MATRIA HEALTHCARE INC
10-Q, 2000-11-14
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 10-Q

(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, 2000

                                       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 No. 0-20619

                            MATRIA HEALTHCARE, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                                      58-2205984
(State or other jurisdiction of                      (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                       Identification No.)

                               1850 Parkway Place
                             Marietta, Georgia 30067
                     (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   (Zip Code)

                                 (770) 767-4500
              (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

The number of shares  outstanding  of the issuer's  only class of common  stock,
$.01 par value,  together with associated  common stock purchase  rights,  as of
November 1, 2000 was 36,953,333.
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                           MATRIA HEALTHCARE, INC.
                       QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
                             SEPTEMBER 30, 2000

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I--FINANCIAL INFORMATION

         Item 1.      Financial Statements.................................. 3
         Item 2.      Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                         Condition and Results of Operations................11
         Item 3.      Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
                         Market Risk........................................15


PART II--OTHER INFORMATION

         Item 6.      Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K......................16


SIGNATURES..................................................................17
<PAGE>

                          Part I--Financial Information

Item 1.  Financial Statements

                    Matria Healthcare, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                      Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
               (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                (Unaudited)


<TABLE>
                                                                                     September 30,            December 31,
ASSETS                                                                                   2000                    1999
                                                                                   ------------------      -----------------
<S>                                                                                <C>                       <C>

Current assets:
     Cash and cash equivalents                                                               $ 2,163              9,548
     Short-term investments                                                                      250              8,243
     Trade accounts receivable, less allowances of $13,322 and
        $14,317 at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively                     49,029             47,489
     Inventories                                                                              11,759             10,406
     Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                 3,980              3,505
                                                                                             -------            -------
         Total current assets                                                                 67,181             79,191
Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $29,884 and
        $27,303 at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively                     20,971             18,418
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $19,144 and
        $11,052 at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively                    131,816            139,352
Deferred income taxes                                                                         31,057             36,725
Cash surrender value of life insurance                                                        12,618             10,803
Other assets                                                                                     892              1,224
                                                                                             -------            -------
                                                                                            $264,535            285,713
                                                                                             =======            =======
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
<PAGE>

                    Matria Healthcare, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                      Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
               (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>


                                                                                       September 30,       December 31,
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                                                       2000                1999
                                                                                     ------------------  ------------------
<S>                                                                                  <C>                        <C>


Current liabilities:
     Current installments of long-term debt                                              $ 11,491               10,362
     Accounts payable, principally trade                                                   20,727               18,826
     Accrued liabilities                                                                    9,651               12,349
                                                                                          -------              -------
          Total current liabilities                                                        41,869               41,537
Long-term debt, excluding current installments                                             68,887               91,090
Accrued benefit costs                                                                       7,092                8,030
Other long-term liabilities                                                                 3,467                4,807
                                                                                          -------              -------
          Total liabilities                                                               121,315              145,464
                                                                                          -------              -------
Redeemable preferred stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 50,000 shares:
     Series A convertible, redeemable; issued 10 shares at September 30, 2000
        and December 31, 1999; redemption value $10,000                                    10,000               10,000
     Series B redeemable; issued 35 shares at September 30, 2000 and
        December 31, 1999; redemption value $35,000                                        31,335               31,005
                                                                                          -------              -------
          Total redeemable preferred stock                                                 41,335               41,005
                                                                                          -------              -------
Common shareholders' equity:
     Common stock, $.01 par value.  Authorized 100,000 shares:
        issued and outstanding 36,912 and 36,771 shares
        at September 30, 2000 and December 31,1999, respectively                              369                  368
     Additional paid-in capital                                                           293,383              293,210
     Accumulated deficit                                                                 (187,191)            (196,576)
     Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)                                       (1,141)               5,777
     Notes receivable and accrued interest from shareholder                                (3,535)              (3,535)
                                                                                          -------              -------
          Total common shareholders' equity                                               101,885               99,244
                                                                                          -------              -------
                                                                                        $ 264,535              285,713
                                                                                          =======              =======

</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.


<PAGE>


                    Matria Healthcare, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                 Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations
                (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                   (Unaudited)


<TABLE>

                                                                 Three Months Ended            Nine Months Ended
                                                                    September 30,                September 30,
                                                              --------------------------   --------------------------
                                                                   2000          1999           2000          1999
<S>                                                                <C>           <C>            <C>           <C>

Revenues                                                         $ 61,402        63,899        182,007       185,560

Cost of revenues                                                   31,227        32,047         92,072        93,785
Selling and administrative expenses                                19,514        19,432         55,764        61,094
Provision for doubtful accounts                                     1,956         1,947          5,899         5,887
Amortization of intangible assets                                   2,701         2,610          8,093         7,810
Restructuring expenses                                                 -          1,983          1,599         1,983
                                                                   ------        ------         ------        ------
          Operating earnings                                        6,004         5,880         18,580        15,001
Interest expense, net                                              (2,007)       (2,086)        (6,119)       (5,659)
Other income (expense), net                                            41           (57)         6,824           104
                                                                   ------        ------         ------        ------
          Earnings before income taxes                              4,038         3,737         19,285         9,446

Income tax benefit (expense)                                       (1,575)        4,000         (7,500)        4,000
                                                                   ------        ------         ------        ------
          Net earnings                                              2,463         7,737         11,785        13,446
Preferred stock dividend requirements                                (800)         (800)        (2,400)       (2,249)
Accretion of preferred stock                                         (111)         (110)          (330)         (307)
                                                                   ------        ------         ------        ------
            Net earnings available to common shareholders         $ 1,552         6,827          9,055        10,890
                                                                   ======        ======         ======        ======
Earnings per common share:
          Basic                                                   $  0.04          0.19           0.25          0.30
                                                                   ======        ======         ======        ======
          Diluted                                                 $  0.04          0.17           0.23          0.28
                                                                   ======        ======         ======        ======
Weighted average shares outstanding:

          Basic                                                    36,907        36,667         36,867        36,549
                                                                   ======        ======         ======        ======
          Diluted                                                  40,013        41,336         40,427        40,378
                                                                   ======        ======         ======        ======
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
<PAGE>

                    Matria Healthcare, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                 Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
                             (Amounts in thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)


<TABLE>

                                                                                            Nine Months Ended
                                                                                              September 30,
                                                                                      ------------------------------


<S>                                                                                          <C>              <C>
                                                                                             2000             1999
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
     Net earnings                                                                         $ 11,785           13,446
      Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
          provided by operating activities:
               Depreciation and amortization                                                12,793           12,631
               Provision for doubtful accounts                                               5,899            5,887
               Deferred tax (benefit) expense                                                7,500           (4,000)
               Gains on sales of investments                                                (6,077)               -
               Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:
                    Trade accounts receivable                                               (7,662)          (9,891)
                    Inventories, prepaids and other current assets                          (2,075)            (812)
                    Intangible and other noncurrent assets                                  (4,034)          (2,964)
                    Accounts payable                                                         2,192           (1,953)
                    Accrued and other liabilities                                           (1,931)          (5,508)
                                                                                            ------           ------
                         Net cash provided by operating activities                          18,390            6,836
                                                                                            ------           ------
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
     Purchases of property and equipment                                                    (7,995)          (5,982)
     Proceeds from sales of short-term investments                                           7,298            2,859
     Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired                                             -          (93,019)
                                                                                            ------           ------

               Net cash used in investing activities                                          (697)         (96,142)
                                                                                            ------           ------
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
     Borrowings under credit agreement                                                       7,000          108,000
     Proceeds from issuance of debt                                                            891              891
     Principal repayments of long-term debt                                                (30,172)         (22,045)
     Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                                    369              635
     Preferred stock dividend payments                                                      (2,400)          (1,449)
                                                                                            ------           ------
                Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                         (24,312)         86,032
                                                                                            ------           ------
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes                                              (766)            (235)
                                                                                            ------           ------
               Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                    (7,385)          (3,509)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                             9,548            9,109
                                                                                            ------           ------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                                 $ 2,163            5,600
                                                                                            ======           ======
Supplemental disclosure of cash paid for:
     Interest                                                                              $ 6,577            5,534
                                                                                            ======           ======
     Income taxes                                                                          $ 1,686                -
                                                                                            ======           ======
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:

     Equipment acquired under capital lease obligations                                    $   266           $  526
                                                                                            ======           ======
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statement

<PAGE>


            Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
        (Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
                                   (Unaudited)

1.  General

         The  consolidated  condensed  financial  statements as of September 30,
2000 and for the three months and nine months ended  September 30, 2000 and 1999
are unaudited.  In the opinion of  management,  all  adjustments,  consisting of
normal recurring  accruals,  necessary for fair presentation of the consolidated
financial position and results of operations for the periods presented have been
included.  The consolidated  condensed  balance sheet data for December 31, 1999
was  derived  from  audited  financial  statements,  but  does not  include  all
disclosures  required  by  generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  Certain
reclassifications  of prior period  information have been made to conform to the
current  year  presentation.  The results  for the  three-month  and  nine-month
periods ended September 30, 2000 are not  necessarily  indicative of the results
for the full year ending December 31, 2000.

         The  consolidated  condensed  financial  statements  should  be read in
conjunction  with  the  consolidated  financial  statements  and  related  notes
included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Matria Healthcare,  Inc. ("Matria"
or the "Company") for the year ended December 31, 1999.

2.  Net Earnings Per Share of Common Stock

         Basic earnings per common share  available to common  shareholders  are
based on the  weighted  average  number of common  shares  outstanding.  Diluted
earnings  per common share are based on the  weighted  average  number of common
shares outstanding and dilutive potential common shares,  such as dilutive stock
options and warrants,  determined using the treasury stock method,  and dilutive
convertible preferred shares, determined using the if-converted method.

3.  Comprehensive Earnings

         Comprehensive earnings generally include all changes in equity during a
period except those resulting from  investments by owners and  distributions  to
owners. For the Company, comprehensive earnings consist of net earnings, foreign
currency translation adjustments (net of income taxes) and changes in unrealized
appreciation   on   available-for-sale   securities   (net  of  income   taxes).
Comprehensive   earnings  for  the  three-month  and  nine-month  periods  ended
September  30,  2000  were  $2,148  and  $7,553,   respectively,   and  for  the
corresponding periods in 1999 were $7,774 and $13,211, respectively.

4.  Acquisitions

         During the first quarter of 1999, the Company completed the acquisition
of  substantially  all of the assets of the Gainor  Medical  Management,  L.L.C.
("Gainor  Medical")  business.   The  acquisition   agreement  provided  for  an
additional   contingent  purchase  price  adjustment  based  on  1999  financial
performance  of the Gainor  Medical  business.  In August 2000, a final purchase
price  adjustment  of $400 was agreed  upon and was paid by the  issuance  of an
additional  subordinated  note. As of September 30, 2000,  total  purchase price
adjustments  of $13,719 were  reflected in the  consolidated  condensed  balance
sheets.  The subordinated notes associated with the acquisition bear an interest
rate of 12% per annum, 8% to be paid quarterly and 4% accruing to maturity,  and
principal  payments will be made in the amount of one-third of the original note
amount on each of the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the notes.
<PAGE>

5.  Long-Term Debt

         As of September 30, 2000, the Company had $63,782 outstanding under its
$125,000  five-year  bank  credit  facility.  This  facility,   which  initially
consisted  of an  $80,000  term loan  facility  and a $45,000  revolving  credit
facility,  is  collateralized  by accounts  receivable,  inventories and certain
assets of the Company.  Borrowings  under this agreement  bear interest,  at the
Company's  option,  of (i) prime plus 1.25% to 2.25% or (ii) the LIBOR rate plus
2.25% to 3.25%. As of September 30, 2000,  interest rates ranged from 9.1250% to
9.3125%.  The facility requires a commitment fee payable quarterly,  in arrears,
of 0.375% to 0.500%,  based upon the unused portion.  Under this agreement,  the
Company is required to maintain certain financial ratios and certain limitations
are  placed on cash  dividends.  At  September  30,  2000,  the  Company  was in
compliance with these requirements.

6.  Restructuring

         During the second quarter of 2000, the Company  incurred  restructuring
expenses of $1,599  related to its decision to exit its clinical  patient record
software  business,  Clinical-Management  Systems,  Inc.  Of these  costs,  $568
related to  customer  contract  fulfillment  costs,  $518  related to  remaining
software   development   costs,  $312  related  to  payroll  costs  and  related
involuntary  severance of employees and $201 related to other costs and expenses
for the shutdown of the business.  Accrued  restructuring  expenses at September
30, 2000 were $960.

7.  Income Taxes

         As of  December  31,  1999,  the  deferred  income tax asset  valuation
allowance  was  eliminated  and the full amount of  deferred  income tax assets,
totaling $36,725, was reflected on the consolidated balance sheet.  Beginning in
2000,  the  Company  is  recognizing  income  tax  expense,  including  a $1,575
provision in the third quarter and a $7,500  provision for the nine months ended
September 30, 2000. In the third quarter of 1999, the Company  recorded a $4,000
income tax benefit resulting from a reduction in the valuation  allowance due to
continued improved  operating  results.  No significant cash outflows for income
taxes are expected in the near future,  other than alternative minimum taxes and
foreign  taxes,  since,  as of September  30, 2000,  the Company's net operating
losses  reflected in the  deferred  income tax asset will be available to offset
future tax liabilities.

8.  Business Segment Information

         The Company's  reportable  business segments are the strategic business
units that offer different  products and services.  They are managed  separately
and the  Company  evaluates  performance  based  on  operating  earnings  of the
respective business unit.

         The Company's  operations are classified into three reportable business
segments: Women's Health, Diabetes Supplies and Services and Cardiovascular. The
Women's Health segment offers services  designed to assist physicians and payors
in the cost effective  management of maternity patients  including:  specialized
home nursing;  risk assessment;  patient education and management;  home uterine
contraction monitoring;  infusion therapy;  gestational diabetes management; and
other monitoring and clinical services as prescribed by the patient's physician.
The Diabetes Supplies and Services segment has two components:  diabetes disease
management  services and  microsampling  products,  which are  products  used to
obtain  and test small  samples of bodily  fluids.  The  Cardiovascular  segment
provides cardiac event  monitoring,  holter  monitoring and pacemaker  follow-up
services.  The Other segments include three business segments that are below the
quantitative threshold for disclosure:  respiratory disease management, clinical
records  software and  services  (business  was exited in the second  quarter of
2000) and infertility  practice  management  services (sold during the third and
fourth quarters of 1999).
<PAGE>

         The  accounting  policies of the segments are the same as those for the
consolidated  entity. There are no intersegment sales, and operating earnings by
business  segment  excludes  interest income,  interest  expense,  and corporate
expenses.

         Summarized  financial  information as of and for the nine-month periods
ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 by business segment follows:

<TABLE>

                                                                Revenues                      Operating earnings

                                                   ------------------------------------  ------------------------------
                                                         2000               1999              2000            1999
                                                   ------------------  ----------------   -------------   -------------

<S>                                                <C>                  <C>                <C>            <C>
Women's Health                                               $82,014            82,179          18,296         10,822
Diabetes Supplies and Services                                86,402            81,590           8,226          7,589
Cardiovascular                                                12,630            11,500             293          2,041
Other segments                                                   961            10,291          (3,106)        (1,490)
                                                             -------           -------         -------        -------
         Total segments                                      182,007           185,560          23,709         18,962
General corporate                                                  -                 -          (5,129)        (3,961)
Interest expense, net                                              -                 -          (6,119)        (5,659)
Other income, net                                                  -                 -           6,824            104
                                                             -------           -------         -------        -------
         Consolidated revenues and earnings
            before income taxes                            $ 182,007           185,560          19,285          9,446
                                                             =======           =======         =======        =======
</TABLE>
<TABLE>


                                                             Identifiable assets

                                                   ------------------------------------
                                                     September 30,       December 31,
                                                         2000               1999
                                                   ------------------  ----------------

<S>                                                <C>                 <C>
Women's Health                                              $ 36,296            39,575
Diabetes Supplies and Services                               149,538           153,772
Cardiovascular                                                25,244            21,906
Other segments                                                   582             2,462
General corporate                                             52,875            67,998
                                                             -------           -------
         Consolidated assets                               $ 264,535           285,713
                                                             =======           =======
</TABLE>


         The  Company's   revenues  from   operations   outside  the  U.S.  were
approximately  11% and 10% of total revenues for the nine months ended September
2000  and  1999,   respectively.   No  single  customer  accounted  for  10%  of
consolidated net revenue in either period.
<PAGE>

9.  Pending Accounting Pronouncements

     In June 1998, the Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  ("FASB")  issued
Statement of Financial  Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging  Activities"  ("SFAS No. 133").  SFAS No. 133, which (as
amended through issuance of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 137,
"Deferral of the  Effective  Date of FASB  Statement  No. 133") is effective for
2001, requires all derivatives to be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value
and establishes  accounting  treatment for certain hedge  transactions.  In June
2000,  the FASB issued  Statement of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 138,
"Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging  Activities--an  amendment of
FASB  Statement  No. 133" ("SFAS No.  138").  SFAS No. 138 adds to the  guidance
related to accounting for derivative  instruments  and hedging  activities.  The
Company is analyzing the  implementation  requirements  and  currently  does not
anticipate  there will be a material  impact on the  results  of  operations  or
financial position after adoption of SFAS No. 133 or SFAS No. 138.

     In December  1999,  the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  issued Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 101 ("SAB No. 101"),  "Revenue  Recognition in Financial
Statements." SAB No. 101 summarizes  existing  guidance on revenue  recognition.
The  implementation  date of SAB No. 101 is no later than the fourth  quarter of
2000. The Company does not anticipate  that  implementation  of SAB No. 101 will
have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.

10.  Gain on Disposition of Assets

         During the  three-month  and  nine-month  periods of 2000,  the Company
recognized gains of $100 and $1,471, respectively,  from the 1999 sale of assets
of the clinics of its former infertility business, National Reproductive Medical
Centers  ("NRMC").  At December 31, 1999, the Company's  balance sheet reflected
notes  receivable from the purchasers of NRMC totaling  $1,079,  and liabilities
for patient refunds and reserves for potentially  uncollectible notes receivable
and  facility  lease  obligations  totaling  $2,751.  In June 2000,  the Company
received $750 in full  settlement of notes  receivable  from one purchaser.  The
recognized  gains  reflect  the  realization  of  most  of  the  proceeds  and a
re-assessment of remaining  patient refunds and other  obligations.  The gain is
reflected  in  "other  income"  in  the  consolidated  condensed  statements  of
operations.

11.  Sales of Short-Term Investments

         During the first and second  quarters of 2000,  the Company sold shares
of Healtheon/WebMD  Corporation stock generating proceeds of $7,298 and gains of
$6,077.  These  gains  are  reflected  in  "other  income"  in the  consolidated
condensed  statements of  operations.  At September 30, 2000,  the Company has a
remaining investment in Healtheon/WebMD of 16,423 shares.

<PAGE>


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

General

         During the  second  quarter of 2000,  the  Company  decided to exit its
clinical patient record software  business,  Clinical-Management  Systems,  Inc.
("CMS"),  and, as a result,  suspended its sales efforts and fully  reserved the
value of any remaining assets.

         During  the third  quarter of 1999,  the  Company  determined  that the
infertility practice management business, National Reproductive Medical Centers,
Inc.  ("NRMC"),  was a  business  that no  longer  fit its  diversified  disease
management  strategy.  As a result of this decision,  assets of the NRMC clinics
were sold in the third and fourth quarters of 1999.

         The following  discussion  of the results of  operations  and financial
condition of the Company  should be read in  conjunction  with the  consolidated
financial  statements  and related notes in the Company's  Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year  ended  December  31,  1999 as filed with the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission.  The historical  results of operations are not necessarily
indicative  of the results  that will be achieved by the Company  during  future
periods.

Results of Operations

         Revenues  decreased $2.5 million,  or 3.9%, and $3.6 million,  or 1.9%,
for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000 as compared to the
same  periods in 1999.  Excluding  the  revenues  generated  by NRMC,  which was
divested  during the second  half of 1999,  revenues  increased  by 1.5% for the
three-month  period and 3.2% for the nine-month  period.  During the three-month
and  nine-month  periods of 1999,  NRMC had  revenues  of $3.4  million and $9.1
million,  respectively.  Revenues of the Diabetes  Supplies and Services segment
increased  by $1.4  million,  or  5.0%,  and  $4.8  million,  or  5.9%,  for the
three-month and nine-month  periods,  respectively.  The Cardiovascular  segment
also achieved revenue increases of $69,000,  or 1.8%, and $1.1 million, or 9.8%,
for the three-month and nine-month periods, respectively.

         Cost of revenues as a  percentage  of  revenues  increased  slightly to
50.9% for the  three-month  period ended  September  30, 2000 from 50.2% for the
same  period  in  1999.  For  the  nine-month  periods,  cost of  revenues  as a
percentage  of revenues  was  relatively  constant at 50.6% in 2000 and 50.5% in
1999.

         Selling  and  administrative  expenses  as  a  percentage  of  revenues
increased  to 31.8% for the  three-month  period ended  September  30, 2000 from
30.4% for the same period in 1999 primarily due to increased  Corporate  segment
expenses  primarily  in  the  information  technologies  area  relating  to  the
development  and expansion of the Company's  new disease  management  technology
platform, the TRAX(TM) system. Selling and administrative  expenses as a percent
of revenue  decreased  to 30.6% for the  nine-month  period in 2000  compared to
32.9% in 1999 due to economies  of scale  achieved  from the 1999  restructuring
efforts within the Women's  Health  segment and cost  reductions in the Diabetes
Supplies and Services segment.

         The Company provides for estimated  uncollectible  accounts as revenues
are recognized.  The provision for doubtful accounts as a percentage of revenues
in the Women's Health and  Cardiovascular  segments was approximately 5% for the
three-month  and  nine-month  periods  ended  September  30, 2000 and 1999.  The
provision  for  doubtful  accounts as a  percentage  of revenues in the Diabetes
Supplies and  Services  segment was  approximately  1% for the  three-month  and
nine-month  periods of 2000 and 1999.  The  provision  is adjusted  periodically
based  upon  the  Company's  quarterly   evaluation  of  historical   collection
experience,  recoveries of amounts previously provided,  industry  reimbursement
trends and other relevant factors.
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         Amortization of intangible  assets increased by $91,000 and $283,000 in
the three-month  and nine-month  periods of 2000 compared to the same periods in
1999 due to additional  amortization  resulting from recording  $13.7 million of
incremental  goodwill  related to the  contingent  consideration  for the Gainor
Medical acquisition.

         During the second quarter of 2000, the Company  recorded  restructuring
expenses of $1.6 million  related to its  decision to exit its clinical  patient
record software  business of CMS. Of these costs,  $568,000  related to customer
contract  fulfillment costs,  $518,000 related to remaining software development
costs,  $312,000 related to payroll costs and related  involuntary  severance of
employees  and $201,000  related to other costs and expenses for the shutdown of
the business. At September 30, 2000, estimated future restructuring expenditures
of $960,000 has been included in accrued  liabilities.  During the third quarter
of 1999, the Company incurred  approximately $2.0 million of restructuring costs
related to the  implementation  of a  consolidation  plan for the Women's Health
segment to reduce the number of monitoring centers from 38 to 21.

         Interest  expense  decreased  3.8%  for the  three-month  period  ended
September 30, 2000 compared to the same period in 1999  primarily due to a lower
average  outstanding debt balance in 2000.  Interest expense  increased 8.1% for
the  nine-month  period due  primarily  to an increase in the number of days the
Gainor  Medical  acquisition  debt was  outstanding  and due to higher  interest
rates.

         During the three and nine-month periods of 2000, the Company recognized
gains of  $100,000  and $1.5  million  from the 1999 sale of assets of NRMC.  At
December 31, 1999, the Company's  balance sheet reflected notes  receivable from
the  purchasers  of NRMC  totaling $1.1  million,  and  liabilities  for patient
refunds and reserves for potentially uncollectible notes receivable and facility
lease  obligations  totaling $2.8 million.  In June 2000,  the Company  received
$750,000  in full  settlement  of  notes  receivable  from  one  purchaser.  The
recognized gains reflect realization of most of the proceeds and a re-assessment
of remaining patient refunds and other obligations.

         Other income for nine months  ended  September  30, 2000 also  includes
gains of $6.1 million from $7.3 million in proceeds  from sales of the Company's
investment in Healtheon/WebMD Corporation. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources"
below where the use of these proceeds is discussed.

         As of  December  31,  1999,  the  deferred  income tax asset  valuation
allowance  was  eliminated  and the full amount of  deferred  income tax assets,
totaling  $36.7  million,  was  reflected  on the  consolidated  balance  sheet.
Beginning in 2000,  the Company is recognizing  income tax expense,  including a
$1.6 million  provision in the third  quarter and $7.5 million  provision in the
first  nine  months of 2000.  In the  comparable  periods in 1999,  the  Company
recorded a $4.0  million  income tax benefit  resulting  from a reduction in the
deferred tax valuation allowance due to continued improved operating results. No
significant  cash  outflows  for income  taxes are  expected in the near future,
other than alternative  minimum taxes and foreign taxes,  since, as of September
30, 2000, the Company's net operating  losses  reflected in the deferred  income
tax asset will be available to offset future tax liabilities.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

         As  of  September  30,  2000,  the  Company  had  cash  and  short-term
investments of $2.2 million. Net cash provided by operating activities increased
to $18.4 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2000, compared to
$6.8  million  for the same  period  of 1999.  Contributing  to this  cash  flow
improvement   was  a  14.0%   improvement  in  operating   earnings,   excluding
amortization of intangible assets and restructuring  charges, from $24.8 million
to $28.3  million.  The remainder of the increase in cash provided by operations
was  primarily  the  result  of  reductions  in  accounts  payable  and  accrued
liabilities in 1999.
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         The Company's accounts receivable days' sales outstanding  increased to
72 days' sales as of  September  30, 2000 from 69 days' sales as of December 31,
1999.  Reductions of accounts  receivable days' sales outstanding in the Women's
Health  segment from 90 days' sales as of December 31, 1999 to 83 days' sales as
of September  30, 2000 were offset by an increase in accounts  receivable  days'
sales outstanding of the Cardiovascular segment resulting from a conversion to a
new billing system.

     Capital  expenditures  of $8.0  million  in the first  nine  months of 2000
relate primarily to purchases of patient  equipment to support revenue growth in
the  Cardiovascular  segment  and for the  upgrade  and  expansion  of  computer
information  systems in all  segments of the  Company.  The  Company  expects to
expend approximately $11.5 million for capital items in 2000.

     During the nine months ended  September 30, 2000,  the Company sold 203,393
shares of  Healtheon/WebMD  resulting in proceeds of approximately $7.3 million.
As of  September  30,  2000,  the Company had 16,423  shares of this  investment
remaining.  The Company used these proceeds,  along with available cash and cash
derived  from  operations  to repay a total of $22.2  million of its bank credit
facility during the nine months ended September 30, 2000. At September 30, 2000,
the Company had a total of $63.8 million outstanding under this facility.

         During the first quarter of 1999, the Company completed the acquisition
of  substantially  all of the assets of the Gainor  Medical  Management,  L.L.C.
("Gainor  Medical")  business.   The  acquisition   agreement  provided  for  an
additional   contingent  purchase  price  adjustment  based  on  1999  financial
performance  of the Gainor  Medical  business.  In August 2000, a final purchase
price  adjustment of $400,000 was agreed upon and was paid by the issuance of an
additional  subordinated  note. As of September 30, 2000,  total  purchase price
adjustments  of $13.7  million  were  reflected  in the  consolidated  condensed
balance sheets.

         In September  2000, the Board of Directors of the Company  approved the
repurchase  and retirement of $3.0 million of the Company's  outstanding  common
stock.  On October 31, 2000,  the Company  completed  this  repurchase  program,
having purchased  approximately  1.2 million shares of common stock. In November
2000,  the Board of Directors  approved a continuation  of the share  repurchase
program and authorized  the  repurchase of an additional  $3.0 million of common
stock.

         In  September   2000,  the  Board  of  Directors  also  approved,   and
recommended  that  shareholders  approve,  a proposal to effect a reverse  stock
split of the Company's  common stock. If approved by the Company's  shareholders
at a special  shareholders' meeting on December 5, 2000, the Company would issue
one new share of common  stock in exchange for not less than three nor more than
five shares of outstanding common stock.

         The Company  believes that its  financial  condition is strong and that
its cash,  other liquid assets,  operating  cash flows and borrowing  capacities
under the existing  credit  facility,  taken  together,  will  provide  adequate
resources to fund ongoing operating  requirements,  future capital expenditures,
repurchases of outstanding common stock and development of new projects.


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Forward-Looking Information

         This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements and information that
are based on the  Company's  beliefs  and  assumptions,  as well as  information
currently  available  to the  Company.  From time to time,  the  Company and its
officers,  directors  or  employees  may make other  oral or written  statements
(including  statements in press  releases or other  announcements)  that contain
forward-looking  statements and information.  Without limiting the generality of
the  foregoing,  the  words  "believe,"   "anticipate,"   "estimate,"  "expect,"
"intend," "plan," "seek" and similar  expressions,  when used in this Report and
in such other statements,  are intended to identify forward-looking  statements.
All   forward-looking   statements   and   information   in  this   Report   are
forward-looking  statements  within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended,  and are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby.
Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are
subject  to risks,  uncertainties  and other  factors  that may cause the actual
results,  performance or achievements  of the Company to differ  materially from
historical   results  or  from  any  results   expressed   or  implied  by  such
forward-looking  statements.  Such  factors  include,  without  limitation:  (i)
changes in  reimbursement  rates,  policies or payment  practices by third-party
payors,  whether  initiated by the payor or legislatively  maintained;  (ii) the
loss of major  customers;  (iii)  termination of the Company's  exclusive supply
agreement  with Nissho  Corporation  or failure to continue the agreement on the
terms  currently  in  effect;   (iv)  impairment  of  the  Company's  rights  in
intellectual  property;  (v) increased or more effective  competition;  (vi) new
technologies  that render  obsolete or  non-competitive  products  and  services
offered by the Company;  (vii) changes in regulations  applicable to the Company
or failure to comply with  existing  regulations;  (viii)  future health care or
budget legislation or other health reform  initiatives;  (ix) increased exposure
to  professional   negligence   liability;   (x)  difficulties  in  successfully
integrating  recently  acquired  businesses  into the Company's  operations  and
uncertainties related to the future performance of such businesses;  (xi) losses
due to foreign currency  exchange rate fluctuations or deterioration of economic
conditions in foreign markets; (xii) increases in interest rates, and (xiii) the
risk factors discussed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including
but not limited to, its Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December
31, 1999.  Many of such factors are beyond the  Company's  ability to control or
predict,   and  readers  are  cautioned  not  to  put  undue  reliance  on  such
forward-looking  statements.  The Company  disclaims any obligation to update or
review  any  forward-looking  statements  contained  in  this  Report  or in any
statement referencing the risk factors and other cautionary statements set forth
in this  Report,  whether  as a result  of new  information,  future  events  or
otherwise,  except as may be required by the Company's disclosure obligations in
filings it makes with the SEC under federal securities laws.


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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

         The Company is exposed to market risk from  changes in the market price
of its  short-term  investment,  interest  rates on  long-term  debt and foreign
exchange rates.

         The Company's short-term  investment in a marketable equity security is
subject to risk of volatility in the market price of the security.

         The Company's  primary  interest rate risk relates to its variable rate
bank credit  facility.  At September 30, 2000, the Company's total variable rate
long-term debt obligation was $63.8 million.  A hypothetical 10% increase in the
Company's  variable  interest  rate for a duration  of one year would  result in
additional interest expense of approximately $600,000.

         The Company's non-U.S.  operations with sales denominated in other than
U.S.  dollars  (primarily  in  Germany)  generated  approximately  11% of  total
revenues in the first nine  months of 2000.  In the normal  course of  business,
these operations are exposed to fluctuations in currency values. Management does
not consider  the impact of currency  fluctuations  to  represent a  significant
risk, and as such has chosen not to hedge its foreign currency  exposure.  A 10%
change in the dollar  exchange  rate of the German  Deutsche  mark would  impact
annual net earnings by approximately $250,000.


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                           PART II--OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)      Exhibits

11       Computation of Earnings per Share
27       Financial Data Schedule (for SEC purposes only)

         Reports on Form 8-K

         The  Company  has not filed any  Current  Report on Form 8-K during the
         quarter ended September 30, 2000.


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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.

                                MATRIA HEALTHCARE, INC.


November 13, 2000               By: /s/ Parker H. Petit
                                   Parker H. Petit
                                   Chairman of the Board, President and
                                   Chief Executive Officer
                                   (Principal Executive Officer)

                                    /s/ George W. Dunaway
                                   George W. Dunaway, Vice President--
                                   Finance and Chief Financial Officer
                                   (Principal Financial Officer)




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