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America's No. 1 drugstore chain, CVS operates more than 5,400 CVS/pharmacy stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our PharmaCare subsidiary operates 51 specialty pharmacies and is the nation's fourth-largest, full-servicepharmacy benefits manager. Total CVS revenues exceeded $37 billion in 2005, with more than 70 percent generated through pharmacy sales. In fact, our CVS/pharmacy stores fill more than one in every eight retail prescriptions in the United States. We remain committed to being the easiest pharmacy for customers to use. Our 148,000 colleagues work hard so that everyone can "expect something extra" whether entering one of our stores, shopping at CVS.com, or using PharmaCare's services.
Our company trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "CVS."
| Financial Highlights |
2005 |
2004 |
| In millions, except per share |
52 weeks |
52 weeks |
% Change |
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| Sales |
$37,006.2 |
$30,594.3 |
21.0 |
| Operating profit |
2,019.5 |
1,454.7 |
38.8 |
| Net earnings |
1,224.7 |
918.8 |
33.3 |
| Diluted earnings per common share |
1.45 |
1.10 |
31.8 |
| Stock Price at calendar year end |
26.42 |
22.54 |
17.2 |
| Market capitalization at calendar year end |
21,514.0 |
18,071.0 |
19.1 |
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ALL SIGNS POINT TO GROWTH |
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FINANCIALS |
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