CORDIS CORP
10-Q, 1994-04-26
SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS
Previous: COMSAT CORP, 8-K, 1994-04-26
Next: CURTISS WRIGHT CORP, 424B3, 1994-04-26






             UNITED STATES 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 OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1994

or

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

For the transition period from                to

Commission file number   0-3274

                        CORDIS CORPORATION                        
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          FLORIDA                              59-0870525         

(State or other jurisdiction of         (I.R.S. Employer Identifi-
incorporation or organization)          cation Number)


14201 N.W. 60th Avenue, Miami Lakes, Florida      33014           
  (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)


                          (305) 824-2000                          
           (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                            No Changes                           

(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 registrant had outstanding 14,404,738 shares of common stock
(par value $1.00 per share) as of April 22, 1994.
<PAGE>

 
                            CORDIS CORPORATION

                                 FORM 10-Q


                     THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1994


                                     
                                   INDEX



                                                         Page No.

PART I.        FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

     Item 1.   Financial Statements ........................ 1
               
               Consolidated Statements of Operations........ 2
               Consolidated Balance Sheets ................. 3
               Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows ....... 4
               Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements .. 5-7

     Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis
                 of Financial Condition and Results
                 of Operations ............................. 7-10



PART II.       OTHER INFORMATION:
     
     Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K............. 10
     
Signature .................................................. 10 

<PAGE>
PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.   Financial Statements

          The interim financial information herein is unaudited. 
          However, in the opinion of Management, such information
          reflects all adjustments, consisting only of normal
          recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of
          the information shown.  The financial statements and
          notes presented herein do not contain certain information
          included in the Company's annual financial statements and
          notes.

          Results for interim periods are not necessarily
          indicative of results expected for the full year.
<PAGE>
                            CORDIS CORPORATION
                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
        Three Months and Nine Months Ended March 31, 1994 and 1993
                                (Unaudited)
              (Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)



                               Three Months              Nine Months

                            1994          1993          1994         1993

Net Sales                $85,043      $ 64,219      $229,589     $188,705

Operating costs and    
  expenses:
Cost of goods sold        33,474        26,588        91,239       74,260
Research and           
  development              6,325         4,596        17,465       14,616
Selling, general and   
  administrative          29,797        21,935        79,700       66,891
Total operating costs  
  and expenses            69,596        53,119       188,404      155,767

Operating profit          15,447        11,100        41,185       32,938
Other (income) deductions:
Interest expense, net
  and other                 (548)        1,171        (1,524)       4,698
Income before income   
  taxes and cumulative 
  effect of accounting 
  change                  15,995         9,929        42,709       28,240
Provision for income   
  taxes                    6,059         2,186        16,274        7,526
Income before          
  cumulative effect of 
  accounting change        9,936         7,743        26,435       20,714
Cumulative effect of   
  accounting change            -             -        10,115            -
Net income               $ 9,936      $  7,743      $ 36,550     $ 20,714

Earnings per share:
Income before          
  cumulative effect of 
  accounting change      $   .67      $    .53     $   1.80      $   1.42
Cumulative effect of   
  accounting change            -             -          .69             -
Net income               $   .67      $    .53     $   2.49      $   1.42

See accompanying notes.
<PAGE>

                            CORDIS CORPORATION
                        CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                     March 31, 1994 and June 30, 1993
                          (Dollars in thousands)

                                                  March 31        June 30
ASSETS                                          (Unaudited)      (Audited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents                       $   41,741      $  38,406
Marketable securities, at cost                       6,969              -
Accounts receivable, net                            71,929         58,369
Inventories:
  Finished goods                                    22,365         18,506
  Work-in-process                                   11,096          9,213
  Raw materials and supplies                         9,266          7,002 
                                                    42,727         34,721
Deferred income taxes                                9,893          3,564
Other current assets                                 4,981          7,583 
    Total current assets                           178,240        142,643
Property, plant and equipment, net of      
 accumulated depreciation of $59,785 at    
 March 31 and $53,801 at June 30                    63,906         57,097
Deferred income taxes                                8,410            663
Other assets                                         6,793          3,888 
                                                $  257,349      $ 204,291 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 
Current liabilities:
Notes payable                                   $    5,459      $   9,092
Accounts payable                                     9,216          5,846
Accrued expenses                                    39,657         31,087
Income taxes payable                                 7,793          3,753
Current portion of long-term debt                      820            903 
Net liabilities of discontinued operations             867            988
Other current liabilities                              228          3,900 
     Total current liabilities                      64,040         55,569
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt                                       1,476          1,112
Net liabilities of discontinued operations           3,069          3,484
Other long-term liabilities                          3,964          3,497 
     Total long-term liabilities                     8,509          8,093 
     Total liabilities                              72,549         63,662
Commitments and contingencies (Note 3)
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, $1 par value; authorized     
  50,000,000 shares; issued and            
  outstanding 14,402,395 shares at         
  March 31 and 14,271,545 shares at        
  June 30                                           14,402         14,272
Capital in excess of par value                      65,933         58,246
Retained earnings                                   99,146         62,596
Foreign currency translation adjustments             5,319          5,515 
     Total shareholders' equity                    184,800        140,629
                                                $  257,349      $ 204,291 

See accompanying notes.
<PAGE>
                            
                           CORDIS CORPORATION
                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                 Nine Months Ended March 31, 1994 and 1993
                                (Unaudited)
                          (Dollars in thousands)

                                                      1994          1993   
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                     $  36,550     $  20,714
  Noncash items included therein:
     Cumulative effect of accounting change        (10,115)            -
     Depreciation and amortization                   6,958         6,548
     Deferred income tax provision                   2,894           130 
     Provisions for inventory obsolescence   
       and doubtful accounts                         1,065         1,721
     Loss on disposition of property, plant  
       and equipment                                    64            77
     Currency transaction losses                       906         2,310
  Changes in assets and liabilities:
  Increase in accounts receivable                  (15,263)       (9,462)
  Increase in inventories                           (8,636)       (6,344)
  Increase in other current assets                  (1,038)         (618)
  Increase in other assets                          (1,373)         (360)
  Increase in accounts payable and accruals         13,538         8,535
  Increase (decrease) in current and         
    deferred income taxes payable, net               2,820        (3,492)
  Decrease in net liabilities of             
    discontinued operations                           (536)         (394)
  Other, net                                           363         2,441
  Net cash provided by operating activities         28,197        21,806

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Additions to property, plant and equipment       (13,682)       (8,711)
  Purchases of marketable securities and     
    other investments                               (8,969)            -
  Proceeds from the sale of property, plant  
    and equipment                                      244            46 
  Net cash used in investing activities            (22,407)       (8,665)

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Bank loans                                         1,320           939
  Debt retirement                                   (4,628)         (899)
  Proceeds from the sale of common stock             1,931         6,272
  Repurchase of common stock                        (1,100)            -
  Net cash (used in) provided by financing   
    activities                                      (2,477)        6,312

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                 22          (230)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents                3,335        19,223
Cash and cash equivalents:
  Beginning of period                               38,406        13,146 
  End of period                                  $  41,741     $  32,369

See accompanying notes.
<PAGE>
                            CORDIS CORPORATION
                NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

1)   Effective July 1, 1993, the Company adopted Statement of
     Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 ("SFAS No. 109"),
     Accounting for Income Taxes.  The cumulative effect on prior
     periods of this accounting change of $10.1 million, or $.69
     per share, is reported as a one time benefit in the
     Consolidated Statement of Operations for the nine months ended
     March 31, 1994.  In addition, a one time adjustment of $4.2
     million was recorded to capital in excess of par value in the
     Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 1994 due to the
     income tax benefits derived from the exercise of non-qualified
     stock options and disqualifying dispositions of incentive
     stock options.

     SFAS No. 109 is an asset and liability approach that requires
     the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the
     expected future tax consequences of events that have been
     recognized in the Company's financial statements or tax
     returns.  In estimating future tax consequences, SFAS No. 109
     generally considers all expected future events other than
     enactments of changes in the tax law or rates.  Previously,
     the Company used the SFAS No. 96 asset and liability approach
     that gave no recognition to future events other than the
     recovery of assets and settlement of liabilities at their
     carrying amounts.

     The tax effect of the significant temporary differences which
     comprised the deferred tax assets and liabilities at July 1,
     1993 was as follows (in thousands):

     Assets:

          Discontinued operations                 $ 5,214
          Intercompany profit adjustments in
            inventories and other assets            3,152
          Foreign, general business and AMT
            tax credits                             4,861
          Other accrued expenses                    3,561
          Net operating loss carryforwards          3,351
          Asset valuation reserves                  1,870
          Depreciation                              1,322
          Employee benefits                         1,099
          Other                                        60
                                                   24,490 
          Valuation allowance                      (3,338)
               Total deferred tax assets           21,152
     Liabilities:
          Employee benefit plans                     (594)
          Other                                      (248)
               Total deferred tax liabilities        (842)
     Net Deferred Tax Asset                       $20,310   
<PAGE>
     The valuation allowance relates primarily to net operating
     loss carryforwards of the Company's French subsidiary.  As of
     June 30, 1993 the French subsidiary had a net operating loss
     carryforward of approximately $9,200,000.

     Due to the adoption of SFAS No. 109, the Company's effective
     income tax rate for its year ending June 30, 1994 will
     approximate the statutory rates of the countries in which it
     operates.  The Company's effective income tax rate was 38% in
     each of the three and nine month periods ended March 31, 1994.
     Included in the provision for income taxes in the Consolidated
     Statement of Operations for the nine months ended March 31,
     1994 is a one time benefit related to the Company increasing
     its net deferred tax asset by approximately $400,000, or $0.03
     per share, as a result of legislation enacted in August 1993
     increasing the U.S. corporate tax rate from 34% to 35%.

     As permitted under SFAS No. 109, prior years' financial
     statements have not been restated.  For the three and nine
     month periods ended March 31, 1993, the provision for income
     taxes was based on the U.S. statutory rate of 34%, adjusted
     for foreign tax rate differentials, and the tax benefit of the
     utilization of tax credits of $1,400,000 and $3,900,000,
     respectively.

2)   Primary earnings per share of common  stock have been
     determined on the basis of the average number of shares of
     common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding during
     the respective periods.  The exercise of outstanding options,
     computed under the treasury stock method based upon average
     stock prices during the period, has been included in the
     computation when dilutive.  The computation of fully diluted
     earnings per share results in no material dilution.

3)   During fiscal 1987, the Company initiated a plan to dispose of
     all businesses other than its angiographic and neuroscience
     product lines.  This plan included the disposal of the
     worldwide cardiac pacing operations, of which the
     Administrative and Technical Center ("ATC") in Miami, Florida
     was a principal asset.  ATC is held under a capitalized lease
     that expires in December 2005.  In September 1991, the Company
     executed an agreement to sublease ATC for a term equal to the
     remaining term of the capital lease.  The sublease gives the
     sublessee cancellation options at the end of the fifth and
     tenth years, and an option to extend the lease for five years
     or to purchase the facility at December 31, 2005
<PAGE>
     The assets and liabilities related to ATC have been classified
     in the balance sheets as net liabilities of discontinued
     operations, and are reflected below in thousands:
                              
                                         March 31,      June 30,
                                           1994           1993  

     Net property, plant and equipment  $ 18,074       $ 19,467
     Other assets                          1,319          1,353
     Liabilities                         (16,823)       (17,380)
     Reserve for future costs             (6,506)        (7,912)
                                          (3,936)        (4,472)
     Amount included in current 
       liabilities                           867            988 

     Net liabilities - non-current      $ (3,069)      $ (3,484)


     The reserve for future costs relates principally to the
     discounted shortfall in rental income from the sublease
     compared to the Company's underlying payments and other costs
     over the full term of the capitalized lease.

4)   In April 1993, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the
     repurchase of up to 500,000 shares of the Company's
     outstanding common stock.  Repurchases will be made from time
     to time in the open market or private transactions, including
     block trades, with the number of shares actually to be
     purchased and the price the Company will pay dependent upon
     market conditions.  Repurchased shares will be made available
     for use in employee benefit and incentive plans.

     The Company repurchased 37,000 shares of its common stock with
     a value of $1.1 million during the first quarter ended
     September 30, 1993.


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

Liquidity and Capital Resources

During the nine months ended March 31, 1994, operations generated
cash of approximately $28.2 million compared to $21.8 million in
the same period last year.  The $6.4 million increase was
principally caused by increased cash collections on higher sales,
offset to a certain extent by increased cash payments for
incremental operating expenses.  Net cash used in investing
activities increased to $22.4 million from $8.7 million a year ago;
in addition to a $5 million increase in additions to property,
plant and equipment, $9.0 million was spent on purchases of
marketable securities and other investments of which $7.0 million
was short-term in nature, and $2.0 million long-term, included in
other assets.  Higher net retirement of debt, principally short-
term borrowings in Europe, and lower proceeds from the sale of
stock options caused cash of $2.5 million to be used in financing
activities for the nine months ended March 31, 1994 compared to a
net increase in cash of $6.3 million in the year-earlier period.  
<PAGE>
Between June 30 and March  31, the current ratio increased to 2.8
from 2.6 and the long-term debt to equity ratio remained constant
at approximately zero.  Working capital was $114.2 million at March
31, 1994; the $27.1 million increase from June 30, 1993 was
principally due to increased cash and accounts receivable balances
associated with the increase in sales and higher inventory due to
production levels increasing to meet the demand for the Company's
products.

The Company  has a $25 million line of credit and a $2 million
letter of credit facility with a U.S. bank.  No borrowings were
outstanding under the agreement either at March 31, 1994 or June
30, 1993.  In addition, the Company continues its policy of
borrowing funds in Europe to provide financing of local receivables
and to partially hedge its foreign currency positions.  At March
31, 1994 such loans totaled $5.5 million compared to $9.1 million
at June 30, 1993.  

Management anticipates that cash generated from operations during
the remainder of the fiscal year and cash and marketable securities
on hand, combined, if necessary, with the utilization of credit
lines in the U.S. and Europe, will be sufficient to meet the
Company's current operating requirements, and to cover the
shortfall in rental income from the sublease of ATC compared to the
underlying lease payments over the lease term.  On a long-term
basis, management will continue to address the Company's liquidity
requirements and implement necessary financing strategies.

Net Sales

For the three and nine months ended March 31, 1994, net sales were
$85.0 million and $229.6 million, respectively, up $20.8 million
(32%) and $40.9 million (22%) from the same periods last year.  The
increases in sales for both the three and nine month periods were
principally due to increased sales volumes of the Company's
interventional angiographic products.  Foreign sales, which also
benefited from the increased interventional angiography sales
volumes, increased by $13.7 million (37%) and $25.3 million (24%),
respectively, and accounted for 59% of total sales for the current
quarter.  Had currency exchange rates remained constant throughout
the periods, the increases in foreign sales would have been 46% and
38%, respectively.
 
Sales of angiographic products were $80.6 million and $217.5
million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended March
31, 1994, which represented increases over the prior year of $20.4
million (34%) and $41.8 million (24%), respectively.  Sales of
neuroscience products increased $0.4 million (11%) in the current
quarter and decreased $0.9 million (7%) in the nine month period. 

Operating Costs and Expenses

Cost of goods sold expressed as a percent of sales was 39% and 40%,
respectively, in the three and nine months ended March 31, 1994
compared to 41% and 39% of sales in the corresponding periods of
the prior fiscal year.  The increase in profitability in the
current quarter was principally due to lower unit angiographic
<PAGE>
product costs in the current fiscal year as a result of increased
production volumes worldwide and the beneficial effect upon margins
of increased worldwide angioplasty sales which carry higher than
average profit margins.  Offsetting these favorable effects to a
certain extent were higher royalty expenses in fiscal year 1994 due
to increased sales of PTCA balloon catheters; such sales more than
tripled in the three months ended March 31, 1994, and accounted for
24% of worldwide angiographic products sales compared to 10% a year
ago.  The decrease in profitability for the nine-month period was
principally due to a $1.6 million charge with respect to a license
agreement with C.R. Bard for the license of PTCA balloon catheter
technology, of which $1.3 million related to the period from May
1991 to June 1993.  

Research and development expenses for the three and nine months
ended March 31, 1994 were $6.3 million and $17.5 million,
respectively, increases of $1.7 million (38%) and  $2.8 million
(19%) from the prior year.  The increases in research and
development expenses were principally due to increased spending in
the U.S. on the development of interventional angiography and other
products.   Expressed as a percent of sales, research and
development expenses were 7% and 8% in the respective three and
nine month periods ended March 31 for both fiscal years.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine
months ended March 31, 1994 were $29.8 million and $79.7 million
respectively, up $7.9 million (36%) and $12.8 million (19%) from
the corresponding periods of last year.  The increases in selling, 
general and administrative expenses were principally due to higher
legal expenses, higher reserves for uncollectible accounts
receivable, and increased employee related costs, promotional and
travel expenses due to higher sales and the expansion of the U.S.
and European marketing organizations.  However, favorable currency
exchange rate effects in Europe partially offset these factors.  If
currency rates had remained constant throughout the periods,
selling,  general and administrative expenses would have increased
41% and 26%, respectively, over last year.   Expressed as a percent
of sales, selling, general and administrative expenses were 35% in
each of the current periods, compared to 34% and 35% for the three
and nine month periods last year.

Interest Expense, Net and Other

Interest and other income, net increased by $1.7 million and $6.2
million, respectively, in the three and nine months ended March 31,
1994.  The increases were principally due to lower reserves for
uncollectible investments and other issues which did not recur in
fiscal 1994, and lower currency transaction losses related to
inventory purchases in the nine-month period.

Income Taxes

The consolidated effective income tax rate was 38% in each of the
three and nine months ended March 31, 1994, compared to 22% and 27%
in the corresponding prior year periods.  The increases in the
effective rates were caused by the adoption of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 109, "Accounting for 
<PAGE>
Income Taxes" at the beginning of the current fiscal year (see Note
1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements).

Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change

As stated in the preceding paragraph, and as more fully explained
in Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, the
Company adopted SFAS No. 109 on July 1, 1993.  The effect of the
adoption was reflected as a one time benefit of $10.1 million
($0.69 per share) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations under
the caption "Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change" in the first
quarter of fiscal 1994.

Net Income

Income before the cumulative effect of an accounting change  for
the three and nine months ended March 31, 1994 was $9.9 million
($0.67 per share) and $26.4 million ($1.80 per share),
respectively, compared to $7.7 million ($0.53 per share) and $20.7
million ($1.42 per share) in the prior year periods.  Net income
for the three and nine months ended March 31, 1994 was $9.9 million
($0.67 per share) and $36.6 million ($2.49 per share),
respectively, compared to $7.7 million ($0.53 per share) and $20.7
million ($1.42 per share) in the prior year periods.

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION


Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

a)   Exhibit 11   Computation of primary earnings per share.

b)   A report on Form 8-K was filed on January 20, 1994 as to: Item
     5.  The signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Webster
     Laboratories, Inc. ("Webster") in a stock-for-stock
     transaction.  The transaction is structured as a tax-free
     reorganization of Webster, and is expected to be accounted for
     as a pooling of interests.

                                 SIGNATURE
     
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.

                         CORDIS CORPORATION


                         By:                                      
                                    
                            Alfred J. Novak, Vice President,
                            Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
                            (principal financial officer)

                         Date:       April 25, 1994              




                                                  Exhibit 11



                            CORDIS CORPORATION
                 COMPUTATION OF PRIMARY EARNINGS PER SHARE
        Three Months and Nine Months Ended March 31, 1994 and 1993
                                (Unaudited)
              (Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)

                                Three Months            Nine Months  

                               1994       1993         1994       1993
Income before           
  cumulative effect of  
  accounting change        $  9,936   $  7,743     $ 26,435    $20,714
Cumulative effect of    
  accounting change               -          -       10,115          -
Net income                 $  9,936   $  7,743     $ 36,550    $20,714


Common shares (000):

Weighted average common 
  shares outstanding         14,367     14,426       14,317     14,274
Equivalent shares from  
  outstanding options
  (1)                           431        247          364        289 

  Total                      14,798     14,673       14,681     14,563

Earnings per share:
Income before           
  cumulative effect of  
  accounting change        $    .67   $    .53     $   1.80    $  1.42
Cumulative effect of    
  accounting change               -          -          .69          -
Net income                 $    .67   $    .53     $   2.49    $  1.42 

(1)  Computed using the treasury stock method based on the average
     price during the periods.

NOTE:     The computation of earnings per share on the fully
          diluted basis is the same as that set forth above.




© 2022 IncJournal is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission