OAK INDUSTRIES INC &lt;OAK> 4TH QTR LOSS

  Oper shr loss five cts vs loss 50 cts
      Oper net loss 3,862,000 vs loss 15,900,000
      Sales 42.6 mln vs 38.8 mln
      Avg shr 72.1 mln vs 31.7 mln
      Year
      Oper shr loss 51 cts vs loss 2.10 dlrs
      Oper net loss 30.3 mln vs 51.3 mln
      Sales 151.7 mln vs 153.1 mln
      Avg shrs 59.4 mln vs 24.4 mln
      Backlog 57.1 mln vs 52.9 mln
      NOTES: Operating losses exclude profits from discontinued
  operationgs of 1,000,000 dlrs, or one cent a share, vs
  2,493,000 dlrs, or eight cts a share, in quarter and 65.0 mln
  dlrs, or 1.09 dlrs a share, vs 13.7 mln dlrs, or 56 cts a
  share, in year
      1986 year operating loss also excludes extraordinary gain
  of of 25.6 mln dlrs, or 43 cts a share
      Backlog, which includes only orders to be shipped within 12
  mths, was 63.0 mln dlrs on January 31. Orders to be shipped
  beyond 12 mths were 27.6 mln dlrs vs 17.1 mln dlrs at December
  31
  

