WILEY JOHN & SONS INC
10-Q, 1996-09-12
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                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         Washington, D.C.  20549
                               FORM 10-Q

[X]          QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d)
                   OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT 1934
                              
For the quarterly period ended July 31, 1996Commission File No. 1-11507

                                   OR
                              
[  ]           TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d)
                       OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934
                   For the transition period from     to
                              
                        JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
                       -------------------------
            (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
                              
NEW YORK                            13-5593032
- ---------------------------         -----------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of     (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

605 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY      10158-0012
- -----------------------------       ------------------------
(Address of principal executive     Zip Code
offices)

Registrant's telephone number,      (212) 850-6000
including area code                 -----------------------

                       NOT APPLICABLE
                              
    Former name, former address, and former fiscal year,
                if changed since last report
                              
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 each of the Registrant's
classes of common stock as of July 31, 1996 were:

          Class A, par value $1.00  -  12,951,558
          Class B, par value $1.00  -   3,205,858

         This is the first of a eleven page document
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                   JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
                              
                            INDEX

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION                          PAGE NO.

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Financial Position - Unaudited as of July 31, 1996
and 1995 and April 30, 1996                                 3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - Unaudited
for the Three Months ended July 31, 1996 and 1995           4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow - Unaudited
for the Three Months ended July 31, 1996 and 1995           5

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements                                                  6-7

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

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                    9

SIGNATURES                                                  10

Exhibit 27 Financial Data Schedule                          11

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                      JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIES
             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
                                   - UNAUDITED
                                 (In thousands)
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<CAPTION>
                                            July 31,        April 30,
                                        ---------------     ----------
Assets                                   1996        1995      1996
                                     --------------------------------
                                          <C>        <C>       <C>
Current Assets

  Cash  and cash equivalents        $    8,163      3,243     55,284
  Accounts receivable                   81,406     67,791     60,276
  Inventories                           61,416     44,352     43,981
  Deferred income tax benefits          20,982      7,979      7,677
  Prepaid expenses                       6,224      4,776      3,413
                                    --------------------------------
          Total Current Assets         178,191    128,141    170,631

Product Development Assets              30,059     25,779     30,282
Property and Equipment                  28,698     21,666     22,989
Intangible Assets                      171,244     52,433     52,394
Other Assets                             9,141      7,400      8,205
                                    --------------------------------
  Total Assets                      $  417,333    235,419    284,501
                                    ================================
Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity

Current Liabilities
  Notes payable and current
      portion of long-term debt     $  106,524        579          -
  Accounts and royalties payable        44,067     38,545     36,952
  Deferred subscription revenues        59,769     43,771     71,999
  Accrued income taxes                   8,142      8,460      5,068
  Other accrued liabilities             35,604     20,607     25,097
                                    --------------------------------
          Total Current Liabilities    254,106    111,962    139,116

Other Long-Term Liabilities             26,184     13,565     14,994
Deferred Income Taxes                   12,249      5,100     12,409

Shareholders' Equity                   124,794    104,792    117,982
                                    --------------------------------
          Total Liabilities &
            Shareholders' Equity    $  417,333    235,419    284,501
                                   =================================
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               The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the
                  condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                    JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. AND SUBSIDARIES
            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - UNAUDITED
                  (In thousands except per share information)

                                                     Three Month
                                                    Ended July 31,
                                             ----------------------------
                                                 1996             1995
                                             ----------------------------
Revenues                                     $  99,217           88,092

Cost and Expenses
  Cost of sales                                 33,682           28,872   
  Operating and administrative exepnses         52,328           46,619
  Amoritzation of intangibles                    1,491            1,105
                                             ----------------------------
  Total Cost and Expenses                       87,501           76,596
                                             ----------------------------

Operating Income                                11,716           11,496

Interst Income and Other                           323              397
Interest Expense                                  (744)             (29)
                                             -----------------------------
Interest Income (Expense)-Net                     (421)             368
                                             -----------------------------
Income Before Taxes                             11,295           11,864
Provision For Income Taxes                       4,066            4,746
                                             -----------------------------
Net Income                                       7,229            7,118
                                             =============================
Net Income Per Share
  Primary                                      $  0.44             0.43
  Fully Diluted                                $  0.44             0.43

Cash Dividends Per Share
  Class A Common                             $  0.1000           0.0875
  Class B Common                             $  0.0875           0.0775

Average Shares
  Primary                                       16,518           16,448
  Fully Diluted                                 16,526           16,458

The acompanying Notes are an integral part of the condensed
consolidated financial statements.

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                    JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW - UNAUDITED
                                 (In thousands)

                                                         Three Months
                                                        Ended July 31,
                                                   -----------------------
                                                        1996        1995
                                                   -----------------------
Operating Activities
  Net income                                        $    7,229      7,118
  Non-cash items                                        10,226     12,261
  Net change in operating assets and liabilities      (47,613)   (39,992)
                                                   -----------------------
  Cash Used in Operating Activities                   (30,158)   (20,613)
                                                   -----------------------
Investing Activities

  Additions to product development assets              (5,078)    (5,374)
  Additions to property and equipment                  (2,220)    (2,246)
  Acquisition of publishing assets                   (102,569)    (1,244)
                                                   -----------------------
  Cash Used for Investing Activities                 (109,867)    (8,864)
                                                   -----------------------
Financing Activities

  Purchase of treasury shares                            (552)      (218)
  Net borrowings (repayment) of short-term debt         94,683       (44)
  Cash dividends                                       (1,574)    (1,373)
  Proceeds from exercise of stock options                  141        130
                                                   ------------------------
  Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities      92,698    (1,505)
                                                   ------------------------
  Effects of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash                 206      (185)
                                                   ------------------------
Cash and Cash Equivalents
     Decrease for Period                              (47,121)   (31,167)
     Balance at Beginning of Period                     55,284     34,410
                                                   -----------------------
  Balance at End of Period                          $    8,163      3,243
                                                   =======================
Cash Paid During the Period for

  Interest                                          $      214         23
  Income taxes (refund)                             $    1,355    (1,038)

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the condensed
consolidated financial statements.

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                    JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                               NOTES TO UNAUDITED
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  JULY 31, 1996


1.    In  the  opinion  of  management,  the  accompanying  unaudited  condensed
  consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting only  of
  normal  recurring  adjustments,  necessary to  present  fairly  the  Company's
  consolidated  financial position as of July 31, 1996 and 1995, and  April  30,
  1996, and results of operations and cash flows for the periods ended July  31,
  1996  and 1995.  These statements should be read in conjunction with the  most
  recent audited financial statements contained in the Company's Form 10-K for
  the fiscal year ended April 30, 1996.

2.    The  results for the three months ended July 31, 1996 are not  necessarily
  indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

3.   Income per share is determined by dividing income by the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding and common stock equivalents resulting from
the assumed exercise of outstanding dilutive stock options and other stock
awards, less shares assumed to be repurchased with the related proceeds at the
average market price for the period for primary earnings per share, and at the
higher of the average or end of period market price for fully diluted earnings
per share.

4.   Inventories were as follows:

                             July 31,            April 30,
                       --------------------      ---------
                         1996         1995          1996
                       -------       ------       -------
                                   (Thousands)
                                        
Finished goods         $51,485       35,497      39,616
Work-in-process          8,785        6,743       4,865
Paper, cloth and other   4,837        5,675       3,026
                       ----------------------------------
                        65,107       47,915      47,507
LIFO reserve            (3,691)      (3,563)     (3,526)
                       ----------------------------------
Total inventories      $61,416       44,352      43,981
                       ----------------------------------

The  increase  in  inventories  at  July  31,  1996  primarily  relates  to  the
acquisition of VCH.

5.    In  June 1996, the Company completed the acquisition of a 90% interest  in
  the German based VCH Publishing Group (VCH) through the purchase of 90% of the
  shares  of VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH for approximately $99 million in  cash,
  including  estimated  expenses.  VCH is a leading scientific,  technical,  and
  professional publisher of journals and books in such disciplines as chemistry,
  architecture, civil engineering and law.

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  The  transaction is initially being financed through available cash  balances,
  existing  lines  of  credit, and a $75 million bridge  line  of  credit.   The
  Company is currently in the process of refinancing the transaction.

  In  July  1996,  the  Company  acquired the  publishing  assets  of  Technical
  Insights,  Inc.,  a publisher of print and electronic newsletters  in  various
  areas of science and technology for approximately $3.8 million in cash.

  These  acquisitions have been accounted for by the purchase  method,  and  the
  accompanying financial statements include the net assets acquired and  results
  of  operations  since date of acquisition.  The cost of the  acquisitions  has
  been  allocated  on the basis of preliminary estimates of the fair  values  of
  the  assets  acquired and the liabilities assumed.  Final asset and  liability
  fair  values  may  differ based on appraisals and tax  bases,  however  it  is
  anticipated that any changes will not have a material effect in the  aggregate
  on  the  consolidated financial position of the Company.  The excess  of  cost
  over  the  preliminary  estimate of the fair  value  of  the  tangible  assets
  acquired   amounted  to  approximately  $120  million  relating  to   acquired
  publication rights, noncompete agreements, goodwill and other intangibles  and
  is  being amortized on a straight line basis over an estimated average life of
  30 years.

  The  following pro forma information presents the results of operations of the
  Company  as  if the VCH acquisition had been consummated as of  May  1,  1995.
  The  pro  forma  effects for Technical Insights were not  material.   The  pro
  forma  financial  information  is not necessarily  indicative  of  the  actual
  results that would have been obtained had the acquisition been consummated  as
  of  May  1,  1995,  nor  is it necessarily indicative  of  future  results  of
  operations.

                               Three Months
                              Ended July 31,
                     -------------------------------
                          1996            1995
                         ------         --------
                     (In thousands, except per share
                              information)
                                     
 Revenues               $ 103,729       $108,893
 Net Income             $   5,820       $  4,935
 Net Income Per Share   $    0.35       $   0.30
                       

6.    Effective  May  1,  1996,  the Company adopted  the  Financial
  Accounting Standards Board's Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
  ("SFAS") No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and
  for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of".  This standard establishes the
  accounting for the impairment of long-lived  assets, certain identifiable
  intangibles and goodwill  related  to those  assets  to  be  held and used,
  and for long-lived  assets  and  certain identifiable intangibles to be
  disposed of.  The adoption of this standard did not  have  a material
  effect on the consolidated financial statements  of  the Company.

  Effective  May 1, 1996, the Company adopted the Financial Accounting Standards
  Board's SFAS No. 123. "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation' ("SFAS  123").
  This  standard established accounting and reporting standards for  stock-based
  employee  compensation.   The Company will continue  to  measure  compensation
  costs  for  its stock-based compensation plans using the intrinsic value-based
  method,  and will include certain pro forma disclosures required by  SFAS  123
  in  its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended April 30, 1997.
  The  adoption  of  this  standard  did not  have  a  material  effect  on  the
  consolidated financial statements of the Company.

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                    JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
                OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                                  JULY 31, 1996

FINANCIAL CONDITION

  During  this  seasonal period of cash usage, operating activities  used  $30.2
  million  of  cash,  or  $9.6  million more than the  prior  year's  comparable
  quarter.   The  increase  was  primarily due to  higher  working  capital  and
  expense  levels  to support the higher volume of business.  The  use  of  cash
  during  this  period  is  consistent  with  the  seasonality  of  the  journal
  subscription and the educational sector's receipts cycle which occur, for  the
  most part, later in the fiscal year.
  
  Investing activities used $109.9 million during the current quarter,  or  $101
  million  more  than the comparable prior year's quarter, due to  the  VCH  and
  Technical Insights acquisitions as mentioned in note 5.
  
  Financing  activities primarily reflect the initial financing  for  the  above
  acquisitions as indicated in note 5, as well as dividend payments  during  the
  quarter.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FIRST QUARTER ENDED JULY 31, 1996

  Revenues  for  the first quarter advanced 13% to $99.2 million  compared  with
  $88.1  million  in the prior year.  Operating income for the  current  quarter
  was  $11.7 million, compared with $11.5 million in the prior year.  Net income
  advanced  2%  to  $7.2 million.  The current quarter includes the  results  of
  operations  of  VCH Publishing Group since date of acquisition in  June  1996,
  which  had the effect of increasing revenues by approximately 6%, and reducing
  operating income by $0.7 million and net income by $1.0 million, or $0.06  per
  share,  primarily  due  to  amortization of intangibles  and  financing  costs
  related to the acquisition.
  
  Excluding  VCH, the improvement in revenues and operating income was primarily
  attributable  to  strong performances in the Company's  scientific,  technical
  and medical journals program and in its college division.
  
  Cost  of  sales as a percentage of revenues increased from 32.8% in the  prior
  year  to 33.9%.  Operating expenses as a percentage of revenues were 52.7%  in
  the current quarter compared with 52.9% in the prior year's first quarter.
  
  Interest expense increased by $0.7 million due to the financing costs  related
  to  the VCH acquisition.  The effective tax rate of 36% in the current quarter
  reflects  a reduction of 4% from the prior year's first quarter due  in  large
  part  to  the  tax  benefits  of VCH's acquisition  related  amortization  and
  financing costs.
  
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
          -------------------------------
      (a) Exhibits
          ---------
          27 - Financial Data Schedule
           
      (b) Reports on Form 8-K
          -------------------
          The  Company  filed a Form 8-K dated May 7, 1996 under item  5:  Other
          Events  relating  to the agreement to acquire a 90%  interest  in  the
          German-based VCH Publishing Group and the authorization to  repurchase
          up  to  one million shares of the Company's common stock from time  to
          time on the open market.
           
          The  Company  filed  a  Form 8-K dated June 13,  1996  under  Item  2:
          Acquisition or Disposition of Assets relating to the completion of the
          acquisition of a 90% interest in VCH Publishing Group.
          
          The Company filed a Form 8-K/A dated June 13, 1996 amending the Form
          8-K  dated  June 13, 1996 to provide Financial Statements of 
          Businesses Acquired  under  Item 7(a) and Pro Forma Financial
          Information  under Item 7(b).
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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.

                                   JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
                                   Registrant

                         By/s/     Charles R. Ellis
                                   -----------------
                                   Charles R. Ellis
                                   President &
                                   Chief Executive Officer


                         By/s/     Robert D. Wilder
                                   ---------------------
                                   Robert D. Wilder
                                   Executive Vice President &
                                   Chief Financial Officer


Dated:  September 12, 1996


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<LEGEND>                                                            
          JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE
        (Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Data)

THIS   SCHEDULE   CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION
EXTRACTED  FROM  THE  CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENT  OF  FINANCIAL
POSITION  AND  THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME  AND  IS
QUALIFIED  IN  ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO  SUCH  FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
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                                   0
                                             0
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