Whole Foods Market (WFM) Tops Q1 EPS by 1c

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Whole Foods Market Delivers Record Q1 Sales and EPS

February 11, 2015 4:03 PM EST

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 11, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Whole Foods Market, Inc. (Nasdaq: WFM) today reported results for the 16-week first quarter ended January 18, 2015.

Q1 Highlights:

Record total sales of $4.7 billion, a 10% increase over the prior year Average weekly sales per store of $724,000, translating to sales per gross square foot of $990 Comparable store sales growth of 4.5% Nine new store openings, translating to 9.4% ending square footage growth EBITDA of $396 million, or 8.5% of sales Diluted earnings per share of $0.46, a 10% increase over the prior year

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