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WHOLE FOODS MARKET INC (NASD)
WFMI	26.36	-0.61	(-2.26%)	Vol. 2,411,190	16:00 ET

Whole Foods Market is the largest purveyor of natural foods in the world. They own and operate the country's largest chain of natural food supermarkets. They are like an old-fashioned neighborhood grocery store, an organic farmer's market, a European bakery, a New York deli, and a modern supermarket all rolled into one! The Company also offers a wide variety of non-perishable natural products on its Web site at http://wholefoods.com.

General Information

WHOLE FOODS MKT

550 Bowie Street Austin, TX 78703-4677 Phone: 512-477-4455 Fax: 512-482-7000 Web: www.wholefoods.com Email: ir.questions@wholefoods.com

Industry	RETAIL-SUPERMKT
Sector:	Retail/Wholesale

Fiscal Year End	September
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	02/17/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	26.97
52 Week High	34.40
52 Week Low	8.02
Beta	1.33
20 Day Moving Average	3,814,253.50
Target Price Consensus	25.08

% Price Change
4 Week	-20.98
12 Week	-9.45
YTD	179.24

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-21.84
12 Week	-14.63
YTD	131.10

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	140.48
Market Capitalization (millions)	3,703.03
Short Ratio	6.59
Last Split Date	12/28/2005

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	0.00%
Annual Dividend	$0.00
Payout Ratio	0.00
Change in Payout Ratio	-0.36
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	NA / $0.00

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.26
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	1.10
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	17.70
Next EPS Report Date	02/17/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	3.14
30 Days Ago	3.31
60 Days Ago	3.29
90 Days Ago	3.31

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	23.95
Trailing 12 Months:	29.95
PEG Ratio	1.36

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	53.85%
vs. Previous Quarter	-16.67%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	2.25%
vs. Previous Quarter:	-2.61%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	2.27
Price/Cash Flow	9.31
Price / Sales	0.46

ROE
09/30/09	9.79
06/30/09	8.82
03/31/09	8.68

ROA
09/30/09	4.17
06/30/09	3.78
03/31/09	3.77

Current Ratio
09/30/09	1.54
06/30/09	1.58
03/31/09	1.41

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	1.09
06/30/09	1.08
03/31/09	0.92

Operating Margin
09/30/09	1.91
06/30/09	1.70
03/31/09	1.66

Net Margin
09/30/09	3.12
06/30/09	2.56
03/31/09	2.38

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	3.12
06/30/09	2.56
03/31/09	2.38

Book Value
09/30/09	11.59
06/30/09	11.34
03/31/09	11.02

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	16.42
06/30/09	16.18
03/31/09	16.13

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.45
06/30/09	0.47
03/31/09	0.48

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	26.58
06/30/09	42.04
03/31/09	42.78


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