CAVALIER HOMES INC
10-Q, 1997-05-09
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                      U.S. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q


(Mark One)

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

         For the quarterly period ended   March 28, 1997

                                                         OR

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

         For the transition period from                  to
                                        ----------------    ----------------
                          Commission file number 1-9792

                              Cavalier Homes, Inc.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its charter)


         Delaware                                              63-0949734
(State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                          Identification Number)


            Highway 41 North & Cavalier Road, Addison, Alabama 35540
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
                                   (Zip Code)


                                 (205) 747-1575
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)



              (Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year,
                         if Changed Since Last Report)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No

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

           Class                                     Outstanding at May 9, 1997
Common Stock $.10 Par Value                               12,213,251 Shares



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                      CAVALIER HOMES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                      INDEX

                                                                      Page No.

Part I.  Financial Information (Unaudited)

         Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets -
         March 28, 1997 and December 31, 1996                            3

         Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income -
         Thirteen Weeks ended March 28, 1997
         and March 29, 1996                                              4

         Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash
         Flows - Thirteen Weeks ended March 28, 1997
         and March 29, 1996                                              5

         Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements            6

         Management's Discussion and Analysis of
         Financial Condition and Results of Operations                   9

Part II. Other Information

         Item 5.  Other Matters                                         12

         Item 6.  Exhibits                                              12

         Signatures                                                     14






















Certain  items in the report  that  follows  are marked  with an  asterisk  (*),
indicating  that they are  subject  to the  "Safe  Harbor"  Statement  under the
Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act of  1995  found  on page 13 of this
report.



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CAVALIER HOMES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES                                                                   
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS                                                                   
(Dollars in Thousands)                                                                  
(UNAUDITED)                                                                     
<S>                                                      <C>                     <C>
                                                                                                                        
                                                                 March 28,               December 31,   
 ASSETS                                                             1997                     1996   
 CURRENT ASSETS:                                                                        
      Cash and cash equivalents                          $            5,896      $           24,529     
      Marketable securities available for sale                          -                     1,097     
      Accounts receivable, less allowance for                                                                   
             losses of $800                                          21,128                   3,046     
      Notes and installment contracts receivable - current            1,476                   1,086     
      Inventories                                                    13,447                  12,394     
      Deferred income taxes                                           4,702                   4,663     
      Other current assets                                            2,217                   2,475     
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
             Total current assets                                    48,866                  49,290     
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Net)                                 25,054                  24,760     
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
 INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS RECEIVABLE, less                                                                         
     allowance for credit losses of $1,053 (1997)                                                                       
     and $941 (1996)                                                 39,187                  34,504     
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
 GOODWILL, less accumulated amortization of                                                                     
     $647 (1997) and $588 (1996)                                      3,068                   3,126     
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
 OTHER ASSETS                                                         3,672                   3,894     
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
                                                         $          119,847      $          115,574     
                                                         ===================    ==================== 
 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                                                   
 CURRENT LIABILITIES:                                                                   
      Current portion of long-term debt                  $              997      $              951     
      Accounts payable                                               10,917                   7,916     
      Amounts payable under dealer incentive programs                 8,063                  10,937     
      Accrued wages and related withholdings                          3,192                   1,652     
      Accrued incentive compensation                                  1,756                   2,615     
      Estimated warranties                                            7,000                   7,000     
      Accrued insurance                                               1,710                   2,023     
      Other accrued expenses                                          8,693                   7,722     
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
           Total current liabilities                                 42,328                  40,816     
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
 DEFERRED INCOME TAXES                                                1,053                   1,035     
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
 LONG-TERM DEBT                                                       4,428                   4,918     
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
 STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:                                                                  
      Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, $.01 par value;
         200,000 shares authorized, none issued                                                                         
      Preferred stock, $.01 par value;                                                                  
         300,000 shares authorized, none issued                                                                         
      Common stock, $.10 par value; authorized                                                                  
         15,000,000 shares; issued 12,213,251 (1997)                                                            
         and 12,169,128 (1996) shares                                 1,221                   1,217     
      Additional paid-in capital                                     31,566                  31,057     
      Retained earnings                                              39,251                  36,531     
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
          Total stockholders' equity                                 72,038                  68,805     
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
                                                         $          119,847      $          115,574     
                                                         ===================    ==================== 
 See Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements                                                                       
</TABLE>



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 CAVALIER HOMES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES                                                                  
 CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME                                                                    
 (Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)                                                                        
 (UNAUDITED)                                                                    
<S>                                                      <C>                     <C> 
                                                                         Thirteen Weeks Ended                   
                                                                  March 28,               March 29,      
 REVENUES:                                                           1997                    1996   
      Net sales                                          $           75,758      $           74,784     
      Financial services                                              1,142                     620     
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
                                                                     76,900                  75,404     
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
 COST OF SALES                                                       61,930                  61,813     
                                                                        
 SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE:                                                                   
     Manufacturing                                                    9,357                   8,657     
     Financial services                                                 646                     359     
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
                                                                     71,933                  70,829     
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
 OPERATING PROFIT                                                     4,967                   4,575     
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
 OTHER INCOME(EXPENSE):                                                                         
     Interest expense:                                                                  
        Manufacturing                                                  (44)                     (16)    
        Financial services                                            (102)                    (116)    
     Other, net                                                        288                      335     
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
                                                                        142                     203     
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
 INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES                                           5,109                   4,778     
                                                                        
 INCOME TAXES                                                         2,023                   1,907     
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
 NET INCOME                                              $            3,086      $            2,871     
                                                         ===================    ==================== 
 NET INCOME PER SHARE                                    $              .25      $              .24     
                                                         ===================    ==================== 
 WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING                             12,395,018              11,993,157     
                                                         ===================    ==================== 
                                                                        
</TABLE>
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        



 See Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 CAVALIER HOMES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES                                                                  
 CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS                                                                        
 (Dollars in Thousands)                                                                         
 (UNAUDITED)                                                                    
<S>                                                      <C>                     <C>
                                                                          Thirteen Weeks Ended                   
                                                                    March 28,               March 29,      
                                                                      1997                     1996   
 OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                                                                  
   Net income                                            $            3,086      $            2,871     
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net 
      cash used in operating activities:                                                                        
        Depreciation and amortization                                 1,019                     860     
        Provision for credit losses and repurchase commitments          111                      26     
        (Gain)loss on sale of property, plant and equipment             (14)                     (4)    
        Equity in earnings of equity investments                         14                    (142)    
        Compensation related to issuance of stock options                37                     -       
        Changes in assets and liabilities provided(used) 
          cash, net of effects of an acquisition in 1996:                                                               
             Accounts receivable                                    (18,082)                (18,665)
             Inventories                                             (1,053)                 (2,032)
             Accounts payable                                         3,001                   4,547 
             Amounts payable under dealer incentive 
                programs                                             (2,874)                   (652)
             Estimated warranties                                       -                       330 
             Other assets and liabilities                             2,626                   2,011 
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
        Net cash used in operating activities                       (12,129)                (10,850)
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
 INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                                                          
   Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment               18                      28 
   Net cash paid in connection with acquisition 
      of a subsidiary                                                     -                    (478)
   Capital expenditures                                              (1,251)                 (1,481)
   Distribution from equity investments                                 248                     194 
   Redemptions of marketable securities                                 -                       250 
   Purchases and originations of notes and
      installment contracts                                          (6,163)                 (3,720)
   Principal collected on installment contracts                         978                     574 
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
        Net cash used in investing activities                        (6,170)                 (4,633)
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
 FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                                                          
   Payments on long-term debt                                          (444)                   (279)
   Cash dividends                                                      (365)                   (271)
   Net proceeds from exercise of stock options                            4                     655 
   Net proceeds from dividend reinvestment and stock
      purchase plans                                                    471                     -   
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
        Net cash provided by(used in) financing
           activities                                                  (334)                    105 
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
 NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                          (18,633)                (15,378)
                                                                
 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD                      24,529                  21,005 
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD                $            5,896      $            5,627     
                                                         ===================    ==================== 
                                                                        
                                                                        
</TABLE>
                                                                        


 See Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements 

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                                     PART I.
                      CAVALIER HOMES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
      For the Thirteen Week Periods Ended March 28, 1997 and March 29, 1996
                 (Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)

1.       BASIS OF PRESENTATION

                  The  accompanying  consolidated condensed financial statements
                  have been prepared in compliance  with Form 10-Q  instructions
                  and thus do not include all of the  information  and footnotes
                  required  by  generally  accepted  accounting  principles  for
                  complete financial statements.  In the opinion of the Company,
                  these statements contain all adjustments  necessary to present
                  fairly the Company's  financial  position as of March 28, 1997
                  and December 31, 1996,  and the results of its  operations and
                  cash flows for the thirteen  week periods ended March 28, 1997
                  and March 29, 1996. All adjustments are of a normal  recurring
                  nature.

                  The results  of operations  for the thirteen weeks ended March
                  28, 1997 are not  necessarily  indicative of the results to be
                  expected for the full year.

                  Inventories  consist primarily of raw materials and are stated
                  at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market.

                  During   February  1997,  the Financial  Accounting  Standards
                  Board  issued SFAS No.  128,  Earnings  per Share,  which will
                  become  effective  for all  financial  statements  issued  for
                  periods  ending after  December 15,  1997,  including  interim
                  periods.  SFAS No. 128 provides for the  presentation of basic
                  and diluted  earnings  per share on the face of the  financial
                  statements and supersedes  Accounting  Principles  Board (APB)
                  Opinion No. 15, Earnings per Share.  SFAS No. 128 requires the
                  restatement of earnings per share for prior periods  presented
                  after  its  effective  date.  SFAS  No.  128  does  not have a
                  material effect upon the thirteen week periods ended March 28,
                  1997 and March 29,  1996.  However,  the impact on other prior
                  periods has not yet been determined.

                  Certain  amounts from the 1996 periods have been  reclassified
                  to   conform   to  the   1997   period   presentation.   These
                  reclassifications  had no effect on results of  operations  or
                  stockholders' equity.

                  Net  income per share is computed by dividing  net earnings by
                  the  weighted   average  number  of  shares  of  common  stock
                  outstanding  during the  thirteen  week  periods  after giving
                  effect to the  equivalent  shares which are issuable  upon the
                  exercise of stock  options  determined  by the treasury  stock
                  method in accordance with APB No. 15.

2.       SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES 
                                                     Thirteen Weeks Ended
                                                  March 28,         March 29,
                                                    1997              1996
         Cash paid for:    Interest           $        153      $        121
                           Income taxes       $        289      $        333

3.       CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS

                  The  Company has a $23,000 revolving,  warehouse and term-loan
                  agreement (the "Credit Facility") with its primary bank, whose
                  president  is a director of the Company.  The Credit  Facility
                  contains  a  revolving  line  of  credit  which  provides  for
                  borrowings  (including letters of credit) of up to 80% and 50%
                  of the Company's eligible (as defined) accounts receivable and
                  inventories, respectively, up to a maximum of $5,000. Interest
                  is payable  under the  revolving  line of credit at the bank's
                  prime rate (8.25% at March 28, 1997).


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                                     PART I.
                      CAVALIER HOMES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
      For the Thirteen Week Periods Ended March 28, 1997 and March 29, 1996
                 (Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)

3.       CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS - Continued

                  The warehouse and term-loan  agreement contained in the Credit
                  Facility  provide for borrowings of up to 80% of the Company's
                  eligible  (as defined)  installment  sale  contracts,  up to a
                  maximum  of  $18,000.  Interest  on term  notes is fixed for a
                  period of five  years  from  issuance  at a rate  based on the
                  weekly average yield on five-year treasury securities averaged
                  over the  preceding  13 weeks,  plus 2%,  and  floats  for the
                  remaining  two years at a rate  (subject  to  certain  limits)
                  equal to the  bank's  prime  rate  plus  .75%.  The  warehouse
                  component of the Credit Facility provides for borrowings of up
                  to $2,000 with interest  payable at the bank's prime rate plus
                  1%.  However,  in  no  event  may  the  aggregate  outstanding
                  borrowings under the warehouse and term-loan  agreement exceed
                  $18,000.

                  The Credit Facility  contains certain  restrictive  covenants,
                  which limit the  aggregate of dividend  payments and purchases
                  of treasury  stock to 50% of  consolidated  net income for the
                  two most recent years.  Amounts  outstanding  under the Credit
                  Facility   are  secured  by  the   accounts   receivable   and
                  inventories of the Company,  loans purchased and originated by
                  Cavalier Acceptance  Corporation ("CAC"), the Company's wholly
                  owned finance subsidiary,  and the capital stock of certain of
                  the Company's consolidated subsidiaries. The bank's commitment
                  under the Credit Facility will expire in April of 1998.

                  As of March 28, 1997,  the Company had $3,465  borrowed  under
                  the Credit  Facility.  During April 1997, the Company borrowed
                  an additional $6,000 under the Credit Facility.

4.       STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

                  A   five-for-four  stock split of the  Company's  common stock
                  which was  effected  in the form of a 25% stock  dividend  was
                  distributed on November 15, 1996 to  stockholders of record on
                  October 31, 1996.  All  historical  dividends and earnings per
                  share amounts have been adjusted for the stock split.

                  Cash dividends  were paid during this quarter and the previous
                  three quarters as follows (all amounts are per share):

                                                                Split Adjusted
                  Record Date          Payment Date             Dividend Paid

                  January 31, 1997     February  14, 1997         $      .030
                  October 31, 1996     November 15, 1996          $      .030
                  July 31, 1996        August 15, 1996            $      .024
                  April 30, 1996       May 15, 1996               $      .024

5.       COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

                  It  is  a  customary  practice  in  the  manufactured  housing
                  industry  to  enter  into   repurchase   and  other   recourse
                  agreements  with  lending  institutions  which  have  provided
                  wholesale floor plan financing to dealers.  Substantially  all
                  of the Company's sales are made to dealers  located  primarily
                  in the southeast,  southwest and midwest regions of the United
                  States   pursuant  to  repurchase   agreements   with  lending
                  institutions.   These   agreements   generally   provide   for
                  repurchase  of  the   Company's   products  from  the  lending
                  institutions  for  the  balance  due  them  in  the  event  of
                  repossession upon a dealer's default.  Although the Company is
                  contingently  liable  for  approximately  $88,000 at March 28,
                  1997,  such  contingency is reduced by the resale value of the
                  homes which may be required to be  repurchased.  Losses  under
                  these  agreements  have not been  significant in the past, and
                  management expects no material loss in excess of the allowance
                  provided of $800. *



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* See Safe Harbor Statement on page 13.

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                                     PART I.
                      CAVALIER HOMES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
      For the Thirteen Week Periods Ended March 28, 1997 and March 29, 1996
                 (Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)

5.       COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Continued

                  The Company's  workmen's  compensation,  product liability and
                  general  liability  insurance  coverages  are  provided  under
                  incurred  loss,  retrospectively  rated premium  plans.  Under
                  these plans, the Company incurs insurance  expenses based upon
                  various  rates  applied  to current  payroll  costs and sales.
                  Annually,  such insurance expenses are adjusted by the carrier
                  for loss  experience  factors  subject to minimum  and maximum
                  premium  calculations.  At March 28,  1997,  the  Company  was
                  contingently   liable   for   future   retrospective   premium
                  adjustments  up to a  maximum  of  $7,300  in the  event  that
                  additional losses are reported related to prior periods.

                  The  Company  is  a   party  to  various   legal   proceedings
                  incidental to its business. In the opinion of management,  the
                  ultimate liability,  if any, with respect to these proceedings
                  is not presently  expected to materially  affect the financial
                  position or results of operations of the Company; however, the
                  ultimate resolution of these matters could result in losses in
                  excess of current estimates. *



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* See Safe Harbor Statement on page 13.

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                                     PART I.
                      CAVALIER HOMES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                  Financial Condition and Results of Operations
                                 March 28, 1997

General

The  principal  business of the Company  since its inception has been the design
and production of manufactured homes. In the first quarter of 1992, the Company,
through its wholly owned  subsidiary,  CAC,  commenced  retail  installment sale
financing  operations,  and by the  end of  1993  these  operations  had  become
significant enough to require segment reporting by the Company.

The Company's business is cyclical and seasonal and is influenced by many of the
same economic and demographic factors that affect the housing market as a whole.
According  to the  Manufactured  Housing  Institute,  the  manufactured  housing
industry has posted gains in shipments for 1992,  1993,  1994,  1995 and 1996 of
24%, 21%, 20%, 12% and 7%, respectively. The greatest gains have occurred in the
southeastern United States, which have posted gains in shipments for 1992, 1993,
1994,  1995 and 1996 of 34%,  25%, 21%, 15% and 14%,  respectively.  The Company
conducts a substantial portion of its business in the southeastern United States
and attributes the strong shipment growth to a reduction of alternative housing,
increased  availability of retail financing,  increased consumer  confidence and
continuing  strength in the  national  economy.  Given the cyclical and seasonal
nature of the Company's  business,  there can be no assurance  that these trends
will  continue.  Industry  shipments for the first quarter of 1997 have declined
slightly  from levels  experienced  in the first quarter of 1996;  however,  the
Company believes it is too early to determine whether this decline is indicative
of future trends in shipments.

The Company has increased its  production  capacity to better take  advantage of
the growth in the industry,  increasing the number of  manufacturing  facilities
from four facilities at the end of 1992 to thirteen at the end of 1996.

Results of Operations

The following  tables set forth,  for the periods and dates  indicated,  certain
financial and operating data  including,  as  applicable,  the percentage of net
sales or total revenue:

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

STATEMENT OF INCOME SUMMARY                                             For the Quarter Ended
                                             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                           March 28, 1997            March 29, 1996              Difference
                                             ------------------------  ------------------------  -----------------------

Net Sales                                  $       75,758        100.0% $     74,784        100.0% $         974     1.3%
Cost of Sales                                      61,930         81.7%       61,813         82.7%           117     0.2%
                                               -----------  -----------   -----------  -----------    -----------

     Gross Profit on Sales                 $       13,828         18.3% $     12,971         17.3% $         857     6.6%
                                               ===========                ===========                 ===========

Net Sales                                  $       75,758               $     74,784               $         974     1.3%
Financial Services                                  1,142                        620                         522    84.2%
                                               -----------                -----------                 -----------

     Total Revenue                         $       76,900        100.0% $     75,404        100.0%         1,496     2.0%
                                               ===========                ===========                 ===========

Selling, General and Administrative        $       10,003        13.0%  $      9,016        12.0%  $         987    10.9%
Operating Profit                           $        4,967         6.5%  $      4,575         6.1%  $         392     8.6%
Net Income                                 $        3,086         4.0%  $      2,871         3.8%  $         215     7.5%

</TABLE>

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

OPERATING DATA SUMMARY                                                        For the Quarter Ended
                                                                     -----------------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                                               March 28, 1997            March 29, 1996
                                                                     ---------------           ---------------

Installment Loan Originations                                        $         5,863           $         3,720
Capital Expenditures                                                 $         1,251           $         1,481
Home Shipments                                                                 3,084                     3,139
Floor Section Shipments                                                        4,475                     4,447
Independent Exclusive Dealers                                                    122                         88
Home Manufacturing Facilities                                                     13                        11

</TABLE>


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                                     PART I.
                      CAVALIER HOMES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                  Financial Condition and Results of Operations
                                 March 28, 1997

Net  Sales.   The  Company   believes  the  modest  increase  in  net  sales  of
approximately  $1.0 million is attributable to the Company's  marketing programs
and the increase in multi-section  homes sold during the current period over the
comparable  period in the previous year which were mitigated by slowing industry
shipments as previously  discussed.  During the thirteen week period ended March
28, 1997, the percentage of single-section homes sold fell by 7.5% to 55%, which
was offset by the increase in  multi-section  home sales of 6.3% to 45% of homes
sold,  resulting in a 1% increase in the number of floor sections shipped during
the current period of 4,475 floor sections  compared to 4,447 floor sections for
the comparable period from the previous year.

Gross  Profit on Sales.  The  increase  in gross  profit  on sales  (derived  by
deducting cost of sales from net sales) of $857,000 during the current  thirteen
week  period over the  comparable  period from the  previous  year is  primarily
attributable to the increase in sales, improved manufacturing efficiencies and a
reduction  in  material  cost as a result,  in part,  of  aggressive  purchasing
programs and improved pricing of lumber products.

Financial   Services  Revenue.   The  increase  in  financial  services  revenue
(primarily  interest income on retail installment  contracts) during the current
thirteen  week period of $522,000 or 84.2%,  over the  comparable  period in the
previous  year  is  primarily  attributable  to  the  growth  of  the  Company's
installment contracts loan portfolio to $41.3 million, an increase of 84.8%.

Selling,  General  and  Administrative.  The  growth  in  selling,  general  and
administrative expense during the current thirteen week period of $987,000, over
the previous year's comparable period is primarily  attributable to the increase
in sales combined with  increased  expenses due to the addition of personnel and
increased   administrative   expenses   consistent  with  the  addition  of  two
manufacturing facilities.

Net Income.  The increase in net income during the current  thirteen week period
of $215,000 or 7.5% over the  previous  year's  comparable  period is  primarily
attributable  to the increase in sales volume,  manufacturing  efficiencies  and
reduced material cost as discussed in the preceding  paragraphs.  Net income per
share during the current thirteen week period was $.25 compared to $.24 from the
previous year's comparable  period.  (Net income per share has been adjusted for
all previous stock splits.)

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The  following  table sets forth certain items  relating to the  measurement  of
liquidity  and  capital  resources  from the  Company's  consolidated  condensed
financial statements for the dates indicated:

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

BALANCE SHEET SUMMARY                                                             Balances as of
                                                                     -----------------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                                               March 28, 1997            December 31, 1996
                                                                     ---------------           ---------------

Cash and Cash Equivalents                                            $         5,896           $        24,529
Working Capital                                                      $         6,538           $         8,473
Current Ratio                                                               1.2 to 1                  1.2 to 1
Long-Term Debt                                                       $         4,428           $         4,918
Ratio of Long-Term Debt to Equity                                            1 to 16                   1 to 14
Installment Loan Portfolio                                           $        41,416           $        36,531

</TABLE>


Although earnings for the period increased,  working capital decreased primarily
due to capital expenditures and originations of installment contracts by CAC.

                                      -10-
<PAGE>


                                     PART I.
                      CAVALIER HOMES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                  Financial Condition and Results of Operations
                                 March 28, 1997

The increase in accounts receivable from December 31, 1996 to March 28, 1997, is
a normal  seasonal  occurrence.  As is customary  for the  Company,  most of its
manufacturing  operations  are idle  during  the final two weeks of the year for
vacations,  holidays  and reduced  product  demand,  and during  this time,  the
Company collects the majority of its outstanding receivables.

The  Company's   primary   business  segment  is  the  production  and  sale  of
manufactured  housing.  In 1992, the Company began the operations of CAC to fund
installment sale contracts to the retail customers of the Company's  Independent
Exclusive  Dealers.  As the  operations  of CAC  expanded,  in February 1994 the
Company  entered into a Credit  Facility with its primary lender (see footnote 3
to the consolidated  condensed financial  statements included herein) to provide
additional funds for CAC's growth. As of March 28, 1997, the Company's portfolio
of installment sale contracts had grown to  approximately  $41.3 million and had
been funded  primarily with internally  generated  working  capital,  borrowings
under the Credit  Facility and a portion of the net proceeds from an offering of
the Company's common stock during 1994.

Since  entering  into  the  Credit  Facility,  the  Company  has  had  aggregate
borrowings  as of March 28, 1997 of $5.7 million (an  additional  $6 million was
borrowed in April 1997) in order to continue to fund the  operations  of CAC and
to reduce the interest rate risk of the Company's  loan  portfolio.  The Company
expects to  continue to borrow  funds  under the Credit  Facility to finance the
continuing  operations  and  growth  of CAC.* On March  14,  1996,  the  Company
executed  an  amendment  to the Credit  Facility  which  increased  the  maximum
available  borrowings under the warehouse and term-loan  agreements contained in
the Credit  Facility to $18 million from the previous  limit of $8 million.  The
amendment  increased the total amount of available  borrowings  under the Credit
Facility  (including  the  revolving  line of  credit) to $23  million  from $13
million.  In addition to the increase in available  borrowings  under the Credit
Facility,  the  interest  rate on  prospective  borrowings  under the  term-loan
portion of the agreement was reduced by .40%. As the  operations of CAC continue
to  expand,  the  Company  anticipates  that it will  be  able to  increase  its
borrowing capacity.*

The  Company's  capital  expenditures  were  approximately  $1.3 million for the
thirteen  weeks  ended  March  28,  1997 as  compared  to $1.5  million  for the
comparable period of 1996.  Capital  expenditures  during these periods included
normal property, plant and equipment additions and replacements.

The Company's growth strategy includes the continued  expansion of the financial
services  segment of its  business.  Accordingly,  it is likely that the Company
will incur additional debt, or other forms of financing, in order to continue to
fund such  growth.*  The Company  believes  that  existing  cash and  investment
balances  and funds  available  under the Credit  Facility,  together  with cash
provided by  operations,  will be adequate to fund the Company's  operations and
expansion  plans for the next  twelve  months.*  In order to provide  additional
funds  for  continued  pursuit  of  the  Company's  growth  strategies  and  for
operations  over the longer  term,  the  Company  may incur,  from time to time,
additional  short and long-term bank  indebtedness  and may issue,  in public or
private transactions, its equity and debt securities, the availability and terms
of which may depend upon market and other conditions.* There can be no assurance
that such possible additional financing will be available on terms acceptable to
the Company.


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* See Safe Harbor Statement on page 13.

<PAGE>


                                    PART II.
                      CAVALIER HOMES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                Other Information
                                 March 28, 1997

ITEM 5            OTHER MATTERS

                  None

ITEM 6            EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

                  The  exhibits required to be filed with this report are listed
                  below.  The  Company  will  furnish  upon  request the exhibit
                  listed upon the receipt of $15.00 per  exhibit,  plus $.50 per
                  page,  to  cover  the cost to the  Company  of  providing  the
                  exhibit.

                  (a)      (3)      Articles of Incorporation and By-laws.

                                    (i) The Amended and Restated  Certificate of
                                    Incorporation  of  the  Company,   filed  as
                                    Exhibit 3(a) to the Company's  Annual Report
                                    on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
                                    1993, is incorporated herein by reference.

                                    (ii)  The   Certificate  of  Designation  of
                                    Series  A  Junior  Participating   Preferred
                                    Stock of Cavalier Homes,  Inc. as filed with
                                    the  Office  of the  Delaware  Secretary  of
                                    State  on  October  24,  1996  and  filed as
                                    Exhibit  A to  Exhibit  4 to  the  Company's
                                    Registration  Statement on form 8-A filed on
                                    October 30, 1996, is incorporated  herein by
                                    reference.

                                    (iii)  The  By-laws  of  the   Company,   as
                                    amended,   filed  as  Exhibit   (b)  to  the
                                    Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
                                    year   ended    December   31,   1993,   are
                                    incorporated herein by reference.

                           (4)

                                    (i) Articles four, six, seven,  nine and ten
                                    of  the   Company's   Amended  and  Restated
                                    Certificate  of  Incorporation,  as amended,
                                    included in Exhibit 3(a) above.

                                    (ii)  Article  II,  Sections  1 through  11;
                                    Articles III,  Sections 1 and 2; Article IV,
                                    Sections  1 and 2;  Article  VI,  Sections 1
                                    through 6; Article VIII,  Sections 1 through
                                    3;  Article IX,  Section 1 of the  Company's
                                    By-laws, included in Exhibit 3(c) above.

                                    (iii)   Rights  Agreement  between  Cavalier
                                    Homes,   Inc. and  ChaseMellon   Shareholder
                                    Services,   LLC,  filed  as Exhibit 4 to the
                                    Company's  Current Report  on Form 8-K dated
                                    October 30, 1996, is incorporated  herein by
                                    reference.

                           (10)     (i)   Amendment to Cavalier Homes, Inc. 1996
                                    Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan.

                                    (ii)  Amendment  to  Cavalier  Homes,   Inc.
                                    Executive Incentive Compensation Plan.

                           (11)     Computation of Net Income per Common Share.

                           (27)     Article 5 - Financial  Data Schedule for 
                                    Form 10-Q submitted as exhibit 27 as an 
                                    EDGAR filing only.

                  (b)      The  Company  did  not  file a Current Report on Form
                           8-K  during  the  quarter ended March 28, 1997.





                                      -12-
<PAGE>


                                    PART II.
                      CAVALIER HOMES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                Other Information
                                 March 28, 1997


               Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities
                         Litigation Reform Act of 1995:

With the exception of historical factual information, the matters and statements
discussed,  made or incorporated  by reference in this Quarterly  Report on Form
10-Q (including statements regarding trends in the industry and the business and
growth and financing  strategies of the  Company),  as well as those  statements
specifically  designated  with  an  asterisk  (*),  constitute   forward-looking
statements, contain the words "believes," "anticipates," "expects," and words of
similar import, are based upon current expectations and are made pursuant to the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities  Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Such forward-looking statements and words involve known and unknown assumptions,
risks,  uncertainties  and other  factors  which may cause the  actual  results,
performance or achievements  of the Company to be materially  different from any
future  results,  performance,  or  achievements  expressed  or  implied by such
forward-looking statements or words. Such assumptions,  risks, uncertainties and
factors include those associated with general economic and business  conditions;
manufactured housing and retail consumer financing industry trends,  cyclicality
and  seasonality;  availability  of consumer and dealer  financing;  changes and
volatility  in interest  rates;  the  sufficiency  of reserves  established  for
installment  contract  receivables;   warranty,   product  liability  and  other
litigation  arising in the course of the Company's  manufacturing  and financial
services business; contingent repurchase and guaranty obligations; dependence on
key personnel;  demographic changes;  competition;  raw material and labor costs
and  availability;  import  protection and  regulation;  relationships  with and
dependence  on  customers,  distributors  or  dealers;  changes in the  business
strategy  or  development  plans of the  Company;  the  availability,  terms and
deployment  of  capital;  changes in or the  failure to comply  with  government
regulations;  and the inability or failure to identify or consummate  successful
acquisitions  or to assimilate  the operations of any acquired  businesses  with
those of the Company.  The Company expressly  disclaims any obligation to update
any forward-looking  statements as a result of developments  occurring after the
filing of this report.

                                      -13-
<PAGE>


                                    PART II.
                      CAVALIER HOMES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                Other Information
                                 March 28, 1997

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.

                                             Cavalier Homes, Inc.
                                             Registrant




Date: May 9, 1997                            /s/ David A. Roberson
      ---------------------------            ---------------------
                                             David A. Roberson - President
                                             and Chief Executive Officer



Date: May 9, 1997                            /s/ Michael R. Murphy
      ---------------------------            ---------------------
                                             Michael R. Murphy -
                                             Chief Financial Officer (Principal
                                             Financial and Accounting Officer)







                                      -14-
<PAGE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PART II. - EXHIBIT 11                                                                  
 CAVALIER HOMES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES                                                                  
 COMPUTATION OF NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE                                                                     
 (Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)                                                                        
<S>                                                      <C>                     <C>

                                                                           Thirteen Weeks Ended                   
                                                                    March 28,               March 29,      
                                                                       1997                    1996 
                                                                
 PRIMARY AND FULLY DILUTED                                                              
      Net Income                                         $            3,086      $            2,871 
                                                         ===================    ==================== 
 SHARES:                                                                
                                                                
 Primary                                                                
   Average common shares outstanding                             12,189,992              11,344,148 
                                                                
   Dilutive effect if stock options                                                             
     were exercised                                                 205,026                 649,009 
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
   Average common shares outstanding                                                            
     as adjusted (primary)                                       12,395,018              11,993,157 
                                                         ===================    ==================== 
 Fully Diluted                                                                  
   Average common shares outstanding                             12,395,018              11,993,157     
                                                                        
   Additional dilutive effect if                                                                        
     stock options were excercised                                                                      
     (fully)                                                         17,002                  56,776     
                                                         -------------------    -------------------- 
   Average common shares outstanding                                                                    
     as adjusted (fully diluted)                                 12,412,020              12,049,933     
                                                         ===================    ==================== 
                                                                        
 Primary and Fully Diluted Net                                                                  
   Income per Common Share                               $              .25      $              .24     
                                                         ===================    ==================== 
</TABLE>



                                      -15-




                                  Exhibit 10(i)


                                  AMENDMENT TO
                              CAVALIER HOMES, INC.
                     1996 KEY EMPLOYEE STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN


         As directed by the Board of  Directors  of Cavalier  Homes,  Inc. ( the
"Company") at its meeting held on January  17,1997,  the 1996 Key Employee Stock
Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time, is hereby further amended in order
to provide for Section 3.1 thereof to read in its entirety as follows:

                  Section 3.1. THE COMMITTEE.  The Plan shall be administered by
         the Committee,  except that any action taken with respect to grants and
         awards  of  securities  to and  other  acquisitions  of  securities  by
         Insiders  under the Plan shall be taken by the Committee only if all of
         the members of the Committee  meet the  definition  of a  "non-employee
         director"  under Rule  16b-3(b)(3)  under the  Exchange  Act or if such
         grant, award or other acquisition  transaction is otherwise  structured
         to be exempt from the  provisions  of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act
         and the rules  promulgated  thereunder.  If all of the  members  of the
         Committee are not "non-employee  directors," such action shall be taken
         by a committee or subcommittee of two (2) or more members,  all of whom
         are  "non-employee  directors," or such transaction  otherwise shall be
         structured  to be exempt from the  provisions  of Section  16(b) of the
         Exchange  Act and the rules  promulgated  thereunder.  Any action taken
         with  respect to Named  Executive  Officers for purposes of meeting the
         Performance-based Exception shall be taken by the Committee only if all
         of the members of the  Committee  are  "outside  directors"  within the
         meaning of Code Section  162(m),  subject to any applicable  transition
         rules under Code Section 162(m). If all of the members of the Committee
         are not "outside  directors," such action shall be taken by a committee
         or  subcommittee  of two (2) or more members,  all of whom are "outside
         directors."




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                                                              Barry B. Donnell






                                      -16-



                                 Exhibit 10(ii)


                                  AMENDMENT TO
                              CAVALIER HOMES, INC.
                      EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN


         As directed by the Board of  Directors  of Cavalier  Homes,  Inc.  (the
"Company")  at its meeting held on January 17,  1997,  the  Company's  Executive
Incentive  Compensation  Plan, as amended from time to time,  is hereby  further
amended in order to provide for Sections  3.2 and 3.6 to read in their  entirety
as follows:

                  Section 3.2.  "Committee"  means those  individuals,  not less
         than two, who are Outside  Directors  or  Disinterested  Directors,  as
         applicable in the particular case for purposes of Section 162(m) of the
         Code or Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange  Act, and who are (a) members of the
         Compensation  Committee  of the  Company's  Board of  Directors  or (b)
         otherwise designated by such Board of Directors.

                  Section 3.6. "Disinterested  Director" means a person who is a
         "non-employee  director" as defined under Rule 16b-3(b)(3)  promulgated
         by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange
         Act of 1934,  as amended,  or any successor  definition  adopted by the
         said Commission.



                                                            ------------------
                                                              Barry B. Donnell

                                      -17-

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