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BED BATH & BEYOND 2010 ANNUAL REPORT
฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀
฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀
฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀
respectively.
The Company plans to continue to expand its operations and invest in its infrastructure to reach its long term objectives. In fiscal
฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀
฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀
฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth for the periods indicated (i) selected statement of earnings data of the Company expressed
as a percentage of net sales and (ii) the percentage change in dollar amounts from the prior year in selected statement of
earnings data:
Fiscal Year Ended
Percentage Percentage Change
of Net Sales from Prior Year
February 26, ฀ ฀฀฀ ฀฀฀ February 26,฀฀ ฀฀
2011฀ ฀ ฀฀ 2011 ฀ 
Net sales 100.0% ฀ ฀฀ ฀฀ 11.9% 
Cost of sales 58.6 ฀ ฀฀ ฀฀ 11.1 ฀฀ 
฀฀฀ 41.4 ฀ ฀฀ ฀฀ 12.9 ฀ 
Selling, general and administrative expenses 26.7฀ ฀฀ ฀฀ 4.8฀฀ 
Operating profit 14.7฀ ฀฀ ฀฀ 31.4฀฀ 
Earnings before provision for income taxes 14.8฀ ฀฀ ฀฀ 31.2฀฀ 
Net earnings 9.0฀ ฀฀ ฀฀ 31.9฀฀ 
Net Sales
฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀
฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀
฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀
฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀
฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀
increase was primarily attributable to an increase in the Company’s comparable store sales.
฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀
฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀
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merchandise offerings.