CROWLEY MILNER & CO
10-Q, 1995-09-07
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                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C. 20548
                                 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 July 29, 1995

[ ]  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: 1-1594


                         CROWLEY, MILNER AND COMPANY                      
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Michigan                                           38-0454910             

(State or other jurisdiction of                 (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                Identification No.)  

2301 W Lafayette Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan  48216                      
 
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

(313) 962-2400                                                            
 
(Registrant's telephone number, 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, and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                                            Yes   X  No
                                                ----    ----

The number of shares outstanding of Registrant's common stock, as of August
31, 1995, was 951,364.

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                      PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                        CROWLEY, MILNER AND COMPANY
                CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

                        SIX MONTHS ENDED           THREE MONTHS ENDED 
                                                                          

                       JULY 29        JULY 30       JULY 29        JULY 30
                         1995           1994          1995           1994
                      -----------  -----------    -----------  ----------- 
                                           

Net Sales             $44,956,521  $47,426,855    $21,363,131  $21,795,963

Cost of merchandise
 and services sold     31,920,644   32,426,350     14,417,182   14,164,350
                      -----------  -----------    -----------  -----------
                       13,035,877   15,000,505      6,945,949    7,631,613
Operating, selling
 general and admin-
 istrative expenses    15,425,306   15,853,350      7,566,972    7,840,599
                      -----------  -----------    -----------  ----------- 
                       (2,389,429)    (852,845)      (621,023)    (208,986)
Other charges (credits):
  Interest expense        816,039      783,413        427,562      416,077
  Investment income       (48,434)     (30,410)       (29,331)     (19,817)
  Other                  (155,858)     (59,950)      (112,250)     (23,844)
                      -----------  -----------    -----------  ----------- 
Loss before 
 income taxes          (3,001,176)  (1,545,898)      (907,004)    (581,402)
Income tax credit         -             -              -              -   
                      -----------  -----------    -----------  -----------
Net loss              $(3,001,176) $(1,545,898)   $  (907,004) $  (581,402)
                      ===========  ===========    ===========  ===========
Net loss per share         $(3.16)      $(1.52)        $ (.95)      $ (.57)
                           ======       ======         ======       ======
Dividends per share        $  .00       $  .00         $  .00       $  .00
                           ======       ======         ======       ======
Average number of 
Common equivalent
shares outstanding for 
earnings per share        951,364    1,018,300        951,364    1,018,300
                      ===========  ===========    ===========  ===========

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                        CROWLEY, MILNER AND COMPANY
                   CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)


                                  JULY 29       JANUARY 28       JULY 30
                                    1995          1995             1994
                                 ----------     ----------     ---------- 
                                

ASSETS

  Current assets
   Cash and cash equivalents
    (cash equivalents at
    7/29/95-$338,090,  
    1/28/95-$213,678 and  
    7/30/94 - $337,225)          $   481,213    $    38,724    $   972,990
   Accounts receivable(less:
    allowances at 7/29/95-  
    $83,854, 1/28/95-$63,887
    and 7/30/94-$166,414)            750,787      1,042,660      1,534,185
   Inventories at FIFO cost       20,010,169     21,824,142     21,204,326
   Reduction to LIFO cost         (3,943,754)    (3,830,672)    (4,688,949)
                                 -----------    -----------    -----------
   Inventories at LIFO cost       16,066,415     17,993,470     16,515,377
   Other current assets            1,879,462      2,330,447      2,158,467
                                 -----------    -----------    ----------- 
       Total current assets       19,177,877     21,405,301     21,181,019
  Other assets                     3,224,740      3,270,274      2,751,056
  Property, plant and equipment   24,986,611     24,874,953     26,922,024 
  Less: Allowance for        
         depreciation and 
          amortization           (14,968,339)   (14,302,929)   (15,964,780)
                                 -----------    -----------    -----------
                                  10,018,272     10,572,024     10,957,244
                                 -----------    -----------    -----------
TOTAL ASSETS                     $32,420,889    $35,247,599    $34,889,319
                                 ===========    ===========    ===========

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                        CROWLEY, MILNER AND COMPANY
                   CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

                                   JULY 29      JANUARY 28      JULY 30
                                     1995         1995            1994
                                 ----------     ----------     ---------- 
                             
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS'
 EQUITY

  Current Liabilities
     Accounts payable            $ 4,126,343    $ 5,813,423    $ 4,517,400
     Short term borrowings         7,554,728      3,906,517      7,394,737 
      Compensation and Amounts
      withheld therefrom             638,461        717,015        686,948
     Taxes other than income
      taxes                        1,686,693      2,113,053      1,539,259
     Income taxes                     37,043         37,043         37,043
     Current maturities of long
      term debt                      485,000        485,000        450,000
     Capital lease obligations
      - current                      183,507        190,509        258,547
                                 -----------    -----------    -----------
     Total Current Liabilities    14,711,775     13,262,560     14,883,934

  Long Term Liabilities
     Long term debt                5,850,000      5,850,000      6,335,000
     Capital lease obligations     3,837,951      3,916,137      4,021,397
     Other                         1,605,811      1,634,647      1,763,055
                                 -----------    -----------    -----------
                                  11,293,762     11,400,784     12,119,452
  Shareholders' Equity
     Common Stock, authorized
       4,000,000 shares,
        outstanding 951,364  
        shares                       951,364      1,048,300      1,018,300
      Other Capital                1,140,659      2,211,450      2,241,450
      Retained Earnings            4,323,329      7,324,505      4,626,183 
                                 -----------    -----------    -----------
                                   6,415,352     10,584,255      7,885,933
                                 -----------    -----------    -----------
  TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
  SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY           $32,420,889    $35,247,599    $34,889,319
                                 ===========    ===========    ===========

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                        CROWLEY, MILNER AND COMPANY
                         STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                                   THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                          

                                                 JULY 29         JULY 30
                                                   1995            1994
                                                ----------     ---------- 
  OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  Net Loss                                      $(3,001,176)   $(1,545,898)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to
  net cash used in operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization                  671,117        903,279
     Amortization of restricted stock award          60,485            
  Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:                            

    Decrease in net accounts receivable             291,873        583,140
    Decrease in inventories                       1,927,055        382,699
    Decrease in prepaid expenses 
      and other assets                              496,517        859,302
    Decrease in accounts payable                 (1,687,080)    (2,720,275)
    Decrease in accrued compensation
     and other liabilities                         (533,750)      (385,091)
                                                -----------    -----------
    NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES        (1,774,959)    (1,922,844)

  INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES
      Purchase of Properties                       (117,363)      (125,434)
                                                -----------    -----------
   NET CASH USED IN INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES          (117,363)      (125,434)

  FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    Proceeds from revolving line of credit       52,810,509     53,758,631
    Principal payments on revolving line
     of credit                                  (49,162,298)   (51,137,510)
    Principal payments on capital lease 
      obligations                                   (85,188)      (175,370)
    Purchase of common stock and stock options   (1,228,212)          -   
                                                -----------    -----------
   NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING
    ACTIVITIES                                    2,334,811      2,445,751
                                                -----------    -----------
  INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS             442,489        397,473 
   Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
    year                                             38,724        575,517 
                                                -----------    -----------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF  PERIOD     $   481,213    $   972,990
                                                ===========    ===========


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                  NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                               July 29, 1995

Note A - Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10
of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information
and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for
complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all
adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary
for a fair presentation have been included.  Operating results for the
thirteen week period ended July 29, 1995 are not necessarily indicative of
the results that may be expected for the year ending February 3, 1996, due
to the seasonal nature of the retail department store business.  For further
information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto
included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
January 28, 1995.  


PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. 


Results of Operations

For the second quarter ended July 29, 1995, a net loss of $907,004 was
recorded, compared with a net loss of $581,402 for the second quarter last
year.  Net loss per share for the quarter was $0.95 compared with a net loss
per share of $0.57 for the same period last year.  For the six months ended
July 29, 1995, the net loss was $3,001,176, compared with $1,545,898
recorded for the first six months last year.  The net loss per share for the
six months ended July 29 1995 was $3.16 compared with a net loss of $1.52
per share last year.  

Total and comparable store sales for the second quarter decreased 2.0% to
$21,363,131 from $21,795,963 for the same period last year.  For the six
month period, net sales were $44,956,521, a decrease of 5.2% from the
$47,426,855 recorded last year.  

Gross margins for the quarter declined $685,000, or 9.0%, when compared to
last year's second quarter.  Margins, as a percent of sales, were 32.5% for
the second quarter compared with 35.0% for the same period last year.  Year
to date margin dollars have decreased $1,964,000, or 13.1%, and as a percent
of sales are 29.0% compared with 31.6% for the same period last year.

Included in margins, and accounting for a majority of the margin decline for
the second quarter, was an additional inventory shrinkage accrual resulting
from a mid-year inventory the Company performed in July.  The additional
accrual approximated $450,000, or $0.47 per share, in the second quarter
ended July 29, 1995 and was approximately $290,000, or $0.31 per share,
greater than last year's charge for the second quarter.

Operating expenses decreased $274,000, or 3.5%, for the second quarter. 
Expenses as a percent of sales amounted to 35.4% in the quarter compared
with 36.0% for the second quarter last year.  The expense categories that
contributed to the second quarter decrease were insurance, depreciation
charges, and equipment rental.  Insurance costs decreased $50,000, or 20.2%,
for the second quarter while depreciation charges declined $113,000, or
25.4%.  Equipment rental charges were down $61,000, or 55.7%, due to the
Company's mainframe computer becoming owned property at the expiration of
the lease in February 1995.  Expenses for the six months ended July 29, 1995
have decreased $428,000.  Operating expenses as a percent of sales, for the
six months, were 34.3% compared with 33.4% for the comparable period last
year.  The higher expense ratio is the result of the lower sales.

Interest expense charges have increased for the second quarter and six month
periods ended July 29, 1995 due primarily to higher interest rates on the
Company's short term borrowings.

The increase in other income for the quarter was generated from a lease
termination settlement with a former tenant in the Company's corporate
office building.

Since the Company has fully exhausted all tax loss carrybacks and is in a
net operating loss carryforward position it was unable to tax effect the
losses in either year's second quarter and six month periods, thus pre-tax
and after-tax results are the same.

Financial Condition

Net cash used in operating activities declined slightly for the six months
ended July 29, 1995 when compared with the same period last year.  Net cash
used in operating activities amounted to $1,775,000 compared to $1,923,000
last year.  The decrease is primarily attributable to a reduction in
inventory and a corresponding smaller decrease in accounts payable for the
period.

Net cash used in investment activities declined slightly for the six months
ended July 29, 1995 due to a decrease in capital expenditures.

Net cash provided by financing activities declined slightly for the six
months ended July 29, 1995 compared to the same period last year due to a
wider variance between proceeds and payments on the revolving line of
credit, but offset by the previously announced repurchase of outstanding
stock and stock options from one of the Company's primary shareholders.  The
borrowings outstanding on the Company's short term credit facility were
slightly higher at July 29, 1995 than at July 30, 1994.

Working capital was $4,466,000 at July 29, 1995 compared with $8,143,000 at
January 28, 1995 and $6,297,000 at July 30, 1994.  The decrease in working
capital when compared with the second quarter of last year is primarily due
to a decrease in inventory levels and accounts receivable.

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                        PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
            There are no material pending legal proceedings in which the
            Company is a party to which its assets are subject.

ITEM 2.   CHANGES IN SECURITIES
          None.

ITEM 3.   DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
          None.

ITEM 4.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
          For a discussion regarding the submission of matters to a vote
          of shareholders at the Company's Annual Meeting on May 17,
          1995, see the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
          quarterly period ended April 29, 1995 which is hereby
          incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 5.   OTHER INFORMATION
          None.

ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
          (a) Reports on Form 8-K
          The Company filed a report on Form 8-K dated June 15, 1995, 
          pursuant to which, it reported the purchase of 96,936 shares of
          Crowley's common stock from Schottenstein Professional Asset
          Management Corporation for $436,212.00 ($4.50 per share) and
          the surrender by Schottenstein Stores Corporation of its option
          to purchase 198,000 shares of Crowley's common stock in
          exchange for a $792,000 payment ($4.50 per share less the
          exercise price of $0.50 per share).


                                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.


                                        CROWLEY, MILNER AND COMPANY
                                               (Registrant)

DATE: September 7, 1995              By: /S/ Mark A. VandenBerg           

                                         Mark A. VandenBerg
                                         Vice President-Finance and Chief 
                                         Financial Officer (principal   
                                         financial and chief accounting
                                         officer) and a duly authorized
                                         officer of the registrant

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