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Cade Industries Reports Record Third Quarter/Nine Months Results

21 October 1999

Cade Industries Reports Record Third Quarter/Nine Months Results; Net Income Rises 35% for the Third Quarter
    OKEMOS, Mich., Oct. 21 -- Cade Industries, Inc.
, today reported results for the third quarter and nine months
ended September 30, 1999.
    Third quarter net income increased 35 percent to a record $1,499,000 or
basic earnings per share of seven cents, from $1,113,000 or basic earnings per
share of five cents for the comparable period in 1998.  Revenues were $26.1
million, up 2.4 percent from $25.5 million in last year's third quarter.
    Net income increased 35.1 percent for the nine-month period to a record
$4,202,000 or basic earnings per share of 19 cents, from $3,111,000 or basic
earnings per share of 14 cents for the comparable nine-month period of the
prior year.  Sales revenues for the nine-month period rose 9.9 percent to
$78.6 million from $71.5 million for the same period in 1998.
    Cade President Richard Lund said, "The strong third quarter results
reflect the company's strengthened product mix, which resulted in increased
revenues from its higher margin aftermarket services and OEM engine products.
Engine and airframe overhaul and repair services are vital components of our
growth plan and we are pleased with the solid growth we are experiencing in
this product group."
    Cade has secured several new contracts in OEM components and test facility
upgrades that have increased the company's backlog to $90 million, from $81
million as of September 30, 1998, Lund concluded.
    Cade designs, develops, manufactures, overhauls and repairs high
technology composite components for the aerospace and air transport
industries, and is a global leader in the design and manufacture of jet engine
test facilities and related ground testing equipment.  The company's operating
subsidiaries are located in Lansing, Michigan; San Diego, California; Grand
Prairie, Texas; and Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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site at http://www.cade-industries.com .

    CADE INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

                         For the Three Months Ended  For the Nine Months Ended
                            9/30/99        9/30/98      9/30/99     9/30/98

    Sales                $26,113,000    $25,502,000  $78,595,000  $71,514,000

    Net income            $1,499,000     $1,113,000   $4,202,000   $3,111,000

    Net income per share:
      Basic                    $0.07          $0.05        $0.19        $0.14
      Diluted                  $0.07          $0.05        $0.19        $0.14

    Weighted average common
    shares outstanding:
      Basic               21,606,000     21,978,000   21,653,000   21,998,000
      Diluted             22,201,000     22,572,000   22,162,000   22,618,000

    The above statements that involve industry conditions and company sales
and profits are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties.  Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those which are anticipated are the following:  business
conditions generally and conditions specifically in the aircraft and aerospace
industries; timing of receipt and delivery of orders; the timing and
satisfactory completion of engine test facilities; product mix; price
fluctuations for raw materials and labor; competitive factors, including price
competition from other suppliers of similar products and overhaul and repair
services; risk of obsolescence of tooling inventory before full amortization
on project costs; insurance proceeds, and cancellation of orders.


                    CADE INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           (Unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements)

    STATEMENTS OF INCOME    THREE MONTHS ENDED          NINE MONTHS ENDED
                               SEPTEMBER 30                SEPTEMBER 30
                            1999          1998          1999          1998

    Sales               $26,112,549   $25,501,933   $78,594,877   $71,513,689

    Operating expenses
      Cost of sales      20,430,434    20,057,461    60,835,829    55,447,508
      Selling, general and administrative
       expenses           2,807,880     3,602,117    10,400,153    10,731,573
                         23,238,314    23,659,578    71,235,982    66,179,081

        Income From
         Operations       2,874,235     1,842,355     7,358,895     5,334,608

    Interest (income)
     expense - net          341,690       294,389       927,858       948,518

        Income Before Income
         Taxes            2,532,545     1,547,966     6,431,037     4,386,090

    Income tax expense    1,034,000       435,000     2,229,000     1,275,000

        Net Income       $1,498,545    $1,112,966    $4,202,037    $3,111,090

        Net Income Per Share:
          Basic               $0.07         $0.05         $0.19         $0.14
          Diluted             $0.07         $0.05         $0.19         $0.14


    BALANCE SHEETS                               SEPT. 30             DEC. 31
                                                   1999                1998
    ASSETS
      Cash and cash equivalents                  $975,551            $580,489
      Trade accounts receivable                14,829,171          13,172,191
      Costs and estimated earnings in excess of
        billings on uncompleted contracts       3,535,436           3,923,693
      Inventories                              17,912,743          17,087,921
      Other current assets                      3,139,453           2,964,685
        Total Current Assets                   40,392,354          37,728,979

      Property, plant and equipment - net      20,873,735          19,196,668
      Other assets - net                        5,123,096           5,349,184

        Total Assets                          $66,389,185         $62,274,831

    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
      Note payable to bank                     $7,767,606            $150,000
      Current portion of long-term debt         3,457,370           3,467,066
      Trade accounts payable                    5,351,700           7,034,214
      Other current liabilities                 4,742,369           5,989,906
      Billings in excess of costs and estimated
       earnings on uncompleted contracts        4,823,954           9,600,327
        Total Current Liabilities              26,142,999          26,241,513

      Long-term debt                            8,723,676           8,313,322
      Deferred income taxes                       666,000             666,000
      Shareholders' equity                     30,856,510          27,053,996

        Total Liabilities and Shareholders'
         Equity                               $66,389,185         $62,274,831

    Stock for CADE Industries, Inc. is traded in the Over-The-Counter Market
(National Market System).  The symbol is CADE.