S&K FAMOUS BRANDS INC
10-Q, 1997-12-04
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                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

(Mark One)

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

                 For the quarterly period ended October 25, 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 No. 0-11682

                            S & K FAMOUS BRANDS, INC.
 ................................................................................
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Virginia                             54-0845694
 ...............................        ....................................
 (State or other jurisdiction of        (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 incorporation or organization)

     11100 West Broad Street, P. O. Box 31800, Richmond, Virginia 23294-1800
 ................................................................................
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:         (804) 346-2500
                                                      ..........................

                                 Not Applicable
 ................................................................................
               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
        --------     --------

     Indicate the number of shares  outstanding of each of the Registrant's
     classes of common stock as of October 25, 1997

             5,012,105 shares of Common Stock, $0.50 par value

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                                      S & K FAMOUS BRANDS, INC.
                                                        Statements of Income
                                             (in thousands, except earnings per share)
                                                            (unaudited)
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>

                                                         Three Months Ended                            Nine Months Ended
                                                ------------------------------------         -------------------------------------
                                                   October 25,          October 26,            October 25,            October 26,
                                                      1997                 1996                   1997                   1996
                                                ---------------       --------------         --------------         --------------
Net sales..................................     $        33,705       $       30,171         $       97,954         $       91,016
Cost of sales..............................              17,467               16,186                 51,447                 49,221
                                                ---------------       --------------         --------------         --------------
Gross profit ..............................              16,238               13,985                 46,507                 41,795
Other costs and expenses:
   Selling, general and administrative.....              14,422               12,717                 40,245                 36,836
   Interest................................                 141                  122                    353                    394
   Depreciation and amortization...........                 614                  546                  1,761                  1,690
   Other, net..............................                 (16)                (403)                   (79)                  (784)
                                                ---------------       --------------         --------------         --------------

Income before income taxes.................               1,077                1,003                  4,227                  3,659
Provision for income taxes.................                 409                  381                  1,606                  1,279
                                                ---------------       --------------         --------------         --------------

Net income.................................     $           668       $          622         $        2,621         $        2,380
                                                ===============       ==============         ==============         ==============

Net income per common share................     $          0.13       $         0.12         $         0.52         $         0.47
                                                ===============       ==============         ==============         ==============
Weighted average common shares
   outstanding.............................               5,006                5,066                  5,031                  5,065
                                                ===============       ==============         ==============         ==============


  See notes to financial statements.

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                                                      S & K FAMOUS BRANDS, INC.
                                                           Balance Sheets
                                                           (in thousands)
                                                             (unaudited)

<CAPTION>

                                                                      October 25,           October 26,          January 25,
                                                                         1997                  1996                 1997
                                                                    ---------------       --------------       --------------

Assets

Current assets:
   Cash   ....................................................      $           387       $          397       $          537
   Accounts receivable........................................                  833                  881                  398
   Merchandise inventories....................................               57,336               50,192               41,511
   Other current assets.......................................                2,258                2,265                2,295
                                                                    ---------------       --------------       --------------

      Total current assets....................................               60,814               53,735               44,741

Property and equipment, at cost:
   Land and corporate facility................................                6,022                5,123                5,123
   Furniture, fixtures and equipment .........................               12,647               11,099               11,596
   Leasehold improvements.....................................               13,330               11,688               12,396
                                                                    ---------------       --------------       --------------
                                                                             31,999               27,910               29,115
   Less:  Accumulated depreciation and amortization...........               15,314               13,767               14,360
                                                                    ---------------       --------------       --------------
                                                                             16,685               14,143               14,755

Other assets .................................................                3,329                2,651                2,933
                                                                    ---------------       --------------       --------------
                                                                    $        80,828       $       70,529       $       62,429
                                                                    ===============       ==============       ==============

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Current liabilities:
   Current maturities of long-term debt.......................      $           180       $          180       $          180
   Accounts payable...........................................               16,792               14,640                5,699
   Accrued expenses:
      Compensation-related items..............................                1,055                  511                2,211
      Current and deferred income taxes.......................                   82                  313                1,339
      Other current liabilities...............................                1,759                1,474                1,508
                                                                    ---------------       --------------       --------------

          Total current liabilities...........................               19,868               17,118               10,937

Industrial Development Revenue Bond...........................                2,025                2,205                2,160
Long-term debt................................................               10,532                7,128                3,020
Deferred income taxes.........................................                1,264                1,241                1,203
Commitments
Shareholders' equity:
   Preferred stock, $1 par value; authorized shares, 500,000;
      issued and outstanding shares, none.....................
   Common stock, $.50 par value, authorized shares,
      10,000,000; issued and outstanding shares,
        5,012,105, 5,066,371 and 5,066,371, respectively......                2,506                2,533                2,533
   Capital in excess of par value.............................                7,225                7,836                7,837
   Notes receivable--Stock Purchase Loan Plan.................               (1,328)              (1,418)              (1,377)
   Retained earnings..........................................               38,736               33,886               36,116
                                                                    ---------------       --------------       --------------
                                                                             47,139               42,837               45,109
                                                                    ---------------       --------------       --------------
                                                                    $        80,828       $       70,529       $       62,429
                                                                    ===============       ==============       ==============
See notes to financial statements.

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                                                      S & K FAMOUS BRANDS, INC.
                                                      Statements of Cash Flows
                                                     Increase (Decrease) in Cash
                                                           (in thousands)
                                                             (unaudited)
<CAPTION>

                                                                                    Nine Months Ended
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------
                                                                       October 25,                   October 26,
                                                                           1997                          1996
                                                                    ------------------            ------------------
Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net income.................................................      $            2,621            $           2,380
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
     (used for) provided by operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization...........................                   2,035                         2,001
      Loss on property dispositions, net......................                     104                            96
      Other...................................................                     152                           100
      Changes in assets and liabilities:
         Accounts receivable..................................                    (435)                         (273)
         Merchandise inventories..............................                 (15,825)                      (10,490)
         Other current assets.................................                      37                            35
         Other assets.........................................                    (396)                         (274)
         Accounts payable and accrued expenses................                  10,288                         7,816
         Income taxes and deferred income taxes...............                  (1,197)                         (657)
                                                                    ------------------            ------------------
   Net cash (used for) provided by operating activities.......                  (2,616)                          734
                                                                    ------------------            ------------------
Cash flows from investing activities:
   Capital expenditures.......................................                  (4,084)                       (1,692)
   Proceeds from property dispositions........................                      15                           543
                                                                    ------------------            ------------------
    Net cash used for investing activities....................                  (4,069)                       (1,149)
                                                                    ------------------            ------------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
    Net borrowings under revolving bank lines of credit.......                   7,360                           427
    Proceeds from exercise of stock options...................                      76                             0
   Reduction of long-term debt................................                    (135)                         (135)
   Repurchase of common stock.................................                    (766)                            0
                                                                    ------------------            ------------------
   Net cash provided by financing activities..................                   6,535                           292
                                                                    ------------------            ------------------
Net decrease in cash..........................................                    (150)                         (123)
Cash at beginning of period...................................                     537                           520
                                                                    ------------------            ------------------
Cash at end of period.........................................      $              387            $              397
                                                                    ==================            ==================

Supplemental cash flow information:
  Cash paid during the period for:
      Interest................................................      $              326            $              390
      Income taxes............................................                   2,739                         1,939

</TABLE>


See notes to financial statements



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                         S & K FAMOUS BRANDS, INC.

                       Notes to Financial Statements
                                (unaudited)

A.    Accounting Policies

      The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared
by the Company in accordance with the regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in regard to quarterly reporting.  In the opinion of the Company, the
statements  include  all  adjustments,   consisting  only  of  normal  recurring
adjustments,  which are  necessary  for a fair  representation  of the financial
position and results of operations for interim periods.

B.    Interim Results of Operations

      The  Company's  business  is  highly  seasonal,  with peak  sales  periods
occurring during its fourth fiscal quarter which includes the Christmas  season.
The net earnings of any interim quarter are seasonally  disproportionate  to net
sales since  administrative  and certain  operating  expenses remain  relatively
constant during the year. Consequently, interim results should not be considered
necessarily indicative of the results for the entire fiscal year.

C.    Expansion

      Since the end of the second  quarter,  the Company has opened or relocated
18 new stores totaling 81,656 square feet as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
                  S&K Store Locations                              Date Opened                   Square Footage
- -------------------------------------------------------     ----------------------------      --------------------
           Georgia:Lake Park (1)                                 August 22, 1997                       5,160
                   Savannah (1)                                  October 19, 1997                      5,500
           Florida:Tallahassee                                   November 15, 1997*                    4,148
                   Tampa                                         November 19, 1997*                    4,800
           Indiana:Carmel                                        November 15, 1997*                    4,047
                   Lafayette                                     September 28, 1997                    3,900
                   Muncie                                        August 30, 1997                       4,000
          Michigan:Grand Rapids (1)                              November 12, 1997*                    5,500
    North Carolina:Charlotte (University Park)                   August 22, 1997                       5,000
                   Charlotte (Independence Blvd)                 September 15, 1997                    6,337
                   Hickory                                       November 4, 1997*                     3,428
          Oklahoma:Tulsa                                         November 8, 1997*                     4,500
      Pennsylvania:York                                          November 18, 1997*                    3,028
    South Carolina:Columbia                                      September 15, 1997                    5,000
                   Myrtle Beach                                  September 29, 1997                    3,153
          Virginia:Fredericksburg                                August 26, 1997                       5,000
                   Virginia Beach (1)                            August 30, 1997                       5,575
     West Virginia:Martinsburg                                   August 16, 1997                       3,580
</TABLE>

* Stores which opened in fourth quarter.

(1)This new store was relocated from a previous location which has closed (3,000
square feet - Lake Park, Georgia;  4,800 square feet - Savannah,  Georgia; 3,450
square feet - Grand Rapids, Michigan;  3,500 - Virginia Beach, Virginia).  Total
net square footage opened during the period is 66,906.

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D.    New Accounting Standards

      Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 128 "Earnings per Share"
(FASB 128),  will be required to be adopted by the Company in the fourth quarter
of fiscal 1998 and will require  disclosure of basic  earnings per share ("EPS")
and diluted EPS.  Basic EPS  excludes  all  dilution  caused by any common stock
equivalents,  while diluted EPS is calculated  including the dilutive  effect of
common stock  equivalents  using the average price of the Company's stock during
the  accounting  period.  If FASB 128 had been in effect  during  the first nine
months of fiscal 1998,  the Company  would have  reported  basic EPS of $.13 and
diluted EPS of $.13 for the three month period ended  October 25, 1997 and basic
EPS of $.52 and diluted EPS of $.51 for the nine month period.


Item 2.     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND FINANCIAL REVIEW

Three  Months and Nine Months Ended  October 25, 1997,  Compared to Three Months
and Nine Months Ended October 26, 1996

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

      The following  table sets forth certain items in the  Statements of Income
as a percentage  of net sales for the three months and nine months ended October
25, 1997 and October 26, 1996.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
                                                                            Percentage of Net Sales
                                                       ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Three Months Ended                          Nine Months Ended
                                                       ------------------------------            ------------------------------
                                                           10/25/97        10/26/96                  10/25/97       10/26/97
                                                       --------------- --------------            -------------- ---------------
Net sales..................................                  100.0%         100.0%                    100.0%          100.0%
Cost of sales..............................                   51.8           53.6                      52.5            54.1
                                                            ------         ------                    ------          ------
Gross profit...............................                   48.2           46.4                      47.5            45.9
Other costs and expenses:
   Selling, general and administrative.....                   42.8           42.2                      41.1            40.5
   Interest................................                     .4             .4                        .4              .4
   Depreciation and amortization...........                    1.8            1.8                       1.8             1.9
   Other, net..............................                    0.0           (1.3)                      (.1)            (.9)
                                                            ------         ------                    -------        -------
Income before income taxes.................                    3.2            3.3                       4.3             4.0
Provision for income taxes.................                    1.2            1.2                       1.6             1.4
                                                            ------        -------                    ------          ------
Net income.................................                    2.0%           2.1%                      2.7%            2.6%
                                                            ======        =======                    ======          ======
</TABLE>
      Net sales in the third quarter increased by 12%, or $3.5 million, over the
same period last year and  reflects  the net addition of 23 new S&K stores since
October 26, 1996.  Excluding the sales volume on the three former  Menswear Mega
Centers  (MMC)  which  were  closed  in August  1996,  third  quarter  net sales
increased 14%.  Comparable store sales increased 4%. For the nine-month  period,
net sales  increased by 8%, or $6.9 million over the same period last year, with
comparable store sales up 5%. These sales increases were mostly  attributable to
suit sales growth. During the quarter ended October 25, 1997, the Company opened
eleven  new  stores,  three of which were  relocations  and  conversions  to the
superstore  format,  and  also  converted  an  existing  traditional  store to a
superstore  format.  There were 206 total  stores in operation as of October 25,
1997, compared to 183 stores at October 26, 1996.

      Cost of sales for the third  quarter of fiscal 1998 was 51.8% of net sales
compared  to 53.6% of net sales  for the  third  quarter  last  year.  This cost
reduction  as a  percentage  of net sales was  primarily  due to a reduction  in
markdowns  in S&K stores,  and to a lesser  degree,  not having the sales volume
from the former MMC which

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had a lower gross  margin than the  Company's  S&K  stores.  For the  nine-month
period, cost of sales was 52.5% of net sales compared to 54.1% of net sales last
year.  This cost reduction as a percentage of net sales was primarily due to not
having the sales  volume from the former MMC which had a lower gross margin than
the  Company's  S&K stores,  and to a lesser  degree,  was the result of reduced
markdowns in the S&K stores.

      Selling,  general  and  administrative  expenses  in the third  quarter of
fiscal 1998 were 42.8% of net sales compared to 42.2% of net sales for the third
quarter  of  fiscal  1997.  For the  nine-month  period,  selling,  general  and
administrative expenses were 41.1% of net sales versus 40.5% of net sales in the
same  period  last  year.  These  increases  as a  percentage  of net sales were
primarily the result of not having the lower overhead sales this year associated
with the former MMC operations.

      Other,  net in the third  quarter of fiscal 1997 was 1.3% of net sales and
included $336,000, or 1.1% of net sales ($208,000 after tax, or $0.04 per share)
in one-time  proceeds  associated  with a lease buyout.  On a nine-month  basis,
other,  net was .1% of net sales this year compared to .9% last year. Last year,
other,  net included the lease buyout  discussed above and a $295,000 gain ($.06
per share) related to non-recurring, non-taxable insurance proceeds.

      Provision  for income  taxes in the third  quarter of both fiscal 1998 and
1997 was 38.0% of income before  income  taxes.  On a  year-to-date  basis,  the
provision  for income  taxes was 38.0% of income  before  income taxes this year
compared  to 34.9% last year.  The lower  effective  tax rate in fiscal  1997 is
attributable to the  non-taxable,  insurance  proceeds  discussed in other,  net
above.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

      The  Company  has  funded  its  operating  activities,  including  capital
expenditures for the opening of new stores, from internally  generated funds and
from bank borrowings.  Through the first nine months of fiscal 1998, the Company
opened  eighteen new S&K stores,  converted one existing store to its superstore
format and remodeled  fourteen other S&K stores.  In the comparable  fiscal 1997
period,  the Company  opened six new stores,  converted  four to the  superstore
format  and  remodeled  eight  others.  Since the end of the  fiscal  1998 third
quarter,  the Company has opened seven new S&K stores. The Company believes that
its sources of liquidity and capital resources will continue to be sufficient to
fund its operations and capital expenditures.

      Operating  activities  used net cash of $2.6 million during the first nine
months of fiscal  1998  compared  to  providing  $.7  million  for the same 1997
period.  This  fluctuation  is due  primarily to increased  inventory  purchases
associated  with the increase in the number of stores.  Excluding the effects of
changes in working  capital,  net cash  provided by operating  activities in the
first nine months  increased  $.3 million to $4.9 million this year  compared to
$4.6 million last year.

      Net cash used in  investing  activities  is  primarily  for the purpose of
store expansion and remodelings.  Capital expenditures approximated $4.1 million
and $1.7  million  during  the  first  nine  months  of  fiscal  1998 and  1997,
respectively.  The Company has opened seven  additional  stores since the end of
the fiscal 1998 third  quarter.  Additionally,  expenditures  this year included
$1.0 million to acquire land and begin development of a new superstore, adjacent
to the Company's  headquarters  facility,  anticipated  to open Spring 1998. Net
cash used for investing activities in fiscal 1997, included proceeds of $375,000
in  connection  with the  buyout of a lease in  Columbia,  South  Carolina,  and
$169,000 in connection with the sale of certain fixed assets.

      Financing  activities  provided net cash of $6.5 million in the nine-month
period this year compared to $.3 million in the same period last year. Financing
activities  primarily  relate to fluctuations in the borrowing  levels under the
Company's revolving credit agreements which have an aggregate borrowing capacity
of $30.0 million. As of October 25, 1997, the Company had net unused commitments
of approximately $20.6 million available under these agreements. The Company had
previously  repurchased  74,000 shares of its common stock aggregating  $766,000
during the first two quarters of fiscal 1998.


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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION


Item 6.     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

            (a)   Exhibits

                  (27) Financial Data Schedule

            (b) There were no reports  filed on Form 8-K during the three months
ended October 25, 1997.



                                                        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.

                                               S & K FAMOUS BRANDS, INC.
                                                     (Registrant)



Date:  December 4, 1997                         /s/ Robert E. Knowles
       ----------------                        ---------------------------------
                                               Robert E. Knowles
                                               Executive Vice President,
                                               Chief Financial Officer,
                                                Secretary and Treasurer
                                               (Principal Financial Officer)


Date:  December 4, 1997                         /s/ Janet L. Jorgensen
       ----------------                        ---------------------------------
                                               Janet L. Jorgensen
                                               Vice President and Controller
                                               (Principal Accounting Officer)


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<S>                                                  <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                        9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                                        JAN-25-1997
<PERIOD-START>                                                           JAN-26-1997
<PERIOD-END>                                                             OCT-25-1997
<CASH>                                                                           387
<SECURITIES>                                                                       0
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                                                              0
                                                                        0
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