Whole Foods Market, Inc. included these statements in its 2010 annual report.*
WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
September 26, 2010 and September 27, 2009
Assets				2010	2009
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents				131,996	430,130
Short-term investments %u2013 available-for-sale securities				329,738	-
Restricted cash				86,802	71,023
Accounts receivable				133,346	104,731
*%u201CWhole Foods Market is the world%u2019s leading natural and organic foods supermarket and America%u2019s first national
%u201CCertified Organic%u201D grocer.%u201D 10-K
Source: Whole Foods Market, Inc. 2010 10-K
Assets				2010	2009
Merchandise inventories				323,487	310,602
Prepaid expenses and other current assets				54,686	51,137
Deferred income taxes				101,464	87,757
Total current assets				1,161,519	1,055,380
**Property and equipment, net of accumulated
depreciation and amortization				1,886,130	1,897,853
Long-term investments %u2013 available-for-sale securities				96,146	.-
Goodwill				665,224	658,254
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization				69,064	73,035
Deferred income taxes				99,156	91,000
Other assets				9,301	7,866
Total assets				3,986,540	7,866
Liabilities and Shareholders Equity
Current Liabilities:
Current installments of long-term debt and capital
lease obligations				410	389
Accounts payable				213,212	189,587
Accrued payroll, bonus and other benefits due team
members				224,427	207,983
Dividends payable				.--	8,217
Other current liabilities				289,823	277,838
Total current liabilities				747,872	684,024
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less
current installments				508,,288	738,848
Deferred lease liabilities				294,291	250,326
Other long-term liabilities				62,831	69,262
Total liabilities				1,613,282	1,742,460
Series A redeemable preferred stock, $0.10 par value,
425 shares authorized; zero and 425 shares issued
and outstanding at 2010 and 2009, respectively				.---	413,053
Shareholders%u2019 equity:
Common stock, no par value, 300,000 shares
authorized; 172,033 and 140,542 shares issued and
outstanding at 2010 and 2009, respectively				1,773,897	1,283,028
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)				791	-13,367
Retained earnings				598,570	358,215
Total shareholders%u2019 equity				2,373,258	1,627,876
Commitments and contingencies
Total liabilities and shareholders%u2019 equity				3,986,540	3,783,388
**Property and equipment include construction in progress and equipment not yet in service (2010 %u2013 $120,845;
2009 %u2013 $130,068)
WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Fiscal years ended September 26, 2010, September 27, 2009 and September 28, 2008
				2010	2009	2008
Sales				9,005,794	8,031,620	7,953,912
Cost of goods sold and occupancy costs				5,870,393	5,277,310	5,247,207
Gross profit				3,135,401	2,754,310	2,706,705
Direct store expenses				2,375,716	2,145,809	2,107,940
General and administrative expenses				272,449	243,749	270,428
Pre-opening expenses				38,044	49,218	55,554
Relocation, store closure and lease termination costs				11,217	31,185	35,545
Operating income				437,975	284,349	236,238
Interest expense				-33,048	-36,856	-36,416
Investment and other income				6,854	3,449	6,697
Income before income taxes				411,781	250,942	206,519
Provision for income taxes				165,948	104,138	91,995
Net income				245,833	146,804	114,524
Preferred stock dividends				5,478	28,050	.---
Income available to common shareholders				240,355	118,754	114,524
Basic earnings per share				1.45.	0.85.	. 0.82
Weighted average shares outstanding				166,244	140,414	139,886
Diluted earnings per share				. 1.43	. 0.85	. 0.82
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted basis				171,710	140,414	140,011
Dividends declared per common share				.---	.---	. 0.60
Required
a. Compute the following for 2010 and 2009:
1. Net profit margin
2. Total asset turnover (use year-end assets)
3. Return on assets (use year-end assets)
4. Operating income margin
5. Return on operating assets (use year-end assets)
6. Sales to fixed assets (use year-end fixed assets)
7. Return on investment (use year-end balance sheet accounts)
8. Return on total equity (use year-end equity)
9. Gross profit margin

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

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