SCI SYSTEMS INC
10-Q, 2000-05-09
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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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 March 26, 2000
                                       or

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

                          Commission file Number 0-2251

                                SCI SYSTEMS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Delaware                                       63-0583436
  (State or other jurisdiction of                     (I.R.S. Employer
   incorporation or organization)                    Identification No.)
     SCI Systems, Inc.
     2101 West Clinton Avenue
     Huntsville, Alabama                                   35805
(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

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                                 (256) 882-4800
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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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 (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.

                                 [X] Yes [ ] No

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

                   Common Stock, $.10 par value - 144,832,542
                          Outstanding at April 25, 2000


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                         PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

                                SCI Systems, Inc.
                      Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
<TABLE>
<S>                                           <C>                   <C>

                                               March 26,             June 30,
                                                 2000                  1999
(In thousands of dollars)                     (Unaudited)               (*)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Assets

Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents                     $  158,905            $  216,085
Accounts receivable                              845,566               821,925
Inventories                                    1,242,376               719,008
Refundable and deferred federal and
 foreign income taxes                             14,639                12,522
Other current assets                              79,990                62,159
                                              ----------------------------------
                        Total Current Assets   2,341,476             1,831,699






Property, Plant, and Equipment
(Less accumulated depreciation and
 amortization of $567,047 at
 March 26, 2000, and $492,098
 at June 30, 1999)                               575,569               447,985

Goodwill
(Less accumulated amortization of
 $19,392 at March 26, 2000, and
 $5,444 at June 30, 1999)                        311,299                21,033


Other Noncurrent Assets                           55,942                21,943
                                              ----------------------------------





                                Total Assets  $3,284,286            $2,322,660
                                              ==================================

</TABLE>

* Derived  from  audited  financial  statements,  but does not  include  all the
information and footnotes required by generally accepted  accounting  principles
for complete financial statements.

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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                                SCI Systems, Inc.
                      Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
<TABLE>
<S>                                           <C>                   <C>


                                               March 26,             June 30,
                                                 2000                  1999
(In thousands of dollars except share data)   (Unaudited)              (*)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses         $1,104,000              $874,709
Accrued payroll and related expenses              54,378                44,142
Federal, foreign and state income taxes           30,965                36,117
Current maturities of long-term debt               1,599                   341
                                              ----------------------------------
                   Total Current Liabilities   1,190,942               955,309


Other Non Current Liabilities                     82,073                61,681




Long-term Debt - Note E
Industrial revenue bonds                          19,762                21,119
Long-term notes                                  119,443               119,734
Convertible notes                                562,390                   -0-
                                              ----------------------------------
                        Total Long-term Debt     701,595               140,853


Shareholders' Equity

Preferred stock, 500,000 shares authorized
 but unissued                                        -0-                   -0-
Common stock, $.10 par value: authorized
 200,000,000; issued 144,855,874 shares
 at March 26, 2000, and 144,276,474
 shares at June 30, 1999                          14,486                14,428
Capital in excess of par value                   473,493               462,179
Retained earnings                                843,521               703,796
Currency translation adjustment                  (15,906)              (11,288)
Shares held in Rabbi trusts, at cost,
 259,404 shares at March 26, 2000,
 and 272,592 at June 30, 1999                     (5,577)               (3,957)
Treasury stock of 118,732 shares, at cost           (341)                 (341)
                                              ----------------------------------
                  Total Shareholders' Equity   1,309,676             1,164,817
                                              ----------------------------------

  Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity  $3,284,286            $2,322,660
                                              ==================================

</TABLE>

* Derived  from  audited  financial  statements,  but does not  include  all the
information and footnotes required by generally accepted  accounting  principles
for complete financial statements.


See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


<PAGE>




                                SCI Systems, Inc.
                   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
                                   (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<S>                                          <C>                   <C>
                                                       Quarter Ended:
                                               March 26,             March 28,
(In thousands of dollars except share data)      2000                  1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net sales                                     $2,216,718            $1,603,024
Costs and expenses                             2,122,512             1,546,466
Goodwill and contract intangibles
 amortization expense                              7,657                   917
                                              ----------------------------------
                            Operating Income      86,549                55,641

Other income (expense):
 Interest expense (net of interest
 income of $1,524 in fiscal year 2000
 and $1,451 fiscal year 1999)                    (12,360)               (5,220)
 Other, net                                           18                  (199)
                                              ----------------------------------
                  Income Before Income Taxes      74,207                50,222

Income taxes - Note C                             24,488                17,834
                                              ----------------------------------

                                  Net Income    $ 49,719              $ 32,388
                                              ==================================

Earnings per share - Note F:

  Basic                                             $.34                  $.27
  Diluted                                           $.34                  $.24

Weighted average number of shares used in computation:

  Basic                                      144,144,255           120,344,484
  Diluted                                    148,366,428           145,539,060

</TABLE>

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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                                SCI Systems, Inc.
                   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
                                   (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<S>                                           <C>                   <C>
                                                     Nine Months Ended:
                                               March 26,             March 28,
(In thousands of dollars except share data)      2000                  1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net sales                                     $6,036,091            $4,908,531
Costs and expenses                             5,790,669             4,741,418
Goodwill and contract intangibles
 amortization expense                             16,443                 1,832
                                              ----------------------------------
                            Operating Income     228,979               165,281


Other income (expense):
 Interest expense (net of interest
  income of $4,714 in fiscal year 2000
  and $4,993 in fiscal year 1999)                (20,691)              (15,247)
 Other, net                                          257                  (405)
                                              ----------------------------------
                  Income Before Income Taxes     208,545               149,629

Income taxes - Note C                             68,820                54,615
                                              ----------------------------------

                                  Net Income  $  139,725            $   95,014
                                              ==================================

Earnings per share - Note F:

  Basic                                             $.97                  $.79
  Diluted                                           $.95                  $.70

Weighted average number of shares used in computation:

  Basic                                      144,053,906           120,078,648
  Diluted                                    146,879,801           145,236,656

</TABLE>

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


<PAGE>



                               SCI Systems, Inc.
                 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<S>                                                     <C>                   <C>

                                                               Nine Months Ended:
                                                         March 26,             March 28,
(In thousands of dollars)                                  2000                  1999
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Operating Activities
Net income                                               $ 139,725             $  95,014
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
 (used for) provided by operations:
   Depreciation and amortization                           107,208                83,922
   Changes in current assets and liabilities:
     Accounts receivable                                   (26,044)              (76,292)
     Inventories                                          (527,950)              (65,220)
     Other current assets                                  (20,563)              (25,986)
     Accounts payable and accrued expenses                 242,596                87,688
     Income taxes                                            1,319                12,283
   Other non cash items - net                                4,992                (1,095)
                                                        ----------------------------------
    Net Cash (Used for) Provided by Operating Activities   (78,717)              110,314
                                                        ----------------------------------
Investing Activities
 Purchase of property, plant, and equipment               (229,898)              (81,778)
 Acquisition costs in excess of underlying
  asset values                                            (304,214)                  -0-
 Other                                                     (13,602)               (3,298)
                                                        ----------------------------------
                  Net Cash Used for Investing Activities  (547,714)              (85,076)
                                                        ----------------------------------
Financing Activities
 Payments on long-term debt                               (823,331)              (20,704)
 Proceeds from long-term debt                            1,386,228                   457
 Issuance of common stock                                    5,103                 4,112
                                                        ----------------------------------
    Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities   568,000               (16,135)
                                                        ----------------------------------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                      1,251                  (318)
                                                        ----------------------------------
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents       (57,180)                8,785
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period           216,085               184,346
                                                        ----------------------------------

              Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period $ 158,905             $ 193,131
                                                        ==================================
</TABLE>

Cash equivalents consist of short-term deposits and liquid marketable securities
which are stated at cost that approximates market value.

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
March 26, 2000
(Unaudited)

Note A - Basis of Presentation
The accompanying  unaudited condensed  consolidated financial statements include
the  accounts  of  the  Company  and  its   majority-owned   subsidiaries  after
elimination of significant intercompany accounts and transactions. The financial
statements have been prepared in accordance  with  instructions to Form 10-Q and
do not include all the information and footnotes  required by generally accepted
accounting  principles for complete financial  statements.  Independent auditors
have not examined the statements (and all other information in this report), but
in the opinion of the Company all adjustments, which consist of normal recurring
accruals  necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the period,  have
been made.  The results of operations  for the period ended March 26, 2000,  are
not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the year ending June
30,  2000.  For  further  information,   refer  to  the  consolidated  financial
statements  and footnotes  included in the Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended June 30, 1999.

Note B - Stock Split in the Form of a Stock Dividend
The Company paid a  two-for-one  stock split in the form of a stock  dividend on
February 18, 2000, to  shareholders of record as of February 4, 2000. All number
of shares and earnings per share amounts presented in the accompanying financial
statements reflect this stock split.

Note C - Income Taxes
U.S.  income  taxes in excess of estimated  foreign  income tax credits have not
been  provided  on  certain  undistributed   earnings  of  foreign  subsidiaries
aggregating  $109  million  at  March  26,  2000,  which  are  considered  to be
permanently  invested.  Otherwise,   approximately  $24  million  of  cumulative
deferred  income  taxes (net of related  estimated  foreign  income tax credits)
would have been  provided.  The  estimated  income tax provision for fiscal 2000
differs from the U.S. statutory income tax rate due to state income taxes offset
by lower taxed foreign earnings considered permanently invested.

Note D - Acquisitions
In August 1999,  the Company  acquired  Nortel  Network's  Brockville,  Ontario,
Canada,  plant and  certain  other  manufacturing  assets,  and  entered  into a
multiyear manufacturing agreement. This Plant supplies optical, data and network
subassemblies   to  Nortel.   In  December  1999,  the  Company   purchased  the
manufacturing  assets of TAG Manufacturing,  Inc. of San Jose,  California.  TAG
makes  fabricated  sheet metal  products  and  assemblies  (which are  generally
referred to as  enclosures)  for  Original  Equipment  Manufacturers  (OEMs) and
Electronic  Manufacturing  Services  (EMS)  providers  supporting the computing,
networking,  communications and medical electronic equipment  industries.  These
acquisitions are accounted for under the purchase method of accounting and their
current and past  operations  are not  considered  significant  to the Company's
operations;  accordingly,  no pro forma information is presented.  The excess of
the purchase price over the acquired  underlying  tangible  assets for these two
acquisitions  is being amortized  primarily over 15 years,  since they represent
substantial  market  and  product  expansions.  Considerable  future  growth  is
expected  from these two  acquisitions.  The  Company  intends  to expand  TAG's
enclosure operation into other geographic areas.

In January 2000, the Company purchased ECI Telecom's Shemer  Manufacturing Plant
located in Petah Tikva,  Israel,  and entered into a multiyear supply agreement.
This plant  provides  printed  circuit board  assemblies to ECI for use in their
telecommunications products.


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Note E - Changes in Amount Outstanding of Securities or Indebtedness
Total  unused  credit  facilities  available  to the Company at March 26,  2000,
approximated $563 million.  At March 26, 2000, the Company had sold $142 million
of accounts receivable under its asset securitization  agreement.  Additionally,
no amounts were outstanding under the Company's commercial paper and bank credit
lines.

In March 2000, the Company  issued $575 million of 3%  Convertible  Subordinated
Notes  due  March  15,  2007.  Interest  is  payable  semiannually  in March and
September. Such notes are convertible into the Company's common shares at $56.23
per share. The Company may redeem the Notes on or after March 20, 2003.

Note F - Earnings per Share
Basic  earnings per share are  computed by dividing  reported net income for the
period by the  weighted  average  number of shares of common  stock  outstanding
during the  period.  A  reconciliation  of the net income and  weighted  average
number of shares used for the diluted  earnings  per share  computations,  after
adjustment for the announced stock split, follows:

<TABLE>
<S>                                         <C>               <C>               <C>              <C>
                                                    Quarter Ended:                   Nine Months Ended:
                                            -----------------------------       ----------------------------
(In thousands of dollars,                     March 26,         March 28,         March 26,        March 28,
   except share data )                          2000              1999              2000             1999
                                             ----------         ---------         ---------        ---------
Net income                                      $49,719           $32,388          $139,725          $95,014
Add back after-tax interest expense for
 convertible subordinated notes                     426             2,427               426            7,169
                                                -------           -------          --------          -------
                       Adjusted net income      $50,145           $34,815          $140,151         $102,183
                                                =======           =======          ========         ========
Weighted average number of shares
 outstanding during period                  144,144,255       120,344,484       144,053,906      120,078,648
Applicable number of shares for
 stock options outstanding for period         2,694,456         1,604,832         2,371,402        1,568,264
Number of shares if outstanding convertible
 subordinated notes were converted            1,527,717        23,589,744           454,493       23,589,744
                                            -----------       -----------       -----------      -----------
         Weighted average number of shares  148,366,428       145,539,060       146,879,801      145,236,656
                                            ===========       ===========       ===========      ===========

Diluted earnings per share                         $.34              $.24              $.95             $.70
                                                   ====              ====              ====             ====

</TABLE>

Note G - Comprehensive Income Comprehensive income consists of the following:
<TABLE>
<S>                                         <C>               <C>               <C>              <C>
                                                    Quarter Ended:                   Nine Months Ended:
                                            -----------------------------       -----------------------------
                                              March 26,         March 28,         March 26,        March 28,
(In thousands of dollars)                       2000              1999              2000             1999
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net income                                      $49,719           $32,388          $139,725          $95,014

Net currency translation adjustment loss         (2,556)           (3,864)           (4,618)          (4,371)
                                            -----------------------------------------------------------------

                      Comprehensive income      $47,163           $28,524          $135,107          $90,643
                                            =================================================================

</TABLE>


These  currency  translation  losses are the net result of  translations  of the
Swedish subsidiary's  non-U.S.  functional currency financial statements to U.S.
dollars and of non-U.S. dollar long-term intercompany advances.




<PAGE>


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

From time to time the Company may publish or express forward-looking statements,
including  those  herein,  relating  to such  matters as  anticipated  financial
performance, business prospects and outlook, plant expansions, foreign sales and
currency  risks,  technological  developments,   price  competition,   operating
margins,  liquidity,  and similar matters. Such statements generally contain the
words "may,"  "believes,"  "anticipates,"  "estimates,"  "expects," and words of
similar import. The Private Securities  Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a
safe harbor for forward-looking  statements. In compliance with such safe harbor
terms,  the Company  notes that a variety of factors  could cause the  Company's
actual results and experience to differ materially from past performance or from
anticipated   results  or  other   expectations   expressed  in  the   Company's
forward-looking  statements.  The risks and uncertainties  that may cause actual
results  to  differ  materially  include  component  availability  and  pricing,
management of growth, customer concentration,  customer order flow, competition,
technological  change,  trends in selling  prices for the  Company's  customers'
products,   foreign  currency  fluctuations,   projected  capital  expenditures,
qualitative  market risk  disclosures,  and other similar  statements  and risks
described in the Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1999.

Results of Operations

Sales for the third  quarter  were  $2.217  billion,  38% higher than the $1.603
billion in the same period a year  earlier.  Net income was $49.7 million in the
quarter,  a 54%  increase  over the $32.4  million in the same quarter of fiscal
1999.  Basic and  diluted  earnings  per share for the  quarter  were $.34 each,
compared with $.27 and $.24 per share a year earlier,  respectively, an increase
of 42% on diluted  earnings per share.  Diluted earnings per share excluding the
after-tax effect of goodwill amortization,  referred to as "Cash EPS," were $.37
per share compared with $.24 a year earlier.

Sales for the first nine months were $6.036 billion compared with $4.909 billion
in last fiscal year's first nine months.  Net income was $139.7 million for this
period compared with $95.0 million in the fiscal 1999's first nine months, a 47%
increase.  Basic and diluted  earnings  per share for the first nine months were
$.97 and $.95 per share,  respectively,  compared with $.79 and $.70 per share a
year earlier, an increase of 36% on diluted earnings per share. Diluted earnings
per share excluding the after-tax effect of goodwill amortization were $1.03 per
share compared with $.71 a year earlier.

Diversification of products together with growth in  telecommunication  products
stimulated  the  revenue  and  operating  margin  growth  in  what  has  been  a
historically  down  sequential  quarter  for SCI.  Additionally,  SCI's  product
diversification  strategy is not only providing growth, but is also abating some
of the seasonal  trends the Company has seen in past years,  particularly in the
Personal Computer business.

Substantial  growth is occurring in the Company's  foreign  operations which now
represent  approximately  50% of total sales for the first nine months of fiscal
2000 compared to  approximately  42% for all of fiscal 1999.  Foreign  operation
sales are expected to continue to grow faster than domestic sales, especially in
Mexico, Canada and Central Europe. Lower average selling prices were offset by a
substantial  volume  increase  and  sales  generated  by  the  Company's  recent
acquisitions.  Finished product sales continue to approximate 50% of the Company
sales. During the third quarter, over half of finished products sales were other
than Personal  Computers.  Non-PC final  assembly  sales  normally have a higher
operating margin than Personal Computer finished unit assembly sales.

Operating  margins (net of goodwill  amortization  expense) improved to 3.90% in
fiscal 2000's third  quarter from 3.47% for the same period a year earlier.  For
the first nine months,  such operating  margins increased to 3.79% from 3.37% in
fiscal 1999's first nine months. These increases resulted largely from increased
sales volumes,  especially in operations  that were in a startup phase in fiscal
1999,  which  improved  factory  cost  absorption.  Additionally,  the growth in
telecommunications  products and non-PC finished unit assembly sales have led to
higher operating margins.  Reduced losses at the Company's  Brazilian plant also
contributed to the improved operating margin for the first nine months.

Operating  margins  before  goodwill  amortization  increased to 4.25% in fiscal
2000's third  quarter from 3.53% in last fiscal  year's third  quarter.  For the
first nine months, such operating margins were 4.07% in fiscal 2000 and 3.40% in
fiscal 1999.

Goodwill and contract intangible  amortization  increased to $7.7 million in the
third  quarter,  compared to $.9 million in fiscal  1999's  third  quarter.  For
fiscal 2000's first nine months,  such costs amounted to $16.4 million  compared
with $1.8  million for the first nine months last fiscal year.  These  increases
resulted  from  additional  goodwill  in  fiscal  2000  associated  with  recent
acquisitions.  Depreciation  and  amortization  expense  amounted to $41 million
(1.8% of sales) in the third  quarter  compared with $36 million (1.7% of sales)
in the second quarter. Fiscal 1999's third quarter depreciation and amortization
expense was $28 million (1.7% of sales). For the first nine months, depreciation
and  amortization  expense was $107 million in fiscal 2000 (1.8% of sales),  and
$84 million in fiscal 1999 (1.7% of sales).

Planned fiscal 2000 production  capacity  expansions should not adversely impact
operating margins as much as startup  operations did in fiscal 1999. Fiscal 2000
planned expansions  represent capacity increases to existing facilities that are
currently at or near full production levels.

Operations  that were in a startup phase in fiscal 1999 are quickly coming up to
existing full production capacity.  Capacity is appropriately being increased at
several locations coming out of their startup phase, especially those in Mexico.
Two of the four Mexican plants will enter a third  expansion  phase shortly just
as they complete their second  expansion  phase.  Mexico  represents the fastest
growing geographic area for the Company. Its low production costs and geographic
proximity  to U.S.  markets  makes  it  extremely  attractive  to the  Company's
customers.  Several major programs previously executed at the Company's domestic
facilities have been transferred to the Mexican plants.

Shortages and extended  purchase lead times are currently  being  experienced on
certain  components.  While the Company believes  sufficient  component purchase
contracts  exist to enable it to  substantially  meet its planned  sales for the
next  several  quarters,  any  potential  upswing  could  be  impacted  by these
component market conditions.

Net interest  expense  increased to .56% of sales in fiscal 2000's third quarter
from .33% in fiscal 1999's third  quarter.  This increase  principally  resulted
from  increased  debt  and  receivables  sold  under  the  asset  securitization
agreement required to fund recent acquisitions, sales growth and greater days of
quarterly  sales  in  inventory  resulting  from  certain  components'  expanded
purchase  lead times.  Net interest  expense for the first nine months of fiscal
2000 remained  fairly  consistent with last fiscal year (.34% of sales in fiscal
2000 compared with .31% in fiscal 1999). Interest expense is expected to decline
in coming quarters as a result of the issuance of $575 million of 3% Convertible
Subordinated  Notes near the end of the third  quarter.  Proceeds from this debt
issuance were used to pay down higher variable interest rate debt.

The estimated  effective  income tax rate differs from the U.S.  statutory  rate
primarily  due to the effects of state  income  taxes,  offset by lower taxes on
foreign earnings considered permanently invested.  Increased lower taxed foreign
earnings account for the reduced  estimated  effective income tax rate in fiscal
2000.

Third quarter net income increased to 2.2% of sales in fiscal 2000 compared with
2.0% in fiscal  1999,  and to 2.3% of sales for the first nine  months of fiscal
2000 compared with 1.9% in fiscal 1999, as a result of the aforementioned items.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

Working capital increased to $1,151 million at March 26, 2000, from $876 million
at June 30, 1999,  primarily due to a higher inventory  level.  March 26, 2000's
current ratio remained  fairly  consistent  with June 30,  1999's,  2.0 and 1.9,
respectively.  Inventories and property, plant, and equipment balances increased
at March 26,  2000,  from June 30,  1999,  in support of greater  sales  volume.
Quarterly days of sales in inventory were 51 days at March 26, 2000, compared to
47.6 days at December  26, 1999.  March 26,  2000's  quarterly  days of sales in
property,  plant, and equipment  remained fairly consistent with June 30, 1999's
(22.0 days at March 26, 2000,  compared  with 23.4 days at June 30,  1999).  The
increase in goodwill relates to the acquisition of Nortel Networks'  Brockville,
Ontario,  Canada,  plant and certain other manufacturing  assets in August 1999,
and the  acquisition of the  manufacturing  operations of TAG  Manufacturing  in
December 1999.

Available liquidity at March 26, 2000, was $722 million, which consisted of $563
million  in  unused  credit  facilities  and  $159  million  in  cash  and  cash
equivalents.  The Company believes it can adequately fund its expected growth in
the intermediate term.


Capital  expenditures  (including  acquisition  intangibles)  could  exceed $600
million in fiscal 2000 under existing  plans.  Changes in market  conditions and
acquisition opportunities can impact actual capital expenditures  substantially.
The current acquisitions have been funded using existing liquidity.  The Company
has  an  ongoing  program  of  actively   investigating  business  opportunities
generated by other companies' divestitures.

Year 2000 Readiness

To date,  no  computer  systems  or  manufacturing  equipment  have  experienced
material difficulties from the transition to Year 2000.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk.

Short-term  interest rate changes can impact the Company's  interest  expense on
its variable interest rate debt, as well as the discount  (reflected as interest
expense)  on  its  accounts  receivable  sold  under  an  asset   securitization
agreement.  Outstanding variable interest rate debt and accounts receivable sold
approximated  $170 million at March 26, 2000. A one  percentage  point change in
short-term  interest  rates would have a current  impact of increasing  interest
expense by  approximately  $1.7 million on an annual basis.  Interest  rates are
expected to increase in the near future.  Changing  interest  rates could have a
larger  impact on future  earnings  if  variable  interest  rate debt is used to
finance  acquisitions  and growth beyond that  currently  projected.  Presently,
fixed rate debt is largely being used to finance the Company's operations.

The Company  predominantly  conducts its foreign sales and purchase transactions
in U.S. dollars or under customer contract  provisions that protect against most
major  currency  risks.  The largest  currency risk at March 26, 2000,  was that
associated with the Brazilian  operations.  Unlike most other foreign operations
of SCI, this plant is directly subjected to the effects of currency  devaluation
on certain  customers'  contracts until forward pricing is adjusted  accordingly
(normally  monthly).  During  fiscal 1999,  the Brazilian  currency  experienced
severe  devaluations  which adversely impacted the fiscal 1999 operating results
in Brazil.  At March 26, 2000, the Company had  approximately $30 million of net
current assets offset by $24 million in long-term  intercompany advances subject
to this currency exposure.  Approximately $21 million of inventory is subject to
repricing  arrangements  for currency  fluctuations.  The Company  considers the
Brazilian economic outlook too uncertain to predict.

                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a) Exhibits

    (1) Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule for March 26, 2000.

(b) Reports

      The Company filed no reports on Form 8-K during the period of December 27,
1999, to March 26, 2000.

                                   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.

                                          SCI Systems, Inc.
                                          -----------------
                                          (Registrant)

                                          SCI SYSTEMS, INC.
Date: May 9, 2000                         By: /s/ James E. Moylan, Jr.
      ------------                            ------------------------
                                              James E. Moylan, Jr.
                                              Senior Vice President and
                                              Chief Financial Officer
                                              (Principal Financial Officer)

Date: May 9, 2000                         By: /s/ John M. Noll
      ------------                            ----------------
                                              John M. Noll
                                              Assistant Vice President,
                                              Corporate Controller
                                              (Principal Accounting Officer)




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