COEUR D ALENES CO /IA/
10-Q, 1998-08-05
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US SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-QSB
(Mark One)
[X]  	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE 
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED 
JUNE 25, 1998.  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF 
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM 
__________________    TO ________________.

Commission File Number   0-18353
                                        
 THE COEUR D'ALENES COMPANY
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Idaho                		               82-0109390  
(State or other jurisdiction of    IRS Employer incorporation or 
     Identification No.)                   organization)	 	  
          
                                        
      PO Box 2610, 
  Spokane, Washington                  		     99220-2610
(Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip code)             	
	  

  (509) 924-6363
  (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by 
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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 ___

Applicable only to issuers involved in bankruptcy proceedings during the 
preceding five years.

Check whether the registrant filed all documents and reports required to be 
filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the distribution of 
securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes___No___

Applicable only to corporate issuers.

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of 
common equity, as of the latest practicable date.

       5,352,553 shares of common stock, no par value, were outstanding as of 
June 30, 1998.

PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

     Item 1.  Financial Statements.

     The condensed financial statements of The Coeur d'Alenes Company 
(sometimes referred to herein as the "Company") included herein have been 
prepared by the Company without audit or review by the Company's 
accountants pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments 
necessary to a fair statement of the results of operations for the interim 
periods ended June 25, 1998 and June 25, 1997 have been made.  The 
results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of
the results to be expected for the full fiscal year. Certain information and 
footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in 
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed 
or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company 
believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented 
not misleading. These condensed financial statements should be read in 
conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in 
The Coeur d'Alenes Company's latest audited financial statements for the 
fiscal year ended September 27, 1997.

 Index of Financial Statements
                                        
                                            				         	   
Page
Consolidated Balance Sheets -
June 25, 1998 and September 27, 1997  	       	 	 		           
3

Unaudited Consolidated Income Statements -
Six Months Ended June 25, 1998 and June 25, 1997		 	           4

Unaudited Consolidated Income Statements -
Three Months Ended June 25, 1998 and June 25, 1997             5

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows -
Six Months Ended June 25, 1998 and June 25, 1997  			          6

Condensed Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statement  7

THE COEUR D'ALENES COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
June 25, 1998 and September 27, 1997

                                       June 25, 	        September 27
   	                                    1998 		              1997
                                      (Unaudited)	         	(Audited)
ASSETS
Current Assets:
     Cash                         				$    32,657	          $    
89,495
     Accounts receivable            			 1,478,666           	
	1,240,996
     Inventory                    	 			 3,125,215             
2,342,671
     Other current assets   	   		         65,511                70,004
     Total current assets        		   	 4,702,049             3,743,166

Plant, Property and Equipment        		 4,822,634             4,735,715
     Less accumulated depreciation 		   1,540,632             1,400,291
     Net plant property and equipment	  3,282,002             3,335,424

Other assets                       		      54,389                73,365
Total assets                       		 	$8,038,440 	          $7,151,955

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current Liabilities:
     Short term bank borrowings      		$  947,972	           $  
833,656
     Accounts payable                   1,269,822               613,608
     Accrued expenses                     336,493        	      307,520
     Debentures payable to related 
         parties	                         128,000		
     Current amount on long-term debt	    103,663               103,663
         Total current liabilities      2,785,950 	           1,858,447

Long-term debt:
     Deferred tax liability        		      65,000      		        
65,000
     Long term debt less current 
          maturities                  	 2,390,409	            2,393,822
     Long term debt to related parties         0       		       128,000
          Total long term liabilities		 2,455,409             2,586,822
Total liabilities                       5,241,359	            4,445,269

Stockholders' Equity:
     Capital Stock       	              1,186,192	            1,186,192
     Retained earnings                	 1,615,829	            1,524,294
                                        2,802,021	            2,710,486
          Less Treasury Stock at cost       4,940                 3,800
          Total stockholders' equity    2,797,081             2,706,686
     Total liabilities and 
          stockholders' equity         $8,038,440            $7,151,955

THE COEUR DALENES COMPANY
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
 Nine Months Ended June 25, 1998 and June 25, 1997

                                      			  1998    	             
1997
Net sales                    	         $10,488,212 	         $9,293,019

Cost of sales                        		  7,927,801        	   
6,904,820

Gross profit on sales               	 	  2,560,411       		   
2,388,199

Selling, general and administrative 
     expenses			                      	  2,246,617            
2,287,321

Operating income 		                  	     313,794     		       
100,878

Other income (expense)
     Interest income               	        25,091    		         
20,433 
     Interest expense                   (  230,404)    		      
(237,846)
     Other income                           36,810	    	         85,487

Total other expense	              			  (   168,503)    	
	      (131,926) 		     

Income (loss) before income tax expense    145,291    		      (  
31,048)  	  

Income tax expense (benefit)	     	         53,757	    	       ( 11,488)       

Net income (loss)                  		$      91,534           $ ( 19,560)

Earnings (loss) per share            $      0.02             $ (  0.00  )

     Shares outstanding              	   5,352,553	            
5,353,561


THE COEUR D'ALENES COMPANY
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Three Months Ended June 25, 1998 and June 25, 1997

                                    			   	 1998	                 
1997

Net sales                         			$3,918,292              
	$3,239,065	     

Cost of sales                  		  	  2,945,030             	  
2,431,820	 

Gross profit on sales            		     973,262	                 
807,245    	  

Selling, general and administrative 
     expenses                     	     774,278	                 698,687    
	       

Operating income             	    	     198,984                  108,558   	

Other income (expense)
     Interest income    	       	         8,772          	         
7,625    	
     Interest expense                   (80,522)	               ( 79,278)
	  
     Other income        	       	       26,789	                  
37,611   	  

Total other expense         	    	      (44,961)         	      ( 34,042) 

Income (loss) before income tax 
     expense                     	      154,023	                  74,516 

Income tax expense         	    	        56,988          	        27,571 

Net income	                    			    $  97,034           	   
$   46,945	    

Earnings per share         	  		      $    0.02          	    $     
0.01    

     Shares outstanding          		   5,352,553           	    5,353,561     
	 


THE COEUR D'ALENES COMPANY
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Nine Months  Ended June 25, 1998 and June 25, 1997


                                              	 1998 	               1997
 Cash flows from operating activities:
     Net income (loss)		        	               91,534		           
(19,560) 
     Adjustments to reconcile net income
               to cash provided (used) by
               operating activities:
          Depreciation                          194,909        		  
164,884
          Gain on disposal of assets           (  1,000)	      	 (  
35,723) 
          Changes in assets and liabilities 
               Accounts and notes receivable  ( 237,670)	      	    
56,196 
               Inventories                    ( 782,544)       		  
218,060
               Prepaid expense and other
                 current assets                   4,493       		  ( 
30,141)
               Other assets                    	 18,976	       	  (  
8,761)
               Accounts payable                	656,214		         
(214,787)
               Accrued expenses                  28,973	        	 
(217,912)
	

     Cash used by operating activities		      (  26,115)      		  
( 87,744)

Cash flows from investing activities:
     Proceeds from sale of assets   	             1,000	 	          
98,860
     Additions to property and equipment      ( 141,487)      		  
(292,624)

Cash used by investing activities      	      ( 140,487)      		  
(193,764) 

Cash flows from financing activities:
     Purchase of Treasury shares    		        (   1,140)		           
(0)
     Net borrowing (repayment)
          under line of credit        		        114,316    		       
5,248
     Principal repayment of long-term debt    (  70,412)		      (  
42,404)
     New long term note			                       67,000		         
262,000

     Cash provided by financing activities      109,764    	 	    224,844

Net increase (decrease) in cash       	      (   56,838)   		   (  
56,664)
Cash, beginning of period                        89,495		          
68,645

Cash, end of period                    	      $  32,657     		   $ 
11,981









THE COEUR D'ALENES COMPANY
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1)  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.

 Significant accounting policies followed for the six months ended June 25, 
1998 are the same as those contained in the Summary of Significant 
Accounting Policies from the Company's audited financial statements as 
of  September 27, 1997 and September 28, 1996.

(2)  Inventories.
Inventories are summarized as follows:

                                     June 25,	  	September 27,
                                  				1998                         
1997
Fabrication inventories:
   Raw materials	            	 	     $   44,515		$     74,501    
   Work-in-progress                     217,759		     293,181                

   Inventories, at FIFO cost            262,274		     367,682               
LIFO reserve                         (   50,538)    (  50,538)

Inventories, at LIFO cost       	       211,736       317,144

Distribution inventories, at FIFO	    2,913,479		   2,025,527

Total inventories                	    3,125,215     2,342,671
 
(3)  Short-term bank borrowings.

     The Company has $1,850,000 in bank credit lines which mature on May 1, 
1999. Interest is charged at the lenders prime rate plus .25%, 8.75% at June 
25, 1998.  Outstanding borrowings are collateralized by accounts receivable 
and inventories.

     The credit line agreement contains covenants under which the Company may 
not pay dividends in excess of 10% of annual net (after tax) profit, or enter 
into mergers, acquisitions or any major sales of assets or corporate 
reorganizations without prior consent of the bank.  The Company is also 
required to maintain certain financial ratios concerning working capital and 
debt to equity, as well as a minimum net worth of $2,200,000.

(4)  Capital Stock.

      The Company conducted two tender offers which expired during the current 
fiscal year.  The offers resulted in 1,008 shares being repurchased as treasury 
stock with a total cost to the Company of $1,140.  The purpose of the tender 
offers was to buy out odd lot holders of stock with diminimus value which cost 
the Company more to service than the value of the stock held.  A third tender 
offer is currently open for holders of 49 or fewer shares.  The offer will 
expire on August 31, 1998 unless extended by the Company.  The total cost to 
repurchase the stock is expected to be less than $4,000.

(5)  Federal Income Tax Expense

     As of June 25, 1998 and September 27, 1997, the Company has a deferred 
long term tax liability of $65,000 resulting primarily from the use of 
accelerated methods of depreciation of fixed assets and a deferred tax asset 
of $46,000 resulting from vacation accrual and bad debt allowance.  A 
valuation allowance on the Company's deferred tax assets has been established 
to the extent the Company believes it is more likely than not that the 
deferred tax assets will not be realized.

     There were no extraordinary items to be reported for any of the above 
accounting periods.

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

Liquidity and Capital Resources

	During the first nine months of the current fiscal year, the Company's 
working capital has increased slightly from approximately $1,885,000 at the end 
of the prior fiscal year to approximately $1,916,000 as of June 25, 1998.  The 
2% improvement is the result of operating profits retained in the Company to 
help finance accounts receivable and inventory growth.  

	The Company has debentures in the amount of $128,000 that will 
mature on October 31, 1998.  These debentures are convertible to common 
stock at the rate of $0.20 per share, however, any that have not converted by 
October 31 will be repaid.  The operating line is adequate to retire this 
debt and currently has an interest rate _% lower than the rate carried by the 
debentures.  

	On January 26, 1998 the Company converted the real estate loan from a 
variable rate loan to an 8-1/2% fixed rate loan for the 228 months that 
remained on the term of the loan.  

	The Company is dependent on an operating line of credit, secured by 
accounts receivable and inventories, to meet its daily financial obligations. 
A $1.85 million operating line is currently in place through May 1, 1999.

  
Results of Operations:

Nine Months Ended June 25, 1998

	Sales of approximately $10,488,000 for the nine-month period ended 
June 25, 1998 are 13% higher than approximately $9,293,000 for the same 
nine-month period of the prior fiscal year.  The steel service center sales 
represent approximately 85% of the total sales for the first nine months of the 
current year compared to 82% for the first nine months of the prior fiscal 
year.  This represents a 17% increase in the steel service center's sales 
volume over the first nine months of last year.  Of the 17%, approximately 
one-third is the result of the press brake work being performed by the 
steel service business during the current year whereas historically it has 
been done by the fabrication business.  The change was made because the 
customer base and the type of required processing more closely fit with 
the distribution business than the fabrication business.  The remaining 
two thirds, or 12%, is real sales growth.  After factoring out the shift of 
the press brake business, the fabrication business (contributing 15% and 18%
of the total sales in the first nine months of 1998 and 1997 respectively) 
experienced a sales increase of 10%.  The increase in fabrication sales 
volume was achieved despite a sales decline during the first two quarters of 
the current fiscal year.  

   	Gross margins for the first nine months of the current year exceed the 
gross margins for the same period of time during the prior year by 
approximately $172,000, but as a percentage of net sales the current year's 
results were 1.3 percentage points lower.  The percentage point decline is 
primarily the result of the fabrication business that was unable to attract 
the higher margin work that was available during the prior fiscal year.  As 
a result, the fabrication gross margins declined by 8 percentage points.  The
increased sales volume, however, helped to make up some of the shortfall.  

	Operating expenses at approximately $2,247,000 for the nine month 
period ended June 25, 2998 were 2% lower than approximately $2,287,000 for 
the nine-month period ended June 25, 1997.  The decline was possible, as the 
current year was not plagued by the severe weather conditions and equipment 
repairs that were reflected in the results of operation during the 1996/97 
fiscal year.  The expense load for the current year does include the cost of
moving the distribution business' plate inventory to be closer to the 
processing equipment through which much of it passes.  The move eliminated 
a costly transfer problem to get the material from one building to the 
equipment location in another building.  The change will make the operation 
more efficient going forward.  

  	Interest expense at approximately $230,000 for the nine-month period 
ended June 25, 1998 is 3% lower than approximately $238,000 for the same 
nine-month period of the prior fiscal year.  Slightly lower interest rates 
in the current fiscal year resulted in lower interest expense despite a 
higher level of borrowing.  

   	Other income at approximately $37,000 is 58% lower than approximately 
$85,000 for the same period of the prior fiscal year.  The decline is 
primarily the result of the prior year figures being reflective of gain on 
the sale of a lot of surplus equipment which was disposed of at an auction 
just after the fabrication business moved out of the Spokane Industrial Park 
during the summer and fall of 1996.  

   	Higher sales and gross margins for the first nine months of the current 
fiscal year compared to the first nine months of the prior fiscal year along
with a reduced expense load resulted in an after tax net income of $91,534 
compared to a net loss of $19,560.  

 
Three months ended June 25, 1998

	Sales of approximately $3,918,000 for the three-month period ended 
June 25, 1998 were approximately 21% higher than the same three-month 
period of the prior fiscal year.  The increase was primarily the result of 
some large fabrication work during the current third quarter, which was not 
available the prior year.  The sales volume for the fabrication business 
during its current year third quarter was 117% higher than the third quarter 
of the prior fiscal year.  During the three months of the current year's 
third quarter the steel service center business represented 81% of the total 
sales and the fabrication business accounted for the remaining 19%.  This 
compares to 87% and 13% respectively for the same period of the prior fiscal 
year.  The steel service center business also posted a sales volume increase 
for the three months ended June 25, 1998 over the three-month period ended 
June 25, 1997.

	Gross margins for the three-month period ended June 25, 1997, at 
24.8% of sales were 21% higher than the gross margins for the third quarter of 
the prior fiscal year which were also at 24.8% of sales.  The increase is the 
direct result of the sales volume increase.  

	Operating expenses, at approximately $774,000 for the three-month 
period ended June 25, 1998 are 11% higher than approximately $699,000 for 
the same period of the prior fiscal year.  The increase was related to the 
sales volume increase and is reflected in labor costs, supplies, repairs and 
delivery as well as other volume sensitive variable expenses.  As a percent 
of sales, the operating expense for third quarter of the current year is 
19.8% compared to 21.6% for the period ended June 25, 1997.

  	Interest expense for the third quarter of the current year exceeds that of 
the third quarter of the prior year by only 2%.  The slight increase is the 
result of a combination of higher debt levels and lower interest rates.  New 
long-term debt was incurred during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 
ended in September 1997 in the amount of $195,000 and during the third 
quarter of the current fiscal year in the amount of  $67,000.  The proceeds 
from these two loans were used to purchase new equipment.  

	Higher sales volume and gross margins for the third quarter of the 
current fiscal year resulted in an increase in net income of approximately 107% 
over the third quarter of the prior fiscal year.  The earnings per share were 
$0.02 compared to $0.01 for the prior year.  


PART II. OTHER INFORMATION.

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.
     	None.

Item 2.  Changes in Securities.
     
The Company had sold $250,000 of convertible debentures, 
collateralized by land and building, held by related parties, with annual 
interest at 9.25% and due October 31, 1998.  The instruments are convertible 
to no-par common stock after October 31, 1994 at $0.125 per share with 20% 
per year incremental conversion price increases over the life of the 
debentures.  The Company, at its option, may call any or all outstanding 
debentures for redemption after January 2, 1994.

During October 1995, $122,000 of the debentures were converted at 
$0.125 per share for which 976,000 shares were issued.  $128,000 remains 
as long-term debt.  This conversion increased the number of outstanding 
shares by 22%.

     	The company conducted two tender offers, one from August 1997 
through October 15, 1997 and another from January 15, 1998 through June 15, 
1998. These tender offers were made to holders of odd lot shares of 24 or 
fewer shares.  As a result of the offers the Company purchased 1008 shares at 
a total cost of $1,140.  Another tender offer is currently open for all 
holders of 49 or fewer shares.  The offer will expire on August 31, 1998 
unless extended by the Company.  At this time it is the Company's intention 
to extend the offer.  The total cost to repurchase the stock is expected to 
be less than $4,000.

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
	None.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
	None.

Item 5.  Other Information.
     	None.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K (249.308).
	(a)  Exhibits.
     	None.
     	(b)  Reports on Form 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 thereunto duly authorized.


					THE COEUR D'ALENES COMPANY
							(Registrant)
Dated: April 29, 1998
					/s/ Marilyn A. Schroeder
					Marilyn A. Schroeder, Vice-President
					Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
					(Authorized Officer and Principal
					Accounting and Financial Officer)

[ARTICLE] 5
<TABLE>
<S>                                        <C>                     <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                              9-MOS                   12-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          SEP-26-1998             SEP-27-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               JUN-25-1998             SEP-27-1998
[CASH]                                          32,657                  89,495
[SECURITIES]                                         0                       0
[RECEIVABLES]                                1,545,721               1,294,302
[ALLOWANCES]                                    67,055                  53,306
[INVENTORY]                                  3,125,215               2,342,671
[CURRENT-ASSETS]                             4,702,049               3,743,166
[PP&E]                                       4,822,634               4,735,715
[DEPRECIATION]                               1,540,632               1,400,291
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                               8,038,440               7,151,955
[CURRENT-LIABILITIES]                        2,785,950               1,858,447
[BONDS]                                      1,894,657               1,924,395
[PREFERRED-MANDATORY]                                0                       0
[PREFERRED]                                          0                       0
[COMMON]                                     1,186,192               1,186,192
[OTHER-SE]                                   1,615,829               1,524,294
[TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY]                 8,038,440               7,151,955
[SALES]                                     10,488,212              12,858,765
[TOTAL-REVENUES]                            10,550,113              12,992,262
[CGS]                                        7,927,801               9,498,045
[TOTAL-COSTS]                               10,228,175              12,565,646
[OTHER-EXPENSES]                               284,161                 356,195
[LOSS-PROVISION]                                12,400                   3,000
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                             230,404                 301,306
[INCOME-PRETAX]                                145,291                 180,199
[INCOME-TAX]                                    53,757                  54,889
[INCOME-CONTINUING]                            145,291                 180,199
[DISCONTINUED]                                       0                       0
[EXTRAORDINARY]                                      0                       0
[CHANGES]                                            0                       0
[NET-INCOME]                                    91,534                 125,310
[EPS-PRIMARY]                                     0.00                    0.02
[EPS-DILUTED]                                     0.00                    0.02
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