CORDIS CORP
10-Q, 1995-01-26
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             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 December 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 16,154,291 shares of common stock
(par value $1.00 per share) as of January 20, 1995.









 
                            CORDIS CORPORATION

                                 FORM 10-Q


                   THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 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 .. 5-6

     Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis
                 of Financial Condition and Results
                 of Operations ............................. 7-9



PART II.       OTHER INFORMATION:
               
     Item 1.   Legal Proceedings............................ 9

     Item 5.   Other Information............................ 9
     
     Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K............. 10
     
Signature .................................................. 10 




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. Certain amounts in prior years have been
          reclassified to conform to the 1995 Consolidated
          Financial Statement presentation.

          Results for interim periods are not necessarily
          indicative of results expected for the full year.

 
                            CORDIS CORPORATION
                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
       Three Months and Six Months Ended December 31, 1994 and 1993
                                (Unaudited)
              (Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)


                             Three Months         Six Months     

                            1994      1993      1994      1993

Net sales                 $105,264  $ 79,453  $203,375  $152,600 

Operating costs and 
  expenses:
Cost of goods sold          40,958    31,560    79,004    59,932 
Research and 
  development                8,096     6,239    15,966    12,194 
Selling, general and
  administrative            34,639    26,757    67,712    51,203 
Total operating costs 
  and expenses              83,693    64,556   162,682   123,329 
Operating profit            21,571    14,897    40,693    29,271 

Other deductions:
Other expenses, net
  of interest income           865        63       282       377 
Income before income
  taxes and cumulative
  effect of accounting 
  change                    20,706    14,834    40,411    28,894 
Provision for income
  taxes                      7,724     5,700    15,796    11,037 
Income before
  cumulative effect of
  accounting change         12,982     9,134    24,615    17,857 
Cumulative effect of
  accounting change              -         -         -    10,115 
Net income                $ 12,982  $  9,134  $ 24,615  $ 27,972 

Earnings per share:
Income before
  cumulative effect of
  accounting change       $    .78  $    .55  $   1.48  $   1.09 
Cumulative effect of
  accounting change              -         -         -       .61 
Net income                $    .78  $    .55  $   1.48  $   1.70 


See accompanying notes.






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

                                       December 31     June 30   
                                       (Unaudited)    (Audited)  
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents               $   63,276    $   48,531 
Short-term investments, at cost                  -         7,055 
Accounts receivable, net                    87,863        82,502 
Inventories:
  Finished goods                            31,917        25,770 
  Work-in-process                           12,797        12,483 
  Raw materials and supplies                10,101         9,913 
                                            54,815        48,166 
Deferred income taxes                       12,086        10,350 
Other current assets                         5,519         5,942 
    Total current assets                   223,559       202,546 
Property, plant and equipment, net 
  of accumulated depreciation of 
  $70,311 at December 31, and 
  $64,509 at June 30                        76,342        71,247 
Deferred income taxes                        3,726         6,844 
Other assets                                 7,311         7,490 
                                        $  310,938    $  288,127 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Notes payable                           $    3,223    $    9,057 
Accounts payable                            10,518        10,916 
Accrued expenses                            44,925        47,692 
Income taxes payable                         6,275         5,245 
Current portion of long-term debt              500           613 
    Total current liabilities               65,441        73,523 
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt                               1,612         1,894 
Other long-term liabilities                 12,390         9,871 
    Total long-term liabilities             14,002        11,765 
    Total liabilities                       79,443        85,288 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 3)

Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, $1 par value; authorized 
  50,000,000 shares; issued and
  outstanding 16,137,998 shares at
  December 31 and 16,001,206 shares at
  June 30                                   16,138        16,001 
Capital in excess of par value              66,080        62,016 
Retained earnings                          140,273       115,658 
Foreign currency translation adjustments     9,004         9,164 
    Total shareholders' equity             231,495       202,839 
                                        $  310,938    $  288,127 


See accompanying notes.





                            CORDIS CORPORATION
                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                Six Months Ended December 31, 1994 and 1993
                                (Unaudited)
                          (Dollars in thousands)

                                                       1994            1993  
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                        $ 24,615      $ 27,972 
  Noncash items included therein:
    Cumulative effect of accounting change                 -       (10,115)
    Depreciation and amortization                      6,206         4,782 
    Deferred income tax provision                      3,138         1,679 
    Provisions for inventory obsolescence,
      doubtful accounts and other                      1,282           515 
    (Gain)loss on disposition of property, 
      plant and equipment                                (22)           91 
    Currency transaction losses                          302           569 
  Changes in assets and liabilities:
  Increase in accounts receivable                     (5,896)       (7,615)
  Increase in inventories                             (6,919)       (5,793)
  Decrease in other current assets                       484           201 
  Increase in other assets                              (617)         (395)
  (Decrease) increase in accounts payable 
    and accruals                                      (1,874)        5,483 
  Increase in current and deferred
    income taxes payable, net                             72         2,359 
  Other, net                                           2,573         1,196 
    Net cash provided by operating activities         23,344        20,929 

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Additions to property, plant and equipment         (10,486)       (8,176)
  Proceeds from the sale of short-term investments     7,018             - 
  Proceeds from the sale of property, plant
    and equipment                                         44           214 
    Net cash used in investing activities             (3,424)       (7,962)

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Bank loans                                               -           906 
  Debt retirement                                     (6,262)       (5,668)
  Proceeds from the sale of common stock               1,012           609 
  Repurchase of common stock                               -        (1,100)
    Net cash used in financing activities             (5,250)       (5,253)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                   75             8 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents                 14,745         7,722 

Cash and cash equivalents:
  Beginning of period                                 48,531        42,042 
  End of period                                     $ 63,276      $ 49,764 

See accompanying notes.





                            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 $.61
     per share, is reported as a one time benefit in the
     Consolidated Statement of Operations for the six months ended
     December 31, 1993.

     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. 

     Included in the provision for income taxes in the Consolidated
     Statement of Operations for the six months ended December 31,
     1993 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%.

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.

     In 1994, the sublessee's parent sold the assets of the
     sublessee to an unrelated third party.  The Company has been
     verbally notified that the third party and the sublessee are
     reviewing their options under the sublease, which includes the
     potential exercise of the cancellation option on December 31,
     1996.  If the cancellation option is exercised, the third
     party or the sublessee will be required to refund $3.8 million
     in leasehold improvement allowances.  The Company believes
     that such repayment, combined with the current reserve for
     future carrying costs, will be sufficient to cover the
     carrying costs of the building until a replacement tenant can
     be found.

     The assets and liabilities related to ATC have been classified
     in the balance sheets as net liabilities of discontinued
     operations included in accrued expenses and other long-term
     liabilities, and are reflected below in thousands:

                                         December 31,   June 30,
                                            1994          1994 

     Net property, plant and equipment    $ 17,033    $ 17,805 
     Other assets                            1,281       1,307 
     Liabilities                           (16,223)    (16,628)
     Reserve for future costs               (8,202)     (6,316)
                                            (6,111)     (3,832)
     Amount included in current
       liabilities                             787         842 

     Net liabilities - non-current        $ (5,324)   $ (2,990)
     
     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.  In anticipation
     of the potential cancellation of the sublease mentioned above,
     the Company increased the reserve balance in the first quarter
     of fiscal 1995.

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.  During the three months ended
     September 30, 1993, the Company entered into commitments to
     repurchase 37,000 shares of its common stock with a value of
     $1.1 million.  This repurchase program was completed in June
     1994.  In August 1994, 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.  No shares
     have been repurchased to date under the August 1994 program.


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

Liquidity and Capital Resources

During the six months ended December 31, 1994, operations generated
cash of approximately $23.3 million compared to $20.9 million in
the same period last year.  The $2.4 million increase was
principally caused by higher income adjusted for non-cash items,
offset partially by reductions in accounts payable and accrued
expenses.  Net cash used in investing activities decreased to $3.4
million from $8.0 million a year ago.  The decrease was due to the
proceeds from the sale of short-term investments, offset to a
certain extent by an increase in capital expenditures.  Cash used
in financing activities was approximately constant at $5.3 million
in both periods; higher debt retirement in fiscal 1995 was offset
by non-recurring repurchases of common stock in fiscal 1994.

Working capital was $158.1 million at December 31, 1994, a $29.1
million increase from June 30, 1994.  The increase was principally
due to cash generated from operations and higher accounts
receivable balances and higher inventory levels.  Between December
31, 1994 and June 30, 1994 the current ratio increased to 3.4 from
2.8.

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 December 31, 1994 or June
30, 1994.  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 December
31, 1994 such loans totaled $3.2 million compared to $9.1 million
at June 30, 1994.  

Management anticipates that cash generated from operations during
the remainder of the fiscal year and cash 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 and the effects of the potential cancellation of the
sublease by the sublessee.  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 six months ended December 31, 1994, net sales
were $105.3 million and $203.4 million, respectively, up $25.8
million (32%) and $50.8 million (33%) from the same periods last
year.  The increases in sales for both the three and six 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 $21.0 million (47%) and $40.0 million
(47%), respectively, and accounted for 62% of total sales in the
current quarter compared to 56% a year ago.  Had currency exchange
rates remained constant throughout the periods, the increases in
foreign sales would have been 37% and 39%, respectively.  Sales of
angiographic products were $101.2 million and $195.3 million,
respectively, for the three and six months ended December 31, 1994,
which represented increases over the prior year of $25.5 million
(34%) and $50.4 million (35%), respectively.  Sales of neuroscience
products increased $0.3 million (7%) and $0.4 million (5%) in the
respective periods.

Operating Costs and Expenses

Cost of goods sold expressed as a percent of sales was 39% in each
of the three and six months ended December 31, 1994 respectively,
compared to 40% and 39% in the corresponding periods of the prior
fiscal year.  The one percentage point decrease in expense in the
three months ended December 31, 1994 was principally due to
proportionately lower royalty and license fee expenses; in the
second quarter of fiscal 1994 the Company expensed $1.6 million as
a license fee related to a settlement agreement with C.R. Bard of
which approximately $1.4 million related to the period from May
1991 to September 1993.

Research and development expenses for the three and six months
ended December 31, 1994 were $8.1 million and $16.0 million,
respectively, increases of $1.9 million (30%) and  $3.8 million
(31%) from the prior year.  The increases in research and
development expenses were principally due to higher spending on
interventional angiography and other products in the U.S. and
diagnostic angiography products in Europe.   Expressed as a percent
of sales, research and development expenses were 8% in all periods
presented.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and six
months ended December 31, 1994 were $34.6 million and $67.7 million
respectively, up $7.9 million (29%) and $16.5 million (32%) from
the corresponding periods of last year.  The increases in selling, 
general and administrative expenses were principally due to higher
legal expenses, increased sales commissions and promotional
expenses due to higher sales, higher salaries and employee benefits
attributable to headcount increases and adverse foreign currency
exchange rate effects.  If currency rates had remained constant
throughout the periods, selling,  general and administrative
expenses would have increased 24% and 28%, respectively, over last
year.  Expressed as a percent of sales, selling, general and
administrative expenses were 33% in each of the three and six month
periods ended December 31, 1994 and 34% in each of the three and
six month periods ended December 31, 1993.

Other Expenses, Net

Other expenses, net of interest income increased by $0.8 million
and decreased by $0.1 million, respectively, in the three and six
months ended December 31, 1994 compared to the prior fiscal year. 
The increase in the net expense for the three months ended December
31, 1994 was principally due to higher reserves for an
uncollectible receivable and other items.



Income Taxes

The consolidated effective income tax rates for the three and six
months ended December 31, 1994 were 37% and 39%, respectively,
compared to 38% in each of the corresponding prior year periods. 
The one percentage point decrease in the effective rate for the
current quarter was principally due to a lower effective rate in
Europe, while the one percentage point rate increase for the six
months was principally due to the beneficial effect of a one-time
adjustment in fiscal 1994 related to an increase in the U.S.
corporate tax rate.

Net Income

Income before the cumulative effect of an accounting change  for
the three and six months ended December 31, 1994 was $13.0 million
($0.78 per share) and $24.6 million ($1.48 per share),
respectively, compared to $9.1 million ($0.55 per share) and $17.9
million ($1.09 per share) in the prior year periods.  Net income
for the three and six months ended December 31, 1994 was the same
as stated previously, while net income for the three and six months
ended December 31, 1993 was $9.1 million ($0.55 per share) and
$28.0 million ($1.70 per share).

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings

The Company has instituted several patent infringement actions
against certain Schneider companies in Great Britain, Germany,
Italy, France, and The Netherlands alleging that certain Schneider
products infringe the Company's patents relating to its nylon
balloon technology.  The Company's patent was found valid in the
Netherlands action.

In the Schneider (USA) Inc. litigation against the Company, court-
ordered settlement discussions are in process.

A settlement conference was held in the pacemaker product liability
class action on September 29, 1994 in Dayton, Ohio.  To facilitate
settlement discussions, the judge ruled that the litigation would
be stayed through February 21, 1995 pending the conclusion of
settlement negotiations.  A second settlement conference has been
scheduled for January 31, 1995.

Item 5.   Other Information

On December 30, 1994, after concluding an inspection of the
Company's facilities in Miami, Florida from October 27, 1994
through December 14, 1994, the United States Food and Drug
Administration ("FDA") issued a Warning Letter alleging that the
Company violated certain Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's). 
Approval for certain premarket approval filings (PMA's) covering
PTCA Dilatation catheters will be withheld until the FDA determines
that compliance with the GMP's is achieved and verified by
inspection.  Other Federal Agencies are routinely advised of
Warning Letters which they may take into account in considering the
award of contracts.  The FDA has additionally indicated that other
pending applications or export requests may not be approved until
the agency is satisfied that the Company has corrected the alleged
deficiencies.  The Company is in the process of responding to the
Warning Letter.

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

a)   Exhibit 11  Computation of primary earnings per share.

b)   No reports were filed on Form 8-K during the three months
     ended December 31, 1994. 















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

                         Date:       January 26, 1995             



                                              Exhibit 11

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

Income before cumulative
  effect of accounting
  change                       $12,982     $ 9,134      $24,615   $17,857 
Cumulative effect of
  accounting change                  -           -            -    10,115 

Net income                     $12,982     $ 9,134      $24,615   $27,972 

Common shares (000):

PRIMARY
Weighted average common
  shares outstanding            16,109      15,950       16,069    15,943 

Equivalent shares from
  outstanding options (1)          590         603          552       523 

Total                           16,699      16,553       16,621    16,466 

FULLY DILUTED
Weighted average common
  shares outstanding            16,109      15,950       16,069    15,943 

Equivalent shares from
  outstanding options (1)          610         687          593       565 

Total                           16,719      16,637       16,662    16,508 

Earnings per share:

PRIMARY
Income before cumulative
  effect of accounting
  change                       $   .78     $   .55      $  1.48   $  1.09 
Cumulative effect of
  accounting change                  -           -            -       .61 

Net income                     $   .78     $   .55      $  1.48   $  1.70 

FULLY DILUTED
Income before cumulative
  effect of accounting
  change                       $   .78     $   .55      $  1.48   $  1.08 
Cumulative effect of             
  accounting change                  -           -            -       .61     

Net income                     $   .78     $   .55      $  1.48   $  1.69 


(1)  Computed using the treasury stock method based on the average price during
     the periods for primary earnings per share and the higher of the average
     price during the periods or the end of period closing price for fully
     diluted earnings per share.

NOTE: The fully diluted calculation is submitted in accordance with Regulation
      S-K item 601(b) (11) although not required by Accounting Principles 
      Board Opinion No.15 because it results in a dilution of less than 3%.
WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.

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