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To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (76753)	11/23/1999 11:22:00 AM
From: Cynic 2005	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86076

Trivia Q. Name this company which had negative cash flow in 3 of the last 5 years and yet the stock quadrupled. Hint: It ain't an internet company and it ain't a small potatoe, That is potatoe with an 'e' at the end. -g- --------------------- Selected Annual Statement of Cash Flow Items (INDIRECT Met 52 Weeks52 Weeks52 Weeks52 Weeks53 Weeks Ending Ending Ending Ending Ending 12/26/9812/27/9712/28/9612/30/9512/31/94 Net Income 6,068 6,945 5,157 3,566 2,288 Depreciation & 2,807 2,192 1,888 1,379 1,047 Amort. Non-Cash 524 136 299 421 -108 Items Other -208 735 1,399 -1,350 -290 Operating CF Total 9,191 10,008 8,743 4,016 2,937 Operating CF Capital -3,557 -4,501 -3,024 -3,550 -2,441 Expenditures Other Investing -2,949 -2,358 -2,244 873 -418 CF Total -6,506 -6,859 -5,268 -2,677 -2,859 Investing CF Dividends -217 -180 -148 -116 -92 Paid Sale (Purch.) -4,618 -2,727 -985 -757 -432 of Stock Net 86 -305 360 -183 -33 Borrowings Other 0 0 0 0 0 Financing CF Total -4,749 -3,212 -773 -1,056 -557 Financing CF Exchange 0 0 0 0 0 Rate Effect Net Change -2,064 -63 2,702 283 -479 In Cash Note: Units in millions of U.S. Dollars.