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Whole Foods Market, Incorporated (WFMI)

WFMI Stock Report

2-Year Price History

Recent Price
(7/2 4:00PM) -6.2%
$17.97
52-Week Price
$7.04 - $23.71
Market Capitalization
$2.5 Billion
Dividend Yield
0.00%
Most Recent Dividend
$0.78

Ockham's Rating

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WFMI Revenue

For a long time, value investors have used the current share price relative to sales per share levels as an important valuation tool. We utilize a historical weighted average methodology that treats recent years more importantly in the calculation. When looking at WFMI through this framework, we can see that our weighted average historical high and low Price to Sales per share ratios over the last 10 years are 1.23x and 0.65x respectively.

Utilizing this range we can see that WFMI’s current Price to Sales per share ratio of 0.32x is significantly below its average levels historically. In fact, with a current price of $17.97, WFMI is a full 67% below its average Price to Sales ratio at comparable sales levels. This is a rare occurrence and, when taken in context of the other areas of our analysis, can be a strong positive for our outlook for WFMI.

WFMI Cash Earnings

Looking at WFMI specifically in their Cash Earnings capabilities, Ockham views WFMI as significantly below its historical average multiple of cash earnings as calculated by Ockham. Similar to our analysis of sales per share, Ockham looks at the last 10 years of cash earnings levels for WFMI to identify where the current high and low price levels have been historically in relation to profit per share. Again, we utilize a weighted average methodology which relies more heavily on recent years of data. This weighted average framework provides us with an average high Price to Cash Earnings ratio per share of 21.97 and a 11.14 low over the same period.

Now that WFMI’s current price is $17.97 and its Price to Cash Earnings ratio is 7.22, we are very positive on its outlook from the cash earnings perspective. In fact, WFMI is now trading a full 57% below its average historical Price to Cash Earnings ratio at these profit per share levels. When our clients ask us why WFMI has great long term potential, the Cash Earnings levels to current stock is one of our primary reasons. But naturally, now we need for the overall market to recognize this disparity.

WFMI Dividends

A positive Ockham rating does not require a company to pay out an inviting dividend or a dividend at all. However, we believe dividends provide a useful measure of a company's inherent expectations.

Peer Comparison

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Whole Foods Market, Inc. Industry Grouping

(7/2/2009)
Company Ticker Market Cap (Ml) Latest
Price
Price/Cash Earnings Price/Sales 5-Yr. Rev.
Growth Rate
5-Yr.
Avg. ROE.
Current 10-Yr. Range* Current 10-Yr. Range*
Peer Company Averages (not incuding WFMI) 9.38 3.89 » 25.81 0.74 0.36 » 2.80 18.60% 24.85%
*10 year range does not include current year values
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. AEO $2.8 Billion $13.71 9.59 4.61 » 24.00 0.79 0.47 » 2.76 14.48% 23.48%
Companhia Brasiliera de Distribuicao CBD $2.6 Billion $39.00 12.38 4.70 » 17.96 0.41 0.32 » 1.26 16.95% 5.18%
Whole Foods Market, Inc. WFMI $2.5 Billion $17.97 7.22 2.83 » 35.12 0.32 0.10 » 2.02 20.36% 11.70%
Aeropostale, Inc. ARO $2.3 Billion $33.90 10.69 4.27 » 41.94 1.10 0.45 » 2.84 20.74% 41.32%
Guess?. Inc. GES $2.3 Billion $24.66 8.71 3.43 » 22.75 0.96 0.23 » 3.68 25.14% 26.23%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ANF $2.1 Billion $23.98 5.51 2.42 » 22.42 0.44 0.34 » 3.44 15.70% 28.02%
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The latest TV Media Discussion

10:08:05 AM WFMI $19.41 Whole Foods Market, Inc.
RAZORWIRE
Fox Business
5/26/2009 10:08 AM
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1:26:40 PM WFMI $16.08 Whole Foods Market, Inc.
RAZORWIRE
Power Lunch
4/10/2009 1:26 PM
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6:37:47 PM WFMI $16.08 Whole Foods Market, Inc.
RAZORWIRE
Mad Money
3/19/2009 6:37 PM
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11:28:28 AM WFMI $11.07 Whole Foods Market, Inc.
RAZORWIRE
Fox Business
2/9/2009 11:28 AM
“…Talk about something besides stimulus and tarp. Good old-fashioned stock evaluation, we hope to see you again on fox business. >> thanks for having me. >> brian: you're welcome. Likes unfi and WFMI. Well, we talked about food. Why don't we wash it down? After the break we'll be chatting with someone investing in something different. It's about wine. …” …more details…
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Key Fundamentals

WFMI - Whole Foods Market, Incorporated Fundamentals
Price (7/2 4:00PM) $17.97
Volume (7/2 4:00PM) 2.0 Million
Last Close Price $19.16
10 Day Average Volume 2.8 Million
13 Week Price Range $17.08 - $23.71
52 Week Price Range $7.04 - $23.71
LTM Revenue $8.0 Billion
 
Shares Outstanding (09/2008) 140.4 Million
Market Capitalization $2.5 Billion
Shares Held By Institutions 124.0 Million
Institutional Holders 487
% Shares Held By Institutions 88.30%
Earnings Per Share (EPS) $0.82
P/E Ratio 28.10
Book Value Per Share $11.01
 
Gross Margin 37.20%
Annual Dividend 0.00
Dividend Yield 0.00%
Beta 1.22
Fiscal Year Ends September

About Whole Foods Market, Inc.

Whole Foods Market, Incorporated is considered to operate in the Services sector. They specifically operate in the Grocery Stores business segment contained within the Retail industry.

The Company and its subsidiaries own and operate the chain of natural and organic foods supermarkets.

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