CBRL GROUP INC
10-Q, 1999-03-15
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

                Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                 For the Quarterly Period Ended January 29, 1999

                          Commission file number 0-7536

                                CBRL GROUP, INC.

                 A Tennessee Corporation I.R.S. EIN: 62-1749513

                          Hartmann Drive, P. O. Box 787
                          Lebanon, Tennessee 37088-0787

                                  615-444-5533



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


                        60,096,333 Shares of Common Stock
                       Outstanding as of February 26, 1999

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                                     PART I

                          Item 1. Financial Statements

                                CBRL GROUP, INC.
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                        (In thousands, except share data)
                                   (Unaudited)
                                                    January 29,    July 31,
                                                       1999         1998*
                                                       ----         ----
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ASSETS
<S>                                                  <C>          <C>   
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                          $   1,443    $  62,593
  Receivables                                            3,838        5,192
  Inventories                                          101,087       91,609
  Prepaid expenses                                       5,624        5,432
                                                     ---------    ---------
   Total current assets                                111,992      164,826
                                                     ---------    ---------

Property and equipment, net                            853,078      812,321
Other assets                                            15,860       14,961
                                                     ---------    ---------

Total assets                                         $ 980,930    $ 992,108
                                                     =========    =========

LIABILIIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                                   $  32,193    $  38,212
  Accrued expenses                                      56,308       63,110
  Current portion of long-term debt                      2,500        2,500
  Current portion of other long-term obligations           200          200
                                                     ---------    ---------
   Total current liabilities                            91,201      104,022
                                                     ---------    ---------
Long-term debt                                          67,000       59,500
Other long-term obligations                             25,135       25,212

Shareholders' equity:
 Common stock - $.50 par value, authorized              31,261       31,240
  150,000,000 shares, issued 62,522,116 at
  January 29, 1999 and 62,480,775 at July 31, 1998
 Additional paid-in capital                            252,052      251,236
 Retained earnings                                     563,446      520,898
                                                     ---------    ---------
                                                       846,759      803,374

 Less treasury stock, at cost, 2,067,500 and
  0 shares, respectively                               (49,165)        --
                                                     ---------    ---------

  Total shareholders' equity                           797,594      803,374
                                                     ---------    ---------

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity           $ 980,930    $ 992,108
                                                     =========    =========
</TABLE>

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
(*)This condensed consolidated balance sheet has been derived from the
audited consolidated balance sheet as of July 31, 1998.

<PAGE>


                                CBRL GROUP, INC.
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                      (In thousands, except per share data)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                    Quarter Ended          Six Months Ended
                                January 29, January 30, January 29, January 30,
                                   1999        1998        1999        1998
                                   ----        ----        ----        ----
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                              <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>      
Net sales:
   Restaurant                    $255,794    $232,137    $525,487    $474,367
   Retail                         112,133      89,653     193,936     160,178
                                 --------    --------    --------    --------
       Total net sales            367,927     321,790     719,423     634,545

Cost of goods sold                139,458     116,636     258,219     223,127
                                 --------    --------    --------    --------
Gross profit                      228,469     205,154     461,204     411,418

Labor & related expenses          124,116     106,615     242,497     212,715
Other store operating expenses     58,388      49,652     112,051      96,141
                                 --------    --------    --------    --------
Store operating income             45,965      48,887     106,656     102,562

General and administrative         18,217      16,666      37,273      32,548
                                 --------    --------    --------    --------
Operating income                   27,748      32,221      69,383      70,014

Interest expense                      911         838       1,696       1,898
Interest income                       233         697         798       1,517
                                 --------    --------    --------    --------

Pretax income                      27,070      32,080      68,485      69,633
Provision for income taxes          9,987      11,806      25,269      25,626
                                 --------    --------    --------    --------

Net income                       $ 17,083    $ 20,274    $ 43,216    $ 44,007
                                 ========    ========    ========    ========

Earnings per share:
   Basic                         $    .28    $    .33    $    .70    $    .72
                                 ========    ========    ========    ========
   Diluted                       $    .28    $    .32    $    .70    $    .70
                                 ========    ========    ========    ========

Weighted average shares:
   Basic                           60,936      61,607      61,543      61,443
                                 ========    ========    ========    ========
   Diluted                         61,254      62,760      61,961      62,543
                                 ========    ========    ========    ========

Dividends per share              $   .005    $   .005    $   .010    $   .010
                                 ========    ========    ========    ========

</TABLE>
<PAGE>






                                CBRL GROUP, INC.
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (In thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)


                                                            Six Months Ended
                                                         January 29, January 30,
                                                            1999        1998
                                                            ----        ----
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                        <C>        <C> 
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                               $ 43,216   $ 44,007
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to
    net cash provided by operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization                           25,220     21,886
     (Gain) loss on disposition of property and equipment      (237)       534
     Changes in assets and liabilities:
       Inventories                                           (9,478)     8,259
       Other assets                                            (899)    (1,001)
       Accounts payable                                      (6,019)       669
       Other current assets and liabilities                  (5,640)     2,474
                                                           --------   --------
  Net cash provided by operating activities                  46,163     76,828
                                                           --------   --------

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Proceeds from maturities of investments                        --      1,666
  Purchase of property and equipment                        (67,626)   (89,381)
  Proceeds from sale of property and equipment                1,886        702
                                                           --------   --------
  Net cash used in investing activities                     (65,740)   (87,013)
                                                           --------   --------

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Treasury stock purchases                                  (49,165)        --
  Proceeds from exercise of stock options                       837     15,941
  Principal payments under long-term debt and other
     Long-term obligations                                  (22,577)    (3,565)
  Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt                   30,000         --
  Dividends on common stock                                    (668)      (664)
                                                           --------   --------
  Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities       (41,573)    11,712
                                                           --------   --------

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents        (61,150)     1,527

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period               62,593     64,933
                                                           --------   --------

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                   $  1,443   $ 66,460
                                                           ========   ========

Supplemental  disclosures  of cash flow  information:
 Cash paid  during the six months for:
  Interest                                                 $  2,247   $  2,387
  Income taxes                                               26,735     29,180
</TABLE>

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
<PAGE>


CBRL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands)

1.  Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
    ------------------------------------------- 

    The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of January 29, 1999 and the
related  condensed  consolidated  statements  of income  and cash  flows for the
quarters and six-month periods ended January 29, 1999 and January 30, 1998, have
been prepared by the Company,  without audit; in the opinion of management,  all
adjustments  for a fair  presentation of such condensed  consolidated  financial
statements have been made.

    These condensed  consolidated  financial  statements  should be read in
conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto
contained in the  Company's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July
31, 1998.

    Deloitte & Touche LLP,  the  Company's  independent  accountants,  have
performed a limited review of the financial  information  included herein. Their
report on such review accompanies this filing.

2.  Income Taxes
    ------------ 

    The  provision  for income taxes for the quarter and  six-month  period
ended January 29, 1999 has been computed based on  management's  estimate of the
tax  rate for the  entire  fiscal  year of  36.9%.  The  variation  between  the
statutory  tax rate and the  effective tax rate is due primarily to employer tax
credits for FICA taxes paid on tip income. The Company's  effective tax rate for
both the quarter and six-month  period ended January 30, 1998 and for the entire
fiscal year of 1998 was 36.8%.

3.  Seasonality
    -----------

    The sales and  profits of the  Company are  affected  significantly  by
seasonal  travel  and  vacation  patterns  because  of  its  interstate  highway
locations.  Historically, the Company's greatest sales and profits have occurred
during the period of June through August.  Early December  through the last part
of February,  excluding the Christmas holidays, has historically been the period
of lowest  sales and  profits.  Therefore,  the  results of  operations  for the
quarter and  six-month  period  ended  January  29,  1999  cannot be  considered
indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year.

4.  Earnings per Share and Weighted Average Shares
    ----------------------------------------------

    In February 1997,  the Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board ("FASB")
issued Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards ("SFAS") No. 128, "Earnings
Per Share," which requires presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share.
Basic  earnings  per share is computed by dividing  income  available  to common
shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the
reporting  period.  Diluted  earnings per share reflects the potential  dilution
that could occur if securities, options or other contracts to issue common stock
were exercised or converted into common stock.  Outstanding stock options issued
by the Company  represent the only dilutive effect reflected in diluted weighted
average shares. Weighted average basic shares for the quarters ended January 29,
1999 and January 30, 1998 were 60,935,624 and 61,606,857, respectively. Weighted
average  basic  shares for the  six-month  periods  ended  January  29, 1999 and
January 30, 1998 were 61,543,081 and 61,442,750,  respectively. Weighted average
diluted shares for the quarters ended January 29, 1999 and January 30, 1998 were
61,254,090 and 62,759,943, respectively. Weighted average diluted shares for the
six-month  periods ended  January 29, 1999 and January 30, 1998 were  61,960,600
and 62,543,153, respectively.

5.  Recent Accounting Pronouncements Adopted
    ----------------------------------------

     In June 1997, SFAS No. 130, "Reporting  Comprehensive  Income," was issued.
SFAS No. 130  specifies how to report and display  comprehensive  income and its
components.  This  statement  is  effective  for fiscal  years  beginning  after
December 15, 1997,  with  restatement  of all prior periods  shown.  The Company
adopted SFAS No. 130 in the first quarter of fiscal 1999. There is no difference
between  comprehensive  income and net income as reported by the Company for all
periods shown.  In June 1997,  SFAS No. 131,  "Disclosures  about Segments of an
Enterprise  and Related  Information,"  was issued.  SFAS No. 131  requires  the
disclosure  of certain  information  about  operating  segments in the financial
statements. The statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December
15, 1997, with restatement of all prior periods shown if not impracticable to do
so. The Company  adopted SFAS No. 131 in the first quarter of fiscal 1999.  SFAS
No. 131  requires no  disclosure  in interim  periods in fiscal  1999,  but will
require interim  disclosure in fiscal 2000. SFAS No. 131 will require disclosure
in the Company's financial statements in its fiscal 1999 annual report.

6.  Subsequent Event
    ----------------

    On February 16, 1999, the Company  completed its merger and acquisition
of Logan's Roadhouse,  Inc. (formerly traded on the Nasdaq National Market under
the  symbol  RDHS) for $24.00  cash per share of RDHS  common  stock.  The total
acquisition cost was  approximately  $180 million which was net of approximately
$9  million  received  from the  exercise  of  vested  and  accelerated  Logan's
Roadhouse,  Inc.  employee  and  director  stock  options  at  the  time  of the
acquisition.  The acquisition will be accounted for using the purchase method of
accounting by applying the applicable  provisions of Accounting Principles Board
Opinion No. 16.


<PAGE>



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

     All  dollar  amounts  reported  or  discussed  in  Item 2 are  shown  in
thousands.  Except for  specific  historical  information,  many of the  matters
discussed  in this Form 10-Q may  express or imply  projections  of  revenues or
expenditures,  statements  of plans  and  objectives  or  future  operations  or
statements of future economic  performance.  Those,  and similar  statements are
forward-looking  statements that involve risks,  uncertainties and other factors
which may cause the actual  performance of CBRL Group, Inc. to differ materially
from those  expressed or implied by such  statements.  Factors which will affect
actual results  include,  but are not limited to: the  availability and costs of
acceptable sites for development; the ability of the Company to retain qualified
employees,  and to  recruit  and train  restaurant  personnel  in its  expansion
locations;  the acceptance of the Cracker Barrel Old Country  Store(R),  Logan's
Roadhouse(R) and Carmine Giardini's  Gourmet Market(TM) and restaurant  concepts
as the  Company  continues  to expand  into new  geographic  regions;  continued
successful acquisition of additional concepts to expand;  successful development
of new  and  regional  menu  items;  the  continued  success  of  the  Company's
frequency-based  Cracker  Barrel  Old  Country  Store  Neighborhood(R)  program;
changes in or  implementation of additional  governmental  rules and regulations
affecting  wage and hour matters,  health and safety and other areas affected by
governmental  actions,  and  other  factors  described  from time to time in the
Company's  filings with the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  press releases
and other communications.  In addition,  the Company discusses certain Year 2000
issues based on a "reasonably  likely worst case." That  discussion  necessarily
relies on assumptions  which are not related to existing  facts,  and it must be
expected that actual circumstances and their effects on the Company will differ.

Results of Operations

     The   following   table   highlights   operating   results  by   percentage
relationships  to total net sales for the quarter  and  six-month  period  ended
January 29, 1999 as compared to the same periods a year ago:


                                     Quarter Ended          Six Months Ended
                                 January 29, January 30, January 29, January 30,
                                    1999        1998        1999        1998
                                    ----        ----        ----        ---- 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                 <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>                                     
Net sales:
    Restaurant                       69.5%      72.1%       73.0%       74.8%
    Retail                           30.5       27.9        27.0        25.2
                                    -----      -----       -----       -----

        Total net sales             100.0      100.0       100.0       100.0

    Cost of goods sold               37.9       36.3        35.9        35.2
                                    -----      -----       -----       -----
    Gross profit                     62.1       63.7        64.1        64.8
    Labor & related expenses         33.7       33.1        33.7        33.5
    Other store operating expenses   15.9       15.4        15.6        15.2
                                    -----      -----       -----       -----
    Store operating income           12.5       15.2        14.8        16.1

    General and administrative        5.0        5.2         5.2         5.1
                                    -----      -----       -----       -----
    Operating income                  7.5       10.0         9.6        11.0

    Income expense                    0.3        0.2         0.2         0.3
    Interest income                   0.1        0.2         0.1         0.2
                                    -----      -----       -----       -----

    Pretax income                     7.3       10.0         9.5        10.9
    Provision for income taxes        2.7        3.7         3.5         4.0
                                    -----      -----       -----       -----

    Net income                        4.6%       6.3%        6.0%        6.9%
                                    =====      =====       =====       =====

</TABLE>
<PAGE>

                            Same Store Sales Analysis
                                307 Store Average

                                 Quarter Ended            Six Months Ended
                             January 29, January 30,   January 29, January 30,
                                1999        1998          1999        1998
                                ----        ----          ----        ----   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  <S>                          <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>

Restaurant                     $694.7      $719.1      $1,449.3     $1,489.2
Retail                          294.1       276.4         516.9        499.8
                               ------      ------      --------     --------

Restaurant & retail            $988.8      $995.5      $1,966.2     $1,989.0
                               ======      ======      ========     ========
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
Sales
- -----

     Net sales for the second  quarter of fiscal 1999 increased 14% compared
to last year's second quarter.  Same store  restaurant  sales decreased 3.4% and
same store retail sales increased 6.3%, for a total same store sales (restaurant
and retail) decrease of 0.7%. Same store  restaurant  sales decreased  primarily
due to decreases in customer traffic of approximately 7%, partially offset by an
effective  3.8% menu price  increase  for the  quarter.  Same store retail sales
increased  primarily due to an improved assortment of retail items in the stores
versus  the prior year and a  significant  increase  in the sale of  marked-down
seasonal  merchandise  after Christmas  versus the prior year. This increase was
partially  offset  due  to  the  decrease  in  restaurant  customer  traffic  of
approximately 7%. New stores accounted for the balance of the second quarter net
sales increase.

     Net sales for the six-month  period ended  January 29, 1999,  increased
13%  compared  to the  six-month  period  ended  January  30,  1998.  Same store
restaurant  sales decreased 2.7% and same store retail sales increased 3.4%, for
a total same store sales  (restaurant  and retail)  decrease of 1.1%. Same store
restaurant  sales  decreased  primarily due to decreases in customer  traffic of
approximately  7%, partially offset by an effective 4.0% menu price increase for
the  six-month  period.  Same store retail sales  increased  primarily due to an
improved  assortment  of retail items in the stores  versus the prior year and a
significant  increase  in the sale of  marked-down  seasonal  merchandise  after
Christmas  versus the prior year. This increase was partially  offset due to the
decrease  in  restaurant  customer  traffic  of  approximately  7%.  New  stores
accounted for the balance of the six-month period net sales increase.

Cost of Goods Sold
- ------------------

     Cost of goods sold as a percentage  of net sales for the quarter  ended
January 29,  1999  increased  to 37.9% from 36.3% in the second  quarter of last
year. This increase was primarily due to the  significant  increase in markdowns
of seasonal merchandise after Christmas versus the prior year, an increasing mix
of retail sales, which have a higher cost of goods than restaurant sales, higher
retail  shrinkage in the second  quarter of fiscal 1999 versus the same period a
year ago and increases in dairy prices.

     Cost of goods  sold as a  percentage  of net  sales  for the  six-month
period ended  January 29, 1999  increased to 35.9% from 35.2% for the  six-month
period  ended  January  30,  1998.  This  increase  was  primarily  due  to  the
significant increase in markdowns of seasonal merchandise after Christmas versus
the prior year, an increasing  mix of retail sales,  which have a higher cost of
goods than restaurant sales,  higher retail shrinkage in the first six months of
fiscal  1999 versus the same period a year ago and  increases  in dairy  prices.
This increase was partially  offset due to improved  initial mark-ons for retail
merchandise.

Labor and Related Expenses
- --------------------------

     Labor and related  expenses  include all direct and indirect  labor and
related  costs  incurred in store  operations.  Labor and related  expenses as a
percentage of net sales  increased to 33.7% in the second quarter this year from
33.1% last year. This increase was primarily due to increased  restaurant  labor
hours to improve  guest  service  and  hourly  wage  inflation  at the stores of
approximately  4%. This  increase was  partially  offset by lower bonus  payouts
under the store-level bonus program.

<PAGE>
     Labor and related  expenses as a percentage  of net sales  increased to
33.7% in the six-month period ended January 29, 1999 from 33.5% in the six-month
period ended  January 30, 1998.  This  increase was  primarily  due to increased
restaurant labor hours to improve guest service and hourly wage inflation at the
stores of  approximately  4%. This increase was partially  offset by lower bonus
payouts under the store-level bonus program.

Other Store Operating Expenses
- ------------------------------ 

     Other store operating expenses include all unit-level  operating costs,
the major components of which are operating  supplies,  repairs and maintenance,
advertising expenses,  utilities and depreciation and amortization.  Other store
operating expenses as a percentage of net sales increased to 15.9% in the second
quarter  of fiscal  1999 from 15.4% in the  second  quarter  of last year.  This
increase was primarily due to higher maintenance and manager moving costs versus
the prior year.

     Other store  operating  expenses as a percentage of net sales increased
to 15.6% for the  six-month  period  ended  January  29,  1999 from 15.2% in the
six-month  period ended  January 30, 1998.  This  increase was  primarily due to
higher maintenance and manager moving costs versus the prior year.

General and Administrative Expenses
- -----------------------------------

     General  and  administrative  expenses  as a  percentage  of net  sales
decreased  to 5.0% in the second  quarter of fiscal 1999 from 5.2% in the second
quarter of last year.  The  primary  reason for the  decrease  was a decrease in
corporate  bonus accruals  versus the prior year  partially  offset by increased
general and  administrative  expenses from the Company's  recent  acquisition of
Carmine Giardini's Gourmet Market and La Trattoria Ristorante.

     General  and  administrative  expenses  as a  percentage  of net  sales
increased to 5.2% for the  six-month  period ended January 29, 1999 from 5.1% in
the  six-month  period  ended  January 30,  1998.  The  primary  reasons for the
increase  were  the  increased  general  and  administrative  expenses  from the
Company's  recent  acquisition  of  Carmine  Giardini's  Gourmet  Market  and La
Trattoria  Ristorante  and the costs related to the holding  company  formation.
This increase was partially  offset by the decrease in corporate  bonus accruals
versus the prior year.

Interest Expense
- ----------------

     Interest expense increased to $911 in the second quarter of fiscal 1999
from $838 in the second  quarter of last year. The increase  primarily  resulted
from lower capitalized  interest during the quarter as compared to last year due
to the decrease in the number of stores under construction in the second quarter
of fiscal 1999 versus the prior year. The decrease in stores under  construction
resulted from the  Company's  decision to decrease the new stores opened from 50
in fiscal 1998 to 40 in fiscal 1999.

     Interest  expense  decreased to $1,696 for the  six-month  period ended
January 29, 1999 from $1,898 in the six-month period ended January 30, 1998. The
decrease  primarily  resulted  from lower  average debt  outstanding  during the
six-month period ended January 29, 1999 as compared to last year.

Interest Income
- ---------------

     Interest income  decreased to $233 in the second quarter of fiscal 1999
from $697 in the second  quarter of last year. The decrease was primarily due to
lower average funds available for investment.

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     Interest  income  decreased  to $798  for the  six-month  period  ended
January 29, 1999 from $1,517 in the six-month period ended January 30, 1998. The
decrease was primarily due to lower average funds available for investment.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
- ------------------------------------------------

     In June 1998, SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative  Instruments and
Hedging  Activities,"  was  issued.  SFAS No.  133  specifies  how to report and
display  derivative  instruments  and  hedging  activities.  This  statement  is
effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 1999. The Company will adopt
SFAS No.  133 in the first  quarter of fiscal  2000.  The  Company is  currently
evaluating the effect that SFAS No. 133 will have on the Company's  consolidated
financial  statements  upon adoption.  In March 1998, the American  Institute of
Certified  Public   Accountants  issued  Statement  of  Position  ("SOP")  98-1,
"Accounting  for the  Costs of  Computer  Software  Developed  or  Obtained  for
Internal   Use."  SOP  98-1  provides   guidance  on  when  costs  incurred  for
internal-use  computer  software  are  capitalized  or expensed  and guidance on
whether computer  software is for internal use. SOP 98-1 is effective for fiscal
years  beginning  after December 15, 1998 and applies to  internal-use  software
costs  incurred  for all  projects,  including  those in progress  upon  initial
application of the SOP. The Company is currently  evaluating the effect that SOP
98-1 will have on the Company's consolidated financial statements upon adoption.
In April 1998, SOP 98-5,  "Reporting of the Costs of Start-up  Activities,"  was
issued.  SOP 98-5 requires that the Company expense start-up costs of new stores
as  incurred  rather  than  when the  store  opens as is the  Company's  current
practice.  SOP 98-5 is effective for fiscal years  beginning  after December 15,
1998. The Company is currently  evaluating the effect that SOP 98-5 will have on
the Company's  consolidated financial statements upon adoption. The Company does
not expect the adoption of either SOP 98-1 or SOP 98-5 to have a material effect
on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Year 2000
- ---------

     Many software applications and computer operational programs written in
the past were not designed to  recognize  calendar  dates  beginning in the Year
2000. The failure of such  applications or systems used by the Company or by its
material  suppliers to properly  recognize the dates  beginning in the Year 2000
could result in miscalculations or systems failures which potentially could have
an adverse effect on the Company's operations.

     The  Company's  Year  2000  preparations  began  in  fiscal  1998.  The
preparations  include  identification,  assessment,  and  testing of all Company
software,  hardware and equipment  that could be affected by the Year 2000 issue
and remedial action, where necessary,  followed by further testing.  Analysis to
identify  internal  Year 2000  deficiencies  is in process and an  inventory  of
systems designated as critical has been developed.  As the Year 2000 remediation
efforts  progress,  the Company will first focus,  wherever  possible,  on those
systems  designated  critical.  The Company has completed the Year 2000 analysis
and  has  begun  correction  of  deficiencies   found  with  completion  of  the
remediation  efforts  anticipated by September 30, 1999. The Company's estimated
total  cost  of  analysis  and  remediation  of  the  Year  2000  issues  is not
anticipated  to have a material  adverse  effect on the  Company's  consolidated
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

     The Company  has also  contacted  critical  suppliers  of products  and
services to determine  the extent to which the Company may be vulnerable to such
suppliers'  failures to resolve their own Year 2000 compliance issues. To assess
the Year 2000  risks to the  Company's  continuity  of supply  of  products  and
services,  an inventory of significant vendors has been compiled.  These vendors
were sent letters and questionnaires  requesting information as to the status of
their Year 2000 readiness and certification  that their information  systems are
Year 2000 compliant.  Based on responses received from most of these vendors, it
appears that Year 2000 issues are being addressed.  The Company has not verified
the contents,  nor is it the source,  of Year 2000 statements  incorporated,  or
relied upon by the Company,  in this  disclosure  from persons or entities other
than the Company. The Company is continuing to pursue responses from significant
vendors that have not  responded to date and will discuss with them any material
Year 2000 concerns that are identified.
<PAGE>
     The Company  anticipates  timely  completion  of the internal Year 2000
readiness  efforts.  However,  if new systems  cannot be implemented on a timely
basis,  modifications  to existing  systems cannot be  accomplished  on a timely
basis,  information  technology  resources  do not  remain  available,  or other
unanticipated  events  occur,  there  could be material  adverse  effects on the
Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
As  part  of  the  Year  2000  readiness  efforts,  the  Company  is  developing
contingency plans to identify  activities which will need to be performed in the
event of internal  systems  failures.  The contingency  plans are expected to be
completed  by July 31, 1999.  Although the Company has not yet been  informed of
material Year 2000 issues by its significant vendors, there is no assurance that
these  vendors will be Year 2000  compliant on a timely  basis.  Similarly,  the
Company has no reliable information concerning the expected Year 2000 effects on
the  nation's   securities   markets,   banking  system,   utilities  and  other
infrastructure.  The Company  therefore  relies  generally on the ability of the
federal  government and its agencies,  such as the Internal  Revenue Service and
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  to  effectively  address such issues on a
national  scale.  Unanticipated  failures or  significant  delays in  furnishing
products or services by  significant  vendors or general  public  infrastructure
service  providers  could  have a  material  adverse  effect  on  the  Company's
consolidated  financial  position,  results of operations and cash flows.  Where
practicable,  the Company is assessing and attempting to mitigate its risks with
respect to the failure of its significant  vendors and public  infrastructure to
be Year  2000  ready as part of its  contingency  planning.  In the  worst  case
reasonably  to be  expected,  assuming  that the nation's  financial  system and
overall public  infrastructure  continues to operate  substantially  as they had
prior to the Year  2000,  some of the  Company's  internal  systems  may fail to
operate  properly  and  some of its  significant  vendors  may  fail to  perform
effectively  or may fail to  timely or  completely  deliver  products.  In those
circumstances,  the Company  expects to be able to conduct all of its  necessary
business  operations  manually and to obtain necessary products from alternative
vendors and business operations would generally continue;  however,  there would
be some disruption  which could have a material  adverse effect on the Company's
consolidated  financial  position,  results of  operations  and cash flows.  The
Company has no basis upon which to reasonably analyze the psychological or other
direct or indirect  effects on its guests,  and consumers  generally,  from Year
2000 issues or experiences  unrelated to the Company. The actual effect, if any,
on the Company's consolidated financial position,  results of operations or cash
flows from the failure of its internal systems or of its significant  vendors to
be Year 2000 ready can not be reasonably predicted.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
- -------------------------------

     The Company's operating activities provided net cash of $46,163 for the
six-month  period ended  January 29, 1999.  All of this cash was provided by net
income  adjusted  for  depreciation  and  amortization.  Such cash  provided was
reduced  by  increases  in  inventories,  increases  in  other  current  assets,
increases in other assets,  decreases in accounts payable and decreases in other
current liabilities.

     Capital  expenditures  were  $67,626  for the  six-month  period  ended
January 29, 1999. Land purchases and the  construction  of new stores  accounted
for substantially all of these expenditures.  Capitalized  interest was $397 and
$801 for the quarter and six-month  period ended January 29, 1999 as compared to
$599 and $986 for the quarter  and  six-month  period  ended  January 30,  1998,
respectively. This difference was primarily due to the decrease in the number of
stores under  construction in the second quarter of fiscal 1999 versus the prior
year.  The decrease in stores under  construction  resulted  from the Company `s
decision  to slow its  expansion  to 40 new  stores  opened  in  fiscal  1999 as
compared to 50 new units opened in fiscal 1998.

     The  Company's  internally  generated  cash along with cash at July 31,
1998 and a $10,000 net draw under the revolver were sufficient to finance all of
its stock  buyback  program  and all of its  growth  in the first six  months of
fiscal 1999.

<PAGE>
     On September 9, 1998, the Company announced that the Board of Directors
had authorized the repurchase of up to 3 million shares of the Company's  common
stock.  This will allow the Company to repurchase  approximately  5% of the 62.5
million  shares  outstanding.  The purchases are to be made from time to time in
the open market at prevailing market prices.  One effect of the share repurchase
will be to minimize dilution to existing shareholders as shares are issued under
the  Company's  Stock  Option  Plan.  As of January  29,  1999,  the Company has
purchased  a total of  2,067,500  shares.  The Company  expects to complete  the
purchase of substantially  all of the remaining 932,500 shares authorized by the
Board of Directors by the end of March 1999.  On February 26, 1999,  the Company
announced  that the Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase of up to an
additional 3 million shares of the Company's  common stock.  This  authorization
increases the Company's stock buyback program to a total of approximately 10% of
the  approximately  60 million  shares  outstanding.  The Company plans to begin
repurchases  under this  second  authorization  upon  completion  of the first 3
million  share  buyback  program.   The  Company   estimates  that  its  capital
expenditures for fiscal 1999 will be approximately  $165,000,  substantially all
of which will be land purchases and the construction of new stores.  On February
16, 1999, the Company completed its merger and acquisition of Logan's Roadhouse,
Inc. for $24 cash per share or  approximately  $179,000,  excluding  deal costs.
(See Note 6.) In order to finance this acquisition and the Company's  additional
3 million share buyback  authorization,  the Company refinanced its $50,000 term
loan and $75,000  revolving  credit  facility  which  increased  the rate on the
Company's  $50,000  term loan to a fixed  interest  rate of 7.11%  based on a 75
basis  point  increase  in the  Company's  credit  spread,  but still due on its
original  maturity  date of  December  1, 2001.  The credit  spread  increase is
primarily due to changes in the credit  markets as compared to the credit spread
environment two years ago when the Company entered into the $125,000 bank credit
facility.  As part of the  February  16,  1999 bank  facility  refinancing,  the
Company  increased the total bank credit facility to $350,000 from $125,000.  On
February  16,  1999,  the Company  received  net  proceeds of $200,000  from its
revolving  credit facility at a variable rate of  approximately  6%.  Management
believes  that cash at January  29,  1999,  along with cash  generated  from the
Company's  operating  activities  and its available  $90,000  revolver,  will be
sufficient to finance its continued operations, the completion of its combined 6
million share stock buyback  program and its continued  expansion  plans through
fiscal 2000.


<PAGE>








INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
CBRL Group, Inc.
Lebanon, Tennessee


We have reviewed the accompanying  condensed  consolidated balance sheet of CBRL
Group,  Inc. as of January 29,  1999,  and the  related  condensed  consolidated
statements of income and cash flows for the quarters and six-month periods ended
January 29,  1999 and  January 30,  1998.  These  financial  statements  are the
responsibility of the Company's management.

We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by the American
Institute  of  Certified  Public  Accountants.  A review  of  interim  financial
information consists principally of applying analytical  procedures to financial
data and of making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting
matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance
with  generally  accepted  auditing  standards,  the  objective  of which is the
expression of an opinion  regarding the financial  statements  taken as a whole.
Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material  modifications that should
be made to such condensed  consolidated  financial  statements for them to be in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

We have  previously  audited,  in accordance  with generally  accepted  auditing
standards,  the consolidated balance sheet of CBRL Group, Inc. (formerly Cracker
Barrel  Old  Country  Store,  Inc.)  as  of  July  31,  1998,  and  the  related
consolidated statements of income,  shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the
year then ended (not  presented  herein);  and in our report dated  September 9,
1998,  we  expressed  an  unqualified  opinion on those  consolidated  financial
statements.  In our  opinion,  the  information  set  forth in the  accompanying
condensed  consolidated  balance sheet as of July 31, 1998 is fairly stated,  in
all material  respects,  in relation to the balance sheet from which it has been
derived.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP



Nashville, Tennessee
March 11, 1999



<PAGE>




                                     PART II


Item 1.      Legal Proceedings
             -----------------
                   None.


Item 2.      Changes in Securities
             --------------------- 
                   None.


Item 3.      Defaults Upon Senior Securities
             -------------------------------
                   None.


Item 4.      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
             --------------------------------------------------- 
             (a)   The Annual Meeting of shareholders was held November 24,
                   1998.

             (b)   Election of Directors:  Reported in the Registrant's
                   Form  10-Q  quarterly  report  for  the period ended
                   October 30, 1998.

             (c)   Other Matters:  Reported in the Registrant's Form  10-Q
                   quarterly report for the period ended October 30, 1998.

Item 5.      Other Information
             -----------------
                   None.


Item 6.      Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
             --------------------------------
             (a)   The following exhibits are filed pursuant to Item 601 
                   of  Regulation S-K
 
                   (15)Letter regarding unaudited financial information.

             (b)   The Company filed a Current Report on
                   Form 8-K on December  17, 1998  pursuant to Item 5 of
                   such form to announce an agreement to purchase all of
                   the issued and  outstanding  capital stock of Logan's
                   Roadhouse, Inc. The Company filed a Current Report on
                   Form 8-K on January  15,  1999  pursuant to Item 5 of
                   such form to announce the completion of the formation
                   of the Company's holding company structure.




<PAGE>






                                   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.





                                CBRL GROUP, INC.



Date:  3/11/99       By /s/Michael A. Woodhouse
       -------          ---------------------------------------------
                        Michael A. Woodhouse, Chief Financial Officer



Date:  3/11/99       By /s/Patrick A. Scruggs
       -------          ---------------------------------------------
                        Patrick A. Scruggs, Assistant Treasurer



<PAGE>












March 11, 1999



CBRL Group, Inc.
Hartmann Drive
Lebanon, Tennessee 37088-0787

We have made a review, in accordance with standards  established by the American
Institute of Certified Public  Accountants,  of the unaudited  interim financial
information  of CBRL Group,  Inc. for the quarters and  six-month  periods ended
January 29, 1999 and January 30, 1998, as indicated in our report dated March
11, 1999;  because we did not perform an audit,  we  expressed no opinion on 
that information.

We are aware  that our  report  referred  to above,  which is  included  in your
Quarterly  Report  on Form 10-Q for the  quarter  ended  January  29,  1999,  is
incorporated  by reference in  Registration  Statement Nos.  2-86602,  33-15775,
33-37567,  33-45482 and 333-01465 on Forms S-8 and  Registration  Statement Nos.
33-59582 and 333-74363 on Form S-3.

We also are aware that the aforementioned report,  pursuant to Rule 436(c) under
the  Securities  Act of  1933,  is not  considered  a part  of the  Registration
Statement  prepared  or  certified  by an  accountant  or a report  prepared  or
certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP



Nashville, Tennessee


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