(U.S. dollars in millions, except per share and per retail square foot amounts)
Fiscal 2007 (1)
Fiscal 2006
Fiscal 2005 (2)
  Revenue
$35,934
$30,848
$27,433
  Comparable store sales % gain
5.0%
4.9%
4.3%
  Gross profit as % of revenue
24.4%
25.0%
23.7%
  SG&A as % of revenue
18.8%
19.7%
18.4%
  Operating income as % of revenue
5.6%
5.3%
5.3%
  Earnings from continuing operations
$ 1,377
$ 1,140
$ 934
  Net earnings
$ 1,377
$ 1,140
$ 984
  Diluted earnings per share—continuing operations
$ 2.79
$ 2.27
$ 1.86
  Diluted earnings per share
$ 2.79
$ 2.27
$ 1.96
   
  Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
$ 3,793
$ 3,789
$ 3,348
  Debt-to-capitalization ratio (3)
9%
10%
12%
  Cash dividends per share declared and paid
$ 0.36
$ 0.31
$ 0.28
  Value of common shares repurchased
$ 599
$ 772
$ 200
   
  Total retail square footage (in thousands) (4)
41,885
34,390
31,604
  Revenue per retail square foot (5)
$ 936
$ 941
$ 905
  Number of stores: at period end
       Best Buy—U.S.
822
742
668
       Magnolia Audio Video
20
20
20
       Pacific Sales
14
–
–
       Future Shop
121
118
114
       Best Buy—Canada
47
44
30
       Five Star
135
–
–
       Best Buy—China
1
–
–
 


(1) Fiscal 2007 included 53 weeks. All other periods presented included 52 weeks
(2) In Fiscal 2005 we did not recognize stock-based compensation expense
(3) Represents total debt (including current portion of long-term debt) divided by total capitalization (total debt + total shareholders’ equity)
(4) At period end. Includes Geek Squad stand-alone stores
(5) Represents revenue divided by weighted average retail square footage

 

Total shareholder return

Cumulative total return among Best Buy Co., Inc.; the S&P 500 Index;
and the S&P Retailing Group

Return on invested capital

We continue to generate a strong ROIC as we invest
in our core business and extend into new markets.
       
   
 


Our five-year total shareholder return, including stock price appreciation and dividends, continued to outperform the S&P 500 and its index of retailers.

Source: Research Data Group