JOHNSTOWN AMERICA INDUSTRIES INC
10-Q, 1996-11-08
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 10-Q
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                QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1996
                           Commission File No. 0-21830

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                       Johnstown America Industries, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
               Incorporated pursuant to the Laws of Delaware State
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        Internal Revenue Service - Employer Identification No. 25-1672791


                             980 N. Michigan Avenue
                                   Suite 1000
                                Chicago, IL 60611
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (312) 280-8844
               Registrant's telephone number, including area code
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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 [ ]

The total number of shares of the  registrant's  Common  Stock,  $.01 par value,
outstanding on November 1, 1996 was 9,742,062.

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        JOHNSTOWN AMERICA INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                         TABLE OF CONTENTS



                                                                      Page


PART I    FINANCIAL INFORMATION....................................    2

Item 1    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as
          of September 30, 1996, and December 31, 1995.............   3-4

          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for
          the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 1996 
          and 1995.................................................    5

          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
          for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1996 and 1995....   6-7

          Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.....   8-17


Item 2    Management's Discussion and Analysis of
          Financial Condition and Results of Operations............  18-23


PART II   OTHER INFORMATION   .....................................   24

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                   PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1. Financial Statements


In the  opinion  of the  registrant's  management,  the  unaudited  consolidated
financial   statements  included  in  this  filing  on  Form  10-Q  reflect  all
adjustments (which consist of normal recurring adjustments) which are considered
necessary  for a fair  presentation  of  financial  information  for the periods
presented.


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        JOHNSTOWN AMERICA INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

          AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 AND DECEMBER 31, 1995

                                              September 30,     December 31,
(In thousands)                                   1996              1995
                                             --------------    -------------
                                              (Unaudited)

      ASSETS

Current Assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents..................   $   8,579        $  11,639
 Accounts receivable, net...................      53,433           59,959
 Inventories................................      44,691           43,900
 Prepaid expenses and other.................      21,438           22,935
                                                --------         --------
   Total current assets.....................     128,141          138,433

 Property, plant and equipment, net.........     125,066          128,770
 Leasing business assets, net...............      39,946           35,655
 Restricted cash............................         661            1,364
 Deferred financing costs, net..............      14,107           15,110
 Intangible assets, net.....................      55,731           60,023
 Excess cost over net assets acquired, net..     199,122          199,470
                                                --------         --------
   Total assets.............................   $ 562,774        $ 578,825
                                                ========         ========


See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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        JOHNSTOWN AMERICA INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (continued)

          AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 AND DECEMBER 31, 1995

                                               September 30,    December 31,
(In thousands)                                     1996             1995
                                              --------------    ------------
                                               (Unaudited)


  LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current Liabilities:
 Accounts payable...........................   $  37,280        $  39,647
 Accrued expenses and other payables........      54,147           57,276
 Current maturities of long-term debt 
  and capital lease.........................      16,826           16,813
                                                --------         --------
   Total current liabilities................     108,253          113,736

Long-term debt and capital lease, less 
  current maturities........................     205,434          212,973
Other long-term liabilities.................      54,412           55,106
Senior subordinated notes...................     100,000          100,000
Deferred income taxes.......................      29,302           28,136

Shareholders' Equity:
 Preferred stock, par $.01, 20,000 shares
  authorized, none outstanding..............          --               --
 Common stock, par $.01, 201,000 shares
  authorized, 9,736 and 9,731 issued and 
outstanding as of September 30, 1996 and 
December 31, 1995,  respectively............          98               98
 Paid-in capital............................      55,030           55,015
 Retained earnings..........................      10,275           13,791
 Employee receivables for stock purchases...         (30)            ( 30)
                                                --------         --------
   Total shareholders' equity...............      65,373           68,874

   Total liabilities and shareholders' equity  $ 562,774        $ 578,825
                                                ========         ========




See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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        JOHNSTOWN AMERICA INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

  FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 AND 1995

                            (Unaudited)


(In thousands, except per share data)

                                       Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
                                          September 30         September 30,
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                       1996       1995       1996       1995
                                     --------   --------   --------   --------

Net manufacturing sales...........  $ 139,794  $ 166,175  $ 423,420  $ 510,303
Leasing revenue...................      1,051        706      3,054      1,746
                                     --------   --------   --------   --------
 Total revenue....................    140,845    166,881    426,474    512,049

Cost of sales - manufacturing.....    119,977    152,607    360,157    472,226
Cost of leasing...................        335        197      1,014        453
                                     --------   --------   --------   --------
 Gross profit.....................     20,533     14,077     65,303     39,370

Selling, general and administrative
 expenses.........................     10,774      7,461     34,583     18,326
Amortization expense..............      2,635      1,644      7,768      3,854
                                     --------   --------   --------   --------
 Operating income.................      7,124      4,972     22,952     17,190

Interest and other financing costs,
 net                                    8,381      3,845     24,703      5,506
Interest expense - leasing                632        386      1,895        539
                                     --------   --------   --------   --------

 Income (loss) before income
   taxes..........................     (1,889)       741     (3,646)    11,145

Provision (benefit)for income taxes      (326)       480       (131)     4,569
                                     --------   --------   --------   --------

 Net income (loss)................  $  (1,563) $     261  $  (3,515) $   6,576
                                     ========   ========   ========   ========

Net income (loss) per common
 and common equivalent
 shares outstanding...............  $   (0.16) $   0 .03  $   (0.36) $    0.67
                                     ========   ========   ========   ========

Weighted average common and
 common equivalent shares               9,741      9,808      9,757      9,810
                                     ========   ========   ========   ========


       

     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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        JOHNSTOWN AMERICA INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

          CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

       FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 AND 1995

                            (Unaudited)



(In thousands)                                      Nine Months Ended
                                                       September 30,
                                                    ------------------
                                                   1996             1995
                                                ---------        --------

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 Net income (loss)..........................   $  (3,515)       $   6,576

 Adjustments for items not affecting cash 
  from operating activities:
  Depreciation..............................      11,240            4,117
  Amortization..............................      10,745            4,017
  Deferred tax expense......................       1,166              697
  Changes in postretirement benefits........       1,419            1,420
                                                --------         --------
                                                  21,055           16,827

 Changes in operating assets and liabilities,
   net of effect of acquired business:

 Accounts receivable, net...................       6,526           15,532
 Inventories................................        (791)          20,380
 Accounts payable...........................      (2,368)         (11,564)
 Other assets and liabilities...............      (8,171)           2,279
                                                --------         --------

 Net cash provided by operating activities..      16,251           43,454
                                                --------         --------

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
  Capital expenditures......................      (6,554)          (8,585)
  Leased assets additions...................      (5,077)         (19,322)
  Decrease in restricted cash...............         703               --
  Acquisition of Bostrom, less cash acquired          --          (32,444)
  Acquisition of TCI, less cash acquired....          --         (264,669)
                                                --------         --------

 Net cash used for investing activities.....    (10,928)        (325,020)
                                                --------         --------


See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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               JOHNSTOWN AMERICA INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)

              FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 AND 1995

                                   (Unaudited)



(In thousands)                                       Nine Months Ended
                                                       September 30,
                                                     -----------------
                                                   1996             1995
                                                ---------        ---------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 Net (payments) borrowings under revolving 
   loans                                       $      --        $  (7,600)
 Net (payments) borrowings under term loans      (12,609)         300,000
 Net borrowings under JAIX Leasing loans           5,083           16,747
 Payment of deferred financing costs...             (872)         (18,505)
 Other.................................               15               42
                                                --------         --------

 Net cash (used for) provided by financing 
   activities                                     (8,383)         290,684
                                                --------         --------

 Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash 
   equivalents                                    (3,060)           9,118

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS,
  beginning of period..................           11,639            1,754
                                                --------         --------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS,
  end of period........................        $   8,579        $  10,872
                                                ========         ========


                SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOWS DISCLOSURE

(In thousands)

Cash paid for interest.................        $  26,773        $   1,909

Cash paid for income taxes.............              889            3,180

Business acquisitions:
 Cash paid.............................        $      --        $ 299,212
 Assets acquired.......................               --         (407,202)
                                                --------         --------
 Liabilities assumed...................        $      --        $(107,990)
                                                ========         ========

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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               JOHNSTOWN AMERICA INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                    For the Quarter Ended September 30, 1996
                                   (Unaudited)


1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     The financial  statements  presented  herein and these notes are unaudited.
Certain information and footnote  disclosures normally included in the financial
statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles
have been  condensed  or omitted  pursuant to the rules and  regulations  of the
Securities and Exchange  Commission.  Although the registrant  believes that all
adjustments  (which include only normal recurring  adjustments)  necessary for a
fair presentation have been made, interim periods are not necessarily indicative
of the  results  of  operations  for a  full  year.  As  such,  these  financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes
thereto  incorporated  by reference in the  registrant's  Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1995.

     The  consolidated  financial  statements  include the accounts of Johnstown
America Industries,  Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (the "Company"). All
significant  intercompany  transactions and accounts have been eliminated in the
accompanying consolidated financial statements.


2.  ACQUISITIONS

Bostrom Seating, Inc.

     On  January  13,  1995,  the  Company  acquired   Bostrom   Seating,   Inc.
("Bostrom").  Bostrom is primarily  engaged in the  manufacture  and sale of air
suspension  and static  seating  for the heavy-  duty  truck  market.  The total
purchase price was  approximately  $32.6 million and was funded by the Company's
previous borrowing facility.

Freight Car Services, Inc. - Danville Facility

     On January 27, 1995,  the Company  purchased a freight car  rebuilding  and
repair  facility in Danville,  Illinois  for $2.5  million and spent  additional
capital  in  1995  of  $1.9  million  for  refurbishment.  The  Company  started
operations at this facility in October 1995.

Truck Components, Inc.

     On  August  23,  1995,  the  Company  completed  the  acquisition  of Truck
Components Inc. ("TCI"),  whereby the Company acquired all outstanding shares of
common stock of TCI  (including  shares  subject to options) for a cash purchase
price of approximately $166 million.

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               JOHNSTOWN AMERICA INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
        NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

                    For the Quarter Ended September 30, 1996
                                   (Unaudited)

ACQUISITIONS (cont.)

     The  Company  also  made a  tender  offer  for the  $82  million  of  TCI's
outstanding  senior  notes  and  purchased  such  notes  for  $94  million.  The
acquisition  and tender  offer,  as well as the  repayment of the  Company's and
TCI's existing bank debt  (excluding the JAIX Leasing  facility) and the payment
of various  transaction  fees and expenses were financed by borrowings under the
Senior Bank  Facilities and the proceeds of the issuance of the Notes (see notes
4 and 5 for a description of the Company's debt).

     The operating  results of the acquired  companies have been included in the
Company's  reported  results of  operations  from their  respective  acquisition
dates.

     The  Bostrom and TCI  acquisitions  were  accounted  for as  purchases  for
financial reporting purposes.

     Accordingly,  certain assets and liabilities of the acquired companies were
recorded at estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. Up to the one year
anniversary of the respective acquisitions,  the Company adjusts those estimated
fair values based on the latest available  information.  In the third quarter of
1996 the  Company  finalized  the  purchase  price  allocation  relating  to its
acquisition of TCI. Amortization of excess cost over net asset acquired is being
amortized over forty years.

     The Company's unaudited pro forma results of operations for the nine months
ended  September 30, 1995 as though the  acquisitions of Bostrom and TCI and the
related  financing  transactions  occurred on January 1, 1995 are as follows (in
thousands, except per share data):

                                                     1995
                                                  ---------
        Total revenue                            $ 744,372
        Gross profit                                88,728
        Net income                                  10,822
        Net income per share                     $    1.10

     This pro forma  information does not purport to be indicative of what would
have  occurred  had the  acquisitions  and related  transactions  occurred at an
earlier date or of results which may occur in the future.


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               JOHNSTOWN AMERICA INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
        NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

                    For the Quarter Ended September 30, 1996
                                   (Unaudited)


3.  INVENTORIES

Inventories of the Company consist of the following (in thousands):

                                               September 30,    December 31,
                                                  1996              1995
                                               ------------     -----------
Raw materials and purchased
  components                                   $   8,719        $  14,287
Work-in-progress and finished goods               35,972           29,613
                                                --------         --------
                                               $  44,691        $  43,900
                                                ========         ========


4.  DEBT

Long-term debt of the Company consisted of the following (in thousands):

                                               September 30,    December 31,
                                                   1996            1995
                                                -----------     -----------

  Revolving Loans                              $      --        $      --
  Tranche A Term Loans                            90,002          100,000
  Tranche B Term Loans                            97,503          100,000
                                                --------         --------
    Total Senior Bank Facilities                 187,505          200,000

  Industrial Revenue Bonds                         5,300            5,300
  Capital leases                                   1,991            2,105
  JAIX Leasing loans                              27,464           22,381
                                                --------         --------
    Total debt                                   222,260          229,786

  Current maturities                             (16,826)         (16,813)
                                                --------         --------

    Long-term debt                             $ 205,434        $ 212,973
                                                ========         ========




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               JOHNSTOWN AMERICA INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
        NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

                    For the Quarter Ended September 30, 1996
                                   (Unaudited)


Senior Bank Facilities

     The Company  entered into a credit facility  ("Senior Bank  Facilities") on
August 23, 1995,  in  conjunction  with the  acquisition  of TCI and the related
transactions described in Note 2. The Revolving Loans portion of the Senior Bank
Facilities provides for up to $100 million of outstanding borrowings and letters
of credit, limited by the level of eligible accounts receivable and inventories.
As of  September  30,  1996,  availability  under  the  Revolving  Loans,  after
consideration  of  outstanding  letters  of credit of $18.7  million,  was $31.1
million.  Borrowings  under the Senior Bank Facilities are guaranteed by each of
the  Company's  subsidiaries  other than JAIX Leasing  Company  (the  "Guarantor
Subsidiaries")  and are secured by the assets of the  Company and the  Guarantor
Subsidiaries, including the stock of the Guarantor Subsidiaries.

     At the  Company's  election,  interest  rates per annum  applicable  to the
Revolving Loans and Tranche A Term Loans will be a fluctuating  rate of interest
measured by reference to either (a) an adjusted London  inter-bank  offered rate
("LIBOR")  plus a borrowing  margin or (b) an alternate base rate ("ABR") plus a
borrowing margin. Such borrowing margins range between 1.50% and 2.50% for LIBOR
loans and between .50% and 1.50% for ABR loans, fluctuating within each range in
0.25%  increments  based on the Company  achieving  certain  financial  results.
Interest rates per annum applicable to Tranche B Term Loans are either (a) LIBOR
plus a margin of 3.00% or (b) ABR plus 2.00%. Additionally, various fees related
to unused commitments,  letters of credit and administration of the facility are
incurred by the Company.

     The term loans under the Senior Bank  Facilities  are payable in  quarterly
installments,  which  commenced on March 31, 1996.  The Tranche A Term Loans and
the Revolving Loans mature on March 31, 2002 and the Tranche B Term Loans mature
on March 31, 2003.

     The Senior Bank Facilities  contain various financial  covenants  including
capital  expenditure  limitations,  leverage  and interest  coverage  ratios and
minimum  net  worth,  and also  restrict  the  Company  from  paying  dividends,
repurchasing   common   stock  and  making   other   distributions   in  certain
circumstances.  At September 30, 1996, the Company was in compliance  with these
and all other debt covenants.


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               JOHNSTOWN AMERICA INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
        NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

                    For the Quarter Ended September 30, 1996
                                   (Unaudited)


JAIX Term Loan

     On June 14, 1996,  JAIX Leasing  Company  ("JAIX  Leasing")  refinanced its
existing  three year term loan  facility  with a 10 year term loan  ("JAIX  Term
Loan").  Borrowings  under the JAIX Term Loan bear interest at the fixed rate of
9.35% and are payable in monthly installments which commenced in July 1996. This
Facility is secured by JAIX Leasing's leases and underlying freight car assets.

Industrial Revenue Bonds

     The Company,  through its wholly owned  subsidiary,  Freight Car  Services,
Inc.,  issued the Industrial  Revenue Bonds for $5.3 million which bear interest
at a variable  rate (4.0% as of  September  30, 1996) and can be redeemed by the
Company  at any  time.  The bonds are  secured  by a letter of credit  issued by
Johnstown America Industries,  Inc. The bonds have no amortization and mature on
December 1, 2010. The bonds are also subject to a weekly "put"  provision by the
holders of the  bonds.  In the event that any or all of the bonds are put to the
Company under this provision, the Company would effectively refinance such bonds
with additional  borrowings under the Revolving Loans portion of the Senior Bank
Facilities.

     In connection with the Industrial Revenue Bonds, the Company has restricted
cash at September  30, 1996 of $0.7  million  from the initial  proceeds of $5.3
million.  The  restricted  cash is held in trust and will be used for additional
improvements and expansion of the Freight Car Services' Danville facility.

Interest Rate Contracts

     The Company has entered into  various  interest  rate  contracts to fix the
cost of its variable  rate Senior Bank  Facilities.  These  contracts  limit the
effect of market  fluctuations  on the interest cost of floating rate debt.  The
notional  principal amounts  outstanding on the interest rate contracts covering
the  current  period is $140  million  and the fixed  rates of interest on these
contracts range from 5.98% to 6.32% plus the applicable  borrowing  margin.  The
maturities on all contracts range from October 1996, through August 2000.



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               JOHNSTOWN AMERICA INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
        NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

                    For the Quarter Ended September 30, 1996
                                   (Unaudited)


5.  SENIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT

     In conjunction with the acquisition of TCI, the Company issued $100 million
of Senior  Subordinated  Notes (the  "Notes")  which are due August 15, 2005 and
have an interest  rate of 11.75% per annum and are  guaranteed  on a  unsecured,
senior subordinated joint and several basis by the Guarantor  Subsidiaries.  The
Notes have customary restrictive covenants including  restrictions on incurrence
of  additional  indebtedness,  payment of dividends  and  redemption  of capital
stock.  The Notes are  subordinated  to all  indebtedness  under the Senior Bank
Facilities  and  cross-default  provisions do exist.  Except in certain  limited
circumstances,  the Notes are not subject to optional  redemption by the Company
prior to August 15, 2000, and  thereafter are subject to optional  redemption by
the Company at declining redemption premiums. Upon the occurrence of a change in
control (as defined),  the Company is required to offer to repurchase  the Notes
at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest.


6.  ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

     The  Company's  subsidiaries  are  currently  involved  in several  matters
relating  to  the  investigation  and/or  remediation  of  locations  where  the
subsidiaries  have arranged for the disposal of foundry and other wastes.  As of
September 30, 1996, based on all of the information  currently  available to the
Company,  the Company has an environmental  reserve which management believes is
adequate to cover  future  expenditures.  This  reserve is based on current cost
estimates  and does not reduce  estimated  expenditures  to net  present  value,
although the  Company's  subsidiaries  are not likely to incur costs for most of
the reserved  matters until several years in the future.  Any cash  expenditures
required  by  the  Company  or  its   subsidiaries  to  comply  with  applicable
environmental laws and/or to pay for any remediation efforts will not be reduced
or otherwise affected by the existence of the environmental  reserve. Due to the
early stage of  investigation  of many of the sites and  potential  remediations
referred to above,  there are significant  uncertainties  as to waste quantities
involved,  the extent and timing of the remediation which will be required,  the
range  of  acceptable  solutions,   costs  of  remediation  and  the  number  of
potentially  responsible parties contributing to such costs. Based on all of the
information   presently   available  to  it,  the  Company   believes  that  the
environmental  reserve will be adequate to cover its future costs related to the
sites associated with the environmental  reserve,  and that any additional costs
will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of
operations  of the Company.  However,  the discovery of  additional  sites,  the
modification  of  existing  laws or  regulations,  the  imposition  of joint and
several liability or the uncertainties  referred to above could result in such a
material adverse effect.


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               JOHNSTOWN AMERICA INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
        NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

                    For the Quarter Ended September 30, 1996
                                   (Unaudited)



7.  GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES

     The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured,  senior
subordinated, joint and several basis by each of the Guarantor Subsidiaries. The
following condensed  consolidating financial data illustrates the composition of
the Parent Company, the Guarantor Subsidiaries, and JAIX Leasing as of September
30, 1996.  Separate complete  financial  statements of the respective  Guarantor
Subsidiaries would not provide  additional  information which would be useful in
assessing the financial composition of the Guarantor  Subsidiaries and thus, are
not presented.

     Investments in subsidiaries  are accounted for by the Parent Company on the
equity  method for  purposes  of the  supplemental  consolidating  presentation.
Earnings  of  subsidiaries  are  therefore  reflected  in the  Parent  Company's
investment  accounts and earnings.  The principle  elimination entries eliminate
the Parent Company's  investment in subsidiaries  and intercompany  balances and
transactions.


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               Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
                     as of September 30, 1996
                          (In thousands)
                            (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<S>                                        <C>       <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>

                                            Parent    Guarantor
                                           Company   Subsidiaries   JAIX Leasing   Eliminations   Consolidated

Cash and cash equivalents..............  $   7,802   $    (994)       $   1,771     $      --       $   8,579
Accounts receivable, net...............         --      53,432                1            --          53,433
Inventories............................         --      44,691               --            --          44,691
Prepaid expenses and other.............      9,390       9,597            2,451            --          21,438
                                          --------    --------        ---------      --------        --------

     Total current assets..............     17,192     106,726            4,223            --         128,141
Property, plant and equipment, net.....      5,743     124,342           33,308          (381)        163,012
Other assets...........................    114,722     253,109              423       (96,633)        271,621

     Total assets......................  $ 137,657   $ 484,177        $  37,954     $ (97,014)      $ 562,774
                                          ========    ========         ========      ========        ========


Accounts payable.......................  $      --   $  37,279        $       1     $      --       $  37,280
Other current liabilities..............     20,825      50,179              113          (144)         70,973
                                          --------    --------         --------      --------        --------
     Total current liabilities.........     20,825      87,458              114          (144)        108,253

Noncurrent liabilities.................         --      80,696            3,018            --          83,714
Long-term debt and intercompany
  advances, less current maturities....     51,459     226,511           27,464            --         305,434

Total shareholders' equity.............     65,373      89,512            7,358       (96,870)         65,373
                                          --------    --------         --------      --------        --------

     Total liabilities and shareholders'
         equity........................  $ 137,657   $ 484,177        $  37,954     $ (97,014)      $ 562,774
                                          ========    ========         ========      ========        ========


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              Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
             For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1996
                            (In thousands)
                              (Unaudited)


                                            Parent    Guarantor
                                           Company   Subsidiaries   JAIX Leasing   Eliminations   Consolidated


Total revenue............                $      71   $ 423,421        $   2,982     $      --       $ 426,474
Cost of sales............                      (11)    360,157            1,025            --         361,171
                                          --------    --------         --------      --------        --------
  Gross profit...........                       82      63,264            1,957            --          65,303
Selling, general, administrative
 and amortization expenses                     550      41,801               --            --          42,351
                                          --------    --------         --------      --------        --------
   Operating income......                     (468)     21,463            1,957            --          22,952
Interest expense, net....                    8,980      15,806            1,812            --          26,598
Equity (earnings) of subsidiaries           (2,448)         --               --         2,448              --
Provision (benefit) for income taxes        (3,485)      3,298               56            --            (131)
                                          --------    --------         --------      --------        --------
   Net income (loss).....                $  (3,515)  $   2,359        $      89     $  (2,448)      $  (3,515)
                                          ========    ========         ========      ========        ========








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            Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
             For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1996
                            (In thousands)
                              (Unaudited)

                                            Parent    Guarantor
                                           Company   Subsidiaries   JAIX Leasing   Eliminations   Consolidated


CASH FLOWS FROM
 OPERATING ACTIVITIES....                $ (11,506)  $  26,452        $   1,306     $      --       $  16,252

CASH FLOWS FROM
 INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
  Capital expenditures..                      (278)     (6,277)              --            --          (6,555)
  Leased assets and investments             (5,034)         --              (43)           --          (5,077)
  Changes in restricted cash                    --         703               --            --             703
                                          --------    --------         --------      --------        --------
Cash (used for)
   investing activities..                   (5,312)     (5,574)             (43)           --         (10,929)

CASH FLOWS FROM
 FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
  Net payments under term loans            (12,495)       (114)              --            --         (12,609)
  Loan facility of leasing business             --          --            5,083            --           5,083
  Change in intercompany advances           19,025     (15,588)          (3,437)           --              --
  Dividends received/ (paid)                 1,600          --           (1,600)           --              --
  Deferred financing costs paid               (421)        (14)            (437)           --            (872)
  Other..................                       15          --               --            --              15
                                          --------    --------         --------      --------        --------
Cash provided by (used for)
   financing  activities.                    7,724     (15,716)            (391)           --          (8,383)

Net increase (decrease) in cash
 and cash equivalents....                   (9,094)      5,162              872            --          (3,060)
CASH AND CASH
 EQUIVALENTS,
  beginning of period....                   16,896      (6,156)             899            --          11,639
                                          --------    --------        ---------     ---------        --------

CASH AND CASH
 EQUIVALENTS,
  end of period..........               $    7,802   $    (994)      $    1,771    $       --       $   8,579
                                         =========    ========        =========     =========        ========


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

             For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 1996


Item 2.


General

     The Company  completed the acquisitions of Truck Components Inc. ("TCI") on
August 23, 1995, and Bostrom Seating, Inc. ("Bostrom") on January 13, 1995. Both
the acquisitions were accounted for under the purchase method of accounting, and
accordingly,  the  operating  results were  included in the  Company's  reported
results  from their  respective  acquisition  dates.  The  results of TCI have a
significant  impact on the  comparative  discussions  below.  Additionally,  the
Company,  through  its wholly  owned  subsidiary  Freight  Car  Services,  Inc.,
completed the purchase of the Danville, Illinois facility which began operations
in October 1995.

     The Company's sales are affected to a significant degree by the freight car
and Class 8 truck  markets.  Both the freight car and the Class 8 truck  markets
are subject to  significant  fluctuations  due to economic  conditions  in these
particular  markets,  changes in the alternative  methods of transportation  and
other factors.  There can be no assurance that fluctuations in such markets will
not have a material  adverse  effect on the results of  operations  or financial
condition of the Company.

     The  Company's  freight  car  manufacturing  and  rebuild  sales are driven
principally  by the  number  and type of  freight  cars  delivered  in any given
period.  Due to the large size of customer  orders,  the specific time frame for
delivery of freight cars ordered and variations in the mix of cars ordered,  the
number and type of cars produced in any given quarter may fluctuate greatly.  As
a result,  the Company's  revenues and results of operations and cash flows from
operations may fluctuate as well.


Results of Operations

Three Months Ended September 30, 1996 and 1995
Total Revenue

     Total revenue for the three months ended September 30, 1996 decreased 15.6%
to $140.8  million from $166.9  million in 1995.  The total revenue  decrease of
$26.1 million was due to the decrease in revenues from freight car operations of
$57.9 million, offset by a $35.1 million increase for the inclusion of TCI for a
full  quarter  in 1996  versus a  partial  quarter  in 1995  increase  and other
decreases of $3.3 million.  The drop in freight car revenues  resulted from 1996
shipments  of new and rebuilt  cars  decreasing  to 1,084 from 2,039 in the same
period of 1995.



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Cost of Sales - Manufacturing and Gross Profits

     Cost of Sales - Manufacturing for the three months ended September 30, 1996
as a percent  of  manufacturing  sales  was  85.8%,  compared  to 91.8% in 1995.
Related  gross profits were 14.2% and 8.2%,  respectively.  The  improvement  in
gross  profits   resulted   primarily  from  the  inclusion  of  TCI  which  has
historically  generated  higher  gross  profit  margins  than  the  freight  car
business,  for a full quarter in 1996 versus a partial  quarter in 1995,  and in
part due to improved  margins in the freight car business and at Bostrom Seating
versus last years third quarter.


Selling, General, Administrative and Amortization

     Selling,  general,  and  administrative  expenses as a percentage  of total
revenue  were 7.6% and 4.5% for the three months  ended  September  30, 1996 and
1995, respectively. The increase in selling, general, and administrative expense
is  related  to the  inclusion  of TCI which has  higher  selling,  general  and
administrative  levels as a percent  of  revenue  compared  to the  freight  car
business,  and to increased MIS and product development costs in the freight car
business.  Amortization  expense as a percentage  of total  revenue was 1.9% and
1.0% for the three months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995,  respectively.  The
increase in amortization  expense is related to certain intangible assets of TCI
and the excess cost over net assets acquired in the TCI acquisition.


Operating Income

     Operating income was $7.1 million in the third quarter of 1996, compared to
$5.0 million in the third  quarter of 1995.  The increase was  primarily  due to
including a full quarter of operating  income of TCI versus a partial quarter in
1995 and due to the inclusion of Freight Car Services which was not operating in
the third quarter of 1995.

Other

     Interest  expense,  net,  was $9.0  million  in the third  quarter  of 1996
compared to $4.2 in the third quarter of 1995. Interest expense in 1996 resulted
from increased  borrowings  under the Senior Bank Facilities and the issuance of
the Notes to finance the  acquisition of TCI and the  refinancing of its debt in
August 1995,  as well as from the JAIX Leasing  loans which were used to finance
the addition of freight cars for the lease fleet.

     Net loss and loss per share for the third quarter of 1996 were $1.6 million
and $0.16,  respectively,  compared to net income and  earnings per share of $.3
million and $0.03, respectively, for the third quarter of 1995.

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Results of Operations

Nine Months Ended September 30, 1996 and 1995
Total Revenue

     Total revenue for the nine months ended  September 30, 1996 decreased 16.7%
to $426.5  million from $512.0  million in 1995.  The total revenue  decrease of
$85.5  million was due to the  decrease  in freight car sales of $274.7  million
(2,716 new and rebuilt cars in 1996 vs 7,841 new and rebuilt cars in 1995) and a
$9.8 million  decrease in truck related  sales volume at Bostrom.  The decreases
were offset in part by the  inclusion of TCI for the full three  quarters  ended
September  30, 1996 versus  inclusion  for the partial third quarter of 1995, an
increase of $199.0 million.  As of September 30, 1996, the Company's  backlog of
new  freight  cars was 1,044 and 330  rebuilds  as compared to 1,167 new freight
cars and 245 rebuilds on September 30, 1995.


Cost of Sales - Manufacturing and Gross Profits

     Cost of Sales - Manufacturing  for the nine months ended September 30, 1996
as a percent  of  manufacturing  sales  was  85.1%,  compared  to 92.5% in 1995.
Related  gross profits were 14.9% and 7.5%,  respectively.  The  improvement  in
gross profits  resulted  primarily  from the  acquisition of TCI in August 1995,
which has  historically  generated  higher gross profit margins than the freight
car business.


Selling, General, Administrative and Amortization

     Selling,  general,  and  administrative  expenses as a percentage  of total
revenue was 8.1% and 3.6% for the nine months ended 1996 and 1995, respectively.
The increase in selling,  general, and administrative  expense is related to the
acquisition  and the  integration of TCI which has higher  selling,  general and
administrative  levels as a percent  of  revenue  compared  to the  freight  car
business,  and to increased MIS and product development costs at the freight car
operations.  Amortization  expense as a percentage of total revenue was 1.8% and
 .8% for the nine  months  ended 1996 and 1995,  respectively.  The  increase  in
amortization  expense is related  to  certain  intangible  assets of TCI and the
excess cost over net assets acquired in the acquisition.


Operating Income

     Operating  income  was $23.0  million  for the first  nine  months of 1996,
compared to $17.2 million in the same period of 1995. The increase was primarily
due to including the operating  income for the full nine months versus inclusion
for the  partial  third  quarter  of 1995  from the TCI  acquisition,  more than
offsetting the drop in operating income in the freight car business.



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Other

     Interest  expense,  net was $26.6 million for the first nine months of 1996
compared to $6.0 in the same period of 1995.  Interest  expense in 1996 resulted
from increased  borrowings  under the Senior Bank Facilities and the issuance of
the Notes to finance the  acquisition of TCI and the  refinancing of its debt in
August 1995,  as well as from the JAIX Leasing  loans which were used to finance
the addition of freight cars for the lease fleet.

     Net loss and loss per  share for the  first  nine  months of 1996 were $3.5
million and $0.36,  respectively,  compared to net income and earnings per share
of $6.6 million and $0.67, respectively for the same period of 1995.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

     For the nine months ended  September  30, 1996,  the Company  provided cash
from operations of $16.3 million  compared with $43.5 million for the first nine
months of 1995.  The Company used $10.9 million of cash in investing  activities
during the first nine months of 1996, $5.8 million for capital  expenditures and
$5.1 million for leased asset additions.  Cash used for financing activities was
$8.4  million  for the first nine  months of 1996 due to  payments  on term debt
($12.6  million)  partially  offset by an increase in the JAIX Leasing  loans of
$5.1 million.

     The  Company's  freight car sales are  characterized  by large order sizes,
specific  customer  delivery  schedules and related vendor  receipts and payment
schedules,  all of which can  combine  to  create  significant  fluctuations  in
working  capital   accounts  when  comparing  end  of  period   balances.   Such
fluctuations tend to be of short duration,  and the Company considers this to be
a normal part of its  operating  cycle which does not  significantly  impact its
financial flexibility and liquidity.

     On August 23, 1995,  in  conjunction  with the  acquisition  of TCI and the
refinancing  of the existing debt of the Company,  the Company and the Guarantor
Subsidiaries  entered into the $300 million  Senior Bank  Facilities  and issued
$100  million of Notes.  See  footnotes  4 and 5 of the  Condensed  Consolidated
Financial  Statements  for the nine  months  ended  September  30,  1996,  for a
description of the Senior Bank Facilities and the Notes.

     As  of  September  30,  1996,  there  was  $187.5  million  of  term  loans
outstanding  under the Senior  Bank  Facilities,  of Notes  outstanding,  and no
borrowings  under the  revolving  credit line under the Senior Bank  Facilities.
Availability under the revolving credit line, after consideration of outstanding
letters of credit of $18.7 million, was $31.1 million.



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<PAGE>



     Interest  payments on the Notes and interest and principal  payments  under
the Senior Bank Facilities represent significant liquidity  requirements for the
Company.  The Notes require  semiannual  interest payments of approximately $5.9
million.  Borrowings  under the Senior Bank Facilities bear interest at floating
rates and require interest payments on varying dates depending upon the interest
rate  option  selected  by the  Company.  The term loans  under the Senior  Bank
Facilities require periodic principal payments through their maturities.

     The Company formed a leasing  business in 1994 to lease freight cars.  This
leasing  division was formed into a wholly owned  subsidiary,  JAIX Leasing,  in
January 1995 and  currently  has 600 freight cars on lease with another 217 cars
currently on lease at the parent  company.  In June 1996,  JAIX Leasing  Company
entered into a term loan facility to finance its freight car leasing  activities
and  repay  its  existing  credit  facility.  See  footnote  4 of the  Condensed
Consolidated  Financial Statements for the nine months ended September 30, 1996,
for a  description  of this loan.  As of  September  30,  1996,  there was $27.5
million outstanding under this loan.

     The Company  believes  that the cash flow  generated  from its  operations,
together with amounts available under the Revolving Loans,  should be sufficient
to fund  its debt  service  requirements,  working  capital  needs,  anticipated
capital  expenditures  and  other  operating  expenses  (including  expenditures
required by applicable environmental laws and regulations). The Company's future
operating  performance  and  ability to service  or  refinance  the Notes and to
extend or  refinance  the  Senior  Bank  Facilities  will be  subject  to future
economic conditions and to financial,  business and other factors, many of which
are beyond the Company's control.

     As of September 30, 1996, the Company's balance sheet included cash of $8.6
million.


Environmental Matters

     The  Company's  subsidiaries  are  currently  involved  in several  matters
relating  to  the  investigation  and/or  remediation  of  locations  where  the
subsidiaries  have arranged for the disposal of foundry and other wastes.  As of
September 30, 1996, based on all of the information  currently  available to the
Company,  the Company has an environmental  reserve which management believes is
adequate to cover  future  expenditures.  This  reserve is based on current cost
estimates  and does not reduce  estimated  expenditures  to net  present  value,
although the  Company's  subsidiaries  are not likely to incur costs for most of
the reserved  matters until several years in the future.  Any cash  expenditures
required  by  the  Company  or  its   subsidiaries  to  comply  with  applicable
environmental laws and/or to pay for any remediation efforts will not be reduced
or otherwise affected by the existence of the environmental  reserve. Due to the
early stage of  investigation  of many of the sites and  potential  remediations
referred to above,  there are significant  uncertainties  as to waste quantities
involved,  the extent and timing of the remediation which will be required,  the
range  of  acceptable  solutions,   costs  of  remediation  and  the  number  of
potentially  responsible parties contributing to such costs. Based on all of the
information   presently   available  to  it,  the  Company   believes  that  the
environmental  reserve will be adequate to cover its future costs related to the
sites associated with the environmental  reserve,  and that any additional costs
will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of
operations  of the Company.  However,  the discovery of  additional  sites,  the
modification  of  existing  laws or  regulations,  the  imposition  of joint and
several

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liability or the uncertainties referred to above could result in such a material
adverse effect.

Effects of Inflation

     General  price  inflation  has not had a material  impact on the  Company's
results of operations.


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                    PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

     The patent infringement  lawsuit commenced by Johnstown America Corporation
("JAC") in December 1992 against Trinity Industries,  Inc.  ("Trinity") alleging
infringement  of JAC's  patent for its  BethGon  Coalporter  (R) freight car was
tried in  July-August  1996 with the trial court  entering an order  upholding a
jury  verdict  that the patent,  though  valid,  was not  infringed by Trinity's
Aluminator II freight car. In addition, JAC was not held to be liable for any of
the counterclaims  alleged by Trinity.  JAC thereafter made motions to the trial
court to set aside the verdict as not being consistent with the facts or the law
and enter  judgment  in favor of JAC or,  alternatively,  to order a new  trial,
which motions were denied.  JAC has appealed the case to the United States Court
of Appeals  for the  Federal  Circuit.  Although  the  chances of success of the
appeal  cannot be  predicted,  the Company  continues  to believe that the order
entered by the trial court upholding the jury's verdict and several prior orders
are not  consistent  with the facts or the law and that the trial court erred in
applying the law in this case. In any event, although neither the outcome of the
action nor the effect of such outcome can be predicted  with  certainty,  in the
opinion of management of the Company,  the outcome of the action will not have a
material  adverse effect on the financial  condition or results of operations of
the Company.

     The Company is  involved in various  lawsuits  and  warranty  claims in the
normal  course of business.  In the opinion of  management  of the Company,  the
outcome of these lawsuits and claims will not have a material  adverse effect on
the financial condition or results of operations of the Company.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a) Exhibits

None


(b) Reports


The  Company  filed the  following  reports on Form 8-K during the three  months
ended September 30, 1996:


None

<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.







JOHNSTOWN AMERICA INDUSTRIES, INC.



By    \s\ Andrew M. Weller
     --------------------------------
         Andrew M. Weller
         Executive Vice President and
         Chief Financial Officer
         (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Dated: November 8, 1996





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