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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 November 1, 2003

OR

        ( ) Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Commission File Number: 0-25464

DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia 54-1387365
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

500 Volvo Parkway
Chesapeake, Virginia 23320

(Address of principal executive offices)

Telephone Number (757)321-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes (X) No ( )

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes (X) No ( )

As of December 8, 2003, there were 115,239,531 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding.


DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX

PART I-FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Page
Item 1. Financial Statements:  

         Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
           November 1, 2003, February 1, 2003 and December 31, 2002

         Condensed Consolidated Income Statements
          Three months and nine months ended November 1, 2003 and
          October 31, 2002

         Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
          Nine months ended November 1, 2003 and October 31, 2002

         Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
17 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures
18 

                                                    PART II-OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 18 

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
19 

              Signatures
20 

DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)

November 1,
2003

February 1,
2003

December 31,
2002

                                     ASSETS                
Current assets:  
     Cash and cash equivalents   $ 67,138   $ 237,302   $ 292,192  
     Short-term investments    --    63,525    43,780  
     Merchandise inventories    663,687    438,439    357,665  
     Deferred tax asset    11,646    14,333    10,409  
     Prepaid expenses and other current assets    14,613    15,783    12,094  



         Total current assets    757,084    769,382    716,140  

Property and equipment, net (Note 5)
    592,606    477,947    344,322  
Intangible assets, net (Note 2)    123,168    41,351    41,418  
Other assets, net (Note 3)    20,467    15,559    14,497  



         TOTAL ASSETS    $ 1,493,325   $ 1,304,239   $ 1,116,377  



                  LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY  
Current liabilities:  
     Revolving credit facility (Note 8)   $ 39,700   $ --   $ --  
     Current portion of long-term debt    25,000    25,000    25,000  
     Current installments of obligations under  
       capital leases    5,237    5,811    5,782  
     Accounts payable    167,446    137,668    59,451  
     Other current liabilities    83,378    75,033    88,237  
     Income taxes payable    3,616    23,548    28,041  



         Total current liabilities    324,377    267,060    206,511  

Long-term debt, excluding current portion (Note 5)
    142,422    146,628    6,000  
Obligations under capital leases, excluding  
   current installments    14,533    17,283    17,647  
Deferred tax liability    26,487    11,685    9,899  
Other liabilities    15,981    15,764    20,916  



         Total liabilities    523,800    458,420    260,973  



Shareholders' equity:  
     Common stock, par value $0.01. 300,000,000  
       shares authorized, 115,218,804; 114,231,314;  
       and 114,186,569 shares issued and outstanding  
       at November 1, 2003, February 1, 2003, and  
       December 31, 2002, respectively    1,152    1,142    1,142  
     Additional paid-in capital    243,761    218,106    217,267  
     Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 7)    (1,029 )  (1,277 )  (1,373 )
     Unearned compensation    (75 )  (112 )  (117 )
     Retained earnings    725,716    627,960    638,485  



         Total shareholders' equity    969,525    845,819    855,404  

Commitments
    --    --    --  



         TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY   $ 1,493,325   $ 1,304,239   $ 1,116,377  



        See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
November 1,
2003

October 31,
2002

November 1,
2003

October 31,
2002

Net sales     $ 665,211   $ 556,864   $ 1,906,807   $ 1,578,976  
Cost of sales    421,612    351,681    1,224,313    1,006,161  




         Gross profit    243,599    205,183    682,494    572,815  




Selling, general and administrative  
  expenses    183,234    153,906    520,038    434,582  




        Operating income    60,365    51,277    162,456    138,233  




Other income (expense):  
     Interest income    574    660    2,098    2,516  
     Interest expense    (2,129 )  (1,068 )  (6,340 )  (3,357 )
     Change in fair value of non-
         hedging interest rate swaps
  
           (11 )  (635 )  737    (1,454 )




         Total other expense, net    (1,566 )  (1,043 )  (3,505 )  (2,295 )




         Income before income taxes    58,799    50,234    158,951    135,938  

Provision for income taxes
    22,638    19,340    61,196    52,336  




         Net income (Notes 5, 6 and 7)   $ 36,161   $ 30,894   $ 97,755   $ 83,602  




Net income per share
      (Notes 4, 5 and 6)
  
        Basic   $ 0.31   $ 0.27   $ 0.85   $ 0.74  




        Diluted    $ 0.31   $ 0.27   $ 0.85   $ 0.73  




        See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended
November 1,
2003

October 31,
2002

Cash flows from operating activities:            
     Net income   $ 97,755   $ 83,602  


     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by  
       (used in) operating activities:  
         Depreciation and amortization    74,093    53,168  
         Loss on disposal of property and equipment    2,944    1,661  
         Change in fair value of non-hedging interest rate swaps    (737 )  1,454  
         Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes    17,933    (3,164 )
         Tax benefit of stock option exercises    5,057    9,627  
         Other non-cash adjustments to net income    396    291  
         Changes in assets and liabilities increasing  
           (decreasing) cash and cash equivalents:  
              Merchandise inventories    (199,210 )  (182,630 )
              Prepaid expenses and other current assets    1,485    10,216  
              Other assets    (1,106 )  (927 )
              Accounts payable and other current liabilities    24,749    14,747  
              Income taxes payable    (16,509 )  (19,939 )
              Other liabilities    (1,142 )  2,778  


                  Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities    5,708    (29,116 )


Cash flows from investing activities:  
     Capital expenditures    (178,578 )  (107,871 )
     Purchase of Greenbacks, Inc., net of cash acquired of $1,248    (99,560 )  --  
     Purchase of short-term investments    (30,360 )  (16,500 )
     Investment in Ollie's, Inc    (4,000 )  --  
     Proceeds from sales of short-term investments    93,885    15,000  
     Acquisition of favorable lease rights    (105 )  (813 )
     Proceeds from sale of property and equipment    32    --  
     Settlement of merger-related contingencies    1,021    75  


                  Net cash used in investing activities    (217,665 )  (110,109 )


Cash flows from financing activities:  
     Proceeds from revolving credit facilities    39,700    --  
     Repayment of long-term debt and facility fees    (11,813 )  (6,025 )
     Principal payments under capital lease obligations    (5,681 )  (2,870 )
     Proceeds from stock issued pursuant to  
       stock-based compensation plans    19,587    29,073  


                  Net cash provided by financing activities    41,793    20,178  


Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents    (170,164 )  (119,047 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period    237,302    218,077  


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 67,138   $ 99,030  


Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:  
     Cash paid for:  
         Interest   $ 5,598   $ 3,063  


         Income taxes    57,432    65,967  


        See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

        The condensed consolidated financial statements at November 1, 2003 and for the three- and nine-month periods ended November 1, 2003 and October 31, 2002 are unaudited and reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position at November 1, 2003 and operating results for the interim periods. The February 1, 2003 and December 31, 2002 balance sheet information was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of those dates.

        The condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, together with management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2002 contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 28, 2003. The results of operations for the three- and nine-month periods ended November 1, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire fiscal year ending January 31, 2004.

        Certain 2002 amounts have been reclassified for comparability with the 2003 financial statement presentation.

2. ACQUISITION

        On June 29, 2003, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Greenbacks, Inc. (Greenbacks). The results of Greenbacks’ operations are included in the condensed consolidated financial statements since that date. Greenbacks was a privately-held company operating 100 stores in 10 western states and one expandable 252,000 square foot distribution center in Salt Lake City. As a result of this acquisition, the Company has extended its geographical reach to include 47 states compared with 41 states prior to the acquisition. In addition, this acquisition has provided the Company with an expandable distribution infrastructure in the Rocky Mountain area of the country. The aggregate purchase price was approximately $100 million and was paid in cash. In addition, the Company incurred approximately $0.8 million in direct costs associated with the acquisition.

        The following table summarizes the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition.

(In thousands)
Current assets     $ 28,192  
Property and equipment     7,856  
Intangible assets    3,031  
Goodwill    80,050  
Other assets    33  

     Total assets acquired    119,162  

Current liabilities    11,033  
Long-term debt    4,838  
Other liabilities    2,481  

     Total liabilities assumed    18,352  

Net assets acquired   $ 100,810  

        In accordance with SFAS No. 142, goodwill will not be amortized, but rather tested annually for impairment.