CONMED CORP
10-Q, 1997-11-14
ELECTROMEDICAL & ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS
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                       Securities and Exchange Commission

                                Washington, D.C.

                                      20549

                                    Form 10-Q

               QUARTERLY REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


For the Quarter Ended Septeber 30, 1997           Commission file number 0-16093



                               CONMED CORPORATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                     New York                              16-0977505
         (State or other jurisdiction of               (I.R.S. Employer
          incorporation or organization)                Identification No.)

    310 Broad Street, Utica, New York                         13501
 (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

                                 (315) 797-8375
               Registrant's telephone number, including area code

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

         The number of shares  outstanding of  registrant's  common stock, as of
November 8, 1997 is 15,003,203 shares.
<PAGE>

                               CONMED CORPORATION

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                    FORM 10-Q

                          PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item Number      

         Item 1.  Financial Statements

                   Consolidated Statements of Income   

                   Consolidated Balance Sheets    

                   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows   

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial

                   Statements         

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

                            PART II OTHER INFORMATION


         Item 5.  Other Information       

         Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K      

         Signatures     
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               CONMED CORPORATION

                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

                     (in thousands except per share amounts)
                                   (unaudited)



                                     For the Three Months     For the Nine Months
                                      Ended September          Ended September
                                  ------------------------------------------------
                                     1996        1997          1996        1997
                                  --------     --------     --------      --------
<S>                               <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>
Net sales ...................     $ 31,432     $ 38,581     $ 92,422      $100,760
                                  --------     --------     --------      --------

Cost and expenses:

  Cost of sales .............       16,469       21,601       48,141        54,335
  Facility consolidation
    expense (Note 7) ........         --           --           --           2,328
  Selling and administrative         7,949        9,304       23,645        26,236
  Research and development ..          861          752        2,238         2,294
                                  --------     --------     --------      --------

    Total operating expenses        25,279       31,657       74,024        85,193
                                  --------     --------     --------      --------


Income from operations ......        6,153        6,924       18,398        15,567

Interest income (expense),net          148          134         (384)          762
                                  --------     --------     --------      --------

Income before taxes .........        6,301        7,058       18,014        16,329

Provision for income taxes ..        2,268        2,541        6,485         5,878
                                  --------     --------     --------      --------

Net income ..................     $  4,033     $  4,517     $ 11,529      $ 10,451
                                  ========     ========     ========      ========

Weighted common shares and
  equivalents ...............       15,195       15,219       14,285        15,221
                                  ========     ========     ========      ========

Earnings per share ..........     $    .27     $    .30     $    .81      $    .69
                                  ========     ========     ========      ========

</TABLE>
                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                              CONMED CORPORATION
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                      (in thousands except share amounts)

                                      ASSETS

                                                               December      September
                                                                  1996         1997
                                                              ---------      ---------
                                                                           (unaudited)
<S>                                                           <C>           <C>
Current assets:

  Cash and cash equivalents .............................     $  20,173     $   5,159
  Accounts receivable, net ..............................        26,336        32,032
  Income taxes receivable ...............................           766          --
  Inventories (Note 4) ..................................        23,187        23,373
  Deferred income taxes .................................           626           626
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets .............           740         1,154
                                                              ---------      ---------
     Total current assets ...............................        71,828        62,344
Property, plant and equipment, net ......................        26,458        31,008
Deferred income taxes ...................................         1,246         1,246
Covenant not to compete, net ............................           713           383
Goodwill, net ...........................................        64,283        83,964
Patents, trademarks, and other assets, net ..............         5,555         4,829
                                                              ---------      ---------
      Total assets ......................................     $ 170,083     $ 183,774
                                                              =========     =========


                     LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:

  Accounts payable ......................................     $   2,433     $   3,186
  Income taxes payable ..................................          --             996
  Accrued payroll and withholdings ......................         2,037         1,868
  Accrued pension .......................................           333           879
  Other current liabilities .............................           951         1,970
                                                              ---------     ---------
      Total current liabilities .........................         5,754         8,899
Deferred compensation ...................................         1,033         1,192
Accrued pension .........................................           276           276
Long term leases ........................................         2,924         2,785
Other long-term liabilities .............................         1,461         1,742
                                                              ---------     ---------
         Total liabilities ..............................        11,448        14,894
                                                              ---------     ---------
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                              CONMED CORPORATION
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                      (in thousands except share amounts)
                                   (continued)

                                       

                                                               December      September
                                                                  1996         1997
                                                              ---------      ---------
                                                                           (unaudited)
<S>                                                           <C>           <C>
Shareholders' equity:

  Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share;

      authorized 500,000 shares; none outstanding .......          --            --
  Common stock, par value $.01 per share;
      40,000,000 authorized; 14,988,783 and
      14,991,108 issued and outstanding,

      in 1996 and 1997, respectively ....................           150           150
  Paid-in capital .......................................       111,867       112,080
  Treasury stock ........................................          --            (419)
  Retained earnings .....................................        46,618        57,069
                                                              ---------      ---------
      Total equity ......................................       158,635       168,880
                                                              ---------      ---------

      Total liabilities and shareholders' equity ........     $ 170,083      $ 183,774
                                                              =========      =========
</TABLE>
                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               CONMED CORPORATION

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW

                    Nine Months Ended September 1996 and 1997

                                 (in thousands)
                                   (unaudited)

                                                            1996          1997
                                                         --------      --------
<S>                                                      <C>           <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:

  Net income .......................................     $ 11,529      $ 10,451      
                                                         --------      --------
  Adjustments to reconcile net income
    to net cash provided by operations:

      Depreciation .................................        2,979         2,979
      Amortization .................................        2,269         2,504
      Increase (decrease) in cash flows
        from changes in assets and liabilities:

            Accounts receivable ....................         (958)       (5,696)
            Inventories ............................           (2)        2,864
            Prepaid expenses and other assets ......         (441)         (414)
            Deferred income taxes ..................        2,000          --
            Other assets ...........................       (1,334)          155
            Accounts payable .......................         (225)          753
            Income taxes payable ...................        1,361         1,762
            Income tax benefit of stock
              option exercises .....................        1,035          --
            Accrued payroll and withholdings .......         (981)         (169)
            Accrued pension ........................         (162)          546
            Other current liabilities ..............          679           321
            Other liabilities ......................         (570)          159
                                                         --------      --------
                                                            5,650         5,764
                                                         --------      --------
     Net cash provided by operations ...............       17,179        16,215
                                                         --------      --------

Cash flows from investing activities:

  Business acquisitions ............................      (33,705)      (24,000)
  Acquisition of property, plant, and equipment ....       (3,992)       (6,884)
                                                         --------      --------

     Net cash used by investing activities .........      (37,697)      (30,884)
                                                         --------      --------
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               CONMED CORPORATION

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW

                    Nine Months Ended September 1996 and 1997

                                 (in thousands)
                                   (unaudited)
                                   (continued)

                                                            1996          1997
                                                         --------      --------
<S>                                                      <C>           <C>
Cash flows from financing activities:

  Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net ......       65,802           213
  Payment for purchase of treasury stock ...........         --            (419)
  Proceeds of long and short term debt .............       32,660          --
  Payments on debt and other obligations ...........      (65,505)         (139)
                                                         --------      --------

     Net cash provided (used) by financing

       activities ..................................       32,957          (345)
                                                         --------      --------

Net increase (decrease) in

  cash and cash equivalents ........................       12,439       (15,014)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period ...        1,539        20,173
                                                         --------      --------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period .........     $ 13,978      $  5,159
                                                         ========      ========


</TABLE>
                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.
<PAGE>
                               CONMED CORPORATION

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 - Consolidation

         The consolidated  financial  statements  include the accounts of CONMED
Corporation  ("the  Company")  and its  subsidiaries.  The Company is  primarily
engaged in the development,  manufacturing  and marketing of disposable  medical
products  and  related  devices.  All  significant   intercompany  accounts  and
transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Note 2 - Interim financial information

         The statements  for the three and nine months ended  September 1996 and
1997 are  unaudited;  in the opinion of the Company  such  unaudited  statements
include  all  adjustments  (which  comprise  only  normal  recurring   accruals)
necessary  for a  fair  presentation  of  the  results  for  such  periods.  The
consolidated  financial statements for the year ending December 1997 are subject
to  adjustment  at the end of the year when they will be audited by  independent
accountants.  The  results of  operations  for the three and nine  months  ended
September  1996  and 1997  are not  necessarily  indicative  of the  results  of
operations to be expected for any other quarter nor for the year ending December
1997. The consolidated  financial statements and notes thereto should be read in
conjunction with the financial  statements and notes for the year ended December
1996 included in the  Company's  Annual  Report to the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission on Form 10-K.

Note 3 - Earnings per share

         Earnings  per share was computed by dividing net income by the weighted
average  number  of  shares  of  common  stock  and  common  stock   equivalents
outstanding during the period.

Note 4 - Inventories

         The components of inventory are as follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                        December             September
                                          1996                  1997
                                        --------              -------
<S>                                      <C>                  <C>
            Raw Material..............   $  7,079             $  9,145
            Work-in-process...........      7,541                6,938
            Finished goods............      8,567                7,290
                                         --------              -------
                 Total................   $ 23,187             $ 23,373
                                         ========             ========

</TABLE>
<PAGE>
Note 5 - Business acquisitions

         On February  23,  1996,  the Company  acquired the business and certain
assets of New Dimensions in Medicine,  Inc. ("NDM") for a cash purchase price of
approximately  $31.2 million and the assumption of $3.3 million of  liabilities.
The  acquisition is being accounted for using the purchase method of accounting.
Accordingly,  the results of operations of the acquired business are included in
the consolidated  results of the Company from the date of acquisition.  Goodwill
associated with the acquisition is being amortized on a straight-line basis over
a 40 year period.

         On July 1, 1997,  the Company  completed the  acquisition  of a product
line from Davol Inc., a subsidiary of C.R. Bard, Inc., for a cash purchase price
of $24,000,000.  Annual sales  associated with the product line  approximate $25
million.  This  acquisition is being  accounted for using the purchase method of
accounting.  Accordingly, the results of operations of the acquired business are
included  in  the  consolidated   results  of  the  Company  from  the  date  of
acquisition.  Goodwill  associated  with the acquisition is being amortized on a
straight-line  basis over a 40 year period. The allocation of the purchase price
for this  acquisition  is based on  management's  preliminary  estimates;  it is
possible that re-allocations will be required as additional  information becomes
available.  Management  does not believe  that such  re-allocations  will have a
material effect on the Company's results of operations or financial position.

         On an unaudited pro forma basis,  assuming each of the acquisitions had
occurred as of the  beginning of the periods,  the  consolidated  results of the
Company would have been as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          For the Nine Months
                                   For the Three            Ended September
                                    Months Ended         ---------------------
                                   September 1996          1996          1997
                                   --------------          ----          ----
<S>                                   <C>                <C>           <C>         
Pro forma net sales .........         $ 37,682           $113,672      $113,260

Pro forma net income ........            4,456             12,960        11,411

Pro forma earnings per
  common, and common
  equivalent shares .........             0.29               0.91          0.75

</TABLE>

Note 6 - Stock offering

         On March 20,  1996,  the  Company  completed  a public  offering of its
common stock whereby  3,000,000 and 850,000  shares of common stock were sold by
the Company and certain  shareholders,  respectively.  The common shares sold by
the shareholders were received upon the exercise of a warrant and options during
the first  quarter of 1996.  Net proceeds to the Company  related to the sale of
3,000,000   shares  and  exercise  of  the  warrant  and  options   amounted  to
approximately  $62,500,000  and  $3,500,000,   respectively.  Of  the  aggregate
proceeds, $65,000,000 was used to eliminate the Company's indebtedness under its
credit agreements.
<PAGE>
Note 7 - Facility consolidation

         During the first quarter of 1997, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge
of $2,328,000 related to the closure of the Company's Dayton, Ohio manufacturing
facility.  Operations of the Dayton  facility,  which was acquired in connection
with the February 1996  acquisition  of NDM, were  transferred  to the Company's
manufacturing facilities in Rome and Utica, New York during the second and third
quarters of 1997.  The  components  of the charge  consisted  primarily of costs
associated with employee  severance and  termination,  and the impairment of the
carrying value of fixed assets.
<PAGE>
Item 2.        MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
               AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following  discussion  includes  certain  forward-looking  statements.  Such
forward-looking  statements  are  subject  to a  number  of  factors,  including
material  risks,  uncertainties  and  contingencies,  which could  cause  actual
results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.

Three months ended September 1997 compared to three months ended September 1996

         Sales  for the  quarter  ended  September  1997  were  $38,581,000,  an
increase  of 22.7%  compared  to  sales  of  $31,432,000  in the  quarter  ended
September  1996.  The increase is largely a result of  incremental  sales volume
associated with the Davol product line  acquisition  which became effective July
1, 1997.  Other  factors  impacting  net sales for the third  quarter of 1997 as
compared to the third quarter of 1996 include  increased  sales of the Company's
surgical disposables offset partially by lower pricing on ECG electrodes.

         Cost of sales increased to $21,601,000 in the current quarter  compared
to the $16,469,000 in the same quarter a year ago as a result of increased sales
volume.  The  Company's  gross margin was 44.0% in the third  quarter of 1997 as
compared to 47.6% in the third  quarter of 1996.  The  decrease  is  primarily a
result of the Davol  product  line  which  currently  has a lower  gross  margin
percentage than the Company's overall gross margin percentage.

         Selling and  administrative  expenses  increased to  $9,304,000  in the
third  quarter of 1997 as compared to  $7,949,000  in the third quarter of 1996.
This increase  resulted from the effects of the Davol product line  acquisition.
As a percentage of sales, however,  selling and administrative  expense declined
from 25.3% in the third  quarter  of 1996 to 24.1% in the third  quarter of 1997
due to economies of scale resulting from incremental sales.

         Research and  development  expense was $752,000 in the third quarter of
1997 as  compared  to  $861,000  in the  comparable  1996  period.  The  Company
continues to conduct  research  activities in all of its product  lines,  with a
particular emphasis on products for minimally-invasive surgery.

         The third  quarter of 1997 had interest  income of $134,000 as compared
to $366,000 in the second  quarter of 1997 and $148,000 in the third  quarter of
1996. As discussed  below under Liquidity and Capital  Resources,  the Company's
invested cash balances  declined in the third quarter of 1997 as a result of the
acquisition  of the Davol  product line and the purchase of a building in Utica,
New York.

Nine months ended September 1997 compared to nine months ended September 1996

        
         Sales for the nine months ended  September  1997 were  $100,760,000  as
compared to sales of  $92,422,000 in the nine months ended  September  1996. The
increase was primarily a result of the Davol product line acquisition  effective
July 1, 1997,  and the NDM  acquisition  that was reflected in 1996 results only
from February 23, 1996,  the date of  acquisition.  Offsetting  the  incremental
sales volume  associated with the  acquisitions was the effect of realignment of
the Company's  domestic  sales force  effective  January 1, 1997,  the effect of
discontinuing  certain  end of  quarter  dealer  incentives  and  lower  pricing
relative to ECG electrode sales.
<PAGE>
         Prior to 1997, the Company  maintained  separate sales forces,  each of
which  sold  only a  portion  of  the  Company's  product  offerings.  With  the
realignment,  each of the Company's  territory  managers sell the entire product
line of the Company. While management believes that this change has enhanced the
Company's sales efforts, management believes that sales for the first six months
of 1997 were  negatively  impacted by this change due to training and transition
issues.  Additionally,  during the second quarter of 1997, the Company announced
that it would immediately  discontinue  certain end of quarter dealer incentives
which had previously been offered.  Management believes that this had a negative
effect on the Company's  sales in the second  quarter of 1997 by as much as $2.0
million.

         Cost of sales increased to $54,335,000 in the first nine months of 1997
as compared to the  $48,141,000  in the same 1996 period.  The  Company's  gross
margin  percentage  was 46.1% for the first nine  months of 1997 as  compared to
47.9% in the first nine months of 1996.  Factors  adversely  impacting the gross
margin  percentage  in 1997 include the third quarter sales of the Davol product
line which  currently  has a lower gross margin  percentage  than the  Company's
overall  gross  margin  percentage  and  the  effect  of  lower  pricing  on ECG
electrodes.

         During the first  quarter  of 1997,  the  Company  recorded a charge of
$2,328,000 related to the closure of its Dayton,  Ohio  manufacturing  facility.
Operations of the Dayton  facility,  which was acquired in  connection  with the
February  1996   acquisition   of  NDM,  were   transferred   to  the  Company's
manufacturing facilities in Utica and Rome, New York during the second and third
quarters of 1997.

         Selling and administrative  costs increased to $26,236,000 in the first
nine months of 1997 as compared to $23,645,000 in the first nine months of 1996.
As a percentage of sales,  selling and  administrative  expense was 26.0% in the
nine months of 1997 as compared to 25.6% in the  comparable  1996  period.  This
increase reflects  incremental  expenses during the first and second quarters of
1997  related to  increased  marketing  efforts  and the  domestic  sales  force
realignment.

         The first  nine  months of 1997 had  interest  income  of  $762,000  as
compared  to interest  expense of $384,000 in the first nine months of 1996.  As
discussed under Liquidity and Capital  Resources,  maximum borrowings during the
first  quarter  of  1996  were  $65,000,000  of  which  $32,660,000  related  to
borrowings  associated  with the February 23, 1996  acquisition of NDM. All such
indebtedness  was  repaid in late March 1996 with  proceeds  from the  Company's
equity offering.

         The  provision  for  income  taxes  decreased  in 1997 due to the lower
income before tax.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

         Cash flows  provided  or used by  operating,  investing  and  financing
activities  for the  first  nine  months of 1996 and 1997 are  disclosed  in the
Consolidated  Statements  of Cash Flow.  Net cash  provided  by  operations  was
$16,215,000  in the first nine months of 1997 as compared to  $17,179,000 in the
first nine months of 1996. Operating cash flows in the first nine months of 1997
were  negatively  impacted  by lower net  income as  compared  to the first nine
months of 1996. Depreciation and amortization in 1997 increased primarily due to
<PAGE>
the effects of the NDM and Davol product line acquisitions. Operating cash flows
for the first nine months of 1997 were  positively  impacted  by a reduction  in
inventories  and an  increase  in  income  taxes  payable.  Adversely  impacting
operating  cash  flows in the  first  nine  months  of 1997 was an  increase  in
accounts  receivable  resulting from incremental sales associated with the Davol
product line acquisition.

         Net cash used by investing activities was $30,884,000 in the first nine
months of 1997 compared to  $37,697,000  in the first nine months of 1996.  Cash
used for the July 1,  1997  acquisition  of the  Davol  product  line was  $24.0
million. During the first nine months of 1997, additions to property,  plant and
equipment were  $6,884,000  including  $4,000,000 used to purchase a building in
Utica, New York. Cash used for the 1996  acquisition of NDM  approximated  $33.7
million. Additions to property, plant and equipment for the first nine months of
1996 amounted to $3,992,000.

         Cash flows used by financing activities were $345,000 in the first nine
months of 1997 as compared to  $32,957,000  provided by financing  activities in
the first nine  months of 1996.  During the third  quarter of 1997,  the Company
repurchased  25,000 shares of its common stock for  approximately  $419,000.  In
connection with the NDM  acquisition on February 23, 1996, the Company  borrowed
$32,660,000   bringing  aggregate   borrowings  under  its  credit  facility  to
$65,000,000.  On March 20, 1996,  the Company  completed  an equity  offering of
common stock and used  $65,000,000 of the proceeds to eliminate the indebtedness
of the Company.

         Management  believes that cash generated from  operations,  its current
cash  resources and funds  available  under its banking  agreement  will provide
sufficient  liquidity to ensure  continued  working  capital for  operations and
funding of capital expenditures in the foreseeable future.

         The  Company's  credit  facility  consists  of  a  $60,000,000  secured
revolving line of credit which expires on March 2001.  This facility  carries an
interest  rate  of  0.5%-1.25%   over  LIBOR  depending  on  defined  cash  flow
performance  ratios.  There were no borrowings  outstanding  under this facility
during the nine months ended September 1997.
<PAGE>

Item 5.  Other Information

         On May 6,  1997,  the  Company  announced  that its Board of  Directors
authorized  the  Company to  repurchase  $30,000,000  of its common  stock.  The
repurchase  program  calls for shares to be  purchased  in the open market or in
private  transactions  from time to time. The Company may suspend or discontinue
the  program at any time.  The timing of the  purchases  will depend upon market
conditions,  the market price of the common stock and management's assessment of
the  Company's  liquidity  and cash flow  needs.  The Company  will  finance the
repurchases  from  cash-on-hand  and amounts  available under the Company's bank
credit facility.
 

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

                                List of Exhibits


     Exhibit No.                               Description 
     -----------                               ----------- 

         11                        Computation of weighted average number
                                   of shares of common stock

         Reports on Form 8-K

         None


<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.

                                                 CONMED CORPORATION
                                                   (Registrant)

Date:  November 14, 1997

                                                 /s/Robert D. Shallish, Jr.
                                                 --------------------------
                                                 Robert D. Shallish, Jr.
                                                 Vice President - Finance
                                                 (Principal Financial
                                                 Officer)




<PAGE>





                                  Exhibit Index

                                                                          
                                                                             

         Exhibit                                                         

           11                -  Computations of weighted average
                                number of shares of common stock          



 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                   EXHIBIT 11

        Computation of weighted average number of shares of common stock



                                    For the Three Months          For the Nine Months
                                     Ended September                  Ended September
                                   ---------------------          ---------------------
                                    1996           1997            1996          1997
                                  -------        -------         -------        -------
<S>                               <C>            <C>             <C>            <C>
Shares outstanding at
  beginning of period ....         14,933         14,999          11,105         14,989

Net weighted average share
  issued and repurchased .              6            (12)          2,644              6

Incremental shares of
  common stock outstanding
  giving effect to stock
  options and warrant ....            256            232             536            226
                                  -------        -------         -------        -------

                                   15,195         15,219          14,285         15,221
                                  =======        =======         =======        =======

</TABLE>

<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 5
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1997
<CASH>                                           5,159
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   32,782
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