Convenience Stores Chain Performance
| Company |
Fiscal Year End |
2006 Sales (000) Merchandise Only |
%Change Sales Merchandise Only |
%Change Gross Margin Merchandise Only |
Gross Margin % of Sales Merchandise Only |
Average Sales per Store Merchandise Only |
%Change Comp-store Sales Merchandise Only |
| Casey’s General Store |
4/30/07 |
$852,812 |
11.3% |
13.5% |
32.7% |
$592,848 |
4.6% |
| The Pantry |
9/28/06 |
1,385,659 |
12.8 |
15.3 |
37.4 |
957,939 |
4.9 |
| Speedway SuperAmerica |
2/3/07 |
2,706,000 |
6.9 |
6.5 |
24.6 |
1,653,024 |
8.0 |
| Composite |
2006 |
4,944,471 |
9.2 |
10.8 |
29.6 |
1,093,426 |
— |
Notes: Operating income is defined as sales less cost of goods sold less selling, general and administrative expenses and store opening/closing expenses.
Average store sales is computed by dividing sales by the average number of stores open at the beginning and end of the fiscal year.
Source: Company reports/Chain Store Age research
Department Stores Chain Performance
| Company |
Fiscal Year End |
2006 Sales (000) |
%Change Sales |
%Change Operating Income |
Operating Income as % of Sales |
Average Sales per Store |
%Change Comp-store |
Operating Income as % of Total Assets |
| Belk |
2/3/07 |
$3,684,769 |
24.1% |
20.6% |
8.5% |
$12,469,607 |
6.0% |
11.0% |
| Bon-Ton |
2/3/07 |
3,362,279 |
161.2 |
223.3 |
5.6 |
161,010,852 |
–2.7 |
8.8 |
| Dillard’s |
2/3/07 |
7,636,056 |
1.1 |
16.9 |
6.6 |
23,209,897 |
NC |
9.4 |
| Gottschalks |
2/3/07 |
680,966 |
2.3 |
–15.0 |
3.2 |
10,163,672 |
0.6 |
6.2 |
| J.C. Penney* |
2/3/07 |
16,948,000 |
6.3 |
16.8 |
13.4 |
16,518,519 |
3.7 |
18.0 |
| Macy’s (Federated) |
2/3/07 |
26,970,000 |
20.5 |
–15.4 |
6.1 |
31,251,448 |
4.4 |
5.6 |
| Neiman Marcus* |
7/29/06 |
3,374,823 |
8.8 |
6.9 |
12.0 |
91,211,432 |
NA |
6.8 |
| Composite |
2006 |
62,656,893 |
16.2 |
6.1 |
8.5 |
22,159,821 |
— |
10.1 |
Notes: Operating income is defined as sales less cost of goods sold less selling, general and administrative expenses and store opening/closing expenses.
Average store sales is computed by dividing sales by the average number of stores open at the beginning and end of the fiscal year.
Source: Company reports/Chain Store Age research NA=Not available NC=No change *Department stores only
Drug Stores Chain Performance
| Company |
Fiscal Year End |
2006 Sales (000) |
%Change Sales |
%Change Operating Income |
Operating Income as % of Sales |
Average Sales per Store |
%Change Comp-store |
Operating Income as % of Total Assets |
| CVS Caremark Corp. |
2/3/07 |
$43,813,800 |
18.4% |
21.7% |
7.2% |
$7,506,862 |
8.2% |
15.4% |
| Duane Reade |
2/3/07 |
1,584,778 |
–0.3 |
78.6 |
3.1 |
6,351,816 |
4.6 |
6.2 |
| Longs |
1/25/07 |
5,097,052 |
9.1 |
5.1 |
4.1 |
10,349,344 |
2.0 |
12.4 |
| Rite Aid |
3/3/07 |
17,507,719 |
1.4 |
–8.3 |
1.7 |
5,260,733 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
| Walgreen |
8/31/06 |
47,409,000 |
12.3 |
11.5 |
5.7 |
9,076,967 |
7.7 |
15.8 |
| Composite |
2006 |
115,412,349 |
12.3 |
15.2 |
5.6 |
7,628,299 |
— |
13.6 |
Notes: Operating income is defined as sales less cost of goods sold less selling, general and administrative expenses and store opening/closing expenses.
Average store sales is computed by dividing sales by the average number of stores open at the beginning and end of the fiscal year.
Source: Company reports/Chain Store Age research
Family Apparel Chain Performance
| Company |
Fiscal Year End |
2006 Sales (000) |
%Change Sales |
%Change Operating Income |
Operating Income as % of Sales |
Average Sales per Store |
%Change Comp-store |
Operating Income as % of Total Assets |
| Gap |
2/3/07 |
$15,943,000 |
–0.5% |
–32.7% |
7.4% |
$5,156,210 |
–7.0% |
13.7% |
| J. Crew* |
2/3/07 |
808,500 |
20.6 |
NA |
NA |
3,760,465 |
13.0 |
NA |
| Polo Ralph Lauren* |
3/31/07 |
1,743,200 |
11.8 |
60.1 |
12.9 |
12,276,056 |
6.4 |
24.6 |
| Stage Stores |
2/3/07 |
1,550,180 |
15.3 |
1.2 |
6.0 |
2,572,913 |
3.5 |
11.2 |
| Stein Mart |
2/3/07 |
1,501,296 |
1.3 |
–37.1 |
2.6 |
5,665,268 |
–1.2 |
8.3 |
| Composite |
2006 |
21,546,176 |
2.2 |
–25.0 |
7.1 |
4,991,585 |
— |
14.2 |
Notes: Operating income is defined as sales less cost of goods sold less selling, general and administrative expenses and store opening/closing expenses.
Average store sales is computed by dividing sales by the average number of stores open at the beginning and end of the fiscal year.
Source: Company reports/Chain Store Age research NA=Not available * Store operations only
Full-Line Discount Stores Chain Performance
| Company |
Fiscal Year End |
2006 Sales (000) |
%Change Sales |
%Change Operating Income |
Operating Income as % of Sales |
Average Sales per Store |
%Change Comp-store |
Operating Income as % of Total Assets |
| Duckwall-ALCO |
1/28/07 |
$475,255 |
9.7% |
33.6% |
3.8% |
$1,874,773 |
6.0% |
9.3% |
| Kmart |
2/3/07 |
18,647,000 |
–2.3 |
16.3 |
5.2 |
13,300,285 |
–0.6 |
12.4 |
| Target* |
2/3/07 |
57,878,000 |
12.9 |
9.7 |
9.8 |
40,123,397 |
4.8 |
15.2 |
| Tuesday Morning |
12/31/06 |
911,107 |
–2.2 |
–39.5 |
6.4 |
1,193,329 |
–7.9 |
14.9 |
| Value City |
2/3/07 |
1,361,125 |
–1.4 |
DNA |
DNA |
12,045,354 |
–1.3 |
DNA |
| Wal-Mart** |
1/31/07 |
226,294,000 |
7.8 |
11.1 |
7.5 |
67,229,352 |
1.9 |
49.1 |
| Composite |
2006 |
305,566,487 |
8.0 |
11.0 |
7.8 |
41,627,476 |
— |
29.4 |
Notes: Operating income is defined as sales less cost of goods sold less selling, general and administrative expenses and store opening/closing expenses.
Average store sales is computed by dividing sales by the average number of stores open at the beginning and end of the fiscal year.
Source: Company reports/Chain Store Age research DNA: Does not apply because of a negative result in either 2006 or 2005. * Discount stores and supercenters ** U.S. discount stores, supercenters and neighborhood markets
Hard Lines Chain Performance
| Company |
Fiscal Year End |
2006 Sales (000) |
%Change Sales |
%Change Operating Income |
Operating Income as % of Sales |
Average Sales per Store |
%Change Comp-store |
Operating Income as % of Total Assets |
| Best Buy* |
3/3/07 |
$31,031,000 |
13.3% |
19.0% |
6.1% |
$37,796,590 |
4.1% |
17.8% |
| Circuit City* |
2/28/07 |
11,859,600 |
8.1 |
–52.3 |
0.9 |
18,458,521 |
6.1 |
2.9 |
| HH Gregg |
3/31/07 |
1,059,428 |
17.7 |
70.3 |
5.3 |
14,714,278 |
5.5 |
19.2 |
| Rex Stores |
1/31/07 |
347,334 |
–7.2 |
–34.1 |
2.3 |
1,818,503 |
–5.0 |
3.5 |
| Tweeter Home Entertainment |
9/30/06 |
775,287 |
–2.5 |
DNA |
DNA |
4,969,788 |
0.6 |
DNA |
| Composite |
2006 |
45,072,649 |
11.5 |
12.1 |
4.5 |
23,942,974 |
— |
13.6 |
| Big 5 Sporting Goods |
12/31/06 |
876,805 |
7.7 |
15.6 |
8.6 |
2,629,100 |
4.0 |
20.8 |
| Cabela’s ** |
12/30/06 |
820,321 |
32.3 |
44.5 |
15.1 |
51,270,063 |
1.3 |
20.6 |
| Dick’s Sporting Goods |
2/3/07 |
3,114,162 |
18.6 |
48.9 |
6.3 |
11,344,852 |
6.0 |
13.0 |
| Gander Mountain |
2/3/07 |
911,438 |
13.3 |
5,378.9 |
1.8 |
8,979,685 |
–1.1 |
3.1 |
| Hibbett Sporting Goods |
2/3/07 |
512,094 |
16.3 |
17.5 |
14.2 |
881,401 |
3.8 |
34.1 |
| Sports Chalet |
4/1/07 |
388,209 |
13.1 |
170.1 |
3.2 |
9,134,329 |
2.0 |
7.2 |
| Composite |
2006 |
5,746,224 |
18.9 |
48.3 |
7.4 |
5,658,517 |
— |
14.0 |
| Advance Auto Parts |
12/30/06 |
4,616,503 |
8.2 |
–1.3 |
8.7 |
1,550,723 |
2.1 |
15.0 |
| AutoZone |
8/26/06 |
5,948,355 |
4.2 |
3.5 |
17.0 |
1,576,976 |
0.4 |
22.3 |
| O’Reilly Automotive |
12/31/06 |
2,283,222 |
11.6 |
11.8 |
12.4 |
1,468,310 |
3.3 |
14.3 |
| Pep Boys |
2/3/07 |
2,272,161 |
1.5 |
29.1 |
0.9 |
3,831,637 |
–0.2 |
1.2 |
| Composite |
2006 |
15,120,241 |
6.0 |
3.9 |
11.4 |
1,699,476 |
— |
15.7 |
| Bed Bath & Beyond |
3/3/07 |
6,617,429 |
13.9 |
1.2 |
13.4 |
7,798,973 |
4.9 |
22.5 |
| HomeGoods (TJX Cos.) |
1/27/07 |
1,365,100 |
15.0 |
114.4 |
4.5 |
5,240,307 |
4.0 |
16.1 |
| Linens ’n Things? |
12/30/06 |
2,821,033 |
4.7 |
DNA |
DNA |
5,069,242 |
–0.7 |
DNA |
| Composite |
2006 |
10,803,562 |
11.5 |
11.2 |
10.0 |
9,741,715 |
— |
17.5 |
| A.C. Moore |
12/31/06 |
589,506 |
9.3 |
–70.5 |
0.8 |
5,103,948 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
| Build-A-Bear Workshop |
12/30/06 |
432,701 |
20.6 |
9.8 |
10.8 |
1,837,372 |
–6.5 |
15.6 |
| Jo-Ann Stores |
2/3/07 |
1,850,600 |
–1.7 |
–5.8 |
3.1 |
2,258,206 |
–5.9 |
6.8 |
| Michaels |
2/3/07 |
3,864,976 |
5.1 |
17.2 |
11.6 |
3,567,121 |
0.3 |
26.4 |
| Composite |
2006 |
6,737,783 |
4.3 |
10.9 |
8.3 |
2,989,256 |
— |
17.5 |
| Bombay Co. |
2/3/07 |
536,325 |
–5.1 |
DNA |
DNA |
1,142,332 |
–5.0 |
DNA |
| Cost Plus |
2/3/07 |
1,040,309 |
7.2 |
DNA |
DNA |
3,755,628 |
–3.3 |
DNA |
| Pier 1 Imports |
3/3/07 |
1,623,200 |
–8.6 |
DNA |
DNA |
1,340,380 |
–11.3 |
DNA |
| Restoration Hardware |
2/3/07 |
712,810 |
22.6 |
1,025.9 |
1.5 |
6,920,485 |
5.8 |
3.4 |
| Williams-Sonoma** |
1/28/07 |
2,153,978 |
6.0 |
32.9 |
16.6 |
3,720,169 |
0.3 |
33.6 |
| Composite |
2006 |
6,066,622 |
2.4 |
–53.6 |
2.2 |
2,298,398 |
— |
4.2 |
Notes: Operating income is defined as sales less cost of goods sold less selling, general and administrative expenses and store opening/closing expenses.
Average store sales is computed by dividing sales by the average number of stores open at the beginning and end of the fiscal year.
Source: Company reports/Chain Store Age research DNA: Does not apply because of a negative result in either 2006 or 2005. * U.S. stores only ** Retail stores only =Pro forma results for 2006