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Whole Foods Market (Whole Foods Market) Asset Turnover : 0.57 (As of Jun. 2017)


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What is Whole Foods Market Asset Turnover?

Asset Turnover measures how quickly a company turns over its asset through sales. It is calculated as Revenue divided by Total Assets. Whole Foods Market's Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $3,725 Mil. Whole Foods Market's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was $6,562 Mil. Therefore, Whole Foods Market's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was 0.57.

Asset Turnover is linked to ROE % through Du Pont Formula. Whole Foods Market's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was 12.44%. It is also linked to ROA % through Du Pont Formula. Whole Foods Market's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was 6.46%.


Whole Foods Market Asset Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Whole Foods Market's Asset Turnover 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 Asset Turnover Chart

Whole Foods Market Annual Data
Trend Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16
Asset Turnover
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.44 2.39 2.52 2.68 2.60

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
Asset Turnover 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 0.59 0.55 0.77 0.58 0.57

Competitive Comparison of Whole Foods Market's Asset Turnover

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Whole Foods Market's Asset Turnover, along with its competitors' market caps and Asset Turnover 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 Asset Turnover Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Whole Foods Market's Asset Turnover falls into.



Whole Foods Market Asset Turnover Calculation

Asset Turnover measures how quickly a company turns over its asset through sales.

Whole Foods Market's Asset Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Asset Turnover
=Revenue/Average Total Assets
=Revenue (A: Sep. 2016 )/( (Total Assets (A: Sep. 2015 )+Total Assets (A: Sep. 2016 ))/ count )
=15724/( (5741+6341)/ 2 )
=15724/6041
=2.60

Whole Foods Market's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as

Asset Turnover
=Revenue/Average Total Assets
=Revenue (Q: Jun. 2017 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Mar. 2017 )+Total Assets (Q: Jun. 2017 ))/ count )
=3725/( (6513+6610)/ 2 )
=3725/6561.5
=0.57

* 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.

Companies with low profit margins tend to have high Asset Turnover, while those with high profit margins have low Asset Turnover. Companies in the retail industry tend to have a very high turnover ratio.


Whole Foods Market  (NAS:WFM) Asset Turnover Explanation

Asset Turnover is linked to ROE % through Du Pont Formula.

Whole Foods Market's annulized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is

ROE %**(Q: Jun. 2017 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=424/3408.5
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(424 / 14900)*(14900 / 6561.5)*(6561.5/ 3408.5)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=2.85 %*2.2708*1.925
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=6.46 %*1.925
=12.44 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2017) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2017) revenue data.

* 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.

** The ROE % used above is for Du Pont Analysis only. It is different from the defined ROE % page on our website, as here it uses Net Income instead of Net Income attributable to Common Stockholders in the calculation.

It is also linked to ROA % through Du Pont Formula:

Whole Foods Market's annulized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is

ROA %(Q: Jun. 2017 )
=Net Income/Total Assets
=424/6561.5
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)
=(424 / 14900)*(14900 / 6561.5)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover
=2.85 %*2.2708
=6.46 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2017) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2017) revenue data.

* 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.


Be Aware

In the article Joining The Dark Side: Pirates, Spies and Short Sellers, James Montier reported that In their US sample covering the period 1968-2003, Cooper et al find that firms with low asset growth outperformed firms with high asset growth by an astounding 20% p.a. equally weighted. Even when controlling for market, size and style, low asset growth firms outperformed high asset growth firms by 13% p.a. Therefore a company with fast asset growth may underperform.

Therefore, it is a good sign if a company's Asset Turnover is consistent or even increases. If a company's asset grows faster than sales, its Asset Turnover will decline, which can be a warning sign.


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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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