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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q/A

Amendment No. 2

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|[X]  |  | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004                                 
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|OR  
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|[  ] |  | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FROM THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                                                TO

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-7521

FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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|TEXAS
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |  | 74-1504405
(I.R.S. Employer Identification
Number)

4001 HOMESTEAD ROAD, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77028-5585
(Address of principal executive office) (zip code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code (713) 672-9433



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, and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

| |           |  |  |  |   
| | --------- |  |  |  | --
| | Yes     X |  |  |  | No

Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

| |     |  |  |  |         
| | --- |  |  |  | --------
| | Yes |  |  |  | No     X

At September 30, 2004, the number of shares outstanding of the issuers only
class of stock was 7,595,239 shares of Common Stock.



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|                                                               |                              |                                                             |  |  |  |  |  | 
|-------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |  |  |  |  |  | 
|EXPLANATORY NOTE                                              
|PART I  FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                
|                                                               | Item 1. Financial Statements
|                                                               |                              | CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS                      
|                                                               |                              | CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS  UNAUDITED  
|                                                               |                              | CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS  UNAUDITED
|                                                               |                              | CONDENSED NOTES TO QUARTERLY REPORT  UNAUDITED            
|Part II  OTHER INFORMATION                                   
|                                                               | Item 6. Exhibits            
|SIGNATURES                                                    
|EXHIBIT INDEX                                                 
|Certification Pursuant to Section 302, signed by Jack Friedman
|Certification Pursuant to Section 302, signed by Ben Harper   
|Certification Pursuant to Section 906, signed by Jack Friedman
|Certification Pursuant to Section 906, signed by Ben Harper   



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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A
(Form 10-Q/A) is being filed to amend our quarterly report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 (the
Original Form 10-Q) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 15, 2004, as
amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A (Amendment No.
1) filed with the SEC on February 14, 2005. Accordingly,
pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Form 10-Q/A contains complete text of Item 1 of Part 1
and Item 6 of Part II as amended, as well as currently dated
certifications.

By letter dated April 13, 2005, the SECs Staff provided
comments to the Company relating to Item 4.02 of the Companys
Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 11, 2005. In response
thereto, the Company has added Note F to the Condensed Notes to
Quarterly Report Unaudited included herein in Item 1. Financial
Statements.

We have not updated the information contained herein for events
occurring subsequent to November 15, 2004, the filing date of the
Original Form 10-Q, except as previously modified in Amendment No. 1
to reflect the restatement of the Companys consolidated
financial statements for the three and six months ended September 30,
2004. We recommend that this report be read in conjunction with our
reports filed subsequent to November 15, 2004.



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PART I  FINANCIAL
INFORMATION







Item 1. Financial Statements







FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

ASSETS

|                                            |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                |                                            |             |                     |            |                |             |           |            | 
|------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------------- | ---------- | -------------- | ----------- | --------- | ---------- | 
|                                            |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                |                                            |             | SEPTEMBER 30,
2004  |            | MARCH 31,
2004
|                                            |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                |                                            |             | Unaudited(Restated) |            |               
|CURRENT ASSETS:                             |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                |                                            |             |                     |            |                |            
|                                            | Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                | $                                          | 7,099,433   |                     |            | $              | 1,984,763   |          
|                                            | Accounts receivable, net of allowances for bad debts and cash
discounts of $37,276 and $44,776 at September 30, 2004 and
March 31, 2004, respectively |                                                                                                                |                                            | 15,817,403  |                     |            |                | 14,688,702  |          
|                                            | Inventories                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                |                                            | 19,933,110  |                     |            |                | 21,043,992  |          
|                                            | Other                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                |                                            | 322,404     |                     |            |                | 112,244     |          
|                                            |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                |                                            |             |                     |            |                |            
|                                            |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                | TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                       |             |                     | 43,172,350 |                |             |           | 37,829,701 | 
|PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:              |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                |                                            |             |                     |            |                |            
|                                            | Land                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                |                                            | 437,793     |                     |            |                | 437,793     |          
|                                            | Buildings
and yard improvements                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                |                                            | 4,088,149   |                     |            |                | 4,088,149   |          
|                                            | Machinery and equipment                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                |                                            | 18,497,977  |                     |            |                | 18,013,461  |          
|                                            | Less accumulated depreciation                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                |                                            | (16,276,518 | )                   |            |                | (15,846,288 | )        
|                                            |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                |                                            |             |                     |            |                |            
|                                            |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                | 6,747,401                                  |             |                     |            | 6,693,115      |            
|OTHER ASSETS:                               |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                |                                            |             |                     |            |                |            
|                                            | Cash value of officers life insurance                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                            | 528,590     |                     |            |                | 1,302,613   |          
|                                            | Deferred
income taxes                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                |                                            | 143,694     |                     |            |                | 202,694     |          
|                                            |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                |                                            |             |                     |            |                |            
|                                            |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                | TOTAL ASSETS                               |             | $                   | 50,592,035 |                |             | $         | 46,028,123 | 
|                                            |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                |                                            |             |                     |            |                |            
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY       
|CURRENT LIABILITIES:                        |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                |                                            |             |                     |            |                |            
|                                            | Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                | $                                          | 12,100,552  |                     |            | $              | 10,204,653  |          
|                                            | Current portion of long-term debt                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                |                                            | 23,081      |                     |            |                | 63,037      |          
|                                            | Dividends payable                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                |                                            | 607,759     |                     |            |                | 151,500     |          
|                                            | Income taxes payable                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                |                                            | 223,714     |                     |            |                | 1,134,433   |          
|                                            | Contribution to profit sharing plan                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                |                                            | 134,000     |                     |            |                | 280,000     |          
|                                            | Employee compensation and related expenses                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                |                                            | 983,706     |                     |            |                | 806,140     |          
|                                            | Deferred credit for LIFO replacement                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                |                                            | 157,520     |                     |            |                |            |          
|                                            |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                |                                            |             |                     |            |                |            
|                                            |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                | TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES                  |             |                     | 14,230,332 |                |             |           | 12,639,763 | 
|POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSIONS |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                | 389,904                                    |             |                     |            | 356,756        |            
|STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY:                       |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                |                                            |             |                     |            |                |            
|                                            | Common stock, par value $1:                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                |                                            |             |                     |            |                |             |          
|                                            |                                                                                                                                                       | Authorized
shares  10,000,000                                                                                 |                                            |             |                     |            |                |             |           |           
|                                            |                                                                                                                                                       | Issued and outstanding
shares  7,595,239 and 7,575,239 at September 30, 2004 and March 31, 2004, respectively |                                            |             | 7,595,239           |            |                |             | 7,575,239 |           
|                                            | Additional paid-in capital                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                |                                            | 27,742,409  |                     |            |                | 27,714,669  |          
|                                            | Retained earnings(deficit)                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                |                                            | 634,151     |                     |            |                | (2,258,304  | )        
|                                            |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                |                                            |             |                     |            |                |            
|                                            |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                | TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                 |             |                     | 35,971,799 |                |             |           | 33,031,604 | 
|                                            |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                |                                            |             |                     |            |                |            
|                                            |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                | TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |             | $                   | 50,592,035 |                |             | $         | 46,028,123 | 
|                                            |                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                |                                            |             |                     |            |                |            

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FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED




CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS  UNAUDITED

|                                             |                                           |   |                                   |            |                                 |   |                |            |      |   |            |            |  |   |            |            |   | 
|-------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | - | --------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------- | - | -------------- | ---------- | ---- | - | ---------- | ---------- |  | - | ---------- | ---------- | - | 
|                                             |                                           |   | Three
Months Ended 
September 30, |            | Six
Months Ended 
September 30, |  
|                                             |                                           |   |                                   |            |                                 |  
|                                             |                                           |   | (Restated)2004                    |            | 2003                            |   | (Restated)2004 |            | 2003 |  
|                                             |                                           |   |                                   |            |                                 |   |                |            |      |  
|Net sales                                    |                                           | $ | 49,020,241                        |            |                                 | $ | 25,410,689     |            |      | $ | 93,935,945 |            |  | $ | 50,614,859 |            |  
|Costs and expenses                           |                                           |   |                                   |            |                                 |   |                |            |      |   |            |            |  |   |            |            |  
|                                             | Costs of goods sold                       |   |                                   | 43,994,292 |                                 |   |                | 23,910,932 |      |   |            | 84,709,449 |  |   |            | 47,166,445 |   | 
|                                             | General, selling and administrative costs |   |                                   | 1,506,856  |                                 |   |                | 1,045,949  |      |   |            | 3,159,337  |  |   |            | 2,280,044  |   | 
|                                             | Interest                                  |   |                                   |           |                                 |   |                | 14,374     |      |   |            |           |  |   |            | 23,106     |   | 
|                                             |                                           |   |                                   |            |                                 |   |                |            |      |   |            |            |  |   |            |            |  
|                                             |                                           |   | 45,501,148                        |            |                                 |   | 24,971,255     |            |      |   | 87,868,786 |            |  |   | 49,469,595 |            |  
|Interest and other income                    |                                           |   | (51,120                           | )          |                                 |   | (1,873         | )          |      |   | (61,083    | )          |  |   | (4,021     | )          |  
|                                             |                                           |   |                                   |            |                                 |   |                |            |      |   |            |            |  |   |            |            |  
|Earnings before income taxes                 |                                           |   | 3,570,213                         |            |                                 |   | 441,307        |            |      |   | 6,128,242  |            |  |   | 1,149,285  |            |  
|Provision (benefit) for income taxes:        |                                           |   |                                   |            |                                 |   |                |            |      |   |            |            |  |   |            |           
|                                             | Current                                   |   |                                   | 1,274,080  |                                 |   |                | 159,045    |      |   |            | 2,189,280  |  |   |            | 408,758    |   | 
|                                             | Deferred                                  |   |                                   | 35,000     |                                 |   |                | (9,000     | )    |   |            | 59,000     |  |   |            | (18,000    | ) | 
|                                             |                                           |   |                                   |            |                                 |   |                |            |      |   |            |            |  |   |            |            |  
|                                             |                                           |   | 1,309,080                         |            |                                 |   | 150,045        |            |      |   | 2,248,280  |            |  |   | 390,758    |            |  
|                                             |                                           |   |                                   |            |                                 |   |                |            |      |   |            |            |  |   |            |            |  
|Net earnings                                 |                                           | $ | 2,261,133                         |            |                                 | $ | 291,262        |            |      | $ | 3,879,962  |            |  | $ | 758,527    |            |  
|                                             |                                           |   |                                   |            |                                 |   |                |            |      |   |            |            |  |   |            |            |  
|Average number of common shares outstanding: |                                           |   |                                   |            |                                 |   |                |            |      |   |            |            |  |   |            |           
|                                             | Basic                                     |   |                                   | 7,581,906  |                                 |   |                | 7,573,239  |      |   |            | 7,578,572  |  |   |            | 7,573,239  |   | 
|                                             | Diluted                                   |   |                                   | 7,785,196  |                                 |   |                | 7,632,571  |      |   |            | 7,756,424  |  |   |            | 7,615,163  |   | 
|Net earnings per share:                      |                                           |   |                                   |            |                                 |   |                |            |      |   |            |            |  |   |            |           
|                                             | Basic                                     |   | $                                 | 0.30       |                                 |   | $              | 0.04       |      |   | $          | 0.51       |  |   | $          | 0.10       |   | 
|                                             | Diluted                                   |   | $                                 | 0.29       |                                 |   | $              | 0.04       |      |   | $          | 0.50       |  |   | $          | 0.10       |   | 
|Cash dividends declared per common share     |                                           | $ | 0.08                              |            |                                 | $ | 0.03           |            |      | $ | 0.13       |            |  | $ | 0.06       |            |  

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FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED




CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS  UNAUDITED

|                                                 |                                                                               |                                             |                                                  |           |                                 |           |         |           |            |            |  
|------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | --------- | ------------------------------- | --------- | ------- | --------- | ---------- | ---------- | -
|                                                 |                                                                               |                                             |                                                  |           | Six
Months Ended 
September 30,
|                                                 |                                                                               |                                             |                                                  |           |                                
|                                                 |                                                                               |                                             |                                                  |           | (Restated)2004                  |           | 2003   
|                                                 |                                                                               |                                             |                                                  |           |                                 |           |        
|OPERATING ACTIVITIES                             |                                                                               |                                             |                                                  |           |                                 |           |         |          
|                                                 | Net earnings                                                                  |                                             | $                                                | 3,879,962 |                                 |           | $       | 758,527   |           
|                                                 | Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by
operating activities: |                                             |                                                  |           |                                 |           |         |           |           
|                                                 |                                                                               | Depreciation                                |                                                  |           | 441,600                         |           |         |           | 465,000    |           
|                                                 |                                                                               | Provision for deferred taxes                |                                                  |           | 59,000                          |           |         |           | (18,000    | )         
|                                                 |                                                                               | Provision for postretirement benefits       |                                                  |           | 33,148                          |           |         |           |           |           
|                                                 | Decrease (increase) in operating assets:                                      |                                             |                                                  |           |                                 |           |         |           |           
|                                                 |                                                                               | Accounts receivable                         |                                                  |           | (1,128,701                      | )         |         |           | 690,350    |           
|                                                 |                                                                               | Inventories                                 |                                                  |           | 1,110,882                       |           |         |           | 1,650,910  |           
|                                                 |                                                                               | Other                                       |                                                  |           | (210,160                        | )         |         |           | (324,339   | )         
|                                                 | Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:                                 |                                             |                                                  |           |                                 |           |         |           |           
|                                                 |                                                                               | Accounts payable and accrued expenses       |                                                  |           | 1,895,899                       |           |         |           | (4,075,317 | )         
|                                                 |                                                                               | Contribution to profit-sharing plan payable |                                                  |           | (146,000                        | )         |         |           | (128,000   | )         
|                                                 |                                                                               | Employee compensation and related expenses  |                                                  |           | 177,566                         |           |         |           | (6,534     | )         
|                                                 |                                                                               | Federal income taxes payable                |                                                  |           | (910,719                        | )         |         |           | (251,242   | )         
|                                                 |                                                                               | Deferred credit for LIFO replacement        |                                                  |           | 157,520                         |           |         |           |           |           
|                                                 |                                                                               |                                             |                                                  |           |                                 |           |         |          
|                                                 |                                                                               |                                             | NET CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY OPERATING
ACTIVITIES |           |                                 | 5,359,997 |         |           |            | (1,238,645 | )
|INVESTING ACTIVITIES                             |                                                                               |                                             |                                                  |           |                                 |           |         |          
|                                                 | Purchase of property, plant and equipment                                     |                                             |                                                  | (496,427  | )                               |           |         | (277,850  | )         
|                                                 | (Increase) decrease
in cash value of officers life insurance                 |                                             |                                                  | 774,023   |                                 |           |         | (6,919    | )         
|Proceeds from sale of asset                      |                                                                               |                                             | 542                                              |           |                                 |           |        |          
|                                                 |                                                                               |                                             |                                                  |           |                                 |           |         |          
|                                                 |                                                                               |                                             | NET
CASH PROVIDED (USED) IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES |           |                                 | 278,138   |         |           |            | (284,769   | )
|FINANCING ACTIVITIES                             |                                                                               |                                             |                                                  |           |                                 |           |         |          
|                                                 | Cash dividends paid                                                           |                                             |                                                  | (531,249  | )                               |           |         | (378,649  | )         
|                                                 | Principal payments on notes payable                                           |                                             |                                                  | (39,956   | )                               |           |         | (31,721   | )         
|                                                 | Increase in notes payable                                                     |                                             |                                                  |          |                                 |           |         | 2,000,000 |           
|                                                 | Exercise of stock options                                                     |                                             |                                                  | 47,740    |                                 |           |         |          |           
|                                                 |                                                                               |                                             |                                                  |           |                                 |           |         |          
|                                                 |                                                                               |                                             | NET CASH PROVIDED (USED) IN FINANCING
ACTIVITIES |           |                                 | (523,465  | )       |           |            | 1,589,630  |  
|                                                 |                                                                               |                                             |                                                  |           |                                 |           |         |          
|INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |                                                                               |                                             | 5,114,670                                        |           |                                 |           | 66,216  |          
|                                                 | Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                              |                                             |                                                  | 1,984,763 |                                 |           |         | 673,127   |           
|                                                 |                                                                               |                                             |                                                  |           |                                 |           |         |          
|CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD       |                                                                               | $                                           | 7,099,433                                        |           |                                 | $         | 739,343 |          
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FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED




CONDENSED NOTES TO QUARTERLY REPORT  UNAUDITED
SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004

NOTE A  BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed, consolidated financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not
include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted
accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of
management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered
necessary for a fair presentation have been included. For further information,
refer to the financial statements and footnotes included in the Companys annual
report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2004.

NOTE B  INVENTORIES

Inventories consist
of prime coil, non-standard coil and tubular materials.
Prime coil inventory consists primarily of raw materials,
non-standard coil inventory consists primarily of finished goods and tubular
inventory consists of both raw materials and finished goods. Inventories are
valued at the lower of cost or replacement market value. Cost for prime
coil inventory is
determined under the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method. Cost for
non-standard coil inventory is determined using the specific identification method. Cost for tubular
inventory is determined using the weighted average method.

During
the quarter ended September 30,2004, LIFO inventories were
reduced but are expected to be replaced by March 31, 2005.
Accordingly, a deferred credit for LIFO replacement of $157,520 to
reflect the expected cost of such replacement was recorded at
September 30, 2004.

A summary of inventory values follows:

September 30,
    

March 31,2004
    
    2004Prime
Coil Inventory
    
    $
    7,661,637
    
    
    $
    4,976,300Non-Standard
Coil Inventory
    
    
    939,742
    
    
    
    4,181,815Tubular Raw Material
    
    
    3,557,822
    
    
    
    3,515,060Tubular Finished Goods
    
    
    7,773,909
    
    
    
    8,370,817$
    19,933,110
    
    
    $
    21,043,992


NOTE C  LONG-TERM DEBT

The following summary reflects long-term debt including the current portion thereon:

September 30,
2004
    

March 31,
2004Notes payable on equipment purchases
    
    $
    23,081
    
    
    $
    63,037


The Company has a $6 million
revolving credit facility which expires April 1, 2006. There
were no amounts outstanding pursuant to the facility at September 30,
2004 or March 31, 2004.

NOTE D  STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

The Company follows
Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees (APB 25), for its
employee stock options. Under APB 25, because the exercise price
of the Companys employee stock options equals the market price
of the underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation expense
is recognized.

The following
schedule reflects the impact on net income and earnings per common
share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition
provisions of Statements of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, to stock
based employee compensation for each period indicated:

|                                                         |  |   |           |                                 |  |                               |         |                |  |      |           |  |  |   |         |  |  | 
|-------------------------------------------------------- |  | - | --------- | ------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------- | ------- | -------------- |  | ---- | --------- |  |  | - | ------- |  |  | 
|                                                         |  |   |           | Three
Months EndedSeptember 30, |  | Six
Months EndedSeptember 30,
|                                                         |  |   |           | (Restated)2004                  |  | 2003                          |         | (Restated)2004 |  | 2003
|Reported
net income                                      |  | $ | 2,261,133 |                                 |  | $                             | 291,262 |                |  | $    | 3,879,962 |  |  | $ | 758,527 | 
|Less:
compensation expenses per SFAS No. 123, net of tax |  |   | .00       |                                 |  |                               | .00     |                |  |      | .00       |  |  |   | 31,582  | 
|                                                         |  |   |           |                                 |  |                               |         |                |  |      |           |  |  |   |         | 
|Pro
forma net income                                     |  | $ | 2,261,133 |                                 |  | $                             | 291,262 |                |  | $    | 3,879,962 |  |  | $ | 726,945 | 
|                                                         |  |   |           |                                 |  |                               |         |                |  |      |           |  |  |   |         | 
|BASIC
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:                         |  |   |           |                                 |  |                               |         |                |  |      |           |  |  |   |         | 
|Reported
net income                                      |  |   | .30       |                                 |  |                               | .04     |                |  |      | .51       |  |  |   | .10     | 
|Less:
compensation expense per SFAS No. 123, net of tax  |  |   | .00       |                                 |  |                               | .00     |                |  |      | .00       |  |  |   | .00     | 
|                                                         |  |   |           |                                 |  |                               |         |                |  |      |           |  |  |   |         | 
|Pro
forma net income                                     |  |   | .30       |                                 |  |                               | .04     |                |  |      | .51       |  |  |   | .10     | 
|                                                         |  |   |           |                                 |  |                               |         |                |  |      |           |  |  |   |         | 
|DILUTED
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:                       |  |   |           |                                 |  |                               |         |                |  |      |           |  |  |   |         | 
|Reported
net income                                      |  |   | .29       |                                 |  |                               | .04     |                |  |      | .50       |  |  |   | .10     | 
|Less:
compensation expense per SFAS No. 123, net of tax  |  |   | .00       |                                 |  |                               | .00     |                |  |      | .00       |  |  |   | .00     | 
|                                                         |  |   |           |                                 |  |                               |         |                |  |      |           |  |  |   |         | 
|Pro
forma net income                                     |  |   | .29       |                                 |  |                               | .04     |                |  |      | .50       |  |  |   | .10     | 
|                                                         |  |   |           |                                 |  |                               |         |                |  |      |           |  |  |   |         | 

During the six months ended September 30,
2004, options for 20,000 shares Common Stock were exercised which
resulted in proceeds of $47,740 to the Company. In the 2004 period, no options were granted.

The fair value of options was estimated using a
Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted
average assumptions: risk-free interest rates of 3.0%, a dividend
yield of 3.4%, volatility factor of the expected market price of the
Companys common stock of 0.42, and a weighted average expected
life of the option of four years.

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NOTE E  SEGMENT INFORMATION

|                 |                         |                             |   |                                  |        |                                |   |                |        |      |   |        |        |  |   |        |        | 
|---------------- | ----------------------- | --------------------------- | - | -------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------ | - | -------------- | ------ | ---- | - | ------ | ------ |  | - | ------ | ------ | 
|                 |                         |                             |   | Three Months Ended 
September 30 |        | Six
Months Ended 
September 30
|                 |                         |                             |   | (Restated)2004                   |        | 2003                           |   | (Restated)2004 |        | 2003
|Net sales        |                         |                             |   |                                  |        |                                |   |                |        |      |   |        |        |  |   |       
|                 | Coil                    |                             | $ | 28,157                           |        |                                | $ | 13,157         |        |      | $ | 54,693 |        |  | $ | 26,552 |       
|                 | Tubular                 |                             |   | 20,863                           |        |                                |   | 12,254         |        |      |   | 39,243 |        |  |   | 24,063 |       
|                 |                         |                             |   |                                  |        |                                |   |                |        |      |   |        |        |  |   |       
|                 |                         | Total net sales             |   | $                                | 49,020 |                                |   | $              | 25,411 |      |   | $      | 93,936 |  |   | $      | 50,615 | 
|                 |                         |                             |   |                                  |        |                                |   |                |        |      |   |        |        |  |   |       
|Operating profit |                         |                             |   |                                  |        |                                |   |                |        |      |   |        |        |  |   |       
|                 | Coil                    |                             | $ | 1,849                            |        |                                | $ | 299            |        |      | $ | 3,224  |        |  | $ | 1,009  |       
|                 | Tubular                 |                             |   | 2,564                            |        |                                |   | 660            |        |      |   | 4,874  |        |  |   | 1,429  |       
|                 |                         |                             |   |                                  |        |                                |   |                |        |      |   |        |        |  |   |       
|                 |                         | Total operating profit      |   |                                  | 4,413  |                                |   |                | 959    |      |   |        | 8,098  |  |   |        | 2,438  | 
|                 | Corporate expenses      |                             |   | 894                              |        |                                |   | 506            |        |      |   | 2,031  |        |  |   | 1,270  |       
|                 | Interest expense        |                             |   |                                 |        |                                |   | 14             |        |      |   |       |        |  |   | 23     |       
|                 | Interest & other income |                             |   | (51                              | )      |                                |   | (2             | )      |      |   | (61    | )      |  |   | (4     | )     
|                 |                         |                             |   |                                  |        |                                |   |                |        |      |   |        |        |  |   |       
|                 |                         | Total earnings before taxes |   | $                                | 3,570  |                                |   | $              | 441    |      |   | $      | 6,128  |  |   | $      | 1,149  | 
|                 |                         |                             |   |                                  |        |                                |   |                |        |      |   |        |        |  |   |       

|               |                  |  |   |                   |        |               |   |        |        | 
|-------------- | ---------------- |  | - | ----------------- | ------ | ------------- | - | ------ | ------ | 
|               |                  |  |   | September
30,2004 |        | March
31,2004
|               |                  |  |   |                   |        |              
|Segment assets |                  |  |   |                   |        |               |   |       
|               | Coil             |  | $ | 20,572            |        |               | $ | 21,770 |       
|               | Tubular          |  |   | 22,112            |        |               |   | 20,624 |       
|               |                  |  |   |                   |        |               |   |       
|               |                  |  |   | 42,684            |        |               |   | 42,394 |       
|               | Corporate assets |  |   | 7,908             |        |               |   | 3,634  |       
|               |                  |  |   |                   |        |               |   |       
|               |                  |  |   |                   | 50,592 |               |   |        | 46,028 | 
|               |                  |  |   |                   |        |               |   |       

Segment amounts
reflected above are stated in thousands. General corporate expenses
reflect general and administrative expenses not directly associated
with segment operations and consist primarily of corporate executive
and accounting salaries, professional fees and services, bad debts,
accrued profit sharing expense, corporate insurance expenses and
office supplies. Corporate assets consists primarily of cash and cash
equivalents and the cash value of officers life insurance.

NOTE F  RESTATEMENT:

In connection with the Companys review of its accrual for
accounts payable at December 31, 2004, the Company discovered that it
had over accrued accounts payable at September 30, 2004. The error
occurred as the result of double booking a liability for materials
received. During the quarter ended September 30, 2004, the Company
received steel coils and recorded a liability for this purchase.
Subsequently, these same coils were shipped to other companies for
processing into slit coils or pipe. After processing, the Company
received the material and incorrectly recorded a liability for the
entire receipt instead of only the processing and shipping charges.
Accordingly, our consolidated financial statements for the three and
six months ended September 30, 2004 are being restated  to correct
the accrual for accounts payable.

Set forth below are the originally reported and as restated
amounts:

Balance Sheets

|                                                   |                   |   |            |                                |  |                                |            |         |  | 
|-------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | - | ---------- | ------------------------------ |  | ------------------------------ | ---------- | ------- |  | 
|                                                   |                   |   |            | September
30, 2004
as Reported |  | September 30,
2004
as Restated
|                                                   |                   |   |            |                                |  |                               
|Accounts
        payable and accrued expenses      |                   | $ | 12,592,548 |                                |  | $                              | 12,100,552 |        
|Income
        Taxes payable                       |                   |   | 78,685     |                                |  |                                | 223,714    |        
|Employee
        compensation and related expenses |                   |   | 918,270    |                                |  |                                | 983,706    |        
|                                                   |                   |   |            |                                |  |                                |            |         | 
|                                                   | Retained earnings |   |            | 352,620                        |  |                                |            | 634,151 | 
|                                                   |                   |   |            |                                |  |                                |            |        

Income Statements

|                                                 |         |   |            |                                              |   |             |                                            |             |   |             |  |  |   |            |  |  |  | 
|------------------------------------------------ | ------- | - | ---------- | -------------------------------------------- | - | ----------- | ------------------------------------------ | ----------- | - | ----------- |  |  | - | ---------- |  |  |  | 
|                                                 |         |   |            | Three Months Ended 
      September 30, 2004 |   |             | Six Months Ended 
      September 30, 2004 |            
|                                                 |         |   |            | as Reported                                  |   | as Restated |                                            | as Reported |   | as Restated | 
|Costs
        of goods sold                      |         | $ | 44,486,288 |                                              | $ | 43,994,292  |                                            |             | $ | 85,201,445  |  |  | $ | 84,709,449 |  | 
|General
        selling and administrative costs |         |   | 1,441,420  |                                              |   | 1,506,856   |                                            |             |   | 3,093,901   |  |  |   | 3,159,337  |  | 
|Current
        income taxes                     |         |   | 1,129,051  |                                              |   | 1,274,080   |                                            |             |   | 2,044,251   |  |  |   | 2,189,280  |  | 
|Net
        earnings                             |         |   | 1,979,602  |                                              |   | 2,261,133   |                                            |             |   | 3,598,431   |  |  |   | 3,879,962  |  | 
|Net
        earnings per share                   |         |   |            |                                              |   |             |                                            |             |   |             |  |  |   |            |  | 
|                                                 | Basic   | $ | 0.26       |                                              | $ | 0.30        |                                            |             | $ | 0.47        |  |  | $ | 0.51       |  | 
|                                                 | Diluted | $ | 0.25       |                                              | $ | 0.29        |                                            |             | $ | 0.46        |  |  | $ | 0.50       |  | 

Statements of Cash Flows

|                                                    |  |  |            |                                     |  |             |           |   |  | 
|--------------------------------------------------- |  |  | ---------- | ----------------------------------- |  | ----------- | --------- | - |  | 
|                                                    |  |  |            | Six Months Ended September 30, 2004
|                                                    |  |  |            |                                    
|                                                    |  |  |            | as Reported                         |  | as Restated
|                                                    |  |  |            |                                     |  |            
|                                                    |  |  |            |                                     |  |             |           |  
|Net
        earnings                                |  |  | 3,598,431  |                                     |  |             | 3,879,962 |  
|Accounts
        Payable and accrued expense        |  |  | 2,387,895  |                                     |  |             | 1,895,899 |  
|Employee
        compensation and restated expenses |  |  | 112,130    |                                     |  |             | 177,566   |  
|Federal
        income taxes payable                |  |  | (1,055,748 | )                                   |  |             | (910,719  | )

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FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

Three Months Ended September 30, 2004





Part II  OTHER INFORMATION




Item 6. Exhibits



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| |        |                                                                                                                                                        
| | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| | 31.1  | Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed by Jack Friedman                                                       
|
| | 31.2  | Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed by Ben Harper                                                          
|
| | 32.1  | Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
    Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
    of 2002, signed by Jack Friedman
|
| | 32.2  | Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
    Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
    of 2002, signed by Ben Harper   



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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.



|                    |                                              |  |                
|------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------
|                    | FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED           
|Date April 19, 2005 |                                              |  |                
|                    | By                                           |  | /s/  BEN HARPER
|                    |                                              |  |                
|                    | Ben Harper, Senior Vice President-Finance   
|                    | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
|                    |                                              |  |                

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EXHIBIT INDEX

|             |  |                                                                                                                                                              
|------------ |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Exhibit No.  |  | Description                                                                                                                                                  
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                              
|            
|Exhibit 31.1 |  |  Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed by Jack Friedman                                                           
|            
|Exhibit 31.2 |  |  Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed by Ben Harper                                                              
|            
|Exhibit 32.1 |  |  Certification Pursuant to
    18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to
    Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed
    by Jack Friedman
|            
|Exhibit 32.2 |  |  Certification Pursuant to
    18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to
    Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed
    by Ben Harper