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Whole Foods Market (Whole Foods Market) EBIT : $686 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2017)


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What is Whole Foods Market EBIT?

Whole Foods Market's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $184 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2017 was $686 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Whole Foods Market's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was 8.84%. Whole Foods Market's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was 21.18%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. Whole Foods Market's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was 5.10%.


Whole Foods Market EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for Whole Foods Market's EBIT can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Whole Foods Market EBIT Chart

Whole Foods Market Annual Data
Trend Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16
EBIT
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 744.00 883.00 934.00 861.00 868.00

Whole Foods Market Quarterly Data
Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17
EBIT Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 208.00 158.00 171.00 173.00 184.00

Competitive Comparison of Whole Foods Market's EBIT

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Whole Foods Market's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Whole Foods Market's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Whole Foods Market's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Whole Foods Market's EV-to-EBIT falls into.



Whole Foods Market EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $686 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Whole Foods Market  (NAS:WFM) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Whole Foods Market's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Jun. 2017 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Mar. 2017 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2017 ))/ count )
=720 * ( 1 - 38.73% )/( (4991 + 4989)/ 2 )
=441.144/4990
=8.84 %

where

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2017) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Whole Foods Market's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Jun. 2017 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Mar. 2017  Q: Jun. 2017
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=736/( ( (3469 + max(-115, 0)) + (3482 + max(-130, 0)) )/ 2 )
=736/( ( 3469 + 3482 )/ 2 )
=736/3475.5
=21.18 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2017 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(255 + 508 + 457) - (751 + 0 + 584)
=-115

Working Capital(Q: Jun. 2017 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(246 + 483 + 463) - (754 + 0 + 568)
=-130

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2017) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Whole Foods Market's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT (TTM)/Enterprise Value (Q: Jun. 2017 )
=686/13447.370
=5.10 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Whole Foods Market (Whole Foods Market) Business Description

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Whole Foods Market is the world's leading retailer of natural and organic foods by units and is the first certified organic grocer in the United States. Whole Foods' only operating segment consists of natural and organic foods supermarkets. As of fiscal 2016, the company had 456 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The average store size is about 39,000 square feet. About 15% of the company's sales were derived from the sale of private-label products. The company announced a pending acquisition by Amazon in June 2017.
Executives
Scott F Powers director STATE STREET CORPORATION, ONE LINCOLN STREET, BOSTON MA 02111
Sharon Mccollam director C/O OFFICEMAX INCORPORATED, 263 SHUMAN BLVD., NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Ken C Hicks director 150 N. ORANGE GROVE BLVD, PASADENA CA 91103
Mary Ellen Coe director 2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD, KENILWORTH NJ 07033
Gabrielle Sulzberger director 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, FLOOR 13, NEW YORK NY 10017
Glenda J Flanagan officer: Executive Vice President 550 BOWIE STREET, AUSTIN TX 78703
Joseph D Mansueto director C/O MORNINGSTAR, INC., 225 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Robb Walter E Iv director 550 BOWIE STREET, AUSTIN TX 78703
Ralph Z Sorenson director WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC. 550 BOWIE STREET AUSTIN TX 78703
William A Tindell director 500 FREEPORT PARKWAY, COPPELL TX 75019
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Green V Holdings, Llc other: See General Remarks. 11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
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