Company Information

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Address: AV BRIGADEIRO LUIZ ANTONIO
3126 1 ANDAR SP BRAZIL 01402-901 
City: SAO PAULO 
State:  
Zip Code:  
Telephone: 011-886-0814 


Description of Business


Primary SIC Code: 5411
(As filed with the SEC)  

We were incorporated in Brazil under Brazilian law on November 10, 1981 as Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição. Our principal executive offices are located at Avenida Brigadeiro Luis Antonio, 3,142, CEP 01402-901 São Paulo, SP, Brazil (telephone: 55-11-3886-0421). Our agent for service of process in the United States is CT Corporation, 1633 Broadway, New York, New York, 10019. We have been a pioneer in the Brazilian retail food industry, opening our first store, a pastry shop, in 1948 in the city of São Paulo under the name Pão de Açúcar. We established one of the first supermarket chains in Brazil, opening our first supermarket in 1959, and opened the first hypermarket in Brazil in 1971. Brazilian economic reforms implemented in 1994, including the introduction of the real as the Brazilian currency and the drastic reduction of inflation rates, resulted in an unprecedented growth in local consumer markets.  ... More ...  

Per Share Overview

Date 12-mos Rolling EPS Dividend P/E Ratio
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Key Financial Ratios and Statistics

FYE: 12/31

Profitability 2009 Leverage 2009
Net Inc/Comm Equity0.11Total Liab/Total Assets0.63
Net Inc/Total Assets0.03Total Liab/Inv Cap0.98
Net Inc/Inv Cap0.05Total Liab/Comm Equity2.12
Pretax Inc/Net Sales0.03Interest Coverage RatioNA
Net Inc/Net Sales0.03Curr Debt/Equity0.08
Cash Flow/Net Sales0.08LTD/Equity0.54
SG&A/NetSales0.18Total Debt/Equity0.62
Asset Utilization   Liquidity  
Net Receivables Turnover10.35Quick Ratio0.92
Inventory Turnover8.75Current Ratio1.40
Inventory Day Sales0.02Net Rec/Curr Assets0.34
Net Sales/Work Cap9.81Inv/Curr Assets0.34
Net Sales/PP&E4.42  

Income Statement (Millions)

  12/31/2009 12/31/2008 12/31/2007 12/31/2006
Total Revenues(Net Sales) 13,332.11 7,700.14 8,426.09 6,508.52
Cost of Goods Sold 10,035.46 5,670.35 6,063.63 4,671.63
Selling & Admin Exps 2,440.41 1,465.02 1,782.35 1,421.23
Operating Income 591.44 301.81 262.68 158.43
Interest Exp NA 28.69 313.65 NA
Pretax Income 419.48 167.79 127.86 -121.24
Other Income -190.60 -82.85 252.22 -252.92
Net Income Bef Extraordinary ... NA NA NA NA
Net Income 349.88 131.97 154.59 6.80

Balance Sheet (Millions)

Assets 12/31/2009 12/31/2008 12/31/2007 12/31/2006
Cash & Short Term Investments 1,343.46 694.14 601.66 600.90
Receivables - Total 1,595.80 979.39 1,291.64 1,049.92
Inventories - Total 1,622.00 670.76 867.46 577.67
Total Current Assets 4,729.43 2,413.61 2,832.16 2,287.49
Net Property, Plant & Equipment 3,013.26 2,075.00 2,725.33 2,010.40
Total Assets 10,343.83 5,987.45 7,070.09 5,393.47
Liabilities        
Accounts Payable 2,853.89 1,142.48 1,425.73 1,011.50
Debt in Current Liabilities 303.87 144.09 838.42 603.04
Total Current Liabilities 3,370.71 1,459.48 2,461.02 1,793.03
Long-Term Debt 2,055.19 1,316.04 1,102.41 770.52
Total Liabilities 6,532.89 3,735.94 4,372.87 3,209.35
Stockholder's Equity        
Minority Interest 10.92 44.53 77.92 60.21
Preferred Stock NA NA NA NA
Common Stock NA 1,900.46 2,346.33 1,854.33
Retained Earnings NA 245.36 NA 242.58
Treasury Stock NA NA NA NA
Total Stockholders' Equity 3,800.02 2,251.51 2,697.22 2,184.12
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 10,332.91 5,987.45 7,070.09 5,393.47

Cash Flow Summary (Millions)

Categories 12/31/2009 12/31/2008 12/31/2007 12/31/2006
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 1,057.16 529.89 318.00 439.62
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities -938.96 -206.98 -745.77 -430.63
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities 293.92 -83.16 304.86 -210.30

Annual Summary Data (Millions)

Year Sales Net Income EPS
12/20054,530.90116.25--
12/20066,508.526.80--
12/20078,426.09154.59--
12/20087,700.14131.97--
12/200913,332.11349.88--
Growth Rates30.9731.71--

Stock Ownership

Type Date(Q,M) No. Owners Shares Held (000s) % Own
Institutional06/30/1012317,84323.10




Report Date : 8/30/2010

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