PICCADILLY CAFETERIAS INC
10-Q, 2000-02-14
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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, 1999

[ ]  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:            1-11754

                         PICCADILLY CAFETERIAS, INC.
         (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          LOUISIANA                          72-0604977
(State or other jurisdiction of            (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)          Identification No.)

     3232 SHERWOOD FOREST BLVD., BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA    70816
          (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (225)293-9440

                              NOT APPLICABLE
           (Former name, former address and former fiscal  year,
                       if changed since last report)

Indicate  by  check  mark  whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section  13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such  reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
                                                          Yes [X]    No [ ]

The number of shares outstanding of Common  Stock, without par value, as of
February 4, 2000, was 10,528,368.


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                      PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
                        PICCADILLY CAFETERIAS, INC.
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<CAPTION>



                                               (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

BALANCES AT                                                     DECEMBER 31     June 30
                                                                   1999          1999
<S>                                                             <C>             <C>
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
  Accounts and notes receivable                                 $   1,365       $   1,970
  Inventories                                                      12,808          12,595
  Recoverable income taxes                                            810           5,578
  Deferred income taxes                                            11,356          11,216
  Other current assets                                                861             888
                                                                ---------       ---------
           TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                                    27,200          32,247
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT                                     308,684         310,285
  Less allowances for depreciation and unit closings              137,064         134,035
                                                                ---------       ---------
           NET PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT                      171,620         176,250
GOODWILL, net of $713,000 and $532,000 accumulated
 amortization at                                                   12,799          12,982
  December 31, 1999 and at June 30, 1999
OTHER ASSETS                                                       10,629          11,460
                                                                ---------       ---------
TOTAL ASSETS                                                    $ 222,248       $ 232,939
                                                                =========       =========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
  Accounts payable                                              $  14,712       $  18,612
  Accrued interest                                                    408             275
  Accrued salaries, benefits and related taxes                     22,943          22,824
  Accrued rent                                                      5,297           5,183
  Other accrued expenses                                            4,598           6,267
                                                                ---------       ---------
           TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES                               47,958          53,161

LONG-TERM DEBT                                                     73,000          74,226

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES                                               4,192           3,992

RESERVE FOR UNIT CLOSINGS                                          11,132          12,693

ACCRUED EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, less current portion                     9,230           9,465

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
   Preferred  Stock,  no par value; authorized 50,000,000
    shares; issued and outstanding: none                              ---             ---
   Common  Stock,  no  par value, stated value $1.82 per
    share; authorized 100,000,000 shares; issued  and
    outstanding 10,528,368 shares at December 31, 1999 and
    at June 30, 1999                                               19,141          19,141
  Additional paid-in capital                                       18,735          18,735
  Retained earnings                                                39,136          41,804
                                                                ---------       ---------
                                                                   77,012          79,680
  Less treasury stock at cost:  25,000 Common Shares at
      December 31, 1999 and at June 30, 1999                          276             278
                                                                ---------       ---------
          TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                               76,736          79,402
                                                                ---------       ---------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                      $ 222,248       $ 232,939
                                                                =========       =========
</TABLE>
   SEE NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)


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               CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
                        PICCADILLY CAFETERIAS, INC.


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<CAPTION>

                                                    (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS - EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
                                                  THREE MONTHS ENDED               SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                    DECEMBER 31                      DECEMBER 31

                                                1999            1998            1999            1998
<S>                                             <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>
Net sales                                       $116,368        $130,376        $230,494        $259,311
Cost and expenses:
   Cost of sales                                  68,428          78,644         137,193         155,647

   Other operating expense                        40,354          42,732          82,942          85,331
   General and administrative expense              3,927           4,391           7,929           8,970
   Interest expense                                1,639           1,586           3,059           3,265
   Other expense (income)                           (387)           (192)           (523)           (191)
                                                --------        --------        --------        --------
                                                 113,961         127,161         230,600         253,022
                                                --------        --------        --------        --------
   INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES               2,407           3,215            (106)          6,289
Provision for income taxes                           932           1,239              31           2,425
                                                --------        --------        --------        --------
   NET INCOME (LOSS)                            $  1,475        $  1,976        $   (137)       $  3,864
                                                ========        ========        ========        ========
Weighted average number of shares
 outstanding                                      10,503          10,503          10,503          10,504
                                                ========        ========        ========        ========
   Net income (loss) per share - basic and
    diluted                                     $    .14        $    .19        $   (.01)       $    .37
                                                ========        ========        ========        ========
   Cash dividends per share                     $    .12        $    .12        $    .24        $    .24
                                                ========        ========        ========        ========
</TABLE>
SEE NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)


             CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
                        PICCADILLY CAFETERIAS, INC.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31                                    1999            1998
<S>                                                             <C>             <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
       Net income (loss)                                        $   (137)       $  3,864
       Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
            Provided by operating activities:
              Depreciation and amortization                        8,334           9,079
              Costs associated with closed units                  (1,390)           (244)
              Provision for deferred income taxes                     60             600
              Loss on sale of assets                                 102             175
              Pension expense, net of contributions                  577          (1,767)
             Change in operating assets and liabilities              109          (3,471)
                                                                --------        --------
             NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES             7,655           8,236

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
      Acquisition of business                                        ---          (6,802)
      Purchases of property, plant and equipment                  (5,798)         (5,622)
      Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment         1,888              16
                                                                --------        --------
            CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES                     (3,910)        (12,408)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
      Proceeds from (payments on) long-term debt - net            (1,226)          6,921
      Treasury stock transactions - net                                2            (228)
      Dividends paid                                              (2,521)         (2,521)
                                                                --------        --------
            NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES                 (3,745)          4,172
                                                                --------        --------

      Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents               ---             ---
      Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period               ---             ---
                                                                --------        --------
      Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                $    ---        $    ---
                                                                ========        ========

</TABLE>
   SEE NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)


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            NOTE TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
                        PICCADILLY CAFETERIAS, INC.
                             December 31, 1999


NOTE 1:  BASIS OF PRESENTATIONS

     The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
have  been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and 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.

     Comparative results of operations  by  periods  may be affected by the
timing  of  the opening of new units.  Quarterly results  are  additionally
affected by seasonal  fluctuations  in customer volume.  Customer volume at
established units is generally higher  in the second quarter ended December
31  and  lower in the third quarter ending  March  31  reflecting  seasonal
retail activity.

NOTE 2:  LONG-TERM DEBT

     The Company  has  a  credit  facility with a syndicated group of banks
maturing on June 22, 2001.  As reported in the Company's Report on Form 8-K
dated November 18, 1999, the Company  and  its  lenders  amended the credit
facility  to  revise  certain  financial covenants effective September  30,
1999, such that the Company was  in  compliance  with  all  covenants as of
September 30, 1999.  The Company is in compliance with all covenants  as of
December 31, 1999.

     The  financial  covenants,  as amended, are designed to correlate with
the Company's projected performance  over  the remaining term of the credit
facility.  Negative variance from projected  performance  with  respect  to
sales,  operating  performance,  or  other unforeseen matters may cause the
Company  to be in non-compliance with those  covenants.   Failure  to  meet
these covenants  could result in the Company being placed in default of the
amended credit facility.

     As amended, the  credit  facility provides for: (i) an increase in the
effective interest rate from LIBOR  plus 175 basis points to LIBOR plus 300
basis points, and an increase to the  fees  payable with respect to letters
of credit, with the amount of the interest rate  and  letter of credit fees
subject  to  adjustment  at  the end of each fiscal quarter  based  on  the
Company's ratio of total debt  to  EBITDA; (ii) mandatory step downs in the
total amount of credit available under  the  facility  from $100,000,000 to
$95,000,000 as of the effective date of the amendment, from  $95,000,000 to
$90,000,000 on or before March 31, 2000 and from $90,000,000 to $80,000,000
on or before March 31, 2001, together with additional mandatory  commitment
reductions  in an amount equal to the net proceeds in excess of $5  million
in the aggregate  from  sales  of certain assets; (iii) financial covenants
with respect to the ratio of total  debt  to  EBITDA  and the  fixed charge
coverage ratio; (iv) a restriction on the Company's ability to make capital
expenditures;  (v)  the  replacement  of the funded debt to  total  capital
financial covenant with a financial covenant  requiring  a minimum adjusted
tangible net worth; (vi) a further restriction commencing  with  the  third
fiscal  quarter  ending March 31, 2000 on the ability of the Company to pay
dividends to an amount  that  does  not exceed the amount of net income for
the prior fiscal quarter; (vii) a prohibition  on  acquisitions; (viii) the
requirement  that  by (a) December 15, 1999, the credit  facility  will  be
secured by substantially  all  owned  real properties and related equipment
and fixtures of the Company and (b) March  15,  2000,  the  credit facility
will be further secured by substantially all the assets of the Company; and
(ix) the payment of an amendment fee to each bank that signs the amendment.

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

THE MORRISON ACQUISITION

     In May 1998, the Company acquired 89% of the common stock  of Morrison
Restaurants, Inc. (Morrison) for $5.00 per share.  The merger was completed
on  July  31,  1998  when  the  Company purchased the remaining outstanding
Morrison share for $5.00 per share (the Morrison Acquisition).   Management
believes that, in some instances,  separate  discussion  of  the results of
operations of the Morrison units is necessary for an understanding  of  the
Company's  results  of operations on the whole. The discussion that follows
refers to the units acquired  in  the  Morrison  Acquisition  as  "Morrison
units".  Likewise, all other units are referred to as "Piccadilly units".

     The Company began converting Morrison units to Piccadilly-style  units
(the  Morrison  Conversions)  in fiscal 1999.  As of September 30, 1999 the
Company had completed 112 Morrison  Conversions.   Expenses associated with
the  Morrison  Conversions  averaged  approximately $40,000  per  unit  for
training-team labor, new uniforms, repairs, and supplies.  Additional costs
of approximately $25,000 per unit, primarily for signage, were capitalized.
Ten Morrison units have not been converted.   Three  of  these  units  will
continue  to operate as Morrison cafeterias.  The remaining seven units are
in varying  stages  of  lease  renewal  negotiations  and  the  timing  for
converting  these  units to Piccadilly-style units is uncertain.  The table
below shows the number of Morrison Conversions by quarter:

                      Morrison Units Converted in
                           the Quarter ended
                      ---------------------------
                        September 30, 1998  12
                        December 31, 1998   16
                        March 31, 1999      32
                        June 30, 1999       39
                        September 30, 1999  13
                      ---------------------------
                                     Total 112
                      ===========================


FISCAL 2000 SECOND QUARTER COMPARED TO FISCAL 1999 SECOND QUARTER

       Net sales for  the  second quarter of fiscal 1999 include $6,064,000
from the Ralph & Kacoo's restaurants.    The  Ralph  &  Kacoo's restaurants
were  sold  on  March  30,  1999.   The  following  table reconciles  total
cafeteria sales to same-store cafeteria sales (units  that  were  open  for
three  full months in both periods) for the second quarters of fiscal years
2000 and 1999:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three months ended December 31                                          (SALES IN THOUSANDS)
                                                1999                 1998
                                        -------------------    -----------------    Sales
                                          SALES     UNITS      SALES     UNITS      Change
                                        -------------------    -----------------------------
<S>                                     <C>         <C>        <C>       <C>        <C>
Total cafeteria sales                   $116,368      244      $124,312    266       -6.4%
Less new units (A)                        (1,999)      (5)          ---    ---
Less closed units (B)                        (55)      (1)       (3,242)   (28)
                                        --------    -------    --------   ------
Net same-store cafeteria sales          $114,314      238      $121,070    238       -5.6%
                                        ========    =======    ========   ======
</TABLE>
(A) CAFETERIAS OPENED SINCE SEPTEMBER 30, 1998.
(B) CAFETERIAS CLOSED SINCE SEPTEMBER 30, 1998.


     The  net  decrease  in  same-store sales of 5.6% reflects a decline in
same-store customer traffic of  8.9% combined with a check average increase
of 2.2%.  The check average increase  results  from various price increases
implemented at certain units since December 31, 1998.

     Same-store units include units open all three  months  of  the  second
quarter  of  fiscal  1999  and  2000.   Piccadilly same-store sales for the
second quarter were down 1.5%.  Morrison  same-store  sales  for the second
quarter  were  down  11.4%.   Management believes that it will continue  to
report lower same-store sales as  compared to the prior fiscal year for the
remainder of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000.

     Piccadilly customer traffic began  trending  downward  in  1997.   The
Company  attributes  these declines to general patterns of customer traffic
declines being generally  experienced  in  the  family-dining sector of the
restaurant industry.

     On  the  whole,  the  Morrison  Conversions  have  adversely  affected
customer  traffic in those units.  While several Morrison  units  increased
customer traffic  immediately  after  converting to Piccadilly-style units,
most units suffered customer count declines,  and  in  some  markets, these
declines  were significant.  The largest declines for Morrison  Conversions
are in Florida,  comprising  approximately  34%  of  the Morrison units and
approximately  57%  of  the  same-store  sales  decline in the  comparative
quarters.  The Company attributes these declines  to  adverse  reactions to
the Morrison Conversions by a segment of loyal Morrison customers.

     To address declines in customer traffic, the Company tested  a  sales-
building  initiative  targeting  the  Tampa, Florida area during the second
quarter.  The Tampa area encompasses 14 cafeterias, 9 of which are Morrison
units.  Management believes that this program  has had a positive effect on
customer  traffic which increased 17% above the Company's  projections  for
the second  quarter.   The Company is in various stages of developing other
sales-building initiatives.   These  initiatives  are  intended  to address
customer  perceptions  of  value  and convenience.  The Company anticipates
testing several of these initiatives  during its third quarter ending March
31, 2000.

          During the second quarters of  fiscal 2000 and 1999, consolidated
net operating income (net sales less cost  of  sales  and  other  operating
expenses)  as  a  percent  of  net  sales  was 6.5% and 6.9%, respectively.
Excluding  the  operations of Ralph & Kacoo's  restaurants  in  the  second
quarter of fiscal  1999, net operating income as a percent of net sales was
6.6%.  The following table illustrates net operating income, cost of sales,
other operating expenses,  and  general  and  administrative  expense  as a
percent  of  net  sales  for  the  comparative  periods.  The table and the
discussion that follows explain results of operations  net  of  the Ralph &
Kacoo's operations in last year's results.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Three months ended December 31 (excludes results of             1999      1998      Change
operations relating to the Ralph & Kacoo's seafood
restaurants)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                             <C>       <C>       <C>
Cost of sales                                                   58.8%     60.4%     -1.6%
Other operating expenses                                        34.7%     33.1%      1.6%
Net operating income                                            6.5%      6.6%      -0.1%
General & administrative expense                                3.3%      3.2%       0.1%
</TABLE>

     Cost  of  sales  as  a percent of net sales declined 160 basis points.
That decline is a combination of a 120 basis point decline in food cost and
a 40 basis point decline in  labor  cost.   Food  cost  as a percent of net
sales improved primarily as a result of the July 1999 price increase.

     Movement in labor cost, as a percent of net sales, is  the  net result
of a number of factors.  Factors that improved performance include:
   1)  Prices increased July 1999.
   2)  The  tip-wage  program lowers wages-per-hour.  The tip-wage program
       was implemented in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1999.
   3)  Until the second  quarter  of  this fiscal year, labor efficiency at
       Morrison units did not reflect Piccadilly standards.
   4)  No Morrison units were converted  in  the  second  quarter  of  this
       fiscal year while  16  Morrison  units were converted in last year's
       second quarter.  Labor cost is generally higher for  three  to  four
       months following the  conversion of a Morrison unit to a Piccadilly-
       style unit.

Factors that negatively impacted performance include:
   1)  Lower year-over-year unit sales to absorb fixed costs.
   2)  Opening  team labor cost  associated  with  a new unit opened in the
       second  quarter of fiscal 2000 compared to no  new  unit openings in
       the second quarter of last fiscal year.

     Other  operating  expense  decreased  $734,000.  As a percent  of  net
sales,  other  operating  expense  increased 160  basis  points.   The  net
movement in other operating expenses  is  the  result  of  several factors.
First,  other operating expense in the second quarter of last  fiscal  year
includes costs relating to 16 Morrison Conversions.  There were no Morrison
Conversions  in  the  second  quarter  of this fiscal year.  Secondly, as a
percent of sales, the fixed portion of certain  operating  costs,  such  as
rent,  repairs  and maintenance, utilities, and depreciation, increase when
average unit sales decrease.

     General and  administrative  expense  (net  of Ralph & Kacoo's related
expenses in the prior fiscal year) as a percent of  net  sales increased 10
basis points but decreased in absolute dollars by $225,000.

       Interest expense increased $53,000 as a result of higher  rates  the
effect  of  which  was  partially offset by lower debt levels in the second
quarter  compared to the same  quarter  last  year.   See  Note  2  to  the
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements regarding the Company's amended
credit facility and its impact on interest expense.


SIX MONTHS  ENDED  DECEMBER  31, 1999 COMPARED TO SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER
31, 1998

        Net  sales  for  the  first  six  months  of  fiscal  1999  include
$12,037,000 from the Ralph & Kacoo's  restaurants.    The  Ralph  & Kacoo's
restaurants  were  sold  on March 30, 1999.  The following table reconciles
total cafeteria sales to same-store  cafeteria  sales (units that were open
for six full months in both periods) for the six  months ended December 31,
1999 and 1998.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Six months ended December 31                                             (SALES IN THOUSANDS)
                                                1999                 1998
                                        -------------------    -----------------    Sales
                                          SALES     UNITS      SALES     UNITS      Change
                                        -------------------    -----------------------------
<S>                                     <C>         <C>        <C>       <C>        <C>
Total cafeteria sales                   $230,494        264    $247,274      272     -6.8%
Less new units (A)                        (4,154)        (5)        ---      ---
Less closed units (B)                     (1,736)       (15)     (9,078)     (28)
                                        --------    -------    --------  -------
Net  same-store cafeteria sales         $224,604        244    $238,196      244     -5.7%
                                        ========    =======    ========  =======
</TABLE>
(A) CAFETERIAS OPENED SINCE JUNE 30, 1998.
(B) CAFETERIAS CLOSED SINCE JUNE 30, 1998.


     The  net  decrease  in  same-store sales of 5.7% reflects a decline in
same-store customer traffic of  8.6% combined with a check average increase
of 2.5%.  The check average increase  results  from various price increases
implemented  at  certain  units since December 31,  1998.   See  the  above
discussion, "Fiscal 2000 Second  Quarter  Compared  to  Fiscal  1999 Second
Quarter", for related information on same-store sales declines.

     During  the  six months ended December 31, 2000 and 1999, consolidated
net operating income  (net  sales  less  cost  of sales and other operating
expenses)  as  a  percent  of  net sales was 4.5% and  7.1%,  respectively.
Excluding the operations of the  Ralph  &  Kacoo's restaurants in the first
half of fiscal 1999, net operating income as  a  percent  of  net sales was
6.8%.  The following table illustrates net operating income, cost of sales,
other  operating  expenses,  and  general and administrative expense  as  a
percent  of  net sales for the comparative  periods.   The  table  and  the
discussion that  follows  explain  results of operations net of the Ralph &
Kacoo's operations in last year's results.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Six months ended December 31                                     1999      1998     Change
(excludes results of operations relating to the Ralph &
Kacoo's seafood restaurants)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                             <C>       <C>       <C>
Cost of sales                                                   59.5%     60.0%     -0.5%
Other operating expenses                                        36.0%     33.2%      2.8%
Net operating income                                             4.5%      6.8%     -2.3%
General & administrative expense                                 3.4%      3.3%      0.1%
</TABLE>

     Cost  of  sales  as  a percent of net sales decreased 50 basis points.
That decline is a combination  of a 70 basis point decline in food cost and
a 20 basis point increase in labor  cost.   Food  cost  as a percent of net
sales improved primarily as a result of the July 1999 price increase.

     Movement in labor cost, as a percent of net sales, is  the  net result
of a number of factors.  Factors that improved results include:
     1) Prices increased July 1999.
     2) The  tip-wage program lowers wages-per-hour.  The tip-wage  program
        was implemented in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1999.
     3) Until  the  second quarter of this fiscal year, labor efficiency at
        Morrison units did not reflect Piccadilly standards.
     4) 13 Morrison units  converted  in the first half of this fiscal year
        while 28 Morrison units converted  in  first  half  of  last  year.
        Labor  cost  is generally higher for three to four months following
        the conversion of a Morrison unit to a Piccadilly-style unit.

Factors that negatively impacted results include:
     1) Lower year-over-year unit sales to absorb fixed costs.
     2) Opening team labor  cost  associated  with five new units opened in
        the first half of fiscal 2000 compared  to  no new unit openings in
        the first half of last fiscal year.
     3) During  the  second  quarter  of last fiscal year,  the  management
        staffing at Morrison units was  increased  to  levels comparable to
        Piccadilly units.  Management staffing at Morrison  units  had been
        on  the decline for several years prior to the Morrison Acquisition
        due to attrition.

     Other operating  expense  decreased  $960,000.   As  a  percent of net
sales,  other  operating  expense  increased  280  basis  points.  The  net
movement  in  other  operating  expenses is the result of several  factors.
First, other operating expense in  the  first  half  of  last  fiscal  year
includes costs relating to 28 Morrison Conversions.  There were 13 Morrison
Conversions  in the first half of this fiscal year.  Secondly, as a percent
of sales, the  fixed  portion  of  certain  operating  costs, such as rent,
repairs and maintenance, utilities, and depreciation, increase when average
unit sales decrease. Additionally, the Company incurred  opening  costs for
five new cafeterias in the first half of fiscal 2000.  No cafeterias opened
in the first half of fiscal 1999.

     General  and  administrative  expense  (net of Ralph & Kacoo's related
expenses in the prior fiscal year) as a percent  of  net sales increased 10
basis points but decreased in absolute dollars by $555,000.

       Interest expense decreased $206,000 as a result of lower debt levels
in the first half of this fiscal year compared to last  fiscal  year.   See
Note  2  to  the  Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements regarding the
Company's amended credit facility and its impact on interest expense.


TRENDS AND UNCERTAINTIES

     Unless the Company  experiences  additional  and unexpected erosion in
net sales, it believes that it will remain in compliance  with the terms of
its  amended  credit  facility.   However,  it is possible that  continuing
erosion of customer traffic at individual units could result in the closing
of such units and additional non-cash charges  under  SFAS  121,  including
impairment of goodwill, and if any such charges were material, could  cause
the Company to fail to be in compliance with one or more provisions of  the
credit  facility.   At  the  present time no adjustments for impairment for
Morrison-related goodwill are necessary.

       The U.S. Congress is considering  proposals  to increase the federal
minimum  wage.   An  increase  in the federal minimum wage  would  have  an
adverse effect on the Company's operating costs.  Historically, the Company
has absorbed minimum wage increases  through  price increases.  The Company
operates in a highly competitive industry and may be unable to transfer all
or a portion of such higher operating costs to its customers.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     As  discussed  in  Note  2  to  the  Condensed Consolidated  Financial
Statements,  the   Company  has  a  $95  million  credit  facility  with  a
syndicated group of banks maturing on June  22, 2001.  On November 18, 1999
the Company and its lenders amended the credit facility.

     On  February  7,  2000,  the Board elected to  suspend  the  Company's
regular  quarterly dividend of $.12  per  share.   The  suspension  of  the
dividend will  save approximately $1.26 million per quarter.  The Company's
net income of  $0.14  per  share  for  the  quarter ended December 31, 1999
would have allowed the declaration of a dividend  under  the  terms  of its
amended  credit facility.   Nonetheless,  the  Board  concluded  that until
the Company had  demonstrated  a sustained operating performance that would
support  a dividend that could be  safely  maintained,  suspension  of  the
dividend was the more prudent course of action.

     Management  believes  that  its  cash  from  operations, together with
remaining credit available under the amended facility,  will  be sufficient
to provide for the Company's operational needs for the foreseeable  future.
At  December  31,  1999,  approximately $6,800,000 was available under this
facility.


YEAR 2000 IMPACT

     As of December 31, 1999,  the  Company  had completed its migration of
information technology from internally developed  systems  to  commercially
available  products.   The  total  cost  of addressing Year 2000 issues  by
purchasing commercial software products was  approximately  $700,000, which
was capitalized.  Subsequent to December 31, 1999, the Company  experienced
no significant operational problems related to Year 2000 issues.  No future
Year 2000 issues are anticipated.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     Forward-looking  statements  regarding  management's present plans  or
expectations for new unit openings, remodels,  other  capital expenditures,
the financing thereof, and disposition of impaired units  involve risks and
uncertainties  relative  to  return expectations and related allocation  of
resources, and changing economic  or competitive conditions, as well as the
negotiation of agreements with third  parties,  which  could  cause  actual
results  to differ from present plans or expectations, and such differences
could  be  material.    Similarly,   forward-looking  statements  regarding
management's present expectations for  operating  results involve risks and
uncertainties  relative  to these and other factors,  such  as  advertising
effectiveness and the ability  to achieve cost reductions, which also would
cause actual results to differ from  present plans.  Such differences could
be material.  Management does not expect  to  update  such  forward-looking
statements  continually  as conditions change, and readers should  consider
that such statements speak only as the date hereof.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

     The Company is exposed to changes in short-term interest rates related
to its $95,000,000 credit  arrangement.   If  the  variable  rates  on  the
Company's  credit  arrangement  were  to  increase  by  1% from the rate at
December 31, 1999 and the Company had borrowed the maximum amount available
under  its  senior  credit facility ($79.8 million) for the  remaining  two
quarters of fiscal 2000,  then,  solely  as  a  result  of  the increase in
interest rates, the Company's interest expense would increase, resulting in
a  $21,000 decrease in net income, assuming an effective tax rate  of  37%.
The  fair  value  of  the  Company's  credit arrangement is not affected by
changes in market interest rates.  This  discussion  does  not consider the
effects of the reduced level of overall economic activity that  could exist
following  such  changes.   Further,  in  the  event  of  changes  in  such
magnitude, management would likely take actions to mitigate its exposure to
such changes.  The Company has not used derivative instruments to engage in
speculative transactions or hedging activities.

                       PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None.

ITEM 2.  CHANGES IN SECURITIES
None.

ITEM 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
The  Annual  Meeting of the shareholders of Piccadilly  (the "Meeting") was
held on November 1, 1999 and 8,319,928 shares were represented.  The voting
tabulation follows:

The election of the following to the Board of Directors:
                                  FOR          WITHHELD
     Robert P. Guyton           8,167,929      151,571
     Christel C. Slaughter      8,168,324      151,176

The following  director's  terms  of  office  continued  after the Meeting.
Ralph P. Erben, Norman C. Francis, Ronald A. LaBorde, Paul W. Murrill, Dale
E. Redman and C. Ray Smith.

ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION
None.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a)  Exhibits
     3.        (a) Articles of Incorporation  of  the Company,  restated
                   through March 12, 1999(1).

               (b) By-laws of the Company, as restated through March 12,
                   1999(1).

     27        Financial Data Schedule

(b)  Reports  on  Form  8-K  - On November 18, 1999, the Company filed a
     report on Form 8-K in which  the  Company's  reported  under Item 5
     that  it  had  amended  its  $100  million  senior  credit facility
     agreement with a syndicated group of banks.

**FOOTNOTES**

(1) Incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Quarterly Report on
    Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1999.

<PAGE>

     SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act  of
1934, the Registrant  has  duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




                                   PICCADILLY CAFETERIAS, INC.
                                   (Registrant)



                                   BY:  /S/RONALD A. LABORDE
                                        Ronald A. LaBorde
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer
                                        02/08/00


/s/ Ronald A. LaBorde                                              02/08/00
Ronald A. LaBorde,  President,  Chief  Executive  Officer,  and      Date
Director

/s/ Mark L. Mestayer                                               02/07/00
Mark  L.  Mestayer,  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial    Date
Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

/s/ W. Scott Bozzell                                               02/07/00
W. Scott Bozzell, Executive Vice President and Controller            Date
(Principal Accounting Officer)





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