FORM 10-Q

                       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 quarter ended July 31, 1997

                                       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  0-14625

                              TECH DATA CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            Florida                                       No. 59-1578329
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  (State or other jurisdiction                           (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)                       Identification No.)


5350 Tech Data Drive, Clearwater, Florida                     33760
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(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(813) 539-7429

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 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.

                                                             Outstanding at
                  CLASS                                      August 31, 1997
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Common stock, par value $.0015 per share                        44,003,217







                     TECH DATA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                  Form 10-Q For The Quarter Ended July 31, 1997
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                                      INDEX
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PART I.        FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                       PAGE

               Item 1.   Financial Statements

                         Consolidated Balance Sheet as of
                              July 31, 1997 (unaudited) and
                              January 31, 1997                              3

                         Consolidated Statement of Income
                              (unaudited) for the three and six
                              months ended July 31, 1997 and 1996           4

                         Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
                              (unaudited) for the six months
                              ended July 31, 1997 and 1996                  5

                         Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                              (unaudited)                                   6-7

               Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                         Financial Condition and Results of Operations      8-10


PART II.       OTHER INFORMATION                                            11

               Signatures                                                   12
















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                     TECH DATA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                      (In thousands, except share amounts)



                                                        July 31,           January 31,
                                                          1997                 1997
                                                       ----------          ----------
                                                                      

ASSETS                                                (Unaudited)
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                            $    2,125          $      661
  Accounts receivable, less allowance for
    doubtful accounts of $28,079 and $23,922              700,806             633,579
  Inventories                                             705,636             759,974
  Prepaid and other assets                                 43,828              55,796
                                                       ----------          ----------
    Total current assets                                1,452,395           1,450,010
Property and equipment, net                                69,999              65,597
Investment in and advances to Macrotron AG                104,567
Excess of cost over acquired net assets, net                5,696               5,922
Other assets, net                                          22,575              23,765
                                                       ----------          ----------
                                                       $1,655,232          $1,545,294
                                                       ==========          ==========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Revolving credit loans                              $   416,428          $  396,391
  Current portion of long-term debt                           207                 201
  Accounts payable                                        696,297             658,732
  Accrued expenses                                         43,348              42,693
                                                      -----------          ----------
   Total current liabilities                            1,156,280           1,098,017
Long-term debt                                              8,791               8,896
                                                      -----------          ----------
                                                        1,165,071           1,106,913
                                                      -----------          ----------

Commitments and contingencies

Shareholders' equity:
  Preferred stock, par value $.02; 226,500 shares
    authorized and issued; liquidation
    preference $.20 per share                                   5                   5
  Common stock, par value $.0015; 200,000,000
    and 100,000,000 shares authorized; 43,947,402
    and 43,291,423 issued and outstanding                      66                  65
  Additional paid-in capital                              241,025             226,577
  Retained earnings                                       249,969             210,283
  Cumulative translation adjustment                          (904)              1,451
                                                      -----------          ----------
     Total shareholders' equity                           490,161             438,381
                                                      -----------          ----------
                                                       $1,655,232          $1,545,294
                                                      ===========          ==========



                The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial
                    Statements are an integral part of these
                              financial statements.

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                     TECH DATA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                    (In thousands, except per share amounts)



                                       Three months ended           Six months ended
                                             July 31,                    July 31,
                                    ------------------------    -----------------------
                                        1997         1996           1997         1996
                                    -----------   ----------    ----------   ----------
                                                                        
Net sales                            $1,551,820   $1,063,228    $2,921,966   $2,048,802
                                     ----------   ----------    ----------   ----------
Cost and expenses:
  Cost of products sold               1,447,842      988,926     2,722,811    1,905,488
  Selling, general and
    administrative expenses              63,160       49,324       122,644       95,609
                                     ----------   ----------    ----------   ----------
                                      1,511,002    1,038,250     2,845,455    2,001,097
                                     ----------   ----------    ----------   ----------
Operating profit                         40,818       24,978        76,511       47,705
Interest expense                          6,127        5,279        12,653       10,802
                                     ----------   ----------    ----------   ----------
Income before income taxes               34,691       19,699        63,858       36,903
Provision for income taxes               13,227        7,683        24,172       14,459
                                     ----------   ----------    ----------   ----------
Net income                           $   21,464   $   12,016    $   39,686   $   22,444
                                     ==========   ==========    ==========   ==========
Net income per common share          $      .47   $      .30    $      .88   $      .57
                                     ==========   ==========    ==========   ==========
Weighted average common
 shares outstanding                      45,577       39,865        45,122       39,231
                                     ==========   ==========    ==========   ==========















                The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial
                    Statements are an integral part of these
                              financial statements.

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                     TECH DATA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                                 (In thousands)


                                                              Six months ended
                                                                  July 31,
                                                       ------------------------------
                                                          1997                1996
                                                       ----------          ----------
                                                                            
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Cash received from customers                         $2,844,302          $1,975,983
  Cash paid to suppliers and employees                 (2,713,420)         (1,983,984)
  Interest paid                                           (12,967)            (10,788)
  Income taxes paid                                       (32,184)            (17,064)
                                                       ----------          ----------
   Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities     85,731             (35,853)
                                                       ----------          ----------
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired           (35,368)
  Capital expenditures                                    (14,087)             (5,692)
                                                       ----------          ----------
   Net cash used in investing activities                  (49,455)             (5,692)
                                                       ----------          ----------
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock                    5,250              88,576
  Net borrowings (repayments) under revolver               20,037             (47,129)
  Loans to Macrotron AG                                   (60,000)
  Principal payments on long-term debt                        (99)               (259)
                                                       ----------          ----------
   Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities    (34,812)             41,188
                                                       ----------          ----------
   Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     1,464                (357)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period              661               1,154
                                                       ----------          ----------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period             $    2,125          $      797
                                                       ==========          ==========

Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided 
by (used in) operating activities:

Net income                                             $   39,686          $   22,444
                                                       ----------          ----------

  Adjustments  to  reconcile  net  income  to net cash
  provided by (used in)operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                          11,101               9,515
    Provision for losses on accounts receivable            10,437               9,422
    (Increase) decrease in assets:
      Accounts receivable                                 (77,664)            (72,819)
      Inventories                                          54,338              25,032
      Prepaid and other assets                              9,613                (309)
    Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
      Accounts payable                                     37,565             (28,043)
      Accrued expenses                                        655              (1,095)
                                                       ----------          ----------
        Total adjustments                                  46,045             (58,297)
                                                       ----------          ----------
 Net cash provided by (used in) 
  operating activities                                 $   85,731          $  (35,853)
                                                       ==========          ==========


                The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial
                    Statements are an integral part of these
                              financial statements.
   
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                     TECH DATA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
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                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                   ------------------------------------------

Basis of presentation
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         The  consolidated   financial  statements  included  herein  have  been
prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.  In the opinion of  management,  the
accompanying   unaudited   consolidated   financial   statements   contain   all
adjustments,  consisting  of only normal  recurring  adjustments,  necessary  to
present fairly the financial  position of Tech Data Corporation and subsidiaries
(the  "Company") as of July 31, 1997,  and the results of their  operations  and
cash  flows for the three  and six  months  ended  July 31,  1997 and 1996.  All
significant  intercompany  accounts and  transactions  have been  eliminated  in
consolidation.  The results of operations for the six months ended July 31, 1997
are not  necessarily  indicative  of the results  that can be  expected  for the
entire fiscal year ending January 31, 1998.

Acquisition
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         On July 1, 1997 the Company acquired approximately 77% of the voting
commo stock and 7% of the non-voting preferred stock of Macrotron AG 
("Mactroton"), a leading publicly held distributor of personal computer products
based in Munich, Germany.  The initial acquisition was completed through an
exchange ofapproximately $26 million in cash and 406,586 shares of the Company's
common stock, for a combined total value of $35 million.  On July 10, 1997,
the Company commenced a tender offer for the  remaining  shares of Macrotron 
common and preferred  stock at a price per share of DM730 and  DM600, 
respectively.  As of July 31, 1997, the Company owned or had under option 
approximately  94% and 18% of Macrotron's common and preferred stock, 
respectively. The tender offer period ended on September 5, 1997. The cash 
portion of the initial  acquisition and the related  tender  offer were  funded 
from the  Company's  revolving  credit loan agreements.

     The acquisition of Macrotron will be accounted for under the purchase
method. Consistent with the Company's accounting policy for foreign 
subsidiaries, Macrotron's operations will be consolidated into the Company's
consolidated financial statements on a calendar year basis.  Consequently, the
Company's fiscal quarter ending October 31, 1997 will include Macrotron's 
operations for the three month period beginning July 1, 1997 and ending on
September 30, 1997.


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     The following pro forma unaudited  results of operations  reflects the 
effect on the Company's operations,  as if the above described acquisition had
occurred at the beginning of each of the periods presented below:

                                       Six months ended
                                           July 31,
                                  ---------------------------
                                     1997             1996
                                  ----------       ----------
Net sales                         $3,489,199       $2,465,276
Net income                        $   40,759       $   22,926
Net income per common share       $      .90       $      .58


     The unaudited pro forma information is presented for informational purposes
only and is not  necessarily  indicative  of the  operating  results  that would
have occurred had the Macrotron  acquisition  been consummated as of the 
beginning of the periods  above,  nor are they  necessarily  indicative  of 
future  operating results.

Net income per common share
- ---------------------------

         Net income per share of common stock is based on the  weighted  average
number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding during
each period.  Fully diluted and primary  earnings per share are the same amounts
for each of the periods presented.











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                     TECH DATA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
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                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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                OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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Results of Operations
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Three Months Ended July 31, 1997 and 1996
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         Net sales  increased  46.0% to $1.55  billion in the second  quarter of
fiscal 1998  compared to $1.06  billion in the second  quarter a year ago.  This
increase is  attributable to the addition of new product lines and the expansion
of existing  product lines  combined  with an increase in the  Company's  market
share.  Second quarter fiscal 1998 U.S. and  international  sales grew 47.4% and
35.0%,  respectively,  compared to the prior year second quarter.  International
sales  represented  approximately  11% of fiscal 1998  second  quarter net sales
compared to 12% for the second quarter of fiscal 1997.

         The cost of products  sold as a  percentage  of net sales  increased to
93.3% in the second  quarter of fiscal 1998 from 93.0% in the prior  year.  This
increase is the result of competitive  market prices and the Company's  strategy
of  lowering  selling  prices in order to gain  market  share and to pass on the
benefit of operating efficiencies to its customers.

         Selling,  general and administrative  expenses increased 28.1% to $63.2
million in the second  quarter of fiscal  1998  compared to $49.3  million  last
year, decreasing as a percentage of net sales from 4.6% in the second quarter of
last year to 4.1% in the current  quarter.  The decline in selling,  general and
administrative  expenses as a percentage  of net sales in the second  quarter of
fiscal  1998 is  attributable  to greater  economies  of scale  realized  by the
Company in  addition  to  improved  operating  efficiencies.  The  dollar  value
increase in selling, general and administrative expenses is primarily the result
of expanded employment and increases in other administrative  expenses needed to
support the increased volume of business.

         As a result of the factors described above,  operating profit increased
63.4% to $40.8  million,  or 2.6% of net sales,  in the second quarter of fiscal
1998 compared to $25.0 million, or 2.3% of net sales for the second quarter last
year.

         Interest expense  increased in the second quarter of fiscal 1998 due to
an increase in the Company's average outstanding indebtedness.

         As a result of the factors  described above, net income increased 78.6%
to $21.5  million,  or $.47 per  share,  in the second  quarter  of fiscal  1998
compared  to $12.0  million,  or $.30 per share,  in the prior  year  comparable
quarter.





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Six Months Ended July 31, 1997 and 1996
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         Net sales  increased  42.6% to $2.92 billion in the first six months of
fiscal 1998 compared to $2.05  billion in the same period last year.  Net income
increased 76.8% to $39.7 million,  or $.88 per share, in the first six months of
fiscal 1998  compared to $22.4  million,  or $.57 per share,  in the  comparable
prior year period.

         (The  underlying  reasons  for  the  fluctuations  in  the  results  of
operations for the six months ended July 31, 1997 are  substantially the same as
in the  comparative  quarterly  discussion  above  and,  therefore,  will not be
repeated here).

Liquidity and Capital Resources
- -------------------------------

         Net cash provided by operating  activities of $85.7 million  during the
first six  months of  fiscal  1998 was  primarily  attributable  to income  from
operations  of $39.7  million  combined  with a decrease in  inventories  and an
increase in accounts payable.

         Net cash used in investing activities of $49.5 million during the first
six months of fiscal  1998 was  attributable  to the  payment  of $35.4  million
related  to the  acquisition  of the  common and  preferred  stock of  Macrotron
combined  with the  Company's  continuing  investment  of $14.1  million  in its
management  information  systems,  office facilities and its distribution center
facilities.  The Company expects to make capital  expenditures of  approximately
$50 million  during  fiscal 1998 to further  expand its  management  information
systems capability, office facilities and distribution centers.

         Net cash used in financing activities of $34.8 million during the first
six months of fiscal 1998 reflects a loan of $60.0 million to Macrotron, net of
borrowings under revolving  credit loans of $20.0  million and proceeds  from 
the issuance of common stock of $5.3 million.

         In July 1997,  the  Company  increased  its accounts receivable  
securitization program from $325 million to $400 million and in August 1997
entered into a new $550 million  three-year  multi-currency  revolving
credit loan  agreement with twenty banks. The Company  currently  maintains  
domestic and foreign  revolving credit agreements which provide maximum
short-term  borrowings of approximately $980 million  (including local
country credit lines),  of which $416 million was outstanding  at July 31,
1997. The Company  believes that cash from  operations, available  and  
obtainable  bank credit  lines and trade credit from its vendors
will be sufficient to satisfy its working capital and capital  expenditure needs
through fiscal 1998.

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Asset Management
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         The  Company   manages  its   inventories  by  maintaining   sufficient
quantities to achieve high order fill rates while attempting to stock only those
products in high demand with a rapid turnover rate. Inventory balances fluctuate
as the  Company  adds new  product  lines  and  when  appropriate,  makes  large
purchases  including cash purchases from  manufacturers  and publishers when the
terms of such purchases are considered advantageous.  The Company's contracts
with most of its vendors provide price protection and stock rotation privileges
to reduce the risk of loss due to manufacturer  price  reductions  and slow 
moving or obsolete  inventory.  In the event of a vendor price reduction,  the 
Company generally  receives a credit for the impact on products in inventory.
In addition,  the Company has the right to rotate a certain  percentage  of  
purchases,  subject  to  certain  limitations. Historically,  price 
protection and stock rotation  privileges,  as well as the Company's  inventory
management  procedures,  have helped to reduce the risk ofloss of carrying
inventory.

         The  Company  attempts  to  control  losses on credit  sales by closely
monitoring  customers'   creditworthiness  through  its  computer  system  which
contains  detailed  information on customer  payment  history and other relevant
information.  In  addition,  the  Company  participates  in  a  national  credit
association which exchanges credit information on mutual customers.  The Company
has credit  insurance  which insures a percentage of the credit  extended by the
Company to certain of its larger domestic and  international  customers  against
possible loss.  Customers who qualify for credit terms are typically granted net
30 day payment terms. The Company also sells product on a prepay, credit card or
cash on delivery basis.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement
- -------------------------------

         In February  1997,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board issued
Statement of Financial Accounting  Standard No. 128, "Earnings per Share" ("SFAS
128") which is effective for financial statements issued for periods ending 
after December 15, 1997. SFAS 128 simplifies the previous standards for 
computing earnings per share and requires the disclosure of basic and diluted
earnings per share.  For the year  ended  January  31,  1997 and for the 
subsequent  interim periods  reported,  the amount  reported  as net income per 
common  share is not materially  different  than that which  would have been  
reported  for basic and diluted earnings per share in accordance with SFAS 128.

Comments on Forward-Looking Information
- ---------------------------------------

         In  connection  with  the  "safe  harbor"  provisions  of  the  Private
Securities  Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company filed a Form 8-K with the
Securities  Exchange  Commission (the  "Commission") on March 26, 1996 outlining
cautionary  statements and  identifying  important  factors that could cause the
Company's   actual  results  to  differ   materially  from  those  projected  in
forward-looking  statements  made  by,  or  on  behalf  of,  the  Company.  Such
forward-looking  statements, as made within this Form 10-Q, should be considered
in conjunction with the information included within the Form 8-K.

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                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
                           ---------------------------

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

         At the 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held June 10, 1997, the
         shareholders approved the following items:

          1. The  election  of two  directors,  Daniel M.  Doyle  and  Steven A.
     Raymund  to serve  three-year  terms  expiring  in 2000.  Daniel  M.  Doyle
     received 39,968,223 votes cast in favor and 222,198 votes withheld.  Steven
     A.  Raymund  received  39,958,849  votes  cast in favor and  231,572  votes
     withheld.

          2. A proposal to amend the Company's  Amended and Restated Articles of
     Incorporation  to  increase  the  Company's  authorized  common  stock from
     100,000,000 to 200,000,000 shares.
                  
          The vote upon such proposal was 26,543,937 in favor, 9,274,890 against
     and 50,435 abstentions.

          3. A proposal to amend the Company's 1990 Incentive and  Non-Statutory
     Stock  Option  Plan to  increase  the number of shares  which may be issued
     thereunder from 5,000,000 to 10,000,000 shares of common stock.
                 
          The vote upon  such  proposal  was  20,835,223  in  favor,  14,416,619
     against, and 84,568 abstentions.

          4.  A  proposal  to  approve  the  Tech  Data  Corporation   Executive
     Compensation and Incentive Bonus Plan.
                 
          The vote upon such proposal was 38,942,873 in favor,  672,250  against
     and 120,634 abstentions.

          5. A proposal to ratify the  appointment  of Price  Waterhouse  LLP as
     independent auditors for the fiscal year ending January 31, 1998.

          The vote upon such proposal was  40,121,036 in favor,  43,105  against
     and 51,440 abstentions.

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

          (a)    Exhibits

                 None

          (b)    Reports on Form 8-K

                 There were no reports on Form 8-K filed by the Company during 
           the quarter ended July 31, 1997.

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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                                           TECH DATA CORPORATION
                                                           ---------------------
                                                                (Registrant)


Signature                  Title                              Date
- ---------                  -----                              ----

/s/ Steven A. Raymund      Chairman of the Board of           September 12, 1997
- ---------------------      Directors and Chief
Steven A. Raymund          Executive Officer
                                    



/s/ Jeffery P. Howells     Executive Vice President of        September 12, 1997
- ----------------------     Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Jeffery P. Howells         (principal financial officer)


/s/ Joseph B. Trepani       Vice President and Worldwide      September 12, 1997
- ----------------------      Controller (principal accounting
Joseph B. Trepani           officer)






















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