About the company
| 12.16bn | 493.25m | 1978 | 53.10k | |||
| Revenue in USD (TTM) | Net income in USD | Incorporated | Employees |
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Whole Foods Market, Inc. (Whole Foods Market) is a natural and organic foods supermarkets. As of September 25, 2011, Whole Foods Market operated 311 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The Company's stores average 38,000 square feet in size and 10 years in age, and are supported by its Austin headquarters, regional offices, distribution centers, bakehouse facilities, commissary kitchens, seafood-processing facilities, meat and produce procurement centers, and a specialty coffee, tea procurement and roasting operation. As of September 25, 2011, it operated 311 stores, of which 299 stores operated in 38 United States and the District of Columbia; seven stores in Canada; and five stores in the United Kingdom. It owns 12 stores, two distribution facilities and land for one store in development, including the adjacent property. It also owns a building on leased land, which is leased to third parties, and has one store in development on leased land.
Mergers & acquisitions
| Acquired company | Deal status | Date | WFM:NSQ since announced | Transaction value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie's Foodmaster Inc- Stores(6) | Announced | 26 Aug 2012 | +6.95% | -- |
Peer analysis
| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excluding extraordinary items (TTM) | EPS (including extraordinary items) (TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on average assets (TTM) | Return on average assets (5 yr average) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr average) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr average) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 Yr Average) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr average) | Revenue (Year-over-year change%) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (Year-over-year change%) | Net income (5 Yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 Yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) | |
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| GNC Holdings Inc | 2.47bn | 248.98m | 4.49bn | 6000 | 18.87 | 5.04 | 15.03 | 1.82 | 2.42 | 2.42 | 24.00 | 9.05 | 0.9561 | 3.08 | 18.98 | 411,734 | 9.64 | -- | 10.83 | -- | 38.26 | -- | 10.08 | -- | 1.25 | 9.19 | 0.5526 | -- | 17.27 | -- | 88.23 | -- | -- | -- | |
| Safeway Inc. | 44.20bn | 595.80m | 6.06bn | 171000 | 10.30 | 2.03 | 3.52 | 0.1372 | 2.44 | 2.61 | 180.03 | 12.41 | 3.02 | 11.33 | 79.50 | 258,464 | 4.13 | 2.76 | 5.89 | 2.76 | 26.48 | 27.74 | 1.37 | 0.7215 | 0.3072 | 3.82 | 0.6732 | 53.26 | 1.32 | 0.8923 | 8.23 | -8.8426 | -12.1096 | 20.43 | |
| The Kroger Co. | 96.75bn | 1.49bn | 18.42bn | 343000 | 12.77 | 4.33 | 5.83 | 0.1904 | 2.77 | 2.77 | 180.63 | 8.18 | 4.02 | 14.98 | 96.75 | 282,073 | 6.27 | 6.12 | 10.78 | 6.12 | 20.56 | 21.90 | 1.56 | 1.08 | 0.2544 | 5.73 | 0.6782 | 28.20 | 7.06 | 6.58 | 148.33 | 4.20 | -0.6095 | 12.05 | |
| Whole Foods Market, Inc. | 12.16bn | 493.25m | 19.23bn | 53100 | 39.15 | 5.43 | 23.59 | 1.58 | 2.65 | 2.65 | 65.39 | 19.11 | 2.53 | 20.16 | 68.57 | 229,075 | 10.27 | 8.30 | 12.80 | 8.30 | 35.56 | 34.81 | 4.06 | 2.81 | 1.45 | -- | 0.007 | 20.06 | 15.74 | 12.16 | 35.89 | 20.57 | -3.6522 | -8.4341 | |
| SYSCO Corporation | 43.86bn | 1.02bn | 20.86bn | 47800 | 20.35 | 4.05 | 13.81 | 0.4755 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 74.31 | 8.68 | 3.57 | 15.44 | 13.51 | 917,480 | 8.30 | 15.53 | 11.85 | 15.53 | 17.88 | 18.88 | 2.32 | 2.90 | 1.08 | 15.41 | 0.352 | 51.45 | 7.78 | 3.88 | -2.6427 | 2.30 | 5.40 | 7.65 |
Data as of May 19 2013. Currency figures normalised to Whole Foods Market Inc's reporting currency: US Dollar USD.
Institutional shareholders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. as of 31 Mar 2013 | 9.70m | 6.90% |
Baillie Gifford & Co. as of 31 Mar 2013 | 11.11m | 5.99% |
Jennison Associates LLC as of 31 Mar 2013 | 9.82m | 5.54% |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. as of 31 Mar 2013 | 7.72m | 4.31% |
SSgA Funds Management, Inc. as of 31 Mar 2013 | 7.09m | 4.04% |
BlackRock Fund Advisors as of 31 Mar 2013 | 6.78m | 3.92% |
Wells Capital Management, Inc. as of 31 Mar 2013 | 7.30m | 3.91% |
Fidelity Management & Research Co. as of 31 Mar 2013 | 6.18m | 2.63% |
American Century Investment Management, Inc. as of 31 Mar 2013 | 4.16m | 2.07% |
Northern Trust Investments, Inc. as of 31 Mar 2013 | 3.09m | 1.59% |
Data from 31 Dec 2012 - 31 Mar 2013Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.