FIRST ALBANY COMPANIES INC
10-Q, 1995-05-11
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                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              Washington, D.C. 20549


                                       Form 10-Q


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

                           For Quarter Ended March 31, 1995


                            Commission file number 0-14140


                      First Albany Companies Inc.
         (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                      New York                                22-2655804
         (State or other jurisdiction of                  (I.R.S. Employer
         incorporation or organization)                  Identification No.)

                      41 State Street, Albany, NY         12207
         (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)

                      (518) 447-8500
         (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
    required to be filed by Sections 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       (1) No

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

   4,080,255 Shares of Common Stock were outstanding
             as of the close of business on May 1, 1995.



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                  FIRST ALBANY COMPANIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES






                                   FORM 10-Q

                                     INDEX


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         Part I - Financial Information

                Item 1.  Financial Statements

                      Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial
                            Condition at March 31, 1995 and
                            September 30, 1994............................   3

                      Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
                            for the Three Months and Six Months Ended
                            March 31, 1995 and March 25, 1994.............   4

                      Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                            for the Six Months Ended March 31, 1995
                            and March 25, 1994............................   5

                      Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
                      Statements........................................   6-7

                Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                         Financial Condition and Results of
                         Operations.....................................  8-14

         Part II - Other Information

                Item 1.  Legal Proceedings...............................   15

                Item 5.  Management and Transactions
                         with Management.................................   15

                Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.............   15-17




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                          FIRST ALBANY COMPANIES INC.
            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

=============================================================================

                                     March 31,                September 30,
                                       1995                        1994
(In thousands of dollars)           (Unaudited)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Assets
    Cash and cash equivalents        $   2,949                 $    3,165
    Securities borrowed                244,333                    331,209
    Receivables from
       Brokers, dealers and
        clearing agencies                  744                      1,511
       Customers                        90,740                     96,830
       Others                            7,157                     18,358
       Securities owned                 50,609                     20,988
    Office equipment and leasehold
    improvements, net                    5,585                      5,151
    Other assets                         5,652                      5,537
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                         $ 407,769                   $482,749
=============================================================================

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Liabilities
    Short-term bank loans           $   43,211                $    38,921
    Securities loaned                  251,049                    329,478
    Payables to
       Brokers, dealers and
        clearing agencies                4,577                      5,077
       Customers                        47,079                     56,949
       Others                           12,061                      1,663
    Securities sold but not yet
     purchased                           5,061                      3,724
    Accounts payable                     1,441                      1,411
    Accrued compensation                 3,461                      9,149
    Accrued expenses                     3,336                      3,053
    Notes payable                        2,063                         94
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities                      373,339                    449,519
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commitments and Contingencies

Stockholders' Equity
    Common stock                            44                         44
    Additional paid-in-capital          16,489                     16,489
    Retained earnings                   19,990                     19,099
    Less treasury stock at cost         (2,093)                    (2,402)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total stockholders' equity          $   34,430                $    33,230
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liability and
  stockholders' equity              $  407,769                $   482,749
================================================================================
See  notes  to  the   condensed   consolidated   financial statements.


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                          FIRST ALBANY COMPANIES INC.
            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                (Unaudited)

========================================================================================================================

                                                         Three Months Ended                  Six Months Ended
(In thousands of dollars except for            March 31,        March 25,         March 31,         March 25,
per share and outstanding share amounts)         1995              1994             1995              1994
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                            <C>               <C>              <C>               <C>
Revenues
    Commissions                                $     7,338       $    8,016       $   13,925        $    16,876
    Principal transactions                          10,870            9,210            21,568            19,041
    Investment banking                               2,052            5,107             5,802            10,815
    Interest                                         5,811            3,297            12,048             7,077
    Fees and other                                   1,813            1,524             3,366             3,094
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total revenues                                      27,884           27,154            56,709            56,903
     Interest expense                                4,173            2,133             8,724             4,561
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Revenues                                        23,711           25,021            47,985            52,342
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses (excluding interest)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Compensation and benefits                       16,489           16,885            33,389            35,336
    Clearing, settlement and brokerage costs           508              453             1,001               983
    Communications and data processing               1,827            1,761             3,641             3,468
    Occupancy and depreciation                       1,685            1,413             3,278             2,746
    Selling                                          1,154            1,203             2,304             2,337
    Other                                            1,331            1,278             2,376             2,466
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total expenses (excluding interest)                 22,994           22,993            45,989            47,336
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income before income taxes                             717            2,028             1,996             5,006
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Income tax expense                                205              820               641             2,036
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Income                                        $    512          $ 1,208          $  1,355          $  2,970
========================================================================================================================

Net income per common and common equivalent share:
<FN>

     Primary<F1>*                                $    0.11          $   0.27         $     0.30        $   0.66
     Fully diluted<F1>*                               0.11              0.27               0.30            0.66
========================================================================================================================

Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
     Primary<F1>*                                4,473,736        4,482,420         4,448,409         4,504,929
     Fully diluted<F1>*                          4,476,843        4,482,420         4,449,963         4,504,929
========================================================================================================================
Dividend per common share
outstanding                                      $    0.05       $     0.05        $    0.05        $     0.10
========================================================================================================================

<F1> *Adjusted to reflect May 1995 5% stock dividend and previous stock
 dividends.

 See  notes  to  the   condensed   consolidated   financial statements.

</FN>
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                          FIRST ALBANY COMPANIES INC.
            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
                                (Unaudited)
==============================================================================================================
                                                                                Six Months Ended
                                                                         March 31,            March 25,
(In thousands of dollars)                                                   1995                 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                     <C>                   <C>

Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net income                                                            $    1,355            $   2,970
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
   used in operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization                                            1,098                  688
(Increase) decrease in operating assets:
     Securities purchased under agreement to resell                                               (5,074)
    Securities borrowed, net                                                                      (4,387)
     Net receivable from customers                                           (3,780)              13,068
     Net receivable from others                                                                     (260)
     Securities owned, net                                                  (28,284)             (19,830)
     Other assets                                                              (115)                 261
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:
     Securities sold under agreement to repurchase                                                 5,056
     Securities loaned, net                                                   8,447
     Net payable to brokers, dealers, and
       clearing agencies                                                        267                  407
     Net payable to others                                                   21,599
     Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                   (5,375)              (3,229)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash used in operating activities                                        (4,788)             (10,330)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash flows from investing activities:
     Purchase of furniture, equipment,
       and leaseholds                                                        (1,532)                (856)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash used in investing activities                                        (1,532)                (856)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
     Proceeds (payments) of short-term bank loans                             4,290               10,550
     Payments of subordinated notes                                                               (2,250)
     Proceeds (payments) of notes payable                                     1,969                 (315)
     Payments for purchases of common stock
       for treasury                                                                               (1,073)
     Proceeds from issuance of common stock
       from treasury                                                            242                  332
     Dividends paid                                                            (397)                (365)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash provided by financing activities                                     6,104                6,879
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Increase (Decrease) in cash                                                    (216)              (4,307)
Cash at beginning of the year                                                 3,165                6,971
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash at end of period                                                  $     2,949          $      2,644
==============================================================================================================
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Income tax payments totaled $563 in 1995 and $2,139 in 1994.  Interest
payments totaled $8,419 in 1995 and $4,625 in 1994.


  See  notes  to  the   condensed   consolidated   financial statements.

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                          FIRST ALBANY COMPANIES INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                  (Unaudited)

1.   Basis of Presentation

     In the  opinion of  management,  the  accompanying  unaudited  consolidated
financial  statements  contain  all  adjustments,  consisting  of  only  normal,
recurring  adjustments,  necessary for a fair  presentation  of results for such
periods.  The results for any interim period are not  necessarily  indicative of
results for the full year. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally
included in financial  statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles have been omitted. These consolidated financial statements
should be read in conjunction  with financial  statements and notes for the year
ended September 30, 1994.

2.   Receivables from Others

     Amounts receivable from others as of:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        March 31,                 September 30,
     (In thousands of dollars)            1995                        1994
================================================================================
     Adjustment to record securities owned on
         a trade date basis, net       $ 2,565                     $15,040
     Others                              4,592                       3,318
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Total                           $ 7,157                     $18,358
================================================================================

     Amounts  receivable and payable for securities  transactions  that have not
reached their  contractual  settlement date are recorded net on the Statement of
Financial Condition.

3.   Notes Payable

     Notes payable consist of:

     A note for $2,000,000,  which is  collateralized by fixed assets is payable
in monthly  payments of principal  and interest of $65,005  commencing on May 1,
1995.  If the interest  rate  changes  (which is prime [9.00% at March 31, 1995]
plus  1.5%),  the amount of the monthly  payment  will change to reflect the new
interest rate. The note matures April 1, 1998.

     An  unsecured  note for  $62,500 is payable in  quarterly  installments  of
$15,625 plus interest at the prime rate (9.00% at March 31, 1995) plus 1/2%. The
note matures March 25, 1996.

4.   Contingencies

     In the normal  course of business,  the Company has been named a defendant,
or otherwise  has possible  exposure,  in several  claims.  Certain of these are
class actions which seek unspecified damages that could be substantial. Although
there can be no assurance as to the eventual  outcome of litigation in which the
Company has been named as a defendant or otherwise  has possible  exposure,  the
Company  has  provided  for those  actions  most  likely  to  result in  adverse
dispositions.  Although further losses are possible,  the opinion of management,
based  upon the  advice  of its  attorneys  and  general  counsel,  is that such
litigation  will not, in the  aggregate,  have a material  adverse effect on the
Company's  liquidity  or financial  position,  although it could have a material
effect on  quarterly  or annual  operating  results in the period in which it is
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                          FIRST ALBANY COMPANIES INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                  (Unaudited)
                                  (Continued)

5.   Stockholders' Equity

     On October 27, 1994, the Board of Directors  declared the regular quarterly
dividend  of $0.05  per  share  for the  fourth  quarter  along  with a 5% stock
dividend.  Both were payable on November 23, 1994 to  shareholders  of record on
November 9, 1994.

     On January 24, 1995, the Board of Directors  declared the regular quarterly
dividend of $0.05 per share for the first  quarter,  ended  December  31,  1994,
payable on February 21, 1995 to shareholders of record on February 7, 1995.

     On April 22, 1995,  the Board of Directors  declared the regular  quarterly
dividend of $0.05 per share for the second quarter,  ended March 31, 1995, along
with a 5% stock  dividend.  Both are payable on May 22, 1995 to  shareholders of
record on May 8, 1995.

6.   Net Income Per Common and Common Equivalent Share

     Net income per common and common  equivalent share for both the primary and
fully diluted  computation  have been based upon the weighted  average number of
common  shares  and the  dilutive  common  stock  equivalents  outstanding.  The
dilutive  effect  of the  common  stock  equivalents  was  determined  using the
treasury stock method.

     Net income per common  and  common  equivalent  share,  along with both the
primary and fully dilutive  weighted average common and common equivalent shares
outstanding,  have  been  adjusted  to  reflect  all of the 5%  stock  dividends
declared, including the 5% stock dividend declared on April 22, 1995, payable on
May 22, 1995.

7.   Net Capital Requirements

     The  Company's  broker-dealer  subsidiary,  First  Albany  Corporation,  is
subject to the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission's  Uniform Net Capital Rule
which  requires  the  maintenance  of a minimum  net capital as  calculated  and
defined in the Rule.  As of March 31, 1995,  the  broker-dealer  subsidiary  had
aggregate net capital,  as defined, of  $17,630,000--exceeding  the required net
capital by $15,765,000.



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                          FIRST ALBANY COMPANIES INC.
              MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS COMPARISON OF 1995 VS. 1994

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                                                        1995 vs.
                             Three Months Ended         1994         Percentage
                         March 31,        March 25,    Increase      Increase
(In thousands of dollars)  1995            1994       (Decrease)     (Decrease)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<C>                     <C>             <C>           <C>             <C>
Revenues
   Commissions          $    7,338       $    8,016    $ (678)          (8)%
   Principal transactions   10,870            9,210     1,660           18%
   Investment banking        2,052            5,107    (3,055)         (60)%
   Interest income           5,811            3,297     2,514           76%
   Fees and others           1,813            1,524       289           19%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total revenues              27,884           27,154       730            3%
   Interest expense          4,173            2,133     2,040           96%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Revenues                23,711           25,021    (1,310)          (5)%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses (excluding interest)
  Compensation and benefits 16,489           16,885      (396)          (2)%
    Clearing, settlement
     and brokerage cost        508              453        55           12%
   Communications and
     data processing         1,827            1,761        66            4%
   Occupancy and
     depreciation            1,685            1,413       272           19%
   Selling                   1,154            1,203       (49)          (4)%
   Other                     1,331            1,278        53            4%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total expenses
 (excluding interest)       22,994           22,993         1            0%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income before income taxes     717            2,028    (1,311)         (65)%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Income tax expense          205              820      (615)         (75)%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                $    512         $  1,208   $  (696)         (58)%
================================================================================

Net interest income
   Interest income       $   5,811        $   3,297  $  2,514           76%
   Interest expense          4,173            2,133     2,040           96%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net interest income      $   1,638        $   1,164  $    474           41%
================================================================================

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     The  following  is   management's   discussion   and  analysis  of  certain
significant  factors which have affected the  Company's  financial  position and
results of operations during the periods included in the accompanying  condensed
consolidated financial statements.

Business Environment

     First  Albany  Corporation,  a wholly  owned  subsidiary  of  First  Albany
Companies Inc. (the Company), is a full service investment banking and brokerage
firm. Its primary business includes the underwriting,  distribution, and trading
of fixed income and equity  securities.  The  investment  banking and  brokerage
business earns revenues in direct  correlation with the general level of trading
activity  in the  stock  and bond  markets.  This  level of  activity  cannot be
controlled  by the  Company;  however,  many of the  Company's  costs are fixed.
Therefore, the Company's earnings, like those of others in the industry, reflect
the activity in the markets and can fluctuate accordingly.

Results of Operations

Three Month Period Ended March 31, 1995 and March 25, 1994

Net Income

     Net income for the quarter  ended March 31, 1995 was $0.5  million or $0.11
per share  compared to $1.2  million or $0.27 per share a year ago. Net revenues
for the second quarter of fiscal year 1995 were $23.7 million  compared to $25.0
million in the prior period.  This  decrease was a result of fewer  offerings of
municipal and  corporate  securities,  which  affected all business  units.  The
decline in investment  banking  revenues was partially  offset by an increase in
principal  transactions  revenues,  which was  primarily  a result of  personnel
upgrades  in the  municipal  institutional  sales  group.  Also,  the  firm  has
continued  its  investment  in people  and  technology.  These  investments  are
critical for the firm's  long-term  success,  but will have  negative  impact on
short-term quarterly results.

Commissions

     Commission  revenues  decreased  $0.7  million or 8% in this year's  second
quarter,  resulting from a decrease in mutual funds commission  revenues of $1.1
million or 37%.  Commission  revenues from listed  transactions  increased  $0.4
million or 9%.

Principal Transactions

     Principal  transactions increased $1.7 million or 18% in this year's second
quarter.  This  increase  was due to an increase in municipal  bonds  (primarily
institutional)  of $2.7 million,  an increase in taxable fixed income securities
of $0.2 million, a decrease in equity securities of $0.3 million, and a decrease
in investment income of $0.9 million.  The decrease in investment income was the
result of an unrealized  gain of $1.1 million  recorded in the second quarter of
fiscal 1994 due to the Company's investment in a firm which completed an initial
public offering in February 1994.



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Investment Banking

     Investment  banking  revenues  decreased $3.1 million or 60% in this year's
second  quarter.  Revenues  from  selling  concessions  decreased  $1.9  million
(equities  decreased $1.4 million and municipal  bonds  decreased $0.5 million),
underwriting fees decreased $0.1 million,  and investment banking fees decreased
$1.1 million  (municipal  finance  fees  decreased  $0.5  million and  corporate
finance fees decreased $0.6 million).

Net Interest Income

     Net  interest  income  increased  $0.5  million  or 41%  due  primarily  to
increased revenues from customer margin balances.

Compensation and Benefits

     Compensation  and  benefits  decreased  $0.4  million or 2%.  Sales-related
compensation  decreased  $1.5 million due primarily to the decrease in revenues,
salaries increased $0.9 million, and benefits increased $0.2 million.

Income Taxes

     Income taxes  decreased  $0.6 million or 75% in this year's second  quarter
due to a  decrease  in  pre-tax  earnings.  The  Company's  effective  tax  rate
decreased to 29% from 40% as a result of an increased  proportion  of tax exempt
income to income before taxes.



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<CAPTION>

                          FIRST ALBANY COMPANIES INC.
        MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS COMPARISON OF 1995 VS. 1994

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                                                  1995 vs.
                         Six Months Ended         1994            Percentage
                         March 31,     March 25,  Increase         Increase
(In thousands of dollars)  1995          1994    (Decrease)       (Decrease)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                     <C>         <C>          <C>                <C>
Revenues
   Commissions           $ 13,925    $  16,876   $  (2,951)         (17)%
   Principal transactions  21,568       19,041       2,527           13%
   Investment banking       5,802       10,815      (5,013)         (46)%
   Interest income         12,048        7,077       4,971           70%
   Fees and others          3,366        3,094         272            9%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total revenues             56,709       56,903        (194)           0%
   Interest expense         8,724        4,561       4,163           91%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Revenues               47,985       52,342      (4,357)          (8)%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses (excluding interest)
   Compensation and
     benefits              33,389       35,336      (1,947)          (6)%
   Clearing, settlement
     and brokerage cost     1,001          983          18            2%
   Communications and
     data processing        3,541        3,468         173            5%
   Occupancy and
     depreciation           3,278        2,745         532           19%
   Selling                  2,304        2,337         (33)          (1)%
   Other                    2,376        2,466         (90)          (4)%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total expenses
 (excluding interest)      45,989       47,336      (1,347)          (3)%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income before income taxes  1,996        5,006      (3,010)         (60)%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Income tax expense         641        2,036      (1,395)         (69)%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                $ 1,355     $  2,970    $ (1,615)         (54)%
================================================================================

Net interest income
   Interest income        $ 12,048    $  7,077    $  4,971           70%
   Interest expense          8,724       4,561       4,163           91%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net interest income       $  3,324   $   2,516   $     808           32%
================================================================================
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Six Month Period Ended March 31, 1995 and March 25, 1994

Net Income

     Net income  for the six months  ended  March 31,  1995 was $1.4  million or
$0.30 per share  compared to $3 million or $0.66 per share earned in last year's
same six month period.

Commissions

     Commission  revenues  decreased  $3 million or 17% in this year's first six
months  resulting  from a decrease in mutual funds  commission  revenues of $2.7
million or 43%.

Principal Transactions

     Principal  transactions  increased $2.5 million or 13% in this year's first
six months.  This increase was due to an increase in municipal bonds  (primarily
institutional) of $5.4 million, a decrease in taxable fixed income securities of
$1.6 million, a decrease in equity securities of $0.6 million, and a decrease in
investment  income of $0.5  million.  The  decrease  in  investment  income  was
primarily  the result of an  unrealized  gain of $1.1  million  recorded  in the
second  quarter of fiscal 1994 due to the  Company's  investment in a firm which
completed an initial public offering in February 1994.

Investment Banking

     Investment  banking revenues decreased $5 million or 46% in this year's six
months.  Revenues  from selling  concessions  decreased  $3.6 million  (equities
decreased  $2.8  million  while   municipal   bonds   decreased  $0.8  million),
underwriting fees decreased $0.5 million  (primarily  equities),  and investment
banking fees  decreased  $0.9 million  (corporate  finance fees  decreased  $0.2
million, while municipal finance fees decreased $0.7 million).

Net Interest Income

     Net  interest  income  increased  $0.9  million  or 32%  due  primarily  to
increased revenues from customer margin balances.

Compensation and Benefits

     Compensation  and  benefits  decreased  $1.9  million or 6%.  Sales-related
compensation  decreased  $4.1 million due primarily to the decrease in revenues,
salaries increased $1.8 million, and benefits increased $0.4 million.

Occupancy and depreciation

     Occupancy and  depreciation  expense  increased $0.5 million or 19% in this
year's first six months primarily as a result of our increased investment in new
automated systems.


Income Taxes

     Income taxes  decreased $1.4 million or 69% in this year's first six months
due to a  decrease  in  pre-tax  earnings.  The  Company's  effective  tax  rate
decreased to 32% from 41% as a result of an increased  proportion  of tax exempt
interest income to income before taxes.


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Liquidity and Capital Resources

     A substantial  portion of the Company's assets,  similar to other brokerage
and investment  banking firms, is liquid,  consisting of cash and assets readily
convertible  into cash.  These  assets are financed  primarily by the  Company's
interest-bearing  and  non-interest-bearing  payables to customers,  payables to
brokers  and  dealers  secured by loaned  securities  and bank  lines-of-credit.
Securities  borrowed and  securities  loaned will fluctuate due primarily to the
current  level of  business  activity  in this  area.  Receivables  from  others
decreased  due primarily to a decrease in the  adjustment  to record  securities
owned on a trade date basis (See Note 3).  Short-term bank loans and payables to
others increased due primarily to an increase in securities owned. The Company's
broker-dealer  subsidiaries--First  Albany  Corporation and Northeast  Brokerage
Services  Corp.--at  March 31,  1995  were in  compliance  with the net  capital
requirements of the Securities and Exchange  Commission (SEC) and had capital in
excess of the minimum required.

     Management  believes  that funds  provided by  operations  and a variety of
committed and uncommitted bank  lines-of-credit--totaling  $120,000,000 of which
approximately  $78,987,000  were  unused  as of  March  31,  1995--will  provide
sufficient  resources  to meet  present and  reasonably  foreseeable  short-term
financial needs.

     On October 27, 1994, the Board of Directors  declared the regular quarterly
dividend  of $0.05  per  share  for the  fourth  quarter  along  with a 5% stock
dividend,  both  payable  on  November  23,  1994 to  shareholders  of record on
November 9, 1994.

     On January 24, 1995, the Board of Directors  declared the regular quarterly
dividend of $0.05 per share for the first  quarter,  ended  December  31,  1994,
payable on February 21, 1995 to shareholders of record on February 7, 1995.

     On April 22, 1995,  the Board of Directors  declared the regular  quarterly
dividend of $0.05 per share for the second quarter,  ended March 31, 1995, along
with a 5% stock dividend. Both payable on May 22, 1995 to shareholders of record
on May 8, 1995.

     The Company  believes that funds  provided by operations  will also provide
sufficient  resources to fund the acquisition of office  equipment and leasehold
improvements, current long-term loan repayment requirements, and other long-term
requirements.



<PAGE>
<PAGE>



                           Part II Other Information

 Item 1. Legal Proceedings

     In the normal  course of business,  the Company has been named a defendant,
or otherwise  has possible  exposure,  in several  claims.  Certain of these are
class actions which seek unspecified damages that could be substantial. Although
there can be no assurance as to the eventual  outcome of litigation in which the
Company has been named as a defendant or otherwise  has possible  exposure,  the
Company  has  provided  for those  actions  most  likely  to  result in  adverse
dispositions.  Although further losses are possible,  the opinion of management,
based  upon the  advice  of its  attorneys  and  general  counsel,  is that such
litigation  will not, in the  aggregate,  have a material  adverse effect on the
Company's  liquidity  or financial  position,  although it could have a material
effect on  quarterly  or annual  operating  results in the period in which it is
resolved.

 Item 4. Submission of matters to a vote of security holders.

        A.   Annual meeting was held on March 7, 1995

        B.   Elected as Directors:

             George C. McNamee
             Alan P. Goldberg
             Daniel V. McNamee, III
             Robert F. Vagt
             J. Anthony Boeckh
             Honorable Hugh L. Carey
             Hugh A. Johnson, Jr.
             Benaree P. Wiley
             Charles L. Schwager

        C.   Other matters voted on at Annual Meeting

             1.  Ratified the selection of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. as
                 independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year
                 ending September 29, 1995.

 Item 5. Management and Transactions with Management.


             On March 12,  1995,  Robert F. Vagt  resigned  as a Director of the
Company.

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


         (a)      Exhibits.
                  (11) Statement Re:  Computations of per share earnings.
                  (27) Selected Financial Data Schedule BD

         (b)      Reports on Form 8-K.

            There  were no reports  on Form 8-K filed  during the  quarter
ended March 31, 1995.


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                                                SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the  undersigned  hereunto
duly authorized.


                          First Albany Companies Inc.
                                                 (Registrant)

Date:   May 5, 1995                 /s/ Alan P. Goldberg
      -------------                 --------------------
                                    Alan P. Goldberg
                                    President/Director


Date:   May 5, 1995                 /s/ David J. Cunningham
      -------------                 -----------------------
                                    David J. Cunningham
                                    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                                    (Principal Accounting Officer)







<TABLE>
                          FIRST ALBANY COMPANIES INC.
                       COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS

===============================================================================================================
<CAPTION>
                                                     Three Months Ended                Six Months Ended
(In thousands of dollars, except                     March 31,        March 25,        March 31,       March 25,
 per share amounts)                                  1995             1994             1995            1994
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                              <C>              <C>              <C>             <C>

Primary:

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                                    $    512         $  1,208         $  1,355         $2,970
===============================================================================================================
Weighted average number of shares
outstanding during the period**                  4,278            4,265            4,255          4,278

Incremental  shares under stock options computed under the treasury stock method
using the average market price
of the issuer's stock during the period            196              217              193            227

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Weighted average shares and common
equivalent shares outstanding                    4,474            4,482            4,448          4,505
===============================================================================================================
Net Income per share                        $     0.11       $     0.27       $     0.30       $   0.66
===============================================================================================================
Fully Diluted:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                                  $      512       $    1,208       $    1,355       $  2,970
===============================================================================================================

Weighted average number of shares
outstanding during the period<F1>**              4,278            4,265            4,255          4,278

Incremental  shares under stock options computed under the treasury stock method
using the higher of the average or
ending market price of the issuer's stock          199              217              195            227
at the end of the period

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Weighted average shares and common
equivalent shares outstanding                    4,477            4,482            4,450          4,505
===============================================================================================================
Net Income per share                      $       0.11     $       0.27     $       0.30     $     0.66
===============================================================================================================
<FN>
<F1>**Per share figures and shares  outstanding have been restated for all dividends
declared, including the May 1995 5% stock dividend.
</FN>

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                                0
                                          0
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