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Profile - Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NasdaqNM:WFMI)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 31Price hit new 52-week high ($35.87)
Location
601 North Lamar, Suite 300
Austin, TX 78703
Phone: (512) 477-4455
Fax: (512) 477-1069
Email: website.comments@wholefoods.com
Employees (last reported count): 15,400
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Retail (Grocery)
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 600 SmallCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 24%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 10 insider sells; 85.0K shares
  (0.7% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 93% (122% of float)
(429 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 2.08M shares (+4.32%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Whole Foods Market, Inc. owns and operates a chain of natural foods supermarkets. The Company opened its first store in Austin, Texas in 1980 and, as of September 24, 2000, operated 117 stores in 22 states plus the District of Columbia. On the average, the Company's stores carry approximately 20,000 stock-keeping units of food and non-food products. The Company has a broad product selection, with a heavy emphasis on perishable foods designed to appeal to both natural foods and gourmet shoppers. The products the Company offers in its stores, which are mostly from natural-food vendors, include natural and organic foods and beverages, dietary supplements, natural personal care products, natural household goods and educational products.
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Financial Summary
Whole Foods Market engages in the sale of natural food and nutritional products, primarily through its 120 natural foods supermarkets (as of 12/00) and direct marketing of nutritional supplements. For the 40 weeks ended 7/1/01, net sales rose 21% to $1.7 billion. Net income from continuing operations before accounting change rose 21% to $46.1 million. Results reflect an 8.5% increase in comparable store sales and the continued addition of new stores.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

John Mackey, 47
Chairman, Pres, CEO
$210K--  
Glenda Flanagan, 47
VP, CFO
250K--  
James Sud, 48
VP and COO
244K--  
Michael Besancon, 54
Pres of the Mid-Atlantic Region
232K$142K
Rich Cundiff, 43
Pres of the Southern Pacific Region
--  --  
Dollar amounts are as of 29-Sep-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:WFMIAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 4-Apr-2001
$19.469
Recent Price$35.19 
52-Week High
on 31-Aug-2001
$35.87 
Beta0.96 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)605.2K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)562.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+36.2%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+82.7%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.90B
Shares Outstanding54.0M
Float41.0M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 5-June-2001
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$7.09 
Earnings (ttm)$0.65 
Earnings (mrq)$0.29 
Sales (ttm)$38.24 
Cash (mrq*)$0.06 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)4.96 
Price/Earnings (ttm)54.14 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.92 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$2.13B
EBITDA (ttm*)$125.1M
Income available to common (ttm)$36.8M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)1.7%
Operating Margin (ttm)5.4%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsSep 24
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
1-July-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)4.59%
Return on Equity (ttm)10.72%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)1.01 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0.76 
Total Cash (mrq)$3.07M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short5.61M
Percent of Float13.7%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
7.61M
Short Ratio6.52 
Daily Volume861.0K
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