FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

(Mark One)

[X]      QUARTERLY  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO SECTION  13 OR 15(d) OF THE  SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003

                                       OR

[ ]      TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from...............to.................................

Commission File Number: 814-61

                          CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                    Texas                                         75-1072796
(State or other jurisdiction of  incorporation                (I.R.S. Employer
              or organization)                               Identification No.)

                  12900 Preston Road, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas
                                      75230
                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   (Zip Code)

                                 (972) 233-8242
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

         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  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  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   X    No
    -----     -----

         Indicate  the  number of  shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

      3,857,051 shares of Common Stock, $1 Par Value as of October 31, 2003




                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


                                                                        Page No.
                                                                        --------
PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     ITEM 1.  Consolidated Financial Statements

           Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
                September 30, 2003 (Unaudited) and March 31, 2003...........3

           Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
                Periods ended September 30, 2003 and September 30, 2002.....4

           Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
                Six months ended September 30, 2003 (Unaudited) and year
                ended March 31, 2003........................................5

           Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
                Quarters ended September 30, 2003 and September 30, 2002....6

           Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.......................7

     ITEM 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                Condition and Results of Operations.........................8

     ITEM 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About
                Market Risk................................................10

     ITEM 4.     Controls and Procedures...................................11

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

     ITEM 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.............................12

Signatures.................................................................13





























                                       2




PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
- ------------------------------

Item 1.  Consolidated Financial Statements

                 CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
                 ----------------------------------------------

Assets                                                  September 30, 2003      March 31, 2003
                                                        ------------------    ------------------
                                                            (Unaudited)
                                                                        
Investments at market or fair value
      Companies more than 25% owned
        (Cost: September 30, 2003 - $23,114,865,
         March 31, 2003  - $23,114,865)                    $208,726,981          $202,893,981
      Companies 5% to 25% owned
        (Cost: September 30, 2003 - $36,620,124,
        March 31, 2003 - $30,120,124)                        32,046,006            18,566,004
      Companies less than 5% owned
        (Cost: September 30, 2003 - $37,074,060,
        March 31, 2003 - $38,226,853)                        84,565,927            65,600,452
                                                           ------------          ------------
      Total investments
        (Cost: September 30, 2003- $96,809,049,
        March 31, 2003 - $91,461,842)                       325,338,914           287,060,437
Cash and cash equivalents                                     3,180,462             4,650,388
Receivables                                                     321,052               297,664
Other assets                                                  6,651,828             6,481,383
                                                           ------------          ------------
      Totals                                               $335,492,256          $298,489,872
                                                           ============          ============

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Note payable to bank                                       $ 15,500,000          $ 15,500,000
Notes payable to portfolio company                            7,500,000             7,500,000
Accrued interest and other liabilities                        1,867,309             1,868,991
Deferred income taxes                                        79,204,573            67,153,906
                                                           ------------          ------------
      Total liabilities                                     104,071,882            92,022,897
                                                           ------------          ------------

Shareholders' equity
      Common stock, $1 par value: authorized,
        5,000,000 shares; issued, 4,294,416 shares
        at September 30, 2003 and 4,266,416 shares at
        March 31, 2003                                        4,294,416             4,266,416
      Additional capital                                      7,904,997             6,935,497
      Undistributed net investment income                     3,353,249             3,299,659
      Undistributed net realized gain on investments         73,123,147            71,190,108
      Unrealized appreciation of investments -
        net of deferred income taxes                        149,777,867           127,808,597
      Treasury stock - at cost (437,365 shares)              (7,033,302)           (7,033,302)
                                                           ------------          ------------
      Net assets at market or fair value, equivalent
        to $60.00 per share on the 3,857,051 shares
        outstanding at September 30, 2003, and
        $53.92 per share on the 3,829,051 shares
        outstanding at March 31, 2003                       231,420,374           206,466,975
                                                           ------------          ------------
      Totals                                               $335,492,256          $298,489,872
                                                           ============          ============



                (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)


                                       3




                          CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION
                                AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      Consolidated Statements of Operations
                      -------------------------------------
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                       Three Months Ended              Six Months Ended
                                                          September 30                    September 30
                                                 ----------------------------    ----------------------------
                                                     2003            2002            2003            2002
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
                                                                                     
Investment income:
     Interest                                    $     31,201    $     47,045    $     80,669    $    111,720
     Dividends                                        698,649         696,492       1,395,965       1,405,484
     Management and directors' fees                   151,249         120,350         321,364         251,700
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
                                                      881,099         863,887       1,797,998       1,768,904
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Operating expenses:
     Salaries                                         215,375         209,475         424,850         410,225
     Net pension benefit                              (39,479)        (67,826)       (136,460)       (193,961)
     Other operating expenses                         173,282         121,353         366,854         271,260
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
                                                      349,178         263,002         655,244         487,524
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Income before interest expense and
  income taxes                                        531,921         600,885       1,142,754       1,281,380
Interest expense                                      135,533          93,497         275,554         254,453
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Income before income taxes                            396,388         507,388         867,200       1,026,927
Income tax expense                                     13,800          23,700          47,800          67,900
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Net investment income                            $    382,588    $    483,688    $    819,400    $    959,027
                                                 ============    ============    ============    ============

Proceeds from disposition of investments         $  3,654,339    $     56,678    $  3,654,339    $  1,515,898
Cost of investments sold                              676,753            --           680,433       2,012,051
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Realized gain (loss) on investments
   before income taxes                              2,977,586          56,678       2,973,906        (496,153)
Income tax expense (benefit)                        1,042,155          19,837       1,040,867        (214,760)
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Net realized gain (loss) on investments             1,935,431          36,841       1,933,039        (281,393)
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation
  of investments before income taxes               19,460,310     (49,651,999)     32,931,270     (71,984,456)
Increase (decrease) in deferred income taxes
  on appreciation of investments                    6,247,000     (17,378,000)     10,962,000     (25,182,000)
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized
   appreciation of investments                     13,213,310     (32,273,999)     21,969,270     (46,802,456)
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   on investments                                $ 15,148,741    $(32,237,158)   $ 23,902,309    $(47,083,849)
                                                 ============    ============    ============    ============

Increase (decrease) in net assets
   from operations                               $ 15,531,329    $(31,753,470)   $ 24,721,709    $(46,124,822)
                                                 ============    ============    ============    ============





                (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)

                                       4




                          CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION
                                AND SUBSIDIARIES
                Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
                ------------------------------------------------


                                                           Six Months Ended         Year Ended
                                                          September 30, 2003      March 31, 2003
                                                          ------------------    ------------------
                                                              (Unaudited)
                                                                          
Operations
      Net investment income                                  $    819,400          $  2,299,252
      Net realized gain on investments                          1,933,039             1,345,728
      Net increase (decrease) in unrealized
        appreciation of investments                            21,969,270           (45,371,616)
                                                             ------------          ------------
      Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations        24,721,709           (41,726,636)

Distributions from:
      Undistributed net investment income                        (765,810)           (2,297,431)

Capital share transactions
      Exercise of employee stock options                          997,500                  --
                                                             ------------          ------------

      Increase (decrease) in net assets                        24,953,399           (44,024,067)

Net assets, beginning of period                               206,466,975           250,491,042
                                                             ------------          ------------

Net assets, end of period                                    $231,420,374          $206,466,975
                                                             ============          ============
























                (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)

                                       5




                          CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION
                                AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                      -------------------------------------
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                          Three Months Ended               Six  Months Ended
                                                             September 30                    September 30
                                                    ----------------------------    ----------------------------
                                                        2003            2002            2003            2002
                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
                                                                                        
Cash flows from operating activities
Increase (decrease) in net assets from
  operations                                        $ 15,531,329    $(31,753,470)   $ 24,721,709    $(46,124,822)
Adjustments to reconcile increase (decrease)
  in net assets from operations to net cash
  provided  by operating activities:
  Depreciation and amortization                            4,772           3,878           9,537           9,277
  Net pension benefit                                    (39,479)        (67,826)       (136,460)       (193,961)
  Net realized and unrealized (gain) loss
     on investments                                  (15,148,741)     32,237,158     (23,902,309)     47,083,849
  (Increase) decrease in receivables                    (227,126)       (158,613)        (23,388)      1,459,626
  (Increase) decrease in other assets                     10,814          13,604          (7,232)         (3,026)
  Increase (decrease) in accrued interest
     and other liabilities                                47,038          (9,038)         45,668        (129,213)
  Decrease in accrued pension cost                       (41,820)        (41,820)        (83,640)        (83,640)
  Deferred income taxes                                   13,800          23,700          47,800          67,900
                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Net cash provided by operating activities                150,587         247,573         671,685       2,085,990
                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from disposition of investments               3,654,339          56,678       3,654,339       1,515,898
Purchases of securities                               (5,923,960)     (3,157,830)     (6,927,640)     (3,198,063)
Maturities of securities                                 900,000            --           900,000          80,000
                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Net cash used in investing activities                 (1,369,621)     (3,101,152)     (2,373,301)     (1,602,165)
                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Cash flows from financing activities
Increase (decrease) in notes payable to bank                --       (62,000,000)           --         5,000,000
Decrease in subordinated debenture                          --              --              --        (5,000,000)
Distributions from undistributed net
  investment income                                         --              --          (765,810)       (765,810)
Proceeds from exercise of employee stock
  options                                                997,500            --           997,500            --
                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Net cash provided by (used in) financing
 activities                                              997,500     (62,000,000)        231,690        (765,810)
                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents               (221,534)    (64,853,579)     (1,469,926)       (281,985)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
  of period                                            3,401,996      66,548,774       4,650,388       1,977,180
                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period          $  3,180,462    $  1,695,195    $  3,180,462    $  1,695,195
                                                    ============    ============    ============    ============

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:
  Interest                                              $135,435        $108,507        $275,457        $384,571
  Income taxes                                          $   --          $   --          $   --          $   --



                (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)

                                       6


                          CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION
                                AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                   ------------------------------------------
                                   (Unaudited)

1.       Basis of Presentation

         The accompanying  consolidated financial statements,  which include the
accounts of Capital  Southwest  Corporation,  its  wholly-owned  small  business
investment  company  subsidiary  and its  wholly-owned  management  company (the
"Company"),  have been  prepared  on the fair  value  basis in  accordance  with
accounting  principles  generally  accepted in the United States for  investment
companies.  All significant  intercompany  accounts and  transactions  have been
eliminated in consolidation.

         The  financial   statements  included  herein  have  been  prepared  in
accordance with accounting  principles  generally  accepted in the United States
for interim financial  information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article
6 of Regulation S-X. The financial statements should be read in conjunction with
the  consolidated  financial  statements  and  notes  thereto  included  in  the
Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2003.  Certain
information and footnotes normally included in financial  statements prepared in
accordance with accounting  principles  generally  accepted in the United States
have  been  condensed  or  omitted,  although  the  Company  believes  that  the
disclosures are adequate for a fair presentation.  The information  reflects all
adjustments  (consisting  of normal  recurring  adjustments)  which are,  in the
opinion of  management,  necessary  for a fair  presentation  of the  results of
operations for the interim periods.

2.       Stock-Based Compensation

         Effective  April 1, 2003, the Company  adopted the fair value method of
recording  compensation expense related to all stock options granted after March
31, 2003, in accordance  with Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards Nos.
123 and 148. No stock options have been granted since March 31, 2003; therefore,
under the prospective method of adoption selected by the Company, no stock-based
compensation has been recognized in the consolidated financial statements.

         The following  table  illustrates the effect on net asset value and net
asset  value per  share as if the fair  value  method  had been  applied  to all
outstanding options granted since January 1, 1995 in each period.

                                                   Six Months Ended September 30
                                                        2003            2002
                                                   -------------   -------------

Net asset value, as reported                       $ 231,420,374   $ 203,600,410
Deduct: Total fair value computed
  stock-based compensation                                89,720          89,720
                                                   -------------   -------------
Pro forma net asset value                          $ 231,330,654   $ 203,510,690
                                                   =============   =============
Net asset value per share:
  Basic - as reported                                     $60.00          $53.17
                                                          ======          ======
  Basic - pro forma                                       $59.98          $53.15
                                                          ======          ======

  Diluted - pro forma                                     $59.98          $53.02
                                                          ======          ======


         The diluted net asset  value per share  calculation  assumes all vested
outstanding  options for which the market price exceeds the exercise  price have
been exercised.

         Under the 1984 Incentive Stock Option Plan,  options to purchase 28,000
shares of common  stock at $35.625  per share (the  market  price at the time of
grant) were exercised in July 2003.


                                       7




Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(continued)

3.       Summary of Per Share Information

                                                       Three Months Ended          Six Months Ended
                                                           September 30                September 30
                                                     ----------------------      ----------------------
                                                       2003           2002         2003           2002
                                                     -------        -------      -------        -------
                                                                                    
Investment income                                    $   .22        $   .23      $   .46        $   .46
Operating expenses                                      (.09)          (.07)        (.17)          (.13)
Interest expense                                        (.03)          (.02)        (.07)          (.06)
Income taxes                                            --             (.01)        (.01)          (.02)
                                                     -------        -------      -------        -------
Net investment income                                    .10            .13          .21            .25
Distributions from undistributed
  net investment income                                 --             --           (.20)          (.20)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments                  .50           --            .50           (.08)
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation
  of investments after deferred taxes                   3.42          (8.43)        5.71         (12.22)
Exercise of employee stock options (1)                  (.14)          --           (.14)          --
                                                     -------        -------      -------        -------
Increase (decrease) in net asset value                  3.88          (8.30)        6.08         (12.25)

Net asset value:
      Beginning of period                              56.12          61.47        53.92          65.42
                                                     -------        -------      -------        -------
      End of period                                  $ 60.00        $ 53.17      $ 60.00        $ 53.17
                                                     =======        =======      =======        =======

Increase (decrease) in deferred taxes on
  unrealized appreciation                            $  1.48        $ (4.54)     $  2.72        $ (6.57)

Deferred taxes on unrealized appreciation:
     Beginning of period                               18.94          22.02        17.70          24.05
                                                     -------        -------      -------        -------
     End of period                                   $ 20.42        $ 17.48      $ 20.42         17.48
                                                     =======        =======      =======        =======

Shares outstanding at end of period
  (000s omitted)                                       3,857        3,829          3,857          3,829


     (1) Net  decrease  is due to  the  exercise of  employee  stock  options at
         prices less than beginning of period net asset value.

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations

         Net asset value at September  30, 2003 was  $231,420,374  equivalent to
$60.00 per share after  deducting  an allowance of $20.42 per share for deferred
taxes on unrealized  appreciation of investments.  Assuming  reinvestment of all
dividends,  the  September 30, 2003 net asset value relects an increase of 14.1%
during the past  twelve  months and 11.7%  during the first half of the  current
fiscal year.

                                                  September 30,   September 30,
                                                       2003            2002
                                                  -------------    -------------
                  Net assets                       $231,420,374     $203,600,410
                  Shares outstanding                  3,857,051        3,829,051
                  Net assets per share                   $60.00           $53.17

Results of Operations

         The composite  measure of the Company's  financial  performance  in the
Consolidated  Statements of Operations is captioned "Increase  (decrease) in net
assets  from  operations"  and  consists  of three  elements.  The first is "Net
investment  income",  which is the difference  between the Company's income from


                                       8




Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
        of Operations (continued)

interest,  dividends and fees and its combined  operating and interest expenses,
net of applicable  income taxes. The second element is "Net realized gain (loss)
on  investments",  which is the  difference  between the proceeds  received from
disposition  of portfolio  securities  and their stated cost,  net of applicable
income  tax  expense.  The  third  element  is the "Net  incease  (decrease)  in
unrealized  appreciation of investments",  which is the net change in the market
or fair value of the Company's investment portfolio,  compared with stated cost,
net of an  increase or decrease  in  deferred  income  taxes which would  become
payable if the unrealized  appreciation  were realized through the sale or other
disposition  of the  investment  portfolio.  It  should  be noted  that the "Net
realized gain (loss) on investments" and "Net increase  (decrease) in unrealized
appreciation  of investments"  are directly  related in that when an appreciated
portfolio  security is sold to realize a gain, a  corresponding  decrease in net
unrealized  appreciation  occurs.  Conversely,  when a  loss  is  realized  on a
depreciated  portfolio  security,  an  increase in net  unrealized  appreciation
occurs.

Net Investment Income

         Interest  income in the six months ended  September 30, 2003  decreased
from the  corresponding  period ended September 30, 2002 primarily  because of a
decrease in loans to portfolio companies.  During the six months ended September
30,  2003 and 2002,  the Company  recorded  dividend  income from the  following
sources:

                                                    Six Months Ended
                                                      September 30
                                                -----------------------
                                                   2003         2002
                                                ----------   ----------
           AT&T Corp.                           $   11,326   $    9,993
           Alamo Group Inc.                        338,556      338,556
           Dennis Tool Company                      25,000       12,500
           Kimberly-Clark Corporation               52,482       46,308
           The RectorSeal Corporation              480,000      480,000
           Skylawn Corporation                     300,000      300,000
           TCI Holdings, Inc                        40,635       40,635
           Texas Shredder, Inc.                      3,750       28,322
           The Whitmore Manufacturing Company      120,000      120,000
           Other                                    24,216       29,170
                                                ----------   ----------

                                                $1,395,965   $1,405,484
                                                ==========   ==========

         Interest  expense in the six months ended  September 30, 2003 decreased
from the  corresponding  period  ended  September  30, 2002  primarily  due to a
decrease in interest  rates and the repayment of the  subordinated  debenture on
June 3, 2002.

Net Increase (Decrease) in Unrealized Appreciation of Investments

         Set forth in the  following  table are the  significant  increases  and
decreases  in  unrealized  appreciation  (before the related  change in deferred
taxes and excluding the effect of gains or losses  realized  during the periods)
by portfolio company:

                                      Three Months Ended               Six Months Ended
                                         September 30                    September 30
                                 ----------------------------    ----------------------------
                                     2003            2002            2003            2002
                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
                                                                     
Alamo Group Inc                   $ 2,822,000     $(5,642,000)    $ 2,822,000     $(5,642,000)
All Components, Inc.                     --              --         2,900,000            --
Concert Industries Ltd.                  --        (2,781,000)       (442,998)     (4,967,000)
Encore Wire Corporation             5,449,000      (5,449,000)      8,173,000      (8,174,000)
Extreme International, Inc.         2,397,661            --         4,613,661            --
Liberty Media Corporation          (1,120,966)     (1,910,302)        169,203      (3,698,670)
Mail-Well, Inc.                     2,054,656      (3,270,548)      3,081,984      (4,633,548)
Media Recovery, Inc.                3,000,000            --         3,000,000            --
Palm Harbor Homes, Inc.                  --       (27,492,000)           --       (43,202,000)
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.      2,585,994            --         2,585,994            --



                                       9


Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
        of Operations (continued)

         As reflected in the above table,  at September  30, 2003,  the value of
our investment in Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. remained  unchanged from the March 31,
2003 value,  reflecting a  continuation  of the depressed  manufactured  housing
market.  During  the six  months  ended  September  30,  2002,  the value of our
investment  in Palm Harbor  Homes,  Inc.  was reduced  significantly  due to the
increasingly unfavorable outlook for the manufactured housing industry.

Portfolio Investments

         During the quarter  ended  September  30, 2003,  the Company made a new
investment  of $5,500,000  and  additional  investments  of $423,960 in existing
portfolio companies.

         The Company has commitments,  subject to certain conditions,  to invest
up to $5,012,525 in five portfolio companies as requested by management.

Financial Liquidity and Capital Resources

         At September  30, 2003,  the Company had cash and cash  equivalents  of
approximately $3.2 million.  Pursuant to Small Business  Administration  ("SBA")
regulations,  cash and cash  equivalents  of $728,000 held by Capital  Southwest
Venture  Corporation  ("CSVC")  may not be  transferred  or  advanced to Capital
Southwest  Corporation  without  the  consent  of the  SBA.  Under  current  SBA
regulations and subject to SBA's approval of its credit application,  CSVC would
be entitled to borrow up to $63.8  million.  The Company  also has an  unsecured
$25.0  million  revolving  line of credit from a commercial  bank, of which $9.5
million was  available at September  30, 2003.  With the  exception of a capital
gain distribution made in the form of a distribution of the stock of a portfolio
company in the fiscal  year ended  March 31,  1996,  the  Company has elected to
retain all gains realized during the past 35 years. Retention of future gains is
viewed as an  important  source of funds to  sustain  the  Company's  investment
activity.  Approximately $31.7 million of the Company's  investment portfolio is
represented  by   unrestricted   publicly-traded   securities,   which  have  an
ascertainable market value and represent a primary source of liquidity.

         Funds to be used by the Company for  operating or  investment  purposes
may be  transferred  in the form of  dividends,  management  fees or loans  from
Skylawn Corporation,  The RectorSeal  Corporation and The Whitmore Manufacturing
Company, wholly-owned portfolio companies of the Company, to the extent of their
available  cash reserves and borrowing  capacities.  At September 30, 2003,  the
Company owed $7,500,000 to Skylawn Corporation.

         Management  believes that the Company's cash and cash  equivalents  and
cash  available  from other  sources  described  above are  adequate to meet its
expected  requirements.  Consistent with the long-term  strategy of the Company,
the disposition of investments from time to time may also be an important source
of funds for future investment activities.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

         The Company is subject to financial market risks,  including changes in
marketable equity security prices. The Company does not use derivative financial
instruments  to  mitigate  any of  these  risks.  The  return  on the  Company's
investments is not materially affected by foreign currency fluctuations.

         The Company's investment in portfolio securities consists of fixed rate
debt securities which totaled $3,129,493 at September 30, 2003, equivalent to 1%
of the value of the Company's  total  investments.  Since these debt  securities
usually have  relatively  high fixed rates of interest,  minor changes in market



                                       10




Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
        (continued)

yields of publicly-traded debt securities have little or no effect on the values
of debt securities in the Company's  portfolio and no effect on interest income.
The Company's  investments in debt securities are generally held to maturity and
their fair values are  determined on the basis of the terms of the debt security
and the financial condition of the issuer.

         A portion of the Company's  investment  portfolio  consists of debt and
equity securities of private  companies.  The Company  anticipates  little or no
effect on the values of these  investments  from modest changes in public market
equity valuations. Should significant changes in market valuations of comparable
publicly-owned   companies  occur,  there  may  be  a  corresponding  effect  on
valuations of private companies, which would affect the value and the amount and
timing of proceeds eventually realized from these investments.  A portion of the
Company's  investment  portfolio  also consists of  restricted  common stocks of
publicly-owned  companies.  The fair values of these  restricted  securities are
influenced  by the nature of  applicable  resale  restrictions,  the  underlying
earnings and financial  condition of the issuers of such  restricted  securities
and the market valuations of comparable  publicly-owned  companies. A portion of
the  Company's  investment  portfolio  also  consists  of  unrestricted,  freely
marketable  common stocks of publicly-owned  companies.  These freely marketable
investments,  which are valued at the public market price,  are directly exposed
to equity  price risks,  in that a change in an issuer's  public  market  equity
price  would  result  in an  identical  change  in the  value  of the  Company's
investment in such security.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

         Our  President and Chairman of the Board and  Secretary-Treasurer  have
reviewed and evaluated the  effectiveness of the Company's  disclosure  controls
and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules  240.13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) as
of a date within 90 days before the filing date of this quarterly report.  Based
on  that   evaluation,   the   President   and   Chairman   of  the   Board  and
Secretary-Treasurer   have  concluded  that  the  Company's  current  disclosure
controls  and  procedures  are  effective  and timely,  providing  all  material
information relating to the Company required to be disclosed in reports filed or
submited under the Exchange Act.

Changes in Internal Controls

         There have not been any significant  changes in the Company's  internal
controls or in other  factors that could  significantly  affect  these  controls
subsequent to the date of their evaluation.  We are not aware of any significant
deficiencies or material weaknesses, therefore no corrective actions were taken.

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
- ---------------------------

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on July 21, 2003, with the
following results of elections and approval:

                                                                       Votes Cast
                                                           ------------------------------------
                                                                        Against/   Abstentions/
                                                             For        Withheld     Non-Votes
a.   The following Directors were elected to serve until   ---------    --------    -----------
     the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
                                                                            
          Graeme W. Henderson                              3,534,826      2,700       291,525
          Gary L. Martin                                   3,514,126     23,400       291,525
          William R. Thomas                                3,513,426     24,100       291,525
          John H. Wilson                                   3,534,826      2,700       291,525


                                       11


Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
         (continued)

                                                                       Votes Cast
                                                           ------------------------------------
                                                                        Against/   Abstentions/
                                                             For        Withheld     Non-Votes
b. Ernst & Young, LLP was approved as the Company's        ---------    --------    -----------
     auditors for the 2004 fiscal year.                    3,521,887     11,380       295,784


Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)      Exhibits
         Exhibit  31.1-  Sarbanes-Oxley  Section  302(a)  Certification  of  the
         President and Chairman of the Board of the Corporation.

         Exhibit  31.2-  Sarbanes-Oxley  Section  302(a)  Certification  of  the
         Secretary-Treasurer of the Corporation.

         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 of
         the President and Chairman of the Board of the Corporation.

         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 of
         the Secretary-Treasurer of the Corporation.

(b)      Reports on Form 8-K
         On July 8, 2003,  the Company  filed a Form 8-K  reporting the death on
         June 30, 2003 of James M. Nolan,  a director of the Company since 1980.
         The Company  filed no other reports on Form 8-K during the three months
         ended September 30, 2003.



















                                       12


                                   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.

                                  CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION



Date:    November 14, 2003        By:  /s/ William R. Thomas
      ------------------------         -----------------------------------------
                                       William R. Thomas, President and Chairman
                                       of  the Board (chief executive officer)



Date:    November 14, 2003         By:  /s/ Susan K. Hodgson
      ------------------------         -----------------------------------------
                                       Susan K. Hodgson, Secretary-Treasurer
                                       (chief financial/accounting officer)



























                                       13