RYANS FAMILY STEAKHOUSES INC
10-Q, 1994-08-17
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                          FORM 10-Q
                              
             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                   Washington, D.C. 20549
                              
                              
     Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
             the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                              
             For the Quarter ended June 29, 1994
                              
                 Commission File No. 0-10943
                              
                              
              RYAN'S FAMILY STEAK HOUSES, INC.
   (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                              
           South Carolina           No. 57-0657895
  (State or other jurisdiction    (I.R.S. Employer
        of incorporation)        Identification No.)

                    405 Lancaster Avenue
                        P. O. Box 100
                 Greer, South Carolina 29652
               (Address of principal executive
                offices, including zip code)
                              
                        803-879-1000
    (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Indicate  by check mark whether the registrant (1)  has  filed
all  reports required to be filed by Sections 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 each of the registrant's
classes of common stock as of June 29, 1994:

     53,424,000 shares of common stock, $1.00 Par Value
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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

              RYAN'S FAMILY STEAK HOUSES, INC.

                              
             CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
                              
                         (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                                         Quarter Ended
                                   June 29,       June 30,
                                    1994             1993
<S>                             <C>              <C>
Restaurant sales                $114,777,000     101,277,000

Operating expenses:
  Food and beverage             46,812,000        42,509,000
  Payroll and benefits          31,183,000        28,088,000
  Depreciation                   4,266,000         3,731,000
  Amortization of pre-opening
    costs																          625,000											510,000
  Other operating expenses      13,391,000        11,094,000

     Total operating expenses   96,277,000        85,932,000

General and administrative
  expenses													          4,583,000								3,577,000
Interest expense                   190,000           14,000
Revenues from franchised
  restaurants 												         (80,000)								(675,000)
Other income                      (204,000)         (58,000)

Earnings before income taxes    14,011,000        12,487,000
Income taxes                     5,184,000         4,559,000

     Net earnings               $8,827,000         7,928,000

Net earnings per common and
  common equivalent share       $      .16               .15

Weighted average shares         53,598,000        53,642,000
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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<TABLE>
              RYAN'S FAMILY STEAK HOUSES, INC.

                              
             CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
                              
                         (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                                         Six Months Ended
                                   June 29,       June 30,
                                    1994             1993
<S>                             <C>              <C>
Restaurant sales                $221,669,000     191,665,000

Operating expenses:
  Food and beverage             89,954,000        79,386,000
  Payroll and benefits          61,166,000        53,443,000
  Depreciation                   8,434,000         7,286,000
  Amortization of pre-opening
    costs 															        1,285,000											934,000
  Other operating expenses      26,245,000        21,188,000

     Total operating expenses  187,084,000 	     162,237,000

General and administrative
  expenses 													         9,420,000									7,217,000
Interest expense                   292,000            74,000
Revenues from franchised
  restaurants											          (153,000)							(1,403,000)
Other income                      (523,000)         (404,000)

Earnings before income taxes    25,549,000        23,944,000
Income taxes                     9,453,000         8,852,000

     Net earnings              $16,096,000  	     15,092,000

Net earnings per common and 
  common equivalent share       $      .30               .28

Weighted average shares         53,628,000        53,701,000
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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              RYAN'S FAMILY STEAK HOUSES, INC.
                              
                 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
<CAPTION>
                              
                                 June 29,   December 29,
                                    1994        1993
                                 (Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
                              <C>           <C>
 Cash and cash equivalents       $ 214,000    1,946,000
 Receivables                     1,920,000    1,851,000
 Inventories                     2,885,000    2,684,000
 Deferred income taxes           1,469,000    1,469,000
 Other current assets            1,500,000    1,562,000

  Total current assets           7,988,000    9,512,000

Property and equipment:
 Land and  improvements         81,848,000   77,601,000
 Buildings                     182,228,000  170,236,000
 Equipment                     126,015,000  116,357,000
 Construction in progress       32,462,000   27,525,000
                               422,553,000  391,719,000
 Less accumulated depreciation  80,156,000   71,866,000
  Net property and equipment   342,397,000  319,853,000

Other assets                     4,806,000    4,156,000

                              $355,191,000  333,521,000

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
 Notes payable                  57,900,000   58,100,000
 Accounts payable               11,990,000   10,944,000
 Income taxes payable              183,000    1,303,000
 Accrued liabilities            20,228,000   14,515,000

  Total current liabilities     90,301,000   84,862,000

Deferred income taxes           10,048,000    9,953,000

Shareholders' equity:
 Common stock of $1.00 par value;
   authorized 100,000,000 shares;
   issued 53,424,000 shares in 
   1994  and  53,415,000  shares
   in  1993                     53,424,000   53,415,000
 Additional paid-in capital      6,544,000    6,513,000
 Retained earnings             194,874,000		178,778,000

  Total shareholders' equity   254,842,000  238,706,000

                              $355,191,000  333,521,000
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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      								RYAN'S FAMILY STEAK HOUSES, INC.
                              
            CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                         (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                              
                                            Six Months Ended
                                          June 29,    June 30,
                                            1994        1993
Cash flows from operating activities:
<S>                                     <C>          <C>
 Net earnings                           $16,096,000   15,092,000
 Adjustments to reconcile net earnings
  to net cash provided by operating
  activities:
   Depreciation and amortization         10,319,000    8,550,000
   Gain on sale of property and equipment  (162,000)     (67,000)
   Decrease (increase) in:
    Receivables                             (69,000)    (148,000)
    Inventories                            (201,000)    (403,000)
    Other current assets                 (1,246,000)  (1,442,000)
    Other assets                           (654,000)       1,000
   Increase (decrease) in:
    Accounts payable      	               1,046,000    2,859,000
    Income taxes                         (1,120,000)    (850,000)
    Accrued liabilities                   5,713,000    2,798,000
    Deferred income taxes                    95,000       89,000

Net cash provided by operating
  activities                             29,817,000   26,479,000

Cash flows from investing activities:
 Proceeds from sale of property
   and equipment                            431,000      295,000
 Capital expenditures                   (31,820,000) (34,647,000)

Net cash used in investing activities   (31,389,000) (34,352,000)

Cash flows from financing activities:
 Net proceeds from (repayment of)
   notes payable                           (200,000)   6,000,000
 Proceeds from issuance of common stock      40,000      343,000

Net cash provided by (used in)
 financing activities                      (160,000)   6,343,000

Net decrease in cash and cash
  equivalents                            (1,732,000)  (1,530,000)

Cash and cash equivalents -
  beginning of period                     1,946,000    1,730,000

Cash and cash equivalents -
  end of period                          $  214,000      200,000

</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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              RYAN'S FAMILY STEAK HOUSES, INC.
                              
       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

                              
           I.  For the Quarter ended June 29, 1994
                         (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                             
                                           Additional
                                   Common    Paid-In   Retained
                                   Stock     Capital   Earnings     Total


<S>                  <C> <C>   <C>          <C>        <C>           <C>
Balances at December 29, 1993  $53,415,000  6,513,000  178,778,000   238,706,000

  Net earnings                       -           -      16,096,000    16,096,000

 Issuance of common stock
   under Stock Option Plans         9,000      31,000         -           40,000

Balances at June 29, 1994     $53,424,000   6,544,000  194,874,000   254,842,000
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<TABLE>
          II.  For the Quarter ended June 30, 1993
                         (Unaudited)

<CAPTION>
                              
  							                                    Additional
         							                     Common    Paid-In   Retained
                							              Stock     Capital   Earnings    Total

<S>                  <C> <C>     <C>          <C>        <C>         <C>
Balances at December 30, 1992    $53,337,000  6,106,000  150,236,000 209,679,000

  Net earnings                          -          -      15,092,000  15,092,000

 Issuance of common stock
  under Stock Option Plans            68,000    275,000         -        343,000

Balances at June 30, 1993        $53,405,000  6,381,000  165,328,000  225,114,000
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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              RYAN'S FAMILY STEAK HOUSES, INC.
                              
         NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                              
                        June 29, 1994
                         (Unaudited)
                              

Note 1.  Basis of Presentation

The  consolidated financial statements include the financial
statements  of  Ryan's  Family Steak Houses,  Inc.  and  its
wholly  owned  subsidiaries.  All  significant  intercompany
balances   and   transactions  have   been   eliminated   in
consolidation.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements
have  been  prepared  in accordance with generally  accepted
accounting principals for interim financial information  and
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.  Consolidated  operating
results  for the quarter and the six months ended  June  29,
1994 are not necessarily indicative of the results that  may
be  expected for the fiscal year ending December  28,  1994.
For further information, refer to the consolidated financial
statements  and  footnotes included in the Company's  annual
report  on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December  29,
1993.

Note 2.  Earnings Per Share

Earnings  per  share  are computed  based  on  the  weighted
average  number  of  common  and  common  equivalent  shares
outstanding during the period.  Common equivalent shares are
represented by shares under option.

Note 3.  Reclassifications

Certain   1993  amounts  in  the  accompanying  consolidated
financial  statements have been reclassified to  conform  to
the 1994 presentation.
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           MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
        FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Quarter Ended June 29, 1994 versus June 30, 1993

The  Company  experienced  strong sales  growth  during  the
second quarter of 1994 with restaurant sales up 13% over the
comparable  quarter  of  1993.   Substantially  all  of  the
increase  resulted from the 15% unit growth of Company-owned
restaurants, which totaled 202 at June 29, 1994 and  178  at
June  30, 1993.  Same-store sales, or average unit sales  in
restaurants that have been open for at least 18  months  and
operated  during  comparable weeks during  the  current  and
prior years, declined 1.1% during the quarter compared to  a
2.8% decline during the second quarter of 1993.

Total   costs  and  expenses  of  Company-owned  restaurants
include  food  and  beverage,  payroll,  payroll  taxes  and
employee  benefits, depreciation and amortization,  repairs,
maintenance,  utilities,  supplies, advertising,  insurance,
property taxes and licenses.  Such costs, as a percentage of
sales, were 83.9% during the second quarter of 1994 compared
to  84.8%  in  1993.   In 1994, the Company  benefited  from
favorable  beef  and  chicken  prices,  resulting  in   1.2%
reduction  in food costs, as a percent of sales, during  the
quarter.   Payroll and benefits decreased to 27.2% of  sales
in  1994  from  27.7% in 1993 due to improved controls  over
store-level  payroll and lower workers' compensation  costs.
All   other  operating  costs,  including  depreciation  and
amortization  of pre-opening costs, increased  to  15.9%  of
sales  in  1994  compared to 15.1% in  1993  due  to  higher
utility, repairs and maintenance and store-based promotional
costs.   Also, it should be noted that many other  operating
costs,  including depreciation and amortization  of  pre-
opening  costs, are fixed costs, and a decline in same-store
sales  would  increase their impact on  margins.   Based  on
these factors, the Company's gross operating margins at  the
restaurant  level  were  16.1%  and  15.2%  for  the  second
quarters of 1994 and 1993, respectively.

General  and administrative expenses increased  to  4.0%  of
sales compared to 3.5% in 1993.  Higher personnel costs were
the  principal  reason underlying the increase.   It  should
again be noted that many general and administrative expenses
are  fixed  costs, and a decline in same-store  sales  would
increase their impact on margins.
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Revenues from franchised restaurants, which numbered  31  at
June  29,  1994  and  36  at June  30,  1993,  decreased  by
$595,000 due principally to the nonrecognition
of  royalty  income  from the Company's largest  franchisee,
Family  Steak  Houses of Florida, Inc. ("Family").   Through
June 29, 1994, this franchisee had not paid any royalty fees
since   August   1993.   Following  extensive  negotiations,
partial payments on the past-due balance and current royalty
payments  were  made by Family in July  1994  and  again  in
August   1994.   All  future  payments  from   Family   will
recognized as revenue on a cash basis after satisfaction  of
the   current  net  outstanding  receivable  balance,  which
amounted to approximately $114,000 after application of  the
aforementioned payments.  Based on projected payment  dates,
management  anticipates  that  no  significant  amounts   of
royalty  income will be included in the Company's  financial
results until the fourth quarter of 1994.  However, in spite
of  recent  developments, there can  be  no  assurance  that
either the remaining past due or future royalty fees will be
collected.

Interest  expense  increased by  $176,000,  to
0.2%  of  sales, resulting principally from less capitalized
interest,  which reflects 1994's lower level of construction
activity  in  relation  to the Company's  outstanding  debt.
Also,   the   Company's  effective  average  interest   rate
increased to 4.4% in 1994 compared to 3.5% in 1993.

The  effective income tax rates used for the second quarters
of  1994  and  1993 were 37.0% and 36.5%, respectively.   It
should  be  noted  that in August 1993 the  "Omnibus  Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993" was enacted, raising the Federal
corporate tax rate 1% to 35%

Net earnings for the second quarter of 1994 amounted to $8.8
million compared to $7.9 million in 1993.

Six Months June 29, 1994 versus June 30, 1993

For the six months ended June 29, 1994, revenues were up 16%
compared to the same period in 1993, principally due to  15%
average unit growth.  Same-store sales declined 0.6%  during
the  first six months of 1994 compared to a 3.7% decline  in
1993.

Six-month  costs and expenses as detailed above  were  84.4%
and  84.6%  of Company-owned restaurant sales for  1994  and
1993,  respectively.  During the first six months  of  1994,
costs  and  expenses  were most affected  by  the  following
offsetting  factors: (1) the decrease in food  and  beverage
costs  (see  second quarter discussion above)  and  (2)  the
negative leverage of fixed costs resulting from the  decline
in  same-store  sales.  Depreciation, amortization  of  pre-
opening  costs  and  other operating expenses  increased  to
16.2%  in  1994 compared to 15.3% in 1993.  Based  on  these
factors,  the  Company's  gross  operating  margins  at  the
restaurant  level were 15.6% and 15.4% for  the  second  six
months of 1994 and 1993, respectively.
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General and administrative expenses as a percentage of total
revenues were 4.2% in 1994 and 3.8% in 1993.  Revenues  from
franchised restaurants decreased by $1,250,000
due principally to the nonrecognition of royalty income from
the  Company's  largest franchisee, Family Steak  Houses  of
Florida,   Inc.  (see  second  quarter  discussion   above).
Effective  income  tax rates used for the six-month  periods
were 37.0% in both 1994 and 1993.

Net  earnings for the first six months of 1994  amounted  to
$16.1 million compared to $15.1 million in 1993.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The  Company's  revenues  are primarily  derived  from  cash
sales.   Inventories are purchased on credit and are rapidly
converted to cash.  Therefore, the Company does not maintain
significant  receivables or inventories, and  other  working
capital requirements for operations are not significant.

At  June 29, 1994, the Company's working capital was a $82.3
million  deficit  compared  to a $75.4  million  deficit  at
December 29, 1993.  Included in these amounts are borrowings
of $57.9 million and $58.1 million, respectively, under bank
lines of credit (see next paragraph).  The Company does  not
anticipate  any  adverse effects from  the  current  working
capital  deficit  due to significant cash flow  provided  by
operations,  which  amounted to $29.8 million  for  the  six
months ended June 29, 1994.

Total capital expenditures for the first six months of  1994
amounted  to  $31.8 million.  During 1994, Ryan's  plans  to
build  and open 20 new restaurants and install scatter  bars
in approximately 40 restaurants.  During the quarter, Ryan's
opened  5  new restaurants and closed 1 unprofitable  store.
Total  capital  expenditures for 1994 are estimated  at  $62
million.    Management  estimates  that   external   funding
requirements  for  1994 will range from  $5  million  to  $7
million.  The Company has formal and informal bank lines  of
credit totaling $85 million at floating short-term rates, of
which  $57.9 million was utilized and classified as  current
debt at June 29, 1994.  The Company owns all of its property
and  equipment and is under no significant lease obligations
other  than for three parcels of land which are under  lease
for at least 35 years.


IMPACT OF INFLATION

The  Company's  operating  costs that  may  be  affected  by
inflation consist principally of food, payroll and utilities
costs.    Also,  a  significant  number  of  the   Company's
restaurant  employees  are paid at  the  minimum  wage  and,
accordingly, changes in the Federal minimum wage affect  the
Company's  payroll  costs.  The Federal  minimum  wage  last
increased in April 1991, and no further increases have  been
legislated.  Future benefit costs may be affected by  future
legislated changes in medical insurance coverage.
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The Company considers its current price structure to be very
competitive.   This factor, among others, is  considered  by
the   Company  when  passing  increased  costs  on  to   its
customers.   Annual  menu price increases have  consistently
ranged from 1% to 3%.


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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings.

          None reportable.

Item 2.   Changes in Securities.

          None.

Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

          None.

Item  4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

          None reportable.

Item 5.   Other Information.

          None.

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form  8-K.

          (a)  None.
          (b)  None.

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     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.


RYAN'S FAMILY STEAK HOUSES, INC.
                                   (Registrant)



                         /s/Charles D. Way
August 12, 1994          Charles D. Way
                         Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer



                         /s/Fred T. Grant, Jr.
August 12, 1994          Fred T. Grant, Jr.
                         Vice President-Finance and Treasurer



                         /s/Richard D. Sieradzki
August 12, 1994          Richard D. Sieradzki
                         Controller





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