SYPRIS SOLUTIONS INC
10-Q, 1999-10-25
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                                     INDEX

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Part I.  Financial Information

         Item 1.  Financial Statements

                  Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and
                    Nine Months Ended September 26, 1999 and September 27, 1998 .............    2

                  Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 26, 1999 and
                    December 31, 1998........................................................    3

                  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine
                    Months Ended September 26, 1999 and September 27, 1998...................    4

                  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.................................    5

         Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                    Condition and Results of Operations......................................    8

Part II. Other Information

         Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K...........................................   12

Signatures...................................................................................   13
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Part I.  Financial Information

Item 1.  Financial Statements

                            Sypris Solutions, Inc.

                     Consolidated Statements of Operations
                   (in thousands, except for per share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Three Months Ended              Nine Months Ended
                                                      -----------------------------   -----------------------------
                                                      September 26,   September 27,   September 26,   September 27,
                                                          1999            1998            1999            1998
                                                      -------------   -------------   -------------   -------------
                                                                (Unaudited)                     (Unaudited)
<S>                                                   <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>
Net revenue.........................................      $  48,291        $ 46,936      $  142,520      $  157,622
Cost of sales.......................................         36,250          35,976         109,025         122,598
                                                          ---------        --------      ----------      ----------
  Gross profit......................................         12,041          10,960          33,495          35,024
Selling, general and administrative expense.........          5,826           5,930          17,197          20,785
Research and development............................          1,608           1,401           5,068           4,261
Amortization of intangible assets...................            243             330             730             814
                                                          ---------        --------      ----------      ----------
  Operating income..................................          4,364           3,299          10,500           9,164
Interest expense, net...............................            423             243           1,050             993
Other (income) expense, net.........................            (15)            (58 )           262            (150)
                                                          ---------        --------      ----------      ----------
Income before income taxes..........................          3,956           3,114           9,712           8,321
Income tax expense..................................          1,193           1,194           2,957           3,254
                                                          ---------        --------      ----------      ----------
Net income..........................................      $   2,763        $  1,920      $    6,755      $    5,067
                                                          =========        ========      ==========      ==========
Net income per common share:
  Basic.............................................      $    0.29        $   0.20      $     0.71      $     0.54
  Diluted...........................................      $    0.28        $   0.20      $     0.69      $     0.52
Shares used in computing per common share amounts:
  Basic.............................................          9,537           9,438           9,493           9,432
  Diluted...........................................          9,939           9,784           9,820           9,797
</TABLE>

     The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
                                  statements.

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                            Sypris Solutions, Inc.

                          Consolidated Balance Sheets
                     (in thousands, except for share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                     September 26,     December 31,
                                                                                                         1999             1998
                                                                                                     ------------      ------------
                                                                                                      (Unaudited)
<S>                                                                                                  <C>               <C>
                                    Assets
Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents............................................................................   $ 10,682         $ 12,387
 Accounts receivable, net.............................................................................     28,900           26,283
 Inventory, net.......................................................................................     46,043           38,465
 Other current assets.................................................................................      2,063            1,724
                                                                                                         --------         --------

  Total current assets................................................................................     87,688           78,859

Property, plant and equipment, net....................................................................     30,988           27,535

Intangible assets, net................................................................................     11,784           12,075

Other assets..........................................................................................      2,628            2,650
                                                                                                         --------         --------

                                                                                                         $133,088         $121,119
                                                                                                         ========         ========

                      Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Current liabilities:
 Accounts payable.....................................................................................   $ 13,385         $ 13,004
 Accrued liabilities..................................................................................     19,052           23,651
 Current portion of long-term debt....................................................................      6,543           10,083
                                                                                                         --------         --------

  Total current liabilities...........................................................................     38,980           46,738

Long-term debt........................................................................................     32,000           18,500
Other liabilities.....................................................................................      5,471            6,522
                                                                                                         --------         --------

  Total liabilities...................................................................................     76,451           71,760

Shareholders' equity:
 Preferred stock, no par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued.........................         --               --
 Common stock, non-voting, par value $.01 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued...         --               --
 Common stock, par value $.01 per share, 20,000,000 shares authorized; 9,564,968 and 9,450,593 shares
  issued and outstanding in 1999 and 1998, respectively...............................................         96               95
 Additional paid-in capital...........................................................................     23,760           23,238
 Retained earnings....................................................................................     34,075           27,320
 Accumulated other comprehensive income...............................................................     (1,294)          (1,294)
                                                                                                         --------         --------

  Total shareholders' equity..........................................................................     56,637           49,359
                                                                                                         --------         --------

                                                                                                         $133,088         $121,119
                                                                                                         ========         ========
</TABLE>

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
   statements.

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                            Sypris Solutions, Inc.

                     Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                (in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      Nine Months Ended
                                                                                                -----------------------------
                                                                                                September 26,   September 27,
                                                                                                    1999            1998
                                                                                                -------------   -------------
                                                                                                          (Unaudited)
<S>                                                                                             <C>             <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
 Net income...................................................................................  $       6,755   $       5,067
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
   Depreciation and amortization..............................................................          5,592           5,389
   Other noncash charges (credits)............................................................            430            (284)
   Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
    Accounts receivable.......................................................................         (2,486)          4,307
    Inventory.................................................................................         (8,312)          4,342
    Other current and noncurrent assets.......................................................           (895)            867
    Accounts payable..........................................................................            381          (3,547)
    Accrued and other liabilities.............................................................         (4,868)         (3,046)
                                                                                                -------------   -------------
     Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities......................................         (3,403)         13,095
Cash flows from investing activities:
 Capital expenditures.........................................................................         (8,067)         (3,733)
 Other........................................................................................           (718)         (1,138)
                                                                                                -------------   -------------
     Net cash used in investing activities....................................................         (8,785)         (4,871)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 Net borrowings (repayments) under revolving credit agreements................................         11,624          (4,719)
 Principal payments on long-term debt.........................................................         (1,664)         (1,636)
 Proceeds from issuance (payments for redemption) of common stock.............................            523             (31)
                                                                                                -------------   -------------
     Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities......................................         10,483          (6,386)
                                                                                                -------------   -------------
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents..........................................         (1,705)          1,838
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period..............................................         12,387           9,836
                                                                                                -------------   -------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period....................................................  $      10,682   $      11,674
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</TABLE>

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
                                  statements.

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                            Sypris Solutions, Inc.

                  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(1)  Organization

     Sypris Solutions, Inc. ("Sypris" or the "Company") is a Delaware
corporation which was organized in 1997 and began business on March 30, 1998
with the completion of the merger of Group Financial Partners, Inc. ("GFP") and
two of its subsidiaries, Bell Technologies, Inc. ("Bell") and Tube Turns
Technologies, Inc. ("Tube Turns"), with and into Group Technologies Corporation
("GroupTech"), a Nasdaq-traded company in which GFP owned an approximate 80%
interest. Effective immediately thereafter, GroupTech was merged with and into
Sypris, a subsidiary created to accomplish the reincorporation in Delaware. As a
result of these and other transactions (collectively referred to herein as the
"Reorganization"), Sypris became the holding company for Bell, GroupTech, Tube
Turns and Metrum-Datatape, Inc. ("Metrum-Datatape"), a wholly-owned subsidiary
of GFP prior to the Reorganization, and succeeded to the listing of GroupTech on
the Nasdaq Stock Market under the new symbol SYPR. In connection with the
Reorganization, a one-for-four reverse stock split was effected for shareholders
of record as of March 30, 1998. All references in the unaudited consolidated
financial statements to number of shares and per share amounts of the Company's
common stock have been retroactively restated to reflect the decreased number of
shares outstanding.

     Sypris is a diversified provider of specialized industrial products and
technical services. The Company's products range from integrated data
acquisition, storage and analysis systems, magnetic instruments and current
sensors to high pressure closures and other industrial products. The Company's
technical services include a variety of specialized engineering, manufacturing,
testing, calibration and encryption capabilities.

(2)  Basis of Presentation

     The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of Sypris and its subsidiaries and have been prepared by the Company in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission"). All significant intercompany transactions and
accounts have been eliminated. These unaudited consolidated financial statements
reflect, in the opinion of management, all material adjustments (which include
only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to fairly state the results of
operations, financial position and cash flows for the periods presented, and the
disclosures herein are adequate to make the information presented not
misleading. Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue
and expenses. Actual results for the three and nine months ended September 26,
1999 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the
year ending December 31, 1999. These unaudited consolidated financial statements
should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, and
notes thereto, for the year ended December 31, 1998 as presented in the
Company's annual report on Form 10-K.

     Certain amounts in the Company's 1998 consolidated financial statements
have been reclassified to conform with the 1999 presentation.

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(3)  Net Income per Common Share

     For the nine months ended September 27, 1998, shares used in computing
basic and diluted net income per common share include the outstanding shares of
Sypris common stock as of the date of the Reorganization and the dilution
associated with common stock options issued prior to the Reorganization.

     There were no adjustments required to be made to net income for purposes of
computing basic and diluted net income per common share. A reconciliation of the
average number of common shares outstanding used in the calculation of basic and
diluted net income per common share is as follows (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           Three Months Ended              Nine Months Ended
                                                                      -----------------------------  ------------------------------
                                                                      September 26,   September 27,  September 26,   September 27,
                                                                           1999           1998            1999            1998
                                                                      --------------  -------------  --------------  --------------
                                                                               (Unaudited)                    (Unaudited)
<S>                                                                   <C>             <C>            <C>             <C>
     Shares used to compute basic net income per common share.......          9,537           9,438          9,493           9,432
     Dilutive effect of stock options...............................            402             346            327             365
                                                                            -------         -------        -------         -------
     Shares used to compute diluted net income per common share.....          9,939           9,784          9,820           9,797
                                                                            =======         =======        =======         =======
</TABLE>


(4)  Inventory

     Inventory consists of the following (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     September 26,   December 31,
                                                                                         1999            1998
                                                                                     -------------   ------------
                                                                                      (Unaudited)
     <S>                                                                             <C>             <C>
     Raw materials...............................................................      $   11,721      $   15,697
     Work-in-process.............................................................          17,848          12,447
     Finished goods..............................................................           1,920           2,478
     Costs relating to long-term contracts and programs, net of
        amounts attributed to revenue recognized to date.........................          27,153          16,700
     Progress payments related to long-term contracts and programs...............          (7,430)         (4,224)
     LIFO reserve................................................................            (609)           (609)
     Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory...................................          (4,560)         (4,024)
                                                                                       ----------      ----------
                                                                                       $   46,043      $   38,465
                                                                                       ==========      ==========
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(5)  Segment Data

     The Company's operations are conducted in two reportable business segments:
the Electronics Group and the Industrial Group. There was no intersegment net
revenue recognized for all periods presented. The following table presents
financial information for the reportable segments of the Company for the three
and nine months ended September 26, 1999 and September 27, 1998 (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       Three Months Ended               Nine Months Ended
                                                 -------------------------------  ------------------------------
                                                  September 26,   September 27,   September 26,   September 27,
                                                      1999             1998            1999            1998
                                                 ---------------  --------------  --------------  --------------
                                                            (Unaudited)                     (Unaudited)
<S>                                              <C>              <C>             <C>             <C>
     Net revenue from unaffiliated customers:
      Electronics Group.........................        $39,526         $38,277        $115,304        $129,801
      Industrial Group..........................          8,765           8,659          27,216          27,821
                                                        -------         -------        --------        --------
                                                        $48,291         $46,936        $142,520        $157,622
                                                        =======         =======        ========        ========
     Gross profit:
      Electronics Group.........................        $10,299         $ 9,390        $ 28,358        $ 29,900
      Industrial Group..........................          1,742           1,570           5,137           5,124
                                                        -------         -------        --------        --------
                                                        $12,041         $10,960        $ 33,495        $ 35,024
                                                        =======         =======        ========        ========
     Operating income:
      Electronics Group.........................        $ 3,885         $ 2,684        $  9,337        $  7,825
      Industrial Group..........................          1,194             933           3,469           3,505
      General, corporate and other..............           (715)           (318)         (2,306)         (2,166)
                                                        -------         -------        --------        --------
                                                        $ 4,364         $ 3,299        $ 10,500        $  9,164
                                                        =======         =======        ========        ========
</TABLE>

(6)  Commitments and Contingencies

     Tube Turns is a co-defendant in two separate lawsuits filed in 1993 and
1994, one pending in federal court and one pending in state district court in
Louisiana, arising out of an explosion in a coker plant owned by Exxon
Corporation located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The suits are being defended for
Tube Turns by its insurance carrier, and the Company intends to vigorously
defend its case. The Company believes that a settlement or related judgment
would not result in a material loss to Tube Turns or the Company.

     More specifically, according to the complaints, Tube Turns is the alleged
manufacturer of a carbon steel pipe elbow which failed, causing the explosion
which destroyed the coker plant and caused unspecified damages to surrounding
property owners. One of the actions was brought by Exxon and claims damages for
destruction of the plant, which Exxon estimates exceed one hundred million
dollars. In this action, Tube Turns is a co-defendant with the fabricator who
built the pipe line in which the elbow was incorporated and with the general
contractor for the plant. The second action is a class action suit filed on
behalf of the residents living around the plant and claims damages in an amount
as yet undetermined. Exxon is a co-defendant with Tube Turns, the contractor and
the fabricator in this action. In both actions, Tube Turns maintains that the
carbon steel pipe elbow at issue was appropriately marked as carbon steel and
was improperly installed, without the knowledge of Tube Turns, by the fabricator
and general contractor in a part of the plant requiring a chromium steel elbow.

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

Results of Operations

     The following table sets forth certain financial data, expressed as a
percentage of net revenue, from the Company's Consolidated Statements of
Operations for the three and nine months ended September 26, 1999 and September
27, 1998.

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<CAPTION>
                                                    Three Months Ended                    Nine Months Ended
                                               ------------------------------     --------------------------------
                                               September 26,    September 27,     September 26,      September 27,
                                                   1999            1998               1999               1998
                                               -------------    -------------     -------------      -------------
<S>                                            <C>              <C>               <C>                <C>
Net revenue..................................       100.0%           100.0%            100.0%             100.0%
Cost of sales................................        75.1             76.6              76.5               77.8
                                                    -----            -----             -----              -----
Gross profit.................................        24.9             23.4              23.5               22.2
Selling, general and administrative expense..        12.1             12.7              12.1               13.2
Research and development.....................         3.3              3.0               3.5                2.7
Amortization of intangible assets............         0.5              0.7               0.5                0.5
                                                    -----            -----             -----              -----
Operating income.............................         9.0%             7.0%              7.4%               5.8%
                                                    =====            =====             =====              =====
Net income...................................         5.7%             4.2%              4.7%               3.2%
                                                    =====            =====             =====              =====
</TABLE>

     For reporting purposes, the operations of Bell, GroupTech and Metrum-
Datatape are included in the Electronics Group, and Tube Turns' operations are
included in the Industrial Group. Segment discussion is included in the
following discussion and analysis of the Company's consolidated results of
operations.

     Net revenue for the third quarter of 1999 was $48.3 million, an increase of
$1.4 million, or 2.9%, from $46.9 million for the third quarter of 1998. Net
revenue for the first nine months of 1999 was $142.5 million, a decrease of
$15.1 million, or 9.6%, from $157.6 million for the first nine months of 1998.
The Electronics Group reported third quarter net revenue of $39.5 million, an
increase in net revenue of $1.3 million from the comparable prior year period,
representing the first increase in quarterly net revenue for 1999 as compared to
1998. The Electronics Group's backlog also increased to $108.4 million at
September 26, 1999 as net bookings for the third quarter and first nine months
of 1999 were $40.1 million and $126.5 million, respectively. Although the
Electronics Group posted an increase in net revenue for the third quarter, net
revenue for the first nine months of 1999 was $115.3 million, a decrease of
$14.5 million from the comparable prior year period. During 1998, the
Electronics Group targeted new business opportunities aimed at improving
profitability and completed, without renewal, certain of its low-margin
electronics manufacturing contracts. The transition from the low-margin
contracts was substantially completed during 1998, but the effect continued into
the first half of 1999 and is the primary source of the decrease in net revenue
for the comparable nine-month periods. The success of the business development
efforts has enabled the Electronics Group to generate the year-to-year increase
in third quarter net revenue and the growth in backlog described above. The
Industrial Group reported third quarter net revenue of $8.8 million, an increase
of $0.1 million from the comparable prior year period. The Industrial Group's
net revenue for the first nine months of 1999 was $27.2 million, a decrease of
$0.6 million from the comparable prior year period. The Industrial Group
continued to increase shipments of truck axles during the third quarter, thereby
offsetting declines in other forged product lines. Volume reductions for product
lines provided to customers in the aerospace industry and foreign markets of the
oil and gas industry were the primary factors for the decline in net revenue for
the comparable nine-month periods.

     Gross profit for the third quarter of 1999 was $12.0 million, or 24.9% of
net revenue, as compared to $11.0 million, or 23.4% of net revenue for the third
quarter of 1998. Gross profit for the first nine months of 1999 was $33.5
million, or 23.5% of net revenue, as compared to $35.0 million, or 22.2% of net
revenue for the first nine months of 1998. The Electronics Group's gross profit
for the third quarter of 1999 was $10.3 million, an increase of $0.9 million, or
9.7%, compared to $9.4 million for the third quarter of 1998. The Electronics
Group's gross profit for the first nine months of 1999 was $28.4 million, a
decrease of $1.5 million, or 5.2%, compared to $29.9 million for the first nine
months of 1998. The increase in the Electronics Group's gross profit for the
comparable third

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quarter periods resulted from a favorable product mix and an increase in net
revenue. The decrease in the Electronics Group's gross profit for the comparable
nine-month periods is primarily attributable to the reduced level of net revenue
described above. The Electronics Group's gross profit percentage increased to
26.1% in the third quarter of 1999 from 24.5% for the comparable period in 1998.
The gross profit percentage of the Electronics Group for the first nine months
of 1999 and 1998 was 24.6% and 23.0%, respectively. The margin improvement for
the comparable year-to-year periods further reflects management's actions to
improve profitability by focusing on specific manufacturing and service
opportunities in which the Company offers value-added solutions under a
competitive cost structure. The gross profit percentage comparison also reflects
the mix change caused by revenue reductions in certain of the Company's
electronics assembly and test operations that typically have lower margins than
product sales. The Industrial Group's gross profit for the third quarter of 1999
was $1.7 million, an increase of $0.1 million, or 11.0%, compared to $1.6
million for the third quarter of 1998. The Industrial Group's gross profit of
$5.1 million for the first nine months of 1999 was approximately equal to the
amount reported for the first nine months of 1998. The primary source of the
increase in gross profit in the third quarter and the level profit for the first
nine months is manufacturing efficiencies in the production of forged truck
axles. Although net revenue declined for the comparable nine-month periods,
including reduced shipments of certain high-margin products, improvements in the
manufacturing process contributed to a gross profit percentage of 18.9% for the
first nine months of 1999 as compared to 18.4% for the first nine months of
1998.

     Selling, general and administrative expense for the third quarter of 1999
was $5.8 million, or 12.1% of net revenue, as compared to $5.9 million, or 12.7%
of net revenue for the third quarter of 1998. Selling, general and
administrative expense for the first nine months of 1999 was $17.2 million, or
12.1% of net revenue, as compared to $20.8 million, or 13.2% of net revenue for
the first nine months of 1998. The Electronics Group's selling, general and
administrative expense decreased by $3.8 million for the comparable nine-month
periods. The consolidation of certain functional activities that was initiated
in the first half of 1998 contributed to this decrease in the year-to-year
comparison. Other contributing factors include workforce reductions in certain
operations, a reduction in selling expense attributable to the decrease in net
revenue, and adjustments to the Company's estimated liability for the sale of
certain assets of the Electronics Group in June 1997, for which a final
settlement agreement was reached during the second quarter of 1999. The first
nine months of 1998 also included professional fees and other costs associated
with the Reorganization which were nonrecurring.

     Research and development expense for the third quarter of 1999 was $1.6
million, or 3.3% of net revenue, as compared to $1.4 million, or 3.0% of net
revenue for the third quarter of 1998. Research and development expense for the
first nine months of 1999 was $5.1 million, or 3.5% of net revenue, as compared
to $4.3 million, or 2.7% of net revenue for the first nine months of 1998. This
increase was generated by the Electronics Group, and reflects management's
continued investment in the data acquisition, storage and analysis product
lines.

     Amortization of intangible assets for the third quarter and first nine
months of 1999 was $0.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively, as compared to
$0.3 million and $0.8 million, respectively, for the comparable periods of 1998.
The amortization is primarily attributable to goodwill recorded in connection
with the Reorganization.

     Interest expense for the third quarter and first nine months of 1999 was
$0.4 million and $1.1 million, respectively, as compared to $0.2 million and
$1.0 million, respectively, for the comparable periods of 1998. The Company's
borrowings increased late in the second quarter of 1999 to fund working capital
investments and capital expenditures and average outstanding debt throughout the
third quarter of 1999 remained higher than the comparable prior year period.

     Income tax expense, on an interim basis, is provided for at the anticipated
effective tax rate for the year.

Liquidity, Capital Resources and Financial Condition

     Net cash used in operating activities was $3.4 million for the first nine
months of 1999 as compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $13.1
million for the year-earlier period. During the first nine months of 1999, the
Company's accounts receivable and inventory balances increased by $2.5 million
and $8.3 million, respectively. The $2.5 million increase in accounts receivable
resulted from a high volume of shipments occurring late in the third quarter.
Inventory increased during the first nine months of 1999 by $7.0 million and
$1.3 million in the Electronics Group and Industrial Group, respectively. The
increase in the Electronics Group's inventory corresponds with the increase in
backlog and inventory requirements for the expected shipment schedule on certain

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contracts. Accrued liabilities decreased by $4.9 million during the first nine
months of 1999, principally due to the final settlement payment made during the
second quarter with respect to the June 1997 asset divestiture transaction.

     Net cash used in investing activities was $8.8 million for the first nine
months of 1999 as compared to $4.9 million for the year-earlier period. Capital
expenditures by the Electronics Group and the Industrial Group for the first
nine months of 1999 were $4.7 million and $3.1 million, respectively. Capital
expenditures for the Electronics Group include information system upgrades and
replacements as well as manufacturing, assembly and test equipment. The
Industrial Group's capital expenditures relate primarily to increasing
production capacity to meet the expanding needs of its customer base. At
September 27, 1999, the Industrial Group also had commitments for the purchase
of $2.8 million of additional manufacturing equipment to further increase
production capacity, which is expected to be funded through the Company's cash
balances and borrowings under its revolving credit facility. The Company expects
total capital expenditures during the fourth quarter of 1999 will be
approximately $8.0 million. The planned capital expenditures are for facilities
and equipment to increase capacity, expand production capabilities and improve
efficiency through automation.

     Net cash provided by financing activities was $10.5 million during the
first nine months of 1999 as compared to net cash used in financing activities
of $6.4 million during the year-earlier period. The Company funded the
additional working capital investment and capital expenditures during the first
nine months of 1999 through additional borrowings under its revolving credit
facility.

     Under the terms of the credit agreement between the Company and its bank,
the Company had total availability for borrowings and letters of credit under
its revolving credit facility of $1.5 million at September 26, 1999; however,
the Company repaid $3.5 million on its revolving credit facility during the
first week of the fourth quarter, thereby increasing its total availability to
$5.0 million at September 29, 1999. Maximum borrowings on the revolving credit
facility are $30.0 million, subject to a $5.0 million limit for letters of
credit. The Company also has an outstanding term loan in the amount of $10.0
million at September 26, 1999. The Company is in the process of finalizing the
terms of a revised credit agreement that would provide the Company with a
revolving credit facility under which the total borrowing capacity will increase
to $100.0 million. The term debt currently outstanding will convert to
borrowings on the revolving credit facility. The Company expects to close on the
financing during October 1999 and intends to use proceeds from the financing to
fund the Company's capital expenditure plan for the remainder of 1999 and 2000
and for other general corporate purposes, including acquisitions.

Impact of Year 2000

     Some of the Company's older computer programs were written using two digits
rather than four to define the applicable year. As a result, those computer
programs have time-sensitive software which recognize a date using "00" as the
year 1900 rather than the year 2000. This could cause a system failure or
miscalculations causing disruptions of operations, including, among other
things, a temporary inability to process transactions, send invoices, or engage
in similar normal business activities.

     Sypris has implemented a company-wide Year 2000 Project (the "Y2K Project")
to address the Year 2000 issue. The Y2K Project encompasses both information
technology ("IT") and non-IT systems. The Y2K Project is being addressed by
project teams at each of the Company's subsidiaries and by the Company's IT
Committee, which consists of senior members of the IT departments from each
subsidiary.

     Beginning in 1998, the Company began a program of reviewing its enterprise
resource planning ("ERP") systems to reduce the number of ERP systems utilized
across its business units and improve overall access to information. During
1998, the Company selected three primary ERP systems and began the process of
implementing the upgrades or conversions for these new systems. All new ERP
systems are Year 2000 compliant, and the implementations have been substantially
completed.

     A detailed assessment of all significant IT systems has been completed. The
project teams are implementing plans to correct problems identified during the
assessment phase of the Y2K Project. The implementation of the new ERP systems
and the related hardware modifications have addressed the majority of the
Company's business systems. The Company has also upgraded or replaced the
majority of its personal computers

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and standardized its desktop software applications over the past three years.
The Company expects that the testing and remediation of all IT systems will be
completed early in the fourth quarter of 1999.

     A detailed assessment of all significant non-IT systems has been completed.
The Company has identified the critical non-IT systems, which includes
microcontroller based systems and other devices with embedded chips used in the
engineering, manufacturing and testing processes and expects to complete the
assessment, testing and remediation on the non-IT critical systems early in the
fourth quarter of 1999. Completion of testing and remediation on certain of the
lower priority non-IT systems will continue during the fourth quarter of 1999.
The Company also reviewed telephone, security, HVAC and other facility related
systems and has completed the testing and remediation of these systems.

     The Company has identified and is communicating with customers, suppliers
and other critical service providers to determine if entities with which the
Company transacts business have an effective plan in place to address the Year
2000 issue, and to determine the extent of the Company's vulnerability to the
failure of first parties to remediate their own Year 2000 issue. The Company is
relying on statements from its service and goods suppliers and is not auditing
suppliers' preparation plans. Risks associated with this approach are being
identified and contingency plans will be developed as needed.

     As of September 26, 1999, the Company has spent approximately $900,000 on
its Y2K Project. Additional costs to be incurred in 1999 to correct Year 2000
problems are estimated at approximately $100,000. Such costs do not include
normal system upgrades and replacements. The costs incurred by the Company for
the new ERP systems are considered to be normal system upgrades and replacements
and, therefore, are not included in costs for the Y2K Project. The Company does
not expect the costs relating to Year 2000 remediation to have a material effect
on its results of operations or financial condition.

     The failure to correct a material Year 2000 problem could result in an
interruption in, or a failure of, certain normal business activities or
operations. Such failures could materially and adversely affect the Company's
results of operations, liquidity and financial condition. Due to the general
uncertainty inherent in the Year 2000 problem, resulting in part from the
uncertainty of the Year 2000 readiness of first-party suppliers and customers,
the Company is unable to determine at this time whether the consequences of Year
2000 failures will have a material impact on the Company's results of
operations, liquidity or financial condition. The Y2K Project is expected to
significantly reduce the Company's level of uncertainty about the Year 2000
problem and, in particular, about the Year 2000 compliance and readiness of its
material first-party suppliers and customers. The Company believes that, with
the implementation of new ERP systems and completion of the Y2K Project as
scheduled, the possibility of significant interruptions of normal operations
should be reduced.

Forward-looking Statements

     This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Similar forward looking
statements are made periodically in reports to the Securities and Exchange
Commission, press releases, reports and documents and in written and oral
presentations to investors, shareholders, analysts and others, regarding future
results or expected developments. Words such as "anticipates," "believes,"
"estimates," "expects," "is likely," "predicts," and variations of such words
and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking
statements. Although Sypris believes that its expectations are based on
reasonable assumptions, it cannot assure that the expectations contained in such
statements will be achieved. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties
which may cause actual future activities and results of operations to be
materially different from those suggested in this report, including, among
others: the Company's dependence on its current management; the risks and
uncertainties present in the Company's business; business conditions and growth
in the general economy and the electronics and industrial markets served by the
Company; competitive factors and price pressures; availability of third-party
component parts at reasonable prices; inventory risks due to shifts in market
demand and/or price erosion of purchased components; changes in product mix;
cost and yield issues associated with the Company's manufacturing facilities; as
well as other factors described elsewhere in this report and in the Company's
other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Part II.  Other Information


Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)  Exhibits:

   Exhibit
   Number      Description
   ------      -----------

     27        Financial Data Schedule.

(b)  Reports on Form 8-K:

     The Company filed no reports on Form 8-K during the three months ended
     September 26, 1999.

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                                  SIGNATURES

   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                             SYPRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.
                                                  (Registrant)

Date:    October 25, 1999          By:       /s/ David D. Johnson
         ---------------------         ----------------------------------
                                               (David D. Johnson)
                                   Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Date:    October 25, 1999          By:       /s/ Anthony C. Allen
         ---------------------         ----------------------------------
                                              (Anthony C. Allen)
                                     Vice President, Controller & Chief
                                             Accounting Officer

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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington D.C. 20549


                                   FORM 10-Q


(Mark One)

    X   Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
   ---
        Exchange Act of 1934. For the quarterly period ended September 26, 1999.

                                      or

   ___  Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
        Exchange Act of 1934. For the transition period from _________________
        to  ________________.



                        Commission file number: 0-24020

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

           Delaware                                        61-1321992
(State or Other Jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S. Employer
 Incorporation or Organization)                        Identification No.)

                            455 South Fourth Street
                          Louisville, Kentucky 40202
         (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                (502) 585-5544
             (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 October 12, 1999, the Registrant had 9,564,968 shares of Common Stock
outstanding.


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