FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For: Moore-Handley, Inc.                                                                                                                         Contact: Carol Temple
        P. O. Box 2607                                                                                                                                             (205) 663-8316  
        Birmingham, Alabama 35202

Moore-Handley, Inc. Reports Results of Operations for the Quarter Ended
September 30, 2003

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., November 25, 2003 -- Moore-Handley, Inc. (Other OTC: MHCO.PK), a Birmingham-based distributor of hardware and home center products, reported net income of $28,000 or $0.02 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 vs. $53,000 or $0.03 per diluted share for the same period in 2002. The quarter ended September 30, 2003 included a charge to income, net of taxes, of $29,000 or $0.02 per diluted share because of a change in the allowance for uncollectible vendor receivables. For the nine months ended September 30, 2003 this charge, net of taxes, was $256,000 or $0.14 per diluted share.

Sales for the quarter were $43,252,000 up 11.3% from the same quarter last year. Sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 were $121,794,000 or 2.8% above those for the comparable period in 2002. Net income for the first nine months of 2003 was $62,000 or $0.03 per diluted share vs. $675,000 or $0.35 per diluted share for the same period last year.

Selected financial data follow:

Moore-Handley, Inc.

Selected Financial Data

(UNAUDITED)

Quarter Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30

September 30


Operations:

2003

2002

2003

2002

Sales

$ 43,252,000

$ 38,851,000

$ 121,794,000

$ 118,468,000

Operating income

283,000

287,000

804,000

1,694,000

Income before income tax

44,000

83,000

98,000

1,067,000

Net income

$       28,000

$      53,000

$        62,000

$       675,000

Net income per share - diluted

$           0.02

$          0.03

$            0.03

$            0.35

Weighted average diluted common

shares outstanding

1,778,000

1,934,000

1,868,000

1,932,000

Balance Sheet:

Current assets

$ 47,041,000

$ 47,906,000

Prepaid pension costs

719,000

842,000

Property & equipment, net

8,594,000

8,480,000

Total assets

56,354,000

57,228,000

Current liabilities

21,619,000

19,981,000

Long term debt

20,744,000

22,812,000

Deferred income taxes

1,032,000

926,000

Stockholders' equity

12,959,000

13,509,000

Total liabilities & stockholders' equity

$ 56,354,000

$ 57,228,000

End 11/25/03

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