
Why Whole Foods Is Hot


| Sep 2012 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2009 | |
| Sales | 156.51B | 108.25B | 65.22B | 42.90B |
| Cost of Sales | 84.57B | 62.62B | 38.51B | 24.95B |
| Gross Operating Profit | 71.94B | 45.63B | 26.71B | 17.96B |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 10.04B | 7.60B | 5.52B | 4.15B |
| Research & Development | 3.38B | 2.43B | 1.78B | 1.33B |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 58.52B | 35.60B | 19.41B | 12.47B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 3.28B | 1.81B | 1.03B | 734.00M |
| Interest Income | 1.09B | 519.00M | 311.00M | 407.00M |
| Other Income - Net | -566.00M | -104.00M | -156.00M | -81.00M |
| Special Income / Charges | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 55.76B | 34.20B | 18.54B | 12.07B |
| Interest Expense | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pre-Tax Income | 55.76B | 34.20B | 18.54B | 12.07B |
| Income Taxes | 14.03B | 8.28B | 4.53B | 3.83B |
| Minority Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 41.73B | 25.92B | 14.01B | 8.24B |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 41.73B | 25.92B | 14.01B | 8.24B |
| Extraordinary Income/Losses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income From Cum. Effect of Acct. Change | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income From Tax Loss Carryforward | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Gains / Losses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Net Income | 41.73B | 25.92B | 14.01B | 8.24B |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
41.73B | 25.92B | 14.01B | 8.24B |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 41.73B | 25.92B | 14.01B | 8.24B |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 44.64 | 28.05 | 15.41 | 9.22 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 44.64 | 28.05 | 15.41 | 9.22 |
| Basic EPS from Extraordinary Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Cum Effect of Accounting Change | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Tax Loss Carryf'd. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Other Gains (Losses) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS, Total | 44.64 | 28.05 | 15.41 | 9.22 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | 44.64 | 28.05 | 15.41 | 9.22 |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 44.15 | 27.68 | 15.15 | 9.08 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 44.15 | 27.68 | 15.15 | 9.08 |
| EPS fr Extraord. Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Cum Effect of Accounting Change | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Tax Loss Carfd. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Other Gains (L) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS, Total | 44.15 | 27.68 | 15.15 | 9.08 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
44.15 | 27.68 | 15.15 | 9.08 |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 2.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |