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Harvard Industries, Inc. Reports Operating Results

23 August 1999

Harvard Industries, Inc. Reports Operating Results
    LEBANON, N.J., Aug. 20 -- Harvard Industries, Inc.
today announced their operating results for the three months
ended June 30, 1999.
    Harvard Industries, Inc., designs, develops and manufactures a broad range
of components for industrial, aerospace and construction equipment
applications worldwide as well as components and assemblies for automotive
original equipment manufacturers and the automotive aftermarket.
    Headquartered in Lebanon, N.J., Harvard's 4,200 employees at 15 facilities
in the United States and Canada produce total vehicle sealing systems, a
variety of polymer products, electronics, high-strength steel assemblies and a
wide array of high-strength aluminum, magnesium and iron products.

                       (Statement of operations follow)


                           HARVARD INDUSTRIES, INC.
              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
                       THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1999
                  (POST-CONFIRMATION) AND THREE MONTHS ENDED
                       JUNE 30, 1998 (PRE-CONFIRMATION)
          (in thousands of dollars, except share and per share data)


                                            Pre-Confirmation Post-Confirmation
                                               Quarter Ended     Quarter Ended
                                               June 30, 1998     June 30, 1999

    Sales                                           $169,234          $129,908

    Cost of sales                                    156,361           114,610

        Gross profit                                  12,873            15,298

    Selling, general and administrative expense       15,389            11,777

    Amortization of intangible assets                    396            15,696

    Restructuring charges                                ---              (88)

    Interest expense (contractual interest of $11,521
      for the three months ended June 30, 1998)        2,616             3,464

    Gain on sale of operations                           397               ---

    Other (income) expense, net                           73             (930)

    (Loss) income before reorganization items and
      income taxes                                   (5,998)          (14,621)

    Reorganization items                               1,144               ---

    Loss before income taxes                         (7,142)          (14,621)

    Provision for (benefit from) income taxes            171               (8)

        Net (loss)                                  ($7,313)         ($14,613)


                                            Pre-Confirmation Post-Confirmation
                                               Quarter Ended     Quarter Ended
                                               June 30, 1998     June 30, 1999

    PIK Preferred Dividends and Accretion
      (contractual amount for the three
      months ended June 30, 1998 was $4,763)           $ ---             $ ---

        Net (loss) attributable to common
         shareholders                               ($7,313)         ($14,613)

    Basic and diluted earnings per share:

    Net (loss) per share                             ($1.04)           ($1.62)

    Weighted average number of common
      shares outstanding                           7,026,437         8,995,347



                           HARVARD INDUSTRIES, INC.
              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
            SEVEN MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 (POST-CONFIRMATION),
                     NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 AND
            TWO MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 29, 1998 (PRE-CONFIRMATION)
          (in thousands of dollars, except share and per share data)

                                                  Pre-               Post-
                                              Confirmation        Confirmation
                                       Nine Months     Two Months Seven Months
                                             Ended          Ended        Ended
                                          June 30,   November 29,     June 30,
                                              1998           1998         1999

    Sales                                 $572,625        $89,050     $298,801

    Cost of sales                          542,174         79,628      263,914

        Gross profit                        30,451          9,422       34,887

    Selling, general and administrative
      expense                               40,742          5,151       25,278

    Amortization of intangible assets        1,188            264       36,624

    Impairment of long-lived assets and
      restructuring charges                 10,842            ---         (88)

    Interest expense (contractual interest
      for the nine months ended
      June 30, 1998, and for the two months
      ended November 29, 1998, was $38,262
      and $6,931, respectively)             11,548          1,636        7,519

    Gain on sale of operations            (26,561)            ---          ---

    Other (income) expense, net              1,044           (34)      (1,026)

    (Loss) income before reorganization
     items and income taxes                (8,352)          2,405     (33,420)

    Reorganization items                     7,045         50,384          ---

    Loss before income taxes and
      extraordinary item                  (15,397)       (47,979)     (33,420)

    Provision for income taxes                 516            584          307

    Loss before extraordinary item             ---       (48,563)     (33,727)

    Extraordinary item -- (gain) on
      forgiveness of debt                      ---      (206,363)          ---

        Net (loss) income                ($15,913)       $157,800    ($33,727)


                                                   Pre-               Post-
                                              Confirmation        Confirmation
                                       Nine Months     Two Months Seven Months
                                             Ended          Ended        Ended
                                          June 30,   November 29,     June 30,
                                              1998           1998         1999

    PIK Preferred Dividends and Accretion
      (contractual amounts for the nine months
      ended June 30, 1998, for the two months
      ended November 29, 1998 were $14,289 and
      $3,219, respectively)                  $ ---          $ ---        $ ---

    Net (loss) income attributable
      to common shareholders.            ($15,913)       $157,800    ($33,727)

    Basic and diluted earnings per share:

    Loss before extraordinary item         ($2.26)        ($6.91)      ($3.94)
    Income from extraordinary item             ---          29.37          ---

    Net (loss) income per share            ($2.26)         $22.46      ($3.94)

    Weighted average number of common
      shares outstanding                 7,026,437      7,026,437    8,554,038