March 2001

The Fund

Performance Benchmarking

Although globally responsible investment is an emerging phenomenon full of potential, an indication that superior returns may be justified is obtained by reviewing performance of listed vehicles. Suitable targets demonstrate globally responsible initiative in product or business management and in many cases are targets of socially responsible funds (either green or ethical).

Presented here is a summary review of nine listed companies to demonstrate that:

There are commercial industrial opportunities available which may be acquired in public markets.

Performance may be superior.

No private companies are reviewed here because information is less readily available and may be confidential.

No proposed investment portfolio structure or investment timing is advocated because no investment has been made by The Fund yet. However, some of the companies may be appropriate investments for the Fund now or in the future.

Summary

Name	Business	3 year Sales CAGR	3 year EPS CAGR	2 year Stock Price CAGR E*	Relative to Index
Astropower	Solar electric power products	44%	37%	137%	Above
Ballard Power Systems	Proton exchange membrane power cells	45%	NA	10%	Above
GaiaM	LOHAS goods and services	46%	65%	60% (1.5yrs)	Above
Horizon Organic Dairy	Organic dairy products	63%	NA	-26%	Below
Ionics	Water purification and treatment	10%	NA	-9%	Below
Odwalla	Natural super premium beverages	21%	NA	22%	Above
Plug Power	PEM power cells for on site generation.	91%	NA	0%	Above
Whole Foods Market	Natural food supermarkets.	18%	0%	22%	Above
Wild Oats Markets	Natural food supermarkets	34%	NA	-20%	Below

*Estimated

The Companies

All taken from Motley Fool – www.fool.com – at end of March 2001

Astropower

AstroPower, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets and sells a range of solar electric power products, including solar cells, modules, panels and pre-packaged systems. Solar cells are semiconductor devices which convert sunlight directly into electricity. For the FY ended 12/31/00, revenues rose 44% to $49.8M. Net income rose 53% to $3.5M. Results reflect increased product demand & higher levels of production, and a $1.1M increase in interest income.

Report Updated : 3/30/2001		
Market Cap ($ Mil) : 412.17		
Growth RateHYPERLINK "http://quote.fool.com/sec/sec.asp?symbols=APWR&currticker=APWR"s	
Revenue	
Revenue in $ Thousands	
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	
* Indicates that this number comes from an earnings announcement which has not yet been filed with the SEC.	
	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year		
Sales %	43.71	44.19	38.01		
EPS %	22.83	36.83	73.72		
Dividend %	N/A	N/A	N/A		
Quarters	1997	1998	1999	2000	
Mar	3,486	4,929	7,139	10,403	
Jun	4,210	5,387	7,990	11,911	
Sep	4,417	6,159	9,354	13,403	
Dec	4,494	6,684	10,161	14,070	
Total	16,607	23,159	34,644	49,787	
Quarters	1997	1998	1999	2000	
Mar	0.010	0.050	0.030	0.090	
Jun	0.020	0.020	0.050	0.080	
Sep	0.040	0.040	0.070	0.050	
Dec	0.040	0.160	0.080	0.060	
Total	0.110	0.270	0.230	0.280	

Price & Volume
Recent Price $	30.00
52 Week High $	63.92
52 Week Low $	13.13
Avg Daily Vol (Mil)	0.39
Beta	2.41
Per Share Data
Earnings (TTM) $	0.27
Sales (TTM) $	3.87
Book Value (MRQ) $	5.80
Cash Flow (TTM) $	0.38
Cash (MRQ) $	2.09
Share Related Items
Mkt. Cap. (Mil)	412.17
Shares Out (Mil)	13.74
Float (Mil)	11.00
Dividend Information
Yield %	0.00
Annual Dividend	0.00
Payout Ratio (TTM) %	0.00
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings (TTM)	111.52
Price/Sales (TTM)	7.76
Price/Book (MRQ)	5.17
Price/Cash Flow (TTM)	78.33
Financial Strength
Quick Ratio (MRQ)	5.37
Current Ratio (MRQ)	7.92
LT Debt/Equity (MRQ)	0.00
Total Debt/Equity (MRQ)	0.00
Mgmt Effectiveness
Return on Equity (TTM)	5.53
Return on Assets (TTM)	4.95
Return on Investment (TTM)	1.38
Profitability
Gross Margin (TTM) %	29.94
Operating Margin (TTM) %	6.65
Profit Margin (TTM) %	6.95

* Indicates that this number comes from an earnings announcement which has not yet been filed with the SEC.
Mil = Millions MRQ = Most Recent Quarter TTM = Trailing Twelve Months

Ballard Power Systems

Ballard Power Systems is engaged in the development and commercialization of proton exchange membrane fuel cells and related power generation systems for stationary, transportation & other applications. For the FY ended 12/31/00, revenues rose 75% to C$85.5M. Net loss before U.S. GAAP increased 16% to C$85.7M. Results reflect increased fuel cells revenue, offset by increased losses in associated companies and minority interests.

Report Updated : 3/30/2001		
Market Cap (C$ Mil) : 3,413.78		
Growth RateHYPERLINK "http://quote.fool.com/sec/sec.asp?symbols=BLDP&currticker=BLDP"s	
Revenue	
Revenue in C$ Thousands	
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	
* Indicates that this number comes from an earnings announcement which has not yet been filed with the SEC.	
	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year		
Sales %	74.87	44.74	30.62		
EPS %	N/A	N/A	N/A		
Dividend %	N/A	N/A	N/A		
Quarters	1997	1998	1999	2000	
Mar	6,155	6,754	11,654	10,754	
Jun	7,053	14,712	7,113	16,958	
Sep	5,944	10,807	11,982	26,812	
Dec	9,104	12,970	18,156	30,997	
Total	28,256	45,243	48,905	85,521	
Quarters	1997	1998	1999	2000	
Mar	-0.092	-0.120	-0.110	-0.170	
Jun	-0.070	0.450	-0.210	-0.210	
Sep	0.190	-0.130	-0.260	-0.060	
Dec	-0.017	-0.200	-0.310	-0.530	
Total	0.011	0.000	-0.890	-0.970	

Price & Volume
Recent Price C$	39.94
52 Week High C$	121.50
52 Week Low C$	32.75
Avg Daily Vol (Mil)	0.90
Beta	0.61
Per Share Data
Earnings (TTM) C$	-0.62
Sales (TTM) C$	0.62
Book Value (MRQ) C$	7.00
Cash Flow (TTM) C$	Not Available
Cash (MRQ) C$	5.50
Share Related Items
Mkt. Cap. (Mil)	3,413.78
Shares Out (Mil)	85.48
Float (Mil)	83.80
Dividend Information
Yield %	0.00
Annual Dividend	0.00
Payout Ratio (TTM) %	0.00
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings (TTM)	N/A
Price/Sales (TTM)	64.65
Price/Book (MRQ)	5.70
Price/Cash Flow (TTM)	N/A
Financial Strength
Quick Ratio (MRQ)	14.14
Current Ratio (MRQ)	14.46
LT Debt/Equity (MRQ)	0.00
Total Debt/Equity (MRQ)	0.00
Mgmt Effectiveness
Return on Equity (TTM)	-9.28
Return on Assets (TTM)	-8.67
Return on Investment (TTM)	N/A
Profitability
Gross Margin (TTM) %	-34.04
Operating Margin (TTM) %	N/A
Profit Margin (TTM) %	N/A

* Indicates that this number comes from an earnings announcement which has not yet been filed with the SEC.
Mil = Millions MRQ = Most Recent Quarter TTM = Trailing Twelve Months

GaiaM

Gaiam, Inc. produces and sells goods, services and information targeted to customers who value the environment, a sustainable economy, healthy lifestyles and personal development, delivered through catalogs, the Internet and retailers. For the 9 months ended 9/30/00, net revenue rose 35% to $37.6M. Net income rose 35% to $983K. Results reflect growth in sales to national retail chains and the e-commerce business.

Report Updated : 3/23/2001		
Market Cap ($ Mil) : 112.70		
Growth RateHYPERLINK "http://quote.fool.com/sec/sec.asp?symbols=GAIA&currticker=GAIA"s	
Revenue	
Revenue in $ Thousands	
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	
* Indicates that this number comes from an earnings announcement which has not yet been filed with the SEC.	
	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year		
Sales %	32.50	45.64	188.44		
EPS %	22.95	64.81	128.77		
Dividend %	N/A	N/A	N/A		
Quarters	1997	1998	1999	2000	
Mar	4,218	5,300	9,495	12,558	
Jun	4,426	5,175	8,068	11,386	
Sep	4,811	5,987	10,288	13,630	
Dec	6,443	14,277	17,874	* 23,013	
Total	19,898	30,739	45,725	* 60,587	
Quarters	1997	1998	1999	2000	
Mar	-0.030	0	0.010	0.020	
Jun	-0.010	0	0.010	0.020	
Sep	-0.020	0.050	0.063	0.050	
Dec	0.140	0.050	0.100	* 0.140	
Total	0.080	0.100	0.183	* 0.230	

Price & Volume
Recent Price $	10.38
52 Week High $	24.69
52 Week Low $	9.38
Avg Daily Vol (Mil)	0.01
Beta	N/A
Per Share Data
Earnings (TTM) $	* 0.23
Sales (TTM) $	* 5.21
Book Value (MRQ) $	1.46
Cash Flow (TTM) $	0.32
Cash (MRQ) $	0.46
Share Related Items
Mkt. Cap. (Mil)	112.70
Shares Out (Mil)	10.86
Float (Mil)	2.60
Dividend Information
Yield %	0.00
Annual Dividend	0.00
Payout Ratio (TTM) %	0.00
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings (TTM)	* 46.11
Price/Sales (TTM)	* 1.99
Price/Book (MRQ)	7.09
Price/Cash Flow (TTM)	32.52
Financial Strength
Quick Ratio (MRQ)	1.21
Current Ratio (MRQ)	2.54
LT Debt/Equity (MRQ)	0.14
Total Debt/Equity (MRQ)	0.14
Mgmt Effectiveness
Return on Equity (TTM)	* 17.28
Return on Assets (TTM)	7.74
Return on Investment (TTM)	* 2.83
Profitability
Gross Margin (TTM) %	60.12
Operating Margin (TTM) %	6.58
Profit Margin (TTM) %	4.40

* Indicates that this number comes from an earnings announcement which has not yet been filed with the SEC.
Mil = Millions MRQ = Most Recent Quarter TTM = Trailing Twelve Months

Horizon Organic Dairy

Horizon Organic Holding produces, processes and markets certified organic fluid milk and a full line of refrigerated certified organic dairy products. For the FY ended 12/31/00, net sales rose 50% to $127.2M. Net income fell 63% to $519K. Results reflect increased sales of existing products to existing accounts and the continued development of conventional grocery food channels, offset by lower margins and increased amortization of goodwill.

Report Updated : 3/23/2001		
Market Cap ($ Mil) : 59.10		
Growth RateHYPERLINK "http://quote.fool.com/sec/sec.asp?symbols=HCOW&currticker=HCOW"s	
Revenue	
Revenue in $ Thousands	
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	
* Indicates that this number comes from an earnings announcement which has not yet been filed with the SEC.	
	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year		
Sales %	50.06	62.65	77.37		
EPS %	-62.50	N/A	59.67		
Dividend %	N/A	N/A	N/A		
Quarters	1997	1998	1999	2000	
Mar	6,135	10,102	16,423	26,336	
Jun	6,740	11,793	20,590	29,692	
Sep	7,648	12,762	22,798	33,392	
Dec	9,042	14,703	24,960	37,786	
Total	29,565	49,360	84,771	127,206	
Quarters	1997	1998	1999	2000	
Mar	-0.010	-0.020	0.050	0.030	
Jun	-0.070	-0.020	0.070	0.050	
Sep	-0.080	0.050	0.080	0.030	
Dec	-0.060	0.060	-0.060	-0.060	
Total	-0.220	0.070	0.140	0.050	

Price & Volume
Recent Price $	5.97
52 Week High $	12.25
52 Week Low $	4.00
Avg Daily Vol (Mil)	0.01
Beta	0.01
Per Share Data
Earnings (TTM) $	0.05
Sales (TTM) $	12.72
Book Value (MRQ) $	5.92
Cash Flow (TTM) $	0.31
Cash (MRQ) $	0.25
Share Related Items
Mkt. Cap. (Mil)	59.10
Shares Out (Mil)	9.90
Float (Mil)	5.00
Dividend Information
Yield %	0.00
Annual Dividend	0.00
Payout Ratio (TTM) %	0.00
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings (TTM)	117.04
Price/Sales (TTM)	0.47
Price/Book (MRQ)	1.01
Price/Cash Flow (TTM)	19.51
Financial Strength
Quick Ratio (MRQ)	0.83
Current Ratio (MRQ)	1.94
LT Debt/Equity (MRQ)	0.78
Total Debt/Equity (MRQ)	0.89
Mgmt Effectiveness
Return on Equity (TTM)	0.89
Return on Assets (TTM)	0.47
Return on Investment (TTM)	-0.00
Profitability
Gross Margin (TTM) %	31.68
Operating Margin (TTM) %	2.68
Profit Margin (TTM) %	0.41

Indicates that this number comes from an earnings announcement which has not yet been filed with the SEC.
Mil = Millions MRQ = Most Recent Quarter TTM = Trailing Twelve Months

Ionics

Ionics, Incorporated is a water purification company supplying water and water treatment equipment worldwide through the use of proprietary separations technologies and systems. For the FY ended 12/31/00, revenues rose 32% to $474.6M. Net loss totaled $1.9M vs. an income of $19.4M. Revenues reflect strong growth in the Ultrapure Water and Equipment Groups. Loss reflects asset impairment, obsolete inventory and other special charges.

Report Updated : 3/30/2001		
Market Cap ($ Mil) : 426.74		
Growth RateHYPERLINK "http://quote.fool.com/sec/sec.asp?symbols=ION&currticker=ION"s	
Revenue	
Revenue in $ Thousands	
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	
* Indicates that this number comes from an earnings announcement which has not yet been filed with the SEC.	
	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year		
Sales %	32.48	10.42	13.02		
EPS %	N/A	N/A	N/A		
Dividend %	N/A	N/A	N/A		
Quarters	1997	1998	1999	2000	
Mar	87,102	78,974	87,416	102,795	
Jun	87,111	80,267	84,568	102,804	
Sep	85,113	88,876	86,671	124,886	
Dec	93,143	103,209	99,562	144,066	
Total	352,469	351,326	358,217	474,551	
Quarters	1997	1998	1999	2000	
Mar	0.430	0.370	0.290	0.217	
Jun	0.440	0.280	0.310	0.256	
Sep	0.440	0.320	0.330	0.180	
Dec	0.420	0.340	0.260	-0.770	
Total	1.730	1.310	1.190	-0.117	

Price & Volume
Recent Price $	26.00
52 Week High $	34.06
52 Week Low $	18.19
Avg Daily Vol (Mil)	0.04
Beta	0.74
Per Share Data
Earnings (TTM) $	-0.12
Sales (TTM) $	28.91
Book Value (MRQ) $	21.80
Cash Flow (TTM) $	1.97
Cash (MRQ) $	1.63
Share Related Items
Mkt. Cap. (Mil)	426.74
Shares Out (Mil)	16.41
Float (Mil)	9.50
Dividend Information
Yield %	0.00
Annual Dividend	0.00
Payout Ratio (TTM) %	0.00
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings (TTM)	N/A
Price/Sales (TTM)	0.90
Price/Book (MRQ)	1.19
Price/Cash Flow (TTM)	13.21
Financial Strength
Quick Ratio (MRQ)	1.12
Current Ratio (MRQ)	1.49
LT Debt/Equity (MRQ)	0.03
Total Debt/Equity (MRQ)	0.24
Mgmt Effectiveness
Return on Equity (TTM)	-0.52
Return on Assets (TTM)	-0.27
Return on Investment (TTM)	0.16
Profitability
Gross Margin (TTM) %	26.21
Operating Margin (TTM) %	-0.05
Profit Margin (TTM) %	-0.31

* Indicates that this number comes from an earnings announcement which has not yet been filed with the SEC.
Mil = Millions MRQ = Most Recent Quarter TTM = Trailing Twelve Months

Odwalla

Odwalla, Inc. is a branded super-premium beverage company, delivering the Odwalla and Samantha lines of more than 45 all natural juices, smoothies, dairy-free shakes, spring water and natural food bars. For the 3 months ended 12/2/00, revenues rose 88% to $31.4M. Net income applicable to Common totalled $518K vs. a loss of $938K. Revenues reflect increased beverage and bar sales. Earnings reflect more favorable pricing and yield for ingredients.

Report Updated : 3/23/2001		
Market Cap ($ Mil) : 102.12		
Growth RateHYPERLINK "http://quote.fool.com/sec/sec.asp?symbols=ODWA&currticker=ODWA"s	
Revenue	
Revenue in $ Thousands	
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	
* Indicates that this number comes from an earnings announcement which has not yet been filed with the SEC.	
	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year		
Sales %	55.62	21.09	21.11		
EPS %	N/A	N/A	14.19		
Dividend %	N/A	N/A	N/A		
Quarters	1998	1999	2000	2001	
Nov	14,150	15,332	16,769	31,442	
Feb	14,192	16,342	18,090		
May	15,446	19,124	25,682		
Aug	15,300	17,244	32,909		
Total	59,088	68,042	93,450	31,442	
Quarters	1998	1999	2000	2001	
Nov	-0.030	-0.090	-0.180	0.050	
Feb	-0.050	-0.160	-0.090	0	
May	0.030	-0.050	0.590	0	
Aug	-0.210	-0.140	0.050	0	
Total	-0.260	-0.440	0.370	0.050	

Price & Volume
Recent Price $	9.25
52 Week High $	11.50
52 Week Low $	5.25
Avg Daily Vol (Mil)	0.01
Beta	-0.13
Per Share Data
Earnings (TTM) $	0.59
Sales (TTM) $	12.45
Book Value (MRQ) $	5.55
Cash Flow (TTM) $	1.13
Cash (MRQ) $	0.35
Share Related Items
Mkt. Cap. (Mil)	102.12
Shares Out (Mil)	11.04
Float (Mil)	6.20
Dividend Information
Yield %	0.00
Annual Dividend	0.00
Payout Ratio (TTM) %	0.00
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings (TTM)	15.79
Price/Sales (TTM)	0.74
Price/Book (MRQ)	1.67
Price/Cash Flow (TTM)	8.21
Financial Strength
Quick Ratio (MRQ)	0.97
Current Ratio (MRQ)	1.63
LT Debt/Equity (MRQ)	0.02
Total Debt/Equity (MRQ)	0.06
Mgmt Effectiveness
Return on Equity (TTM)	10.89
Return on Assets (TTM)	7.54
Return on Investment (TTM)	1.79
Profitability
Gross Margin (TTM) %	50.63
Operating Margin (TTM) %	2.70
Profit Margin (TTM) %	4.53

* Indicates that this number comes from an earnings announcement which has not yet been filed with the SEC.
Mil = Millions MRQ = Most Recent Quarter TTM = Trailing Twelve Months

Plug Power

Plug Power, Inc. designs and develops on-site, electricity generation systems utilizing proton exchange membrane fuel cells for residential applications. For the FY ended 12/31/00, revenue fell 24% to $8.4M. Net loss totaled $86.2M, up from $33.5M. Revenues reflect lower proceeds from government and commercial contracts. Higher loss reflects increased levels of research and development activities and the charges for stock-based compensation.

Report Updated : 3/30/2001		
Market Cap ($ Mil) : 625.48		
Growth RateHYPERLINK "http://quote.fool.com/sec/sec.asp?symbols=PLUG&currticker=PLUG"s	
Revenue	
Revenue in $ Thousands	
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	
* Indicates that this number comes from an earnings announcement which has not yet been filed with the SEC.	
	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year		
Sales %	-23.84	91.45	N/A		
EPS %	N/A	N/A	N/A		
Dividend %	N/A	N/A	N/A		
Quarters	1997	1998	1999	2000	
Mar			1,738	2,933	
Jun		2,549	1,958	2,418	
Sep		2,447	3,006	1,548	
Dec		1,545	4,298	1,479	
Total		6,541	11,000	8,378	
Quarters	1997	1998	1999	2000	
Mar	0	0	-0.320	-0.400	
Jun	0	-0.400	-0.380	-0.420	
Sep	0	-0.170	-0.380	-0.660	
Dec	0	-0.150	-0.230	-0.510	
Total	0.000	-0.720	-1.310	-1.990	

Price & Volume
Recent Price $	14.31
52 Week High $	97.00
52 Week Low $	9.13
Avg Daily Vol (Mil)	0.30
Beta	N/A
Per Share Data
Earnings (TTM) $	-1.99
Sales (TTM) $	0.19
Book Value (MRQ) $	3.07
Cash Flow (TTM) $	Not Available
Cash (MRQ) $	1.99
Share Related Items
Mkt. Cap. (Mil)	625.48
Shares Out (Mil)	43.70
Float (Mil)	8.30
Dividend Information
Yield %	0.00
Annual Dividend	0.00
Payout Ratio (TTM) %	0.00
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings (TTM)	N/A
Price/Sales (TTM)	73.99
Price/Book (MRQ)	4.66
Price/Cash Flow (TTM)	N/A
Financial Strength
Quick Ratio (MRQ)	8.82
Current Ratio (MRQ)	9.34
LT Debt/Equity (MRQ)	0.05
Total Debt/Equity (MRQ)	0.05
Mgmt Effectiveness
Return on Equity (TTM)	-50.76
Return on Assets (TTM)	-45.23
Return on Investment (TTM)	N/A
Profitability
Gross Margin (TTM) %	-55.83
Operating Margin (TTM) %	N/A
Profit Margin (TTM) %	N/A

* Indicates that this number comes from an earnings announcement which has not yet been filed with the SEC.
Mil = Millions MRQ = Most Recent Quarter TTM = Trailing Twelve Months

United Natural Foods

United Natural Foods is an independent national distributor of natural foods and related products, serving more than 7,000 natural products retailers, super natural chains and conventional supermarkets in the U.S. For the 6 months ended 1/31/01, revenues rose 9% to $488.6M. Net income totalled $5.9M vs. a loss of $5.5M. Revenues reflect higher sales to existing and new customers. Earnings reflect recovery in the Eastern Region and cost controls.

Report Updated : 3/23/2001		
Market Cap ($ Mil) : 262.46		
Growth RateHYPERLINK "http://quote.fool.com/sec/sec.asp?symbols=UNFI&currticker=UNFI"s	
Revenue	
Revenue in $ Thousands	
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	
* Indicates that this number comes from an earnings announcement which has not yet been filed with the SEC.	
	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year		
Sales %	6.31	12.70	26.25		
EPS %	N/A	N/A	N/A		
Dividend %	N/A	N/A	N/A		
Quarters	1998	1999	2000	2001	
Oct	173,383	199,889	218,455	244,141	
Jan	177,976	215,748	231,375	244,422	
Apr	187,581	226,892	229,205		
Jul	189,970	214,469	229,653		
Total	728,910	856,998	908,688	488,563	
Quarters	1998	1999	2000	2001	
Oct	-0.050	0.260	-0.060	0.180	
Jan	0.240	0.270	-0.250	0.140	
Apr	0.290	0.280	0.100	0	
Jul	0.240	-0.070	0.140	0	
Total	0.720	0.740	-0.070	0.320	

Price & Volume
Recent Price $	14.13
52 Week High $	20.38
52 Week Low $	9.56
Avg Daily Vol (Mil)	0.11
Beta	1.42
Per Share Data
Earnings (TTM) $	0.55
Sales (TTM) $	50.78
Book Value (MRQ) $	6.81
Cash Flow (TTM) $	0.95
Cash (MRQ) $	0.15
Share Related Items
Mkt. Cap. (Mil)	262.46
Shares Out (Mil)	18.58
Float (Mil)	9.10
Dividend Information
Yield %	0.00
Annual Dividend	0.00
Payout Ratio (TTM) %	0.00
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings (TTM)	25.87
Price/Sales (TTM)	0.28
Price/Book (MRQ)	2.07
Price/Cash Flow (TTM)	14.85
Financial Strength
Quick Ratio (MRQ)	0.61
Current Ratio (MRQ)	1.47
LT Debt/Equity (MRQ)	0.21
Total Debt/Equity (MRQ)	0.79
Mgmt Effectiveness
Return on Equity (TTM)	8.57
Return on Assets (TTM)	3.63
Return on Investment (TTM)	0.78
Profitability
Gross Margin (TTM) %	19.76
Operating Margin (TTM) %	2.48
Profit Margin (TTM) %	1.08

Indicates that this number comes from an earnings announcement which has not yet been filed with the SEC.
Mil = Millions MRQ = Most Recent Quarter TTM = Trailing Twelve Months

Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods Market engages in the sale of natural food and nutritional products, primarily through its 120 natural foods supermarkets (as of 12/00) and direct marketing of nutritional supplements. For the 16 weeks ended 1/14/00, net sales rose 21% to $643.4M. Net income from cont. ops. and before accounting change rose 25% to $15M. Results reflect higher comparable and identical store sales and lower pre-opening costs.

Report Updated : 3/23/2001		
Market Cap ($ Mil) : 1,196.64		
Growth RateHYPERLINK "http://quote.fool.com/sec/sec.asp?symbols=WFMI&currticker=WFMI"s	
Revenue	
Revenue in $ Thousands	
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	
* Indicates that this number comes from an earnings announcement which has not yet been filed with the SEC.	
	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year		
Sales %	18.56	18.06	19.68		
EPS %	-24.16	0.16	42.83		
Dividend %	N/A	N/A	N/A		
Quarters	1998	1999	2000	2001	
Jan	407,788	432,207	532,626	643,435	
Mar	324,811	341,395	425,113		
Jun	330,999	360,804	442,557		
Sep	326,170	358,113	438,334		
Total	1,389,768	1,492,519	1,838,630	643,435	
Quarters	1998	1999	2000	2001	
Jan	0.440	0.420	0.450	0.540	
Mar	0.400	0.380	0.470	0	
Jun	0.400	0.410	0.490	0	
Sep	0.400	0.250	-0.350	0	
Total	1.640	1.460	1.060	0.540	

Price & Volume
Recent Price $	44.81
52 Week High $	63.75
52 Week Low $	34.38
Avg Daily Vol (Mil)	0.47
Beta	0.90
Per Share Data
Earnings (TTM) $	1.15
Sales (TTM) $	71.83
Book Value (MRQ) $	12.29
Cash Flow (TTM) $	1.40
Cash (MRQ) $	0.27
Share Related Items
Mkt. Cap. (Mil)	1,196.64
Shares Out (Mil)	26.70
Float (Mil)	20.30
Dividend Information
Yield %	0.00
Annual Dividend	0.00
Payout Ratio (TTM) %	0.00
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings (TTM)	N/A
Price/Sales (TTM)	0.62
Price/Book (MRQ)	3.65
Price/Cash Flow (TTM)	31.99
Financial Strength
Quick Ratio (MRQ)	0.20
Current Ratio (MRQ)	1.15
LT Debt/Equity (MRQ)	0.99
Total Debt/Equity (MRQ)	1.01
Mgmt Effectiveness
Return on Equity (TTM)	9.92
Return on Assets (TTM)	4.21
Return on Investment (TTM)	1.45
Profitability
Gross Margin (TTM) %	34.60
Operating Margin (TTM) %	5.50
Profit Margin (TTM) %	1.64

* Indicates that this number comes from an earnings announcement which has not yet been filed with the SEC.
Mil = Millions MRQ = Most Recent Quarter TTM = Trailing Twelve Months

Wild Oats Markets ..

Wild Oats Markets is a natural foods supermarket chain in North America. As of March 2000, OATS operated 111 stores in 22 states and British Columbia under several names. For the fiscal year ended 12/30/00, revenues rose 16% to $838.1M. Net loss before accounting change totaled $15M vs. an income of $12.8M. Revenues reflect new store openings and acquisitions. Net loss suffered from $44.1M in restructuring charges.

Report Updated : 3/23/2001		
Market Cap ($ Mil) : 208.32		
Growth RateHYPERLINK "http://quote.fool.com/sec/sec.asp?symbols=OATS&currticker=OATS"s	
Revenue	
Revenue in $ Thousands	
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	
* Indicates that this number comes from an earnings announcement which has not yet been filed with the SEC.	
	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year		
Sales %	16.23	34.02	61.70		
EPS %	N/A	N/A	28.88		
Dividend %	N/A	N/A	N/A		
Quarters	1997	1998	1999	2000	
Mar	69,729	123,888	159,643	211,241	
Jun	76,677	131,794	173,207	212,772	
Sep	79,955	130,235	186,522	207,201	
Dec	84,716	144,809	201,719	* 206,917	
Total	311,077	530,726	721,091	* 838,131	
Quarters	1997	1998	1999	2000	
Mar	0.100	0.200	-0.050	0.230	
Jun	0.107	0.170	0.190	-0.380	
Sep	0.113	0.170	0.210	0.050	
Dec	0.113	0.170	0.190	* -0.550	
Total	0.433	0.710	0.540	* -0.650	

Price & Volume
Recent Price $	9.00
52 Week High $	23.50
52 Week Low $	3.88
Avg Daily Vol (Mil)	0.19
Beta	1.38
Per Share Data
Earnings (TTM) $	* -0.66
Sales (TTM) $	* 36.08
Book Value (MRQ) $	7.10
Cash Flow (TTM) $	1.17
Cash (MRQ) $	0.49
Share Related Items
Mkt. Cap. (Mil)	208.32
Shares Out (Mil)	23.15
Float (Mil)	16.40
Dividend Information
Yield %	0.00
Annual Dividend	0.00
Payout Ratio (TTM) %	0.00
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings (TTM)	* N/A
Price/Sales (TTM)	* 0.25
Price/Book (MRQ)	1.27
Price/Cash Flow (TTM)	7.67
Financial Strength
Quick Ratio (MRQ)	0.18
Current Ratio (MRQ)	0.92
LT Debt/Equity (MRQ)	0.69
Total Debt/Equity (MRQ)	0.77
Mgmt Effectiveness
Return on Equity (TTM)	* -9.06
Return on Assets (TTM)	-4.14
Return on Investment (TTM)	* 0.55
Profitability
Gross Margin (TTM) %	30.91
Operating Margin (TTM) %	1.29
Profit Margin (TTM) %	-1.79

* Indicates that this number comes from an earnings announcement which has not yet been filed with the SEC.
Mil = Millions MRQ = Most Recent Quarter TTM = Trailing Twelve Months

TPButler

2001-04-27T17:05:00