ESCO ELECTRONICS CORP
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                        	SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              	Washington, D.C. 20549

	                                    Form 10-Q/A
	                                  Amendment No. 1

(Mark One)

(X) Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities 
	Exchange Act of 1934 For the quarterly period ended December 31, 1998

	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 1-10596


                         	ESCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

	            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


	     Missouri                                                    43-1554045
(State or other jurisdiction of 	                           (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	                           Identification No.)

8888 Ladue Road, Suite 200	                                       63124-2090
St. Louis, Missouri	                                              (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)



	   Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (314) 213-7200


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    

Number of common stock trust receipts outstanding at January 31, 1999:
12,273,963 receipts.





This Amendment No. 1 is filed to correct a typographical error in "Cash flows
from operating activities: Other" appearing in the Condensed Consolidated 
Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) under Item 1. Financial Statements.



Item 1. Financial Statements

<TABLE>
          	ESCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
	         Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
	                           (Unaudited)
	         (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)


<CAPTION>
                                                     	Three Months Ended
	                                                         December 31,
                                                      --------------------
                                                   	  1998  	         1997  
                                                      ----            ----
<S>                                                 <C>             <C>
Net sales	                                           $ 88,193	       78,077
                                                      -------       -------
Costs and expenses:
	Cost of sales	                                        65,299	       56,048
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	         17,221	       15,532
	Interest expense	                                      1,732	        1,691
	Other, net	                                            1,610	        1,071
                                                      -------       -------  
		Total costs and expenses	                            85,862	       74,342
                                                      -------       -------
Earnings before income taxes	                           2,331	        3,735
Income tax expense	                                       816	        1,125
                                                      -------       -------
Net earnings before accounting change	                  1,515	        2,610
                                                      -------       -------

Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax	   (25,009)	        -
                                                      -------        -------
Net earnings (loss)	                                 $(23,494)	        2,610
                                                     =========       =======

Earnings (loss) per share:
Earnings before accounting change:	-	Basic	          $    .12	           .22
                                                     ========        =======
	                                  -	Diluted	             .12	           .21
                                                     ========        =======

Net earnings (loss)	               -	Basic	          $  (1.91)	          .22
                                                      ========       =======
	                                  -	Diluted	           (1.91)	          .21
                                                      ========       =======


See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
                  ESCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                              (Dollars in thousands)

<CAPTION>
                                         	December 31,	        September 30,
	                                             1998    	            1998     
                                          ------------         -------------
<S>                                       <C>                  <C>
Assets	                                    (Unaudited)
Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	                $  5,286	               4,241
	Accounts receivable, less allowance
for doubtful accounts of $738 and
$664, respectively	                          54,335	              51,530
	Costs and estimated earnings on long-term
		contracts, less progress billings of
		$28,983 and $51,529, respectively	         21,424	              26,995
	Inventories	                                60,634	              81,579
	Other current assets	                        3,775	               2,776
                                            -------              -------  
			Total current assets	                    145,454	             167,121
                                            -------              -------
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	     151,880	             150,332
Less accumulated depreciation and 
amortization	                                55,609	              52,323
                                            -------              ------- 
			Net property, plant and equipment	        96,271	              98,009
Excess of cost over net assets of purchased
	businesses, less accumulated amortization 
	of $5,148 and $4,557, respectively	         71,978	              72,512
Deferred tax assets	                         55,735	              44,740
Other assets	                                22,866	              26,920
                                            -------              ------- 
				                                       $392,304	             409,302
                                            =======              =======
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
	Short-term borrowings and current 
Maturities of long-term debt	              $ 46,500	              30,111
	Accounts payable	                           33,619	              39,908
	Advance payments on long-term contracts,
less costs incurred of $42,212 and 
$5,046, respectively	                        17,135	              11,442
	Accrued expenses and other current 
liabilities	                                 19,548	              25,346
                                            -------              ------- 
			Total current liabilities	               116,802	             106,807
                                            -------              -------
Other liabilities	                           28,128	              28,339
Long-term debt	                              48,176	              50,077
                                            -------              -------
			Total liabilities	                       193,106	             185,223
                                            -------              -------
Commitments and contingencies	                 -	                   -
Shareholders' equity:
	Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share,
		authorized 10,000,000 shares	                -	                   -
	Common stock, par value $.01 per share, 
Authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued
12,676,346 and 12,641,664 shares,
respectively	                                   127	                 126
	Additional paid-in capital	                201,114	             200,913
	Retained earnings since elimination of
		deficit at September 30, 1993	              3,783	              27,277
	Cumulative foreign currency translation 
adjustments	                                    480	                 520
	Minimum pension liability	                  (2,260)	             (2,260)
                                            --------             --------  
				                                        203,244	             226,576
	Less treasury stock, at cost; 409,025 
		and 234,025 common shares, respectively	   (4,046)	             (2,497)
                                            --------             --------
			Total shareholders' equity	              199,198	             224,079
                                            -------              -------
				                                       $392,304	             409,302
                                            =======              =======


See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
               ESCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                (Unaudited)
                           (Dollars in thousands)

<CAPTION>
                                                    	Three Months Ended
	                                                       December 31,
                                                     ------------------ 
	                                                 1998	               1997
                                                  ----                ----
<S>                                           <C>                  <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
	Net earnings (loss) after accounting change	  $(23,494)	             2,610
	Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss)
	to net cash used by operating activities:
	Depreciation and amortization	                   4,501	              4,773
	Changes in operating working capital,
	net of accounting change	                      (19,019)	           (21,448)
	Effect of accounting change, net of tax	        25,009	               -
	Other	                                           2,751	                219
                                                -------             -------     
	Net cash used by operating activities	         (10,252)	           (13,846)
                                                -------             -------
Cash flows from investing activities:
	Capital expenditures	                           (1,681)	            (3,747)
	Acquisition of businesses, less cash acquired	    -	                (3,460)
                                                -------             -------  
	Net cash used by investing activities	          (1,681)	            (7,207)
                                                -------             -------
Cash flows from financing activities:
	Net increase in short-term borrowings	          16,500	             18,500
	Proceeds from long-term debt	                       96	               -
	Principal payments on long-term debt	           (2,108)	            (1,000)
	Other	                                          (1,510)	              (530)
                                                -------             -------    
	Net cash provided by financing activities	      12,978	             16,970
                                                -------             -------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
 equivalents	                                     1,045	             (4,083)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	   4,241	              5,818
                                                -------             -------    
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	      $  5,286	              1,735
                                                =======             =======

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>

                 ESCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
               Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
                                    (Unaudited)

1.	Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, in the opinion 
of management, include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring 
accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim 
periods presented. The condensed consolidated financial statements are 
presented in accordance with the requirements of Form 10-Q and consequently 
do not include all the disclosures required by generally accepted accounting 
principles. For further information refer to the consolidated financial
statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on 
Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1998. Certain prior year amounts 
have been reclassified to conform with the fiscal 1999 presentation.

The results for the three month period ended December 31, 1998 are not 
necessarily indicative of the results for the entire 1999 fiscal year.

2.	Earnings Per Share

The net loss per share for the first quarter of fiscal 1999, for both 
basic and diluted loss per share, is calculated using the weighted 
average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Basic 
earnings per share, before accounting change, is calculated using the 
weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the 
period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated using the weighted 
average number of common shares outstanding during the period plus 
shares issuable upon the assumed exercise of dilutive common share
options and performance shares by using the treasury stock method. 
The number of shares used in the calculation of earnings (loss) per 
share for each period presented is as follows (in thousands):

<TABLE>
	
<CAPTION>
	                                                    	Three Months Ended
 	                                                        December 31,    
                                                      ------------------

                                                     	1998	         1997
                                                      ----          ----
<S>                                                <C>           <C>
	Weighted Average Shares Outstanding - Basic	        12,310	       11,818
	Dilutive Options and Performance Shares	               312	          764
                                                     ------        ------
	Adjusted Shares - Diluted	                          12,622	       12,582
                                                     ======        ======
</TABLE>
Options to purchase 298,000 shares of common stock at prices ranging 
from $10.00-$19.22 per share and options to purchase 22,750 shares of 
common stock at $18.00 were outstanding during the three month 
periods ended December 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997, respectively, 
but were not included in the respective computations of diluted EPS 
because the options' exercise price was greater than the average 
market price of the common shares. These options expire in 2007 and 
2008. Approximately 166,000 and 167,000 performance shares were
outstanding but unearned at December 31, 1998, and 1997, 
respectively, and therefore, were not included in the respective 
computations of diluted EPS. The unearned performance shares expire 
in 2001.

3.	Inventories
<TABLE>
	Inventories consist of the following (dollars in thousands):
	
<CAPTION>
                                                	December 31,	  September 30,
	                                                   1998    	       1998    
                                                 ------------   -------------
<S>                                              <C>             <C>
Finished goods	                                   $ 11,024	         9,491
Work in process, including long-term
contracts	                                          32,686	        54,754
Raw materials	                                      16,924	        17,334
                                                   -------        -------
Total inventories	                                $ 60,634	        81,579
                                                   =======        =======
</TABLE>
Under the contractual arrangements by which progress payments are received, 
the U.S. Government has a security interest in the inventories associated 
with specific contracts. Inventories are net of progress payment receipts of 
$16.5 million and $14 million at December 31, 1998 and September 30, 1998, 
respectively.

4.	Change in Accounting Principle

In April 1998, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) 
issued Statement of Position (SOP) 98-5, "Reporting on the Costs of Start-up 
Activities". This SOP is applicable to all non-governmental entities and 
provides guidance on accounting for start-up activities, including 
pre-contract start-up costs and organization costs. SOP 98-5 broadly defines 
start-up costs as those one-time activities related to opening a new 
facility, introducing a new product or service, conducting business in a new
territory, conducting business with a new class of customer or beneficiary, 
initiating a new process in an existing facility, or commencing some new 
operation. Start-up activities also include activities related to organizing 
a new entity, commonly referred to as organization costs.

The Company had previously accounted for these costs under the existing 
guidance provided by SOP 81-1,"Accounting for Performance of Construction-
type Contracts." Under SOP 81-1, costs incurred for a specific anticipated 
contract were capitalized if those costs could be directly associated with 
the specific anticipated contract, and if their recoverability from that 
contract was probable. SOP 98-5 amends SOP 81-1 by requiring precontract, 
start-up and organization costs to be expensed as incurred. 

The Company is required to adopt this change in accounting principle no later 
than the first quarter of fiscal year 2000. The Company decided to adopt the 
provisions of SOP 98-5 in the first quarter of fiscal year 1999 ended 
December 31, 1998. This change in accounting principle resulted in a 
non-cash, after-tax charge of approximately $25 million, and was recognized 
as a cumulative effect of an accounting change.

The after-tax charge related to precontract start-up, and organization costs 
incurred in anticipation of specific future contract awards which were based 
on specific customer-identified requirements. The after-tax charge is 
comprised of the following programs: the Tunner 60K aircraft cargo loader at 
SEI ($17.2 million); the Quiktrak automatic vehicle location system at the 
Comtrak division of SEI ($2 million); the advanced video surveillance system 
(Securvision) at Comtrak ($2 million); the Seawolf (U.S. Navy attach
submarine) valve and manifold ship set program at Vacco Industries 
($1.9 million); and other minor programs which aggregate $1.9 million.

The impact of adopting SOP 98-5 on the results of operations for first 
quarter ended December 31, 1998 was an increase to net earnings of 
approximately $.5 million, or $.04 per share. The favorable impact noted is 
primarily the net result of the absence of amortization expense related to 
the previously capitalized start-up costs, net of additional costs expensed. 
The after tax charge of adopting SOP 98-5 amounted to $25.0 million, or 
$2.03 per basic and diluted share.

5. Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Effective October 1, 1998, the Company adopted Statement of Financial 
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income". 
SFAS No. 130 requires the Company to disclose all non-owner changes included 
in equity but not included in net earnings (loss) in a financial statement 
that is displayed with the same prominence as other financial statements. 
Prior year amounts have been conformed to the current year presentation.

Comprehensive loss for the three month period ended December 31, 1998 was 
$23.5 million. Comprehensive income for the three month period ended 
December 31, 1997 was $2.4 million. The Company's comprehensive income and 
loss is impacted only by foreign currency translation adjustments, 
net of tax.


                               SIGNATURE

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.

	                                     ESCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

                                      /s/Philip M. Ford 
                                      Philip M. Ford
                                      Senior Vice President
                                      and Chief Financial Officer
                                      (as duly authorized officer
                                      and principal financial
Dated: February 25, 1999	             officer of the registrant)




<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          SEP-30-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1998
<CASH>                                           5,286
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   55,073<F1>
<ALLOWANCES>                                       738
<INVENTORY>                                     60,634
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               145,454
<PP&E>                                         151,880
<DEPRECIATION>                                  55,609
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 392,304
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          116,802
<BONDS>                                              0
                                0
                                          0
<COMMON>                                           127
<OTHER-SE>                                           0
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   199,071
<SALES>                                         88,193
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                88,193
<CGS>                                           65,299
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                   82,520
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                 1,732
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               1,610
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  2,331
<INCOME-TAX>                                       816
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                  0
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                     (25,009)
<NET-INCOME>                                  (23,494)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                   (1.91)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                   (1.91)
<FN>
<F1>This number does not include $21.4 million of costs and estimated earnings on
long-term contracts.
</FN>
        

</TABLE>


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