Moore-Handley Reports Results of Operations For The Quarter Ended September 30, 2001


BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 18, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- Moore-Handley, Inc. (Nasdaq:MHCO), a Birmingham distributor of hardware and home center products, reported net income of 9 cents per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2001, compared to a loss of 3 cents for the same quarter last year. Nine months net income was 36 cents versus a loss of 7 cents last year. Sales for the third quarter were up slightly from $38.9 to $39.9 million. For the nine months ended September 30, sales were down slightly from 121.3 million to 119.1 million.


                          MOORE-HANDLEY, INC.
                       STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                               (UNAUDITED)

                         THREE MONTHS             NINE MONTHS
                      ENDED SEPTEMBER 30       ENDED SEPTEMBER 30
                        2001      2000          2001        2000

 Net sales         $39,858,000 $38,903,000 $119,090,000 $121,300,000

 Cost of
  merchandise
  sold              33,613,000  32,802,000  100,184,000  101,778,000
 Warehouse and
  delivery 
  expense            2,317,000   2,450,000    6,861,000    7,652,000
                   ----------- -----------  -----------  -----------
 Cost of sales      35,930,000  35,252,000  107,045,000  109,430,000
                   ----------- -----------  -----------  -----------

 Gross profit        3,928,000   3,651,000   12,045,000   11,870,000
 Selling and
  administrative
  expense            3,387,000   3,309,000    9,948,000   10,894,000
                   ----------- -----------  -----------  -----------
 Operating 
  Income               541,000     342,000    2,097,000      976,000
 Interest 
  expense,net          301,000     437,000    1,068,000    1,195,000
                   ----------- -----------  -----------  -----------
 Income before
  income tax           240,000     (95,000)   1,029,000     (219,000)
 Income tax             85,000     (37,000)     369,000      (84,000)
                   ----------- -----------  -----------  -----------
 Net income        $   155,000 $   (58,000) $   660,000  $  (135,000)
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 Net income per
  common share
   - basic and 
  diluted           $      0.09 $     (0.03) $      0.36  $     (0.07)
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 Weighted average
  common shares
  outstanding         1,814,000   1,929,000    1,814,000    1,923,000
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