UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

(Mark One)

[ X ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

For the quarterly period ended: January 31, 2003

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

For the transition period from _________ to ___________

Commission file number 0-12619

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Collins Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

Collins Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

(See accompanying notes)

Collins Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW

(Unaudited)

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring items) necessary to summarize fairly the Company's financial position at January 31, 2003 and the results of operations and the cash flows for the three months ended January 31, 2003 and 2002.

The Company suggests that the unaudited Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements for the three months ended January 31, 2003 be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report for the year ended October 31, 2002.

In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" (SFAS No. 142). SFAS No. 142 was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001. The Company adopted this new standard on November 1, 2002. Accordingly, goodwill is no longer amortized over future periods, but will be assessed for impairment at least annually using a fair value test.

As of November 1, 2002, the Company tested for impairment of the bus and terminal truck/road construction business segments using the discounted cash flow approach and determined that the fair values for each of these segments exceeded the related carrying values. On an on-going basis, and absent any impairment indicators, the Company will conduct similar tests and record any impairment loss.

At January 31, 2003 the Company's goodwill related to the bus and terminal truck/road construction segments was $3.0 million and $2.0 million, respectively. Goodwill amortization charged against earnings for the three months ended January 31, 2002 was $85,929.

Inventories, which include material, labor, and manufacturing overhead, are stated at the lower of cost (FIFO) or market.

Major classes of inventories as of January 31, 2003 and October 31, 2002, consisted of the following:

Dilutive securities, consisting of options to purchase the Company's common stock and restricted stock awards, are included in the calculation of diluted weighted average common shares. Due to a net loss, there were no dilutive securities for the three month periods ended January 31, 2003 and 2002.

At January 31, 2003, the Company had contingencies and pending litigation which arose in the ordinary course of business. Litigation is subject to many uncertainties and the outcome of the individual matters is not presently determinable. It is management's opinion that this litigation would not result in liabilities that would have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Collins Industries, Inc., has three reportable segments: Ambulances, buses and terminal trucks/road construction equipment. The ambulance segment produces modular and van type ambulances for sale to hospitals, ambulance services, fire departments and other governmental agencies. The bus segment produces small school buses, commercial buses and shuttle buses for sale to schools, hotel shuttle services, airports, and other governmental agencies. Terminal truck and road construction equipment products were initially disclosed as a separate segments. The terminal truck/road construction equipment segment produces off road trucks designed to move trailers and containers for warehouses, truck terminals, rail yards, rail terminals and shipping ports and produces a line of road construction equipment

Letters of Credit

This Company has issued various standby letters of credit in the ordinary course of business. No liability has been reflected in the accompanying balance sheet under past or current accounting pronouncements and no draws on the Company's standby letters of credit have ever been made. The currently outstanding standby letters of credit are limited to (i) a letter of credit originally issued approximately 14 years ago (renewable annually) as required under Kansas law to backup self-insured reserves for workers compensation insurance, (ii) a declining standby letter of credit required under Texas law to backup certain industrial revenue bonds issued for a plant expansion in Longview, Texas in 1999 and renewable annually and (iii) other standby letters of credit related to periodic bids and other similar purposes. A default in meeting an obligation or condition under the above-referenced standby letters of credit could require the Company to record a liability. The letters of credit outstand ing at January 31, 2003 are summarized as follows:

[a] All assets (originally $3.0 million) acquired from the proceeds of the Longview, Texas industrial revenue bonds would also be available to offset any defaults under these obligations. The liquidation amount of such assets is not estimable.

Warranties

Collins Industries, Inc. has three reportable segments: ambulances, buses and terminal trucks/road construction equipment. The ambulance segment produces modular and van type ambulances for sale to hospitals, ambulance services, fire departments and other governmental agencies. The bus segment produces small school buses, commercial buses and shuttle buses for sale to schools, hotel shuttle services, airports, and other governmental agencies. The terminal trucks/road construction equipment segment produces off-road trucks designed to move trailers and containers for warehouses, truck terminals, rail yards, rail terminals and shipping ports and produces a line of road construction equipment.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies of the "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" in the Company's 2002 Form 10-K. The Company evaluates its performance based on profit or loss from operations before income taxes not including nonrecurring gains and losses. For the three months ended January 31, 2003 and 2002 no nonrecurring gains or losses were incurred and therefore have no impact on this analysis. The Company accounts for intersegment sales and transfers as if the sales or transfers were to third parties, with all intercompany sales eliminated in consolidation.

The Company's reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services. They are managed separately because each business requires different technology and marketing strategies.

See "Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements" for quantitative segment information.

Sales for the three months ended January 31, 2003, increased 10% compared to the same period in fiscal 2002. This increase was principally due to respective unit volume sales increases of 27%, 6% and 3% in ambulance, terminal truck/road construction and bus products. The sales increase from ambulance products principally resulted from higher export and Federal government agency sales. These volume-related increases were partially offset by decreases in the average unit prices in ambulances, terminal truck/road construction equipment and bus products of 3%, 6% and 2%, respectively. The average unit prices declined principally as a result of changes in product mix and competitive price pressures.

Cost of sales for the three months ended January 31, 2003 was 89% of sales compared to 90% for the same period in fiscal 2002. The decrease in cost of sales as a percent of sales for the three months ended January 31, 2003 was principally due to the impact of higher manufacturers' rebates on chassis sold during the period. Additionally, amortization of goodwill was discontinued effective November 1, 2002 as a result the Company's adoption of FASB No. 142 as described in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percent of sales were 10% for the three months ended January 31, 2003 compared to 12% for the same period in fiscal 2002. This decrease principally related to lower corporate costs in the three months ended January 31, 2003. This decrease was partially offset by higher selling and marketing expenses attributable to ambulance products.

The increase in other income (expense) for the three months ended January 31, 2003 was principally a result of the interest costs on increased borrowings. These borrowings were attributable to higher inventories and receivables and increased borrowings under existing Industrial Revenue Bonds related to equipment acquired for automation of certain ambulance operations.

The Company's net loss for the three months ended January 31, 2003 was $.15 million ($.02 per share-diluted) compared to net loss of $.66 million ($.10 per share-diluted) for the same period in fiscal 2002. The decrease in the Company's net loss was principally attributable to the impact of higher profit contributions from ambulance products and lower corporate expenses as described above. This improvement was partially offset by the impact of lower profit contributions from terminal truck/road construction products.

The Company used existing credit lines, proceeds from Industrial Revenue Bonds, internally generated funds and supplier financing to fund its operations and capital expenditures for the three months ended January 31, 2003.

Cash used in operations was $10.4 million for the three months ended January 31, 2003, compared to $4.4 million for the same period in fiscal 2002. Cash used in operations principally resulted from the Company's net loss of $.1 million, increases in accounts receivable and inventories of $1.8 and $9.5 million, respectively, and a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $.2 million. These decreases were partially offset by depreciation and amortization of $.8 million and a decrease in prepaid and other current assets of $.5 million.

Cash used in investing activities was $1.4 million for the three months ended January 31, 2003 compared to $.5 million for the same period in fiscal 2002. The increase was principally due to increased capital expenditures for the three months ended January 31, 2003 associated with certain equipment acquired for the automation of certain ambulance operations from the proceeds of Industrial Revenue Bonds issued in fiscal 2002.

Cash flow provided by financing activities was $11.6 million for the three months ended January 31, 2003 compared to $4.9 million for the same period in fiscal 2002. This change principally resulted from increased borrowings to finance working capital needs (receivables and inventories), to pay cash dividends and to purchase the Company's common stock. These changes were partially offset by the change in the restricted cash funds of $1.2 million derived from the proceeds of Industrial Revenue Bonds issued in fiscal 2002.

The Company uses derivative financial instruments to reduce exposure to its variable-rate debt. On July 24, 2001 and on July 5, 2002, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements to limit the effect of increases in the interest rates on $10.0 million of its floating debt. The agreements provide two $5 million swaps. One of these swaps matured in January 2003 and the other will mature in July 2003. On July 5, 2002, the Company entered into an interest rate $6.8 million declining balance swap agreement to limit the effect of increases in the interest rates on its floating rate term debt through May 2005. The effect of these agreements is to convert underlying variable-rate debt based on LIBOR to fixed rate debt with an interest rate between 4.42% and 4.65% plus a margin of 175 basis points. These agreements reduce the Company's risk with respect to variable-rate debt. Fair value of these swaps at January 31, 2003 was $10.9 million and reflected as a liability within long-term d ebt and capitalized leases.

The Company believes that its cash flows from operations, its credit facility with its lead bank and unused funds restricted for future capital expenditures will be sufficient to satisfy its future working capital, capital expenditure requirements and anticipated dividends. The total amount of unused revolving credit available to the Company was $7.5 million at January 31, 2003.

It is customary practice for companies in the specialty vehicle industry to enter into repurchase agreements with financing institutions to provide floor plan financing for dealers. In the event of a dealer default, these agreements generally require the repurchase of products at the original invoice price net of certain adjustments. The risk of loss under the agreements is limited to the risk that market prices for these products may decline between the time of delivery to the dealer and time of repurchase and resale by the Company. The risk is spread over numerous dealers and the Company has not incurred significant losses under these agreements. In the opinion of management, any future losses under these agreements will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations. The Company's repurchase obligation under these agreements is limited to vehicles which are in new condition and as to which the dealer still holds title. The Company's contingent obligation under such agreements was approximately $ 1.7 million at January 31, 2003.

The Company values its inventories at the lower of cost or market. The Company has chosen the first-in, first-out (FIFO) cost method for valuing its inventories. The effect of the FIFO method is to value ending inventories on the balance sheet at their approximate current or most recent cost. The market values for finished goods inventories are determined based on recent selling prices.

In June 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" (SFAS No. 142). SFAS No. 142 was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2002. Goodwill is no longer amortized over future periods, but will be assessed for impairment at least annually using a fair value test. The Company adopted this new standard on November 1, 2002.

As of November 1, 2002, the Company tested for impairment of the bus and terminal truck/road construction business segments using the discounted cash flow approach and determined that the fair values for each of these segments exceeded the related carrying values. On an on-going basis, and absent any impairment indicators, the Company will conduct similar tests and record any impairment loss. Management believes that the estimates of future cash flows and fair values are reasonable; however, changes in estimates of such cash flows and fair value could affect the evaluations.

Generally, the Company is self-insured for workers' compensation for certain subsidiaries and for all group medical insurance. Under these plans, liabilities are recognized for claims incurred (including claims incurred but not reported) and changes in the reserves. At the time a workers' compensation claim is filed, a liability is estimated to settle the claim. The liability for workers' compensation claims is determined based on management's estimates of the nature and severity of the claims and based on analyses by third party administrators and by various state statutes and reserve requirements. Since the liability is an estimate, the ultimate liability may be more or less than reported. If previously established accruals are required to be adjusted, such amounts are included in cost of sales. Group medical reserves are funded through a Trust and are estimated using historical claims' experience.

Due to the nature of the Company's products, the Company is subject to product liability claims in the normal course of business. To the extent permitted under applicable law, the Company maintains insurance to reduce or eliminate risk to the Company. This insurance coverage includes self-insured retentions that vary each year.

The Company maintains excess liability insurance with outside insurance carriers to minimize its risks related to catastrophic claims in excess of all self-insured positions. Any material change in the aforementioned factors could have an adverse impact on our operating results.

The Company records vehicle sales, and passes title to the customer, at the earlier of completion of the vehicle and receipt of full payment or shipment or delivery to the customer as specified by the customer purchase order. Customer deposits for partial payment of vehicles are deferred and treated as current liabilities until the vehicle is completed and recognized as revenue.

Letters of Credit

This Company has issued various standby letters of credit in the ordinary course of business. No liability has been reflected in the accompanying balance sheet under past or current accounting pronouncements and no draws on the Company's standby letters of credit have ever been made. The currently outstanding standby letters of credit are limited to (i) a letter of credit originally issued approximately 14 years ago (renewable annually) as required under Kansas law to backup self-insured reserves for workers compensation insurance, (ii) a declining standby letter of credit required under Texas law to backup certain industrial revenue bonds issued for a plant expansion in Longview, Texas in 1999 and renewable annually and (iii) other standby letters of credit related to periodic bids and other similar purposes. A default in meeting an obligation or condition under the above-referenced standby letters of credit could require the Company to record a liability. The letters of credit outstand ing at January 31, 2003 are summarized as follows:

[a] All assets (originally $3.0 million) acquired from the proceeds of the Longview, Texas industrial revenue bonds would also be available to offset any defaults under these obligations. The liquidation amount of such assets is not estimable.

Warranties

The Company's products generally carry explicit product warranties that extend from several months to more than a year, based on terms that are generally accepted in the marketplace. Certain components included in the Company's end products (such as

On November 1, 2002 the Company adopted FASB Statement No. 148 (SFAS 148), "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure." At January 31, 2003 the Company has two stock-based employee compensation plans, which are more fully described in Note 5 of the "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" in the Company's 2002 Form 10-K. The company accounts for these plans under the recognition and measurement principles of APB Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" and related interpretations. No stock -based compensation cost is reflected in net income, as all options granted under those plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. No stock options have been granted since 1999 and therefore, no proforma net income disclosures are required .

This report and other written reports and oral statements made from time to time by the Company may contain so-called "forward-looking statements" about the business, financial condition and prospects of the Company, all of which are subject to risks and uncertainties. One can identify these forward-looking statements by their use of words such as "expects", "plans", "will", "estimates", "forecasts", "projects", and other words of similar meaning. One can also identify them by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. One should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all factors, which involve risks and uncertainties. Consequently, the reader should not consider any such list or listing to be a complete statement of all potential risks or uncertainties.

No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual future results may vary materially. The actual results of the Company could differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements because of various risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, changes in product demand, changes in tax and other governmental rules and regulations applicable to the Company, reliability and timely fulfillment of orders, changes in competition, development of new products, substantial dependence on third parties for product quality, adequate direct labor pools, the availability of vehicle chassis, interest rate fluctuations, various inventory risks due to changes in market conditions and other risks indicated in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company does not assume the obligation to update any forward-looking statement. One should carefully evaluate such statements in light of factors described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, especially on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K (if any).

There has been no material change in this disclosure.

1. Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of our "disclosure controls and procedures" (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13(a)-14(c) and 15-d-14(c)) as of a date (the "Evaluation Date") within 90 days before the filing date of this annual report, have concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures were adequate and designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in the reports filed or submitted by us under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods.
2. Changes in internal controls. There were no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect our internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

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.