TAURUS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANIES INC
10QSB, 2000-02-10
CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-QSB

[X]     QUARTERLY  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  13  OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
        EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934; For the Quarterly Period Ended:  December 31, 1999

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

     Commission  File  Number:  000-08835

                      TAURUS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                         formerly TAURUS PETROLEUM, INC.

                Colorado                              84-0736215
           (State or other jurisdiction                  (IRS Employer
        of incorporation or organization)             Identification No.)

                         505 North Belt Drive Suite 630
                              Houston, Texas 77060
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (281) 820-1181
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Check  whether  the  issuer  (1)  has  filed all reports required to be filed by
Section  13  or     15(d)  of the Exchange Act during the past 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  [  ]

                      APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

     At  February 1, 2000, approximately 4,305,012 shares of common stock, $.001
par  value,  were  outstanding.

Transitional  Small  Business  Disclosure  Format  (check  one);  Yes [ ] No [x]


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                      TAURUS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANIES, INC.

                                    CONTENTS


PART  I  -  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION


Item  1.  Financial  Statements

Consolidated  Balance  Sheets  as of December 31, 1999 (unaudited) and September
30,  1999  (audited)

Consolidated  Statements  of  Operations for the three months ended December 31,
1999  and  1998  (unaudited)

Consolidated  Statements  of  Cash Flows for the three months ended December 31,
1999  and  1998  (unaudited)

Notes  to  Consolidated  Financial  Statements

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



PART  II  -  OTHER  INFORMATION


Item  6.  Exhibits  and  Reports  on  Form  8-K


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PART  I  -  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION

Item  1  -  Financial  Statements

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<CAPTION>
              TAURUS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - ASSETS


                                             12/31/99      9/30/99
(UNAUDITED)                                 (AUDITED)
<S>                                        <C>           <C>
CURRENT ASSETS
  Cash                                     $    32,000   $    13,775
  Accounts receivable                            9,244         6,254
  Prepaid expenses                               9,069         7,866
  Inventories                                      748             0
  Land held for sale                           200,000       200,000
                                           ------------  ------------

Total current assets                           251,061       227,895
                                           ------------  ------------
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
  Buildings, lands and
   leasehold improvements                    1,889,964     1,782,119
  Furniture & equipment                        223,031       251,684
                                           ------------  ------------
                                             2,112,996     2,033,803

  Accumulated depreciation                    (115,920)      (99,195)
                                           ------------  ------------
                                             1,997,075     1,934,608
                                           ------------  ------------
OTHER ASSETS
  Other                                          1,475            55
                                           ------------  ------------

                                           $ 2,249,611   $ 2,162,558
                                           ============  ============


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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                              12/31/99       9/30/99
CURRENT LIABILITIES
  Current portion of long term debt        $   203,290   $   195,821
  Payable to Parent                            135,419        67,484
  Accounts payable - trade                     123,476       133,705
  Accrued expenses                              64,612        29,777
                                           ------------  ------------
Total current liabilities                      526,797       426,787

LONG TERM DEBT,
   LESS  CURRENT PORTION
  Long-term debts less current portion       1,327,909     1,369,888
                                           ------------  ------------
  Total Liabilities                          1,854,706     1,796,675
                                           ------------  ------------
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES                      ---           ---
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
  Preferred stock - $.10 par, authorized
10,000,000 shares; none outstanding                ---           ---
  Common stock - $.01 par, authorized
  20,000,000 shares
  issued 4,305,012 and 4,305,012                 4,305         4,305
  Additional paid in capital                 4,026,383     4,026,383
  Retained earnings (deficit)               (3,635,783)   (3,664,805)
                                           ------------  ------------
Total stockholder's equity                     394,905       365,883
                                           ------------  ------------
                                           $ 2,249,611   $ 2,162,558
                                           ============  ============
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<CAPTION>
              TAURUS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                  THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND 1998


                                         1999        1998
(UNAUDITED)                          (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                  <C>           <C>
REVENUES
  Service revenues                   $   327,511   $367,588
  Other                                   47,740     62,524
                                     ------------  ---------
                                         375,251    430,112
                                     ------------  ---------
OPERATING EXPENSES
  Cost of goods sold                      26,079     29,878
  Salaries and wages                      64,262    175,183
  Other general and administrative
    Taxes and permits                     46,037     36,079
    Charge card fees                       1,223      2,533
    Rent                                       0     49,673
    Legal and accounting                   5,449     19,678
    Advertising                           31,839     22,288
    Other                                136,102    112,409
                                     ------------  ---------
                                         310,991    447,721
INCOME (LOSS)
FROM OPERATIONS                           64,260    (17,609)
  Interest Expense                       (35,238)   (33,950)
                                     ------------  ---------
NET INCOME/(LOSS)                    $    29,022   $(51,559)
                                     ============  =========
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            12/31/99     9/30/99
<S>                        <C>         <C>
  BASIC NET INCOME/(LOSS)
PER COMMON SHARE           $     0.01  $    (0.01)
                           ----------  -----------
                           $     0.01  $    (0.01)
                           ==========  ===========

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING          4,305,012   4,305,012
                           ==========  ===========
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
              TAURUS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                  THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND 1998


                                                    1999          1998
(UNAUDITED)                                      (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                             <C>            <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
NET INCOME/(LOSS)                               $     29,022   $ (51,559)
ADJUSTMENTS TO RECONCILE NET INCOME/
  (LOSS) TO NET CASH PROVIDED (USED)
  BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
    Depreciation                                      16,726      20,852
    Changes in assets and liabilities:
     Accounts receivable                              (2,990)      7,401
     Prepaid expenses                                 (1,203)     (6,806)
     Inventories                                        (748)          -
     Other Assets                                     (1,420)        ---
     Accounts payable and accrued expenses           100,010     226,137
                                                -------------  ----------
    Net cash provided by operating activities        139,397     196,025
                                                -------------  ----------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
    Additions to property equipment                  (79,193)   (179,039)
                                                -------------  ----------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
    Increase in long term debt                             -    (188,723)
    Payments on long term debt                       (41,979)    (17,364)
                                                -------------  ----------
Net cash used by financing activities                (41,979)   (206,087)
                                                -------------  ----------
NET (DECREASE) IN CASH                                18,225    (189,101)


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                                                    12/31/99     9/30/99


CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD                           13,775     243,346
                                                -------------  ----------
CASH AT END OF PERIOD                           $     32,000   $  54,245
                                                =============  ==========



CASH PAID DURING PERIOD FOR:

    Interest                                    $     35,238   $  33,950
                                                =============  ==========
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              TAURUS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                DECEMBER 31,1999


1.  BASIS  OF  PRESENTATION

     The  accompanying  unaudited  financial  statements  have  been prepared in
accordance  with  generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial
information and with the instructions to Form 10-QSB of Regulation S-B.  They do
not  include  all  information  and  footnotes  required  by  generally accepted
accounting  principles  for  complete  financial statements.  However, except as
disclosed herein, there has been no material change in the information disclosed
in  the  notes to the financial statements for the year ended September 30, 1999
included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed with the Securities
and  Exchange  Commission.  The interim unaudited financial statements should be
read in conjunction with those financial statements included in the Form 10-KSB.
In  the  opinion  of Management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair
presentation, consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments, have been made.
Operating  results  for  the  three  months  ended  December  31,  1999  are not
necessarily  indicative  of the results that may be expected for the year ending
September  30,  2000.



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



     The  following  discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company's
unaudited  consolidated  financial statements and related notes thereto included
in  this  quarterly  report and in the audited consolidated Financial Statements
and  Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations  contained  in  the Company's 10-KSB for the year ended September 30,
1999.


FORWARD  LOOKING  STATEMENT  AND  INFORMATION


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     The  Company  is  including the following cautionary statement in this Form
10-QSB to make applicable and take advantage of the safe harbor provision of the
Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act  of  1995  for  any forward-looking
statements  made  by,  or on behalf of, the Company.  Forward-looking statements
include  statements  concerning  plans,  objectives,  goals,  strategies, future
events  or performance and underlying assumptions and other statements which are
other  than  statements  of  historical  facts.  Certain statements in this Form
10-QSB  are  forward-looking statements.  Words such as "expects", "anticipates"
and "estimates" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements.  Such  statements  are subject to risks and uncertainties that could
cause  actual results to differ materially from those projected.  Such risks and
uncertainties  are  set  forth  below.  The  Company's expectations, beliefs and
projections  are expressed in good faith and are believed by the Company to have
a  reasonable  basis,  including without limitation, management's examination of
historical  operating  trends, data contained in the Company's records and other
data  available  from  third  parties,  but  there  can  be  no  assurance  that
management's expectation, beliefs or projections will result, be achieved, or be
accomplished.  In  addition  to  other  factors  and matters discussed elsewhere
herein,  the  following  are important factors that, in the view of the Company,
could  cause  material  adverse affects on the Company's financial condition and
results  of  operations:  the impact and implementation of the sexually oriented
business  ordinance  in  the City of Houston, competitive factors, the timing of
the  openings  of  other clubs, the integration of our operations and management
with  our  parent,  Rick's  Cabaret  International,  Inc.,  the  availability of
acceptable  financing  to fund corporate expansion efforts, competitive factors,
and  the dependence on key personnel. The Company has no obligation to update or
revise  these  forward-looking  statements  to  reflect the occurrence of future
events  or  circumstances.

GENERAL

     We  currently  own  and  operate  one  adult  nightclub under the name "XTC
Cabaret  "  in  Austin,  Texas.  We  own  commercial  income  real  estate  and
undeveloped  real  estate.

     Our  revenues are  derived  from  cover charges,  and  the  sale  of  food.
Our  fiscal  year  end  is  September  30.

     The Company had been operated as an oil and gas company until 1997. All oil
and  gas properties and operations were divested by 1996 and the Company entered
the  adult  entertainment  business  in  December,  1997.


RESULTS  OF  OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 AS COMPARED
TO  THE  THREE  MONTHS  ENDED  DECEMBER  31,  1998.

     For the quarter ended December 31, 1999, the Company had consolidated total
revenues  of  $375,251,  a  decrease  of  $54,860  from the fiscal quarter ended
December  31,  1998 of $430,111.  The decrease in revenues compared to the first
quarter  ended December 31, 1998 was due to the fact that the Company's location
in  Houston  was  still  closed  due  to  fire.

     Cost  of goods sold were 7% of sales for both first quarters of fiscal 2000
and  1999.  The  Cost  of Goods sold in fiscal 2000 was due to the operations at
the  Company's  location  in  Austin,  Texas.

     Payroll  and  related  costs  were  $64,262  for  the first quarter in 2000
compared  to  $175,183 for the same fiscal period in 1999.  The decrease was due
to  the  transfer  of  the  costs of corporate personnel to the parent company -
Rick's  Cabaret  International, Inc. and to the closure of Company's location in
Houston,  Texas.  Management  currently  believes  that its labor and management
staff  levels  are  at  appropriate  levels.

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     Other  selling,  general  and  administrative  expenses  for  quarter ended
December  31,  1999  were  $220,650  compared  to $242,660 for the quarter ended
December 31, 1998.  The decrease in these expenses was due to the closure of the
company's  location  in  Houston,  Texas.

     Interest  expense  was $35,238 in the first quarter of fiscal 2000 compared
to  $33,950  in the first quarter of fiscal 1999.  The increase was attributable
to  interest  expense  on  Company's  real  estates.

     Net  profit  for the first quarter of fiscal 2000 was $29,022 compared to a
loss  of  $(51,559)  for the first quarter of fiscal 1999.  The increase was due
to  drastic  reduction  in  overall  costs  resulting  in  positive  income from
operations.  Management  currently  believes that the Company is in the position
to  be  profitable  for  fiscal  year  2000.

LIQUIDITY  AND  CAPITAL  RESOURCES

     At  December  31, 1999 the Company has negative working capital of $275,736
compared  to  a negative working capital of $198,892 at September 30, 1999.  The
decrease  in  working  capital  is  due  primarily  to  expenditure  of  cash in
re-building  the  Company's  location  in  Houston,  Texas.

     During  the  three  months  ended  December  31, 1999, the Company provided
$139,397  cash  from  operations as opposed to $196,025 cash provided during the
same  period  in  fiscal  1999.   The  decrease  in  cash  provided by operating
activities  was  due  to decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses.  Net
cash used in investing activities was $79,193, principally in the re-building of
Company's  location  in  Houston,  Texas.

     Amortization  and  depreciation  expense  recorded  during the three months
ended  December  31,  1999  was $16,726 compared to $20,852 for the three months
ended  December  31,  1998.


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     In  the  opinion  of management, working capital is not a true indicator of
the  financial  status  of  the company.  Typically, the Company carries current
liabilities  in  excess  of  current  assets  because  the  business  receives
substantially  immediate  payment  for  sales,  with  nominal receivables, while
inventories  and  other current liabilities normally carry longer payment terms.
Vendors  and  purveyors  often  remain flexible with payment terms providing the
Company  with  opportunities  to  adjust to short-term business down turns.  The
Company considers the primary indicators of financial status to be the long term
trend  and  mix  of  sales  revenues,  overall  cash flow and profitability from
operations  and  the  level  of  long-term  debt.

SEASONALITY

     The  Company is significantly affected by seasonal factors.  Typically, the
Company  has  experienced reduced revenues from April through September with the
strongest  operating  results  occurring  during  October  through March.  While
management  continues  to believe that the overall trend remains consistent, the
Company  has  experienced  decreased  sales  in  the Houston location during the
October  through  June  period.  Management  attributes  these  decreases to the
current  level  of  competition  and to the public perception of a newly enacted
city  ordinance  affecting  sexually  oriented  business,  which  is  undergoing
judicial  review.

Year  2000  Issues

     We have not had any Year 2000 deficiencies internally or externally.  We do
not  expect  to  have any Year 2000 deficiencies internally or externally.  If a
Year 2000 deficiency occurs internally or externally, we will shift our internal
and  external  resources  to fix the deficiency.  We do not expect any Year 2000
deficiency  to  require  an  expenditure  of  more  than  $10,000.


PART  II

OTHER  INFORMATION

Item  6.  EXHIBITS  AND  REPORTS  ON  FORM  8-K

     Exhibits  required  by  Item  601  of  Regulation  SB

     (A)     Exhibit  27.1     Financial  Data  Schedule
     (B)     Reports  on  Form  8-K
               None.


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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  hereunto  duly  authorized.

                                         TAURUS  ENTERTAINMENT  COMPANIES,  INC.

Date:  February  10,  2000               By:  /s/  Eric  Langan
                                         ---------------------------------
                                         Eric  Langan,  Chairman,  President
                                         and  Chief  Accounting  Officer


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                            0
                                      0
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