QUANTUM CORP /DE/
10-Q, 1994-02-14
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Form 10-Q

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549


[X]	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
	SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended 	January 2, 1994

OR

[ ]	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES 
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from 		 to 


Commission File Number 0-12390



QUANTUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



	DELAWARE			94-2665054
	(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
	incorporation or organization)



	500 McCarthy Blvd.
	Milpitas, California				95035
	(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 894-4000


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 	

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of 
common stock, as of January 31, 1994: 43,457,419.

QUANTUM CORPORATION

10-Q REPORT

INDEX
	 Page
	Number
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

	Item 1.	Financial Statements	3

		Consolidated Statements of Operations	3

		Consolidated Balance Sheets	4

		Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	5

		Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	6


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


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION	10


SIGNATURE		11


QUANTUM CORPORATION

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands except per share data)
(unaudited)


	Three Months Ended	Nine Months Ended
	Jan. 2	Dec. 27	Jan. 2	Dec. 27
	1994	1992	1994	1992

Sales		$523,021	$459,315	$1,496,088	$1,190,670
Cost of sales	 466,199	 369,626	1,370,239	 960,273
  Gross profit	56,822	89,689	125,849	230,397

Operating expenses:
  Research and development	19,632	14,976	61,205	45,208
  Sales and marketing	17,453	20,406	53,775	55,180
  General and administrative	9,576	  9,356	32,376	22,938
  Restructuring and
    non-recurring charges	      0	       0	  22,753	       0
		46,661	44,738	170,109	123,326

  Income (loss) from operations	10,161	44,951	(44,260)	107,071

Other (income) expense:
  Interest expense	3,385	3,576	10,426	10,941
  Interest and other income	 (1,634)	  (2,825)	 (5,607)	  (9,406)
		1,751	751	4,819	1,535

Income (loss) before income
  taxes	8,410	44,200	(49,079)	105,536
Income tax provision (benefit)	   2,271	  16,189	 (13,251)	  37,993

Net income (loss)	$  6,139	$ 28,011	$(35,828)	$ 67,543

Net income (loss) per share:
  Primary	$0.14	$0.62	$(0.83)	$1.47
  Fully diluted	$0.14	$0.52	$(0.83)	$1.28

Weighted average common and 
  common equivalent shares:
    Primary	44,357	45,386	43,151	45,797
    Fully diluted	44,357	57,343	43,151	57,588


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

QUANTUM CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
(unaudited)




	Jan. 2,	Mar. 31,
	1994	1993

Assets
  Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents	$150,097	$121,838
    Marketable securities	107,351	167,114
    Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
     doubtful accounts of $8,768 and $8,118	294,010	266,994
    Inventories	186,879	223,162
    Deferred taxes	37,630	37,479
    Other current assets	  18,985	  13,094

  Total current assets	794,952	829,681

  Property and equipment, net of accumulated
	  depreciation of $66,516 and $57,442	81,300	74,698
  Investments		3,220
  Other assets	  11,802	  19,034

		$888,054	$926,633


Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
  Current liabilities:
    Accounts payable	$216,756	$215,445
    Accrued warranty expense	58,932	42,410
    Accrued compensation	12,333	17,189
    Income taxes payable		19,026
    Other accrued liabilities	  33,783	  21,825

  Total current liabilities	321,804	315,895

  Subordinated debentures and other	220,688	212,500

  Shareholders' equity:
    Common stock	97,171	100,049
    Retained earnings	 248,391	 298,189

  Total shareholders' equity	 345,562	 398,238

		$888,054	$926,633


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

QUANTUM CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(unaudited)



	Third Quarter
	Nine Months Ended
	Jan. 2,	Dec. 27,
	1994	1992

Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income (loss)	$(35,828)	$ 67,543
  Items not requiring the current use of cash:
    Depreciation and amortization	22,088	18,983
    Write off of goodwill	 6,338  	      
  Changes in assets and liabilities:
    Accounts receivable	(27,016)	(81,311)
    Inventories	36,283	(70,234)
    Accounts payable	1,311	51,565
    Income taxes payable	(19,026)	(5,917)
    Accrued warranty expense	16,522	12,873
    Other assets and liabilities	  3,218	   11,922

Net cash provided by operating activities	  3,890	   5,424

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Purchase of marketable securities	(105,905) 	(292,640)
  Proceeds from sale of marketable securities	165,668 	213,082
  Investment in property and equipment	  (26,734)	  (21,909)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	  33,029	 (101,467)

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Repurchase of common stock	(17,479) 	(19,868)
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock	8,819 	6,768
  Net proceeds from issuance of convertible
    subordinated debentures	       	 206,840

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	  (8,660)	 193,740

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	28,259 	97,697
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	 121,838	  74,486

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$150,097	$172,183

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
  Cash paid during the period for:
    Interest	$ 13,671	$  7,899
    Income taxes	$ 11,406	$ 41,009


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

QUANTUM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)


1.	Basis of presentation

	The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all 
adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments which, in the 
opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for 
the periods shown.  The results of operations for such periods are not 
necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full fiscal year.  The 
accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the 
audited financial statements of Quantum Corporation for the fiscal year ended 
March 31, 1993.

2.	Inventories

	Inventories consisted of the following:

	(In thousands)

	Jan. 2,	Mar. 31,
	   1994	  1993

	Materials and purchased parts	$ 27,149	$ 25,994
	Work in process	13,318	14,517
	Finished goods	 146,412	 182,651
		$186,879	$223,162

3.	Net income (loss) per share

	Net income (loss) per share is computed using the weighted average number 
of common and dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding.  Net income (loss) 
per share computed on a fully diluted basis assumes conversion of the Company's 
outstanding 6 3/8% convertible subordinated debentures having a principal value 
of $212,500,000.  For the three and nine months ended January 2, 1994 the 
primary net income (loss) per share is shown in the statements of operations as 
both primary and fully diluted, as the convertible subordinated debentures are 
anti-dilutive.


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


Results of Operations

	Consolidated sales for the three and nine months ended January 2, 1994 
were $523 million and $1,496 million, respectively, compared to $459 million 
and $1,191 million for the corresponding periods in fiscal 1993.  Unit 
shipments for the quarter ended January 2, 1994 were relatively flat from the 
second quarter, with the increase in revenue for the period due to the change 
in product mix and transition to new products.  The increase in consolidated 
sales on a year-to-year basis was attributable to increased unit shipments 
which were offset by a decline in average unit sales prices.  Unit shipments 
for the nine months ended January 2, 1994 increased 64% compared to the 
corresponding period in fiscal 1993.  Despite the increase in unit shipments, 
sales for the first nine months of fiscal 1994 increased only 26% over the 
corresponding period of fiscal 1993 due to a significant decline in average 
unit sales prices.

	Sales to Apple Computer, Inc. for the third quarters of fiscal years 1994 
and 1993 were 17% of consolidated sales.  Sales to Apple Computer, Inc. and 
Compaq Computer, Inc. represented 24% and 10%, respectively, of consolidated 
sales for the nine months ended January 2, 1994.  Sales to Apple Computer, Inc. 
represented 18% of total consolidated sales, while sales to Compaq Computer, 
Inc. represented less than 10% of consolidated sales for the corresponding nine 
months of the prior fiscal year.  The Company has no long-term supply 
commitments with these customers.  Any significant decrease in sales to these 
customers, or the loss of one or both of these customers, could have a material 
adverse effect on the Company's results of operations.

	Gross margin for the quarter ended January 2, 1994 declined to 10.9% as 
compared to 19.5% for the third quarter of fiscal 1993.  The Company's gross 
margin for the first nine months of fiscal 1994 was 8.4%, compared to 19.4% for 
the corresponding period in fiscal 1993.  This year-to-year decline was due to 
intense pricing pressures in both the distribution and OEM channels resulting 
primarily from an industry wide oversupply of disk drives.  During the third 
quarter Quantum began the key customer qualification and transition processes 
from older technology products to the Company's more cost effective products.  
These more cost effective products accounted for more than 25% of the Company's 
units and revenue in the third quarter.  These product transitions along with 
stabilizing industry prices resulted in the increase in gross margin from 2.1% 
in the second quarter to 10.9% in the third quarter of fiscal 1994.  The 
product transitions will continue through the March quarter.  However, the 
Company does not expect improvement of the gross margin to continue at the rate 
experienced this quarter.

	Over the past ten years, Quantum has established a strong business 
relationship with Matsushita-Kotobuki Electronics Industries, Ltd. (MKE) of 
Japan.  This relationship has been built on Quantum's engineering and design 
expertise and MKE's high-volume, high-quality manufacturing expertise.  The 
Company's master agreement with MKE, which covers the general terms of the 
business relationship, was renegotiated during fiscal 1993 and was extended for 
a period of five years.  During the first nine months of fiscal 1994 
approximately 90% of Quantum's sales were derived from products manufactured by 
MKE.  In the event MKE is unable to supply such products or increases its 
prices for manufacturing services, the Company's results of operations would be 
adversely affected.  The Company's transactions with MKE are denominated in 
U.S. dollars with prices for product purchases negotiated periodically, usually 
on an annual basis.  Thus, fluctuations in the exchange rate have no material 
short-term impact on Quantum's results of operations.  However, such 
fluctuations may impact future negotiated prices.

Quantum operates in an extremely competitive industry and its rapid 
growth has been the result of the Company's ability to identify customer needs 
and develop quality products to meet those requirements.  The Company expects 
that sales from new products will account for a majority of sales in the fourth 
quarter of fiscal 1994 and will replace sales of some current products.  The 
Company's ability to produce new products economically and manage the 
transition of customers to these new products is essential for continued 
success.  The hard disk drive industry is characterized by increasingly shorter 
product life cycles and is dependent on the strength of unit demand in the 
personal computer market.  As a result, the industry tends to experience 
periods of excess product inventory and intense price competition.  These and 
other factors may affect the Company's results of operations, and past 
financial performance should not be considered a reliable indicator of future 
performance.  Investors should not use historical trends to anticipate results 
or trends in future periods.

Operating Expenses

	Research and development expenses in the third quarter of fiscal 1994 
were $19.6 million, compared to $15.0 million in the corresponding period in 
fiscal 1993, with each quarter's expenses being 3.8% and 3.3% of sales, 
respectively.  Research and development expenses in the nine months ended 
January 2, 1994 were $61.2 million, or 4.1% of sales, compared to $45.2 
million, or 3.8% of sales in the corresponding period in fiscal 1993.  The 
increases are due to increased headcount and higher expenses related to 
preproduction activity for a larger number of new products.  Quantum intends to 
continue its investment in research and development.  The hard disk drive 
industry is subject to rapid technological advances and the future success of 
the Company is dependent upon continued successful and timely introductions of 
new products and technologies.

	Sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended January 2, 1994 
were $17.5 million, or 3.3% of sales, compared to the corresponding period of 
fiscal 1993 with expenses of $20.4 million, or 4.4% of sales.  Sales and 
marketing expenses in the nine months ended January 2, 1994 were $53.8 million, 
or 3.6% of sales, compared to $55.2 million, or 4.6% of sales in the 
corresponding period in fiscal 1993.  The decreases in absolute dollars 
resulted from lower co-op marketing expenses due to the significant decline in 
sales to the distribution channel and lower associated distribution channel 
development fund expenses.  These decreases were partially offset by costs 
associated with supporting the higher sales volume and expanding the Company's 
international infrastructure.

	General and administrative expenses for the third quarter of fiscal 1994 
were $9.6 million, or 1.8% of sales, a slight dollar increase when compared to 
expenses of $9.4 million, or 2.0% of sales in the corresponding period of 
fiscal 1993.  General and administrative expenses in the nine months ended 
January 2, 1994 were $32.4 million, or 2.2% of sales, compared to $22.9 
million, or 2.0% of sales in the corresponding period in fiscal 1993.  The 
increases in general and administrative expenses reflect the increased 
investment made in the first two quarters of fiscal 1994 necessary to support 
the Company's international growth, including the establishment of European 
and Asia-Pacific headquarters operations in Switzerland and Singapore, 
respectively.

Included in the Company's year-to-date results are restructuring and 
non-recurring charges of $22.8 million.  The charges were primarily associated 
with the write-off of goodwill associated with its former subsidiary, Plus 
Development, the Company's reduction in force, accelerated product 
transitions, and the consolidation of sales offices and other facilities.  In 
addition, Quantum is in the process of consolidating repair facilities from 
three facilities worldwide into a single location in Malaysia, the costs of 
which are included in the second quarter restructuring charges.

	Net interest and other expense for the third quarter was $1.8 million 
and $.8 million for the fiscal years 1994 and 1993, respectively.  Interest 
and other expense in the nine months ended January 2, 1994 were $4.8 million, 
compared to $1.5 million in the corresponding period in fiscal 1993.  These 
increases are due mainly to the lower interest income resulting from lower 
cash balances and lower interest rates.

Income Taxes

	The effective tax benefit rate for the nine months ended January 2, 1994 
was 27%, compared to an effective tax rate of 36% for the corresponding period 
in fiscal 1993.  The reduction in the rate of benefit was attributable to 
certain restructuring and non-recurring charges which are not deductible for 
income tax purposes.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

	At January 2, 1994, the Company had $257 million in cash and cash 
equivalents and short-term marketable securities, a decrease from the $289 
million at March 31, 1993.  The Company was able to significantly reduce its 
finished goods inventory level from March 31, 1993.  Cash generated from the 
reduction in inventory was primarily used to fund operations.  In addition, 
since July 1, 1993, the Company has repurchased 1.5 million shares of its 
common stock in the open market for approximately $17.5 million.

	The Company has an authorization outstanding from the Board of Directors 
to repurchase an additional 1.5 million shares of its common stock in the open 
market.  The Company believes that its current cash position is sufficient to 
meet all currently planned expenditures and sustain operations during the next 
twelve months.


QUANTUM CORPORATION

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION



Item 1.	Legal proceedings

	The litigation between Quantum and Rodime PLC of Glasgow, Scotland 
disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year 
ended March 31, 1993 has progressed from the discovery stage to 
the discovery and motion stage.  Discovery completion is set for 
the Summer of 1994 with the trial scheduled during or after the 
Autumn of 1994.
 
Item 2.	Changes in securities - Not Applicable.

Item 3.	Defaults upon senior securities - Not Applicable.

Item 4.	Submission of matters to a vote of security holders - Not Applicable.

Item 5.	Other information - Not Applicable.

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

		(a) Exhibits	The exhibits listed on the accompanying index to 
exhibits immediately following the signature page 
are filed as part of this report.

		(b) Reports on Form 8-K.  None









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 hereunto duly authorized.


	QUANTUM CORPORATION
	(Registrant)




Date: 			By: 	
				Joseph T. Rodgers
				Executive Vice President, Finance
				and Chief Financial Officer

QUANTUM CORPORATION

INDEX TO EXHIBITS




		Sequentially
	Exhibit	Numbered
	Number	Page


	11.1	Statement of Computation of Net Income Per Share	13





	Page 13


EXHIBIT 11.1
QUANTUM CORPORATION

COMPUTATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
(In thousands except share and per share data)


	Three Months Ended	Nine Months Ended
	Jan. 2	Dec. 27	Jan. 2	Dec. 27
	1994	1992	1994	1992

PRIMARY
  Weighted average number of
    shares during the period	42,754,076	42,678,589	43,150,701	43,071,000
  Incremental common shares
    attributable to exercise
    of outstanding options	 1,602,566	 2,707,451	         0	 2,725,712

  Total shares	44,356,642	45,386,040	43,150,701	45,796,712

  Net income (loss)	$6,139	$28,011	$(35,828)	$67,543

  Net income (loss) per share	$  .14	$  0.62	$  (0.83)	$  1.47


FULLY DILUTED
  Weighted average number of
    common shares during the
    period	42,754,076	42,678,589	43,150,701	43,071,000
  Incremental common shares
    attributable to exercise
    of outstanding options and
    conversion of 6 3/8%
    convertible subordinated
    debentures	13,823,488	14,664,686	13,190,505	14,516,783

  Total shares	56,577,564	57,343,275	56,341,206	57,587,783

  Net income (loss):
    Net income (loss)	$  6,139	$28,011	$(35,828)	$67,543
    Add 6 3/8% convertible
      subordinated debentures
      interest, net of income
      tax effect	   2,229	  2,060	   6,785	  5,999

  Net income (loss),
    as adjusted	$  8,368	$30,071	$(29,043)	$73,542

  Net income (loss) 
    per share	$   0.15*	$  0.52	$  (0.52)*	$  1.28


*	The primary net income per share is shown in the statements of operations as 
both primary and fully diluted, as the effect is anti-dilutive.




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