AUGAT INC
10-Q, 1996-05-13
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                                    UNITED STATES
                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                      FORM 10-Q

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

          For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1996

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

          For the transition period from __________ to ____________  

          Commission File Number 1-6176

                                    AUGAT INC.                             
             ------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               MASSACHUSETTS                         04-2022285           
          ------------------------------        ----------------------
          (State or other jurisdiction of        (I.R.S. Employer
           incorporation or organization)         Identification No.)

          89 Forbes Boulevard, P.O. Box 448, Mansfield, Massachusetts   02048
          ----------------------------------------------------------- -------- 
              (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip
                                                                        Code)

                                       (508) 543-4300                      
                    ---------------------------------------------------
                    (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      
                                   ---      ----
               The number of shares of the Registrant's common stock
          outstanding on March 31, 1996 was 19,821,217.  

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                                      AUGAT INC.

                                        INDEX


                                                            Page No.
                                                            --------
          Part I - Financial Information .................       3

          Financial Statements (Unaudited)

            Statements of Consolidated Income - For the
              Three Months Ended March 31, 1996 and 1995 ..      3

            Consolidated Balance Sheets - March 31, 1996
              and December 31, 1995 .......................      4 - 5

            Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows For the
              Months Ended March 31, 1996 and 1995 ........      6

          Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial 
            Statements ....................................      7 - 8

          Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
            Condition and Results of Operations ...........      9 - 11

          Part II - Other Information .....................      12

          Signatures ......................................      12


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          PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

          Statements of Consolidated Income
          For the Three Months Ended March 31, 1996 and 1995
          (In thousands, except per share data)

                                               1996*          1995* 
                                              -------        -------            
          Net sales                          $145,012       $134,589

          Cost of products sold               114,260        106,732 
                                             ---------      ---------
          Gross margin                         30,752         27,857

          Selling, general and  
            administrative expenses            19,582         18,005 
                                             ---------      ---------
          Income from operations               11,170          9,852

          Other income (expense):
               Interest income, etc.              112            124
               Interest expense                  (982)          (911)
                                             ---------      ---------
          Net                                    (870)          (787)
                                             ---------      ---------
          Income before taxes on income        10,300          9,065

          Provision for taxes on income         3,700          3,265 
                                             ---------      ---------
          Net income                         $  6,600       $  5,800 
                                             =========      =========
          Earnings per share                     $.33           $.30

          Average common shares outstanding    19,854         19,541

          Dividends paid per share               $.04           $.04

          *  Unaudited

             See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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          Consolidated Balance Sheets, March 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995
          (In thousands)

          Assets                                         1996*         1995* 
                                                        -------       -------
          Current Assets:

            Cash and cash equivalents .............    $ 21,950     $ 30,744 
            Accounts receivable-net ...............     100,513       85,887
            Refundable income taxes ...............                    4,000
            Inventories:
               Finished goods .....................      39,084       34,859
               Work in process ....................      28,079       29,325
               Raw materials ......................      32,644       28,945
                                                       ---------    ---------
                 Total inventories ................      99,807       93,129
            Deferred income taxes .................       8,412        7,481
            Prepaid expenses ......................       2,423        1,530
                                                       ---------    ---------
                 Total current assets .............     233,105      222,771

          Property, Plant, and Equipment:
            Land ..................................       4,766        4,910
            Buildings and building improvements ...      68,836       69,455
            Machinery and equipment ...............     157,826      163,142
            Furniture and fixtures ................      24,742       24,457
            Construction in progress - buildings
               and machinery ......................      14,873       14,496
                                                       ---------    ---------
                 Total ............................     271,043      276,460 
            Less accumulated depreciation .........    (137,178)    (141,808)
                                                       ---------    ---------
          Property, plant, and equipment-net ......     133,865      134,652 

          Other Assets:
            Goodwill-net ..........................      38,416       31,697
            Property held for sale-net ............       2,183        2,183
            Other .................................      15,959       16,173
                                                       ---------    ---------
               Total other assets .................      56,558       50,053
                                                       ---------    ---------
                 Total ............................    $423,528     $407,476
                                                       =========    =========

          * Unaudited

            See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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          Consolidated Balance Sheets, March 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995

          (In thousands)

          Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
                                                        1996*         1995* 
                                                       -------       -------
          Current Liabilities:
            Notes payable .........................    $ 20,400     $ 22,500
            Current maturities of long-term debt ..       9,557        9,362
            Accounts payable ......................      41,122       36,192
            Federal, state and foreign taxes 
              payable .............................       5,662        3,667
            Accrued compensation and benefits .....      13,481       14,456
            Accrued restructuring costs ...........      16,891       17,322
            Other accrued expenses ................      17,409       16,454 
                                                       ---------    ---------
               Total current liabilities ..........     124,522      119,953

          Long-Term Debt ..........................      30,348       25,854

          Deferred Income Taxes ...................      13,655       11,931

          Shareholders' Equity:
            Common stock ..........................       1,984        1,979
            Paid-in capital .......................      81,193       80,751
            Retained earnings .....................     153,792      147,984
            Cumulative translation adjustment .....      19,150       20,258
            Treasury stock, at cost ...............        (110)        (110)
            Other .................................      (1,006)      (1,124)
                                                       ---------    ---------
              Shareholders' equity ................     255,003      249,738 
                                                       ---------    ---------
                Total .............................    $423,528     $407,476 
                                                       =========    =========


          * Unaudited

            See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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          Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows
          For the Three Months Ended March 31, 1996 and 1995
          (In thousands)
                                                             1996*     1995* 
          Cash Flows From Operating Activities:             -------   -------
            Net income ...................................  $ 6,600   $ 5,800
            Adjustments to reconcile net income to net 
              cash provided by operating activities:
              Depreciation and amortization ..............    5,225     5,467
              (Gain) loss on the sale of property, 
                plant and equipment ......................      (70)       56
              Deferred federal income taxes - net ........      793       388
              Amortization of restricted stock awards.....      118       126
            Changes in operating assets and liabilities,
              net of effects from business acquired:
              Accounts receivable ........................  (14,627)    1,873
              Refundable income taxes ....................    4,000         
              Inventories ................................   (4,578)   (5,618)
              Prepaid expenses ...........................     (894)   (1,191)
              Other assets ...............................      955       190
              Accounts payable ...........................    3,930     1,006
              Income taxes payable .......................    1,995       885
              Accrued restructuring, compensation and
                other expenses ...........................     (952)   (3,153)
              Effect of exchange rate changes on current 
                assets and liabilities (other than cash)..        1       636
                                                             --------  --------
              Net cash provided by operating activities...    2,496     6,465
                                                             --------  --------
            Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
              Purchase of property, plant, and equipment..   (4,435)   (6,733)
              Proceeds from the sale of property, plant,
                and equipment ............................      545         6
              Acquisition, net of cash acquired ..........   (8,212)        
                                                            --------   --------
            Net cash used for investing activities .......  (12,102)   (6,727)
                                                            --------   --------
          Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
              Cash dividends paid ........................     (792)     (779)
              Net borrowings on credit line ..............    6,100     5,000
              Payments for long-term debt ................   (4,638)   (7,460)
              Common stock issued under employee benefit
                plans ....................................      448       666
                                                            --------   --------
             Net cash provided (used) by financing 
              activities ..................................   1,118    (2,573)
          Effect of exchange rate changes on cash ........     (306)     (329)
                                                            --------   --------
          Net changes in cash and cash equivalents .......   (8,794)   (3,164)
          Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the 
            period .......................................   30,744    20,535 
                                                            --------  --------
          Cash and cash equivalents at end of the 
            period .......................................  $21,950   $17,371 
                                                            ========  ========
          * Unaudited
            See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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                                        AUGAT INC.
                   Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
                   ----------------------------------------------------

          1.   In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying unaudited
               consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments
               (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) necessary to
               present fairly the financial position as of March 31, 1996, 
               the results of operations for the three months ended March 31,
               1996 and 1995 and the cash flows for the three month periods 
               then ended.

          2.   The results of operations for the three month period ended 
               March 31, 1996 and 1995 are not necessarily indicative of the
               results to be expected for the full year.

          3.   Earnings Per Share - Earnings per share are based on the 
               weighted average number of shares outstanding during each 
               period.  The exercise of all presently issued outstanding 
               stock options and the issuance of shares under the "Employee 
               Stock Purchase Plan" would have no material dilutive effect 
               on earnings per share.

          4.   The acquisition of National Industries, Inc. in 1991 included a 
               liability of approximately $5.4 million to cover the estimated
               costs of site remediation for certain National facilities.
               Management estimated the liability using third-party consultants.
               Costs incurred as of March 31, 1996 (approximately $1.2 million)
               represent amounts expended for preliminary site evaluation and
               design and testing.  The Company has obtained the necessary
               permits and is in the process of remediating the site.  The
               Company is keeping the state informed of its progress.  The
               Company believes the recorded liability of approximately 
               $4.2 million at March 31, 1996 to be adequate.

               Based on a study conducted in 1995, the Company notified the
               Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection of the
               release of hazardous materials associated with its facility
               in Mashpee, Massachusetts.  The Company will follow-up this
               notice with further investigation in accordance with state
               law.  Based upon preliminary information provided by third-
               party consultants, the Company estimates that the clean-up
               costs will be approximately $1.8 million.  This amount was
               charged to SG&A in the fourth quarter of 1995.  The Company
               believes the recorded liability of approximately $1.8 million
               at March 31, 1996 to be adequate.
               
          5.   The private placement senior note agreement includes certain
               financial covenants and restrictions upon dividends, 
               investments, indebtedness, and the sale of certain assets.  
               Had the agreement not been amended during the first quarter 
               of 1996, the Company would have violated certain requirements
               of the agreement relating to failure to maintain certain 
               minimum financial ratios as a result of the restructuring 


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               charge in 1995.  If the agreement is not renegotiated or 
               refinanced, or if additional amendments are not received, the
               Company will be in default at June 30, 1996.  The Company, 
               which is currently investigating various long-term financing 
               alternatives, has the ability to prepay the notes utilizing 
               proceeds from its revolving credit agreement which would
               become payable July 1, 1997.  Accordingly, the private 
               placement senior notes have been classified as noncurrent 
               at March 31, 1996.

               At March 31, 1996 the Company's long-term debt includes $8.2
               million of notes payable classified as long-term based on
               the Company's intent to refinance the notes on a long-term 
               basis and the availability of such financing.

          6.   During the first quarter of 1996, the Registrant acquired the
               fiber optics business of Porta Systems Corporation, for an
               aggregate amount of cash of approximately $8.2 million.  The
               acquisition has been accounted for by the purchase method of
               accounting.  Preliminary goodwill of approximately $7.1 
               million has been recorded and is being amortized on a 
               straight-line basis over 20 years.  The operating results of 
               this acquisition is included in the Company's consolidated 
               results of operations from the date of acquisition.  Pro-forma
               results of this acquisition, assuming it had been made at the
               beginning of each period presented, would not be materially 
               different from the results reported.

          7.   In December 1995, the Registrant recorded estimated restruct-
               uring costs of $18.7 million.  These costs included $9.3 million
               related to redundant or excess facilities and equipment; $5.5
               million for employee severance costs and $3.9 million related 
               to the cost to exit low-margin product inventory.  As of 
               March  31, 1996, the Registrant recorded inventory and 
               equipment write-offs amounting to $1.3 million and paid 
               severance costs of $.5 million.  




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          MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
          RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

          Net Sales:  Net sales for the quarter ended March 31, 1996 by product
          ---------
          group, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1995, are as follows
          (dollars in thousands):
          ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
                                                  Quarter Ended March 31,
                                                   1996             1995     
                                             ---------------- --------------
          Product Group                                    %              %
          ------------------------------------------------------------------
          Interconnection Products Business  $ 32,639   22.5% $ 33,254  24.7%
          Wiring Systems and Components 
            Business                           69,636   48.0%   65,601  48.7%
          Communications Products Business     42,737   29.5%   35,734  26.6%
                                             --------  ------ -------- ------
            Total                            $145,012  100.0% $134,589 100.0%
                                             ========  ====== ======== ======   
          --------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net sales for the quarter ended March 31, 1996 increased over the
          first quarter of 1995 primarily due to the increased demand for the
          Company's products in the domestic automotive market and in the
          international communications and cable television markets.  Including
          the Elastomeric Technologies acquisition (May 1995), Interconnection
          Products Business, European sales improved in 1996 while shipments
          into its domestic and Far East markets declined in 1996.

          Business conditions in the first quarter of 1996 continue to reflect
          improvement for the Communications business in the Far East and 
          European markets in which the Company serves.  Incoming orders for
          the first quarter of 1996 were $143 million, compared to $138 
          million for the same period of the prior year.  Incoming orders 
          for the current quarter increased approximately 45 percent for 
          the Communications Products Business and 2 percent for the Wiring 
          Systems and Components Business while decreasing 25 percent in 
          the Interconnection Products Business as compared to the same 
          period of the prior year.  The backlog at March 31, 1996 was 
          $122 million compared with $122 million at March 31, 1995.

          In March 1996, the Company was notified by Ford Motor Company that
          Ford is proceeding with a plan to consolidate its suppliers.  The
          first expected impact from this process to Augat is not until 1998 
          for various wiring cable products.  Although the Company cannot 
          at this time predict with certainty the future impact of the Ford
          consolidation plans, at the present time this could represent a
          reduction of approximately $15-20 million in sales volume in 1998.
          As part of this supplier base consolidation, Augat will also be
          discontinued as the harness supplier for the Mustang car platform
          effective in the fiscal year 2001.  Similarly, the Mustang 
          harnesses could represent approximately $30-40 million on a full 
          year basis in reduced sales in 2002.  The Company believes there 
          may be some impact in 2001 but is unable at this time to quantify
          the magnitude of such impact.  The Company has continued to 
          implement programs within the automotive business to diversify 
          both its products and customer base for the long term. 

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          Gross Margin: Gross Margin was approximately 21.2 percent of sales 
          ------------
          in the first quarter of 1996 compared to 20.7 percent in the first
          quarter of 1995.  Overall sales mix generated favorable margins that
          were negatively impacted by selected selling price decreases,
          increases in material costs, wage increases and overhead.  These
          increased expenses were partially offset by improved manufacturing
          methods and on-going cost cutting programs.

          Selling, General and Administrative Expenses: These expenses were 
          --------------------------------------------
          13.5 percent of sales in the first quarter of 1996 compared to 
          13.4 percent in the comparable quarter of the prior year.  While 
          the dollars spent in this area have increased, the Company intends
          to maintain these expenses in the 13 percent to 15 percent range 
          of sales.  These expenses may vary from period to period based on 
          various factors, none of which, individually, are significant.

          Other Income (Expenses): Interest income, etc. decreased in 1996
          -----------------------
          versus 1995 due to a reduction in the cash available to invest.

          Interest expense increased in the 1996 period compared to the same
          period in 1995 due to the increase in total outstanding debt in 
          1996 when compared to 1995 as approximately $8 million was borrowed
          to finance the fiber optic business acquired in March 1996.

          Income Taxes:  The effective income tax rate for the Company was 
          ------------
          36 percent for the first quarter of 1996 and 1995.  The tax rate 
          in both periods is higher than the statutory rate due to income 
          earned in jurisdictions with higher effective tax rates.

          Net Income:  Net income was $6.6 million for the three months ended
          ----------
          March 31, 1996, compared to net income of $5.8 million in the same
          period of the prior year.

          The increase in net income for the first quarter ended March 31, 
          1996 compared to the previous period of the prior year resulted 
          principally from increased sales volume in our domestic automotive
          and European and Far East communications businesses.

          Liquidity and Capital Resources:  The Registrant continues to 
          -------------------------------
          maintain sufficient liquidity and has adequate resources to fund 
          its operations under current business conditions.  The income 
          generated from operations along with the cash on hand and 
          established bank credit facilities are sufficient to cover expected
          sales growth and planned capital expenditure programs.  See Note 5
          to the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for
          further discussion.

          Current Accounting Pronouncements:  In October 1995, the Financial
          ---------------------------------
          Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting
          Standards (SFAS) No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,"
                               ---
          which will be effective for the Company beginning January 1, 1996.


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          SFAS No. 123 requires expanded disclosures of stock-based
                   ---
          compensation arrangements with employees and encourages (but does
          not require) compensation cost to be measured based on the fair
          value of the equity instrument awarded.  Companies are permitted, 
          however, to continue to apply APB Opinion No. 25, which recognizes
          compensation cost based on the intrinsic value of the equity
          instrument awarded.  The Company will continue to apply APB Opinion
          No. 25 to its stock based compensation awards to employees and will
          disclose the required pro forma effect on net income and earnings
          per share.
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          PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

          Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

          (a)  Exhibits: - None

          (b)  Reports on 8-K - None 


                                      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 thereto duly authorized.



                                      AUGAT INC.                 
                        -------------------------------------
                                     (Registrant)

                                                                                
                
                              S/    Ellen B. Richstone                          
                          -------------------------------------
                                    Ellen B. Richstone
                                    Vice President and
                                    Chief Financial Officer




          Date:  May 13, 1996    



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          FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF AUGAT INC. FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 
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