SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA INC
10-Q, 1999-02-16
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    January 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 JANUARY 29, 1999, SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. HAD OUTSTANDING 75,491,737
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        Six Months Ended
                                           -----------------------    -------------------------
                                        January 1,  December 26,      January 1,     December 26,
                                          1999        1997              1999             1997
                                        ----------  ------------      ----------     ------------
<S>                                     <C>         <C>               <C>            <C>     
SALES                                   $310,747     $294,524          $568,225       $589,025
                                        --------     --------          --------       --------
 
COSTS AND EXPENSES
  Cost of sales                          222,925      208,507           410,034        412,780
  Sales and administrative                42,883       39,187            81,672         80,286
  Research and development                29,762       26,651            59,053         53,401
  Interest expense                           355          154               522            269
  Interest income                         (1,837)      (1,234)           (3,939)        (2,335)
  Other (income) expense, net            (10,753)          71           (27,949)          (114)
                                        --------     --------          --------       --------
  Total costs and expenses               283,335      273,336           519,393        544,287
                                        --------     --------          --------       --------
                                                     
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES              27,412       21,188            48,832         44,738
                                                     
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES                 
  Current                                 28,199        6,045            21,712         13,016
  Deferred                               (19,975)         311            (7,062)           405
                                         -------     --------          --------       --------
                                                     
NET EARNINGS                            $ 19,188     $ 14,832          $ 34,182       $ 31,317
                                        ========     ========          ========       ========
 
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

  BASIC                                 $   0.25     $   0.19          $   0.44       $   0.40 
                                        ========     ========          ========       ======== 
                                                                                   
  DILUTED                               $   0.25     $   0.19          $   0.44       $   0.40 
                                        ========     ========          ========       ========  
 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER
  OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING

  BASIC                                   75,274       78,885            77,245         78,567     
                                        ========     ========          ========       ======== 
                                                                                               
  DILUTED                                 76,031       80,149            78,340         80,038 
                                        ========     ========          ========       ======== 
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE PAID                $  0.015     $  0.015          $   0.03       $   0.03   
                                        ========     ========          ========       ========  
</TABLE> 

                            SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES
                                        
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                   SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
                                  (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        In Thousands
                                                                --------------------------
                                                                January 1,        June 26,
                                                                  1999             1998
                                                                --------         ---------
<S>                                                             <C>              <C> 
ASSETS                                                                     
 CURRENT ASSETS                                                            
   Cash and cash equivalents                                    $139,177         $175,392
   Marketable securities                                          59,133           95,947
   Receivables, less allowance for doubtful                                
     accounts of $9,916,000 at January 1                                   
     and $10,052,000 at June 26                                  289,338          254,419
   Inventories                                                   196,515          159,545
   Deferred income taxes                                          25,264           18,062
   Other current assets                                           21,298           13,133
                                                                --------         --------
     TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                                        730,725          716,498
                                                                --------         --------
 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, at cost                                    
   Land and improvements                                          21,488           20,621
   Buildings and improvements                                     40,096           37,316
   Machinery and equipment                                       213,467          193,894
                                                                --------         --------
                                                                 275,051          251,831
   Less-Accumulated depreciation and amortization                109,040           91,804
                                                                --------         --------
                                                                 166,011          160,027
                                                                --------         --------
 COST IN EXCESS OF NET ASSETS ACQUIRED                             8,349            8,825
                                                                --------         --------
 OTHER ASSETS                                                     59,675           54,792
                                                                --------         --------
 TOTAL ASSETS                                                   $964,760         $940,142
                                                                ========         ========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                       
 CURRENT LIABILITIES                                                       
   Current  maturities of long-term debt                        $    680         $    726
   Accounts payable                                              122,259          103,629
   Accrued liabilities                                           150,055          139,011
   Income taxes currently payable                                 27,220           15,302
                                                                --------         --------
     TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES                                   300,214          258,668
                                                                --------         --------
 LONG-TERM DEBT, less current maturities                             794              983
                                                                --------         --------
                                                                           
 OTHER LIABILITIES                                                55,188           48,495
                                                                --------         --------
                                                                           
 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                       
     January 1 and 79,207,004 shares at June 26                   39,808           39,604
   Additional paid-in capital                                    201,309          195,446
   Retained earnings                                             431,544          399,678
   Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)                   1,590             (204)
                                                                --------         --------
                                                                 674,251          634,524
   Less - Treasury stock, at cost                                          
     (4,667,736 shares at January 1 and                                    
     122,418 shares at June 26)                                   65,687            2,528
                                                                --------         --------
                                                                 608,564          631,996
                                                                --------         --------
                                                                           
 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                     $964,760         $940,142
                                                                ========         ========
</TABLE>
                            SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES

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                  SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                (IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               Six Months Ended
                                                       --------------------------------
                                                         January 1,        December 26,   
                                                            1999              1997
                                                         ----------        ------------
<S>                                                    <C>                 <C>       
NET CASH USED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES                    $(11,367)         $(14,508)
                                                         --------          --------
                                                          
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                                     
   Proceed from the sale of marketable securities          64,450                --
   Purchases of property, plant, and equipment            (27,701)          (19,270)
   Proceeds from the sale of a business unit                   --             8,059
   Other                                                      214                25
                                                         --------          --------
   Net cash (used) provided by investing activities        36,963           (11,186)
                                                         --------          --------
                                                          
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                                     
   Principal payments on long-term debt                      (235)             (338)
   Dividends paid                                          (2,316)           (2,360)
   Issuance of common stock                                 5,968            10,403
   Treasury shares acquired                               (65,228)               --
                                                         --------          --------
   Net cash provided (used) by financing activities       (61,811)            7,705
                                                         --------          --------
                                                          
DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                     (36,215)          (17,989)
                                                          
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD          175,392           107,143
                                                         --------          --------
                                                          
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD               $139,177          $ 89,154
                                                         ========          ========
 
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES
   Interest paid                                         $    495          $    242
                                                         ========          ========
   Income taxes paid, net                                $  8,697          $ 15,662
                                                         ========          ========
</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 1998 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.   The company's fiscal year ends on the Friday closest to June 30 of each
     year. Fiscal 1999 includes fifty-three weeks. The quarter and six months
     ended January 1, 1999 include fourteen weeks and twenty-seven weeks,
     respectively.

C.   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.

D.   Other (income) expense for the quarter ended January 1, 1999 included a
     $20,375 gain from the adjustment of the company's investment in Broadcom
     Corporation (Broadcom) to market value as required by generally accepted
     accounting principles, a $10,880 loss on the sale of one million shares of
     the company's investment in Broadcom, and a gain of $6,250 from the
     cancellation of a contract under which the company was obligated to supply
     equipment which, upon resale, the company had estimated losses would be
     incurred. In addition, during the quarter ended January 1, 1999, the
     company decided to dispose of a business unit, Control Systems, which
     produces devices to monitor and manage utility service usage, because the
     business unit did not fit with the company's core strategy. The company
     recorded a charge of $6,225 to adjust the carrying value of the assets to
     be sold to net realizable value, to adjust the estimated profitability on
     certain contracts to allow the purchaser to achieve reasonable margins, to
     provide for indemnification to the purchaser and to provide for other
     miscellaneous expenses associated with the sale.

     Other (income) expense for the six months ended January 1, 1999 also
     included a $18,000 gain from the adjustment of the company's investment in
     Broadcom to market in the first quarter of the fiscal year. Management is
     not currently able to estimate the amount to be realized from the ultimate
     sale of the company's remaining investment in Broadcom. Other (income)
     expense for the three and six months ended January 1, 1999 and December 26,
     1997 also included the results of foreign currency transactions and
     partnership activities and net gains from rental income and other
     miscellaneous items. There were no significant items in other (income)
     expense for the three and six months ended December 26, 1997.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

E.   Inventories consist of the following:        January 1,      June 26,
                                                    1999           1998
                                                  ----------     ----------
<S>  <C>                                          <C>            <C> 
     Raw materials and work-in-process              $131,713      $113,703
     Finished goods                                   64,802        45,842
                                                    --------      --------
     Total inventory                                $196,515      $159,545
                                                    ========      ========
</TABLE> 
 
E.   During the six months ended January 1, 1999, the company acquired 4,648,000
     shares of its common stock for $65,228 and acquired an additional 75,880
     shares from the payment in stock rather than cash by employees of tax
     withholdings on restricted stock which vested and cancellation of unvested,
     restricted stock. During the six months ended December 26, 1997, the
     company obtained 70,496 shares of its common stock, primarily from the
     cancellation of unvested, restricted stock grants. 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.

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NOTES:
(Amounts in thousands, except share data)


     G.   The company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)
          No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income" in fiscal 1999. SFAS No. 130
          requires the reporting of a measure of all changes in equity of an
          entity that result from recognized transactions and other economic
          events other than transactions with owners in their capacity as
          owners. Other comprehensive income (loss) for each period presented
          includes only foreign currency translation adjustments. The
          calculation of comprehensive income is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Three Months Ended           Six Months Ended
                                    ---------------------------  --------------------------
                                      January 1,   December 26,    January 1,  December 26,
                                        1999          1997           1999           1997
                                    ------------  ------------   -----------   ------------
<S>                                 <C>          <C>             <C>            <C> 
 
Net earnings                         $  19,188     $  14,832       $ 34,182      $  31,317
Other comprehensive income(loss)           881          (735)         1,794           (270)
                                     ---------     ---------       --------      ---------
 Comprehensive income                $  20,069     $  14,097       $ 35,976      $  31,047
                                     =========     =========       ========      =========
</TABLE>

     H.   Income taxes paid of $15,662 in the six months ended December 26, 1997
          included approximately $5,800 of payments in connection with the
          filing of amended federal income tax returns.

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

 
FINANCIAL CONDITION
- -------------------
 
     Scientific-Atlanta had stockholders' equity of $608.6 million and cash on
hand was $139.2 million at January 1, 1999. Cash decreased $36.2 million from
June 26, 1998 as expenditures for the acquisition of shares of the company's
common stock, increases in inventory levels and accounts receivable and
expenditures for equipment exceeded proceeds from the sale of marketable
securities and cash generated from earnings, increases in payables and the
issuance of common stock. The current ratio was 2.4:1 at January 1, 1999, down
slightly from 2.8:1 at June 26, 1998. At January 1, 1999. total debt was $1.5
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 January 1, 1999, were $310.7 million, up 6
percent over the prior year. Strong North American sales growth in Transmission
Network Systems' and Subscriber Systems' products and services were offset in
part by declines in international sales in all businesses. The growth in
Transmission Network Systems was driven by the North American rebuild cycle. The
significant increase in sales of digital products was the primary factor in the
year-to-year increase in Subscriber Systems. Satellite sales declined in fiscal
1999 as this sector, which relies significantly on international markets,
continues to be impacted by the weak economic situations in Eastern Europe and
the Asia Pacific region. International sales were 23 percent of total sales in
the quarter ended January 1, 1999 as compared to 41 percent of total sales last
year.

     Sales for the six months ended January 1, 1999 were $568.2 million, down 4
percent from the prior year. The negative impact of weak economic conditions in
the Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe and Latin American regions on the international
sales of each sector more than offset the strong growth in North American sales
of Transmission Network Systems' and Subscriber Systems' products described in
the preceding paragraph. International sales were 23 percent of total sales in
the six months ended January 1, 1999 as compared to 40 percent of total sales
last year.

     The company previously announced that it planned to have production
quantities of the new Prisma(TM) Digital Transport product available in the
second quarter of fiscal 1999, but the availability of such production was
delayed until the third quarter of fiscal 1999.

     As anticipated and announced previously, sales of analog set-tops declined
in response to the introduction of two-way digital technology. The company
expected a decline in analog sales as cable operators establish the ideal mix of
analog and digital services in each cable system. However, the company had a
book to bill ratio greater than one in both the analog and digital businesses
for the six months ended January 1, 1999. Sales of digital products in the six
months ended January 1, 1999 increased more than the anticipated reduction in
analog sales.

     Gross margins were 28.3 percent and 27.8 percent for the three and six
months ended January 1, 1999, 0.9 percentage points and 2.1 percentage points
lower than the comparable periods of the prior year. Margins on digital set-
tops, which were lower than the company average, and the under-utilization of
satellite manufacturing capacity offset gains from higher volumes of
Transmission Network Systems' and Subscriber Systems' products and cost
reductions from the transfer of RF (radio frequency) production to Juarez,
Mexico from Norcross, Georgia.

     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 for a
period of approximately twelve months.

     Increases in operating expenses relative to last year are due in part to
the fact that the three and six months ended  January 1, 1999 included fourteen
and twenty-seven weeks, respectively, as compared to the normal thirteen and
twenty-six week periods in the prior year.

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     Research and development expenses were $29.8 million and $59.1 million for
the three and six months ended January 1, 1999, respectively, or 10 percent of
sales, reflecting the company's continued investment in research and development
programs to support new product initiatives, particularly digital products. The
company capitalized software development costs of $0.8 million and $1.4 million
during the three and six months ended January 1, 1999, respectively. During the
three and six months ended December 26, 1997, the company capitalized software
development costs of $0.4 million and $1.4 million and non-recurring engineering
costs of $3.2 million and $6.2 million, respectively. Research and development
spending, including capitalized software development costs and non-recurring
engineering, was approximately $30 million in each of the three month periods
ended January 1, 1999 and December 26, 1997 and $61 million in each of the six
month periods ended January 1, 1999 and December 26, 1997.

     Sales and administrative expenses increased year-over-year due in part to
the additional week in the quarter and six month period in fiscal 1999 as
compared to fiscal 1998. Sales and marketing expenses also increased in 1999 due
to increased marketing efforts related to digital video products and Prisma
Digital Transport products. Higher professional fees related to previously
announced patent litigation and expenses related to the previously announced re-
sizing of the Satellite businesses were the primary factors in the increase in
administrative expenses in the second quarter of fiscal 1999 as compared to the
prior year. Excluding the additional week in the six month period ended January
1, 1999, administrative expenses were down as compared to the prior year due to
lower spending on consulting and professional services and reductions from sold
or discontinued businesses.

     Other (income) expense for the quarter ended January 1, 1999 included a
$20.4 million gain from the adjustment of the company's investment in Broadcom
to market value as required by generally accepted accounting principles, a $10.9
million loss on the sale of one million shares of the company's investment in
Broadcom, and a gain of $6.2 million from the cancellation of a contract under
which the company was obligated to supply equipment which, upon resale, the
company had estimated losses would be incurred. In addition, during the quarter
ended January 1, 1999, the company decided to dispose of a business unit,
Control Systems, which produces devices to monitor and manage utility service
usage, because the business unit did not fit with the company's core strategy.
The company recorded a charge of $6.2 million to adjust the carrying value of
the assets to be sold to net realizable value, to adjust the estimated
profitability on certain contracts to allow the purchaser to achieve reasonable
margins, to provide for indemnification to the purchaser and to provide for
other miscellaneous expenses associated with the sale.

     Other (income) expense for the six months ended January 1, 1999 also
included a $18.0 million gain from the adjustment of the company's investment in
Broadcom to market in the first quarter of the fiscal year. Management is not
currently able to estimate the amount to be realized from the ultimate sale of
the company's remaining investment in Broadcom. Other (income) expense for the
three and six months ended January 1, 1999 and December 26, 1997 also included
the results of foreign currency transactions and partnership activities and net
gains from rental income and other miscellaneous items. There were no
significant items in other (income) expense for the three and six months ended
December 26, 1997.

     The company's effective income tax rate was 30 percent for the quarter and
six months, unchanged from the prior year.
 
     Net earnings for the three months ended January 1, 1999 were $19.2 million,
up $4.4 million over the prior year. An after-tax gain of $6.6 million from the
company's investment in Broadcom and higher sales volume year-over-year were
offset in part by higher operating expenses. Net earnings for the six months
ended January 1, 1999 were $34.2 million, up $2.9 million over the prior year.
Lower sales volume, lower gross margin rates and increased operating expenses
more than offset an after-tax gain of $19.2 million from the company's
investment in Broadcom.

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

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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.

     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 plans to test its IT systems and Non-IT systems, commencing in
the first calendar quarter of 1999.

     Certain products currently sold by the company contain computer programs
that perform date functions or date calculations. The company has evaluated most
of its products and is continuing to evaluate its other products, and, based on
its investigation to date, the company believes that the products it currently
sells (except the System Manager product currently being sold with the recently-
developed System Release 4.5 software) are Year 2000 compliant, provided that
they are upgraded to include all recommended 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, such as the
System Manager products. 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 software which is currently
available for purchase. Such System Release 4.6 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. A customer's failure to upgrade its System
Manager products and related equipment to System Release 4.6 software and
related equipment may result in such customer having critical Year 2000
problems. Under certain limited circumstances, the company may incur expense to
help remedy such customer's critical Year 2000 failure.

     The company is investigating 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 third 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.

     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

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and the Chairman of the Corporate Operating Committee) 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 is in process and most of the tasks described in subparagraphs (a) and (b)
above have been completed; Phase II is expected to be 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 is under way and is expected to be
completed in the second calendar quarter of 1999. Last, Phase IV involves
implementation of the company's contingency plans. Such plans are expected to be
implemented in the third calendar quarter of 1999.

     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 System Releases 4.5 and 4.6) 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.  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.


Prisma is a trademark of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

ITEM 3.  QUANTITIVE 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 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.

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<PAGE>
 
Firmly committed purchase exposure and related derivative contracts through
December 31, 1999 are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Japanese     Canadian
                                           Yen         Dollar           
                                        ----------    --------          
                                (In thousands, except per dollar amounts)
     <S>                                <C>           <C>               
     Firmly committed purchase                                          
         contracts                      6,471,000      4,070            
       Notional amount of forward                                       
         exchange contracts             5,467,000      4,070            
       Average contract amount                                          
         (Foreign currency/                                             
          United States dollar)            123.03      1.524             
</TABLE>

The company has no derivative exposure beyond December 31, 1999.

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<PAGE>
 
                          PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

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

        The following information is furnished with respect to matters submitted
        to a vote of security holders through the solicitation of proxies:

        (a) The matters described below were submitted to a vote of security
            holders at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on 
            November 11, 1998.  
        (b) Election of directors:

<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
                              Votes For      Withhold Authority
                             -----------     ------------------
         <S>                 <C>             <C>   
         James F. McDonald   66,046,136             831,403
         David W. Dorman     66,044,762             832,777
</TABLE> 
 
         Marion H.Antonini, William E.Kassling, Mylle Bell Mangum, David L
         McLaughlin, James V. Napier and Sam Nunn continue as directors. Wilbur
         King and Alonzo L. McDonald retired from the Board of Directors
         effective November 11, 1998.
 
     (c)(i) Approval of the Amended Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan

<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
               Votes For     Votes Against      Abstain
               ---------     -------------      -------
               <S>           <C>                <C>    
               62,954,781     3,340,723          582,035
</TABLE>

     (ii)   Ratification of the selection of Arthur Andersen LLP as independent
            auditors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          Votes For      Votes Against       Abstain
          --------       -------------       -------
          <S>            <C>                 <C>
          66,430,340          177,651        269,548
</TABLE> 
 

Item 6    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
- ------    --------------------------------
           (a) Exhibits.

               Exhibit No.          Description
               -----------          -----------
                 11           Computation of Earnings Per Share
                 27           Financial Data Schedule
                 99           Cautionary Statements

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



Date:          February 16, 1999        /s/ Wallace G. Haislip
               -----------------        ----------------------
                                        Wallace G. Haislip
                                        Senior Vice President - Finance
                                        Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
                                        (Principal Financial Officer and duly
                                        authorized signatory of the Registrant)


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<PAGE>

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

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                THREE MONTHS ENDED                         THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                  JANUARY 1, 1999                           DECEMBER 26, 1997
                                           ------------------------------              ---------------------------
                                                                PER SHARE                                PER SHARE
                                            EARNINGS   SHARES     AMOUNT               EARNINGS  SHARES    AMOUNT 
                                           ---------   ------   ---------              --------  ------  --------- 
<S>                                        <C>         <C>      <C>                    <C>       <C>     <C>         
BASIC EARNINGS PER
COMMON SHARE
 Earnings from continuing operations
 available to common stockholders           $ 19,188   75,274   $   0.25               $ 14,832   78,885  $   0.19 
                                                                                                                     
EFFECT OF DILUTIVE SECURITIES                                                                                        
 Options                                          --      757         --                     --    1,264        --   
                                              ------   ------     ------                 ------   ------    ------     
                                                                                                                   
DILUTED EARNINGS PER                                                                                               
COMMON SHARE                                                                                                       
 Earnings from continuing operations                                                                               
 available to common stockholders                                                                                  
 and assumed conversions                    $ 19,188   76,031   $   0.25               $ 14,832   80,149  $   0.19 
                                              ======   ======     ======                 ======   ======    ======  
</TABLE> 


<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
                                                  SIX MONTHS ENDED                           SIX MONTHS ENDED 
                                                  JANUARY 1, 1999                           DECEMBER 26, 1997
                                           ------------------------------              ---------------------------
                                                                PER SHARE                                PER SHARE
                                            EARNINGS   SHARES     AMOUNT               EARNINGS  SHARES    AMOUNT 
                                           ---------   ------   ---------              --------  ------  --------- 
<S>                                        <C>         <C>      <C>                    <C>       <C>     <C> 
BASIC EARNINGS PER
COMMON SHARE
 Earnings from continuing operations
 available to common stockholders           $ 34,182   77,245   $   0.44               $ 31,317   78,567  $   0.40
 
EFFECT OF DILUTIVE SECURITIES
 Options                                          --    1,095         --                     --    1,471        --
                                              ------   ------     ------                 ------   ------    ------     
 
DILUTED EARNINGS PER
COMMON SHARE
 Earnings from continuing operations
 available to common stockholders
 and assumed conversions                    $ 34,182   78,340   $   0.44               $ 31,317   80,038  $   0.40
                                              ======   ======     ======                 ======   ======    ======  
</TABLE>

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 options' exercise price was greater than the average market price of
the common shares:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
                                         January 1, 1999     December 26, 1997 
                                         ---------------     ----------------- 
<S>                                      <C>                 <C>               
Number of options outstanding                      4,944                 3,341 
                                                                               
Weighted average exercise price                  $22.473               $22.371  
</TABLE>


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<TABLE> <S> <C>

<PAGE>
<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JANUARY 1, 1999, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY
REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          JUL-02-1999
<PERIOD-START>                             JUN-27-1998
<PERIOD-END>                               JAN-01-1999
<CASH>                                         139,177
<SECURITIES>                                    59,133
<RECEIVABLES>                                  299,254
<ALLOWANCES>                                     9,916
<INVENTORY>                                    196,515
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               730,725
<PP&E>                                         275,051
<DEPRECIATION>                                 109,040
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 964,760
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          300,214
<BONDS>                                            794
                                0
                                          0
<COMMON>                                        39,808
<OTHER-SE>                                     568,756
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   964,760
<SALES>                                        568,225
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               568,225
<CGS>                                          410,034
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  410,034
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                59,053
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                  (56)
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                 522
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                 48,832
<INCOME-TAX>                                    14,650
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             34,182
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                    34,182
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     0.44
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     0.44
        


</TABLE>

<PAGE>
 
                                                                      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-Q
(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; 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; 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") and Year 2000
Problems that may exist in products currently or historically sold to customers
of the company; changes in the financial markets relating to the company's
capital structure and cost of capital; and uncertainties inherent in
international operations and foreign currency fluctuations. The words "believe,"
"expect," "anticipate," "project," "plan" 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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