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Category: Investment, Renewable Energy, Lifestyles, Health, Sustainability, Whole Foods Market
LOHAS Stock, Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NasdaqNM:WFMI) Trading up on Earnings, EPS Increase 62%
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POINT ROBERTS, Wash., Delta, B.C. - February 17, 2010 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal covering over twenty research sectors, specializing in environment and water , reports on recent earnings from Lohas Stock, Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NasdaqNM:WFMI). Whole Foods is trading at $34.2399 USD, up $3.7199 (12.19%)at the time of this report.
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Whole Foods Market Reports First Quarter Results Summary
Tuesday February 16, Diluted EPS Increase 62% to $0.32 Driven by 3.5% Comparable Store Sales Growth and Strong Gross Margin Improvement; Company Raises Outlook for Fiscal Year 2010
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (Nasdaq:WFMI) reported results for the 16-week first quarter ended January 17, 2010. Sales increased 7.0% to $2.6 billion. Comparable store sales increased 3.5%, or -0.5% on a two-year stacked basis. Identical store sales, excluding five relocations and two major expansions, increased 2.5%, or -2.4% on a two-year stacked basis. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") increased 26% to $186.0 million. Income available to common shareholders increased 79% to $49.7 million, and diluted earnings per share increased 62% to $0.32 per diluted share.
About Whole Foods
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NasdaqNM:WFMI) - Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market (www.wholefoodsmarket.com, Nasdaq: WFMI), is a leader in the natural and organic foods industry and America's first national certified organic grocer and was named "America's Healthiest Grocery Store" by Health magazine. The company motto, "Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet"™ capture its mission to ensure customer satisfaction and health, Team Member excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and environmental improvement. Thanks to its more than 50,000 Team Members, Whole Foods Market has been ranked as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" in America by FORTUNE magazine for 12 consecutive years. In fiscal year 2009, the company had sales of $8 billion and currently has 280 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
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