PRO DEX INC
10-Q, 1998-02-04
MEDICAL, DENTAL & HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
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           U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                   Washington, D.C.  20549

                         FORM 10-QSB

(Mark One)
[X]  Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of  the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period
     ended December 31, 1997.


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

             Commission File Number     0-14942

                        PRO-DEX, INC.
       (Name of small business issuer in its charter)
                              
         Colorado                         84-1261240
(State or other jurisdiction of    (I.R.S. Employer ID No.)
 Incorporation or organization)

     1401 Walnut St., Ste. 540, Boulder, Colorado 80302
          (Address of principal executive offices)

         Issuer's telephone number:  (303) 443-6136

Securities  registered under Section 12(b)  of  the  Exchange
Act:

                                        Name of each exchange
Title of each class                     on which registered
       None                                    None

Securities  registered under Section 12(g)  of  the  Exchange
Act:

                 Common Stock, no par value
                      (Title of class)

     The  number of shares of the  Registrant's no  par  value
common stock outstanding as of January 30, 1998, was 8,712,300.
     
     
     
     
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: None.

                       Table of Contents

                                                  Page No.
PART I    Financial Information

 Item 1.  Financial Statements
          Consolidated Balance Sheets             F-1 & F-2
          Consolidated Statements of Income       F-3 & F-4
          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows         F-5
          Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements      8

 Item 2.  Management Discussion and Analysis              9

SIGNATURES                                               14

EXHIBITS  NONE

                     Page 2 of 14 Pages

                   CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                
                             ASSETS

                                          December 31,    June 30,
                                              1997          1997
                                           (unaudited)            
Current assets:                                      
  Cash and cash equivalents               $    76,592  $    51,108
  Accounts receivable, net                  4,270,545    3,496,479
  Inventories, net                          4,022,400    4,236,069
  Deferred taxes                              475,000      475,000
  Refundable income taxes                                  645,613
  Prepaid expenses                            470,300      186,987
                                                        
     Total current assets                   9,314,837    9,891,256
                                                      
                                                      
Property and equipment                      4,763,415    4,388,890
  Less accumulated depreciation            (2,025,091)  (1,721,838)
     Net property and equipment             2,738,324    2,667,052
                                                      
Other assets:                                         
  Long-term trade receivables               1,258,699    1,079,957
  Deferred taxes                              505,000      505,000
  Other                                       322,824      383,586
  Intangibles, net                          9,201,202    9,651,695
                                                            
    Total other assets                     11,287,725   11,620,238
                                                      
    Total assets                          $23,340,886  $24,178,546

See "Notes to consolidated financial statements."              F-1


     
           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - CONTINUED
                              
             LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

                                          December 31,    June 30,
                                              1997          1997
                                           (unaudited)       
Current liabilities:                                  
  Current portion of long-term debt       $ 1,221,230  $ 1,211,999
  Accounts payable                            819,506      797,071
  Accrued expenses                            921,024      973,705
  Income taxes payable                        426,680      
                                                       
    Total current liabilities               3,388,440    2,982,775
                                                       
Long-term debt, net of current portion      6,513,296    8,444,545
                                                       
    Total liabilities                       9,901,736   11,427,320
                                                          
Commitments and contingencies                          
                                                       
                                                       
Shareholders' equity:                                  
  Series A convertible preferred shares,                 
    no par value; 10,000,000                               
      shares authorized; 78,129 shares                       
        issued and outstanding                282,990      282,990
  Common shares, no par value;                           
    50,000,000 shares authorized;                          
      8,712,300 shares                                       
        issued and outstanding             14,632,444   14,632,445
  Additional paid in capital                   10,000       10,000
  Accumulated deficit                      (1,427,171)  (2,115,095)
                                           13,498,263   12,810,340
Receivable from employee stock                         
  ownership plan (ESOP)                       (59,113)     (59,114)
                                                        
Total shareholders' equity                 13,439,150   12,751,226
                                                       
Total liabilities                                      
  and shareholders' equity                $23,340,886  $24,178,546
            
See "Notes to consolidated financial statements."              F-2


                             
              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                              
                                         Quarter ended December 31,
                                              1997        1996
                                           (unaudited)  (unaudited)
Net sales (net of sales from                                
  discontinued operations                                         
    of $0 and $517,514)                   $ 6,329,448  $ 4,776,596
                                                      
Cost of sales                               2,627,477    1,941,397
                                                      
Gross profits                               3,701,971    2,835,199
                                                      
Operating expenses:                                   
  Selling                                   1,229,052      978,940
  General and administrative                1,169,485    1,180,253
  Research and development                    340,824      225,572
  Amortization                                225,246      215,692
    Total operating expenses                2,964,607    2,600,457
                                                      
Income from operations                        737,364      234,742
                                                      
Other income (expense):                                 
  Interest expense                           (238,723)    (306,515)
  Other income (expense), net                  17,709       13,050
    Total                                    (221,014)    (293,465)
                                                      
Income (loss) before income taxes                       
  (credits) and loss from                               
    discontinued operations                   516,350      (58,723)
Income taxes (benefits)                       180,723      (30,900)
                                                      
Income (loss) before (loss) from                      
  discontinued operations                     335,627      (27,823)
(Loss) from discontinued operations                   
  (net of tax benefit)                                    (140,664)
Net income (loss)                         $   335,627  $  (168,487)
                                                      
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:                                
  Income (loss) from                                  
     continuing operations                $      0.04  $     (0.00)
  (Loss) from discontinued operations                        (0.02)
     Net income (loss) per share          $      0.04  $     (0.02)
                                                     
Weighted average number of common and                 
  common equivalent shares outstanding      9,001,646    9,080,783
                              
See "Notes to consolidated financial statements."              F-3
  

                            
              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                              
                                      Six months ended December 31,
                                               1997        1996
                                           (unaudited)  (unaudited)
Net sales (net of sales from                                 
  discontinued operations                                         
    of $0 and $1,111,777)                 $12,147,367  $ 9,208,722
                                                      
Cost of sales                               4,882,008    3,745,913
                                                       
Gross profits                               7,265,359    5,462,809
                                                      
Operating expenses:                                   
  Selling                                   2,210,515    2,007,822
  General and administrative                2,350,488    2,376,020
  Research and development                    692,919      419,807
  Amortization                                450,492      457,082
    Total operating expenses                5,704,414    5,260,731
                                                      
Income from operations                      1,560,945      202,078
                                                      
Other income (expense):                                 
  Interest expense                           (496,278)    (559,174)
  Other income (expense), net                  19,786       27,227
    Total                                    (476,492)    (531,947)
                                                      
Income (loss) before income                             
  taxes (credits) and loss from                       
    discontinued operations                 1,084,453     (329,869)
Income taxes (credits)                        396,535      (98,900)
                                                      
Income (loss) before (loss)                           
  from discontinued operations                687,918     (230,969)
(Loss) from discontinued                                
  operations (net of tax benefit)                         (277,564)
Net income (loss)                         $   687,918  $  (508,533)
                                                      
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:                                   
    Income (loss) from                                  
       continuing operations              $      0.08  $     (0.03)
    (Loss) from discontinued operations                      (0.03)
         Net income (loss) per share      $      0.08  $     (0.06)
                                                      
Weighted average number of common and                      
  common equivalent shares outstanding      9,001,646    9,080,783
                              
See "Notes to consolidated financial statements."              F-4
                              
            CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                      Six months ended December 31,
                                               1997         1996
                                           (unaudited)  (unaudited)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES                               
  Net income (loss)                           687,918     (508,533)
  Adjustments to reconcile net income                     
     (loss) to net cash provided by                     
       (used in) operating activities:                  
          Depreciation and amortization       753,296      809,392
          Provision for doubtful accounts     (39,209)      69,480
  Change in working capital components                    
    net of effects from purchases                         
      and divestitures:                                     
        (Increase) in accounts receivable    (913,598)    (197,156)
        (Increase) decrease in inventories    213,669     (354,158)
        (Increase) in deferred taxes                      (217,800)
        (Increase) decrease in prepaid
           expenses and refundable
             income taxes                     362,300     (343,268)
        (Increase) decrease in                                  
          other assets                         60,763     (260,161)
        Increase (decrease) in accounts                    
          payable and accrued expense          19,055     (154,426)
        Increase in deferred revenue                         3,336
        Increase (decrease) in                                 
          income taxes payable                377,380     (568,602)
                                                        
  Net cash provided by                                    
    (used in) operating activities          1,521,574   (1,721,896)
                                                        
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES                    
  Purchase of property and equipment         (374,076)    (348,923)
                                                        
  Net cash flows (used in)                                
    investing activities                     (374,076)    (348,923)
                                                        
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES                    
  Net borrowing on revolving                              
    credit agreements                                       89,597
  Proceeds from long-term borrowing                      2,120,362
  Principal payments on                                   
    long-term borrowing                    (1,922,018)    (186,849)
  Issuance of common stock                                   7,501
                                                         
  Net cash flows provided by                              
    (used in) financing activities         (1,922,018)   2,030,611
                                                          
(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS      (774,520)     (40,208)
Cash and cash equivalents,                    851,112      407,722
  beginning of period                                   
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period       76,592      367,514
                                                        
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
  Cash payments for interest                  496,278      559,174
  Cash payments for income taxes                5,175      699,545
                              
See "Notes to consolidated financial statements."              F-5



         NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                              
         For The Six Months Ended December 31, 1997


NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     The   accompanying  unaudited  consolidated   financial
statements  have been prepared in accordance with  generally
accepted   accounting  principles  for   interim   financial
information  and  with  the instruction  to  Form  10-Q  and
Article  10  of regulation S-X.  Accordingly,  they  do  not
include  all  of the information and footnotes  required  by
generally   accepted  accounting  principles  for   complete
financial  statements.  In the opinion  of  management,  all
adjustments   (consisting  of  normal  recurring   accruals)
considered  necessary  for  a fair  presentation  have  been
included.   Operating  results  for  the  six  months  ended
December  31,  1997, are not necessarily indicative  of  the
results  that  may be expected for the year ended  June  30,
1998.   For  further information, refer to the  consolidated
financial statements and footnotes thereto included  in  the
Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June
30, 1997.

NOTE 2 - EARNINGS PER SHARE

     Basic  earnings per share are computed by dividing  net
income    available   to   common   shareholders   by    the
weighted-average  number of shares  outstanding  during  the
period.   Fully  diluted earnings per share is  computed  by
dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common
shares  outstanding during the period plus  the  incremental
shares  that  would  have  been  outstanding  assuming   the
exercise   of  dilutive  stock  options,  and  the   assumed
conversion of preferred shares.

NOTE 3 - RECLASSIFICATIONS

     Certain  items  in  the  December  31,  1996  financial
statement have been reclassified to be comparable  with  the
financial  statement  classifications  for  the  six  months
ending  December  31, 1997.  These classifications  have  no
effect  on shareholders' equity or net income as of and  for
the six months ending December 31, 1996.

NOTE 4 - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

     On  April 25, 1997, consistent with the decision of the
Board of Directors, the Company completed the rescission  of
its  previous  acquisition of the assets of  Pnu-Light  Tool
Works,   Inc.   ("Pnu-Light").   In  accordance   with   the
applicable  unwind  provision, the  368,483  shares  of  the
Company's  common  stock  that  were  originally  issued  as
consideration  for  the acquisition  were  returned  to  the
Company.   Losses  sustained by Pnu-Light  are  reported  as
discontinued  operations for the six months  ended  December
31,  1996,  and  amounted to approximately $210,300  net  of
related tax benefit of $90,100.

     On June 11, 1997, the Company completed the sale of its
Dental   Clinic   Management  ("DCM")  operations   of   its
California subsidiary, Pro-Dex Management, Inc.  In exchange
for   inventory   and   equipment,  the  purchaser   assumed
approximately  $670,000 of the Company's  liabilities.   The
Company  retained  ownership of the  existing  net  accounts
receivable  of $1,800,000 related to the DCM operation.   On
September  10,  1997, the Company finalized the  arrangement
for   collection  of  the  accounts  receivable   with   the
purchaser.    As   consideration  for  the  performance   of
continuing  service  obligations  on  those  accounts,   the
Company   has  agreed  to  the  following.   Proceeds   from
collection of the accounts receivable shall be paid  to  the
Company  commencing September 30, 1997,  in  the  amount  of
$50,000.   Thereafter, the purchaser shall  pay  to  Pro-Dex
$150,000  quarterly beginning on January 1, 1998, until  the
1.8   million  dollar  balance  is  paid  in  full.   Losses
sustained  by the DCM operation are reported as discontinued
operations for the six months ended December 31,  1996,  and
amounted to approximately $67,000 net of related tax benefit
of $29,000.


Item 2.        Management's Discussion and Analysis

Results of Operations
- ---------------------

     Forward   Looking  Statements.   All  forward   looking
statements  in  the  following  discussion  of  management's
analysis  of  results  of operation, liquidity  and  capital
requirements, and the possible effect of inflation, as  well
as  elsewhere in the Company's assumptions regarding factors
such  as  (1)  market  acceptance of the  products  of  each
subsidiary, including brand and name recognition for quality
and  value  in each of the Company's subsidiaries'  markets,
(2) existence, scope, defensibility and non-infringement  of
patents,  trade-secrets  and other trade  rights,  (3)  each
subsidiary's  relative success in achieving and  maintaining
technical  parity  or  superiority  with  competitors,   (4)
interest  rates for domestic and Eurofunds, (5) the relative
success  of  each  subsidiary in  attracting  and  retaining
technical  and sales personnel with the requisite skills  to
develop, manufacture and market the Company's products,  (6)
the   non-occurrence  of  general  economic   downturns   or
downturns  in  any  of  the  Company's  market  regions   or
industries  (such  as dental products and tools or  computer
chip  manufacturers),  (7) the relative  competitiveness  of
products manufactured by the Company's facilities, including
any   contractors  in  the  global  economy,  (8)  the  non-
occurrence  of  natural disasters, (9) a  stable  regulatory
environment  in  areas  of  significance  to  each  of   the
Company's  subsidiaries,  (10)  the  Company's  success   in
managing  its regulatory relations and avoiding any  adverse
determinations,  (11) the availability  of  talented  senior
executives for the parent and each of the subsidiaries, (12)
other  factors affecting the sales and profitability of  the
Company in each of its markets.  Should any of the foregoing
assumptions  or  other assumptions not  listed  fail  to  be
realized,  the  forward-looking  statements  herein  may  be
inaccurate.   In making forward looking statements  in  this
and  other Sections of the Company's report on Form  10-QSB,
the Company relies upon recently promulgated policies of the
Securities and Exchange Commission and statutory provisions,
including  Section  21E of the Securities  Exchange  Act  of
1934,  which  provide  a  safe-harbor  for  forward  looking
statements.

  
  Results of Operations for the Quarter Ended December 31,
   1997 Compared to the Quarter Ended December 31, 1996.
   -----------------------------------------------------
  
     Net sales by subsidiary follows:
                                                  Increase/
                             1997        1996    (Decrease)
                         ----------- ----------- -----------
  Biotrol                $2,426,820  $1,652,664  $  774,156
  Challenge                 484,841     381,854     102,987
  Micro Motors            2,120,778   2,042,608      78,170
  Oregon Micro Systems    1,729,914     915,140     814,774
  (Inter-company sales)    (432,905)   (215,670)   (217,235)
                         ----------- ----------- -----------
                         $6,329,448  $4,776,596  $1,552,852

     Sales  from continuing operations increased  32.5%  for
the  quarter ended December 31, 1997 compared to the quarter
ended  December 31, 1996.  At Biotrol, the increase  in  the
sales force from 11 to 16 people contributed to the rise  in
revenue   of  both  infection  control  products   and   the
preventive  dental  care product line.  At  Challenge  sales
increased  by  27%  for  the  quarter,  primarily   due   to
additional sales to its private label customers.   Sales  at
Micro   Motors  were  flat  for  the  quarter.   Significant
management personnel changes occurred at Micro Motors during
the  quarter.   Effective January 12, 1998,  a  new  general
manager   was  hired  to  complete  the  transition   to   a
professionally  managed operation at  that  subsidiary.   In
addition,  a new director of engineering and a manufacturing
manager  were added to the new team in January.  Revenue  at
OMS  increased  by  89% for the quarter ended  December  31,
1997,  compared  to  the quarter ended  December  31,  1996.
Continued  strong  growth  in  the  semiconductor   industry
provided the substantial rise in business.  OMS continues to
add  new  customers  because  of  its  increased  sales  and
marketing efforts.
     
     Gross profits by subsidiary follows:
                                                  Increase/
                             1997        1996     (Decrease)
                           ---------- ---------- -----------
Biotrol                    $1,372,523 $  910,966  $ 461,557
Challenge                     175,162    133,926     41,236
Micro Motors                  836,491  1,064,321   (227,830)
Oregon Micro Systems        1,317,795    725,986    591,809
                           ---------- ---------- -----------
                           $3,701,971 $2,835,199  $ 866,772
     
     Overall gross profit dollars increased by 30.6% for the
quarter  ended  December 31, 1997, compared to  the  quarter
ended  December  31, 1996, due to increased  revenue.   More
sales  of  lower  margin  products  and  negative  inventory
adjustments  made during the quarter caused the  decline  in
gross  profit at Micro Motors.  Gross profit percentage  for
the  quarter ended December 31, 1997, was 58.5% compared  to
59.4% for the quarter ended December 31, 1996.

     Operating  expenses for the quarter ended December  31,
1997,  were  $2,964,607  (46.8% of net  sales)  compared  to
$2,600,457  (54.4%  of  net sales)  for  the  quarter  ended
December  31,  1996.   Selling and marketing  expenses  were
higher  for  the  quarter because of higher  year-end  sales
rebates paid to customers who purchased more than forecasted
orders.   Selling and marketing expenses as a percentage  of
sales  declined to 19.4% for the quarter ended December  31,
1997,  compared to 20.5% for the quarter ended December  31,
1996,   due   to   higher   sales   volume.    General   and
administrative  expense for the quarter ended  December  31,
1997, included a one-time search fee of $50,000 incurred  to
find  a new general manager for Micro Motors.  As previously
mentioned,  the  search was successful, and  a  new  general
manager   along   with  new  engineering  and  manufacturing
management personnel were hired in January, 1998,  for  that
operation.   Research and development expense  increased  to
$340,824  for the quarter ended December 31, 1997,  compared
to $225,572 for the quarter ended December 31, 1996, a 51.1%
increase.

     Income  from operations for the quarter ended  December
31,  1997, was $737,364 compared to $234,742 for the quarter
ended  December 31, 1996, a 214.2% increase.   Higher  sales
volume  and  gross  profit were the  main  reason  for   the
increase in income from operations.
     
     Interest  expense declined for the quarter as  improved
cash  flow  from  increased profits enabled the  Company  to
reduce debt and interest expense.
     
     Income from continued operations for the quarter  ended
December  31, 1997 increased to $335,627 from  a  (loss)  of
($27,823) for the quarter ended December 31, 1996.
     
     Losses from discontinued operations as a result of  the
disposition  in  fiscal year ended June  30,  1997,  of  the
Company's   Pnu-Light  operation,  and  its  dental   clinic
management business, were ($140,664), net of tax benefit  of
($60,250) for the quarter ended December 31, 1996.


 Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended December 31,
  1997 Compared to the Six Months Ended December 31, 1996.
  --------------------------------------------------------

     Net sales by subsidiary follows:
                                                  Increase/
                           1997        1996      (Decrease)
                      ------------ ----------- -------------
Biotrol               $ 4,415,683  $ 3,082,214  $ 1,333,469
Challenge                 872,298      719,713      152,585
Micro Motors            4,382,844    3,909,067      473,777
Oregon Micro Systems    3,399,586    1,872,809    1,526,777
(Inter-company sales)    (923,044)    (375,081)    (547,963)
                      ------------ ------------ ------------
                      $12,147,367  $ 9,208,722  $ 2,938,645

     Consolidated sales from continuing operations increased
31.9%  for the six months ended December 31, 1997,  compared
to  the  six  months ended December 31, 1996.   At  Biotrol,
sales  for the six months increased 43.3%, primarily due  to
increases  in  sales of its infection control  products  and
preventative  dental  care products.  The  increase  in  the
sales  force at Biotrol from 11 to 16 personnel,  which  was
completed in the quarter ended September 30, 1997,  provided
greater  market  penetration and revenue for  its  products.
Sales  for the six months at Challenge increased 21.2%.   An
increase  in inter-company sales of its preventative  dental
products to Biotrol comprised 66% of the sales increase  for
the six months.  The remainder of the increase is attributed
to  a 34% rise in sales to its private label customers.   At
Micro Motors the increase in sales to its private label  and
OEM  dental  customers of 32.5% contributed to  the  overall
increase in sales for the six months of 12.1%, net of inter-
company sales.  Micro began to market its branded hand-piece
line  through  the sales force at Biotrol on July  1,  1997.
Revenue  at Oregon Micro Systems grew by 81.5% for  the  six
months  ended December 31, 1997, compared to the six  months
ended   December  31,  1996.   Continued  strength  in   the
semiconductor  industry  fueled  the  growth  at  OMS.   The
customer  base and increase in sales is broader  based,  but
continues  to  be  heavily dependent  on  the  semiconductor
industry.
     
     Gross profits by subsidiary follows:
                                                   Increase/
                              1997       1996     (Decrease)
                           ---------- ---------- -----------
Biotrol                    $2,437,028 $1,691,840 $  745,188
Challenge                     342,405    301,412     40,993
Micro Motors                1,871,094  2,009,298   (138,204)
Oregon Micro Systems        2,614,832  1,460,259  1,154,573
                           ---------- ---------- -----------
                           $7,265,359 $5,462,809 $1,802,550
     
     The Company's consolidated gross profit from continuing
operations for the six months ended December 31, 1997,  grew
33%  over  the  six months ended December 31,  1996.   Gross
profit  percentage  increased to 59.8% for  the  six  months
ended  December 31, 1997 from 59.3% for the six months ended
December  31,  1996.   Sales of higher  margin  products  at
Biotrol and Oregon Micro Systems was largely responsible for
the  rise.  Gross profit dollars increased primarily due  to
the increase in revenue.
     
     Operating  expenses increased 8.4% from $5,260,731  for
the  six  months ended December 31, 1996, to $5,704,414  for
the  six  months  ended  December  31,  1997.   Selling  and
marketing  expense increased by $202,693, or 10.1%  for  the
six  months  ended December 31, 1997, compared  to  the  six
months  ended December 31, 1996.  Year-end rebates  paid  to
customers for purchases in excess of forecasted orders,  was
the   principal  reason  for  the  increase.   Research  and
development  expense  rose 65.1% for the  six  months  ended
December  31, 1997, to $692,919 from $419,807  for  the  six
months  ended December 31, 1996.  General and administrative
expense included a one time $50,000 search fee to find a new
general manager for the Micro Motors operation.
     
     Operating income for the six months ended December  31,
1997,  increased  to $1,560,945 from $202,078  for  the  six
months  ended December 31, 1996, mainly due to the  increase
in sales and gross profit for the six months.
     
     Income  (loss)  from  continuing  operations  increased
$918,887 to $687,918, or $0.08 per share for the six  months
ended  December  31,  1997, from a loss  of  ($230,969),  or
($0.03)  per  share  for the six months ended  December  31,
1996.
     
     During  fiscal  year ended June 30, 1997,  the  Company
disposed  of its Pnu-Light operations as well as its  Dental
Clinic  Management business.  Losses sustained by these  two
businesses are reported as discontinued operations  for  the
six months ended December 31, 1996, and amounted to $277,564
or,  ($0.03)  per  share,  net of  related  tax  benefit  of
$118,900.
     
Liquidity and Capital Resources
- -------------------------------
     As  of  December  31,  1997,  the  Company  had  liquid
resources  consisting of cash, cash equivalents, and  credit
available  on  an existing credit line totaling  $2,326,000.
Cash   flow  continues  to  be  strong  as  earnings  before
interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) for
the six months ended December 31, 1997, were $2,334,027,  as
compared  to $860,033 for the same six-month period  of  the
previous  year,  an  increase of 171%.  Management  believes
that  funds  generated  from  operations  along  with  funds
available  under  the  credit line are sufficient  to  cover
anticipated  operating needs as well as capital  expenditure
requirements for the current year.
     
Accounting Changes
- ------------------
     Effective  for annual and interim periods ending  after
December 15, 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards  Board
(FASB)  has issued Statement No. 128, "Earnings Per  Share,"
which  supercedes  APB Opinion No. 15.   Statement  No.  128
requires  the  presentation of earnings  per  share  by  all
entities  that have common stock or potential common  stock,
such   as   options,  warrants  and  convertible  securities
outstanding  that trade in a public market.  Those  entities
that  have  only  common stock outstanding are  required  to
present basic earnings per share amounts.  Diluted per share
amounts assume the conversion, exercise or issuance  of  all
potential common stock instruments unless the effect  is  to
reduce  a loss or increase the income per common share  from
continuing  operations.  The adoption of Statement  No.  128
would have no effect on reported income (loss) per share for
the   quarters   ending  September  30,  1997,   and   1996,
respectively.
     
     The  FASB has also issued Statement No. 131 "Disclosure
about  Segments  of an Enterprise and Related  Information".
Statement  No. 131 modifies the disclosure requirements  for
reportable segments and is effective for the Company's  year
ending  June  30, 1999.  The Company has not determined  the
effect  the  adoption of this Statement would  have  on  the
Company's reported segments.

Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices
- ---------------------------------------
     The  industries in which the Company competes are labor
intensive,   often  involving  personnel  with  high   level
technical  or  sales  skills.   Wages  and  other   expenses
increase  during periods of inflation and when shortages  in
the marketplace occur.  The Company expects its subsidiaries
to  face  somewhat  higher labor costs, as  the  market  for
personnel  with  the  skills sought by the  Company  becomes
tighter  in  a  period  of  full employment.   In  addition,
suppliers   pass  along  rising  costs  to   the   Company's
subsidiaries  in  the form of higher prices.   Further,  the
Company's   credit  facility  with  Harris   Bank   involves
increased costs if domestic interest rates rise or there are
other  adverse changes in the international interest  rates,
exchange  rates,  and/or Eurocredit availability.   To  some
extent, the Company's subsidiaries have been able to  offset
increases   in   operating  costs  by  increasing   charges,
expanding  services and implementing cost control  measures.
Nevertheless, each of the Company's subsidiaries' ability to
increase  prices is limited by market conditions,  including
international competition in many of the Company's markets.
     
Other Matters
- -------------
     Presently the Company's information technology  systems
are inadequate to handle year 2000 requirements.  Management
is  reviewing  recommendations to upgrade the Company's  and
each  subsidiary's  entire  information  technology  system.
Many of the software applications at each subsidiary will be
improved and made to comply with the year 2000 requirements.
The  operating  plan for fiscal year ended  June  30,  1998,
includes  the  estimated cost to accomplish the improvements
to the Company's information technology capabilities.
     
     In  accordance  with the requirements of  the  Exchange
Act,  the registrant caused this report to be signed on  its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
     
Date: December 31, 1997   /s/ Kent E. Searl

                          _______________________________
                          Kent E. Searl, Chairman
                                    
Date: December 31, 1997   /s/ George J. Isaac
  
                          _______________________________
                          George J. Isaac,
                          Chief Financial Officer
     


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