Financial Highlig hts Once again, we are pleased to report record  net sales and net income for the fiscal year 2001. Statement of Operations Data Fiscal 2001 Fiscal 2000 Fiscal 1999 ($000 except per share data) Net sales $656,956 $587,385 $421,496 percentage change year to year 12% 39% 48% Operating income 76,001 71,314 57,837 percentage change year to year 7% 23% 63% Net income 46,582 42,690 35,049 percentage change year to year 9% 22% 70% Earnings per share $1.73 $1.60 $1.32 percentage change year to year 8% 21% 65% Selected Operating Data Number of stores open year end 520 400 293 Comparable store sales (decrease) increase (8)% 4% 15% Net sales per average store ($000) $1,389 $1,651 $1,656 Net sales per average gross square foot $334 $ 403 $414 Balance Sheet Data ($000) Working capital $77,342 $40,944 $27,340 Total assets 282,849 231,696 170,959 Stockholders’ equity 217,006 166,667 120,066 Net Sales (millions) 97 $193 98 $284 99 $421 00 $587 01 $657 Net Income (millions) 97 $5.2 98 $20.7 99 $35.0 00 $42.7 01 $46.6 Number of Stores 97 155 98 209 99 293 00 400 01 520