BARRY R G CORP /OH/
10-Q, 1996-05-01
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D. C. 20549
                                   FORM 10-Q

       (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 30, 1996

                                      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        1-8769

                            R. G. BARRY CORPORATION
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                   Ohio                             31-4362899
       (State or other jurisdiction of   (IRS Employer Identification
       incorporation or organization)                Number)


             13405 Yarmouth Road, NW, Pickerington, Ohio     43147
           (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)


                                 614-864-6400
           (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                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

       Common Shares, $1 Par Value,
                      Outstanding as of March 30, 1996 - 7,411,883


                         Index to Exhibits at page 11

                                     -1-
<PAGE>
                         PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                         ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                   R. G. BARRY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                           March 30, 1996   Dec. 30, 1995
  ASSETS:
    Cash and cash equivalents.  .  .  .  .  $    657,000       6,267,000
    Accounts receivable, less allowances .    14,525,000      18,252,000
    Inventory (note 3) .  .  .  .  .  .  .    39,839,000      31,708,000
    Deferred federal income taxes  .  .  .     4,406,000       4,406,000
    Recoverable income taxes .  .  .  .  .       665,000           -
    Prepaid expenses.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     2,101,000       2,088,000
                                               ---------       ---------
          Total current assets  .  .  .  .    62,193,000      62,721,000
                                              ----------      ----------

    Property, plant and equipment, at cost    36,622,000      36,964,000
      Less accumulated depreciation
       and amortization.  .  .  .  .  .  .    22,298,000      22,808,000
                                              ----------      ----------
        Net property, plant and equipment     14,324,000      14,156,000
                                              ----------      ----------
    Goodwill, less accumulated amortization    4,433,000       4,462,000
    Other assets .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     3,071,000       3,001,000

                                            $ 84,021,000      84,340,000
                                            ============      ==========

  LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
    Current installments of long-term debt
      and capital lease obligations.  .  .       115,000         815,000
    Short-term notes payable .  .  .  .  .    12,000,000           -
    Accounts payable.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     5,502,000       8,961,000
    Accrued expenses.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,736,000       9,017,000
                                               ---------       ---------
          Total current liabilities.  .  .    19,353,000      18,793,000
                                              ----------      ----------

    Accrued retirement costs and other.  .     2,550,000       2,546,000

    Long-term debt and capital lease
    obligations, excluding current
      installments:
      Notes payable .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    15,000,000      15,000,000
      Capital lease obligations .  .  .  .       390,000         390,000
                                                 -------         -------
        Long-term debt and capital lease
          obligations  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    15,390,000      15,390,000
                                              ----------      ----------
          Total liabilities  .  .  .  .  .    37,293,000      36,729,000
                                              ----------      ----------

    Shareholders' equity:
      Preferred shares, $1 par value.
        Authorized 4,000,000 Class A,
        and 1,000,000 Series I Junior
        Participating Class B shares,
        none issued .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         -               -
      Common shares, $1 par value.
        Authorized 15,000,000 shares
        (excluding treasury shares).  .  .    7,412,000        7,410,000
      Additional capital in excess of
        par value.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   15,169,000       15,161,000
      Retained earnings.  .  .  .  .  .  .   24,147,000       25,040,000
                                             ----------       ----------

          Net shareholders' equity .  .  .   46,728,000       47,611,000
                                             ----------       ----------

                                           $ 84,021,000       84,340,000
                                           ============       ==========

                                     -2-
<PAGE>
                 R. G. BARRY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


                                        Thirteen            Twelve
                                       Weeks Ended        Weeks Ended
                                     March 30, 1996     March 25, 1995

  Net sales.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   $ 16,074,000         14,979,000

  Cost of sales  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      7,362,000          7,611,000
                                          ---------          ---------

    Gross profit .  .  .  .  .  .  .      8,712,000          7,368,000

  Selling, general &
    administrative expenses  .  .  .      9,955,000         10,164,000
                                          ---------         ----------

    Operating loss  .  .  .  .  .  .    ( 1,243,000)       ( 2,796,000)

  Other income.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        163,000              -

  Interest expense  .  .  .  .  .  .    (   446,000)       (   487,000)
  Interest income.  .  .  .  .  .  .         38,000              3,000
                                             ------              -----

    Net interest expense  .  .  .  .    (   408,000)       (   484,000)
                                            -------            ------- 

  Loss before income tax benefit.  .    ( 1,488,000)       ( 3,280,000)

  Income tax benefit (note 4).  .  .    (   595,000)       ( 1,276,000)
                                            -------        - --------- 

    Net loss  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  $ (   893,000)       ( 2,004,000)
                                            =======          ========= 



  Net loss per common
    share (note 5)  .  .  .  .  .  .      $ (0.12)             (0.27)
                                          =======              ===== 


  Average number of common
    shares outstanding .  .  .  .  .      7,411,000          7,383,000
                                          =========          =========


                                     -3-
<PAGE>
                 R. G. BARRY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                           Thirteen          Twelve
                                          Weeks Ended      Weeks Ended
                                        March 26, 1996   March 25, 1995

Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net loss .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . $ (   893,000)     ( 2,004,000)

  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to
   net cash used in operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization of
      property, plant, and equipment  .       387,000          329,000
    Amortization of goodwill .  .  .  .        29,000           30,000
    Net (increase) decrease in:
      Accounts receivable, net  .  .  .     3,727,000        6,791,000
      Inventory  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   ( 8,131,000)     ( 5,697,000)
      Prepaid expenses .  .  .  .  .  .   (    13,000)         174,000
      Refundable income taxes.  .  .  .   (   665,000)     ( 1,097,000)
      Other assets  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   (    70,000)          71,000
    Net increase (decrease) in:
      Accounts payable .  .  .  .  .  .   ( 3,459,000)     ( 2,381,000)
      Accrued expenses .  .  .  .  .  .   ( 7,281,000)     ( 4,035,000)
      Accrued retirement and other .  .         4,000           32,000
                                                -----           ------
        Net cash used in operating
          activities.  .  .  .  .  .  .   (16,365,000)     ( 8,237,000)
                                          -----------      - --------- 
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Additions of property, plant
    and equipment, net .  .  .  .  .  .   (   555,000)     (   719,000)
                                              -------          ------- 
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Proceeds from short-term
    notes payable.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    12,000,000        9,000,000
  Stock options exercised, (net of
    treasury stock acquisitions).  .  .        10,000      (   233,000)
  Repayment of long-term debt
    and capital lease obligations  .  .   (   700,000)     (   497,000)
                                              -------          ------- 
        Net cash provided by
          financing activities  .  .  .    11,310,000        8,270,000
                                           ----------        ---------

Net decrease in cash.  .  .  .  .  .  .   ( 5,610,000)     (   686,000)

Cash at beginning of the period .  .  .     6,267,000        2,360,000
                                            ---------        ---------

Cash at end of the period .  .  .  .  . $     657,000        1,674,000
                                        =============        =========

Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
  Interest paid  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . $     771,000          841,000
                                        =============          =======

  Taxes paid  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . $   5,415,000        2,509,000
                                        =============        =========

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<PAGE>
                   R. G. BARRY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                         Notes to Financial Statements
                      Under Item 1 of Part I of Form 10-Q
                             for the Periods Ended
                       March 30, 1996 and March 25, 1995

1.   These  interim  financial  statements  are  unaudited.   All  adjustments
     (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) have been made, which
     in the opinion of management, are necessary to fairly present the results
     of operations for the periods.

2.   The Company  operates on a fifty-two or  fifty-three  week annual  fiscal
     year.  Prior to 1996, the fiscal quarters were comprised of a twelve week
     first quarter,  thirteen week second and third  quarters,  and a fourteen
     week fourth quarter.  When there was a fifty-three  week fiscal year, the
     Company  added one week to the first fiscal  quarter.  Effective in 1996,
     the Company has modified its fiscal quarters, so that all fiscal quarters
     will  routinely  have thirteen  weeks,  except that in  fifty-three  week
     fiscal years,  the fourth quarter will have fourteen weeks. The objective
     of this change is to even out the length of the fiscal  quarters,  and to
     more  closely  follow the  fiscal  accounting  periods  of the  Company's
     principle  retailing  customers.  Fiscal 1995 and 1996 are both fifty-two
     week years.

3.   A substantial  portion of inventory is valued using the dollar value LIFO
     method and,  therefore,  it is  impractical to separate  inventory  value
     between raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods.

4.   Income tax expense benefit for the periods ended March 30, 1996 and March
     25, 1995, consists of:
                                                 1996           1995
          Current:
             U. S. Federal (benefit) .  .   ($  498,000)   ($1,032,000)
             State and Local.  .  .  .  .   (    97,000)   (   244,000)
                                                 ------        ------- 
                 Total.  .  .  .  .  .  .   ($  595,000)   ($1,276,000)
                                            ===========    =========== 

          The income tax benefit reflects a combined federal,  foreign,  state
     and local effective rate of 40.0% for the first quarter of 1996 and 38.9%
     for the same period of 1995,  as compared to the  statutory U. S. federal
     rate of 34.0% in both years.

          Income tax for the  periods  ended March 30, 1996 and March 25, 1995
     differed from the amounts  computed by applying the U. S. federal  income
     tax rate of 34.0% to pretax income as a result of the following:

                                                 1996           1995
       Computed "expected" tax expense:
          U. S. Federal (benefit) .  .      ($  506,000)   ($1,115,000)
          Other .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      (    25,000)         -
          State and Local (benefit), net
           of Federal income tax benefit    (    64,000)   (   161,000)
                                                 ------        ------- 
              Total.  .  .  .  .  .  .      ($  595,000)   ($1,276,000)
                                            ===========    =========== 

5.   Net loss per common share has been computed  based on the average  number
     of common  shares  outstanding  during  each  period.  Period  ending and
     average common shares  outstanding  have been  retroactively  restated to
     give effect to all prior share splits and dividends.

                                     -5-
<PAGE>

                   R. G. BARRY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                         Notes to Financial Statements
                      Under Item 1 of Part I of Form 10-Q
                             for the Periods Ended
                       March 30, 1996 and March 25, 1995
                                  (continued)

6.   The Company previously  reported that in 1994, the Company and several of
     its officers and directors  were named as  defendants in three  purported
     class actions filed in the United States  District Court for the Southern
     District of Ohio, Eastern Division.  The Complaints generally allege that
     the Company made several false and misleading  statements in violation of
     certain  provisions of the federal  securities  laws.  One complaint also
     alleged claims  arising under state law. The District Court  subsequently
     consolidated  these three class  actions into a single case. On March 11,
     1996,  the District  Court granted the  Company's  motion to dismiss this
     action and entered a judgement on that date dismissing with prejudice the
     federal  securities claims and dismissing without prejudice the state law
     claims.  On March 20,  1996,  plaintiffs  filed a motion  asking that the
     Court  reconsider  its  decision.  The  request  for  reconsideration  is
     pending.




                                     -6-
<PAGE>
                   R. G. BARRY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
          ITEM 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                      Condition and Results of Operations

Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of the end of the first  quarter of 1996,  the Company had $42.8 million in
net working capital.  This compares with $35.9 million at the end of the first
quarter of 1995,  and $43.9  million at the end of the 1995 fiscal  year.  The
increase  in  working  capital  from the  first  quarter  of 1995 to the first
quarter of 1996,  is  principally  due to the profit that the  Company  earned
during  fiscal  1995,  and the reduced  loss that the Company  realized in the
first quarter of 1996  compared with the same quarter of 1995.  The decline in
net working  capital from fiscal year end 1995 to the end of the first quarter
of  1996,  is  mostly  the  result  of  the  first  quarter  1995  loss.  Also
contributing to the decline in net working capital during the first quarter of
1996, is the scheduled repayment of long-term debt.

At the end of the first quarter of 1996, the Company had $0.7 million in cash,
$14.5 million in net receivables and $39.8 million in inventory. This compares
with $1.7 million in cash,  $16.6 million in net receivables and $31.8 million
in  inventory  at the end of the  first  quarter  of 1995.  The  reduction  in
receivables largely reflects improved  collection in accounts,  and the impact
of a larger  reserve  for  returns  at the end of the  first  quarter  of 1996
compared with 1995.  Inventory increased from the first quarter of 1995 to the
first  quarter of 1996, by $8.1  million.  This increase in inventory  largely
reflects  additional  amounts needed to support  anticipated  increases in net
sales later in 1996.

At fiscal year end 1995,  the Company had $6.3 million in cash,  $18.3 million
in net receivables and $31.7 million in inventory.  From the end of the fiscal
year to the end of the first quarter 1996,  net  receivables  have declined by
$3.7 million, as the Company collected  substantial  balances that were due it
at year end.  The  increase in  inventory  from year end  represents  a normal
seasonal growth in inventory,  as the Company  seasonally  builds inventory in
anticipation of sales later in the year.

In late February 1996, the Company negotiated a new Revolving Credit Agreement
("Revolver"),  with its three main lending banks, replacing the agreement that
had been in place for a number of years.  The Revolver  provides the Company a
seasonally  adjusted  available  line of credit  ranging  from $6  million  in
January,  to a peak of $51 million  from July through  November.  The Revolver
currently  extends  through 1998 and provides  for  periodic  extensions  upon
request and with the approval of the banks.  The Revolver  contains  financial
covenants  typical of agreements  of its type and duration.  The Company is in
compliance with all covenants of the Revolver, and all other debt agreements.

As of the end of the first  quarter of 1996,  the Company had  borrowed  $12.0
million under the  Revolver,  compared with $11.0 million as of the end of the
first quarter of 1995. There were no such borrowings outstanding as of the end
of fiscal 1995.

Results of Operations
During the first quarter of 1996,  the Company had net sales of $16.1 million,
compared  with $15.0 million of net sales during the first quarter of 1995, an
increase of 7.3%. There were no significant price increases during the period.
The growth in net sales occurred across the broad range of brands and products
that the Company sells,  primarily in the thermal  products area. In addition,
the first quarter of 1996 included thirteen weeks whereas 1995 included twelve
weeks.

                                     -7-
<PAGE>
          Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
                     and Results of Operation - continued

Gross profit dollars  during the first quarter  increased from $7.4 million in
1995 to $8.7 million in 1996.  Gross profit as a percentage  of net sales also
increased  during the first quarter to 54.2 percent in 1996, from 49.2 percent
in 1995. The mix of products sold during the first quarter  contributed to the
improvement in the gross profit percentage realized.  In addition,  the impact
of  returned  merchandise  during the first  quarter of 1996,  has reduced the
amount of reported net sales. The lower amount of net sales has had the effect
of increasing the percent of gross profit,  although returns have no impact on
gross  profit  dollars  or net income for the  quarter.  The profit  impact of
returns was estimated and accrued at year end 1995.

Selling, general and administrative expenses during the quarter decreased from
1995 to 1996,  by about $200  thousand,  despite the 7.3  percent  increase in
sales.  There was no single  significant item of reduced expense,  rather most
categories  of  expense  remained  relatively  constant  or  incurred a modest
decline.

The agreement  relating to the royalty  income [other income] that the Company
earned in prior years  terminated  at the end of 1994 and was replaced  with a
new  agreement  during the second  quarter of 1995;  thus there was no royalty
income  during  the  first  quarter  of  1995.  The  new  agreement   requires
substantially  lower minimum  royalty  payments  than the previous  agreement.
Other income in the first quarter of 1996,  reflects  minimum  royalties  plus
amounts realized in excess of the minimum requirement for the period.

Net interest expense in the first quarter of 1996,  declined slightly from the
first quarter of 1995.  Throughout  the first  quarter  1996,  the Company had
fewer  average  borrowings  under the  Revolver  than in 1995,  and short term
interest rates for the quarter  averaged about 1.2 percent less in 1996,  than
in 1995.

For the quarter the Company  incurred a net loss of $893 thousand after taxes,
or $0.12 per share,  compared  with a net loss in the first quarter of 1995 of
$2.0 million, or $0.27 per share.



                                     -8-
<PAGE>
                           PART II OTHER INFORMATION


          Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

                         The Company previously  reported that the Company and
                    certain  of its  officers  and  directors  were  named  as
                    defendants in three related putative class action lawsuits
                    styled as Gerber,  et al. v. R. G. Barry  Corporation,  et
                    al.,  Case  No.   C2-94-1190  (filed  December  8,  1994),
                    Culveyhouse v. R. G. Barry  Corporation,  et al., Case No.
                    C2-94-1250 (filed December 27, 1994), and Knopf, et al. v.
                    R. G. Barry Corporation,  et al., Case No. C2-95-50 (filed
                    January 17, 1995), in the United States District Court for
                    the  Southern  District of Ohio.  On April 24,  1995,  the
                    United States District Court for the Southern  District of
                    Ohio consolidated  these three class actions into a single
                    case.  The  plaintiffs  filed an Amended and  Consolidated
                    Complaint,  which is  generally  identical in substance to
                    the  three   original   complaints,   alleging   that  the
                    defendants  violated  federal  securities  laws by  making
                    false and  misleading  statements,  engaged  in common law
                    fraud  and  deceit by making  material  misstatements  and
                    violated state law by making negligent misrepresentations.
                    Plaintiffs  sought  damages in favor of plaintiffs and all
                    other  members of the  purported  class in such amounts as
                    the court  determined had been sustained by them. On March
                    11, 1996, the District Court granted defendants' motion to
                    dismiss and entered  judgment on that date dismissing with
                    prejudice  the federal  securities  claims and  dismissing
                    without prejudice the state law claims. On March 20, 1996,
                    the  plaintiffs  filed a motion with the Court asking that
                    the judge  reconsider  his decision.  That motion is still
                    pending.

          Item 2.  Changes in Securities.
                    (a) - (b) Not Applicable.

          Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
                    (a) - (b) Not Applicable.

          Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
                    (a) - (d) Not Applicable.

          Item 5.  Other Information.
                    No response required.

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

                    (a)  Exhibits: See Index to Exhibits at page 10.

                    (b)  Reports  on Form  8-K:  No  reports  on Form 8-K were
                         filed during the quarter ended March 30, 1996.



                                     -9-
<PAGE>

                                  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.






                                         R. G. BARRY CORPORATION
                                         Registrant



           April 30, 1996               /s/Richard L. Burrell
   ______________________________          Richard L. Burrell
                Date                       Senior Vice President-Finance
                                           (Principal Financial Officer)
                                           (Duly Authorized Officer)
 





                                     -10-
<PAGE>



                            R. G. BARRY CORPORATION

                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS




  Exhibit                                        Page
  Number               Description              Number
_______________________________________________________


    27            Financial Data Schedule         12




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