1 Exhibit 3 Selected Statistics on Lumber Outlets Low- High- Profit Profit a 2 3 Percent of sales: 4 Cost of goods 5 6 Cash 7 8 Operating expense Accounts receivable Inventory Outlets Outletsa 76.9% 75.1% 22.0% 20.6% 1.3% 1.1% 13.7% 12.4% 12.0% 11.6% 9 Fixed assets, net 12.1% 9.2% 10 Total Assets 39.1% 34.3% 11 13 12 Percent of total assets: Current liabilities 52.7% 29.2% 14 Long-term liabilities 34.8% 16.0% 15 Equity 12.5% 54.8% 16 17 Current ratio 1.31 2.52 18 19 Return on sales -0.7% 4.3% 20 Return on assets 21 Return on equity 22 -1.8% 12.2% -14.3% 22.1% 23 Defined as the bottom 25% and as the top 25% of all contributors, based on return on sales.