convertible subordinated debentures were converted into common stock at the 
beginning of the period and the related interest requirements, net of tax, is 
added to net income in the calculation is anti-dilutive for the three and six 
months ended July 31, 1998 and 1997.  All earnings per share amounts for all 
prior periods have been restated to conform to the FASB No. 128 requirements. 

     As of February 1, 1998, the Company adopted SFAS No. 130, "Reporting 
Comprehensive Income." SFAS No. 130 establishes new rules for the reporting 
and display of comprehensive income and its components; however, the adoption 
of this Statement had no impact on the Company's reported net income or 
shareholders' equity.  SFAS No. 130 requires unrealized gains or losses on 
the Company's available-for-sale securities and foreign currency translation 
adjustments, which prior to adoption were reported separately in 
shareholders' equity, to be included in other comprehensive income.  Prior 
year Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity will be reclassified to 
conform to the requirements of SFAS No. 130.

     During the three and six months ended July 31,1998, total comprehensive 
income amounted to $2,507,000 and $3,770,000, respectively, compared to 
$1,195,000 and $2,797,000 for the three and six months ended July 31,1997, 
respectively.  The primary difference between net income and comprehensive 
income was the change in accumulated translation adjustment.

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     In December 1997, the FASB issued Statement No. 131, "Disclosures about 
Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information," which requires the 
Company to disclose certain information about reportable operating segments 
in complete sets of financial statements of the enterprise and in condensed 
financial statements of interim periods.  The Company adopted SFAS No. 131 in 
the first quarter of fiscal 1999.

     Certain reclassifications have been made to the consolidated statements 
of income for the three months and six months ended July 31, 1997 in order to 
conform to the July 31, 1998 presentation.

NOTE 2: CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE

     The components of net capitalized software costs were as follows:

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<CAPTION>

                                         THREE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31,    SIX MONTHS ENDED JULY 31,
                                        ----------------------------   ----------------------------
                                            1998            1997           1998            1997
                                        -----------     ------------   -----------      -----------
<S>                                     <C>             <C>            <C>              <C>
Software costs capitalized              $(3,260,000)    $(3,190,000)   $(7,052,000)     $(6,067,000) 
Amortization of capitalized software      3,126,000       3,038,000      6,812,000        5,915,000 
                                        -----------     ------------   -----------      -----------
Net capitalized software costs          $  (134,000)    $  (152,000)   $  (240,000)     $  (152,000)
                                        -----------     ------------   -----------      -----------
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</TABLE>

Amortization expense associated with capitalized software costs is reported 
in cost of revenue, and capitalization of software costs is reported as a 
reduction of research and development expense.

NOTE 3: ACCRUED LIABILITIES

     The components of accrued liabilities are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                            JULY 31,       JANUARY 31,
                                                              1998            1998
                                                          -----------     ------------
<S>                                                       <C>             <C>
Compensation and related expenses                         $ 7,227,000     $ 6,516,000
Commissions payable                                         2,011,000       2,752,000
Debenture interest payable                                  1,689,000       1,688,000
Contribution to profit sharing plan                         1,114,000       2,784,000
Post-retirement benefits                                    2,258,000       2,236,000
Royalties payable                                             698,000         929,000
Sales taxes payable                                         1,625,000       3,020,000
Incentive compensation                                        281,000         230,000
Stock purchase plan                                            27,000         438,000
Other                                                       3,049,000       3,129,000
                                                          -----------      ----------
                                                          $19,979,000     $23,722,000
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</TABLE>

NOTE 4: WARRANTS

     On May 15 and June 30, 1998, in connection with completing a marketing 
arrangement with Kubota Solid Technology Corporation ("KSTC"), the Company 
issued warrants to purchase 32,967 and 38,216 shares at $11.375 and $9.813 
per share, respectively, for a total of $750,000, of the Company's common 
stock.  The exercise price was equal to the fair market value of the common 
stock on the dates of purchase.  The warrants are non-transferable, have a 
five-year term and become exercisable two years after the date of issuance.  
The warrants were valued using the Black Scholes valuation method.  KSTC has 
the right to purchase additional warrants to purchase common stock valued at 
$2,250,000 through December 31, 1999.


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                    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION


THREE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 1998 VS. THREE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 1997

     The Company reported revenue of  $33,482,000 for the second quarter, 
compared to revenue of $32,292,000 for the second quarter of the prior fiscal 
year, a 4% increase. Revenue growth in the current year would have been 
approximately $2,384,000, or 7%, if valued using prior year foreign currency 
translation rates. Software license revenue and maintenance fees account for 
91% of total reported revenue in the second quarter and 92% in the second 
quarter of the prior fiscal year, with service revenue making up the 
difference.  
     
     Software revenue consists of licensing fees, which are fees charged for 
the right to use the software, and maintenance fees, which provide for 
support and unspecified upgrade privileges on a when-and-if-available basis. 
In accordance with The American Institute of Certified Public Accountant's 
("AICPA") Statement of Position ("SOP") 97-2, "Software Revenue Recognition" 
issued in 1997, which supercedes SOP 91-1, revenue associated with support 
and upgrade privileges has been consistently deferred and recognized over the 
term of the license agreement.

     Second quarter revenue growth was adversely affected by the strength of 
the U.S. Dollar compared to foreign currencies in which the Company operates. 
Europe, which accounted for 32% of the Company's total revenue, grew by 23% 
in functional currency compared to the second quarter of the prior fiscal 
year. The Asia-Pacific region, which accounted for 27% of the Company's total 
revenue, grew by 9% in functional currency compared to the second quarter of 
the prior fiscal year.  However, in light of the economic turmoil in the 
Asia-Pacific region, the Company remains cautious about its Asia-Pacific 
prospects. Approximately 5% of the Company's total revenue comes from outside 
Japan in the Asia-Pacific region.  The Americas, which accounted for 41% of 
the Company's total revenue, reported a 3% decline in the second quarter from 
the second quarter of the prior year.  The decline in the Americas is mostly 
attributable to a shift of annual license agreements to the third quarter of 
fiscal 1999 in order to make certain agreements co-terminus for various 
aerospace customers who have merged over the last year.

     Operating expense of $28,830,000 in the second quarter increased by 
approximately 5% from the  $27,529,000 reported in the second quarter of the 
prior fiscal year.  The increase was attributable entirely to an increase in 
the net cost of research and development.  However, the Company's total 
development cost before software capitalization was 19% of revenue for the 
quarter which remains below management's target of 20% of total revenues.

     In accordance with the AICPA Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 
No. 86 (FAS 86), "Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, 
Leased, or Otherwise Marketed," cost of revenue expense includes period 
expenses directly related to revenue as well as the amortization of 
capitalized software costs.  Research and development expense is reported net 
of the amount of software capitalized in the period.

     In the second quarter, cost of revenue was $7,740,000 compared to 
$7,593,000 in the second quarter of the prior fiscal year, an increase of 
$147,000, or 2%. This increase included $88,000 of additional amortization of 
capitalized software.  Capitalized software amortization increased to 
$3,126,000 in the second quarter from $3,038,000 in the second quarter of the 
prior fiscal year.  The assets' lives have remained consistent from year to 
year.  The increase in amortization of capitalized software has been 
consistent with the increases in capitalization of software costs in prior 
quarters. Royalty expense is also included in cost of revenue and paid to 
third parties under various agreements.  The Company does not consider any 
royalty expense related to individual agreements to be material.  The 
incremental expense of providing maintenance and other services was not 
deemed to be material in the second quarter of this fiscal year or the second 
quarter of the prior fiscal year.


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     Research and development expense is reported net of capitalized software 
development costs.  Research and development expense in the second quarter of 
$3,111,000 was $1,165,000, or 60%, more than that reported in the second 
quarter of the prior fiscal year.  The increase is the result of an increase 
of $1,235,000 in the total gross research and development investment offset 
by an increase of $70,000 in the amount of research and development 
expenditures capitalized under FAS 86.

     The total gross investment in research and development activities in the 
second quarter amounted to  $6,371,000, or 19% of current quarter revenue, 
compared to $5,136,000, or 16% of revenue in the second quarter of the prior 
fiscal year. The total increase in the gross research and development 
investment in the second quarter was 24%.  This increase resulted primarily 
from changes in staffing and staff mix related to a strategic revision in 
product development activity. This shift in strategy de-emphasizes a features 
upgrade for specific products and promotes the development of integrated 
software solutions for targeted customers.  

     Capitalized software development costs were $3,260,000 in the second 
quarter compared to $3,190,000 in the second quarter of the prior fiscal 
year. The increase in the amount of research and development expenditures 
capitalized was 2%. The amount of product development capitalized in any 
given period is a function of many factors including the number of products 
under development at any point in time as well as their stage of development. 
The Company's product development process is continually under review to 
improve efficiency, product quality, and reduce time to market. Due to the 
continual change in the product development process there can be no assurance 
that the level of development capitalized in future periods will be 
comparable to current capitalized levels.  

     Selling, general, and administrative expense in the second quarter was 
$17,412,000 compared to $17,423,000 in the second quarter of the prior fiscal 
year, a decrease of less than 1%. 

     Operating income declined $111,000, including software capitalization 
and amortization from $4,652,000 in the second quarter compared to $4,763,000 
in the second quarter of the prior fiscal year, a decrease of 2%.  This 
decrease reflects the increase in research and development activities 
described above.  

     Debenture interest reflects the interest on the convertible subordinated 
debentures issued as part of the acquisition of PDA Engineering in 1994. 
Interest payments are due on March 15 and September 15 of each year until the 
debentures are converted or redeemed.

     Other income increased $260,000 to $335,000 in the second quarter from 
$75,000 in the second quarter of the prior fiscal year.  The fluctuation is 
primarily attributable to increased interest and investment income from 
$244,000 in the second quarter of fiscal 1998 to $614,000 in the second 
quarter of fiscal 1999.  This was offset by an increase of foreign exchange 
losses from a loss of $125,000 in the second quarter of fiscal 1998 to a loss 
of $229,000 in the second quarter of fiscal 1999.  Other income also includes 
gains and losses on sales of assets and other non-operating income.

     Net income was $2,556,000 in the second quarter compared to $2,458,000 
in the second quarter of the prior fiscal year, an increase of 4%.  Net 
income in the second quarter of fiscal 1999 was unfavorably affected by 
fluctuations in functional currencies used in the Company's international 
operations. The fluctuation of the U.S. Dollar versus these currencies could 
continue to have an unfavorable effect throughout fiscal 1999 and future 
years.  The effect of foreign currency translation on net income was an 
unfavorable variance of approximately $361,000 if valued using prior year 
foreign currency translation rates.


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SIX MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 1998 VS. SIX MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 1997

     The Company reported revenue of  $66,195,000 for the six months ended 
July 31, 1998, compared to revenue of $64,228,000 for the same period of the 
prior fiscal year, a 3% increase. Revenue growth in the current year would 
have been approximately $4,430,000, or 7%, if valued using prior year foreign 
currency translation rates. Software license revenue and maintenance fees 
account for 92% of total reported revenue for the six months ended July 31, 
1998 and 93%  for the same period of the prior fiscal year, with service 
revenue making up the difference.  

     Software revenue consists of licensing fees, which are fees charged for 
the right to use the software, and maintenance fees, which provide for 
support and unspecified upgrade privileges on a when-and-if-available basis. 
In accordance with The American Institute of Certified Public Accountant's 
("AICPA") Statement of Position ("SOP") 97-2, "Software Revenue Recognition" 
issued in 1997, which supercedes SOP 91-1, revenue associated with support 
and upgrade privileges has been consistently deferred and recognized over the 
term of the license agreement.

     Fiscal 1999 revenue growth was adversely affected by the strength of the 
U.S. Dollar compared to foreign currencies in which the Company operates. 
Europe, which accounted for 34% of the Company's total revenue, grew by 27% 
in functional currency compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year.  
The Asia-Pacific region, which accounted for 26% of the Company's total 
revenue, grew by 1% in functional currency compared to the same period of the 
prior fiscal year. In light of the economic turmoil in the Asia-Pacific 
region, the Company remains cautious about its Asia-Pacific prospects.  
Approximately 5% of the Company's total revenue comes from outside Japan in 
the Asia-Pacific region. The Americas, which accounted for 40% of the 
Company's total revenue, reported a 2% decline for the six months ended July 
31, 1998.  The decline in the Americas is mostly attributable to a shift of 
annual license agreements to the third quarter of fiscal 1999 in order to 
make certain agreements co-terminus for various aerospace customers who have 
merged over the last year.

     Operating expense of $57,491,000 in the six months increased by 
approximately 4% from the  $55,361,000 reported in the same period of the 
prior fiscal year.  The increase was attributable to an increase of $668,000 
in cost of revenue and an increase of $1,578,000 in the net cost of research 
and development. Cost of revenue as a percent of revenue remained constant at 
24% for both six month periods.  The Company's total development cost before 
software capitalization was 19% of revenue for the six months ended July 31, 
1998 which remains below management's target of 20% of total revenues on a 
year to date basis.

     In accordance with the AICPA Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 86 (FAS 86), "Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold,
Leased, or Otherwise Marketed," cost of revenue expense includes period expenses
directly related to revenue as well as the amortization of capitalized software
costs.  Research and development expense is reported net of the amount
capitalized.

     Cost of revenue was $15,862,000 for the six months ended July 31, 1998 
compared to $15,194,000 for the same period of the prior fiscal year, an 
increase of $668,000, or 4%. This increase included $897,000 of additional 
amortization of capitalized software.  Capitalized software amortization 
increased to $6,812,000 in the six months ended July 31, 1998 from $5,915,000 
in the same period of the prior fiscal year.  The increase in the amount of 
capitalized software costs is due to an increase in the number of products 
offered by the Company.  The assets' lives have remained consistent from year 
to year.  The increase in amortization of capitalized software has been 
consistent with the increases in capitalization of software costs in prior 
quarters. Royalty expense is also included in cost of revenue and paid to 
third parties under various agreements.  The Company does not consider any 
royalty expense related to individual agreements to be material.  The 
incremental expense of providing maintenance and 


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other services was not deemed to be material in the second quarter of this 
fiscal year or the second quarter of the prior fiscal year.

     Research and development expense for the six months ended July 31, 1998 
was $5,831,000 or $1,578,000, or 37% more than that reported in the same 
period of the prior fiscal year.  The increase is the result of an increase 
of $2,563,000 in the total gross investment in research and development 
activities offset by an increase of $985,000 in the amount of research and 
development expenditures capitalized under FAS 86.

     The total gross investment in research and development activities for 
the six months amounted to  $12,883,000, or 19% of current quarter revenue, 
compared to $10,320,000, or 16% of revenue in the same period of the prior 
fiscal year. The total increase in the gross research and development 
investment between the six month periods was $2,563,000, or 25%.  This 
increase resulted primarily from changes in staffing and staff mix related to 
a strategic revision in product development activity.  This shift in strategy 
de-emphasizes a features upgrade for specific products and promotes the 
development of integrated software solutions for targeted customers.  The 
increase was in line with the Company's goals and objectives for research and 
development.

     Capitalized software development costs were $7,052,000 in the six months 
compared to $6,067,000 in the same period of the prior fiscal year, an 
increase of $985,000, or 16%. The amount of product development capitalized 
in any given period is a function of many factors including the number of 
products under development at any point in time as well as their stage of 
development. The Company's product development process is continually under 
review to improve efficiency, product quality, and reduce time to market. Due 
to the continual change in the product development process there can be no 
assurance that the level of development capitalized in future periods will be 
comparable to current capitalized levels.

     Selling, general, and administrative expense in the six months was 
$34,664,000 compared to $34,780,000 in the same period of the prior fiscal 
year, a decrease of less than 1%. 

     Operating income, including software capitalization and amortization was 
$8,704,000 in the six months compared to $8,867,000 in the same period of the 
prior fiscal year, a decrease of 2%.  The $163,000 decrease in operating 
income is primarily attributable to the increase in research and development 
expense of $1,578,000 offset by an increase in the Company's gross margin and 
slight decrease in selling, general and administrative expense.  Gross 
margin, which is revenue less cost of revenue, increased $1,299,000 due to 
the Company's increased revenue at a constant percentage of costs of revenue 
to revenue.

     Debenture interest reflects the interest on the convertible subordinated 
debentures issued as part of the acquisition of PDA Engineering in 1994. 
Interest payments are due on March 15 and September 15 of each year until the 
debentures are converted or redeemed.

     Other income was $579,000 in the six months ended July 31, 1998 compared 
to income of $3,000 in the same period of the prior fiscal year.  The 
fluctuation is primarily attributable to an increase in interest and 
investment income from $427,000 in the six months ended July 31, 1998 to 
$977,000 in the same period of fiscal 1999 and a reduction of foreign 
exchange losses from a loss of $244,000 in the six months ended July 31, 1998 
to a loss of $18,000 in the same period of fiscal 1999.  Other income also 
includes gains and losses on sales of assets and other non-operating income.


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     Net income was $4,656,000 in the six months compared to $4,384,000 in 
the same period of the prior fiscal year, an increase of 6%.  Net income in 
the six months ended July 31, 1998 was unfavorably affected by fluctuations 
in functional currencies used in the Company's international operations. The 
fluctuation of the U.S. Dollar versus these currencies could continue to have 
an unfavorable effect throughout fiscal 1999 and future years.  The effect of 
foreign currency translation on net income was an unfavorable variance of 
approximately $807,000 if valued using prior year foreign currency 
translation rates.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     Working capital needed to finance the Company's growth in the past has 
been provided by cash on hand and cash flow from operations.  Management 
believes that cash generated from operations will continue to provide 
sufficient capital for working capital needs in the foreseeable future. Net 
cash from operating activities was $18,893,000 and $10,754,000 in second 
quarter of fiscal 1999 and 1998, respectively. The Company's working capital 
at July 31, 1998 was $51,039,000, compared to $36,998,000 at July 31, 1997.  
The Company has an agreement with its principal bank for a $15,000,000 
unsecured line of credit. No amounts were outstanding under this line of 
credit as of July 31, 1998 or 1997.

     The Company issued convertible subordinated debentures in August 1994, 
in connection with its PDA acquisition, in the aggregate amount of 
approximately $56,608,000.  The debentures bear interest at 7 7/8% with 
interest payments due semi-annually in March and September.  A debenture 
interest payment of $2,227,000 was made in March 1998.  The amount of 
interest will decrease if the debentures are converted into common stock. The 
debentures mature in August 2004. 

     Management expects to continue to invest a substantial portion of the 
Company's revenues in the research and development of new computer software 
products and the enhancement of existing products.  The Company expended a 
total of $12,883,000 and $10,320,000 for the six months ended July 31,1999 
and 1998, respectively, on research and development efforts, of which 
$7,052,000 and $6,067,000, respectively, were capitalized.  Product 
development costs and the capitalization rate may vary depending, in part, on 
the number of products and the stage of development of the products in 
process.

     During the six months ended July 31, 1998 and 1997, the Company acquired 
$2,592,000 and $2,379,000, respectively, of new property and equipment.  
Capital expenditures included upgrades in computer equipment in order to keep 
current with technological advances and upgrades of facilities worldwide. The 
Company's capital expenditures vary from year to year, as required by 
business needs.  The Company intends to continue to expand the capabilities 
of its computer equipment used in the development and support of its 
proprietary software products. Management expects expenditures for property 
and equipment in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 to be consistent with those for 
the fiscal year ended January 31, 1998.

     During the quarter ended July 31, 1998, the Company repurchased 200,000 
shares of common stock for $1,877,000.  The Company's Board of Directors has 
authorized the repurchase of common stock in the open market up to a total 
aggregate amount of $3,000,000.  Additionally during the quarter, the Company 
issued warrants to purchase the Company's common stock in the amount of 
$750,000.


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IMPACT OF YEAR 2000

     The Company has initiated formal communications with all its significant 
suppliers and large customers to determine the extent to which the Company's 
internal applications and other interface systems are vulnerable to those 
third parties' failure to remediate their own Year 2000 issues.  The Company 
has determined that the purchased software applications it uses and software 
applications developed internally are Year 2000 compliant.  However, there is 
no guarantee that other systems of other companies on which the Company's 
systems rely will be timely converted and would not have an adverse effect on 
the Company's systems.

     The Company is continuing to conduct extensive Year 2000 compliance 
tests on the software that is sold to customers.  All of the Company's 
products licensed after January 1, 1998 are Year 2000 compliant or will have 
new certified versions released on or before July 1, 1999.  When this 
requires an upgrade of an existing product to a later release, the supply of 
that upgrade is covered under the terms of a standard Company maintenance 
agreement. Certification letters for each product containing Year 2000 
compliance details will be or is posted at the Company's web site at URL 
Http://WWW.MACSCH.COM. The cost of this study has been immaterial.

          CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     Certain information in the Management's Discussion and Analysis of 
Results of Operations and Financial Condition contained in this Form 10-Q 
includes information that is forward looking.  Such forward-looking 
statements include, among others, statements concerning the Company's 
international expansion, expected trends in revenue and operating expense, 
capital expenditure plans, expectations regarding future liquidity, and other 
statements of expectations, beliefs, future plans and strategies, anticipated 
events or trends, and similar expressions concerning matters that are not 
historical fact.

     The forward-looking statements in this report are based on current 
expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause 
actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by those 
statements.  The risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to: the 
timely development and market acceptance of new versions of the Company's 
software products; the impact of competitive products and pricing; the impact 
of the economic issues in Asia-Pacific; successful involvement of 
international and domestic business partners in creating mechanical 
engineering solutions; the level of economic activity in the U.S. and abroad; 
fluctuations of the U.S. dollar versus foreign currencies; timely development 
of CAE technologies which, among other things, must accommodate industry 
trends such as increasing computing power and increased usage of 
workstations; the Company's ability to reduce costs without adversely 
impacting revenues; the Company's ability to attract, motivate and retain 
salespeople, programmers and other key personnel; continued demand for the 
Company's products, including MSC/NASTRAN, MSC/PATRAN, MSC/ARIES, 
MSC/MVISION, MSC/DYTRAN, MSC/FEA, MSC/SuperModel, MSC/FATIGUE, MSC/NVH 
Manager, MSC/DropTest, MSC/CONSTRUCT, MSC/InCheck, MSC/SuperForge, MSC/AMS,  
and MSC/NASTRAN FOR WINDOWS; and such other risks and uncertainties as are 
described in the Company's other Securities and Exchange Commission reports 
and filings.

     Subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to 
the Company or persons acting on its behalf are hereby expressly qualified in 
their entirety by the cautionary statements in this section of this Form 10-Q.

          QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

     Not applicable.

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                      THE MACNEAL-SCHWENDLER CORPORATION
                         PART II:  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2.  Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds.

         (c) On May 15 and June 30, 1998, in connection with completing a 
         marketing arrangement with Kubota Solid Technology Corporation
         ("KSTC"), the Company issued warrants to purchase 32,967 and 38,216
         shares of the Company's common stock at $11.375 and $9.813 per share,
         respectively, for a total exercise price of $750,000. The exercise
         price was equal to the fair market value of the common stock on the
         dates of purchase.  The warrants are non-transferable, have a 
         five-year term and become exercisable two years after the date of 
         issuance. The warrants were valued using the Black Scholes valuation
         method at $272,000. The transaction was a private placement involving
         one offeree and one purchaser exempt from registration section 4(2)
         of the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-Holders.

         (a)  On June 10, 1998, the annual meeting of the stockholders of the 
              Company was held for the purpose of voting on the election of 
              directors, class I, approval of the Company's 1998  stock option 
              plan and the ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent 
              auditors of the Company.

         (b)  The following matters were approved by the stockholders of the 
              Company. The following votes were cast with respect to each 
              proposal:

              (i)  Election of Directors(1):
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              Frank Perna        12,169,724     729,175       N/A
             
              Thomas C. Curry    12,171,419     727,480       N/A
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              (ii)  Approval of the Company's 1998 Stock Option Plan:
               
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                                                         Votes Cast
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                                 ---            --------      -------   ----------------
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                                 8,303,896      1,670,644     712,674   2,211,685
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              (iii)  Ratification of Independent Auditors(1):

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(1) There were no broker non-votes for these proposals.
                    
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Item 5.  Other Information
     
     The Company hereby advises shareholders that until further notice March 
16, 1999 is the date after which notice of a shareholder sponsored proposal 
submitted outside the processes of Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 (i.e., a proposal to be presented at the next annual meeting of 
shareholders but not submitted for inclusion in the Company's proxy 
statement) will be considered untimely under the SEC's proxy rules.

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

(a) Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule

(b) The Company did not file any Current Reports on Form 8-K during the quarter
ended July 31, 1998.




SIGNATURE

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.

                                        THE MACNEAL-SCHWENDLER CORPORATION
                                        ----------------------------------
                                                    (Registrant)



Date:  SEPTEMBER 9, 1998


                                        /s/ LOUIS A. GRECO
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Louis A. Greco, Chief Financial Officer

                                        (Mr. Greco is the Principal Financial 
                                        and Accounting Officer and has been
                                        duly authorized to sign on behalf of 
                                        the registrant.)


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