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Insilco Holding Co. 2nd Quarter 2000 Results

28 July 2000

Company Sees Continued Growth in Second Half of Year
             
    COLUMBUS, Ohio - Insilco Holding Co. today reported markedly improved sales 
and operating results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2000. The Company 
said that results for its automotive segment, which the Company recently 
announced it signed an agreement to sell, is being reported as a discontinued 
operation and is therefore not included in consoli dated sales and EBITDA 
(earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and non-operating 
items).  Included in the Company's consolidated results for 1999 are the results 
of its Romac Metals and McKenica operations, which were divested in mid-1999.

    The Company reported a 65% increase in second quarter sales from its core
technologies businesses to $92.3 million from $55.8 million recorded last year
due to strong demand for custom assemblies and passive components, and
reflecting the benefit of sales from the Company's recently acquired custom
assembly business. Including sales from divested operations of $6.8 million in
the 1999 second quarter, consolidated sales for the current quarter increased
47% from $62.6 million recorded last year. On a pro forma basis, the Company's
second quarter sales increased 39% from the second quarter last year as
worldwide OEM demand increased for the Company's optical and networking
equipment assemblies and components.

    For the current quarter, EBITDA from the technologies businesses more than
doubled to $13.3 million from $5.4 million recorded last year. The Company
reported that consolidated EBITDA for the current quarter increased 138% to
$13.3 million, compared to $5.6 million recorded last year, which included
EBITDA of $0.2 million from divested operations. A favorable sales mix for
higher-margin data grade connector products and improved margins on precision
stampings, as well as the contribution from its recent acquisition, all
contributed to the strong EBITDA performance. The Company's pro forma second
quarter EBITDA increased 41% from the second quarter last year due to the
favorable sales mix and from cost reduction initiatives.

    DIVESTITURE/ACQUISITION

    As reported on July 17, 2000, the Company announced that it has signed a
definitive agreement to sell to its majority shareholders the assets of its
automotive segment for proceeds of $147 million, subject to closing
adjustments; closing on a commitment for financing; and other customary terms
and conditions.

    Proceeds from the transaction, which is expected to close before the end
of the third quarter, will be used to reduce bank debt and to gain financial
flexibility to execute the Company's acquisition strategy. The Company also
announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Precision Cable
Manufacturing, a Rockwall, Texas based provider of custom cable and wire
assemblies to telecommunications equipment OEMs.

    CEO COMMENTS

    David A. Kauer, Insilco President and CEO, said, "We continued to see
strong demand in the second quarter for our technology products, with pro
forma sales and adjusted EBITDA for the first half of 2000 up 38% and 54%,
respectively. We are experiencing strong sales and a strong book-to-bill ratio
in our connector business resulting from new product introductions and strong
market fundamentals in the electronic component industry. We are also very
pleased with the strong demand we are seeing for our optical equipment
assemblies. With the announcement last week of the planned divestiture of our
automotive segment and the acquisition of Precision Cable, we are well
positioned to capitalize on the growing telecommunications and computer
networking markets."

    REPORTED RESULTS

    After accounting for discontinued operations, the Company reported net
income of $0.7 million for its current second quarter compared to a net loss
of ($5.2) million recorded a year ago in the second quarter. The loss
available to common shareholders for the second quarters of 2000 and 1999 was
($0.65) and ($4.23) per diluted share, respectively.

    Insilco Holding Co., based in suburban Columbus, Ohio is a leading global
supplier of cable assemblies, wire harnesses, high-speed network connectors,
power transformers, precision metal stampings and value-added services to the
telecommunications, data processing, medical instrumentation and automotive
markets.  Insilco has operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico,
Northern Ireland, Ireland, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

                             INSILCO HOLDING CO.
               Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
                                 (Unaudited)
                 (Amounts in millions except per share data)

                                    Actual

                                Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                                     June 30,                 June 30,
                                  2000      1999          2000       1999
    Sales                        $92.3     $62.6         $170.7     $126.2
    Cost of sales, excluding
     depreciation                 66.6      47.4          123.8       95.1
    Selling, general and
     administrative expenses,
     excluding depreciation       12.4       9.6           22.9       19.8
    Depreciation and amortization
     expense                       3.6       2.7            6.7        5.2
    Significant legal,
     professional and merger fees  0.3       2.4            0.3        2.5
    Severance, writedown & other   0.3       3.5            0.8        3.7
    Restructuring charge             -       5.4              -        5.4
        Operating income (loss)    9.1      (8.4)          16.2       (5.5)
    Interest expense, net        (13.3)    (11.7)         (25.6)     (22.9)
    Other income, net             (0.1)        -           (0.4)       0.3
        Loss before income taxes,
         discontinued operations
         and extraordinary item   (4.3)    (20.1)          (9.8)     (28.1)
    Income tax benefit             0.2       5.7            1.6        8.7
        Net loss before
         discontinued operations  (4.1)    (14.4)          (8.2)     (19.4)
    Discontinued operations, net of tax:
      Income from operations       4.8       9.2            6.1       13.3
      Gain on disposal               -         -           43.4          -
    Income from discontinued
     operations                    4.8       9.2           49.5       13.3
        Net income (loss)          0.7      (5.2)          41.3       (6.1)
    Preferred stock dividend      (1.7)     (1.5)          (3.4)      (2.9)
        Net income (loss)
         available to common     $(1.0)    $(6.7)         $37.9      $(9.0)

    Earnings before other income,
     interest, taxes, depreciation,
     amortization, and
     one-time items              $13.3      $5.6          $24.0      $11.3

    Capital expenditures         $(1.6)    $(2.0)         $(3.5)     $(3.6)


    Income (loss) per share
     available to common        $(0.65)   $(4.23)        $24.80     $(5.74)


                             INSILCO HOLDING CO.
   Pro Forma(a) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Loss) before
                                 Income Taxes
                                 (Unaudited)
                 (Amounts in millions except per share data)

                                 Pro Forma(a)

                                  Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended
                                        June 30,               June 30,
                                    2000       1999        2000       1999

    Custom Assemblies              $46.6      $26.0       $92.8      $50.8
    Precision Stampings             20.5       18.7        41.6       38.3
    Passive Components              25.2       21.8        50.0       44.6
      Total sales                   92.3       66.5       184.4      133.7
    Cost of sales, excluding
     depreciation                   66.6       48.6       132.3       97.4
    Selling, general and
     administrative expenses,
     excluding depreciation         12.4        8.5        24.1       18.1
    Depreciation and
     amortization expense            3.6        3.6         7.3        7.0
        Operating income             9.7        5.8        20.7       11.2
    Interest expense, net           (9.8)      (8.7)      (19.1)     (16.5)
    Other income, net                  -        0.1        (0.4)       0.3
        Earnings (loss) before
         income taxes (b)          $(0.1)     $(2.8)       $1.2      $(5.0)
    EBITDA (b)                     $13.3       $9.4       $28.0      $18.2

    (a) Pro forma results reflect (i) the acquisitions of EFI (January, 1999)
        and TAT (February, 2000) and  (ii) the divestitures of Taylor
        Publishing, the Automotive Segment (under current definitive
        agreement), Romac and McKenica, in each case, as if they occurred at
        the beginning of the relevant period, and (iii) the exclusion of non-
        operating items.

    (b) Earnings (loss) before income taxes and  "EBITDA", which is defined as
        earnings before interest expense (net), income taxes, depreciation and
        amortization and non-operating items, are not intended to represent
        and should not be considered more meaningful  than, or an alternative
        to, operating income, cash flows from operating activities or other
        measures of performance in accordance with generally accepted
        accounting principles.  EBITDA data are included because we understand
        that such information is used by certain investors as one measure of
        an issuer's historical ability to service debt.  While EBITDA is
        frequently used as a measure of operations and the ability to meet
        debt service requirements, it is not necessarily comparable to other
        similarly titled captions of other companies, or used in the Company's
        debentures, credit or other similar agreements, due to potential
        inconsistencies in the method of calculation.


                             INSILCO HOLDING CO.
                    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                 (Unaudited)
                            (Amounts in millions)

                                            June 30,   June 30, December 31,
                                              2000       1999      1999
    Assets
    Current assets:
      Cash and cash equivalents               $3.7      $10.2      $6.5
      Receivables, net                        61.2       38.9      40.2
      Inventories, net                        48.3       35.3      34.9
      Current portion of deferred taxes        9.6        2.1       9.6
      Net assets of Discontinued Operations   98.6       96.1      94.0
      Prepaid expenses                         2.1        2.3       2.0
           Total current assets              223.5      184.9     187.2

    Property, plant and equipment, net        49.6       55.9      49.6
    Goodwill, net                             87.4        5.4       5.7
    Deferred taxes                               -        8.2       7.3
    Other assets and deferred charges         25.5       32.7      30.3
           Total assets                     $386.0     $287.1    $280.1

    Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit
    Current liabilities:
      Accounts payable                       $26.2      $18.0     $20.2
      Accrued expenses and other              42.3       28.4      19.4
      Accrued interest payable                 6.7        6.1       7.5
      Current portion of long-term debt        1.3        1.3       1.3
      Current portion of long-term obligations 0.9        1.0       0.9
           Total current liabilities          77.4       54.8      49.3

    Long-term debt                           432.3      411.9     400.6
    Other long-term obligations               35.0       28.8      29.3
    Minority interest                          0.1        0.1       0.1
    Preferred stock                           43.5       37.0      40.1
    Stockholders' deficit                   (202.3)    (245.5)   (239.3)
           Total liabilities and
            stockholders' deficit           $386.0     $287.1    $280.1