BANDAG INC
10-Q, 1999-08-16
TIRES & INNER TUBES
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                                    FORM 10-Q
                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

(Mark One)
[X]    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1999

                                       OR

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

                 For the transition period ________ to ________


Commission file number 1-7007


                              BANDAG, INCORPORATED
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        Iowa                                                42-0802143
(State of incorporation)                     (I.R.S Employer Identification No.)


     2905 N HWY 61, Muscatine, Iowa                          52761-5886
(Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)



Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code:          319/262-1400


                                 Not Applicable
      (Former name, address, or fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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.

Common Stock, $1 par value; 9,085,432 shares as of July 31, 1999.
Class A Common Stock, $1 par value; 10,781,844 shares as of July 31, 1999. Class
B Common Stock, $1 par value; 2,045,812 shares as of July 31, 1999.

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                      BANDAG, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                      INDEX

Part I : FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                          Page No.

  Item 1 - Financial Statements (Unaudited)
                  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings            3
                  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets                    4
                  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows          5
             Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements          6


  Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
             Condition and Results of Operations                           9



PART II : OTHER INFORMATION

  Item 4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders             15

  Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                16

  Signatures                                                               17


EXHIBITS :

  Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule (EDGAR filing only)                 19

  Exhibit 27.1  -  Revised  June  1998  Financial  Data
               Schedule (with EDGAR filing only)                           20




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                      BANDAG, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                     PART I
                              FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item l - Financial Statements:
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings


                                       Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended
                                            June 30,             June 30,
In thousands, except per share data   1999      1998      1999       1998
                                     --------  -------- --------  ----------

Net sales                           $252,120  $266,127  $476,258  $502,058
Other income                           2,733     3,954     5,430     7,795
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
                                     254,853   270,081   481,688   509,853

Cost of products sold                153,328   163,556   288,526   308,740
Engineering, selling,
 administrative and other expenses    70,994    77,204   143,055   153,797
Interest expense                       2,435     3,295     4,999     5,676
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
                                     226,757   244,055   436,580   468,213
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Earnings before income taxes          28,096    26,026    45,108    41,640
Income taxes                          11,970    11,858    18,945    18,322
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Net earnings                        $ 16,126  $ 14,168  $ 26,163  $ 23,318
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========

Net earnings per share - Basic      $    .74  $   0.62  $   1.20  $   1.02
Net earnings per share - Diluted    $    .73  $   0.62  $   1.19  $   1.02
Comprehensive net earnings          $ 16,252  $ 14,703  $ 12,365  $ 25,348
Cash dividends per share            $ 0.2850  $ 0.2750  $ 0.5700  $ 0.5500
Depreciation included in expense    $ 10,498  $  8,470  $ 20,146  $ 19,370
Goodwill amortization included
           in expense               $  2,483  $  2,200  $  4,905  $  4,440
Weighted average shares
outstanding:
           Basic                      21,873    22,784    21,890    22,784
           Diluted                    21,941    22,907    21,964    22,903



See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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                 BANDAG, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

In thousands                                      June 30,    December 31,
                                                    1999         1998
                                                  --------     --------
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents                         $ 61,355     $ 37,912
Investments                                          8,942        9,721
Accounts receivable - net                          193,582      217,299
Inventories:
  Finished products                                102,923       96,889
  Materials & work-in-process                       17,729       14,845
                                                  --------     --------
                                                   120,652      111,734
Other current assets                                61,851       62,458
                                                  --------     --------
  Total current assets                             446,382      439,124
Property, plant, and equipment                     491,522      503,745
  Less accumulated depreciation & amortization    (289,506)    (290,699)
                                                  --------     --------
                                                   202,016      213,046
 Intangible assets                                  71,105       75,539
Other assets                                        25,514       28,020
                                                  --------     --------
  Total assets                                    $745,017     $755,729
                                                  ========     ========

LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Accounts payable                                  $ 29,485     $ 38,286
Income taxes payable                                20,640       13,704
Accrued employee compensation and benefits          25,098       27,498
Accrued marketing expenses                          30,921       37,044
Other accrued expenses                              48,727       46,880
Short-term notes payable and other liabilities       5,261       11,497
                                                  --------     --------
  Total current liabilities                        160,132      174,909

Long-term debt and other obligations               109,675      109,757
Deferred income tax liabilities                      9,157        3,766

Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock; $1 par value;
   authorized - 21,500,000 shares;
   issued and outstanding - 9,085,232 shares
     in 1999; 9,083,797 in 1998                      9,085        9,084
  Class A Common stock; $1 par value;
   authorized - 50,000,000 shares;
   issued and outstanding - 10,781,844 shares
     in 1999; 10,824,974 in 1998                    10,782       10,825
  Class B Common stock; $1 par value;
   authorized - 8,500,000 shares;
   issued and outstanding - 2,046,012 shares
     in 1999; 2,046,577 in 1998                      2,046        2,047
  Additional paid-in capital                         7,336        7,287
  Retained earnings                                464,822      452,274
  Equity adjustment from foreign currency
   translation                                     (28,018)     (14,220)
                                                  --------     --------
    Total equity                                   466,053      467,297
                                                  --------     --------
    Total liabilities & stockholders' equity      $745,017     $755,729
                                                  ========     ========

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

In thousands                                          Six Months Ended
                                                          June 30,
                                                      1999         1998
                                                    -------       -------
Operating Activities
  Net earnings                                      $ 26,163     $ 23,318
  Provision for depreciation and amortization         25,051       23,810
  Increase in operating assets and
     liabilities-net                                  13,992          617
                                                    --------     --------
   Net cash provided by operating activities          65,206       47,745
Investing Activities
  Additions to property, plant and equipment         (18,153)     (28,453)
  Purchases of investments                            (6,459)     (19,206)
  Maturities of investments                            7,238        3,513
  Payments for acquisitions of businesses             (1,698)      (4,550)
                                                    --------     ---------
   Net cash used in investing activities             (19,072)     (48,696)
Financing Activities
  Proceeds from short-term notes payable                   -        2,576
  Proceeds from long-term notes payable                   59            -
  Principal payments on short-term notes payable
    and other liabilities                             (6,225)     (98,335)
  Cash dividends                                     (12,475)     (12,548)
  Purchases of Common Stock and
       Class A Common Stock                           (1,196)        (405)
                                                    --------     --------
   Net cash used in financing activities             (19,837)    (108,712)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and
    cash equivalents                                  (2,854)        (835)
                                                    --------     --------
  Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents    23,443     (110,498)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year        37,912      196,400
                                                    --------     --------
    Cash and cash equivalents at end of period      $ 61,355     $ 85,902
                                                    ========     ========



See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The condensed 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 six months  ended June 30,  1999 are not  necessarily
indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending  December 31,
1999. For further  information,  refer to the consolidated  financial statements
and footnotes  thereto  included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1998.


Comprehensive Net Earnings
Comprehensive  net earnings for the three month  periods ended June 30, 1999 and
1998 and the six month  periods ended June 30, 1999 and 1998 were as follows (in
thousands):

                                         Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
                                               June 30,            June 30,
                                           1999       1998      1999     1998
                                         --------   --------  --------  --------

Net earnings                             $ 16,126   $ 14,168  $ 26,163  $ 23,318
Other comprehensive income item:
           Foreign currency translation       126        535   (13,798)    2,030
                                         --------   --------  --------  --------
Comprehensive net earnings               $ 16,252   $ 14,703  $ 12,365  $ 25,348
                                         ========   ========  ========  ========

Tire Distribution Systems, Inc. (TDS) Operating Results
TDS results for the three month periods ended June 30, 1999 and 1998 and the six
month periods ended June 30, 1999 and 1998 were as follows (in thousands):

                                         Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
                                               June 30,            June 30,
                                           1999       1998      1999     1998
                                         --------   --------  --------  --------

Net sales                                $ 97,600   $ 96,630  $182,213  $176,280
Goodwill amortization                       2,440      1,952     4,818     3,908
Earnings (loss) before interest
    and income taxes                          842      2,060    (1,054)    1,002
Intercompany sales from Traditional
    Business to TDS which have been
    eliminated in consolidation          $ 13,935   $ 12,934  $ 26,556  $ 25,293





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Earnings Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per
share (in thousands, except per share data):

                                            For the Three       For the Six
                                            Months Ended        Months Ended
                                              June 30,            June 30,
                                           1999     1998        1999     1998
                                          -------  -------    -------   ------
Numerator:
       Net Earnings                       $16,126  $14,168    $26,163  $23,318

Denominator:
    Denominator for basic earnings
        per share-weighted-average shares  21,873   22,784     21,890   22,784

    Effect of dilutive securities:
        Non-vested restricted stock            40       33         41       32
        Stock options                          28       90         33       87
                                          -------  -------    -------   ------
    Dilutive potential common shares           68      123         74      119
                                          -------  -------    -------   ------

       Denominator for diluted earnings
        per share-weighted-average
        shares and dilutive potential
     common shares                         21,941   22,907     21,964   22,903
                                          =======  =======    =======  =======

Net Earnings Per Share:
       Basic                              $   .74  $  0.62    $  1.20  $  1.02
                                          =======  =======    =======  =======
       Diluted                            $   .73  $  0.62    $  1.19  $  1.02
                                          =======  =======    =======  =======


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                      BANDAG, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES



Operating Segment Information
The Company has two operating  segments:  the Traditional  Business and TDS. The
Traditional Business manufactures precured tread rubber,  equipment and supplies
for retreading tires and operates on a worldwide basis. TDS operates  franchised
retreading  locations and commercial,  retail,  and wholesale outlets throughout
the  United  States for the sale and  maintenance  of new and  retread  tires to
principally commercial and industrial customers.

The Company  evaluates  performance  and allocates  resources based primarily on
profit  or loss  before  interest  and  income  taxes.  Intersegment  sales  and
transfers  between  the  Traditional  Business  and TDS are  recorded at a value
consistent with that to unaffiliated customers.

For the three months ended June 30 (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                       Traditional Business
                        ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           North America           Europe            Latin America             Asia                  TDS
                        -------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------------- ---------------------
                          1999      1998       1999       1998      1999       1998         1999      1998     1999       1998
<S>                      <C>       <C>         <C>       <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>       <C>       <C>        <C>
Net sales to
    unaffiliated
    customers            $98,344   $105,000    $23,435   $23,800    $26,350    $33,623     $6,391    $7,074    $97,600    $96,630

Transfers between
    segments              17,491     16,240        189       208      -          -          -         -          -          -

Operating earnings        21,703     23,528      3,761       735      4,385      4,979        826   (1,199)        842      2,060

Interest revenue           -          -          -         -          -          -          -         -          -          -

Interest expense           -          -          -         -          -          -          -         -          -          -

Corporate expenses         -          -          -         -          -          -          -         -          -          -
                        --------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ----------
Earnings before
    income taxes         $21,703    $23,528     $3,761      $735     $4,385     $4,979       $826  $(1,199)       $842     $2,060


<CAPTION>
For the six months ended June 30 (in thousands):

                                                       Traditional Business
                        ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           North America           Europe            Latin America             Asia                  TDS
                        -------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------------- ---------------------
                          1999      1998       1999       1998      1999       1998         1999      1998     1999       1998
<S>                      <C>       <C>         <C>       <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>       <C>       <C>        <C>
Net sales to
    unaffiliated
    customers           $184,638   $199,995    $47,517   $48,636    $49,277    $63,321    $12,613   $13,826   $182,213   $176,280

Transfers between
    segments              33,233     31,935        469       513      -          -          -         -          -          -

Operating earnings        36,614     39,041      7,007     3,168      8,506      9,526      1,721   (4,650)    (1,054)      1,002

Interest revenue           -          -          -         -          -          -          -         -          -          -

Interest expense           -          -          -         -          -          -          -         -          -          -

Corporate expenses         -          -          -         -          -          -          -         -          -          -
                        --------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ----------
Earnings before
    income taxes         $36,614    $39,041     $7,007    $3,168     $8,506     $9,526     $1,721  $(4,650)   $(1,054)     $1,002

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<CAPTION>
                              Corporate          Consolidated
                         -------------------- --------------------
                           1999      1998       1999       1998
<S>                       <C>        <C>        <C>       <C>
Net sales to
    unaffiliated
    customers               -          -       $252,120  $266,127

Transfers between
    segments                -          -         17,680    16,448

Operating earnings          -          -         31,517    30,103

Interest revenue            1,745      2,471      1,745     2,471

Interest expense          (2,435)    (3,295)    (2,435)   (3,295)

Corporate expenses        (2,731)    (3,253)    (2,731)   (3,253)
                         --------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Earnings before
    income taxes         $(3,421)   $(4,077)    $28,096   $26,026


<CAPTION>
For the six months ended June 30 (in thousands):

                              Corporate          Consolidated
                         -------------------- --------------------
                           1999      1998       1999       1998
<S>                      <C>        <C>        <C>       <C>
Net sales to
    unaffiliated
    customers               -          -       $476,258  $502,058

Transfers between
    segments                -          -         33,702    32,448

Operating earnings          -          -         52,794    48,087

Interest revenue            3,269      4,913      3,269     4,913

Interest expense          (4,999)    (5,676)    (4,999)   (5,676)

Corporate expenses        (5,956)    (5,684)    (5,956)   (5,684)
                         --------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Earnings before
    income taxes         $(7,686)   $(6,447)    $45,108   $41,640

</TABLE>

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

General

Results include both the Company's  Traditional  Business and Tire  Distribution
Systems, Inc. (TDS).

Consolidated  net sales for the quarter and  year-to-date  ended June 30,  1999,
were both 5% lower than the prior year periods.  Traditional  Business net sales
were  8%  and  9%  below  the  prior  year  quarter  and  year-to-date  periods,
respectively.  Of these  decreases,  approximately  5  percentage  points were a
result    of    the    lower     translated     value    of    the     Company's
foreign-currency-denominated  sales. The remaining decreases resulted from lower
equipment sales and a 7% and 6% decline in retread material unit volume from the
prior year  quarter and  year-to-date  periods,  respectively.  The  Traditional
Business  sales decline was primarily due to intense  competitive  pressures and
industry  consolidation  in the United  States,  which is  expected  to continue
throughout 1999. In addition,  the Company has recently  experienced some dealer
separations  in the  United  States  which has also  negatively  impacted  sales
volume.  The decline in Traditional  Business sales was slightly  offset by a 1%
and 3%  increase  in TDS sales  over the prior  year  quarter  and  year-to-date
periods,  respectively.  The Company's seasonal sales pattern,  which is tied to
trucking  activity,  was similar to second quarters in previous years in that it
is seasonally stronger than the first quarter for both sales and earnings.  Both
business segments were similarly affected.

Gross profit  margin for the  Company's  Traditional  Business  increased by 1.4
percentage points over the prior  year-to-date  period due to lower raw material
costs in the U.S., Brazil, and Mexico. In the U.S., raw material costs decreased
7% from the prior  year-to-date  period.  The  consolidated  gross profit margin
increased by .9 percentage  points over the prior  year-to-date  period, a lower
increase than seen in the  Traditional  Business due to the inclusion of the TDS
operations whose gross margin increased 1 percentage point.

Consolidated operating and other expenses for the quarter and year-to-date ended
June 30,  1999  decreased  8% and 7% from the  prior  quarter  and  year-to-date
periods,  respectively.  Despite a decline in unit  volume for the  quarter  and
year-to-date periods ended June 30, 1999, consolidated earnings improved 14% and
12% from the prior year  periods,  respectively.  The  earnings  improvement  is
attributable   to  the  decreases  in  operating  and  other  expenses  for  the
Traditional Business,  particularly in Europe.  Earnings benefited from progress
in efforts to return  operating  expenses  to a more  traditional  level and the
absence of a $3.4 million  foreign  exchange  transaction  loss,  net of related
hedge gains,  on the  Indonesian  rupiah that existed in the prior  year-to-date
period. The improved earnings resulted in diluted earnings per share of $.73 and
$1.19 for the quarter and  year-to-date  ended June 30,  1999,  up from $.62 and
$1.02 in the prior year periods, respectively.

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TRADITIONAL BUSINESS

The Company's  Traditional  Business operations located in the United States and
Canada are integrated  and managed as one unit,  which is referred to internally
as North America. Net sales in North America for the quarter ended June 30, 1999
were 4% below the prior year period due to 6% lower retread material unit volume
and a 44% decline in equipment  sales.  The North  American  year-to-date  sales
experienced  very similar  results  with a 6% sales  decline over the prior year
period  attributable  to a 6% decline in retread  material unit volume and a 42%
decline in equipment  sales.  The North  American  sales decline was also due to
intense competitive  pressures and industry  consolidation in the United States,
which  is  expected  to  continue   throughout  1999  as  well  as  some  dealer
terminations  in the United  States.  The decreases in raw material costs during
the year have improved  North  America's  gross profit margin by 1.5  percentage
points over the prior year-to-date period. North American operating expenses for
the quarter ended June 30, 1999 were 20% lower than the prior year period due to
decreases in R&D projects, promotional expenses, and personnel related costs. As
a result of the lower sales,  earnings  before  income taxes for the quarter and
year-to-date decreased 8% and 6% from the prior year periods.

The  Company's  operations  located  in Europe  principally  service  markets in
European  countries,  but also export to certain  other  countries in the Middle
East and Northern and Central Africa.  This collection of countries is under one
management  group and is referred to internally  as Europe.  Net sales in Europe
for the quarter  ended June 30, 1999 declined 2% from the prior year period on a
retread  material unit volume  increase of 2% over the prior year period.  The 4
percentage  point spread between the net sales decrease and the retread material
unit volume increase is due to a lower translated value of the Belgian franc and
a 45% decrease in equipment sales.  Europe's  year-to-date retread material unit
volume decreased 3% from the prior year period, resulting in a 2% decline in net
sales from the same prior year period. The spread between Europe's  year-to-date
net sales  decrease  and retread  material  unit  volume  decrease is due to the
higher  translated  value of the Belgian franc which was  partially  offset by a
decrease in equipment sales. Gross profit margin for year-to-date ended June 30,
1999 decreased 1.5 percentage  points from the prior year period due to expenses
related to the termination of agreements with an equipment  supplier.  Operating
expenses for the quarter and year-to-date  ended June 30, 1999 decreased 23% and
19% from the prior year periods,  respectively,  due to lower personnel  related
and marketing  program  costs.  Principally  as a result of the lower  operating
expenses,  earnings before income taxes for the quarter and  year-to-date  ended
June  30,  1999  increased  by 412%  and  121%  over  the  prior  year  periods,
respectively.

The Company's  exports from North America to markets in the  Caribbean,  Central
America and South America,  along with operations in Brazil,  Mexico,  Venezuela
and South Africa are combined under one management group referred

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to internally as Latin America.  Net sales in Latin America for both the quarter
and year-to-date ended June 30, 1999 declined 22% from the prior year periods on
a  retread  material  unit  volume  decrease  of 5% and 7% from the  prior  year
periods,  respectively.  The spread  between  the  decrease in net sales and the
decrease in material  unit  volume for the quarter and  year-to-date  periods is
mainly due to the lower translated value of foreign  currency,  particularly the
Brazilian real, and the decrease in equipment sales in Brazil.  The gross profit
margin for the quarter ended June 30, 1999  increased by 2.8  percentage  points
over the prior year period due to a reduction  in raw  material  and  production
costs in  Brazil  and  Mexico.  Operating  expenses  for both  the  quarter  and
year-to-date  ended June 30, 1999 declined 4% from the prior year periods mainly
due to the real  devaluation in Brazil and the lower  translated  value of other
foreign currencies. In local currency, Brazil operating expenses for the quarter
and year-to-date were 31% and 38% above prior year periods, respectively, due in
part  to  increases  in  global  support  for   managerial  and   administrative
activities. Principally because of the lower sales, earnings before income taxes
for the quarter and year-to-date  ended June 30, 1999 were 12% and 11% below the
prior year periods, respectively.

The Company's  exports from North America to markets in Asian  countries,  along
with  operations  in New  Zealand,  Indonesia  and  Malaysia  and a licensee  in
Australia  are combined  under one  management  group  referred to internally as
Asia.  Net sales in Asia for the  quarter and  year-to-date  ended June 30, 1999
declined  10% and 9% from the prior  year  periods  on a 6% and 2%  decrease  in
retread material unit volume,  respectively.  The spread between the decrease in
net sales and the decrease in retread  material  unit volume for the quarter and
year-to-date  periods is due to lower exported equipment sales, reduced new tire
sales in New  Zealand,  and the lower  translated  value of foreign  currencies.
Lower raw material  costs in Malaysia were offset by the higher cost of imported
retread  materials,  resulting  in the gross  profit  margin for the quarter and
year-to-date ended June 30, 1999 being down .7 and .4 percentage points from the
prior  year  periods,  respectively.  Operating  expenses  for the  quarter  and
year-to-date  declined  38% and 45% from the prior year  periods,  respectively,
mainly due to the  restructuring  done in the prior year which reduced personnel
related costs and  managerial  and  administrative  support  costs.  Principally
because of the absence of a $3.4 million foreign exchange  transaction loss, net
of related  hedge  gains,  on the  Indonesian  rupiah that  existed in the prior
year-to-date period and lower operating  expenses,  earnings before income taxes
for the  quarter  and  year-to-date  were 169% and 137%  above  the  prior  year
periods, respectively.

TIRE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, INC.

Net sales for the  quarter  were  $97,600,000,  an increase of 1% over the prior
year period.  On a "same  store"  basis,  sales  declined 4% from the prior year
period.  From an  operating  perspective,  TDS  continued  to make  progress  in
integrating the  dealerships it has acquired since 1997. TDS operating  expenses
for the quarter and year-to-date were 7% and 11% above

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the prior year periods, respectively,  with much of the increase attributable to
acquisitions  made  in  1998.  Actions  to  bring  operating  expenses  down  to
acceptable  levels include the consolidation of the Central Division office into
the  Eastern  Division  headquarters.  Due to  higher  than  expected  operating
expenses,  earnings before  interest and taxes for the quarter and  year-to-date
ended  June  30,  1999  declined  59% and  205%  from the  prior  year  periods,
respectively.

IMPACT OF YEAR 2000

The Company  operates with a combination of purchased and  internally  developed
software  systems.  Many of the older  computer  systems were written  using two
digits  rather  than four to define  the  applicable  year.  As a result,  those
computer programs have time-sensitive  software that recognize a date using "00"
as the year 1900 rather than the year 2000. This could cause a system failure or
miscalculations causing disruptions of operations.  The Company will be required
to modify  or  replace  software  that is not Year  2000  compliant  so that its
computer  systems will  function  properly  with respect to dates related to the
Year 2000.

Purchased  software  systems account for a significant  portion of the Company's
global software environment,  especially for date-sensitive applications such as
payroll and accounts receivable. The Company has performed inventories in recent
years  to  identify  clearly  non-compliant  software  systems  and to  initiate
replacement activities.

The Company has completed its assessment of the Year 2000 issue in North America
and the Company  anticipates  finishing  its Year 2000  remediation  process for
mission  critical  mainframe and mid-range  applications by fourth quarter 1999,
although  work to address  cosmetic  changes  for  non-failure  date usage could
extend into first quarter 2000.  Plans call for  client-server  technology to be
compliant by third  quarter 1999,  communication  and  network-technology  to be
compliant  by third  quarter  1999 and desktop  technology  to be  compliant  by
year-end 1999.  Required changes outside of the information  systems area should
not be significant.

The installed base for the Company's  software outside of North America consists
primarily of purchased commercial  software,  or applications written after 1990
which  were  written  Year  2000  compliant.  The  assessment  process  has been
completed  for all  locations  and all  identified  compliance  issues have been
addressed.

The Company is shifting new software  development  efforts to the  client-server
platform,  and has so far been able to obtain sufficient resources in this area,
but mainframe  development resources remain in short supply and this will affect
development  on this  platform  into the Year 2000.  This delay has not, to this
point, significantly affected the Company's business initiatives.

The costs related to the Year 2000 issue are expected to total


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approximately $12,700,000. To date, $9,100,000 of this amount has been spent and
contracts and purchase  orders have been executed for an additional  $1,900,000.
The Company expects  approximately 50% of total costs,  which are for contracted
services, to be recorded as current expense and the remaining half of the costs,
which are to replace hardware and software and upgrade existing hardware,  to be
capitalized.

The Company  presently  believes that with a combination  of actions,  including
modification  of existing  software,  conversion to newer  versions of purchased
software and  replacement  with new  systems,  the Year 2000 issue will not pose
significant operational problems for its computer systems. On the other hand, if
such modifications and conversions are not made or are not completed on a timely
basis, the Year 2000 issue could have a material impact on the operations of the
Company.  In addition to remediation  actions,  the Company's  contingency plans
will be reviewed and updated to address Year 2000 risks.

During 1999,  the Company will continue to have formal  communications  with its
significant  suppliers and large  customers to determine the extent to which the
Company's  activities  would be  impacted  by those  third  parties'  failure to
remediate  their own Year 2000 issues.  However,  there can be no guarantee that
the systems of other  companies on which the Company relies will be corrected on
a timely basis and therefore have no adverse effect on the Company.

The Company has  assessed  its own  products to  determine if it has exposure to
contingencies  related to the Year 2000 issue and it believes any such  exposure
will not be material.


Financial Condition:

Operating Activities.

Net cash  provided by  operating  activities  for the six months  ended June 30,
1999,  was  $17,461,000  more  than the  amount  for the same  period  last year
primarily  due to a decrease  in  accounts  receivable  offset by other  working
capital items.

Investing Activities.

The Company  spent  $18,153,000  on capital  expenditures  as of June 30,  1999,
compared  to  $28,453,000  spent for the same  period  last  year.  The  Company
typically funds its capital  expenditures  from operating cash flow. The Company
has  spent  $1,698,000  on tire  dealership  acquisitions  as of June 30,  1999,
compared to $4,550,000 spent for the same period last year.

The Company's  excess funds are invested in financial  instruments  with various
maturities, but only instruments with an original maturity date of


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over 90 days are  classified  as  investments  for balance sheet  purposes.  The
Company's  maturities of investments  exceeded  purchases by $779,000 during the
six months,  reducing total  investments to approximately  $8,942,000 as of June
30, 1999.

Financing Activities.

Cash  dividends   totaled   $6,230,000  and  $12,475,000  for  the  quarter  and
year-to-date,  respectively,  and compare to $6,273,000 and  $12,548,000 for the
same periods last year. The Company  purchased  44,700 shares of its outstanding
Common and Class A Common stock,  at prevailing  market  prices,  for $1,196,000
during the six months ended June 30, 1999.  Cash  dividends and stock  purchases
were funded from operational cash flows.

As of June 30,  1999,  the Company had  $103,000,000  in funds  available  under
unused lines of credit.


Forward-Looking Information - Safe Harbor Statement.

In  addition  to  historical  information,  this  quarterly  report on Form 10-Q
contains forward-looking statements regarding events and trends which may affect
the Company's future operating results and financial  position.  Such statements
are  identified  by the use of such words as "is  expected  to  continue,"  "the
Company  anticipates,"  "plans call for," "should not be," "are  expected," "the
Company  expects,"  "the Company  presently  believes,"  "it believes," or other
words of similar  import.  Future  operations  are subject to certain  risks and
uncertainties  that could cause actual results to differ  materially  from those
reflected  in the  forward-looking  statements.  Such  uncertainties  and  risks
include  the  likelihood  of  increased   competitive   pressures  and  industry
consolidation  in the United  States for the  remainder of 1999,  and the timely
remediation  of  Year  2000  problems  by the  Company,  its  suppliers  and its
customers.

The cost of the Year 2000 issue and the date on which the  Company  believes  it
will complete Year 2000  modifications  are based on management's best estimates
which  are  based on  numerous  assumptions  of  future  events,  including  the
continued  availability  of  certain  resources,  third  party  plans  and other
factors.  There can be no guarantee  that these  estimates  will be achieved and
actual results could differ materially from those anticipated.  Specific factors
that might cause such material  differences include, but are not limited to, the
availability and cost of personnel trained in this area, the ability to purchase
Year 2000  systems,  the  ability to locate and correct  all  relevant  computer
codes,  the complexity of the Year 2000 issue due to dispersed  operating  units
and geographic locations and similar uncertainties.





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                      BANDAG, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                    PART II
                                OTHER INFORMATION

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

         (a)  The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company was held on
              May 4, 1999.

         (b) Four matters  were  voted  upon at the annual  meeting. First,  the
following three nominees, all of whom were incumbent directors,  were elected as
directors for a three-year term ending in 2002 by the following vote:


                                       Votes                     Broker
      Name              Votes For     Against   Abstentions    Non-Votes
- ------------------      ----------   -------    -----------    ---------
Lucille A. Carver       27,854,738   103,777        - 0 -        - 0 -
Martin G. Carver        27,870,208    88,307        - 0 -        - 0 -
Edgar D. Jannotta       27,871,786    86,729        - 0 -        - 0 -

       A vote was held to act upon a proposal  to approve  and adopt the Bandag,
Incorporated  Employee Stock Award Plan. The shareholders  ratified the proposal
by the following vote:

         Votes For    Votes Against    Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
         ----------   -------------    -----------   ----------------
         27,935,765      16,200           6,551           - 0 -

       Shareholders  also voted upon a proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst
& Young LLP as independent  auditors of the Company for the year ending December
31, 1999. The shareholders ratified the selection by the following vote:

         Votes For    Votes Against    Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
         ----------   -------------    -----------   ----------------
         25,497,127     1,958,512        28,239          474,637

       A vote was held to act upon a  proposal  to amend the  By-Laws to provide
that the board of directors consist of a majority of independent directors.  The
shareholders rejected this proposal by the following vote:

         Votes For    Votes Against    Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
         ----------   -------------    -----------   ----------------
         1,905,973     25,130,970        446,936         474,637



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                      BANDAG, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES


Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

          (a) Exhibits

              27   Financial Data Schedule (EDGAR filing only)

              27.1 Revised June 1998 Financial Data Schedule
                    (EDGAR filing only)

          (b) Reports on Form 8-K


              A  Current  Report  on Form 8-K was  filed on July 22,  1999.  The
              Current Report included unaudited condensed  consolidated  balance
              sheets  for the  quarter  ended  June 30,  1999 and the year ended
              December 31, 1998, unaudited condensed consolidated  statements of
              earnings for the three and six month  periods  ended June 30, 1999
              and  1998,  respectively,  and  unaudited  condensed  consolidated
              statements  of cash flows for the six months  ended June 30,  1999
              and 1998.



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                      BANDAG, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES







                                   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.


                                  BANDAG, INCORPORATED
                                  (Registrant)






Date:   August 13, 1999           \S\ Martin G. Carver
                                  --------------------------------------------
                                  Martin G. Carver
                                  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer




Date:   August 13, 1999           \S\ Warren W. Heidbreder
                                  --------------------------------------------
                                  Warren W. Heidbreder
                                  Vice President, Chief Financial Officer






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<PAGE>

                      BANDAG, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


     Exhibit
     Number                    Exhibit                           Page
     ------      -------------------------------------------     ----

       27        Financial Data Schedule (EDGAR filing only)      19

       27.1      Revised June 1998 Financial Data Schedule
                         (EDGAR filing only)                      20














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THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM  THE
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THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM  THE
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