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Fossil Group - 10-Q quarterly report FY


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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 quarterly period ended: MARCH 31, 1996

OR

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

For the transition period from _______________ to ______________

Commission File Number: 0-19848
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FOSSILL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


DELAWARE 75-2018505
(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification Number)

2280 N. GREENVILLE AVE., DALLAS, TEXAS 75082
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (214) 234-2525
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Indicate by check mark whether registrant (1) has filed all reports 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
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The number of shares of Registrant's common stock, outstanding as of
May 14, 1996:
13,182,333
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOSSIL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

MARCH 31,
1996 DECEMBER 31,
(UNAUDITED) 1995
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ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 6,616,087 $ 5,980,535
Accounts receivable - net 26,285,294 24,932,467
Inventories 40,307,285 42,515,468
Deferred income tax benefits 3,103,857 3,290,419
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,351,613 1,428,273
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Total current assets 77,664,136 78,147,162
Property, plant and equipment - net 15,623,964 15,464,559
Intangible and other assets 3,306,282 3,381,806
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$ 96,594,382 $ 96,993,527
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Notes payable $ 4,767,234 $ 7,173,036
Accounts payable 6,678,559 5,173,792
Accrued expenses:
Co-op advertising 5,314,385 6,181,063
Compensation 2,181,245 2,711,800
Other 2,784,673 4,835,474
Income taxes payable 4,678,399 2,820,890
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Total current liabilities 26,404,495 28,896,055
Long-term debt 4,751,316 4,811,298
Minority interests in subsidiaries 2,074,286 2,016,716
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, shares issued and outstanding,
13,182,333 in 1996 and 1995 131,823 131,823
Additional paid-in capital 22,219,692 22,219,692
Retained earnings 41,063,926 38,723,962
Cumulative translation adjustment (51,156) 193,981
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Total stockholders' equity 63,364,285 61,269,458
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$ 96,594,382 $ 96,993,527
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.



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FOSSIL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

UNAUDITED



THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31,
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1996 1995
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Net sales $42,909,068 $35,496,825
Cost of sales 23,873,281 18,822,363
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Gross Profit 19,035,787 16,674,462

Operating expenses:
Selling and distribution 9,495,149 7,873,650
General and administrative 5,291,847 4,446,631
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Total operating expenses 14,786,996 12,320,281
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Operating income 4,248,791 4,354,181

Interest expense (176,010) (241,585)

Other inc. (exp.) - net (170,817) (185,061)
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Income before income taxes 3,901,964 3,927,535

Provision for income taxes 1,562,000 1,512,000
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Net income $ 2,339,964 $ 2,415,535
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Earnings per share $0.18 $0.18
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Weighted average common and
common equivalent shares
outstanding 13,248,347 13,312,125
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.



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FOSSIL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

UNAUDITED

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FOR THE THREE MONTHS
ENDED MARCH 31,
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1996 1995
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Operating Activities:
Net income $ 2,339,964 $ 2,415,535
Noncash items affecting net income:
Minority interests in subsidiaries 145,230 195,763
Depreciation and amortization 710,712 562,715
Increase in allowance for doubtful accounts 180,829 171,086
Increase (decrease) in allowance for returns -
net of related inventory in transit 124,541 (1,127,619)
Deferred income tax benefits 186,562 157,720
Cumulative translation adjustment (245,137) 117,193
Cash from (used for) changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable 119,412 6,129,192
Inventories 430,573 (3,540,172)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 76,660 (465,742)
Accounts payable 1,504,767 813,800
Accrued expenses (3,448,034) (2,923,280)
Income taxes payable 1,857,508 1,161,251
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Net cash from operations 3,983,587 3,667,442

Investing Activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment (813,666) (1,938,140)
Decrease in intangible and other assets 19,075 27,784
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Net cash used in investing activities (794,591) (1,910,356)

Financing activities:
Issuance of common stock - 32,487
Decrease in minority interests in subsidiaries (87,660) (14,076)
Increase (decrease) in notes payable (2,465,784) 408,364
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Net cash from (used in) financing activities (2,553,444) 426,775
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 635,552 2,183,861

Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period 5,980,535 2,316,822
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End of period $ 6,616,087 $ 4,500,683
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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FOSSIL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

UNAUDITED


1. FINANCIAL STATEMENT POLICIES

BASIS OF PRESENTATION. The consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of Fossil, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its majority owned
subsidiaries (the "Company" or "Fossil"). The consolidated financial
statements reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management,
necessary to present a fair statement of the Company's financial position as
of March 31, 1996, and the results of operations for the three-month periods
ended March 31, 1996 and 1995. All adjustments are of a normal, recurring
nature.

These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
audited financial statements and the notes thereto included in Form 10-K
filed by the Company pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the
year ended December 31, 1995. Operating results for the three-month period
ended March 31, 1996, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be
achieved for the full year.

BUSINESS. The Company designs, develops, markets and distributes fashion
watches and other accessories, principally under the "FOSSIL", "FSL" and "RELIC"
brand names. The Company's products are sold primarily through department
stores and other major retailers, both domestically and internationally.

2. INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following:

MARCH 31, DECEMBER 31,
1996 1995
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Components and parts $ 2,235,753 $ 1,929,100
Work-in-process 530,989 546,917
Finished merchandise on hand 31,471,534 33,462,443

Outlet Stores 2,371,384 1,750,008

Merchandise in transit from estimated
customers' returns 3,697,625 4,827,000
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$40,307,285 $42,515,468
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The Company periodically enters into forward contracts principally to hedge
the expected payment of intercompany inventory transactions with its non-U.S.
subsidiaries. Currency exchange gains or losses resulting from the translation
of the related accounts, along with the offsetting gains or losses from the
hedge, are deferred until the inventory is sold or the forward contract is
completed. At March 31, 1996, the Company had no hedge contracts outstanding.



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FOSSIL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

UNAUDITED

3. ACQUISITIONS

Effective April 1, 1996, the Company invested approximately $700,000 in
cash for an 81% partnership interest in Kabushiki Kaisha Fossil Japan, a
Japanese partnership ("Fossil Japan"). Fossil Japan is the sole distributor
of Fossil products within Japan and was previously 100% owned by a
foreign-based entity. The acquisition will be accounted for as a purchase,
and in connection therewith, the Company will record goodwill of approximately
$300,000.

4. DEBT

BANK. In March 1996, the Company amended its short-term revolving credit
facility ("Short-term revolver") with its primary bank to additionally allow
for Japanese Yen currency borrowings ("Yen borrowings") not to exceed
$5,000,000. All outstanding Yen borrowings under the amended facility bear
interest at the bank's prime rate less 0.5% or the Euroyen base rate plus
1.00% (1.50% at March 31, 1996), at the option of the Company. The credit
facility is collateralized by substantially all the Company's assets and
requires the maintenance of specified levels of tangible net worth, working
capital and financial ratios. As of March 31, 1996 borrowings outstanding
under the Short-term revolver were $3,500,000.



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FOSSIL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following is a discussion of the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company for the three-month periods ended March 31, 1996
and 1995. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the related Notes attached
hereto.

GENERAL

Fossil, established in 1984, began operations as a designer, developer,
marketer and distributor of fashion watches sold under the FOSSIL brand
name. Since the Company's initial success in designing and marketing its
FOSSIL brand watches, mainly through major department stores in the United
States, the Company has increased its market share of the fashion watch
market, diversified its product offerings and expanded its distribution
channels. This has been accomplished by diversification into other watch
brand names which often target different distribution channels, expansion
of the scope of the Company's product offerings to include men's and
women's small leather goods and belts, development and marketing of
private label watch programs for several internationally recognized
companies and distributing FOSSIL watches to a growing number of
international markets.

Fossil's product sales into the international market place have increased
substantially over the past several years, from 8% of net sales in 1992 to
32% in 1995. Contributing significantly to the increase were sales in
Germany generated through Fossil Europe GmbH ("Fossil GmbH") formed in
1993 and in Italy through Fossil Italia, S.r.l. formed in 1994. During
1995, the Company also commenced operations in France and the United
Kingdom. The Company maintains an 88% equity interest in these
European-based subsidiaries with the exception of Fossil Italia, S.r.l.,
in which the Company holds a 53% equity investment. Each of these
subsidiaries is generally responsible for the sales and operations within
their respective countries with the exception of Fossil GmbH which also
acts as the Company's main marketing and distribution point in Europe.
Fossil also currently distributes its products to more than 50 additional
countries through licensed distributors.

The Company also maintains international operations through Fossil
(East) Limited ("Fossil East") which the Company acquired in 1992. Fossil
East has acted as the Company's trading, quality and production control
agent in Hong Kong since Fossil's origination. Since 1992, Fossil East has
acquired equity interests in several assembly facilities in the Far East,
which for the year 1995, accounted for 37.5% of Fossil's watch purchases.

During April 1996, the Company acquired an 81% partnership interest in
Kabushiki Kaisha Fossil Japan, a Japanese partnership ("Fossil Japan").
Fossil Japan is responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of
Fossil products within Japan.

Since February 1995, the Company has opened twenty outlet stores in certain
prime outlet centers in the United States. The Company currently plans on
increasing the number of outlet store locations to a total of twenty-six
stores in 1996. These stores provide the Company a retail distribution
channel through which to sell discontinued products at higher gross profit
margins than it presently receives for the sale of such product through
traditional discounters. These retail locations also provide the
Company a site to test possible new product offerings.



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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, (I) the
percentages of the Company's net sales represented by certain line items from
the Company's condensed consolidated statements of income and (ii) the
percentage changes in these line items between the current period and the
comparable period for the prior year.

PERCENTAGE OF PERCENTAGE
NET SALES CHANGE FROM
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THREE MONTHS THREE MONTHS
ENDED MARCH 31 ENDED MARCH 31
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1996 1995 1995 TO 1996
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Net sales 100.0% 100.0% 20.9%
Cost of sales 55.6 53.0 26.8
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Gross profit margin 44.4 47.0 14.2
Selling and distribution
expenses 22.1 22.2 20.6
General and administrative
expenses 12.4 12.5 19.0
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Operating income 9.9 12.3 (2.4)
Interest expense (0.4) (0.7) (27.1)
Other inc (exp) - net (0.4) (0.5) (7.7)
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Income before income taxes 9.1 11.1 (0.7)
Income taxes 3.6 4.3 3.3
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Net income 5.5% 6.8% (3.1)
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NET SALES.  The following table sets forth certain components of the
Company's consolidated net sales and the percentage relationship of the
components to consolidated net sales for the periods indicated (in millions,
except percentage data):

AMOUNTS % OF TOTAL
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THREE MONTHS THREE MONTHS
ENDED ENDED
MARCH 31, MARCH 31,
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1996 1995 1996 1995
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International:
Europe $ 11.5 $ 7.9 27% 22%
Other 4.1 2.8 9 8
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Total International 15.6 10.7 36 30
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Domestic:
Watch products 16.6 19.4 39 55
Other products 9.2 5.3 21 15
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Total 25.8 24.7 60 70
Outlet Stores 1.5 0.1 4 -
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Total Domestic 27.3 24.8 64 70
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Total Net Sales $ 42.9 $ 35.5 100% 100%
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Net sales increased 21% for the three-month period in comparison to the
comparable period in the prior year. Sales volume increases were principally
derived from the Company's European-based operations, sales from FOSSIL
sunglass product line which was first introduced in the summer of 1995, sales
from FOSSIL Leather product lines and from the operations of twenty outlet
stores as compared to just four outlet stores as of March 31, 1995. These
sales were partially offset by a decrease in domestic sales of the Company's
FOSSIL branded and Private Label watches as compared to sales for these
products for the same period last year.

GROSS PROFIT. Gross profit on sales for the three-month period ended March
31, 1996 was 44.4% as compared to 47.0% for the comparable period in the
prior year. The decrease in gross profit margin for the three-month period
is primarily attributable to Fossil's European-based companies, which had a
decrease of over 4% in their consolidated gross profit margin in the first
quarter as compared to the previous year. Items which negatively influenced
the gross profit margin in Fossil's European-based companies included the
weakening of the German deutsche mark compared to the United States dollar,
an increase in sales within France and the United Kingdom (new territories
entered in 1995) where lower gross profit margins occurred as the Company
attempted to gain market share and increased sales of FSL branded watches,
which historically produce a lower gross profit margin than the consolidated
average. Domestically during the first quarter of 1996, the incremental gross
profit margin contributed by the FOSSIL outlet stores offset the negative
influence on gross profit margins resulting from an increase in sales of the
Company's Leather products which generally produce lower gross profit margins
than the consolidated average. Management believes that the Company's gross
profit margins for the remainder of the year will slightly exceed the levels
achieved during the first quarter.

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OPERATING EXPENSES.  Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased
as a percentage of net sales for the three-month period ended March 31, 1996,
to 34.5% from 34.7% for 1995. The aggregate increase in operating expenses
was due to increased sales volumes in Fossil's European-based operations as
well as from the operations of the Company's twenty outlet stores. The
Company's international operations historically operate at a higher operating
expense ratio to sales than domestically due to generally higher advertising
and sales-related expenses in distributing the products and in building the
FOSSIL brand name recognition. In addition, the operating expense ratio
derived from the FOSSIL outlet stores is historically substantially higher
than the consolidated average. During the first quarter of 1996, increases in
the operating expense ratio to net sales resulting from both the increase in
the Company's international and outlet store sales in relation to the overall
Company's net sales mix was more than offset by a reduction in certain
advertising and merchandising expenses and an increase in net sales, as
compared to the prior year same period, which permitted the Company to more
fully leverage its operating expenses.

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. The Company's effective tax rate increased from
38.5% to 40.0% for the three-month period ended March 31, 1996 as compared to
the respective 1995 period. This increase resulted primarily from an increase
in the percentage of profits derived from the Company's European-based
operations, which generally are subjected to higher tax rates than the
consolidated group on average. The effective tax rate was also negatively
impacted by losses incurred in countries where the Company recently commenced
operations. The Company will not recognize any tax benefits in these
countries until realization is assured.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of March 31, 1996, the Company had working capital in excess of $51
million and $6 million in cash. As of May 8, 1996, the Company had
approximately $16 million borrowed against its combined $38 million bank
credit facilities. The current bank borrowings are primarily related to the
construction and furnishing costs of the Company's main U.S. facility, as
well as financing the growth of international operations. In addition, the
Company historically has required additional financing to accumulate
inventory and finance the build-up in accounts receivable beginning in the
second quarter. These financing needs have historically peaked during the
months of September and October.

The Company believes that its cash flow from operations and its existing bank
credit facilities will be sufficient to satisfy its working capital and
capital expenditures requirements for at least the next twelve months.

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit 10.1 - Stock Purchase Agreement between Kabushiki Kaisha,
Hattori Seiko and Fossil, Inc., dated March 29, 1996.

Exhibit 10.2 - First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement,
dated March 27, 1996.

Exhibit 27 - FDS