PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES INC
10-Q, 1999-06-14
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington D.C. 20549
                              --------------------

                                    FORM 10-Q
(X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES  EXCHANGE
    ACT OF 1934

                   For the quarterly period ended May 1, 1999


( ) 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: 000-23574


                           PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


             Delaware                                    33-0479906
  (State or other jurisdiction of                     (I.R.S. Employer
   incorporation or organization)                    Identification No.)


                  9125 Rehco Road, San Diego, California 92121
               (Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
                                 (619) 453-7845
              (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 ___


  (Indicate the number of shares of each of the registrant's classes of common
                   stock, as of the latest practicable date.)


Title                               Date                     Outstanding
- -----                               ----                     -----------
Common Stock, $0.0001 Par Value     June 8, 1999             21,088,054




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                           PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc.
                                    Form 10-Q
                        For the Quarter Ended May 1, 1999
                                      Index




Part I  Financial Information                                               Page


    Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

            Consolidated Balance Sheets at January 30, 1999
            and May 1, 1999                                                    3

            Consolidated Statements of Operations for the thirteen
            weeks ended May 2, 1998 and May 1, 1999                            4

            Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the thirteen
            weeks ended May 2, 1998 and May 1, 1999                            5

            Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                         6

    Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
            Condition and Results of Operations                                8

    Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk        12


Part II Other Information

    Item 1. Legal Proceedings                                                 12

    Item 5. Other Information                                                 13

    Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                  13


Signatures                                                                    14





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<TABLE>
                           PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES, INC.

                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                      (in thousands, except per share data)



<CAPTION>
                                             January 30,     May 1,
                                                1999          1999
                                             -----------  -----------
<S>                                           <C>         <C>
ASSETS                                                    (unaudited)
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                   $  2,324      $  4,313
  Receivables                                    7,638         9,567
  Inventories                                  104,789       106,348
  Deferred tax assets                           16,769        14,671
  Other                                          5,993         6,013
                                               -------       -------
    Total current assets                       137,513       140,912

Fixed assets, net                              187,510       189,931
Goodwill                                        37,804        37,056
Deferred tax assets                              9,681         9,681
Other assets                                    14,627        16,137
                                               -------       -------
                                              $387,135      $393,717

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                            $ 51,099      $ 45,730
  Accrued expenses                              23,783        23,936
  Accrued salaries and employee benefits         9,792        11,889
  Current portion of long-term debt              4,500         4,500
  Current portion of capital lease and
     other obligations                           9,023         8,863
                                               -------       -------
    Total current liabilities                   98,197        94,918

Long-term debt, excluding current portion       65,375        74,250
Capital lease and other obligations,
   excluding current portion                    20,982        18,579
Accrued store closing costs                      7,005         6,615
Deferred rent                                   11,735        11,952

Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000
   shares authorized,  21,074 and 21,074
   shares issued and outstanding,
   respectively                                      2             2
  Additional paid-in capital                   270,916       270,916
  Accumulated deficit                          (87,077)      (83,515)
                                               -------       -------
    Total stockholders' equity                 183,841       187,403
                                               -------       -------

                                              $387,135      $393,717
                                               =======       =======


          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>

                           PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES, INC.

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                (unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)



<CAPTION>

                                                    Thirteen weeks ended
                                                   -----------------------
                                                     May 2,        May 1,
                                                      1998          1999
                                                   ---------     ---------
<S>                                                 <C>           <C>
Net sales                                           $196,296      $229,657

Cost of sales and occupancy costs                    149,620       170,535
                                                     -------       -------

    Gross profit                                      46,676        59,122

Selling, general and administrative expenses          40,629        51,310

Merger and business integration costs                  6,385            --
                                                     -------       -------

    Operating income (loss)                             (338)        7,812

Interest expense, net                                  1,122         1,924
                                                     -------       -------

    Earnings (loss) before income taxes               (1,460)        5,888

Income taxes (benefit)                                  (392)        2,326
                                                     -------       -------

    Net earnings (loss)                             $ (1,068)     $  3,562
                                                     =======       =======

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share  $  (0.05)     $   0.17
                                                     =======       =======


          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>





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<TABLE>
                           PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES, INC.

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                            (unaudited, in thousands)




<CAPTION>
                                                       Thirteen weeks ended
                                                     ------------------------
                                                        May 2,       May 1,
                                                         1998         1999
                                                     -----------  -----------
<S>                                                   <C>           <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net earnings (loss)                                 $ (1,068)     $  3,562
  Depreciation and amortization                          6,984         9,044
  Deferred tax assets                                     (392)        2,098
  Loss on retirement of fixed assets                       100            --
  Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects
    of purchase acquisitions:
    Receivables                                         (1,366)       (1,929)
    Inventories                                          4,055        (1,559)
    Other assets                                          (623)          379
    Accounts payable                                   (10,458)       (5,369)
    Accrued expenses                                     1,477           153
    Accrued salaries and employee benefits                (326)        2,097
    Accrued store closing costs                           (609)          181
    Deferred rent                                          414           217
                                                       -------       -------
      Net cash provided by (used in)
        operating activities                            (1,812)        8,874
                                                       -------       -------
Cash flows from investing activities:

  Additions to fixed assets                            (12,762)      (11,174)
  Investment in limited partnership                         --        (1,983)
  Net cash invested in acquisitions of businesses           --           (40)
  Change in other assets                                  (894)           --
                                                       -------       -------
      Net cash used in investing activities            (13,656)      (13,197)
                                                       -------       -------

Cash flows from financing activities:

  Borrowings under long-term debt agreements            17,500        10,000
  Repayment of long-term debt agreements                (1,125)       (1,125)
  Repayment of capital lease and other obligations      (1,488)       (2,563)
  Proceeds from the issuance of common stock               131            --
      Net cash provided by financing activities         15,018         6,312
                                                       -------       -------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents      (450)        1,989
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year           3,354         2,324
                                                       -------       -------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period            $  2,904      $  4,313
                                                       =======       =======


          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

</TABLE>


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                           PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES, INC.

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                 (in thousands)



Note 1 - General

In the opinion of management of Petco Animal  Supplies,  Inc. (the  "Company" or
"PETCO"),  the unaudited  consolidated  financial  statements  presented  herein
contain all adjustments,  consisting of normal recurring adjustments,  necessary
to present the financial  position,  results of operations  and cash flows as of
May 1, 1999,  and for the  periods  ended May 2, 1998 and May 1,  1999.  Certain
prior  year  balances  have  been   reclassified  to  conform  to  current  year
presentation.  Because of the seasonal  nature of the  Company's  business,  the
results of operations  for the thirteen  weeks ended May 2, 1998 and May 1, 1999
are not necessarily  indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
The Company's  fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to January 31, resulting
in years of either 52 or 53 weeks.  All references to a fiscal year refer to the
fiscal year ending on the Saturday  closest to January 31 of the following year.
For  example,  references  to fiscal 1998 refer to the fiscal year  beginning on
February 1, 1998, and ending on January 30, 1999. For further information, refer
to the consolidated  financial  statements and footnotes thereto for fiscal 1998
included in the  Company's  Form 10-K Annual Report (File No.  000-23574)  filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 1999.


Note 2 - Business Combinations

The Company recorded merger and business  integration costs of $6,385 during the
thirteen weeks ended May 2, 1998. These costs,  related to acquisitions in prior
years,  include  transaction costs, costs attributable to lease cancellation and
closure  of  duplicate  or  inadequate   facilities  and  activities,   facility
conversion  costs,  cancellation  of certain  contractual  obligations and other
integration costs.


Note 3 - Net Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic net  earnings  (loss) per common  share are  computed  using the  weighted
average  number of common  shares  outstanding  during the  period.  Diluted net
earnings (loss) per common share  incorporates  the incremental  shares issuable
upon the assumed exercise of stock options.

Net  earnings  (loss) and  weighted  average  common  shares used to compute net
earnings (loss) per share, basic and diluted, are presented below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   Thirteen Weeks Ended
                                                  ----------------------
                                                     May 2,      May 1,
                                                      1998        1999
                                                  ----------  ----------
       <S>                                         <C>         <C>

       Net earnings (loss)                         $ (1,068)   $  3,562
                                                     ======      ======

       Common shares, basic                          21,072      21,074
       Dilutive effect of stock options                  --          67
                                                     ------      ------
       Common shares, diluted                        21,072      21,141
                                                     ======      ======
</TABLE>

Dilutive  effect of stock  options of 248 shares was not  included in  computing
diluted  loss per share for the  thirteen  weeks  ended May 2, 1998  because the
effect would have been antidilutive.

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Note 4 - Contingencies

The Company and certain of its officers have been named as defendants in several
virtually  identical  class action  lawsuits filed in the United States District
Court for the Southern District of California between August and November, 1998.
These cases have been  consolidated  and will be  administered  as one case. The
plaintiffs  purport  to  represent  a class of all  persons  who  purchased  the
Company's  common  stock  between  January  30,  1997  and July  10,  1998.  The
complaints allege that the defendants  violated various federal  securities laws
through material  misrepresentations  and omissions during the class period, and
seek  unspecified  monetary  damages.  These  matters have been  tendered to the
Company's  insurance  carrier.   While  the  Company  believes  the  allegations
contained in these  lawsuits are without  merit,  the claims have not progressed
sufficiently for the Company to estimate a range of possible  exposure,  if any.
The Company and its officers intend to defend themselves vigorously.

The  Company  has been  named as a  defendant  in a lawsuit  filed by the United
States Equal  Employment  Opportunity  Commission in the United States  District
Court for the Northern  District of  California  on June 2, 1999.  The complaint
alleges that the Company  violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended,  and the Equal Pay Act, by payment of wages to  employees of one sex at
rates less than the rates paid to employees of the opposite  sex. The  complaint
seeks  unspecified  monetary  damages  for the  named  employees  and any  other
similarly-situated   employees.  While  the  Company  believes  the  allegations
contained  in this  lawsuit  are  without  merit,  the claim has not  progressed
sufficiently for the Company to estimate a range of possible  exposure,  if any.
The Company intends to defend itself vigorously.






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


General

PETCO is a leading  specialty  retailer of premium pet food and supplies.  As of
May 1, 1999,  the Company  operated  482 stores in 37 states and the District of
Columbia. PETCO's strategy is to be the leading category-dominant national chain
of  community  pet food and supply  superstores  by  offering  its  customers  a
complete assortment of pet-related products at competitive prices, with superior
levels of customer service at convenient locations.


Results of Operations
First Quarter 1999 Compared to First Quarter 1998

Net sales  increased 17.0% to $229.7 million for the thirteen weeks ended May 1,
1999 ("first quarter 1999") from $196.3 million for the thirteen weeks ended May
2, 1998 ("first quarter 1998").  The increase in net sales in first quarter 1999
resulted primarily from the comparable store net sales increase of 10.9% and the
addition of 48  superstores,  partially  offset by the closing of 24 stores,  of
which  nine  were  relocated.  The  comparable  store  net  sales  increase  was
attributable  to maturing  superstores,  increased  marketing and  merchandising
efforts and increased  customer  traffic.  The increase in comparable  store net
sales  accounted for  approximately  $21.2 million,  or 63.5%,  of the net sales
increase.   The  net  increase  in  the  Company's   store  base  accounted  for
approximately $12.2 million, or 36.5%, of the net sales increase.

Gross profit,  defined as net sales less cost of sales including store occupancy
costs,  increased to $59.1  million in first  quarter 1999 from $46.7 million in
first quarter 1998. As a percentage of sales, gross profit increased to 25.7% in
first quarter 1999 from 23.8% in first quarter 1998. Gross profit increased from
the prior year primarily through greater  purchasing  leverage,  particularly in
acquired stores which were selling through non-continuing inventories at reduced
gross margins in prior year, and increased leverage of occupancy costs.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $51.3 million in first
quarter 1999 from $40.6  million in first  quarter  1998. As a percentage of net
sales,  these  expenses  increased to 22.3% in first  quarter 1999 from 20.7% in
first  quarter 1998.  The increase was due primarily to increased  personnel and
related  costs  associated  with  decentralization  of field  staff,  new  store
openings, store training costs, advertising, and depreciation and maintenance of
the Company's investments in infrastructure in the prior year.

Merger and business  integration  costs of $6.4  million were  recorded in first
quarter 1998 in connection with the acquisition and conversion activities of the
stores acquired in prior years.

Operating  income in first quarter 1999 was $7.8 million,  or 3.4% of net sales,
compared with an operating loss of $0.3 million in first quarter 1998. Excluding
merger and business  integration costs in the prior year, the Company would have
reported  operating  income  of $6.1  million,  or 3.1% of net  sales,  in first
quarter 1998.

Net interest expense was $1.9 million for first quarter 1999,  compared with net
interest expense of $1.1 million for first quarter 1998. Increased borrowings in
first quarter 1999 led to the increase in interest expense.

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Income tax expense was $2.3 million in first  quarter  1999,  compared to income
tax benefit of $0.4 million in first quarter 1998.  Income tax benefit  reflects
the Federal and state tax benefits of the loss before income  taxes,  net of the
effect of non-deductible expenses.

Net earnings were $3.6 million,  or $0.17 per diluted  share,  for first quarter
1999 compared with a net loss of $1.1 million,  or $0.05 per diluted share,  for
first quarter 1998.  Excluding merger and business integration costs and related
tax benefits in the prior year,  net earnings for first  quarter 1998 would have
been $3.0 million, or $0.14 per diluted share.


Year 2000 Issues

In 1997, the Company  implemented a comprehensive  risk-based  program to assure
that both its  information  technology  ("IT") and non-IT  systems are Year 2000
compliant.  The  Company's  compliance  program  includes  various  initiatives,
including  conducting an inventory and identification of all Year 2000-sensitive
components of the Company's IT and non-IT systems (including hardware, software,
security, and telecommunications),  requesting compliance status statements from
the Company's business partners,  suppliers and vendors,  and testing of new and
existing  systems.  The inventory and  identification of Year 2000 IT and non-IT
issues is complete. Many Year 2000 IT issues have been resolved through hardware
and software updates and upgrades  undertaken for other reasons.  As part of the
Company's  ongoing IT upgrade  plans,  in fiscal 1998 the Company  completed the
conversion of its store  point-of-sale  systems to a Year 2000 compliant version
at a cost of approximately  $20 million,  which has been capitalized and will be
depreciated  over the  components'  estimated  useful  lives.  This  conversion,
although not undertaken  specifically for Year 2000 purposes, was accelerated in
order to achieve Year 2000  compliance  in this critical  area.  With respect to
non-IT  systems,  the Company has completed the inventory and  assessment of its
embedded systems contained in the corporate  offices,  distribution  centers and
store  locations.   This  assessment   focused   principally  on  the  Company's
telecommunications system hardware and software and security systems. The amount
of other expenditures for updates and upgrades that relate  specifically to Year
2000  compliance  is not separable  from the total,  but is not believed to be a
material  amount.  The remediation and testing of new and existing IT and non-IT
systems is nearly  complete,  and  additional  procedures  will be  conducted as
necessary.

For certain of the  Company's key  suppliers,  such as pet food  suppliers,  the
disruption of product  deliveries  would have a material  adverse  impact on the
Company's  results  of  operations.   The  Company  is  actively  extending  its
relationships  with these suppliers to include joint Year 2000 risk assessments,
remedial  actions,  and  contingency  plans  in  the  event  of  non-compliance.
Contingency   plans,   which  will  undergo  continuous  review  and  adjustment
throughout the remainder of 1999, may include backup manual ordering  procedures
and inventory  buildup by the Company prior to December 31, 1999. Any additional
inventory  buildup by the  Company  would  generate  unfavorable  cash flows and
inventory valuation exposures of uncertain amount and duration.

The Company does not expect the future cost of its Year 2000 compliance  program
to be material to its business,  results of operations,  or financial condition.
There can be no assurance,  however, that the Company's assessment of the impact
of Year 2000 is complete  and that further  analysis  and study,  as well as the
testing and  implementation of planned  solutions,  will not reveal the need for
additional remedial work. The Company is potentially vulnerable to mistakes made
by key  suppliers  of products  and services in their advice to the Company with
respect to their Year 2000 readiness. The Company is also potentially vulnerable
to operational  difficulties in the Company's  corporate  offices,  distribution
centers or store  locations,  including  the risk of power and water outages and
the  potential  failure  of credit  card and check  authorization  systems.  The
financial magnitude of these risks cannot currently be estimated.


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The  foregoing  statements  as to the  Company's  Year 2000  efforts are forward
looking and, along with all other forward-looking statements herein, are made in
reliance  on the safe harbor  provisions  discussed  under the caption  "Certain
Cautionary Statements," below.


New Accounting Standards

In March 1998, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants  ("AICPA")
issued  Statement  of  Position  98-1,  "Accounting  for the  Costs of  Computer
Software  Developed or Obtained for Internal Use" ("SOP 98-1").  Generally,  SOP
98-1  requires  the  capitalization  of  certain  internal  and  external  costs
associated with the application  development stage of software development.  The
Company adopted this statement on January 31, 1999 as required.  The adoption of
SOP 98-1 did not have a material  impact on the Company's  results of operations
or financial condition.

In April 1998, the AICPA issued Statement of Position 98-5,  "Accounting for the
Costs of Start-up  Activities" ("SOP 98-5").  Generally,  SOP 98-5 requires that
the costs of start-up  activities be expensed as incurred.  The Company  adopted
this statement on January 31, 1999 as required. The adoption of SOP 98-5 did not
have a material  impact on the  Company's  results of  operations  or  financial
condition.

In June 1998,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board issued SFAS No. 133,
"Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities"(the "Statement").
The Statement  establishes  accounting  and reporting  standards  requiring that
every derivative  instrument be recorded in the balance sheet as either an asset
or  liability  measured at its fair value.  The  Statement  also  requires  that
changes in the  derivative's  fair value be  recognized  currently  in  earnings
unless  specific hedge  accounting  criteria are met. The Statement is effective
for fiscal  years  beginning  after June 15, 2000 and is not  expected to have a
material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company has financed its operations and expansion  program through  internal
cash flow,  external  borrowings  and the sale of equity  securities.  At May 1,
1999,  total assets were $393.7  million,  $140.9  million of which were current
assets.  Net cash  provided by  operating  activities  was $8.9  million for the
thirteen  weeks  ended May 1,  1999,  compared  with net cash used in  operating
activities of $1.8 million for the prior year period.  The  Company's  sales are
substantially  on a cash basis.  Therefore,  cash flow  generated from operating
stores provides a significant source of liquidity to the Company.  The principal
use of operating cash is for the purchase of merchandise inventories.  A portion
of the Company's inventory purchases is financed through vendor credit terms.

The Company uses cash in investing  activities to purchase  fixed assets for new
stores, to acquire stores,  and, to a lesser extent,  to purchase  warehouse and
office fixtures,  equipment and computer hardware and software in support of its
distribution and  administrative  functions.  During the first quarter of fiscal
1999 the Company  invested $2.0 million in a limited  partnership  that operates
retail pet food and  supply  stores in  Canada,  with  plans to open  additional
stores.  Cash used in investing  activities  was $13.2  million for the thirteen
weeks ended May 1, 1999, and $13.7 million for the prior year period.

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The Company  also  finances  some of its  purchases  of  equipment  and fixtures
through capital lease and other  obligations.  No purchases of fixed assets were
financed in this manner during the thirteen weeks periods ended May 1, 1999, and
May 2, 1998. The Company  believes that additional  sources of capital lease and
other obligation  financing are available on a cost-effective basis and plans to
use them, as necessary, in connection with its expansion program.

The Company's primary  long-term capital  requirement is funding for the opening
or acquisition of superstores.  Cash flows provided by financing activities were
$6.3 million in the thirteen  weeks ended May 1, 1999,  and $15.0 million in the
prior year  period.  Cash flows  from  financing  activities  were  provided  by
borrowings  under long-term debt  agreements,  net of repayments under long-term
debt and other  obligations.  Cash flows from financing  activities were used to
fund the Company's expansion program and working capital requirements.

The Company has a credit facility with a syndicate of banks with a commitment of
up to $110.0 million that expires January 30, 2003. The credit facility provides
for $80.0 million in revolving  loans and a $30.0 million term loan.  Borrowings
under the credit  facility are  unsecured  and bear  interest,  at the Company's
option,  at the agent bank's  corporate  base rate or LIBOR plus 0.50% to 1.50%,
based on the Company's leverage ratio at the time. The credit agreement contains
certain affirmative and negative covenants related to indebtedness, interest and
fixed charges  coverage,  and  consolidated  net worth.  As of May 1, 1999,  the
Company  had $26.8  million  of  revolving  loans  available  under  the  credit
facility.

As  of  January  30,  1999,   the  Company  had  available  net  operating  loss
carryforwards  of $71.2  million for federal  income tax  purposes,  which begin
expiring in 2004,  and $35.5 million for state income tax purposes,  which begin
expiring in 1999.

The Company  anticipates  that funds  generated by operations,  funds  available
under the credit facility and currently  available  vendor financing and capital
lease and other obligation financing will be sufficient to finance its continued
operations and planned store openings at least through the next twelve months.


Certain Cautionary Statements

Certain  statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10 - Q, including,  but not
limited  to,  Item  2 -  "Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial
Condition and Results of Operations," contain forward-looking  statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  Section
21E of the  Securities  Act of 1934,  as  amended,  and the  Private  Securities
Litigation  Reform Act of 1995, that are not historical facts but rather reflect
current expectations concerning future results and events. The words "believes,"
"expects,"  "intends,"  "plans,"  "anticipates,"  "likely,"  "will," and similar
expressions  identify such  forward-looking  statements.  These  forward-looking
statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which
are beyond the  Company's  control  that could  cause  actual  results to differ
materially   from  those  forecast  or   anticipated  in  such   forward-looking
statements.  These  factors  include,  but are not  limited  to,  the  Company's
expansion  plans,  the  integration  of operations as a result of  acquisitions,
reliance on vendors and product lines and exclusive  distribution  arrangements,
competition,  performance of new superstores and their future operating results,
quarterly  and  seasonal  fluctuations,  dependence  on senior  management,  and
possible  volatility  of stock  price.  These  factors are  discussed in greater
detail  under the caption  "Certain  Cautionary  Statements"  in PETCO's  Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 30, 1999.

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Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risks relating to the Company's  operations result primarily from changes
in short-term interest rates as the Company's unsecured credit facility utilizes
a portfolio  of  short-term  LIBOR  contracts.  LIBOR  contracts  are fixed rate
instruments  for a  period  of  between  one and six  months,  at the  Company's
discretion.  The  Company's  portfolio  of LIBOR  contracts  vary in length  and
interest  rate,  such that adverse  changes in short-term  interest  rates could
affect the Company's  overall  borrowing  rate when  contracts are renewed.  The
lengths of contracts  within the portfolio are adjusted to balance the Company's
working  capital  requirements,  fixed asset  purchases  and  general  corporate
purposes. The Company continuously evaluates the portfolio with respect to total
debt, including an assessment of the current and future economic environment.

As of May 1,  1999,  the  Company  had $78.8  million  in debt  under the credit
facility.  The average  debt  outstanding  for the last four  quarters was $74.5
million. Based on this average debt level, a hypothetical 50 basis point adverse
change in LIBOR rates would increase net interest expense by approximately  $0.4
million on an annual basis, and likewise would decrease earnings and cash flows.
The Company  cannot  predict  market  fluctuations  in interest  rates and their
impact on debt, nor can there be any assurance that  long-term  fixed-rate  debt
will be available at favorable  rates, if at all.  Consequently,  future results
may differ  materially  from the  estimated  results  due to adverse  changes in
interest rates or debt availability.

The  Company  did not  have  any  material  foreign  exchange  or other
significant market risk or any derivative financial instruments at May 1, 1999.



Part II.  Other Information


Item 1.   Legal Proceedings

The Company and certain of its officers have been named as defendants in several
virtually  identical  class action  lawsuits filed in the United States District
Court for the Southern District of California between August and November, 1998.
These cases have been  consolidated  and will be  administered  as one case. The
plaintiffs  purport  to  represent  a class of all  persons  who  purchased  the
Company's  common  stock  between  January  30,  1997  and July  10,  1998.  The
complaints allege that the defendants  violated various federal  securities laws
through material  misrepresentations  and omissions during the class period, and
seek  unspecified  monetary  damages.  These  matters have been  tendered to the
Company's  insurance  carrier.   While  the  Company  believes  the  allegations
contained in these  lawsuits are without  merit,  the claims have not progressed
sufficiently for the Company to estimate a range of possible  exposure,  if any.
The Company and its officers intend to defend themselves vigorously.




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Item 5.   Other Information

The  Company  has been  named as a  defendant  in a lawsuit  filed by the United
States Equal  Employment  Opportunity  Commission in the United States  District
Court for the Northern  District of  California  on June 2, 1999.  The complaint
alleges that the Company  violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended,  and the Equal Pay Act, by payment of wages to  employees of one sex at
rates less than the rates paid to employees of the opposite  sex. The  complaint
seeks  unspecified  monetary  damages  for the  named  employees  and any  other
similarly-situated   employees.  While  the  Company  believes  the  allegations
contained  in this  lawsuit  are  without  merit,  the claim has not  progressed
sufficiently for the Company to estimate a range of possible  exposure,  if any.
The Company intends to defend itself vigorously.


Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

          1. Exhibits

             (a) 27.1 Financial Data Schedule (filed electronically only)

          2. Reports on Form 8-K

             (a) The  Company  filed no reports on form 8-K during the  thirteen
                 weeks ended May 1, 1999.

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                                   Signatures



Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                           PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES, INC.


                                           By:  /s/ James M. Myers
                                                ------------------
                                                James M. Myers
                                                Senior Vice President and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer

                                           Date: June 14, 1999










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