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Note K: Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
Summarized quarterly financial information for fiscal 2007 and 2006 is presented in the tables below.
Year ended February 2, 2008:
Quarter ended Quarter ended Quarter ended Quarter ended
($000, except per share data) May 5, 2007 August 4, 2007 November 3, 2007 February 2, 2008
Sales $ 1,410,541 $ 1,444,632 $ 1,468,337 $ 1,651,702
Cost of goods sold 1,071,278 1,131,286 1,150,754 1,264,902
Selling, general and administrative 230,203 229,326 238,847 237,525
Interest (income) expense, net (1,391) 65 (12) (2,691)
Total costs and expenses 1,300,090 1,360,677 1,389,589 1,499,736
Earnings before taxes 110,451 83,955 78,748 151,966
Provision for taxes on earnings 43,407 33,092 30,066 57,504
Net earnings $ 67,044 $ 50,863 $ 48,682 $ 94,462
Earnings per share — basic $ .49 $ .37 $ .36 $ .71
Earnings per share — diluted $ .48 $ .37 $ .36 $ .70
Dividends declared per
share on common stock $ — $ .075 $ .075 $ .170 1
Stock price2
High $ 34.86 $ 34.52 $ 30.02 $ 29.89
Low $ 31.46 $ 27.58 $ 25.61 $ 21.48
1 Includes $.075 per share dividend declared in November 2007 and $.095 dividend declared in January 2008.
2 Ross Stores, Inc. common stock trades on The NASDAQ Global Select Market® under the symbol ROST.