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 December 31, 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 January 31, 2004




                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

   ITEM 1.  Consolidated Financial Statements

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

         Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
              For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2003
              and December 31, 2002........................................4

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

         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
              For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2003
              and December 31, 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...........................................11

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

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

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

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



























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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1.    Consolidated Financial Statements

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

Assets                                                 December 31, 2003      March 31, 2003
                                                       -----------------    -----------------
                                                          (Unaudited)
                                                                      
Investments at market or fair value
      Companies more than 25% owned
        (Cost: December 31, 2003 - $23,114,865
         March 31, 2003  - $23,114,865)                     $210,143,981         $202,893,981
      Companies 5% to 25% owned
        (Cost: December 31, 2003 - $36,431,224
        March 31, 2003 - $30,120,124)                         42,944,006           18,566,004
      Companies less than 5% owned
        (Cost: December 31, 2003 - $38,374,041
        March 31, 2003 - $38,226,853)                         93,306,585           65,600,452
                                                       -----------------    -----------------
      Total investments
        (Cost: December 31, 2003- $97,920,130
        March 31, 2003 - $91,461,842)                        346,394,572          287,060,437
Cash and cash equivalents                                      2,077,980            4,650,388
Receivables                                                       88,312              297,664
Other assets                                                   6,713,432            6,481,383
                                                       -----------------    -----------------
      Totals                                                $355,274,296         $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                         1,906,780            1,868,991
Deferred income taxes                                         86,158,795           67,153,906
                                                       -----------------    -----------------
      Total liabilities                                      111,065,575           92,022,897
                                                       -----------------    -----------------

Shareholders' equity
      Common stock, $1 par value: authorized,
        5,000,000 shares; issued, 4,294,416 shares
        at December 31, 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                      3,269,278            3,299,659
      Undistributed net realized gain on investments          73,030,888           71,190,108
      Unrealized appreciation of investments -
        net of deferred income taxes                         162,742,444          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 $63.31 per share on the 3,857,051 shares
       outstanding at December 31, 2003, and
       $53.92 per share on the 3,829,051 shares
       outstanding at March 31, 2003                         244,208,721          206,466,975
                                                       -----------------    -----------------
Totals                                                      $355,274,296         $298,489,872
                                                       =================    =================





                (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)

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

                                                      Three Months Ended               Nine Months Ended
                                                          December 31                     December 31
                                                 ----------------------------    ----------------------------
                                                     2003            2002            2003            2002
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
                                                                                     
Investment income:
     Interest                                     $    45,822      $   47,170     $   126,491    $    158,890
     Dividends                                      1,755,515       1,258,565       3,151,480       2,664,049
     Management and directors' fees                   154,750         122,350         476,114         374,050
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
                                                    1,956,087       1,428,085       3,754,085       3,196,989
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Operating expenses:
     Salaries                                         240,854         233,971         665,704         644,196
     Net pension benefit                              (68,226)        (96,981)       (204,686)       (290,942)
     Other operating expenses                         169,527         170,479         536,381         441,739
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
                                                      342,155         307,469         997,399         794,993
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Income before interest expense and
     income taxes                                   1,613,932       1,120,616       2,756,686       2,401,996
Interest expense                                      131,182         103,002         406,736         357,455
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Income before income taxes                          1,482,750       1,017,614       2,349,950       2,044,541
Income tax expense                                     23,900          33,713          71,700         101,613
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Net investment income                             $ 1,458,850      $  983,901     $ 2,278,250    $  1,942,928
                                                 ============    ============    ============    ============

Proceeds from disposition of investments          $    51,245      $  349,880     $ 3,705,584    $  1,865,778
Cost of investments sold                              193,182         329,600         873,615       2,341,651
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Realized gain (loss) on investments
   before income taxes                               (141,937)         20,280       2,831,969        (475,873)
Income tax expense (benefit)                          (49,678)          7,099         991,189        (207,661)
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Net realized gain (loss) on investments               (92,259)         13,181       1,840,780        (268,212)
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation
  of investments before income taxes               19,944,577       5,350,451      52,875,847     (66,634,005)
Increase (decrease) in deferred income taxes
  on appreciation of investments                    6,980,000       1,872,000      17,942,000     (23,310,000)
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized
   appreciation of investments                     12,964,577       3,478,451      34,933,847     (43,324,005)
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   on investments                                 $12,872,318      $3,491,632     $36,774,627    $(43,592,217)
                                                 ============    ============    ============    ============

Increase (decrease) in net assets
   from operations                                $14,331,168      $4,475,533     $39,052,877    $(41,649,289)
                                                 ============    ============    ============    ============







                (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)

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


                                                          Nine Months Ended        Year Ended
                                                          December 31, 2003      March 31, 2003
                                                          -----------------    -----------------
                                                             (Unaudited)
                                                                         

Operations
      Net investment income                                    $  2,278,250         $  2,299,252
      Net realized gain on investments                            1,840,780            1,345,728
      Net increase (decrease) in unrealized
        appreciation of investments                              34,933,847          (45,371,616)
                                                          -----------------    -----------------
      Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations          39,052,877          (41,726,636)

Distributions from:
      Undistributed net investment income                        (2,308,631)          (2,297,431)

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

      Increase (decrease) in net assets                          37,741,746          (44,024,067)

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

Net assets, end of period                                      $244,208,721         $206,466,975
                                                          =================    =================


































                (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)

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

                                                         Three Months Ended              Nine Months Ended
                                                             December 31                     December 31
                                                    ----------------------------    ----------------------------
                                                        2003            2002            2003            2002
                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
                                                                                        
Cash flows from operating activities
Increase (decrease) in net assets from
  operations                                        $ 14,331,168     $ 4,475,533    $ 39,052,877    $(41,649,289)
Adjustments to reconcile increase (decrease)
  in net assets from operations to net cash
  provided by (used in) operating activities:
  Proceeds from disposition of investments                51,245         349,880       3,705,584       1,865,778
  Purchases of securities                             (2,204,263)       (317,659)     (9,131,903)     (3,515,722)
  Maturities of securities                               900,000            --         1,800,000          80,000
  Depreciation and amortization                            4,776           5,358          14,313          14,635
  Net pension benefit                                    (68,226)        (96,981)       (204,686)       (290,942)
  Net realized and unrealized (gain) loss
     on investments                                  (12,872,318)     (3,491,632)    (36,774,627)     43,592,217
  (Increase) decrease in receivables                     232,740         (10,087)        209,352       1,449,539
  (Increase) decrease in other assets                     19,993          (1,926)         12,761          (4,952)
  Increase (decrease) in accrued interest
     and other liabilities                                63,145          47,928         108,813         (81,285)
  Decrease in accrued pension cost                       (41,821)        (41,820)       (125,461)       (125,460)
  Deferred income taxes                                   23,900          34,000          71,700         101,900
                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Net cash provided by (used in) operating
  activities                                             440,339         952,594      (1,261,277)      1,436,419
                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------


Cash flows from financing activities
Increase in notes payable to bank                           --         1,000,000            --         6,000,000
Decrease in subordinated debenture                          --              --              --        (5,000,000)
Distributions from undistributed net
  investment income                                   (1,542,821)     (1,531,621)     (2,308,631)     (2,297,431)
Proceeds from exercise of employee stock
  options                                                   --              --           997,500            --
                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Net cash used in financing activities                 (1,542,821)       (531,621)     (1,311,131)     (1,297,431)
                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
  equivalents                                         (1,102,482)        420,973      (2,572,408)        138,988
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
  of period                                            3,180,462       1,695,195       4,650,388       1,977,180
                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period          $  2,077,980     $ 2,116,168    $  2,077,980    $  2,116,168
                                                    ============    ============    ============    ============

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:
  Interest                                              $131,182        $103,800        $406,639        $488,371
  Income taxes                                          $   --          $   --          $   --          $   --







                (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)

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                          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.  Certain  reclassifications  have been made to the
2002 balances to conform with the 2003 financial statement presentation.

         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.

                                                   Nine Months Ended December 31
                                                        2003            2002
                                                   -------------   -------------

Net asset value, as reported                        $244,208,721    $206,544,322
Deduct: Total fair value computed
  stock-based compensation                               134,580         134,580
                                                   -------------   -------------
Pro forma net asset value                           $244,074,141    $206,409,742
                                                   =============   =============
Net asset value per share:
  Basic - as reported                                     $63.31          $53.94
                                                          ======          ======
  Basic - pro forma                                       $63.28          $53.91
                                                          ======          ======

  Diluted - pro forma                                     $63.28          $53.77
                                                          ======          ======

         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.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(continued)

         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.

3.      Summary of Per Share Information
                                                       Three Months Ended         Nine Months Ended
                                                           December 31               December 31
                                                     ----------------------    ----------------------
                                                        2003         2002         2003         2002
                                                     ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
                                                                                
Investment income                                       $  .51       $  .37       $  .97       $  .83
Operating expenses                                        (.09)        (.08)        (.26)        (.21)
Interest expense                                          (.03)        (.03)        (.10)        (.09)
Income taxes                                              (.01)        (.01)        (.02)        (.03)
                                                     ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
Net investment income                                      .38          .25          .59          .50
Distributions from undistributed
  net investment income                                   (.40)        (.40)        (.60)        (.60)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments                   (.02)         .01          .48         (.07)
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation
  of investments after deferred taxes                     3.35          .91         9.06       (11.31)
Exercise of employee stock options (1)                    --           --           (.14)        --
                                                     ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
Increase (decrease) in net asset value                    3.31          .77         9.39       (11.48)

Net asset value:
      Beginning of period                                60.00        53.17        53.92        65.42
                                                     ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
      End of period                                     $63.31       $53.94       $63.31       $53.94
                                                     =========    =========    =========    =========

Increase (decrease) in deferred taxes on
  unrealized appreciation                               $ 1.81       $  .49       $ 4.53       $(6.08)

Deferred taxes on unrealized appreciation:
     Beginning of period                                 20.42        17.48        17.70        24.05
                                                     ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
     End of period                                      $22.23       $17.97       $22.23       $17.97
                                                     =========    =========    =========    =========

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 December 31, 2003 was  $244,208,721,  equivalent  to
$63.31 per share after  deducting  an allowance of $22.23 per share for deferred
taxes on net unrealized  appreciation of investments.  Assuming  reinvestment of
all  dividends,  the December  31, 2003 net asset value  reflects an increase of
6.2% during the  preceding  three months and  increases of 18.6% during both the
nine months of the current fiscal year and the past twelve months.

                                             December 31,   December 31,
                                                 2003           2002
                                             ------------   ------------
            Net assets                       $244,208,721   $206,544,322
            Shares outstanding                  3,857,051      3,829,051
            Net assets per share                   $63.31         $53.94



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

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
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  increase  (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 nine months ended  December 31, 2003  decreased
from the  corresponding  period ended December 31, 2002  primarily  because of a
decrease in loans to portfolio companies.  During the nine months ended December
31,  2003 and 2002,  the Company  recorded  dividend  income from the  following
sources:

                                                 Nine Months Ended
                                                    December 31
                                              -----------------------
                                                 2003         2002
                                              ----------   ----------
         AT&T Corp.                           $   17,655   $   14,990
         Alamo Group Inc.                        507,834      507,834
         Balco, Inc.                             252,960         --
         Dennis Tool Company                      37,499       37,499
         Kimberly-Clark Corporation               78,723       69,462
         The RectorSeal Corporation            1,167,729      720,000
         Skylawn Corporation                     800,000      996,659
         TCI Holdings, Inc                        60,953       60,953
         Texas Shredder, Inc.                      5,625       32,167
         The Whitmore Manufacturing Company      180,000      180,000
         Other                                    42,502       44,485
                                              ----------   ----------
                                              $3,151,480   $2,664,049
                                              ==========   ==========


         Interest  expense in the nine months ended  December 31, 2003 increased
from the  corresponding  period  ended  December  31, 2002  primarily  due to an
increase in borrowings  offset by 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:


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

                                      Three Months Ended             Nine Months Ended
                                         December 31                    December 31
                                 ---------------------------    ----------------------------
                                     2003           2002            2003            2002
                                 ------------   ------------    ------------    ------------
                                                                    
Alamo Group Inc.                  $ 1,410,000    $      --       $ 4,232,000    $ (5,642,000)
All Components, Inc.                     --             --         2,900,000            --
Balco, Inc.                              --             --              --         2,000,000
Concert Industries Ltd.                  --         (397,000)       (442,998)     (5,364,000)
Encore Wire Corporation            10,898,000     (2,724,000)     19,071,000     (10,898,000)
Extreme International Inc.               --             --         4,613,661            --
Liberty Media Corporation           1,353,619      1,273,383       1,522,822      (2,425,287)
Mail-Well, Inc.                     2,327,213      3,061,018       5,409,197      (1,572,530)
Media Recovery, Inc.                     --             --         3,000,000            --
Palm Harbor Homes, Inc.                  --        3,927,000            --       (39,275,000)
PETsMART, Inc.                        312,000       (304,328)      3,360,000       1,621,564
Skylawn Corporation                      --             --         2,000,000            --
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.      1,380,000           --         3,965,994            --


         As reflected in the above table, at December 31, 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 nine months ended  December 31, 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. At December 31, 2003,
the  value of our  investment  in  Encore  Wire  Corporation  was  increased  by
$19,071,000 due to the significant increase in Encore's sales and earnings which
stemmed partly from higher copper prices.  In the prior period, we experienced a
significant  decline in the value of our investment in Encore Wire  Corporation,
which was reduced during the nine months by $10,898,000,  as overcapacity in the
electric  wire and cable  industry led to intense  price  competition  and lower
profit margins.

Portfolio Investments

         During the quarter ended December 31, 2003, the Company made additional
investments of $2,204,263 in existing portfolio companies.

         The Company has commitments,  subject to certain conditions,  to invest
up to $3,600,025 in five portfolio companies as requested by management.

Financial Liquidity and Capital Resources

         At December  31,  2003,  the Company had cash and cash  equivalents  of
approximately $2.1 million.  Pursuant to Small Business  Administration  ("SBA")
regulations,  cash and cash  equivalents  of $494,000 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 December 31, 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 $37.0 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.




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

         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 December 31, 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 Disclosures 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  $4,016,874 at December 31, 2003,  equivalent to
1.2%  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 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.



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Item 4.  Controls and Procedures
         (continued)

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.


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
              No  reports on Form 8-K have been filed  during  the  quarter  for
              which this report is filed.
























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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.

                                    CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION



Date:     February 13, 2004         By: /s/ William R. Thomas
       -----------------------         -----------------------------------------
                                       William R. Thomas, President and Chairman
                                       of  the Board (chief executive officer)



Date:     February 13, 2004         By: /s/ Susan K. Hodgson
       -----------------------         -----------------------------------------
                                       Susan K. Hodgson, Secretary-Treasurer
                                       (chief financial/accounting officer)
































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