UNITED STATES 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 SEPTEMBER 28, 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 - 22074 NATIONAL RECORD MART, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 	DELAWARE 11-2782687 	(State or jurisdiction of	 (IRS Employer Identification No.) 	incorporation or organization) 507 FOREST AVENUE CARNEGIE, PENNSYLVANIA 15106-2873 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) (412-276-6200) (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Indicate by a check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date. COMMON STOCK, $.01 Par Value, 4,844,624 SHARES OUTSTANDING AS OF NOVEMBER 11, 1996 EXHIBIT INDEX ON PAGE 9. THIS DOCUMENT CONSISTS OF 10 PAGES. NATIONAL RECORD MART, INC. INDEX 	 Page No. PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1.	Consolidated Financial Statements 	 		Balance Sheets: September 28, 1996 (unaudited) and March 30, 1996	 3 	 		Statements of Operations: Thirteen and Twenty-six Weeks Ended 		September 28, 1996 and September 23, 1995 (unaudited)	 4 		Statements of Cash Flows: Twenty-six Weeks Ended September 28, 1996 		and September 23, 1995 (unaudited)	 5 		Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	 6-7 Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and 	 Results of Operations	 7-8 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	 8-9 Item 6.	Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K	 9 	Signature	 9 2 NATIONAL RECORD MART, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 					 September 28,			 March 30, 					 1996			 1996	 (unaudited) Assets		 	Current assets: 		Cash and cash equivalents	 $	64,587	 $	560,337	 		Merchandise inventory		 40,305,026		 35,352,623 		Due from stockholder		 369,655		 388,071 		Deferred income taxes		 319,000		 319,000 		Refundable income taxes		 335,086	 	 1,107,000 		Other current assets		 2,650,460		 1,298,990 		Total current assets		 44,043,814		 39,026,021 	 	Property and equipment, at cost		 21,372,530		 20,503,860 	Accumulated depreciation and amortization		 (11,787,478)	 (10,602,382) 	Property and equipment, net		 9,585,052		 9,901,478 	Other assets: 		Deferred income taxes		 1,739,000		 1,739,000 		Long-term investments		 262,884		 488,704 		Intangibles, net		 1,172,709		 1,246,434 		Other			 489,820		 521,954 		Total other assets		 3,664,413		 3,996,092 			Total assets	 $	57,293,279	 $	52,923,591 Liabilities and stockholders' equity 	Current liabilities: 		Accounts payable	 $	17,864,080	 $	13,395,403 		Other liabilities and accrued expenses		 2,171,953		 2,882,922 		Current maturities of long-term debt		 420,377		 503,187 		Total current liabilities		 20,456,410		 16,781,512 	Long-term debt: 		Notes payable		 123,181		 258,415			 Revolving credit facility		 21,924,770		 18,705,943 		Total long-term debt		 22,047,951		 18,964,358	 	Stockholders' equity: 		Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized, none issued	 - - 		Common stock, $.01 par value, 9,000,000 shares authorized, 5,037,916 shares issued, and 4,844,624 shares and 4,871,716 shares outstanding at September 28, 1996, and March 30, 1996, respectively.		 50,379		 50,379 		Additional paid-in capital		 14,041,188		 14,004,188 		Retained earnings		 1,128,335		 3,489,796 					 15,219,902		 17,544,363 		Less treasury stock, 193,292 shares and 166,200, respectively		 (430,984)		 (366,642) 		Total stockholders' equity		 14,788,918		 17,177,721 			Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	 $	57,293,279	 $	52,923,591 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements 3 	 NATIONAL RECORD MART, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) 				 Thirteen	 Thirteen	 Twenty-Six	 Twenty-Six	 				 Weeks Ended	 Weeks Ended	 Weeks Ended	 Weeks Ended				 September 28, September 23,	September 28, September 23, 					 1996			 1995			 1996			 1995	 				 				 Net sales			 $21,023,949	 $20,864,928	 $41,166,011 	 $39,882,284 Cost of sales		 12,941,545		 12,964,095		 25,333,126		 24,733,945 	Gross profit		 8,082,404		 7,900,833		 15,832,885		 15,148,339		 Selling, general and administrative expenses	 8,604,064		 8,381,851		 17,219,426		 16,633,429 Depreciation and amortization		 657,602		 746,907		 1,304,580		 1,492,678 Interest expense		 459,281		 399,867		 888,904		 846,971 Interest income		 (8,110)		 (8,211)		 (16,942)		 (14,095) Other expenses		 65,991		 93,590		 126,699		 184,946 	Total expenses		 9,778,828		 9,614,004		 19,522,667		 19,143,929 Net loss before income taxes		 (1,696,424)		 (1,713,171)		 (3,689,782)		 (3,995,590) Income tax benefit		 610,712		 616,741		 1,328,321		 1,438,412	 	Net loss		 $(1,085,712)		$(1,096,430)	 $(2,361,461)	 $(2,557,178) 	Net loss per share	 $	 (.22)	 $	 (.22)	 $	 (.49)	 $	 (.52)	 	 Weighted average number of common shares and common equivalent shares outstanding		 4,838,495		 4,957,216		 4,835,308		 4,961,111 	 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements 4 NATIONAL RECORD MART, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited) 				 Twenty Six 	 Twenty Six	 				 Weeks Ended	 Weeks Ended 				 September 28,	 September 23, 					 1996			 1995	 Cash flows from operating activities Net loss	 $	(2,361,461)	 $	(2,557,178)		 Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash 	(used in) provided by operating activities: 		Depreciation and amortization		 1,304,580		 1,492,678		 		Loss from disposal of property and equipment	 -			 5,304 		Other			 37,000		 57,081 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: 			Merchandise inventory		 (4,952,403)		 (4,138,246)		 			Refundable income taxes and other assets		 (641,232)		 (425,715) 			Accounts payable		 4,468,677		 6,798,600		 			Other liabilities and accrued expenses		 (710,969)		 (478,196)		 Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities(2,855,808)		 754,328			 Cash flows from investing activities Purchase of property and equipment		 (868,670)		 (892,326) Other long term assets		 209,529	 	 256,092 Amounts received from (advanced to) stockholders		 18,416	 (80,617) Net cash used in investing activities		 (640,725)		 (716,851) Cash flows from financing activities	 Payments on debt		 (49,328,044)		 (48,511,849)	 Borrowings on revolving line of credit		 52,328,827		 48,532,714		 Purchases of treasury stock	 -		 (94,138)		 Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	3,000,783		 (73,273)		 Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		 (495,750)		 (35,796)		 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		 560,337		 407,463	 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	 $	64,587	 $	371,667 	 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements 5 NATIONAL RECORD MART, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements of National Record Mart, Inc. (the "Company") and subsidiary are unaudited. However, in the opinion of management, they include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods. All adjustments made for the second quarter ended September 28, 1996 were of a normal recurring nature. The results of operations for the second quarter ended September 28, 1996 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the entire fiscal year ending March 29, 1997. Additional information is contained in the Company's audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 30, 1996, included in the Company's Form 10K and should be read in conjunction with this quarterly report. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, National Record Mart Investments, Inc., a Delaware holding company. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. NOTE 2 - SEASONALITY The Company's business is seasonal in nature, with the highest sales and earnings occurring in the third quarter of its fiscal year, which includes the Christmas selling season. NOTE 3 - INCOME TAXES The Company provides for income taxes in interim periods on an estimated basis. For the second quarter ended September 28, 1996 and September 23, 1995, the effective income tax rate is 36%. NOTE 4 - REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY Effective June 11, 1993, the Company obtained a five-year revolving credit facility from a lender (the "Agreement"). The maximum borrowings under the Agreement, as amended on October 17, 1996, are based upon eligible inventory as defined therein, and may not exceed $26 million. The interest rate is the bank's borrowing rate (8.25% at September 28, 1996) plus .50% or Libor (5.4375% at September 28, 1996) plus 2.75%. The Company is required to pay a monthly commitment fee at the rate of .25% per annum on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility. Various covenants in the Agreement require the Company, among other things, to maintain certain financial ratios, including minimum tangible net worth and working capital, and to limit capital expenditures, limit new store openings, additional indebtedness, and to prohibit dividend distributions. Borrowings are collateralized by substantially all assets of the Company, including inventory, property and equipment. 6 NATIONAL RECORD MART, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) CONTINUED NOTE 5 - ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION The Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123 "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("Statement No. 123") in the first quarter of fiscal 1997. In accordance with the provisions of "Statement No. 123", the Company has elected to continue to measure compensation cost under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" and will prepare pro forma disclosures of net income and earnings per share in its fiscal year end March 29, 1997 financial statements as if the fair value-based method of accounting had been applied. ITEM 2- MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this report and with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended March 30, 1996 ("fiscal 1996") included in the Company's Form 10K. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 	NET SALES: The Company's net sales increased during the second quarter (ended September 28, 1996) of the Company's fiscal year ending March 29, 1997 ("fiscal 1997") by $159,000, or .76%, over the second quarter of fiscal 1996. Net comparable stores sales for the second quarter were up .57% or $113,000. The increase in total sales were attributable to 3 additional stores (net), opened subsequent to the second quarter of fiscal 1996. Sales for the twenty six weeks ended September 28, 1996 increased $1.3 or 3.22%. Net comparable store sales for the twenty six weeks ended were up 1.36% or $525,000 compared to the twenty six weeks ended September 23, 1995. The Company believes that its continued focus on its core stores and limiting growth is contributing to the increase in comparable store sales. 	GROSS PROFIT: Gross profit, expressed as a percentage of net sales, increased to 38.4% for the second quarter of fiscal 1997 from 37.9% in the second quarter of fiscal 1996. Gross profit for the twenty six weeks ended September 28, 1996 was 38.5% compared to 38.0% for the twenty six weeks ended September 23, 1995. The increase in margin for the quarter and twenty six weeks is primarily attributable to the restructuring of the Company's pricing format. 	EXPENSES: Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses, expressed as a percentage of net sales increased slightly to 40.9% or $8.6 million during the second quarter of fiscal 1997 from 40.2% or $8.4 million in the second quarter of fiscal 1996. SG&A expenses for the twenty six weeks ended September 28, 1996 increased to 41.8% or $17.2 million compared to 41.7% or $16.6 million for the twenty six weeks ending September 23, 1995. This slight change is related to three additional stores (net) and marginal cost increases at the corporate level. Interest expense increased slightly to $459,000 in the second quarter of fiscal 1997 from $400,000 in the second quarter of fiscal 1996. The increase is due to the increase in borrowings to $21.9 million fiscal 1997 from $19.0 million in fiscal 1996 as the revolving line of credit facility is tied to the bank's base rate. This increase in the lending facility was offset by the reduction of the bank's base rate at September 28, 1996 to 8.25% from 9.0% at September 23, 1995. 7 ITEM 2- MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED) 	NET LOSS: The Company had a net loss of ($1,086,000), or ($0.22) per share, in the second quarter of fiscal 1997 compared to a net loss of ($1,096,000) or ($0.22) per share, in the same quarter of fiscal 1996. The net loss for the twenty six weeks ended September 28, 1996 was ($2,361,000) or ($.49) per share, compared to ($2,557,000) or ($.52) per share for the twenty six weeks ended September 23, 1995. The decreases being primarily attributable to the increase in sales at a higher gross profit margin, which were partially offset by an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses. 	INCOME TAXES: The Company's effective tax rate in the first quarter of fiscal 1997 and 1996 was 36%. As of September 28, 1996 the Company had net deferred tax assets of $2,058,000. The Company may be required to earn approximately $6,053,000 of future taxable income in order to realize the benefit of the net deferred tax assets. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES 	During the first six months of fiscal 1997 the Company had net cash used in operating activities of $2,856,000, due primarily to its net loss and increases in operating assets in excess of operating liabilities. 	The Company made capital expenditures during the first six months of fiscal 1997 of $868,670, relating to upgrading the Company's Distribution center, redeveloping store design and store equipment, fixtures and leaseholds for three new stores. 	The Company has a revolving credit facility (the "Revolver") from an institutional lender which expires in June of 1998. Advances under the Revolver bears interest at a floating rate equal to the lender's base rate (8.25% at September 28, 1996) plus .50% or Libor rate (5.4375% at September 28, 1996) plus 2.75%. On October 17, 1996 the Company's revolving credit facility was increased to $26 million from $22 million. Effective November 1, 1994 the interest rate under the Revolver was reduced 25 basis points to .50% plus the lender's base rate. The alternate borrowing rate based on Libor was reduced 50 basis points to 2.75% plus Libor. Management believes that cash flows from operations and amounts available under the Revolver will be sufficient to meet the Company's current liquidity and capital needs at least through fiscal 1997. PART II - OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 4.	SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS 	The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on Wednesday September 18, 1996 at 9:30 a.m.	at PNC Plaza, Fifth and Wood Street, 16th Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at which time the following 	matters were voted upon: 1.	 Four directors were voted on for reappointment to the Board. All four were appointed by virtue	of the vote as follows: 		 William A. Teitelbaum		4,514,260 for	26,625 against 		 Theresa Carlise			 4,514,260 for	26,625 against 		 Samuel S. Zacharais		 4,514,260 for	26,625 against 		 Irwin B. Goldstein		 4,514,260 for	26,625 against 8 ITEM 4.	SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS (CONTINUED) 2. 	Resolution approving the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the independent	auditors for the Company for the fiscal year ended March 29, 1997 received 4,519,285 votes for	such appointment. Shares voted against the appointment totaled 18,800 and 2,800 abstained	from the vote. ITEM 6.	EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a)	Exhibits: 	 EXHIBIT NO.	 DESCRIPTION PAGE NO. 	 11	 Calculation of Net Loss Per 		 Common Share - For the thirteen and twenty six weeks ended September 28, 1996 and September 23, 1995 	 10 			 (b)	Reports on Form 8-K: 	 There were no reports on Form 8-K filed during the thirteen weeks ended September 28, 1996. Signature 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 thereto duly authorized. 	 NATIONAL RECORD MART, INC. 	 By: Theresa Carlise	 	 Theresa Carlise 	 Senior Vice President and Chief 	 Financial Officer 	 (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) 							 Date: November 11, 1996			 9 Exhibit 11 Page 1 of 1 NATIONAL RECORD MART, INC. CALCULATION OF NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE FOR THE THIRTEEN AND TWENTY SIX WEEKS ENDED SEPTEMBER 28, 1996 AND SEPTEMBER 23, 1995 Net Loss Per Common Share The computation of weighted average common shares and equivalents outstanding for the periods presented is as follows: 	 		 Thirteen Weeks Ended			 Twenty six Weeks Ended		 	 September 28,	 September 23, 	September 28,	 September 23, 		 1996			 1995			 1996			 1995			 Weighted average common shares outstanding	 4,838,495	 4,957,216	 4,835,308	 4,961,111			 Common Stock Equivalents	 which are dilutive	 *		 *		 *		 * 	 	 Treasury stock assumed to be repurchased using proceeds from options and warrants		 -			 -		 -		 -	 Weighted average common shares and equivalents outstanding		 4,838,495		 4,957,216		 4,835,308		 4,961,111		 	 Net loss 		 ($1,085,712)		 ($1,096,430)		 ($2,361,461) 		($2,557,178)	 	 Net loss per share		 ($0.22)		 ($0.22)		 ($0.49)		 ($0.52) 		 * Shares not included in calculation as the effects of such shares would be anti-dilutive. 10