RUSSELL CORP
10-Q, 1997-05-20
KNIT OUTERWEAR MILLS
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              UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 10-Q





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

                                     OR

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


For the quarter ended April 6, 1997                Commission file number 0-1790
                                                                            





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

<TABLE>
            <S>                                    <C>                          
                         Alabama                      63-0180720       
            (State or other jurisdiction of         (I.R.S. Employer   
            incorporation or organization)         Identification No.) 
                                             
           755 Lee Sreet, Alexander City, Alabama        35011
          (Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)
</TABLE>

                                 (205) 329-4000
              (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, and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes X   No
                                        ---    ---


The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common
stock.


                                           
                   Class                     Outstanding at May 15, 1997    
                   -----                     ---------------------------     
   Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share          36,467,078 shares
                                                  (Excludes Treasury)


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                              RUSSELL CORPORATION
                                     Index





                                                                 
                                                  
<TABLE> 

                                          
                                                                             
                                                                Page No.     
                                                                --------     
Part I.  Financial Information:                                              
     <S>                                                           <C>       
     Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets--                                 
         April 6, 1997 and January 4, 1997                         2         
     Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income--                           
         Thirteen Weeks Ended April 6, 1997 and                              
         March 31, 1996                                            3         
     Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows--                                 
         Thirteen Weeks Ended April 6, 1997 and                              
         March 31, 1996                                            4         
     Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial                               
         Statements                                                5         
     Management's Discussion and Analysis of                                 
         Results of Operations and Financial                                 
         Condition                                                 6         
     Exhibit 11 - Computation of Earnings Per                                
         Share                                                     8         
                                                                             
Part II.  Other Information                                        9         
</TABLE>                                                                     





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                        PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                             RUSSELL CORPORATION
                    Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
                            (Dollars in Thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           April 6             January 4
                                                            1997                 1997
             ASSETS                                      (Unaudited)          (Audited)
             ------                                      -----------          ----------                        
<S>                                                      <C>                 <C>           
Current Assets:                                                                           
   Cash                                                  $    6,144          $   7,355    
   Accounts receivable, net                                 220,931            224,155    
   Inventories:                                                                           
      Finished goods                                        337,067            280,368    
      In process                                             45,911             45,562    
      Raw materials and supplies                             55,225             53,885    
                                                         ----------          ---------                       
                                                            438,203            379,815    
      LIFO reserve                                          (34,962)           (33,033) 
                                                         ----------          ---------  
                                                            403,241            346,782    
   Prepaid expenses and other current assets                 28,880             21,733    
                                                         ----------          ---------    

          Total current assets                              659,196            600,025    
                                                                                          
Property, Plant and Equipment, net                          516,981            526,786    
                                                                                          
Other Assets                                                 66,272             68,369    
                                                         ----------          ---------    
         Total assets                                    $1,242,449         $1,195,180    
                                                         ==========         ==========                        
                                                                                          
         LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                                             
                                                                                          
Current Liabilities:                                                                      
    Short-term debt                                        $111,133            $63,256    
    Accounts payable and accrued expenses                    92,937             82,197    
    Federal and state income taxes                            3,519             10,038    
    Current maturities of long-term debt                     31,938             31,943    
                                                         ----------          ---------    
          Total current liabilities                         239,527            187,434    
                                                                                          
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations,                                             
   less current maturities                                  255,921            255,935    
                                                                                          
Deferred Liabilities                                         75,808             71,988    
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
Shareholders' Equity:                                                                     
    Common Stock, at par value                                  414                414    
    Paid-in capital                                          49,665             50,200    
    Retained earnings                                       732,872            726,492    
    Currency translation adjustment                          (4,625)            (2,226)    
                                                         ----------          ---------  
                                                            778,326            774,880    
    Treasury Stock, at cost                                (107,133)           (95,057)    
                                                         ----------          ---------    
          Total shareholders' equity                        671,193            679,823    
                                                         ----------          ---------    
          Total liabilities & shareholders' equity       $1,242,449         $1,195,180                                        
                                                         ==========         ==========

</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.


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                             RUSSELL CORPORATION
                 Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income
               (Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
                                 (Unaudited)





<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     13 Weeks Ended
                                                --------------------------
                                                 April 6          March 31
                                                  1997             1996      
                                               ----------       ----------   
<S>                                            <C>              <C>          
Net sales                                      $  258,159       $  257,854   
Costs and expenses:                                                          
   Cost of goods sold                             176,148          176,639   
    Selling, general and                                                     
      administrative expenses                      57,327           57,190   
   Interest expense                                 5,872            5,796   
   Other - net (income)                               481             (619)
                                               ----------       ---------- 
                                                  239,828          239,006   
                                               ----------       ----------   
Income before income taxes                         18,331           18,848   
                                                                             
Provision for income taxes                          7,028            7,196   
                                               ----------       ----------   
   Net income                                  $   11,303       $   11,652   
                                               ==========       ==========   
                                                                             
Weighted average number of common and                                        
    common equivalent shares outstanding       38,107,146       38,830,040   
                                                                             
                                                                             
Net Income per common and                                                    
    common equivalent share                    $      .30       $      .30   
                                                                             
                                                                             
Cash dividends per common share                $      .13       $      .12   

</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.




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                              RUSSELL CORPORATION
                Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
                             (Dollars in Thousands)
                                  (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 13 Weeks Ended
                                                              ----------------------
                                                               April 6      March 31
                                                                1997          1996
                                                               -------     ---------   
<S>                                                            <C>           <C>             
Cash Flows from Operating Activities                                                         
    Net income                                                 $11,303       $11,652         
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to                                                   
       cash provided by operating activities:                                                
         Depreciation and amortization                          19,969        18,733         
         Deferred income taxes                                     783         1,051         
         Loss on sale of equipment                                 372            18         
         Changes in assets and liabilities:                                                  
            Accounts receivable                                  2,551         3,040         
            Inventories                                        (57,898)      (40,452)        
            Prepaid expenses                                    (6,373)       (5,217)        
            Accounts payable & accrued expenses                 11,184        16,233         
            Income taxes payable                                (6,489)       (2,651)        
            Pension and other deferred liabilities               1,918           851         
            Other assets                                         1,337         4,233         
                                                               -------     ---------         
   Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities         (21,343)        7,491         
                                                                                             
Cash Flows from Investing Activities                                                         
   Purchases of property, plant & equipment                    (10,827)      (30,553)        
   Proceeds from sale of property, plant & equipment               360           539         
                                                               -------     ---------         

   Net cash used in investing activities                       (10,467)      (30,014)        
                                                                                             
Cash Flows from Financing Activities                                                         
    Short-term borrowings                                       48,252        28,481         
    Payments on long-term debt                                 (    19)      (    66)        
    Dividends on Common Stock                                  ( 4,923)      ( 4,642)        
    Cost of Common Stock for treasury                          (16,029)      ( 1,013)        
    Distribution of treasury shares                              3,418           252         
                                                               -------     ---------         

    Net cash provided by financing activities                   30,699        23,012         
                                                                                             
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                         (  100)       (    1)        
                                                               -------     ---------         

    Net (decrease) increase in cash                             (1,211)          488         
                                                                                             
Cash balance at beginning of period                              7,355         4,485         
                                                               -------     ---------         
Cash balance at end of period                                  $ 6,144     $   4,973         
                                                               =======     =========
                                                               
</TABLE>



See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.



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                             RUSSELL CORPORATION
             Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements





1.   In the opinion of Management, the accompanying audited and unaudited
     consoli dated condensed financial statements contain all adjustments
     (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly
     the financial position as of April 6, 1997, and January 4, 1997, and the
     results of operations and cash flows for the thirteen weeks ended April 6,
     1997 and March 31, 1996.

     The accounting policies followed by the Company are set forth in Note A to
     the Company's consolidated financial statements in Form 10-K for the year
     ended January 4, 1997.

2.   The results of operations for the thirteen weeks ended April 6, 1997, are
     not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

3.   In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
     of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings Per Share",
     effective for periods ending after December 15, 1997.  The statement is
     intended to simplify the earnings per share calculation by excluding common
     stock equivalents from the calculation. While the Company has not completed
     its analysis, it is not anticipated that the change in the calculation will
     have a significant effect on reported earnings per share.





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                             RUSSELL CORPORATION
                   Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                Results of Operations and Financial Condition

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

    The following is Management's Discussion and Analysis of certain
significant factors which have affected the Company's earnings during the
periods included in the accompanying consolidated condensed statements of
income.

    A summary of the period to period changes in the principal items included
in the consolidated statements of income is shown below:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Comparison of
                                           ------------------------------------------------
                                               Quarter Ended            Quarter Ended
                                           April 6, 1997 and          April 6, 1997 and
                                            March 31, 1996             January 4, 1997
                                           -----------------------    ---------------------
                                                           Increase (Decrease)      
                                                         (Dollars in Thousands)     
                                                                                    
<S>                                         <C>           <C>     <C>          <C>     
Net sales                                   $ 305          0.1%   $(100,954)   (28.1)%
                             
Cost of goods sold                          ( 491)        (0.3)    ( 65,833)   (27.2)
                             
Selling, general and         
   administrative expenses                    137          0.2     (  7,298)   (11.3)
                                                                              
Interest expense                               76          1.3     (    930)   (13.7)
                                                                              
Other - net                                 1,100          N/A     (    376)   (43.9)
                                                                              
Income before income taxes                  ( 517)        (2.7)    ( 26,517)   (59.1)
                                                                              
Provision for income taxes                  ( 168)        (2.3)    (  8,659)   (55.2)
                                                                              
Net income                                  ( 349)        (3.0)    ( 17,858)   (61.2)

</TABLE>

    Sales were essentially flat for the first quarter of 1997 over the first
quarter of 1996.  Weather related weakness in fleece sales at retail resulted
in lower fleece sales for the quarter.  Sales did increase into the distributor
market despite the continuance of competitive pricing pressures, primarily in
t-shirts.  Additionally, sales increases in other areas of the Company further
offset the fleece decline.

    Gross margins improved to 31.8% of sales for the quarter from the previous
year's first quarter 31.5% margins.  Lower selling prices were more than offset
by improvements in raw material prices and improving manufacturing
efficiencies.

        Selling, general and administrative expenses increased slightly, but
remained constant as a percent of sales at 22.2%.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

    The Company's financial condition remains strong.  Inventories increased
slightly faster than sales, again, primarily due to the lower than anticipated
fleece sales at retail.  The current ratio was 2.8:1 at April 6, 1997.  The
Company's debt to total capitalization at that date was 27.6%, down from 31.1%
for the same period in 1996.



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Required cash for inventories, treasury stock purchases, capital expenditures
and dividends was derived from internally generated funds and borrowings under
short-term bank loans.  The Company maintained $288 million in informal lines
of credit at the end of the quarter.

    The Company utilizes two interest rate swap agreements in the management of
its interest rate exposure.  These agreements effectively convert a portion of
the Company's interest rate exposure from a fixed to a floating rate basis, and
from a floating rate to a fixed rate basis.  The effect of these agreements was
to effectively lower interest expense on the Company's long-term debt in the
first quarter.

    The Company utilizes cotton futures contracts to set sales prices which are
generally set six months to a year in advance of the selling season.  Depending
upon market conditions, these contracts may be purchased at the time prices are
set.  Purchasing futures contracts not only limits the risk of price increases,
but also limits the Company's ability to benefit from future price decreases.
At April 6, 1997, the Company had outstanding futures contracts, that when
combined with other contracts and inventory, exceeded the Company's anticipated
remaining 1997 cotton requirements.





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                         PART II - OTHER INFORMATION




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

    a)  The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 23, 1997.

                                        
    c)  Crawford T. Johnson III retired from the Board of Directors effective
        at the Annual Meeting.

    At the Annual Meeting, shareholders voted upon the following nominees to
    serve as Directors for a three-year term.  The results of the vote are as
    follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            
                                                                            
               Name                       For                 Withheld 
               ----                       ---                 --------
               <S>                        <C>                 <C>
               John C. Adams              33,154,629          515,273
               James D. Nabors            33,155,569          514,333
               Benjamin Russell           33,156,710          513,192
               Margaret M. Porter         33,161,011          508,891
</TABLE>

All nominees were elected.

C.V. Nalley III, John R. Thomas, John A. White, and Timothy A. Lewis will
continue in office until their terms expire in 1998.  Herschel M. Bloom and
Ronald G. Bruno will continue in office until their terms expire in 1999.

The proposal voted upon by the shareholders involved amendments to the Russell
Corporation 1993 Executive Long Term Incentive Plan (the "1993 Plan").  The
reason for amending the 1993 Plan was to provide individual annual limits on
grants of stock options, SARs, restricted stock and performance shares or
performance units.  These limits will bring the 1993 Plan into compliance with
Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) so these awards will continue to be tax
deductible.  The vote upon this proposal was as follows:


                          For:                     33,113,368
                          Against:                    479,005
                          Abstain:                     77,526



Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

     a)  Exhibits -

             11   Computation of Earnings Per Share

             27   Financial Data Schedule (for SEC use only).

     b)  Reports on Form 8-K - there were no reports on Form 8-K filed for the
         period ended April 6, 1997.





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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.





                                              RUSSELL CORPORATION
                                      ------------------------------------
                                                  (Registrant)



Date May 15, 1997                          /S/James D. Nabors
    -----------------                 ------------------------------------
                                       James D. Nabors
                                           Executive Vice President and
                                           Chief Financial Officer
                                           (For the Registrant and as
                                           Principal Financial Officer)





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                                                                      Exhibit 11

                              RUSSELL CORPORATION
                       Computation of Earnings Per Share
                (Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
                                  (Unaudited)





<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            13 Weeks Ended
                                                      
                                                      -----------------------
                                                         4/6/97      3/31/96
                                                      ----------  ---------- 
<S>                                                   <C>         <C>       
Net income                                               $11,303     $11,652
                                                      ==========  ==========
                                  
Shares:                           
  Weighted average common         
     shares outstanding                               37,806,137  38,678,635
                                  
  Net common shares issuable      
     on exercise of certain       
     stock options                                       301,009     151,405
                                                      ----------  ---------- 
  Average common and common       
     equivalent shares            
     outstanding                                      38,107,146  38,830,040
                                                      ==========  ==========
                                  
Earnings per common and           
  common equivalent share                                  $0.30       $0.30


</TABLE>



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<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          JAN-03-1998
<PERIOD-END>                               APR-06-1997
<CASH>                                           6,144
<SECURITIES>                                       569
<RECEIVABLES>                                  230,142
<ALLOWANCES>                                     9,211
<INVENTORY>                                    403,241
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               659,196
<PP&E>                                       1,124,059
<DEPRECIATION>                                 607,078
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               1,242,449
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          239,527
<BONDS>                                        255,921
                                0
                                          0
<COMMON>                                           414
<OTHER-SE>                                     670,779
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                 1,242,449
<SALES>                                        258,159
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               258,159
<CGS>                                          176,148
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  176,148
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                56,434
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                 1,374
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               5,872
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                 18,331
<INCOME-TAX>                                     7,028
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             11,303
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                    11,303
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     0.30
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     0.30
        

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