Cash Flow:

2014

2015

2016

2017

Period End Date

12/31/14

12/31/15

12/31/16

12/31/17

Stmt Source

10k

10k

10k

10k

Currency Code

Assets

Cash, Equiv and Short-Term Investments

17,416.0

19,808.0

25,981.0

30,986.0

Receivables

5,612.0

5,654.0

8,339.0

13,164.0

Inventories

8,299.0

10,243.0

11,461.0

16,047.0

Deferred Current Assets

Deferred Taxes,Current Assets

Other Current Assets

Total Current Assets

31,327.0

35,705.0

45,781.0

60,197.0

Net Property, Plant, and Equipment

16,967.0

21,838.0

29,114.0

48,866.0

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

4,083.0

4,751.0

4,638.0

16,721.0

Investment and Advances

Other Non-Current Assets

2,128.0

2,453.0

3,869.0

5,526.0

Total Non-Current Assets

23,178.0

29,042.0

37,621.0

71,113.0

Total Assets

54,505.0

64,747.0

83,402.0

131,310.0

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Payables

16,459.0

20,397.0

25,309.0

34,616.0

Accrued Expenses,Current

9,807.0

10,372.0

13,739.0

18,170.0

Current Debt

Deferred Liabilities, Current

1,823

3,118

4,768

5,097

Other Current Liabilities

Total Current Liabilities

28,089.0

33,887.0

43,816.0

57,883.0

LT Debt and Capital Lease Obligation

12,489.0

14,175.0

15,213.0

37,926.0

Deferred Liabilities, Non current

1,531.0

1,339.0

1,787.0

1,994.0

Other Non-Current Liabilities

1,655.0

1,962.0

3,301.0

5,798.0

Total Non-Current Liabilities and MI

15,675.0

17,476.0

20,301.0

45,718.0

Total Liabilities

Capital Stock

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

Retained Earnings

1,949.0

2,545.0

4,916.0

8,636.0

Accum Gains/ Losses Not Affecting RE

Total Equity

10,741.0

13,384.0

19,285.0

27,709.0

Total Liabilities and Equity

19,006.0

21,611.0

26,979.0

52,452.0

Ordinary Shares Outstanding

465.0

471.0

477.0

484.0

INCOME STATEMENT:

Total Revenue

88,988.0

107,006.0

135,987.0

177,866.0

Cost of Revenue

73,518.0

85,061.0

105,884.0

137,183.0

Gross Profit

15,470.0

21,945.0

30,103.0

40,683.0

Selling,General and Administrative

5,884.0

7,001.0

9,665.0

13,743.0

Research and Development

9,275.0

12,540.0

16,085.0

22,620.0

Special Income Statements

Operating Expenses

15,292.0

19,712.0

25,917.0

36,577.0

Operating Income

178.0

2,233.0

4,186.0

4,106.0

Net Interest Income

-171.0

-409.0

-384.0

-646.0

Other Income/ Expense Net

-118.0

-256.0

90.0

346.0

Pre-Tax Income

-111.0

1,568.0

3,892.0

3,806.0

Provision for Income Tax

167

950

1,425

769

Net Income

-241

596

2,371

3,033

Basic EPS	-.52	1.28	5.01	6.32
Diluted EPS	-.52	1.25	4.90	6.15

BALANCE SHEET:

Values in Millions (Except for per share items)

2014

2015

2016

2017

Period End Date

12/31/2014

12/31/2015

12/31/2016

12/31/2017

Stmt Source

10-K

10-K

10-K

10-K

Stmt Source Date

2/10/2017

2/2/2018

2/2/2018

2/2/2018

Stmt Update Type

-

-

-

-

Currency Code

Assets

Cash, Equiv and Short Term Investments

17,416.0

19,808.0

25,981.0

30,986.0

Receivables

5,612.0

5,654.0

8,339.0

13,164.0

Inventories

8,299.0

10,243.0

11,461.0

16,047.0

Deferred Current Assets

-

-

-

-

Deferred Taxes,Current Assets

-

-

-

-

Other Current Assets

-

-

-

-

Total Current Assets

31,327.0

35,705.0

45,781.0

60,197.0

Net Property,Plant,and Equipment

16,967.0

21,838.0

29,114.0

48,866.0

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

4,083.0

4,751.0

4,638.0

16,721.0

Investments and Advances

-

-

-

-

Other Non-Current Assets

2,128.0

2,453.0

3,869.0

5,526.0

Total Non-Current Assets

23,178.0

29,042.0

37,621.0

71,113.0

Total Assets

54,505.0

64,747.0

83,402.0

131,310.0

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Payables

16,459.0

20,397.0

25,309.0

34,616.0

Accrued Expenses,Current

9,807.0

10,372.0

13,739.0

18,170.0

Current Debt

-

-

-

-

Deferred Liabilities,Current

1,823.0

3,118.0

4,768.0

5,097.0

Other Current Liabilities

-

-

-

-

Total Current Liabilities

28,089.0

33,887.0

43,816.0

57,883.0

LT Debt and Capital Lease Obligation

12,489.0

14,175.0

15,213.0

37,926.0

Deferred Liabilities, Non current

1,531.0

1,339.0

1,787.0

1,994.0

Other Non-Current Liabilities

1,655.0

1,962.0

3,301.0

5,798.0

Total Non-Current Liabilities and MI

15,675.0

17,476.0

20,301.0

45,718.0

Total Liabilities

-

-

-

-

Capital Stock

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

Retained Earnings

1,949.0

2,545.0

4,916.0

8,636.0

Accum Gains/ Losses Not Affecting RE

-

-

-

-

Total Equity

10,741.0

13,384.0

19,285.0

27,709.0

Total Liabilities and Equity

19,006.0

21,611.0

26,979.0

52,452.0

Ordinary Shares Outstanding

465.0

471.0

477.0

484.0

Please if you could answer questions 1,3,4,5,6 (Not 2)

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As of November 5, 2014, the company had 401 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Using financial websites such as finance.yahoo.com and money.msn.com, you can access a wealth of financial information for companies such as Whole Foods. By entering the company's ticker symbol WFM, you will be able to access a great deal of useful information, including a summary of what Whole Foods does (Profile), a chart of its recent stock price (Interactive Chart), EPS estimates (Earnings), recent news stories (Headlines), and a list of key financial data and ratios (Key Ratios) In researching a company's operating performance, a good place to start is the recent stock price performance. From an interactive chart, you can obtain a chart of the company's stock price performance and compare it to the overall market (as measured by the S&P 500 index) between 2010 and 2015. As you can see, Whole Foods has had its ups and downs. But the company's overall performance has been quite strong during the past 5 years, and it has beaten the overall market handily You can also find Whole Foods' recent financial statements (Financials). Typically, you can find annual balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements for 3 to 5 years. Quarterly information is also available. Additionally Please read and provide a summary of attached HBR article on the merger Discussion Questions 1. Looking at the most recent year available, what is the amount of total assets on Whole Foods' balance sheet? What percentage is fixed assets, such as plant and equipment? What percentage is current assets? How much has the company grown over the years that are shown? 2. Does Whole Foods have very much long-term debt? What are the chief ways in which Whole Foods has financed assets? 3. Looking at the statement of cash flows, what factors can explain the change in the company's cash position over the last couple of years? 4. 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