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Whole Foods Market, Inc. included these statements in its 2010 annual report.*

WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
September 26, 2010 and September 27, 2009

Assets

2010

2009

Current Assets:

$ 131,996

$ 430,130

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 131,996

$ 430,130

Short-term investments - available-for-sale securities

329,738

-

Restricted cash

86,802

71,023

Restricted cash

133,346

104,730

Merchandise inventories

$ 323,487

$ 310,602

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

54,686

51,137

Deferred income taxes

101,464

87,757

Total current assets

1,161,519

1,055,380

"Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization

1,886,130

1,897,853

Long-term investments - available-for-sale securities

96,146

-

Goodwill

665,224

658,254

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization

69,064

73,035

Deferred income taxes

99,156

91,000

Other assets

9,301

7,866

Total assets

$3,986,540

$3,783,388

Liabilities and Shareholders Equity

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

Current installments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations

$ 410

$ 389

Accounts payable

213,212

189,597

Accrued payroll, bonus and other benefits due team members

244,427

207,983

Dividends payable

 

8,217

Other current liabilities

289,823

277,838

Total current liabilities

747,872

684,024

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current installments

508,288

738,848

Deferred lease liabilities

294,291

250,326

Other long-term liabilities

62,831

69,262

Total liabilities

1,613,282

1,742,460

Series A redeemable preferred stock, $0.10 par value, 425 shares authorized; zero and 425 shares issued and outstanding at 2010 and 2009, respectively

 

413,052

Shareholders' equity:

 

 

Common stock, no par value, 300,000 shares authorized; 172,033 and 140,542 shares issued and outstanding at 2010 and 2009, respectively

1,773,897

1,283,028

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

791

(13,367)

Retained earnings

598,570

358,215

Total shareholders' equity

2,373,258

1,627,876

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$3,986,540

$3,783,388

• "Property and equipment include construction in progress and equipment not yet in service (2010 - $120,845; 2009 - $ 130,068)

WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Fiscal years ended September 26, 2010, September 27, 2009 and September 28, 2008

 

2010

2009

2008

Sales

$9,005,794

$8,031,620

$7,953,912

Cost of goods sold and occupancy costs

5,870,393

5,277,310

5,247,207

Gross profit

3,135,401

2,754,310

2,706,705

Direct store expenses

2,375,716

2,145,809

2,107,940

General and administrative expenses

272,449

243,749

270,428

Pm-opening expenses

38,044

49,218

55,554

Relocation, store closure and lease termination costs

11,217

31,185

36,545

Operating income

437,975

284,349

236,238

Interest expense

(33,048)

(36,856)

(36,416)

Investment and other income

$ 6,854

$ 3,449

$ 6,697

Income before income taxes

411,781

250,942

206,519

Provision for income taxes

165,948

104,138

91,995

Net income

245,833

146,804

114,524

Preferred stock dividends

5,478

28,050

 

Income available to common shareholders

$ 240,355

$ 118,754

$ 114,524

Basic earnings per share

$ 1.45

$ 0.85

$ 0.82

Weighted average shares outstanding

166,244

140,414

139,886

Diluted earnings per share

$ 1.43

$ 0.85

$ 0.82

Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted basis

171,710

140,414

140,011

Dividends declared per common share

 

 

$ 0.60

Required

a. Compute the following for 2010 and 2009:

1. Net profit margin
2. Total asset turnover (ume year-end! assets)
3. Return on assets (use year-end assets)
4. Operating income margin
5. Return on operating assets (ume yearend assets)
6. Saks to fixed assets (ume year-end fixed assets)
7. Return on investment (use year-end balance sheet accounts)
8. Return on total equiv.), (use year-end equity)
9. Gross profit margin

b. Comment on the trends in (a).

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