TENERA INC
10-Q, 1998-11-12
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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 September 30, 1998

        [ ]     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

                For the transition period from __________ to __________


                             Commission File Number
                                     1-9812

                                  TENERA, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


              Delaware                                          94-3213541
    (State or other jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S. Employer
    incorporation or organization)                         Identification No.)

    One Market, Spear Tower, Suite 1850, San Francisco, California 94105-1018
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (415) 536-4744


                          ----------------------------

               Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of
                                    the Act:
                                  Common Stock

               Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of
                                    the Act:
                                      None


     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 .

     The number of shares outstanding on September 30, 1998, was 10,123,153.




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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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<S>                                                                                                       <C>
                         PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION


    Item 1.  Financial Statements (Unaudited) ..........................................................    1

    Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations
               and Financial Condition .................................................................    7


                          PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION


    Item 1.  Legal Proceedings .........................................................................    *

    Item 2.  Changes in Securities .....................................................................    *

    Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities ...........................................................    *

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

    Item 5.  Other Information .........................................................................    *

    Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K ..........................................................   10
</TABLE>


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   * None

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                         PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.  Financial Statements

                                  TENERA, INC.
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)


  (In thousands, except per share amounts)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Three Months Ended September 30,    Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                               --------------------------------    -------------------------------
                                                    1998              1997              1998             1997
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                            <C>                <C>              <C>               <C>
Revenue ..................................     $       7,014      $     5,240      $      19,558     $    15,332

Direct Costs .............................             5,363            3,228             14,658           9,392

General and Administrative Expenses ......             1,283            2,209              3,930           6,580

Software Development Costs ...............                --              662                 --           1,315

Special Item Income ......................                --               --                300              --

Litigation Judgment Cost Adjustment  .....                --               --                (50)             --

Other Income .............................                42               14                181              35
                                                 ------------     -------------      ------------    -------------

  Operating Income (Loss).................               410             (845)             1,501          (1,920)

Interest Income, Net .....................                31               23                 96              96
                                                 ------------     -------------      ------------    -------------

  Net Earnings (Loss) Before
  Income Tax Expense (Benefit)............               441             (822)             1,597          (1,824)

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)..............                20               --                249            (139)
                                                 ------------     -------------      -------------    ------------
Net Earnings (Loss).......................       $       421      $      (822)       $     1,348     $    (1,685)
                                                 ============     =============      ============    =============

Net Earnings (Loss) per Share-- Basic ....       $      0.04      $     (0.08)       $      0.13     $     (0.17)
                                                 ============     =============      ============    =============
Net Earnings (Loss) per Share-- Diluted ..       $      0.04      $     (0.08)       $      0.13     $     (0.17)
                                                 ============     =============      ============    =============
Weighted Average
Number of Shares Outstanding-- Basic......            10,123           10,123             10,123          10,123
                                                 ============     =============      ============    =============
Weighted Average
Number of Shares Outstanding-- Diluted....            10,423           10,123             10,267          10,123
                                                 ============     =============      =============   =============
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</TABLE>

  See accompanying notes.


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                                  TENERA, INC.
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                   (Unaudited)


  (In thousands, except share amounts)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                                                                                 September 30,      December 31,
                                                                                      1998             1997
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<S>                                                                              <C>                <C>
ASSETS
Current Assets
  Cash and cash equivalents ...............................................      $      3,226       $     2,292
  Receivables, less allowance of $1,299 (1997 - $1,358):
    Billed ................................................................             2,243             1,643
    Unbilled ..............................................................             2,249             1,726
  Other current assets ....................................................               251               235
                                                                                 -------------      ------------
      Total Current Assets ................................................             7,969             5,896
Property and Equipment, Net ...............................................               196               156
                                                                                 =============      ============
         Total Assets .....................................................      $      8,165       $     6,052
                                                                                 =============      ============
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities
  Accounts payable ........................................................      $      1,876       $       638
  Accrued compensation and related expenses ...............................             1,904             1,477
  Income taxes payable ....................................................                50                --
  Litigation judgment accrual .............................................                --               950
                                                                                 -------------      ------------
      Total Current Liabilities ...........................................             3,830             3,065
Commitments and Contingencies
Shareholders' Equity
  Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 25,000,000 authorized, 10,417,345 issued and
  outstanding (1997 - 10,417,345 shares) ..................................               104               104
  Paid in capital, in excess of par .......................................             5,698             5,698
  Retained deficit ........................................................            (1,161)           (2,509)
  Treasury stock-- 294,192 shares (1997 - 294,192 shares) .................              (306)             (306)
                                                                                 -------------      ------------
        Total Shareholders' Equity ........................................             4,335             2,987
                                                                                 -------------      ------------
         Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity .......................      $      8,165       $     6,052
                                                                                 =============      ============
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</TABLE>

  See accompanying notes.


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                                  TENERA, INC.
            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                   (Unaudited)


  (In thousands, except share amounts)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                                                     Paid In
                                                     Capital
                                   Common         In Excess of      Retained        Treasury
                                    Stock              Par           Deficit          Stock            Total
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                              <C>              <C>              <C>             <C>              <C>
December 31, 1997 ..........     $       104      $     5,698      $    (2,509)    $      (306)     $     2,987

Net Earnings ...............              --               --              533              --              533
                                 ------------     ------------     ------------    ------------     ------------
March 31, 1998 .............             104            5,698           (1,976)           (306)           3,520

Net Earnings ...............              --               --              394              --              394
                                 ------------     ------------     ------------    ------------     ------------
June 30, 1998 ..............             104            5,698           (1,582)           (306)           3,914

Net Earnings................              --               --              421              --              421
                                 ------------     ------------     ------------    ------------     ------------

September 30, 1998 .........     $       104      $     5,698      $    (1,161)    $      (306)     $     4,335
                                 ============     ============     ============    ============     ============
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</TABLE>

  See accompanying notes.


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                                  TENERA, INC.
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)

  (In thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                                                                                 Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                                                 -------------------------------
                                                                                      1998              1997
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                              <C>              <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

  Net earnings (loss)......................................................      $      1,348     $      (1,685)

  Adjustments  to  reconcile  net  earnings  (loss) to cash  provided  (used) by
  operating activities:

    Depreciation ..........................................................                78               202

    Gain on sale of equipment .............................................                --               (21)

    Decrease in allowance for sales adjustments ...........................               (59)             (146)

    Gain on repayment of Asset Sale note ..................................              (300)               --

    Changes in assets and liabilities:

      Receivables .........................................................            (1,064)             (544)

      Other current assets ................................................               (16)              208

      Accounts payable ....................................................             1,238              (125)

      Accrued compensation and related expenses ...........................               427              (134)

      Income taxes payable ................................................                50                --

      Litigation judgment accrual .........................................              (950)               --
                                                                                 -------------     -------------

        Net Cash Provided (Used) By Operating Activities ..................               752            (2,245)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

  Acquisition of property and equipment ...................................              (118)             (282)

  Proceeds from repayment of Asset Sale note ..............................               300                --

  Proceeds from sale of equipment .........................................                --                21
                                                                                 -------------     -------------

        Net Cash Provided (Used) in Investing Activities ..................               182              (261)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

  Net repurchase of equity ................................................                --                (1)
                                                                                 -------------     -------------

        Net Cash Used by Financing Activities .............................                --                (1)
                                                                                 -------------     -------------

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS ......................               934            (2,507)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD ..........................             2,292             3,964
                                                                                 -------------     -------------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD ................................      $      3,226      $      1,457
                                                                                 =============     =============
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</TABLE>

  See accompanying notes.


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                                  TENERA, INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           September 30, 1998 and 1997
                                   (Unaudited)


Note 1. Organization

      TENERA,  Inc. (the "Company"),  a Delaware  corporation,  provides a broad
range of professional  consulting,  management,  and technical services to solve
complex management, engineering, environmental, and safety challenges associated
with the operation,  asset management,  and maintenance of power plants, federal
government  properties,  and capital intensive industries.  The Company provides
its services by utilizing its professional skills and technological resources in
an integrated  approach  which combines  strategic  consulting,  technical,  and
project management  capabilities with software systems and data bases.  Services
performed  by the  Company  typically  include  one or  more  of the  following:
consultation  with the client to determine  the nature and scope of the problem,
identification  and  evaluation of the problem and its impact,  development  and
design of a process for correcting the problem,  preparation of business  plans,
preparation of reports for obtaining  regulatory agency permits, and analysis in
support  of  regulatory  and legal  proceedings.  The  Company  operates  in one
business segment providing  services which cover these general areas:  strategic
consulting,  management,  and  technical  services  and prior to the Asset  Sale
described below, software services, products, and systems.

      TENERA Rocky Flats,  LLC ("Rocky  Flats"),  a Colorado  limited  liability
company,  was formed by the  Company in 1995 to provide  consulting  services in
connection with  participation in the Performance Based  Integrating  Management
Contract  ("Rocky Flats  Contract") at the Department of Energy's  ("DOE") Rocky
Flats Environmental Technology Site. In May 1997, the Company's other government
business  was  consolidated  within the Rocky Flats  subsidiary.  This  business
provides  consulting  and  management  services to the DOE  directly and through
subcontracts with DOE prime  contractors.  These services provide  assistance to
DOE-owned  nuclear   facilities  in  devising,   implementing,   and  monitoring
strategies  to  upgrade  from  an   operational,   safety,   and   environmental
perspective.

      TENERA Energy, LLC ("Energy"),  a Delaware limited liability company,  was
formed by the Company in May 1997 to consolidate  its commercial  electric power
utility business into a separate legal structure. The Energy subsidiary provides
consulting  and  management   services  in   organizational   effectiveness  and
development,   environmental  outsourcing  and  monitoring,  risk  analysis  and
modeling, and business process improvement.

      TENERA Technologies,  LLC  ("Technologies"),  a Delaware limited liability
company,  was  formed  by the  Company  in May  1997  to  consolidate  its  mass
transportation  business  into a separate  legal  entity.  Before the Asset Sale
described  below,  Technologies  provided  computerized  maintenance  management
software and consulting to the mass transit industry.  On November 14, 1997, the
Company  consummated  the sale of all of the assets  ("Asset  Sale")  related to
Technologies'  mass  transportation  business,  to Spear  Technologies,  Inc., a
California   corporation  newly  formed  by  former  members  of  the  Company's
management,  including  the  Company's  former  Chairman  of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer.  The Company received $1.3 million in cash, a promissory note
("Promissory  Note") in the amount of  $300,000,  and a warrant to acquire 4% of
the buyer's then outstanding  shares of common stock exercisable upon an initial
public  offering or a change of control (as defined in the  warrant).  The buyer
also assumed all liabilities  associated  with the  Technologies  business.  The
Promissory Note was paid in full in February 1998.


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Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

      Basis of Presentation.  The accompanying  condensed consolidated financial
statements  include the  accounts of the Company and its  subsidiaries  and have
been  prepared by the Company  without  audit.  All  intercompany  accounts  and
transactions have been eliminated. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
(which include  normal  recurring  adjustments)  necessary to present fairly the
financial position at September 30, 1998, and the results of operations and cash
flows at September 30, 1998 and 1997,  have been made. For further  information,
refer to the financial statements and notes thereto contained in TENERA,  Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997,  filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

      Use of Estimates.  The  preparation of financial  statements in conformity
with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles  requires  management  to make
estimates  and  assumptions  that affect the amounts  reported in the  financial
statements  and  accompanying  notes.  Actual  results  could  differ from these
estimates.

      Cash and Cash  Equivalents.  Cash and cash  equivalents  consist of demand
deposits,  money market accounts,  and commercial paper issued by companies with
strong credit ratings.  The Company includes in cash and cash  equivalents,  all
short-term,  highly  liquid  investments  which  mature  within  three months of
acquisition.

      Property  and  Equipment.  Property  and  equipment  are  stated  at  cost
($2,353,000  and  $2,236,000  at  September  30,  1998 and  December  31,  1997,
respectively),  net of accumulated  depreciation  ($2,157,000  and $2,080,000 at
September  30,  1998 and  December  31,  1997,  respectively).  Depreciation  is
calculated using the straight line method over the estimated useful lives, which
range from three to five years.

      Revenue.  Revenue from time-and-material and cost plus fixed-fee contracts
is recognized when costs are incurred;  from fixed-price contracts, on the basis
of percentage of work completed  (measured by costs  incurred  relative to total
estimated  project costs);  from software license fees (until the Asset Sale) at
the time of customer acceptance; and from software maintenance agreements (until
the Asset Sale),  equally over the period of the maintenance  support  agreement
(usually 12 months).  The Company  primarily offers its services to the electric
power  industry  and the DOE.  Until the Asset Sale,  The Company  also  offered
software  services  and  products  to the  municipal  transit  industry in North
America.

      The Company  performs  credit  evaluations of these customers and normally
does not  require  collateral.  Reserves  are  maintained  for  potential  sales
adjustments and credit losses; such losses to date have been within management's
expectations.  Actual  revenue and cost of contracts in progress may differ from
management  estimates  and such  differences  could be material to the financial
statements.

      During the first nine months of 1998,  three  clients  accounted  for 37%,
27%, and 10% of the Company's total revenue,  the first and second clients being
DOE contractors associated with the Rocky Flats Contract. During the same period
in 1997, three clients accounted for 49% (DOE  contractor),  14%, and 10% of the
total revenue.

      Income Taxes.  For the three-month and nine-month  periods ended September
30, 1998,  a provision  for federal and state income taxes was made at a rate of
approximately  5% and  16%,  respectively,  which  reflect  the  benefit  of net
operating loss  carryforwards.  For the comparable  periods in 1997, tax benefit
provisions were made to reflect anticipated tax refunds related to the carryback
of certain net operating losses.

      Per Share Information.  In 1997, the Financial  Accounting Standards Board
issued Statement No. 128, "Earnings per Share" ("FAS 128"). FAS 128 replaced the
calculation  of  primary  and fully  diluted  earnings  per share with basic and
diluted earnings per share.  Unlike primary  earnings per share,  basic earnings
per share excludes any dilutive  effects of options,  warrants,  and convertible
securities.  Diluted  earnings  per  share  is very  similar  to the  previously
reported  fully  diluted  earnings per share and includes the effect of dilutive
stock  options.  All  earnings  per  share  amounts  for all  periods  have been
presented,   and  where  appropriate,   restated  to  conform  to  the  FAS  128
requirements.  A reconciliation  of the numerators and denominators of the basic
and diluted earnings per share computations  required by FAS 128 is unnecessary,
as the basic and  diluted  amounts  are the same  because  the effect of "in the
money" options are  immaterial in the three and  nine-month  periods of 1998 and
they are anti-dilutive in the same periods of 1997 due to the reported losses.


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Note 3. Litigation Judgment

      On May 1, 1998,  the Company  settled the action,  entitled PLM  Financial
Services, Inc. v. TERA Corporation,  et al., Case No. 743 439-0, for $950,000 in
cash. For further information,  refer to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 1998, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August
6, 1998.


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


                                  TENERA, INC.
                              Results of Operations
                                   (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                                                            Percent of Revenue           Percent of Revenue
                                                          ------------------------     -----------------------
                                                               Quarter Ended             Nine Months Ended
                                                               September 30,               September 30,
                                                          ------------------------     -----------------------
                                                            1998           1997          1998          1997
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                       <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>
Revenue ................................................   100.0%         100.0%        100.0%        100.0%

Direct Costs ...........................................    76.5           61.6          74.9          61.3

General and Administrative Expenses ....................    18.3           42.2          20.1          42.8

Software Development Costs..............................    --             12.6          --             8.6

Special Item Income ....................................    --             --             1.5          --

Litigation Judgment Cost Adjustment ....................    --             --            (0.3)         --

Other Income ...........................................     0.6            0.3           0.9           0.2
                                                          ---------      ---------     ---------     ----------
   Operating (Loss) Income .............................     5.8          (16.1)          7.7         (12.5)

Interest Income, Net ...................................     0.5            0.4           0.5           0.6
                                                          ---------     ----------     ---------     ----------

Net Earnings (Loss) Before Income Tax Expense (Benefit).     6.3%         (15.7)%         8.2%        (11.9)%
                                                          =========      =========     =========     ==========
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</TABLE>


Results of Operations

      The  Company's  increased  revenue in its Rocky  Flats  subsidiary,  lower
overall  general and  administrative  expenses,  and  elimination of significant
ongoing development costs as a result of the Asset Sale in the fourth quarter of
1997,  resulted in net earnings  before income tax expense,  special  item,  and
litigation  judgment cost adjustment of $441,000 and  $1,247,000,  respectively,
for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1998. Net losses before
income  tax  benefits  for the  comparable  periods  in 1997 were  $822,000  and
$1,824,000, respectively.

      During  the third  quarter  and first  nine  months of 1998,  the  Company
received written contracts and orders having an estimated value of approximately
$12.7 million and $23.4 million,  respectively.  The activity primarily reflects
the partial funding of the Company's  extended contract at the DOE's Rocky Flats
Environmental  Technology  Site for the next  fiscal year  beginning  October 1,
1998, and the extension of consulting  contracts with two large electric utility
clients.  Partially  offsetting  the  addition  of the new sales  activity  into
backlog  during the first nine months of the year was a reduction to the backlog
for the  closeout  of unused  contract  funding  which had  expired.  Contracted
backlog for current,  active projects totaled  approximately $14.9 million as of
September 30, 1998, up from $12.8 million at December 31, 1997.

      The revenue  increase in the third  quarter and first nine months of 1998,
compared  to a year ago,  is  primarily  the  result of  increased  Rocky  Flats
Contract  activity,  partially  offset  by the  absence  of mass  transportation
software  revenue as a result of the Asset Sale. For the third quarter and first
three quarters of 1998, the  concentration of revenue from the government sector
increased to 80% and 77% of total  revenue,  respectively,  from 49% and 51% for

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the same  periods in 1997.  Approximately  one-half  of the  increase in revenue
concentration  relates  to the loss of  Technologies  revenue as a result of the
Asset Sale. The other one-half of the revenue  concentration  increase is due to
higher levels of Rocky Flats Contract activity versus a year ago.

      Direct costs were higher in the third quarter and first three  quarters of
1998,  compared  to a year  ago,  primarily  as a result  of  increased  revenue
generation  opportunities  and the related use of subcontractor  teams under the
Rocky Flats Contract. Gross margins decreased to 24% and 25%, respectively,  for
the three and  nine-month  periods ended  September 30, 1998,  from 38% and 39%,
respectively,  for the same periods in 1997, primarily due to an increase in the
proportion of lower margin government projects.

      General and  administrative  costs were lower in the three and nine months
ended September 30, 1998, compared to a year ago, primarily reflecting increased
utilization  of  employees  on  billable  contracts  and reduced  corporate  and
subsidiary  administrative  staffs.  General and administrative  expenses,  as a
percentage of revenue,  for the three and nine-month  periods,  decreased to 18%
and 20%, respectively, in 1998 from 42% and 43%, respectively, in 1997.

      Due to the Asset Sale in the fourth  quarter of 1997,  the Company did not
internally fund software  product  development in the first nine months of 1998,
as compared to having spent $662,000 and $1.3 million, respectively,  during the
three and nine month periods ended September 30, 1998.

      The special item of $300,000 in the nine-month  period ended September 30,
1998,  reflects the additional realized gain from the Asset Sale associated with
the repayment of the Promissory  Note in February 1998. (see Note 1 to Financial
Statements).

      The  litigation  judgment  cost  adjustment  of  $50,000 in the nine month
period ended  September 30, 1998,  relates to the PLM litigation  (see Note 3 to
Financial Statements). The Company settled the case in May 1998 for $50,000 less
than the amount previously accrued.

      Other income in 1998  reflects  temporary  accounting  and  administrative
services provided to the buyer in the Asset Sale. This income is expected to end
during the fourth  quarter of 1998.  Other income in 1997 reflects  gains on the
sale of assets related to facility downsizing.

      Net  interest  income  in 1998  and  1997  represents  earnings  from  the
investment  of  cash  balances  in  short-term,  high-quality,   government  and
corporate debt  instruments.  The higher net interest income in the three months
ended September 30, 1998, as compared to a year ago,  primarily  reflects larger
average cash  balances.  The Company had no borrowings  under its line of credit
during the first nine months of 1998 and 1997.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

      Cash and cash  equivalents  increased  by  $934,000  during the first nine
months of 1998.  The increase was due to cash provided by operations  ($752,000)
and  cash  proceeds  from  the  repayment  of the  Promissory  Note  ($300,000),
partially offset by the acquisition of equipment ($118,000).

      Receivables  increased by $1,064,000 from December 31, 1997, primarily due
to an increase in Rocky Flats services revenue in the first nine months of 1998.
The  allowance for sales  adjustments  decreased by $59,000  reflecting  the net
write-off of client disallowances associated with Rocky Flats billings.

      Accounts payable increased by $1,238,000 since the end of 1997,  primarily
associated  with  supporting   increased   revenues  and  the  higher  usage  of
subcontractors under the Rocky Flats Contract.  Accrued compensation and related
expenses  increased  by  $427,000  during  the  nine-month   period,   primarily
reflecting  increased  accrued  vacation  and holiday  due to fewer  holiday and
vacation  days taken in the first nine  months of the year,  an  increase in the
number of Energy employees, and the accrual of employer matching amounts payable
under the Company's 401(k) Savings Plan.

      The  litigation   judgment  accrual  decreased  by  $950,000  due  to  the
settlement  of  the  PLM  litigation  in  May  1998  (see  Note  3 to  Financial
Statements).

      No cash dividend was declared in the first nine months of 1998.

      The impact of  inflation  on project  revenue and costs of the Company was
minimal.


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      At  September  30,  1998,  the  Company  had  available  $2,500,000  of  a
$3,000,000  revolving  loan facility.  The Company has no outstanding  borrowing
against the line;  however,  $500,000 is assigned to support  standby letters of
credit. The line of credit expires in May 2000.

      Management believes that cash expected to be generated by operations,  the
Company's  working  capital,  and its loan  facility  are  adequate  to meet its
anticipated liquidity needs through the next twelve months.


Year 2000 Issue

      Many existing  computer programs use only two digits to identify a year in
the date field.  These programs were designed and developed without  considering
the  impact  of the  upcoming  change in the  century.  If not  corrected,  many
computer  applications  could fail or create erroneous results by or at the Year
2000. The Year 2000 issue affects virtually all companies and organizations. The
Company's  technical personnel are in the process of assessing the impact of the
Year 2000 issue on the Company's products and services.

      The  Company  has  established  a  two-phase  program  to ensure  that its
proprietary software and internal computer systems are Year 2000 compliant.  The
initial  phase,  which included  planning,  inventory and  assessment,  has been
substantially completed. The final phase, which consists of correction, testing,
deployment  and  acceptance,  is in process and is expected to be  completed  by
mid-1999.  The Company expects that the cost of making its proprietary  software
and internal  systems  compliant will not have a material  effect on its overall
financial position or results of operations.

      The Company is also  beginning  the same  two-phase  program to assess the
risks to the Company of systems  owned and operated by outside  parties but used
by the  Company  in  its  leased  and  rented  facilities  which  have  embedded
technology,  such as elevator and telephone systems, security systems, and other
physical office infrastructure.  The Company is examining  infrastructure issues
on an office-by-office basis and the initial phase is planned to be completed by
the end of 1998 with the final phase completed  during 1999. The Company expects
to develop  contingency plans to address any such embedded  technology issues as
they are identified.

      The Company is in the  process of  communicating  with its major  clients,
subcontractors,  banking  institution,  and payroll vendor to determine  whether
they are or will be Year 2000 capable. By mid-1999,  the Company expects to have
identified  and develop  contingency  plans for any such clients and vendors who
will not be Year 2000 ready.

      Even with the effort to address the Year 2000 issue made by the Company to
date,  there can be no assurance that the systems of other entities on which the
Company  relies,  including  the  Company's  internal  systems  and  proprietary
software,  will be timely remediated,  or that a failure to remediate by another
entity  and/or the Company,  would not have a material  effect on the  Company's
results of operations.

      The  Company  will  utilize  both  internal  and  external   resources  to
reprogram, or replace, and test software for Year 2000 modifications.  The total
cost associated with the required  modifications and conversions is not expected
to be material to the Company's consolidated results of operations and financial
position.


Forward-Looking Statements

      Statements  contained  in this report which are not  historical  facts are
forward-looking  statements  as that term is defined in the  Private  Securities
Litigation  Reform Act of 1995. Such  forward-looking  statements are subject to
risks and  uncertainties  which could cause actual results to differ  materially
from those projected.  Such risks and  uncertainties  include the uncertainty of
future  profitability;   reliance  on  major  customers;  uncertainty  regarding
industry  trends  and  customer  demand;  uncertainty  of access  to  additional
capital;   reliance  on  key  personnel;   uncertainty  regarding   competition;
government  contract  audits;  and Year  2000  issues,  including  the  costs of
compliance  and  anticipated  results,  described  above.  Additional  risks are
detailed in the Company's  filings with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission
("SEC"), including its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.


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                          PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION


Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

      (a)  Exhibits

      11.0     Statement regarding computation of per share earnings:  See Notes
               to Consolidated Financial Statements.

      27.0*    Financial Data Schedule

      (b)  Reports on Form 8-K

               None.


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  *  Filed herewith.


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                                   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.



Dated: November 12, 1998



                                  TENERA, INC.


                                  By           /s/ JEFFREY R. HAZARIAN
                                     ------------------------------------------
                                               Jeffrey R. Hazarian
                                           Executive Vice President and
                                             Chief Financial Officer


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