SPS TECHNOLOGIES INC
10-Q, 1995-11-13
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                   UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, D.C. 20549


                                      FORM 10-Q


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


                       For the quarter ended September 30, 1995
                            Commission file number 1-4416

                                                                           


                                SPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)


                        PENNSYLVANIA                     23-1116110
                  (State of incorporation)            (I.R.S. Employer
                101 Greenwood Avenue, Suite 470      Identification No.)
                  Jenkintown, Pennsylvania                  19046
          (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)

                                    (215) 517-2000
                 (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    .

               The number of shares of Registrant's Common Stock            
            outstanding on November 8, 1995 was 5,823,183.


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                       SPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                        PART 1

                                FINANCIAL INFORMATION


          Item 1.  Index to Financial Statements
                                                                       

               Condensed Statements of Consolidated Operations -
               Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 1995
               and 1994 (Unaudited)                                        


               Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - 
               September 30, 1995 and December 31, 1994
               (Unaudited)                                              


               Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows -
               Nine Months Ended September 30, 1995 and 1994
               (Unaudited)                                                 


               Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements    


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                       SPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS
                  (Unaudited-Thousands of dollars except share data)

                                     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
                                        September 30,         September 30,   
                                       1995       1994       1995       1994  

     Net sales                      $ 100,500  $  88,472  $ 303,513  $ 257,918

     Cost of goods sold                80,300     73,660    247,295    215,265

     Gross profit                      20,200     14,812     56,218     42,653

     Selling, general and
      administrative expense           12,890     10,648     36,703     32,257

     Unusual items:
      Restructuring credit                                              (3,100)
      Loss on disposal                                                   6,600  

     Operating earnings                 7,310      4,164     19,515      6,896

     Other income (expense):
      Interest income                     122         91        388        267
      Interest expense                 (1,654)    (1,763)    (4,834)    (5,160)
      Equity in earnings       
       of affiliates                      337        390      1,351      1,168 
      Other, net                          (50)       108       (200)       629
                                       (1,245)    (1,174)    (3,295)    (3,096)

     Earnings before income taxes       6,065      2,990     16,220      3,800

     Provision for income taxes         1,880      1,000      5,060      2,250

     Net earnings                   $   4,185  $   1,990  $  11,160  $   1,550 


     Primary and fully diluted
      earnings per share            $     .70  $     .39  $    1.90  $     .30 


     Weighted average number of
      common shares used to compute
      earnings per share            5,983,229  5,111,973  5,862,123  5,109,203


       See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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                       SPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                           (Unaudited-Thousands of dollars)


                                               September 30,    December 31,
                                                   1995             1994    

     Assets

     Current assets
      Cash and cash equivalents                 $  5,512          $   9,472
      Accounts and notes receivable,
       less allowance for doubtful
       receivables of $1,379 (1994-$1,299)        68,357             54,434
      Inventories                                 91,679             76,299
      Deferred income taxes                       13,272             14,400
      Prepaid expenses                             2,696              2,379
      Net assets held for sale                     2,362              2,367
        Total current assets                     183,878            159,351


     Investments in affiliates                     4,363             14,841
     Property, plant and equipment, net of
      accumulated depreciation of $120,476              
      (1994-$99,736)                             113,176             88,764
     Other assets                                 25,992             26,290

          Total assets                          $327,409          $ 289,246


     The 1994 amounts have been reclassified for comparative purposes.
     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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                       SPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                 (Unaudited-Thousands of dollars, except share data)


                                               September 30,    December 31,
                                                   1995             1994    


     Liabilities and shareholders' equity

     Current liabilities
      Notes payable                             $  7,353           $  8,248
      Accounts payable                            26,358             27,163
      Accrued expenses                            44,973             35,190
      Income taxes payable                         3,502              1,259
        Total current liabilities                 82,186             71,860

     Deferred income taxes                        10,930             10,955
     Long-term debt, less current installments    64,823             56,426
     Retirement obligations                       26,264             25,901


     Shareholders' equity
      Preferred stock, par value $1 per share,
       Authorized 400,000 shares, Issued none
      Common stock, par value $1 per share,
       Authorized 30,000,000 shares,
       Issued 6,418,728 shares in 1995 
       (6,377,256 shares in 1994)                  6,419              6,378
      Additional paid-in capital                  73,578             68,124
      Retained earnings                           74,876             63,716
      Minimum pension liability                   (1,235)            (1,235)
      Common stock in treasury, at cost
       599,256 shares in 1995 (740,897  
       shares in 1994)                            (4,846)            (5,990)
      Cumulative translation adjustments          (5,586)            (6,889)
        Total shareholders' equity               143,206            124,104

           Total liabilities and              
            shareholders' equity                $327,409           $289,246


        See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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                       SPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS
                           (Unaudited-Thousands of dollars)


                                                       Nine Months Ended
                                                          September 30,     
                                                      1995            1994  



     Net cash provided by operating 
     activities                                     $ 14,134        $  3,880 

     Cash flows provided (used) by investing
     activities
      Additions to property, plant and equipment     (14,027)         (8,800)
      Proceeds from divestitures                        -              2,123
      Proceeds from sale of property, plant
        and equipment                                    578           1,285
      Acquisitions                                   (10,800)
      Other, net                                        -                (93)

     Net cash used by investing activities           (24,249)         (5,485)

     Cash flows provided (used) by financing
     activities
      Proceeds from borrowings                        20,000          13,060 
      Reduction of borrowings                        (14,924)        (10,341)
      Other, net                                         972             289

     Net cash provided by financing activities         6,048           3,008 

     Effect of exchange rate changes on cash             107             559 

     Net increase (decrease) in cash and 
     cash equivalents                                 (3,960)          1,962

     Cash and cash equivalents at
     beginning of period                               9,472           6,852

     Cash and cash equivalents at 
     end of period                                  $  5,512        $  8,814


        See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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                       SPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                 NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           (Unaudited-Thousands of Dollars)

          1.   Financial Statements

                    In  the  opinion  of   the  Company's  management,  the
               accompanying  unaudited,  condensed  consolidated  financial
               statements  contain all  adjustments  necessary  to  present
               fairly the  financial position as of September 30, 1995, the
               results of  operations for the three  and nine-month periods
               ended  September 30, 1995 and  1994, and cash  flows for the
               nine-month  periods ended September 30, 1995  and 1994.  The
               December 31,  1994 condensed balance sheet  data was derived
               from audited financial statements,  but does not include all
               disclosures  required  by   generally  accepted   accounting
               principles.   The accompanying  financial statements contain
               only   normal  recurring   adjustments.      All   financial
               information  has   been  prepared  in  conformity  with  the
               accounting principles reflected in the  financial statements
               included  in  the  1994 Annual  Report  filed  on Form  10-K
               applied on a consistent basis.

          2.   Inventories

                                       September 30,     December 31,
                                           1995              1994    

               Finished goods            $ 46,780          $ 35,712
               Work-in-process             21,431            17,335
               Raw materials 
                and supplies               14,631            13,952
               Tools                        8,837             9,300

                                         $ 91,679          $ 76,299

               The Company acquired approximately $11,000 of inventory from
               its 1995 business acquisitions.

          3.   Business Acquisitions

                    All  acquisitions have  been  accounted  for under  the
               purchase method.  The results  of operations of the acquired
               businesses  are  included  in  the   consolidated  financial
               statements from the dates of acquisition.

                    On August  16, 1995, the Company acquired approximately
               48  percent  of  the   outstanding  stock  of  Metalac  S.A.
               Industria e Comercio (Metalac) located in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
               With  this  acquisition,  the  Company  has  increased   its


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               ownership to approximately 95 percent.  Metalac is a leading
               manufacturer  and distributor  of industrial  and automotive
               fasteners  in Brazil.  The  Company paid $4,000  in cash and
               issued  141,666  shares   of  the  Company's   common  stock
               (approximate  market value  on August  16, 1995  of $5,700).
               The  Stock  Purchase  Agreement  also   contains  additional
               payments  contingent on the  future earnings  performance of
               Metalac.  Any additional payments made, when the contingency
               is  resolved, will be  accounted for as  additional costs of
               the acquired assets and amortized over the remaining life of
               the  assets.    Prior   to  this  acquisition,  the  Company
               accounted  for its  investment in  Metalac using  the equity
               method.

                    The following unaudited pro forma  consolidated results
               of  operations for the nine  months ended September 30, 1995
               and 1994  are presented  as if  the Metalac  acquisition had
               been  made at the beginning  of each period  presented.  The
               unaudited   pro   forma  information   is   not  necessarily
               indicative of  either the  results of operations  that would
               have occurred had the purchase  been made during the periods
               presented, or the future results of the combined operations.

                                                 Nine Months Ended
                                                   September 30   
                                               1995             1994

                    Net Sales                $326,063         $275,909
                    Net Earnings               12,475            3,017
                    Primary and Fully diluted
                      earnings per share     $   2.09         $    .58

                    In  1995,  the  Company  paid approximately  $5,700  to
               acquire,  relocate  and  prepare certain  assets  of Harvard
               Industries, Inc.'s  Elastic  Stop Nut  Division  (ESNA)  for
               their intended use.  The ESNA assets were used by Harvard to
               manufacture  aerospace locknuts  in Union,  New Jersey.   On
               June 30, 1995, the Company also paid approximately $1,000 to
               increase its  ownership in Unbrako  K.K. from 50  percent to
               100 percent.  Unbrako K.K. is a distributor of the Company's
               Unbrako  and aerospace  products  in  the  Japanese  market.
               These  acquisitions did not have a material pro forma impact
               on operations.

          4.   Unusual Items

                    In 1994,  the Company disposed of its investment in its
               subsidiary, Ferre  Plana, S.A., located in Barcelona, Spain.
               The  loss on  disposal of  $6,600 was  included in  the 1994
               condensed statement of consolidated operations as an unusual


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               charge.  This disposal  charge was for the write-off  of the
               net  assets  associated  with  Ferre  Plana,  including  the
               related   intangible   assets  and   cumulative  translation
               adjustment account.

                    In 1993,  the Company  recorded a restructuring  charge
               that  included  a  provision  for  the  liquidation  of  the
               Assembly Systems Division (ASD),  a fastener segment product
               line.   In 1994, the Company  was able to sell  this product
               line.  As a result of this modification of the restructuring
               plan and  the related change in estimate, and because actual
               restructuring  costs  were lower  than estimated  costs, the
               Company recorded a $1,500 credit for  the reversal of excess
               reserves in  the first quarter  of 1994.   Additionally, the
               Company  recorded a  $1,600 gain  on the  sale of  ASD's net
               assets in the second quarter of 1994.

          5.   Income Taxes

                    For  the  nine months  ended  September  30, 1994,  the
               effective tax rate is higher than the statutory tax rate due
               to  the inability  to recognize  a full  tax benefit  on the
               disposal loss of the Company's subsidiary in Spain.

          6.   Earnings Per Share

                    Earnings or loss per share is computed  by dividing net
               income  by  the weighted  average  number  of common  shares
               outstanding.   When dilutive, stock options  are included as
               common share equivalents.

          7.   Environmental Contingency

                    The  Company  has  been  identified  as  a  potentially
               responsible  party by various  federal and state authorities
               for clean  up  or removal  of  waste from  various  disposal
               sites.   At  September 30, 1995,  the accrued  liability for
               environmental   remediation  represents   management's  best
               estimate of the  costs related to  environmental remediation
               which  are  considered   probable  and  can  be   reasonably
               estimated.   The measurement  of the liability  is evaluated
               quarterly based on currently  available information.  As the
               scope of the Company's  environmental liability becomes more
               clearly defined, it is possible that additional reserves may
               be  necessary.    Accordingly,   it  is  possible  that  the
               Company's results  of  operations  in  future  quarterly  or
               annual  periods  could  be  materially affected.    However,
               management believes  that the overall costs of environmental
               remediation will be incurred over an extended period of time
               and, as a result, are not expected to have a material impact
               on the consolidated financial position of the Company.


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                       SPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

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

          Introduction

               The Company's  operating results,  excluding the  effects of
          unusual  items, are  a major  improvement over  the corresponding
          periods  in the prior year.  The improvement in operating results
          was  due  primarily to  significant  increases  in the  operating
          performance  of the  Aerospace Products  Division and  the Arnold
          Engineering   Company,  which  manufactures  and  sells  magnetic
          materials.   The  Company's  sales, orders  and  backlog were  up
          substantially in 1995.

          Sales and Operating Earnings by Segment

                                  (Unaudited-Thousands of dollars)

                              Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
                                 September 30,          September 30,  
                                1995      1994         1995      1994  

          Net Sales:
            Fasteners         $ 66,576  $ 59,510     $200,751  $178,184
            Materials           33,924    28,962      102,762    79,734
                              $100,500  $ 88,472     $303,513  $257,918

          Operating Earnings:
            Fasteners         $  3,484  $    903     $  8,398  $ (1,179)
            Materials            3,826     3,261       11,117     8,075
                              $  7,310  $  4,164     $ 19,515  $  6,896

          Net Sales

               Net sales  increased $12.0 million, or 13.6  percent, in the
          third quarter of 1995 and $45.6 million, or 17.7 percent, for the
          nine month period ended  September 30, 1995 compared to  the same
          periods in 1994.

               Fastener  segment  sales  increased  $7.1  million,   or  12
          percent, in the third quarter and $22.6 million, or 12.7 percent,
          for  the nine  month period.   The  Company's aerospace  fastener
          sales were up 11.5 percent to $31.1 million in the third  quarter
          and  13.8 percent  to $93.8  million for  the nine  month period.
          With commercial aircraft rollouts at a low point, the increase in
          aerospace  business has  been  in the  replacement parts  market.
          Improved operating  efficiencies  have resulted  in  the  Company
          recapturing  business  lost to  competitors  in  prior years  and
          certain inventory adjustments in  the supply chain contributed to


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          the increase in aerospace fastener's volume of sales and  orders.
          In September 1995, the workforce at a major aircraft manufacturer
          (The Boeing Co.) went on strike.  Due to the backlog of aerospace
          orders and demand  from other aerospace  customers, a short  term
          strike at Boeing will not have a material effect on the Company's
          aerospace  business.  A  long term strike  could adversely effect
          the total aerospace fastener market.

               The   Company's  industrial   and  Unbrako   fastener  sales
          increased $3.9 million, or 12.2 percent, in the third quarter and
          $11.2 million, or 11.7 percent, for the nine month period.  Third
          quarter sales of  approximately $3.8 million by  Unbrako K.K. and
          Metalac  (two   businesses  recently  acquired  by  the  Company)
          contributed to this increase.  Stronger demand for automotive and
          Unbrako products manufactured in  England and Ireland resulted in
          an increase of  approximately $1.2 million in third quarter sales
          and $6 million  in nine month  period sales.   The third  quarter
          increase in European sales  was offset by a decline  in the sales
          of automotive and Unbrako products manufactured in North America.

               Materials  segment sales  increased by  $5 million,  or 17.1
          percent, in the third  quarter and $23 million, or  28.9 percent,
          for  the nine month period.  Strong demand for magnetic materials
          by  the  automotive,  telecommunication  and   personal  computer
          markets has resulted  in higher sales  by the Arnold  Engineering
          Company  in the third quarter and nine-month period.  This demand
          for magnetic  materials is expected to  continue throughout 1995.
          Stainless steel alloy  sales to the  air melt investment  casting
          market increased significantly from  the 1994 periods.  Sales  of
          vacuum   melt   alloy   products   manufactured   for   aerospace
          applications improved in the third quarter of 1995 and continuing
          improvement is expected in the fourth quarter of 1995.

          Operating Earnings

               Excluding the net unusual charge  in the prior year  period,
          operating  earnings for  the  fastener segment  improved by  $2.6
          million in the third quarter and $6.1 million  for the nine month
          period.   The  improvement in  earnings is  attributed to  higher
          sales volume, better  pricing of  fastener product  sales and  to
          investment  in new  state-of-the-art computer  controlled machine
          tools  which  have  reduced  the  Company's  costs.    After  the
          investment in  infrastructure and  equipment, the  automotive and
          Unbrako  manufacturing facility  in  Cleveland, Ohio  achieved  a
          third  quarter operating  profit  of  approximately $1.2  million
          compared to $100 thousand last year.


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               Operating  earnings for  the materials  segment improved  by
          $570 thousand  in the third quarter  and $3 million  for the nine
          month period.   Higher sales  of magnetic materials  coupled with
          control  of  related fixed  cost  accounted for  a  $500 thousand
          increase  in the third quarter  and $2.5 million  increase in the
          nine  month period.   Despite  higher  sales of  superalloys, the
          contribution  to  operating  earnings  increased  by   only  $100
          thousand  in the  third quarter  and $500  thousand for  the nine
          month  period.     A  lower  operating   earnings  percentage  on
          superalloy  sales is  attributed  to an  unfavorable product  mix
          compared to 1994.

          Other Expense

               Interest expense  decreased from $5.2 million  for the first
          nine months of 1994 to $4.8 million for the first  nine months of
          1995.    Lower  levels  of debt  decreased  interest  expense  by
          approximately $960  thousand, but  higher  interest rates  caused
          interest expense  to increase by $630 thousand.   The unfavorable
          change in  "other, net" income is attributed to the approximately
          $400 thousand gain from the sale of the Company's airplane in the
          first quarter of 1994.

          Income Taxes

               For the nine months ended  September 30, 1994, the effective
          tax rate  is  higher than  the  statutory  tax rate  due  to  the
          inability to recognize a full tax benefit on the disposal loss of
          the Company's subsidiary in Spain.  

          Earnings

               The Company recorded third quarter 1995 net earnings of $4.2
          million or $.70 per share, compared to net earnings of $2 million
          or $.39 per share for the third quarter of 1994.

               Net  earnings were $11.2 million, or $1.90 per share for the
          nine  months ended September 30, 1995 compared to net earnings of
          $1.6 million  or $.30 per share in 1994.  Excluding a net unusual
          charge, of $3.5 million  or $.69 per share in  1994, prior year's
          earnings would have been $5.1 million or $.99 per share.

          Orders and Backlog

               Incoming orders  for  the third  quarter of  1995 were  $110
          million compared to $87.9 million in 1994, a 25 percent increase.
          Incoming orders for the nine months ended September 30, 1995 were
          $345.9  million compared to $275.1 million for the same period in
          1994, a 26 percent increase.  The increase in orders was due


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          primarily to increased orders  received by the Aerospace Products
          Division  and the  materials segment.   Backlog at  September 30,
          1995 was $144.7 million,  compared to $100.6 million on  the same
          date a year ago and $98.5 million at December 31, 1994.

          Unusual Items

               As  discussed in  Note 4  to the  financial statements,  the
          Company  sold its Spanish  subsidiary, Ferre  Plana, S.A.,  and a
          fastener  segment product  line,  the  Assembly Systems  Division
          (ASD), in  1994.  Ferre Plana, S.A., which manufactured commodity
          industrial fasteners, had incurred cumulative operating losses of
          $9.4  million since  it  was acquired  in  1990, and  would  have
          incurred  additional  losses  and  required  a  substantial  cash
          investment in 1994.   ASD, which manufactured computer-controlled
          fastener tightening equipment,  had accumulated operating  losses
          totaling  $11.6  million  during  the five  years  prior  to  its
          disposition.     The  exit  of  these  historically  unprofitable
          manufacturing operations allowed management  to focus on and make
          needed investments into the Company's more profitable businesses.

          Acquisitions

               On March  3, 1995,  the Company executed  an Asset  Purchase
          Agreement with Harvard Industries, Inc. to acquire certain assets
          of  Harvard's Elastic  Stop  Nut Division  (ESNA) which  designs,
          manufactures  and  sells aerospace  locknuts  and  is located  in
          Union, New Jersey.   The acquired  assets are being  consolidated
          into  existing aerospace  operations in  Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
          and Santa Ana, California.  After relocation of the machinery and
          equipment  into  existing   facilities,  the  Company   commenced
          manufacturing certain  products previously manufactured  by ESNA.
          The purchase  price of approximately $4.5  million includes value
          for  machinery and  equipment, an  agreement not  to  compete and
          other  intangible assets.  In addition to the purchase price, the
          Company  incurred  approximately  $2.2  million  of  direct  cost
          related to the  acquisition and preparation  of these assets  for
          their intended use.

               On June 30, 1995, the Company  paid approximately $1 million
          to  increase  its  ownership  interest  in  Unbrako  K.K. to  100
          percent.  Unbrako  K.K., located in Tokyo, Japan,  was previously
          owned by Pacific Products  Limited, a joint venture in  which the
          Company had a 50 percent interest.  Unbrako K.K. is a distributor
          of the Company's Unbrako and  aerospace products in the  Japanese
          market.

               As  discussed in  Note 3  to the  financial statements,  the
          Company acquired  approximately  48 percent  of  the  outstanding
          stock of Metalac  from two  Metalac directors for  $4 million  in
          cash   and  141,666   shares  of   the  Company's   common  stock
          (approximate  market value  of  $5.7 million  on the  acquisition
          date) on August 16, 1995.  With this acquisition, the Company has


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          increased its  ownership to approximately 95  percent and intends
          to make a public tender offer for the remaining 5  percent of the
          outstanding  shares.    The  Company  also  entered  into a  non-
          competition agreement with the two Metalac directors.

               On  August 3, 1995, the Company announced that it had signed
          a  non-binding  Letter  of  Intent to  purchase  the  business of
          Magnetic  Specialty, Inc. (MSI) located  in Marietta, Ohio.    On
          September  19,  1995,  the  Company announced  that  the  parties
          mutually agreed to terminate further negotiations.

               On  October 12, 1995, the Company announced that it had made
          an  offer  to  purchase Hi-Shear  Corporation,  which  represents
          substantially all of the  operating assets of Hi-Shear Industries
          Inc., for $50  million, subject  to the signing  of a  definitive
          purchase agreement.  Hi-Shear Corporation  manufactures aerospace
          fasteners both in  the United States and the United Kingdom.  Hi-
          Shear would have  been a  good strategic fit  with the  Company's
          Aerospace Products Division; however, the offer has been rejected
          by the Hi-Shear Board of Directors in favor of a competitive bid.

          Liquidity and Capital Resources

               Management considers liquidity to be the ability to generate
          adequate  amounts of cash to meet its needs and capital resources
          to  be  the  resources from  which  such  cash  can be  obtained,
          principally  from operating  and external  sources.   The Company
          believes  that   capital  resources  available  to   it  will  be
          sufficient to  meet the needs of  its business, both on  a short-
          term and long-term basis.

               Cash  flow  provided  or   used  by  operating   activities,
          investing  activities and financial  activities is  summarized in
          the  condensed  statements  of  consolidated  cash  flows.    The
          increase  of  $10.3 million  in  net cash  provided  by operating
          activities is  attributed to  the $9.6  million  increase in  net
          earnings,  the  $4.8  million  received  from  the  surrender  of
          corporate-owned life insurance policies  and the decrease in cash
          used for  restructuring activities ($400 thousand  in 1995 versus
          $6.7 million in 1994).  Partially offsetting the increases to net
          cash  provided  by  operating  activities  were  higher  accounts
          receivable and  inventory balances  at September  30, 1995.   The
          increase in the Company's working capital is  consistent with the
          increase in sales activity.

               The  increase  in  cash  used  by  investing  activities  is
          attributed  to 1995  payments  for ESNA  asset acquisition  ($5.7
          million)  and the  Company's  increase in  ownership interest  in
          Unbrako  K.K. ($1 million)  and Metalac ($4  million) versus 1994
          proceeds  from the sale of  ASD ($2.1 million)  and the Company's
          aircraft ($1.1 million).   The remaining balance of approximately
          $1.0 million for  the ESNA  asset acquisition is  expected to  be
          paid  in the fourth quarter  of 1995.   Additionally, the Company


<PAGE>14


          spent $14  million for  capital  expenditures  in the  first nine
          months of  1995 and has budgeted $20.6  million for the full year
          of 1995, as reported on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
          1994.

               The Company's total debt  to equity ratio was 50  percent at
          September  30, 1995, compared to 52 percent at December 31, 1994.
          Total  debt was  $72.2 million  at September  30, 1995  and $64.7
          million at  December 31, 1994.   As of September  30, 1995, under
          the  terms of  the  existing credit  agreements,  the Company  is
          permitted to incur an additional $29 million in debt.


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                       SPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                       PART II
                                  OTHER INFORMATION


          Item 4.   Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders

          None            

          Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

          (a)  Exhibits

               11   Computation of Earnings Per Share Statement.

          (b)  Form  8-K, was  filed on  August 28,  1995 stating  that the
               Company received  the  regulatory  approvals  in  Brazil  on
               August 16,  1995 to acquire approximately 48  percent of the
               outstanding  stock of  Metalac  S.A.  Industria  e  Comercio
               located in  Sao Paulo, Brazil.   With this  acquisition, the
               Company  has increased  its  ownership  to approximately  95
               percent  and intends to make  a public tender  offer for the
               remaining  5 percent of the outstanding shares.  The Company
               completed the acquisition on August 16, 1995 under the terms
               of the Stock  Purchase Agreement  dated May 24,  1995.   The
               Company paid $4 million in cash and issued 141,666 shares of
               the Company's common stock to acquire the Metalac Stock. 


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                       SPS TECHNOLOGIES, 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.





                                        SPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.     
                                        (Registrant)





          Date:  November 10, 1995      /s/William M. Shockley     
                                        William M. Shockley
                                        Vice President, Chief
                                        Financial Officer and Controller





          Mr. Shockley is  signing on behalf of  the registrant and  as the
          chief financial officer of the registrant.


<PAGE>17


                       SPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                    EXHIBIT INDEX


                                                                  

          Exhibit 11 -   Computation of Earnings Per Share
                         Statement                                


<PAGE>18





                                                                 Exhibit 11


                       SPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     Computation of Earnings Per Share Statement
                      (Thousands of dollars, except share data)

                               Three Months Ended       Nine Months Ended
                                 September 30,            September 30,     
                                1995       1994         1995         1994   

   Net earnings               $   4,185  $   1,990    $  11,160    $   1,550 

   Weighted average
    number of common
    shares outstanding
    during the period         5,743,401  5,111,973    5,686,915    5,109,203

   Weighted average
    number of maximum
    shares subject to
    exercise under 
    outstanding stock
    options at end of
    period                      647,052    479,887      655,004      380,156
                              6,390,453  5,591,860    6,341,919    5,489,359
   Less treasury shares
    assumed purchased
    with proceeds from
    assumed exercise of
    outstanding options (a)     407,224    409,920      479,796      343,599

   Weighted average 
    number of common and
    common equivalent
    shares outstanding 
    after assumed
    exercise of options       5,983,229  5,181,940    5,862,123    5,145,760

   Earnings per share
    based on above
    assumptions (b)           $     .70  $     .38    $    1.90    $     .30 

   Earnings per share
    as reported               $     .70  $     .39    $    1.90    $     .30 


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          (a)  All  options  are  exercisable  under a  nonqualified  plan.  
               The proceeds  from  assumed  exercise  of options aggregated 
               $15,828,785 and  $16,023,763 in  the  three  and  nine-month
               periods ended September 30, 1995  respectively; the proceeds
               from assumed exercises aggregated $10,871,068 and $8,400,415 
               in the  three  and  nine-month  periods  ended September 30,
               1994,  respectively.   The proceeds  and number  of treasury
               shares assumed purchased were determined on the  most likely
               exercise assumption.

          (b)  Primary  and fully diluted  earnings per share  are the same
               for each period presented.


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