OEA INC /DE/
10-Q/A, 1998-10-29
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                 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       Washington, D.C. 20549

                             FORM 10-Q/A

[X]  Quarterly  Report  Pursuant to  Section 13 or  15 (d) of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934


For the Quarterly period ended January 30, 1998

                                 OR

[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
    Securities Act of 1934

For the transition period from           to

Commission file number           1-6711

                              OEA, INC.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
       (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                           36-2362379
(State or other jurisdiction of     (I.R.S. Employer Identification
 incorporation or organization)      Number)

P. O. Box 100488, Denver, Colorado                        80250
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (303) 693-1248


(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 (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

Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

         20,594,757 Shares of Common Stock at March 5, 1998.


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                   PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION





ITEM 1.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS




      Index to Financial Statements                        Page No.



           Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
               January 30, 1998 (unaudited)
               and July 31, 1997..............................  3

           Consolidated Condensed Statements
               of Earnings (unaudited)
               Three Months and Six Months
               Ended January 30, 1998 and
               January 31, 1997...............................  4

           Consolidated Condensed Statements
               of Cash Flows (unaudited) Six Months
               Ended January 30, 1998 and
               January 31, 1997...............................  5

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



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                                OEA, INC.

                  CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                              (in thousands)

                                  ASSETS

                                                  January         July
                                                     30,           31,
                                                    1998          1997
                                                  ---------      -------
Current Assets:                                   (Unaudited)
<S>                                             <C>             <C>

     Cash and Cash Equivalents                  $   2,747       $    4,138
     Accounts Receivable, Net                      48,926           45,099
     Unbilled Costs and Accrued Earnings            4,189            4,062
     Income Taxes Receivable                          365            2,568
     Inventories
          Raw Material and Component Parts         41,470           39,786
          Work-in-Process                          23,637           21,107
          Finished Goods                           13,189            9,513
                                                  --------        ---------
                                                   78,296           70,406

     Prepaid Expenses and Other                     1,646            1,046
                                                  --------        ---------

               Total Current Assets               136,169          127,319
                                                  --------        ---------

Property, Plant and Equipment                     264,984          238,545
     Less:  Accumulated Depreciation               63,922           54,651
                                                  --------        ---------

               Property, Plant and Equipment,     201,062          183,894
               Net

Cash Value of Life Insurance                          317              317

Long-Term Receivable                                3,000            3,000

Investment in Foreign Joint Venture                 2,323            2,323

Deferred Charges                                      ---           13,527

Other Assets                                        1,218            1,176
                                                  --------        ---------

               Total Assets                     $ 344,089       $  331,556
                                                  ========        ========


                       LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY

Current Liabilities:

     Accounts Payable                           $  19,821       $   27,043
     Interest Payable                               2,034            1,431
     Accrued Expenses                               5,541            6,251
     Federal and State Income Taxes                 1,306            1,306
                                                  --------        ---------

               Total Current Liabilities           28,702           36,031

Long-term Bank Borrowings                         128,000           93,200

Deferred Income Taxes                               9,388           14,562

Other                                                 985              985
                                                  --------        ---------

               Total Liabilities                  167,075          144,778
                                                  --------        ---------

Stockholders' Equity:
     Common Stock - $.10 par value,
Authorized 50,000,000 shares:
          Issued - 22,019,700 shares                2,202            2,202
     Additional Paid-In Capital                    13,144           12,956
     Retained Earnings                            166,727          176,547
          Less:  Cost of Treasury Shares,         (2,169)          (2,164)
          1,442,943 and 1,467,531
     Equity Adjustment from Translation           (2,890)          (2,763)
                                                  --------        ---------

               Total Stockholders' Equity         177,014          186,778
                                                  --------        ---------

               Total Liabilities and            $ 344,089       $  331,556
               Stockholders' Equity               ========        =========



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                                    OEA, INC.
                   CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF
                              EARNINGS (Unaudited)
                        (in thousands, except share data)



                                                Three                Six
                                                Months               Months
                                                Ended                Ended
                                        January    January   January    January
                                          30,        31,       30,        31,
                                          1998      1997       1998      1997
                                        ---------  --------  ---------  --------

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

Net Sales                             $  59,414 $  51,486 $  116,749 $  96,826

Cost of Sales                            51,305    37,029     98,476    67,853
                                        ---------  --------  ---------  --------

          Gross Profit                    8,109    14,457     18,273    28,973

General and Administrative Expenses       2,118     1,950      4,003     3,524

Research and Development Expenses           376        83        677     1,267
                                        ---------  --------  ---------  --------

          Operating Profit                5,615    12,424     13,593    24,182

Other Income (Expense):

     Interest Income                         69        63        200       108
     Interest Expense                   (1,401)       (3)    (2,376)      (16)
     Other, Net                           (291)       174      (137)        60

                                        ---------  --------  ---------  --------
                                        (1,623)       234    (2,313)       152
                                        ---------  --------  ---------  --------

          Earnings Before Income Taxes    3,992    12,658     11,280    24,334

Federal and State Income Tax Expense      1,614     4,854      4,270     9,424
                                        ---------  --------  ---------  --------

          Net Earnings Before
Cumulative Effect of a
            Change in Accounting      $   2,378 $   7,804 $    7,010 $  14,910
Principle

Cumulative Effect of a Change in            ---       ---   (10,040)       ---
Accounting Principle
                                        ---------  --------  ---------  --------

          Net Earnings (Loss)         $   2,378 $   7,804 $  (3,030) $  14,910
                                        ========   ========   ========  ========


Earnings per Share Before Cumulative
Effect of a
  Change in Accounting Principle:
          Earnings per Share - Basic  $    0.12 $    0.38 $     0.34 $    0.73
          Earnings per Share -
          Diluted                     $    0.12 $    0.38 $     0.34 $    0.72

Cumulative Effect of Change in
Accounting Principle:
          Earnings (Loss) per Share -       ---       ---     (0.49)       ---
          Basic
          Earnings (Loss) per Share -       ---       ---     (0.49)       ---
          Diluted
                                       ---------  --------  ---------  --------

Net Earnings (Loss) per Share:
          Earnings (Loss) per Share - $    0.12 $    0.38 $   (0.15) $    0.73
          Basic
          Earnings (Loss) per Share - $    0.12 $    0.38 $   (0.15) $    0.72
          Diluted                      ========   ========   ========  ========


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

Weighted Average Number of Shares    20,576,208 20,541,348 20,566,693 20,531,781
Outstanding - Basic                    ========   ========   ========  ========


Weighted Average Number of Share     20,610,612 20,617,819 20,596,784 20,605,581
Outstanding - Diluted                  ========   ========   ========  ========
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<TABLE>



                                OEA, INC.

       CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
                              (in thousands)


                                                          Six
                                                          Months
                                                           Ended
                                                  January         January
                                                    30,             31,
                                                   1998             1997
                                                  --------        ---------

Operating Activities:
<S>                                             <C>             <C>

  Net Earnings                                  $ (3,030)       $   14,910
  Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
    net cash provided by operating activities:
  Undistributed earnings of foreign joint          10,040              ---
    venture
  Cumulative effect of a change in                    ---            (301)
    accounting principal
  Depreciation and amortization                    10,867            7,388
  Increase in deferred compensation payable           ---               61
  Loss on disposal of property, plant and               3              ---
    equipment
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
         Accounts receivable                      (3,758)          (3,012)
         Unbilled costs and accrued earnings        (127)            (617)
         Inventories                              (7,883)          (7,769)
         Prepaid expenses and other                 (598)               19
         Accounts payable and accrued             (7,339)          (6,378)
           expenses
         Income taxes payable                       2,985              930
                                                  --------        ---------

              Net cash provided by/(used in)        1,160            5,231
                operating activities


Investing activities:

  Capital expenditures                            (30,757)        (38,931)
  Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and          255              ---
    equipment
  Increase in deferred charges                        ---          (3,920)
  Increase in other assets, net                      (80)             (23)
                                                  --------        ---------

              Net cash used in investing          (30,582)        (42,874)
                activities


Financing activities:

  Purchases of common stock for treasury             (43)            (117)
  Proceeds from issuance of treasury stock            226              359
  Increase in borrowings, net                     (6,791)          (6,162)
                                                   34,800           44,000
                                                  --------       ---------


              Net cash provided by financing       28,192           38,080
                activities

              Effect of exchange rate               (161)            (179)
                changes on cash
                                                  --------        ---------

              Net increase/(decrease) in          (1,391)              258
                cash and cash equivalents

 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of          4,138            2,560
   period
                                                  --------        ---------


 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period     $   2,747       $    2,818
                                                  ========        =========

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  Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)


Note 1 - Basis of Presentation
   
The unaudited financial statements furnished above have been restated to reflect
the early adoption of the AICPA's  Statement of Position 98-5  "Reporting on the
Costs of Start-up  Activities" (see Note 3 below).  Additionally,  the unaudited
financial  statements  reflect all other  adjustments  (consisting  primarily of
normal  recurring  accruals)  which are,  in the  opinion  of OEA's  management,
necessary for a fair statement of the results for the  three-month and six-month
periods ended January 30, 1998.


Refer to the Company's annual  financial  statements for the year ended July 31,
1997, for a description of the  accounting  policies,  which have been continued
without  change,  except for the  Company's  policy  with  respect  to  deferred
start-up costs, as discussed at Note 3 below.  Also, refer to the footnotes with
those  financial  statements for additional  details of the Company's  financial
condition, results of operations, and changes in financial position. The details
in those notes have not changed,  except as a result of normal  transactions  in
the interim.     

Note 2 - Earnings per Share

In February 1997, the FASB issued Statement No. 128, Earnings per
Share.  The statement simplifies the standards for computing
earnings per share ("EPS"), and requires the presentation of both
basic and diluted EPS on the face of the statement of earnings with
supplementary disclosures.  Statement No. 128 became effective for
financial statements issued for periods ending after December 15,
1997, including interim periods.  The Company has adopted Statement
No. 128 for the second quarter of fiscal 1998.

Earnings  per share of common  stock is  computed  on the basis of the  weighted
average number of shares  outstanding  during the year.  The dilutive  effect on
reported  basic  earnings per share from the assumed  exercise of stock  options
outstanding  was 34,404  shares for the three months ended  January 30, 1998 and
30,091 shares for the six months ended January 30, 1998. The dilutive effects on
reported basic earnings per share were 76,471 and 73,800, respectively,  for the
prior-year periods.

Note 3 - Start-up Costs
   
In April 1998, the American
Institute of Certified Public  Accountants  (AICPA) issued Statement of Position
98-5,  "Reporting on the Costs of Start-up  Activities." This Statement requires
entities to expense  costs of start-up  activities  as they are  incurred and to
report the initial  adoption as a  cumulative  effect of a change in  accounting
principle  as  described  in  Accounting   Principles   Board  Opinion  No.  20,
"Accounting  Changes."  Statement of Position  No. 98-5 is effective  for fiscal
years  beginning  after  December  15, 1998.  However,  in July 1998 the Company
elected to adopt Statement of Position 98-5  retroactively  to the first quarter
of fiscal 1998. This election  required the restatement of fiscal 1998 quarterly
financial  statements to reflect a $10 million  cumulative effect of a change in
accounting  principle  in the  first  quarter  and  to  expense  start-up  costs
previously   capitalized  during  the  year.        Note  4  -  Recently  Issued
Pronouncements

In June 1997, the FASB issued  Statement No. 130,  Reporting
Comprehensive  Income.  The  Statement  establishes  standards for reporting and
display  of   comprehensive   income  and  its  components  in  a  full  set  of
general-purpose  financial  statements.  Statement No. 130 will be effective for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1997. The Company will adopt Statement
No. 130 during the first  quarter of fiscal  year 1999,  and does not expect the
impact to be material.


In June 1997, the FASB issued Statement No. 131,  Disclosures  about Segments of
an Enterprise and Related  Information.  The Statement  requires public business
enterprises to report certain  information about operating  segments in complete
sets of  financial  statements  of the  enterprise  and in  condensed  financial
statements  of interim  periods  issued to  shareholders.  It also requires that
public business  enterprises report certain information about their products and
services, the geographic areas in which they operate, and their major customers.
Statement No. 131 will be effective for fiscal years  beginning  after  December
15, 1997. The Company will adopt Statement No. 131 in its fiscal year 1999.

Note 5 - Bank Borrowings

On December 18, 1996,  the Company  entered into an unsecured,  four-year,  $100
million  Revolving Credit  Agreement with a group of four banks.  This agreement
was amended on September 10, 1997 to increase the revolving  credit  facility to
$130 million. The interest rate is .625% above the federal funds rate when total
indebtedness is equal to or less than 30% of total  capitalization and increases
to .7% above the federal funds rate when total indebtedness exceeds 30% of total
capitalization.  Additionally,  the Company pays an annual fee equal to .125% of
the banks' total commitment.  At the Company's discretion, it may convert all or
part of the total debt to Eurodollar or Alternate Base Rate loan(s).  The credit
facility  expires on December  18, 2000,  and  provides for annual  twelve-month
extensions to the  termination  date. In addition to this facility,  the Company
recently secured a $10 million line of credit with an interest rate of .8% above
the federal funds rate from two of the banks  participating  in the $130 million
revolving  credit  facility.  At January 30,  1998,  the total debt  outstanding
related to these credit  facilities was $128 million.  All  outstanding  debt at
January 30, 1998 is  classified  as long-term  since no portion is either due or
expected to be permanently repaid within the next twelve-month period.





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      ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                 CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


   
      This report contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning
      of Section 27E of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  with
      respect to the  Company's  sales,  earnings,  market  penetration,  plans,
      products,  projections  and other matters.  These  statements are based on
      assumptions as to future events and are therefore inherently uncertain.  A
      number of factors,  including those discussed below and elsewhere  herein,
      may cause the Company's  actual  results to differ  materially  from those
      contemplated by these forward-looking statements.

      The  Company's  future  sales in the  automotive  segment are  expected to
      consist increasingly of passenger,  driver and side-impact  inflators that
      are being produced by the Company in new manufacturing  facilities.  These
      facilities are currently in operation and are expected to have the ability
      to run at full  capacity  by the end of fiscal  year 1998.  The  Company's
      future inflator sales and market penetration will depend on its success in
      achieving  planned  automation  and  production  efficiencies  in its  new
      inflator   facilities  and  on  its  continued  success  in  manufacturing
      inflators that meet the expectations of its customers in 1998 and beyond.

      The  Company's  expectations  as to future  sales are  based  upon  annual
      blanket  purchase orders  received by customers in the automotive  segment
      and  governmental  orders received in the  nonautomotive  segment.  Annual
      blanket  purchase  orders are not binding on the  Company's  customers and
      actual  quantities  will depend upon weekly  releases  received from these
      customers.  However,  because the  customers  have  designed the Company's
      products into their air bag modules and  inflators,  the Company  believes
      the  actual  quantity  sold  will  vary  based  on  its  customers  sales.
      Governmental  orders  in the  nonautomotive  segment  can be  canceled  or
      terminated for the  convenience  of the  government.  In addition,  future
      technological  developments  could adversely impact sales of the Company's
      products.
    



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A summary of the period to period changes in the principal items included in the
consolidated statements of earnings is shown below:
<TABLE>
                                                      Comparison of
                                      ---------------------------------------

                                      Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended
                                      January 30, 1998      January 30, 1998
                                    and January 31, 1997  and January 31, 1997
                                      Increase (Decrease)   Increase (Decrease)
                                         (in thousands)        (in thousands)
                                      ----------------       -----------------
<S>                                   <C>          <C>      <C>           <C>

Net Sales                              7,928       15.4%    19,923        20.6%

Cost Of Sales                         14,276       38.6%    30,623        45.1%

General and
Administrative Expenses                  168        8.6%      479         13.6%

Research and
Development Expenses                     293      353.0%     (590)       (46.6%)

Net Earnings Before Cumulative Effect
of a Change in Accounting Principle   (5,426)     (69.5%)   (7,900)      (53.0%)

Net Earnings                          (5,426)     (69.5%)   (17,940)    (120.3%)


</TABLE>


    


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NET SALES

      Net sales increased 15.4% for the three months ended January 30, 1998, and
      20.6% for the six months  ended  January  30,  1998,  as  compared  to the
      prior-year  periods,   primarily  due  to  increased  sales  in  both  the
      automotive  and  nonautomotive  segments.  The  automotive  segment  sales
      increased  15.4% ($6.4 million) to $47.8 million in the second quarter and
      19.3%  ($15.0  million) to $92.8  million for the first half of the fiscal
      year.  These  increases  are due  primarily to increased  inflator  sales,
      partially offset by lower initiator  sales.  The increased  inflator sales
      reflect  continued  strong customer  acceptance of the Company's  inflator
      program and  increased  demand for air bags from both domestic and foreign
      automobile  manufacturers.  The  nonautomotive  segment sales increased by
      15.4% ($1.5 million) to $11.6 million for the second quarter, and by 25.8%
      ($4.9  million) to $23.9  million  for the first half of the fiscal  year.
      This is primarily due to increases in engineering  development  contracts,
      the  Delta  satellite  launcher  program  and the V-22  Osprey  (tiltrotor
      aircraft) program.




COST OF SALES
   

      Cost of sales  increased by 38.6% for the three  months ended  January 30,
      1998,  and by 45.1% for the six months ended January 30, 1998, as compared
      to the prior-year  periods.  Gross margins were $8.1 million,  or 13.6% of
      sales,  for the second quarter and $18.3 million,  or 15.7% of sales,  for
      the first half of fiscal year 1998, as compared to the prior-year  margins
      of $14.5  million,  or 28.1% of sales,  for the second  quarter  and $29.0
      million,  or 29.9% for the first half.  Both  initiator and inflator gross
      margins for the first half of fiscal 1998 were below prior-year  levels in
      the  automotive  segment.  Initiator  margins in the second  quarter  were
      consistent with the prior-year period; however, margins for the first half
      were lower than the prior-year  period due to scheduled  price  reductions
      and lower  leverage of fixed  costs.  These  factors,  plus lower  volume,
      resulted in a $5.1  million  decrease in initiator  gross  margins for the
      first half of fiscal 1998, as compared to the prior-year period.  Inflator
      costs for both the second  quarter  and the first half were higher than in
      the  prior-year  periods due to 1) costs for the continued  ramp-up of the
      Company's four new inflator production lines, including delays in reaching
      target efficiencies;  2) a parts shortage resulting in periodic production
      shut-downs  on the  Company's  passenger  inflator  lines;  and 3) reduced
      driver and  second-generation  passenger  volume due to  customer  program
      delays.  During the second quarter,  the Company produced in excess of 1.4
      million  inflators.  When the new  inflator  production  lines  are  fully
      implemented,  the  Company's  annual  production  capacity  is expected to
      increase from 3 million to 15 million units.  Initial  production on these
      new inflator lines began late in the fourth quarter of fiscal 1997 and the
      production  ramp-up is expected to continue  through the fourth quarter of
      fiscal 1998. Automotive margins were further reduced 2.1 percentage points
      by the  continuing  shift in product  mix from  initiators  to  inflators.
      Initiators  represent a more mature,  higher margin product line,  whereas
      inflators are in the early production and start-up stages of the products'
      life cycle.

      Additionally,  inflator costs were higher than in the  prior-year  periods
      due to the adoption of the AICPA's Statement of Position 98-5,  "Reporting
      the Costs of Start-up  Activities." This resulted in expensing  previously
      capitalized  start-up  costs  in the  amounts  of $3.5  million  and  $6.1
      million,  respectively,  for the three months and six months ended January
      30,  1998.  These were  offset by the  reversal  of  capitalized  start-up
      amortization in the amounts of $.9 million and $1.3 million, respectively,
      for the three months and six months ended January 30, 1998.
    

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

      General and  administrative  expenses increased $0.2 million for the three
      months  ended  January 30,  1998,  and $0.5  million for the first half of
      fiscal 1998, as compared to the prior-year  periods.  These increases were
      primarily  attributed to increases in general and  administrative  support
      necessary for the new inflator production lines. As a percentage of sales,
      general  and  administrative  expenses  decreased  to 3.6%  in the  second
      quarter  of fiscal  1998 and 3.4% for the first  half of fiscal  1998 from
      3.8% and 3.6%, respectively, in the prior-year periods.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES

      Research and development costs increased $0.3 million for the three months
      ended January 30, 1998 and decreased $0.6 million for the six months ended
      January  30,  1998,  as compared to the  prior-year  periods.  Because the
      Company  has  completed  the  product  development  phase for its  driver,
      side-impact, and second-generation passenger inflators,  development costs
      are not  expected to increase  significantly  for the  remainder of fiscal
      year 1998.

NET  EARNINGS  BEFORE  CUMULATIVE  EFFECT  OF A CHANGE  IN  ACCOUNTING
PRINCIPLE
   
      For the reasons  described above, net earnings before cumulative effect of
      a change in accounting principle decreased $5.4 million, or 69.5%, for the
      three months ended January 30, 1998 and decreased $7.9 million,  or 53.0%,
      for the six months ended January 30, 1998,  as compared to the  prior-year
      periods.  This resulted in a decrease in basic  earnings per share to $.12
      for the second  quarter  and $.34 for the first  half of fiscal  1998 from
      $.38 and $.73, respectively, for the prior-year periods.
    

CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF A CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE
   
      In April 1998,  the American  Institute of  Certified  Public  Accountants
      (AICPA)  issued  Statement of Position  98-5,  "Reporting  on the Costs of
      Start-up  Activities"  (SOP 98-5).  This  Statement  requires  entities to
      expense  costs of start-up  activities  as they are incurred and to report
      the initial  adoption  as a  cumulative  effect of a change in  accounting
      principle as  described in  Accounting  Principles  Board  Opinion No. 20,
      "Accounting  Changes."  Start-up  activities are defined  broadly as those
      one-time  activities related to opening a new facility,  introducing a new
      product or service,  conducting  business in a new  territory,  conducting
      business  with a new class of customer or  beneficiary,  initiating  a new
      process in an existing facility, or commencing some new operation.

      SOP 98-5 is effective for fiscal years  beginning after December 15, 1998.
      However, in July 1998 the Company elected to adopt it retroactively to the
      first  quarter of fiscal  1998.  Accordingly,  the fiscal  1998  quarterly
      financial  statements have been restated to expense  start-up costs in the
      net amounts of $2.6 million and $4.8 million,  respectively, for the three
      months and six months ended January 30, 1998 (see "Cost of Sales"  above).
      Additionally,  the  Company  wrote off in the first  quarter  the net book
      value ($10.0  million) of its start-up and related  costs  included in the
      scope of SOP 98-5 as a one-time  adjustment  referred  to as a  Cumulative
      Effect of a Change in Accounting Principle.  The total after-tax amount of
      these  adjustments  was $13.2 million for the six months ended January 30,
      1998.
    

NET EARNINGS
   
      Net earnings decreased $5.4 million,  or 69.5%, for the three months ended
      January 30,  1998 and  decreased  $17.9  million,  or 120.3%,  for the six
      months ended January 30, 1998, as compared to the prior-year periods. This
      resulted in a decrease in basic  earnings per share to $.12 for the second
      quarter  and ($.15) for the first half of fiscal  1998 from $.38 and $.73,
      respectively, for the prior-year periods.

      The  Company  has taken and is  planning to take a number of steps that it
      believes  will  improve  earnings in future  periods.  To further  improve
      margins  in  initiator   production,   the  Company's  domestic  initiator
      operations will be consolidated in the Utah facility in the second half of
      fiscal  1998.  Additionally,  several  steps  are being  taken to  improve
      inflator  margins,  including  certain  equipment design  modifications to
      improve  efficiencies  in the  Company's  three  new  product  lines,  and
      material  cost  reductions  resulting  from  design  improvements  and new
      supplier partnering arrangements.
    

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
   
      The  Company's  working  capital  increased  during the  quarter to $107.5
      million.  During the six months ended  January 30, 1998,  the Company made
      capital  expenditures  totaling  approximately  $30.8 million,  which were
      funded from bank  borrowings.  On December 18, 1996,  the Company  entered
      into a four-year,  $100 million Revolving Credit Agreement with a group of
      four  banks.  The  Company's  principal  bank is  acting as agent for this
      agreement.  On September  10, 1997,  the agreement was amended to increase
      the  revolving  credit  facility  to $130  million.  In  addition  to this
      facility,  the Company  recently secured a $10 million line of credit with
      two of the  banks  participating  in the  $130  million  revolving  credit
      facility.  The Company had $128  million of long-term  debt against  these
      credit  facilities  at  January  30,  1998.  Anticipated  working  capital
      requirements,  capital expenditures,  and facility expansions are expected
      to be met through bank borrowings and from internally generated funds.
    




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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.





                                                     OEA, INC.
                                                   (Registrant)





      October 27, 1998              /s/ J Thomas McConathy
      Date                          J. Thompson McConathy
                                    Vice President Finance
                                    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)




      October 27, 1998              /s/ Charles B Kafadar
      Date                          Charles B. Kafadar
                                    Chief Executive Officer
                                    (Principal Executive Officer)



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