PCA INTERNATIONAL INC
10-K, 1996-04-22
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                                    Form 10-K

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

    For the fiscal year ended January 28, 1996--Commission File Number 0-8550


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                             PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          North Carolina                                  56-0888429
 (State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)                      Identification No.)

                           815 Matthews-Mint Hill Road
                         Matthews, North Carolina 28105
               (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (704) 847-8011


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           Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
                                      None

           Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
                     Common Stock, $.20 par value per share
                                (Title of Class)


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     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 by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of  registrant's  knowledge in definitive  proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ]

     At March 29, 1996, there were 7,448,771  shares of the registrant's  common
stock outstanding; the aggregate market value of such common stock (based on the
closing price on the over-the-counter National Association of Securities Dealers
National Market System) held by non-affiliates was approximately $93,575,186.

                       Documents Incorporated by Reference
     The  information  required by Part III is  incorporated by reference to the
Registrant's  Definitive  Proxy  Statement  to be filed not later  than 120 days
after the end of the registrant's fiscal year 1995.


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                                     PART I

                                ITEM 1. BUSINESS


GENERAL DEVELOPMENT

         THE COMPANY.  PCA  International,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  is a holding
company  engaged  through its  subsidiaries  in the sale of  photographic  color
portraits of children,  adults,  families, and pets. The Company operates in the
United States,  Canada,  Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.  Executive offices
and film developing and portrait processing  facilities are located in Matthews,
North  Carolina.  The Company was organized as a North  Carolina  corporation in
1967 and has been in business since 1967.

         The Company's 1995,  1994, and 1993 fiscal years constitute the 52-week
periods  ending  January 28,  1996;  January  29,  1995;  and January 30,  1994,
respectively. The Company's 1996 fiscal year is the 53-week period that will end
February 2, 1997.

         CAPITAL  EXPENDITURES.  Capital  expenditures  in fiscal 1995 were $6.3
million,  primarily  for the  addition of 91 Kmart  studios,  upgrading  certain
processing equipment in the Matthews, North Carolina,  laboratory,  and portrait
studios and equipment in PETsMART pet  photography  studios.  During fiscal year
1994,  the Company spent  approximately  $14.7  million in capital  expenditures
principally to convert the remaining 672 of its existing permanent Kmart studios
not converted in 1993 to the Company's  new digital  imaging  system and to open
136 new permanent studios in Kmart stores.  The capital  expenditures to convert
all permanent  studios to the new digital  imaging system totaled  approximately
$16 million over a two-year period.

         DIVERSIFICATION  STRATEGY.  As part of its objective to diversify,  the
Company began, in the second quarter of fiscal 1995,  testing pet photography in
a single retail location  operated by the PETsMART chain. The test was expanded,
in the third and fourth  quarter of fiscal  1995,  to 14  portrait  studios in 2
retail markets. Portrait studios operating in PETsMART locations photograph pets
and pets with their  owners.  The Company  expects to open up to 115  additional
portrait  studios in PETsMART stores during 1996 through a separate  subsidiary.
The Company  expects to fund the 1996 capital  expansion of  approximately  $3.0
million from operations augmented by borrowings under its line of credit.

         ACQUISITION  OF CANADIAN  PHOTOGRAPHY  BUSINESSES.  In April 1996,  the
Company's Canadian  subsidiary  purchased certain assets of two related Canadian
portrait  businesses,  Portrait Works, Inc., and Portrait  Experience of Canada,
Ltd. The Company  funded the purchase from cash on hand. In connection  with the
purchase, the Company's Canadian subsidiary has entered into a long-term license
agreement with Wal-Mart's  Canadian  subsidiary to operate  permanent studios in
Wal-Mart's  Canadian  stores.  The  Company  expects  to  operate  initially  in
approximately 50 Wal-Mart stores in Canada.

         PHASE-OUT OF TRAVELING  STUDIOS.  During fiscal year 1994,  the Company
completed the planned phase-out of traveling photography in temporary studios in
Kmart stores. Most of the equipment and employees used in the traveling business
were  transferred  to  permanent  Kmart  studios.  There  was no  material  cost
associated  with  the  phase-out  of the  traveling  business.  Sales  from  the
traveling  business  accounted  for 2% and 16%,  respectively,  of the Company's
sales during fiscal years 1994 and 1993.

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INDUSTRY SEGMENT

         The  Company  operates  in  the  portrait   photography   industry  and
photographs,  processes, and sells photographic portraits.  Within the industry,
the Company services the children's  preschool market and the pet market through
permanent  studio  operations and services the adult and family markets  through
traveling promotions in churches and other institutions.

PERMANENT STUDIO OPERATIONS

         The Company operates  permanent portrait studios in Kmart stores in the
United States,  primarily  servicing the children's  preschool  portrait market,
under a license  agreement with Kmart Corporation that expires January 31, 1997.
The  Company's  Kmart  studio  operations,  including  Canadian  Kmart  studios,
contributed  94.8% of the Company's  revenue in fiscal year 1995, 95.1% in 1994,
and 95.6% in 1993. As noted above, the Company's Canadian subsidiary has entered
into a license  agreement  to operate  portrait  studios in  Wal-Mart  stores in
Canada,  and the Company has recently begun  operation of permanent  studios for
pet photography in the PETsMART chain.

         The typical  permanent studio occupies  approximately  200 square feet,
consisting of a reception area, a camera room, and a portrait  viewing and sales
area.  Generally,  the permanent  studio is staffed by one employee who performs
both the  photography and sales  functions.  At the end of fiscal year 1995, the
Company operated 1,508 permanent Kmart store studios,  a net increase of 91 from
1994.  During  1995,  164 Kmart  studios  were opened and 73 Kmart  studios were
closed,  for a net addition of 91 portrait  studios.  For fiscal year 1996,  the
Company  expects no significant  change in the number of studios in Kmart stores
operating in the United States.  At the end of fiscal 1995, the Company operated
107 Canadian Kmart studios and 4 Mexican Kmart  studios.  The Company ceased its
Canadian  and Mexican  Kmart  operations  in April 1996.  Sales in Canadian  and
Mexican portrait studios provided less than 5% of the Company's 1995 sales.

         The Company  operates its  permanent  studios and  advertises  for them
under the Kmart name.  Customers are attracted to the studios  through a variety
of  advertising   methods  including  in-store,   point-of-sale   merchandising,
television and newspaper  advertising,  and direct mail to prior and prospective
customers.  The Company seeks to maintain an advertising presence throughout the
year in all geographic markets where the Company operates permanent studios.  As
a Kmart licensee,  the Company is able to place its media  advertising under the
Kmart name at rates that are lower than those the  Company  could  independently
obtain.

INSTITUTIONAL OPERATIONS

         The   Company   contracts   with    institutions,    primarily   church
congregations,  to photograph and sell  individual and family group portraits of
the  congregation  members.  The Company does not pay commissions to the hosting
institution,  but provides a free photo directory to all members who agree to be
photographed.  Approximately  three weeks  after the  photography  session,  the
finished  portraits are sent to the church or directly to the  consumer.  During
fiscal 1995, the Company  operated  approximately  27 portable camera units each
week for  Institutional  promotions.  The Company  does not expect the number of
portable units in service to change significantly during 1996.

SEASONALITY

         Because of the  retail  nature of its  services  and its  locations  in
discount stores, the Company's  business is very seasonal.  The Christmas season
accounts for a high  percentage  of the Company's  sales and  earnings,  and the
Company's  fourth fiscal quarter (late October  through late January)  typically
produces  a large  percentage  of  annual  revenues  and  more  than  60% of the
Company's  annual  earnings.  The fourth fiscal quarters of 1995, 1994, and 1993
accounted for

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approximately 32.2%, 31.2%, and 35.0%, respectively, of sales, and 64.2%, 79.3%,
and 92.5%, respectively, of earnings for those years.

COMPETITION

         The children's  preschool  portrait market is highly competitive and no
one firm dominates the United States market.  The market comprises several large
competitors,  including  the  Company,  operating  in  multiple  locations,  and
numerous smaller entities operating in only one or a few locations.  The Company
believes that it is one of the largest  retailers,  measured by annual sales, in
the children's preschool portrait market.

         Competition  for the Company's  products,  especially in the children's
preschool  portrait market,  centers on the quantity and quality of the portrait
packages relative to the price charged.  Other  competitive  factors include the
quality  of  service,  convenience  of the  studio  to  the  customer,  and  the
availability  and  benefits  of  the  digital  imaging  technology.   The  major
competitors  in the market  seek to attract  new  customers  through  advertised
low-price portrait packages and the benefits of the new digital  technology,  or
low-price  session  fees  coupled with custom  portrait  ordering of  individual
portrait  sheets.  The Company  believes  that the quality of its  portraits and
service, which is enhanced by the digital imaging system, is an important factor
in obtaining repeat business from customers.

LICENSES, TRADEMARKS, AND PATENTS

         The Company is party to a license agreement with Kmart Corporation that
allows the Company to operate its  permanent  studios in the United States Kmart
stores under the Kmart name in exchange for a commission  from the Company based
on a percentage  of sales from the permanent  studio in each store.  The Company
has continuously maintained its business relationship with Kmart Corporation for
more than 28 years.  The license  agreement,  which was renewed on July 1, 1994,
expires  January 31, 1997,  and may be  terminated by either party upon 60-days'
notice. The loss of the license to do business in Kmart stores or the closing of
a significant  number of Kmart stores would have a materially  adverse effect on
the Company.

         On February 9, 1996, the Company's  Canadian  subsidiary entered into a
license  agreement with Wal-Mart  Canada,  Inc., to operate  portrait studios in
Wal-Mart's stores in Canada.  The license agreement is for a five-year period on
a store-by-store basis.

         The Company owns certain other patents,  trademarks,  and licenses that
it does not believe are material to its business.

TECHNOLOGY:  RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

         The Company has developed a  proprietary  digital  imaging  system that
allows the  customer to view a digital  proof of each pose on a  high-resolution
video monitor as the  photographer  takes the portraits.  Immediately  after the
photography  session,  customers are able to customize their portrait  purchase,
choosing the poses,  sizes,  and number of portraits they wish to purchase.  The
customer then returns to the studio  approximately  three weeks later to pick up
the finished  portraits.  The Company  believes the  increased  flexibility  and
choice  provided to  customers  by the  digital  imaging  system  have  improved
customer satisfaction and increased average purchases.  In addition, the digital
imaging  system  allows  the  Company  to print  only  portraits  that have been
purchased by the customer,  as opposed to "speculative"  portrait packages,  and
further to improve production  efficiency through integration of the system with
the Company's  computerized  production  system.  The Company  believes that its
integrated system is unique in the portrait photography industry.

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         The Company processes film from permanent studios and portable units at
its finishing laboratory in Matthews,  North Carolina.  The finishing laboratory
has adequate capacity to meet the Company's processing needs for the foreseeable
future.

         The Company spent  $1,033,000;  $748,000;  and $444,000 on research and
development  activities  during the 1995, 1994, and 1993 fiscal years.  Research
and  development  have focused on  developing  and refining the digital  imaging
system and  integrating  the system with the Company's  computerized  processing
facility and  development of a portrait  studio for pet  photography in PETsMART
retail stores.

SOURCES AND AVAILABILITY OF SUPPLIES

         The  Agfa  Division  of  Bayer  Corporation  is the  Company's  primary
supplier of photographic  film,  paper,  and processing  chemicals.  The Company
renewed its supply contract with Agfa in 1994 after receiving  competitive  bids
from other suppliers.  The Company has not had significant  difficulty obtaining
photographic  supplies.  The Company  builds its own cameras and has an adequate
supply of cameras and camera components.

         The Company has not found it necessary to carry significant  amounts of
inventory to ensure  itself of a  continuous  allotment  of raw  materials.  The
Company's  receivables  from licensors and customers are due within the cycle of
payments to suppliers.

         The  computer  and video  equipment  used by the Company in the digital
imaging system consists of standard  components that are readily  available from
multiple suppliers.

GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS

         The  Company  is  subject  to  various   federal  and  state  laws  and
regulations,  including the  Occupational  Safety and Health Act and federal and
state  environmental laws. The Company is not aware of any material violation of
such  laws and  regulations.  Continued  compliance  is not  expected  to have a
material effect upon capital expenditures, earnings, or the competitive position
of the Company.

EMPLOYEES

         At January 28, 1996, the Company had approximately  2,800 full-time and
500 part-time employees. The Company believes employee relations are good.

INTERNATIONAL

         At the end of fiscal year 1995,  the  Company  operated  107  permanent
studios  in Kmart  stores  in  Canada  and had 4 such  studios  in  Mexico.  The
Company's  Canadian studios provided 4.5%, 4.3%, and 3.9% of revenues for fiscal
1995,  1994,  and 1993,  respectively.  The  Company  ceased  operations  of its
Canadian and Mexican  Kmart studios in April 1996, at which time the licenses to
operate such studios were  terminated.  The Company's  Canadian  subsidiary  has
entered into a long-term licensing agreement with Wal-Mart's Canadian subsidiary
for the operation of portrait studios in Canadian  Wal-Mart stores,  and expects
to operate more than 50 studios during fiscal 1996.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

Name                        Age    Positions and Offices

John Grosso(1)              49     President, Chief Executive Officer, and
                                   Director (Since 1987)

Jan M. Rivenbark(2)         46     Executive Vice President and
                                   Chief Operating Officer (Since 1992)

Eric H. Jeltrup(3)          51     Executive Vice President and Chief Technical
                                   Officer (Since 1987)

Bruce A. Fisher(4)          46     Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
                                   Officer and Secretary (Since 1992)

R. Michael Spencer(5)       48     Senior Vice President, Treasurer (Since 1992)


(1)Mr. Grosso has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
   since 1987.

(2)Mr.  Rivenbark has been  Executive Vice President of the Company since August
   1992. He was promoted from Chief Financial Officer to Chief Operating Officer
   on August 25, 1994. Prior to joining the Company,  he was President and Chief
   Operating  Officer of JP  Foodservice,  Inc., a privately  held national food
   service distribution company, based in Baltimore, Maryland.

(3)Mr.  Jeltrup has been with the Company in various  positions  in research and
   development  and  production  since 1976. He was promoted to Chief  Technical
   Officer on August 25, 1994.

(4)Mr. Fisher has been with the Company in various  positions in accounting  and
   finance since 1977 and was promoted to Chief Financial  Officer and Secretary
   on August 25, 1994.

(5)Mr.  Spencer has been with the  Company  since 1973 in various  positions  in
   accounting. He was promoted to Senior Vice President, Treasurer on January 6,
   1992.


                               ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

         The Company owns a facility in Matthews, North Carolina, that serves as
its corporate headquarters,  production facility, and warehouse. The building is
approximately  166,000  square  feet.  The  Company  leases its 1,508  permanent
studios under a license  agreement  with Kmart.  The Company owns the equipment,
furniture, and fixtures in the Kmart store permanent studios.


                            ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

         There  are  no  legal   proceedings  to  which  the  Company,   or  its
subsidiaries,  is a party or of which any of their  property is the subject that
are required to be disclosed under this item.

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                       ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A
                            VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

         There were no matters  submitted to a vote of  shareholders  during the
fourth quarter ended January 28, 1996.


                                     PART II

                   ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON
                      STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

         The Company's common stock is traded on the over-the-counter market and
is quoted on the NASDAQ  National  Market  System  under the symbol  "PCAI." The
following is the range of high and low bid prices for the shares of common stock
during the Company's last two fiscal years,  as reported on the NASDAQ  National
Market System:

                         Fiscal Year Ended          Fiscal Year Ended
                         January 28, 1996            January 29, 1995
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                         High        Low             High         Low

        1st Quarter     $11.00      $ 8.75          $11.75       $8.50
        2nd Quarter     $14.25      $10.12          $ 9.25       $8.25
        3rd Quarter     $14.25      $10.25          $12.50       $8.75
        4th Quarter     $12.00      $ 8.37          $12.00       $9.25

         At March 29, 1996, the Company had approximately  1,024 shareholders of
record and the closing bid price for a share of common stock was $12.12.

         The  Company  paid  cash  dividends of $0.07 per share in each  quarter
of fiscal  years  1995 and 1994.  There  can be no  assurance  that the Company 
will  continue or  increase  its  dividend.  Future  dividends will be dependent
upon the  Company's  performance,  capital and liquidity  needs,  and strategic
plans, as well as the performance of the retail portrait  photography industry 
and the economy in general.

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                         ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

(In thousands, except for percentages, ratios, statistics, and per share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                 For the Fiscal Years Ended Approximately January 31,
                                                        ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           1996           1995           1994           1993            1992
                                                        -----------    -----------    -----------    ------------    -----------
     <S>                                              <C>             <C>             <C>           <C>              <C>

      SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS:
          Sales........................................ $  144,715     $  144,881     $  149,150     $  142,865      $  129,644
          General and administrative expense........... $   23,782     $   22,936     $   20,594     $   16,374      $   18,845
          Total cost and expense....................... $  131,392     $  137,028     $  140,947     $  130,182      $  120,925
          Income from continuing operations before
             cumulative effect of changes in
             accounting principles..................... $    7,617     $    4,372     $    4,912     $    7,778      $    5,438
          Net Income................................... $    7,617     $    4,785     $    2,712     $    7,410      $    7,014
         *Primary and fully diluted earnings per
             common share:
              From continuing operations before
                 cumulative effect of changes in
                 accounting principles................. $     0.94     $     0.51     $     0.56     $     0.94      $     0.68
              Net Income............................... $     0.94     $     0.56     $     0.31     $     0.89      $     0.88
              *Weighted average number of fully
                 diluted common shares.................      8,110          8,582          8,823          8,306           7,934
              *Cash dividends per share................ $     0.28     $     0.28     $     0.28     $     0.28      $     0.21
              Return on average equity.................      23.7%          15.1%           9.3%          36.3%           75.0%



      BALANCE SHEET DATA:
         Working capital............................... $  (3,878)     $  (6,697)     $   (4,321)    $    7,423      $  (1,889)
         Current ratio.................................       0.82           0.67           0.81           1.35            0.91
         Quick ratio...................................       0.70           0.52           0.59           1.10            0.72
         Total assets.................................. $   59,884     $   59,557     $   56,751     $   51,975      $   34,335
         Long-term debt (noncurrent portion)........... $       --     $       --     $       --     $       --      $       --
         Ratio of long-term debt (noncurrent portion)
             to total capitalization...................         --             --             --             --              --
         *Total shareholders' equity per share(1)...... $     3.85     $     3.85     $     3.43     $     3.41      $     1.58



      OTHER FINANCIAL DATA:
         Depreciation expense.......................... $    8,490     $    7,136     $    5,159     $    3,455      $    2,539
         Capital expenditures.......................... $    6,309     $   14,698     $   21,875     $   12,233      $    6,027

</TABLE>

      *All share  information  for fiscal  years  prior to fiscal  1992 has been
      adjusted for the three-for-two stock split paid April 8, 1992.

      (1)Total shareholders' equity per share has been calculated dividing total
      shareholders'  equity by the  weighted  average  number  of fully  diluted
      shares.

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            ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                       CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


OVERVIEW

      The Company provides  portrait  services,  primarily in permanent  studios
operated in Kmart stores,  throughout the United States and in many locations in
Canada in fiscal 1995 and 1994.  In its  Institutional  operations,  the Company
also  provides  portrait  services  primarily  to church  congregations  through
traveling  promotions.  The  Company's  Kmart  studios,  including  Canadian and
Mexican operations, accounted for approximately 95% of sales during fiscal 1995.
At year-end,  the Company operated 1,397 U.S. Kmart studios,  107 Canadian Kmart
studios,  and 4 Mexican Kmart studios. In April 1996, the Company closed the 107
Canadian Kmart studios and the 4 Mexican Kmart studios and  discontinued  future
operations in these locations.

      In the first  quarter of fiscal 1996,  the Company's  Canadian  subsidiary
purchased certain assets of two related Canadian portrait  businesses,  Portrait
Works,  Inc.,  and Portrait  Experience of Canada,  Ltd. In connection  with the
purchase,  PCA's Canadian  subsidiary entered into a long-term license agreement
with Wal-Mart's Canadian  subsidiary to operate permanent studios  photographing
children in Wal-Mart's Canadian stores. The Company expects to begin photography
in approximately 52 Wal-Mart stores in April and May of 1996.

      Prior to August 1994,  the Company also operated  traveling,  or portable,
studio  promotions  in  Kmart  stores  that  did not  have a  permanent  studio.
Traveling  promotion sales in Kmart stores were $23.3 million,  or approximately
16% of total sales,  in fiscal 1993; and $3.3 million,  or  approximately  2% of
total sales, in fiscal 1994. Because portrait services from traveling promotions
were available only seven weeks per year in any given Kmart location and because
permanent  studios were more profitable than traveling  promotions,  the Company
converted its traveling promotion business in Kmart stores to permanent studios.
The Company opened 258 permanent studios in fiscal 1993, 136 in fiscal 1994, and
opened  164,  while  closing 73 studios  resulting  in a net  addition of 91, in
fiscal 1995; it operated 1,508 permanent studios at the end of fiscal 1995.

      In July 1994,  the Company  completed  the  conversion,  begun in November
1992,  of all of its Kmart studio  locations to its new digital  imaging  system
technology.  The new digital  imaging  system  allows  customers to approve each
portrait  during the  photography  session as each pose is  displayed on a video
monitor. With this technology, the Company no longer relies on the production of
portraits on a speculative  basis,  but produces only those  portraits which the
customer  purchases.  The conversion to digital  technology has resulted in very
significant  changes in the  Company's  operations,  increasing  the emphasis on
better  quality  portraits  and service and  allowing the Company to improve its
per-customer sales average. The Company also has benefited from lower production
costs  primarily  through the  elimination  of waste from  speculative  portrait
production.

      Beginning  with the fourth  quarter of fiscal 1993 and  continuing in 1994
and 1995,  the portrait  services  industry  experienced  extremely  competitive
pricing conditions. The Company responded to these pricing pressures by reducing
the price of its advertised  special  promotions during the 1993 holiday season,
which  contributed  to lower  average  sales per customer for 1993.  The Company
expects  competitive  pricing conditions to continue and has implemented various
marketing and product  strategies in response,  with particular  emphasis on the
quality of its services  and the  enhanced  portrait  experience  made  possible
through its digital imaging system.

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      The Company  operated a test in 14 PETsMART stores in 1995,  photographing
pets and pets with their owners,  as part of its  diversification  program.  The
Company utilizes its digital imaging  technology in PETsMART stores. The Company
and PETsMART  have agreed to expand this program to over 125 locations in fiscal
1996. PETsMART currently operates more than 260 retail stores.

      Prior to December 1993, the Company also operated  permanent studios under
license   agreements  with  several   department   store  chains.   The  Company
discontinued  its  department  store  operations  in the third quarter of fiscal
1993,  and  recorded a $2.2  million  after-tax  charge in  connection  with the
shutdown of these operations.

      Because of the retail  nature of its services,  the Company's  business is
very seasonal. The Christmas season accounts for a significant percentage of the
Company's sales and earnings, and the Company's fourth fiscal quarter (beginning
in late October of each calendar year and ending approximately January 31 of the
succeeding  calendar  year)  typically  produces  a large  percentage  of annual
revenues and more than 60% of the Company's annual  earnings.  The fourth fiscal
quarters of fiscal 1993,  1994, and 1995 accounted for 35.0%,  31.2%, and 32.2%,
respectively,  of sales and 92.5%, 79.3%, and 64.2%,  respectively,  of earnings
for such years.  The  Company's  operations  can also be  adversely  affected by
inclement weather.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

         The table below  presents the  percentage of sales  represented  by the
following  line items from the  Company's  statements  of income for the periods
indicated:

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<CAPTION>

                                                       For the Fiscal Years Ended
                                                  January 28,   January 29,    January 30,
                                                      1996          1995          1994
<S>                                              <C>            <C>          <C>

   Sales                                             100.0%        100.0%         100.0%
   Costs and Expenses                                 90.8          94.6           94.5
   Income from Operations                              9.2           5.4            5.5
   Interest Expense (Income)                           0.3           0.3             --
   Income from Continuing Operations before
      Income Taxes                                     8.9           5.1            5.5
   Income Tax Provision                                3.6           2.1            2.2
   Income from Continuing Operations                   5.3           3.0            3.3
   Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations
      (net of income taxes)                             --           0.3           (1.5)
   Net Income                                          5.3%         3.3%           1.8%

</TABLE>

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

         1995  FISCAL  YEAR  COMPARED  WITH  1994  FISCAL  YEAR.  Sales  for the
Company's 1995 fiscal year were $144.7  million,  flat as compared with sales of
$144.9 million for fiscal 1994.  Consolidated  sales in Kmart stores,  of $137.2
million,  were down  slightly,  from  $137.7  million in 1994.  The  decline was
attributable to the phase-out of traveling photography

                                       9
<PAGE>

promotions in 1994. Sales in Kmart permanent locations were up over 2% in fiscal
1995. The increase in sales in Kmart permanent  studios was attributable to a 7%
increase in the average purchase,  partially offset by a 5% decline in customers
photographed.  The Company  opened 91, net, new Kmart  studios in 1995 and ended
the year with 1,508  studios.  In April 1996,  the Company  closed 107  Canadian
Kmart studios and 4 Mexican Kmart studios, at which time the licenses to operate
such studios were  terminated.  The  Institutional  operations had sales of $6.6
million in 1995,  a decline of $0.5  million  from  fiscal  1994.  In the fourth
quarter,  Kmart sales  increased by 2%, with  customers  increasing by 3.7%. The
PETsMART pilot program contributed sales of $0.9 million in fiscal 1995.

         Income from  operations,  as a percentage  of sales,  increased to 9.2%
from 5.4% in fiscal 1994. The  improvement in margin reflects the elimination of
introductory  advertising  expenses  incurred in 1994 to introduce the Company's
new digital imaging system.  Additionally,  the Company's production costs, as a
percentage  of sales,  decreased by 1% in fiscal  1995.  Store  commissions  and
selling  costs  increased  by  2.6%,  principally  from  a full  year's  digital
equipment depreciation expense. General and administrative expenses increased by
3.7%.  Benefit  plans  designated  to  reward  employees  for  achieving  higher
performance  and  profits  and  write-offs  from  approximately  180 Kmart store
closings contributed to the increase in general and administrative  expenses. In
the fourth  quarter,  the Company  accrued  $0.6  million for the  write-off  of
property and other costs associated with the closing of its Canadian and Mexican
Kmart studios.

         Income from  continuing  operations  for 1995 increased to $7.6 million
from $4.4 million,  or 74% in 1994. Net income,  of $7.6 million,  increased 59%
from the prior year.  Earnings per share were $0.94 in 1995 as compared to $0.56
in fiscal  1994,  an increase of 68%.  Expenses  related to the  PETsMART  pilot
program reduced net income by approximately $0.4 million in fiscal 1995.

         The income tax  provision  for fiscal  1995 was $5.2  million  versus a
provision of $3.1 million in fiscal 1994. This resulted in an effective tax rate
of 40.8% for fiscal 1995 versus 41.3% for fiscal 1994.

         1994 FISCAL YEAR COMPARED WITH 1993 FISCAL YEAR.  Consolidated sales in
fiscal 1994  declined by 2.9% to $144.9  million  from $149.2  million in fiscal
1993.  Sales in Kmart stores  declined by 3.4% in fiscal 1994 to $137.7 million.
During the year, the Company eliminated all traveling  promotions resulting in a
sales  decrease  of $19.9  million,  a decline of 85.6% as compared to the prior
fiscal year.  Most of this sales  shortfall was offset by a 12.7% sales increase
in Kmart permanent studio sales to $134.4 million which accounted for 93% of the
Company's total  consolidated  sales. The Company opened 136 new studios in 1994
and  ended  the year  with  1,417  studios.  Sales in  Institutional  operations
increased by 8.3% to $7.1 million in fiscal 1994 as compared to fiscal 1993.

         During  the  fourth  quarter  of fiscal  1994,  the  Company  adopted a
strategy  designed to  emphasize  the enhanced  quality of the overall  portrait
experience  in its digital  studios by offering  more choice and service.  Large
numbers of  temporary  seasonal  help were not hired and the Company was able to
service customers with experienced, full-time PCA employees. As a result, and as
planned,  permanent  studio  customers  photographed  during the fourth  quarter
declined by 32%, but the average sales per customer  increased by 42%, to $50.78
from $35.70, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 1993.

         Consolidated   profit   contribution   (sales  less   advertising   and
promotional  costs,  costs of photographic  sales, store commissions and selling
costs, and field operating overhead) increased by 32.3% in the fourth quarter to
$9.3  million  compared  to the  fourth  quarter  of  fiscal  1993.  The  profit
contribution  margin in the fourth quarter was 20.7% as compared to 13.5% in the
same

                                       10

<PAGE>

period of fiscal 1993.  The  significant  improvement  in margins  resulted from
higher average sales per customer and lower production costs,  which the Company
was able to achieve from its proprietary  digital imaging system. For the fiscal
year, profit  contribution was down $1.2 million,  or 7.6%. This decline was the
result of the  phase-out of Kmart  traveling  promotions.  In fiscal  1994,  the
Company incurred start-up costs of approximately $2.0 million to develop, train,
and market the new digital technology. Partially offsetting these factors was an
increase in  profitability  in permanent  studios,  which reflects  higher sales
averages,  cost  savings  from  digital  technology,   and  competitive  pricing
conditions in fiscal year 1993.

         Corporate general and administrative expenses declined by $0.8 million,
or  11.4%,  from  $7.2  million  in  fiscal  1993.  The  decline  was  primarily
attributable to lower legal costs.  Interest expenses  increased $0.4 million in
fiscal 1994 as compared to fiscal  1993.  The  increase was related to increased
borrowing  levels in fiscal  1994 for  procurement  of  digital  imaging  system
equipment.

         The income tax provision for fiscal year 1994 of $3.1 million  resulted
in an effective tax rate of 41.3%,  as compared  with 40.2% in fiscal 1993.  The
increase in the tax rate was generally attributable to the 1993 tax act.

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

         In the third  quarter of fiscal  1993,  the  Company  discontinued  its
Department Store Division,  which included 13 fashion photography studios and 67
adult/family  studios  operating  in five  chains.  The Company  recorded a $1.9
million  after-tax  charge for the shutdown of these  operations in fiscal 1993.
The $1.9 million  represents the write-down of fixed assets,  severance expenses
for the  approximately  650 people either employed in that division or displaced
in other  operations,  obsolete  inventory,  an accrual for  professional  fees,
insurance and other  administrative  costs,  and operating  losses in the fourth
quarter of 1993 and the first quarter of 1994.

         During  the  second  quarter  of  fiscal  1994,  the  Company  adjusted
downward, by $0.4 million after-taxes, the reserve for discontinued operations.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

         The  Company's  principal  sources  of  working  capital  are cash from
operations and its $16.0 million unsecured revolving line of credit from a bank.
The credit facility bears interest,  at the Company's  choice, at either (a) the
90-day  Certificate of Deposit Rate ("CD Rate") plus 100 basis points,  adjusted
daily;  or (b) the 30-,  60-,  90-, or 180-day  London  Interbank  Offered  Rate
("LIBOR") plus 100 basis points,  adjusted  monthly,  bimonthly,  quarterly,  or
semiannually,  respectively,  or (c) the Prime Rate.  On January 28,  1996,  the
Company had $3.9 million in cash and cash  equivalents  and no  short-term  debt
outstanding.

         During fiscal 1995, the Company had property additions of approximately
$6.3  million,  principally  for  materials  and  equipment  for  the  Company's
permanent Kmart studios, upgrading certain processing equipment in our Matthews,
North  Carolina,  laboratory,  and  portrait  studios and  equipment in PETsMART
stores. Cash from operating  activities provided $20.3 million.  The Company was
able to fund its capital  expenditures  from  operations,  cash on hand, and its
revolving line of credit.

         Shareholders'  equity  decreased by $1.8 million to $31.2 million.  Net
income was $7.6 million and  dividends  paid totaled $2.1  million.  The Company
repurchased 744,300 shares in fiscal 1995, reducing shareholders' equity by $7.7
million.

                                       11
<PAGE>

         The Company anticipates capital expenditures of $6.9 million for fiscal
1996. The dividend rate of $0.07 per share per quarter, if maintained throughout
the year, would result in a payout of approximately $2.1 million in fiscal 1996.
The Company believes,  based on its short- and long-term business plans, that it
has the ability to adequately fund its operating and capital  expenditure  needs
for fiscal 1996, as well as dividends and  authorized  share  repurchases,  from
operations, augmented by borrowings under its line of credit for seasonal credit
needs.  Due to the  seasonality of the Company's  operations,  cash is generally
consumed during the first fiscal quarter.  During the remaining fiscal quarters,
operating activities usually generate cash.

INFLATION

         Over the past few years,  inflation has not had a significant impact on
the Company's financial condition or results of operations.

               ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

         The  information  required by this item is submitted  beginning on page
F-2 of this report.

         ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENT WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
                  ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE MATTERS

         None.


                                    PART III

                            ITEMS 10, 11, 12, and 13.

         The  portion of Item 10 with  respect to  Directors  of the Company and
Items 11, 12, and 13,  Management  Remuneration,  Security  Ownership of Certain
Beneficial  Owners  and  Management,   and  Certain  Relationships  and  Related
Transactions, respectively, have been omitted from this report since the Company
will file  with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  a  definitive  proxy
statement  pursuant to Rule 14a-3(b) of the Commission,  not later than 120 days
after the close of the fiscal year ended January 28, 1996.  That portion of Item
10 with respect to executive officers of the Company appears in Item 1 of Part I
hereof.


                                     PART IV

                ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES,
                             AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)    The following documents are filed as part of this report:

       1 & 2.     The financial statements and schedules required by this
                  Item can be found as indexed on Page F-1 following page 16.
       3.         Exhibits shown by index beginning on page 13.

(b)    Reports on Form 8-K.

       None
                                       12
<PAGE>


                             PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                       Index to Exhibits - [Item 14(a)(3)]
 Index No.                                                                  Page
                                                                             No.
                               Description

    3(a)  Restated Charter, as amended to date.

    3(b)  Bylaws  of  PCA  International,   Inc.,  as  amended  to  date,
          incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  3.4 to the  Company's
          Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,  Commission File No. 0-8550, for
          the quarter ended May 3, 1992.

     4    Instruments defining the rights of security holders, incorporated by
          reference to Exhibit 4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
          for the quarter ended May 3, 1992.

   10(a)  Amendment  dated as of June 1, 1994, to Loan Agreement  between
          PCA  International,  Inc.,  Photo  Corporation of America,  PCA
          National,  Inc., and PCA Photo Corporation of Canada, Inc., PCA
          Mexico,  S.A. de C.V. and NationsBank of North Carolina,  N.A.,
          incorporated  by  reference to Exhibit  10(a) to the  Company's
          Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the  quarter  ended July 31,
          1994.

  10(b)   Revised Exclusive License Agreement dated July 1, 1994, between
          Kmart Corporation and PCA International,  Inc., incorporated by
          reference to Exhibit 10(b) to the Company's  Amendment No. 1 on
          Form  10-Q/A  to its  Quarterly  Report  on Form  10-Q  for the
          quarter ended July 31, 1994.

  10(c)   New  Sales  Contract   dated  August  11,  1994,   between  PCA
          International,   Inc.,  and  Agfa  Division  of  Miles,   Inc.,
          incorporated  by  reference to Exhibit  10(c) to the  Company's
          Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A to its Quarterly  Report on Form
          10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 1994.

  10(d)*  The 1990 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, incorporated by reference to
          Exhibit 4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8
          (Registration No. 33-36793).

  10(e)*  The 1992 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, as amended, incorporated by
          reference to Exhibit 4 to the Company's Registration Statement on 
          Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-51458).

  10(f)   Loan   Agreement   dated   September   8,  1992,   between  PCA
          International,   Inc.,  Photo   Corporation  of  America,   PCA
          National,  Inc., and PCA Photo Corporation of Canada, Inc., and
          NationsBank of North Carolina,  N.A., incorporated by reference
          to Exhibit 10(o) to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
          for the  quarter  ended  August  2, 1992  (Commission  File No.
          0-8550).

  10(g)   Amendment  dated as of September  14, 1993,  to Loan  Agreement
          between PCA International,  Inc., Photo Corporation of America,
          PCA National,  Inc., PCA Photo Corporation of Canada, Inc., and
          NationsBank of North Carolina,  N.A., incorporated by reference
          to Exhibit 10(g) to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
          for the quarter ended July 31, 1994.

  10(h)   Amendment dated as of March 31, 1995, to Loan Agreement between
          PCA  International,  Inc.,  Photo  Corporation of America,  PCA
          National,  Inc., PCA Photo Corporation of Canada, Inc., and PCA
          Mexico,  S.A. de C.V. and NationsBank of North Carolina,  N.A.,
          incorporated  by  reference to Exhibit  10(h) to the  Company's
          Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 29, 1995.

  11      Computation of Primary and Fully Diluted Earnings per Common Share.

                                       13
<PAGE>

  21      Subsidiaries of the Registrant.

  23      Consent of Independent Auditors.

  27      Financial Data Schedule.


*Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed
as an exhibit.

                                       14



<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES



         Pursuant to the  requirements  of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.


                                              PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.



Date:  April 19, 1996                         By:/s/Joseph H. Reich
                                              ---------------------------
                                                   Joseph H. Reich
                                               Chairman of the Board




         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  and  Exchange Act of
1934,  this report has been signed below by the  following  persons on behalf of
the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Signature                                          Title                                         Date
<S>                                                <C>                                        <C>



/s/Joseph H. Reich                                 Chairman of the Board                         April 19, 1996
- ------------------------------------------
Joseph H. Reich



/s/John Grosso                                     President, Chief Executive                    April 19, 1996
- ------------------------------------------         Officer and Director
John Grosso



/s/Jan M. Rivenbark                                Executive Vice President                      April 19, 1996
- ------------------------------------------         Chief Operating Officer
Jan M. Rivenbark



/s/Eric H. Jeltrup                                 Executive Vice President                      April 19, 1996
- ------------------------------------------         Chief Technical Officer
Eric H. Jeltrup

</TABLE>


                                     15

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


Signature                                          Title                                         Date

<S>                                                <C>                                         <C>


/s/Bruce A. Fisher                                 Senior Vice President                         April 19, 1996
- ------------------------------------------         Chief Financial Officer
Bruce A. Fisher                                    Secretary



/s/R. Michael Spencer                              Senior Vice President                         April 19, 1996
- ------------------------------------------         Treasurer
R. Michael Spencer



/s/R. Stuart Dickson                               Director                                      April 19, 1996
- ------------------------------------------
R. Stuart Dickson



/s/Peter B. Foreman                                Director                                      April 19, 1996
- ------------------------------------------
Peter B. Foreman



/s/George Friedman                                 Director                                      April 19, 1996
- ------------------------------------------
George Friedman



/s/Charlotte H. Mason                              Director                                      April 19, 1996
- ------------------------------------------
Charlotte H. Mason



/s/Albert F. Sloan                                 Director                                      April 19, 1996
- ------------------------------------------
Albert F. Sloan



/s/Stanley Tulchin                                 Director                                      April 19, 1996
- ------------------------------------------
Stanley Tulchin

</TABLE>

                                 16

<PAGE>
                    PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   Index to Financial Statements and Schedules
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                       Page No.
Financial Statements:
<S>                                                                                                  <C>

          Independent Auditors' Report............................................................       F-2

          Consolidated Balance Sheets at January 28, 1996 and January 29, 1995....................     F-3-F-4

          Consolidated Statements of Income for Fiscal Years Ended
          January 28, 1996; January 29, 1995; and January 30, 1994................................       F-5

          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for Fiscal
          Years Ended January 28, 1996; January 29, 1995; and January 30, 1994....................       F-6

          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for Fiscal Years Ended
          January 28, 1996; January 29, 1995; and January 30, 1994................................       F-7

          Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements..............................................     F-8-F-19


Schedules:

      II  Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for Fiscal Years Ended
          January 28, 1996; January 29, 1995; and January 30, 1994................................       S-1


Exhibits:

      11  Computation of Primary and Fully Diluted Earnings per Common Share
      21  Subsidiaries of the Registrant
      23  Consent of Independent Auditors
      27  Financial Data Schedule


</TABLE>




Financial  statements,  historical  information,  and schedules other than those
listed  above have been  omitted  for the reason  that they are not  required or
because the required  information is given in the financial  statements or notes
thereto.

                                      F-1
<PAGE>


                          Independent Auditors' Report



The Board of Directors and Shareholders
PCA International, Inc.:


We have audited the consolidated financial statements of PCA International, Inc.
and subsidiaries as of January 28, 1996 and January 29, 1995 and for each of the
years in the  three-year  period  ended  January  28,  1996,  as  listed  in the
accompanying index. In connection with our audits of the consolidated  financial
statements,  we also have audited the financial  statement schedule as listed in
the accompanying  index. These consolidated  financial  statements and financial
statement  schedules are the  responsibility  of the Company's  management.  Our
responsibility  is  to  express  an  opinion  on  these  consolidated  financial
statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated  financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material  respects,  the financial position of PCA International,
Inc.  and  subsidiaries  as of January 28, 1996,  and January 29, 1995,  and the
results  of their  operations  and their cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended January 28, 1996, in conformity with generally  accepted
accounting  principles.  Also in our opinion,  the related  financial  statement
schedule,  when  considered  in  relation  to the basic  consolidated  financial
statements taken as a whole,  presents  fairly,  in all material  respects,  the
information set forth therein.



                                /s/KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
                                KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP





Charlotte, North Carolina
March 6, 1996

                                      F-2
<PAGE>



                    PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES

                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


                                     ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                               JANUARY 28,                 JANUARY 29,
                                                                                  1996                       1995
                                                                           -------------------         ------------------
<S>                                                                        <C>                        <C>    

CURRENT ASSETS:
  Cash and cash equivalents..............................................  $    3,914,513              $      311,759
  Accounts  receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 
     $1,011,350 and $845,843):
      Due from licensor stores and customers.............................       7,342,232                   6,408,629
      Other, including employee advances.................................         677,334                   1,263,681
  Inventories............................................................       2,488,964                   3,243,571
  Deferred income taxes..................................................       2,167,152                   1,952,293
  Prepaid expenses.......................................................         513,685                     636,907
                                                                           -------------------         ------------------

      TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS...............................................      17,103,880                  13,816,840
                                                                           -------------------         ------------------

PROPERTY:
  Land and improvements..................................................       1,177,805                   1,169,495
  Building and improvements..............................................       7,730,952                   7,630,427
  Photographic and sales equipment.......................................      44,183,975                  40,884,594
  Photographic finishing equipment.......................................      12,501,537                  12,076,064
  Furniture and equipment................................................      10,010,818                   9,475,787
  Transportation equipment...............................................         208,795                     205,664
  Leasehold improvements.................................................      11,508,810                  10,408,620
  Construction in progress...............................................         946,478                   1,629,026
                                                                           -------------------         ------------------

      Total..............................................................      88,269,170                  83,479,677
  Less:  Accumulated depreciation and amortization.......................      45,516,802                  37,752,137
                                                                           -------------------         ------------------

      PROPERTY, NET......................................................      42,752,368                  45,727,540
                                                                           -------------------         ------------------

OTHER ASSETS.............................................................          28,228                      12,569
                                                                           -------------------         ------------------

      TOTAL ASSETS.......................................................  $   59,884,476              $   59,556,949
                                                                           ===================         ==================
</TABLE>


See notes to consolidated financial statements.


                                      F-3

<PAGE>

                 PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                         CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                      LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                                    JANUARY 28,            JANUARY 29,
                                                                                       1996                   1995
                                                                                -------------------     ------------------
<S>                                                                            <C>                     <C> 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
  Short-term borrowings.......................................................  $           --          $      974,215
  Accounts payable-trade......................................................       9,178,213              11,418,568
  Accrued insurance...........................................................       2,247,693                 727,125
  Accrued income taxes........................................................       2,317,974               1,492,427
  Accrued compensation........................................................       3,779,849               3,015,943
  Other accrued liabilities...................................................       3,457,973               2,885,131
                                                                                -------------------     ------------------

     TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES................................................      20,981,702              20,513,409
                                                                                -------------------     ------------------

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES.........................................................       4,562,570               3,083,062
                                                                                -------------------     ------------------


OTHER LIABILITIES.............................................................       3,105,595               2,928,023
                                                                                -------------------     ------------------

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
  Preferred stock, $10.00 par value (authorized 2,000,000 shares;
    outstanding - none).......................................................              --                      --
  Common stock, $0.20 par value (authorized 20,000,000 shares;
    outstanding - 7,482,071 and 8,160,171 shares).............................       1,496,415               1,632,035
  Additional paid-in capital..................................................       5,045,578              12,204,069
  Retained earnings...........................................................      24,918,709              19,444,035
  Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments.........................        (226,093)               (215,087)
                                                                                -------------------     ------------------

     Total....................................................................      31,234,609              33,065,052

  Less:    Unearned compensation..............................................              --                  32,597
                                                                                -------------------     ------------------

     TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY...............................................      31,234,609              33,032,455
                                                                                -------------------     ------------------

     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY...............................  $   59,884,476          $   59,556,949
                                                                                ===================     ==================

</TABLE>

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                      F-4
<PAGE>


                    PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                       FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED
                                                                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                                                          January 28,         January 29,         January 30,
                                                                              1996               1995                1994
                                                                         ---------------    ----------------    ----------------
<S>                                                                      <C>                <C>                 <C>

SALES..................................................................  $  144,714,535     $   144,880,737     $   149,150,445
                                                                         ---------------    ----------------    ----------------
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
    Advertising and promotional costs..................................      14,784,803          20,083,522          21,595,161
    Costs of photographic sales........................................      47,635,178          49,981,831          58,599,010
    Store commissions and selling costs................................      45,190,783          44,026,391          40,159,117
    General and administrative expenses................................      23,781,509          22,936,035          20,593,676
                                                                         ---------------    ----------------    ----------------
        Total Costs and Expenses.......................................     131,392,273         137,027,779         140,946,964
                                                                         ---------------    ----------------    ----------------

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INTEREST AND INCOME TAXES................
                                                                             13,322,262           7,852,958           8,203,481
    Interest expense (income) net......................................         458,923             406,147             (5,108)
                                                                         ---------------    ----------------    ----------------

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES.............................      12,863,339           7,446,811           8,208,589

INCOME TAX PROVISION...................................................       5,246,170           3,074,350           3,296,515
                                                                         ---------------    ----------------    ----------------

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS......................................       7,617,169           4,372,461           4,912,074

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS................................................               --            412,406         (2,199,826)
                                                                         ---------------    ----------------    ----------------

NET INCOME.............................................................  $    7,617,169     $     4,784,867     $     2,712,248
                                                                         ===============    ================    ================

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES:
    Primary............................................................       8,069,538           8,564,295           8,793,876
                                                                         ===============    ================    ================
    Fully Diluted......................................................       8,110,453           8,582,267           8,822,690
                                                                         ===============    ================    ================

PRIMARY AND FULLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:
    Income from continuing operations..................................  $         0.94     $          0.51     $          0.56
                                                                         ---------------    ----------------    ----------------
    Discontinued operations:
       Loss from operations............................................              --                  --              (0.04)
       Income (loss) on disposal.......................................              --                0.05              (0.21)
                                                                         ---------------    ----------------    ----------------
    Total discontinued operations......................................              --                0.05              (0.25)
                                                                         ---------------    ----------------    ----------------

    Net income.........................................................  $         0.94     $          0.56     $          0.31
                                                                         ===============    ================    ================

CASH DIVIDENDS PER COMMON SHARE........................................  $         0.28     $          0.28     $          0.28
                                                                         ===============    ================    ================

</TABLE>




See notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                      F-5
<PAGE>


                    PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY


For the Fiscal Years ended January 28, 1996; January 29, 1995; and 
January 30, 1994

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                             Cumulative
                                                                                              Foreign                       Loans to
                                                              Additional                      Currency                      Exercise
                                      Common Stock             Paid-In        Retained      Translation       Unearned       Stock
                                  Shares        Amount         Capital        Earnings      Adjustments     Compensation    Options
                                ----------    -----------    -------------  ------------   -------------   -------------  ----------
<S>                           <C>            <C>            <C>             <C>           <C>              <C>            <C>

BALANCE, JANUARY 31, 1993:       8,016,371    $1,603,275     $10,819,794    $16,494,408    $(74,119)        $ (429,250)    $(89,963)

    Net income................                                                2,712,248
    Exercise of stock options.     121,700        24,340      1,199,974
    Dividends.................                                               (2,266,084)
    Compensatory stock options                                3,342,062                                     (3,080,621)
    Canceled compensatory
      stock options...........                               (3,175,850)                                     3,175,850
    Payment of loans to
exercise                                                                                                                      89,963
      stock options...........
    Foreign currency
translation                                                                                 (49,674)
      adjustment..............
                                ----------    -----------    -------------  ------------  -------------   -------------   ----------

BALANCE, JANUARY 30, 1994:       8,138,071     1,627,615     12,185,980      16,940,572    (123,793)          (334,021)           --

    Net income................                                                4,784,867
    Exercise of stock options.      22,100         4,420         87,754
    Dividends.................                                               (2,281,404)
    Compensatory stock options                                                                                 231,759
    Canceled compensatory
      stock options...........                                  (69,665)                                        69,665
    Foreign currency
translation                                                                                 (91,294)
      adjustment..............
                                ----------    -----------    -------------  ------------  -------------   -------------    ---------

BALANCE, JANUARY 29, 1995:       8,160,171     1,632,035     12,204,069      19,444,035    (215,087)          (32,597)            --

    Net income................                                                7,617,169
    Exercise of stock options.      66,200        13,240        415,533
    Dividends.................                                               (2,142,495)
    Acquisition of Company
      stock...................   (744,300)      (148,860)    (7,565,092)   
    Compensatory stock options                                                                                 23,665
    Canceled compensatory
      stock options...........                                   (8,932)                                        8,932
    Foreign currency
translation                                                                                 (11,006)
      adjustment..............
                                ----------    -----------    -------------  ------------  -------------    -------------   ---------

BALANCE, JANUARY 28, 1996:       7,482,071    $1,496,415     $5,045,578     $24,918,709   $(226,093)       $        --     $      --
                                ----------    -----------    -------------  ------------  -------------    -------------   ---------


</TABLE>



See notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                      F-6

<PAGE>


                    PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>




                                                                                          FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------------
                                                                               January 28,         January 29,        January 30,
                                                                                 1996               1995               1994
                                                                             --------------    ----------------   ----------------
<S>                                                                         <C>                <C>                  <C>  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
    Net income............................................................    $  7,617,169        $  4,784,867      $   2,712,248
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
      provided from operating activities:
        Depreciation......................................................       8,489,754           7,135,629          5,159,325
        Increase in allowance for doubtful accounts.......................         165,140             189,479            529,744
        Provision for deferred income taxes...............................       1,264,649           1,576,386           (866,897)
        Loss on disposal of property......................................         776,592             222,526          1,610,777
        Compensatory stock option expense.................................          23,665             231,758            261,441
        Increase in other liabilities.....................................         177,572             105,915            141,553
        (Increase) decrease in other noncurrent assets....................         (15,659)             (5,000)            65,070
        Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
         (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable.......................        (530,433)         (3,362,361)         1,049,334
         Decrease in inventories..........................................         755,065           1,654,774            469,781
         Decrease in deferred costs applicable to unsold portraits........              --           1,410,953          1,271,511
         Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses..........................         122,987             (78,195)           351,877
         (Decrease) increase in accounts payable..........................      (2,246,715)         (2,797,599)         2,922,774
         Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses..........................       3,686,168             (73,317)          (953,487)
                                                                             --------------    ----------------   ----------------
    NET CASH PROVIDED FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES...........................      20,285,954          10,995,815         14,725,051
                                                                             --------------    ----------------   ----------------

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
    Purchases of property.................................................      (6,309,168)        (14,697,706)       (21,875,095)
    Proceeds from sales of fixed assets...................................          47,311              72,554             22,523
    Loans to corporate officers and employees to exercise stock
      options, net of repayments..........................................              --                  --            133,074
                                                                             --------------    ----------------   ----------------
    NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES.................................      (6,261,857)        (14,625,152)       (21,719,498)
                                                                             --------------    ----------------   ----------------

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
    (Decrease) increase in short-term borrowing...........................        (974,215)            974,215                 --
    Exercise of stock options.............................................         428,773              92,174          1,224,314
    Acquisition of company stock..........................................      (7,713,952)                 --                 --
    Cash dividends........................................................      (2,142,495)         (2,281,404)        (2,266,084)
                                                                             --------------    ----------------   ----------------
      NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES...............................     (10,401,889)         (1,215,015)        (1,041,770)
                                                                             --------------    ----------------   ----------------

    Effect of exchange rate changes on cash...............................         (19,454)             37,215            (56,356)
                                                                             --------------    ----------------   ----------------

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS..........................       3,602,754          (4,807,137)        (8,092,573)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD..........................         311,759           5,118,896         13,211,469
                                                                             --------------    ----------------   ----------------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD................................    $  3,914,513       $     311,759      $   5,118,896
                                                                             ==============    ================   ================

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
   Cash Flow Data:
     Interest paid........................................................    $    364,041       $     431,766     $       73,684
                                                                             ==============    ================   ================
     Income taxes paid.....................................................   $  3,059,180       $     800,410       $  4,198,236
                                                                             ==============    ================   ================
   Schedule of Noncash Financing Activities:
     Stock options canceled and unearned compensation credited.............   $      8,932       $      69,665      $   3,175,850
                                                                             ==============    ================   ================


</TABLE>


See notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                      F-7
<PAGE>


                    PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                      FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 28, 1996;
                     JANUARY 29, 1995; AND JANUARY 30, 1994


1.       Significant Accounting Policies:

         Principles of Consolidation and Concentrations of Credit Risk:

         The  consolidated  financial  statements  include  the  accounts of PCA
         International, Inc., and its subsidiaries (the "Company"), all of which
         are wholly owned. All material  intercompany  balances and transactions
         have been  eliminated in  consolidation.  The  Company's  operations in
         Kmart stores  accounted for  approximately  94.8%,  95.1%, and 95.6% of
         consolidated  sales  during the fiscal  years ended  January 28,  1996;
         January  29,  1995;  and January 30,  1994,  respectively.  The license
         agreement  with Kmart  Corporation  was  revised and renewed on July 1,
         1994. The license is for the period through January 31, 1997 and may be
         terminated  by  either  party  upon  60-days'  notice.  The loss of the
         license to do business in Kmart stores would have a materially  adverse
         effect on the  Company.  Kmart's  closing  of a  significant  number of
         discount stores could have a material impact on the Company's  revenues
         and could result in a write-off of leasehold improvements and furniture
         and equipment in the affected locations. No estimate can be made of the
         impact  to  earnings  if Kmart  should  close a  significant  number of
         locations.

         Fiscal Year:

         The  Company's  fiscal  year  ends  on the  Sunday  nearest  the end of
         January. The fiscal years ended January 28, 1996; January 29, 1995; and
         January 30, 1994 were 52-week  years.  The  Company's  fiscal year that
         will end February 2, 1997, will be 53 weeks.

         Foreign Currency Transactions:

         Gains and losses on foreign  currency  transactions are included in the
         determination of net income for the period. The amount of such gain and
         (loss) was $19,474;  $(100,452);  and $9,338 for the fiscal years ended
         January 28, 1996; January 29, 1995; and January 30, 1994, respectively.

         Supplemental Cash Flow Information:

         The Company considers all highly liquid  investments with a maturity of
         three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.

         Inventories:

         Inventories  are  valued at the  lower of cost or  market,  cost  being
         determined on the first-in, first-out basis.

         Property and Depreciation:

         Property is recorded  at cost.  Maintenance  and repairs are charged to
         expense as incurred; property additions, renewals, and improvements are
         capitalized.  When  property is retired or  otherwise  disposed of, the
         related  costs  and  accumulated  depreciation  are  removed  from  the
         respective  accounts  and any gain or loss is  credited  or  charged to
         income.  A summary of the  estimated  useful  lives  used in  computing
         depreciation and amortization, principally on the straight-line method,
         is as follows:

                                      F-8
<PAGE>

  PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                      FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 28, 1996;
                     JANUARY 29, 1995; AND JANUARY 30, 1994

1.       Significant Accounting Policies (continued):


                 Land improvements........................     10 to 30 years
                 Building and improvements................     10 to 55 years
                 Leasehold improvements...................      3 to 10 years
                 Photographic and sales equipment.........      3 to 13 years
                 Photographic finishing equipment.........      3 to 15 years
                 Furniture and equipment..................      3 to 10 years
                 Transportation equipment.................      3 years

         Photographic Sales and Deferred Costs:

         Digital  photographic  sales are recorded when portraits are purchased.
         All sales in the  fourth  quarter of fiscal  1994 and fiscal  1995 were
         digital photographic sales. In fiscal 1993 and the first three quarters
         of 1994,  digital sales were recorded when the portraits were produced.
         The change,  beginning in the fourth  quarter of fiscal  1994,  did not
         significantly affect the Company's results of operations.

         Traditional   photographic   sales  are  recorded  when  portraits  are
         delivered to studios and sold to customers. Costs relating to portraits
         processed, or in process, but not recorded as sales prior to the fiscal
         year-end,  are deferred.  Substantially  all portraits are subsequently
         delivered and offered for sale to the customer within three weeks.

         Income Taxes:

         Income taxes are accounted  for under the asset and  liability  method.
         Deferred tax assets and  liabilities  are recognized for the future tax
         consequences   attributable   to  differences   between  the  financial
         statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their
         respective tax bases and operating  loss and tax credit  carryforwards.
         Deferred  tax assets and  liabilities  are measured  using  enacted tax
         rates  expected to apply to taxable  income in the years in which those
         temporary  differences  are expected to be  recovered  or settled.  The
         effect on deferred tax assets and  liabilities of a change in tax rates
         is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

         Postretirement Benefits:

         The Company sponsors a postretirement health care plan for retirees and
         certain  current  employees.  The  Company  measures  the  cost  of its
         obligations based on actuarial assumptions. The cost of this program is
         not funded.

         Fair Value of Financial Instruments:

         The Company is required  under SFAS No.  107,  "Disclosures  about Fair
         Value  of  Financial  Instruments,"  to  disclose  in its  consolidated
         financial  statements  the  fair  value of all  financial  instruments,
         including  assets and liabilities  both on- and off-balance  sheet, for
         which it is  practicable  to  estimate  such  fair  value.  Fair  value
         methods,  assumptions,  and  estimates  for the  Company  are set forth
         below.

                                      F-9
<PAGE>

  PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                      FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 28, 1996;
                     JANUARY 29, 1995; AND JANUARY 30, 1994

1.       Significant Accounting Policies (continued):


         The Company's fair value methods and assumptions are as follows:

      (BULLET) Cash  and  cash  equivalents,   accounts   receivable,   prepaid
               expenses,  short-term  borrowings,  accounts  payable-trade,  and
               accrued  expenses--the  carrying amount  approximates  fair value
               because of the short maturity of these instruments.

      (BULLET) Other non-current  liabilities--the carrying amount approximates
               fair  value  because  such  liabilities  consist  of  actuarially
               determined  postretirement  liabilities using current market rate
               assumptions.

         Costs and Expenses:

         Advertising  and   promotional   costs  consist  of  the  direct  mail,
         television  broadcasting,  and print  media  costs  for the  children's
         market and the payroll and related taxes,  benefits and other costs for
         employees in the  adult/family  market who directly promote and acquire
         customers, as well as the cost of church directories.

         Costs of  photographic  sales are all the direct and indirect  portrait
         production  costs:  salaries,   commissions,   payroll  taxes,  related
         benefits and traveling costs for all photography personnel,  as well as
         the  recruiting  and training  costs of these  employees.  The costs of
         film, accessories,  photography equipment depreciation and maintenance,
         supplies, and distribution are also included in this category.

         Store  commissions  and selling costs include the  commissions  paid to
         each chain based on a percentage of net sales,  salaries,  commissions,
         payroll  taxes,  related  benefits  and  travel  costs  for  all  sales
         personnel, and recruiting and training, sales supplies, sales equipment
         depreciation, and related distribution costs.

         Research and Development:

         The Company spent  $1,033,000;  $748,000;  and $444,000 on research and
         development activities during the years ended January 28, 1996; January
         29, 1995; and January 30, 1994, respectively. Such costs are charged to
         operations as incurred.

         Earnings per Share:

         Earnings per share are  determined by dividing  income from  continuing
         operations  and net  income by the  weighted  average  number of common
         shares and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period.

         Use of Estimates:

         The  preparation of financial  statements in conformity  with generally
         accepted  accounting  principles  requires management to make estimates
         and  assumptions  that  affect  the  reported  amounts  of  assets  and
         liabilities  at the date of the financial  statements  and the reported
         amounts
                                      F-10
<PAGE>

                 PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                      FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 28, 1996;
                     JANUARY 29, 1995; AND JANUARY 30, 1994
 
1.       Significant Accounting Policies (continued):


         of revenue and expenses  during the reporting  period.  Actual  results
         could differ from those estimates.

         Reclassifications:

         Certain  reclassifications  have  been  made to the  fiscal  year  1994
         amounts to conform to the fiscal 1995 presentation.

2.       Debt:

         The Company signed a new loan  agreement on September 8, 1992,  amended
         March   31,   1995,   with   NationsBank   of  North   Carolina,   N.A.
         ("NationsBank")  for  a  $16,000,000  revolving  credit  facility.  The
         revolving line of credit matures on May 31, 1998 with interest computed
         at the Company's option,  either (a) the 90-day  Certificate of Deposit
         Rate ("CD Rate") plus 100 basis points,  adjusted  daily;  (b) the 30-,
         60-, 90-, or 180-day London  Interbank  Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus 100
         basis points, adjusted monthly, bimonthly,  quarterly, or semiannually,
         respectively, or (c) the Prime Rate.

         Borrowings  under the agreement are unsecured,  and  debt-to-net  worth
         ratios,  minimum  levels  of  tangible  net  worth,  maximum  levels of
         cumulative  common stock  repurchase,  and a fixed charge ratio must be
         maintained  in  addition  to  other  financial  covenants.  The  amount
         available  under the Company's line of credit is reduced by outstanding
         letters of credit.  As of January 28, 1996,  the Company had letters of
         credit of  $350,000  for its  workers'  compensation  insurance.  As of
         January 29, 1995, there were no outstanding letters of credit.

         The components of net interest expense (income) were:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                           For the Fiscal Years Ended
                                              ---------------------------------------------------
                                               January 28,       January 29,        January 30,
                                                   1996              1995               1994
                                              --------------    --------------     --------------
                    <S>                        <C>            <C>               <C>    

                    Interest Income........   $  (123,865)      $  (156,424)       $  (220,451)
                    Interest Expense.......       582,788           562,571            215,343
                                              --------------    --------------     --------------
                    Net....................   $   458,923       $   406,147        $    (5,108)
                                              ==============    ==============     ==============
</TABLE>

                                      F-11
<PAGE>
                    PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                      FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 28, 1996;
                     JANUARY 29, 1995; AND JANUARY 30, 1994

3.       Income Taxes:

         PCA  International,   Inc.,  and  its  domestic   subsidiaries  file  a
         consolidated  federal  income tax return.  The components of income tax
         expense,  attributable  to income from  continuing  operations,  are as
         follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                   For the Fiscal Years Ended
                                                    ---------------------------------------------------------
                                                     January 28,           January 29,          January 30,
                                                         1996                  1995                 1994
                                                    --------------        --------------       --------------
           <S>                                    <C>                     <C>                  <C>   

            Current:
                 Federal...........................    $2,888,851            $1,457,788           $2,633,531
                 State.............................     1,082,736               361,835              590,145
                 International.....................            --                    --              (40,860)
                                                    --------------        --------------       --------------
                                                        3,971,587             1,819,623            3,182,816
                                                    --------------        --------------       --------------
            Deferred:
                 Federal...........................     1,178,154               919,088               92,574
                 State.............................        96,429               335,639               21,125
                                                    --------------        --------------       --------------
                                                        1,274,583             1,254,727              113,699
                                                    --------------        --------------       --------------

            Total Provision........................    $5,246,170            $3,074,350           $3,296,515
                                                    ==============        ==============       ==============

</TABLE>

         A  reconciliation  of the amount  computed  by applying  the  statutory
         federal  income tax rate to income from  continuing  operations  to the
         consolidated income tax provision follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                   For the Fiscal Years Ended
                                                    ---------------------------------------------------------
                                                     January 28,          January 29,          January 30,
                                                         1996                 1995                 1994
                                                    ---------------       -------------       ---------------
           <S>                                    <C>                 <C>                   <C>

           Tax expense at statutory
                federal rates.....................      $4,402,166          $2,531,916            $2,790,920

           Tax effect of expenses
                not deductible pursuant to
                Tax Reform Act of 1986............          65,338              88,885                64,346

           State income taxes, net
                of federal income tax
                benefit...........................         766,458             460,333               403,439

           Tax effects related to
                foreign subsidiary................          13,203               6,297               (27,553)

           Other..................................            (995)            (13,081)               65,363
                                                    ---------------       -------------       ---------------

           Total Provision........................      $5,246,170          $3,074,350            $3,296,515
                                                    ===============       =============       ===============
</TABLE>

                                      F-12
<PAGE>

                    PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                      FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 28, 1996;
                     JANUARY 29, 1995; AND JANUARY 30, 1994

3.       Income Taxes (continued):

         Deferred  income  taxes are  provided  to reflect  differences  between
         income and expenses  recognized in one accounting  period for financial
         reporting purposes and a different period for income tax purposes. Such
         differences attributable to continuing operations and their tax effects
         are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                             For the Fiscal Years Ended
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------
                                                  January 28,        January 29,        January 30,
                                                      1996              1995               1994
                                                 ---------------    --------------     --------------

            <S>                                 <C>               <C>                <C>

              Depreciation.....................  $ 1,503,342        $ 1,831,023        $ 1,334,327


              Alternative minimum tax..........      846,652           (231,199)                --


              Profit sharing...................      (51,748)                --                 --


              Deferred costs...................            --          (540,160)          (339,112)


              Self-insurance and various
                   other reserves..............   (1,014,211)           251,285           (800,053)


              Restructuring costs..............           --             39,906             16,428


              Amortization of unearned
                   compensation................       (9,452)           (92,562)          (101,314)


              Other............................           --             (3,566)             3,423
                                                 ---------------    --------------     --------------


              Total............................  $ 1,274,583        $1,254,727         $   113,699
                                                 ===============    ==============     ==============
</TABLE>
                                      F-13

<PAGE>

                    PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                      FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 28, 1996;
                     JANUARY 29, 1995; AND JANUARY 30, 1994

3.       Income Taxes (continued):

         The tax effects of temporary  differences that give rise to significant
         portions of the deferred tax assets and  deferred  tax  liabilities  at
         January 28, 1996 and January 29, 1995 are presented below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                                January 28,        January 29,
                                                                                   1996               1995
                                                                              ----------------    --------------
         <S>                                                                 <C>                 <C>

         Deferred Tax Assets:
           Current:
              Accounts receivable, principally due to allowance for
                doubtful accounts...........................................  $     403,553       $     337,397
              Inventory, principally due to obsolescence reserve............        147,136             142,039
              Life and health, principally due to adoption of SFAS No. 106..        152,753              99,850
              Alternative minimum tax.......................................             --             732,326
              Stock options, principally due to compensation element........        259,978             285,671
              Workers' compensation.........................................        743,792             159,233
              Reserves, principally due to accrual for financial
                reporting purposes..........................................        459,940             198,157
                                                                               --------------     --------------
              Gross current deferred tax assets.............................      2,167,152           1,954,673
           Noncurrent:
              Life and health, principally due to adoption of SFAS No. 106..      1,240,375           1,199,335
                                                                              ----------------    --------------
              Gross deferred tax assets.....................................      3,407,527           3,154,008
                                                                              ----------------    --------------

         Deferred Tax Liabilities:
           Current:
              Portrait cost, principally due to expenses not accrued
                for financial reporting purposes............................             --             (2,380)
           Noncurrent:
              Plant and equipment, principally due to differences in
                depreciation................................................     (5,802,945)        (4,282,397)
                                                                              ----------------    --------------
              Gross deferred tax liabilities................................     (5,802,945)        (4,284,777)
                                                                              ----------------    --------------

         Net Deferred Tax Liabilities.......................................  $  (2,395,418)      $ (1,130,769)
                                                                              ================    ==============
</TABLE>

         In assessing  the ability to realize  deferred  tax assets,  management
         considers  whether it is more likely than not that some  portion or all
         of  the  deferred  tax  assets  will  not  be  realized.  The  ultimate
         realization  of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of
         future  taxable  income  during the  periods in which  those  temporary
         differences  become  deductible.  Management  considers  the  scheduled
         reversal of deferred tax liabilities,  projected future taxable income,
         and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.

         Based upon the level of historical  taxable income and  projections for
         future  taxable  income over the periods  which the deferred tax assets
         are  deductible,  management  believes  it is more  likely than not the
         Company will realize the benefits of these deductible  differences that
         were available at January 28, 1996.

                                      F-14
<PAGE>

                    PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                      FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 28, 1996;
                     JANUARY 29, 1995; AND JANUARY 30, 1994

4.       Other Accrued Liabilities:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                 January 28,           January 29,
                                                                    1996                   1995
                                                               ----------------       ---------------
          <S>                                                 <C>                  <C>    

           Costs accrued to complete church
               directories...................................  $   948,671            $ 1,081,271

           Accrued and withheld sales and payroll taxes......      402,253                332,432

           Accrued expenses..................................    1,163,715                893,897

           Other.............................................      943,334                577,531
                                                               ----------------       ---------------

           Total.............................................  $3,457,973             $2,885,131
                                                               ================       ===============

</TABLE>

5.       Employee Benefits:

         The  Company  has a  profit  sharing  plan for all  employees  who meet
         certain  eligibility  requirements  with  annual  contributions  by the
         Company as directed by the Board of  Directors.  For fiscal  1995,  the
         contribution  was equal to 10% of  consolidated  income  before  income
         taxes and profit sharing less expenses associated with the plan.
         Company contributions, net of forfeitures, are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                            For the Fiscal Years Ended
                                              -------------------------------------------------------
                                                January 28,         January 29,        January 30,
                                                    1996               1995                1994
                                              ----------------    ---------------    ----------------
         <S>                                  <C>              <C>                <C>    

           Contributions....................    $1,429,000           $904,000           $557,000

           Forfeitures......................      (172,000)          (253,000)           (195,000)
                                              ----------------    ---------------    ----------------

           Net Contribution.................    $1,257,000           $651,000           $362,000
                                              ================    ===============    ================

</TABLE>

         The  Company  provides  health  and life  insurance  benefits  to those
         persons  already retired on February 1, 1992 and to those employees who
         were 55 years of age with 5 years of service on February  1, 1992.  The
         plan  provides  for  annual  benefits  of  $2,000  (single)  or  $4,000
         (married) toward the purchase of supplemental health care coverage.  An
         eligible  employee  who  retires  after  February  1, 1992 can  receive
         benefits after attaining the age of 65.

         The weighted  average discount rate used in determining the accumulated
         postretirement  benefit  obligation was 7% at January 28, 1996; January
         29, 1995; and January 30, 1994.  There were no  assumptions  for trends
         since the  Company's  obligation  was  limited  to the  dollar  amounts
         previously stated.

                                      F-15
<PAGE>

                    PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                      FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 28, 1996;
                     JANUARY 29, 1995; AND JANUARY 30, 1994

5.       Employee Benefits (continued):


         The Company's  net periodic  cost of this program,  not included in the
         accumulated  obligation,  including  service cost and interest  related
         cost for the most recent three years is:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                     For the Fiscal Years Ended
                                                     -----------------------------------------------------------
                                                        January 28,          January 29,          January 30,
                                                          1996                 1995                 1994
                                                     ---------------       -------------        -------------
        <S>                                         <C>                  <C>                   <C>

           Service Cost............................       $  58,000           $  83,000            $  83,000

           Interest Related Cost...................         192,000             192,000              192,000
                                                     ---------------       -------------        -------------

           Net Periodic Cost.......................        $250,000            $275,000             $275,000
                                                     ===============       =============        =============

</TABLE>

         On January  28,  1996,  the  accrued  cost was $3.4  million,  of which
$250,000 was classified as current liabilities.


6.       Commitments and Contingencies:

         The  Company  is  obligated  under  operating  leases  with  initial or
         remaining  noncancelable  terms in excess of one year which provide, in
         some instances,  for the payment of taxes, insurance,  and maintenance.
         The future minimum rental payments are not material.

         Certain  of the  Company's  operating  lease  agreements  have  renewal
         options.   Rental  expense  for  all  operating  leases  was  $249,444;
         $254,494;  and $412,056  for the fiscal  years ended  January 28, 1996;
         January 29, 1995; and January 30, 1994, respectively.

         The Company is involved in various claims and legal actions  arising in
         the ordinary  course of  business.  In the opinion of  management,  the
         ultimate  disposition  of these  matters  will  not  have a  materially
         adverse  effect  on  the  Company's  consolidated  financial  position,
         results of operations, or liquidity.

7.       Stock Options:

         The Company's  1990  Non-Qualified  Stock Option Plan (the "1990 Plan")
         provides for the grant of up to 1,425,000  non-qualified  stock options
         to key employees and non-employee  directors.  The plan is administered
         by the Stock Option Plan Administration  Committee,  which is appointed
         by the  Board of  Directors,  subject  to the  terms of the 1990  Plan.
         Subject to certain provisions, no option granted will be exercisable at
         any time  during  the  first  year  following  the  date of its  grant.
         Following  the  end  of  the  first  year,   each  option  will  become
         exercisable to the extent of 20%, and thereafter, at the end of each of
         the succeeding four years on a cumulative basis as to an additional 20%
         of the shares of common stock covered thereby.  As of January 28, 1996;
         January 29, 1995; and January 30, 1994, options for 17,850; 57,150; and
         133,550  shares,  respectively,  were  available for future grant,  and
         694,550; 514,950; and 319,950 options,

                                      F-16
<PAGE>
                    PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                      FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 28, 1996;
                     JANUARY 29, 1995; AND JANUARY 30, 1994

7.       Stock Options (continued):


         respectively, were exercisable.  As of January 28, 1996, 403,350 of 
         the exercisable options were in-the-money.

         The Company's  1992  Non-Qualified  Stock Option Plan (the "1992 Plan")
         provides for the grant of up to 1,725,000  non-qualified  stock options
         to key employees and non-employee directors of the Company.  Subject to
         certain  provisions  set forth in the 1992  Plan,  no  options  granted
         pursuant  to the 1992 Plan will be  exercisable  at any time during the
         first six months following the date of grant.  Thereafter,  each option
         will become exercisable on the date determined by the Stock Option Plan
         Administration  Committee  at the  time of  grant.  No  options  may be
         granted under the 1992 Plan after  February 27, 2002. As of January 28,
         1996;  January 29,  1995;  and January 30,  1994,  options for 425,800;
         256,200;  and 221,000 shares were exercisable.  As of January 28, 1996;
         January 29, 1995; and January 30, 1994,  options for 793,700;  844,500;
         and 881,500 shares, respectively, were available for future grant under
         the 1992 Plan.  As of January 28,  1996,  no  exercisable  options were
         in-the-money.

         When options are exercised,  authorized shares are issued. The 1990 and
         1992  Plans  are  deemed to be  compensatory  plans  (compensation  for
         services) to the extent the difference in the market price of the stock
         on the date of grant exceeds the exercise price of the option, and such
         difference  is  recorded  as  unearned   compensation  and  charged  to
         shareholders'   equity.  The  unearned   compensation  is  subsequently
         amortized against income over the five-year vesting period.

         The following table sets forth information  regarding the 1990 Plan and
         1992 Plan with respect to the exercise,  cancellation,  expiration, and
         grant of options during the previous three fiscal years:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                Number of                  Option
                                                                  Shares                   Price
                                                             -----------------       -------------------
            <S>                                             <C>                     <C>    

            Options outstanding January 31, 1993...........        1,379,350         $  1.67--$20.25

                Exercised..................................         (121,700)        $  1.67--$16.33
                Canceled...................................         (782,900)        $  1.67--$16.33
                Granted....................................        1,313,000         $  9.50--$17.00
                                                             -----------------
            Options outstanding January 30, 1994...........        1,787,750         $  1.67--$20.25

                Exercised..................................          (22,100)        $  1.67--$ 4.13
                Canceled...................................         (101,600)        $  1.67--$20.25
                Granted....................................          216,500         $  9.50--$10.25
                                                             -----------------
            Options outstanding January 29, 1995...........        1,880,550         $  1.67--$17.00

                Exercised..................................          (66,200)        $  1.67--$10.00
                Canceled...................................         (109,700)        $  1.67--$16.33
                Granted....................................          199,800         $  9.25--$12.88
                                                             -----------------
            Options outstanding January 28, 1996...........        1,904,450         $  1.67--$17.00
                                                             =================
</TABLE>
                                      F-17
<PAGE>

                    PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                      FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 28, 1996;
                     JANUARY 29, 1995; AND JANUARY 30, 1994

8.       Common Stock:

         On September 6, 1990, the Company's  Board of Directors  authorized the
         purchase  by the  Company  of up to 450,000  shares of its  outstanding
         common  stock  from  time to time in the open  market  or in  privately
         negotiated  transactions.  On March 8,  1995 and March  20,  1996,  the
         Company's Board of Directors  increased the number of shares authorized
         for repurchase by 754,490 and 744,300,  respectively.  Prior to January
         29, 1995,  the Company had purchased  204,490  shares  pursuant to this
         program.   In  fiscal   1995,   the  Company   purchased,   in  various
         transactions,   744,300  shares.  As  of  March  21,  1996,  the  share
         repurchase  authorization,  net of  repurchased  shares,  was 1,000,000
         shares.

9.       Discontinued Operations:

         During the third quarter of fiscal 1993, the Company  discontinued  its
         Department Store Division, consisting of 67 family portrait studios and
         13 fashion  photography  studios  operating  in five  department  store
         chains.  As of January 30, 1994,  the Company had accrued for the costs
         associated with discontinuing  this division,  which included severance
         expenses,  insurance  costs,  reserves  for refunds,  operating  losses
         during  the  shutdown  period,  and  other  costs  associated  with the
         closings.  Except  for the camera  equipment,  property  and  leasehold
         improvements  have been  written  off as of  January  30,  1994.  As of
         January 30, 1994, seven portrait studios were still in operation. These
         studios  were  closed in March of 1994.  During the  second  quarter of
         fiscal  1994,   the  Company   adjusted   downward,   by  $0.4  million
         after-taxes, the reserve for discontinued operations.

         The components of the discontinued operations are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                    For the Fiscal Years Ended
                                                     ----------------------------------------------------------
                                                        January 28,          January 29,         January 30,
                                                          1996                 1995                  1994
                                                     ---------------       -------------        ---------------
        <S>                                           <C>               <C>                    <C>

           Loss from operations of Department
           Store Division (net of income tax
           benefit of $201,303)....................      $    --         $        --          $   (307,038)
                                                                 

           Income (loss) on disposal of Department 
           Store Division (net of income taxes 
            [benefits] of $280,189 and [$1,272,212])          --              412,406            (1,892,788)
                                                     ---------------       -------------      ---------------

           Total Discontinued Operations...........     $     --             $412,406           $(2,199,826)
                                                                 
                                                     ===============       =============      ===============

</TABLE>

                                      F-18

<PAGE>


                    PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                      FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 28, 1996;
                     JANUARY 29, 1995; AND JANUARY 30, 1994



10.      Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                       For the Fiscal Year Ended January 28, 1996
                                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          January 28,       October 29,          July 30,          April 30,
                                              1996             1995              1995               1995
                                          --------------  ---------------    --------------    ---------------
          <S>                            <C>           <C>                 <C>             <C>    


          Sales.........................  $ 46,585,446   $ 36,890,845       $ 28,629,613      $ 32,608,631

          Gross Profit*.................  $ 14,780,167   $  8,707,306       $  5,780,190      $  7,836,108

          Income from Continuing
            Operations..................  $  4,890,197   $  1,677,469       $    198,502      $    851,001

          Net Income....................  $  4,890,197   $  1,677,469       $    198,502      $    851,001

          Primary and Fully Diluted
              Earnings Per Common Share:

          Income from Continuing
            Operations..................  $       0.62   $       0.21       $       0.02      $       0.10

          Net Income....................  $       0.62   $       0.21       $       0.02      $       0.10


</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                       For the Fiscal Year Ended January 29, 1995
                                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           January 29,       October 30,         July 31,            May 1,
                                              1995             1994              1994               1994
                                          --------------  ---------------    --------------    ---------------
        <S>                              <C>             <C>             <C>                <C>


          Sales.........................  $ 45,143,637   $ 38,695,847       $ 31,104,809      $ 29,936,444

          Gross Profit*.................  $ 13,307,437   $  7,964,182       $  4,340,315      $  5,177,059

          Income (loss) from Continuing
            Operations..................  $  3,793,745   $  1,094,603       $  (579,538)      $     63,651

          Net Income (Loss).............  $  3,793,745   $  1,094,603       $  (167,132)      $     63,651

          Primary and Fully Diluted
              Earnings Per Common Share:

          Income (loss) from Continuing
            Operations..................  $       0.44   $       0.13       $     (0.07)      $       0.01

          Net Income (Loss).............  $       0.44   $       0.13       $     (0.02)      $       0.01
</TABLE>

          *Sales less  advertising and promotional  costs,  cost of photographic
           sales, and store commissions and selling costs.

                                      F-19
<PAGE>


                    PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                                           
Schedule II.     Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Column A                                               Column B           Column C          Column D           Column E
- -----------------------------------------------     ----------------    --------------    --------------     -------------
                                                      Balance at         Charged to                           Balance at
                                                     Beginning of         Costs and                             End of
CLASSIFICATION                                          Period            Expenses         Write-offs           Period
- -----------------------------------------------     ----------------    --------------    --------------     -------------
<S>                                                  <C>                <C>               <C>              <C>   

FISCAL YEAR ENDED JANUARY 28, 1996:

    Allowance for doubtful accounts...........         $845,843              $193,715       $ 28,208          $1,011,350
                                                                                       
                                                    ================    ==============    ==============     =============

FISCAL YEAR ENDED JANUARY 29, 1995:

    Allowance for doubtful accounts...........         $658,349             $82,427         $(105,067)         $ 845,843
                                                    ================    ==============    ==============     =============

FISCAL YEAR ENDED JANUARY 30, 1994:

    Allowance for doubtful accounts...........         $128,736            $665,215         $ 135,602          $ 658,349
                                                    ================    ==============    ==============     =============
</TABLE>

                                      S-1



                                                                    Exhibit 3(a)
                                RESTATED CHARTER
                                       OF
                             PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                  The  undersigned  corporation,   pursuant  to  action  by  its
shareholders,   hereby  executes  the  Restated   Charter  for  the  purpose  of
integrating  into one document its original  Articles of  Incorporation  and all
Amendments thereto:
                  1.       The name of the corporation is PCA International,
Inc.
                  2.       The period of duration of the corporation is
perpetual.
                  3. The purposes for which the corporation is organized are: to
engage  for  profit in the  business  of  commercial  and  portrait  photography
including without limitation  photography and finishing,  amateur photofinising,
school  photography  and  promotional  photography;  to engage for profit in the
business of printing,  photography  and all related  operations  in the field of
graphic art; and to engage in any other lawful business for profit.
                  4.  The  total  authorized   capital  of  the  corporation  is
TWENTY-FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED  FIFTY-EIGHT  THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TWENTY AND
NO/100 ($24,558,320.00)  DOLLARS divided into twenty million (20,000,000) shares
of common stock having a par value of Twenty ($.20) Cents per share,  sixty-nine
thousand seven hundred ninety  (69,790) shares of preferred stock of a par value
of Eight and No/100 ($8.00) Dollars per share, and two million (2,000,000)


<PAGE>



shares of preferred stock of a par value of Ten and No/100 ($10.00)
Dollars per share.
                  The  description  of the  said  stock  and  the  designations,
preferences  and voting  rights of the classes of such stock of the  corporation
and the restrictions and qualifications thereof are as follows:
                                       A.
                        Preferred Stock (par value $8.00)
                  (1)      Issue.  All or any part of the preferred stock may
be issued by the corporation from time to time, as may be
determined by the Board of Directors as provided by law.
                  (2) Dividends. Before any dividends on the common stock of the
corporation shall be paid, or declared or set apart for payment,  the holders of
preferred stock shall be entitled to receive cumulative  dividends,  when and as
declared by the Board of Directors,  at the rate of 8% per share per annum,  and
no more,  payable  quarterly  on the first day of each of the months of January,
April,  July and October of each year.  Such dividends  shall commence to accrue
and be cumulative from and after the date upon which such shares are issued.
                  (3)  Redemptions.  The  corporation  may at any  time,  at the
option of the Board of Directors,  redeem the whole or any part of the preferred
stock at the time outstanding,  upon notice duly mailed as hereinafter provided,
by paying or providing for the payment in cash of the redemption  price for such
shares plus an amount equal to dividends accrued and unpaid to the date of

                                                         2

<PAGE>



redemption;  provided,  however that any such redemption  shall be approved by a
majority of the disinterested directors. For purposes of the preceding sentence,
disinterested  directors  are  those  directors  who do  not  own,  directly  or
indirectly,  any interest in the preferred  stock. The redemption price shall be
Eight Dollars  ($8.00) per share.  Not less than thirty days previous  notice of
every such  redemption of the preferred  stock shall be mailed to the holders of
record of the shares to be redeemed at their last known  address as shown on the
records of the corporation.
                  In case of the  redemption of a part only of any shares of the
preferred  stock at the time  outstanding,  the shares to be  redeemed  shall be
selected  pro  rata  or by lot or not pro  rata  or not by lot or in such  other
manner  as the  Board of  Directors  of the  corporation  from  time to time may
determine.  The Board of Directors of the corporation  shall have full power and
authority to effect the  redemption  of, to prescribe the manner in which,  and,
subject  to the  provisions  and  limitations  herein  contained,  the terms and
conditions upon which such stock shall be redeemed from time to time.
                  If, after notice of  redemption  of any such  preferred  stock
shall have been duly mailed as hereinabove provided or irrevocable authorization
and  direction  for such  mailing  shall  have  been  given to the bank or trust
company  hereinafter  mentioned,  and  if  on  or  before  the  redemption  date
designated in such notice the  corporation  shall deposit in trust with any bank
or trust company


                                                         3

<PAGE>



named in such notice,  to be applied to the redemption of the preferred stock so
called  for  redemption,  funds  sufficient  to redeem  such stock upon the date
specified  in the  notice  of  redemption,  then from and after the time of such
deposit  all shares of such  preferred  stock for the  redemption  of which such
deposit  shall have been made shall,  whether or not the  certificates  therefor
have been  surrendered for  cancellation,  be deemed no longer to be outstanding
for any purpose and all rights with respect to such shares shall thereupon cease
and  terminate,  except the right to receive the  redemption  price so deposited
(without interest) which price shall include dividends accrued and unpaid to the
date of such deposit. Any funds deposited and unclaimed at the end of five years
from the date fixed for redemption  shall be repaid to the  corporation  free of
trust,  and such holders of such  preferred  stock so called for  redemption  as
shall not have  received the  redemption  price prior to the  expiration of such
five years shall be deemed to be unsecured  creditors of the corporation for the
redemption  price of their  shares  and shall look only to the  corporation  for
payment thereof without interest.  Shares redeemed pursuant to this paragraph of
Article 4 shall be retired and not reissued.
                  Whenever  used  herein  with  reference  to the  shares of the
preferred stock the term "redemption  price" shall mean the sum of the par value
and all dividends accrued and unpaid thereon to the date of redemption;  and the
term  "dividends  accrued" shall mean an amount  computed at the annual dividend
rate from the date or dates
                                                         4

<PAGE>



on  which  dividends  on  such  shares,  less  the  aggregate  of the  dividends
theretofore or on such date paid thereon.
                  (4) Dividend  Restrictions;  Shareholders' Consent. So long as
any preferred stock shall be outstanding  the  corporation  shall not (a) pay or
declare any dividend  whatsoever,  whether in cash, stock or otherwise,  or make
any distribution in respect of the common stock of the corporation, or purchase,
redeem or otherwise  acquire any common  stock,  or set any funds apart for such
purposes,  unless all dividends accrued and unpaid with respect to the preferred
stock  shall have been paid or funds for the  payment  thereof  irrevocably  set
aside in trust; or (b) without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a
majority in interest of the preferred stock then outstanding,  amend,  alter, or
repeal any of the  provisions of the preferred  stock so as to affect  adversely
the preferences, rights, or powers of preferred stock.
                  (5)  Voting.  At  all  times  each  holder  of  shares  of the
preferred stock of the  corporation  shall be entitled to one vote for each such
share standing in the name of such holder on the books of the corporation.
                  (6)  Conversion.  Each  share  of  preferred  stock  shall  be
convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time after the last day
of the  sixtieth  month  next  succeeding  the date of issue of such  share upon
surrender to the corporation of the certificates for the shares to be converted,
into fully paid and nonassessable  common stock of the corporation,  at the rate
of one share for each share of preferred stock; provided that, in the case

                                                         5

<PAGE>



of the call for  redemption  of any  shares of  preferred  stock,  such right of
conversion  shall  terminate as to the shares called for redemption at the close
of business,  on the date fixed for  redemption.  The  conversion  rate shall be
subject to adjustment from time to time, so as to preserve to the holders of the
preferred stock their conversion rights  substantially  without  diminution,  by
taking  into  account  any and all  increases  or  decreases  in the  number  of
outstanding  shares of common  stock  which may occur after the date of issue of
any share of preferred  stock  resulting  from a combination  of stock,  a stock
split, stock dividend or any other issue of common stock without  consideration.
The  corporation  shall  at all  times  reserve  and keep  available  out of its
authorized  but unissued  common stock the full number of shares of common stock
deliverable  upon  the  conversion  of all  preferred  stock  from  time to time
outstanding.
                  (7)  Assets.  In the  event of any  involuntary  or  voluntary
liquidation,  dissolution  or winding up of the affairs of the  corporation  the
holders of the  preferred  stock  shall be  entitled  to receive  Eight  Dollars
($8.00) per share plus the amount of any accrued  and unpaid  dividends.  In the
event of either an involuntary or voluntary liquidation,  dissolution or winding
up of the affairs of the corporation,  the amounts payable to the holders of the
preferred stock under the foregoing  provisions shall be paid in full before any
payment or any distribution of assets whatsoever is made to or set aside for the
holders of common stock of the corporation.

                                                         6

<PAGE>



                  (8) Preemptive  Right. No holder of shares of preferred stock,
as such, shall have any preemptive  right to subscribe for shares,  obligations,
warrants,  or other  securities of the corporation of any class,  whether now or
hereafter authorized.
                                       B.
                       Preferred Stock (par value $10.00)
                  (1) Issuance in Series. The preferred stock may be issued from
time to time by the  Board of  Directors  as  shares  of one or more  series  of
preferred stock,  with such distinctive  serial  designations as shall be stated
and  expressed  herein  or in the  resolution  or  resolutions  of the  Board of
Directors  providing  for  the  issue  of  such  stock.  In  the  resolution  or
resolutions  providing for the issue of shares of each  particular  series,  the
Board of Directors is expressly authorized to fix:
                  (a) The annual  dividend  rate for such  series,  the dividend
payment date and the date from which dividends shall be cumulative on all shares
of such series issued prior to the record date for the first dividend;
                  (b)      The redemption price or prices for such series;
                  (c)      (1) the obligation, if any, of the corporation to
purchase and retire or redeem shares of such series from a sinking fund; (2) the
provisions  of such sinking  fund;  and (3) the  redemption  price or prices for
shares of such series redeemed pursuant to sinking fund provisions, if shares so
redeemed are to be  redeemable  at a price or prices  other than the  redemption
price or prices for shares not so redeemed;

                                                         7

<PAGE>



                  (d) The  rights,  if any,  of the  holders  of  shares of such
series to convert such shares into other classes of stock of the corporation and
the terms and conditions of such conversions;
                  (e)      The rights and preferences of such series with
respect to the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the affairs of the corporation;
                  (f)      The voting rights, if any, of such series;
                  (g)      The maximum number of shares of such series
issuable; and
                  (h)      Any other preferences, limitations and relative
rights which are not inconsistent with this Article IV.
                  In fixing the relative  rights and  preferences of each series
of preferred  stock, the Board of Directors shall insure that all shares of this
class  will  be  identical  except  as to  the  following  relative  rights  and
preferences, as to which there may be variations between different series within
this class:
                  1.       The rate of dividend.
                  2.       The price at and the terms and conditions on which
shares may be redeemed.
                  3.       The amount payable upon shares in the event of
involuntary or voluntary liquidation.
                  4.       Sinking fund provisions for the redemption or
purchase of shares.
                  5.       The terms and conditions on which shares may be
converted, if the shares of any series are issued with the
privilege of conversion.

                                                         8

<PAGE>



                  (2) Preemptive  Rights. No holder of shares of preferred stock
as such shall have any  preemptive  rights to subscribe to shares,  obligations,
warrants,  or other  securities of the corporation of any class,  whether now or
hereafter authorized.
                  (3) Statement of  Classification  of Shares.  If and whenever,
from time to time, the Board of Directors  shall  determine to issue  cumulative
preferred stock of any series not then established, it shall, prior to the issue
of any shares of such new series, cause provisions  respecting such series to be
set out in a Statement of  Classification  of Shares filed with the Secretary of
State of the  State of  North  Carolina.  The  Board of  Directors,  in any such
Statement of Classification of Shares,  may reclassify any of the authorized but
unissued shares of any particular series as shares, or additional shares, of any
other series or, unless otherwise provided in the Statement of Classification of
Shares establishing any particular series, increase the maximum number of shares
theretofore  established  for the  particular  series to any greater number than
authorized  by the  Statement of  Classification  of Shares for that  particular
series.
                  (4)  Shareholders'  Consent.  So long as any  preferred  stock
shall be outstanding,  the corporation shall not (a) pay or declare any dividend
whatsoever,  whether in cash,  stock or otherwise,  or make any  distribution in
respect of the common stock of the corporation, or purchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any common stock,  or set any funds apart for such purposes,  unless all
dividends accrued and unpaid with respect to the preferred stock

                                                         9

<PAGE>



shall have been paid or funds for the payment  thereof  irrevocably set aside in
trust; or (b) without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority
in interest of the preferred stock then outstanding, amend, alter, or repeal any
of  the  provisions  of  the  preferred  stock  so as to  affect  adversely  the
preferences, rights, or powers of the preferred stock.
                  (5) So long as any  part of the  preferred  stock,  par  value
$8.00, described in Article IV A hereinabove,  is outstanding,  such stock shall
be superior to, and have priority over the  preferred  stock,  par value $10.00,
with respect to relative rights, preferences and privileges.
                                       C.
                                  Common Stock
                  (1) Voting. At all times each holder of shares of common stock
of the corporation shall be entitled to one vote for each such share standing in
the name of such holder on the books of the corporation.
                  (2)  Dividends  and  Assets.  In the matter of  dividends  and
assets,  the  rights of the  common  stock  shall be junior to the rights of the
classes of preferred stock as hereinabove provided.
                  (3)  General  Rights.  In  addition  to the  foregoing  rights
regarding voting and dividends and assets the holders of the common stock of the
corporation  shall have all rights and  privileges  of the  shareholders  of the
corporation  except such rights,  preferences  and  privileges  as are expressly
granted to the holders of the preferred  stock of the  corporation in accordance
with the foregoing

                                                        10

<PAGE>



provisions and such rights as are accorded to the holders of the preferred stock
by law which cannot by the terms hereof be waived.
                  (4) Preemptive  Rights. No holder of shares of common stock as
such shall  have any  preemptive  rights to  subscribe  to shares,  obligations,
warrants or other  securities of the  corporation  of any class,  whether now or
hereafter authorized.
                  5.       The stated capital of the corporation is SEVEN
HUNDRED EIGHTEEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FORTY AND 20/100 ($718,340.20) DOLLARS.
                  6. The address of the registered  agent of the  corporation in
the State of North Carolina is 111 Corcoran Street, Durham, Durham County, North
Carolina, 27702; and the name of the registered agent of the corporation at such
address is C T Corporation."
                  7. This Restated  Charter was adopted by the  shareholders  of
the corporation on the 22nd day of June,  1976, in the manner  prescribed by law
for adopting a charter  amendment;  and it supersedes  the original  Articles of
Incorporation and all Amendments thereto.
                  8. The number of shares of the corporation  outstanding at the
time of such  adoption  was 865,327 ; and the number of shares  entitled to vote
thereon was 865,327 .
                  9. The number of shares voted for such statement was 856,908 ;
and the number of shares voted against such statement was -0- .


                                                        11

<PAGE>



                  10. Such adoption does not give rise to dissenter's rights for
the reason that the only effect of this Restated Charter is to set forth without
change  the  corresponding  provisions  of  the  Articles  of  Incorporation  as
heretofore amended.
                  IN TESTIMONY  WHEREOF,  this  Restatement has been executed by
the President and Secretary of the corporation this 23rd day of June, 1976.

                                            PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.



                                            By:      s/Stuart C. Davis
                                                     President


ATTEST:



s/Clinton L. Byrnes
Secretary



                                                        12

<PAGE>



STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG

                  STUART C. DAVIS and CLINTON L. BYRNES, being first duly sworn,
depose and say that they signed the foregoing  Restated Charter as President and
Secretary,  respectively,  of the  corporation;  that the  statements  contained
therein are true, and that they are authorized so to sign.


                                            s/Stuart C. Davis
                                            Stuart C. Davis



                                            s/Clinton L. Byrnes
                                            Clinton L. Byrnes


                  SWORN TO AND  SUBSCRIBED  BEFORE  ME,  this  23rd day of June,
1976.


                                                     s/Helen F. Mullis
                                                     Notary Public

My commission expires:


My Commission Expires June 25, 1980


                                                        13

<PAGE>



                              ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
                           TO THE RESTATED CHARTER OF
                             PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                  The undersigned  corporation hereby executes these Articles of
Amendment for the purpose of amending its restated charter:
                  1.       The name of the corporation is: PCA INTERNATIONAL,
INC.
                  2. The following  amendment to the charter of the  corporation
was  adopted by its  shareholders  on the sixth day of  December,  1982,  in the
manner prescribed by law:

                  RESOLVED,  that  Article  4(D) shall be added to the  Restated
                  Charter  of  the  corporation  and  shall  hereafter  read  as
                  follows:
                                       D.
                               VOTING REQUIREMENTS
                            IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES

                                    (1) The  affirmative  vote of not less  than
                           85% of the outstanding shares of the corporation then
                           entitled  to  vote  shall  be  required,   except  as
                           expressly  provided in paragraph  (2) of this Article
                           4(D),  in order for any of the  following  actions or
                           transactions  to be effected by the  corporation,  or
                           approved by the  corporation  as a stockholder of any
                           subsidiary of the  corporation,  if, as of the record
                           date for the  determination  of the  stockholders  to
                           vote thereon or consent thereto, any Prior Holder (as
                           hereinafter  defined)  owns or controls,  directly or
                           indirectly,  20% or more of the outstanding shares of
                           the corporation entitled to vote:

                                            (a)   any merger or consolidation of
                                    the corporation or any of its
                                    subsidiaries with or into such Prior


<PAGE>



                                    Holder or any of its affiliates,
                                    subsidiaries or associates, or any merger
                                    or consolidation of the corporation with
                                    or into any subsidiary of the
                                    corporation;

                                            (b)     any sale, lease, exchange or
                                    other disposition of all or substantially
                                    all of the assets of the corporation or
                                    any of its subsidiaries to or with such
                                    Prior Holder or any of its affiliates,
                                    subsidiaries or associates;

                                            (c) any  issuance or delivery of any
                                    voting  securities of the corporation or any
                                    of its  subsidiaries to such Prior Holder or
                                    any  of  its  affiliates,   subsidiaries  or
                                    associates  in  exchange  for  cash,   other
                                    assets  or  securities,   or  a  combination
                                    thereof; or

                                            (d)      any dissolution of the
                                  corporation.

                                    (2) The vote of  stockholders  specified  in
                           paragraph (1) of this Article 4(D) shall not apply to
                           any   action  or   transaction   described   in  such
                           paragraph, if

                                            (a) the  Board of  Directors  of the
                                    corporation  shall have  approved the action
                                    or  transaction  before  direct or  indirect
                                    ownership  or  control of 20% or more of the
                                    outstanding   shares   of   stock   of   the
                                    corporation  entitled to vote is acquired by
                                    the Prior Holder; or

                                            (b) the cash,  or fair market  value
                                    of other  consideration,  to be  received by
                                    the common  stockholders  in any such action
                                    or transaction described in paragraph (1) of
                                    this Article 4(D) shall

                                                     (i)   bear   the   same  or
                                            greater  percentage  relationship to
                                            the    market     price    of    the
                                            corporation's      common      stock
                                            immediately     prior     to     the
                                            announcement  of any such  action or
                                            transaction as the highest price per
                                            share      (including      brokerage
                                            commissions     and/or    soliciting
                                            dealers' fees and transfer taxes)

                                   2

<PAGE>



                                            which the Prior  Holder has paid for
                                            any   of   the    shares    of   the
                                            corporation's  common stock  already
                                            owned  by it  bears  to  the  market
                                            price  of the  common  stock  of the
                                            corporation   immediately  preceding
                                            the  initial   acquisition   of  the
                                            corporation's  common  stock  by the
                                            Prior Holder; and

                                                     (ii) be not  less  than the
                                            highest per share  price  (including
                                            brokerage     commissions     and/or
                                            soliciting    dealers'    fees   and
                                            transfer  taxes)  paid by such other
                                            entity  in  acquiring   any  of  its
                                            holdings of the corporation's common
                                            stock; and

                                                     (iii) be not less  than the
                                            earnings  per share of common  stock
                                            for the four full consecutive fiscal
                                            quarters,  or the last  fiscal  year
                                            reported,   whichever   is   higher,
                                            immediately   preceding  the  record
                                            date  for  solicitation  of votes on
                                            such    action    or    transaction,
                                            multiplied   by  the   then   price/
                                            earnings  multiple  (if  any) of the
                                            Prior Holder as customarily computed
                                            and   reported   in  the   financial
                                            community.

                                    (3)     For the purpose of this Article 4(D)
                           and for guidance to the Board of Directors for
                           purposes of paragraph (4) hereof,

                                            (a)    "Prior Holder" shall mean any
                                    corporation, person or entity other than
                                    PCA International, Inc. or any of its
                                    subsidiaries;

                                            (b) A Prior  Holder  shall be deemed
                                    to own or control,  directly or  indirectly,
                                    any  outstanding  shares of common  stock of
                                    the  corporation  which  it,  or  any of its
                                    affiliates,  subsidiaries or associates, own
                                    or have the right to acquire pursuant to any
                                    agreement,  arrangement or  understanding or
                                    upon exercise of conversion rights, warrants
                                    or options, or otherwise;

                                       3

<PAGE>




                                            (c) "outstanding  shares entitled to
                                    vote" and  "voting  securities"  shall  mean
                                    such  shares  as are  entitled  to vote on a
                                    proposed  plan of merger  or  consolidation,
                                    considered as one class; and

                                            (d)  "Affiliate,"  "subsidiary"  and
                                    "associate"  shall have the same meanings as
                                    set forth in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities
                                    Exchange  Act of  1934 as in  effect  on the
                                    date of the adoption of
                                    this Article.

                                    (4)   The   Board   of   Directors   of  the
                           corporation   shall   have  the  power  and  duty  to
                           determine  for the purposes of this Article  4(D), on
                           the  basis of the  information  known to the Board of
                           Directors,  who  shall  constitute  a  Prior  Holder,
                           whether any Prior Holder owns or  controls,  directly
                           or indirectly,  20% or more of the outstanding shares
                           of  the  corporation   entitled  to  vote,  and  what
                           entities are  subsidiaries,  affiliates or associates
                           of the Prior Holder.  Any such  determination  by the
                           Board  shall  be  conclusive   and  binding  for  all
                           purposes.


                  3.       The number of shares of the corporation outstanding
was 3,523,586; and the number of shares entitled to vote thereon was 3,523,586.
                  4.       The number of shares voted for such amendment was
1,905,980; and the number of shares voted against such amendment was 545,774.
                  5.       The amendment herein effected does not give rise to
dissenter's rights under N.C.G.S. ss. 55-101(b) as it does not affect any of 
the rights described in said section of an existing class of shareholders.

                                                         4

<PAGE>



                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles are signed by the President
and Secretary of the corporation this 6th day of December, 1982.

                                            PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.



                                            By:      s/William B. Mewborne, Jr.
                                                     President



                                            By:      s/A. Allen Henderson
                                                     Secretary


                                                         5

<PAGE>



STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG
         I, Elsie Millwood, a Notary Public, hereby certify that on this 6th day
of December, 1982, personally appeared before me William B. Mewborne, Jr. and A.
Allen Henderson,  each of whom being by me first sworn,  declared that he signed
the foregoing document in the capacity  indicated,  that he was authorized so to
sign, and that the statements therein contained are true.


                                                     s/Elsie Millwood
                                                       Notary Public


My Commission Expires:

May 15, 1985

                                                         6

<PAGE>



                      ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO THE RESTATED
                                   CHARTER OF
                             PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.



         The undersigned corporation hereby executes these Articles of Amendment
for the purpose of amending its Restated Charter:

         1.       The name of the corporation is PCA International, Inc.

         2.       The following amendment to the Restated Charter of the
                  corporation was adopted by its shareholders on the 22nd
                  day of May, 1990, in the manner prescribed by law:

                  RESOLVED,  that the  Restated  Charter of the  corporation  be
                  amended by deleting Article 4(D) thereof.

         3.       The  number of shares of the  corporation  outstanding  at the
                  time of such adoption was 7,620,828;  and the number of shares
                  entitled to vote thereon was  7,620,828.  There were no shares
                  entitled to vote as a class  inasmuch as there is one class of
                  common stock outstanding.

         4.       The designation and number of outstanding shares entitled
                  to vote on such amendment were as follows:

                           Class               Number of Shares
                           Common                  7,620,828
         5.       The number of shares voted for such amendment was
                  6,543,744; and the number of shares voted against such
                  amendment was 9,012.

         6.       The amendment herein effected will not change the stated
                  capital of the corporation.

         7.       The amendment herein effected does not give rise to
                  dissenter's rights under N.C.G.S. ss. 55-101(b) as it does
                  not effect any of the rights described in said section of
                  an existing class of shareholders.



<PAGE>



         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  these  Articles  of  Amendment  are signed by the
President and Secretary of the corporation this 23rd day of May, 1990.

                                         PCA International, Inc.



                                         BY:  s/John Grosso
                                                John Grosso, President


Attest:


By:  s/Robert J. Consoli
     Robert J. Consoli, Secretary


[CORPORATE SEAL]




STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG



         I, Joanna S. Cochran, a Notary Public, hereby certify that on this 23rd
day of May,  1990,  personally  appeared  before me John  Grosso  and  Robert J.
Consoli,  each of whom  being by me first  sworn,  declared  that he signed  the
foregoing document in the capacity indicated, that he was authorized so to sign,
and that the statements therein contained are true.




                                                     s/Joanna S. Cochran
                                                     Notary Public


My commission expires:

3-5-95


<PAGE>




                      ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO THE RESTATED
                                   CHARTER OF
                             PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.


         The undersigned  corporation hereby submits these Articles of Amendment
for the purpose of amending its Restated Charter:
         1.       The name of the corporation is PCA International, Inc.
         2.       The following amendment to the restated charter of the
corporation was adopted by its shareholders on the 24th day of May, 1995, in 
the manner prescribed by law:
         The  corporation's  restated charter shall be amended by adding Article
11, which shall provide:
                  11. No person  who is  serving or who has served as a director
         of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any
         of its  shareholders  for  monetary  damages  for  breach  of duty as a
         director,  except for  liability  with respect to (i) acts or omissions
         that the  director at the time of such  breach  knew or  believed  were
         clearly in conflict with the best  interests of the  Corporation,  (ii)
         any transaction  from which the director  derived an improper  personal
         benefit,  (iii) acts or omissions occurring prior to the effective date
         of this  article or (iv) acts or  omissions  with  respect to which the
         North Carolina Business  Corporation Act does not permit the limitation
         of liability. As used herein, the term "improper personal benefit" does
         not include a director's  reasonable  compensation or other  reasonable
         incidental  benefit  for or on  account of his  service as a  director,
         officer,


<PAGE>


         employee,  independent  contractor,   attorney  or  consultant  of  the
         Corporation.  No amendment or repeal of this article,  nor the adoption
         of any provision to these Articles of Incorporation  inconsistent  with
         this article,  shall eliminate or reduce the protection  granted herein
         with  respect  to any matter  that  occurred  prior to such  amendment,
         repeal or adoption.

         This the 1st day of June, 1995.


                                                PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                                                By:  s/John Grosso
                                                         John Grosso
                                                         President


<PAGE>







<PAGE>




                                                                  Exhibit 11

                    PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    COMPUTATION OF PRIMARY AND FULLY DILUTED
                            EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                                  FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED
                                                                     ------------------------------------------------------
                                                                       JANUARY 28,         JANUARY 29,        JANUARY 30,
                                                                          1996                1995               1994
                                                                     ----------------    ---------------    ----------------
<S>                                                                <C>                  <C>                <C>

PRIMARY EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:

     EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK:
         Income from continuing operations.........................  $  7,617,169        $  4,372,461       $  4,912,074
         Total discontinued operations.............................            --             412,406         (2,199,826)
                                                                     ----------------    ---------------    ----------------
         Net income................................................  $  7,617,169        $  4,784,867       $  2,712,248
                                                                     ================    ===============    ================

     COMPUTATION OF COMMON SHARES AND COMMON
       EQUIVALENT SHARES:
         Weighted average number of common shares..................     7,632,297           8,148,845          8,092,010
         Dilutive effect of stock options..........................       437,241             415,450            701,866
                                                                     ----------------    ---------------    ----------------
         Weighted average number of common shares after dilutive
              effect...............................................     8,069,538           8,564,295          8,793,876
                                                                     ================    ===============    ================

     EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE AND COMMON
       EQUIVALENT SHARE:
         Income from continuing operations.........................  $       0.94        $       0.51       $       0.56
         Discontinued operations...................................            --                0.05             (0.25)
                                                                     ----------------    ---------------    ----------------
         Net income................................................  $       0.94        $       0.56       $       0.31
                                                                     ================    ===============    ================



FULLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:

     EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK:
         Income from continuing operations.........................  $  7,617,169        $  4,372,461       $  4,912,074
         Discontinued operations...................................            --             412,406        (2,199,826)
                                                                     ================    ===============    ================
         Net income................................................  $  7,617,169        $  4,784,867       $  2,712,248
                                                                     ================    ===============    ================

     COMPUTATION OF COMMON SHARES AND COMMON
       EQUIVALENT SHARES:
         Weighted average number of common shares outstanding......     7,632,297           8,148,845          8,092,010
         Dilutive effect of stock options..........................       478,156             433,422            730,680
                                                                     ----------------    ---------------    ----------------
         Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
              as adjusted..........................................     8,110,453           8,582,267          8,822,690
                                                                     ================    ===============    ================

     EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE AND COMMON
       EQUIVALENT SHARE ASSUMING FULL DILUTION:
         Income from continuing operations.........................  $       0.94        $       0.51       $       0.56
         Discontinued operations...................................            --                0.05             (0.25)
                                                                     ----------------    ---------------    ----------------
         Net income................................................  $       0.94        $       0.56       $       0.31
                                                                     ================    ===============    ================
</TABLE>



<PAGE>



                                                                      Exhibit 21


                    PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES

                         SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT



The following is a list of the Company's  subsidiaries and affiliates at January
28, 1996  indicating  the  percentage  of ownership  and the state or country of
incorporation:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                 Percentage
                                                                                                 of Voting
                                                                                                 Securities
                                                                   State or                       Owned by
                                                                   Country of                        the
                        Name                                      Incorporation                   Company
- ------------------------------------------------------          ------------------            -----------------
<S>                                                             <C>                         <C>

Photo Corporation of America                                    North Carolina                      100%

PCA National, Inc.                                              North Carolina                       *

PCA Specialty Photo Retail Corporation                          North Carolina                       **

PCA Photo Corporation of Canada, Inc.                           North Carolina                      100%

PCA of Mexico SA DE CV                                          Mexico                              99%


</TABLE>

*     PCA National, Inc., is a subsidiary of Photo Corporation of America.

** PCA Specialty Photo Retail Corporation is a subsidiary of PCA National, Inc.



<PAGE>


                                                                      Exhibit 23




The Board of Directors
PCA International, Inc.:


We consent to incorporation  by reference in the registration  statement on Form
S-8 for the PCA  International,  Inc. 1990  Non-Qualified  Stock Option Plan and
registration  statement  on  Form  S-8  for the  PCA  International,  Inc.  1992
Non-Qualified  Stock Option Plan of our report dated March 6, 1996,  relating to
the consolidated  balance sheets of PCA International,  Inc. and subsidiaries as
of  January  28,  1996  and  January  29,  1995,  and the  related  consolidated
statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows and related
schedule for each of the years in the  three-year  period ended January 28, 1996
which report appears in the January 28, 1996,  annual report on Form 10-K of PCA
International, Inc.



                                  /s/KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
                                  KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP




Charlotte, North Carolina
April 19, 1996


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    <ARTICLE> 5
           
    <S>                                                                  <C>
    <PERIOD-TYPE>                                                     12-MOS
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    <PERIOD-START>                                               JAN-30-1995
    <PERIOD-END>                                                 JAN-28-1996
    <CASH>                                                         3,914,513
    <SECURITIES>                                                           0
    <RECEIVABLES>                                                  9,030,916
    <ALLOWANCES>                                                   1,011,350
    <INVENTORY>                                                    2,488,964
    <CURRENT-ASSETS>                                              17,103,880
    <PP&E>                                                        88,269,170
    <DEPRECIATION>                                                45,516,802
    <TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                59,884,476
    <CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                         20,981,702
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                                                      0
                                                                0
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    <OTHER-SE>                                                    31,234,609
    <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                                  59,884,476
    <SALES>                                                      144,714,535
    <TOTAL-REVENUES>                                             144,714,535
    <CGS>                                                        107,610,764
    <TOTAL-COSTS>                                                107,610,764
    <OTHER-EXPENSES>                                                       0
    <LOSS-PROVISION>                                                       0
    <INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                               458,923
    <INCOME-PRETAX>                                               12,863,339
    <INCOME-TAX>                                                   5,246,170
    <INCOME-CONTINUING>                                            7,617,169
    <DISCONTINUED>                                                         0
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