SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA INC
10-Q, 1999-11-08
RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended October 1, 1999
                               -------------------------------------------------

                                       OR

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

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

                         Commission file number 1-5517


                         SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.
            (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


              Georgia                                     58-0612397
    (State or other jurisdiction of                    (I.R.S. Employer
    incorporation or organization)                   Identification Number)

One Technology Parkway, South
      Norcross, Georgia                                     30092-2967
  (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)


                               770-903-5000

             (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  ___
                                                    ---

     As of October 29, 1999, Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. had outstanding 78,561,295
shares of common stock.

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                        PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                   SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      Consolidated Statement of Earnings
                     (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
                                  (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   Three Months Ended
                                                               --------------------------
                                                               October 1,   September 25,
                                                                  1999          1998
                                                               ----------   -------------
<S>                                                            <C>          <C>
SALES                                                          $ 349,319       $ 257,478
                                                                 -------        --------

COSTS AND EXPENSES
  Cost of sales                                                  249,371         187,109
  Sales and administrative                                        39,106          38,789
  Research and development                                        28,332          29,291
  Interest expense                                                   358             167
  Interest (income)                                               (3,633)         (2,102)
  Other (income) expense, net                                       (292)        (17,196)
                                                                 -------        --------
  Total costs and expenses                                       313,242         236,058
                                                                 -------        --------

EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES                                      36,077          21,420

PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES
  Current                                                          4,596          (6,487)
  Deferred                                                         6,227          12,913
                                                                 -------        --------

NET EARNINGS                                                   $  25,254       $  14,994
                                                                 =======        ========

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

  BASIC                                                        $    0.32       $    0.19
                                                                 =======        ========

  DILUTED                                                      $    0.31       $    0.19
                                                                 =======        ========

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER
  OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING

  BASIC                                                           77,865          79,216
                                                                 =======         =======

  DILUTED                                                         80,676          80,649
                                                                 =======         =======

DIVIDENDS PER SHARE PAID                                       $   0.015       $   0.015
                                                                 =======         =======

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:

NET EARNINGS                                                   $  25,254       $  14,994

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), NET OF TAX(1)
  Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities, net          9,724               -
  Retirement plan minimum liability adjustment                      (828)              -
  Foreign currency translation adjustments                          (237)            547
                                                                 -------         -------

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                                           $  33,913       $  15,541
                                                                 =======         =======
</TABLE>

  (1) Assumed 38% and 40% tax rate in fiscal 2000 and
      fiscal 1999, respectively.

                            SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES

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                   SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
                                  (UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                  In Thousands
                                                                        -----------------------------
                                                                          October 1,         July 2,
                                                                            1999              1999
                                                                        ------------       ----------
<S>                                                                     <C>                <C>
ASSETS
 CURRENT ASSETS
   Cash and cash equivalents                                             $   315,088      $   300,454
   Marketable securities                                                       3,159            2,438
   Receivables, less allowance for doubtful
     accounts of $8,256,000 at October 1
     and $8,160,000 at July 2                                                284,125          290,274
   Inventories                                                               208,240          189,354
   Deferred income taxes                                                      32,583           37,130
   Other current assets                                                       18,016           11,811
                                                                         -----------      -----------
     TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                                                    861,211          831,461
                                                                         -----------      -----------

 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, at cost
   Land and improvements                                                      21,161           21,161
   Buildings and improvements                                                 31,691           31,802
   Machinery and equipment                                                   205,564          197,326
                                                                         -----------      -----------
                                                                             258,416          250,289
   Less - Accumulated depreciation and amortization                           98,482           92,751
                                                                         -----------      -----------
                                                                             159,934          157,538
                                                                         -----------      -----------
 COST IN EXCESS OF NET ASSETS ACQUIRED                                         8,175            7,900
                                                                         -----------      -----------
 NON-CURRENT MARKETABLE SECURITIES                                            34,088           18,783
                                                                         -----------      -----------
 OTHER ASSETS                                                                 57,413           46,592
                                                                         -----------      -----------
 TOTAL ASSETS                                                            $ 1,120,821      $ 1,062,274
                                                                         ===========      ===========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 CURRENT LIABILITIES
   Short-term debt and current  maturities of long-term debt             $       444      $       416
   Accounts payable                                                          132,397          137,146
   Accrued liabilities                                                       121,625          125,038
   Income taxes currently payable                                                  -            5,211
                                                                         -----------      -----------
   TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES                                                 254,466          267,811
                                                                         -----------      -----------
 LONG-TERM DEBT, less current maturities                                         379              370
                                                                         -----------      -----------

 OTHER LIABILITIES                                                            63,520           55,927
                                                                         -----------      -----------

 STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
   Preferred stock, authorized 50,000,000 shares;
     no shares issued                                                              -                -
   Common stock, $0.50 par value, authorized
     350,000,000 shares; issued 79,616,712 shares at
     October 1 and at July 2                                                  39,808           39,808
   Additional paid-in capital                                                243,605          226,390
   Retained earnings                                                         521,484          497,403
   Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes of
     $9,831,000 at October 1 and $4,921,000 at July 2                         16,038            7,379
                                                                         -----------      -----------
                                                                             820,935          770,980
   Less - Treasury stock, at cost (1,146,032 shares at October 1 and
     2,269,646 shares at July 2)                                              18,479           32,814
                                                                         -----------      -----------
                                                                             802,456          738,166
                                                                         -----------      -----------

 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                              $ 1,120,821      $ 1,062,274
                                                                         ===========      ===========
</TABLE>

                            SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES

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                   SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                (IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          Three Months Ended
                                                                          ------------------
                                                                  October 1,           September 25,
                                                                     1999                  1998
                                                                  ----------           -------------
<S>                                                               <C>                  <C>
NET CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES                   $  24,268              $   (5,821)
                                                                     -------                 -------

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
   Purchases of property, plant, and equipment                       (12,156)                (13,219)
   Acquisition of businesses                                          (7,697)                      -
   Proceeds from the sale of certain assets of a business unit         3,259                       -
   Investments                                                       (13,100)                      -
   Other                                                                 162                     149
                                                                     -------                 -------
   Net cash provided (used) by investing activities                  (29,532)                (13,070)
                                                                     -------                 -------

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
   Net short-term borrowings                                               -                     537
   Principal payments on long-term debt                                    -                    (133)
   Dividends paid                                                     (1,173)                 (1,191)
   Issuance of common stock                                           21,071                   3,314
   Treasury shares acquired                                                -                 (11,423)
                                                                     -------                 -------
   Net cash provided (used) by financing activities                   19,898                  (8,896)
                                                                     -------                 -------

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                      14,634                 (27,787)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD                     300,454                 175,392
                                                                     -------                 -------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD                         $ 315,088              $  147,605
                                                                     =======                 =======

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES
   Interest paid                                                   $      16              $      154
                                                                     =======                 =======
   Income taxes paid, net                                          $   5,523              $    4,629
                                                                     =======                 =======
</TABLE>

                            SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES

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NOTES:
(Amounts in thousands, except share data).

     A. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts
        of the company and all subsidiaries after elimination of all material
        intercompany accounts and transactions. Certain information and footnote
        disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in
        accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been
        condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
        Securities and Exchange Commission. These condensed financial statements
        should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements
        and related notes contained in the company's 1999 Form 10-K. The
        financial information presented in the accompanying statements reflects
        all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a
        fair presentation of the periods indicated. All such adjustments are of
        a normal recurring nature.

     B. Basic earnings per share were computed based on the weighted average
        number of shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share were computed
        based on the weighted average number of dilutive shares of common stock
        outstanding. See Exhibit 11.

     C. Inventories consist of the following:           October 1,   July 2,
                                                           1999        1999
                                                        ----------  ---------
        Raw materials and work-in-process               $  151,462  $ 129,911
        Finished goods                                      56,778     59,443
                                                          --------   --------
        Total inventory                                 $  208,240  $ 189,354
                                                          ========   ========

     D. During the quarter ended October 1, 1999, the company acquired 17,302
        shares of its common stock from the payment in stock rather than cash by
        employees of tax withholdings on restricted stock which vested.

        During the quarter ended September 25, 1998, the company acquired
        601,000 shares of its common stock for $11,423 and acquired an
        additional 38,111 shares primarily from the payment in stock rather than
        cash by employees of tax withholdings on restricted stock which vested.
        The company re-issues these shares under the company's stock option
        plans, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan and other stock-based
        employee compensation arrangements.

     E. The company completed the sale of certain assets of its Control Systems
        business unit for $3,259 of cash and recorded a gain of $1,500 in other
        (income) and expense in the quarter ended October 1, 1999. This gain was
        partially offset by other miscellaneous expenses.

        Other (income) expense for the quarter ended September 25, 1998 included
        an $18,000 gain from the adjustment of the company's investment in
        Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom) to market value as required by generally
        accepted accounting principles. There were no other significant items in
        other (income) expense during the quarter ended September 25, 1998.

     F. During the quarter ended October 1, 1999, the company invested $13,100
        in Bookham Technology Limited (Bookham), a UK-based developer and
        supplier of optical components. In addition, the company acquired
        certain assets of an optics business for a cash payment of $7,697.

     G. Information on the segments of the company and reconciliations to
        consolidated amounts are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   Corporate
                                                                      and
        1999                Broadband          Satellite             Other              Total
        -----               ---------          ---------           ---------            -----
        <S>                 <C>                <C>                 <C>              <C>
        Sales               $ 303,863           $ 44,596           $   860          $ 349,319

        Earnings (loss)
         before taxes          33,040             (1,181)            4,218             36,077

        1998
        ----
        Sales               $ 210,238           $ 44,323           $ 2,917          $ 257,478

        Earnings (loss)
         before taxes           7,993             (7,611)           21,038/(1)/        21,420
</TABLE>
        (1) Includes $18,000 gain from the adjustment of the company's
            investment in Broadcom to market value.

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                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
               OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

FINANCIAL CONDITION
- -------------------

     Scientific-Atlanta had stockholders' equity of $802.5 million and cash on
hand was $315.1 million at October 1, 1999. Cash increased $14.6 million during
the quarter as cash provided by operations and the issuance of common stock
exceeded the company's investment in Bookham, a developer and supplier of
optical components, expenditures for equipment and the acquisition of an optics
business. The current ratio was 3.4:1 at October 1, 1999, up from 3.1:1 at July
2, 1999. At October 1, 1999, total debt was $0.8 million or less than one
percent of total capital invested. The company believes that funds generated
from operations, existing cash balances and its available senior credit facility
will be sufficient to support growth and planned expansion of manufacturing
capacity.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
- ---------------------

     Sales for the quarter ended October 1, 1999 were $349.3 million, up 36
percent over the prior year. Broadband segment sales were $303.9 million, up 45
percent over the prior year, driven by the rapid acceleration in the deployment
of digital interactive systems. The company shipped approximately 245,000
Explorer(R) 2000 digital interactive set-tops during the quarter as compared to
approximately 57,000 in the prior year. Sales of transmission products also
increased significantly with strong growth across all product areas. As
anticipated and previously announced, sales of analog set-tops continued to
decline as cable operators shift from analog to digital products. The company
expects that the downward trend in sales of analog set-tops will continue
throughout the fiscal year. Satellite segment sales were $44.6 million for the
quarter ended October 1, 1999, flat as compared to the prior year. The company
expects to continue to experience softness in the Satellite segment because of
its significant reliance on international markets. In the quarter ended October
1, 1999, international sales were 22 percent of total sales, approximately the
same as the prior year.

     Gross margins were 28.6 percent, 1.3 percentage points higher than the
prior year, reflecting the continuing benefit from manufacturing in Juarez,
Mexico, negotiated procurement savings, and the economies of scale associated
with increased manufacturing volumes. Gross margins in the quarter ended October
1, 1999 were 1.2 percentage points lower than the quarter ended July 2, 1999 due
primarily to rapid increases in capacity, start-up costs associated with new
transmission products and, in part, to the acquisition of an optics business.

     Certain material purchases are denominated in Japanese yen and,
accordingly, the purchase price in U.S. dollars is subject to change based on
exchange rate fluctuations. The company has forward exchange contracts to
purchase yen to hedge a portion of its exposure on purchase commitments through
the second quarter of fiscal 2000. During the first quarter of fiscal 2000, the
company selected a new supplier for certain materials. Certain material
purchases which had been denominated in Japanese yen are now denominated in U.S.
dollars thereby reducing the company's exposure to exchange rate fluctuations in
the Japanese yen.

     Research and development costs were $28.3 million, or 8 percent of sales,
reflecting the company's continued investment in research and development
programs which are focused on the development of applications and enhancements
to the company's interactive broadband networks. The company continues to invest
in research and development programs to support existing products. The company
capitalized $0.4 million and $0.6 million of software development costs in the
quarters ended October 1, 1999 and September 25, 1998, respectively. During the
quarter ended October 1, 1999, the company recognized revenue on certain of the
products on which software development costs had been capitalized and amortized
$0.4 million of these costs to cost of sales. No such revenue was recognized in
the quarter ended September 25, 1998.

     Selling and administrative expenses were flat in the quarter ended October
1, 1999 as compared to the prior year. Cost reductions from the restructuring of
the Satellite segment were offset by increases in professional fees and expenses
related to the higher volume of sales.

     The restructuring plan announced during fiscal 1998 was substantially
completed during fiscal 1999. During the quarter ended October 1, 1999, $0.1
million was charged against the liability for contractual liabilities for
cancelled leases and $1.5 million remains in the liability which is expected to
be utilized by 2002 for expenses related to contractual liabilities for
cancelled leases.

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     Other income (expense) in the quarter ended October 1, 1999 included a gain
of $1.5 million from the sale of certain assets of the Control Systems business
unit which was partially offset by other miscellaneous expenses. Other (income)
expense for the quarter ended September 25, 1998 included an $18.0 million gain
from the adjustment of the company's investment in Broadcom to market value as
required by generally accepted accounting principles. There were no other
significant items in other (income) expense during the quarter ended September
25, 1998.

     Earnings before taxes were $36.1 million in the quarter ended October 1,
1999, up $14.7 million over the prior year. Earnings before income taxes in the
Broadband segment were $33.0 million, up $25.0 million over the prior year.
Significantly higher sales volumes and improved gross margins were the primary
factors in the year-over-year increase. Losses before taxes for the Satellite
segment were reduced to $1.2 million in the quarter ended October 1, 1999 from
losses of $7.6 million in the prior year reflecting the benefit from the
previously announced restructuring and resizing efforts in this segment.

     The company's effective income tax rate was 30 percent for the quarter,
unchanged from the prior year.

     Net earnings for the quarter ended October 1, 1999 were $25.3 million
compared to $15.0 million in the prior year. Higher sales volume, and higher
gross margins as a percent of sales and reduced operating expenses contributed
to the year-over-year improvement in net earnings.

YEAR 2000
- ---------

     The company, like most other major companies, is currently addressing a
universal problem commonly referred to as "Year 2000 Compliance," which relates
to the ability of computer programs and systems to properly recognize and
process date sensitive information before and after January 1, 2000. The
following discussion is based on information currently available to the company.

     The company has analyzed and continues to analyze its internal information
technology ("IT") systems ("IT systems") to identify any computer programs that
are not Year 2000 compliant and implement any changes required to make such
systems Year 2000 compliant. The company believes that its critical IT systems
currently are capable of functioning without substantial Year 2000 Compliance
problems. Of the non-critical, but important, IT systems that are not currently
Year 2000 Compliant, the company believes such IT systems will be Year 2000
compliant in a time frame that will avoid any material adverse effect on the
company. Also, the company does not believe that the expenditures related to
replacing or upgrading any of its IT systems to make them Year 2000 compliant
will have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the company.
The company has identified only two IT systems (E-mail and electronic calendar)
that must be replaced due to Year 2000 concerns, and the company already had
plans to replace these IT systems with one system providing increased
functionality. Installation of these new systems has been completed.

     The Company has evaluated its critical equipment and critical systems that
contain embedded software, such as microcontrollers ("Non-IT systems"), and the
company believes that all of its critical Non-IT systems are capable of
functioning without substantial Year 2000 Compliance problems. The company
commenced testing of IT systems and Non-IT systems in the first calendar quarter
of 1999. To date, such testing has not revealed any significant Year 2000
issues.

     Certain products currently sold by the company contain computer programs
that perform date functions or date calculations. The company has evaluated its
products and is continuing to evaluate its products, and, based on its
investigation to date, the company believes that the products it currently sells
are Year 2000 compliant, provided that they are upgraded to include all
recommended and available engineering changes. However, the company's products
are often used by its customers in systems that contain third party products or
products supplied by the company in prior years. Therefore, even though the
company's current products may be Year 2000 compliant, the failure of such third
party products or historical company-supplied products to be Year 2000
compliant, or to properly interface with the company's current products, may
result in a system failure. Certain products that the company no longer offers
for sale are not Year 2000 compliant, and the company has no plans to upgrade
them. However, the company does have a plan for helping its customers upgrade
their System Manager products and related components to System Release 4.6 (and
higher versions) software which is currently available for purchase. Such System
Release 4.6 (and higher versions) software is expected to remedy the Year 2000
problems of System Manager products historically sold by the company to its
customers. Because some customers may be using obsolete versions of the System
Manager products, they may also need to purchase equipment to solve their Year
2000 problems. Additionally, the company is in the process of installing Year
2000 compliant upgrades to certain third party software included in the
company's digital network control system. A customer's failure to upgrade its
System Manager products and related equipment to System Release 4.6 (or higher
versions) software and related equipment or to upgrade the third party software
in the customer's digital network control system may result in such

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customer having critical Year 2000 problems. Under certain limited
circumstances, the company may incur expenses to help remedy such customer's
critical Year 2000 failure.

     The company continues to investigate each of its significant vendors,
suppliers, financial service organizations, service providers and customers to
confirm that the company's operations will not be materially adversely affected
by the failure of any such third party to have Year 2000 compliant computer
programs. Regardless of the responses that the company receives from such third
parties, the company is establishing contingency plans to reduce the company's
exposure resulting from the non-compliance of third parties. First, the company
plans to build inventories of critical and/or important components prior to
January 1, 2000, and thereby decrease the company's dependence on suppliers that
are not Year 2000 compliant. Second, the company plans to send hard copies of
"Schedules of Ordered Products and Delivery Dates" to its major customers,
commencing in the fourth calendar quarter of 1999. Such Schedules should enable
customers to accept ordered products after January 1, 2000, even if their
internal computer systems are not operating properly.

     The company expects the costs related to remediating Year 2000 issues not
to be material. All of such expenditures are included in the budgets of the
various departments of the company tasked with various aspects of the Year 2000
project. No IT projects have been deferred due to IT's Year 2000 efforts;
however, the company is establishing freezes on new software and hardware
upgrades at various dates to avoid the possibility of the upgrades affecting
previously tested systems.

     The company has approached the Year 2000 project in phases. Phase I of the
project involved identification of all software used or sold by the company,
identification of all significant vendors, and establishment of a senior
management committee (composed of the General Counsel, the Chief Financial
Officer and the Chief Operating Officer) to oversee the project. Phase I was
completed in the second calendar quarter of 1998. Phase II of the project
involves (a) evaluation of each significant vendor and evaluation of major
customers through letters and questionnaires (b) communication with customers
concerning any products currently or recently sold by the company that have Year
2000 issues, and (c) evaluating the company's most reasonably likely worst case
Year 2000 scenarios and contingency planning related thereto. Phase II was
completed in the second calendar quarter of 1999. Phase III involves testing of
the company's IT systems and Non-IT systems to confirm Year 2000 compliance
and/or discover any overlooked Year 2000 problems. Phase III was completed in
the second calendar quarter of 1999. Last, Phase IV involves implementation of
the company's contingency plans. Several contingency plans are currently being
implemented and will continue to be implemented through the remainder of
calendar year 1999, and early 2000.

     The company does not currently believe that any of the foregoing will have
a material adverse effect on its financial condition or its results of
operations. However, the process of evaluating the company's products and third
party products and systems is ongoing. Although not expected, failures of
critical suppliers, critical customers, critical IT systems, critical Non-IT
systems, or products sold by the company (including any delay in the deployment
of software releases related to either the System Manager upgrades or the
upgrade of the third party software included in the digital network control
system) could have a material adverse effect on the company's financial
condition or results of operations. As widely publicized, Year 2000 Compliance
has many issues and aspects, not all of which the company is able to accurately
forecast or predict. There is no way to assure that Year 2000 Compliance will
not have adverse effects on the company, some of which could be material.

     Many of the company's statements related to Year 2000 are forward-looking
statements and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated
above. The company is relying on the investigations and statements of many
employees, consultants and third parties in making the above forward-looking
statements and such investigations or statements may not be accurate. Any of the
above statements that are not statements about historical facts are forward-
looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based upon current
expectations but involve risks and uncertainties.

     Any of the above statements that are not statements about historical facts
are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based upon
current expectations but involve risks and uncertainties. Investors are referred
to the Cautionary Statements contained in Exhibit 99 to this Form 10-Q for a
description of the various risks and uncertainties that could cause the
company's actual results and experience to differ materially from the
anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the company's forward-
looking statements. Such Exhibit 99 is hereby incorporated by reference into
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.

Explorer is a registered trademark for Scientific-Atlanta.

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS
- ------   -----------------------------------------------------------

     The company enters into foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge certain
firm commitments and assets denominated in currencies other than the U.S.
dollar, primarily Japanese yen. These contracts are for periods consistent with
the exposure being hedged and generally have maturities of one year or less. To
qualify as a hedge, the item to be hedged must expose the company to inventory
pricing or asset devaluation risk and the related

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     contract must reduce that exposure and be designated by the company as a
hedge. Gains and losses on foreign exchange forward contracts, including cost of
the contracts, are deferred and recognized in income in the same period as the
hedged transactions. The company's foreign exchange forward contracts do not
subject the company's results of operations to risk due to exchange rate
fluctuations because gains and losses on these contracts generally offset losses
and gains on the exposure being hedged. The company does not enter into any
foreign exchange forward contracts for speculative trading purposes. If a
foreign exchange forward contract did not meet the criteria for a hedge, the
company would recognize unrealized gains and losses as they occur.


Firmly committed purchase and sales exposure and related derivative contracts
through March 31, 2000 are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                Japanese      Canadian       Spanish
                                                  Yen          Dollar        Pesetas
                                                --------      --------       -------
                                            (In thousands, except per dollar amounts)
      <S>                                   <C>               <C>           <C>
      Firmly committed purchase (sales)
        contracts                                458,000         5,000      (159,900)
      Notional amount of forward
        exchange contracts                       471,000         3,060      (160,000)
      Average contract amount
        (Foreign currency/
         United States dollar)                    115.95          1.49         188.9
</TABLE>

The company has no derivative exposure beyond March 31, 2000.

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                          PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6 Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
- ------

       (a) Exhibits.

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

               11        Computation of Earnings per Share
               27        Financial Data Schedule (for SEC filing purposes only)
               99        Cautionary Statements

       (b) No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter ended October 1,
1999.

                                  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.

                                     SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.
                                     ------------------------
                                            (Registrant)



Date:  November 8, 1999              By: /s/ Wallace G. Haislip
       ------------------------          ---------------------------------------
                                         Wallace G. Haislip
                                         Senior Vice President
                                         Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
                                         (Principal Financial Officer and duly
                                         authorized signatory of the Registrant)

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                    SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES         EXHIBIT 11
                       COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
                                  (UNAUDITED)

     Quarter Ended October 1, 1999
     -----------------------------

                                                Net                Per Share
                                              Earnings    Shares     Amount
                                              --------    ------     ------

Basic earnings per common share:

 Net earnings                                 $ 25,254    77,865    $  0.32

Diluted earnings per common share:

 Net earnings                                 $ 25,254    80,676       0.31
                                              --------    ------    -------
Effect of dilutive stock options              $     --     2,811    $ (0.01)
                                              ========    ======    =======

     Quarter Ended September 25, 1998
     --------------------------------

                                                Net                Per Share
                                              Earnings    Shares     Amount
                                              --------    ------     ------
Basic earnings per common share:

 Net earnings                                 $ 14,994    79,216    $  0.19

Diluted earnings per common share:

 Net earnings                                 $ 14,994    80,649       0.19
                                              --------    ------    -------
Effect of dilutive stock options              $     --     1,433    $    --
                                              ========    ======    =======

The following information pertains to options to purchase shares of common stock
which were not included in the computation of Diluted Earnings per Common Share
because the option's exercise price was greater than the average market price of
the common shares:

                                       October 1, 1999    September 25, 1998
                                       ---------------    ------------------
Number of options outstanding                1,808               2,396

Weighted average exercise price           $ 46.648            $ 23.573


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<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedue contains summary financial information extracted from Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended October 1, 1999, and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000

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                                                                      EXHIBIT 99

                             CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS

From time to time, the company may publish, verbally or in written form,
forward-looking statements relating to such matters as anticipated financial
performance, business prospects, technological developments, new products,
research and development activities and similar matters. In fact, this Form 10-K
(or any other periodic reporting documents required by the 1934 Act) may contain
forward-looking statements reflecting the current views of the company
concerning potential future events or developments. The Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act") provides a "safe harbor" for forward-
looking statements. These Cautionary Statements are being made pursuant to the
provisions of the Act and with the intention of obtaining the benefits of the
"safe harbor" provisions of the Act. In order to comply with the terms of the
"safe harbor," the company cautions investors that any forward-looking
statements made by the company are not guarantees of future performance and that
a variety of factors could cause the company's actual results and experience to
differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed
in the company's forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties which
may affect the operations, performance, development and results of the company's
business include, but are not limited to, the following: uncertainties relating
to the development and ownership of intellectual property; uncertainties
relating to the ability of the company and other companies to enforce their
intellectual property rights; uncertainties relating to economic conditions
(including, but not limited to, the continued weak economic conditions in the
Asia Pacific region and the Latin America region); uncertainties relating to
government and regulatory policies; uncertainties relating to customer plans and
commitments; changes in customer order patterns, including changes due to Year
2000 issues; the company's dependence on the cable television industry and cable
television spending; signal security; the pricing and availability of equipment,
materials and inventories; technological developments; performance issues with
key suppliers and subcontractors; governmental export and import policies;
global trade policies; worldwide political stability and economic growth;
regulatory uncertainties; delays in development and / or deployment of new
products, including digital set-top products and the applications to be used on
such digital set-top products; delays in testing of new products; uncertainties
from the regulation of the Internet; rapid technology changes; the highly
competitive environment in which the company operates; the entry of new, well-
capitalized competitors into the company's markets as both competitors and
customers; reliance on software programs used by the company or its suppliers
containing problems related to computations that must be made in 1999, 2000 and
beyond ("Year 2000 Problems"); Year 2000 Problems that may exist in products
currently or historically sold to customers of the company; and delays in
providing upgrades to customers to prevent Year 2000 Problems in products sold
by the company; in the financial markets relating to the company's capital
structure and cost of capital; the impact of a major earthquake on the company's
operations; and uncertainties inherent in international operations and foreign
currency fluctuations. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "project,"
"plan," "intend," "seek," "estimate" and similar expressions identify forward-
looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was
made.

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