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10-Q, 1996-05-15
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                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549




             QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 1996


                         Commission File Number 1-09623


                                IVAX CORPORATION



            FLORIDA                                             16-1003559
(State or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                             Identification No.)


     4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, MIAMI, FLORIDA             33137
     (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)

                                 (305) 575-6000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                                    YES [X]    NO [ ]


         Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

         120,701,322 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $.10 PAR VALUE, OUTSTANDING AS OF
APRIL 30, 1996.


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                                IVAX CORPORATION

                                      INDEX


PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                          PAGE NO.
                                                                        --------

Item 1 - Financial Statements

          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 1996
          and December 31, 1995                                                2

          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
          for the three months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995                   3

          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
          for the three months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995                   4

          Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                 5

Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
          Results of Operations                                                7


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1 - Legal Proceedings                                                    12

Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                     12



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PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1 -- FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                        IVAX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                     MARCH 31,        DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                       1996               1995
                                                                                    (unaudited)        (audited)
                                                                                  ----------------  -----------------

                                      ASSETS
<S>                                                                                <C>               <C>
Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents                                                      $       7,925     $        14,720
    Accounts receivable, net                                                             411,513             359,165
    Inventories                                                                          267,227             242,260
    Other current assets                                                                  66,046              60,673
                                                                                  ----------------   -----------------
            Total current assets                                                         752,711             676,818

Property, plant and equipment, net                                                       396,416             385,419
Cost in excess of net assets of acquired companies, net                                  139,742             138,423
Patents, trademarks, licenses and other intangibles, net                                  51,810              50,859
Other                                                                                     85,792              83,791
                                                                                  ----------------   -----------------
             Total assets                                                          $   1,426,471     $     1,335,310
                                                                                  ================   =================

                       LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
    Loans payable                                                                 $       20,416     $         4,807
    Current portion of long-term debt                                                      3,094               3,521
    Accounts payable                                                                      82,596              92,343
    Accrued income taxes payable                                                          12,910               8,632
    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities                                       118,761              96,610
                                                                                  ----------------   -----------------
            Total current liabilities                                                    237,777             205,913

Long-term debt, net of current portion                                                    305,120             298,857
Other long-term liabilities                                                                26,011              26,314
Minority interest                                                                          15,850              15,054
                                                                                   ---------------    ----------------
         Total liabilities                                                                584,758             546,138
                                                                                   ---------------    ----------------

Shareholders' equity:
    Common stock                                                                           12,026              11,803
    Capital in excess of par value                                                        474,038             461,603
    Retained earnings                                                                     363,663             322,117
    Cumulative translation adjustment and other                                           (8,014)             (6,351)
                                                                                  ----------------   -----------------
            Total shareholders' equity                                                   841,713             789,172
                                                                                  ----------------   -----------------
            Total liabilities and shareholders' equity                            $    1,426,471     $     1,335,310
                                                                                  ================   =================
</TABLE>

                The accompanying notes to condensed consolidated
                  financial statements are an integral part of
                              these balance sheets.

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                        IVAX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,                                                             1996               1995
                                                                                    ----------------   ----------------
(In thousands, except per share data)
<S>                                                                                  <C>               <C>           
NET REVENUES                                                                         $      334,045    $      281,080
COST OF SALES                                                                               189,570           161,362
                                                                                     ---------------   ----------------
    Gross profit                                                                            144,475           119,718
                                                                                     ---------------   ----------------
OPERATING EXPENSES:
    Selling                                                                                  50,965            43,233
    General and administrative                                                               28,498            24,789
    Research and development                                                                 16,522            15,185
    Amortization of intangible assets                                                         2,563             2,383
    Merger expenses                                                                             184             -
                                                                                     ---------------     --------------
        Total operating expenses                                                             98,732            85,590
                                                                                     ---------------   ----------------
        Income from operations                                                               45,743            34,128

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
    Interest income                                                                             321               561
    Interest expense                                                                         (5,691)           (5,401)
    Other income, net                                                                         3,840             3,211
                                                                                     ---------------   ----------------

                                                                                             (1,530)           (1,629)
                                                                                     ---------------   ----------------
    Income before income taxes, minority interest
      and extraordinary items                                                                44,213            32,499

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES                                                                    6,133             7,860
                                                                                     ---------------   ----------------

    Income before minority interest and extraordinary items                                  38,080            24,639

MINORITY INTEREST                                                                            (2,184)           (1,336)
                                                                                     ---------------   ----------------

    Income before extraordinary items                                                        35,896            23,303

    Extraordinary items, net of tax                                                              (1)               54
                                                                                     ---------------   ----------------

NET INCOME                                                                           $       35,895    $       23,357
                                                                                     ===============   ================

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:
    Primary:
      Earnings before extraordinary items                                            $          .30    $          .20
      Extraordinary items                                                                   -                 -
                                                                                     ---------------   ----------------
      Net earnings                                                                   $          .30    $          .20
                                                                                     ===============   ================

    Fully Diluted:
      Earnings before extraordinary items                                            $          .30    $          .20
      Extraordinary items                                                                   -                  -
                                                                                     ---------------   ----------------
      Net earnings                                                                   $          .30    $          .20
                                                                                     ===============   ================

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF
  COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
    Primary                                                                                 121,379           117,564
                                                                                     ===============   ================
    Fully Diluted                                                                           121,384           118,690
                                                                                     ===============   ================

</TABLE>

  The accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements are an
                       integral part of these statements.

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                        IVAX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,                                                           1996             1995
                                                                                   -------------    --------------
(In thousands)
<S>                                                                                <C>              <C>           
Cash flows from operating activities:
    Net income                                                                     $      35,895    $      23,357
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
      used for operating activities:
            Depreciation and amortization                                                 13,669           13,232
            Provision for allowances for doubtful accounts                                   762            1,847
            Gains on sale of long-term assets                                               (105)          (2,921)
            Minority interest                                                              2,184            1,336
            Changes in assets and liabilities:
                Increase in accounts receivable                                          (45,550)          (8,013)
                Increase in inventories                                                  (21,621)         (13,028)
                Increase in other current assets                                          (4,100)          (2,780)
                Decrease in other assets                                                     189               61
                Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses
                    and other current liabilities                                          2,741          (17,793)
                Decrease in other long-term liabilities                                   (2,826)             (46)
             Other, net                                                                     (945)             172
                                                                                   -------------    --------------

                    Net cash used for operating activities                               (19,707)          (4,576)
                                                                                   -------------    --------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
    Capital expenditures, net of proceeds from sales                                     (20,179)         (25,604)
    Net proceeds from sale/(acquisitions) of patents, trademarks,
        licenses and other intangibles                                                      (758)           2,002
    Other, net                                                                            (2,006)            (594)
                                                                                   -------------    --------------

                    Net cash used for investing activities                               (22,943)         (24,196)
                                                                                   -------------    --------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
    Payments on long-term debt and loans payable                                         (37,552)         (19,947)
    Borrowings on long-term debt and loans payable                                        60,708           20,205
    Issuance of common stock                                                              10,509            2,457
                                                                                   -------------    --------------

                    Net cash provided by financing activities                             33,665            2,715
                                                                                   -------------    --------------

                    Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                                2,190              934
                                                                                   -------------    --------------

                    Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                             (6,795)         (25,123)

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year                                    14,720           37,045
                                                                                   -------------    --------------

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period                                 $       7,925    $      11,922
                                                                                   =============    ==============

Supplemental disclosures:

    Interest paid                                                                  $       2,384    $       1,304
                                                                                   =============    ==============

    Income tax payments                                                            $       3,539    $       1,843
                                                                                   =============    ==============
</TABLE>
                       The accompanying notes to condensed
                    consolidated financial statements are an
                       integral part of these statements.

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                        IVAX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

(1) GENERAL:

         In management's opinion, the accompanying unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements of IVAX Corporation and subsidiaries ("IVAX")
contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments)
necessary to present fairly the financial position of IVAX as of March 31, 1996,
and the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 1996 and
1995. The results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March
31, 1996 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations or cash
flows which may be reported for the remainder of 1996.

         The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements have been
prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission for reporting on Form 10-Q. Pursuant to such rules and regulations,
certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial
statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
have been condensed or omitted. The financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes included in
IVAX' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995.

         The accounting policies followed for interim financial reporting are
the same as those disclosed in Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements included in IVAX' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1995.


(2) EARNINGS PER SHARE:

         Primary earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the
weighted average number of common and dilutive common equivalent shares
outstanding for each period. Common stock equivalents include the dilutive
effect of all outstanding stock options and warrants using the treasury stock
method. Fully diluted earnings per share assumes the maximum dilutive effect
from stock options and warrants, and if applicable, the conversion equivalents
of the 6-1/2% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2001 and, for the three month
period ended March 31, 1995, the 9.00% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due
1995.


(3) INCOME TAXES:

         The provision for income taxes is based on the consolidated United
States entities' and individual foreign companies' estimated tax rates for the
applicable year. IVAX utilizes the liability method and deferred taxes are
determined based on the estimated future tax effects of differences between the
financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using applicable tax
laws. Deferred income tax provisions and benefits are based on the changes in
the deferred tax asset or tax liability from period to period.

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         The provision for income taxes consists of the following (in
thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Three Months Ended March 31,                                                        1996               1995
                                                                               ----------------   ---------------
<S>                                                                            <C>                <C>        
Current:
    United States                                                              $       (6,413)    $       5,530
    Foreign, including Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands                             12,541             2,243
Deferred                                                                                    5                87
                                                                                  -------------   ---------------
                                                                               $        6,133     $       7,860
                                                                               ================   ===============
</TABLE>


(4) BUSINESS COMBINATIONS:

         On March 1, 1996, IVAX acquired Elvetium S.A. (Argentina), Alet
Laboratorios S.A.E.C.I. y E. and Elvetium S.A. (Uruguay), three affiliated
companies engaged in the manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals in
Argentina and Uruguay, in exchange for 1,490,909 shares of IVAX' common stock.
Although the acquisition was accounted for using the pooling of interests method
of accounting, the acquisition was recorded as of January 1, 1996 and the
accompanying historical condensed consolidated financial statements have not
been restated to give retroactive effect to the acquisition due to the
immateriality of the related amounts.


(5) DEBT:

         On March 15, 1996, IVAX' $130,000,000 revolving line of credit was
amended to provide for an additional $45,000,000 in borrowings for a period of
ninety days, and to change the expiration date of the revolving line of credit
from March 24, 1997 to May 24, 1997. At March 31, 1996, $106,000,000 in
borrowings were outstanding under the revolving line of credit. In addition, at
March 31, 1996, $15,000,000 in borrowings were outstanding under a short-term
credit facility established February 26, 1996.


(6) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:

         On May 14, 1996, IVAX entered into a new revolving line of credit with
a bank syndicate permitting borrowings of up to $425,000,000. The facility is
secured by a pledge of the stock of McGaw, Inc. and IVAX has agreed not to
pledge or dispose of certain of IVAX' significant subsidiaries. Borrowings under
this facility generally accrue interest at the London Interbank Offer Rate
(LIBOR) plus .45% through August 19, 1996, and thereafter at LIBOR plus between
 .35% to .70%, depending on certain financial ratios. The new facility has a five
year term and contains various financial covenants, including a restriction on
the payment of dividends by IVAX during any fiscal year in excess of 35% of
IVAX' consolidated net income. Proceeds from the new line of credit have been
used to refinance the credit facilities discussed in Note 5 above, and will be
used for working capital and general corporate purposes, including to finance
acquisitions and to make an investment in or extension of credit to McGaw, Inc.
to permit it to redeem its 10-3/8% Senior Notes due 1999.

         On April 26, 1996, IVAX' Board of Directors declared a semi-annual cash
dividend of $.05 per share, payable on June 3, 1996 to holders of record of
IVAX' common stock on May 10, 1996.

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ITEM 2--MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

         The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction
with the Consolidated Financial Statements, the related Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations included in IVAX' Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1995 and the Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements and the related Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Except for historical
information contained herein, the matters discussed below are forward looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to
economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors affecting IVAX'
operations, markets, products and prices, and other factors discussed elsewhere
in this report and the documents filed by IVAX with the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC").

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

                THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996 COMPARED TO THE THREE MONTHS
ENDED MARCH 31, 1995

         IVAX reported net income of $35.9 million for the three months ended
March 31, 1996, compared to $23.4 million for the first quarter of 1995, an
increase of $12.5 million, or 54%. Primary and fully diluted earnings per common
share were $.30 for the 1996 first quarter compared to $.20 for the first
quarter of the prior year.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NET REVENUES AND GROSS PROFIT BY BUSINESS SEGMENT:
(In thousands)

Three Months Ended March 31,                             1996                                  1995
                                           ----------------------------------    ----------------------------------
                                                Net               Gross                Net               Gross
                                              Revenues            Profit            Revenues            Profit
                                           ---------------    ---------------    ----------------   ---------------
<S>                                        <C>                <C>                <C>                <C>         
Pharmaceuticals                            $      212,130     $       99,384     $       158,732    $       69,768
Intravenous products                               83,203             26,828              83,247            32,491
Other operations                                   39,244             18,263              39,181            17,459
Intersegment eliminations                            (532)              -                   (80)              -
                                           ---------------    ---------------    ----------------   ---------------
     Total                                 $      334,045     $      144,475     $       281,080    $      119,718
                                           ===============    ===============    ================   ===============
</TABLE>

         Net revenues for the first three months of 1996 totalled $334.0
million, an increase of $53.0 million, or 19%, compared to the same period of
the prior year. Gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 1996 increased
$24.8 million, or 21%, from the same period of the prior year. Gross profit was
$144.5 million (43.3% of net revenues) for the first three months of 1996,
compared to $119.7 million (42.6% of net revenues) for the first three months of
1995.

         Net revenues of IVAX' pharmaceutical operations increased $53.4
million, or 34%, in comparison to the first three months of 1995. Domestic and
international pharmaceutical operations contributed 76% and 24%, respectively,
to this increase.

         Domestic pharmaceutical net revenues totalled $134.2 million for the
first three months of 1996 compared to $93.6 million for the same period of
1995. The $40.6 million, or 43%, increase in domestic pharmaceuticals net
revenues was primarily attributable to the sale of new generic products
manufactured by IVAX and introduced into the market during the past twelve
months and was partially 

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offset by a decline of $12.2 million in domestic net revenues of other
pharmaceutical products due to competition.

         During March 1996, IVAX received FDA approval to market cefadroxil, the
generic equivalent of Bristol-Myers Squibb's antibiotic Duricef(R), which
contributed $10.5 million in net revenues to the 1996 first quarter. In December
1995, IVAX introduced its albuterol metered dose inhaler, the generic equivalent
of Glaxo Inc.'s Ventolin(R) Inhalation Aerosol, used in the treatment of asthma.
The launch of this product was continued during the first quarter of 1996,
generating first quarter net revenues of $28.4 million. Although sales of these
new products were a significant factor contributing to the overall increase in
net revenues of the domestic pharmaceutical operations compared to the first
quarter of 1995, the levels of revenues generated during the introduction period
of a new generic drug are often higher than the levels experienced for routine
inventory replenishment by customers in the months following the drug's
introduction. In addition, the companies marketing the brand name versions of
cefadroxil and albuterol have each, directly or through a third party, launched
their own generic forms of these products.

         Net revenues attributable to sales of cefaclor, approved in April 1995,
accounted for $16.8 million of the increase in net revenues in the first quarter
of 1996 compared to the same prior year period. Net revenues attributable to
sales of verapamil HCl ER tablets totalled $15.9 million in the 1996 first
quarter compared to $21.8 million in the same quarter of 1995. The decline in
verapamil net revenues was due primarily to a reduction in the net selling price
caused by competition, offset in part by increased unit volume caused by an
increase in the substitution rate of generic verapamil for brand name verapamil.

         As noted in previous documents filed with the SEC, other manufacturers
may obtain regulatory approvals or otherwise determine to market generic
products equivalent to IVAX' manufactured generic products in 1996 and
thereafter. As additional competitors enter the generic pharmaceutical market
with products similar to those manufactured by IVAX, the resulting competition
is likely to reduce IVAX' net revenues and gross profit generated from those
products. In addition, certain raw materials and components used in the
manufacture of IVAX' pharmaceutical products, including those described above,
are available from limited sources, and in some cases a single source. Changes
in the availability of or the price charged for such raw materials may affect
IVAX' future net revenues or gross profit attributable to such products.
Furthermore, because raw material sources for pharmaceutical products must
generally be approved by regulatory authorities, changes in raw materials
suppliers could result in production delays and higher raw material costs.

         IVAX' international pharmaceutical operations generated net revenues 
of $77.9 million for the first three months of 1996, compared to $65.1 million
for the same period of the prior year. The $12.8 million, or 20%, increase in
international pharmaceutical net revenues included an increase of $8.4 million
attributable to the combined operations of Elvetium S.A. (Argentina), Alet
Laboratorios S.A.E.C.I. y E. and Elvetium S.A. (Uruguay), (collectively,
"Elvetium"), acquired in March 1996. Although the acquisition of Elvetium was
accounted for as a pooling of interests, the acquisition was recorded as of
January 1, 1996 and IVAX' historical results of operations were not restated to
give retroactive effect to this acquisition due to the immateriality of the
related amounts. The remaining $4.4 million increase in net revenues of the
international pharmaceutical operations was due to higher net revenues of Galena
a.s. and higher sales of branded products in the United Kingdom, partially
offset by the unfavorable impact of exchange rate differences in comparison to
the prior year period.

         The gross profit percentage of IVAX' pharmaceutical operations was
46.9% for the first three months of 1996 compared to 44.0% for the first three
months of 1995. The increase in the gross 

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profit percentage was primarily due to sales of IVAX' recently approved generic
products and Elvetium's pharmaceutical products, which generally have a higher
gross profit percentage than IVAX' other pharmaceutical products. The increase
in the gross profit percentage was partially offset by a decrease in the gross
profit percentage of IVAX' other domestic generic pharmaceutical products,
including verapamil. Continued competition in the markets for verapamil and
cefaclor is likely to result in a lower gross profit percentage for these
products in 1996 as compared to 1995.

         Net revenues of the intravenous products division totaled $83.2 million
in the first quarter of 1996 and 1995. Higher sales of needlefree intravenous
sets, and increased revenues from specialty nutrition solutions and admixture
services, were offset by lower net revenues attributable to both Hespan(R),
McGaw's brand name blood plasma expansion product, and basic nutrition
solutions. The gross profit percentage of the intravenous products division
decreased from 39.0% for the first three months of 1995 to 32.2% for the same
period in 1996. The $5.7 million reduction in gross profit and the decrease in
the gross profit percentage were primarily due to the reduction in the net
selling price of Hespan(R) caused by competition, in combination with a charge
to cost of sales due to a decrease in inventory carrying costs as a result of
lower standard manufacturing costs adopted as a result of manufacturing
efficiencies achieved in 1995. In February 1995, another pharmaceutical company
introduced a generic version of Hespan(R) in the United States resulting in both
lower prices and a reduction in the intravenous products division's share of the
market. Net revenues and gross profit derived from Hespan(R) are likely to
continue to decrease in 1996 as compared to 1995.

         Net revenues and gross profit of IVAX' personal care products,
diagnostics and specialty chemicals operations, excluding intersegment
eliminations, collectively represent approximately 12% and 13%, respectively, of
consolidated net revenues and consolidated gross profit for the first quarter of
1996. Combined net revenues of these other operations were flat compared with
the first quarter of 1995. Combined gross profit was slightly higher than the
comparable period of the prior year primarily due to the introduction by the
personal care products group of the Iman(TM) product line, which was acquired in
November 1995.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
OPERATING EXPENSES BY BUSINESS SEGMENT:
(In thousands)
                                                            Research      Amortization
                                            General and       and              of           Merger
                             Selling     Administrative  Development       Intangibles     Expenses       Total
                             -------     --------------- ---------------   ------------   -----------    --------
<S>                        <C>            <C>             <C>              <C>          <C>           <C>      
1996 First Quarter
- ----------------------
Pharmaceuticals            $    25,765    $    14,682     $     11,146     $       750  $         71  $     52,414
Intravenous products            13,845          5,168            4,308             993        -             24,314
Other operations                11,355          3,743            1,068             820        -             16,986
Corporate and other             -               4,905           -               -                113         5,018
                           -----------    ------------    ------------     -----------  ------------- -------------
     Total                 $    50,965    $    28,498     $     16,522     $     2,563  $        184  $     98,732
                           ===========    ============    ============     ===========  ============= =============

1995 First Quarter
- ----------------------
Pharmaceuticals            $    18,862    $    13,018     $     10,673    $       590   $     -       $     43,143
Intravenous products            13,868          6,127            3,547          1,172         -             24,714
Other operations                10,503          3,595              965            621         -             15,684
Corporate and other                -            2,049               -               -         -              2,049
                           -----------    ------------    ------------    ------------  ------------- -------------
     Total                 $    43,233    $    24,789     $     15,185    $     2,383   $     -       $     85,590
                           ===========    ============    ============    ============  ============= =============
</TABLE>


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         Selling expenses totalled $51.0 million (15.3% of net revenues) for the
first three months of 1996, compared to $43.2 million (15.4% of net revenues)
for the first three months of 1995, an increase of $7.7 million. Approximately
34% of the total increase, or $2.6 million, was attributable to selling expenses
of Elvetium, which was acquired in the first quarter of 1996. The remaining $5.1
million increase was primarily due to increases in sales and marketing expenses
associated with the launch of newly approved products of IVAX' pharmaceutical
operations.

         General and administrative expenses totalled $28.5 million (8.5% of net
revenues) for the first quarter of 1996, compared to $24.8 million (8.8% of net
revenues) for the first quarter of 1995, an increase of $3.7 million. Corporate
general and administrative expenses increased $2.9 million from the 1995 first
quarter primarily due to increases in personnel, travel and facilities costs and
a receivable recorded in the prior year first quarter related to lower than
anticipated worker's compensation incidence rates. General and administrative
expenses associated with Elvetium, acquired during the first quarter of 1996,
were primarily responsible for the pharmaceutical operations' increase in this
expense category.

         Research and development expenses for the first three months of 1996
increased $1.3 million, or 9%, compared to the 1995 first quarter, to a total of
$16.5 million. Expenditures by IVAX' pharmaceutical operations represented 67%
of the total research and development expenses for the first three months of
1996. Management intends to continue to increase the level of its research and
development efforts. Actual expenditures will depend on, among other things, the
outcome of clinical testing of products under development, delays or changes in
government required testing and approval procedures, technological and
competitive developments, and strategic marketing decisions.

CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS

         For the three months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995, approximately 25%
of IVAX' net revenues were attributable to operations which principally
generated revenues in currencies other than the United States dollar.
Fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies relative to the United States
dollar impact the reported results of operations for IVAX. If the United States
dollar weakens relative to the foreign currency, the earnings generated in the
foreign currency will, in effect, increase when converted into United States
dollars and vice versa. As a result of exchange rate differences, net revenues
decreased by approximately $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31,
1996 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 1995.

INCOME TAXES

         IVAX' effective tax rate was 14% and 24% for the three months ended
March 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The decline in IVAX' consolidated
effective tax rate was primarily the result of a higher proportion of taxable
income generated by IVAX' operations in Ireland, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands, which are taxed at lower statutory rates than IVAX' other operations,
and a tax incentive provided by the state of California. The relative
contributions to taxable income of IVAX' albuterol metered dose inhaler, which
is manufactured in Ireland and has an approximate 10% effective tax rate, as
well as cefaclor and cefadroxil, which are manufactured in the U.S. Virgin
Islands and have an approximate 5% effective tax rate, were the primary
contributors to the lower effective tax rate in the first quarter of 1996. IVAX'
future consolidated effective tax rate will, to a large extent, depend on the
tax jurisdictions in which its products are developed and manufactured, and is
expected to increase as the year progresses.

                                      -10-

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

         At March 31, 1996, IVAX' working capital was approximately $514.9
million, compared to $470.9 million at December 31, 1995. Cash and cash
equivalents totalled $7.9 million at March 31, 1996, as compared to $14.7
million at year-end 1995 and $11.9 million as of March 31, 1995.

         IVAX used $19.7 million in cash for operating activities during the
first quarter of 1996 compared to $4.6 million in the first quarter of 1995. The
$15.1 million increase in cash used for operating activities, as compared to the
first quarter of the prior year, was primarily the result of the higher rate of
growth in accounts receivable and inventories, partially offset by an increase
in current liabilities of $2.7 million compared to a decrease of $17.8 million
in the first quarter of 1995. The increase in accounts receivable compared to
the prior year first quarter was primarily due to the launch of new manufactured
generic products during the second half of 1995 and the first quarter of 1996
and the extension of credit terms in connection with the launch of those
products.

         Investing activities used $22.9 million of cash during the first
quarter of 1996, compared to $24.2 million in the first quarter of 1995, largely
reflecting a lower level of capital expenditures. Cash utilized for capital
expenditures decreased to $20.2 million, more than 85% of which related to IVAX'
pharmaceutical and intravenous operations, from $25.6 million in the first
quarter of 1995. In addition, during the first quarter of 1995, IVAX' personal
care products group sold certain trademarks resulting in $2.8 million in
proceeds.

         Net cash provided by financing activities was $33.7 million during the
first quarter of 1996, compared to $2.7 million in the first quarter of 1995,
primarily reflecting additional borrowings to finance the growth in accounts
receivable and inventories, and higher levels of cash received from the exercise
of stock options.

         IVAX issued 1,490,909 shares of its common stock in March 1996 to
acquire Elvetium. The acquisition was accounted for as a pooling of interests.

         As discussed in Note 6, Subsequent Events, in the Notes to Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements, on May 14, 1996, IVAX entered into a new
revolving line of credit with a bank syndicate permitting borrowings of up to
$425 million. Proceeds from the new line of credit have been used to refinance
IVAX' existing credit facilities, and will be used for working capital and
general corporate purposes, including to finance acquisitions and to make an
investment in or extension of credit to McGaw, Inc. to permit it to redeem its
10-3/8% Senior Notes due 1999.

         As discussed in Note 6, Subsequent Events, in the Notes to Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements, on April 26, 1996, IVAX' Board of Directors
declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $.05 per share, payable on June 3, 1996
to holders of record of IVAX' common stock on May 10, 1996. In each of June and
December 1995, IVAX paid cash dividends of $.04 per share.

                                      -11-

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PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1 -- LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

         On May 10, 1996, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit affirmed the District Court's ruling denying Eli Lilly and Company's
motion for preliminary injunction in the patent lawsuit styled ELI LILLY AND
COMPANY V. AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY, BIOCRAFT LABORATORIES, INC., ZENITH
LABORATORIES, INC. AND BIOCHIMICA OPOS S.P.A. previously reported in IVAX'
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995.

ITEM 6 -- EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)     EXHIBITS

        11        Computation of Earnings Per Share

        27        Financial Data Schedule

(b)     CURRENT REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

        No reports on Form 8-K were filed by the registrant during the three
months ended March 31, 1996.


                                      -12-


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                                   SIGNATURES


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


                                IVAX CORPORATION



Date:  May 15, 1996             By: /S/ MICHAEL W. FIPPS
                                   --------------------
                                   Michael W. Fipps
                                   Senior Vice President-Finance
                                   Chief Financial Officer

                                                                     EXHIBIT 11

                       IVAX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
                      (In thousands, except per share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


THREE MONTHS  ENDED MARCH 31,                                                                           1996            1995
                                                                                                     ------------   -------------
<S>                                                                                                  <C>            <C>        
PRIMARY EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:

    Income before extraordinary items                                                                $   35,896     $     23,303
    Extraordinary items                                                                                      (1)              54
                                                                                                     ------------   -------------
    Net income for primary computation                                                               $   35,895     $     23,357
                                                                                                     ============   =============
    Average number of common and dilutive common
        equivalent shares-primary                                                                       121,379          117,564
                                                                                                     ============   =============

    Earnings before extraordinary items                                                              $      .30     $        .20
                                                                                                     ============   =============

    Net earnings                                                                                     $      .30     $        .20
                                                                                                     ============   =============

FULLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:

    Income before extraordinary items                                                                $   35,896     $     23,303
    Adjustment for interest expense on 9.00% Convertible
        Subordinated Debentures, net of tax                                                                   -               19
                                                                                                     ------------   -------------
    Adjusted income before extraordinary items for fully
        diluted computation                                                                              35,896           23,322
    Extraordinary items                                                                                      (1)              54
                                                                                                     ------------   -------------
    Net income for fully diluted computation                                                         $   35,895     $     23,376
                                                                                                     ============   =============
    Average number of common and dilutive common
        equivalent shares-fully diluted                                                                 121,384          118,690
                                                                                                     ============   =============

    Earnings before extraordinary items                                                              $       .30    $        .20
                                                                                                     ============   =============

    Net earnings                                                                                     $       .30    $        .20
                                                                                                     ============   =============

AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES AND
    DILUTIVE COMMON SHARE EQUIVALENTS

Primary shares:
    Average number of common shares outstanding                                                         119,831         114,328
    Incremental shares for options and warrants                                                           1,548           3,236
                                                                                                     ------------   -------------
                                                                                                        121,379         117,564
                                                                                                     ============   =============
Fully diluted shares:
    Average number of common shares outstanding                                                         119,831         114,328
    Incremental shares for options and warrants                                                           1,553           4,076
    Conversion equivalent of 9.00% Convertible
        Subordinated Debentures                                                                               -             286
                                                                                                     ------------   -------------
                                                                                                        121,384         118,690
                                                                                                     ============   =============
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<TABLE> <S> <C>


<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
     THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM IVAX
     CORPORATION'S FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 1996,
     AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                                   1,000
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>                                   MAR-31-1996
<CASH>                                         7,925
<SECURITIES>                                   0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  411,513<F1>
<ALLOWANCES>                                   0      
<INVENTORY>                                    267,227
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               752,711
<PP&E>                                         396,416<F2>
<DEPRECIATION>                                 0      
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 1,426,471
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          237,777
<BONDS>                                        305,120
                          0      
                                    0      
<COMMON>                                       12,026 
<OTHER-SE>                                     829,687
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   1,426,471
<SALES>                                        334,045
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               334,045
<CGS>                                          189,570
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  189,570
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               0      
<LOSS-PROVISION>                               762    
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             5,691  
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                44,213 
<INCOME-TAX>                                   6,133  
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            35,896 
<DISCONTINUED>                                 0      
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                (1)    
<CHANGES>                                      0      
<NET-INCOME>                                   35,895 
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                  .30    
<EPS-DILUTED>                                  .30    
<FN>
<F1>AMOUNT SHOWN IS NET OF ALLOWANCES.
<F2>AMOUNT SHOWN IS NET OF ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION.
</FN>
        

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