RESMED INC
10-Q, 1999-02-12
SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, DC 20549



                                  FORM 10-Q

[  X  ]     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
  EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998

[          ]          TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
   SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSACTION PERIOD FROM ___________
  TO _____________

                       Commission file number: 0-26038


                                 ResMed Inc.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware                                            98-0152841
(State or other jurisdiction of                  (I.R.S Employer
incorporation or organization)                  Identification No.)



                          10121 Carroll Canyon Road
                          San Diego, CA  92131-1109
                           United States Of America
                   (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 619 689 2400
             (Registrant's telephone number including area code)


Indicate  by  check  mark  whether  the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required  to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12  months  (or for such shorter period that the
registrant  was  required  to  file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes __X___  No ______

As  of December 31, 1998, 14,719,456 shares of Common Stock ($0.004 par value)
were outstanding.

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                          RESMED INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                    INDEX
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PART I  FINANCIAL INFORMATION


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                                                                   Page

Item 1  Financial Statements
        Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31,      3
        1998 (unaudited) and June 30, 1998

        Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for     4
        the Three Months Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 and the
        Six Months Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997

        Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     5
        for the Six Months Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997

        Notes to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial       6
        Statements

Item 2  Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial             12
        Conditions and Results of Operations

Item 3  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market         16
        Risk
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION


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Item 1      Legal Proceedings                                    17

Item 2      Changes in Securities                                17

Item 3      Defaults Upon Senior Securities                      17

Item 4      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders  17

Item 5      Other Information                                    17

Item 6      Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                     17

SIGNATURES                                                       18
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                      PART I.     FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.     Financial Statements
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                                 RESMED INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                           Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                         (in US$ thousands, except per share data)


<S>                                                               <C>             <C>

                                                                  December 31,    June 30,
Assets                                                                     1998       1998 
- ----------------------------------------------------------------  --------------  ---------
                                                                     (Unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents                                         $      13,595     15,526 
Marketable securities -  available for sale                               5,530      5,220 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $309 at
  December 31, 1998 and $248 at June 30, 1998                            13,445     12,789 
Government grants                                                           259        384 
Inventories                                                              10,551      7,647 
Deferred income taxes                                                     2,514      2,518 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                 1,965      2,520 
                                                                       ________   ________ 
Total current assets                                                     47,859     46,604 
                                                                       ________   ________ 

Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
  of $7,108 at December 31, 1998 and $5,395 at June 30, 1998             20,025     11,111 
Patents, net of accumulated amortization of $432 at December
  31, 1998 and $368 at June 30, 1998                                        537        459 
Goodwill, net of accumulated amortization of $1,282 at
  December 31, 1998 and $893 at June 30, 1998                             6,615      5,445 
Other assets                                                                470        999 
                                                                       ________   ________ 
Total Assets                                                      $      75,506     64,618 
                                                                       ========   ========
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
- ----------------------------------------------------------------                           
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable                                                  $       4,340      3,759 
Accrued expenses                                                          6,903      6,637 
Income taxes payable                                                      4,410      3,222 
Loan payable                                                                112        227 
                                                                       ________   ________ 
Total current liabilities                                                15,765     13,845 
                                                                       ________   ________ 
Total liabilities                                                        15,765     13,845 
                                                                       ________   ________ 
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 2,000,000 shares
  authorized; none issued                                                     -          - 
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value,
  150,000 shares authorized; none issued                                      -          - 
Common stock, $0.004 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized;
  issued and outstanding 14,719,456 at December 31, 1998 and
  14,552,000 at June 30, 1998                                                59         58 
Additional paid-in capital                                               32,622     31,224 
Retained earnings                                                        34,276     27,179 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (note 4)                          (7,216)    (7,688)
                                                                       ________   ________ 
                                                                         59,741     50,773 
                                                                       ________   ________ 
Commitments and contingencies (note 5)                                        -          - 
                                                                       ________   ________ 
Total liabilities and Stockholders' equity                        $      75,506     64,618 
                                                                       ========   ========
<FN>
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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                                RESMED INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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                          Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
                                (in US$ thousands, except per share data)


                                                             Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                                                                 December 31            December 31,
                                                             --------------------    -----------------
<S>                                               <C>               <C>                <C>       <C>

                                                             1998           1997          1998      1997 
                                                     ------------    -----------       --------  --------

Net revenue                                       $        21,480         16,146        40,724    30,124 
Cost of sales                                               6,964          5,173        13,048    10,598 
                                                          _______        _______       _______   _______ 
Gross profit                                               14,516         10,973        27,676    19,526 
                                                          _______        _______       _______   _______ 

Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses                6,898          5,044        13,253     9,694 
Research and development expenses                           1,636          1,234         3,069     2,499 
                                                          _______        _______       _______   _______ 
Total operating expenses                                    8,534          6,278        16,322    12,193 
                                                          _______        _______       _______   _______ 
Income from operations                                      5,982          4,695        11,354     7,333 
                                                          _______        _______       _______   _______ 

Other income (expense), net:
Interest income, net                                          196            263           403       554 
Government grants                                             134            191           264       348 
Other income (expense), net                                  (336)        (1,649)       (1,214)   (1,441)
                                                          _______        _______       _______   _______ 
Total other income (expense), net                              (6)        (1,195)         (547)     (539)
                                                          _______        _______       _______   _______ 

Income before income taxes                                  5,976          3,500        10,807     6,794 
Income taxes                                               (2,063)        (1,208)       (3,710)   (2,345)
                                                          _______        _______       _______   _______ 
Net income                                                  3,913          2,292         7,097     4,449 
                                                          =======        =======       =======   =======


Basic earnings per share                      $              0.27           0.16          0.48      0.31 
Diluted earnings per share                    $              0.25           0.15          0.46      0.30 

<FN>

                 See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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                                  RESMED INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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                  Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                      (in US$ thousands)


                                                                      Six Months Ended
                                                                        December 31,
                                                                     ------------------      
<S>                                                               <C>                 <C>


                                                                               1998      1997 
                                                                  ------------------  --------

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income                                                        $           7,097     4,449 
                                                                            _______   _______ 
Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash provided
  by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization                                                 2,148     1,603 
Provision for service warranties                                                 92        60 
Deferred income taxes                                                             -        55 
Foreign currency options revaluations                                           709     1,669 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net                                                       (384)   (1,629)
Government grants                                                               127      (130)
Inventories                                                                  (2,628)   (2,149)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                       439      (726)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities                      1,599    (1,897)
                                                                            _______   _______ 
Net cash provided by operating activities                                     9,199     1,305 
                                                                            _______   _______ 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment                                  (10,718)   (6,042)
Patents costs                                                                  (151)     (155)
Purchase of trading investments                                                (205)     (389)
Deferred payments - business acquisition                                     (1,033)   (1,068)
Purchases of marketable securities - available for sale                      (7,589)  (18,017)
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities - available for sale              7,257    23,478 
                                                                            _______   _______ 
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities                         (12,439)   (2,193)
                                                                            _______   _______ 
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                        1,399       531 
Repayment of long-term debt                                                    (115)     (124)
                                                                            _______   _______ 
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities                           1,284       407 
                                                                            _______   _______ 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                                          25    (1,015)
                                                                            _______   _______ 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                         (1,931)   (1,496)
                                                                            _______   _______ 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                             15,526     9,077 
                                                                            _______   _______ 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                        $          13,595     7,581 
                                                                            =======   =======
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Income taxes paid                                                             1,373     4,160 
Interest paid                                                                     4        35 
<FN>

             See accompany notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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                         RESMED INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

      NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1)     Organization and Basis of Presentation

     ResMed Inc. (the Company), is a Delaware corporation formed in March 1994
 as a holding company for the ResMed Group.  The Company designs, manufactures
  and  markets  devices  for  the evaluation and treatment of sleep disordered
  breathing,  primarily  obstructive  sleep  apnea.    The Company's principal
  manufacturing  operations  are  located  in  Australia.    Other  principal
  distribution  and  sales  sites are located in the United States, the United
 Kingdom, Asia and Europe.

        The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been
  prepared  in  accordance  with  generally accepted accounting principles for
  interim  financial  information  and  with the instructions to Form 10-Q and
  Article  10  of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the
  information  and  footnotes  required  by  generally  accepted  accounting
  principles for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management,
  all  adjustments  (consisting  of  normal  recurring  accruals)  considered
  necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  Operating results for
  the  three  months ended December 31, 1998 and the six months ended December
  31,  1998 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected
 for the year ended June 30, 1999.

(2)     Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a)     Basis of Consolidation:

     The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company
 and its wholly owned subsidiaries.  All significant intercompany transactions
 and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

(b)     Revenue Recognition:

        Revenue on product sales is recorded at the time of shipment.  Royalty
  revenue  from  license  agreements is recorded when earned.  Service revenue
  received  in  advance  from  service  contracts  is  initially  deferred and
  recognized  as  revenue over the life of the service contract.  Revenue from
  sale  of  marketing  and  distribution  rights  is  initially  deferred  and
 recognized as revenue over the terms of the agreements.

(c)     Cash and Cash Equivalents:

       Cash equivalents include certificates of deposit, commercial paper, and
  other  highly liquid investments stated at cost, which approximates market. 
  Investments with original maturities of 90 days or less are considered to be
 cash equivalents for purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows.

(d)     Inventories:

        Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined principally by
 the first- in, first- out method, or net realizable value.

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                         RESMED INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

      NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(2)     Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued


(e)     Property, Plant  and Equipment:

      Property, plant and equipment is recorded at cost.  Depreciation expense
  is  computed using the straight- line method over the estimated useful lives
  of the assets, generally two to ten years.  Assets held under capital leases
  are  recorded  at  the  lower  of the net present value of the minimum lease
 payments or the fair value of the leased asset at the inception of the lease.
    Amortization  expense is computed using the straight- line method over the
  shorter  of  the  estimated  useful lives of the assets or the period of the
  related  lease.   Straight- line and accelerated methods of depreciation are
  used  for  tax  purposes.  Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as
 incurred.

(f)     Patents:

     The registration costs for new patents are capitalized and amortized over
  the estimated useful life of the patent, generally five years.  In the event
  of  a  patent  being  superseded,  the  unamortized  costs  are  written off
 immediately.

(g)     Goodwill

          Goodwill  arising  from  business  acquisitions  is  amortized  on a
 straight-line basis over periods ranging from three to 15 years.  The Company
  carries  goodwill  at  cost  net  of  amortization.  The Company reviews its
  goodwill  carrying  value  when  events indicate that an impairment may have
  occurred  in goodwill.  If, based on the undiscounted cash flows, management
  determines  goodwill  is  not  recoverable,  goodwill is written down to its
 discounted cash flow value and the amortization period is re-assessed.

(h)     Government Grants:

        Government grants revenue is recognized when earned.  Grants have been
  obtained  by  the  Company from the Australian Federal Government to support
 continued development and export of the Company's proprietary positive airway
  pressure  technology and to assist development of export markets.  Grants of
  $134,000 and $191,000 have been recognized for the three month periods ended
  December  31,  1998 and 1997, respectively and $264,000 and $348,000 for the
 six month periods ended December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively.

(i)     Foreign Currency:

          The  consolidated  financial  statements  of the Company's non- U.S.
  subsidiaries  are  translated  into  U.S.  dollars  for  financial reporting
  purposes.  Assets and liabilities of non- U.S. subsidiaries whose functional
  currencies  are  other  than  the  U.S.  dollar are translated at period end
  exchange  rates,  revenue and expense transactions are translated at average
  exchange  rates  for  the  period.  Cumulative  translation  adjustments are
 recognized as part of "Comprehensive Income", as described in Note 4, and are
  included  in  "Accumulated  Other  Comprehensive  Income"  on  the Condensed
  Consolidated  Balance  Sheet  until  such  time as the subsidiary is sold or
  substantially  or  completely liquidated.  Gains and losses on transactions,
  denominated  in  other  than  the  functional  currency  of  the entity, are
 reflected in operations.

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                         RESMED INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

      NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(2)     Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

(j)     Research and Development:

     All research and development costs are expensed in the period incurred.

(k)     Earnings per Share:

        The weighted average shares used to calculate basic earnings per share
  was  14,693,000  and 14,494,000 for the quarters ended December 31, 1998 and
  1997,  respectively, and 14,654,000 and 14,476,000 for the six month periods
 ended December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively.  The difference between basic
  earnings  per  share  and  diluted earnings per share is attributable to the
  impact  of  outstanding  stock  options during the periods presented.  Stock
  options  had  the  effect  of  increasing  the  number of shares used in the
  calculation  (by  application  of  the treasury stock method) by 893,000 and
  472,000 for the quarters ended December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively, and
  by 766,000 and 438,000 for the six month periods ended December 31, 1998 and
 1997, respectively.

(l)     Financial Instruments:

          The  carrying  value of financial instruments, such as cash and cash
 equivalents, marketable securities - available for sale, accounts receivable,
  government  grants,  foreign currency option contracts, accounts payable and
  long-  term debt approximate their fair value.  The Company does not hold or
 issue financial instruments for trading purposes.

     The fair value of financial instruments is defined as the amount at which
  the  instrument  could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing
 parties.

(m)     Foreign Exchange Risk Management:

        The Company enters into various types of foreign exchange contracts in
  managing  its  foreign  exchange  risk,  including  derivative  financial
  instruments  encompassing  forward  exchange  contracts and foreign currency
 options.

        The purpose of the Company's foreign currency hedging activities is to
  protect  the Company from adverse exchange rate fluctuations with respect to
  net cash movements resulting from the sales of products to foreign customers
  and  Australian  manufacturing  activities.  The Company enters into foreign
  currency option contracts to hedge anticipated sales and manufacturing costs
  denominated  in  principally  Australian  Dollars,  Pound  Sterling  and
  Deutschmarks.   The term of such foreign exchange contracts generally do not
 exceed three years.

      Premiums to enter certain foreign currency options are included in other
 assets and are amortized over the period of the agreement in the consolidated
 statement of income against other income, net.  At December 31, 1998 and June
  30,  1998  unamortized  premiums  amounted  to  $452,000  and  $267,000,
 respectively.

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                         RESMED INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

      NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(2)     Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

(m)     Foreign Exchange Risk Management, Continued:

     Unrealized gains or losses are recognized as incurred in the statement of
  financial  position  as  either  other  assets  or other liabilities and are
 recorded within other income, net on the Company's consolidated statements of
  income.   Unrealized gains and losses on currency derivatives are determined
 based on dealer quoted prices.

          The  Company  is  exposed  to  credit-related losses in the event of
  non-performance  by counterparties to financial instruments, but it does not
  expect any counterparties to fail to meet their obligations given their high
  credit  ratings.    The  credit  exposure  of  foreign  exchange  options is
 represented by the positive fair value of options at the reporting date.

      The Company held foreign currency option contracts with notional amounts
  totaling $60,501,000 and $62,683,000 at December 31, 1998 and June 30, 1998,
  respectively  to  hedge  foreign  currency  items. These contracts mature at
 various dates prior to December 31, 2000.

(n)     Income Taxes:

          The  Company  accounts for income taxes under Statement of Financial
 Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" (Statement 109). 
 Statement 109 requires an asset and liability method of accounting for income
  taxes.   Under the asset and liability method of Statement 109, deferred tax
  assets  and  liabilities  are  recognized  for  the  future tax consequences
  attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts
  of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.  Deferred
  tax  assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to
 apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are
  expected  to  be  recovered  or settled.  Under Statement 109, the effect on
 deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in
 income in the period that includes the enactment date.

(o)     Warranty:

       Estimated future warranty costs related to certain products are accrued
 to operations in the period in which the related revenue is recognized.

(p)     Impairment of Long-Lived Assets:

          The  Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of long-lived
 assets to be held and used, including certain identifiable intangible assets,
  when  events and circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset
  may  not  be  recovered.    Recoverability  of assets to be held and used is
  measured  by  a  comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future net
  cash  flows  expected  to  be  generated  by  the asset.  If such assets are
 considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the
  amount  by  which the carrying amount of the assets exceed the fair value of
  the  assets.    Assets  to  be  disposed of are reported at the lower of the
 carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.

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                         RESMED INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

      NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(2)     Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

(q)          As  of  July  1,  1998 the Company adopted Statement of Financial
      Accounting Standards No 131 "Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise
        and  Related  Information".  This Statement addresses presentation and
        disclosure  matters and will have no impact on the Company's financial
        position  or  results  of  operations.   As required by Statement 131,
     compliance with the respective reporting disclosures will be reflected in
    the Company's 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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(3)     Inventories

     Inventories were comprised of the following at December 31, 1998 and June
 30, 1998:


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                  December 31,   June 30,
                           1998       1998
                  -------------  ---------
                  $        '000  $    '000
                  -------------  ---------

Raw materials     $       3,537      2,169
Work in progress             34        546
Finished goods            6,980      4,932
                        _______    _______
                  $      10,551      7,647
                        =======    =======
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(4)     Comprehensive Income

     As of July 1, 1998, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
  Standards  No  130,  "Reporting  Comprehensive  Income",  which  established
  standards  for  the  reporting  and  display of comprehensive income and its
  components in the financial statements.  The only component of comprehensive
 income that impacts the Company is foreign currency translation adjustments. 
 The net gain associated with the foreign currency translation adjustments for
  the  three months ended December 31, 1998 was $1.0 million compared to a net
  loss  of $3.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 1997.  The net
 gain associated with the foreign currency translation adjustments for the six
  months  ended  December 31, 1998 was $472,000 compared to a net loss of $4.2
  million  for  the  six months ended December 31, 1997.  The Company does not
 provide for US income taxes on foreign currency translation adjustments since
  it  does  not  provide  for  such taxes on undistributed earnings of foreign
  subsidiaries.    Accumulated other comprehensive income at December 31, 1998
  and  June  30,  1998  consisted  solely  of  foreign  currency  translation
  adjustments  with  debit  balances  of  $7.2  million  and  $7.7  million,
 respectively.

(5)     Commitments and Contingencies

The company is currently engaged in litigation relating to the enforcement and
defense  of  certain  of its patents.  In 1992, the Australian distributor for
Respironics,  Inc challenged the Company's original Australian patent covering
both  a  method  of  and  device  for  treating  OSA  with  CPAP.  In 1994, an
Australian appeals court, relying on issues specific to Australian patent law,
revoked  the  patent.    The Company's market share in Australia has decreased
from  1995  to  the  present, and the Company expects that its market share in
Australia will continue to decrease.

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                         RESMED INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

             NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                 (UNAUDITED)

(5)     Commitments and Contingencies, Continued

In  1995,  the  Company  filed a complaint in the United States District Court
seeking  monetary  damages  from and injunctive relief against Respironics for
alleged  infringement  of three ResMed patents.  In 1996, the Company filed an
additional  complaint  against Respironics for infringement of a fourth ResMed
patent,  and  the actions were consolidated.  As of this date, Respironics has
brought  three  partial  summary  judgment motions for non-infringement of the
ResMed  patents;  the  Court  has granted two of the motions, and the third is
currently  being  litigated.    It is ResMed's intention to appeal the summary
judgment  rulings  after  a  final judgment in the consolidated litigation has
been entered in the District Court proceedings.

In 1995, Respironics and its Australian distributor filed a Statement of Claim
against  the  Company  and  Dr.  Farrell,  in  the Federal Court of Australia,
alleging that the Company engaged in unfair trade practices.  The Statement of
Claim  asserts damage claims for lost profits on sales in the aggregate amount
of  approximately  $1,000,000  USD.   While the Company intends to defend this
action,  there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful or that
the  Company  will  not  be  required  to  make  significant  payments  to the
claimants.    Furthermore, the Company expects to incur ongoing legal costs in
defending  this  action, as well as in the continuing litigation of its patent
cases.





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                         RESMED INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

    Item 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND
                            RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net Revenue

Net  revenue  increased  for the three months ended December 31, 1998 to $21.5
million  from  $16.1  million for the three months ended December 31, 1997, an
increase  of $5.3 million or 33%.  For the six month period ended December 31,
1998  net  revenue  increased  to  $40.7 million from $30.1 million in the six
month  period  ended  December 31, 1997, an increase of $10.6 million or 35%. 
Both  the three month and six month increases in net revenue were attributable
to  an increase in unit sales of the Company's flow generators and accessories
primarily  in Latin and North America.  Net revenue in Latin and North America
increased  to  $12.2  million  from $8.3 million for the quarter, and to $24.1
million  from  $15.3  million  for  the  six  month  period ended December 31,
respectively.    In  Europe  net  revenue  increased to $7.6 million from $5.5
million  for  the quarter, and to $13.5 million from $10.9 million for the six
month periods ended December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively.

Gross Profit

Gross  profit  increased for the three months ended December 31, 1998 to $14.5
million  from  $11.0  million for the three months ended December 31, 1997, an
increase  of $3.5 million or 32%.  Gross profit as a percentage of net revenue
was  68% for the quarters ended December 31, 1998 and 1997.  The steady margin
reflects  continuing domestic price competition offset by a shift in sales mix
to higher margin products.

For  the  six  month  period ended December 31, 1998 gross profit increased to
$27.7  million  from  $19.5  million  in  the  same  period of fiscal 1998, an
increase  of $8.2 million or 42%.  Gross profit as a percentage of net revenue
increased for the six month period ended December 31, 1998 to 68% from 65% for
the  six  months  ended December 31, 1997.  These increases also resulted from
increased revenues and a shift to higher margin product sales.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling,  general  and  administrative expenses increased for the three months
ended December 31, 1998 to $6.9 million from $5.0 million for the three months
ended  December 31, 1997, an increase of $1.9 million or 37%.  As a percentage
of  net revenue, selling, general and administrative expenses increased to 32%
for  the  quarter  ended  December  31,  1998  from  31% for the quarter ended
December  31,  1997.    The  increase  in  selling, general and administrative
expenses  was  primarily  due  to an increase from 124 to 185 in the number of
sales  and  administrative personnel while legal costs associated with ongoing
legal  action  (refer  Note  5)  increased to $377,000 from $306,000 and other
expenses rose in relation to the increase in Company sales.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the six months ended December
31, 1998 increased to $13.3 million from $9.7 million for the six months ended
December 31, 1997, an increase of $3.6 million or 37%.  As a percentage of net
revenue  selling, general and administration expenses increased to 33% for the
six  months  ended December 31, 1998 from 32% in the six months ended December
31, 1997.

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                         RESMED INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

  MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF
                                  OPERATIONS

Research and Development Expenses

Research  and  development  expenses  increased  for  the  three  months ended
December 31, 1998 to $1.6 million from $1.2 million for the three months ended
December  31,  1997,  an  increase of $400,000 or 33%.  As a percentage of net
revenue,  research  and  development  expenses remained constant for the three
months  ended  December 31, 1998 and 1997 at 8% of net revenues.  The increase
in gross research and development expenses was due to increased evaluation and
testing  procedures  incurred  to  facilitate  development  of a number of new
products.

For  the  six  month  period  ended December 31, 1998 research and development
expenses  increased  to  $3.1 million from $2.5 million for the same period in
fiscal  1998, an increase of $570,000 or 23%.  As a percentage of net revenue,
research and development expenses was 8% for the six months ended December 31,
1998 and 1997.  The increase in gross research and development expenditure for
the  six  months  reflects  additional  costs  relating  to  development  and
evaluation of new products.

Other Income (Expense), Net

Other  Income (Expense), Net, improved for the three months ended December 31,
1998  to  a  loss  of  $6,000 from a loss of $1.2 million for the three months
ended  December  31,  1997,  a decrease of $1.2 million.  This decline was due
primarily  to  lower  net  foreign  exchange losses arising from the Company's
foreign  currency  hedging program.  Government grants income declined for the
three  months  ended December 31, 1998 to $134,000 from $191,000 for the three
months  ended  December  31,  1997  reflecting  reduced  Australian  Federal
Government research grants.

Other  Income  (Expense),  Net increased for the six months ended December 31,
1998  to  a loss of $547,000, from a loss of $539,000 for the six months ended
December 31, 1997 an increase of $8,000.

Income Taxes

The  Company's effective income tax rate was approximately 34.5% for the three
months  ended  December  31,  1998 and 1997 and for the six month period ended
December 31, 1998 decreased to 34.3% from 34.5% for the six month period ended
December 31, 1997.


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                         RESMED INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

  MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF
                                  OPERATIONS

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As  of  December  31,  1998  and  June 30, 1998, the Company had cash and cash
equivalents  and  marketable  securities  available  for sale of approximately
$19.1  million  and $20.7 million, respectively. The Company's working capital
approximated  $32.1  million  and $32.8 million, at December 31, 1998 and June
30,  1998,  respectively.    The decline in working capital balances primarily
reflects  the increase in capital expenditure associated with the construction
of  the  Australian  manufacturing  facility  offset  by  the increase in cash
generated from operations and proceeds from the exercise of stock options.

During  the  six months ended December 31, 1998, the Company generated cash of
$9.2  million  from operations, primarily as a result of increased profit from
operations and reduction in income taxes paid offset by increases in inventory
balances.    During  the six months ended December 31, 1997 approximately $1.3
million  of cash was generated by operations primarily due to increased profit
from operations.

The Company's capital expenditures for the six month period ended December 31,
1998  and  1997  aggregated  $10.7 million and $6.0 million respectively.  The
majority  of the expenditures in the six month period ending December 31, 1998
related  to  the  construction  of a new manufacturing facility along with the
purchase  of  computer  hardware and production tooling.  As a result of these
capital  expenditures,  the Company's December 31, 1998 balance sheet reflects
net  property  plant  and equipment of approximately $20.0 million at December
31, 1998 compared to $11.1 million at June 30, 1998.

In  addition,  during the six month period ended December 31, 1998 the Company
paid  $1.0  million  in  business acquisition payments in relation to the 1996
acquisition of Priess.

The  Company  anticipates  expending approximately $4.0 million in relation to
the  construction  of  its new manufacturing facility and computer system over
the  next  three  months.   These payments are to be funded through cash flows
from operations.

The  results of the Company's international operations are affected by changes
in  exchange  rates  between  currencies.    Changes  in  exchange  rates  may
negatively  affect  the  Company's  consolidated  net revenue and gross profit
margins  from  international  operations.   The company is exposed to the risk
that  the  dollar value equivalent of anticipated cash flows will be adversely
affected  by  changes in foreign currency exchange rates.  The Company manages
this risk through foreign currency option contracts.

In  May  1993, the Australian Federal Government agreed to lend the Company up
to  $870,000 over a six year term. Such a loan bears no interest for the first
three  years  but  bears interest at a rate of 3.8% thereafter until maturity.
The  outstanding  principal  balance of such loan was $112,000 and $227,000 at
December 31, 1998 and June 30, 1998, respectively.

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                         RESMED INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

  MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF
                                  OPERATIONS

Year 2000

The  Company conducted a strategic review of its information systems in fiscal
1997  with a view to upgrading operations to facilitate the growth in business
activity.  As  a consequence of these review procedures a decision was made to
replace  existing  internal  systems  with  the Oracle Applications Enterprise
package.    The decision to replace the Company's existing information systems
was  driven  by  operational  requirements  although  as  a  consequence  all
information  systems  are  expected  to  be  fully  Year 2000 compliant. While
management  expects  the  costs  associated  with  Year  2000 compliance to be
approximately  $100,000,  the  cost  of  implementing  the  Oracle Application
Enterprise package is estimated to be approximately $2,000,000.

In  addition,  the  Company  is  reviewing  its  product lines to identify any
products  or  systems  with  embedded  technology  which  may not be Year 2000
compliant.    To  date, this review has not revealed any significant Year 2000
exposure with regards to the Company's products.

The  Company  is  also  conducting a review of the Year 2000 compliance of its
vendors  and customers and any Year 2000 associated issues with respect to any
customer or supplier interface systems.  In addition, the Company is currently
analyzing all other computer related systems and equipment to ensure Year 2000
compliance. This review is expected to be completed during fiscal 1999 as part
of the construction of the Company's new Australian manufacturing facility.

Beyond  the above review procedures, the Company is in the process of, and has
developed,  a  number  of  Year  2000  contingency  plans  should  a Year 2000
compliance  issue  arise.   However, there can be no assurance that customers,
suppliers and service providers on which the Company relies will resolve their
Year  2000  issues accurately, thoroughly and on schedule. Failure to complete
the  Year  2000  project  by Year 2000 could have a material adverse effect on
future operating results or financial condition.

Recent Accounting Developments

SFAS  No.  133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities"
(SFAS  133),  was  issued  by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in June
1998  and  is  effective for the Company's quarter ending September 30, 1999. 
SFAS  133  standardizes  the  accounting for derivative instruments, including
certain  derivative  instruments  embedded  in  other  contracts.    Under the
standard,  entities  are  required  to carry all derivative instruments in the
statement  of financial position at fair value.  The accounting for changes in
the  fair  value  (ie,  gains or losses) of a derivative instrument depends on
whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship
and,  if  so,  on  the  reason for holding it.  If certain conditions are met,
entities  may  elect  to  designate  a  derivative  instrument  as  a hedge of
exposures  to  changes  in fair values, cash flows, or foreign currencies.  If
the  hedged  exposure  is  a  fair  value  exposure,  the  gain or loss on the
derivative  instrument  is  recognized  in  earnings  in  the period of change
together  with  the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item attributable to
the  risk  being  hedged.  If the hedged exposure is a cash flow exposure, the
effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is reported
initially  as a component of other comprehensive income (outside earnings) and
subsequently  reclassified  into  earnings  when  the  forecasted  transaction
affects  earnings.    Any  amounts  excluded  from  the  assessment  of  hedge
effectiveness  as  well  as  the  ineffective  portion  of the gain or loss is
reported  in  earnings immediately.  Accounting for foreign currency hedges is
similar  to  the  accounting  for  fair  value  and  cash flow hedges.  If the
derivative  instrument  is  not  designated  as  a  hedge, the gain or loss is
recognized in earnings in the period of change.

The  company has not determined the impact that Statement 133 will have on its
financial  statements  and  believes  that  such  determination  will  not  be
meaningful until closer to the date of initial adoption.

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                         RESMED INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

          QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Foreign Currency Market Risk

The  Company's  functional  currency  is  the  US  dollar although the Company
transacts  business  in various foreign currencies including a number of major
European  currencies  as  well  as  the  Australian  dollar.   The Company has
significant  foreign  currency  exposure  through  both  its  Australian
manufacturing activities and international sales operations.

The  Company  has established a foreign currency hedging program using foreign
currency  forward  exchange  contracts and purchased currency options to hedge
foreign-currency-denominated  financial  assets, liabilities and manufacturing
expenditure.  The goal of this hedging program is to economically guarantee or
lock  in  the  exchange  rates  on  the  Company's  foreign currency exposures
denominated  in  the  Deutschmark  and Australian dollar.  Under this program,
increases or decreases in the Company's foreign-currency-denominated financial
assets,  liabilities,  and  firm commitments are partially offset by gains and
losses on the hedging instruments.

The  table  below  provides  information  about the Company's foreign currency
derivative  financial  instruments,  by  functional currency and presents such
information  in  US  dollar  equivalents.  The table summarizes information on
instruments  and  transactions that are sensitive to foreign currency exchange
rates, including foreign currency call options held at December 31, 1998.  The
table  presents  the  notional  amounts and weighted average exchange rates by
expected  (contractual)  maturity  dates  for  the  Company's foreign currency
derivative  financial  instruments.  These notional amounts generally are used
to calculate payments to be exchanged under the contract or options.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                           1999                 2000                2001                Total
                                    -------------------  -------------------  -----------------  -------------------
<S>                                 <C>                  <C>                  <C>                <C>

FOREIGN CURRENCY DERIVATIVES

FOREIGN EXCHANGE CALL OPTIONS

(Receive AUS$/Pay US$)
Option amount                       $        16,583,000  $        37,500,000                  -  $        54,083,000
Average contractual exchange rate   AUS $1 = USD 0.667   AUS $1 = USD 0.667                      AUS $1 = USD 0.667


(Receive AUS$/Pay DM)
Option amount                       $         2,083,000  $         2,890,000  $       1,445,000  $         6,418,000
Average contractual exchange rate   AUS $1 = DM 1.17     AUS $1 = DM 1.12     AUS $1 = DM 1.12   AUS $1 = DM 1.134


                                         Fair Value
                                    Assets/(Liabilities)
                                    ---------------------
<S>                                 <C>

FOREIGN CURRENCY DERIVATIVES

FOREIGN EXCHANGE CALL OPTIONS

(Receive AUS$/Pay US$)
Option amount                       $             331,000
Average contractual exchange rate


(Receive AUS$/Pay DM)
Option amount                       $              60,000
Average contractual exchange rate
</TABLE>

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                         RESMED INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                        PART II     OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.     Legal Proceedings

     Refer Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Item 2.     Changes in Securities

     None

Item 3.     Defaults Upon Senior Securities

     None

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

          The Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on November 6,
  1998.  The holders of 6,563,531 shares of the Company's stock (approximately
  90%  of  the outstanding shares) were present at the meeting in person or by
  proxy.    The  only  matters  voted  upon at the meeting were (1) to elect a
  director,  to  serve  for a three year term; (2) to amend the Certificate of
  Incorporation  of the Company to (i) effect a two-for-one stock split of the
 outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock and (ii) increase the number
  of  authorized shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value of $0.004 per
  share,  from 15,000,000 to 50,000,000 shares; (3) to ratify the selection of
  auditors to examine the consolidated financial statements of the Company for
 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999; and (4) to transact such other business
 as may properly come before the meeting.

(1)     Mr Michael A Quinn, nominated by the Company's Board of Directors, was
    elected to serve until 2001.  There were no other nominees.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

     Shares were voted as follows:

<S>              <C>         <C>
Name                For       Withholding Vote For
- ---------------  ---------    --------------------

Michael A Quinn  6,530,548         32,983
</TABLE>


(2)       The proposed amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation described
    above was approved:

     Affirmative votes     4,751,236
     Negative votes     1,801,311

(3)          the  selection  of  KPMG  Peat  Marwick LLP as independent public
        accountants  for the 1999 fiscal year was ratified: affirmative votes,
    6,549,132 shares; negative votes, 1,900 shares.

(4)     There was no other business transacted at the meeting.

Item 5.     Other Information

     None

Item 6.     Exhibits and Report on Form 8K

     Exhibits.  The following exhibits are filed as a part of this report:
11.1     Statement re: Computation of Earnings per Share
27.1     Financial Data Schedule

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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.



ResMed Inc.





/S/ PETER C FARRELL
________________________
Peter C Farrell
President and Chief Executive Officer




/S/ ADRIAN M SMITH
________________________
Adrian M Smith
Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer

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<CAPTION>

     Exhibit 11.1
                                         RESMED INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                  COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
                                  (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)


                                                      Three Months Ended               Six Months Ended
                                                      -------------------              ----------------   
<S>                                         <C>                  <C>               <C>           <C>

                                            December 31,         December 31,      December 31,  December 31,
                                            -------------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------
                                                           1998              1997          1998          1997
                                            -------------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------
BASIC EARNINGS
Net income                                  $             3,913             2,292         7,097         4,449
                                                        =======           =======       =======       =======
Shares
Weighted average number of common
 shares outstanding                                      14,693            14,494        14,654        14,476
                                                       ========          ========      ========      ========

Basic earnings per share:                   $              0.27              0.16          0.48          0.31
                                                       ========          ========      ========      ========


DILUTED EARNINGS
Net Income                                  $             3,913             2,292         7,097         4,449
                                                       ========          ========      ========      ========
Shares
Weighted average number of common
 shares outstanding                                      14,693            14,494        14,654        14,476
Additional shares assuming conversion of
 stock options under treasury stock method                  893               472           766           438
                                                       ________          ________      ________      ________
Weighted average number of common and
 common equivalent shares outstanding
 as adjusted                                             15,586            14,966        15,420        14,914
                                                       ========          ========      ========      ========

Diluted earnings per share:                 $              0.25              0.15          0.46          0.30
                                                       ========          ========      ========      ========

</TABLE>


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     Exhibit 27.1
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                     ARTICLE. 5 FDS FOR 2ND QUARTER 10-Q

This  schedule  contains  summary  financial information extracted from ResMed
Inc's  second  quarter  December 31, 1998 financial report and is qualified in
its entirety by reference to such financial statements.

CURRENCY   USD $ CURRENCY


<S>                         <C>           <C>

PERIOD-TYPE                        6-MOS         6-MOS
FISCAL-YEAR-END             JUN-30-1999   JUN-30-1998
PERIOD-END                  DEC-31-1998   DEC-31-1997
EXCHANGE-RATE                          1             1
CASH                          13,595,000     7,581,000
SECURITIES                     5,530,000    13,027,000
RECEIVABLES                   13,445,000     9,365,000
ALLOWANCES                       309,000       270,000
INVENTORY                     10,551,000     7,572,000
CURRENT-ASSETS                47,859,000    40,981,000
PP&E                          20,025,000     9,098,000
DEPRECIATION                           0             0
TOTAL-ASSETS                  75,506,000    57,044,000
CURRENT-LIABILITIES           15,765,000    11,678,000
BONDS                                  0             0
PREFERRED-MANDATORY                    0             0
PREFERRED                              0             0
COMMON                            59,000        58,000
OTHER-SE                      32,622,000    31,224,000
TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY    75,506,000    57,044,000
SALES                         40,724,000    30,124,000
TOTAL-REVENUES                40,724,000    30,124,000
CGS                           13,048,000    10,598,000
TOTAL-COSTS                            0             0
OTHER-EXPENSES                         0             0
LOSS-PROVISION                         0             0
INTEREST-EXPENSE                       0             0
INCOME-PRETAX                 10,807,000     6,794,000
INCOME-TAX                     3,710,000     2,345,000
INCOME-CONTINUING              7,097,000     4,449,000
DISCONTINUED                           0             0
EXTRAORDINARY                          0             0
CHANGES                                0             0
NET-INCOME                     7,097,000     4,449,000
EPS-BASIC                   $       0.48  $       0.31
EPS-DILUTED                 $       0.46  $       0.30
</TABLE>

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