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To: KeepItSimple who wrote (39923)2/13/1999 8:42:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph  Respond to of 164685
 

I didn't say it was designed to be dishonest, I just said it was designed to make Bezos and
his buddies wealthy through stock- not from business operations.


KIS,

I agree with this completely.

However I think Glenn can give you his opinion of how "honest" Covey is with Amazon's
books. Things like lumping all business operation expenses into "marketing" including
salaries for every single employees, warehouse leasing costs, etc so that they can tell the
public that they "would be profitable if it werent for advertising costs"..


The most recent comment was the book business was profitable during December. They do not break down fulfillment from advertising, etc. They do not do a profit/loss statement for one month. They do not have a clue but it sure sounded good. One could not prove it to be inaccurate either.

Glenn



To: KeepItSimple who wrote (39923)2/14/1999 1:49:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph  Respond to of 164685
 
SERVICE MERCHAN
Annual Balance Sheet
(in Millions, except Book Value per Share)

Fiscal Year End for SERVICE MERCHAN(SME ) falls in the month of December.

12/31/97 12/31/96 12/31/95 12/31/94 12/31/93
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Assets
Cash & Equivalents 364.17 285.37 177.31 173.26 325.09
Receivables 43.13 61.45 53.62 55.13 53.01
Notes Receivable 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Inventories 929.82 1,052.97 1,034.47 1,004.28 939.26
Other Current Assets 47.75 15.46 25.28 27.78 29.90
Total Current Assets 1,384.87 1,415.25 1,290.68 1,260.46 1,347.26
Net Property & Equipment 523.63 604.76 628.11 646.70 635.84
Investments & Advances 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other Non-Current Assets 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Deferred Charges 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Intangibles 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Deposits & Other Assets 42.96 22.82 21.78 19.74 28.47
Total Assets 1,951.46 2,042.83 1,940.57 1,926.90 2,011.57
Liabilities & Shareholder's Equity
Notes Payable 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Accounts Payable 482.23 595.26 620.67 639.77 630.72
Current Portion Long Term Debt 23.72 6.84 1.94 13.10 91.75
Current Portion Capital Leases 8.45 7.30 7.89 7.87 8.07
Accrued Expenses 235.63 274.91 254.24 267.38 247.09
Income Taxes Payable 48.33 41.33 40.92 39.36 54.91
Other Current Liabilities 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Current Liabilities 798.37 925.66 925.65 967.48 1,032.55
Mortgages 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Deferred Taxes/Income 0.00 7.92 4.89 4.63 0.97
Convertible Debt 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Long Term Debt 711.51 623.61 557.39 544.81 616.75
Non-Current Capital Leases 50.01 58.54 65.89 73.61 81.77
Other Non-Current Liabilities 55.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Minority Interest(Liabilities) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Liabilities 1,614.96 1,615.73 1,553.83 1,590.53 1,732.04
Shareholders' Equity
Preferred Stock 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Common Stock (Par) 50.19 49.88 49.84 49.91 49.68
Capital Surplus 7.91 5.67 5.48 6.11 4.05
Retained Earnings 281.20 372.80 333.47 283.14 226.99
Other Equity (2.79) (1.25) (2.05) (2.79) (1.19)
Treasury Stock 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Shareholder's Equity 336.51 427.09 386.74 336.38 279.54
Total Liabilities & Shareholder's Equity 1,951.46 2,042.83 1,940.57 1,926.90 2,011.57
Total Common Equity 336.51 427.09 386.74 336.38 279.54
Average Shares 100.16 100.33 101.46 101.37 102.08
Book Value Per Share 3.35 4.21 3.88 3.39 2.81

Last updated Feb 6, 1999.
© Zacks Investment Research, Inc. 1999

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SERVICE MERCHAN
Quarterly Balance Sheet
(in Millions, except Book Value per Share)

Fiscal Year End for SERVICE MERCHAN(SME ) falls in the month of December.

9/30/98 6/30/98 3/31/98 12/31/97 9/30/97 6/30/97 3/31/97 12/31/96
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Assets
Cash & Equivalents 54.45 142.10 71.53 364.17 45.90 57.49 29.17 285.37
Receivables 48.77 44.75 47.13 43.13 39.97 44.58 45.59 61.45
Notes Receivable N/A N/A 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Inventories 1,044.17 863.00 935.62 929.82 1,165.59 956.67 1,078.05 1,052.97
Other Current Assets N/A N/A 58.26 47.75 109.45 79.19 72.13 15.46
Total Current Assets 1,215.46 1,093.44 1,112.55 1,384.87 1,360.90 1,137.93 1,224.94 1,415.25
Net Property & Equipment 504.78 501.47 512.54 523.63 535.53 557.35 559.46 604.76
Investments & Advances N/A N/A 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other Non-Current Assets N/A N/A 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Deferred Charges N/A N/A 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Intangibles N/A N/A 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Deposits & Other Assets N/A N/A 53.59 42.96 38.38 25.11 25.81 22.82
Total Assets 1,779.45 1,645.40 1,678.69 1,951.46 1,934.82 1,720.39 1,810.21 2,042.83
Liabilities & Shareholder's Equity
Notes Payable N/A N/A 0.00 0.00 125.40 25.00 101.00 0.00
Accounts Payable N/A N/A 308.82 482.23 447.36 384.49 389.03 595.26
Current Portion Long Term Debt N/A N/A 23.80 23.72 20.64 34.47 7.12 6.84
Current Portion Capital Leases N/A N/A 8.57 8.45 8.27 8.30 7.45 7.30
Accrued Expenses N/A N/A 191.54 235.63 193.03 175.09 218.51 274.91
Income Taxes Payable N/A N/A 22.28 48.33 25.19 61.91 0.00 41.33
Other Current Liabilities N/A N/A 0.00 0.00 7.44 0.00 7.44 0.00
Total Current Liabilities 729.32 538.49 555.02 798.37 827.32 689.27 730.53 925.66
Mortgages N/A N/A 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Deferred Taxes/Income N/A N/A 0.00 0.00 7.92 7.92 7.92 7.92
Convertible Debt N/A N/A 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Long Term Debt N/A N/A 708.83 711.51 715.47 597.37 628.33 623.61
Non-Current Capital Leases N/A N/A 47.84 50.01 52.56 57.12 56.03 58.54
Other Non-Current Liabilities N/A N/A 54.45 55.06 53.48 65.84 67.30 0.00
Minority Interest (Liabilities) N/A N/A 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Liabilities N/A N/A 1,366.16 1,614.96 1,656.76 1,417.53 1,490.12 1,615.73
Shareholders' Equity
Preferred Stock N/A N/A 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Common Stock (Par) 100.36 100.40 50.18 50.19 49.90 49.91 49.88 49.88
Capital Surplus N/A N/A 7.87 7.91 5.68 5.74 5.65 5.67
Retained Earnings N/A N/A 257.09 281.20 223.03 248.03 265.58 372.80
Other Equity N/A N/A (2.62) (2.79) (0.56) (0.81) (1.02) (1.25)
Treasury Stock N/A N/A 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Shareholder's Equity 318.57 356.55 312.53 336.51 278.05 302.86 320.09 427.09
Total Liabilities & Shareholder's Equity 1,779.45 1,645.40 1,678.69 1,951.46 1,934.82 1,720.39 1,810.21 2,042.83
Total Common Equity 318.57 356.55 312.53 336.51 278.05 302.86 320.09 427.09
Average Shares 99.70 99.70 99.70 100.51 99.96 99.90 100.13 100.37
Book Value Per Share 3.17 3.55 3.11 3.35 2.79 3.02 3.19 4.21

Last updated Feb 6, 1999.
© Zacks Investment Research, Inc. 1999

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