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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

Commission File Number 1-8524
Myers Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

*Adjusted for a five-for-four stock split in August, 2002.

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Part I - Financial Information

Myers Industries, Inc.
Statement of Shareholders' Equity
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2003

        The accompanying financial statements include the accounts of Myers Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries (Company), and have been prepared without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial state-ments prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information not misleading. It is suggested that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's latest annual report on Form 10-K.

        In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial position as of September 30, 2003, and the results of operations and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002.

(2)     Subsequent Event

        During the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2003, the Company anticipates that it will issue up to $100 million in senior unsecured notes. If completed, proceeds from the senior notes would be used to pay down outstanding bank debt under the Company's existing term loan and revolving credit facility.

(3)     Net Income Per Share

        Basic net income per share, as shown on the Condensed Statement of Consolidated Income, is determined on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, and for all periods shown basic and diluted earnings per share are identical. In August 2002, the Company declared a five-for-four stock split and, accordingly, all per share data has been adjusted to reflect the stock split.

(4)     Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

        The Company made cash payments for interest expense of $2,030,000 and $2,959,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Cash payments for interest totaled $7,098,000 and $8,974,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002. Cash payments for income taxes totaled $675,000 and $2,359,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002. Cash payments for income taxes were $4,258,000 and $10,095,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2003, and 2002.

(5)    Acquisitions

        In August 1999, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Dillen Products Companies (Dillen), a Middlefield, Ohio, manufacturer of horticultural containers. During the quarter ended September 30, 2003, the Company paid approximately $777,000 as additional consideration related to the Dillen acquisition which is reflected as goodwill on the accompanying statement of consolidated financial position.

(6)     Stock Compensation

        The Company accounts for stock compensation arrangements using the intrinsic value in Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No.25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees." In accordance with the intrinsic value method, the Company has not recognized any expense related to stock options, as options have only been granted with an exercise price equal to market value of the shares at the date of the grant.

        The alternative policy in SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock Based Compensation," provides that compensation expense be recognized based on the fair value of the options awarded, determined by an option pricing model. If the Company had recognized compensation expense using the fair value method under SFAS No.123 rather than the APB 25, net income would not have been materially different than reported amounts and earnings per share would be identical for the nine months ended September 20, 2003. In calculating the compensation expense under SFAS No.123, the Company assumes that all options will vest and be exercised at the expiration date of the grant. Other assumptions used in calculating the compensation expense for options granted in the nine months ended September 30, 2003 include a dividend yield of 2.3 percent, a risk-free interest rate of 3.875 percent and a volatility measure based on the Company's stock beta of .85.

(7)     Segment Information

        The Company's business units have separate management teams and offer different products and services. Using the criteria of FASB No. 131, these business units have been aggregated into two reportable segments; Distribution of after-market repair products and services and Manufacturing of polymer products. The aggregation of business units is based on management by the chief operating decision maker for the segment as well as similarities of production processes, distribution methods and economic characteristics (e.g. average of gross margin and the impact of economic conditions on long-term financial performance).

        The Company's distribution segment is engaged in the distribution of equipment, tools and supplies used for tire servicing and automotive underbody repair. The distribution segment operates domestically through 42 branches located in major cities throughout the United States and in foreign countries through export and businesses in which the Company holds an equity interest.

        The Company's manufacturing segment designs, manufactures and markets a variety of polymer based plastic and rubber products. These products are manufactured primarily through the molding process in facilities throughout the United States and Europe.

        Sales to external customers for manufactured plastic products were $99.2 million for the quarter and $333.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003, while sales of rubber products were $12.2 million and $37.3 million for the quarter and year-to-date periods, respectively. In the prior year, sales of plastic products to external customers were $92.7 million for the quarter and $301.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 while sales of rubber products were $12.1 million for the quarter and $34.8 million for the year-to-date periods, respectively.

        Operating income for each segment is based on net sales less cost of products sold, and the related selling, administrative and general expenses. In computing segment operating income, general corporate overhead expenses and interest expenses are not included.

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Part I -- Financial Information

Myers Industries, Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements

translation due to the strength of the euro. Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, sales in the manufacturing segment were slightly higher as increased unit volumes offset pricing reductions. The impact of foreign currency translation on net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 was not material.

        For the nine months ended September 30, 2003, net sales were $484.6 million, an increase of $35.9 million over the prior year. Sales in the distribution segment were up $1.5 million or one percent, based on slightly higher unit volumes. Sales in the manufacturing segment were up $34.1 million, or 10 percent reflecting both higher unit volumes and favorable foreign currency effects. Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, sales in the manufacturing segment would have increased 4 percent year to date and total sales 3 percent. For the nine months ended September 30, 2003, favorable foreign currency translation increased net income by approximately $580,000 or $.02 per share.

        Cost of sales increased 6 percent for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, and accordingly, gross profit expressed as a percent of sales declined to 29.0 percent compared to 30.3 percent in the corresponding prior year quarter. This decrease was primarily the result of business in the manufacturing segment where higher raw material costs combined with competitive pricing conditions resulted in lower margins. For the nine months ended September 30, 2003, the gross profit margin declined to 30.5 percent compared to 33.6 percent in the prior year, primarily due to higher raw material costs. Costs for high density polyethylene and polypropylene plastic resins, the Company's primary raw materials, were approximately 15 percent higher for the quarter and 30 percent higher for the nine month periods of 2003 compared with the prior year.

        Total operating expenses increased $3.6 million or 10 percent compared with the prior year. Approximately 50 percent of this increase was due to the impact of foreign currency translation for costs incurred in foreign businesses with other increases due to higher freight and selling expenses resulting from higher unit volumes. For the nine months ended September 30, 2003, operating expenses increased $13.3 million or 12 percent compared with the prior year. Approximately 54 percent of this increase was due to the impact of foreign currency translation with other increases for selling expenses related to higher unit volume sales and information systems and software costs. Expressed as a percentage of sales, operating expenses increased to 26.2 percent for the quarter and 25.1 percent for the nine month period in 2003 compared with 24.8 percent and 24.2 percent for the same periods in the prior year.

        Net interest expense decreased $.6 million or 21 percent for the quarter and $1.5 million or 16 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 compared with the prior year. The lower interest expense reflects the effects of both lower interest rates and lower average borrowing levels in 2003.

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Part I -- Financial Information

Myers Industries, Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements

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Part I -- Financial Information
Myers Industries, Inc.

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Part II - Other Information
Myers Industries Inc.

       I, Stephen E. Myers, Chief Executive Officer of Myers Industries, Inc., certify that:

          1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Myers Industries, Inc.;

          2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;