POLAROID CORP
10-Q, 1995-05-17
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
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                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C. 20549

                                FORM 10-Q

              (Mark One)

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

                 For the quarterly period ended        April 2, 1995
                                                -----------------------

                                       OR

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

                 For the transition period from              to
                                                ------------     ----------

                          Commission File Number  1-4085
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                         POLAROID CORPORATION
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          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           DELAWARE                                         04-1734655
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(State or other jurisdiction                            (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                        Identification No.)


                549 TECHNOLOGY SQUARE, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS  02139
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               (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)


          Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (6l7) 386-2000
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
                                YES   X       NO     
                                   -------       -------  

Shares of Common Stock, $1 par value, outstanding as of May 5, 1995:
  45,001,060 shares
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                     This document contains 20 pages.
                     Exhibit index appears on page 13

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                          PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                         Item 1.   Financial Statements

                    POLAROID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
           Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings (Unaudited)
                    Periods ended April 2, 1995 and April 3, 1994
                            (In millions, except per share data)

                                                      First Quarter
                                                                   
                                                   1995            1994
Net sales:                                                         
         United States                             $150.2          $211.4
         International                             259.4           251.2
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Total net sales                                    409.6           462.6
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    Cost of sales                                  257.3           278.5
    Marketing, research, engineering                               
     and administrative expenses                   183.9           177.2
    Restructuring charge                           77.0                -
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Total costs                                        518.2           455.7
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Profit/(loss) from operations                      (108.6)         6.9
          Other income                             4.6             3.8
          Interest expense                         12.7            10.6
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Earnings/(loss) before income taxes                (116.7)         0.1
          Federal, state and foreign income tax   
            credit                                 (40.9)          (1.3)        
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Net earnings/(loss)                                ($75.8)         $1.4
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Primary earnings/(loss) per common share           ($1.66)         $0.03
Fully diluted earnings per common share            *               *
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Cash dividends per common share                    $0.15           $0.15
Weighted average common shares used for primary                    
          earnings per share calculation (in      
            thousands)                             45,654**        47,242**
Common shares outstanding at end of period (in    
    thousands)                                     45,264          46,820

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*   Fully diluted earnings per share are not stated because they are greater
    than primary earnings per common share.
**  The weighted average shares used to calculate primary earnings/(loss)
    per common share include assumed conversion of options outstanding, as
    appropriate.
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               POLAROID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
                Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
                               (In millions)

                                    (Unaudited)                  (Unaudited)
                                       April 2,   December 31,    April 3,
                                                  
Assets                                    1995         1994       1994
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Current assets                                             
    Cash and cash equivalents          $145.6     $143.3       $96.1
    Short-term investments             45.1       85.6         31.5
    Receivables                        415.7      541.0        488.6
    Inventories:                                               
       Raw materials                   126.1      112.4        127.5
       Work-in-process                 247.1      231.2        259.8
       Finished goods                  308.0      233.8        236.2
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    Total inventories                  681.2      577.4        623.5
    Prepaid expenses and other assets  172.1      141.4        149.6
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Total current assets                   1,459.7    1,488.7      1,389.3
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Property, plant and equipment:                                  
    Gross property, plant and         
       equipment                       2,066.8    2,043.4      1,933.4
    Less: accumulated depreciation     1,323.3    1,296.1      1,213.3
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    Net property, plant and equipment  743.5      747.3        720.1
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Deferred tax assets                    82.8       80.7         80.4
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Total assets                           $2,286.0   $2,316.7     $2,189.8
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Liabilities and stockholders' equity                           
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Current liabilities                                            
    Short-term debt                    $147.1     $117.1       $102.8
    Current portion of long-term debt  35.9       35.9         32.6
    Payables and accruals              256.1      275.7        235.5
    Compensation and benefits          199.9      121.4        118.9
    Federal, state and foreign income 
       taxes                           30.8       51.8         64.7
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Total current liabilities              669.8      601.9        554.5
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Long-term debt                         566.0      566.0        602.4
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Accrued postretirement benefits        251.9      247.2        235.2
Accrued postemployment benefits        39.1       37.2         35.2
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Common stockholders' equity                                
    Common stock, $1 par value         75.4       75.4         75.4
    Additional paid-in capital         387.6      387.2        385.8
    Retained earnings                  1,609.6    1,692.1      1,596.6
    Less:    Treasury stock, at cost   1,197.9    1,174.5      1,145.3
             Deferred compensation     115.5      115.8        150.0
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    Total common stockholders' equity  759.2      864.4        762.5
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Total liabilities and stockholders'    $2,286.0   $2,316.7     $2,189.8
equity
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                   POLAROID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
               Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
                Periods ended April 2, 1995 and April 3, 1994
                                 (In millions)

                                                         (Unaudited)


                                                         First Quarter

Cash flows from operating activities                   1995        1994
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     Net earnings/(loss)                               ($75.8)     $1.4
     Depreciation of property, plant and equipment     33.3        30.4
     Decrease in receivables                           145.0       81.6
     Increase in inventories                           (103.8)     (45.3)
     Increase in prepaids and other assets             (28.0)      (9.8)
     Decrease in payables and accruals                 (35.0)      (16.0)
     Increase/(decrease) in compensation and benefits  56.9        (2.3)
     Decrease in federal, state and foreign income    
       taxes payable                                  (22.0)      (15.1)
     Other non cash items                              27.1        12.0
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     Net cash provided/(used) by operating activities  (2.3)       36.9
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Cash flows from investing activities                               
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     (Increase)/decrease in short-term investments     40.4        (6.7)
     Additions to property, plant and equipment        (31.0)      (32.3)
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     Net cash provided/(used) by investing activities  9.4         (39.0)
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Cash flows from financing activities                               
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     Net increase/(decrease) in short-term debt       
       (maturities 90 days or less)                    23.6        (15.0)  
     Short-term debt having maturities more than 90                
       days
          Proceeds                                     -           5.8
          Payments                                     -           -
     Cash dividends paid                               (6.9)       (7.0)
     Stock options exercised                           0.8         0.4
     Purchase of treasury stock                        (23.8)      -
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   Net cash used by financing activities             (6.3)       (15.8)
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                1.5         (0.4)
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Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   2.3         (18.3)
                                                                   
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period            143.3       114.4
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period             $145.6      $96.1
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                    POLAROID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
               Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in
                    Common Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited)
                    Periods Ended April 2, 1995 and April 3, 1994
                                   (In millions)


                                                     First Quarter
                                                               
                                                               
                                                    1995       1994
    Common stock                                               
        Balance at the beginning of the period      $75.4      $75.4
        Balance at the end of the period            75.4       75.4
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    Additional paid-in capital                                 
        Balance at the beginning of the period      387.2      385.6
         Stock options exercised                    0.4        0.2
        Balance at the end of the period            387.6      385.8
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    Retained earnings                                          
        Balance at the beginning of the period      1,692.1    1,602.0
            Net earnings/(loss)                     (75.8)     1.4
            Dividends declared-common stock         (6.9)      (7.0)
            ESOP dividend tax benefit received      0.2        0.2
        Balance at the end of the period            1,609.6    1,596.6
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Less:                                                          
    Treasury stock                                             
        Balance at the beginning of the period      1,174.5    1,145.5
            Repurchase of common shares             23.8       -
            Stock options exercised                 (0.4)      (0.2)
        Balance at the end of the period            1,197.9    1,145.3
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    Deferred compensation                                      
        Balance at the beginning of the period      115.8      150.2
            Stock options - 1993                    (0.3)      (0.2)
        Balance at the end of the period            115.5      150.0
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Total common stockholders' equity                   $759.2     $762.5
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Polaroid Corporation and Subsidiary Companies
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements    (Unaudited)


Basis of Presentation
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The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts
of the Company's domestic and foreign subsidiaries, all of which are
either wholly owned or majority owned.  Intercompany accounts and
transactions are eliminated.  This is an interim unaudited report,
subject to year-end audit and adjustments.  The information furnished,
however, reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring
accruals) which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a
fair presentation of the results of the interim period.


Restructuring Charge
- --------------------
As previously announced, in the first quarter of 1995 the Company
implemented a restructuring plan which resulted in a pre-tax charge of
$77 million.  The Company offered an early retirement program to
certain qualified employees and a voluntary severance program to all
employees, both of which were open from February 13, 1995 to March 31,
1995.  As a result of these programs, approximately 930 employees will
terminate their employment.  The pre-tax costs related to the
voluntary severance program were approximately $56 million.
Additionally, approximately $18 million represents enhanced retirement
benefits provided under the early retirement program that will be
funded from the Company's pension plans, and therefore has been
reflected as a non-cash item on the Company's statement of cash flows.
The functions of the terminating employees are as follows:

                                   U.S.          Non-     Total
                                                 U.S.
                                 ----------    --------  --------
 Manufacturing                      442           118       560
 Marketing, reseach,                                         
   engineering and administrative   323            47       370
                                    ---           ---       ---
        Total                       765           165       930
                                    ===           ===       ===       
Approximately 740 of these terminations and $35 million of related
cash severance payments are expected to be completed in the second
quarter of 1995.  Approximately $13 million of additional cash
severance payments are expected to be paid in the second half of 1995
with the remaining balance expected to be paid in the first quarter of
1996.  The remainder of the restructuring charge consisted of a pre-
tax charge of approximately $3 million for exit costs related to the
shutdown of certain facilities.


Legal Proceedings
- -----------------
Certain legal proceedings to which the Company is a party are
discussed in Part II, Item 1 of this filing on Form 10-Q.


Independent Auditors' Report
- ----------------------------
The April 2, 1995 and April 3, 1994 condensed consolidated financial
statements included in this filing on Form 10-Q have been reviewed by
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent certified public accountants, in
accordance with established professional standards and procedures for
such review.  The report by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP commenting upon
their review of the condensed consolidated financial statements
appears on page 7.
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                     Independent Auditors' Report
                     ----------------------------

The Board of Directors
Polaroid Corporation

We have reviewed the condensed consolidated balance sheet of Polaroid
Corporation and subsidiaries as of April 2, 1995 and April 3, 1994,
and the related condensed consolidated statements of earnings, cash
flows and changes in common stockholders' equity for the three-month
periods ended April 2, 1995 and April 3, 1994.  These condensed
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company's management.

We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  A review of
interim financial information consists principally of applying
analytical procedures to financial data and making inquiries of
persons responsible for financial and accounting matters.  It is
substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards, the objective of which is the
expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a
whole.  Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications
that should be made to the condensed consolidated financial statements
referred to above for them to be in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards, the consolidated balance sheet of Polaroid
Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1994, and the related
consolidated statements of earnings, cash flows and changes in common
stockholders' equity for the year then ended (not presented herein);
and in our report dated January 31, 1995, we expressed an unqualified
opinion on those consolidated financial statements.  In our opinion,
the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated
balance sheet as of December 31, 1994, is fairly stated, in all
material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from
which it has been derived.



                                                 KPMG Peat Marwick LLP




Boston, Massachusetts
April 18, 1995
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             Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis
           of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
           ------------------------------------------------

First Quarter Results
- ---------------------
Worldwide sales of Polaroid Corporation and its subsidiaries decreased
11% to $409.6 million in the first quarter of 1995 compared with sales
of $462.6 million in the first quarter of 1994, primarily reflecting
the effect of the Company's previously-announced dealer inventory
adjustment program.  The focus of this program is to enable the
Company to exercise better control over its distribution channels,
strengthen retail sales by increasing consumer promotions, and sharply
reduce the "gray market" for Polaroid products.  Implementing this
program in the first quarter of 1995 has caused dealer inventory
levels to decline and "gray market" prices for Polaroid products to
rise.

In the first quarter of 1995, the impact of the dealer inventory
adjustment program on sales in the United States was in line with
management's expectations.  However, the impact of this program on
sales in Western Europe was greater than expected.  In connection with
the dealer inventory adjustment program, the Company, with
participating dealers, is focusing its advertising and promotions on
consumers of its cameras and film.  This transition is expected to be
completed by the end of 1995.

In the first quarter of 1995, sales in the United States were $150.2
million, a decrease of 29% compared with $211.4 million in the first
quarter of 1994.  U.S. shipments of cameras, film, including instant
and conventional, and videotapes in the first quarter of 1995 were
substantially lower than in the first quarter of 1994.  U.S. sales in
the first quarter of 1995 were also affected by the fact that the
Easter holiday fell in the second quarter instead of the first.

International sales increased 3% to $259.4 million in the first
quarter of 1995 from $251.2 million in the same period a year ago.  In
the first quarter of 1995, continuing improvements in sales in
emerging markets such as Russia offset the weaker than expected sales
in Western Europe that resulted from the implementation of the dealer
inventory adjustment program.  Sales in Russia accounted for 15% of
the international sales in the first quarter of 1995 compared to 9% in
the first quarter of 1994.  While the Company believes that emerging
markets present particularly attractive opportunities, such markets
tend to be significantly less stable than more established markets.
There can be no assurance that emerging markets will continue to
produce favorable results.

Gross margins as a percent of sales were 37% and 40% for the first
quarter of 1995 and 1994, respectively.  The decrease in the gross
margin in the first quarter of 1995 compared with the first quarter of
1994 was primarily attributable to a significant decrease in worldwide
shipments of high margin instant films.  Marketing, research,
engineering and administrative expenses for the first quarter of 1995
were $183.9 million compared to $177.2 million in the same period of
1994.

As previously announced, in the first quarter of 1995 the Company
implemented a restructuring plan which resulted in a pre-tax charge of
$77 million.  The Company offered an early retirement program to
certain qualified employees and a voluntary severance program to all
employees, both of which were open from February 13, 1995 to March 31,
1995.  As a result of these programs, approximately 930 employees will
terminate their employment.  The pre-tax costs related to the
voluntary severance program were approximately $56 million.
Additionally, approximately $18 million represents enhanced retirement
benefits provided under the early retirement program that will be
funded from the Company's pension plans, and therefore has been
reflected as a non-cash item on the Company's statement of cash flows.
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First Quarter Results (continued)
- ---------------------------------
Approximately 740 of these terminations and $35 million of related
cash severance payments are expected to be completed in the second
quarter of 1995.  Approximately $13 million of additional cash
severance payments are expected to be paid in the second half of 1995
with the remaining balance expected to be paid in the first quarter of
1996.  The savings from the severance and early retirement programs
are expected to be about $46 million on an annualized basis, of which
$25 million is expected to be realized in 1995.  The remainder of the
restructuring charge consisted of a pre-tax charge of approximately $3
million for exit costs related to the shutdown of certain facilities

Excluding the restructuring charge of $77.0 million, the 1995 first
quarter loss from operations of $31.6 million was primarily the result
of the dealer inventory adjustment program.  With the restructuring
charge, the loss from operations for the first quarter of 1995 was
$108.6 million compared with a profit from operations of $6.9 million
for the first quarter of 1994.

Other income was $4.6 million in the first quarter of 1995 compared
with $3.8 million in the first quarter of 1994.  Interest expense
increased to $12.7 million in the first quarter of 1995 from $10.6
million in the first quarter of 1994 as a result of lower amounts of
interest capitalized on qualifying assets.

The pre-tax loss of $116.7 million for the first quarter of 1995
generated a tax credit of $40.9 million.  For the first quarter of
1994, the income tax credit of $1.3 million on pre-tax earnings of $.1
million was primarily attributable to the beneficial tax effect of
foreign currency exchange.  The net after-tax foreign currency gain
from balance sheet translation amounted to $.1 million and $.4 million
in the first quarter of 1995 and 1994, respectively.

The net loss for the 1995 first quarter was $75.8 million or $1.66 per
common share compared with net earnings of $1.4 million or $.03 per
common share for the first quarter of 1994.  Excluding the
restructuring charge, the net loss per common share would have been
$.57 for the first quarter of 1995.


Financial Liquidity and Capital Resources
- -----------------------------------------
At April 2, 1995, the Company's cash and cash equivalents and short-
term investments amounted to $190.7 million, compared with $ 228.9
million at December 31, 1994.  In addition, working capital decreased
to $789.9 million at April 2, 1995 from $886.8 million at December 31,
1994.  Cash flows from investing activities for the first three months
of 1995 more than offset cash used by operating activities and
financing activities.  The decrease in receivables and increase in
inventories from December 31, 1994 to April 2, 1995 were primarily
attributable to the dealer inventory adjustment program.  During the
first three months of 1995, capital spending was $31.0 million and
depreciation expense was $33.3 million.  Total capital expenditures in
1995 are expected to be approximately $165 million.  The Company
expended cash during the first three months of 1995 to purchase $23.8
million of treasury stock and to pay dividends to common stockholders.
No cash payments were made under the Company's 1995 severance program
in the first quarter of 1995.  Approximately $35 million of cash
payments related to this program are expected to be made in the second
quarter of 1995.  Approximately $13 million of additional cash
severance payments are expected to be paid in the second half of 1995
with the remaining balance expected to be paid in the first quarter of
1996.
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Financial Liquidity and Capital Resources (continued)
- -----------------------------------------------------
At April 3, 1994, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments
were $127.6 million and working capital was $834.8 million.   During
the period from April 3, 1994 to April 2, 1995, cash generated from
profitable operations more than offset cash used by investing and
financing activities.  Capital spending during the period from April
3, 1994 to April 2, 1995 was $145.4 million, which exceeded
depreciation expense of $121.1 million.  The Company expended cash
during the twelve month period from April 3, 1994 to April 2, 1995 to
reduce borrowings, to purchase treasury stock, and to pay dividends to
common stockholders.

The Company maintains a five year $150 million domestic working
capital line of credit for general corporate purposes which expires in
1999.  At April 2, 1995, the entire $150 million of borrowing capacity
under this facility remained available to meet working capital needs.
Additional unused, uncommitted lines of credit for international
operations at April 2, 1995 were $155.0 million.  The Company also has
$100 million of unsold debt securities remaining from its existing
shelf registration, filed in January 1992, available for general
corporate purposes.  The Company's total borrowing capacity is limited
by certain debt covenants.

As of January 1, 1995, the Company had an unexpended balance of $25.4
remaining from its prior stock repurchase program.  In January 1995,
the Board of Directors approved a program to repurchase an additional
$100 million of the Company's common stock on the open market, in
privately negotiated transactions or otherwise (which may include
transactions with Polaroid stock option holders and with Polaroid
retirement plans, including the employee stock ownership plan).  In
the first quarter of 1995, the Company repurchased 766,700 shares for
$23.8 million leaving an unexpended balance of $101.6 million as of
April 2, 1995.  The timing and amounts of any future purchases under
these programs depend upon many factors, including market conditions,
as well as the Company's business and financial condition.

The Company believes that its borrowing capacity and other existing
corporate resources are adequate for at least the next twelve months
to meet working capital needs, to fund planned capital expenditures,
to pursue future growth opportunities, and to fund other corporate
requirements.


Foreign Currency Exchange
- -------------------------
The Company generates a substantial portion of its revenues in
international markets, which subjects its operations to the exposure
of foreign currency fluctuations.  The impact of currency fluctuations
can be positive or negative in any given period.  The Company's
ability to counteract foreign currency exchange movement is primarily
dependent on pricing.

To minimize the adverse impact of foreign currency fluctuations on its
foreign currency-denominated net assets, the Company may engage in
foreign currency-denominated borrowings.  The Company determines the
aggregate amount of such borrowings based on its forecast of the
Company's net asset position and the relative strength of the U.S.
dollar as compared to foreign currencies.  These borrowings create
foreign currency-denominated liabilities that hedge the Company's
foreign currency-denominated net assets.  Upon receipt of the borrowed
foreign currency-denominated funds, the Company converts those funds
to U.S. dollars at the spot exchange rate.  Exchange gains and losses
on the foreign currency-denominated borrowings are recognized in
earnings as incurred.  At April 2, 1995 and April 3, 1994, the amount
of the Company's outstanding short-term foreign currency-denominated
borrowings were $123.2 million and $96.8 million, respectively.
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Foreign Currency Exchange (continued)
- -------------------------------------
From time to time, the Company may use over-the-counter foreign
exchange swaps to reduce the interest expense incurred through the
borrowings described above and to replace the hedge created by those
borrowings.  When a foreign exchange swap is used to replace a hedge,
the currency received by the Company in the spot market component of
the foreign exchange swap is used to close out the borrowings and
simultaneously, the hedge is reinstituted through a forward contract
(not exceeding six months).  The net interest value of the foreign
exchange swap contract is amortized to earnings over the life of the
contract.  Exchange gains or losses on the foreign currency obligation
component of the forward contract are recognized in earnings as
incurred in each accounting period.  The Company does not enter into
foreign exchange swaps for trading purposes.  The aggregate notional
value of these short-term foreign exchange swap contracts outstanding
at April 2, 1995 and April 3, 1994 was $17.3 million and $45.6
million, respectively.

When the Company may not have sufficient flexibility to change prices,
the Company may, from time to time, also purchase U.S. dollar call
options.  The term of these call options typically does not exceed one
year.  The Company's purchase of call options allows it to protect a
portion of its expected foreign currency-denominated revenues from
adverse foreign currency exchange movement.  The Company does not buy
call options which can be exercised prior to the expiration date, nor
does it write options or purchase call options for trading purposes.
The Company defers premiums and any gains for its call options
activity until the option exercise date.  At April 2, 1995, option
contracts with a notional value of $139.2 million were outstanding.
No option contracts were outstanding at April 3, 1994.

The Company maintains a Monetary Control Center (the MCC), which
operates under written policies and procedures defining day-to-day
operating guidelines, including exposure limits, to contract for the
foreign currency-denominated borrowings, foreign exchange swaps and
call options described above.  The MCC is subject to random
independent audits and reports to a supervisory committee comprised of
members of the Company's management.  The MCC publishes monthly
reports to the Company's management detailing the foreign currency
activities it has engaged in for the prior month.


Impact of Inflation
- -------------------
Inflation continues to be a factor in many countries in which the
Company does business.  The Company's pricing strategy has offset to a
considerable degree inflation and normal cost increases.  The overall
inflationary impact on earnings has been immaterial.
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                      PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

                      Item 1. - Legal Proceedings
                      ---------------------------

The Company, together with other parties, is currently designated a
Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency and certain state agencies with respect to the
response costs for environmental remediation at several sites.  The
Company believes that its potential liability with respect to any site
and with respect to all sites in the aggregate will not have a
materially adverse effect on the financial condition or operating
results of the Company.

Due to a wide range of estimates with regard to response costs at
those sites and various other uncertainties, the Company cannot firmly
establish its ultimate liability concerning those sites.  In each case
in which the Company is able to determine the likely exposure, such
amount has been included in the Company's reserve for environmental
liabilities.  Where a range of comparably likely exposures exists, the
Company has included in its reserve the minimum amount of the range.
The Company's aggregate reserve for these liabilities as of April 2,
1995 was $5.5 million, the majority of which the Company currently
expects to be payable over the next two to three years.  The Company's
analysis of data which underlies its establishment of this reserve is
undertaken on a quarterly basis.  The reserve for such liability does
not provide for associated litigation costs, which, if any, are
expected to be inconsequential in comparison with the amount of the
reserve.  The Company will continue to accrue in its reserve such
amounts as management believes appropriate from time to time as
circumstances warrant.  This reserve does not take into account
potential recoveries from third parties.

The Company reviews its recurring internal expenditures on
environmental matters, as well as capital expenditures related to
environmental compliance, on a monthly basis, and reviews its third-
party expenditures on environmental matters on a quarterly basis.  The
Company believes that these expenditures have not had and will not
have a materially adverse effect on the financial condition or
operating results of the Company.

Federal law provides that PRPs may be held jointly and severally
liable for response costs.  Based on current estimates of those costs
and after consideration of the potential estimated liabilities of
other PRPs with respect to those sites and their respective estimated
levels of financial responsibility, the Company does not believe its
potential liability will be materially enlarged by the fact that the
liability is joint and several.

The Company is involved in various other legal proceedings and claims
arising in the ordinary course of business.  Management believes that
the disposition of these matters will not have a materially adverse
effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the
Company.
                                     12
<PAGE>
               Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
               -----------------------------------------
(a)   Exhibits:

      (11)     Computation of earnings per share.

      (15)     Letter from KPMG Peat Marwick LLP re unaudited interim
               financial information.

      (27)     Financial Data Schedule

(b)   Reports on Form 8-K:

      There were no reports on Form 8-K during the quarter ended April
      2, 1995.
                                  13
<PAGE>
                                   SIGNATURES
                                   ----------
   
   
   
   
   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
   1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
   its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
                                POLAROID CORPORATION
                                ------------------------------------ 
                                (Registrant)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   May 15, 1995                 William J. O'Neill, Jr.           
   ------------                 ------------------------------------
                                William J. O'Neill, Jr.
                                Executive Vice President and
                                Chief Financial Officer
   
                                 14
<PAGE>



                               EXHIBIT 11
              STATEMENT RE  COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS

                           POLAROID CORPORATION
                COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
                (IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT FOR PER SHARE DATA)
                         FIRST QUARTER, 1995





PRIMARY COMPUTATION

Net loss per statement of earnings                         $  (75.8)
                                                           =========

Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding                                              45.7

Weighted average number of common
stock equivalents                                                 --
                                                           ---------

Weighted average number of common
shares, as adjusted                                             45.7
                                                           =========

Primary loss per common share                               $ (1.66)
                                                           =========
                                     15
<PAGE>
                            POLAROID CORPORATION
            COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (Continued)
                  (IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT FOR PER SHARE DATA)
                             FIRST QUARTER, 1995




FULLY DILUTED COMPUTATION

Net  loss  per  statement of  earnings                         $(75.8)

Add:  effect of elimination of after-tax interest expense
      on $140 million 8% convertible debentures                   1.7
                                                               ------
Net  loss,  as  adjusted                                       $(74.1)
                                                               ======= 

Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding                                               45.7

Weighted average number of common
stock equivalents                                                  .5

Add:  effect of converting $140 million
      8% debentures into common stock                             4.3 (A)
                                                               ------
Weighted average number of common
shares, as adjusted                                              50.5
                                                               ====== 

Fully diluted loss per common share                            $(1.47) (B)
                                                               ======


(A) Assumes conversion of $140 million 8% convertible debentures at a price
    of $32.50 per common share in accordance with the convertible debenture
    exchange agreement.

(B) This computation is submitted as an exhibit to the Company's Form
    10-Q in accordance with Regulation S-K item 601(b)(11),
    although presenting the computation is not in accord
    with paragraph 40 of APB Opinion 15 because the computation
    produces an antidilutive result.

                                       16
<PAGE>
                            POLAROID CORPORATION
            COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (Continued)
                  (IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT FOR PER SHARE DATA)
                           FIRST QUARTER, 1994





PRIMARY COMPUTATION

Net earnings per statement of earnings                        $  1.4
                                                              ======

Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding                                              46.8

Weighted average number of common
stock equivalents                                                 .4
                                                              ------
Weighted average number of common
shares, as adjusted                                             47.2
                                                              ======

Primary earnings per common share                             $  .03
                                                              ======
                                  17
<PAGE>
                           POLAROID CORPORATION
           COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (Continued)
                (IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT FOR PER SHARE DATA)
                           FIRST QUARTER, 1994




FULLY DILUTED COMPUTATION

Net earnings per statement of earnings                         $  1.4

Add:  effect of elimination of after-tax interest expense
      on $140 million 8% convertible debentures                   1.7
                                                               ------
Net earnings, as adjusted                                      $  3.1
                                                               ======

Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding used for primary computation                  46.8

Weighted average number of common
stock equivalents                                                  .4

Add:  effect of converting $140 million
      8% debentures into common stock                             4.3 (A)
                                                               ------
Weighted average number of common shares
outstanding, as adjusted                                         51.5
                                                              =======

Fully diluted earnings per common share                        $  .06 (B)
                                                              =======


(A) Assumes  conversion of $140 million 8% convertible debentures at a
    price of $32.50 per common  share in accordance with the convertible
    debenture exchange agreement.

(B) This computation is submitted as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-Q
    in accordance with Regulation S-K item 601(b)(11), although presenting
    the computation is not in accord with paragraph 40 of APB Opinion 15
    because the computation produces an antidilutive result.
                                      18
<PAGE>



   
   
                                                          Exhibit 15
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   The Board of Directors
   Polaroid Corporation
   
   
   Ladies and Gentlemen:
   
   Re:  Registration Statements No. 33-36384, No. 33-44661 and No. 33-51173
   
   With respect to the subject registration statements, we
   acknowledge our awareness of the use therein of our report dated
   April 18, 1995, related to our review of interim financial
   information.
   
   Pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, such
   report is not considered part of a registration statement prepared
   or certified by an accountant or a report prepared or certified by
   an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Act.
   
   
                                        Very truly yours,
                                        
                                        
                                        KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
   
   
   Boston, Massachusetts
   May 15, 1995







                                       19
   


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