<BASTIAN INDUSTRIES INC> 2ND QTR JAN 31 LOSS
Net loss 1,321,000 vs loss 1,397,000
    Sales 31.1 mln vs 29.2 mln
    1st half
    Net loss 94,000 vs loss 1,745,000
    Sales 63.0 mln vs 61.9 mln
    NOTE: Company recently went private.
    Latest quarter net includes 24,000 dlr tax credit.
    Current half net includes gain 2,041,000 dlrs pretax from
termination of pension plan.
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