DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS INC
10-Q, 1998-10-13
AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES
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                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                 QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                     For the quarter ended September 1, 1998

                         Commission file number 1-11276

                            DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Florida                                              59-1447420
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 (State or other jurisdiction of            (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or organization)

4900 Frontage Road, South                              
Lakeland, Florida                                            33815              
_____________________________                      _____________________________
(Address of principal executive offices)                  (zip code)

                                   (941) 687-9226
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                           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  periods 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


APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

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

Common Stock $.01 Par Value - 16,637,983 shares as of September 1, 1998


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                            Discount Auto Parts, Inc.

                                      Index



PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                              Page


Item 1.  Financial Statements (Unaudited)

     Condensed  Consolidated  Balance Sheets - September 1, 1998 and June 2,
     1998 .....................................................................3

     Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - for the thirteen weeks
     ended September 1, 1998 and the thirteen weeks ended September 2, 1997 ...4

     Condensed  Consolidated  Statements  of Cash  Flows - for the  thirteen
     weeks ended  September 1, 1998 and the thirteen  weeks ended  September
     2,1997 ...................................................................5

     Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements......................6


Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results 
     of Operations.............................................................7


PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1. Legal Proceedings.....................................................10

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K......................................10

SIGNATURES................................................................... 11



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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Discount Auto Parts, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)


<CAPTION>
                                                                            September 1                 June 2
                                                                                 1998                     1998
                                                                          -------------------       -----------------

                                 ASSETS                                                 (In thousands)
Current  assets:                                           
<S>                                                                     <C>                       <C>               
    Cash and cash equivalents                                           $              4,830      $            5,064
     Inventories                                                                     178,071                 172,027
     Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                        22,081                  17,657
                                                                          -------------------       -----------------
             Total current assets                                                    204,982                 194,748

Property and equipment                                                               400,820                 379,991
     Less allowances for depreciation and amortization                               (69,378)                (65,472)
                                                                          -------------------       -----------------
                                                                                     331,442                 314,519

Other assets                                                                           2,433                   2,468
                                                                          -------------------       -----------------
Total assets                                                            $            538,857      $          511,735
                                                                          ===================       =================

                  LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
     Trade accounts payable                                             $             58,507      $           67,083
     Other current liabilities                                                        22,031                  19,603
     Current maturities of long-term debt                                              2,400                   2,400
                                                                          -------------------       -----------------
            Total current liabilities                                                 82,938                  89,086

Deferred income taxes                                                                  5,069                   5,069
Long-term debt                                                                       186,479                 160,695

Stockholders' equity:
     Preferred stock                                                                       -                       -
     Common stock                                                                        166                     166
     Additional paid-in capital                                                      141,301                 141,163
     Retained earnings                                                               122,904                 115,556
                                                                          -------------------       -----------------
     Total stockholders' equity                                                      264,371                 256,885
                                                                          -------------------       -----------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                              $            538,857      $          511,735
                                                                          ===================       =================


See accompanying notes.
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Discount Auto Parts, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

<CAPTION>
                                                                Thirteen                                 Thirteen
                                                               Weeks Ended                              Weeks Ended
                                                       ----------------------------             ----------------------------

                                                               September 1                              September 2
                                                                  1998                                     1997
                                                       ----------------------------             ----------------------------
                                                                     (In thousands, except per share amounts)

<S>                                                  <C>                                      <C>                          
Net sales                                            $                     123,039            $                     109,737
Cost of sales, including distribution costs                                 73,365                                   67,335
                                                       ----------------------------             ----------------------------
     Gross profit                                                           49,674                                   42,402

Selling, general and administrative expenses                                35,069                                   29,577
                                                       ----------------------------             ----------------------------
       Income from operations                                               14,605                                   12,825
Other income (expense), net                                                     24                                     (276)
Interest expense                                                            (2,662)                                  (2,053)
                                                       ----------------------------             ----------------------------
Income before income taxes                                                  11,967                                   10,496
Income taxes                                                                 4,619                                    4,046
                                                       ----------------------------             ----------------------------
     Net income                                      $                       7,348            $                       6,450
                                                       ============================             ============================
Net income per share:
     Basic net income per common share               $                           0.44         $                           0.39
                                                       ============================             ============================
     Diluted net income per common share             $                           0.44         $                           0.39
                                                       ============================             ============================


Average common shares outstanding                                           16,634                                   16,594
Dilutive effect of stock options                                               194                                       56
                                                       ----------------------------             ----------------------------
Average common shares outstanding -
     assuming dilution                                                      16,828                                   16,650
                                                       ============================             ============================


See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>

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Discount Auto Parts, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

<CAPTION>
                                                                                Thirteen                 Thirteen
                                                                               Weeks Ended           Weeks Ended
                                                                           -------------------------------------------

                                                                               September 1             September 2
Operating  activities                                                             1998                     1997
                                                                           --------------------      -----------------

<S>                                                                      <C>                       <C>               
Net income                                                               $               7,348     $            6,450
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
    used in operating activities:
       Depreciation  and  amortization                                                   4,312                  3,616
       Deferred income taxes                                                                 -                    546
       Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
         (Increase) in inventories                                                      (6,044)                (4,894)
         (Increase) in prepaid expenses and other
             current assets                                                             (4,424)                  (372)
          (Increase) in other assets                                                        (1)                (1,811)
          (Decrease) in trade accounts payable                                          (8,576)               (12,804)
          Increase in other current liabilities                                          2,428                  3,606
                                                                           --------------------      -----------------
Net cash used in operating activities                                                   (4,957)                (5,663)

Investing  activities
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment                                            1,157                      -
Purchases of property and equipment                                                    (22,356)               (12,745)
                                                                           --------------------      -----------------
Net cash used in investing activities                                                  (21,199)               (12,745)

Financing  activities
Proceeds from short-term borrowings and long-term debt                                  35,503                124,400
Payments of short-term borrowings and long-term debt                                    (9,719)              (104,517)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                                     138                      5
                                                                           --------------------      -----------------
Net cash provided by financing activities                                               25,922                 19,888

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                                      (234)                 1,480
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                         5,064                  6,409
                                                                           --------------------      -----------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                               $               4,830     $            7,889
                                                                           ====================      =================


</TABLE>


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                            Discount Auto Parts, Inc.

                Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
                                September 1, 1998

1.  Basis of Presentation

The  accompanying  unaudited  condensed  consolidated  financial  statements  of
Discount Auto Parts,  Inc. (the "Company") have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting  principles for interim financial  information and
with  the   instructions  to  Form  10-Q  and  Article  10  of  Regulation  S-X.
Accordingly,  they do not include all of the information and footnotes  required
by generally accepted accounting  principles for complete financial  statements.
In the opinion of management,  all adjustments  (consisting of normal  recurring
accruals) considered  necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  For
further  information,  refer to the financial  statements and footnotes  thereto
included in the Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 2,
1998.

Operating  results for the thirteen week period ended  September 1, 1998 are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal
year.

2.  Net Income Per Share

In  1997,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  Issued  Statement  128,
"Earnings  Per Share."  Statement  128 replaced the  calculation  of primary and
fully diluted  earnings per share with basic and diluted earnings per share. All
earnings  per share  amounts for all  periods  presented  have been  restated to
conform to the Statement 128 requirements.

Options to  purchase  503,000  shares and  562,000  shares of common  stock were
excluded  from the  calculation  of fully  diluted  earnings  per  share for the
thirteen  week  periods   ended   September  1,  1998  and  September  2,  1997,
respectively,  because the options'  exercise price was greater than the average
market price of the common  shares  during those  periods  and,  therefore,  the
effect would be antidilutive.

3.  Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):
                                         September 1                   June 2
                                                1998                     1998
Revolving credit agreement              $    129,279            $     103,495
Senior term notes                             50,000                   50,000
Senior secured notes                           9,600                    9,600
                                             188,879                  163,095
Less current maturities                      (2,400)                  (2,400)
                                        $    186,479             $    160,695

Effective  July 16,  1997,  the Company  entered  into a three year $175 million
unsecured  revolving  credit  agreement (the  "Revolver").  The rate of interest
payable  under the Revolver is a function of LIBOR or the prime rate of the lead
agent bank, at the option of the Company. The Company may increase the amount of
the  facility  to $200  million  with the consent of the  syndication  of banks.
During the term of the Revolver,  the Company is obligated to pay a fee of .125%
per annum for the unused portion of the Revolver.

Effective August 8, 1997, the Company  completed the placement of a separate $50
million senior term notes facility (the "Notes"). The Notes provide for interest
at a fixed rate of 7.46%,  payable  semi-annually,  with  semi-annual  principal
payments of $7.1 million,  beginning on July 15, 2004. The net proceeds from the
Notes were used to reduce the Company's indebtedness under the Revolver.

At both  September  1, 1998 and June 2, 1998,  the  Company's  weighted  average
interest rate on its borrowing under the Revolver was 6.0%.

As of  September  1,  1998,  the  Company  had  approximately  $45.7  million of
available borrowings under the Revolver.

The Company has issued two senior secured notes, each for an original  principal
amount of $12 million,  with an insurance company.  The notes are collateralized
by a first mortgage on certain retail store properties,  equipment and fixtures.
The agreements  provide for interest at fixed rates of 10.11% and 9.8%,  payable
quarterly,  with annual  principal  payments of $1.2 million on each December 15
and May 31.

The  Company's  debt  agreements  contain  various  restrictions,  including the
maintenance of certain  financial  ratios and  restrictions  on dividends,  with
which the Company was in compliance as of September 1, 1998.

4. Subsequent Event-Asset Acquisition

On September 28, 1998, the Company acquired,  pursuant to a definitive  purchase
agreement  dated  September 21, 1998,  all the Rose Auto Parts stores through an
asset  purchase  from  Eastern  Automotive   Warehouse,   Inc.,  a  wholly-owned
subsidiary of National Auto Parts  Warehouse,  Inc. The acquisition  included 39
leased retail store locations,  primarily  located in southeast  Florida,  and a
leased  warehouse  facility in Miami.  The acquisition  involved the purchase of
inventory  and  furniture  and  equipment  at these  various  locations  and the
assumption  of the  respective  leases.  The  Rose  Auto  Parts  stores  will be
converted  to Discount  Auto Parts  stores over the next  several  months,  with
selected stores likely to be closed as a result of market overlap.


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

Results of Operations

Thirteen Weeks Ended September 1, 1998 Compared to Thirteen Weeks Ended 
September 2, 1997

Total sales for the first quarter of fiscal 1999 were $123.0 million as compared
to $109.7  million a year earlier.  Comparable  store sales (which include sales
under the Company's  commercial  delivery program)  increased 2.7% for the first
quarter of fiscal  1999 as  compared to the first  quarter of fiscal  1998.  The
balance of the  increase in total  sales for the fiscal  1999 first  quarter was
attributable  to net sales from new stores  opened since the beginning of fiscal
1998.

At September 1, 1998, the Company had 472 stores in operation, compared with 452
stores at June 2, 1998 and 409 stores at September 2, 1997.

Gross profit for the first quarter of fiscal 1999 increased to $49.7 million, or
40.4% of net sales, as compared to $42.4 million, or 38.6% of net sales, for the
comparable period of fiscal 1998. The improvement in gross margins for the first
quarter of fiscal 1999 was due in part to overall lower product cost, a shift in
merchandising  strategies  to promote  higher  gross margin  product  offerings,
reduced levels of promotional  pricing for certain high volume  products such as
oil and a shift in vendor cooperative  advertising  allowances to direct product
cost reductions.

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses increased as a percentage of
sales  from  27.0% in the first  quarter  of  fiscal  1998 to 28.5% in the first
quarter of fiscal 1999.  The increase is primarily due to the expenses  incurred
related to the  development  and roll-out of the Company's  commercial  delivery
program  and the shift in  cooperative  advertising  credits  to direct  product
purchase price reductions.

Income from operations for the first quarter of fiscal 1999 was $14.6 million as
compared to $12.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 1998. Operating margins
for the first  quarter of fiscal  1999 were 11.9% as  compared  to 11.7% for the
first quarter of fiscal 1998. Operating margins for the fiscal 1999 quarter were
somewhat  negatively  impacted  by  the  roll-out  of the  Company's  commercial
delivery  program.  Excluding  the impact of the  commercial  delivery  program,
operating margins were 12.5% for the first quarter of fiscal 1999.

Interest expense for the first quarter of fiscal 1999 was $2.7 million, compared
to $2.1 million for the first  quarter of fiscal 1998.  The increase in interest
expense was primarily  the result of increased  borrowings  associated  with new
store  growth  and the costs  associated  with the  expansion  of the  Company's
existing  distribution  center.  Borrowings under the Company's revolving credit
line were  used to fund the Rose  Auto  Parts  acquisition  which was  completed
subsequent to the first quarter of fiscal 1999. These additional borrowings will
necessarily result in a greater growth in interest expense in the second quarter
of fiscal 1999 and thereafter.

The Company's  effective tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 1999 was 38.6%
as compared to 38.5% for the first quarter fiscal 1998.

As a result  of the above  factors,  net  income  was $7.3  million  or $.44 per
diluted  share for the first quarter of fiscal 1999 as compared to net income of
$6.5 million or $.39 per diluted share for the first quarter of fiscal 1998.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

For the thirteen  weeks ended  September  1, 1998,  net cash of $5.0 million was
utilized  by the  Company's  operations  versus  $5.7  million  utilized  by the
Company's  operations  for the  comparable  thirteen week period of fiscal 1998.
During the thirteen weeks ended  September 1, 1998, this net use of cash was due
primarily to a reduction in trade  accounts  payable (which was largely a result
of fiscal 1998  year-end  extended  vendor  terms  coming  due),  an increase in
inventories  resulting  primarily from new store growth and an increase in other
current  assets  primarily  associated  with an  increase  in  amounts  due from
vendors.  These  uses of cash were  offset in part by current  period  earnings,
depreciation, and an increase in other current liabilities.

Capital  expenditures  for the thirteen weeks ended September 1, 1998 were $22.4
million.  The  majority  of the  capital  expenditures  related to the 20 stores
opened  during  that  period  and costs  associated  with the  expansion  of the
Company's  distribution  center.  For all of fiscal 1999, the Company expects to
open approximately 100 to 110 new stores.

In July 1998, the Company completed the expansion of its distribution  center to
double its size. The expanded distribution center, which comprises approximately
600,000  square  feet,  should be capable of serving  approximately  675 stores.
Additional office space,  support  facilities and extension of the merchandising
handling systems are in the process of being completed. When the expanded center
becomes fully  operational in the fall of 1998, it will also provide  service to
the Company's express warehouses, and will be utilized to support the commercial
delivery program.

The Company also continued the roll-out of a commercial delivery service,  which
began in the third  quarter of fiscal 1998.  The Company's  commercial  delivery
service consists of a program whereby commercial customers (such as auto service
centers,  commercial  mechanics,  garages  and the  like)  establish  commercial
accounts with the Company and order  automotive  parts from the Company and such
parts will be delivered  from,  or can be picked up from,  nearby  Discount Auto
Parts stores.  The  commercial  delivery  program can be expected to require the
Company to extend trade credit to certain of the commercial account customers as
part of the ordinary course of business. The extension of such trade credit will
increase the capital  requirements  associated  with the roll-out of the program
and will  expose the  Company to credit risk from  uncollectible  accounts.  The
Company has  established  systems to manage and control  such credit  risk.  The
amount of capital  that is needed to cover  extension  of trade  credit  will be
dependent  in large part upon the  success of the  commercial  delivery  service
roll-out and how quickly the  commercial  business  develops.  Because this is a
relatively new aspect of the auto parts supply  business for the Company,  there
are risks  associated  with the  Company's  entry  into  this new  aspect of the
business and there can be no assurance as to if or when the commercial  delivery
service business will be profitable or as to whether the Company will experience
any financial or other challenges in managing and controlling the credit risk.

The Company  anticipates that total capital  expenditures for all of fiscal 1999
including the costs  associated with the  distribution  center expansion and the
working capital costs  associated  with the roll-out of the commercial  delivery
service, will be in the range of $70 million to $80 million.

As  of  September  1,  1998,   the  Company  had  $45.7  million  of  additional
availability under its existing financing agreements.

The Company has  historically  been able to finance most of its new store growth
through unsecured lines of credit and medium and longer term mortgage  financing
provided by banks and other  institutional  lenders,  and through cash flow from
operations.  Consistent  with its historical  practice,  the Company  expects to
finance both its short and long-term liquidity needs for new store growth, as to
land and  buildings,  primarily  through  these  lines of  credit  and  mortgage
financing (renewals and replacements thereof), and as to equipment and fixtures,
primarily through cash flow from operations.

The Company's new store development  program also requires  significant  working
capital,  principally for inventories.  The Company has historically  used trade
credit to partially  finance new store  inventories  and has been  successful in
negotiating  extended  payment terms and incentives from many suppliers  through
volume  purchases.  The  Company  believes  that it  will  be  able to  continue
financing  some of its  inventory  growth  through the  extension  of  favorable
payment  terms and  incentives  from its vendors,  but there can be no assurance
that the Company  will be  successful  in doing so. The  additional  funding for
inventory  expansion  has been  provided  in large  part  from  cash  flow  from
operations.

The Company  believes  that the expected cash flows from  operations,  available
bank borrowings and trade credit, will be sufficient to fund both short term and
long term capital and liquidity  needs of the Company.  Particularly in light of
the use of available  borrowings to fund the recently  completed Rose Auto Parts
stores acquisition,  availability under the existing financing agreements is not
expected to be sufficient to support the new store growth capital needs past the
middle of fiscal year 2000.  However,  although  there can be no assurance,  the
Company believes that it will be able to secure expanded borrowing facilities or
establish other financing programs to fund its long term capital needs for store
growth.

Year 2000 Issue

The Year 2000 issue results from computer programs and electronic circuitry that
do not  differentiate  between the year 1900 and the year 2000  because they are
written using two rather than four digit dates to define the applicable year. If
not corrected,  many computer applications and date-sensitive devices could fail
or produce  erroneous results when processing dates after December 31, 1999. The
Year 2000 issue affects virtually all companies and organizations, including the
Company.

The  Company  employs  a  number  of  information   technology  systems  in  its
operations,   including,   without  limitation,   computer  networking  systems,
financial  systems  and other  similar  systems,  some of which  are  internally
developed  and others  are  licensed  from  outside  vendors.  A number of these
systems  have been  recently  implemented  by the Company and thus most of these
recently implemented systems are believed to be Year 2000 compliant.  Management
developed and has been pursing a plan to modify the Company's other  information
technology  systems and has begun the process of converting these other critical
data  processing  systems.   Management   currently  expects  this  plan  to  be
substantially complete by early 1999.

Throughout its operations, the Company also employs electronic equipment such as
building  security,  product  handling  and other  devices  containing  embedded
electronic  circuits.   The  Company  is  in  the  process  of  identifying  and
prioritizing any embedded  technology  devices which may be deemed to be mission
critical or that tend to have a more significant impact on normal operations.  A
team of internal  staff and  management  that has been  identified to manage the
Company's  Year 2000  initiative  will develop a separate  plan to upgrade these
higher priority embedded technology devices.  Management currently expects these
activities to be substantially complete by mid 1999.

Management  currently  expects  that the  cost of  implementing  the  Year  2000
initiatives  relative to information  technology systems and the higher priority
embedded technology  devices,  including internal costs, will not be material to
the Company's results of operations or its financial position.

The Company is also in the process of evaluating and managing the potential risk
posed by the impact of the Year 2000 issue on its major  suppliers  and vendors.
Formal and informal  communications  with these major  suppliers and vendors are
being  initiated,  with an  expectation  and plan to  substantially  complete an
assessment  in this  regard  by early  1999.  However,  it may be  difficult  to
determine with any certainty  whether such suppliers and vendors will be able to
successfully  address the Year 2000 issue with  respect to their own systems and
thus be able to process purchase orders immediately following January 1, 2000.

Although the Company does not believe,  based on its current evaluation of these
matters,  that the Year 2000 issue will have a significant effect on its overall
operations, the Company's initiatives in this regard are subject to a variety of
risks and  uncertainties  some of which are beyond the  Company's  control.  The
failure of the Company or any of its major  suppliers or vendors to achieve Year
2000 readiness could adversely impact the Company's business  operations,  which
could in turn have an adverse effect on the Company's future financial results.

Forward Looking Statements

The Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial  Condition and Results of
Operations and other sections of this quarterly  report contain  forward looking
statements that are based on the current expectations, estimates and projections
about the industry in which the Company operates,  management's  beliefs and the
assumptions   made  by   management.   These   statements   include   the  words
"anticipates",  "expects", "expected", and "believes", variations of such words,
and similar  expressions  which are intended to identify  such  forward  looking
statements.  These forward looking statements are subject to potential risks and
uncertainties  that  could  cause  actual  results  to  differ  materially  from
historical results or those currently anticipated.

These potential risks and uncertainties include increased competition, extent of
the market demand for auto parts, availability of inventory supply, propriety of
inventory mix, adequacy and perception of customer service,  product quality and
defect  experience,  availability  of and  ability to take  advantage  of vendor
pricing  programs  and  incentives,  sourcing  availability,  rate of new  store
openings,  cannibalization  of store sites,  mix and types of merchandise  sold,
governmental  regulation  of  products,  new  store  development  and the  like,
performance  of  information  systems,  effectiveness  of  deliveries  from  the
distribution  center,  ability to hire, train and retain qualified team members,
availability  of quality  store  sites,  ability to  successfully  roll-out  the
commercial delivery service, credit risk associated with the commercial delivery
service,  environmental  risks,  availability  of expanded and  extended  credit
facilities,   legal  expenses   associated  with  disputes  and   investigations
concerning freon matters,  potential for liability with respect to these matters
and other risks.

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

Dexter Carson,  et. al. vs.  Discount Auto Parts,  Inc., et. al.,  United States
District   Court   for   the   Southern   District   of   Florida,    Case   No.
96-08833-CIV-HURLEY, Southern District of Florida

         This  action  involves a lawsuit  which was filed in the United  States
District  Court  for  the  Southern  District  of  Florida  arising  out  of the
employment of the  Plaintiffs  and alleged  incidents  which occurred at various
Discount  Auto stores.  The action seeks damages and other relief as a result of
alleged  discrimination  under both  federal and state laws,  violations  of the
Florida    Whistleblower   law,   negligent    misrepresentations,    fraudulent
misrepresentations,  negligence-personal  injuries and gross negligence-personal
injuries. The Company filed numerous motions,  including a Motion to Dismiss and
a Motion to Strike. On May 19, 1998, the court entered an Order Granting in Part
the Company's Motion to Dismiss and Severing Plaintiffs From Case And Dismissing
Selected  Claims  Without  Prejudice.  The order  dismissed  nine of the  eleven
plaintiffs and left only Carson and Williamson's case remaining.  The plaintiffs
filed a notice to appeal the judge's order, which they subsequently  voluntarily
dismissed.  The Company  intends to vigorously  oppose the Carson and Williamson
case. It is not clear whether the  plaintiffs  who have been  dismissed from the
case will refile.

Automotive Supply Company vs. Discount Auto Parts et al., United States District
Court for the Central District of California, Case No. CV 98-0275 CAS (VAPx).

         On or about  December  9, 1997,  a  complaint  was filed in  California
against the Company by Automotive Supply Company  alleging,  among other things,
breach of contract, account stated, breach of implied covenant of good faith and
fair dealing, fraud and negligent misrepresentation,  all in connection with the
supply by Automotive Supply Company of rotating electrical parts to the Company.
Although  the  complaint  was  initially  filed in Superior  Court,  the Company
successfully  removed the action to federal  district court. The complaint seeks
compensatory  damages in excess of $16,000,000 as well as punitive and exemplary
damages.  The Company believes the claims in the complaint are without merit and
intends to defend the action vigorously. The Company has filed an answer denying
the essential  allegations  in the complaint and, by way of a  counterclaim,  is
seeking to recover amounts the Company  asserts it is owed by Automotive  Supply
Company as well as amounts  representing  other damages the Company has suffered
as a result of Automotive Supply Company's own actions.  Discovery has commenced
and is continuing.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)   Exhibits

27       Financial Data Schedule  (For SEC Use Only)

(b)      Reports on Form 8-K

         The Company  did not file any  reports on Form 8-K during the  thirteen
         week period ended September 1, 1998.



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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.


                                                       DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS, INC.


Date:    October 13, 1998                  By: /s/ Peter J. Fontaine
                                                   Peter J. Fontaine
                                                   Chief Executive Officer
                                                   (Principal Executive Officer)

Date:   October 13, 1998                   By: /s/ C. Michael Moore
                                                   C. Michael Moore
                                                   Chief Financial Officer
                                                   (Principal Financial and
                                                    Accounting Officer)




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