Five-Year Performance

The selected financial data set forth below should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements, including the related notes and other financial information contained in the Company's most recent Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

  2010   2009**   2008**   2007   2006*    
  (millions, except per share data)
Consolidated Statement of Operations Data:  
Net Sales $  25,003    $  23,489    $  24,892    $  26,313    $  26,970     
Cost of sales (14,824) (13,973) (15,009) (15,677) (16,019)
Inventory valuation adjustments - May integration -   -   -   - (178)
Gross margin 10,179    9,516    9,883    10,636    10,773   
Selling, general and administrative expenses (8,260) (8,062) (8,481) (8,554) (8,678)
Impairments, store closing costs and division consolidation costs (25) (391) (398)    
Goodwill impairment charges     (5,382)    
May integration costs       (219) (450)
Gains on sale of accounts receivable         191   
Operating income (loss) 1,894    1,063    (4,378)   1,863    1,836   
Interest expense (a) (579) (562) (588) (579) (451)
Interest income     28    36    61   
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 1,320    507    (4,938)   1,320    1,446   
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense) (473) (178) 163    (411) (458)
Income (loss) from continuing operations 847    329    (4,775)   909    988  
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes (b)       (16)    
Net income (loss) $    847    $    329    $    (4,775)   $    893    $    995   
Basic earnings (loss) per share:  
Income (loss) from continuing operations $    2.00    $    .78    $   (11.34)   $    2.04    $    1.83   
Net income (loss) 2.00    .78    (11.34)   2.00    1.84   
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:  
Income (loss) from continuing operations $    1.98    $    .78    $   (11.34)   $    2.01    $    1.80   
Net income (loss) 1.98    .78    (11.34)   1.97    1.81   
Average number of shares outstanding 422.2    420.4    420.0   445.6    539.0   
Cash dividends paid per share (c) $   .2000    $   .2000    $   .5275    $   .5175    $   .5075   
Depreciation and amortization $   1,150    $   1,210    $   1,278    $   1,304    $   1,265   
Capital expenditures $      505    $      460    $      897    $   1,105    $   1,392   
Balance Sheet Data (at year end):  
Cash and cash equivalents $    1,464    $    1,686    $   1,385    $    676    $   1,294   
Total assets 20,631    21,300    22,145    27,789    29,550   
Short-term debt 454    242    966    666    650   
Long-term debt 6,971    8,456    8,733    9,087    7,847   
Shareholders' equity 5,530    4,653    4,620    9,907    12,254   

* 53 weeks
** The Company changed its methodology for recording deferred state income taxes from a blended rate basis to a separate entity basis, and has reflected the effects of such change retroactively to fiscal 2008. Even though the Company considers the chagne to have had only an immaterial impact on its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the prior periods as previously reported have been adjusted to reflect the change.
(a) Interest expense in 2010 includes approximately $66 million of expenses associated with the early retirement of approximately $1,000 million of outstanding debt. Interest expense includes a gain of approximately $54 million in 2006 related to the completion of a debt tender offer.
(b) Discontinued operations include (1) for 2007, the after-tax results of the After Hours Formalwear business, including an after-tax loss of $7 million on the disposal of After Hours Formalwear, and (2) for 2006, the after-tax results of operations of the Lord & Taylor division and the Bridal Group division (including David's Bridal, After Hours Formalwear, and Priscilla of Boston), including after-tax losses of $38 million and $18 million on the disposals of the Lord & Taylor division and the David's Bridal and Priscilla of Boston businesses, respectively.
(c) Cash dividends paid for 2006 have been adjusted to reflect the two-for-one stock-split effected in the form of a stock dividend distributed on June 9, 2006.

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