ALAMO GROUP INC
10-Q, 1998-05-15
FARM MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT
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                             UNITED STATES
                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION      
                        WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                         
                              FORM  10-Q

         (X)  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

             For the quarterly period ended March 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 0-21220


                           ALAMO GROUP INC.
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



         DELAWARE           			                   74-1621248
  (State of  incorporation) 				     (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

                  1502 E. Walnut, Seguin, Texas  78155
                (Address of principal executive offices)

                           (830) 379-1480
                         (Telephone number)



Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of 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 requirement for the past 90 days.   
Yes  X      No 
    ---        ---

At April 30, 1998, 9,684,874 shares of common stock, $.10 par value, of the 
Registrant were outstanding.








                  Alamo Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

                               INDEX
                                                      
                                                                    PAGE

PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial 
         Statements  (Unaudited)

	   Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income  -
	   Three months ended March 31, 1998 and March 31, 1997 		           3

	   Interim Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets -
	   March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997		                            4
		
	   Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
	   Three months ended March 31, 1998 and March 31, 1997 		           5

	   Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial 
    Statements	                                                     6-9


Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of 
    Financial Condition and Results of Operations                    10


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings	                                          11
Item 2.  None
Item 3.  None
Item 4.  None	
Item 5.  None
Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                            11


SIGNATURES                                                           12
			
			





                       Alamo Group Inc. and Subsidiaries
              Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
                   (in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                  (Unaudited)



                                                    Three Months Ended
                                              -------------------------------
                                              March 31,1998    March 31, 1997
                                              -------------    --------------

Net sales ........................               $48,727           $51,643
Cost of sales.....................                37,379            38,907
                                              -------------    --------------
  Gross profit....................                11,348            12,736
Selling, general and administrative 
expense ..........................                 7,397             7,141
                                              -------------    --------------
  Income from operations  ........                 3,951             5,595
Interest expense .................                  (712)             (531)
Interest income ..................                   174               131
Other income expense (net) .......                  (229)                6
                                              -------------    --------------
  Income before income taxes .....                 3,184             5,201
Provision for income taxes .......                 1,258             1,923
                                              -------------    --------------
Net income  ......................                $1,926            $3,278
                                              =============    ==============
Net income per common share:
 Basic ...........................                 $0.20             $0.34
                                              =============    ============== 
Diluted  .........................                 $0.20             $0.34
                                              =============    ==============
Average common shares:
 Basic ...........................                 9,685             9,590
                                              =============    ==============
 Diluted  ........................                 9,715             9,647
                                              =============    ==============


                            		See accompanying notes.





                       Alamo Group Inc. and Subsidiaries
                 Interim Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                     (in thousands, except share amounts)
                                 (Unaudited)



                                           March 31,          December 31,
                                             1998                1997
                                         --------------      --------------
ASSETS
 Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents........         $      596          $      789
  Accounts receivable .............             57,657              42,165
  Inventories .....................             75,956              65,752
  Deferred income taxes ...........              2,288               2,288
  Prepaid expenses and other ......              2,401               2,152
                                         --------------      --------------
    Total current assets ..........            138,898             113,146

  Property, plant and equipment ...             52,571              51,693
   Less: Accumulated depreciation..            (29,999)            (29,216)
                                         --------------      --------------
                                                22,572              22,477

  Goodwill ........................             12,353              12,632
  Other assets ....................              4,939               7,869
                                         --------------      --------------    
    Total assets ..................         $  178,762          $  156,124
                                         ==============      ==============


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 Current liabilities:
  Trade accounts payable ..........         $   17,322          $   12,787
  Income taxes payable ............              1,359                 266
  Accrued liabilities .............              7,561               6,096
  Current maturities of long-term 
  debt ............................                445                 727
                                         --------------      --------------
    Total current liabilities .....             26,687              19,876

 Long-term debt, net of current 
 maturities .......................             43,507              28,617
 Deferred income taxes ............              1,372               1,366


 Stockholders'equity:
   Common stock, $.10 par value, 
   20,000,000 shares authorized; 
   9,684,874 issued and outstanding 
   at March 31, 1998 and 
   December 31, 1997 ..............                968                 968
   Additional paid-in capital .....             50,395              50,395
   Retained earnings ..............             55,793              54,835
   Accumulated other comprehensive 
   income .........................                 40                  67
                                         --------------      --------------   
     Total stockholders' equity ...            107,196             106,265
                                         --------------      --------------
     Total liabilities and 
     stockholders' equity..........         $  178,762          $  156,124
			                                      ==============      ==============
	

                              See accompanying notes. 





                       Alamo Group Inc. and Subsidiaries
            Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                               (in thousands)
                                (Unaudited)

                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                 ----------------------------
                                                 March 31,          March 31, 
                                                   1998               1997
                                                -----------        -----------
Operating Activities
  Net income ..........................         $    1,926         $    3,278
Adjustments to reconcile net income to           
  net cash provided (used) by operating 
  activities: 
    Provision for doubtful accounts ...                 62                275
    Depreciation ......................                962                937
    Amortization ......................                314                323
    Provision for deferred income tax 
    benefit ...........................                  6                 (9)
    Gain on sale of  equipment ........                 17                (96)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
    Accounts receivable ...............            (15,574)           (15,007)
    Inventories .......................            (10,205)              (606)
    Prepaid expenses and other ........              2,573             (1,769)
    Trade accounts payable and accrued 
    liabilities..............                        6,030              6,969
    Income taxes payable ..............              1,066              1,633
                                                -----------        -----------
Net cash provided (used) by operating 
activities                                         (12,823)            (4,072)


Investing Activities
    Purchase of property, plant and 
    equipment .........................             (1,181)              (740)
    Proceeds from sale of property, 
    plant and equipment ...............                119                122
                                                -----------        -----------  
Net cash (used) by investing activities             (1,062)              (618)


Financing Activities
Net change in bank revolving credit 
facility ..............................             15,000              3,700
Principal payments on long-term debt 
and capital leases ....................               (382)              (200)
Dividends paid ........................                (968)              (959)
                                                -----------        -----------
Net cash provided  by financing activities          13,650              2,541

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                 42               (118)
                                                -----------        -----------
Net change in cash and cash equivalents               (193)            (2,267)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning 
of the period .........................                789              2,228
                                                -----------        -----------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of 
the period ............................         $      596         $      (39)
                                                ===========        ===========

Cash paid during the period  for:
  Interest ............................         $      540         $      582
  Income taxes ........................                (31)                51  


                              See accompanying notes.


                       Alamo Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

   Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements - (Unaudited)

                                March 31, 1998


1.  Basis of Financial Statement Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial 
statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted ac-
counting principles for interim financial information and with the 
instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulations S-X.  Accordingly, 
they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by gen-
erally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.  
In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring
accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  
Operating results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of
the results that may be expected for the year ended December, 1998.  For 
further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and foot-
notes thereto included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the 
year ended December 31, 1997.

2.  Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable is shown less allowance for doubtful accounts of 
$1,807,000 and $1,840,000 at March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997, res-
pectively.

3.  Inventories

Inventories valued at LIFO cost represented 83%and 81% of total inventory at
March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997, respectively.  The excess of current 
costs over LIFO valued inventories were $3,208,000 and $3,310,000 at 
March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997.  Inventory obsolescence reserves were 
$3,886,000 at March 31, 1998 and $3,779,000 at December 31, 1997.  Net inven-
tories consist of the following (in thousands):


                                              March 31,          December 31,
                                                1998                 1997
                                              ----------         ------------
Finished goods ....................           $  65,231          $    57,804
Work in process ...................               5,341                3,792
Raw materials .....................               5,384                4,156
                                              ----------         ------------
                                              $  75,956          $    65,752
                                              ==========         ============

An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method can be made only at 
the end of each year based on the inventory levels and costs at that time.  
Accordingly, interim LIFO must necessarily be based on management's estimates
of expected year-end inventory levels and costs.  Because these are subject 
to many forces beyond management's control, interim results are subject to 
the final year-end LIFO inventory valuation.

4.  Common Stock and Dividends

Dividends declared and paid on a per share basis were as follows:


                                                  Three Months Ended
                                                ----------------------
                                                March 31,    March 31,
                                                  1998         1997
                                                ---------    ---------
Dividends declared ................             $   0.10     $   0.10
Dividends paid ....................             $   0.10     $   0.10




                       Alamo Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

    Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements - (Unaudited) 

                        March 31, 1998  -  (Continued)


5. Earnings Per Share

	 In 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 128,
Earnings Per Share.  Statement 128 replaced the calculation of primary and 
fully diluted earnings per share with basic and diluted earnings per share. 
Unlike primary earnings per share, basic earnings per share excludes any di-
lutive effects of options, warrants and convertible securities.  Diluted 
earnings per share is very similar to the previously reported fully diluted 
earnings per share.  All earnings per share amounts for all periods have been
presented and, where appropriate, restated to conform to the Statement 128 re-
quirements.
	The following table sets forth the reconciliation from basic to diluted 
average common shares and the calculations of net income per common share.  
Net income for basic and diluted calculations do not differ. (In thousands, 
except per share).

                                                         Three Months Ended
                                                       ----------------------
                                                       March 31,    March 31,
                                                         1998         1997
                                                       ---------    ---------

Net Income........................                     $  1,926     $  3,278

Average Common Shares:	
	BASIC (weighted-average outstanding shares)	             9,685        9,590
	 Dilutive potential common shares from stock 
 	options and warrants                                       30           57
                                                       ---------    ---------
	DILUTED (weighted-average outstanding shares) 	          9,715        9,647
                                                       =========    =========

Basic earnings per share	                              $   0.20     $   0.34
                                                       =========    =========
Diluted earnings per share	                            $   0.20     $   0.34
                                                       =========    =========


6.   New Accounting Standards and Disclosures

Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.  In 
June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 131,
"Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information."  
Statement 131 specifies the computation, presentation and disclosure require-
ments for business segment information, and requires that segments be iden-
tified based on, among other factors, reporting used by the Company's manage-
ment in evaluating key business decisions.  Statement 131 supersedes State-
ment 14, "Financial Reporting for Segments of a Business Enterprise."  State-
ment 131 is effective for the Company's financial statements for the year 
ended December 31, 1998.  The adoption of Statement 131 will not have a 
material impact on the Company.



                       Alamo Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

    Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements - (Unaudited) 

                        March 31, 1998  -  (Continued)


"Derivative Financial Instruments Accounting Policy Disclosure Requirements 
and Market Risk Disclosure Rules."  During 1997, the Securities and Exchange 
Commission issued expanded disclosure requirements of accounting policies for
derivative financial instruments and the exposure to market risks.  The new 
rules require enhanced descriptions of specific aspects of a registrant's 
accounting policies for derivatives as well as qualitative and quantitative 
disclosures about each type of market risk.  The increased policy disclosures 
on derivatives were effective for all public companies for periods ending 
after June 15, 1997.  The qualitative and quantitative market risk disclo-
sures must be provided in all filings that include audited financial state-
ments for fiscal years ending after June 15, 1998.  The Company expects 
compliance with these requirements to have no material impact on the 
Company's consolidated results of operations, financial position, or cash 
flows.

7.	Comprehensive Income

As of January 1, 1998, the Company adopted Statement 130, Reporting Compre-
hensive Income.  The adoption of this Statement has no impact on net income 
or shareholders' equity.  Statement 130 requires unrealized gains or losses 
on the Company's available-for-sale securities and foreign currency transla-
tion adjustments, which prior to adoption were reported in Shareholders' 
Equity, to be included, along with Net Income, in Comprehensive Income.  
Prior years data have been conformed to the requirements of Statement 130.

  During the first quarter of 1998 and 1997, Comprehensive Income amounted to 
$1,899 and $1,880, respectively.

The components of Comprehensive Income, net of related tax are as follows: 

                                                         Three Months Ended
                                                       ---------------------- 
                                                       March 31,    March 31,
                                                         1998         1997
                                                       ---------    ---------
Net Income ........................                    $  1,926     $  3,278
Unrealized gains on securities ....                           -          (47)
Foreign currency translation adjustments                    (27)      (1,351)
                                                       ---------    ---------
Comprehensive Income. .............                    $  1,899     $  1,880
                                                       =========    =========

The components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income are as follows:

                                                         Three Months Ended
                                                        ---------------------
                                                        March 31,   March 31,
                                                          1998        1997
                                                        ---------   ---------
Unrealized gains on securities ....                            -           -
Foreign currency translation adjustments                      40          67
                                                        ---------   ---------
Accumulated other comprehensive income                        40          67
                                                        =========   =========



                       Alamo Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

    Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements - (Unaudited) 

                        March 31, 1998  -  (Continued)


8.  Contingent Matters

The Company is subject to various unresolved legal actions which arise in the
ordinary  course of its business.  The most prevalent of such actions relate 
to product liability which are generally covered by insurance.  While amounts
claimed may be substantial and the ultimate liability with respect to such 
litigation cannot be determined at this time,  the Company believes that the 
ultimate outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on 
the Company's consolidated financial position.

The Company has been named in litigation involving Rhino International which 
includes aggregate claims totaling $8.2 million.  The Company believes it has
meritorious defenses against these matters and will vigorously defend the 
pending claims and prosecute appropriate counterclaims.  While the ultimate 
outcome of this litigation cannot be determined at this time, the Company be-
lieves this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's 
consolidated financial position.


                       Alamo Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

           Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition 
                           and Results of Operations


The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, certain financial 
data:


                                                         Three Months Ended
                                                       ----------------------
            Sales Data In Thousands                    March 31,    March 31,
                                                         1998         1997
                                                       ---------    ---------
 American
   Agricultural ...................                    $ 25,949     $ 26,616
   Industrial .....................                      13,330       12,658
   European .......................                       9,448       12,369
                                                       ---------    ---------
     Total sales, net .............                    $ 48,727     $ 51,643


                                                         Three Months Ended
                                                       ----------------------
            Cost Trends and Profit Margins,            March 31,    March 31, 
            as Percentages of Net Sales                  1998         1997 
                                                       ---------    ---------
Gross margin ......................                       23.3%        24.7%
Income from operations ............                        8.1%        10.8%
Income before income taxes ........                        6.5%        10.1%
Net income ........................                        4.0%         6.3%

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 Compared to Three Months Ended 
March 31, 1997

Net sales for the first quarter decreased by $2,916,000, down 5.7% compared 
to the same quarter last year.  First quarter sales and margins were nega-
tively impacted by expected weakness in the European market, a decline in 
imported Chinese tractor sales and a continuing delay from U.S. outsource 
suppliers.  The weakness in the European market was due to economic and 
market conditions in the U.K. and France.  Expense increases were in line 
with Company growth.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash used by operations was $12,823,000 for the three-month period ended 
March 31, 1998, with the net income cash flows for the period offset by a net
increase in working capital accounts related primarily to seasonal effects, 
inventory build-ups from shipments deferred by supplier/outsourced delays 
and increased stocking or replacement parts in warehouses and increase in 
accounts receivable due to restructured pre-season program terms.

As of  March 31, 1998, $38,996,000 was utilized under the Company's 
$45,000,000 bank revolving credit facility, of which $1,996,000 was for 
standby letters of credit and $37,000,000 was borrowed. The Company's 
borrowings are seasonal in nature with the greatest utilization  generally 
occurring in the first quarter and early spring.

The bank credit facility and the Company's ability to internally generate 
funds from operations should be sufficient to meet the Company's cash re-
quirements in the near future.

- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This report may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements which involve
known and unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause the Company's 
actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted re-
sults.  Among those factors which could cause actual results to differ 
materially are the following:  market demand, competition, weather, and other
risk factors listed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports.

- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                       Alamo Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings

	 The Company is subject to various unresolved legal actions which arise in 
the ordinary course of its business.  The most prevalent of such actions re-
late to product liability which are generally covered by insurance.  While 
amounts claimed may be substantial and the ultimate liability with respect to
such litigation cannot be determined at this time, the Company believes that 
the ultimate outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse effect
on the Company's consolidated financial position.

Item 6.	Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

	       (a)  Exhibits
	            The following exhibits are included herein:
		           (27.1)  Financial Data Schedule

	       (b)  Reports on Form 8-K
		           None




                       Alamo Group Inc. and Subsidiaries


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.



                                 Alamo Group Inc.
	    	                           (Registrant)


                                 /s/   
							                          Jim A. Smith
							                          Executive Vice President and CFO
							                          (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)


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