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Cascades Continues to Show Good Results - Part 2 of 3: Financial Tables.


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 FALLS, Quebec--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1997-- (ME, TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange.

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                             CASCADES INC.
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
          (in thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)

                           For the 3 month     For the 9 month
                            periods ended       periods ended
                            September 30         September 30
(unaudited)              1997       1996       1997        1996
                      _________________________________________

Sales                 583,478    514,133  1,609,206   1,608,326
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Cost of sales and
 expenses
Cost of sales         437,236    369,411  1,203,416   1,161,840
Selling and
 administrative
 expenses              80,459     73,176    229,663     229,601
Depreciation and
 amortization          25,190     21,235     69,407      65,118
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                      542,885    463,822  1,501,486   1,456,559
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Operating income       40,593     50,311    106,720     151,767
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Financial expenses
Interest on long-term
 debt                   9,315     11,671     28,984      36,857
Interest on the
 liability component
 of the convertible
 debentures               245        294        817         984
Dividends on redeemable
 preferred shares         949        949      2,847       2,847
Foreign exchange loss
 on long-term debt          -        311        587       1,080
Other interest          4,631      3,495     11,304      10,684
Interest income        (1,412)    (1,594)    (3,845)     (4,177)
_______________________________________________________________
                       13,728     15,126     40,694      48,275
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                       26,865     35,185     66,026     103,492
Other income and
 charges              (22,344)     4,452    (15,313)     32,088
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                        4,521     39,637     50,713     135,580
Provision for income
 taxes                  4,740      8,547     22,169      45,580
_______________________________________________________________

                         (219)    31,090     28 544      90,000
_______________________________________________________________
Share of results of
 significantly
 influenced companies     260          -        476           -
Non-controlling interests 385     (6,176)    (6,277)    (17,456)
_______________________________________________________________
                          645     (6,176)     (5,801)   (17,456)
_______________________________________________________________
Net earnings for
 the period               426     24,914      22,743     72,544
                         ______________________________________
                         ______________________________________
Net earnings per
 common share          $(0.01)     $0.41       $0.30      $1.18
                         ______________________________________
                         ______________________________________
Fully diluted net
 earnings per
 common share          $(0.02)     $0.33       $0.28      $0.95
                         ______________________________________
                         ______________________________________


                            CASCADES INC.
         CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN FINANCIAL POSITION
            (in thousand of dollars, except per share amounts)

For the 3 month For the 9 month
(unaudited)                     periods ended   periods ended
                                September 30     September 30
                               1997     1996   1997     1996
                               _______________________________

OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net earnings for the period     426    29,914  22,743   72,544
  Items not affecting cash :
   Depreciation and
    amortization             25,190    21,235  69,407   65,118
   Non-recurring items       24,339    (5,207) 14,993  (16,676)
   Deferred income taxes        299     3,431   7,286   11,112
   Non-controlling interests   (385)    6,176   6,277   17,456
   Other                       (914)    2,665   1,072    2,672
______________________________________________________________
Cash flow from operations    48,955    53,214 121,778  152,226
Net change in non-cash
 operating working capital
 balances                    (7,682)   13,726 (58,763)  14,631
______________________________________________________________
                             41,273    66,940  63,015  166,857
______________________________________________________________

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Increase in long-term debt  416,363    16,660  459,021  54,977
Payments on long-term debt (228,747)  (13,383)(311,607)(84,726)
Interest on convertible
 debentures                    (506)   (1,508)  (2,032) (4,490)
Non-controlling interests      (481)   (6,271)  (2,671) (8,035)
Issue of units from
 a subsidiary                   (36)        -   29,487       -
Net proceeds on issue
 of shares                   15,631         -   15,890       -
Redemption of common shares    (904)        -     (904) (7,509)
Redemption of preferred
 shares                     (50,897)        -  (50,897)      -
Redemption of convertible
 debentures                 (41,310)        -  (41,310)      -
Dividends on common shares        -         -   (6,486) (5,740)
Dividends on preferred shares  (908)   (1,921)  (3,580) (4,593)
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                            108,205    (6,423)  84,911 (60,116)
______________________________________________________________

INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES
Purchase of capital assets  (36,154)  (27,839) (97,875)(80,840)
Other assets                (12,638)   (3,928) (34,748)(27,637)
Business acquisitions       (47,573)        -  (85,352)      -
Disposal of operations            -     7,085        -  71,182
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                            (96,365)  (24,682)(217,975)(37,295)
______________________________________________________________

Net change in cash during
 the period                  53,113    35,835  (70,049) 69,446
Translation adjustments
 related to cash                (19)       42     (267)    192
Cash at beginning of period(127,596)  (32,721)  (4,186)(66,482)
______________________________________________________________

Cash at end of period       (74,502)    3,156  (74,502)  3,156
                            __________________________________
                            __________________________________

Cash flow from operations
 per common share            $ 0.73    $ 0.90   $ 1.84  $ 2.54
                            __________________________________
                            __________________________________

Fully diluted cash flow from
 operations per common share $ 0.73    $ 0.72   $ 1.75  $ 2.06
                            __________________________________
                            __________________________________


                           CASCADES INC.
                     CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                      (in thousands of dollars)

                                        As at September 30
(unaudited)                          1997              1996
                                    ________________________

ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and temporary investments     62,866             63,573
Accounts receivable               394,810            328,190
Inventories                       320,006            267,465
_____________________________________________________________
                                  777,682            659,228
Capital assets                  1,197,395          1,083,153
Other assets                      137,975            104,815
_____________________________________________________________

                                2,113,052          1,847,196
                                ____________________________
                                ____________________________

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Bank loans and overdraft          137,368             60,417
Trade accounts payable and
 accrued liabilities              321,388            302,589
Current portion of long-term debt  66,359             52,842
____________________________________________________________
                                  525,115            415,848
Long-term debt                    783,435            597,289
Deferred income taxes              78,006             66,624
Non-controlling interests         202,697            190,492
Shareholders' equity
Equity component of the
 convertible debentures                 -             72,912
Capital stock                     155,818            134,773
Retained earnings                 353,721            345,266
Cumulative translation adjustments 14,260              3,992
____________________________________________________________
                                  523,799            576,943
____________________________________________________________

                                2,113,052          1,847,196
                                ____________________________
                                ____________________________




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CONTACT: Cascades Inc.

Mr. Andre An·dré   , John 1751-1780.

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 Belzile, 819/363-5140

abelzile@cascades.com

or

Cascades Inc.

Mr. Stephane Milot, 514/282-2681

smilot@cascades.com
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