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addition to traditional financial measurements, we use Economic
Value Added (EVAŽ) to measure our financial performance and
manage our allocation of capital resources. Also, a portion of
executive incentive compensation is related to the achievement of
targeted levels of annual EVA improvement. EVA is a financial
performance measurement that includes the economic cost of assets
employed. We use EVA as one of several internal financial
measures, and it is not intended to represent a measure of
financial performance with respect to accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States. Other organizations that
use EVA as a measurement of financial performance may define and
calculate EVA differently.
Segment
Performance
Best Buy
The following table presents selected financial data for the Best
Buy segment for each of the past three fiscal years
($ in millions):
(1) Aggregate
results of our businesses other than Musicland and International.
(2) Includes only sales at Best Buy stores open at least 14 full
months, and includes remodeled and expanded locations. Relocated
stores are excluded from the comparable store sales calculation
until they have been reopened for at least 14 full months.
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