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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2001

Commission File No. 0-10552

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SCHERER HEALTHCARE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

120 Interstate North Parkway, S.E., Suite 305, Atlanta, Georgia 30339
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

(770) 933-1800
(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 the number of shares of each of the issuer's classes of Common Stock, as of the latest practicable date:

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SCHERER HEALTHCARE, INC.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
For the Quarter Ended December 31, 2001

Table of Contents

Item Number				Page Number
		PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
1		Financial Statements:
		Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2001 and March 31, 2001		3
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2001 and 2000		5
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2001 and 2000		6
		Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements		7
2		Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		9
		PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
6		Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K		13
		SIGNATURES		14

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

SCHERER HEALTHCARE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

ASSETS

				December 31, 2001			March 31, 2001
CURRENT ASSETS
	Cash and cash equivalents			$	5,448,000		$	4,398,000
	Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $345,000 and $257,000, respectively				4,307,000			4,747,000
	Interest receivable				166,000			243,000
	Inventories				402,000			333,000
	Prepaid and other				553,000			232,000
		Total current assets			10,876,000			9,953,000
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT					10,156,000			9,287,000
	Less accumulated depreciation				(5,663,000	)		(4,722,000	)
	Net property and equipment				4,493,000			4,565,000
OTHER ASSETS
	Intangibles, net				3,384,000			3,538,000
	Investments				9,476,000			11,280,000
	Deferred income taxes				1,875,000			761,000
	Other				—			451,000
	Net assets of discontinued operations				481,000			481,000
		Total other assets			15,216,000			16,511,000
TOTAL ASSETS				$	30,585,000		$	31,029,000

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SCHERER HEALTHCARE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

				December 31, 2001			March 31, 2001
CURRENT LIABILITIES
	Accounts payable			$	1,245,000		$	1,089,000
	Accrued expenses				1,010,000			989,000
	Unearned revenues				492,000			478,000
	Current maturities of debt obligations				256,000			265,000
	Income taxes payable				—			36,000
		Total current liabilities			3,003,000			2,857,000
LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current maturities					504,000			551,000
OTHER LIABILITIES					63,000			100,000
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
	Convertible preferred stock—$.01 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized; 17,939 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2001 (21,704 at March 31, 2001)				—			—
	Common stock—$.01 par value, 12,000,000 shares authorized; 4,730,085 shares issued at December 31, 2001 (4,713,411 at March 31, 2001); 4,339,056 shares outstanding at December 31, 2001 (4,323,382 at March 31, 2001)				47,000			47,000
	Capital in excess of par value				22,394,000			22,394,000
	Unrealized loss on marketable securities				(241,000	)		(279,000	)
	Retained earnings				7,906,000			8,450,000
	Less treasury stock, at cost				(3,091,000	)		(3,091,000	)
		Total stockholders' equity			27,015,000			27,521,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY				$	30,585,000		$	31,029,000

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SCHERER HEALTHCARE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

				Three months ended December 31,						Nine months ended December 31,
				2001			2000			2001			2000
NET SALES				$	5,048,000		$	4,708,000		$	15,214,000		$	13,945,000
COSTS AND EXPENSES
	Cost of goods sold				3,372,000			2,957,000			9,921,000			8,644,000
	Selling, general, and administrative				1,241,000			1,323,000			3,774,000			3,795,000
	Discontinued operations				52,000			2,000			119,000			56,000
		Total costs and expenses			4,665,000			4,282,000			13,814,000			12,495,000
OPERATING INCOME					383,000			426,000			1,400,000			1,450,000
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
	Interest income				166,000			241,000			472,000			692,000
	Equity in net losses of unconsolidated companies				(1,000	)		(106,000	)		(2,000	)		(303,000	)
	Impairment charges on investments				—			(380,000	)		(3,129,000	)		(380,000	)
	Other, net				10,000			1,000			(22,000	)		2,000
		Total other income (expense), net			175,000			(244,000	)		(2,681,000	)		11,000
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES					558,000			182,000			(1,281,000	)		1,461,000
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES					70,000			(229,000	)		(738,000	)		(190,000	)
NET INCOME (LOSS)				$	488,000		$	411,000		$	(543,000	)	$	1,651,000
Basic earnings per common share				$	0.11		$	0.10		$	(0.13	)	$	0.38
Diluted earnings per common share				$	0.11		$	0.09		$	(0.13	)	$	0.36
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic					4,339,056			4,321,165			4,332,978			4,321,119
Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted					4,515,818			4,532,590			4,332,978			4,532,544

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SCHERER HEALTHCARE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

				Nine months ended December 31,
				2001			2000
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
	Net income (loss)			$	(543,000	)	$	1,651,000
	Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
		Depreciation and amortization			1,049,000			1,106,000
		Provision for bad debts			26,000			—
		Deferred taxes			(1,114,000	)		(261,000	)
		Equity in net losses of unconsolidated companies			2,000			303,000
		Impairment charge for investments			3,129,000			380,000
		Other noncash charges and credits, net			—			30,000
	Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
		Accounts receivable			440,000			(4,000	)
		Interest Receivable			77,000			—
		Inventories			(69,000	)		56,000
		Workers compensation collateral refund			451,000			—
		Other assets			(321,000	)		(237,000	)
		Income tax payable			(36,000	)		—
		Accounts payable and accrued expenses			177,000			(67,000	)
		Unearned revenue			14,000			—
		Other liabilities			(37,000	)		(66,000	)
	Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations				3,245,000			2,891,000
	Net operating activities of discontinued operations				—			(56,000	)
	Net cash provided by operating activities				3,245,000			2,835,000
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
	Additions to property and equipment, net				(870,000	)		(1,185,000	)
	Sale of investments, at market value, net				—			2,192,000
	Purchase of municipal bonds				(1,525,000	)		—
	Cash proceeds from sale of municipal bonds				200,000			—
	Cash proceeds from sale of preferred stock				298,000			—
	Investments in unconsolidated companies, at equity				(112,000	)		(1,515,000	)
	Other investments, at cost				—			(100,000	)
	Change in permit acquisition cost, net				(92,000	)		—
	Other investing activities, net				(38,000	)		387,000
	Net cash used for investing activities				(2,139,000	)		(221,000	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
	Net issuances (repayment) of borrowings				(56,000	)		295,000
CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS					1,050,000			2,909,000
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period					4,398,000			1,689,000
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period				$	5,448,000		$	4,598,000

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SCHERER HEALTHCARE, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1.

        The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Scherer Healthcare, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") include all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the period indicated. Quarterly results of operations are not necessarily indicative of annual results.

        These statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001.

        Certain fiscal 2001 amounts have been reclassified to conform with the fiscal 2002 presentation.

NOTE 2.

        The components of inventory at December 31, 2001 and March 31, 2001 consisted of the following:

NOTE 3.

        Obligations under capital leases at December 31, 2001 and March 31, 2001 consisted of the following:

NOTE 4.

        The Company has the following investments at December 31, 2001 and March 31, 2001:

        The Company's investments, at market value, consist of investments in long-term high-grade marketable securities composed primarily of government and corporate fixed income bonds. These marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale and are being carried at fair market value based on quoted market prices. The net unrealized holding gains (losses) on these investments are reported

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as a separate component of stockholders' equity and were $159,000 and $38,000 for the three months and nine months ended December 31, 2001, respectively, and the accumulated balance was ($241,000) as of December 31, 2001.

        The amortized cost and fair market value of the Company's marketable securities are as follows:

        The net unrealized losses of the Company's marketable securities at December 31, 2001, and March 30, 2001, are detailed as follows:

        The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the securities (excluding the preferred stocks) at December 31, 2001, by contractual maturity, are shown below:

        The Company had investments in three unconsolidated companies, recorded on the equity method of accounting, of $3,167,000 as of March 31, 2001. Due to recent difficult economic conditions affecting

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these companies resulting in the inability to generate sufficient cash flow and the amount of liabilities ranking ahead of the Company's investment in these entities, the Company has concluded that its total investment in two of these companies, Compliance1, Inc. and Econometrics, Inc., is currently without value. Accordingly, the Company has recorded an impairment charge of $3,129,000 in the second quarter of fiscal year 2002 which includes the balance of the investment in these companies and are all related accounts.

        The Company continues to carry its investment in MedicareFacts, LLC recorded on the equity method. The Company's equity in the net loss of this unconsolidated company was $1,000 for the third quarter of fiscal year 2002. MedicareFacts, LLC designs and develops reimbursement guides which provide a single source for all coding and coverage information needed to file accurate Medicare claims, thus ensuring optimal reimbursement and compliance with government regulations. These products are used principally by hospitals and clinical laboratories. The Company's investment is in the form of a two-year 10% series B unsecured convertible note in the aggregate principal amount of $400,000 that matures in October 2002, and which converts, at the Company's option, into 18.6% of the outstanding common stock of MedicareFacts, LLC as of December 31, 2001.

        The Company has an investment in Renaissance Pharmaceuticals, Inc. which is recorded at historical cost under the cost method. Renaissance Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a development stage drug delivery company. The Company has a direct investment of $650,000 in Renaissance Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for 2.5% of the outstanding common stock as of December 31, 2001. During the quarter ending December 31, 2000, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $380,000 against its investment in Renaissance Pharmaceuticals, Inc. due to a revised valuation by the management of Renaissance Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in connection with Renaissance Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s $5.2 million convertible preferred stock offering. Management of Renaissance Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has informed the Company that it is actively pursuing investors for their preferred stock offering.

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

        The following discussion contains, in addition to historical information, "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which represent the Company's expectations or beliefs. When used in this report, the words "may," "could," "should," "would," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements by their nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the Company's control. The Company cautions that various factors, including the factors described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as general economic conditions, changes in applicable laws and regulations, industry trends, a dependence upon and/or loss of key employees, vendors or customers, the loss of strategic product shipping relationships, customer demand, product availability, competition (including pricing and availability), concentrations of credit risks, distribution efficiencies, capacity constraints and technological difficulties could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements of the Company. Reference is made to this report as well as the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for other factors that could affect the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this report and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement or statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statements is made or to reflect the occurrence of an unanticipated event. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict all of such factors. Further, the Company cannot assess the impact of each such factor on its business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

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Results of Operations

Net Sales and Operating Income (Loss).

        The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the net sales and operating income (loss) for each segment of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries:

				Three months ended December 31,						Nine months ended December 31,
				2001			2000			2001			2000
NET SALES:
	Waste Management Services Segment			$	4,724,000		$	4,346,000		$	13,989,000		$	12,815,000
	Consumer Healthcare Products Segment				324,000			362,000			1,225,000			1,130,000
		Company Totals		$	5,048,000		$	4,708,000		$	15,214,000		$	13,945,000
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS):
	Waste Management Services Segment			$	400,000		$	514,000		$	1,522,000		$	1,583,000
	Consumer Healthcare Products Segment				127,000			98,000			486,000			383,000
	Corporate				(144,000	)		(186,000	)		(608,000	)		(516,000	)
		Company Totals		$	383,000		$	426,000		$	1,400,000		$	1,450,000

        The Company's net sales increased 7% to $5,048,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2002 from $4,708,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2001. The Company's operating income decreased 10% to $383,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2002 from $426,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2001. The Company's cost of goods sold of the Waste Management Services Segment is primarily made up of direct labor and related costs and benefits to collect and process waste, vehicle and equipment maintenance, repair and depreciation, waste disposal costs and interest on capital leases used to finance vehicle acquisitions. The cost of goods sold for the Consumer Healthcare Products Segment is made up of the cost of materials for products distributed and the related shipping expenses. The Company's cost of goods sold on a consolidated basis for the quarter ended December 31, 2001, and December 31, 2000, was 67% and 63%, respectively, of net sales. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 24% of net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2002 from 28% for the third quarter of fiscal 2001 on a consolidated basis. Selling, general and administrative expenses in both of the Company's business segments is made up of:

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management, administrative and office compensation, related costs and benefits; and



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utilities, insurance, property depreciation, bad debt, professional fees, rent, amortization, advertising promotion, travel and miscellaneous other expenses.

        The Company's net sales increased 9% to $15,214,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2001, from $13,945,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2000. The Company's operating income decreased 3% to $1,400,000 for the first nine months of fiscal 2002 from $1,450,000 for the first nine months of fiscal 2001. Cost of goods sold increased to 65% of net sales for the nine months ended December 31, 2001 from 62% of net sales for the nine months ended December 31, 2000. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 25% of net sales for the nine months ended December 31, 2001 from 27% of net sales for the nine months ended December 31, 2000. The primary reasons for these changes are discussed below.

        The results of operations of the Company are dependent upon the results of operations of each of its subsidiaries operating in the Company's individual business segments. Set forth below is a discussion of the results of operations of each of these segments.

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Waste Management Services Segment

        Net sales in the Company's Waste Management Services Segment, which operates through Bio Waste Systems, Inc. and Medical Waste Systems, Inc. (collectively, "Bio Systems"), increased 9% to $4,724,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2002 from $4,346,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2001. Bio Systems' net sales increased 9% to $13,989,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2001, from $12,815,000 during the same period in fiscal 2001. The sales growth is primarily due to securing new hospital contracts for Bio Systems' core business of providing "sharps" (including sharp-edged medical waste such as scalpels, syringes, and needles) disposal services which utilize cost effective reusable containers. Bio Systems added nine new hospital contracts in the third quarter of fiscal 2002, and added a total of 13 new hospital contracts in the first nine months of fiscal 2002. In fiscal 2001, Bio Systems expanded its disposal services to include certain laboratory waste and surgical fluid waste. Net sales for laboratory and surgical fluid waste increased $37,000 to $246,000 in the third quarter of fiscal 2002. Net sales for laboratory and surgical fluid waste increased $141,000 to $700,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2001. Bio Systems intends to continue to actively pursue the laboratory and surgical fluid waste disposal market, although the market is relatively small compared to Bio Systems' core business of sharps disposal. Bio Systems has also expanded its disposal services at hospitals and healthcare related facilities to include other regulated medical waste ("redbag services"). For the third quarter of fiscal 2002, net sales in the redbag services segment increased $172,000 to $351,000. For the nine months ended December 31, 2001, net sales in the redbag segment increased $400,000 to $922,000.

        Bio Systems' cost of goods sold for the third quarter of fiscal 2002 was 69% of its net sales as compared to 64% for the third quarter of fiscal 2001, and for the nine months ending December 31, 2001 was 68% compared to 64% during the same period last year. The increases were primarily due to increases in outsourced waste disposal expenses, which increased $156,000 to $427,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2002 and increased $470,000 to $1,187,000 during the nine months ended December 31, 2001. The increase in outsourced waste disposal expenses are due to several factors. First, Bio Systems' sharps disposal capacity at its Farmingdale facility is currently restricted under its solid waste processing permit. Further, non-sharps waste collected in Bio Systems' laboratory, surgical fluid and redbag waste services cannot currently be disposed at Bio Systems' facility. Bio Systems has applied to the appropriate agencies for additional permitted sharps disposal capacity and, although expects to receive approval during the first quarter of fiscal 2003. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the third quarter of fiscal 2002 decreased to 20% of net sales from 22% of net sales in the same period last year. For the nine months ended December 31, 2001, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 20% of net sales as compared to 22% during the same period last year.

        For the third quarter of fiscal 2002, operating income decreased 21% to $404,000 from $514,000 for the same period last year. For the nine months ending December 31, 2001, operating income decreased 4% to $1,522,000 from $1,583,000 for the same period last year. These results reflect higher costs related to outsourcing of waste disposal and sharps container hardware installation.

Consumer Healthcare Products Segment

        Net sales for the Consumer Healthcare Products Segment, which operates through Scherer Laboratories, Inc. ("Scherer Labs"), decreased 10% to $324,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2002 from $362,000 during the same period in fiscal 2001. Scherer Labs' net sales increased 8% to $1,225,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2001 from $1,130,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2000. Increased sales are mostly the result of increased volume with existing customers.

        As a result of the decreased cost of goods sold, Scherer Labs' operating income increased 30% to $127,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2002 from $98,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2001 and

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increased 27% to $486,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2001 from $383,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2000.

Corporate

        The Company's operating expenses in the Corporate Segment decreased to $56,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2001 from $186,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2000. For the nine months ended December 31, 2001, operating expenses in the Corporate Segment increased to $608,000 from $516,000 for the same period in fiscal 2001. Certain administrative, accounting, management oversight and payroll services are performed by the Company's corporate office. The Corporate operating expenses primarily include the salaries and wages of the personnel who perform these functions (including the Company's executive officers), rent expense, and professional accounting and legal fees. For the quarter ended December 31, 2001, the corporate office operating expense decrease is primarily due to a reduction of rent expense and the discontinuance of amortization of the Econometrics, Inc. amortization cost. The increase of corporate operating expenses for the nine months ended December 31, 2001, is primarily due to financial consulting and other professional fees and severance compensation that resulted from the closing of Scherer Labs' Texas office.

Other Income.

        The Company's interest income for the third quarter of fiscal 2002 is primarily from its investments in government and corporate fixed income bonds. Of the $166,000 recorded, $10,000 represents interest accrued on MedicareFacts, LLC notes. In the third quarter of fiscal 2001, the $241,000 of interest income included $82,000 accrued on the debt instruments of its unconsolidated companies accounted for on the equity method. (See Note 4 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere herein.) In the third quarter of fiscal 2002 the Company recognized equity in net losses of unconsolidated companies of $1,000 as compared to $106,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2001. The Company also recognized a $380,000 impairment charge in the quarter ended December 31, 2000, relating to a write down of an investment recorded under the cost method of accounting.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

        The Company's cash and cash equivalents totaled $5,448,000 at December 31, 2001, an increase of $1,050,000 from $4,398,000 at March 31, 2001. Since March 31, 2001, the Company has made additional investments of $112,000 in Econometrics, Inc. in an attempt to keep that company viable. (See Note 4 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere herein). Also, since March 31, 2001, the Company invested $1,027,000 in additional marketable securities. The Company's working capital increased $777,000 at December 31, 2001, from $7,096,000 at March 31, 2001. This increase was primarily for the reasons described below.

Cash Flow from Operating Activities.

        The Company's cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations totaled $3,245,000 for the first nine months of fiscal 2002, as compared to $2,891,000 for the first nine months of fiscal 2001. The increase is primarily due to increased sales of $1,269,000 at Bio Systems and Scherer Labs for the nine months ended December 31, 2001, a corresponding decrease in accounts receivable and collateralizing workers compensation requirements with letters of credit instead of using cash.

Cash Flows from Investing and Financing Activities.

        The Company's investing activities used cash of $2,139,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2001, as compared to a use of cash of $221,000 for the nine months ended December 31,

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2000. During the nine months ended December 31, 2001, the Company increased its net investment in marketable securities by $1,027,000 and the Company made an additional cash investment of $112,000 in Econometrics, Inc. (see comments above). For the nine months ended December 31, 2001, the Company acquired new vehicles, factory machinery and equipment, office equipment and containers amounting to $870,000, versus $1,185,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2000.

        Cash used for financing activities was $56,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2001, resulting from the Company paying off certain capital leases. For the nine months ended December 31, 2000, cash flow from financing activities was $295,000 caused by capital lease financing of new vehicles.

        Management of the Company believes that its current cash on hand and its current and future cash flow is sufficient to maintain its operations on a short term and long term basis. The Company continues to evaluate its long-term options with regard to the use of its remaining cash on hand including possible acquisition opportunities and internal expansion.

Effects of Accounting Standards

        In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement No. 141, "Business Combinations," which established new accounting and reporting standards for business combinations and supersedes Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 16. All business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001, must now be accounted for using the purchase method of accounting.

        Also in June 2001, the FASB issued Statement No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," which establishes new accounting and reporting standards for acquired goodwill and other intangible assets and supersedes APB Opinion No. 17. It addresses how intangible assets that are acquired individually or with a group of other assets (but not those acquired in a business combination) should be accounted for upon acquisition and on an ongoing basis. Goodwill and intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives will not be amortized but rather will be tested at least annually for impairment. Intangible assets that have finite useful lives will continue to be amortized over their useful lives, which are no longer limited to 40 years. The Company must adopt the provisions of Statement No.142 on April 1, 2002. The Company recorded amortization expense related to goodwill of $83,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2001, and is expected to record $107,000 of goodwill amortization expense for the year ending March 31, 2002. The Company has not yet quantified the impact of adopting Statement No. 142 on its consolidated financial statements; however, the impact is not expected to be material upon adoption on April 1, 2002.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

        (a)    Exhibits

        None

        (b)    Reports on Form 8-K.

        None

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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.

		SCHERER HEALTHCARE, INC. (Registrant)
Date: February 14, 2002		/s/  ROBERT P. SCHERER, JR.       Robert P. Scherer, Jr. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
Date: February 14, 2002		/s/  DONALD P. ZIMA       Donald P. Zima Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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SCHERER HEALTHCARE, INC. Quarterly Report on Form 10–Q For the Quarter Ended December 31, 2001 Table of Contents

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements

SCHERER HEALTHCARE, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
ASSETS
SCHERER HEALTHCARE, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
SCHERER HEALTHCARE, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
SCHERER HEALTHCARE, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
SCHERER HEALTHCARE, INC. NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

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