UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA INC
10-Q, 1995-05-12
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                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                               Washington, D.C. 20549
                                      FORM 10-Q

                     Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
                        For the Quarter Ended March 31, 1995

                            Commission file number O-4714


                       United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
                 (Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)

            Delaware                                         95-1732075
            (State or other jurisdiction of              (I.R.S. Employer
             incorporation or organization)               Identification No.)

          55 Glenlake Parkway, NE                                     
          Atlanta, Georgia                                       30328
          (Address of principal executive office)             (Zip Code)

          Registrant's telephone number, including area code (404)828-6000

                                   Not Applicable
          Former name,  address  and 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 and  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________

                       Common Stock, par value $.10 per share

                                  (Title of Class)

                                 580,000,000 shares
                           Outstanding as of May 12, 1995


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                PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
        UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
         March 31, 1995 (unaudited) and December 31, 1994
                (000's omitted except share amounts)


ASSETS                                        1995           1994   
                                         ____________  ____________
CURRENT ASSETS:          
     Cash and short-term investments     $   285,144    $   261,038
     Accounts receivable                   1,668,615      1,592,494
     Prepaid employee benefit costs          551,857        439,430
     Materials, supplies and prepaid 
        expenses                             567,008        381,179
     Common stock held for stock plans       376,491        349,338
                                           _________      _________   
        TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS               3,449,115      3,023,479

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - at cost, 
        net of accumulated depreciation 
        of $5,527,542 in 1995 and 
        $5,325,159 in 1994                 7,995,824      7,767,742

OTHER ASSETS                                 492,456        391,183
                                          __________     __________
                                         $11,937,395    $11,182,404
                                          ==========     ==========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY          
CURRENT LIABILITIES:          
     Accounts payable                    $ 1,060,253    $ 1,082,056
     Accrued wages and withholdings          962,824      1,080,554
     Dividends payable                             -        170,037
     Deferred income taxes                   143,134        136,260
     Other current liabilities               657,011        433,578
                                          __________     __________
        TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES          2,823,222      2,902,485
                                          ___________    __________

LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current 
        maturities of $1,563 in 1995 
        and $1,675 in 1994                 1,533,585      1,127,405
                                          __________     __________           

ACCUMULATED POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT
        OBLIGATION, NET                      615,017        588,860
                                          __________     __________

DEFERRED TAXES, CREDITS AND OTHER 
        LIABILITIES                        1,947,969      1,916,405
                                          __________     __________

SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY:
     Preferred stock, no par value,
        Authorized 200,000,000 shares,
        none issued                                -              -
     Common stock, par value $.10 per 
        share, Authorized 900,000,000 
        shares, issued 580,000,000            58,000         58,000
     Additional paid-in capital              312,415        295,441
     Retained earnings                     4,566,768      4,276,784
     Cumulative foreign currency 
        adjustments                           80,419         17,024
                                          __________     __________
                                           5,017,602      4,647,249
                                          __________     __________
                                         $11,937,395    $11,182,404
                                          ==========     ==========

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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          UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                Three Months Ended March 31, 1995 and 1994
                 (000's omitted except per share amounts)
                                (unaudited)

                                                1995        1994   
                                             __________  __________


       Revenue                               $5,101,907  $4,526,287
                                                         
       Operating Expenses:
         Wages and employee benefits          3,030,196   2,818,403
         Other                                1,567,389   1,466,400
                                              _________   _________
                                              4,597,585   4,284,803
                                              _________   _________
         Operating Profit                       504,322     241,484
                                              _________   _________

       Other income and (expense):
         Interest income                          3,997       2,847
         Interest expense                       (20,037)    (13,873)
         Miscellaneous, net                      (4,414)     54,611
                                              _________   _________
                                                (20,454)     43,585
                                              _________   _________
       Income before income taxes               483,868     285,069

       Income taxes                             193,884     120,939
                                              _________   _________
         Net income                          $  289,984  $  164,130
                                              =========   =========        

         Net income per share                $      .50  $      .28
                                              =========   =========     





                   See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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              UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY
                          Three Months Ended March 31, 1995
                                   (000's omitted)
                                     (unaudited)

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                                                         Cumulative
                                     Additional            Foreign      Total
                       Common Stock   Paid-In   Retained  Currency  Shareowners'
                      Shares  Amount  Capital   Earnings Adjustments   Equity
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  Balance, January 1,
    1995              580,000 $58,000 $295,441  $4,276,784  $17,024  $4,647,249
    Net income              -       -        -     289,984        -     289,984
    Gain on issuance
     of common stock 
     held for stock
     plans                  -       -   16,974           -        -      16,974
    Foreign currency
     adjustments            -       -        -           -   63,395      63,395
                      _______  ______  _______   _________   ______   _________
  Balance, March 31, 
    1995              580,000 $58,000 $312,415  $4,566,768  $80,419  $5,017,602
                      =======  ======  =======   =========   ======   =========


                        See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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        UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
             Three Months Ended March 31, 1995 and 1994
                        (000's omitted)
                          (unaudited)



                                                         1995      1994   
                                                        ________  ________      
Cash flows from operating activities:        
  Net income                                            $289,984   $164,130
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash 
   provided from (used in) operating activities:       
      Depreciation and amortization                      205,672    180,803
      Postretirement benefits                             26,157     23,844
      Deferred taxes, credits, and other                  36,268     (6,057)
      Changes in assets and liabilities:     
         Accounts receivable                             (76,121)  (222,809)
         Prepaid employee benefit costs                 (112,427)  (238,202)
         Materials, supplies and prepaid expenses       (195,555)    48,989
         Common stock held for stock plans               (27,153)  (132,475)
         Accounts payable                                (21,803)   169,573
         Accrued wages and withholdings                 (117,730)   (20,668)
         Dividends payable                              (170,037)  (141,281)
         Other current liabilities                       223,545     55,582
                                                        ________   ________

      Net cash from (used in) operating activities        60,800   (118,571)
                                                        ________   ________

Cash flows from investing activities:        
   Capital expenditures                                 (384,372)  (298,465)
   Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and
      equipment                                           12,397     11,889
   Other asset receipts and payments                    (102,912)    13,255
                                                        ________   ________

      Net cash (used in) investing activities           (474,887)  (273,321)
                                                        ________   ________

Cash flows from financing activities:        
   Proceeds from borrowings                              436,844    280,058
   Repayment of borrowings                               (31,422)    (1,985)
   Other transactions                                     16,974     11,897
                                                        ________   ________   

      Net cash from financing activities                 422,396    289,970
                                                        ________   ________

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                   15,797      5,688
                                                        ________   ________

Net increase (decrease) in cash and
   short-term investments                                 24,106    (96,234)

Cash and short-term investments:
   Beginning of period                                   261,038    280,960
                                                        ________   ________

   End of period                                        $285,144   $184,726
                                                        ========   ========

Cash paid during the period for:        
   
   Income taxes                                         $  8,020   $ 96,530
                                                        ========   ========

        See notes to consolidated financial statements.

              
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              UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                     Three Months Ended March 31, 1995 and 1994
                                     (unaudited)


       1.   For interim consolidated financial statement purposes, UPS computes
       its tax provision on the basis of its estimated annual effective income
       tax rate, and provides for accruals under its Managers Incentive Plan,
       Thrift Plan and Retirement Plan based on one quarter of the estimated
       annual expense for each three month period.

            Net income per share is based on 580,000,000 shares in both 1995
       and 1994, including common stock held for stock plans.  

       2.   In the opinion of management, the accompanying interim, unaudited,
       consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of
       normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial
       position as of March 31, 1995, and the results of operations and cash
       flows for the three months ended March 31, 1995 and 1994.

       3.   Agents for the United States Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") have
       asserted in reports that UPS is liable for additional tax for the 1984
       through 1987 tax years.  The assertions are based in large part on the
       theory that UPS is liable for tax on income of Overseas Partners Ltd.
       ("OPL"), a Bermuda company, which has reinsured excess value package
       insurance purchased by UPS's customers from unrelated insurers.  The
       adjustments sought by the agents relating to package insurance are based
       on a number of inconsistent theories and range from $97 million to $183
       million of tax, plus penalties and interest, for the period stated 
       above.

            In addition, the agents have raised a number of other issues
       relating to the timing of deductions; the characterization of expenses 
       as capital rather than ordinary; and UPS's entitlement to the Investment
       Tax Credit in the 1983 through 1987 tax years.  The adjustments sought
       on these issues aggregate $127 million in tax, the majority of which
       would reverse in future years, plus penalties and interest.

            After consultation with legal experts, management believes there is
       no merit to any material issues raised by the IRS and that the eventual
       resolution of these matters will not have a material impact on the
       Company.  Although no assessment has yet been made by the IRS with
       respect to the years 1983 through 1987, it is likely the IRS will issue
       a Notice of Deficiency for the years 1983 and 1984 which the Company
       will contest through litigation.  The IRS has not proposed adjustments
       for years subsequent to 1987, although the IRS may take positions 
       similar to those in the reports described above for periods after 1987.

       4.   Miscellaneous, net in the consolidated statement of income for the
       three months ended March 31, 1994, includes a gain of approximately $46
       million which resulted from the sale of a long-term investment property
       in January 1994.
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              UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                       MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  FINANCIAL CONDITION AND THE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


       Three Months Ended March 31, 1995 and 1994

            Revenue increased by $576 million, or 12.7% for the three months
       ended March 31, 1995 over the three months ended March 31, 1994.  For 
       the first quarter of 1995, domestic revenue totaled $4.439 billion, an
       increase of $421 million over the first quarter of 1994, and
       international revenue totaled $663 million, an increase of $155 million.

            Domestic revenue increased as a result of higher volume which was
       up 5.7%, favorable changes in rates and a continuing shift toward higher
       yielding packages.  The volume increase in the first quarter of 1995 
       reflects problems experienced during the first quarter of 1994, which 
       included a one day strike in February and periodic severe weather 
       conditions which disrupted both air and ground operations.  On February 
       4, 1995, published rates for domestic ground services for commercial and
       residential deliveries were increased by 3.9%.  Additionally, the 
       published rates for Next Day Air and 2nd Day Air packages each increased
       by 3.9%, and the published rates for Next Day Air and 2nd Day Air 
       letters increased by 4.7% and 4.3%, respectively.  

            The increase in international revenue was primarily attributable to
       higher volume, which was up 15.2%, and the effect of stronger foreign
       currencies.  In addition, the majority of the increased volume related
       to higher yielding export packages.

            Operating expenses increased by $313 million, or 7.3%, resulting in
       an improvement in the operating ratio from  94.7 during 1994 to 90.1
       during 1995. The improvement in the operating ratio is a function of
       both cost control efforts during the current quarter and adverse factors
       affecting results for the comparable prior year quarter, as discussed
       above.  These factors not only affected first quarter 1994 volume, but
       increased 1994 operating costs as well.  

            Operating profit for the period increased by $263 million, or
       108.8%, as a result of the higher revenue and lower operating costs.

            Income before income taxes ("pre-tax income") increased $199
       million, or 69.7%.  Domestic pre-tax income amounted to $531 million, an
       increase of $169 million, or 46.7% over the corresponding quarter of the
       previous year.  The increase was a result of higher operating profits.
       In 1994, domestic pre-tax income included a non-recurring $46 million 
       gain from the sale of an investment property, as discussed in Note 4 to
       the accompanying, unaudited financial statements.  The international 
       pre-tax loss decreased by $30 million, or 39.0%, to $47 million for the 
       quarter.
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              UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                       MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  FINANCIAL CONDITION AND THE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

           The international pre-tax loss attributable to the foreign domestic
       operations decreased by $12 million, or 26.0%, primarily as a result of
       higher volume and improved operating margins.  The pre-tax loss
       associated with export operations decreased by $18 million, or 60.1%,
       and resulted primarily from higher volume and improved operating 
       margins.  Export volume increased by 52.2% and 20.6% for international
       and U.S. origin, export shipments, respectively.  UPS expects that the
       cost of operating its international business will continue to exceed 
       revenue in the near future.

            Net income increased by $126 million, or 76.7%, over the
       corresponding quarter of the prior year.  This increase resulted
       primarily from improved operating profit.

            The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 1995
       are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the 
       full year.


       Liquidity and Capital Resources

            As of March 31, 1995, UPS had borrowings outstanding of $670 
       million under its commercial paper program.  Management anticipates that
       UPS will have a continuing need for the near future to draw on its
       commercial paper program to meet its working capital requirements.
       During the first quarter of 1995, the amount which UPS can borrow under
       this program was increased to $1 billion from $500 million.  UPS has 
       entered into firm commitments with a consortium of banks to renew its
       two revolving credit facilities, increasing the amount of each facility
       to $1.25 billion from $500 million, with one expiring June 12, 1996, and
       the other June 12, 2000.  Management believes that these funds, combined
       with the Company's internally generated resources, will provide adequate
       sources of liquidity and capital resources to meet its expected future
       short-term and long-term needs for the operation of its business,  
       including anticipated capital expenditures and purchase commitments.

            As part of UPS's overall effort to lower operating expense, the
       Company has announced it will offer voluntary early retirement and
       severance packages for certain employees, primarily management, during
       the period June 15 to August 15, 1995.  Because of the voluntary nature
       of this program, the projected savings or expense cannot be determined
       at this time.

            Agents for the United States Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") have
       asserted in reports that UPS is liable for additional tax for the 1983
       through 1987 tax years.  Reference is made here to Note 3 to the
       accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements for more
       information.
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                                       PART II


            Item 6 - Exhibits and reports on Form 8-K

            a)  Exhibits:  none
            b)  Reports on Form 8-K: no reports on Form 8-K were filed
                  during the quarter.




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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.



                                        UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.
                                                     (Registrant)             


                                                  By:  /S/ Robert J. Clanin   
                                                       Robert J. Clanin
                                                       Senior Vice President,
                                                       Treasurer and 
                                                       Chief Financial Officer




























            Date:  May 12, 1995



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