TIFFANY & CO
10-Q, 1995-12-13
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                              SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                    Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   -------------------------
                                           FORM 10-Q
                                   -------------------------

        (Mark One)

        X   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
            EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the quarter ended October 31, 1995.  OR

            TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
            EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the transition from ________ to _________.

                                Commission file number:  1-9494


                                         TIFFANY & CO.

                    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

    Delaware                                        13-3228013
    (State of incorporation)                        (I.R.S. Employer Ident. No.)


    727 Fifth Ave. New York, NY                     10022
    (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)


    Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (212) 755-8000


    Former name, former address and former 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_____.

APPLICABLE  ONLY  TO   CORPORATE  ISSUERS:  Indicate  the   number  of  shares
outstanding of each of the issuer's  classes of common stock as of the  latest
practicable date:  Common Stock, $.01 par value, 15,890,860 shares outstanding
at the close of business on October 31, 1995.
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                                            TIFFANY & CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
         
                                                  INDEX TO FORM 10-Q 
         
                                        FOR THE QUARTER ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1995 
         
         
    PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                    PAGE 
         
    Item 1.     Financial Statements 
         
                Consolidated Balance Sheets - October 31, 1995 
                   (Unaudited) and January 31, 1995                      3 
         
                Consolidated Statements of Income - for the 
                   three and nine months ended October 31, 1995 
                   and 1994 (Unaudited)                                  4 

                Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - 
                   for the three and nine months ended 
                   October 31, 1995 (Unaudited)                          5 
         
                Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - for  
                   the nine months ended October 31, 1995 
                   and 1994 (Unaudited)                                  6 
         
                Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
                   (Unaudited)                                         7-9 
         
    Item 2      Management's Discussion and Analysis of 
                  Financial Condition and Results of Operations      10-12 
         
        
    PART II - OTHER INFORMATION 

    Item 6.     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                        13 
         
                (a)  Exhibits  
                (b)  Reports on Form 8-K      
         
         
         
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                    PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION 
                    ITEM I.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
         
                                            TIFFANY & CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
                                              CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
                                        (in thousands, except per share amounts) 

                                                                    October 31,       January 31, 
                                                                          1995             1995* 
                                                                    ----------        -----------
                    <S>                                             <C>               <C>                 
                                                                    (Unaudited)  
                    ASSETS 
                    Current assets: 
                    Cash and short-term investments                   $ 38,178          $ 44,318 
                    Accounts receivable, less allowances of 
                      $4,912 and $5,721                                 68,626            61,622 
                    Income tax receivable                                    -             7,925 
                    Inventories                                        323,384           270,075 
                    Prepaid expenses                                    21,914            17,868
                                                                    ----------        ----------- 
                    Total current assets                               452,102           401,808 
         
                    Property and equipment, net                        117,628           112,076 
                    Deferred income taxes                               16,526            14,094 
                    Other assets, net                                   26,919            31,992 
                                                                    ----------        -----------
                                                                      $613,175          $559,970 
                                                                    ==========        ===========
         
                    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 
                    Current liabilities: 
                    Short-term borrowings                             $ 80,476          $ 60,696 
                    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities           107,941            81,640 
                    Income taxes payable                                 9,682            13,607 
                    Merchandise and other customer credits               9,776             8,529 
                                                                    ----------        -----------
                    Total current liabilities                          207,875           164,472 
         
                    Long-term trade payable                             26,975            27,591 
                    Reserve for product return                          11,941            13,103 
                    Long-term debt                                     101,500           101,500 
                    Deferred income taxes                                    -             3,298 
                    Postretirement/employment benefit obligation        17,715            16,581 
                    Other long-term liabilities                         11,834            11,728 
         
                    Commitments and contingencies 
         
                    Stockholders' equity: 
                    Common Stock, $.01 par value; authorized                                 
                      30,000 shares, issued 15,811 and 15,703              158               157 
                    Additional paid-in capital                          75,177            71,821 
                    Retained earnings                                  161,464           151,032 
                    Foreign currency translation adjustments            (1,464)           (1,313)
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                                                                    ----------        -----------             
                    Total stockholders' equity                         235,335           221,697 
                                                                    ----------        -----------
         
                                                                      $613,175          $559,970 
                                                                    ==========        ===========
                    * Reclassified for comparative purposes 

                                     See notes to consolidated financial statements. 
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    <TABLE>
    <CAPTION>
                                            TIFFANY & CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
                                           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME 
                                                      (Unaudited) 
                                       (in thousands, except per share amounts) 
          
                                                                     For The                 For The
                                                          Three Months Ended       Nine Months Ended
                                                                  October 31,             October 31, 
                                                          -------------------      ------------------
                                                            1995        1994        1995        1994 
                                                        ---------   ---------    --------   ---------
              <S>                                       <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>     
              Net sales                                 $187,766    $160,091    $522,592    $443,555 
              Cost of goods sold                          87,062      75,674     248,107     213,017 
                                                        ---------   ---------    --------   ---------
              Gross profit                               100,704      84,417     274,485     230,538 
         
              Selling, general and administrative  
                expenses                                  88,776      72,176     242,537     202,436 
              Provision for uncollectible accounts           110         414         806       1,143 
                                                        ---------   ---------    --------   ---------
              Income from operations                      11,818      11,827      31,142      26,959 

              Other expenses, net                            765       3,533       6,948       9,305 
                                                       ---------   ---------    --------   ---------
              Income before income taxes                  11,053       8,294      24,194      17,654 
         
              Provision for income taxes                   4,779       3,574      10,452       7,608 
                                                       ---------   ---------    ---------  ---------
              Net income                                $  6,274    $  4,720    $ 13,742    $ 10,046 
                                                       =========   =========    =========  =========
         
              Net income per share: 
         
              Primary                                   $   0.39    $   0.30    $   0.86    $   0.63 
                                                        =========   =========    =========  =========
              Fully diluted                             $   0.39    $   0.30    $   0.86    $   0.63 
                                                        =========   =========    =========  =========
         
              Weighted average number of common shares: 
              Primary                                     16,204      15,962      15,998      15,876 
         
              Fully diluted                               17,106      16,884      17,058      16,873 
         
         
         
         
                              See notes to consolidated financial statements. 

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           TIFFANY & CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
         
                                                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 
                                                                     (Unaudited) 
                                                                   (in thousands) 
                                                                                                           Foreign
                                                   Total                      Additional                  Currency 
                                           Stockholders'       Common Stock      Paid-In     Retained  Translation 
                                                  Equity      Shares Amount      Capital     Earnings  Adjustments 
                                           -------------      ------ ------    ---------     --------  -----------
                 <S>                            <C>           <C>      <C>       <C>         <C>          <C>     
                 BALANCES, January 31, 1995     $221,697      15,703   $157      $71,821     $151,032      $(1,313) 
                 Issuance of Common Stock            598          19      -          598            -            - 
                 Exercise of stock options           231          15      -          231            -            - 
                 Tax benefit from exercise of 
                  stock options                      107           -      -          107            -            - 
                 Cash dividends on Common Stock   (1,101)          -      -            -       (1,101)           - 
                 Foreign currency translation 
                  adjustments                      7,893           -      -            -            -        7,893 
                 Net income                        2,160           -      -            -        2,160            - 
                                           -------------      ------ ------    ---------     --------  ----------- 
                 BALANCES, April 30, 1995        231,585      15,737    157       72,757      152,091        6,580  
                                           -------------      ------ ------    ---------     --------  -----------  
         
                 Exercise of stock options           113           9      -          113            -            - 
                 Tax benefit from exercise of 
                  stock options                       85           -      -           85            -            - 
                 Cash dividends on Common Stock   (1,102)          -      -            -       (1,102)           - 
                 Foreign currency translation 
                  adjustments                     (  949)          -      -            -            -        ( 949) 
                 Net income                        5,308           -      -            -        5,308            - 
                                            -------------      ------ ------    ---------     --------  ----------- 
                 BALANCES, July 31, 1995         235,040      15,746    157       72,955      156,297        5,631  
                                            -------------      ------ ------    ---------     --------  ----------- 
         
                 Exercise of stock options         1,717          65      1        1,716            -            - 
                 Tax benefit from exercise of 
                  stock options                      506           -      -          506            -            - 
                 Cash dividends on Common Stock   (1,107)          -      -            -       (1,107)           - 
                 Foreign currency translation 
                  adjustments                     (7,095)          -      -            -            -       (7,095) 
                 Net income                        6,274           -      -            -        6,274            - 
                                            -------------     ------   ------    ---------   ----------  ----------- 
                 BALANCES, October 31, 1995     $235,335      15,811   $158      $75,177     $161,464      $(1,464) 
                                            =============     ======   ======    =========   ==========  ===========
   
                                                   See notes to consolidated financial statements. 

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            TIFFANY & CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
                                         CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
                                                      (Unaudited) 
                                                    (in thousands)
                                                                              Nine Months Ended
                                                                                     October 31, 
                                                                             --------------------
                                                                                1995       1994*
                  <S>                                                        <C>        <C>     
                                                                             --------    -------- 
                  Cash Flows From Operating Activities: 
                    Net income                                               $13,742    $10,046 
                    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net  
                     cash (used in)/provided by operating activities: 
                      Depreciation and amortization                           14,454     12,067 
                      Provision for uncollectible accounts                       806      1,143 
                      Reduction in reserve for product return                 (1,162)      (427) 
                      Provision for inventories                                2,673      1,867 
                      Deferred income taxes                                   (5,891)    (1,365) 
                      Income tax receivable                                    7,925      4,592   
                      Gain on liquidation of subsidiary                       (2,330)         - 
                      Impairment loss on certain assets                        2,519          - 
                      Loss on sale of fixed assets                             1,482          - 
                      Provision for postretirement/employment benefit          1,134      1,882
                        (Increase)/decrease in assets and increase/ 
                        (decrease) in liabilities: 
                        Accounts receivable                                   (7,351)     7,634 
                        Inventories                                          (58,394)   (28,556) 
                        Prepaid expenses                                      (4,233)    (4,857)  
                        Other assets, net                                      3,257     (5,124) 
                        Accounts payable                                      22,246      8,720  
                        Accrued liabilities                                    7,630         46 
                        Income taxes payable                                  (3,978)    (6,961) 
                        Merchandise and other customer credits                 1,247        450 
                        Other long-term liabilities                               97       (318) 
                                                                             --------    -------- 
                    Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities       (4,127)       839  
                                                                             --------    -------- 
                    
                  Cash Flows From Investing Activities: 
                    Capital expenditures                                     (21,323)   (12,581) 
                    Proceeds from sale of fixed assets                           159          -
                    Other                                                          -       (133) 
                                                                             --------    -------- 
                    Net cash used in investing activities                    (21,164)   (12,714) 
                                                                             --------    -------- 
         
                  Cash Flows From Financing Activities: 
                    Increase in short-term borrowings                         19,104     14,153 
                    Issuance of Common Stock                                     598          - 
                    Proceeds from exercise of stock options                    2,061        461  
                    Tax benefit from exercise of stock options                   698        132 
                    Cash dividends on Common Stock                            (3,310)    (3,292) 
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                    Net cash provided by financing activities                 19,151     11,454 
                                                                             --------    -------

                  Net decrease in cash and short-term investments             (6,140)      (421) 
                    Cash and short-term investments at beginning  
                      of year                                                 44,318      4,994 
                                                                            --------    -------- 
                    Cash and short-term investments at end of nine 
                      months                                                $ 38,178   $  4,573 
                                                                            ========   ========= 
                  Supplemental Disclosure Of Cash Flow Information: 
                    Cash paid during the nine months for: 
                      Interest expense                                      $  7,124   $  8,523 
                                                                            ========   ========= 
                      Income taxes (Net of $7,925 Federal income  
                        tax refund in 1995)                                 $ 10,848   $ 12,871 
                                                                            ========   ========= 
         
                  *Reclassified for comparative purposes                                      
         
                                    See notes to consolidated financial statements. 

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                        TIFFANY & CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
                  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
                                 (Unaudited) 
         
1.    CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
         
      The accompanying consolidated financial statements  include the accounts 
      of  Tiffany   &  Co.  and   all  majority-owned  domestic   and  foreign 
      subsidiaries (the "Company").   All material  intercompany balances  and 
      transactions have  been eliminated.   The  statements are without  audit 
      and,  in  the opinion  of  management,  include all  adjustments  (which 
      include only  normal recurring  adjustments  except for  the  adjustment 
      necessary as a  result of the LIFO method of  inventory valuation, which 
      is based on assumptions as to inflation rates and projected fiscal year- 
      end  inventory  levels)  necessary  to  present  fairly  the   Company's 
      financial position as of October 31, 1995 and the results of  operations 
      and  cash  flows  for the  interim  periods  presented.   The  financial 
      statements for January 31,  1995 are derived from the  audited financial 
      statements which are included in the  Company's Form 10-K filing, but do 
      not include all  disclosures required by  generally accepted  accounting 
      principles.  
         
      Since  the Company's business is  seasonal, with a  higher proportion of 
      sales and income generated in  the last quarter of the fiscal  year, the 
      results of operations  for the three and  nine months ended October  31, 
      1995  and 1994  are  not necessarily  indicative of  the results  of the 
      entire fiscal year.  
         
2.    INVENTORIES 
         
      Inventories  at  October  31,  1995  and  January  31,  1995   are 
      summarized as follows: 

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  October 31,      January 31, 
                                                         1995             1995 
                                                  -----------      -----------
                                                          (in thousands) 
                          <S>                     <C>              <C>      
                          Finished goods             $268,749         $227,412 
                          Raw materials                49,519           38,262 
                          Work-in-process               7,264            6,869    
                                                  -----------      -----------
                                                      325,532          272,543 
                          Reserves                     (2,148)          (2,468) 
                                                  -----------      -----------
                                                     $323,384         $270,075 
                                                  ===========      ============  
</TABLE>
        
     At  October 31,  and January  31,  1995, $230,222,000  and $189,943,000, 
     respectively, of inventories  were valued  using the LIFO  method.   The 
     excess of such  inventories valued  at replacement cost  over the  value 
     based upon the LIFO method was approximately  $11,870,000 and $9,770,000 
     at  October 31, 1995  and January  31,  1995, respectively.     The LIFO 
     valuation method  had the effect of  decreasing net income  by $0.03 per 
     share, for  the three month  period ended  October 31, 1995  and had  no  
     effect on net income for the three month period ended  October 31, 1994. 
     The  LIFO valuation method  had the effect  of decreasing  net income by 
     $0.07 and $0.05 per share  for the nine month periods ended  October 31, 
     1995 and 1994, respectively. 

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3.    REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY 
        
      In June 1995, the Company entered  into an agreement for a new five-year 
      $130,000,000 multicurrency  revolving credit  facility which  replaced a 
      $100,000,000   revolving   credit   facility   and   yen   2,500,000,000 
      ($28,275,000) non-collateralized  line of credit, both  of which expired 
      in July 1995.   The new syndicated  non-collateralized facility entitles 
      the Company to borrow up to $25,000,000 on a pro-rata basis from each of 
      four banks and  up to $30,000,000 from the agent  bank at interest rates 
      based upon a prime rate or reserve-adjusted LIBOR. 
         
         
4.    BUSINESS RESTRUCTURING 
         
      During the  third quarter, the Company restructured its watch operations 
      in Switzerland, outsourcing  watch assembly and  divesting its  assembly 
      operations.     In  conjunction  with  this   transaction,  the  Company 
      repatriated approximately $15.7 million in cash dividends from its Swiss 
      subsidiary,  sold its Swiss subsidiary  for $3.5 million  and recorded a 
      pretax gain of $2.3 million included  as a component of  Other Expenses, 
      net.   This  gain was  primarily due  to the  recognition of  previously 
      deferred  foreign  currency   translation  adjustments   on  the   Swiss 
      subsidiary's equity. 
         
5.    IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS  
         
      In March 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement 
      of  Financial Accounting Standards  (SFAS) No. 121,  "Accounting for the 
      Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed 
      Of"  to  account for  long-lived  assets,  identifiable intangibles  and 
      goodwill related to  those assets.   The statement  requires that  long- 
      lived  assets be reviewed for  impairment whenever events  or changes in 
      circumstances  indicate  that  the  asset  carrying  value  may  not  be 
      recoverable.   It establishes guidelines for  determining recoverability 
      based on future  net cash flows  from the use of  the asset and  for the 
      measurement of the impairment loss.   Impairment loss under SFAS No. 121 
      is calculated as the  difference  between the asset's carrying value and 
      its estimated fair value. Any impairment loss is recorded in the current 
      period in which the recognition criteria are first applied and met. 
        
      The Company adopted SFAS No. 121 in  the third quarter of 1995 and, as a 
      result  of evaluating its long-lived  assets at the  retail store level, 
      together with continued difficult operating conditions in certain of its 
      European  markets,  recorded  an  impairment  loss on certain assets.  A
      pretax  charge  of  $2.5 million  was included in the Company's Selling, 
      General and  Administrative expenses  in the third  quarter as  required 
      under  SFAS  No.  121.    The impairment  loss  was  calculated  as  the 
      difference between the  asset carrying  value and the  present value  of 
      projected  net  cash flows,  giving  consideration  to recent  operating 
      performance  and  pricing  trends  and  applying  a 15%  discount  rate.  
      These projections  represent the Company's best estimate  of fair value 
      based on the information available. 
         
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6.    LEASE COMMITMENTS 
         
      During the third quarter, the Company entered into a lease agreement for 
      a 270,000 square  foot distribution, office  and manufacturing  facility 
      that will consolidate  its existing  New Jersey facilities.   Under  the 
      terms of the  agreement, the Company's  operating lease commitment  will 
      approximate $3,600,000  annually  over  a  12-year  period  expected  to 
      commence in late 1996. 
         
7.    EARNINGS PER SHARE 
         
      Primary earnings per common share data has been computed by dividing net 
      income by the weighted  average number of shares outstanding  during the 
      period,  including dilutive stock  options.  Fully  diluted earnings per 
      common  share has  been computed  by dividing  net income,  after giving 
      effect to  the elimination  of interest  expense  and bond  amortization 
      fees,  net  of   income  tax  effect,  applicable   to  the  convertible 
      subordinated debentures,  by  the  weighted  average  number  of  shares 
      outstanding including dilutive stock options and the assumed  conversion 
      of the subordinated debentures using the "if converted" method.   
         
8.    SUBSEQUENT EVENT 
         
      On  November 16, 1995, Tiffany's Board of Directors declared a quarterly 
      dividend  of $0.07  per common  share.   This dividend  will be  paid on 
      January 10, 1996 to stockholders of record on December 20, 1995. 
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
        
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS  
        OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
         
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 
         
The  Company operates  three channels  of  distribution: U.S.  Retail includes 
retail sales  in Company-operated stores  in the U.S.  and wholesale sales  to 
independent retailers  in North  America; Direct Marketing  includes corporate 
(business-to-business) and  catalog sales; and  International Retail  includes 
retail sales  through Company-operated stores and  boutiques, corporate sales, 
and wholesale sales to independent retailers and distributors in Asia-Pacific, 
Europe, Canada and the Middle East. 
         
Net sales in  the three-month  period (third quarter)  ended October 31,  1995 
increased 17% over  1994 and rose 18% in the  nine-month period (year-to-date) 
ended October 31, 1995.  Sales by channel of distribution were as follows: 
         
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            Three months ended      Nine months ended 
                                                  October 31,             October 31,      
                    (in thousands)              1995         1994       1995         1994
                                            ---------- ----------   ---------- ----------
                    <S>                     <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>                      
                    U.S. Retail             $  87,372   $  72,256   $ 231,281   $ 197,273 
                    Direct Marketing           20,820      20,796      59,940      60,284 
                    International Retail       79,574      67,039     231,371     185,998
                                            ---------- ----------   ---------- ---------- 
                                            $ 187,766   $ 160,091   $ 522,592   $ 443,555          
                                            ========== ==========   ========== ==========
</TABLE>

U.S.  Retail sales increased 21% in the  third quarter and 17% in the year-to- 
date.  Comparable U.S. store sales increased 14% in  the third quarter and 13% 
in  the year-to-date. Sales  in the  Company's New York  store rose  9% in the 
third quarter and 10% in the year-to-date, while comparable branch store sales 
increased 18% in the third quarter and 15% in the year-to-date.   Sales growth 
resulted from a higher number of transactions and a higher average transaction 
size, and  was generated by  both local-resident consumers as  well as foreign 
tourists.  U.S. Retail sales also  benefited from strong  sales performance in 
new  stores opened in  1995 in White  Plains, New  York and   Short Hills, New 
Jersey.  
         
Direct Marketing sales  rose slightly in the third quarter  and declined 1% in 
the year-to-date.  Corporate sales declined 3% and 6% in the third quarter and 
year-to-date,  reflecting  continued   cautious  spending  by  the   corporate 
division's customers.  Catalog sales rose 6%  in the third quarter  and 11% in 
the year-to-date.  
         
International Retail sales increased 19% in  the third quarter and rose 24% in 
the year-to-date.  Comparable  store sales  in  Japan (the  Company's  largest 
international  market) increased  11%  in local  currency  in both  the  third 
quarter   and   year-to-date.    Retail  sales  growth  was  also achieved  in 
other Asia-Pacific markets  and in Europe.   Year-to-date International Retail 
sales growth also benefited from the translation effect of a  weak U.S. dollar 
on sales made in foreign currencies, especially in Japanese yen. 

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The Company's reported sales and earnings results benefit from a strengthening 
Japanese yen  and are adversely affected  by a strengthening  U.S. dollar. The 
Company maintains a foreign currency  hedging program for merchandise purchase 
transactions  initiated from Japan in  order to reduce  the potential negative 
impact  on the Company's financial  results of a  significant strengthening of 
the U.S. dollar against the  yen. The Company's pretax expense related  to its 
hedging program was $244,000 in 1995's third quarter and $734,000 in the year- 
to-date,  compared  with  $271,000  and $637,000  in  the  corresponding  1994 
periods. 
         
Gross margins  (gross profit as  a percentage  of net sales)  of 53.6%  in the 
third quarter  and 52.5%  in the year-to-date  were above  prior year  levels, 
reflecting  favorable  shifts  in  sales  mix   toward  the  Company's  retail 
businesses, particularly  in  Japan,  that  achieve gross  margins  above  the 
Company's average. 
         
Operating  expenses  (selling, general  and  administrative  expenses and  the 
provision for uncollectible accounts)  increased 22% in the third  quarter and 
rose  20%  in the  year-to-date  over  the corresponding  1994  periods.   The 
increases were largely due  to: incremental occupancy, staffing and  marketing 
expenses related  to the Company's worldwide  expansion program; sales-related 
variable expenses (including  fees paid  to department stores  in Japan);  the 
third-quarter launch of the Company's new fragrance; the adoption of SFAS  No. 
121 (see  Note 5 to consolidated  financial statements); and,  in the year-to- 
date,  the effect  of a weakened  U.S. dollar  on the  translation of overseas 
operating expenses into U.S. dollars.  
     
As  discussed  in  Notes 4 and  5  to  consolidated  financial statements, the 
Company's adoption of SFAS 121 in the third quarter of fiscal 1995 resulted in 
a pretax  charge of  $2.5 million in  the third quarter  which is  included in 
Selling, General and Administrative  expenses; the restructuring of  its watch 
assembly  operations  in the  third  quarter of  fiscal 1995  resulted  in the 
recognition  of  a pretax  gain of  $2.3 million  which  is included  in Other 
Expenses, net. 
         
The above  factors led to  net income in  the third quarter increasing  33% to 
$6,274,000, or  $0.39 per  share, and  in the  year-to-date increasing  37% to 
$13,742,000, or $0.86 per share. 
         
FINANCIAL CONDITION 
         
Management believes that the Company's financial condition at October 31, 1995 
provides  sufficient  liquidity  and  resources to  support  current  business 
activity and  planned expansion.   Working capital and the  current ratio were 
$244,227,000  and 2.2:1  at October  31, 1995  compared with  $237,336,000 and 
2.4:1 at January 31, 1995.  Inventories (representing the largest component of 
the Company's working capital and assets) at October 31, 1995 were 20%  higher
than at January 31, 1995,  due  to merchandise  purchases to  support seasonal
sales  growth, new stores  and expanded product offerings.  Inventory turnover
was  1.0  times  at  October 31, 1995  and  0.9  times  at  January  31, 1995. 
The Company's  objective  is to  continue  to  improve  inventory  performance
through:  refinement  of replenishment  systems;  merchandising   management's
focus  on the  specialized disciplines  of  product   development,  assortment
planning and inventory management; improving  the presentation and  management
of display  inventories  in   each  store;   and assortment editing by product 
category.  
         
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Capital expenditures  were $21,323,000  in 1995's year-to-date,  compared with 
$12,581,000 in the corresponding 1994 period.  The increase was related to the 
opening  and/or renovation  of retail  stores, as  well as  relocations and/or 
renovations of certain  administrative and manufacturing  facilities.  On  the 
basis  of   current  expansion  plans,   the  Company  expects   that  capital 
expenditures in fiscal  1995 will be approximately $30,000,000,  compared with 
$18,977,000 in fiscal 1994. 
         
The  Company  incurred  a  net  cash  outflow  from  operating  activities  of 
$4,127,000  in 1995's  year-to-date, compared  with an  inflow of  $839,000 in 
1994's year-to-date.  Net-debt (short-term borrowings and long-term debt, less 
cash and short-term investments) and  the ratio of  net-debt to  total capital 
(net-debt  and stockholders' equity) was  $143,798,000 and 38%  at October 31, 
1995, compared  with $117,878,000 and 35%  at January 31, 1995.   In addition, 
the Company had a  long-term trade payable of yen  2,750,000,000 ($26,975,000) 
at October 31, 1995 and  yen 2,750,000,000 ($27,591,000) at January 31,  1995, 
which  relates  to certain  merchandise  repurchased in  1993  as part  of the 
Company's  realignment of its Japan business and is payable to Mitsukoshi Ltd. 
on  or before February 28, 1998.  It is management's goal, on an annual basis, 
to improve  inventory turnover  and generate  excess cash  flow to  reduce the 
ratio of net-debt to total capital. 
         
The  Company's sources of working  capital are internally  generated cash flow 
and funds  available under  a five-year, $130,000,000  multicurrency revolving 
credit facility  established  in  June 1995,  which  replaced  a  $100,000,000 
revolving  credit  facility and  a  yen  2,500,000,000 ($28,275,000)  line  of 
credit.   Management  anticipates that  internally generated  funds and  funds 
available under  the new facility will be  sufficient to support the Company's 
planned worldwide  business expansion,  as well  as  seasonal working  capital 
increases  typically required  during the  third and  fourth quarters  of each 
year. 
         
In  August 1995,  the Company  entered into  a lease  agreement for  a 270,000 
square  foot  distribution,  office   and  manufacturing  facility  that  will 
consolidate  its  existing  New Jersey  facilities.  Under  the  terms of  the 
agreement,  the   Company's  operating   lease  commitment   will  approximate 
$3,600,000 annually over a 12-year period expected to commence in late 1996. 
        
The  Company's business  is  seasonal  in  nature,  with  the  fourth  quarter 
typically representing  a proportionally  greater percentage of  annual sales, 
income from  operations, net  income and cash  flow.  Management  expects such 
seasonality to continue in the future. 


         
         
         
         
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PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION 
         
            Item 6.     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 
         
             (a)   Exhibits 
         
                   11    Statement re Computation of Per Share Earnings. 
         
                   27    Financial Data Schedule (SEC/EDGAR only). 
         
             (b)   Reports on Form 8-K 
         
                   None. 
         
                                        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. 
         
         
                                          TIFFANY & CO. 
                                          (Registrant) 
         
         
Date: December 13, 1995             By:   /s/ James N. Fernandez
                                          James N. Fernandez 
                                          Senior Vice President - Finance 
                                          and Chief Financial Officer 
                                          (principal financial officer) 
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
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                                         EXHIBIT INDEX 
         
         
         
Exhibit                                               Sequentially 
Number                                                Numbered Page 
        
        11          Statement re Computation of         15 
                    Per Share Earnings 
         
        27          Financial Data Schedule             -- 
                    (submitted to SEC only) 
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
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              Item 6.                        TIFFANY & CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
              EXHIBIT 11             STATEMENT RE COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS  
                                                      (Unaudited) 
                                          (in thousands, except per share data) 
         
                                                                         For The                 For The
                                                              Three Months Ended       Nine Months Ended
                                                                     October 31,              October 31,
                                                                1995        1994        1995        1994 
                                                            --------    --------     --------    -------- 
              <S>                                           <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>
              PRIMARY EARNINGS PER SHARE: 
         
              Net income on which primary  
                 earnings per share are based                $ 6,274     $ 4,720     $13,742     $10,046 
                                                            ========    ========     ========    =======
         
              Weighted average number of  
               common shares                                  15,810      15,682      15,764      15,673 
         
                Add:   
                  Weighted average effect of the  
                  exercise of stock options                      394         280         234         203 
                                                            --------    --------     --------    --------
              Weighted average number of shares on 
               which primary earnings are based               16,204      15,962      15,998      15,876 
                                                            ========    ========     ========    ========
              Primary net income per common share            $  0.39     $  0.30     $  0.86     $  0.63 
                                                            ========    ========     ========    ========
          
              FULLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE: 
         
              Net income on which primary earnings          
                 per share are based                          $ 6,274     $ 4,720     $13,742     $10,046 
         
                Add:   
                 Interest and fees on convertible  
                 subordinated debt, net of  
                 applicable income taxes                         428        428        1,298       1,416 
                                                            --------    --------     --------    --------
               Net income on which fully diluted 
                earnings per share are based                 $ 6,702     $ 5,148     $15,040     $11,462 
                                                            ========    ========     ========    ========
              Weighted average number of common   
                shares used in calculating   
                fully diluted earnings per share              16,213      15,991      16,165      15,980 
         
                Add: 
                 Shares assumed upon conversion  
                 of convertible debt, using the   
                 "if converted" method                           893         893         893         893 
                                                            --------    --------     --------    --------
              Weighted average number of shares   
                used in calculating fully diluted 
                earnings per share                            17,106      16,884      17,058      16,873 
                                                             ========    ========     ========    ========
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              Fully diluted net income per common share      $  0.39     $  0.30     $  0.86     $  0.63 
                                                             ========    ========     ========    ========

              NOTE:   In  anticipation of  the 6  3/8%  Convertible Subordinated  Debenture's  dilutive  effect in
                      the fourth  quarter, fully diluted earnings per   share reflects the weighted average number
                      of  common  shares outstanding under the  "if converted" method which assumes  conversion as
                      of the   bond issuance date of  the   Debentures. Since the "if   converted" method  had the
                      effect of  increasing fully diluted   earnings per share  (anti-dilutive) for  the three and
                      nine  months ended  October 31,  1995 and  1994, primary  earnings  per share  was used  for
                      financial statement purposes.
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