ARBOR DRUGS INC
10-Q, 1994-02-24
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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                               
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                                 FORM 10-Q
                                            
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[x]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934  For the quarterly period ended January 31, 1994
                                     or

[_]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934  For the transition period from ___________ to
     ___________

                      Commission file number:  0-14491
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                             ARBOR DRUGS, INC.
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           (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

            Michigan                                  38-2054345
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 (State or Other Jurisdiction of            (I.R.S. Employer Identification
 Incorporation or Organization)                          No.)

                            3331 West Big Beaver
                           Troy, Michigan  48084
                               (810) 643-9420
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  (Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code
                of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)


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 (Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last
                                  Report)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  [x]   No  [_]

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


           Class                           Outstanding at February 22, 1994
- ----------------------------               --------------------------------
Common Stock, $.01 par value                          16,303,623













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                       ARBOR DRUGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                     INDEX
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                                                                   Page No.
                                                                   --------
     PART I   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     Item 1.   Financial Statements

               Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets -
                January 31, 1994 and July 31, 1993                        3

               Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income -
                Three and Six Months ended January 31, 1994
                and 1993                                                  4

               Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                - Six Months Ended January 31, 1994 and 1993              5

               Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
                Statements                                              6-7

     Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                Results of Operations and Financial Condition          8-10


     PART II  OTHER INFORMATION

     Item 1.  Legal Proceedings                                          11

     Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders        12

     Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                           13







































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                           ARBOR DRUGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
                          CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                         (Unaudited)

      (Dollars In Thousands)

                                                       January 31,      July 31, 
      ASSETS                                              1994            1993  
                                                       ----------       --------
     <S>                                               <C>             <C>
      Current assets:
            Cash and cash equivalents                   $ 31,430        $ 41,392
            Short-term investments                           953           3,475
            Accounts receivable                           11,817           8,313
            Inventory                                     83,707          70,341
            Deferred taxes                                 6,293           8,424
            Prepaid expenses                               1,798           1,882
                                                        --------        --------
                  Total current assets                   135,998         133,827
                                                        --------        --------
      Property and equipment:
            Land and land improvements                     8,761           8,937
            Buildings                                     12,720          14,194
            Furniture, fixtures and equipment             49,136          47,207
            Leasehold improvements                        29,273          27,982
                  Less accumulated depreciation          (36,852)        (33,095)
                                                        ---------       ---------
                                                          63,038          65,225
                                                        --------        --------
      Other assets:
            Intangible assets                             22,071          16,527
            Property held for resale                       3,243            -   
                                                        --------        --------
                                                          25,314          16,527
                                                        --------        --------
                                                       $ 224,350        $215,579
                                                       ---------        --------
      LIABILITIES

      Current liabilities:
            Notes payable, current portion             $  1,350         $  1,339
            Accounts payable                             46,758           41,561
            Liability for third-party settlement
             and related expenses                        10,575           16,000
            Accrued rent                                  4,531            3,795
            Accrued compensation and benefits             4,205            3,461
            Income tax payable                            2,473            3,627
            Accrued expenses                              1,833            1,437
                                                       --------         --------
                  Total current liabilities              71,725           71,220
                                                       --------         --------
      Notes payable, net of current portion              17,529           18,151
      Deferred income tax                                 6,939            7,008
      Minority interest in subsidiaries                     659              727
                                                       --------         --------
                                                      
                                                         25,127           25,886
                                                       --------         --------
      SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

      Preferred stock:  $.01 par value; 2,000,000
            share authorized; none issued                  -                -
      Common stock:  $.01 par value; 40,000,000
            shares authorized; 16,270,323 and 16,242,873
            issued and outstanding, respectively            163              162
      Additional paid-in capital                         45,795           45,463
      Retained earnings                                  81,540           72,848
                                                       --------         --------
                                                        127,498          118,473
                                                       --------         --------
                                                       $224,350         $215,579
                                                       --------         --------

                     The accompanying notes are an integral part of the
                     condensed consolidated financial statements.
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                             ARBOR DRUGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                         (UNAUDITED)




      (Amounts In Thousands, Except         Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended
         Per Share Data)                        January 31,            January 31,  
                                            ------------------      ----------------
                                            1994        1993        1994        1993  
                                          --------    --------    --------    --------
     <S>                                 <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
      Net sales                           $159,596    $140,412    $303,400    $264,661

      Costs and expenses:
            Cost of sales                  117,133     102,569     222,757     193,483
            Selling, general and
              administrative                32,435      29,844      64,320      57,584
                                          --------    --------    --------    --------
            Income from operations          10,028       7,999      16,323      13,594

      Interest expense                        (456)       (411)       (889)       (919)
      Interest income                          260         218         531         468
                                          --------    --------    --------    --------
            Income before income tax         9,832       7,806      15,965      13,143

      Provision for income tax               3,358       2,605       5,486       4,100
                                          --------    --------    --------    --------
              Net income                  $  6,474    $  5,201    $ 10,479    $  9,043
                                          ========    ========    ========    ========
      Earnings per common share              $ .40       $ .32       $ .64       $ .56
                                          ========    ========    ========    ========
      Weighted average number of
        common shares outstanding           16,255      16,214      16,250      16,201
                                          ========    ========    ========    ========
      Cash dividend per common share        $0.060      $0.050      $0.110      $0.085
                                          ========    ========    ========    ========








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

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                            ARBOR DRUGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                       (UNAUDITED)


                                                                   Six Months Ended
      (Dollars In Thousands)                                          January 31,   
                                                                  ------------------
                                                                    1994            1993  
                                                                  -------         -------
     <S>                                                         <C>             <C>
      Operating activities:
            Net income                                            $10,479         $ 9,043 
            Adjustments to reconcile to net cash
             provided by operations:
              Depreciation                                          4,397           4,040 
              Amortization                                          1,755           1,377 
              Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                  Accounts receivable                              (3,504)         (3,872)
                  Inventory                                       (13,366)         (5,709)
                  Prepaid expenses                                     84          (1,395)
                  Accounts payable                                  5,197           2,217 
                  Third-party settlement
                   and related expenses                            (5,425)             -  
                  Accrued expenses                                  1,876           1,087 
                  Income tax payable                               (1,154)           (186)
                  Deferred income tax                               2,062              21 
                                                                  -------         -------
                    Net cash provided by operations                 2,401           6,623 
                                                                  -------         -------
      Investing activities:
        Purchase of property and equipment, net                    (2,210)         (7,062)
        Purchase of intangible assets                              (7,367)         (1,829)
        Maturity of short-term investments                          2,522             210 
        Purchase of property held for development or resale        (3,243)            -   
                                                                  -------         -------
                    Net cash used in investing activities         (10,298)         (8,681)
                                                                  -------         -------
                                              
      Financing activities:
        Principal payments on debt                                   (611)        (20,729)
        Dividends paid                                             (1,787)         (1,377)
        Proceeds from borrowing                                        -            6,450 
        Proceeds from exercise of stock options                       333             394 
                                                                  -------         -------
                    Net cash used in financing activities          (2,065)        (15,262)
                                                                  -------         -------
      Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                    (9,962)        (17,320)
      Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period             41,392          47,755 
                                                                  -------         -------
      Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                  $31,430         $30,435 
                                                                  =======         =======

        Cash paid for income tax                                  $ 4,376         $ 4,099 
                                                                  =======         =======
        Cash paid for interest                                    $   943         $   888 
                                                                  =======         =======


                     The accompanying notes are an integral part of the
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                     ARBOR DRUGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                (UNAUDITED)


     1.   BASIS OF PRESENTATION

               The condensed consolidated financial statements have
          been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
          accounting principles and reflect, in the opinion of
          management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring
          adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial
          position, results of operations and cash flows at January
          31, 1994 and for all periods presented.  The condensed
          consolidated financial statements should be read in
          conjunction with the annual consolidated financial
          statements and notes contained in Arbor's Annual Report on
          Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1993.  The
          results of operations for any interim period should not
          necessarily be considered indicative of the results of
          operations for the full year.

     2.   INVENTORY VALUATION 

               Inventory at interim periods is valued on a last-in,
          first-out (LIFO) basis which is determined based upon
          estimates of gross profit rates, inflation rates and
          inventory levels, and is adjusted for the results of
          physical inventories when taken.

     3.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

               As discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
          its fiscal year ended July 31, 1993, the Company settled a
          contractual dispute with Blue Cross of Michigan relating to its
          reimbursement practices, and the United States Attorney for the
          Eastern District of Michigan (the "United States Attorney") has
          been investigating the Company's third-party reimbursement
          practices for possible criminal violations.  The Company does not
          believe that it has engaged in any conduct that should result in
          criminal charges being brought.  Although the criminal
          investigation has not been discontinued, in February 1994, at the
          request of the United States Attorney, the Company agreed that
          information that the Company and others had furnished in
          connection with the criminal investigation could be used as part
          of a review by the Civil Division of the United States Attorney's
          office, in
























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          conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services
          ("HHS"), of possible excess Medicaid reimbursement claims by the
          Company under the federal False Claims Act.  The Company
          understands that the review is at an early stage and, to date,
          neither the Civil Division nor HHS has asserted any claim against
          the Company.  The Company believes it is premature to assess the
          effect on the Company of these investigations or any claims that
          may be asserted as a result thereof.


































































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                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION


     RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     Net Sales
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               Net sales increased by 13.7% and 14.6% for the three
          and six months ended January 31, 1994, respectively, over
          the comparable periods of the prior year.  The increases
          were primarily attributable to increases of 7.1% and 8.1% in
          comparable store sales (sales by stores in operation for at
          least 12 months) for the three and six months ended January
          31, 1994, respectively.  In addition, sales increased due to
          the opening of new drugstores.  The Company operated 152
          stores at the end of the current fiscal quarter, as compared
          to 131 stores at the end of the second quarter of fiscal
          1993.  Nine of the 21 additional stores were added during
          the last two weeks of the quarter ended January 31, 1994.

          Cost of Sales
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               Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales, for the
          three and six months ended January 31, 1994, was 73.4%.  The
          percentages for the comparable periods of the prior year
          were 73.0% and 73.1%, respectively.  The increases in the
          cost percentages principally reflect rising pharmaceutical
          product costs and the resulting gross margin pressure due to
          the reimbursement practices of the Company's third party
          provider programs and the increase in pharmacy sales as a
          percentage of total sales.

          Selling, General and Administrative Expense
          -------------------------------------------
               Selling, general and administrative expense as a
          percentage of net sales, was 20.3% and 21.2% for the three
          and six months ended January 31, 1994, respectively, as
          compared to 21.3% and 21.8% for the comparable periods of
          the prior year.  The decrease in the three and six month
          percentages was primarily due to the fact that selling,
          general and administrative expense in the quarter ended
          January 31, 1993, included a one-time charge of $1,025,000
          owing to the disposition of a lease dispute.  Additionally,
          the percentages declined due to the Company's disciplined
          expense control and leveraging provided by higher sales.




























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          Interest Expense
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               Interest expense net of interest income, for the three
          and six months ended January 31, 1994 was $196,000 and
          $358,000, respectively, as compared to $193,000 and $451,000
          in the comparable periods of the prior year.  The decrease
          in net interest expense for the six months ended January 31,
          1994, is due to higher cash balances during that time
          period, due primarily, to the repayment of a $20,000,000
          note in the second half of fiscal 1993. 

          Provision for Income Tax
          ------------------------
               The provision for income tax as a percentage of income
          before income tax, was 34.2% and 34.4%, respectively, for
          the three and six months ended January 31, 1994, as compared
          to 33.4% and 31.2% in the three and six months ended January
          31, 1993, respectively.  The increase in the percentages for
          the three and six month periods was due to an increase in
          the corporate federal statutory tax rate to 35 percent,
          effective January 1, 1993.  Additionally, impacting the
          increase in the percentage for the six-month period ended
          January 31, 1994, was the adoption in the first quarter of
          fiscal 1993 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board
          Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109,
          "Accounting for Income Taxes."  The benefit of adopting this
          statement for the six months ended January 31, 1993, was a
          decrease in the provision for income tax in the amount of
          $285,000.


     FINANCIAL CONDITION

               Cash flow provided by operations for the six months
          ended January 31, 1994 was $2,401,000.  These funds, in
          addition to cash, cash equivalents and short-term
          investments available at the beginning of the current fiscal
          year, were principally used for capital expenditures,
          payment of dividends and debt retirement, which totaled
          $15,218,000 for the six month period.  For the first half of
          the current fiscal year, total net use of cash and cash
          equivalents was $9,962,000, including the first third of the
          Company's $15 million settlement of a contractual dispute
          with Blue Cross of Michigan.  The remainder of the
          settlement will be paid within the next twelve months.  For
          information with respect to certain related matters, see
          Note 3 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
          Statements and Item 1 of this Report.


























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               During the fiscal year ending July 31, 1994, the
          Company plans to open or acquire approximately 18 to 20
          stores, including 10 drugstores that were acquired from a
          drugstore chain in January 1994.  One of the ten stores
          acquired from the drugstore chain was consolidated with the
          operations of an existing Company drugstore.  The Company is
          also evaluating the possibility of consolidating one or more
          of the remaining acquired stores into existing Arbor
          drugstores.  As of February 24, 1994, 14 new stores have
          been opened or acquired during the current fiscal year. 
          Construction delays due to unseasonably cold weather in
          southeastern Michigan will defer the opening of several
          stores from the second half of fiscal 1994 to the first half
          of fiscal 1995.  

               The Company believes that existing cash, cash
          equivalents and short-term investments and cash provided
          from operations, together with funds available under a $50
          million line of credit, will be adequate for anticipated
          expansion and working capital needs arising in the ordinary
          course of business during the current fiscal year.





















































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     PART II  OTHER INFORMATION

     Item 1.   Legal Proceedings
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               As discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
          its fiscal year ended July 31, 1993, the Company settled a
          contractual dispute with Blue Cross of Michigan relating to its
          reimbursement practices, and the United States Attorney for the
          Eastern District of Michigan (the "United States Attorney") has
          been investigating the Company's third-party reimbursement
          practices for possible criminal violations.  The Company does not
          believe that it has engaged in any conduct that should result in
          criminal charges being brought.  Although the criminal
          investigation has not been discontinued, in February 1994, at the
          request of the United States Attorney, the Company agreed that
          information that the Company and others had furnished in
          connection with the criminal investigation could be used as part
          of a review by the Civil Division of the United States Attorney's
          office, in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human
          Services ("HHS"), of possible excess Medicaid reimbursement
          claims by the Company under the federal False Claims Act.  The
          Company understands that the review is at an early stage and, to
          date, neither the Civil Division nor HHS has asserted any claim
          against the Company.  The Company has also been advised that the
          Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the Company's
          reporting of related matters.  The Company believes it is
          premature to assess the effect on the Company of these
          investigations or any claims that may be asserted as a result
          thereof.













































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     Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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               The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was
          held on December 7, 1993.  At the annual meeting, the
          following persons were elected as directors of the Company
          and the following votes were cast for or were withheld from
          voting with respect to the election of each such person:


                                                  Votes        
                                        -----------------------
            Name                           For         Withheld
          --------                      ---------      --------
          Eugene Applebaum              13,438,635       21,742
          Markus M. Ernst               13,439,537       20,840
          Gilbert C. Gerhard            13,407,532       52,845
          David B. Hermelin             13,440,162       20,215
          Spencer M. Partrich           13,440,062       20,315
          Laurie M. Shahon              13,440,537       19,840
          Samuel Valenti III            13,440,587       19,790


               There were 750 broker non-votes and no abstentions in
          connection with the election of the directors at the annual
          meeting.

               In addition, at the annual meeting, the adoption of the
          Company's Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan, pursuant
          to which the number of shares available for grant under the
          Plan was increased from 1,537,500 shares to 2,537,500
          shares, was approved by the Company's shareholders by a vote
          of 10,486,381 shares for the adoption and 1,535,293 shares
          against adoption, with 40,926 shares abstaining and
          1,397,777 broker non-votes.








































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     Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
              --------------------------------
         (a)  Exhibit 11:  Computation of Earnings Per Share 

         (b)  Reports on Form 8-K:

                   NONE


                                   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.




                                               ARBOR DRUGS, INC.
                                               -----------------
                                                (Registrant)





     DATED:   February 24, 1994          /s/ Gilbert C. Gerhard       
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                                        Gilbert C. Gerhard
                                         (Duly Authorized Officer and
                                         Principal Financial Officer)











































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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


     Exhibit No.         Description
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     Exhibit 11          Computation of Earnings Per Share 
































































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                                            EXHIBIT 11

                                ARBOR DRUGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE

                                          Three Months Ended        Six Months Ended
      (In Thousands)                          January 31,              January 31,    
                                          ------------------      --------------------
                                            1994        1993        1994        1993 
                                          -------     -------     -------     -------
     <S>                                 <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
      A.  Net Income  (a)                 $ 6,474     $ 5,201     $10,479     $ 9,043
                                          =======     =======     =======     =======
      Weighted average number of
      common shares outstanding  (a)       16,255      16,214      16,250      16,201

      Effect of the issuance of 
      stock options and assumed
      exercise of stock options
      at prices which are lower
      than the average market
      price of the common shares
      during the period, using the
      treasury stock method                   167         188         144         193
                                          -------     -------     -------     -------

      B.  Average number of common 
          shares and common 
          equivalent shares for
          primary earnings per share       16,422      16,402      16,394      16,394
                                          =======     =======     =======     =======
      Weighted average number of common
      shares outstanding  (a)              16,255      16,214      16,250      16,201

      Effect of the issuance of stock
      options and assumed exercise of
      options at prices which are lower
      than the market price of common
      stock at end of the period when
      such price is higher than average
      market                                  169         188         172         193
                                          -------     -------     -------     -------

      C.  Common shares, 
          assuming full
          dilution                         16,424      16,402      16,422      16,394
                                          =======     =======     =======     =======
      Primary earnings per
      share A  (b)                        $   .39     $   .32     $   .64     $   .55
            -                             =======     =======     =======     =======
            B
      
      Fully diluted earnings
      per share  A  (b)                   $   .39     $   .32     $   .64     $   .55
                 -                        =======     =======     =======     =======
                 C

<FN>
      (a)  These amounts agree with the related amounts in the Condensed Consolidated
           Statements of Income.

      (b)  The actual difference between reported earnings per share and both primary
           earnings per share and fully diluted earnings, per share is less than $.01,
           but due to rounding, is shown as presented.
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