GAYLORD COMPANIES INC
10QSB, 1996-08-19
RETAIL STORES, NEC
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                                  FORM 10-QSB.
                 QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                        Quarterly or Transitional Report

                     U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   Form 10-QSB
(Mark One)
X        QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1996 TRANSITION REPORT
         PURSUANT TO 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

                       Commission file number   1-13518

                             Gaylord Companies, Inc.
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        (Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

                               Delaware 31-1421571
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      (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
                         incorporation or organization)

                    4006 Venture Court, Columbus, Ohio 43228
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                     (Address of Principal Executive Office)

                                 (614) 771-2777
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                           (Issuer's telephone number)

     Check  whether  the issuer (1) 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

     State the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's  classes
of common equity,  as of the last practicable  date:  3,195,000 as of August 14,
1996.


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                             GAYLORD COMPANIES, INC.

                                      INDEX
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<CAPTION>

                                                                            Page
                                                                           Number
<S>                                                                          <C>

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
  Item 1.       Financial Statements
                Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 1996 (unaudited)    1

                Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the
                Three and six months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995             2

                Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the
                Three months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995                     3

                Notes to the financial statements                             4-5
  Item 2.       Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                      Condition and Results of Operations                     6-11
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION                                                  12
  Item 5.       Other Information
  Item 6.       Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
Signature                                                                    13

Exhibit Index                                                                14

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                             GAYLORD COMPANIES, INC.

                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

                                  JUNE 30, 1996

                                   (UNAUDITED)



                                     ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:
  Cash                                                        $           2,094
  Accounts receivable - trade                                            29,143
  Other receivables                                                     231,768
  Inventories                                                         1,795,057
  Deferred income taxes - current                                       252,000
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets                             530,354
                                                                ----------------
         TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                                         2,840,416

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT                                                  619,169

GOODWILL                                                                122,971

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES                                                   458,875

INVESTMENT                                                              125,000

OTHER ASSETS                                                             38,516
                                                                ----------------
                                                              $       4,204,947
                                                                ================

                      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
  Accounts payable                                            $       1,194,440
  Line of credit                                                        395,000
  Convertible notes                                                     622,500
  Sales tax payable                                                      99,948
  Current portion of long-term debt                                     280,490
  Current installments of capital lease obligations                      11,859
  Other current liabilities                                             125,564
                                                                ----------------
         TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES                                    2,729,801

CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS                                                 2,953
                                                                ----------------
                                                                      2,732,754
                                                                ----------------
COMMITMENTS

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
  Cumulative preferred stock, par value $.01 per share;1,500,000 shares
         authorized, 60,000 shares issued and outstanding               300,000
  Common stock, par value $.01 per share;  10,000,000 shares
         authorized, 2,750,000 shares issued and outstanding             27,500
  Paid-in-capital in excess of par                                    1,600,817
  Retained earnings (deficit)                                          (456,124)
                                                                ----------------
         TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                   1,472,193
                                                                ----------------
                                                               $      4,204,947
                                                                ================

                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                             GAYLORD COMPANIES, INC.

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

                                   (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                               Three Months Ended                    Six Months Ended
                                                                    June 30,                             June 30,
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            1996               1995               1996                1995
                                                      ----------------   ----------------   ----------------    ----------------
<S>                                                  <C>                <C>                <C>                  <C>

NET SALES                                            $      2,656,311   $      2,820,156   $      5,541,130    $      5,739,651

COST OF GOODS SOLD, including store occupancy and
     delivery costs                                         2,044,066          2,155,005          4,250,428           4,372,362
                                                      ----------------   ----------------   ----------------    ----------------

GROSS PROFIT                                                  612,245            665,151          1,290,702           1,367,289

OPERATING EXPENSES:
     Store operating expenses                                 580,949            548,945          1,185,241           1,124,123
     Administrative                                           314,482            286,270            624,682             578,131
     Depreciation and amortization                             48,062             68,167             96,124             132,540
                                                      ----------------   ----------------   ----------------    ----------------
                                                              943,493            903,382          1,906,047           1,834,794
                                                      ----------------   ----------------   ----------------    ----------------

OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)                                      (331,248)          (238,231)          (615,345)           (467,505)
                                                      ----------------   ----------------   ----------------    ----------------

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
     Interest expense - net                                   (72,489)           (90,782)          (149,306)           (170,318)
     Amortization of discount on notes payable                      -            (17,291)                 -             (34,583)
     Other income (expense)                                     4,481                (32)            (9,874)                151
                                                      ----------------   ----------------   ----------------    ----------------
                                                              (68,008)          (108,105)          (159,180)           (204,750)
                                                      ----------------   ----------------   ----------------    ----------------

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)            (399,256)          (346,336)          (774,525)           (672,255)

INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)                                 (161,703)          (138,534)          (311,810)           (268,902)
                                                      ----------------   ----------------   ----------------    ----------------

NET INCOME (LOSS)                                    $       (237,553)  $       (207,802)  $       (462,715)   $       (403,353)
                                                      ================   ================   ================    ================

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE                     $          (0.09)  $          (0.10)  $          (0.17)   $          (0.20)
                                                      ================   ================   ================    ================

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES USED                         2,750,000          2,000,000          2,750,000           2,000,000
                                                      ================   ================   ================    ================



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                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                    GAYLORD COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

                                   (UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                          Six Months Ended
                                                                                               June 30,
                                                                                  -----------------------------------
                                                                                     1996               1995
                                                                                  ---------------    ----------------
<S>                                                                             <C>                <C>

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
     Net income (loss)                                                          $      (462,715)   $       (403,353)
                                                                                  ---------------    ----------------
     Adjustments  to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided  
     used by operating activities:
         Depreciation and amortization                                                   96,124             128,528
         Changes in assets and liabilities:
            Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable                                   12,955              (4,475)
            Decrease (increase) in other receivables                                    (38,061)            (26,542)
            Decrease (increase) in inventory                                             15,395             (65,470)
            Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets                   (418,983)            (79,532)
            Decrease (increase) in deferred income taxes                               (301,814)           (243,671)
            Increase (decrease) in accounts payable                                    (287,874)           (251,718)
            Increase (decrease) in sales tax payable                                    (79,354)             19,793
            Increase (decrease) in other current liabilties                             (88,559)            (10,893)
                                                                                 ---------------    ----------------
                Total adjustments                                                    (1,090,171)           (533,980)
                                                                                 ---------------    ----------------

                NET CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES                     (1,552,886)           (937,333)
                                                                                 ---------------    ----------------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
     Purchase of property and equipment                                                  (7,004)            (12,399)
                                                                                 ---------------    ----------------
                NET CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES                         (7,004)            (12,399)
                                                                                 ---------------    ----------------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
     Proceeds from issuance of debt                                                   1,017,500             850,000
     Repayments of debt                                                                (349,719)           (119,554)
     Principal payments of capital lease obligations                                     (4,816)             (4,825)
                                                                                 ---------------    ----------------
                NET CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES                        662,965             725,621
                                                                                 ---------------    ----------------

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH                                                        (896,925)           (224,111)

CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD                                                             899,019             261,627
                                                                                 ---------------    ----------------

CASH AT END OF PERIOD                                                           $         2,094    $         37,516
                                                                                 ===============    ================


SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES:
     Cash paid during the period for:
         Interest                                                               $        37,919    $         66,609
                                                                                 ===============    ================

         Income taxes                                                           $       -          $            100
                                                                                 ===============    ================

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                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                    GAYLORD COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                         SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1996

                                   (UNAUDITED)



1.       BASIS OF PRESENTATION

                  The  accompanying  financial  statements  are  unaudited,  but
         reflect  all  adjustments  which,  in the  opinion of  management,  are
         necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results
         of operations for the interim periods  presented.  All such adjustments
         are of a normal and recurring nature. The results of operations for any
         interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results attainable
         for a full fiscal year.

2.       LOSS PER SHARE

                  Per  share  information  is  computed  based  on the  weighted
         average number of shares  outstanding during the period with net income
         (loss) reduced by preferred stock dividends.

3.       PRIVATE PLACEMENT

                  In June 1996 the Company consummated a private placement to 12
         investors  of an aggregate  of $622,500 of its  Convertible  Notes (the
         "1996  Financing").  The  Convertible  Notes  are  due and  payable  on
         December 11, 1996. Interest is payable at the rate of 5% per annum. The
         principal amount of each Convertible Note is convertible into shares of
         Common Stock at the rate of $1.50 per share.

4.       CONSULTING AGREEMENT

                  As of April 23, 1996,  the Company  entered into a twenty-four
         month financial consulting and investor relations agreement with Solay,
         Inc.  Pursuant  to the  financial  consulting  and  investor  relations
         agreement,  Solay, Inc. is entitled to receive  $135,000,  which amount
         has been prepaid by the  Company.  In addition,  Solay,  Inc.  received
         $65,000 in connection with financial  advisory services rendered to the
         Company  in  connection  with  the  1996  Financing.  Pursuant  to  the
         financial consulting and investor relations agreement,  Solay, Inc. has
         the  right to  purchase  300,000  shares of  Common  Stock and  600,000
         Warrants  identical  to the  warrants  offered  in the  Initial  Public
         Offering  through October 23, 1996, for an aggregate  purchase price of
         $300,000. In addition,

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         Rodika Salter,  an affiliate of Solay,  Inc., has an option to purchase
         up to 200,000  shares of Common Stock until  October 23, 1996 for $1.50
         per share. In connection with the 1996 Financing,  Worthington  Capital
         Corp.   received   an   aggregate   of  $35,175  of   commissions   and
         non-accountable  expenses.  In  connection  with  the  1996  Financing,
         Worthington  Capital  Corp.  was granted  the right to acquire  100,000
         shares of Common Stock and 200,000  Warrants  identical to the Warrants
         offered in the Initial  Public  Offering until October 23, 1996, for an
         aggregate purchase price of $100,000.

5.       BANK DEBT

                  In May 1996,  the  Company  entered  into a revised  financing
         agreement  with  Bank  One.  As of June 30,  1996,  the  Company  had a
         revolving  line of  credit of  $395,000  and  secured  term debt in the
         aggregate amount of $280,491.  The bank debt bears interest at rates of
         2.5%  over the  prime  rate of  interest.  The line of  credit  and the
         secured  term debt  mature on  January  10,  1997.  Under the bank loan
         agreements,  no  additional  advances  will be made  under  the line of
         credit through the maturity date of January 10, 1997.

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ITEM 2.           MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                  CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended June 30, 1995 and 1996

         Consolidated Operations

         The Company  incurred a net loss of $237,553 in the three  months ended
June 30, 1996 as compared to a net loss of $207,802 for the comparable period in
the prior year.  The increase in the net loss in the three months ended June 30,
1996 as compared to the same period in 1995 was  primarily  due to a lower gross
profit margin, higher store operating expenses and higher administrative costs.

         Net sales in the three  months ended June 30, 1996 were  $2,656,311,  a
5.8%  decrease  over net sales of $2,820,156  for the  comparable  period in the
prior year.  The decrease was due primarily to the fact that the  Superstores in
both  Boardman and  Cincinnati,  Ohio posted  significant  sales  decreases as a
result of new  competition  from stores  operated  by Barnes and Noble,  Inc. in
close proximity during the three months ended June 30, 1996. Such stores did not
encounter such competition in the same period in 1995.

         Cost of goods sold,  including store occupancy and delivery costs,  was
$2,044,066  for the three months  ended June 30, 1996 as compared to  $2,155,005
for the three months ended June 30,  1995.  Gross profit as a percentage  of net
sales was 23.0% for the three  months  ended June 30,  1996 as compared to 23.6%
during the same period in 1995.  Management believes that the primary reason for
the lower gross profit as a  percentage  of net sales for the three months ended
June 30, 1996, as compared to the same period in 1995, is the lower gross profit
as a percentage of sales in the Company's  Superstore in Boardman,  Ohio, due to
more  aggressive  discounting in response to the early October 1995 opening of a
superstore  by Barnes and Noble,  Inc. in close  proximity.  In addition,  while
sales decreased in the Superstore in Boardman,  Ohio, for the three months ended
June 30, 1996, as compared to the same period in 1995,  occupancy costs remained
substantially the same.

         Store level operating expenses were $580,949 for the three months ended
June 30, 1996 as compared to $548,945  for the three months ended June 30, 1995.
Management  believes that the increase in such expenses was due primarily to the
reclassification  of certain payroll expenses to store level operating  expenses
for the three months ended June 30,  1996.  Such  expenses  were  classified  as
administrative  expenses in the same period in 1995.  Store  operating  expenses
were 21.9% of net sales for the three  months ended June 30, 1996 as compared to
19.5% in the same period in 1995.  Management believes that the increase in such
expenses as a  percentage  of net sales is due  primarily to the fact that while
store level operating expenses increased in the three months ended June 30, 1996
as compared to the same period in the prior year, net sales decreased.

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         Administrative  expenses  for the three months ended June 30, 1996 were
$314,482  compared  to  $286,270  for the  three  months  ended  June 30,  1995.
Management  believes  that  the  increase  in  administrative  expenses  is  due
primarily to the Company's anticipated expansion.

         Depreciation  and amortization for the three months ended June 30, 1996
were  $48,062  compared to $68,167  for the three  months  ended June 30,  1995.
Management  believes that the decrease in depreciation  and  amortization is due
primarily  to the fact that  some  assets  had been  completely  depreciated  or
amortized in the three months ended June 30, 1996 as compared to the same period
in the prior year.

         Interest  expense for the three  months ended June 30, 1996 was $85,251
compared  to  $90,782  in the same  period in the prior  year.  Amortization  of
discount  on notes  payable  for the three  months  ended  June 30,  1996 was $0
compared to $17,291 for the three months  ended June 30,  1995.  The decrease in
amortization  of discount on notes payable is due primarily to the fact that the
amortization  was  accelerated  upon the  repayment  of the bridge  loans in the
original  principal  amount of $500,000 (the "Bridge Loans") upon the completion
of the  Company's  initial  public  offering in  November of 1995 (the  "Initial
Public Offering") and the amortization was subsequently discontinued.


         Cookstore Operations         
         
         Net sales in the three months ended June 30, 1996 were $563,846, a 5.0%
increase over net sales of $537,084 during the same period in the prior year.
All Cookstore net sales are comparable in the period.

         Cost of goods sold,  including store occupancy and delivery costs,  was
$418,473  for the three  months  ended June 30, 1996 as compared to $397,175 for
the three months ended June 30, 1995. Management believes that such increase was
due primarily to the increased  level of sales.  Gross profit as a percentage of
net sales was 25.8% for the three  months  ended June 30,  1996 as  compared  to
26.1% during the same period in 1995.


         Bookstore Operations

         Net sales in the three months ended June 30, 1996 were  $2,092,466,  an
8.4% decrease  over net sales of $2,283,072 in the prior year.  The decrease was
due primarily to significant sales decreases in Superstores in both Boardman and
Cincinnati, Ohio, as discussed above.

         Cost of goods sold,  including store occupancy and delivery costs,  was
$1,625,593  for the three months  ended June 30, 1996 as compared to  $1,757,830
for the three months ended June 30, 1995. Management believes that such decrease
was due primarily to the decreased level of sales.  Gross profit as a percentage
of net sales was 22.3% for the three  months  ended June 30, 1996 as compared to
23.0% during the same period in 1995. Management believes that the

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primary  reason for the lower gross profit as a percentage  of net sales for the
three months ended June 30, 1996, as compared to the same period in 1995, is the
lower gross profit as a percentage of sales in the Superstore in Boardman, Ohio,
due to more aggressive discounting in response to the early October 1995 opening
of a store by Barnes and Noble,  Inc. in close  proximity.  In  addition,  while
sales  decreased in the Company's  Book  Superstore in Boardman,  Ohio,  for the
three  months  ended June 30,  1996,  as  compared  to the same  period in 1995,
occupancy costs remained substantially the same.

Six Months Ended June 30, 1995 and 1996

         Consolidated Operations

         The Company  incurred a net loss of  $462,715  in the six months  ended
June 30, 1996 as compared to a net loss of $403,353 for the comparable period in
the prior year. Management believes that the increase in the net loss in the six
months ended June 30, 1996 as compared to the same period in 1995 was  primarily
due to lower gross profit margins,  higher store  operating  expenses and higher
administrative costs.

         Net sales in the six months ended June 30, 1996 were $5,541,130, a 3.5%
decrease over net sales of  $5,739,651  for the  comparable  period in the prior
year.  The decrease was due primarily to the fact that the  Superstores  in both
Boardman and Cincinnati,  Ohio posted significant sales decreases as a result of
new  competition  from  stores  operated  by Barnes  and  Noble,  Inc.  in close
proximity  during  the six  months  ended  June 30,  1996.  Such  stores did not
encounter such competition in the same period in 1995.

         Cost of goods sold,  including store occupancy and delivery costs,  was
$4,250,428  for the six months ended June 30, 1996 as compared to $4,372,362 for
the six months  ended June 30, 1995.  Gross profit as a percentage  of net sales
was 23.3% for the six months ended June 30, 1996 as compared to 23.8% during the
same period in 1995.  Management  believes that the primary reason for the lower
gross  profit as a  percentage  of net sales for the six  months  ended June 30,
1996,  as compared to the same  period in 1995,  is the lower gross  profit as a
percentage of sales in the Company's  Superstore in Boardman,  Ohio, due to more
aggressive  discounting  in  response  to the early  October  1995  opening of a
superstore  by Barnes and Noble,  Inc. in close  proximity.  In addition,  while
sales  decreased in the  Superstore in Boardman,  Ohio, for the six months ended
June 30, 1996, as compared to the same period in 1995,  occupancy costs remained
substantially the same.

         Store level operating expenses were $1,185,241 for the six months ended
June 30, 1996 as compared to $1,124,123  for the six months ended June 30, 1995.
Management  believes that the increase in such expenses was due primarily to the
reclassification  of certain payroll expenses to store level operating  expenses
for the six  months  ended June 30,  1996.  Such  expenses  were  classified  as
administrative  expenses  in the same  period  in 1995.  Store  level  operating
expenses  were  21.4% of net sales for the six  months  ended  June 30,  1996 as
compared  to 19.5% in the same  period  in 1995.  Management  believes  that the
increase in such expenses as a percentage of

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net sales is due primarily to the fact that while store level operating expenses
increased  in the six months  ended June 30, 1996 as compared to the same period
in the prior year, net sales decreased.

         Administrative  expenses  for the six months  ended June 30,  1996 were
$624,682 compared to $578,131 for the six months ended June 30, 1995. Management
believes  that the increase in  administrative  expenses is due primarily to the
Company's anticipated expansion.

         Depreciation  and  amortization  for the six months ended June 30, 1996
were  $96,124  compared  to  $132,540  for the six months  ended June 30,  1995.
Management  believes that the decrease in depreciation  and  amortization is due
primarily  to the fact that  some  assets  had been  completely  depreciated  or
amortized  in the six months  ended June 30, 1996 as compared to the same period
in the prior year.

         Interest  expense for the six months  ended June 30, 1996 was  $162,067
compared  to $170,318  in the same  period in the prior  year.  Amortization  of
discount on notes payable for the six months ended June 30, 1996 was $0 compared
to $34,583 for the six months ended June 30, 1995. The decrease in  amortization
of discount on notes payable is due primarily to the fact that the  amortization
was accelerated upon the repayment of the Bridge Loans in the original principal
amount of  $500,000  upon the  completion  of the  Initial  Public  Offering  in
November of 1995 and the amortization was subsequently discontinued.

         Cookstore Operations

         Net sales in the six months ended June 30, 1996 were $1,143,387, a 9.3%
increase over net sales of $1,045,819 during the same period in the prior year.
All Cookstore net sales are comparable in the period.

         Cost of goods sold,  including store occupancy and delivery costs,  was
$838,899  for the six months ended June 30, 1996 as compared to $778,327 for the
six months ended June 30, 1995.  Management  believes that such increase was due
primarily to the increased  level of sales.  Gross profit as a percentage of net
sales was 26.6% for the six months  ended  June 30,  1996 as  compared  to 25.6%
during the same period in 1995.  Management believes that the primary reason for
the higher gross  profit as a  percentage  of net sales for the six months ended
June 30,  1996,  as compared  to the same  period in 1995,  are that while sales
increased for the six months ended June 30, 1996, as compared to the same period
in 1995, occupancy costs remained the same.

         Bookstore Operations

         Net sales in the six months ended June 30, 1996 were $4,397,744, a 6.3%
decrease  over net sales of $4,693,832  in the prior year.  Management  believes
that  the  decrease  was  due  primarily  to  significant   sales  decreases  in
Superstores in both Boardman and Cincinnati, Ohio, as discussed above.

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         Cost of goods sold,  including store occupancy and delivery costs,  was
$3,411,529  for the six months ended June 30, 1996 as compared to $3,594,034 for
the six months ended June 30, 1995.  Management  believes that such decrease was
due primarily to the decreased  level of sales.  Gross profit as a percentage of
net sales was 22.4% for the six months  ended June 30, 1996 as compared to 23.4%
during the same period in 1995.  Management believes that the primary reason for
the lower gross  profit as a  percentage  of net sales for the six months  ended
June 30, 1996, as compared to the same period in 1995, is the lower gross profit
as a  percentage  of sales in the  Superstore  in  Boardman,  Ohio,  due to more
aggressive  discounting in response to the early October 1995 opening of a store
by Barnes and Noble, Inc. in close proximity. In addition, while sales decreased
in the Company's  Book  Superstore in Boardman,  Ohio,  for the six months ended
June 30, 1996, as compared to the same period in 1995,  occupancy costs remained
substantially the same.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

         Through June 30, 1996, the Company funded its  requirements for working
capital  and  capital  expenditures  from net  proceeds  of its  Initial  Public
Offering  and  through   borrowings   under  its  bank  credit   facilities  and
subordinated  notes.  As of June 30, 1996,  the Company had a revolving  line of
credit of $395,000 and secured term debt in the aggregate amount of $280,491 and
subordinated  notes in the  aggregate  amount of  $622,500.  The bank debt bears
interest at rates of 2.5% over the prime rate of interest  and the  subordinated
notes bear an interest  rate of 5.0%.  The line of credit and the  secured  term
debt mature on January 10, 1997. The  subordinated  notes mature on December 10,
1996. Under the bank loan agreements,  no additional advances will be made under
the line of credit through the maturity date of January 10, 1997. The failure of
the Company to refinance  the Company's  existing  credit  facilities,  of which
there can be no assurance, would have a material adverse affects on the Company.

         The Company's capital  expenditures totaled $307,100 in fiscal 1994 and
$26,775  in fiscal  1995 and $7,004 in the six  months  ended June 30,  1996 and
$12,399 in the six months ended June 30, 1995. Capital  expenditures were higher
in 1994 because the Company opened two new Cookstores.  Management believes that
capital  expenditures,  including the funds needed for opening three or possibly
four  new  retail  stores,  during  the  next  12 to 18  months  will  aggregate
approximately $750,000.

         At June 30,  1996,  the Company  had  recorded  deferred  tax assets of
approximately  $711,000,  primarily  connected  with net  operating  loss  carry
forwards.  The Company  believes,  although there can be no assurance,  that the
benefits of these tax assets will be realized through future operations. Taxable
income  would need to average  approximately  $127,000 per year over the next 14
years for the Company to realize the full benefit of these deferred tax assets.




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         On November 7, 1995, the Company consummated an Initial Public Offering
of  750,000  shares of common  stock and  1,725,000  warrants  at a price to the
public  of  $3.00  and  $0.10,  respectively.  In  addition,  certain  principal
stockholders of the Company  purchased  60,000 shares of the Company's  Series A
Preferred Stock at a price of $5.00 per share.

         In  June  1996  the  Company  consummated  a  private  placement  to 12
investors of an aggregate of $622,500 of its convertible  notes. The convertible
notes are due and payable on December 11, 1996.  Interest is payable at the rate
of 5% per annum.  The principal  amount of each  Convertible Note is convertible
into shares of Common Stock at the rate of $1.50 per share. The shares of Common
Stock  issuable upon the  conversion of the  Convertible  Notes were  registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.           LEGAL PROCEEDINGS - None

Item 2.           CHANGES IN SECURITIES - None

Item 3.           DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES - None

Item 4.           SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITIES HOLDERS - None

Item 5.           OTHER INFORMATION - None

Item 6.           EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

                  a)       Exhibit Index

                  b)       Reports on Form 8-K - None























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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.



                                            GAYLORD COMPANIES, INC.



                                            ------------------------------------
                                            By:      John Gaylord
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Date:      August 19, 1996





















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                           GAYLORD INDEX OF EXHIBITS.

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<CAPTION>

Number Description of Exhibit
<S>     <C>    
1.1  - Form of Underwriting Agreement between the Company and the Underwriters.+
3.1  - Certificate  of  Incorporation  of the  Company.+  
3.2  - By-Laws of the Company.+ 
4.1  - Form of Warrant  Agreement  between the Company and Continental Stock
       Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent.+
4.2  - Specimen Certificate of the Company's Common Stock.+
4.3  - 1994 Stock Option Plan, as amended.+
4.4  - Specimen Certificate of the Company's Warrant.+
4.5  - Form of Underwriter's Warrants.+
4.6  - Option Agreement between the Company and Lido Equities Corp.**
4.7  - Option Agreement between the Company and Solay, Inc.**
4.8  - Stock Option Agreement between the Company and Rodika Salter.**
4.9  - Form of Convertible Note.**
10.1 - Form of Employment Agreement between the Company and John D. Critser.+
10.2 - Form of Employment Agreement between the Company and John Gaylord.+
10.3 - Form of Employment Agreement between the Company and George Gaylord.+
10.4 - Agreements between the Subsidiaries and Bank One, Columbus, N.A.+
10.5 - Exchange Agreement,  dated as of August 1, 1994, by and among George
       Gaylord,  John Gaylord,  Janet Gaylord Goodburn,  Susan Gaylord Noble,
       Judy  Gaylord,  Jennifer  Lynn  Gaylord,  John D.  Critser and Gaylord
       Companies, Inc.+
10.6 - Lease, dated September 30, 1987, between UAP-Columbus  JV326132,  as
       Landlord,  and  Gaylord  Book  Company,  as Tenant,  as  amended,  for
       premises  located  at 1655 and 1657  West  Lane  Avenue,  Lane  Avenue
       Shopping Center, Upper Arlington, Ohio.+
10.7 - Lease,   dated  December  15,  1988,  between  Retail  Projects  of
       Cincinnati, Inc., as Landlord, and Little Professor Enterprises, Inc.,
       as Tenant, as subsequently assigned to Gaylord's Inc. and amended, for
       premises located at Space 180, Forest Fair Mall, Forest Park, Ohio.+
10.8 - Lease,  dated June 13,  1989,  between  UAP-Columbus  JV326132,  as
       Landlord, and The Cookstore, Inc., as Tenant, as amended, for premises
       located at 1677 West Lane Avenue,  M-1/4 and M-6, Lane Avenue Shopping
       Center, Upper Arlington, Ohio.+
10.9 - Lease,  dated  September  24,  1990,  between  Planned  Communities
       Company,  as Landlord,  and Little  Professor  Enterprises,  Inc.,  as
       Tenant,  for premises  located at Worthington  Square Shopping Center,
       Worthington, Ohio.+
10.10- Lease,   dated  July  16,  1992,   between  Sawmill  Place  Plaza
       Associates,  as Landlord, and Little Professor Enterprises,  Inc., as
       Tenant, as amended, for premises known as Space 122, Plaza at Sawmill
       Place, 2700 Sawmill Place Blvd., Columbus, Ohio.+
10.11- Lease, dated September 10, 1993, between  UAP-Columbus,  JV326132,
       as Landlord,  and Gaylord Book Co., Inc., as Tenant, as amended,  for
       premises located at 1595 West Lane Avenue, Upper Arlington, Ohio.+
10.12- Lease,  dated  September 13, 1993,  between  Aetna Life  Insurance
       Company,  as Landlord,  and Gaylord  Companies,  Inc., as Tenant, for
       premises located at Worthington Mall, Worthington, Ohio.+
10.13- Lease, dated October 21, 1993, between Greater Boardman Plaza, Inc.,
       as Landlord,  and Gaylord  Enterprises,  Inc., as Tenant, for premises
       located at Room No. 101, Greater  Boardman Plaza Shopping Center,  255
       Boardman-Canfield Road, Youngstown, Ohio.+

<PAGE>
Number Description of Exhibit

10.14- Lease,  dated July 15, 1994,  between Glimcher  Properties Limited
       Partnership,  as  Landlord,  and Gaylord  Companies,  as Tenant,  for
       premises  located  at the Mall at  Fairfield  Commons,  Store  #E181,
       Beavercreek, Ohio.+
10.15- Lease, dated August 19, 1994, between DeBartolo Capital Partnership,
       as Landlord,  and The Cookstore Inc., as Tenant,  for premises located
       at Room 240,  Summit Mall Shopping  Center,  3265 West Market  Street,
       Akron, Ohio.+
10.16- Sublease,  dated  August 31, 1994,  between  J.E.  Hanger,  Inc.,
       sublessor and The Gaylord Companies,  Inc., sublessee,  as a sublease
       under  the  master  lease  dated  April  23,  1991  between  Teachers
       Insurance and Annuity Association, as lessor, and J. E. Hanger, Inc.,
       as lessee,  for  premises  located at 4006 Venture  Court,  Columbus,
       Ohio.+
10.17- Consignment  Agreement,  dated  February 25, 1989,  between Ingram
       Industries,  Inc., as Consignor,  and Gaylord's,  Inc., as Consignee,
       relating to the store located at 1018 Forest Fair Drive,  Cincinnati,
       Ohio.+
10.18- Consignment   Agreement  dated  May  21,  1991,  between  Ingram  Book
       Company,  as Consignor,  and Little  Professor  Enterprises,  Inc., as
       Consignee,  relating to the store located at 155  Worthington  Square,
       Worthington, Ohio.+
10.19- Consignment Agreement,  dated February 10, 1993, between Ingram Book
       Company,  as  Consignor,  and  Gaylord  Book  Company,  as  Consignee,
       relating to the store located at 1646 W. Lane Avenue, Columbus, Ohio.+
10.20- Consignment Agreement,  dated February 10, 1993, between Ingram Book
       Company,  as Consignor,  and Little  Professor  Enterprises,  Inc., as
       Consignee,  relating  to the  store  located  at  6490  Sawmill  Road,
       Columbus, Ohio.+
10.21- Consignment  Agreement,  dated  December  1993,  between Ingram Book
       Company, as Consignor,  and Gaylord  Enterprises,  Inc., as Consignee,
       relating to the store located at 101 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman,
       Ohio.+
10.22- License  Agreement,  dated as of January 1, 1994,  between Sawworth
       Book Company,  as License  Owner,  and Little  Professor Book Centers,
       Inc., as Franchisor,  relating to 155 Worthington Square, Worthington,
       Ohio. +
10.23- License  Agreement,  dated as of January 1, 1994,  between  Sawworth
       Book Company,  as License  Owner,  and Little  Professor Book Centers,
       Inc., as Franchisor, relating to 6490 Sawmill Road, Columbus, Ohio.+
10.24- License  Agreement,  dated as of January 1,  1994,  between  Gaylord
       Enterprises,  Inc.,  as  License  Owner,  and  Little  Professor  Book
       Centers, Inc., as Franchisor,  relating to 101 Boardman-Canfield Road,
       Boardman, Ohio.+
10.25- License Agreement, dated as of January 1, 1994, between Gaylord's,
       Inc., as License Owner, and Little  Professor Book Centers,  Inc., as
       Franchisor, relating to 1018 Forest Fair Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio.+
10.26- License Agreement, dated as of January 1, 1994, between Gaylord Book
       Company, as License Owner, and Little Professor Book Centers, Inc., as
       Franchisor, relating to 1657 W. Lane Avenue, Columbus, Ohio.+
10.27- Agreement,  dated as of January 1, 1994,  between  the  Company and
       Little Professor Book Centers, Inc.+
10.28- Letter  Agreement,  dated September 12, 1994, from Little  Professor
       Book Centers, Inc. to Gaylord Family Limited.+
10.29- Mutual Release  Agreement,  dated  September 12, 1994,  among Little
       Professor Book Centers, Inc. and the Company Gaylord's,  Inc., Gaylord
       Family Investments, Inc., Gaylord Book

<PAGE>
Number Description of Exhibit

       Company, Sawworth Book Company, Gaylord Enterprises, Inc., Gaylord Family
       Limited, George Gaylord and John Gaylord.+
10.30- Form of Engagement Agreement: Financial Consultant Services between the 
       Underwriter and the Company.+
10.31- Consulting Agreement dated as of April 23, 1996 by and between Solay,Inc.
       and the Company.**
10.32- Consulting Agreement between the Company and Lido Equities Corp.**
10.33- Amendments to Agreements between the Company and Bank One Columbus,N.A.**
10.34- Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement between the Company and John Critser.**
10.35- Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement between the Company and John Gaylord.**
10.36- Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement between the Company and George Gaylord.**
16.1 - Letter from KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP on change in certifying accountant.+
21.1 - List of Subsidiaries.+
27.1 - Financial Data Schedule.

<FN>
+ Previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form SB-2, Registration No. 33-90832.
** Previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form B-2, Registration No. 33-07324.
</FN>
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