GIBRALTAR STEEL CORP
10-Q, 2000-11-13
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                               FORM 10-Q
                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        Washington, D.C. 20549




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

            For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000

                                  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  0-22462

             Gibraltar Steel Corporation
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

               Delaware                               16-1445150
            (State or other jurisdiction of     (I.R.S. Employer
            incorporation or organization)    Identification No.)

  3556 Lake Shore Road, P.O. Box 2028, Buffalo, New York 14219-0228
            (Address of principal executive offices)

               (716)  826-6500
            (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




        Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed
        all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of
        the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12
        months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was
        required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
        such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  X .
        No    .


        As of September 30, 2000, the number of common shares
        outstanding was: 12,579,719.




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                      GIBRALTAR STEEL CORPORATION

                                 INDEX


                                                            PAGE NUMBER
        PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

        Item 1.  Financial Statements

                 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                 September 30, 2000 (unaudited) and
                 December 31, 1999 (audited)                      3

                 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
                 Three and Nine months ended
                 September 30, 2000 and 1999 (unaudited)          4

                 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                 Nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999
                 (unaudited)                                      5

                 Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
                 Statements (unaudited)                       6 - 8


        Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis
                 of Financial Condition and Results
                 of Operations                               9 - 10


        PART II. OTHER INFORMATION                               11





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                    PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                     Item 1. Financial Statements

                      GIBRALTAR STEEL CORPORATION

                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                             (in thousands)

                                       September 30, December 31,
                                            2000        1999
                                        (unaudited)    (audited)
     Assets

     Current assets:
            Cash and cash equivalents    $   3,529   $   4,687
            Accounts receivable             98,719      78,418
            Inventories                    102,758      94,994
            Other current assets             4,768       4,492

               Total current assets        209,774     182,591

     Property, plant and equipment, net    228,197     216,030
     Goodwill                              131,290     115,350
     Other assets                            9,678       8,109

                                         $ 578,939   $ 522,080
                                          ========    ========

     Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

     Current liabilities:
            Accounts payable             $  48,648   $  48,857
            Accrued expenses                22,884      19,492
            Current maturities of
               long-term debt                  314       1,319

               Total current liabilities    71,846      69,668

     Long-term debt                        266,289     235,302

     Deferred income taxes                  32,565      29,328

     Other non-current liabilities           2,610       2,323

     Shareholders' equity
            Preferred shares                     -           -
            Common shares                      126         126
            Additional paid-in capital      68,445      68,323
            Retained earnings              137,058     117,010

               Total shareholders' equity  205,629     185,459

                                         $ 578,939   $ 522,080
                                          ========    ========



            See accompanying notes to financial statements

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                            GIBRALTAR STEEL CORPORATION

                     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                        (in thousands, except per share data)




                               Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
                                  September 30,       September 30,
                                  2000      1999      2000      1999
                                   (unaudited)         (unaudited)

     Net sales                 $ 178,326 $ 162,909 $ 527,483 $ 466,954

     Cost of sales               142,463   128,664   420,456   371,290

           Gross profit           35,863    34,245   107,027    95,664

     Selling, general and
      administrative expense      18,595    18,819    58,025    53,202

           Income from operations 17,268    15,426    49,002    42,462

     Interest expense              5,086     3,318    13,511     9,740

           Income before taxes    12,182    12,108    35,491    32,722

     Provision for income taxes    4,934     4,903    14,374    13,252

           Net income          $   7,248 $   7,205 $  21,117 $  19,470
                               ========= ========= ========= =========

     Net income per
           share-Basic         $     .58 $     .57 $    1.68 $    1.55
                               ========= ========= ========= =========
     Weighted average number of
      shares outstanding-Basic    12,580    12,563    12,580    12,530
                               ========= ========= ========= =========

     Net income per
           share-Diluted       $     .57 $     .56 $    1.66 $    1.52
                               ========= ========= ========= =========
     Weighted average number
           of shares
           outstanding-Diluted    12,708    12,862    12,700    12,790
                               ========= ========= ========= =========





                  See accompanying notes to financial statements

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                    GIBRALTAR STEEL CORPORATION

            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                            (in thousands)



                                               Nine Months Ended
                                                 September 30,
                                                 2000      1999
                                                   (unaudited)

     Cash flows from operating activities
     Net income                                $ 21,117  $ 19,470
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to
        net cash provided by operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization               15,763    12,699
     Provision for deferred income taxes          3,358     1,921
     Undistributed equity investment income        (461)     (293)
     Other noncash adjustments                       87       587
     Increase (decrease) in cash resulting from
        changes in (net of acquisitions):
       Accounts receivable                      (14,481)  (15,912)
       Inventories                               (1,977)    6,286
       Other current assets                        (460)     (597)
       Accounts payable and accrued expenses        (96)   21,849
       Other assets                              (3,175)     (955)

        Net cash provided by
        operating activities                     19,675    45,055

     Cash flows from investing activities
     Acquisitions, net of cash acquired         (43,267)  (31,484)
     Purchases of property, plant and equipment (13,849)  (17,917)
     Net proceeds from sale of
       property and equipment                     7,335     2,425

        Net cash used in investing activities   (49,781) (46,976)

     Cash flows from financing activities
     Long-term debt reduction                   (43,929)  (62,727)
     Proceeds from long-term debt                73,911    66,953
     Payment of dividends                        (1,069)   (1,253)
     Net proceeds from issuance of common stock      35       890

        Net cash provided by
        financing activities                     28,948     3,863

         Net (decrease)increase in cash and
         cash equivalents                        (1,158)    1,942

     Cash and cash equivalents at
         beginning of year                        4,687     1,877

     Cash and cash equivalents at
         end of period                         $  3,529  $  3,819
                                                =======   =======



            See accompanying notes to financial statements

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                      GIBRALTAR STEEL CORPORATION

         NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                              (Unaudited)



         1.  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

         The accompanying condensed consolidated financial
         statements as of September 30, 2000 and 1999 have been
         prepared by the Company without audit.  In the opinion of
         management, all adjustments necessary to present fairly the
         financial position, results of operations and cash flows at
         September 30, 2000 and 1999 have been included.

         Certain information and footnote disclosures including
         significant accounting policies normally included in
         financial statements prepared in accordance with generally
         accepted accounting principles have been condensed or
         omitted.  It is suggested that these condensed financial
         statements be read in conjunction with the financial
         statements included in the Company's Annual Report to
         Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1999.

         The results of operations for the nine month period ended
         September 30, 2000 are not necessarily indicative of the
         results to be expected for the full year.


         2.  INVENTORIES

         Inventories consist of the following:

                                              (in thousands)
                                         September 30,  December 31,
                                              2000          1999
                                          (unaudited)    (audited)

         Raw material                       $ 62,817      $ 59,899
         Finished goods and work-in-process   39,941        35,095

         Total inventories                  $102,758      $ 94,994
                                             =======       =======




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         3.  SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

         The changes in shareholders' equity consist of:

                                          (in thousands)
                                                 Additional
                                 Common   Shares  Paid-in  Retained
                                 Shares   Amount  Capital  Earnings

         December 31, 1999        12,577  $ 126  $  68,323  $117,010
         Net Income                    -      -          -    21,117
         Stock options exercised       3      -         35         -
         Earned portion of
          restricted stock             -      -         87         -
         Cash dividends -
          $.085 per share              -      -          -    (1,069)

         September 30, 2000       12,580  $ 126  $  68,445  $137,058
                                ====================================

         4.  EARNINGS PER SHARE

         Basic net income per share equals net income divided by the
         weighted average shares outstanding for the nine months
         ended September 30, 2000 and 1999.  The computation of
         diluted net income per share includes all dilutive common
         stock equivalents in the weighted average shares
         outstanding. The reconciliation between basic and diluted
         earnings per share is as follows:

                             Basic     Basic    Diluted    Diluted
                 Income      Shares      EPS     Shares       EPS

         2000  $21,117,000  12,579,619  $1.68  12,699,683  $1.66
         1999  $19,470,000  12,529,765  $1.55  12,790,462  $1.52

         Options to purchase 1,163,594 shares of the Company's
         common stock are outstanding as of September 30, 2000,
         which are exercisable at prices ranging from $10.00 to
         $22.50 per share.  Included in diluted shares are common
         stock equivalents relating to options of 120,064 and
         260,697 for 2000 and 1999, respectively.


         5.  ACQUISITIONS

         On July 17, 2000, the Company purchased all the outstanding
         capital stock of Milcor Limited Partnership (Milcor) for
         approximately $43 million in cash.  Milcor manfactures a
         complete line of metal building products, including
         registers, vents, bath cabinets, access doors, roof hatches
         and telescoping doors.

         On December 1, 1999, the Company purchased all the
         outstanding capital stock of Hughes Manufacturing,
         Inc.(Hughes) for approximately $11.5 million in cash.
         Hughes manufactures a broad line of fully engineered, code-
         approved steel lumber connectors and other metal hardware
         products.

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         On November 1, 1999, the Company purchased all the
         outstanding capital stock of Brazing Concepts Company
         (Brazing Concepts) for approximately $25 million in cash.
         Brazing Concepts provides a wide variety of value-added
         brazing (i.e., metal joining), assembly and other
         metallurgical heat treating services on customer-owned
         materials.

         On August 1, 1999, the Company purchased the assets and
         business of Hi-Temp Incorporated (Hi-Temp) for
         approximately $24 million in cash.
         Hi-Temp provides metallurgical heat treating services in
         which customer-owned parts are exposed to precise
         temperature and other conditions to improve their material
         properties, strength and durability.

         On July 1, 1999, the Company purchased all the outstanding
         capital stock of K & W Metal Fabricators, Inc. d/b/a
         Weather Guard Building Products (Weather Guard) for
         approximately $7 million in cash.  Weather Guard
         manufactures a full line of metal building products,
         including rain-carrying systems, metal roofing and roofing
         accessories, for industrial, commercial and residential
         applications.

         These acquisitions have been accounted for under the
         purchase method with the results of their operations
         consolidated with the Company's results of operations from
         the respective acquisition dates. The aggregate excess of
         the purchase prices of these acquisitions over the fair
         market values of the net assets of the acquired companies
         is being amortized over 35 years from the acquisition dates
         using the straight-line method.

         The following information presents the pro forma
         consolidated condensed results of operations as if the
         acquisitions had occurred on January 1, 1999.
         The pro forma amounts may not be indicative of the
         results that actually would have been
         achieved had the acquisitions occurred as of January 1,
         1999 and are not necessarily indicative of future results
         of the combined companies.


                               (in thousands, except per share data)
                                            Nine Months Ended
                                               September 30
                                           2000           1999
                                               (unaudited)

         Net sales                       $  554,292     $  523,192
                                          =========      =========
         Income before taxes             $   35,990     $   34,985
                                          =========      =========
         Net income                      $   21,414     $   20,816
                                          =========      =========
         Net income per share-Basic      $     1.70     $     1.66
                                          =========      =========

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

         Results of Operations

         Net sales of $178.3 million for the third quarter ended
         September 30, 2000 increased 9.5% from net sales of $162.9
         million for the prior year's third quarter despite the
         elimination of approximately $4.0  million in sales from
         disposed of operations that were included in the prior
         year's third quarter sales. Net sales of $527.5 million for
         the nine months ended September 30, 2000 increased 13.0%
         from net sales of $467.0 million for the same period of
         1999.  These increases resulted from including net sales of
         Weather Guard (acquired July 1, 1999), Hi-Temp (acquired
         August 1, 1999), Brazing Concepts (acquired November 1,
         1999),Hughes (acquired December 1, 1999)and Milcor
         (acquired July 17, 2000) (collectively, the Acquisitions)
         together with sales growth at existing operations.

         Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales increased to
         79.9% for the third quarter ended September 30, 2000 from
         79.0% for the prior year's third quarter, and to 79.7% for
         the nine months ended September 30, 2000 from 79.5% for the
         same period in 1999, primarily due to higher raw material
         costs at existing operations.

         Selling, general and administrative expenses as a
         percentage of net sales decreased to 10.4% for the third
         quarter ended September 30, 2000 from 11.6% for the same
         period of 1999 and decreased to 11.0% for the nine month
         period ended September 30, 2000 from 11.4% for the same
         nine month period in 1999. These decreases were primarily
         due to the elimination of expenses from disposed of
         operations and decreases in performance based compensation,
         offset by higher costs attributable to the Acquisitions.

         Interest expense for the third quarter and nine months
         ended September 30, 2000 increased by $1.8 million and $3.8
         million, respectively, from the same periods in 1999
         primarily due to higher interest rates in effect and higher
         average borrowings during 2000 to finance the Acquisitions
         and capital expenditures.

         As a result of the above, income before taxes increased by
         $.1  million and $2.8 million for the third quarter and
         nine months ended September 30, 2000 from the same periods
         of 1999.

         Income taxes for the third quarter and nine months ended
         September 30, 2000 approximated $4.9 million and $14.4
         million, respectively, and were based on a 40.5% effective
         tax rate in both periods.

         Liquidity and Capital Resources

         During the first nine months of 2000, the Company's working
         capital increased to $137.9 million.  Additionally,
         shareholders' equity increased by $20.2 million at
         September 30, 2000 to $205.6 million.

         The Company's principal capital requirements are to fund
         its operations, including working capital, the purchase and
         funding of improvements to its facilities, machinery and
         equipment and to fund acquisitions.


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         Net cash provided by operations of $19.7 million resulted
         primarily from net income of $21.1 million, depreciation
         and amortization of $15.8 million and the provision for
         deferred income taxes of $3.4 million,  offset by increases
         in accounts receivable of $14.5 million and inventories of
         $2.0 million, necessary to service increased sales levels,
         and an increase in other assets of $3.2 million.

         The $19.7 million of net cash provided by operations, $7.3
         million in net proceeds from the sale of property and
         equipment and $30.0 million in net borrowings under the
         Company's revolving credit facility were used to fund the
         acquisition of Milcor, capital expenditures of $13.8
         million and cash dividends of $1.1 million.

         At September 30, 2000 the Company's revolving credit
         facility available approximated $310 million, with
         borrowings of approximately $261 million and an additional
         availability of approximately $49   million.

         The Company believes that availability of funds under its
         credit facilities together with cash generated from
         operations will be sufficient to provide the Company with
         the liquidity and capital resources necessary to support
         its existing operations.

         Recent Accounting Pronouncement

         In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
         issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133
         Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
         Activities (FAS No. 133) which requires recognition of the
         fair value of derivatives in the statement of financial
         position, with changes in the fair value recognized either
         in earnings or as a component of other comprehensive income
         dependent upon the hedging nature of the derivative.
         Implementation of FAS No. 133 is required for the first
         quarter of fiscal 2001.  The Company does not believe that
         FAS No. 133 will have a material impact on its earnings or
         other comprehensive income.

         Safe Harbor Statement

         The Company wishes to take advantage of the Safe Harbor
         provisions included in the Private Securities Litigation
         Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act").  Statements by the Company,
         other than historical information, constitute "forward
         looking statements" within the meaning of the Act and may
         be subject to a number of risk factors.  Factors that could
         affect these statements include, but are not limited to,
         the following: the impact of changing steel prices on the
         Company's results of operations; changing demand for the
         Company's products and services; and changes in interest or
         tax rates.
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                      PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION



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

             1.  Exhibits

                   a.   Exhibit 10.1 - Third Amended and Restated
                                      Credit Agreement Dated
                                      September 29, 2000
                                      among Gibraltar Steel
                                      Corporation, Gibraltar Steel
                                      Corporation of New York, Chase
                                      Manhattan Bank, N.A., as
                                      Administrative Agent, and
                                      various Financial Institutions
                                      that are signatories thereto



                   b.  Exhibit 27   - Financial Data Schedule



             2. Reports on Form 8-K. There were no reports on Form 8-K
                during the nine months ended September 30, 2000.










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                              SIGNATURES


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




                                         GIBRALTAR STEEL CORPORATION
                                             (Registrant)



                                   By   /x/ Brian J. Lipke
                                      Brian J. Lipke
                                      Chief Executive Officer and
                                      Chairman of the Board



                                   By   /x/ Walter T. Erazmus
                                      Walter T. Erazmus
                                      President



                                   By   /x/ John E. Flint
                                      Vice President
                                      Chief Financial Officer
                                      (Principal Financial and
                                       Chief Accounting Officer)






         Date November 10, 2000





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