GIANT FOOD INC
10-Q, 1996-06-28
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                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

                   QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For Twelve Weeks ended May 18, 1996

Commission File Number 1-4434

                            Giant Food Inc.                                
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                                  53-0073545           

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

 6300 Sheriff Road, Landover, Maryland                               20785  

(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (301) 341-4100         


                                    NONE                                    

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report.)

                   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
              (l) 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 each of the registrant's
classes of common stock as of this date is as follows:



Title of stock                                         Number of shares
class ($l par)                                            Outstanding  
"A" non-voting                                            59,382,723
"AC" voting                                                  125,000
"AL" voting                                                  125,000
                                                          59,632,723 


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                  GIANT FOOD INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

       CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - MAY 18, 1996 AND FEBRUARY 24, 1996

                           Dollar amounts in thousands


                                     ASSETS

                                                  May 18,      February 24,
                                                    1996          1996     
                                                 (Unaudited)               
                                                                            
  
                                                      
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                      $   143,237  $    111,133
  Short-term investments (Note 2)                    129,366       134,677
  Receivables                                         49,805        47,771
  Inventories (Note 3)                               219,141       225,801
  Prepaid expenses                                    27,506        26,889

     Total current assets                            569,055       546,271

Property, plant and equipment                      1,436,264     1,405,084
  Less accumulated depreciation                      664,409       643,693

                                                     771,855       761,391

Property under capital leases, net  
  of accumulated amortization, (5/18/96,
  $66,402; 2/24/96, $65,018)                         104,455       105,839

Other assets                                          35,625        33,638

                                                 $ 1,480,990   $ 1,447,139








               See notes to consolidated financial statements.










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                            GIANT FOOD INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

        CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - MAY 18, 1996 AND FEBRUARY 24, 1996

                          Dollar amounts in thousands

                      LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

                                               May 18,     February 24,
                                                1996           1996    
                                            (Unaudited)                

Current liabilities:
  Current portion of long-term debt         $    12,284     $    12,156
  Accounts payable                              227,439         219,253
  Accrued liabilities                            84,481          85,763
  Dividends payable                              11,323          11,009
  Income taxes                                   16,099           9,061

    Total current liabilities                   351,626         337,242

Long-term debt, net of current portion:
  Notes and mortgages                            45,802          45,959
  Obligations under capital leases              141,779         142,863

                                                187,581         188,822


Other liabilities                               103,095          98,318

Shareholders' equity
  Common stock, $1 par, all classes              60,926          60,645
  Net unrealized loss on short-term investments    (810)           (108)
  Retained earnings                             793,460         779,000
                                                853,576         839,537
  Less class "A" stock held in
    treasury, at cost (5/18/96 623,897
    2/24/96, 702,782 shares)                     14,888          16,780
                                                838,688         822,757

                                            $ 1,480,990     $ 1,447,139


              


                      See notes to consolidated financial statements.







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                       GIANT FOOD INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

                TWELVE WEEKS ENDED MAY 18, 1996 AND MAY 20, 1995
                                   (Unaudited)

                          Dollar amounts in thousands
                           except for per share data


                                              Twelve Weeks      
                                            1996           1995   
  
Sales                                   $   895,627    $  869,235 

Cost of goods sold                          624,483       611,609 

Operating expenses                          227,322       219,420 

Interest:
  Notes and mortgages                           815         1,368 
  Lease obligations                           3,746         3,698           
  Income                                     (3,236)       (3,296)
                                            853,130       832,799 

Income before provision
  for income taxes                           42,497        36,436 

Provision for income
  taxes                                      16,714        14,330 
               
Net income                              $    25,783    $   22,106 

Net income per share                    $       .43    $      .37 

Dividends per share                     $       .19    $      .185

Average number of shares                  59,589,692    59,261,777 




                    See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                         GIANT FOOD INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                TWELVE WEEKS ENDED MAY 18, 1996 AND MAY 20, 1995
                                  (Unaudited)

                           Dollar amounts in thousands

                                                       Twelve Weeks
                                                      1996          1995   
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                     $     25,783   $   22,106 
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
  cash provided by operating activities:
  Depreciation                                         20,623       20,618 
  Amortization of property under capital leases         1,384        1,333 
  Other adjustments, net                                  375          400 
  Net change in cash from changes in operating
  assets and liabilities, detailed below               23,426      (18,210)

Net cash provided by operating activities              71,591       26,247 

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Purchase of short-term investments                  (34,168)      (8,956)
  Maturity of short-term investments                   13,588
  Sale of short-term investments                       24,734       18,955 
  Capital expenditures                                (31,133)     (31,862)
  Other investing activities                           (2,316)             
Net cash used in investing activities                 (29,295)     (21,863)

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Repayments of notes and mortgages                      (139)     (16,125)
  Repayments of obligations under capital leases         (974)        (879)
  Issuance of common stock                              1,930          329 
  Dividends paid                                      (11,009)     (10,663)
Net cash used in financing activities                 (10,192)     (27,338)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents                32,104      (22,954)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year          111,133      157,045 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of quarter         $   143,237   $  134,091 

Increase (decrease) in cash from changes in
operating assets and liabilities:
  Accounts receivable                             $    (2,034)  $   (6,561)
  Inventory                                             6,660       (4,180)
  Prepaid expenses                                       (617)         898 
  Accounts payable                                      8,186       (1,535)
  Accrued expenses                                     (1,282)      (7,908)
  Income taxes payable                                  7,281          808 
  Deferred taxes                                                      (561)
  Other liabilities                                     5,232          829 
                                                  $    23,426   $  (18,210)

                  See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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                         GIANT FOOD INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                TWELVE WEEKS ENDED MAY 18, 1996 AND MAY 20, 1995
                                  (Unaudited)
                           Dollar amounts in thousands                      
     
1.  Consolidated financial statements:

    The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements reflect all
    adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a
    fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented.

    Such results for the twelve weeks ended May 18, 1996 and May 20, 1995
    are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full
    year.

2.  Short-term investments:

    Short-term investments consisted of:
      As of May 18, 1996:
                                               GROSS
                                         UNREALIZED HOLDING
                                 COST         (LOSSES)         FAIR VALUE 
                       
    U.S. Treasury securities   $105,175        $(1,081)         $104,094
    Federal agency securities    24,675           (253)           24,422
    Corporate bonds & other         850                              850
                               $130,700        $(1,334)         $129,366  

      As of February 24, 1996:
                                                GROSS
                                          UNREALIZED HOLDING           
                                COST           (LOSSES)       FAIR VALUE 
                       
    U.S. Treasury securities   $111,021        $  (168)         $110,853
    Federal agency securities    22,920           (  9)           22,911
    Corporate bonds or other        913                              913
                               $134,854        $  (177)         $134,677  






    Maturities of short-term investments at May 18, 1996, were as follows:
                                           
                                              COST        FAIR VALUE 
                       
    Due within one year                     $ 68,532       $ 68,635
    Due after one year through five years     62,168         60,731
                                            $130,700       $129,366  



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3.  Inventories:

    The inventories valued using the LIFO method were approximately 84% of
    the Company's inventories as at May 18, 1996 and 84% as at
    February 24, 1996.  Under the FIFO method, these inventories would have
    been higher by $86,793 and $85,713, respectively.  The pre-tax LIFO
    charge was $1,080 for the twelve week period ended May 18, 1996 and
    $900 for the twelve week period ended May 20, 1995.


4.  Effective February 25,1996, the Company adopted Statement of Financial  
    Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 121, "Accounting for Impairment of Long-
    Lived Assets to be Disposed Of," and SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for
    Stock-Based Compensation".  In accordance with SFAS No. 121, the
    recoverability of long-lived assets is assessed annually or whenever
    adverse effects and changes in circumstances indicate that
    undiscounted cash flows previously anticipated warrants a
    reassessment.

    In accordance with the provions of SFAS No. 123, the Company has
    elected to continue to measure compensation expense for its stock-
    based employee compensation plans using the intrinsic value method
    prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting
    for Stock Issued to Employees" and will provide pro forma disclosures
    of net income and earnings per share as if the fair value-based method
    prescribed by SFAS No. 123 had been applied in measuring compensation
    expense.  The adoption of these standards did not have a material
    effect on the Company's financial position or results of operation.


5.  Net cash flows from operating activities reflects cash payments for
    interest and income taxes as follows:
                                                   12 weeks ended        
                                                 May 18,       May 20, 
                                                  1996          1995   

    Interest paid                               $ 5,074        $ 5,388

    Income taxes paid                             9,433         13,520

   










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                         GIANT FOOD INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations:

         The following is Management's discussion and analysis of certain
significant factors which have affected the Company's earnings and
financial condition during the periods included in the accompanying
Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Income.

Results of Operations:

         A summary of the principal income statement percentages are
tabulated below:

                                12 Weeks Ended          12 Weeks Ended     
                                 May 18, 1996            May 20, 1995      
                                       %                      %


Gross Profit                         30.27                  29.64
Operating Expenses                   25.38                  25.24
Interest Expense-Notes & Mortgages     .09                    .16
Interest Expense-Lease Obligations     .41                    .43
Interest (Income)                   (  .36)                (  .38)
Income Before Income Taxes            4.75                   4.19
Provision for Income Taxes            1.87                   1.65
Net Income                            2.88                   2.54






         Below are the differences for the periods ended May 18, 1996
compared with May 20, 1995 in thousands of dollars and percentages:

                                                   Increase (Decrease)
                                                       Twelve Weeks   
                                                      $            %

Sales                                               26,392        3.0%

Gross Profit                                        13,518        5.2%
Operating Expenses                                   7,902        3.6%
Interest Expense-Notes & Mortgages                    (553)     -40.4%
Interest Expense-Lease Obligations                      48        1.3%
Interest Income                                         60       -1.8%
Income Before Income Taxes                           6,061       16.6% 
Provision for Income Taxes                           2,384       16.6% 
Net Income                                           3,677       16.6% 



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                            GIANT FOOD INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations (continued):

Results of Operations (Twelve weeks ended May 18, 1996 vs. twelve weeks
ended May 20, 1995):

     Sales increased $26.4 million or 3.0%.  Stores in operation both years
showed a modest increase of .2%.  Same store sale change was impacted by
the opening of four food-drug stores since November 1995 in the
Washington/Baltimore area.  Eliminating this cannibalization effect, same
stores sales would have been up 1.0%.


     Gross profit increased $13.5 million.  Gross profit as a percent of
sales was 30.27% compared to 29.64% in the prior year.  The gross profit
percentage  reflects the continuation of the gross profit level achieved in
the most recent quarter (ended February 24, 1996) which was 30.25%.  


     Operating expenses increased from 25.24% of sales to 25.38%.  The
primary factor for the increase is the occupancy costs related to the seven
stores that were opened in the last twelve months.                          
                  
                                                                      
     Interest expense on notes and mortgages decreased by $553 thousand
because of reduction of debt during 1995.                                   
                                   
                                                                            
                                                                            
 
     Pre-tax earnings increased $6.1 million, an increase of 16.6%.  The
effective tax rate was 39.3% for both the current and prior period.

     Net income was 2.88% of sales for the current quarter compared with
2.54% for the same period of the prior year. 












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                           GIANT FOOD INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations (continued):

LIQUIDITY:


     Working capital increased $8.4 million from February 24, 1996.   

     At May 18, 1996 working capital ratio was 1.62 to 1, compared to 1.61
to 1 at February 24, 1996.  Including LIFO reserves of $86.8 million at May
18, 1996, the working capital ratio was 1.86 to 1.  

     At May 18, 1996, cash and cash equivalents were $143.2 million and
short-term investments were $129.4 million totaling $272.6 million compared
with $245.8 million as of February 24, 1996.                                
                                                                            
               
    It is estimated that cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments,
together with cash flow from operations will be adequate to complete
planned capital expenditures, required debt reduction and dividend
requirements.  Capital expenditures include the announced plans for opening
eight stores in the current fiscal year, of which two are in the
Washington/Baltimore area, five in New Jersey and the first store in
Pennsylvania.  The Company has a $50 million revolving credit facility, a
$10 million credit line and has had no short-term bank borrowings for more
than seventeen years.


CAPITALIZATION:

         Shareholders' equity as a percentage of capitalization was 80.8%
on May 18, 1996, compared to 80.4% on February 24, 1996 and 78.5% on May
20, 1995.






















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                          GIANT FOOD INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES




                                OTHER INFORMATION


Item 6.  Exhibits and reports on Form 8-K:

The Company did not file any reports on Form 8-K during the twelve weeks
ended May 18, 1996. 


                 

                                         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.



                                                  Giant Food Inc.           

                                                   (Registrant)





Date June 28, 1996                 By /s/ Pete L. Manos                     

                                     Pete L. Manos   
                                     President and        
                                     Chief Executive Officer



Date June 28, 1996                 By /s/ David B Sykes                     

                                     David B Sykes
                                     Senior Vice President Finance,
                                     Treasurer
                                     Chief Financial Officer and
                                     Principal Accounting Officer









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