ENVOY CORP /TN/
10-Q, 1997-05-14
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

             QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1997

                         Commission File Number: 0-25062

                                ENVOY CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                    TENNESSEE
         (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

                                   62-1575729
                     (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

                      TWO LAKEVIEW PLACE, 15 CENTURY BLVD.
                         SUITE 600, NASHVILLE, TN 37214
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                 (615) 885-3700
              (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 outstanding of each of the issuer's classes
              of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

                      SHARES OUTSTANDING AS OF MAY 9, 1997:

                                   16,239,385

                                     CLASS:

                      COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE PER SHARE



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<PAGE>
                         PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements
                                ENVOY CORPORATION
                     CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
                        (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                             March 31, 1997     December 31, 1996
                                                                             --------------     -----------------
<S>                                                                             <C>               <C>
ASSETS:
CURRENT ASSETS:
         CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                                              $  29,287          $   36,430
         ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - NET                                                 23,228              20,435
         INVENTORIES                                                                2,137               2,586
         DEFERRED INCOME TAXES                                                      1,478               1,018
         OTHER CURRENT ASSETS                                                       3,679               2,947
                                                                                ---------           ---------
                  TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                                             59,809              63,416
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET                                                        15,578              15,353
OTHER ASSETS                                                                       58,015              55,045
                                                                                ---------           ---------
TOTAL ASSETS                                                                    $ 133,402           $ 133,814
                                                                                =========           =========
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
         ACCOUNTS PAYABLE                                                       $     940           $   1,764
         ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES                            16,346              13,135
         CURRENT PORTION OF LONG TERM DEBT                                             74                  93
                                                                                ---------           --------- 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES                                                          17,360              14,992

LONG TERM DEBT, LESS CURRENT PORTION                                                7,807               8,412
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES                                                                 736               1,965
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
         PREFERRED STOCK -- No par value; authorized,
         12,000,000 shares; issued 3,730,233                                       40,100              40,100
         COMMON STOCK -- No par value; authorized, 48,000,000 shares;
         issued, 15,683,756 and 11,289,421 in 1997 and 1996, respectively         104,487             103,199
         ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL                                                 7,155               7,155
         RETAINED DEFICIT                                                         (44,243)            (42,009)
                                                                                ---------           ---------
                  TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                                      107,499             108,445
                                                                                ---------           ---------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                                      $ 133,402           $ 133,814
                                                                                =========           =========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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<PAGE>

                                ENVOY CORPORATION
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                      (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                Three Months Ended
                                                                                     March 31,
                                                                      ---------------------------------------
                                                                               1997                 1996
                                                                      -------------------     ---------------
<S>                                                                    <C>                     <C> 
REVENUES                                                               $           26,092      $       10,330
OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES:
         COST OF REVENUES                                                          12,866               5,308
         SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE                                        5,924               2,992
         DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION                                              5,941               2,055
         MERGER AND FACILITY INTEGRATION COSTS                                          0               1,884
         WRITE OFF OF ACQUIRED IN PROCESS TECHNOLOGY                                3,000              30,700
         EMC LOSSES                                                                     0                 435
                                                                      -------------------     --------------- 
OPERATING LOSS                                                                     (1,639)            (33,044)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
         INTEREST INCOME                                                              452                  98
         INTEREST EXPENSE                                                            (324)               (504)
                                                                      -------------------     ---------------
                                                                                      128                (406)
                                                                      -------------------     --------------- 
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES                                                           (1,511)            (33,450)
INCOME TAX PROVISION                                                                  722                 460
                                                                      -------------------     --------------- 
NET LOSS                                                               $           (2,233)     $      (33,910)
                                                                      ===================     ===============
NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE                                              $            (0.14)     $        (2.97)
                                                                      ===================     ===============
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING                                                15,476              11,416
                                                                      ===================     ===============
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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<PAGE>

                                ENVOY CORPORATION
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                Three Months Ended
                                                                                     March 31,
                                                                       --------------------------------------
                                                                              1997                1996
                                                                       ------------------   -----------------
<S>                                                                       <C>                  <C>           
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES                                 $           249      $        2,375
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
         NET DECREASE IN SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS                                         0               6,271
         PURCHASES OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT                                       (1,498)             (1,467)
         INCREASE IN OTHER ASSETS                                                  (2,650)               (611)
         PAYMENTS FOR BUSINESSES ACQUIRED, NET
         OF $4,784  CASH  ACQUIRED IN 1996 AND
         INCLUDING OTHER CASH PAYMENTS                                                         
         ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACQUISITIONS                                          (4,000)            (83,147)
                                                                       ------------------   -----------------
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES                                              (8,148)            (78,954)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
         PROCEEDS FROM ISSUANCE OF PREFERRED STOCK                                      0              40,100
         PROCEEDS FROM ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK                                       787               5,025
         PROCEEDS FROM LONG-TERM DEBT                                                   0              43,400
         PAYMENTS ON LONG-TERM DEBT                                                   (31)             (8,000)
         PAYMENT OF DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS                                            0              (1,200)
                                                                       ------------------   -----------------   
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES                                             756              79,325
                                                                       ------------------   -----------------
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                               (7,143)              2,746
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD                                   36,430                 222
                                                                       ------------------   -----------------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD                                  $      29,287      $        2,968
                                                                       ==================   =================
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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<PAGE>

ENVOY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
MARCH 31, 1997

A.       BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     The  accompanying  unaudited  consolidated  financial  statements  of ENVOY
Corporation  (the  "Company" or "ENVOY") have been  prepared in accordance  with
generally accepted accounting  principles for interim financial  information and
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.  Operating
results for the  three-month  period  ended  March 31, 1997 are not  necessarily
indicative  of the results that may be expected for the year ended  December 31,
1997.

     These financial  statements,  footnote  disclosures  and other  information
should be read in  conjunction  with the audited  financial  statements  and the
accompanying  notes thereto in the Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1996.

     Certain  reclassifications  have been made in the 1996 financial statements
to conform to the classifications in 1997.

B.       NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE

     Net loss per common  share has been  computed by  dividing  net loss by the
weighted average common shares outstanding.

C.       RECENT ACQUISITIONS

     Each of the  following  acquisitions  was  accounted for under the purchase
method of  accounting,  applying the provisions of APB Opinion No. 16 ("APB 16")
and,  as a result,  the  Company  recorded  the  assets and  liabilities  of the
acquired  companies  at their  estimated  fair  values  with the  excess  of the
purchase price over these amounts being recorded as goodwill. Actual allocations
of goodwill and identifiable  intangibles will be based upon further studies and
may change during the allocation  period,  generally one year following the date
of  acquisition.  The financial  statements for the three months ended March 31,
1997 and 1996 reflect the operations of the acquired  businesses for the periods
after their respective dates of acquisition.

NATIONAL ELECTRONIC INFORMATION CORPORATION ("NEIC")

     On March 6, 1996, the Company's  shareholders  approved the  acquisition of
NEIC for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $94,301,000, consisting of
(i) $86,154,000 paid to the NEIC  stockholders,  (ii) $2,200,000 paid to certain
NEIC  stockholders  on August 1, 1996 and (iii)  certain other  transaction  and
acquisition  costs of $5,947,000.  The Company recorded  $37,631,000 in goodwill
and  $19,600,000  of  identifiable   intangible   assets  related  to  the  NEIC
acquisition. In connection with the NEIC acquisition, the Company incurred a one
time write-off of acquired in-process technology of $30,000,000. Such amount was
charged to expense in the three months ended March 31, 1996, because this amount
relates  to  research  and  development  that  had  not  reached   technological
feasibility  and for  which  there  was no  alternative  future  use.  The  NEIC
acquisition was financed through equity and debt financing.

TELECLAIMS,  INC. ("TELECLAIMS")

     On March 1, 1996,  the  Company  acquired  all the  issued and  outstanding
capital  stock of  Teleclaims  in exchange  for 73,242  shares of the  Company's
Common Stock yielding a purchase price of approximately $1,500,000. Goodwill and
identifiable  intangibles  in the amount of $648,000 were recorded in connection
with the  acquisition  of  Teleclaims.  Also recorded as part of the  Teleclaims
acquisition  was a one time  write-off  of  acquired  in-process  technology  of
$700,000. Such amount was charged to expense in the three

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months  ended March 31, 1996,  because this amount  related to research and
development that had not reached  technological  feasibility and for which there
was no alternative future use.

NATIONAL VERIFICATION SYSTEMS, L. P.  ("NVS")

     On September 13, 1996,  the Company  completed the  acquisition  of NVS for
$2,150,000  in  cash  and  the  assumption  of  certain  liabilities.  Based  on
management's  preliminary estimates, the Company recorded $1,864,000 of goodwill
and other identifiable intangible assets related to the NVS acquisition.

PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SYSTEMS, INC. ("POSI")

     On October 31, 1996,  the Company  acquired all the issued and  outstanding
capital stock of POSI, the electronic data  interchange  clearinghouse  for Blue
Cross and Blue Shield of the National Capital Area, for approximately $7,600,000
in  cash.  Based  upon   management's   preliminary   estimates,   goodwill  and
identifiable intangibles in the amount of $6,742,000 were recorded in connection
with the acquisition of POSI.

DIVERSE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, INC. ("DSS")

     On March 11, 1997, the Company  completed the acquisition of certain assets
of DSS  for  $4,000,000  in  cash,  plus a  contingent  payout  based  upon  the
attainment of certain revenue  thresholds in future operating  periods,  and the
assumption  of certain  liabilities.  The  Company  preliminarily  has  recorded
$3,000,000  for  such  contingent  payment.  Based on  management's  preliminary
estimates,  the Company recorded  $4,910,000 of goodwill and other  identifiable
intangible  assets related to the DSS acquisition.  Also recorded as part of the
DSS acquisition was a one-time  write-off of acquired  in-process  technology of
$3,000,000.  Such amount was charged to expense in the three  months ended March
31, 1997,  because this amount related to research and development  that had not
reached technological  feasibility and for which there was no alternative future
use.

     The following presents unaudited pro forma results of operations (excluding
all  one-time  write-offs  of  acquired  in-process  technology  and  merger and
facility  integration costs) for the three-month period ended March 31, 1997 and
1996 assuming all acquisitions,  including  EMC*Express,  Inc. ("EMC") (See Note
E),  had  been  consummated  at the  beginning  of  the  periods  presented  (in
thousands, except per share data):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Three Months Ended
                                                        March 31,
                                             --------------------------------
                                                  1997             1996
                                             ---------------  ---------------
<S>                                             <C>              <C>
Revenues                                        $     26,693     $     20,604
Net income (loss)                               $        719     $     (3,291)
Net income (loss) per common share              $       0.03     $      (0.29)
</TABLE>

D.       MERGER AND FACILITY INTEGRATION COSTS

     As a result of the  acquisitions  of NEIC and Teleclaims in March 1996, the
Company  approved a plan that reorganized  certain of its operations,  personnel
and  facilities  to gain the effects of  potential  cost  savings and  operating
synergies.  The  cost of this  plan to  integrate  the  acquired  companies  are
recognized  as incurred in  accordance  with the  guidance set forth in Emerging
Issues Task Force  Issue  94-3,  "Liability  Recognition  for  Certain  Employee
Termination  Benefits  and Other  Costs to Exit an Activity  (including  Certain
Costs  Incurred  in a  Restructuring)"  and was not part of the  purchase  price
allocation.  The  costs  for the  three-  month  period  ended  March  31,  1996
associated with this plan of $1,884,000  represented  exit costs associated with
lease  terminations,  personnel  costs,  writedowns of impaired assets and other
related  costs  that  were  incurred  as a  direct  result  of the plan and were
classified as merger and facility integration

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<PAGE>

costs in the statement of operations.  No costs  associated  with this plan
were  incurred in the three  months ended March 31,  1997.  The employee  groups
terminated included  accounting,  marketing and certain areas of the systems and
operations  departments.  The number of employees  terminated was  approximately
120.  Adjustments made to the liability as of March 31, 1997 were  approximately
$1,815,000. No adjustments had been made to the liability as of March 31, 1996.

E.       EMC LOSSES

     On January 28, 1995,  the Company  purchased  17.5% of the capital stock of
EMC for  approximately  $570,000.  In  connection  therewith,  the Company  paid
$250,000  for an option to purchase the  remainder  of the capital  stock of EMC
(the  "Option"),  and  also  entered  into a  management  agreement  to  provide
management services to EMC (the "Management Agreement").  Under the terms of the
Management Agreement,  the Company agreed to fund certain operating costs of EMC
in the form of advances.  The  Management  Agreement  could be terminated by the
Company at any time on 60 days written notice, at which time the Option would be
terminated.  The Company gave notice to terminate  the  Management  Agreement on
January  31,  1996.  As a result of the  termination  notice and other facts and
circumstances,  the Company determined that it was probable an impairment to its
investment had occurred.

     Based on the Company's decision to terminate the Management Agreement,  the
Company  discontinued  the  equity  method  of  accounting  for  EMC  and  began
accounting for the investment on a cost basis. Accordingly, the funding of EMC's
operating  costs in 1996 were  charged to  operating  expense.  The  Company was
committed  through March 31, 1996 to continue to fund certain operating costs of
EMC.  The  amount  disbursed  for the  funding of these  costs  during the first
quarter of 1996 was $435,000.

     Following  the  termination  of the  Management  Agreement  and the Option,
certain  shareholders  of EMC filed a lawsuit in March 1996  against the Company
asserting  claims for breach of contract and negligent  conduct.  On October 18,
1996,  the Company  settled  this  lawsuit  for  $300,000.  Concurrent  with the
settlement  of  the  lawsuit,  the  Company  completed  the  acquisition  of the
remaining  82.5% interest in EMC for  approximately  $2,000,000 in cash. The EMC
acquisition was accounted for under the purchase  method of accounting  applying
the provisions of APB No. 16 and, as a result,  the Company  recorded the assets
and  liabilities  at  their   estimated  fair  values.   Based  on  management's
preliminary  estimates,  the Company recorded  $1,954,000 of other  identifiable
intangible  assets  related to the EMC  acquisition.  The  operations of EMC are
included  in  the  consolidated   statement  of  operations  from  the  date  of
acquisition.

F.    TRANSACTION WITH FIRST DATA CORPORATION

     On  June  6,  1995,  the  Company  completed  a  merger  of  its  financial
transaction  processing  business with First Data  Corporation  (the "First Data
Merger"). Pursuant to a management services agreement entered into in connection
with the First  Data  Merger,  the  Company is  receiving  a fee from First Data
Corporation  ("First  Data") of  $1,500,000  per  annum,  payable  in  quarterly
installments  of $375,000,  during the first two years  following the First Data
Merger,  after which period such fees are anticipated to end. Management fees of
$375,000 for the three months  ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 are  classified  in
revenues in the  consolidated  statements  of  operations.  First Data  asserted
certain  indemnification claims against the Company in connection with the First
Data Merger and, pending  resolution of these claims,  withheld certain payments
due the Company under the management services agreement.  On March 28, 1997, the
Company and First Data entered into a definitive  agreement  whereby  First Data
released  such claims and paid in full to the Company all amounts past due under
the management services agreement.

G.    9% SUBORDINATED CONVERTIBLE NOTES

     In June 1995, the Company issued $10 million in 9% Subordinated Convertible
Notes due in May 2000  (the  "Convertible  Notes").  The  Convertible  Notes are
convertible  at the  election  of the  holders  in shares  of Common  Stock at a
current  conversion  price of $10.52 per share. On November 7, 1996, the Company
filed a  registration  statement  with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission
covering  the  offering  of 321,289  shares of Common  Stock.  The  registration
statement  was filed  pursuant  to the  demand  of the  current  holders  of the
Convertible Notes under a Registration  Rights Agreement dated June 6, 1995. The
Company was advised by the holders of the  Convertible  Notes that they intended
to convert $3,380,000
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principal  amount of the  Convertible  Notes into 321,289  shares of Common
Stock to permit their sale pursuant to the registration  statement.  As of March
31, 1997,  $2,286,000  in  principal  amount of the  Convertible  Notes had been
converted  into  217,317  shares  of  Common  Stock  and  sold  pursuant  to the
registration  statement. In an unrelated transaction and subsequent to March 31,
1997, $5,075,000 in principal amount of the Convertible Notes was converted into
482,429  shares of Common  Stock,  leaving  $2,639,000  principal  amount of the
Convertible  Notes  outstanding  as of May 9, 1997.  Had the  conversion  of the
Convertible  Notes into Common  Stock  occurred as of January 1, 1997,  weighted
average shares outstanding at March 31, 1997 would have been 15,981,221 compared
to reported  weighted average shares  outstanding of 15,476,084.  This change in
weighted average shares outstanding has no effect on net loss per common share.

     On April 29,  1997,  the  Company  delivered  notice to the  holders of the
Convertible   Notes  of  its  election  to  prepay  the  remaining   outstanding
Convertible Notes on June 6, 1997. Although the holders of the Convertible Notes
have the option to redeem the Convertible Notes at a redemption price of 104% of
the outstanding  principal amount plus accrued  interest,  management  currently
believes that,  based on the current market price of the Common Stock,  the note
holders  will elect to convert the  outstanding  Convertible  Notes into 250,824
shares of Common Stock.

H.       CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE

     In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
No. 128,  Earnings  per Share,  which is required to be adopted on December  31,
1997. At that time, the Company will be required to change the method  currently
used to compute  earnings per share and to restate all prior periods.  Statement
No. 128 is not  expected  to have any  impact on the  Company's  computation  of
primary earnings per share;  however, the Company does expect to have to include
a computation of diluted  earnings per share in future periods for the effect of
dilutive securities.


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

     Although  the  Company   believes  that  the  assumptions   underlying  the
forward-looking   statements  contained  herein  are  reasonable,   any  of  the
assumptions could be inaccurate,  and therefore, there can be no assurances that
the forward-looking  statements included herein will prove to be accurate. There
are many factors that may cause actual results to differ  materially  from those
indicated  by  the   forward-looking   statements,   including,   among  others,
competitive   pressures,   changes  in  pricing  policies,   delays  in  product
development, business conditions in the marketplace, general economic conditions
and the various risk factors set forth in the Company's  periodic  reports filed
with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.  In  light  of the  significant
uncertainties  inherent in the  forward-looking  statements included herein, the
inclusion of such information  should not be regarded as a representation by the
Company  that the  objectives  and plans of the Company  will be  achieved.  The
following  discussion and analysis  should be read in  conjunction  with, and is
qualified in its entirety by, the Unaudited  Consolidated  Financial Statements,
including the notes thereto.

OVERVIEW

     ENVOY Corporation (the "Company") provides  electronic  processing services
primarily for the health care market.  These  services  include  submission  for
adjudication  of  insurance  and  other  third-party  reimbursement  claims  for
pharmacies, physicians, hospitals, dentists and other participants in the health
care  market  and,  since  1994,  providing  clearinghouse  services  for  batch
processing of medical and dental reimbursement claims.

     The Company was  incorporated in Tennessee in August 1994 as a wholly-owned
subsidiary of ENVOY Corporation, a Delaware corporation which was formed in 1981
(the "Predecessor"). The Predecessor was formed to develop and market electronic
transaction  processing  services  for the  financial  services  and health care
markets.  In June 1995,  in order to  facilitate  the transfer of the  financial
services  business  to First Data  Corporation  ("First  Data"),  the assets and
liabilities  of the  Predecessor  associated  with the health care business were
transferred  to  the  Company.  The  capital  stock  of  the  Company  then  was
distributed to shareholders  through a stock dividend (the  "Distribution")  and
the Predecessor was merged into First Data.

     Since the beginning of 1996, the Company has made several acquisitions, the
most  significant  being the  acquisition  of  National  Electronic  Information
Corporation ("NEIC") (collectively,  the "Acquired Businesses"). See Notes C and
E of Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.  All acquisitions
were accounted for under the purchase method of accounting and, as a result, the
Company has recorded the assets and  liabilities  of the Acquired  Businesses at
their  estimated  fair values with the excess of the  purchase  price over these
amounts being recorded as goodwill. The financial statements for the three-month
periods  ended March 31, 1997 and 1996  reflect the  operations  of the Acquired
Businesses for the period after their respective dates of acquisition.

     Revenues  principally are derived from (i) transaction  processing services
to the health  care  market  which are  generally  paid for by the  health  care
providers and (ii) commercial claim processing  services provided to third-party
payors which are usually paid for by the payors.  Revenues  generally are earned
on a  per  transaction  basis  and  generally  are  based  upon  the  number  of
transactions processed rather than the transaction volume per customer.

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     The table below shows transactions processed by the Company for the periods
presented:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 Three Months
                                Ended March 31,
                           ---------------------------
                               1997           1996
                           ------------    -----------
                                   (in thousands)
<S>                             <C>            <C>
Pharmacy                        146,662        107,601
Non-pharmacy                     46,164         13,152
                           ------------    -----------
     Total                      192,826        120,753
                           ============    ===========
</TABLE>

The  transactions  reflected above include the transactions of the Acquired
Businesses from the date of acquisition.

     In addition to growth by  acquisition,  the  Company  has  experienced  and
continues to experience internal growth through increased  transaction volume in
on-line real-time transaction  processing and batch claims processing.  Based on
historical  growth rates and trends and the present sales  efforts,  the Company
believes its real-time and batch  transaction  volume will continue to increase.
However,  it is expected  that the rate of increase  will decline as the base of
transactions increases.

     The Company  continues  actively to pursue the  acquisition  of health care
information  businesses and other companies  complementary to its business.  The
Company's  ability  to  successfully   negotiate  and  close  acquisitions  will
materially impact the financial  condition and operating results of the Company.
There can be no  assurance  that the Company  will find  attractive  acquisition
candidates,  be able to  successfully  finance and  complete  the  acquisitions,
consolidate  and  integrate  such   businesses   following  the  acquisition  or
successfully operate them on a going forward basis.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     Three Months Ended March 31, 1997 As Compared With Three Months Ended
March 31, 1996

     Revenues.  Revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 1997 were $26.1 million
compared  to $10.3  million  for the same  period  last year.  The  increase  is
primarily  attributable  to  additional  revenues  generated  from the  Acquired
Businesses. Also contributing to the revenue growth in the first quarter of 1997
is a 36.3%  increase in pharmacy  transactions  over the same quarter last year,
resulting in a 27.1% increase in pharmacy revenues.

     Cost of Revenues.  Cost of revenues  includes  the cost of  communications,
computer  operations,  product  development and customer  support as well as the
cost of hardware sales and rebates to third parties for  transaction  processing
volume.  Cost of  revenues  in the  first  quarter  of 1997 were  $12.9  million
compared  to $5.3  million  for the first  quarter of 1996,  an increase of $7.6
million or 143%.  The dollar  increase is  attributable  to the inclusion of the
Acquired   Businesses  and  increased   transaction   volume  in  the  Company's
pre-acquisition  business.  As a percentage  of  revenues,  cost of revenues was
49.3% in the first  quarter of 1997  compared  to 51.4% in the first  quarter of
1996.  The  improvement  is  attributable  to  the  inclusion  of  the  Acquired
Businesses'  results which  historically  have  experienced  higher gross profit
margins than those of the Company's pre-acquisition business.

     Selling,  General  and  Administrative   Expenses.   Selling,  general  and
administrative   expenses   include   marketing,    finance,    accounting   and
administrative costs. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three
months  ended March 31, 1997 were $5.9  million  compared to $3.0 million in the
same period in 1996, an increase of 96.7%.  These expenses increased as a result
of the inclusion of the Acquired  Businesses'  results and the additional  costs
associated with such acquisitions. As a percentage of revenues, selling, general
and administrative expenses were 22.7% for the first quarter of 1997 compared to
29.0% for the first quarter of 1996. The improvement is attributable to a larger
base of  revenues,  as well as the  elimination  of  certain  duplicative  costs
realized in connection with the Acquired Businesses.

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     Depreciation  and  Amortization.   Depreciation  and  amortization  expense
relates  primarily to host  computers,  communications  equipment,  goodwill and
other identifiable intangible assets.  Depreciation and amortization expense for
the first  quarter of 1997 was $5.9  million  compared  to $2.1  million for the
comparable  period  in  1996.  The  increase  is  primarily  the  result  of the
amortization  of  goodwill  and  other  intangibles   related  to  the  Acquired
Businesses  of $4.6  million  in the first  quarter of 1997  compared  with $1.4
million in the first quarter of 1996.  Depreciation and  amortization  increased
further as the result of the additional  investment in host computer  systems to
expand the  Company's  transaction  processing  capabilities.  The Company  will
amortize goodwill of $43.1 million associated with the Acquired  Businesses over
periods of three to fifteen years following the acquisitions.  In addition,  the
Company will amortize  identified  intangibles of $30.3 million over two to nine
year time periods, as applicable.

     Merger and Facility  Integration  Costs. The Company  recognized merger and
facility  integration costs in the first quarter of 1996 of $1.9 million related
primarily to the NEIC  acquisition.  These charges represent costs incurred as a
direct result of the plan to integrate NEIC and Teleclaims, Inc. ("Teleclaims").
See Note D of Notes  to the  Unaudited  Consolidated  Financial  Statements.  No
charges were made to merger and facility  integration costs in the first quarter
of 1997.

     Write off of Acquired  In Process  Technology.  The Company  incurred a one
time  write-off  of  acquired  in  process  technology  in  connection  with the
acquisition  of certain of the Acquired  Businesses.  See Note C of Notes to the
Unaudited Consolidated  Financial Statements.  The Company recognized charges of
$3.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 1997, related to the write off
of certain  acquired  research and development in connection with the March 1997
acquisition of Diverse Software Solutions,  Inc., and $30.7 million for the same
period in 1996, related to the NEIC and Teleclaims acquisitions.

     EMC  Losses.  In January  1995,  the Company  acquired a 17.5%  interest in
EMC*Express,  Inc. ("EMC") and also entered into an agreement for the management
of EMC which  required the Company to fund certain of EMC's  operating  costs in
the form of advances.  The Company determined that it was probable an impairment
of its equity  investment  in EMC as of  December  31, 1995 had  occurred.  As a
result,  the Company  recognized losses in the first quarter of 1996 of $435,000
relating to the funding of EMC operating  losses through the termination date of
the  management  agreement in March 1996.  Based upon the Company's  decision to
terminate the management  agreement,  the Company discontinued the equity method
of accounting  for EMC and began  accounting for the investment on a cost basis.
Accordingly,  the loss  related to EMC has been  charged to  operating  expense.
Following the termination of the management  agreement,  certain shareholders of
EMC filed a lawsuit against the Company  asserting claims for breach of contract
and negligent conduct. In October 1996, the Company acquired the remaining 82.5%
interest  in EMC and settled  the  related  lawsuit.  See Note E of Notes to the
Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

     Net Interest Income (Expense).  The Company recorded net interest income of
$128,000 for the three  months ended March 31, 1997  compared to $406,000 of net
interest expense for the first quarter of 1996. Net interest income in the first
quarter of 1997 resulted from the elimination of borrowings  under the Company's
credit facilities which were outstanding in the corresponding prior year period,
and interest earned on the Company's cash and cash  equivalents  which more than
offset  interest  expense on the  Company's 9%  convertible  subordinated  notes
issued in June 1995.  See  "Liquidity and Capital  Resources."  The  borrowings,
which  consisted  of a $25 million  term loan and  approximately  $12.9  million
outstanding  under the Company's  revolving credit facility,  were repaid in the
third quarter of 1996 with a portion of the proceeds  from the Company's  August
1996 public offering.

     Income Tax  Provision.  The  Company's  income tax  provision for the first
quarter of 1997 was $722,000  compared to $460,000 in the  comparable  period in
1996. The income tax expense  recorded is based upon estimated  taxable  income.
Amortization of certain goodwill and identifiable intangibles are not deductible
for income tax purposes.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     The Company has incurred operating losses since its health care transaction
processing   business  commenced   operations  in  1989.  The  operating  losses
historically resulted from the Company's substantial

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<PAGE>

investment in its health care transaction  processing business coupled with
a disproportionate  amount of overhead and fixed costs. Prior to the sale of the
financial  processing  business  in 1995,  health care losses had been funded by
earnings  from  the  Company's  more  mature  financial  business,  which  had a
substantially higher transaction volume and revenue base.

     As of March 31, 1997, the Company had available  cash and cash  equivalents
of  approximately  $29.3 million.  The Company also has a $50 million  revolving
credit  facility.  The Company  currently has no amounts  outstanding  under the
credit  facility.  Any  outstanding  borrowings made against the credit facility
would bear  interest  at a rate equal to the Base Rate (as defined in the credit
facility) or LIBOR.  The total amount  outstanding  under the credit facility is
due and payable in full on June 30, 2000. The credit facility contains financial
covenants  applicable to the Company and its  subsidiaries  including  ratios of
debt to capital,  annualized  EDITDA to annualized  interest expense and certain
other  financial  covenants  customarily  included in a credit  facility of this
type. The Company and its subsidiaries also are subject to certain  restrictions
relating to payment of  dividends,  acquisitions,  incurrence  of debt and other
restrictive  provisions.  The credit facility is secured by substantially all of
the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries.

     In June 1995, the Company issued $10 million in 9% subordinated convertible
notes due in May 2000  (the  "Convertible  Notes").  The  Convertible  Notes are
convertible  at the  election  of the holders  into shares of Common  Stock at a
current  conversion  price of $10.52 per share. On November 7, 1996, the Company
filed a  registration  statement  with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission
covering  the  offering  of 321,289  shares of Common  Stock.  The  registration
statement  was filed  pursuant  to the  demand  of the  current  holders  of the
Convertible  Notes under a Registration  Rights Agreement dated June 6, 1995. As
of March 31, 1997,  $2,286,000 in principal amount of the Convertible  Notes had
been  converted  into 217,317  shares of Common  Stock and sold  pursuant to the
registration  statement.  The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale
of  the  Common  Stock  offered  thereunder.  In an  unrelated  transaction  and
subsequent to March 31, 1997,  $5,075,000 in principal amount of the Convertible
Notes was  converted  into 482,429  Shares of Common Stock,  leaving  $2,639,000
principal  amount of the  Convertible  Notes  outstanding  as of May 9, 1997. On
April 29, 1997, the Company  delivered  notice to the holders of the Convertible
Notes of its election to prepay the remaining  outstanding  Convertible Notes on
June 6, 1997.  Although the holders of the Convertible  Notes have the option to
redeem the  Convertible  Notes at a redemption  price of 104% of the outstanding
principal  amount plus accrued  interest,  management  currently  believes that,
based on the current  market  price of the Common  Stock,  the note holders will
elect to convert the outstanding Convertible Notes into 250,824 shares of Common
Stock.

     The Company  purchases  additional  computer hardware and software products
from time to time as required by the growth of its  customer  base.  The Company
incurred  capital  expenditures  of $1.5 million for the quarter ended March 31,
1997,  primarily  for  computer  hardware  and  software  products  used for the
expansion of the Company's business.  The Company currently estimates that total
capital expenditures for 1997 will be approximately $5 to $6 million.

     From time to time,  the Company has engaged and will  continue to engage in
acquisition  discussions with other health care information businesses and other
companies  complementary  to its business.  In the event the Company  engages in
such acquisitions in the future,  its currently  available capital resources may
not be  sufficient  for such  purposes  and the Company may be required to incur
additional indebtedness or issue additional capital stock, which could result in
dilution to existing investors.

     Based on  current  operations,  anticipated  capital  needs  to fund  known
expenditures and current acquisitions,  the Company believes its available cash,
cash flow from  operations and the $50 million  revolving  credit  facility will
provide the capital  resources  necessary  to meet its  liquidity  and cash flow
requirements  over the next  twelve  months,  including  the  Company's  current
short-term  obligations.  The Company believes that present funding sources will
provide the ability to meet long-term  obligations as they mature. The Company's
available cash is invested in interest bearing  securities with maturities of up
to 30 days.




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<PAGE>

CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE

     In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
No. 128,  Earnings  per Share,  which is required to be adopted on December  31,
1997. At that time, the Company will be required to change the method  currently
used to compute  earnings per share and to restate all prior periods.  Statement
No. 128 is not  expected  to have any  impact on the  Company's  computation  of
primary earnings per share;  however, the Company does expect to have to include
a computation of diluted  earnings per share in future periods for the effect of
dilutive securities.

SEASONALITY

     The Company's business is to some extent seasonal, with more revenues being
generated  from  September  through  March as a result  of a  greater  number of
pharmaceutical  claims arising in those months, while operating expenses tend to
remain relatively constant over the course of the year.

IMPACT OF INFLATION

     Inflation  has not had a  significant  impact on the  Company's  results of
operations to date.

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                          PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

     From  time to  time,  the  Company  may be a  party  to  legal  proceedings
incidental  to its  business  but  believes  that none of these  proceedings  is
material to its business at the present time.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)    Exhibits.

       27     Financial Data Schedule

(b)    Reports on Form 8-K.

       During the first quarter of 1997, the Company did not file a Current
       Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                   SIGNATURES

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

                                        ENVOY CORPORATION

Date:    May 12, 1997                   By:  /s/ Fred C. Goad, Jr.
                                           ---------------------------
                                             Fred C. Goad, Jr.
                                             Chairman and Co-Chief 
                                             Executive Officer


Date:    May 12, 1997                   By:  /s/ Kevin M. McNamara
                                           --------------------------- 
                                             Kevin M. McNamara
                                             Senior Vice President and 
                                             Chief Financial Officer


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