RONSON CORP
10-Q, 1998-08-14
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-Q

                  QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For Quarter Ended June 30, 1998
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Commission File Number 1-1031
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                               RONSON CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


               New Jersey                          22-0743290
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    (State or other jurisdiction of            (I.R.S. Employer
    incorporation or organization)             Identification No.)


       Corporate Park III-Campus Drive, P.O. Box 6707, Somerset, NJ 08875
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            (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)


                                 (732) 469-8300
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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 [  ]

As of June 30, 1998,  there were  3,177,175  shares of the  registrant's  common
stock outstanding.
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                               RONSON CORPORATION

                                 FORM 10-Q INDEX


                                   


    PART I -      FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

         CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS:

                  JUNE 30, 1998 AND DECEMBER 31, 1997        

         CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS:

                  QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 AND 1997       

                  SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 AND 1997    

         CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS:

                  SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 AND 1997    

         NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS          

         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           


<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
              RONSON CORPORATION AND ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
              ----------------------------------------------------
                            (in thousands of dollars)

                                                         June 30,     December 31,
                                                           1998           1997
                                                       -----------    ------------
                         ASSETS                        (unaudited)
<S>                                                      <C>           <C>     
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash                                                     $    224      $     32
Accounts receivable, net                                    1,675         1,865
Inventories:
  Finished goods                                            2,112         2,260
  Work in process                                             125            62
  Raw materials                                               603           695
                                                         --------      --------
                                                            2,840         3,017
Other current assets                                        1,037           914
                                                         --------      --------
      TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                                  5,776         5,828
                                                         --------      --------
Property, plant and equipment, at cost:
  Land                                                         19            19
  Buildings and improvements                                3,744         3,742
  Machinery and equipment                                   7,130         7,071
  Construction in progress                                    102            61
                                                         --------      --------
                                                           10,995        10,893
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization              5,698         5,424
                                                         --------      --------
                                                            5,297         5,469
Other assets                                                2,244         2,222
                                                         --------      --------
                                                         $ 13,317      $ 13,519
                                                         ========      ========
  LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Short-term debt                                          $  2,075      $  2,713
Current portion of long-term debt and leases                  439           459
Accounts payable                                            1,811         1,431
Accrued expenses                                            1,606         1,724
Current liabilities of discontinued operations              1,043         1,106
                                                         --------      --------
      TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES                             6,974         7,433
                                                         --------      --------
Long-term debt and leases                                   3,535         3,744
Other long-term liabilities                                   408           478
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
              RONSON CORPORATION AND ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
              ----------------------------------------------------
                            (in thousands of dollars)

                                                         June 30,     December 31,
                                                           1998          1997
                                                       -----------    ------------
                                                       (unaudited)
<S>                                                      <C>           <C>     
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock                                                3,240         3,226
Additional paid-in capital                                 28,994        28,991
Accumulated deficit                                       (26,699)      (27,153)
Accumulated other comprehensive deficit                    (1,541)       (1,606)
                                                         --------      --------
                                                            3,994         3,458
Less cost of treasury shares                                1,594         1,594
                                                         --------      --------
      TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                            2,400         1,864
                                                         --------      --------
                                                         $ 13,317      $ 13,519
                                                         ========      ========
</TABLE>

See notes to consolidated financial statements. 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
              RONSON CORPORATION AND ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
           -----------------------------------------------------------
          (in thousands of dollars, except per share data) (unaudited)

                                                                                          
                                                                 Quarter Ended
                                                                    June 30,
                                                             -------------------
                                                              1998         1997 *
                                                             ------       ------
<S>                                                          <C>          <C>   
NET SALES                                                    $6,266       $5,894
                                                             ------       ------
Cost and expenses:
  Cost of sales                                               3,810        3,796
  Selling, shipping and advertising                             890          904
  General and administrative                                    996          809
  Depreciation and amortization                                 136          113
                                                             ------       ------
                                                              5,832        5,622
                                                             ------       ------

EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS                                        434          272
                                                             ------       ------
Other expense:
  Interest expense                                              167          128
  Other, net                                                     28           30
                                                             ------       ------
                                                                195          158
                                                             ------       ------

EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES                                    239          114

Income tax benefits, net                                         32           47
                                                             ------       ------

NET EARNINGS                                                 $  271       $  161
                                                             ======       ======


NET EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:

  Basic                                                      $ 0.08       $ 0.05
                                                             ======       ======

  Diluted                                                    $ 0.08       $ 0.05
                                                             ======       ======


</TABLE>
See notes to consolidated financial statements. 

*  Reclassified for comparability.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
              RONSON CORPORATION AND ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
           -----------------------------------------------------------
          (in thousands of dollars, except per share data) (unaudited)

                                                                                                      

                                                             Six Months Ended
                                                                  June 30,
                                                        ------------------------
                                                           1998            1997 *
                                                        --------         -------
<S>                                                      <C>             <C>    
NET SALES                                                $11,701         $11,497
                                                         -------         -------
Cost and expenses:
  Cost of sales                                            7,004           7,263
  Selling, shipping and advertising                        1,760           1,817
  General and administrative                               1,899           1,617
  Depreciation and amortization                              275             254
                                                         -------         -------
                                                          10,938          10,951
                                                         -------         -------

EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS                                     763             546
                                                         -------         -------
Other expense:
  Interest expense                                           335             251
  Other, net                                                  38              42
                                                         -------         -------
                                                             373             293
                                                         -------         -------

EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES                                 390             253

Income tax benefits, net                                      64              86
                                                         -------         -------

NET EARNINGS                                             $   454         $   339
                                                         =======         =======


NET EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:

  Basic                                                  $  0.14         $  0.11
                                                         =======         =======

  Diluted                                                $  0.14         $  0.11
                                                         =======         =======

</TABLE>


See notes to consolidated financial statements.

* Reclassified for comparability.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
              RONSON CORPORATION AND ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS  
              ---------------------------------------------------- 
                      (in thousands of dollars) (unaudited)

                                                              Six Months Ended
                                                                  June 30,
                                                           ---------------------
                                                             1998         1997 *
                                                           -------      --------
<S>                                                        <C>          <C>    
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net earnings                                               $   454      $   339
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
   provided by operating activities:
   Depreciation and amortization                               275          254
   Deferred income tax benefits                                (76)        (101)
   Increase in cash from changes in current
      assets and current liabilities                           407          623
   Other                                                        86            9
                                                           -------      -------
      Net cash provided by operating activities              1,146        1,124
                                                           -------      -------

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Net cash used in investing activities,
      capital expenditures                                     (92)        (160)
                                                           -------      -------

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from short-term debt                                  377          142
Proceeds from exercise of stock options                         17         --
Payments of short-term debt                                 (1,015)        (324)
Payments of long-term debt                                    (196)        (691)
Payments of long-term lease obligations                        (45)         (54)
                                                           -------      -------

   Net cash used in financing activities                      (862)        (927)
                                                           -------      -------
   Net increase in cash                                        192           37
                                                           -------      -------
   Cash at beginning of period                                  32          116
                                                           -------      -------

   Cash at end of period                                   $   224      $   153
                                                           =======      =======
</TABLE>


See notes to consolidated financial statements.

* Reclassified for comparability.
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                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
         FOR THE QUARTER AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 (unaudited)


    Note 1:  ACCOUNTING POLICIES

             Basis of Financial  Statement  Presentation - The information as of
    and for the three-month  and six-month  periods ended June 30, 1998 and 1997
    is unaudited. In the opinion of management,  all adjustments necessary for a
    fair presentation of the results of such interim periods have been included.

             Per Common  Share Data - Basic net  earnings  per common  share was
    computed by dividing net earnings less cumulative preferred dividends by the
    weighted average number of common shares outstanding.

             Diluted net  earnings per common share was computed by dividing net
    earnings by the weighted average number of common shares  outstanding,  plus
    the assumed  conversion  of the  preferred  shares to common  shares and the
    dilutive effect of outstanding stock options.

             The  weighted  average  number  of  common  shares  used for  these
    computations was as follows:

                                             Quarter Ended
                                                June 30,
                                         --------------------
                                            1998       1997
                                         ---------  ---------
                   Basic                 3,177,175  2,921,046
                   Diluted (1)           3,238,031  3,108,588

                                           Six Months Ended
                                                June 30,
                                         --------------------
                                            1998       1997
                                         ---------  ---------
                   Basic                 3,171,876  2,825,361
                   Diluted (1)           3,228,393  3,070,173


         (1) The number of shares for the  computation  of diluted  earnings per
    share for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 1997,  has been adjusted
    to include the dilutive  effect of  outstanding  stock options in accordance
    with Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards ("SFAS") #128,  "Earnings
    per Share".

             On November 15, 1996, Ronson  Corporation (the "Company") issued an
    offer to exchange 1.7 shares of its common stock for each share of preferred
    stock  outstanding.  During the six months ended June 30, 1997,  the Company
    accepted  approximately 662,000 preferred shares tendered in accordance with
    the terms of its offer. Approximately 1,125,000 common shares were issued in
    exchange  for  the  preferred  shares  tendered  and  accepted.   After  the
    expiration  of the offer on September  30, 1997,  the Company had accepted a
    total  of  800,844  shares  of  preferred  stock  and had  issued a total of
    1,361,435  shares of common stock in exchange  under the Company's  Exchange
    Offer.  At June 30,  1998,  the Company  had  outstanding  36,518  shares of
    preferred stock and 3,177,175 shares of common stock.
<PAGE>
             Discontinued  Operations - In December  1989 the Company  adopted a
    plan  to  discontinue  the  operations  in  1990  of one of its  New  Jersey
    facilities, Ronson Metals Corporation,  subsequently renamed Prometcor, Inc.
    ("Prometcor"). As a result, the operations of Prometcor have been classified
    as discontinued  operations in the accompanying  Consolidated  Statements of
    Earnings and other related operating statement data.

             This  quarterly  report  should  be read in  conjunction  with  the
    Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.


    Note 2:  SHORT-TERM DEBT

             In 1995 Ronson Consumer Products  Corporation ("RCPC") entered into
    an agreement  with Summit Bank  ("Summit")  for a Revolving  Loan and a Term
    Loan. The Revolving Loan of $1,456,000 at June 30, 1998,  provides a line of
    credit up to $2,500,000 to RCPC based on accounts  receivable and inventory.
    The balance of the Term Loan was paid in full on April 1, 1998.

             In July 1997 RCPC and Summit  amended the Revolving  Loan agreement
    to provide $400,000 in additional loan availability. The $400,000 additional
    loan  availability  was reduced in monthly  amounts of $14,583  from October
    1997 to March 1998,  and is currently  being  reduced in monthly  amounts of
    $20,833  from April  1998 to June 1999.  The  outstanding  amount  under the
    agreement for the additional available loan of $250,000 as of June 30, 1998,
    is included in the balance of the Revolving Loan in the paragraph above.

             In 1995  Ronson-Canada  entered  into an  agreement  with  Canadian
    Imperial Bank of Commerce  ("CIBC") for a line of credit of  C$250,000.  The
    Revolving  Loan  balance  of  $89,000  (C$131,000)  at  June  30,  1998,  by
    Ronson-Canada under the line of credit is secured by the accounts receivable
    and inventory of Ronson-Canada.

             At June 30, 1998,  Ronson Aviation,  Inc.  ("Ronson  Aviation") had
    notes  payable  consisting  of the  following:  1) $377,000  due to Raytheon
    Aircraft Credit Corp.; and 2) $153,000 due to Greentree  Financial Servicing
    Corporation.  These notes are each collateralized by specific aircraft,  and
    the notes are to be repaid from the proceeds from the sale of the aircraft.

             In August 1997  Ronson  Aviation  entered  into an  agreement  with
    Summit for a Revolving Loan and a Term Loan (refer to Note 3 below regarding
    the Term Loan).  The Revolving Loan, which had not yet been utilized at June
    30, 1998,  provides a line of credit up to $400,000 to Ronson Aviation based
    on the level of its accounts receivable.


    Note 3:  LONG-TERM DEBT

             In August 1997 Ronson  Aviation  entered into a Term Loan agreement
    with Summit in the original  amount of  $285,000.  The Term Loan balance was
    $242,000 at June 30, 1998.
<PAGE>
    Note 4:  CONTINGENCIES

             On August 31, 1995,  the Company  received a General  Notice Letter
    from the United States  Environmental  Protection Agency ("USEPA") notifying
    the Company that the USEPA considered the Company one of about four thousand
    Potentially  Responsible  Parties  ("PRP's") for waste  disposed of prior to
    1980 at a landfill in Monterey Park, California,  which the USEPA designated
    as a Superfund site ("Site"). The USEPA identified manifests dated from 1974
    through 1979 which allegedly indicate that waste originating at the location
    of  the  Company's  former  Duarte,  California,  hydraulic  subsidiary  was
    delivered to the Site.  The Company sold the Duarte,  California,  hydraulic
    subsidiary to the Boeing  Corporation  in 1981. As a result of  successfully
    challenging the USEPA's  original  volumetric  allocation,  on September 29,
    1995,  the USEPA  reduced  the  volume  of waste  attributed  to the  Duarte
    facility, Ronson Hydraulic Units Corporation  ("RHUCOR-CA"),  and determined
    the volume to be "de  minimis".  In  addition,  counsel  for this matter has
    informed the Company that factual arguments are available that could further
    reduce the amount of waste attributed to the hydraulic subsidiary,  and that
    arguments  also exist that the subsequent  owners of the facility  should be
    required to pay a  significant  portion,  or possibly  all, of the costs the
    USEPA determines to be due as a result of RHUCOR-CA's waste having been sent
    to the Site.  Although the Company's final  contribution  amount, if any, is
    not yet  determinable,  in the General Notice  Letter,  the USEPA offered to
    partially  settle the matter if the Company paid $212,000,  which would have
    been full  settlement  of the Fifth  Partial  Consent  Decree.  This  offer,
    however,  was made  prior to the  USEPA  reduction  of the  volume  of waste
    allocated to RHUCOR-CA and prior to the USEPA  determination  that the waste
    volume is "de minimis".  Because the USEPA has determined that the volume of
    waste  generated by the facility and sent to the Site is "de  minimis",  and
    because  the USEPA has sent a General  Notice  Letter to another PRP for the
    same waste,  the Company  believes  that the cost,  if any,  will not have a
    material effect on the Company's financial position.

             The Company is involved in various other lawsuits and claims. While
    the amounts claimed may be substantial, the ultimate liability cannot now be
    determined because of the considerable  uncertainties that exist. Therefore,
    it is possible  that  results of  operations  or  liquidity  in a particular
    period could be materially affected by certain contingencies. However, based
    on facts  currently  available,  including the  insurance  coverage that the
    Company has in place, management believes that the outcome of these lawsuits
    and  claims  will  not  have a  material  adverse  effect  on the  Company's
    financial position.


    Note 5:  COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

             Effective   January  1,  1998,  the  Company   adopted  SFAS  #130,
    "Reporting  Comprehensive  Income".  Comprehensive  Income is the  change in
    equity  during a period from  transactions  and other  events from  nonowner
    sources. Under SFAS #130, the Company is required to classify items of other
    comprehensive  income in financial statements and to display the accumulated
    balance of other  comprehensive  income  (deficit)  separately in the equity
    section of the Consolidated  Balance Sheets.  The adoption of SFAS #130 does
    not  have a  material  impact  on  the  financial  position  or  results  of
    operations of the Company.
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             The  composition  of  Comprehensive   Income  was  as  follows  (in
    thousands):

                                                           Quarter Ended
                                                              June 30,
                                                           -------------
                                                           1998     1997
                                                           ----     ----

           Net earnings                                    $271     $161

           Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
                Minimum pension liability adjustment         42       35
                Foreign currency translation adjustment     (22)       1
                                                           ----     ----
                     Comprehensive income                  $291     $197
                                                           ====     ====


                                                          Six Months Ended
                                                               June 30,
                                                          ----------------
                                                            1998    1997
                                                            ----    ----

           Net earnings                                     $454    $339

           Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
                Minimum pension liability adjustment          82      70
                Foreign currency translation adjustment      (17)     (9)
                                                            ----    ----
                     Comprehensive income                   $519    $400
                                                            ====    ====


    Note 6:  STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

             Certificates  of deposit  that have a maturity  of three  months or
    more are not considered cash  equivalents  for purposes of the  accompanying
    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

             Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information (in thousands):

                                                Six Months Ended
                                                    June 30,
                                                ----------------
                                                  1998    1997
                                                  ----    ----
        Cash Payments for:
         Interest                                 $328    $265
         Income taxes                                3      36
<PAGE>
       MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
       AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

       RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

       Second  Quarter 1998 Compared to Second  Quarter 1997 and First Half 1998
       Compared to First Half 1997.

                Ronson  Corporation's  ("the  Company's")  second  quarter  1998
       Earnings  from  Operations  increased by 60% to $434,000 from $272,000 in
       the second quarter of 1997. The first half 1998 Earnings from  Operations
       were 40% higher than in the first half of 1997.  Earnings from Operations
       were  significantly  higher at both Ronson  Consumer  Products and Ronson
       Aviation  in the second  quarter  and first half of 1998  compared to the
       same periods in 1997.

                The  Company's   Consolidated  Net  Sales  increased  by  6%  to
       $6,266,000  in the second  quarter of 1998 from  $5,894,000 in the second
       quarter of 1997. Consolidated Net Sales increased by 2% to $11,701,000 in
       the first half of 1998 compared to $11,497,000 in the first half of 1997.
       Net Sales of consumer  products at Ronson Consumer  Products  Corporation
       ("RCPC"),  Woodbridge, New Jersey, and Ronson Corporation of Canada, Ltd.
       ("Ronson-Canada"),   Mississauga,  Ontario,  (together  "Ronson  Consumer
       Products")  increased by 3% in the second  quarter of 1998 as compared to
       the second quarter of 1997, but Net Sales were 1% lower in the first half
       of 1998 as compared to the first half of 1997. The increased sales in the
       second  quarter 1998 from the second quarter 1997 were slightly more than
       offset by a  decline  in the first  quarter  1998 from the first  quarter
       1997. Net Sales at Ronson Aviation,  Inc. ("Ronson  Aviation"),  Trenton,
       New Jersey, increased by 12% in the second quarter of 1998 as compared to
       the  second  quarter  of  1997  and by 7% in the  first  half  of 1998 as
       compared to the first half of 1997 primarily because lower aircraft sales
       were more than offset by increased  sales of general  aviation  services,
       notably of charter  services,  in the 1998  periods.  These  increases in
       revenue from charter  operations were primarily due to Ronson  Aviation's
       fourth quarter 1997 purchase of a Cessna Citation II jet and to increases
       in other charter revenues.

                Consolidated  Cost of Sales, as a percentage of Consolidated Net
       Sales,  was reduced to 61% in the second  quarter of 1998 from 64% in the
       second  quarter  of 1997 and to 60% in the first half of 1998 from 63% in
       the first half of 1997. The Cost of Sales  percentage at Ronson  Consumer
       Products  decreased  to 52% in the second  quarter of 1998 as compared to
       54% in the  second  quarter  of 1997 and to 51% in the first half of 1998
       from  53% in the  first  half  of 1997  primarily  due to  reductions  in
       material costs related to certain  products and to small increases in the
       selling  prices of  certain  products.  The Cost of Sales  percentage  at
       Ronson  Aviation  decreased  to 75% in the  second  quarter  of  1998  as
       compared  to 84% in the  second  quarter  of 1997 and to 76% in the first
       half  of 1998  from  84% in the  first  half  of  1997  primarily  due to
       increased  sales of general  aviation  services,  particularly  increased
       charter services.

                Consolidated   General  and   Administrative   Expenses,   as  a
       percentage of Consolidated Net Sales,  increased to 16% in the first half
       of 1998 as compared to 14% in the first half of 1997.  The  increase  was
       primarily due to new market and brand  development costs and to increased
       professional fees in the first half of 1998.
<PAGE>
                The  Company's  Earnings  from  Operations  improved  by  60% to
       $434,000 in the second quarter of 1998 compared to $272,000 in the second
       quarter of 1997. The Company's  Earnings from  Operations were 40% higher
       at  $763,000  in the first half of 1998 as  compared  to  $546,000 in the
       first half of 1997.  This  improvement in operating  earnings of $217,000
       was due primarily to an improvement at Ronson  Aviation of over $200,000.
       The improvements in sales and operating  earnings at Ronson Aviation were
       primarily due to increased sales of charter services, and the majority of
       this increase in charter revenue is from Ronson Aviation's expansion into
       jet  charter  operations  with its  purchase of the Cessna  Citation  II.
       Ronson Consumer Products' operating earnings increased by 6%.

                Interest Expense  increased to $167,000 in the second quarter of
       1998 from  $128,000 in the second  quarter of 1997 and to $335,000 in the
       first half of 1998 from $251,000 in the first half of 1997  primarily due
       to increased  long-term debt financing Ronson Aviation's  purchase of the
       Citation II.


       FINANCIAL CONDITION

                The  Company's  Stockholders'  Equity  improved to $2,400,000 at
       June 30, 1998,  from  $1,864,000 at December 31, 1997. The improvement of
       $536,000  in  1998  Stockholders'  Equity  was  primarily  due to the Net
       Earnings of $454,000 in the first half of 1998. The Company's  first half
       1998 Net Earnings  were also the primary  factor  improving the Company's
       working  capital  by  $407,000  to a  deficiency  in  working  capital of
       $1,198,000 at June 30, 1998, from $1,605,000 at December 31, 1997.

                The Company has continued to meet its  obligations  as they have
       matured and  management  believes  that the Company will continue to meet
       its  obligations  through  internally  generated  funds  from  future net
       earnings and depreciation,  established external financing  arrangements,
       potential additional sources of financing and existing cash balances.


       PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

       ITEM 6:  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

                  (a)  Exhibits

                        (11)  Statement re  computation of per share earnings is
       attached hereto as Exhibit 11.

                  (b)  Reports on Form 8-K

                        None.

<PAGE>




                                            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.


                                            RONSON CORPORATION



        Date:  August 13, 1998              /s/Louis V. Aronson II
                                            ----------------------
                                            Louis V. Aronson II, President
                                            and Chief Executive Officer

                                            (Signing as Duly Authorized
                                             Officer of the Registrant)



        Date:  August 13, 1998              /s/Daryl K. Holcomb
                                            -------------------
                                            Daryl K. Holcomb, Vice President
                                            and Chief Financial Officer,
                                            Controller and Treasurer

                                            (Signing as Chief Financial
                                            Officer of the Registrant)


RONSON CORPORATION                                                    Exhibit 11
CALCULATION  OF EARNINGS  PER COMMON  SHARE 
(Dollars in thousands, except per common share data)





                                                       Quarter Ended June 30,
                                                       1998             1997 *
                                                   -----------      -----------
Basic:
      Net earnings                                 $       271      $       161
      Less cumulative preferred dividends                   (2)              (9)
                                                   -----------      -----------
      Net earnings applicable to common
         stock                                     $       269      $       152
                                                   ===========      ===========
      Weighted average number of common
         shares outstanding                          3,177,175        2,921,046
                                                   -----------      -----------

      Net earnings per common share                $      0.08      $      0.05
                                                   ===========      ===========

Diluted:
      Net earnings                                 $       271      $       161
                                                   ===========      ===========
      Weighted average number of common
         shares outstanding                          3,177,175        2,921,046
      Additional common shares outstanding
         resulting from assumed conversion
         of preferred stock to common stock             36,518          179,234
      Additional common shares outstanding
         resulting from the dilutive effect
         of outstanding stock options                   24,338            8,308
                                                   -----------      -----------

      Total                                          3,238,031        3,108,588
                                                   ===========      ===========

      Net earnings per common share                $      0.08      $      0.05
                                                   ===========      ===========


* Reclassified for comparability.

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RONSON CORPORATION                                                    Exhibit 11
CALCULATION  OF EARNINGS  PER COMMON  SHARE 
(Dollars in thousands, except per common share data)





                                                     Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                       1998             1997 *
                                                   -----------      -----------
Basic:
      Net earnings                                 $       454      $       339
      Less cumulative preferred dividends                   (4)             (18)
                                                   -----------      -----------
      Net earnings applicable to common
         stock                                     $       450      $       321
                                                   ===========      ===========
      Weighted average number of common
         shares outstanding                          3,171,876        2,825,361
                                                   -----------      -----------

      Net earnings per common share                $      0.14      $      0.11
                                                   ===========      ===========

Diluted:
      Net earnings                                 $       454      $       339
                                                   ===========      ===========
      Weighted average number of common
         shares outstanding                          3,171,876        2,825,361
      Additional common shares outstanding
         resulting from assumed conversion
         of preferred stock to common stock             36,518          235,520
      Additional common shares outstanding
         resulting from the dilutive effect
         of outstanding stock options                   19,999            9,292
                                                   -----------      -----------

      Total                                          3,228,393        3,070,173
                                                   ===========      ===========

      Net earnings per common share                $      0.14      $      0.11
                                                   ===========      ===========



* Reclassified for comparability.

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