LAKELAND INDUSTRIES INC
10-Q, 1998-12-09
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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND 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 October 31, 1998
                                                       
                                       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:  0-15535

                            LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in it's charter)

         Delaware                                             13-3115216
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  (State of incorporation)                                   (IRS Employer 
                                                         Identification Number)

                711-2 Koehler Avenue, Ronkonkoma, New York 11779
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (516) 981-9700
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


         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 latest practicable date:

                  Common Stock, $.01 par value,  outstanding at December 8, 1998
- - 2,660,500 shares.
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                            LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                    FORM 10-Q

         The following  information of the Registrant  and its  subsidiaries  is
submitted herewith:

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Item 1.    Financial Statements:
                                               
           Introduction 

            Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - October 31, 1998 and January
               31, 1998

            Condensed Consolidated  Statements of Income - Three Months and Nine
               Months Ended October 31, 1998 and 1997

            Condensed  Consolidated  Statement of  Stockholders'  Equity for the
               Nine Months Ended October 31, 1998

            Condensed Consolidated  Statements of Cash Flows - Nine Months Ended
               October 31, 1998 and 1997

            Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION:
Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 
           Signatures 


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                            LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                AND SUBSIDIARIES

PART I -      FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.       Financial Statements:

   Introduction

      The condensed  consolidated financial statements included herein have been
prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission and reflect all adjustments which are, in
the  opinion  of  management,  necessary  to  present  fairly  the  consolidated
financial information required therein. Certain information and note disclosures
normally included in consolidated  financial  statements  prepared in accordance
with generally  accepted  accounting  principles  have been condensed or omitted
pursuant to such rules and  regulations,  although the Company believes that the
disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. It is
suggested  that  these  financial  statements  be read in  conjunction  with the
consolidated  financial  statements  and  the  notes  thereto  included  in  the
Company's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission for the year ended January 31, 1998.

      The results of operations for the three-month and nine-month periods ended
October 31, 1998 and 1997 are not  necessarily  indicative  of the results to be
expected for the full year.


                              CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS

      This report may include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
Section 27A of the  Securities  Act of 1933 and  Section  21E of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.  Forward-looking  statements are all statements other than
statements  of  historical  fact  included in this  report,  including,  without
limitation,  the  statements  under the  heading  "Management's  Discussion  and
Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  and  Results of  Operations"  regarding  the
Company's   financial   position  and   liquidity,   the   Company's   strategic
alternatives,   future  capital  needs,  development  and  capital  expenditures
(including  the amount  and  nature  thereof),  future  net  revenues,  business
strategies,  and other plans and  objectives  of  management  of the Company for
future operations and activities.

      Forward-looking  statements are based on certain  assumptions and analyses
made by the Company in light of its  experience and its perception of historical
trends,  current  conditions,  expected future developments and other factors it
believes are appropriate under the  circumstances.  These statements are subject
to a  number  of  assumptions,  risks  and  uncertainties,  and  factors  in the
Company's  other  filings  with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (the
"Commission"),   general   economic  and  business   conditions,   the  business
opportunities  that may be presented  to and pursued by the Company,  changes in
law or regulations  and other  factors,  many of which are beyond the control of
the Company.  Readers are cautioned that these  statements are not guarantees of
future performance, and the actual results or developments may differ materially
from those projected in any forward-looking  statements.  All subsequent written
and oral  forward-looking  statements  attributable  to the  Company  or persons
acting  on its  behalf  are  expressly  qualified  in  their  entirety  by these
cautionary statements.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                      (Unaudited)

                                                             October 31,    January 31,
ASSETS                                                         1998             1998
                                                            -----------     -----------
<S>                                                         <C>             <C>        
      Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents .............................     $ 1,386,045     $   222,700
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
  doubtful accounts of  $200,000 at October 31, 1998
   at  January 31, 1998 ...............................       5,901,978       6,953,538
Inventories ...........................................      17,354,108      15,858,052
Deferred income taxes .................................         511,000         511,000
Other current assets ..................................         556,000         364,697
                                                            -----------     -----------
         Total current assets .........................      25,709,131      23,909,987
Property and equipment, net of accumulated
  depreciation of $2,505,000 at October 31, 1998
  and $2,164,000 at January 31, 1998 ..................       1,207,149       1,392,346
Excess of cost over fair value of net
  assets acquired, net of accumulated amortization
  of $234,000 at October 31, 1998 and
  $218,000 at January 31, 1998 ........................         313,795         327,120
Other assets ..........................................         358,574         182,412
                                                            -----------     -----------
                                                            $27,588,649     $25,811,865
                                                            ===========     ===========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
     Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable ......................................     $ 1,764,480     $ 4,294,241
Current portion of long-term liabilities ..............          50,000          50,000
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities ........         794,133         662,330
                                                            -----------     -----------
     Total current liabilities ........................       2,608,613       5,006,571
Long-term liabilities .................................      11,555,851       9,216,669
Deferred income taxes .................................          71,000          71,000

Commitments and Contingencies

Stockholders' Equity
  Preferred stock, $.01 par;
  1,500,000 shares authorized; none issued
Common stock, $.01 par;
  10,000,000 shares authorized;
 2,660,500 and 2,610,472 shares issued and outstanding
 at October 31, 1998 and January 31, 1998, respectively          26,605          26,105
Additional paid-in capital ............................       6,199,655       6,073,358
Retained earnings .....................................       7,126,925       5,418,162
                                                            -----------     -----------
     Total stockholders' equity .......................      13,353,185      11,517,625
                                                            -----------     -----------
                                                            $27,588,649     $25,811,865
                                                            ===========     ===========
</TABLE>
            See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
                                          STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited)

                                                       THREE MONTHS ENDED                  NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                           October 31                          October 31
                                                ------------------------------      ------------------------------ 
                                                     1998              1997              1998              1997
                                                ------------      ------------      ------------      ------------
<S>                                             <C>               <C>               <C>               <C>         
Net Sales .................................     $ 11,357,050      $ 11,092,427      $ 41,253,166      $ 35,041,304
Cost of Goods Sold ........................        9,113,923         8,754,242        32,989,954        27,867,073
                                                ------------      ------------      ------------      ------------
Gross Profit ..............................        2,243,127         2,338,185         8,263,212         7,174,231
Operating expenses ........................        1,478,798         1,635,451         4,923,421         4,708,270
                                                ------------      ------------      ------------      ------------
Income from Operations ....................          764,329           702,734         3,339,791         2,465,961
Other Income/(Expense), Net ...............           22,586             8,053            44,465            36,495
Interest Expense ..........................         (208,751)         (127,374)         (584,493)         (333,574)
                                                ------------      ------------      ------------      ------------
Income before income taxes ................          578,164           583,413         2,799,763         2,168,882
Provision for income taxes ................          223,000           225,999         1,091,000           870,342
                                                ------------      ------------      ------------      ------------
Net Income ................................     $    355,164      $    357,414      $  1,708,763      $  1,298,540
                                                ============      ============      ============      ============
Net Income per common share:
     Basic ................................     $        .13      $        .14      $        .65      $        .51
                                                ============      ============      ============      ============
     Diluted ..............................     $        .13      $        .13      $        .63      $        .49
                                                ============      ============      ============      ============
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
     Basic ................................        2,652,607         2,575,466         2,636,060         2,561,389
                                                ============      ============      ============      ============
     Diluted ..............................        2,688,122         2,656,962         2,691,123         2,629,791
                                                ============      ============      ============      ============

</TABLE>


           See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
                                    Nine months ended October 31, 1998


                                                              Additional
                                     Common Stock               Paid-in         Retained
                                 Shares          Amount         Capital         Earnings         Total
                              -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------
<S>                            <C>           <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>        
Balance, January 31, 1998       2,610,472     $    26,105     $ 6,073,358     $ 5,418,162     $11,517,625
Exercise of stock options          50,028             500         126,297                         126,797
Net income ..............                                                       1,708,763       1,708,763
                              -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------
Balance, October 31, 1998       2,660,500     $    26,605     $ 6,199,655     $ 7,126,925     $13,353,185
                              ===========     ===========     ===========     ===========     ===========
</TABLE>


           See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                    LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                    (Unaudited)

                                                            NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                              October 31,
                                                     ----------------------------
                                                         1998             1997
                                                     -----------      -----------
<S>                                                  <C>              <C>        
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net Income .....................................     $ 1,708,763      $ 1,298,540
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization ..................         354,214          276,505
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable .....       1,051,560         (342,015)
Decrease (increase) in inventories .............      (1,496,056)      (4,383,935)
Decrease (increase) in other current assets ....        (191,303)        (219,001)
Decrease (increase) in other assets ............        (176,160)         175,237
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued
  expenses and other current liabilities .......      (2,397,958)       2,105,140
                                                     -----------      -----------

Net cash used in operating
  activities ...................................      (1,146,940)      (1,089,529)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment ............        (155,694)        (635,191)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from exercise of options ..............         126,797           92,738
Net borrowings under
 line of credit agreement ......................       2,339,182        1,800,000
                                                     -----------      -----------
Net cash provided by financing activities ......       2,465,979        1,892,738
                                                     -----------      -----------
Net increase in cash ...........................       1,163,345          168,018
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period         222,700          504,940
                                                     -----------      -----------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period .....     $ 1,386,045      $   672,958
                                                     ===========      ===========
</TABLE>

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
<PAGE>
                   LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)

A.   Business
         Lakeland Industries,  Inc. and Subsidiaries (the "Company"), a Delaware
     corporation,   organized  in  April  1982,  is  engaged  primarily  in  the
     manufacture  of  disposable  and reusable  protective  work  clothing.  The
     principal  market  for the  Company's  products  is the United  States.  No
     customer  accounted  for more than 10% of net sales  during  the nine month
     periods ended October 31, 1998 and 1997.

B.   Principles of Consolidation
         The accompanying  condensed  consolidated  financial statements include
     the  accounts of the Company and its  wholly-owned  subsidiaries,  Laidlaw,
     Adams  &  Peck,  Inc.  (formerly  Fireland  Industries,   Inc.),   Lakeland
     Protective Wear, Inc. (a Canadian  corporation) and Lakeland de Mexico S.A.
     de C.V. (a Mexican corporation). All significant inter-company accounts and
     transactions have been eliminated.

C.   Inventories:
         Inventories consist of the following:
                                                   October 31,       January 31,
                                                      1998              1998
                                                   ----------        ---------
                  Raw materials.................    $2,484,808       $2,672,719
                  Work-in-process...............     3,693,977        4,168,376
                  Finished goods................    11,175,323        9,016,957
                                                    ----------        ---------
                                                   $17,354,108      $15,858,052
                                                   ===========     ============

         Inventories  are  stated  at the  lower  of  cost  or  market.  Cost is
     determined on the first-in, first-out method.

D.   Earnings Per Share:
         In fiscal 1998, the Company adopted  Statement of Financial  Accounting
     Standards  ("SFAS") No. 128,  "Earnings Per Share",  which requires  public
     companies to present basic earnings per share and , if applicable,  diluted
     earnings  per share.  In  accordance  with SFAS No.  128,  all  comparative
     periods  have  been  restated.  Basic  earnings  per share are based on the
     weighted average number of common shares outstanding without  consideration
     of  potential  common  stock.  Diluted  earnings per share are based on the
     weighted average number of common and potential common shares  outstanding.
     The  calculation  takes into  account  the shares  that may be issued  upon
     exercise of stock  options,  reduced by the shares that may be  repurchased
     with the funds  received  from the  exercise,  based on the  average  price
     during the period.
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         The  following  table sets forth the  computation  of basic and diluted
     earnings per share:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                   Three Months Ended           Nine Months Ended
                                                                      October 31,                   October 31,
                                                               -------------------------     -------------------------
                                                                  1998           1997           1998           1997
                                                               ----------     ----------     ----------     ----------       
<S>                                                            <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>       
         Numerator
                  Net income .............................     $  355,164     $  357,414     $1,708,763     $1,298,540
                                                               ==========     ==========     ==========     ==========
         Denominator
                  Denominator for basic earnings per share
                      (Weighted-average shares) ..........      2,652,607      2,575,466      2,636,060      2,561,389
                  Effect of dilutive securities:
                      Stock options ......................         35,515         81,496         55,063         68,402
                                                               ----------     ----------     ----------     ----------
         Denominator for diluted earnings per share
                  (adjusted weighted-average shares) and
                  assumed conversions ....................      2,688,122      2,656,962      2,691,123      2,629,791
                                                               ==========     ==========     ==========     ==========

         Basic earnings per share ........................     $      .13     $      .14     $      .65     $      .51
                                                               ==========     ==========     ==========     ==========
         Diluted earnings per share ......................     $      .13     $      .13     $      .63     $      .49
                                                               ==========     ==========     ==========     ==========
</TABLE>

E.   Revolving Credit Facility:
         At October  31,  1998,  the  balance  outstanding  under the  Company's
secured revolving credit facility  amounted to $11,129,832.  On May 1, 1998, the
facility  credit  line was  increased  from $10  million  to $13  million.  This
facility is  collateralized  by substantially  all of the assets of the Company,
guaranteed by certain of the Company's  subsidiaries and expires on November 30,
1999.  Borrowings  under the facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to
the one month LIBOR or the 30-day commercial paper rate, as defined, plus 1.75%.
The facility  requires the Company to maintain a minimum  tangible net worth, at
all times.  Effective  September 23, 1998, a temporary increase was initiated on
this facility credit line for an additional $3 million.  This temporary increase
expires on August 31, 1999 and  effectively  increases the total credit facility
credit line to $16 million.  Subsequent  to August 31, 1999 and until the line's
maturity date of November 30, 1999, the  facility's  credit line is $13 million.
Any amount  borrowed under this temporary $3 million  increase is required to be
repaid prior to August 31, 1999. 

F. Major Supplier
         The Company  purchased  approximately 77% of its raw materials from one
supplier under several  licensing  agreements during the nine month period ended
October 31,  1998.  The Company  expects this  relationship  to continue for the
foreseeable  future. If required,  similar raw materials could be purchased from
other sources. 
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G. New Pronouncement, not yet adopted
         In February 1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 132, "Employers'  Disclosure
About Pensions and Other Post-retirement  Benefits", which will be effective for
the Company's  fiscal year ending January 31, 1999. This statement  standardizes
the disclosure  requirements for pensions and other post-  retirement  benefits,
requires  additional  information on changes in the benefit  obligation and fair
values of plan  assets and  eliminates  certain  disclosures  that are no longer
useful.  Adoption of SFAS No. 132 is not  expected to have a material  effect on
the Company's financial statements.

H.   Subsequent Event
     On November 20, 1998,  the Company was notified  that its  application  for
registration  as a Chinese  corporation  was in effect and such  status  applied
retroactively to March 22, 1996 for corporate  limited liability and Chinese tax
purposes.
<PAGE>
ITEM 2.
                   LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                       CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Nine months ended October 31, 1998 compared to the nine months ended October 31,
1997.
         Net sales for the nine month  period ended  October 31, 1998  increased
$6,211,862 or 17.7% to $41,253,166  from  $35,041,304  for the nine month period
ended October 31, 1997. The increase in sales was  principally  attributable  to
the Company's  ability to increase unit shipments  resulting from its ability to
increase its  production  capacity,  maintain  higher  inventory  levels and the
institution of a price increase on its Tyvek(TM) lines on March 1, 1998.

         Gross  profit for the nine months ended  October 31, 1998  increased by
$1,088,981 or 15.2% to $8,263,212 or 20% of net sales,  from $7,174,231 or 20.5%
of net sales,  for the nine months  ended  October 31,  1997.  Gross profit as a
percentage  of sales  decreased  by .5% due to a  reclassification  of  expenses
related to the  Company's  Mexican  subsidiary  and a portion  of its  insurance
expenses, formerly recorded in operating expenses, now recorded in Cost of Goods
Sold, partially offset by the price increase described above.

         Operating expenses for the nine months ended October 31, 1998 increased
by $215,151 or 4.6%, to $4,923,421 or 11.9% of net sales,  from  $4,708,270,  or
13.4% of net sales,  for the nine  months  ended  October  31,  1997.  Operating
expenses as a percentage of net sales decreased to 11.9%, from 13.4% as a result
of the reclassification of expenses described above.

         Net  interest  expense  for the nine  months  ended  October  31,  1998
increased by $250,919,  or 75.2% to $584,493  from  $333,574 for the nine months
ended October 31, 1997.  The increase in net interest  expense was mainly due to
higher  interest costs  reflecting an increase in average  borrowings  under the
Company's credit facility, to finance increased inventory levels.

         The  effective  tax  rates  remained  relatively  constant,   primarily
attributable  to the federal  statutory  rate of 34%  increased  by state income
taxes and certain operating losses generating no current tax benefit.

         As a result of the  foregoing,  net  income for the nine  months  ended
October 31, 1998 increased by $410,223 or 31.6% to net income of $1,708,763 from
net income of $1,298,540 for the nine months ended October 31, 1997.

Three months ended  October 31, 1998  compared to the three months ended October
31, 1997.

         Net sales for the three month period ended  October 31, 1998  increased
$264,623 or 2.4% to  $11,357,050  from  $11,092,427  for the three month  period
ended  October  31,  1997.  The  increase  in sales was  principally  due to the
Company's  ability to increase  its  production  capacity  and  maintain  higher
inventory  levels and the institution of a price increase on its Tyvek(TM) lines
in March 1, 1998.

         Gross profit for the three months ended  October 31, 1998  decreased by
$95,058 or 4% to $2,243,127 or 19.8% of net sales,  from  $2,338,185 or 21.1% of
net sales,  for the three  months  ended  October 31,  1997.  Gross  profit as a
percentage  of sales  decreased  by 1.3% due to a  reclassification  of expenses
related to the  Company's  Mexican  subsidiary  and a portion  of its  insurance
expenses,  now being recorded in Costs of Goods Sold and sales price erosion due
to competitive conditions.
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         Operating  expenses  for  the  three  months  ended  October  31,  1998
decreased by $156,653 or 9.6% to $1,478,798 or 13% of net sales, from $1,635,451
or 14.7% of net sales,  for the three months ended  October 31, 1997.  Operating
expenses as a percentage of net sales decreased to 13% from 14.7% as a result of
the  reclassification  of expenses described above and to a reclassification  of
medical expense over funding to prepaid expense.

         Net  interest  expense  for the three  months  ended  October  31, 1998
increased by $83,477,  or 64% from  $127,374 for the three months ended  October
31,  1997.  The  increase  in net  interest  expenses  was  mainly due to higher
interest costs reflecting an increase in average  borrowings under the Company's
credit facility, to finance increased inventory levels.

         The  effective  tax  rates  remained  relatively  constant,   primarily
attributable  to the federal  statutory  rate of 34%  increased  by state income
taxes and certain operating losses generating no current tax benefit.

         As a result of the  foregoing,  net income for the three  months  ended
October 31, 1998  decreased by $2,250 or .6%, to net income of $355,164 from net
income of $357,414 for the three months ended October 31, 1997.
<PAGE>
LIQUIDITY and CAPITAL RESOURCES
         Lakeland  has  historically  met its cash  requirements  through  funds
generated from operations and borrowings under a revolving  credit facility.  On
December  12,  1997,  the Company  entered  into a new $13 million  facility (as
amended on May 1, 1998) with a financial  institution.  This facility matures on
November 30, 1999. Interest charges under this credit facility are calculated on
various optional  formulas using LIBOR or the 30-day  commercial paper rates, as
defined.  The Company's  October 31, 1998 balance  sheet shows a strong  current
ratio and working  capital  position and  management  believes that its positive
financial  position,  together  with this  credit  facility,  and the  temporary
increase in the credit facility from $13 million to $16 million (as described in
Note E of the  notes  to  Condensed  Consolidated  Financial  Statements),  will
provide sufficient funds for operating purposes for the next twelve months.


Risks Associated with the Year 2000
         The Year 2000  issue is the  result of  computer  programs  which  were
written using two digits  rather than four to define the  applicable  year.  For
example,  date-sensitive  software  may  recognize a date using "00" as the Year
1900  rather  than the Year 2000.  Such  misrecognition  could  result in system
failures or miscalculations causing disruptions of operations,  including, among
others, a temporary inability to process  transactions,  send invoices or engage
in similar normal business activities.

         The Company has substantially completed its program to prepare computer
systems  and  applications  for the Year  2000.  The  Company  expects  to incur
additional internal staff costs as well as consulting and other expenses related
to enhancements  necessary to complete the systems for the Year 2000. Management
believes that the estimated costs to modify or replace such applications are not
material to the Company.

         In addition, the Company has inquired of its major suppliers, including
DuPont,  about their progress in identifying and addressing  problems related to
the Year 2000. Such suppliers,  including DuPont, have informed the Company that
they do not anticipate  problems in their  business  operations due to Year 2000
compliance  issues.  The Company is currently  unable to determine the extent to
which Year 2000  issues  will  affect its  suppliers,  or the extent to which it
would be  vulnerable  to the  suppliers'  failure to remediate any of their Year
2000  problems.  Although no  assurance  can be given that the  Company's  major
suppliers'  systems will be Year 2000 compliant,  the Company  believes that the
risk is not significant.  See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations".

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K:
         a -     None
         b -     No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the three month period
                 ended October 31, 1998.
<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d) 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.


                                           LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                                    (Registrant)


Date:  December 8, 1998                    Raymond J. Smith
                                           ----------------
                                           Raymond J. Smith,
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer




Date:  December 8, 1998                    James M. McCormick
                                           ------------------
                                           James M. McCormick,
                                           Vice President and Treasurer
                                           (Principal Accounting Officer)




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