SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 10-Q


                QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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               For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000
                         Commission File Number: 814-61


                          CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

              Texas                                        75-1072796
 (State or other Jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. Employer
 Incorporation or Organization)                      Identification Number)

               12900 Preston Road, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75230
          (Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

                                 (972) 233-8242
               (Registrant's telephone number including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such shorter  periods that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                            Yes X          No
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Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

      3,815,051 shares of Common Stock, $1 Par Value as of October 31, 2000

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ----------------------------- Item 1. Financial Statements CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition ---------------------------------------------- Assets September 30, 2000 March 31, 2000 ------------------ -------------- (Unaudited) Investments at market or fair value Companies more than 25% owned (Cost: September 30, 2000 - $23,140,865, March 31, 2000 - $23,380,865) $ 209,123,759 $ 200,608,759 Companies 5% to 25% owned (Cost: September 30, 2000 - $23,579,414 March 31, 2000 - $22,579,414) 22,760,505 22,760,506 Companies less than 5% owned (Cost: September 30, 2000 - $43,586,664 March 31, 2000 - $39,042,158) 90,320,044 100,259,870 ------------- ------------- Total investments (Cost: September 30, 2000- $90,306,943, March 31, 2000 - $85,002,437) 322,204,308 323,629,135 Cash and cash equivalents 5,211,868 63,986,715 Receivables 330,796 238,594 Other assets 5,054,669 4,731,360 ------------- ------------- Totals $ 332,801,641 $ 392,585,804 ============= ============= Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity Notes payable to bank $ 5,000,000 $ 60,000,000 Notes payable to subsidiary 4,500,000 5,000,000 Accrued interest and other liabilities 2,111,779 2,220,753 Income taxes payable 566,540 -- Deferred income taxes 81,197,512 83,489,085 Subordinated debenture 5,000,000 5,000,000 ------------- ------------- Total liabilities 98,375,831 155,709,838 ------------- ------------- Shareholders' equity Common stock, $1 par value: authorized, 5,000,000 shares; issued, 4,252,416 shares at September 30, 2000 and March 31, 2000 4,252,416 4,252,416 Additional capital 6,450,747 6,450,747 Undistributed net investment income 4,366,061 4,117,104 Undistributed net realized gain on investments 75,055,521 73,613,301 Unrealized appreciation of investments - net of deferred income taxes 151,334,367 155,475,700 Treasury stock - at cost (437,365 shares) (7,033,302) (7,033,302) ------------- ------------- Net assets at market or fair value, equivalent to $61.45 per share at September 30, 2000, and $62.09 per share at March 31, 2000, on the 3,815,051 shares outstanding 234,425,810 236,875,966 ------------- ------------- Totals $ 332,801,641 $ 392,585,804 ============= ============= (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements) 2

CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Consolidated Statements of Operations ------------------------------------- (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended September 30 September 30 ------------ ------------ 2000 1999 2000 1999 ---- ---- ---- ---- Investment income: Interest $ 159,801 $ 189,176 $ 326,321 $ 520,464 Dividends 1,188,336 720,320 1,476,672 1,123,639 Management and directors' fees 128,600 121,600 267,700 280,676 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 1,476,737 1,031,096 2,070,693 1,924,779 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Operating expenses: Interest 282,474 107,274 535,020 209,282 Salaries 188,750 166,254 362,000 329,877 Net pension expense (benefit) (134,088) (140,086) (243,084) (217,992) Other operating expenses 124,304 125,974 319,591 257,222 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 461,440 259,416 973,527 578,389 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Income before income taxes 1,015,297 771,680 1,097,166 1,346,390 Income tax expense 28,706 49,000 85,199 76,300 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net investment income $ 986,591 $ 722,680 $ 1,011,967 $ 1,270,090 ============ ============ ============ ============ Proceeds from disposition of investments $ -- $ 2,007,144 $ 7,046,708 $ 14,892,513 Cost of investments sold -- 608,000 4,827,045 5,662,000 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Realized gain on investments before income taxes -- 1,399,144 2,219,663 9,230,513 Income tax expense -- 489,701 777,443 3,230,680 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net realized gain on investments -- 909,443 1,442,220 5,999,833 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Decrease in unrealized appreciation of investments before income taxes (4,121,223) (39,111,361) (6,729,333) (38,744,018) Decrease in deferred income taxes on appreciation of investments (1,443,000) (13,689,000) (2,588,000) (13,560,000) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net decrease in unrealized appreciation of investments (2,678,223) (25,422,361) (4,141,333) (25,184,018) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net realized and unrealized loss on investments $ (2,678,223) $(24,512,918) $ (2,699,113) $(19,184,185) ============ ============ ============ ============ Decrease in net assets from operations $ (1,691,632) $(23,790,238) $ (1,687,146) $(17,914,095) ============ ============ ============ ============ (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements) 3

CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets ------------------------------------------------ Six Months Ended Year Ended September 30, 2000 March 31, 2000 ------------------ -------------- (Unaudited) Operations Net investment income $ 1,011,967 $ 1,662,930 Net realized gain on investments 1,442,220 6,019,892 Net decrease in unrealized appreciation of investments (4,141,333) (24,749,790) ------------- ------------- Decrease in net assets from operations (1,687,146) (17,066,968) Distributions from: Undistributed net investment income (763,010) (2,289,031) ------------- ------------- Decrease in net assets (2,450,156) (19,355,999) Net assets, beginning of period 236,875,966 256,231,965 ------------- ------------- Net assets, end of period $ 234,425,810 $ 236,875,966 ============= ============= (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements) 4

CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows ------------------------------------- (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended September 30 September 30 ------------ ------------ 2000 1999 2000 1999 ---- ---- ---- ---- Cash flows from operating activities Decrease in net assets from operations $ (1,691,632) $(23,790,238) $ (1,687,146) $(17,914,095) Adjustments to reconcile decrease in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 7,242 7,184 14,463 14,159 Net pension benefit (134,088) (140,086) (243,084) (217,992) Net realized and unrealized loss on investments 2,678,223 24,512,918 2,699,113 19,184,185 (Increase) decrease in receivables (201,142) 80,701 (92,202) 19,380 (Increase) decrease in other assets 10,891 2,777 (18,812) (21,505) Increase (decrease) in accrued interest and other liabilities 105,586 102,311 (79,551) (79,050) Decrease in accrued pension cost (52,487) -- (104,974) -- Deferred income taxes 28,706 49,000 85,199 76,300 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net cash provided by operating activities 751,299 824,567 573,006 1,061,382 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Cash flows from investing activities Proceeds from disposition of investments -- 2,007,144 7,046,708 14,892,513 Purchases of securities (262,500) (6,340,047) (10,371,551) (6,740,047) Maturities of securities -- -- 240,000 840,000 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net cash provided (used) by investing activities (262,500) (4,332,903) (3,084,843) 8,992,466 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Cash flows from financing activities Increase (decrease) in notes payable to bank 5,000,000 25,000,000 (55,000,000) 25,000,000 Increase (decrease) in notes payable to subsidiaries (5,000,000) -- (500,000) -- Distributions from undistributed net investment income -- -- (763,010) (763,010) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net cash provided (used) by financing activities -- 25,000,000 (56,263,010) 24,236,990 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 488,799 21,491,664 (58,774,847) 34,290,838 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 4,723,069 18,849,617 63,986,715 6,050,443 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 5,211,868 $ 40,341,281 $ 5,211,868 $ 40,341,281 ============ ============ ============ ============ Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Cash paid during the period for: Interest $ 177,220 $ -- $ 538,324 $ 199,452 Income taxes $ -- $ 6,490 $ -- $ 16,990 (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements) 5

CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements ------------------------------------------ (Unaudited) 1. Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements, which include the accounts of Capital Southwest Corporation and its wholly-owned small business investment company subsidiary (the "Company"), have been prepared on the value basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for investment companies. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 6 of Regulation S-X. The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2000. Certain information and footnotes normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate for a fair presentation. The information reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods. 2. Summary of Per Share Information Three Months Ended Six Months Ended September 30 September 30 ------------ ------------ 2000 1999 2000 1999 ---- ---- ---- ---- Investment income $ .39 $ .27 $ .54 $ .50 Operating expenses (.05) (.04) (.12) (.09) Interest expense (.07) (.03) (.14) (.06) Income taxes (.01) (.01) (.02) (.02) ------- ------- ------- ------- Net investment income .26 .19 .26 .33 Net realized gain on investments - .24 .38 1.58 Net decrease in unrealized appreciation of investments (.70) (6.66) (1.08) (6.60) Distributions from undistributed net investment income - - (.20) (.20) ------- ------- ------- ------- Net decrease in net asset value (.44) (6.23) (.64) (4.89) Net asset value: Beginning of period 61.89 68.50 62.09 67.16 ------- ------- ------- ------- End of period $ 61.45 $ 62.27 $ 61.45 $ 62.27 ======= ======= ======= ======= Shares outstanding at end of period (000s omitted) 3,815 3,815 3,815 3,815 6

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Net asset value at September 30, 2000 was $234,425,810 equivalent to $61.45 per share after deducting an allowance of $21.12 per share for deferred taxes on net unrealized appreciation. Assuming reinvestment of all dividends and tax credits on retained long term capital gains, this represents an increase of 1.4% during the past twelve months. September 30, September 30, 2000 1999 ---- ---- Net assets $234,425,810 $237,554,860 Shares outstanding 3,815,051 3,815,051 Net assets per share $61.45 $62.27 Interest income in the six months ended September 30, 2000 decreased from the year-ago period primarily because of a decrease in average idle funds invested. During the six months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, the Company recorded dividend income from the following sources: Six Months Ended September 30 ------------ 2000 1999 ---- ---- AT&T $ 58,628 $ 58,628 Alamo Group Inc. 338,556 452,200 Dennis Tool Company 24,999 24,999 Kimberly-Clark Corporation 41,677 40,134 The RectorSeal Corporation 480,000 240,000 Skylawn Corporation 300,000 150,000 TCI Holdings, Inc/Westmarc Communications, Inc. 40,635 40,635 Texas Shredder, Inc. 20,230 20,230 The Whitmore Manufacturing Company 120,000 60,000 Other 51,947 36,813 ------------ ------------ $ 1,476,672 $ 1,123,639 ============ ============ Interest expense in the six months ended September 30, 2000 increased from the year-ago period due to borrowings from the bank and subsidiaries. Other operating expenses in the six months ended September 30, 2000 increased from the year-ago period primarily due to legal fees incurred related to documentation of the exchange of an investment. During the six months ended September 30, 2000, the Company reported a realized gain before income taxes of $2,219,663 including a gain of $5,973,990 on our investment in Amfibe, Inc. and a loss of $4,329,835 on our investment in Dyntec, Inc. It should be noted that a realized gain before income taxes occurs when an appreciated portfolio security is sold to realize a gain and a corresponding decrease in unrealized appreciation occurs by transferring the gain associated with the transaction from being "unrealized" to being "realized." Conversely, when a loss is realized on a depreciated portfolio security, an increase in unrealized appreciation occurs. 7

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued) Set forth in the following table are the significant increases and decreases in unrealized appreciation (before the related change in deferred taxes and excluding the effect of gains or losses realized during the periods) by portfolio company: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended September 30 September 30 ------------ ------------ 2000 1999 2000 1999 ---- ---- ---- ---- AT&T/Tele-Communications- $ (299,801) $ (1,640,579) $ (3,605,943) $ (1,293,586) TCI Group AT&T-Liberty Media Group/Tele- (4,149,149) 190,522 (7,726,731) 3,731,728 Communications LM&TCI Ventures Group Alamo Group Inc -- 1,834,053 1,410,000 1,834,053 All Components, Inc. 3,450,000 1,975,000 3,450,000 1,975,000 American Homestar Corporation 140,824 (2,159,294) (281,647) (2,534,824) Dennis Tool Company 842,000 -- 842,000 -- Encore Wire Corporation 2,725,000 -- -- -- iChoose, Inc. -- -- (1,100,000) -- International Talk.com, Inc. (1,000,000) -- (1,000,000) -- Mail-Well, Inc. (5,766,000) -- (5,766,000) 2,097,000 Media Recovery, Inc. -- -- 5,000,000 -- Mylan Laboratories, Inc. 1,130,520 (1,042,324) (72,161) (1,162,592) Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. -- (31,421,000) -- (31,421,000) PETsMART, Inc. 899,552 (4,231,985) 1,103,996 (2,800,879) The RectorSeal Corporation -- -- 3,500,000 -- Skylawn Corporation -- -- 3,000,000 -- Sprint Corporation-FON Group (1,597,500) 90,000 (2,425,500) 373,500 Sprint Corporation-PCS Group (877,500) 316,125 (1,093,500) 544,500 Texas Petrochemical Holdings, Inc. -- (749,999) -- (749,999) During the quarter ended September 30, 2000, the Company made additional investments of $262,500 in existing portfolio companies. The Company has agreed, subject to certain conditions, to invest up to $4,965,625 in six portfolio companies. 8

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk The Company is subject to financial market risks, including changes in marketable equity security prices. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments to mitigate any of these risks. The return on the Company's investments is not affected by foreign currency fluctuations. The Company's investment in portfolio securities consists of fixed rate debt securities which totalled $11,948,413 at September 30, 2000, equivalent to 3.7% of the value of the Company's total investments. Since these debt securities usually have relatively high fixed rates of interest, minor changes in market yields of publicly-traded debt securities have little or no effect on the values of debt securities in the Company's portfolio and no effect on interest income. On the other hand, significant changes in the market yields of publicly-traded debt securities may have a material effect on the values of debt securities in our portfolio. The Company's investments in debt securities are generally held to maturity and their fair values are determined on the basis of the terms of the debt security and the financial condition of the issuer. A portion of the Company's investment portfolio consists of debt and equity securities of private companies. The Company anticipates little or no effect on the values of these investments from modest changes in public market equity valuations. Should significant changes in market valuations of comparable publicly-owned companies occur, there may be a corresponding effect on valuations of private companies, which would affect the value and the amount and timing of proceeds eventually realized from these investments. A portion of the Company's investment portfolio also consists of restricted common stocks and warrants to purchase common stocks of publicly-owned companies. The fair values of these restricted securities are influenced by the nature of applicable resale restrictions, the underlying earnings and financial condition of the issuer, and the market valuations of comparable publicly-owned companies. A portion of the Company's investment portfolio also consists of unrestricted, freely marketable common stocks of publicly-owned companies. These freely marketable investments are directly exposed to equity price risks, in that a change in an issuer's public market equity price would result in an identical change in the fair value of the Company's investment in such security. PART II. OTHER INFORMATION -------------------------- Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders The Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on July 17, 2000, with the following results of elections and approval: Votes Cast ----------------------------------------- Against/ Abstentions/ For Withheld Non-Votes --------- --------- ------------ a. The following Directors were elected to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Graeme W. Henderson 3,379,677 4,475 430,899 Gary L. Martin 3,379,309 4,843 430,899 James M. Nolan 3,379,677 4,475 430,899 William R. Thomas 3,379,277 4,875 430,899 John H. Wilson 3,379,677 4,475 430,899 b. KPMG LLP was approved as the Company's auditors for the 2001 fiscal year. 3,373,508 5,883 435,660 9

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K (a) Exhibits Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule (b) Reports on Form 8-K No reports on Form 8-K have been filed during the quarter for which this report is filed. SIGNATURES 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. CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION Date: November 3, 2000 By: /s/ William R. Thomas -------------------------- -------------------------------------- William R. Thomas President Date: November 3, 2000 By: /s/ Tim Smith -------------------------- -------------------------------------- Tim Smith Vice President & Secretary-Treasurer 10

  


6 This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition at September 30, 2000 (unaudited) and the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended September 30, 2000 (unaudited) and is qualified in its entirety be reference to such financial statements. 0000017313 Capital Southwest Corporation 1 US Dollars 3-MOS MAR-31-2000 APR-01-2000 SEP-30-2000 1 90,306,943 322,204,308 330,796 5,054,669 5,211,868 332,801,641 0 5,000,000 93,375,831 98,375,831 0 3,669,861 3,815,051 3,815,051 4,366,061 0 75,055,521 0 151,334,367 234,425,810 1,476,672 326,321 267,700 973,527 1,011,967 1,442,220 (4,141,333) (1,687,146) 0 763,010 0 0 0 0 0 (2,450,156) 4,117,104 73,613,301 0 0 0 535,020 973,527 0 62.09 .26 (.70) (.20) 0 0 61.45 0