| 12mos(1) | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenues ($Mil): | 383261.0 | 374526.0 | 344992.0 | 312427.0 | 285222.0 | 256329.0 | 244524.0 |
| Depreciation & Amort ($Mil): | 6457.0 | 6317.0 | 5459.0 | 4717.0 | 4405.0 | 3852.0 | 3432.0 |
| Operating Income ($Mil): | 18025.0 | 17723.0 | 16839.0 | 15303.0 | 14324.0 | 12673.0 | 11643.0 |
| Net Income ($Mil): | 12927.0 | 12731.0 | 11284.0 | 11231.0 | 10267.0 | 9054.0 | 8039.0 |
| Earnings Per Share ($): | 3.20 | 3.13 | 2.71 | 2.68 | 2.41 | 2.07 | 1.81 |
| Dividends ($): | .90 | .88 | .67 | .60 | .52 | .36 | .30 |
| 12mos(1) | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Assets ($Mil): | 50295.0 | 47585.0 | 46588.0 | 43824.0 | 38491.0 | 34421.0 | 30483.0 |
| Current Liabilities ($Mil): | 61102.0 | 58454.0 | 51754.0 | 48826.0 | 42888.0 | 37418.0 | 32617.0 |
| Long Term Debt ($Mil): | 35963.0 | 33402.0 | 30735.0 | 30171.0 | 23669.0 | 20099.0 | 19608.0 |
| Shares Outstanding (000): | 3943722 | 3973000 | 4131000 | 4165000 | 4234000 | 4311000 | 4395000 |
| Common Equity ($Mil): | 63230.0 | 64608.0 | 61573.0 | 53171.0 | 49396.0 | 43623.0 | 39337.0 |
| 12mos(1) | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit Margin (%): | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Return on Equity (%): | 20.4 | 19.7 | 18.3 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 20.4 |
| Return on Assets (%): | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.5 |
| P/E Ratio: | 17.6 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 17.2 | 21.7 | 26.5 | 26.4 |
| Price/Book: | 3.51 | 3.12 | 3.20 | 3.61 | 4.49 | 5.32 | 5.34 |
| Debt Equity: | .57 | .52 | .50 | .57 | .48 | .46 | .50 |
| Interest Coverage: | 10.2 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 13.0 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 12.8 |
| Book Value ($): | 16.03 | 16.26 | 14.91 | 12.77 | 11.67 | 10.12 | 8.95 |
| Price/Sales: | .58 | .54 | .57 | .61 | .78 | .91 | .86 |
| Dividend Payout (%): | 28.13 | 28.12 | 24.72 | 22.39 | 21.58 | 17.39 | 16.57 |


| WAL MART STORES | +23.70 | 56.60 | |
| TARGET CP | -30.40 | 46.90 | |
| COSTCO WHOLESAL | +20.20 | 72.23 | |
| FAMILY DOLLAR S | -23.60 | 22.52 | |
| BIG LOTS INC | +25.70 | 32.34 |
