
Why Whole Foods is Hot


| Oct 2012 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2009 | |
| Sales | 4.02B | 3.95B | 3.23B | 2.88B |
| Cost of Sales | 2.57B | 2.62B | 2.07B | 1.82B |
| Gross Operating Profit | 1.45B | 1.33B | 1.15B | 1.05B |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 754.32M | 746.74M | 595.36M | 589.08M |
| Research & Development | 117.11M | 115.42M | 100.24M | 91.30M |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 575.97M | 467.40M | 457.39M | 373.83M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 93.70M | 97.75M | 81.31M | 82.86M |
| Interest Income | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Income - Net | 2.56M | -411.29M | 1.39M | -2.25M |
| Special Income / Charges | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 484.83M | -41.64M | 377.46M | 288.72M |
| Interest Expense | 67.60M | 61.51M | 58.27M | 50.39M |
| Pre-Tax Income | 417.22M | -103.15M | 319.20M | 238.33M |
| Income Taxes | 124.73M | 35.45M | 97.14M | 78.18M |
| Minority Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 292.50M | -138.60M | 222.06M | 160.15M |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 292.50M | -138.60M | 222.06M | 160.15M |
| 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 | 292.50M | -138.60M | 222.06M | 160.15M |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
292.50M | -138.60M | 222.06M | 160.15M |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 292.50M | -138.60M | 222.06M | 150.20M |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 3.20 | -1.47 | 2.25 | 1.50 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 3.20 | -1.47 | 2.25 | 1.50 |
| 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 | 3.20 | -1.47 | 2.25 | 1.50 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | 3.20 | -1.47 | 2.25 | 1.50 |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 3.10 | -1.47 | 2.20 | 1.49 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 3.10 | -1.47 | 2.20 | 1.49 |
| 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 | 3.10 | -1.47 | 2.20 | 1.49 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
3.10 | -1.47 | 2.20 | 1.49 |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 0.80 | 0.72 | 0.64 | 0.60 |