PERINI CORP
10-Q, 1994-08-12
GENERAL BLDG CONTRACTORS - NONRESIDENTIAL BLDGS
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               UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
                                  FORM 10-Q


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


For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1994  


                                      OR


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


                        Commission File Number 1-6314


                              PERINI CORPORATION
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             MASSACHUSETTS                        04-1717070
    (State or other jurisdiction of            (I.R.S. Employer
    incorporation or organization)            Identification No.)


          73 MT. WAYTE AVENUE, FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS  01701-9160
                   (Address of principal executive offices)
                                  (Zip code)


                                (508)-628-2000
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                     NONE
             (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      

Number of shares of common stock of registrant outstanding at August 10,
1994: 4,373,475


                      PERINI CORPORATION & SUBSIDIARIES

                                    INDEX

                                                          Page Number


 Part I. -  Financial Information:                             

 Item 1.  Financial Statements                                

          Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets -              3
          June 30, 1994 and December 31, 1993
          Consolidated Condensed Statements of                 4
          Operations - Three Months and Six Months ended
          June 30, 1994 and 1993

          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash          5-6
          Flows - Six Months ended June 30, 1994 and
          1993 

          Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial          7-8
          Statements 

 Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of the        9-12
          Consolidated Financial Condition and Results
          of Operations


 Part II. - Other Information:

 Item 1.  Legal Proceedings                                    12

 Item 2.  Changes in Securities                                12

 Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities                      12

 Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security          12
          Holders

 Item 5.  Other Information                                    12

 Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                     12

 Signatures                                                    13


                     PERINI CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
                     JUNE 30, 1994 AND DECEMBER 31, 1993
                                (In Thousands)

                                ASSETS
                                                 JUNE 30,   DEC. 31,
                                                   1994       1993  

 Cash                                            $ 12,001   $ 35,871

 Accounts and Notes Receivable                    121,174    123,009

 Unbilled Work                                     15,583     14,924

 Construction Joint Ventures                       63,154     61,156

 Deferred Income Taxes                              7,702      7,702

 Other Current Assets                              16,753     14,940
                                                 --------   --------
      Total Current Assets                       $236,367   $257,602
                                                 --------   --------

 Land Held for Sale or Development               $ 40,958   $ 48,011

 Investments in and Advances to Real Estate
 Joint Ventures                                   142,658    138,095

 Real Estate Properties Used in Operations         10,141     12,678

 Long-Term Portion of Notes Receivable              5,000       -   
                                                 --------   --------
      Total Real Estate Development Investments  $198,757   $198,784
                                                 --------   --------

 Other Assets                                    $  3,771   $  3,896
                                                 --------   --------

 Property and Equipment, less Accumulated
 Depreciation of $29,796 - 1994 and $28,986 -
 1993                                            $ 15,828   $ 16,096
                                                 --------   --------

                                                 $454,723   $476,378
                                                 ========   ========

                 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 Notes Payable - Bank                            $  3,000   $   -

 Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt               4,335      7,617

 Accounts Payable                                 117,039    136,231

 Deferred Contract Revenue                         33,157     25,867

 Accrued Expenses                                  55,524     47,827

 Accrued Income Taxes                                 321      3,183
                                                 --------   --------
      Total Current Liabilities                  $213,376   $220,725
                                                 --------   --------

 Deferred Income Taxes and Other Liabilities     $ 29,839   $ 38,794
                                                 --------   --------

 Long-Term Debt, including real estate
 development debt of $7,405 - 1994 and $11,382
 - 1993                                          $ 79,437   $ 82,366
                                                 --------   --------

 Minority Interest                               $  3,302   $  3,350
                                                 --------   --------

 Stockholders' Equity:
      Preferred Stock                            $    100   $    100

      Series A Junior Participating Preferred
      Stock                                           -          -

      Common Stock                                  4,985      4,985

      Paid-In Surplus                              59,740     59,875

      Retained Earnings                            80,675     83,594

      ESOT Related Obligations                     (6,982)    (6,982)
                                                 ---------  --------
                                                 $138,518   $141,572

      Less - Treasury Stock                        (9,749)   (10,429)
                                                 --------   --------

        Total Stockholders' Equity               $128,769   $131,143 
                                                 --------   --------

                                                 $454,723   $476,378 
                                                 ========   ========

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



                     PERINI CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
         CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
                    (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)


                                     THREE MONTHS            SIX MONTHS
                                    ENDED JUNE 30,         ENDED JUNE 30,

                                   1994       1993       1994       1993  

 REVENUES FROM OPERATIONS:

   Construction                  $227,759   $317,177   $381,950   $561,664

   Real Estate                     15,346     30,827     35,546     44,383
                                 --------   --------   --------   --------
     TOTAL REVENUES FROM
       OPERATIONS                $243,105   $348,004   $417,496   $606,047
                                 --------   --------   --------   --------


 COST AND EXPENSES:

   Cost of Operations            $235,648   $334,063   $397,263   $581,101

   General, Administrative and
     Selling Expenses              10,399     10,862     20,209     19,889
                                 --------   --------   --------   --------

                                 $246,047   $344,925    417,472   $600,990
                                 --------   --------   --------   --------

 INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS   $ (2,942)  $  3,079   $     24   $  5,057
                                 --------   --------   --------   --------

   Other Income (Expense), Net
     (Note 2)                        (149)      (401)      (569)     4,654

   Interest Expense                (1,367)    (1,130)    (2,614)    (2,318)
                                 --------   --------   --------   --------

 Income (Loss) Before Income
   Taxes                         $ (4,458)  $  1,548   $ (3,159)  $  7,393

   (Provision) Benefit for
     Income Taxes (Note 3)          1,809       (583)     1,302     (5,683)
                                 --------   --------   --------   --------

 NET INCOME (LOSS)               $ (2,649)  $    965   $ (1,857)  $  1,710
                                 ========   ========   ========   ========

 EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON
   SHARE (Note 4)                $ (.73)    $  .10     $ (.67)    $  .15   
                                 ========   ========   ========   ========

 DIVIDENDS PER COMMON SHARE
   (Note 5)                      $   -      $   -      $   -      $   -    
                                 ========   ========   ========   ========

 WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES
   OUTSTANDING (Note 4)          4,360,225  4,269,428  4,347,617  4,218,298
                                 =========  =========  =========  =========

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


                     PERINI CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
         CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
               FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1994 AND 1993
                                (In Thousands)

                                                     SIX MONTHS
                                                   ENDED JUNE 30,   

                                                   1994        1993  
 Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

 Net Income (Loss)                               (1,857)     $  1,710

 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
 cash provided from operating activities:

   Depreciation and amortization                    1,217       1,798

   Noncurrent deferred taxes and other
     liabilities                                   (8,955)      5,750

   Distributions greater (less) than earnings
     of joint ventures                              2,967     (10,010)

   (Gain) on sale of subsidiary (Note 2)              -        (4,600)

   Minority interest, net                             (48)       (182)

   Cash provided from (used by) changes in
     components of

     Working capital other than cash, notes
       payable and current maturities of 
       long-term debt                              (9,948)    (21,715)

     Real estate development investments other
       than joint ventures                          7,722       2,672

     Other non-cash items, net                     (1,281)       (544)
                                                 --------    --------

     NET CASH USED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES       $(10,183)   $(25,121)
                                                 --------    --------

 Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
   Proceeds from sale of property and equipment  $    288    $    731

   Cash distributions of capital from
     unconsolidated joint ventures                  3,633       1,715

   Acquisition of property and equipment           (1,171)     (2,855)

   Improvements to land held for sale or
     development                                     (245)     (2,582)

   Improvements to real estate properties used
     in operations                                   (204)       (303)

   Capital contributions to unconsolidated
     joint ventures                                (8,199)    (14,328)

   Advances to real estate joint ventures          (4,062)     (5,020)

   Proceeds from sale of Majestic net of
     subsidiary's cash                                -         4,377 
                                                 --------    --------

     NET CASH USED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES       $ (9,960)   $(18,265)
                                                 --------    --------

 Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
   Proceeds of long-term debt                    $  2,457    $  7,236

   Repayment of long-term debt                     (8,667)     (4,998)

   Cash dividends paid                             (1,062)     (1,063)

   Proceeds from notes payable to banks             3,000        -

   Purchase of treasury stock                         545       2,504 
                                                 --------    --------

     NET CASH FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES          $ (3,727)   $  3,679 
                                                 --------    --------

 Net (Decrease) in cash                          $(23,870)   $(39,707)

 Cash at Beginning of Year                         35,871      79,563 
                                                 --------    --------

 Cash at End of Period                           $ 12,001    $ 39,856 
                                                 ========    ========

 Supplemental Disclosures of Cash paid during
 the period for:

      Interest, net of amounts capitalized       $  2,688    $  2,462 
                                                 ========    ========

      Income tax payments                        $  4,641    $    482 
                                                 ========    ========

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




                     PERINI CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



(1) Significant Accounting Policies 

    The significant accounting policies followed by the Company and its
    subsidiaries in preparing its consolidated financial statements are set
    forth in Note (1) to such financial statements included in Form 10-K/A
    for the year ended December 31, 1993.  The Company has made no
    significant change in these policies during 1994.


(2) Other Income (Expense) Net

    Includes a pretax gain of $4.6 million for the first six months 1993
    from the sale of Majestic Contractors Limited, the Company's 74%-owned
    Canadian pipeline subsidiary.  This gain nets to zero after providing an
    equivalent amount for federal income taxes at the 34% statutory rate and
    an additional 66% rate which represents a combination of an additional
    tax provision for the difference between book and tax basis of the
    Company's investment in this subsidiary and a valuation reserve based
    upon the Company's current estimate of its utilization of the foreign
    tax credits related to the sale.  


(3) Income Taxes

    The higher-than-normal tax rate for the first six months of 1993 is due
    to the reasons stated in (2) above.  


(4) Per Share Data

    Computations of earnings per common share amounts are based on the
    weighted average number of the Company's common shares outstanding
    during the periods presented.  Earnings per common share reflect the
    effect of preferred dividends accrued during both the 1994 and 1993
    three and six month periods ended June 30, $531,000 and $1,062,000,
    respectively.  Common stock equivalents related to additional shares of
    common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options have not been
    included since their effect would be antidilutive.  Per share data on a
    fully diluted basis is not presented because the effect of conversion of
    the Company's depositary convertible exchangeable preferred shares into
    common stock is antidilutive.


(5) Cash Dividends

    There were no cash dividends on common stock declared or paid during the
    periods presented in the condensed financial statements presented
    herein.
 

(6) Opinion

    The unaudited condensed financial statements presented herein have been
    prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not
    include all of the information and note disclosures required by
    generally accepted accounting principles.  These statements should be
    read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto
    included in the Company's Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31,
    1993.  In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited
    condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only
    of normal recurring adjustments,  necessary to present fairly the
    Company's financial position as of June 30, 1994 and December 31, 1993
    and results of operations and cash flows for the three and six month
    periods ended June 30, 1994 and 1993.  The results of operations for the
    three and six month period ended June 30, 1994 may not be indicative of
    the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 1994
    because the Company's results generally consist of a limited number of
    large transactions in both construction and real estate.  Therefore,
    such results can vary depending on the timing of transactions and the
    profitability of projects being reported.



               MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
        OF THE CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

             Comparison of the Second Quarter of 1994
                  with the Second Quarter of 1993

    Revenues decreased $104.9 million (or 30.1%), from $348.0 million in
1993 to $243.1 million in 1994.  This decrease resulted from decreased
construction revenues of $89.4 million (or 28%), from $317.2 million in 1993
to $227.8 million in 1994, due primarily to a decrease in revenues from
building operations of $95 million (or 40%), from $239 million in 1993 to
$144 million in 1994. This decrease in revenues was due to the timing in the
start-up of certain hotel/casino projects obtained late in 1993 compared to a
few similar projects that were well underway during the second quarter of
1993.  This decrease was partially offset by an increase in revenues from the
heavy construction operations of $5 million (or 6%), from $79 million in 1993
to $84 million in 1994, due to an increased heavy construction backlog going
into 1994.  In addition to the overall decrease in construction revenues,
revenues from real estate operations decreased $15.5 million (or 50%), from
$30.8 million in 1993 to $15.3 million in 1994 due primarily to the non-
recurring sale in 1993 of a partnership interest in certain commercial rental
properties in San Francisco ($23.2 million).  This revenue decrease was
partially offset from the sale of a marginally profitable land sale in 1994
($6 million).

    The gross profit in 1994 decreased by $6.5 million, from $13.9 million
in 1993 to $7.4 million in 1994, due primarily to a $4.6 million decrease
from real estate operations, from a profit of $3.4 million in 1993 to a loss
of $1.2 million in 1994.  This profit decrease primarily results from the
non-recurring gain in 1993 from the sale of certain commercial rental
properties referred to above. The gross profit from construction operations
decreased $1.9 million (or 18%), from $10.5 million in 1993 to $8.6 million
in 1994.  This decrease was primarily caused by the decrease in building
construction revenues referred to above and a loss from international
operations resulting from unstable economic and political conditions in a
certain overseas location where the Company is working.  These decreases were
partially offset by the increase in the relatively higher margin heavy
construction revenues referred to above and the non-recurring unfavorable
settlement in 1993 of a contract dispute related to a project completed
several years ago.

               Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 1994
                   with the Six Months Ended June 30, 1993


    Revenues decreased $188.6 million (or 31.1%), from $606.1 million in
1993 to $417.5 million in 1994.  This decrease resulted from decreased
construction revenues of $179.7 million (or 32%), from $561.7 million in 1993
to $382.0 million in 1994, due primarily to a decrease in revenues from
building operations of $200 million (or 46%), from $438 million in 1993 to
$238 million in 1994.  This decrease in revenues was primarily due to the
timing in the start-up of certain hotel/casino projects obtained late in 1993
compared to a few similar projects that were well underway during the first
six months of 1993.  This decrease was partially offset by an increase in
revenues from the heavy construction operations of $20 million (or 16%), from
$123 million in 1993 to $143 million in 1994, due to an increased heavy
construction backlog going into 1994.  In addition to the overall decrease in
construction revenues, revenues from real estate operations decreased $8.9
million (or 20%), from $44.4 million in 1993 to $35.5 million in 1994 due
primarily to the non-recurring sale in 1993 of a partnership interest in
certain commercial rental properties in San Francisco ($23.2 million).  This
revenue decrease was partially offset from the sale of a marginally
profitable land sale in 1994 ($6 million) and the sale of two investment
properties in 1994 ($8.9 million).

    The gross profit in 1994 decreased by $4.7 million, from $24.9 million
in 1993 to $20.2 million in 1994, due primarily to a $5.3 million decrease
from real estate operations, from a profit of $4.6 million in 1993 to a loss
of $.7 million in 1994.  This profit decrease primarily results from the non-
recurring gain in 1993 from the sale of certain commercial rental properties
referred to above and a decrease in high margin land sales in Florida.  The
gross profit from construction operations increased $.6 million (or 3%), from
$20.3 million in 1993 to $20.9 million in 1994 in spite of the negative
profit impact from the reduction in building construction revenues referred
to above.  Increased profits from the relatively higher margin heavy
construction revenues referred to above and the non-recurring unfavorable
settlement in 1993 of a contract dispute related to a project completed
several years ago more than offset the impact of reduced building
construction revenues and the loss from international operations resulting
from unstable economic and political conditions in a certain overseas
location where the Company is working.

    The $5.2 million decrease in other income (expense), from income of $4.7
million in 1993 to a loss of $.5 million in 1994 was due primarily to the
non-recurring gain ($4.6 million) on the sale by the Company of its 74%-owned
interest in Majestic Contractors Limited ("Majestic"), its Canadian pipeline
subsidiary, in January, 1993.

    The $.3 million increase in interest expense (or 13%), from $2.3 million
in 1993 to $2.6 million in 1994 is due to a combination of higher prevailing
interest rates and an increase in the average amount borrowed.

    The higher-than-normal tax rate in 1993 was due to tax provided at an
additional 66% rate on the gain on the sale of Majestic, which represented a
combination of an additional tax provision for the difference between book
and tax basis of the Company's investment in this subsidiary and a valuation
reserve related to the gain based upon the Company's estimate of its
utilization of the related foreign tax credits.

_______________________

    The Company's backlog of uncompleted construction work at the end of
June 1994 was $1.385 billion, a 50% increase from the $924 million reported
for the same period in 1993 and an all time company record.  Backlog
increases were experienced in all of the Company's principal construction
businesses.  In addition, the Company presently has a large number of
contracts in the final stages of negotiation.  While there can be no
assurances that all the negotiations will result in signed contracts, they
could, if completed, have an even greater impact on backlog.

    As previously reported, the Company had under contract, in early 1994,
for scheduled closings two major land sales, one in Florida and the other in
Massachusetts.  If both transactions meet their scheduled closing dates, they
will produce over $6 million in revenue and have an important profit impact
on the Company in 1994.  The land sale in Florida closed in early July, 1994. 
However, until the sale of the remaining project actually occurs, this
revenue and profit cannot be assured since it is not unusual for such
closings to be delayed or cancelled.


FINANCIAL CONDITION

     Working capital decreased $13.9 million, from $36.9 million at the end
of 1993 to $23.0 million at June 30, 1994.  The current ratio decreased from
1.17:1 to 1.11:1.

     During the first six months of 1994 the Company used $10.2 million of
cash from operations, primarily to fund a decrease in payables; $10.0 million
of cash for investing activities, primarily in certain real estate joint
ventures; and $3.7 million of cash for financial activities, primarily to pay
down debt.  The source of cash was a $23.9 million reduction in cash on hand. 
Long-term debt at June 30, 1994 was $79.4 million, a decrease of $3.0 million
from December 31, 1993.  This decrease resulted primarily from the repayment
of certain mortgages related to real estate properties sold during the
period.  The long-term debt to equity ratio at June 30, 1994 was .62 to 1,
compared to the .63 to 1 ratio at December 31, 1993.  

     In addition to internally generated funds, the Company has access to
additional funds under its $18 million of short-term lines of credit, its $70
million long-term Credit Agreement and, effective March 31, 1994, a $15
million collateralized short-term credit facility available for the balance
of 1994.  At June 30, 1994, there was $15 million available under the short-
term lines of credit and $15 million available under the new short-term
credit faclity.  The full amount available under the credit facilities may be
borrowed during any fiscal quarter.  However, financial covenants limiting
the debt to equity ratio contained in the agreements governing these
facilities limit the amount of borrowings which may be outstanding at the end
of any fiscal quarter.  Based on these covenants, $2.6 million of additional
borrowing capacity was available at June 30, 1994.  Management believes that
cash generated from operations, unused credit lines and various real estate
borrowings should probably be adequate for the next twelve months to meet the
Company's funding requirements.  However, the withdrawal of many commercial
lending sources from both the real estate and construction markets and/or
restrictions on new borrowings and extensions on maturing loans by these same
sources cause uncertainties in predicting liquidity.  

    On August 5, 1994, the Company announced that it had for the present
postponed a pending placement of $25-30 million of a new series of
convertible preferred stock.  The Company said it would be interested in
reactivating the financing later in the year or in early 1995 if market
conditions become more favorable.


Part II. - Other Information


Item 1. - Legal Proceedings - None

 
Item 2. - Changes in Securities

(a) None

(b) None


Item 3. - Defaults Upon Senior Securities - None


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

(a) May 19, 1994 - Annual Meeting of Shareholders

(b) Not applicable

(c) To consider and take action on certain changes to the restated Articles 
    of Organization of The Company, as heretofore amended, to increase the
    number of authorized shares of Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value, from
    7,500,000 to 15,000,000 shares.

                                   Number of Shares

 For                                   3,207,986
 Against                                 286,717
 Withheld                                343,964
 Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes        492,140


Item 5. - Other Information - None


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

(a) None

(b) None


                                        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.








                                 PERINI CORPORATION
                                 Registrant


Date:  August 12, 1994           /s/ John H. Schwarz
                                 ----------------------------------
                                 John H. Schwarz, Executive Vice President,
                                 Finance and Administration


Date:  August 12, 1994           /s/ Barry R. Blake
                                 ----------------------------------
                                 Barry R. Blake, Vice President 
                                 and Controller
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