TANKNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL INC /TX/
10-Q, 1996-05-13
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                       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 March 31, 1996, or

[ ]       Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
          Exchange Act of 1934



                               Commission file No.
                                     0-18899

                         TANKNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               TEXAS                                  76-0284783
     (State or other jurisdiction of               (I.R.S. Employer
      incorporation or organization)              Identification No.)

          5225 HOLLISTER                               
          HOUSTON, TEXAS                               77040-6294
(Address of principal executive office)                (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    (713) 690-8265

     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period than the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

           Yes      [X]                 No        [ ]

     The  number  of  shares  of  Common  Stock,  par  value  $0.01  per  share,
outstanding as of May 1, 1996 was 14,237,012.


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                 TANKNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                      INDEX


PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

          ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF MARCH 31, 1996
                  (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 1995

                  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE
                  MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996 AND 1995 (UNAUDITED)

                  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE THREE
                  MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996 AND 1995 (UNAUDITED)

                  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

          ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION 
                  AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

          ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
          ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

          ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

PART III. SIGNATURES

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                                     PART I

                              FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.       FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                 TANKNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                   (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                            March 31,        December 31,
                                                                              1996             1995
                                                                           ------------    ------------
               ASSETS
<S>                                                                        <C>             <C>         
CURRENT ASSETS:

      Cash and cash equivalents ........................................   $ 16,953,472    $ 14,967,107
      Short-term investments ...........................................      2,180,470       3,694,873
      Accounts receivable, net .........................................      3,653,536       5,023,019
      Inventories, net .................................................        313,576         350,275
      Current deferred tax asset .......................................        592,430         576,002
      Income tax receivable ............................................      2,251,676       2,106,678
      Other current assets .............................................        737,921         789,627
                                                                            ------------    -----------
           Total current assets ........................................     26,683,081      27,507,581
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET ............................................      9,062,535       9,049,510
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, LESS ACCUMULATED
    AMORTIZATION .......................................................      3,663,961       3,765,400
DEFERRED TAX ASSET .....................................................        944,739         872,610
NET ASSETS OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND
    OTHER ASSETS .......................................................      1,552,051       1,081,509
                                                                            ------------    -----------
      Total assets .....................................................   $ 41,906,367    $ 42,276,610
                                                                            ============    ===========

               LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:

      Notes payable ....................................................   $       --      $     28,939
      Accounts payable .................................................        787,652       1,009,814
      Accrued liabilities ..............................................      1,768,842       1,552,564
                                                                            ------------    -----------
           Total current liabilities ...................................      2,556,494       2,591,317
DEFERRED INCOME ........................................................         15,120          20,160
                                                                            ------------    -----------
      Total liabilities ................................................      2,571,614       2,611,477
                                                                            ------------    -----------
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:

      Preferred stock, $.10 par value; 10,000,000 shares
          authorized; no shares issued and outstanding .................           --              --
      Common stock, $.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares
           authorized; 15,192,237 and 15,185,237 shares issued
           at March 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995, respectively .......        151,922         151,852
      Additional paid-in capital .......................................     33,109,657      33,096,987
      Retained earnings ................................................     10,260,845      10,603,965
       Treasury stock at cost, 955,225 shares, at March 31, 1996 and
           December 31, 1995 ...........................................     (4,187,671)     (4,187,671)
                                                                            ------------    -----------
      Total shareholders' equity .......................................     39,334,753      39,665,133
                                                                            ------------    -----------
      Total liabilities and shareholders' equity.......................    $ 41,906,367    $ 42,276,610
                                                                            ============    ===========
<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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                 TANKNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                                   (unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       Three months ended
                                                             March 31,
                                                     --------------------------
                                                                       1995
                                                         1996        (Restated)
                                                     -----------    -----------
<S>                                                  <C>            <C>        
REVENUES .........................................   $ 5,353,941    $ 6,239,930
COST OF SERVICES .................................     3,715,115      3,420,309
                                                     -----------    -----------
     Gross profit ................................     1,638,826      2,819,621
SELLING, GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES .......     2,421,711      2,761,544
                                                     -----------    -----------
     Income (loss) from operations ...............      (782,885)        58,077
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): ..........................       283,837        198,325
                                                     -----------    -----------
     Income (loss) from continuing operations
         before income taxes .....................      (499,048)       256,402
INCOME TAX PROVISION (BENEFIT) ...................      (155,928)        93,483
                                                     -----------    -----------
     Income (loss) from continuing operations ....      (343,120)       162,919
LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET ...........          --         (348,504)
                                                     -----------    -----------
     Net income (loss) ...........................      (343,120)      (185,585)
                                                     ===========    ===========


Earnings (loss) per share from continuing 
     operations ..................................   $     (0.02)   $      0.01
Loss per share from discontinued operations ......           --           (0.02)
                                                     ------------   ------------
NET EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE ....................         (0.02)         (0.01)
                                                     ============   ============
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES
     OUTSTANDING .................................    14,237,012      14,230,012
                                                     ============   ============
<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements
</FN>
</TABLE>
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                 TANKNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            Three Months Ended
                                                                                 March 31,
                                                                       -----------------------------
                                                                            1996            1995
                                                                       -------------   -------------
<S>                                                                    <C>             <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

     Net income (loss) .............................................   $   (343,120)   $   (185,585)
     Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided
       by operating activities:
         Depreciation and amortization .............................        778,803         998,889
         Net amortization of premiums and discounts on short-term
           investments .............................................        (39,500)        (83,984)
         Loss on disposal of assets ................................          3,736            --
         Deferred income taxes .....................................        (88,557)       (118,523)
         Deferred income ...........................................         (5,040)         (5,040)
         Change in assets and liabilities:
           Decrease in accounts receivable, net ....................      1,369,483       1,786,321
           Decrease in costs and estimated earnings
              in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts .......           --            45,066
           Decrease in inventories, net ............................         36,699         110,919
           Increase in income tax receivable .......................       (144,998)           --
           Decrease in other current assets ........................         51,706          97,895
           Increase in net assets of discontinued operations .......       (533,595)           --
            Decrease in accounts payable and accrued
              liabilities ..........................................         (5,884)        (29,719)
                                                                       ------------    ------------
                Total adjustments ..................................      1,422,853       2,801,824
                                                                       ------------    ------------
                Net cash provided by operating activities ..........      1,079,733       2,616,239
                                                                       ------------    ------------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

     Capital expenditures ..........................................       (637,178)       (221,950)
     Proceeds from the sale of assets ..............................         22,000            --
     Purchase of short-term investments ............................     (1,579,287)     (3,068,723)
     Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments ............      3,133,194       3,520,994
     Increase in intangible assets .................................         (3,158)        (10,094)
                                                                       ------------    ------------
                Net cash provided by investing activities ..........        935,571         220,227
                                                                       ------------    ------------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

     Principal payments on notes payable ...........................        (28,939)        (32,331)
                                                                       ------------    ------------
                Net cash used in financing activities ..............        (28,939)        (32,331)
                                                                       ------------    ------------
                Net increase in cash and cash equivalents ..........      1,986,365       2,804,135
                                                                       ------------    ------------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF
     PERIOD ........................................................     14,967,107       6,249,636
                                                                       ------------    ------------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD .........................   $ 16,953,472    $  9,053,771
                                                                       ============    ============

<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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                 TANKNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

     The  unaudited  condensed  consolidated  financial  statements  include the
accounts of  Tanknology  Environmental,  Inc. and its wholly owned  subsidiaries
(the "Company").  The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have
been prepared  consistent with the accounting  policies reflected in the audited
consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Form 10-K filed with
the Securities and Exchange  Commission on March 27, 1996, and should be read in
conjunction therewith.

     In management's  opinion,  the unaudited condensed  consolidated  financial
statements  include all  adjustments  necessary for a fair  presentation  of the
Company's  consolidated  financial  position at March 31, 1996, the consolidated
results of its operations for the  three-month  periods ended March 31, 1996 and
1995, and its  consolidated  cash flows for the three-month  periods ended March
31,  1996 and  1995.  All such  adjustments  are of a normal  recurring  nature.
Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

     PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

     The consolidated  financial  statements of the Company include the accounts
of  Tanknology  Environmental,  Inc.  and its  wholly  owned  subsidiaries.  All
material  intercompany   transactions  and  balances  have  been  eliminated  in
consolidation.  Prior year amounts in the  consolidated  statement of operations
and related notes  thereto have been restated to reflect the Company's  Mankoff,
Inc.   ("Mankoff")  and  Engineered  Systems,   Inc.  ("ESI")   subsidiaries  as
discontinued  operations  as  discussed  in Note 4. All  amounts  related to the
statement  of  operations  are  from  continuing   operations  unless  otherwise
indicated.

     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

     Short-term  investments are those with maturities greater than three months
when    purchased.    The   Company   has   classified   all    investments   as
available-for-sale. When purchased, securities are recorded at cost and adjusted
for unrealized  holding gains and losses due to market  fluctuations.  Gains and
losses are  recorded  upon the sales of  short-term  investments  based upon the
specific identification method.

     INVENTORIES

     Inventories  are  stated  at the  lower of cost  (first-in,  first-out)  or
market. Reserves are established against inventories for excess, slow moving and
obsolete  items and for items where net  realizable  value is less than cost. At
March 31,  1996 and  December  31,  1995,  the  inventory  reserve  balance  was
$510,480.

     INCOME TAXES

     The provision for income taxes includes federal,  foreign, state, and local
income  taxes  currently   payable  and  those  deferred  because  of  temporary
differences  between  the  financial  statements  and tax  bases of  assets  and
liabilities.

     EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

     Primary  earnings  per  share is based on the  weighted  average  number of
shares outstanding during the period after  consideration of the dilutive effect
of stock options or warrants  reflected  under the treasury stock method.  Fully
diluted  earnings per share are not presented  because such amounts would be the
same as amounts computed for primary earnings per share.

     NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

     Effective  January 1, 1996,  the Company  adopted  SFAS No.  121,  entitled
"Accounting for the Impairment of Long-lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to
be Disposed  of." The effect of this  adoption was not material to the Company's
financial position or results of operations.

     The  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board issued SFAS No. 123,  entitled
"Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," in October 1995. Effective January 1,
1996, the Company has elected to adopt the disclosure  requirements  of SFAS No.
123.

2.   DETAILS OF CERTAIN BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS:

     Additional  information  regarding  certain balance sheet accounts at March
31, 1996 and December 31, 1995 is presented below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                               March 31,    December 31,
                                                 1996          1995
                                              -----------   -----------
                                              (unaudited)
<S>                                           <C>           <C>        
Other current assets:

         Interest receivable ..............   $    29,916   $    53,800
         Prepaid expenses .................       511,125       563,641
         Employee travel advances .........        68,482        85,267
         Deposits .........................        17,869        20,219
         Other ............................       110,529        66,700
                                              -----------   -----------
            Total other current assets.....   $   737,921   $   789,627
                                              -----------   -----------
Accrued liabilities:

         Compensation .....................   $   695,233   $   630,265
         Litigation and claims reserves ...       761,500       630,000
         Other taxes ......................        51,809        86,019
         Other ............................       260,300       206,280
                                              -----------   -----------
            Total accrued liabilities......   $ 1,768,842   $ 1,552,564
                                              ===========   ===========
</TABLE>

3.   NOTES PAYABLE:

     The Company has a $10 million  unsecured  revolving  credit facility with a
bank. The Company is required to maintain certain financial  covenants regarding
net worth and debt to cash flow. No borrowings were outstanding  under such bank
credit  facility  at March 31,  1996.  The  amounts  available  under the credit
facility are reduced by amounts  outstanding  under  letters of credit issued on
behalf of the Company by the same bank.  At March 31, 1996,  $106,000 was issued
under letter of credit agreements. This credit facility matures in July 1996.

     At December 31, 1995, the Company had outstanding  notes payable of $28,939
issued for the  financing of insurance  premiums.  The notes matured in February
1996.

4.   DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:

     During 1995,  the Board of Directors of the Company  elected to discontinue
operations  at its  Mankoff  and ESI  subsidiaries  and put  the  assets  of the
businesses up for sale.

     Mankoff's  operations  were  discontinued  as of June 30,  1995.  Mankoff's
revenues were $6,353,000 for the year ended December 31, 1995.  Mankoff was sold
on  December  21,  1995,  for  $1,500,000  in  cash  and two  twenty-four  month
non-interest bearing notes receivable totalling $805,000. The purchaser has also
assumed the performance of all contract  obligations of Mankoff. A provision for
loss on  disposition  of Mankoff of  $3,610,000  net of an income tax benefit of
$1,892,000 has been recorded as a result of the sale.

     ESI's operations were  discontinued as of December 31, 1995. ESI's revenues
were $3,718,000, for the year ended December 31, 1995. A provision for estimated
loss on disposition of ESI of  $3,715,000,  including  write-off of goodwill and
estimated  losses through the expected date of sale, has been recorded net of an
income tax  benefit of  $1,914,000.  The amounts  the  Company  will  ultimately
realize  could  differ  materially  from the amounts  assumed in arriving at the
estimated  loss from  discontinued  operations.  The remaining net assets of ESI
principally consist of accounts receivable,  inventories and property, plant and
equipment offset by accrued  liabilities  including estimated losses through the
expected date of sale. The Company will fulfill all contract  obligations of ESI
unless a buyer of the business assumes performance of its contracts.

5.   COMMON STOCK AND STOCK OPTIONS:

     On January 1, 1996,  the Company  issued 7,000 shares of  Restricted  Stock
with a market value of $12,740 to seven directors of the Company,  in accordance
with its 1991 Nonemployee Director Plan.

6.   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

     The Company is involved in litigation and routine claims from time to time.
Certain of the Company's  litigation  and claims are covered by insurance with a
maximum  deductible of $150,000,  or in some cases,  $200,000.  In  Management's
opinion,  the total estimated  litigation liability and related insurance claims
are not material to the Company's  consolidated  financial position,  results of
operations or cash flows.

ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT'S  DISCUSSION  AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL  CONDITION AND
          RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended March 31, 1996 Compared to Three Months
Ended March 31, 1995

     Revenues  declined from $6,240,000  during the three months ended March 31,
1995 to  $5,354,000  during the three  months ended March 31, 1996, a decline of
14%.  Underground  storage tank ("UST") testing service revenues  decreased from
$4,962,000 during the first quarter of 1995 to $4,271,000 during the same period
in 1996. The number of USTs tested using the Company's  VacuTect process dropped
to 5,727 during the first three months of 1996 from 7,094 during the first three
months of 1995,  primarily  due to a change in  method  of  compliance  with EPA
regulations to monthly  monitoring of tanks rather than annual tightness testing
by some owners and operators of USTs.  Revenues  declined to $981,000 during the
first  quarter  of 1996 from  $1,228,000  during  the  prior-year  period at the
Company's USTMAN subsidiary, principally due the sale of a license that occurred
during the 1995 first quarter and was not repeated in the current year. Revenues
at the Company's Energy Recovery Resources, Inc. ("ERRI") subsidiary declined to
$517,000  during the three months ended March 31, 1996 from $626,000  during the
same period in 1995,  mainly due to operational  delays caused by the relocation
of ERRI's processing  equipment to the newly constructed  treatment  facility in
the Charlotte, North Carolina area.

     Gross profit  declined by $1,181,000  to  $1,639,000  during the January to
March 1996 period from $2,820,000  during the same period in 1995. When measured
as a percentage of revenues, the gross margin declined to 30.6% during the first
quarter of 1996 from 45.2% in 1995.  The  decrease in gross  margin and in gross
profit was attributable to the revenue decline noted above, as well as to higher
costs associated with a change in the testing services revenue mix away from the
higher margin tank testing services to lower margin  ancillary  services such as
tank system repairs. In addition, the utilization rate of the Company's fleet of
tank testing  units  dropped from 51.2% of capacity  during the first quarter of
1995 to 45.3% during the first quarter of the current year.

     Selling,   general  and   administrative   expenses  declined  $340,000  to
$2,422,000  during the first  three  months of 1996 from  $2,762,000  during the
first three months of 1995,  principally  due to expense  reductions made in the
Company's overhead structure.

     Other  income and  expense,  consisting  mainly of  interest  earned on the
Company's  investments,  and gains and losses on the disposition of fixed assets
grew from $198,000  during the first quarter of 1995 to $284,000 during the same
period in the current  year  chiefly  due to an increase in the amount  invested
from 1995 to 1996.

     During  the  first  three  months  of  1995,  the  Company's   discontinued
operations  of Mankoff,  Inc.  and  Engineered  Systems,  Inc.  recorded  losses
totalling  $349,000.  The assets of Mankoff were sold in December of 1995, while
Engineered  Systems  is  currently  owned  by  Tanknology  but is  treated  as a
discontinued operation. The Company reported no income or loss from discontinued
operations  during the first three months of 1996, as estimated  losses  through
the expected date of sale were previously accrued.

     During the three months ended March 31,  1996,  the Company  recorded a net
loss from  continuing  operations  of $343,000  (6.4% of  revenues)  compared to
income from  continuing  operations of $163,000 (2.6% of revenues) for the three
months ended March 31, 1995.  After  consideration  of losses from  discontinued
operations, the Company recorded a net loss of $186,000 during the first quarter
of 1995.

Seasonality

     The Company  experiences  certain  seasonal  fluctuations  in its business.
Management  believes that  revenues are weakest in the first fiscal  quarter and
improve in the second and third quarters,  with the peak demand occurring during
the fall.  Management  believes  this  seasonality  is due in part to the yearly
phase-in of EPA  regulations,  which  require  compliance by December 22 of each
year, cold weather conditions during the early months of the year, which inhibit
construction activities, and to the internal capital budgeting procedures of the
Company's  major  customers,  which  entail  lower  levels of  expenditures  for
environmental  services by such  customers in the first quarter of each year and
higher levels of expenditures during subsequent quarters.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

     At March 31, 1996, the Company had cash,  cash  equivalents  and short-term
investments  of  $19,134,000.  Additionally,  the  Company  has  a  $10  million
unsecured  revolving  credit  facility  with a bank.  The Company is required to
maintain certain financial  covenants regarding net worth and debt to cash flow.
No  borrowings  were  outstanding  under such bank credit  facility at March 31,
1996,  or  subsequently.  The amounts  available  under the credit  facility are
reduced by amounts  outstanding  under letters of credit issued on behalf of the
Company by the same bank. At March 31, 1996, $106,000 was issued under letter of
credit agreements. The credit facility matures in July 1996. The Company expects
to renew the credit facility under similar terms.

     For the three months ended March 31,  1996,  net cash flow from  operations
totaled  $1,080,000 versus  $2,616,000  during the same period in 1995.  Current
year cash flow from  operations is the result of a net loss of $343,000,  offset
by non-cash  revenue and expenses of $649,000,  and adjusted for working capital
changes totalling  $774,000.  Prior year cash flow from operations is the result
of a net loss of $186,000,  offset by non-cash revenue and expenses of $791,000,
and adjusted for working capital changes totalling $2,011,000.

     Current  year  non-cash  revenue  and  expenses  include  depreciation  and
amortization of $779,000, compared to $999,000 during the first quarter of 1995.
Current year working capital  changes include a decrease in accounts  receivable
of $1,369,000, offset by an increase in income taxes receivable of $428,000, and
an increase in net assets of discontinued operations of $250,000. The decline in
accounts  receivable  is  primarily  due to a drop in revenues  from  continuing
operations  from  $7,466,000  during  the fourth  quarter of 1995 to  $5,354,000
during the seasonally  slow first quarter of 1996. The increase in net assets of
discontinued  operations is attributable to the  discontinuance of operations at
the  Company's  Engineered  Systems  division  and the  reclassification  of the
related  balance sheet  accounts.  Prior year working  capital changes include a
decrease in accounts receivable of $1,786,000, chiefly due to a drop in revenues
from continuing  operations from $8,240,000 during the fourth quarter of 1994 to
$6,240,000 during the first three months of 1995.

     Capital  expenditures  for the  first  quarter  of 1996  totaled  $637,000,
compared to $222,000 during the first quarter of the prior year. Expenditures in
both periods are mainly for the  construction of a new facility that will expand
the Company's wastewater treatment capacity at its ERRI subsidiary.

     Capital  expenditures  for the next year are  expected to be  approximately
$1,000,000,  primarily  for the purchase and  construction  of machinery and the
expansion  of the  Company's  wastewater  treatment  capacity at ERRI.  Possible
additional  expenditures  to buy back the Company's  Common Stock and to acquire
new service  technologies are not expected to exceed $10 million during the next
year. The Company expects to be able to finance its working capital requirements
and future  acquisitions  during the next 12 months  through  its cash flow from
operations,  cash and cash equivalents,  short-term  investments and bank credit
facility.

Factors That May Affect Future Results

     EPA regulations require that owners and operators of USTs must conduct leak
detection  testing  through  one of the  following  three  methods:  (i) monthly
release  detection,  (ii) monthly  inventory  control and annual tank  tightness
testing (with this  alternative  only being  available  until December 1998), or
(iii) monthly inventory control and tank tightness testing once every five years
(with this  alternative  only being  available  for USTs that have been upgraded
with corrosion  protection and spill and overfill prevention  equipment and then
only until 10 years after such  upgrade or until  December  1998,  whichever  is
later).

     By December 22, 1998, owners and operators of all USTs (other than upgraded
USTs that have been  installed  after  December 22, 1988) must monitor  tanks at
least once every 30 days to detect leaks.

     During  the first  quarter  of 1996,  the  Company  derived  79.8% of total
revenues from UST testing services.  Approximately 76.7% of such testing service
revenue resulted from tank tightness  testing  utilizing the Company's  patented
VacuTect  process.  The VacuTect process is principally used as a form of annual
tank tightness testing.

     The Company  continues  to  experience  a decline in demand for annual tank
testing  using its  VacuTect  process as a result of an  apparent  change in the
method of compliance with EPA regulations to monthly  monitoring of tanks rather
than annual tightness  testing by some owners and operators of USTs. The Company
expects  that such  revenues  will  continue to decline from year to year as the
industry approaches the December 22, 1998 date.

     The Company has retained the  investment  banking firm of Raymond James and
Associates, Inc. to evaluate strategic and financial alternatives for maximizing
shareholder  value.  This may include,  but is not limited to, a sale of part or
all of the Company,  an acquisition  or merger with another  company that may or
may not be in a business complementary to that of the Company, a "going private"
transaction  in which  current  Directors  and/or  management  would acquire the
outstanding  publicly-held  shares of the Company,  or some  combination  of the
above alternatives.  The Company has not necessarily determined to pursue any of
the above alternatives at this time.

Accounting Standards

     Effective  January 1, 1996,  the Company  adopted  SFAS No.  121,  entitled
"Accounting for the Impairment of Long-lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to
be Disposed  of." The effect of this  adoption was not material to the Company's
financial position or results of operations.

     The  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board issued SFAS No. 123,  entitled
"Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," in October 1995. Effective January 1,
1996, the Company has elected to adopt the disclosure  requirements  of SFAS No.
123.


                                     PART II

                                OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     The Company is involved in litigation and routine claims from time to time.
Certain of the Company's  litigation  and claims are covered by insurance with a
maximum  deductible of $150,000,  or in some cases,  $200,000.  In  Management's
opinion,  the total estimated  litigation liability and related insurance claims
are not material to the Company's  consolidated  financial position,  results of
operations, or cash flows.

ITEM 4.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

     The Company held its annual meeting of  shareholders  on April 25, 1996. At
such meeting,  the  shareholders  elected  directors of the Company and no other
matters were voted on at the meeting.

     The tabulation for the nominees is as follows:

          Nominee               For       Against     Abstained    Non votes
          ---------------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
          T. G. Bogle       10,335,950            0      356,870            0
          James H. Greer    10,606,119            0       86,701            0
          R. L. Waltrip     10,606,119            0       86,701            0


ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

          (a)     Exhibits:

                  Exhibit 11.1A  Computation of Earnings Per Common Share for 
                                 the Three Months Ended March 31, 1996 and 1995.

                  Exhibit 27     Financial Data Schedule

          (b)     Reports on Form 8-K:

                  There were no reports on Form 8-K filed during the three-month
                  period ended March 31, 1996.


<PAGE>
                                   SIGNATURES

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

TANKNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.

By                        /s/ RICK BERRY
            -------------------------------------------
                            Rick Berry
                     Executive Vice President,
                    Chief Financial Officer and
                             Treasurer

Date                       May 10, 1996
            -------------------------------------------


By                     /s/DONALD R. CAMPBELL
            -------------------------------------------
                        Donald R. Campbell
                            President,
                    Chief Executive Officer and
                      Chief Operating Officer

Date                       May 10, 1996
            -------------------------------------------


<PAGE>



                                                                   Exhibit 11.1A

                 TANKNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE
               for the Three Months Ended March 31, 1996 and 1995
                                   (unaudited)
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                                                                                    1996             1995
                                                                                ------------    -------------
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Computation of earnings per common share for the three months
  ended March 31:

     Net loss applicable to common stock ....................................   $   (343,120)   $   (185,585)
                                                                                ============    ============
     Weighted average number of common shares outstanding ...................     14,237,012      14,230,012
     Common shares issuable under employee stock option plan ................           --              --
     Less shares assumed repurchased with proceeds ..........................           --              --
                                                                                ------------    ------------
         Weighted average common shares outstanding .........................     14,237,012      14,230,012
                                                                                ============    ============
               Loss per common share ........................................          (0.02)          (0.01)
                                                                                ============    ============
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This schedule contains summary financial  information  extracted from Tanknology
Environmental,  Inc.'s financial statements as of and for the three month period
ended March 31,  1996,  and is  qualified  in its  entirety by reference to such
financial statements.
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