PLASTI LINE INC /TN/
10-Q, 1996-08-14
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
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             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    Washington, DC 20549
                          Form 10-Q
                              
                         (Mark one)
                              
(    X    )   Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d)  of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

             For the quarter ended June 30, 1996
                              
                             Or
                              
(          )    Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13  or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

      For the transition period from _______________ to _______________
                              
                              
                              
                      Plasti-Line, Inc.
   (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                              
                          Tennessee
      (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
                        organization)
                              
                         62-1218546
           (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
                              
                           0-15214
                  (Commission File Number)
                              
   623 E. Emory Road, P.O. Box 59043, Knoxville, Tennessee
                         37950-9043
          (Address of principal executive offices)
                              
                       (423) 938-1511
       (Registrant's phone number including area code)
                              
                       Not applicable
   (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, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days.

                           Yes  X
                           No
                              
As of August 12, 1996 there were 3,784,657  shares of common
stock outstanding.
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                           PART I
                              
                           ITEM 1
                              
                    FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                              
                      PLASTI-LINE, INC.
                              
            Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
                              
      June 30, 1996 (1996) and December 31, 1995 (1995)
                              
                       (in thousands)
<CAPTION>
                              
       Assets                                    1996      1995
                                                 ----      ----
                                             (Unaudited) (Audited)
<S>                                          <C>       <C>
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                  $     10  $     10
  Receivables, net                             22,349    27,050
  Inventories                                  30,169    31,564
  Prepaid expenses                              1,130     1,080
  Deferred income taxes                         1,876     1,876
                                               ------    ------
       Total current assets                    55,534    61,580

Net property and equipment                     13,457    13,854

Goodwill                                        1,454     1,508

Other assets                                      218       208
                                               ------    ------
       Total Assets                          $ 70,663  $ 77,150
                                               ======    ======
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              





See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial
statements.
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 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
<CAPTION>
                                                 1996      1995
                                                 ----      ---- 
                                             (Unaudited) (Audited)
<S>                                          <C>       <C>                     
Current liabilities:
  Current installments of long-term debt     $    745  $  1,723
  Accounts payable                             10,720    14,660
  Accrued liabilities                           5,642     5,704
  Income taxes payable                            877       708
  Customer deposits and deferred revenue        6,212     5,673
                                               ------    ------
       Total current liabilities               24,196    28,468

Long-term debt, excluding
 current installments                          20,149    23,575
Deferred income taxes                           1,123     1,123
Deferred liabilities                               93        93

Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred stock, $.001 par value. 
   Authorized 5,000,000 shares; issued none         -         -
  Common stock, $.001 par value. 
   Authorized 20,000,000 shares, issued
   3,784,657 shares                                 4         4
  Additional paid-in-capital                    2,803     2,729
  Notes receivable, common stock                 (169)     (169)
  Retained earnings                            22,464    21,327
                                               ------    ------ 
       Total Stockholders' Equity              25,102    23,891
                                               ------    ------
       Total Liabilities and
       Stockholders' Equity                  $ 70,663  $ 77,150
                                               ======    ======












See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial
statements.
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                      PLASTI-LINE, INC.
                              
       Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations
                              
            (in thousands, except per share data)
                              
                         (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                              
                           Three Months Ended           Six Months Ended
                     June 30, 1996  July 2, 1995  June 30, 1996  July 2, 1995
                     -------------  ------------  -------------  ------------

<S>                    <C>            <C>           <C>            <C>
Net sales              $ 32,310       $ 22,512      $ 62,452       $ 42,568

Cost of sales            26,973         18,358        52,132         35,044
                         ------         ------        ------         ------
  Gross profit            5,337          4,154        10,320          7,524

Selling, general, and
 administrative 
 expenses                 3,799          3,720         7,592          6,814
                         ------         ------        ------         ------
  Operating income        1,538            434         2,728            710

Interest income               3             12             5             12

Interest expense            449            230           902            445
                         ------         ------        ------         ------
Income before
 income taxes             1,092            216         1,831            277

Income taxes                415             96           696            130
                         ------         ------        ------         ------
Net income             $    677       $    120      $  1,135       $    147
                         ======         ======        ======         ======
Net income per share   $   0.18       $   0.03      $   0.30       $   0.04
                         ======         ======        ======         ======


















See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial
statements.
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                      PLASTI-LINE, INC.
       Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
   Six months ended June 30, 1996 (1996) and July 2, 1995
                           (1995)
                         (Unaudited)
                       (in thousands)
<CAPTION>
                                                               1996      1995
                                                               ----      ----
<S>                                                        <C>       <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                               $  1,135  $    147
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
   by operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization                           1,061       804
      Loss on sale of investments in marketable securities        -         6
      Provision for losses on accounts receivable               114        24
      Decrease in net receivables                             4,587     2,104
      Decrease (increase) in inventories                      1,395    (4,107)
      Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses                   (50)      208
      Decrease in other assets                                  (40)        -
      Increase (decrease) in accounts payable                (3,940)    1,463
      Increase (decrease) in accrued liabilities                (55)      573
      Increase  in income taxes payable                         169       158
      Increase  in customer deposits
          and deferred revenue                                  539     2,554
                                                             ------    ------
      Net cash provided (used) by operating activities        4,915     3,934
                                                             ------    ------
Cash flows from investing activities:
   Purchases of property and equipment                         (580)   (1,636)
   Proceeds from the sale and maturity of investments             -       593
                                                             ------    ------
        Net cash used by investing activities                  (580)   (1,043)
                                                             ------    ------
Cash flows from financing activities:
   Net payments on  line of credit                           (4,377)   (2,957)
   Principal payments on long-term debt                         (34)      (33)
   Proceeds from sales of common stock                           76        26
   Payments of notes receivable - common stock                    -        73
                                                             ------    ------
      Net cash provided (used) by financing activities       (4,335)   (2,891)
                                                             ------    ------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                         -         -

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                   10        10
                                                             ------    ------   
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                 $     10  $     10
                                                             ======    ======
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
   Cash paid during the year for:
      Interest                                             $    904  $    356
      Income taxes                                              588        25
   Noncash transactions:
      Amortization of compensation from restricted stock   $      7  $     24
                                                             ======    ====== 

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial
statements.
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                      PLASTI-LINE, INC.
    Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
                              
1.Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

  The  consolidated condensed balance sheet as of  June  30,
  1996,   and  the  consolidated  condensed  statements   of
  operations  for  the three and six months ended  June  30,
  1996  and  July  2,  1995, and the consolidated  condensed
  statements  of  cash flows for the six months  ended  June
  30,  1996  and  July 2, 1995,  have been prepared  by  the
  Company without audit.  In the opinion of management,  all
  adjustments   (which   include   only   normal   recurring
  adjustments)  necessary to present  fairly  the  financial
  position, results of operations and changes in cash  flows
  at  June 30, 1996, and for all periods presented have been
  made.

  Certain  information  and  footnote  disclosures  normally
  included  in  financial statements prepared in  accordance
  with  generally accepted accounting principles  have  been
  condensed   or  omitted.  It  is  suggested   that   these
  consolidated  condensed financial statements  be  read  in
  conjunction  with  the  financial  statements  and   notes
  thereto  included in the Company's 1995 Annual  Report  to
  Stockholders.   The results of operations for  the  period
  ended  June  30, 1996, are not necessarily  indicative  of
  the operating results for the full year.

2.Principles of Consolidation

  The  financial  statements include  the  accounts  of  the
  Company  and its wholly owned subsidiaries, American  Sign
  &  Marketing  Services,  Inc., and Carter-Miot,  Inc.  All
  significant  intercompany accounts and  transactions  have
  been eliminated.

3.Inventories

  Inventories consist of the following:
                                 June 30, 1996      December 31, 1995
                                 -------------      -----------------
  (in thousands)
  Finished goods                    $ 21,101             $ 22,008
  Work-in-process                      3,831                4,289
  Raw materials                        7,300                7,330
  Less:  LIFO inventory reserve       (2,063)              (2,063)
                                      ------               ------
  Total net inventory               $ 30,169             $ 31,564
                                      ======               ======

  Inventories  are  stated at the lower-of-cost  or  market.
  Cost  is  determined  by  the  last-in,  first-out  method
  (LIFO).

4.Earnings Per Share

  Net  income  per  common share is based  on  the  weighted
  average  number  of  common and common  equivalent  shares
  outstanding  in each period.   For purposes  of  computing
  common  equivalent shares outstanding, shares relating  to
  options  have  been  calculated using the  treasury  stock
  method  for  the  portion of each  period  for  which  the
  options were outstanding and using the fair value  of  the
  Company's stock for each of the respective periods.

  The  weighted  average number of  common and common  stock
  equivalent  shares  outstanding at  June  30,  1996,  were
  3,801,458.
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                           ITEM 2
                              
 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                  AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                              
A.   Consolidated results of operations for the three months
ended  June  30,  1996  (1996  Quarter),  compared  to   the
consolidated  results  of operations for  the  three  months
ended July 2, 1995 (1995 Quarter):

The  Company's sales in the second quarter of 1996 increased
43.5%  to  $32,310,000 from $22,512,000 for the same  period
last year.  Second quarter 1996 sales were higher than prior
year  due  to  sales of $3,093,000 from our new  subsidiary,
Carter-Miot, Inc., as well as stronger volume across all  of
our  businesses.   Sales for the Company's Plasti-Line  East
operations were particularly stronger in the fast  food  and
automotive customer groups.

The  Company's gross profit margin during the  1996  Quarter
(16.5%)  was  lower than the margin during the 1995  Quarter
(18.5%).   The  decrease is primarily due to an  unfavorable
sales mix and unfavorable manufacturing performance  at  the
Company's Knoxville and California plants

Selling,   general,   and   administrative   expenses   were
$3,799,000  for the 1996 Quarter versus $3,720,000  for  the
1995  Quarter, a 2.1% increase.  The increase  is  primarily
due to the addition of our Carter-Miot subsidiary as well as
the  impact  of  the higher sales.  Expenses  decreased  4.8
percentage points versus the 1995 Quarter to 11.7% of sales.

Operating  income was $1,538,000 and $434,000 for  the  1996
and 1995 Quarters, respectively.  The 254.4% increase is due
to  sales from our new subsidiary as well as the increase in
sales volume

Net  income  for  the quarter was $677,000  as  compared  to
$120,000  for  the second quarter of 1995.  Net  income  per
share for the quarter was $0.18 as compared to $0.03 for the
second quarter of 1995.

Net  interest  expense increased to $446,000  for  the  1996
Quarter compared to $218,000 in the 1995 Quarter.  This  was
primarily the result of higher average debt balances.

B.   Consolidated results of operations for the  six  months
ended June 30, 1996, as compared to the consolidated results
of operations for the six months ended July 2, 1995:

Net  sales were $62,452,000 for the first six months of 1996
as compared to $42,568,000 for the first six months of 1995,
a  46.7%   increase.  The increase is due to sales from  our
new  subsidiary, Carter-Miot, Inc., with $6,321,000 in 1996.
In  addition,  all  other business units  recorded  stronger
sales.   Sales  volumes  were  particularly  strong  in  the
automotive  and fast food customer groups of  the  Company's
Plasti-Line East operations.

Cumulative gross profit as a percentage of sales at the  end
of  the  second  quarter of 1996 (16.5%) is lower  than  the
margin for the same period in 1995 (17.7%).  The decrease is
primarily a result of an unfavorable sales  mix   as well as
unfavorable manufacturing performance at the Company's 
Knoxville and California plants.

Selling,  general and administrative expenses for the  first
six months of 1996 were $7,592,000 as compared to $6,814,000
for  the  same period in 1995, an increase of   11.4%.   The
increase  is  due  to  the expenses  of  the  Company's  new
subsidiary,  Carter-Miot as well as  the  impact  of  higher
sales volume.   Selling, general and administrative expenses
as  a  percentage of sales for 1996 is 12.2% as compared  to
16.0%  for  1995.   The  decrease is  due  to  non-recurring
expenses  incurred  in  1995 in  regard  to  a  company-wide
business  reengineering project which was  finished  in  the
fourth quarter of 1995.
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Operating  income  for  the first six  months  of  1996  was
$2,728,000 as compared to $710,000 during the same period in
1995,  an increase of $2,018,000.  The increase is primarily
due to higher sales.

Net interest expense increased to $897,000 for the first six
months  of 1996 as compared to $433,000 for the same  period
in  1995.   This was primarily the result of higher  average
debt  balances combined with higher variable interest  rates
in 1996.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The  Company has working capital of $31,338,000, a  decrease
of   $1,774,000  from  the  amount  of  working  capital  at
December  31,  1995,  primarily due to  a  decrease  in  net
receivables.     Funds  of  $4,915,000  were   provided   by
operating  activities.   Decreases in  receivables  was  the
primary source of funds.

Investing  activities used $580,000 as a result of  property
and   equipment   purchases.    Financing  activities   used
$4,335,000 primarily as a result of decreased net borrowings
under the Company's line of credit during the 1996 Quarter.

The   Company's  future  capital  expenditures  will  relate
principally   to  the  acquisition  of  new  machinery   and
equipment  and furniture and fixtures designed  to  increase
productivity  and factory efficiency.  The Company  believes
its cash generated from operations and funds available under
the  existing line of credit are sufficient for all  planned
operating and capital requirements.

Seasonality

The Company's sales exhibit limited seasonality , with sales
in  the  first quarter generally being the lowest and fourth
quarter sales the highest.  First quarter sales tend  to  be
relatively  lower because of weather constraints which  slow
down customer's construction schedules and their pattern  of
sign  purchases.   Sales have normally  accelerated  in  the
second,  third,  and  fourth  quarters  corresponding   with
accelerating construction schedules.
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                           PART II
                              
                      OTHER INFORMATION
                              
Item 1. Legal Proceedings

        Not applicable.

Item 2. Changes in Securities

        Not applicable.

Item 3. Default Upon Senior Securities

        Not applicable.

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

        a) Plasti-Line, Inc.'s 1996 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held
           on April 16, 1996.

        b) Proxies were solicited by the Board of Directors
        pursuant to Regulation 14 under the Securities
        Exchange Act of 1934.  There was no solicitation in
        opposition to the Board's nominees for election to
        the Board of Directors listed in the proxy.  The
        following nominees were elected to one-year terms
        on the Board of Directors:
      
                        Howard L. Clark, Jr.
                        James G. Hanes, III
                        James A. Haslam, III
                        Donald F. Johnstone
                        James R. Martin
                        J. Hoyle Rymer
                        James F. Smith, Jr.
                        H. Mitchell Watson, Jr.
      
        The vote on the election of the above was at least:
      
        For             3,188,068 shares
        Against                 - shares
        Abstain            93,754 shares
        Withheld          501,335 shares
      
        c) A proposal was made  to amend the 1991 Stock
        Incentive Program to increase the number of shares
        available for issue.

        The vote on the proposal was:

        For          2,828,065 shares
        Against        336,335 shares
        Abstain          1,810 shares
        Withheld       619,947 shares

The total number of shares of Plasti-Line, Inc. common stock, $.001 par value,
outstanding as of March 14, 1996, the record date for the Annual Meeting was
3,783,157 shares.

        Item 5.  Other Information:

        Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

                 a)  Exhibits - None
                 b)  No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter 
                     ended June 30, 1996.

                       SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the 
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                    PLASTI-LINE, INC.
                       Registrant


                    /s/  Mark J. Deuschle
                ---------------------------

                         Mark J. Deuschle
                      Vice-President of Finance
         (Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)

                         August 13, 1996


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