BINDLEY WESTERN INDUSTRIES INC
10-Q/A, 1997-08-25
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                           UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C. 20549

                           FORM 10-Q/A
                       Amendment No. 1


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

  For the quarterly period ended    June 30, 1997

                               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:   0-11355


                BINDLEY WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC.
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Indiana                               84-0601662
(State or other jurisdiction of              (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)              Identification No.)

             10333 North Meridian Street, Suite 300
Indianapolis, Indiana 46290
            (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   (Zip Code)

                         (317) 298-9900
                (Registrant's telephone number,
                      including area code)


No Change
              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                          if changed since last report)
                                        
          Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.


Yes      x          No _________

The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of June 30, 1997 was
11,799,487.

                                                                               
           PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                     
                                                                               
Item 1.  Financial Statements                                                  
                                                                               
 BINDLEY WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
         (000's omitted except share data)
                    (unaudited)
<TABLE>
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                     Six-month period ended                Three-month period ended
                                                                           June 30,                                     June 30,
                                                                       1997           1996                       1997           1996
                                                                                                                                    
<S>                                                            <C>              <C>                        <C>            <C>      
Revenues:                                                                                                                           
  Net sales from stock                                          $ 1,273,501      $ 979,599                  $ 643,445      $ 500,360
  Net brokerage sales                                             2,172,189      1,427,284                  1,167,583        717,536
  Total net sales                                                 3,445,690      2,406,883                  1,811,028      1,217,896
  Other income                                                          626            639                        229            274
                                                                  3,446,316      2,407,522                  1,811,257      1,218,170
Cost and expenses:                                                                                                                  
  Cost of products sold                                           3,378,863      2,347,450                  1,777,031      1,187,888
  Selling, general and administrative                                37,291         34,517                     18,657         17,436
  Depreciation and amortization                                       3,723          3,339                      1,909          1,705
  Interest                                                            7,762          6,497                      4,294          3,226
  Settlement of 1994 DEA inspection matter                                             812                                       812
                                                                  3,427,639      2,392,615                  1,801,891      1,211,067
                                                                                                                                    
Earnings before income taxes                                         18,677         14,907                      9,366          7,103
                                                                                                                                    
Provision for income taxes                                            7,602          6,243                      3,812          3,043
                                                                                                                                    
Net earnings                                                       $ 11,075        $ 8,664                     $5,554         $4,060
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
Earnings per share:                                                                                                                 
  Primary                                                          $   0.88         $ 0.74                     $ 0.44         $ 0.34
  Fully diluted                                                    $   0.77        $  0.65                     $ 0.39         $ 0.31
                                                                                                                                    
Average shares outstanding:                                                                                                         
  Primary                                                        12,523,093     11,776,398                 12,595,215     11,802,754
  Fully diluted                                                  16,068,242     15,277,426                 16,140,364     15,303,782
                                                                                                                                    
 (See accompanying notes to consolidated financial                                            
                    statements)
</TABLE>
      BINDLEY WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
              (000's omitted except share data)
                         (unaudited)
<TABLE>
                                                                                         
                                                                   June 30,  December 31,
                                                                       1997          1996
<S>                                                              <C>          <C>                               
ASSETS                                                                                   
Current assets:                                                                          
 Cash                                                             $  48,519    $   63,658
 Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful                                        
accounts of $4,010 for 1997 and $2,664 for 1996                     522,074       346,802
 Finished goods inventory                                           350,961       431,816
 Deferred income taxes                                                4,560         4,560
 Other current assets                                                 5,842         4,129
                                                                    931,956       850,965
Other assets                                                          1,054         1,160
Fixed assets, at cost                                                76,037        71,915
 Less: accumulated depreciation                                    (21,511)      (19,935)
                                                                     54,526        51,980
Intangibles                                                          36,096        37,101
  TOTAL ASSETS                                                   $1,023,632     $ 941,206
                                                                                         
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                                                     
Current liabilities:                                                                     
 Short-term borrowings                                           $  118,500    $   52,000
 Accounts payable                                                   559,037       555,034
 Other current liabilities                                            8,560         9,288
                                                                    686,097       616,322
Long-term debt                                                       99,580        99,766
Deferred income taxes                                                 1,830         3,030
                                                                                         
Shareholders' equity:                                                                    
Common stock, $.01 par value authorized 30,000,000 shares;                               
 issued 12,160,729 and 11,871,042 shares, respectively                3,319         3,316
Special shares, $.01 par value-authorized 1,000,000 shares                               
Additional paid in capital                                           95,652        91,964
Retained earnings                                                   140,564       129,958
                                                                    239,535       225,238
Less:  shares in treasury-at cost                                                        
 361,242 and 348,291, respectively                                  (3,410)       (3,150)
  Total shareholders' equity                                        236,125       222,088
Commitments and contingencies                                                            
  TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                     $1,023,632    $  941,206
                                                                                         
(See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements)
</TABLE>
                                                              

      BINDLEY WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
              (000's omitted except share data)
                         (unaudited)
<TABLE>
                                                                                                     
                                                                                 Six-month period ended
                                                                                      June 30, 
                                                                                 1997            1996
<S>                                                                       <C>              <C>   
Cash flow from operating activities:                                                                 
  Net income                                                               $   11,075       $   8,664
  Adjustments to reconcile net income                                                                
    to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:                                             
    Depreciation and amortization                                               3,723           3,339
    Deferred income taxes                                                     (1,200)         (1,200)
    Gain on sale of fixed assets                                                 (49)            (18)
                                                                                                     
Change in assets and liabilities,                                                                    
  net of acquisition:                                                                                
  Accounts receivable                                                       (175,272)          63,787
  Finished goods inventory                                                     80,855        (16,871)
  Accounts payable                                                              4,003       (114,246)
  Other current assets and liabilities                                        (2,441)         (2,172)
    Net cash used by operating activities                                    (79,306)        (58,717)
                                                                                                     
Cash flow from investing activities:                                                                 
  Purchase of fixed assets and other assets                                   (5,188)        (13,325)
  Proceeds from sale of fixed assets                                               79              16
  Acquisition of business                                                                     (9,064)
    Net cash used by investing activities                                     (5,109)        (22,373)
                                                                                                     
Cash flow from financing activities:                                                                 
  Proceeds from sale of stock                                                   3,691           1,835
  Reduction in long term debt                                                   (186)           (285)
  Proceeds under line of credit agreement                                     671,500         556,500
  Payments under line of credit agreement                                   (605,000)       (483,000)
  Purchase of shares for treasury                                               (260)                
  Dividends                                                                     (469)           (477)
                                                                                                     
    Net cash provided by financing activities                                  69,276          74,573
                                                                                                     
Net increase (decrease) in cash                                              (15,139)         (6,517)
Cash at beginning of period                                                    63,658          34,819
Cash at end of period                                                      $   48,520       $  28,302
                                                                                                     
(See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements)
                                                                                                     
</TABLE>
       BINDLEY WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES



           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS




1.   The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared by
     the Company without audit.  Certain information and footnote disclosures,
     including significant accounting policies, normally included in financial
     statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
     principles have been condensed or omitted.  The Company believes that
     the financial statements for the three and six month periods
     ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 include all necessary adjustments for fair
     presentation.  Results for any interim period may not be indicative of
     the results of the entire year.

2.   The Company is a defendant in a consolidated class action filed in the
     United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in
     1993 which names the Company, five other pharmaceutical wholesalers
     and twenty-six pharmaceutical manufacturers as defendants, In re Brand
     Name Prescription Drugs Litigation, MDL 997.  Plaintiffs allege that
     pharmaceutical manufacturers and wholesalers conspired to fix prices
     of brand-name prescription drugs sold to retail pharmacies at
     artificially high levels in violation of the federal antitrust laws.
     The plaintiffs seek injunctive relief, unspecified treble damages,
     costs, interest and attorneys' fees.  The Company has denied the
     complaint allegations.

     In April 1996, the Court granted the wholesalers' motion for summary
     judgment and dismissed the wholesaler defendants, including the
     Company, from the action finding that there was no evidence in the
     record that the wholesaler defendants had conspired with the
     pharmaceutical manufacturer defendants.  The class action plaintiffs
     appealed this decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh
     Circuit.  The Court of Appeals heard oral argument on June 25, 1997.
     It has not yet issued a decision.

     The trial court, on January 30, 1997, denied the plaintiffs' motion
     under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) to reopen the summary judgment issues
     involving the wholesaler defendants.

     A majority of the manufacturer defendants and the class plaintiffs
     have reached a settlement agreement, which was approved by the Court.
     The approval was affirmed by the Seventh Circuit.  In addition, on May
     30, 1997, the Court of Appeals dismissed the individual plaintiffs'
     appeals of the summary judgment in favor of the wholesaler defendants,
     holding that these plaintiffs had no standing to prosecute the appeal.

     On July 1, 1996, the Company and several other wholesalers were joined
     as the defendants in a seventh amended and restated complaint filed in
     the Circuit Court of Greene County, Alabama, Durrett v. The Upjohn
     Company, Civil Action No. 94-029.  The case was first filed in 1994.
     The plaintiffs claim the prices of prescription drugs they purchase in
     interstate commerce are artificially high because of alleged illegal
     activities of the defendant pharmaceutical manufacturers and
     wholesalers.  The plaintiffs seek monetary damages, injunctive relief
     and punitive damages.  The Company has denied the allegations of the
     complaint.

     The manufacturer defendants filed motions to dismiss and for judgment
     on the pleadings arguing that the Alabama Antitrust Statute applies
     only to intrastate commerce.  The trial court denied defendants'
     motions and defendants have appealed the issue to the Alabama Supreme
     Court, which accepted the appeal on February 7, 1997.  The defendants
     submitted their appeal briefs on May 12, 1997.  In addition,
     plaintiffs' motion for class certification is pending before trial
     court.

     On March 7, 1997, the manufacturer defendants filed a motion for a
     continuance of the trial in the Alabama action pending the Alabama
     Supreme Court's decision and pending a decision by the Seventh Circuit
     Court of Appeals in the federal multidistrict litigation.  The
     plaintiffs moved for a complete stay of discovery for the same
     reasons.  The trial court granted the manufacturer defendants' motion
     to continue the trial from October 1997 to Spring 1998.  The case has
     not otherwise been stayed pending the appeal.

     On October 21, 1994, the Company entered into an agreement in these
     cases with five other wholesalers and twenty-six pharmaceutical
     manufacturers.  Among other things, the agreement provides: (a) if a
     judgment is entered into against both the manufacturer and wholesaler
     defendants, the total exposure for joint and several liability of the
     Company is limited to $1,000,000; (b) if a settlement is entered into
     by, between and among the manufacturer and wholesaler defendants, the
     Company has no monetary exposure for such settlement amount; (c) the
     six wholesaler defendants will be reimbursed by the twenty-six
     manufacturer defendants for related legal fees and expenses up to
     $9,000,000 total (the Company's initial portion of this amount is
     $1,000,000); and (d) the Company is to release certain claims which it
     might have had against the manufacturer defendants for the claims
     presented by the plaintiffs in these cases.  The agreement covers the
     federal court litigation as well as cases which have been filed in
     various state courts.

     The Company is unable to form a reasonably reliable conclusion
     regarding the likelihood of a favorable or unfavorable outcome of
     these cases.  As confirmed by the federal district court's decision,
     the Company believes the allegations of liability are without merit
     with regard to the wholesaler defendants and that the attendant
     liability of the Company, if any, would not have a material adverse
     effect on the Company's financial condition or liquidity.  Adverse
     decisions, although not anticipated, could have an adverse material
     effect on the Company's results of operations.


3.   On October 7, 1996, the Company and its subsidiary, National Infusion
     Services, ("NIS"), were named as defendants in an action filed by
     Thomas G. Slama, M.D. in the Superior Court of Hamilton County,
     Indiana which is now pending in that Court as Cause No. 29D03-9702-CP-
     81.  Dr. Slama was formerly a director of the Company and Chief
     Executive Officer and President of NIS.  The complaint alleges breach
     of contract and defamation arising from the termination of Dr. Slama's
     employment with NIS in October 1996, and seeks damages in excess of
     $3.4 million, punitive damages, attorneys fees and costs.  The Company
     and NIS believe Dr. Slama terminated his employment without "cause"
     (as defined in his employment agreement), and alternatively, that NIS
     had grounds to terminate Dr. Slama for "cause" under his employment
     agreement.  The Company and NIS have answered the complaint, denying
     the merits of Dr. Slama's claims, and have also filed a counterclaim
     against Dr. Slama seeking, among other things, declaratory relief,
     compensatory and (in some instances) treble damages, punitive damages,
     attorneys' fees, interest and costs.  Dr. Slama  moved to dismiss
     portions of the counterclaim; which motion, after briefing and oral
     argument was denied by the court on July 14, 1997.  The Company and
     NIS are contesting Dr. Slama's complaint and pursuing their
     counterclaim vigorously.  Although the outcome of any litigation is
     uncertain, the Company believes after consultation with its counsel
     that the attendant liability of the Company, if any, should not have a
     material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition or
     liquidity.  An adverse decision, although not anticipated, could have
     a material effect on the Company's results of operations.

4.   In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued
     Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128 (SFAS 128)
     "Earnings per share".  SFAS 128 requires the dual presentation of
     basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share.  The Company
     will adopt the provisions of SFAS 128 in the last quarter of 1997.
     Pro forma basic earnings per share, which was calculated by dividing
     income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number
     of common shares outstanding, would have been $.95 and $.47 per share
     for the six month and three month periods ended June 30, 1997,
     respectively.





                           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.


August 22, 1997                        BINDLEY WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC.



                                    BY  /s/ Thomas J. Salentine
                                  Thomas J. Salentine
                                  Executive Vice President
                                  (Principal Financial Officer)





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