RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC
10-Q, 2000-05-11
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                                  FORM 10-Q

                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D. C. 20549

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

              For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000
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                                     OR

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

For the transition from-------------- to--------------
period

Commission file number   1-9109
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                         RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



             Florida                                       No. 59-1517485
 -------------------------------                          ----------------
 (State or other jurisdiction of                          (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation  or  organization)                         Identification No.)


             880 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida  33716
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           (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                               (727) 573-3800
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            (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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 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 registrant's classes
of common stock, as of the close of the latest practicable date.

             46,072,115 shares of Common Stock as of May 5, 2000
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               RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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               Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2000
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                                    INDEX
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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                            PAGE
         ---------------------

  Item 1. Financial Statements

            Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition as of
             March 31, 2000 (unaudited) and September 24, 1999               2

            Consolidated Statement of Operations (unaudited) for the
             three and six month periods ended March 31, 2000 and
             March 26, 1999                                                  3

            Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the
             six months ended March 31, 2000 and March 26, 1999              4

            Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)           5


  Item 2. Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis                     7



PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
         -----------------

  Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

      (a) Exhibit 11: Computation of Earnings Per Share                     10
          Exhibit 27: Financial Data Schedule - EDGAR version only
                       (filed electronically)

      (b) Reports on Form 8-K:  None


          All other items required in Part II have been previously filed or
          are not applicable for the quarter ended March 31, 2000.


                RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                ----------------------------------------------
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                 ---------------------------------------------
                     (in thousands, except share amounts)


                                                      March 31,  September 24,
                                                        2000         1999
                                                     ----------  -------------
                                                     (Unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents                            $  289,464    $  250,855
Assets segregated pursuant to Federal Regulations:
  Cash and cash equivalents                                  59             9
  Securities purchased under agreements to resell     1,145,014     1,102,979
Securities owned:
  Trading and investment account securities             168,014       180,967
  Available for sale securities                         410,664       400,143
Receivables:
  Clients, net                                        1,945,245     1,447,618
  Stock borrowed                                      1,682,890     1,277,692
  Brokers, dealers and clearing organizations           100,993        34,670
  Other                                                  84,812        69,339
Investment in leveraged leases                           24,165        23,950
Property and equipment, net                              91,953        91,335
Deferred income taxes, net                               38,163        39,631
Deposits with clearing organizations                     25,239        24,634
Intangible assets                                        33,719        34,866
Prepaid expenses and other assets                        44,349        52,027
                                                     -----------   -----------
                                                     $6,084,743    $5,030,715
                                                     ===========   ===========
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Loans payable                                        $  231,383    $  201,504
Payables:
  Clients                                             3,146,955     2,524,352
  Stock loaned                                        1,678,334     1,378,821
  Brokers, dealers and clearing organizations            80,460        55,722
  Trade and other                                       132,704       101,772
Trading account securities sold but not yet
 purchased                                               45,185        33,400
Accrued compensation and commissions                    161,450       172,066
Income taxes payable                                     14,910         4,592
                                                     -----------   -----------
                                                      5,491,381     4,472,229
                                                     -----------   -----------
Commitments and contingencies                                 -             -

Shareholders' equity:
  Preferred stock; $.10 par value; authorized
   10,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding
    -0- shares                                                -             -
  Common stock; $.01 par value; authorized
   100,000,000 shares; issued 48,997,995 shares             490           490
  Additional paid-in capital                             56,674        58,023
  Other comprehensive income                             (2,020)       (1,076)
  Retained earnings                                     588,989       530,885
                                                     -----------   -----------
                                                        644,133       588,322
  Less:  2,932,136 and 1,755,585 common shares
   in treasury, at cost                                 (50,771)      (29,836)
                                                     -----------   -----------
                                                        593,362       558,486
                                                     -----------   -----------
                                                     $6,084,743    $5,030,715
                                                     ===========   ===========

                See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


                RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
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                                  (UNAUDITED)
                   (in thousands, except per share amounts)

                                     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended
                                    --------------------  --------------------
                                    March 31,  March 26,  March 31,  March 26,
                                      2000       1999       2000       1999
                                    ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Revenues:
  Securities commissions and fees    $293,776   $185,329   $537,799   $349,589
  Investment banking                   18,548     15,819     34,705     27,349
  Investment advisory fees             29,363     22,750     54,830     43,227
  Interest                             84,595     55,653    160,500    104,829
  Correspondent clearing                1,626      1,217      2,942      2,285
  Net trading profits                   7,066      4,445     12,300     10,491
  Financial service fees               12,099      8,740     22,195     15,961
  Other                                 9,114      5,238     14,842      9,967
                                    ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Total revenues                        456,187    299,191    840,113    563,698
                                    ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Expenses:
  Employee compensation and benefits  275,048    181,233    512,839    343,789
  Communications and
   information processing              16,642     13,613     30,752     24,373
  Occupancy and equipment              12,451      9,387     24,395     19,245
  Clearing and floor brokerage          3,823      3,601      7,105      6,361
  Interest                             56,086     37,675    104,969     69,517
  Business development                  9,586      9,590     20,065     18,718
  Other                                20,376      8,773     34,586     18,039
                                    ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Total expenses                        394,012    263,872    734,711    500,042
                                    ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Income before provision for
 income taxes                          62,175     35,319    105,402     63,656

Provision for income taxes             23,939     13,450     40,350     24,308
                                    ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Net income                           $ 38,236   $ 21,869   $ 65,052   $ 39,348
                                    =========  =========  =========  =========
Net income per share-basic           $    .83   $    .46   $   1.40   $    .82
                                    =========  =========  =========  =========
Net income per share-diluted         $    .82   $    .45   $   1.38   $    .81
                                    =========  =========  =========  =========
Cash dividends declared per
 common share                        $   .075   $    .07   $    .15   $    .14
                                    =========  =========  =========  =========
Weighted average common shares
 outstanding-basic                     46,011     47,697     46,444     47,908
                                    =========  =========  =========  =========
Weighted average common and
 common equivalent shares
 outstanding-diluted                   46,547     48,492     47,024     48,805
                                    =========  =========  =========  =========

                See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

                 RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
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                                  (UNAUDITED)
                                (in thousands)

                                                        Six Months Ended
                                                    -------------------------
                                                     March 31,     March 26,
                                                       2000          1999
                                                    -----------   -----------
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                        $   65,052    $   39,348
  Adjustments to reconcile net income
   to net cash provided by operating
    activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                       10,388         9,538
  (Increase) decrease in assets:
    Available for sale investments                     (10,521)        2,940
    Deposits with clearing organizations                  (605)      (11,023)
    Receivables:
     Clients, net                                     (497,627)     (114,437)
     Stock borrowed                                   (405,198)     (680,495)
     Brokers, dealers and clearing organizations       (66,323)       60,402
     Other                                             (15,473)        5,157
    Trading account securities, net                     24,738       (29,012)
    Deferred income taxes                                1,468        (1,466)
    Prepaid expenses and other assets                    8,610        (9,028)
  Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
    Payables:
     Clients                                           622,603       190,979
     Stock loaned                                      299,513       658,911
     Brokers, dealers and clearing organizations        24,738         7,758
     Trade and other                                    30,932         1,815
     Accrued compensation                              (10,616)      (39,902)
     Income taxes payable                               10,318        (4,740)
                                                    -----------   -----------
      Total adjustments                                 26,945        47,397
                                                    -----------   -----------
Net cash provided by
  operating activities                                  91,997        86,745
                                                    -----------   -----------
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Additions to property and equipment, net             (11,006)      (10,185)
                                                    -----------   -----------
Net cash used in investing activities                  (11,006)      (10,185)
                                                    -----------   -----------
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Borrowings from banks and financial institutions     137,509       201,077
  Repayments on loans                                 (107,630)         (288)
  Exercise of stock options and employee stock
   purchases                                             3,784         5,081
  Purchase of treasury stock                           (26,624)      (27,149)
  Corporate sale of put options                            556           502
  Cash dividends on common stock                        (6,949)       (6,677)
  Currency translation                                    (451)            -
  Unrealized AGS valuation account                        (492)         (366)
                                                    -----------   -----------
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities       (297)      172,180
                                                    -----------   -----------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents               80,694       248,740
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     1,353,843     1,243,541
                                                    -----------   -----------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period          $1,434,537    $1,492,281
                                                    ===========   ===========
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
  Cash paid for interest                            $   90,447    $   67,315
                                                    ===========   ===========
  Cash paid for taxes                               $   28,565    $   28,436
                                                    ===========   ===========

                See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

                RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
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                                March 31, 2000
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Basis of Consolidation

      The  consolidated  financial statements include the accounts  of  Raymond
James  Financial, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (the "Company").   All
material  intercompany  balances  and  transactions  have  been  eliminated  in
consolidation.   These statements reflect all adjustments  which  are,  in  the
opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the
interim  periods  presented.   All  such adjustments  made  are  of  a  normal,
recurring  nature.   The  nature of the Company's business  is  such  that  the
results of any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results  for  a
full year.

Commitments and Contingencies

     The Company has committed to lend to, or guarantee other debt for, Raymond
James  Tax Credit Funds, Inc. ("RJTCF") up to $45 million upon request.  RJTCF,
a  wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, is a sponsor of limited partnerships
qualifying  for low income housing tax credits.  The borrowings are secured  by
properties  under  development.  The commitment expires in  November  2000,  at
which  time  any outstanding balances will be due and payable.   At  March  31,
2000, there were loans of $15,220,000 outstanding and no guarantees.

     The Company has guaranteed lines of credit for their various foreign joint
ventures  as  follows:  two lines of credit totaling $3 million in Turkey,  two
lines  of  credit  not to exceed $8 million in Argentina, $5  million  line  of
credit and a $325,000 letter of credit in India.  In addition, the Company  has
guaranteed trades with counterparties in Turkey, Argentina and India.

      The Company is a defendant or co-defendant in various lawsuits incidental
to its securities business.  The Company is contesting the allegations in these
cases  and  believes  that  there are meritorious defenses  in  each  of  these
lawsuits.   In view of the number and diversity of claims against the  Company,
the  number  of jurisdictions in which litigation is pending and  the  inherent
difficulty  of  predicting  the outcome of litigation  and  other  claims,  the
Company  cannot  state  with  certainty what the eventual  outcome  of  pending
litigation  or  other claims will be.  In the opinion of management,  based  on
discussions with counsel, the outcome of most of these matters will not  result
in  a  material  adverse  effect  on  the  financial  position  or  results  of
operations.   On  March  27, 2000, the Company received an  unanticipated  jury
verdict  against it of $40 million arising from a contract dispute  related  to
activities  of a now-defunct mortgage securitization subsidiary.  Both  parties
have filed briefs with the judge, who has not rendered his final judgement.  In
the  event the verdict stands, the Company expects to appeal.  At this time the
Company  can  not predict the outcome and as a result, no charge has  yet  been
made to earnings.

      The Securities and Exchange Commission, the Internal Revenue Service  and
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. completed their review  of
investment  banking practices in connection with advance refunding transactions
for  municipalities.  The Company's portion of the industry total settlement is
approximately $170  million, in which most of the nation's largest municipal
underwriters participated, was $3.9 million. Earnings were not impacted during
the quarter as this amount had been adequately reserved.

Capital Transactions

      The  Company's  Board  of  Directors has,  from  time  to  time,  adopted
resolutions  authorizing the Company to repurchase its  common  stock  for  the
funding  of  its  incentive  stock option and stock purchase  plans  and  other
corporate  purposes.   In  February 2000, the Board  increased  the  previously
authorized  2,500,000  shares  by 1,000,000.  A  total  of  1,768,875  remained
available to purchase as of March 31, 2000.

      At  their  meeting on February 11, 2000, the Board of  Directors  of  the
Company declared a quarterly cash dividend to $.075 per share.

Net Capital Requirements

      The  broker-dealer  subsidiaries  of  the  Company  are  subject  to  the
requirements of Rule 15c3-under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  This rule
requires  that  aggregate indebtedness, as defined, shall  not  exceed  fifteen
times  net  capital, as defined.  Rule 15c3-1 also provides for an "alternative
net  capital requirement" which, if elected, requires that net capital be equal
to  the greater of $250,000 or two percent of aggregate debit items computed in
applying  the formula for determination of reserve requirements. The  New  York
Stock Exchange may require a member organization to reduce its business if  its
net capital is less than four percent of aggregate debit items and may prohibit
a  member firm from expanding its business and declaring cash dividends if  its
net  capital  is  less  than five percent of aggregate debit  items.   The  net
capital  position of the Company's clearing broker-dealer subsidiary  at  March
31, 2000 was as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):

        Raymond James & Associates, Inc.:
        ---------------------------------
        (alternative method elected)
         Net capital as a percent of aggregate debit items    13.91%
         Net capital                                        $262,728
         Required net capital                                $37,775

     All other broker-dealer subsidiaries were in compliance during the periods
     presented.

Comprehensive Income

      Total  comprehensive income for the three and six months ended March  31,
2000 and March 26, 1999 is as follows (in thousands):

                               Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
                             -----------------------   -----------------------
                              March 31,   March 26,     March 31,   March 26,
                                2000        1999          2000        1999
                             ----------- -----------   ----------- -----------
Net income                     $ 38,236    $ 21,869      $ 65,052    $ 39,348
Accumulated other
 comprehensive income:
  Unrealized gain (loss)
   on securities, net of tax         95         (31)         (492)       (366)
  Cumulative translation
    adjustment                     (196)          -          (451)          -
                               ---------   ---------     ---------   ---------
  Total comprehensive income   $ 38,135    $ 21,838      $ 64,109    $ 38,982
                               =========   =========     =========   =========

                MANAGEMENT'S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

(Any  statements  containing  forward looking information  should  be  read  in
conjunction with Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of  Operations
and  Financial Condition in the Company's Annual Report on Form  10-K  for  the
year ended September 24, 1999).

Results of Operations -   Three months ended March 31, 2000 compared with three
- ---------------------     months ended March 26, 1999.
                          ----------------------------

      Once  again,  the  Company had record quarterly  revenues.   Revenues  of
$456,187,000 exceeded the March 1999 quarter's $299,191,000 by 52%.  Net income
of  $38,236,000 also represented a quarterly record and a 75% increase over the
$21,869,000  in  the  prior year. Net income per share of  $.82  was  a  larger
percentage  increase than that of net income due to the impact of fewer  shares
outstanding as a result of the Company's purchases of treasury shares.

      On May 28, 1999 the Company purchased Roney & Co. ("Roney").  Immediately
subsequent  to fiscal year end 1999, Roney was contributed to and  merged  into
RJA.  Prior year results do not include Roney.

      Record quarterly transaction volume, an increase of 72% over last  year's
quarter,  led  to record commission revenues, a 59% increase over  last  year's
quarter.   A  20%  increase in the number of Financial Advisors,  approximately
half  of  which  was  due  to  the  addition of  320  brokers  from  the  Roney
acquisition,  was  complemented by favorable market  conditions  and  increased
productivity to produce the overall increase.

      Investment  Banking  revenues  showed some improvement,  particularly  in
merger  &  acquisition fees, although most of the Company's  major  sectors  of
emphasis  remained  out of favor. The Company managed or  co-managed  8  public
offerings  raising  $1,620,800,000  in the  quarter  ended  March  2000  vs.  6
offerings  raising  $651,650,000 in the quarter ended  March  1999.   Merger  &
acquisition  fees  increased to $5.7 million from $2.8  million  in  the  prior
year's quarter.

     Financial assets under management and the related investment advisory fees
continued their steady growth, as fees increased 29% over the prior year.

                                          March 31,      March 26,
                                            2000           1999       % Increase
                                       ------------   ------------    ----------
Assets Under Management (000's):

     Eagle Asset Management, Inc.       $ 5,965,000    $ 5,310,000        12%
     Heritage Family of Mutual Funds      6,126,000      4,535,000        35%
     Investment Advisory Services         4,501,000      2,515,000        79%
     Awad Asset Management                  659,000        651,000         1%
                                        -----------    -----------
   Total Financial Assets Under
        Management                      $17,251,000    $13,011,000        33%
                                        ===========    ===========

      Net  interest  income of $28.5 million established yet another  quarterly
record  and  was  59% higher than the comparable prior year  quarter.   A  near
doubling  of  margin loan balances, including $215 million in  margin  balances
from  the Roney acquisition, and continued growth in customer deposits continue
to account for the majority of the increase.

     Financial service fees continued to increase with the growth in the number
of  accounts which generate administrative or transaction fees for the  Company
such  as  IRA  annual  account fees, transaction fees in  Passport  (wrap  fee)
accounts, and money market distribution fees.

      Other  revenues  include a near doubling of postage & handling  fees  and
increased floor brokerage income, both related to transaction volume.

      Employee  compensation continues to increase, with the  largest  absolute
increase  in  Financial  Advisor compensation, which  is  directly  related  to
increased  securities  commissions.  In addition, administrative  and  clerical
compensation has increased due to an increased number of support and backoffice
staff  to  accommodate growth, and incentive compensation has  increased  as  a
result of the Company's increased profitability.

      Increased  communications  and information processing  expenses  are  the
result  of  the Company's general growth.  Areas of increased expenses  include
telephone, postage, market quotation services and computer maintenance.

      Occupancy  and equipment costs reflect the addition of the  Roney  branch
offices, the expansion of several other branch offices and the establishment of
a second operations center in Detroit.

      The increase in other expenses is attributable to increased legal and bad
debt  expenses,  increased errors (a result of volume), and  increased  outside
money  manager  fees (a direct result of the increase in assets  in  Investment
Advisory Services accounts).

Results of Operations - Six months ended March 31, 2000 compared with six months
- ---------------------   ended March 26, 1999.

      The  results from the six month periods reflect the same trends as  those
for the comparative quarterly results.  Revenues for the six months ended March
31,  2000  were up 49% to $840,113,000 from $563,698,000 in the same period  of
the  prior year.  Net income increased 65% to $65,052,000, or $1.38 per diluted
share compared to $0.81 per diluted share last year.

      (The  underlying reasons for the variances to the prior year  period  are
substantially  the same as the comparative quarterly discussion above  and  the
statements contained in such foregoing discussion also apply to the  six  month
comparison.)

Segment Information
- -------------------

      The Company's reportable segments are: retail distribution, institutional
distribution,  investment banking, asset management and  other.   Segment  data
includes  charges allocating corporate overhead to each segment.   Intersegment
revenues  and  charges are eliminated between segments.  The  Company  has  not
disclosed  asset  information  by segment as the information  is  not  produced
internally.

      Information  concerning operations in these segments of  business  is  as
follows:

                                 Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                              -----------------------  -----------------------
                               March 31,   March 26,    March 31,   March 26,
                                 2000        1999         2000        1999
                              -----------  ----------  -----------  ----------
Revenues: (000's)
    Retail distribution         $334,139    $205,070     $613,383    $378,852
    Institutional distribution    44,431      41,452       88,402      83,622
    Investment banking             8,935       7,955       15,728      12,800
    Asset management              30,060      23,508       56,532      44,900
    Other                         38,622      21,206       66,069      43,524
                                ---------   ---------    ---------   ---------
 Total                          $456,187    $299,191     $840,114    $563,698
                                =========   =========    =========   =========
Pre-tax Income: (000's)
    Retail distribution         $ 48,267    $ 24,910     $ 83,081    $ 39,266
    Institutional distribution     4,581       4,170        8,963       9,738
    Investment banking              (559)      1,060         (919)        (86)
    Asset management               6,151       5,411       11,494       9,977
    Other                          3,735        (232)       2,783       4,761
                                ---------   ---------    ---------   ---------
 Total                          $ 62,175    $ 35,319     $105,402    $ 63,656
                                =========   =========    =========   =========

Financial Condition
- -------------------

      The  Company's  total assets have increased 21% since  fiscal  year  end,
reaching $6 billion.  This increase is due to the increase in stock borrow/loan
balances  and  increased customer margin loans.  Customer margin loan  balances
are included in client receivables.

      In  addition  to  the $39 million mortgage on the corporate  headquarters
complex,  loans  payable  at  March 31, 2000 include  $50  million  to  finance
customer  borrowing  in  a finance subsidiary, $75 million  to  fund  brokerage
settlements  and $60 million at the parent company ($10 million short-term  and
$50 million on a term loan).



Liquidity and Capital Resources
- -------------------------------

      Net  cash  provided  by  operating activities  for  the  six  months  was
$91,997,000.   The sources were increased customer cash balances (reflected  as
client  payables)  net  of  increased customer margin  loans,  increased  stock
borrowed net of increased stock loaned and net income.

      Investing and financing activities used a net $11,303,000 over  the  past
six months. Cash was used to purchase treasury stock and equipment, and for the
payment of dividends, and cash was received from increased borrowings.

      The  Company has a term loan and two lines of credit.  The parent company
has  a $50 million three-year term loan and a committed, unsecured $100 million
line  for  general  corporate  purposes.  In  addition,  Raymond  James  Credit
Corporation,  a  finance  subsidiary which  provides  loans  collateralized  by
restricted  or  control shares of public companies, has a $50 million  line  of
credit.   Raymond  James  &  Associates, Inc., the Company's  clearing  broker-
dealer,  also  maintains uncommitted lines of credit aggregating  $480  million
with commercial banks ($235,000,000 secured and $245,000,000 unsecured).

      The  Company's broker-dealer subsidiaries are subject to requirements  of
the  Securities  and  Exchange Commission relating  to  liquidity  and  capital
standards (see Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements).

Effects of Inflation
- --------------------

      The  Company's  assets  are  primarily  liquid  in  nature  and  are  not
significantly affected by inflation.  Management believes that the  changes  in
replacement  cost  of  property  and  equipment  would  not  materially  affect
operating  results.   However,  the  rate of inflation  affects  the  Company's
expenses, including employee compensation, communications and occupancy,  which
may  not  be readily recoverable through charges for services provided  by  the
Company.

                         RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.
                         -----------------------------
                       COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
                       ---------------------------------
                   (in thousands, except per share amounts)


                                    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended
                                  ---------------------  ---------------------
                                  March 31,   March 26,  March 31,   March 26,
                                    2000        1999       2000        1999
                                  ---------   ---------  ---------   ---------
Net income                          $38,236     $21,869    $65,052     $39,348
                                    =======     =======    =======     =======
Weighted average common
  shares outstanding - basic         46,011      47,697     46,444      47,908

Additional shares assuming
  exercise of stock
  options and warrants(1)               536         795        580         897
                                    -------     -------    -------     -------
Weighted average common and
  common equivalent
  shares - diluted(1)                46,547      48,492     47,024      48,805
                                    =======     =======    =======     =======
Net income per share-basic          $   .83     $   .46    $  1.40     $   .82
                                    =======     =======    =======     =======
Net income per share-diluted(1)     $   .82     $   .45    $  1.38     $   .81
                                    =======     =======    =======     =======



(1) Represents  the number of shares of common stock issuable on the  exercise
    of dilutive employee stock options less the number of shares of common stock
    which could have been purchased with the proceeds from the exercise of such
    options. These purchases were assumed to have been made at the average
    market price of the common stock during the period, or that part of the
    period for which the option was outstanding.

SIGNATURES
- ----------







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



                                      RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.
                                      -----------------------------
                                               (Registrant)




Date: May 11, 2000                       /s/ Thomas A. James
      ------------                     -----------------------
                                           Thomas A. James
                                          Chairman and Chief
                                          Executive Officer




                                        /s/ Jeffrey P. Julien
                                       ------------------------
                                          Jeffrey P. Julien
                                       Vice President - Finance
                                          and Chief Financial
                                                Officer



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