Whole Foods Market Financial Findings
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Table of contents:
Summary of Operations…………………………………………………………….3-4
Financial position…………………………………………………………………….4-6
Financial ratios……………………………………………………………………...6-10
Historical view of the financial performance…………………………………....11-13 Industry comparison……………………………………………………………….14-15
References……………………………………………………………………………..16
Appendix……………………………………………………………………………16-28 (Investopedia) (Investopedia) (Yahoo Finance)
II. Summary of Operations ($000)
A. Net Sales: SEP 2009 | SEP 2010 | SEP 2011 | 8,031,620 | 9,005,794 | 10,107,787 |
B. Gross Margin: SEP 2009 | SEP 2010 | SEP 2011 | 34.30% | 34.83% | 34.99% |
C. Operating Margin SEP 2009 | SEP 2010 | SEP 2011 | 3.6% | 4.9% | 5.5% |
D. Income before Taxes SEP 2009 | SEP 2010 | SEP 2011 | 250,942 | 441,781 | 551,712 |
E. Net Income SEP 2009 | SEP 2010 | SEP 2011 | 146,804 | 245,833 | 342,612 |
F. Summary of Operations Data Assessment/Interpretation
Overall the financial data presented above indicates that the performance of Whole Foods Market constantly improved since 2009. First of all, between the years 2009 to 2011, Whole Foods Market’s sales increased by 20%. Regardless of the high increase in sales during the two three financial years (2009-2011) Whole Foods Market profit margin, stayed almost the same with a slight improvement of 0.69%. Nevertheless, WFM profit margin is 27% greater than the industry average (25.47%). Which means that WFM had keeps a decent profit on every dollar of sales (34.99% as of Sep 2011). In addition to that, the significant increase in WFM’s net income (57% increase), strengthen the assessment that WFM performs well and enjoys superior financial health
III. Financial Position ($000)
A. Working Capital= Current assets- Current liabilities
SEP 2009 | SEP 2010 | SEP 2011 | $371,356 | $413,647 | $573,783 |
B. Net Property, Plant & Equipment SEP 2009 |
Table of contents:
Summary of Operations…………………………………………………………….3-4
Financial position…………………………………………………………………….4-6
Financial ratios……………………………………………………………………...6-10
Historical view of the financial performance…………………………………....11-13 Industry comparison……………………………………………………………….14-15
References……………………………………………………………………………..16
Appendix……………………………………………………………………………16-28 (Investopedia) (Investopedia) (Yahoo Finance)
II. Summary of Operations ($000)
A. Net Sales: SEP 2009 | SEP 2010 | SEP 2011 | 8,031,620 | 9,005,794 | 10,107,787 |
B. Gross Margin: SEP 2009 | SEP 2010 | SEP 2011 | 34.30% | 34.83% | 34.99% |
C. Operating Margin SEP 2009 | SEP 2010 | SEP 2011 | 3.6% | 4.9% | 5.5% |
D. Income before Taxes SEP 2009 | SEP 2010 | SEP 2011 | 250,942 | 441,781 | 551,712 |
E. Net Income SEP 2009 | SEP 2010 | SEP 2011 | 146,804 | 245,833 | 342,612 |
F. Summary of Operations Data Assessment/Interpretation
Overall the financial data presented above indicates that the performance of Whole Foods Market constantly improved since 2009. First of all, between the years 2009 to 2011, Whole Foods Market’s sales increased by 20%. Regardless of the high increase in sales during the two three financial years (2009-2011) Whole Foods Market profit margin, stayed almost the same with a slight improvement of 0.69%. Nevertheless, WFM profit margin is 27% greater than the industry average (25.47%). Which means that WFM had keeps a decent profit on every dollar of sales (34.99% as of Sep 2011). In addition to that, the significant increase in WFM’s net income (57% increase), strengthen the assessment that WFM performs well and enjoys superior financial health
III. Financial Position ($000)
A. Working Capital= Current assets- Current liabilities
SEP 2009 | SEP 2010 | SEP 2011 | $371,356 | $413,647 | $573,783 |
B. Net Property, Plant & Equipment SEP 2009 |
References: Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 2 15, 2012, from http://finance.yahoo.com/ Appendix Period Ending | Sep 25, 2011 | Sep 26, 2010 | Sep 27, 2009 | Total Revenue | 10,107,787 | 9,005,794 | 8,031,620 | 3. Company Balance Sheets Period Ending | Sep 25, 2011 | Sep 26, 2010 | Sep 27, 2009 |