BANDAG INC
10-Q, 1999-11-12
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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 September 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; 9,084,651 shares as of October 31, 1999.
Class A Common Stock,  $1 par value;  10,781,112  shares as of October 31, 1999.
Class B Common Stock, $1 par value; 2,045,661 shares as of October 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 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                             15

  Signatures                                                            16


EXHIBITS :

  Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule (EDGAR filing only)              18

  Exhibit 27.1 - Revised September 1998 Financial Data Schedule
                     (with EDGAR filing only)                           19



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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  Nine Months Ended
                                       September 30,       September 30,
In thousands, except per share data   1999      1998      1999      1998
                                    --------  --------  --------  ----------

Net sales                           $273,240  $282,636  $749,498  $784,694
Other income                           2,983     7,119     8,413    14,914
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
                                     276,223   289,755   757,911   799,608

Cost of products sold                170,122   173,499   458,648   482,239
Engineering, selling,
 administrative and other expenses    72,068    81,922   215,123   235,719
Interest expense                       2,239     3,163     7,238     8,839
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
                                     244,429   258,584   681,009   726,797
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Earnings before income taxes          31,794    31,171    76,902    72,811
Income taxes                          13,738    13,715    32,683    32,037
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Net earnings                        $ 18,056  $ 17,456  $ 44,219  $ 40,774
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========

Net earnings per share - Basic      $   0.83  $   0.78  $   2.02  $   1.81
Net earnings per share - Diluted    $   0.82  $   0.77  $   2.01  $   1.79
Comprehensive net earnings          $ 16,687  $ 14,870  $ 29,052  $ 40,218
Cash dividends per share            $ 0.2850  $ 0.2750  $ 0.8550  $ 0.8250
Depreciation included in expense    $  9,677  $ 10,778  $ 29,823  $ 30,148
Goodwill amortization included
           in expense               $  2,493  $  2,035  $  7,398  $  6,475
Weighted average shares
 outstanding:
           Basic                      21,873    22,279    21,885    22,583
           Diluted                    21,940    22,536    21,957    22,749



See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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                      BANDAG, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

In thousands                                   September 30,  December 31,
                                                    1999         1998
                                                  --------     --------
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents                         $ 56,868     $ 37,912
Investments                                         12,634        9,721
Accounts receivable - net                          199,821      217,299
Inventories:
  Finished products                                101,246       96,889
  Materials and work-in-process                     17,275       14,845
                                                  --------     ---------
                                                   118,521      111,734
Other current assets                                59,967       62,458
                                                  --------     ---------
  Total current assets                             447,811      439,124
Property, plant, and equipment                     499,071      503,745
  Less accumulated depreciation & amortization    (296,184)    (290,699)
                                                  --------     ---------
                                                   202,887      213,046
 Intangible assets                                  69,148       75,539
Other assets                                        29,546       28,020
                                                  --------     --------
  Total assets                                    $749,392     $755,729
                                                  ========     =========

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Accounts payable                                  $ 22,405     $ 38,286
Income taxes payable                                28,816       13,704
Accrued employee compensation and benefits          26,150       27,498
Accrued marketing expenses                          30,230       37,044
Other accrued expenses                              46,600       46,880
Short-term notes payable and other liabilities       4,868       11,497
                                                  --------     ---------
  Total current liabilities                        159,069      174,909

Long-term debt and other obligations               109,097      109,757
Deferred income tax liabilities                      4,744        3,766

Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock; $1 par value;
   authorized - 21,500,000 shares;
   issued and outstanding - 9,085,595 shares
     in 1999; 9,083,797 in 1998                      9,086        9,084
  Class A Common stock; $1 par value;
   authorized - 50,000,000 shares;
   issued and outstanding - 10,781,892 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 - 2,045,697 shares
     in 1999; 2,046,577 in 1998                      2,046        2,047
  Additional paid-in capital                         7,353        7,287
  Retained earnings                                476,602      452,274
  Equity adjustment from foreign currency
   translation                                     (29,387)     (14,220)
                                                  --------     --------
    Total equity                                   476,482      467,297
                                                  --------     ---------
    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity    $749,392     $755,729
                                                  ========     ========

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

In thousands                                          Nine Months Ended
                                                        September 30,
                                                      1999         1998
                                                      ----         ----
Operating Activities
  Net earnings                                      $ 44,219     $ 40,774
  Provision for depreciation and amortization         37,221       36,623
  Increase (decrease) in operating assets and
     liabilities-net                                   3,302      (21,615)
                                                    --------     --------
   Net cash provided by operating activities          84,742       55,782
Investing Activities
  Additions to property, plant and equipment         (28,147)     (32,177)
  Purchases of investments                           (11,628)     (20,941)
  Maturities of investments                            8,715        8,282
  Payments for acquisitions of businesses             (4,357)      (5,105)
                                                    --------     --------
   Net cash used in investing activities             (35,417)     (49,941)
Financing Activities
  Proceeds from short-term notes payable                   -       37,363
  Principal payments on short-term notes payable
    and other liabilities                             (7,125)    (140,587)
  Cash dividends                                     (18,744)     (18,551)
  Purchases of Common Stock and
       Class A Common Stock                           (1,212)     (28,234)
                                                    --------     --------
   Net cash used in financing activities             (27,081)    (150,009)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and
    cash equivalents                                  (3,288)      (1,306)
                                                    --------     --------
  Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents    18,956     (145,474)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year        37,912      196,400
                                                    --------     ----------
    Cash and cash equivalents at end of period      $ 56,868     $ 50,926
                                                    ========     ========



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  nine  months  ended  September  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 September 30, 1999
and 1998 and the nine month  periods  ended  September 30, 1999 and 1998 were as
follows (in thousands):

                                      Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
                                        September 30,       September 30,
                                      1999      1998       1999     1998

Net earnings                        $ 18,056  $ 17,456   $ 44,219  $ 40,774
Other comprehensive income item:
      Foreign currency translation    (1,369)   (2,586)   (15,167)     (556)
                                    --------  --------   --------  --------
Comprehensive net earnings          $ 16,687  $ 14,870   $ 29,052  $ 40,218
                                    ========  ========   ========  ========

Tire Distribution Systems, Inc.(TDS) Business Combinations and Operating Results

For the year-to-date  period,  Tire Distribution  Systems,  Inc. (TDS), a wholly
owned  subsidiary of Bandag,  Incorporated,  acquired 4 tire  dealerships  for a
total of  $4,357,000 in cash and the  forgiveness  of certain  liabilities.  The
accounts and  transactions  of the  acquired  businesses  have been  included in
consolidated financial statements from the respective dates of acquisition.

TDS results for the three month  periods  ended  September 30, 1999 and 1998 and
the nine month  periods  ended  September  30, 1999 and 1998 were as follows (in
thousands):



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                                       Three Months         Nine Months
                                    Ended September 30,  Ended September 30,

                                       1999      1998      1999      1998
                                       ----      ----      ----      ----

Net sales                           $112,649  $105,510  $294,862  $281,790
Goodwill amortization                  2,449     2,035     7,267     5,943
Earnings before interest and
    income taxes                       1,716     2,150       662     3,152
Intercompany sales from Traditional
    Business to TDS which have been
    eliminated in consolidation     $ 14,636  $ 15,364  $ 41,192  $ 40,657


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 Nine
                                           Months Ended        Months Ended
                                           September 30,       September 30,
                                           1999     1998       1999     1998
                                           ----     ----       ----     ----
Numerator:
       Net Earnings                       $18,056  $17,456    $44,219  $40,774

Denominator:
    Denominator for basic earnings
        per share-weighted-average shares  21,873   22,279     21,885   22,583

    Effect of dilutive securities:
        Non-vested restricted stock            40      174         41       88
        Stock options                          27       83         31       78
                                          -------  -------    -------   ------
    Dilutive potential common shares           67      257         72      166
                                          -------  -------    -------   ------

       Denominator for diluted earnings
        per share-weighted-average
        shares and dilutive potential
     common shares                         21,940   22,536     21,957   22,749
                                          =======  =======    =======  =======

Net Earnings Per Share:
       Basic                              $  0.83  $  0.78    $  2.02  $  1.81
                                          =======  =======    =======  =======
       Diluted                            $  0.82  $  0.77    $  2.01  $  1.79
                                          =======  =======    =======  =======




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Operating Segment Information
The Company has two reportable 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. Other includes results
of operations  for the Tire  Management  Solutions  Inc. (TMS) pilot program and
other corporate items.

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 September 30 (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         Traditional Business
                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         North America               Europe              Latin America                 Asia
                      --------------------    --------------------    ---------------------   --------------------
                        1999       1998         1999        1998         1999        1998        1999        1998
<S>                  <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
Net sales to
 unaffiliated
 customers           $ 101,106   $ 115,065   $  22,902   $  25,912    $  24,576   $  29,151   $   6,190   $   6,998
Transfers between
 segments               19,638      18,708         183         327         --          --          --          --
Operating earnings
 (loss)                 33,318      33,916       1,981         (68)       2,188       2,070       1,321      (1,003)
Interest income           --          --          --          --           --          --          --          --
Interest expense          --          --          --          --           --          --          --          --
                     ---------   ---------   ---------   ---------    ---------   ---------   ---------   ---------
Earnings (loss)
 before income
 taxes               $  33,318   $  33,916   $   1,981   $     (68)   $   2,188   $   2,070   $   1,321   $  (1,003)
                     =========   =========   =========   =========    =========   =========   =========   =========

<CAPTION>
                              TDS                     Other                  Consolidated
                    ----------------------     ---------------------    ----------------------
                        1999       1998          1999         1998         1999         1998
<S>                  <C>         <C>          <C>             <C>       <C>          <C>
Net sales to
 unaffiliated
 customers           $ 112,649   $ 105,510    $   5,817         --      $ 273,240    $ 282,636
Transfers between
 segments                 --          --           --           --         19,821       19,035
Operating earnings
 (loss)                  1,716       2,150       (7,785)      (4,972)      32,739       32,093
Interest income           --          --          1,294        2,241        1,294        2,241
Interest expense          --          --         (2,239)      (3,163)      (2,239)      (3,163)
                     ---------   ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
Earnings (loss)
 before income
 taxes               $   1,716   $   2,150    $  (8,730)   $  (5,894)   $  31,794    $  31,171
                     =========   =========    =========    =========    =========    =========
</TABLE>

For the nine months ended September 30 (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        Traditional Business
                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          North America              Europe               Latin America               Asia
                      --------------------    --------------------   ---------------------    --------------------
                         1999       1998         1999       1998         1999       1998         1999      1998
<S>                  <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
Net sales to
 unaffiliated
 customers           $ 280,202   $ 315,060   $  70,419   $  74,550   $  73,853   $  92,470   $  18,803   $  20,824
Transfers between
 segments               52,871      50,643         652         838        --             2        --          --
Operating earnings
 (loss)                 73,883      75,497       8,988       3,100      10,694      11,596       3,042      (5,653)
Interest income           --          --          --          --          --          --          --          --
Interest expense          --          --          --          --          --          --          --          --
                     ---------   ---------   ---------   ---------   ---------   ---------   ---------   ---------
Earnings (loss)
 before income
 taxes               $  73,883   $  75,497   $   8,988   $   3,100   $  10,694   $  11,596   $   3,042   $  (5,653)
                     =========   =========   =========   =========   =========   =========   =========   =========

<CAPTION>
                             TDS                     Other                 Consolidated
                     ---------------------     -------------------      --------------------
                        1999       1998          1999      1998            1999       1998
<S>                  <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Net sales to
 unaffiliated
 customers           $ 294,862   $ 281,790   $  11,359         --      $ 749,498    $ 784,694
Transfers between
 segments                 --          --          --           --         53,523       51,483
Operating earnings
 (loss)                    662       3,152     (17,692)     (13,196)      79,577       74,496
Interest income           --          --         4,563        7,154        4,563        7,154
Interest expense          --          --        (7,238)      (8,839)      (7,238)      (8,839)
                     ---------   ---------   ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
Earnings (loss)
 before income
 taxes               $     662   $   3,152   $ (20,367)   $ (14,881)   $  76,902    $  72,811
                     =========   =========   =========    =========    =========    =========
</TABLE>

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

General
- -------
Consolidated net sales for the quarter and year-to-date  periods ended September
30,  1999,  were 3% and 4% lower  than the  prior  year  periods,  respectively.
Traditional  Business  net sales were 11% below both the prior year  quarter and
year-to-date periods. Of these decreases, approximately 4 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 an 8% and 7% 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
through 1999 and beyond. In addition,  the Company has recently experienced some
dealer separations in the United States which has also negatively impacted sales
volume. The Company  anticipates that sales volume may be negatively impacted in
future periods due to additional  dealer  separations,  although the Company has
not received any additional  notices of separations.  The decline in Traditional
Business sales was slightly offset by a 7% and 5% increase in Tire  Distribution
Systems,  Inc. (TDS) sales over the prior year quarter and year-to-date periods,
respectively,  and  sales  for  Tire  Management  Solutions,  Inc.  (TMS)  pilot
operation.  The  increase  in  TDS  net  sales  is  attributable  to  dealership
acquisitions  during the year. The Company's  seasonal  sales pattern,  which is
tied to trucking  activity,  was similar to third  quarters in previous years in
that it is seasonally  the strongest  quarter for both sales and earnings.  Both
the Traditional Business and TDS were similarly affected.

Gross profit  margin for the  Company's  Traditional  Business  increased by 2.4
percentage points over the prior  year-to-date  period due to lower raw material
costs in the U.S.,  South Africa,  and Mexico.  In the U.S.,  raw material costs
decreased 5% from the prior  year-to-date  period. The consolidated gross profit
margin increased by .3 percentage points over the prior  year-to-date  period, a
lower  increase  than seen in the  Traditional  Business  margin due to a higher
portion of  consolidated  sales coming from TDS which  operates at a lower gross
margin and the inclusion of the TMS pilot operation.

Consolidated  operating  and other  expenses  for the quarter  and  year-to-date
periods ended September 30, 1999 decreased 12% and 9% 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 September 30, 1999, consolidated earnings
improved  3% and 8% 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 North America and Europe,  partially
offset by a loss in the TMS pilot program.  Earnings  benefited from progress in
efforts to return operating expenses to a more traditional level and the absence
of a $2.5 million foreign  exchange loss that existed in the prior  year-to-date
period. The

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improved  earnings  resulted in diluted earnings per share of $.82 and $2.01 for
the quarter and year-to-date  periods ended September 30, 1999, up from $.77 and
$1.79 in the prior year periods, respectively.

During the quarter,  the Company  announced  that it expects 1999 earnings to be
below  original  estimates  due  primarily to three  factors:  slow sales in its
Traditional  Business  through the  remainder of the year;  higher than expected
expense  levels in the TMS pilot  program;  and a  non-recurring  fourth quarter
pretax charge of  approximately  $15 million to cover planned  restructuring  of
North American  operations.  The restructuring will be implemented in the fourth
quarter  of 1999.  It  includes  company-wide  personnel  reductions  through  a
combination  of  voluntary  early  retirements,  anticipated  closing of a tread
rubber manufacturing  facility, and other position eliminations.  Bandag expects
annualized  pretax  savings from the  restructuring  to be  approximately  $14.5
million.


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 September 30,
1999 were 10% below the prior year period due to 8% lower retread  material unit
volume.  The 2 percentage  point spread  between the net sales  decrease and the
retread unit volume decrease is due to a 36% decline in equipment  sales.  North
American  year-to-date sales experienced similar results with a 9% sales decline
over the prior year period which was principally attributable to a 7% decline in
retread  material  unit  volume.  The North  American  sales  decline was due to
intense competitive  pressures and industry  consolidation in the United States,
which is expected to  continue  through the rest of 1999 and beyond,  as well as
some dealer  terminations  in the United  States.  The decreases in raw material
costs  during  the  year  yielded  a 3  percentage  point  improvement  in North
America's gross profit margin over the prior year-to-date period. North American
operating  expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 1999 were 34% lower than
the prior year period due to  decreases  in R&D  projects,  marketing  programs,
promotional expenses,  and personnel related costs. Earnings before income taxes
for both the quarter and year-to-date decreased 2% 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 September 30, 1999 declined 12% from the prior year period
on a retread material unit volume decrease of 9% over the prior year period. The
3  percentage  point  spread  between  the net sales  decrease  and the  retread
material  unit  volume  decrease  is  due  to  the  lower  translated  value  of
foreign-currency-denominated  sales. Europe's year-to-date retread material unit
volume decreased 5% from the prior year period,


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resulting  in a 6% 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 lower sales prices.  Gross profit margin for the
year-to-date  period ended September 30, 1999 decreased 1 percentage  point from
the prior year period due to the  inclusion  of lower  margin  service  revenue.
Operating expenses for the quarter and year-to-date  periods ended September 30,
1999  decreased  20% and 23% from the prior year periods,  respectively,  due to
lower  personnel  and  marketing  costs.  Earnings  before  income taxes for the
quarter and  year-to-date  periods ended  September 30, 1999 increased by 3,013%
and 190% 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 to internally
as Latin  America.  Net sales in Latin America for the quarter and  year-to-date
periods  ended  September  30,  1999  declined  16% and 20% from the prior  year
periods on a retread  material unit volume  decrease of 2% and 4% 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-denominated  sales,
particularly  the Brazilian  real. The gross profit margin for the  year-to-date
period ended  September  30, 1999  increased by 1.4  percentage  points over the
prior year period due to a reduction in raw  material  costs in South Africa and
lower  production  costs and  higher  margins on locally  produced  products  in
Mexico.  Operating expenses for both the quarter and year-to-date  periods ended
September   30,  1999  declined  22%  and  13%  from  the  prior  year  periods,
respectively,  mainly due to the real devaluation in Brazil.  In local currency,
Brazil  operating  expenses  for the quarter and  year-to-date  were 20% and 29%
above prior year periods,  respectively, due to an increase in marketing program
costs and higher bad debt expense.  Earnings before income taxes for the quarter
and year-to-date periods ended September 30, 1999 were 6% above and 8% 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 periods ended September
30,  1999  declined  12% and 10%  from the  prior  year  periods  on a 6% and 3%
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, and
reduced  new tire  sales in New  Zealand.  Lower raw  material  costs and higher
margins on export shipments in Malaysia were partially offset by the higher cost
of imported  retread  materials in New Zealand,  resulting in an increase in the
gross profit margin for the quarter and year-to-date periods ended September 30,
1999 of 5.1 and 1.4 percentage points from the prior year periods, respectively.
Operating  expenses for the quarter and  year-to-date  declined 65% and 53% from
the prior year periods, respectively, mainly due to the restructuring done in

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the  prior  year  which  reduced  personnel  related  costs and  managerial  and
administrative  support  costs.  Principally  because  of the  absence of a $2.5
million foreign exchange loss 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 232% and 154% above the prior year periods, respectively.

TIRE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, INC.

Excluding  the  effect  of  acquisitions,  TDS sales  were flat for the  quarter
compared to 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 17% and 13% above the
prior year  periods,  respectively.  Operating  expenses  have been  unfavorably
impacted by the integration of new  acquisitions  and the  consolidation  of the
Central  Division office into the Eastern Division  headquarters.  Due to higher
operating  expenses,  earnings  before  interest  and taxes for the  quarter and
year-to-date  periods  ended  September  30, 1999  declined 20% and 79% 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  the  remediation  of all North  American  mainframe
applications and systems software.  Future date testing of application  software
is  continuing  and is scheduled  to be  completed by the end of November  1999.
There  may be some  cleanup  work  required  after  January  1,  2000;  however,
management  believes  it will be minimal  and  without  disruption  to  critical
systems.

The  Company has  completed  the  remediation  of all North  American  networked
hardware  and  software.  All  desktop  hardware  is  compliant  and all desktop
software  is  expected  to be  compliant  and future  date  tested by the end of
November 1999.

The Company has completed the  remediation  and future date testing of all North
American phone systems.

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Remediation  of the  installed  base for the  Company's  hardware  and  software
outside of North  America is  proceeding on plan and is expected to be completed
by the end of November, 1999.

The costs  related to the Year 2000 issue are  expected  to total  approximately
$12,000,000.  To date,  $10,950,000  of this  amount  has been  spent,  with the
remaining  under contract or subject to executed  purchase  orders.  The Company
expects  approximately 60% of total costs, which are for contracted services, to
be  recorded  as current  expense and the  remaining  40%,  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.  The  Company  has  completed  a  contingency  plan  to deal  with  any
unanticipated Year 2000 issues.

During 1999 the Company has had and 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  year-to-date  period ended
September  30, 1999,  was  $28,960,000  more than the amount for the same period
last year primarily due to a decrease in accounts  receivable and an increase in
taxes payable offset by other working capital items.

Investing Activities.

The Company spent  $28,147,000  on capital  expenditures  through  September 30,
1999,  compared to $32,177,000  spent for the same period last year. The Company
typically funds its capital expenditures from operating cash flow.

The Company has spent $4,357,000 on tire dealership acquisitions through


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September 30, 1999, compared to $5,105,000 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 over 90 days
are  classified  as  investments  for  balance  sheet  purposes.  The  Company's
purchases of  investments  exceeded  maturities  by  $2,913,000  during the nine
months, bringing total investments to approximately  $12,634,000 as of September
30, 1999.

Financing Activities.

Cash  dividends   totaled   $6,245,000  and  $18,744,000  for  the  quarter  and
year-to-date  periods,  respectively,  and compare to $6,003,000 and $18,551,000
for the same  periods  last year.  The Company  purchased  45,200  shares of its
outstanding  Common and Class A Common stock, at prevailing  market prices,  for
$1,212,000  during the  year-to-date  period  ended  September  30,  1999.  Cash
dividends and stock purchases were funded from operational cash flows.

As of September 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  "anticipates,"  "is  expected  to
continue," "it expects," "Bandag expects,"  "management  believes," "is expected
to 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 beyond,  the loss of additional key dealers 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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Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

           (a) Exhibits

                  27       Financial Data Schedule (EDGAR filing only)

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

           (b) Reports on Form 8-K


                  A Current  Report on Form 8-K was filed on October  21,  1999.
                  The Current Report included unaudited  condensed  consolidated
                  balance  sheets for the quarter  ended  September 30, 1999 and
                  the  year  ended  December  31,  1998,   unaudited   condensed
                  consolidated  statements  of  earnings  for the three and nine
                  month periods ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively,
                  and unaudited condensed consolidated  statements of cash flows
                  for the nine months ended September 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:   November 11, 1999         \S\ Martin G. Carver
                                 -------------------------------
                                      Martin G. Carver
                                      Chairman and Chief Executive Officer




Date:   November 11, 1999         \S\ Warren W. Heidbreder
                                 -------------------------------
                                      Warren W. Heidbreder
                                      Vice President, Chief Financial Officer








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                      BANDAG, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


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

       27        Financial Data Schedule (EDGAR filing only)    18

       27.1      Revised September 1998 Financial Data
                   Schedule (EDGAR filing only)                 19


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