On July 28, Whole Foods
- Whole Foods continues the trend of beating analyst expectations -- this time by $0.03 per share.
- A 15% rise in same-store sales keeps the company ahead of the competition.
- The company stays on track to reach its goal of $10 billion in sales by 2010.
(Figures in millions, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights (What's this?)
|
Avg. Est. |
Q3 2005 |
Q3 2004 |
% Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$1,100 |
$1,133 |
$917 |
+23.5% |
|
Net Profit |
-- |
$42 |
$32 |
+31.1% |
|
EPS |
$0.57 |
$0.60 |
$0.48 |
+25.0% |
Margin Checkup (What's this?)
|
Q3 2005 |
Q3 2004 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
35.21% |
34.49% |
+0.72% |
|
Op. Margin |
5.90% |
5.72% |
+0.17% |
|
Net Margin |
3.68% |
3.47% |
+0.22% |
Balance Sheet Highlights (What's this?)
|
Assets |
Q3 2005 |
Q3 2004 |
% Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$361 |
$222 |
+63% |
|
Inventory |
$172 |
$153 |
+12.4% |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$64 |
$ 65 |
-2.3% |
|
Liabilities |
Q3 2005 |
Q3 2004 |
% Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Long-Term Debt |
$13 |
$165 |
-91.9% |
|
Accounts Pay. |
$103 |
$91 |
+13.2% |
Cash Flow Highlights (What's this?)
|
Q3 2005 |
Q3 2004 |
% Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash From Ops |
$343 |
$261 |
+31.2% |
|
Capital Expend. |
$244 |
$208 |
+17.3% |
|
Free Cash Flow |
$99 |
$53 |
+85.2% |
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Related Foolishness:
- Fool co-founder Tom Gardner continues to kick himself for selling shares of Whole Foods.
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- Is Whole Foods a Rule Breaker?
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At the time of publication, Tim Hanson owned shares of Whole Foods. Fool rules are here.
