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discontinued businesses, net income
increased from $75.9 million to $135.6
million, a gain of 79 percent, and earn-
ings per share rose from $1.07 to
$1.80, a gain of 68 percent.
The fourth quarter included a restruc-
turing charge of $31.5 million associ-
ated with the Farm Supplierís Outlet
Corporation acquisition, and a write-off
of $15.0 million for in-process research
and development related to the pur-
chase of The Exotic Tradesman, Inc.
Exotic flower revenue, which includes
whole plants, cut flowers, seedlings and
bulbs, grew 12 percent to $578.9 mil-
lion, compared with $519.0 million in
1998.
During 2000, we expect to expand our
flow of product worldwide, including
flora optimized for previously inhospi-
table regions, through hybrid and
genetically altered strands of plants.
ASSETS
FISCAL YEAR
2002 2001 2000 1999
Current assets:
Cash & cash equivalents
203,461 146,992 89,557 72,429
Short-term investments
157,700 90,853 55,650 47,005
Accounts receivable
101,006 72,448 35,543 30,451
Inventories
49,349 30,557 20,512 15,627
Deferred income taxes
32,544 12,953 6,430 350
Other current assets
12,542 9,600 5,398 3,213
To tal current assets
556,602 363,403 213,090 169,075
Investments
35,601 51,525 42,508 12,954
Fur niture, fixtures, and equipment, net
20,428 10,327 6,972 3,451
Other assets
3,655 2,153 1,078 446
To tal assets
616,286 427,408 263,648 185,921
from $75.9 million to $135.6 million, a gain
of 79 percent, and earnings per share rose
from $1.07 to $1.80, a gain of 68 percent.
The fourth quarter included a restructur-
ing charge of $31.5 million associated
with the Farm Supplier’s Outlet Corpora-
tion acquisition, and a write-off of $15.0
million for in-process research and devel-
opment related to the purchase of The
Exotic Tradesman, Inc. Exotic flower reve-
nue, which includes whole plants, cut
flowers, seedlings and bulbs, grew 12
percent to $578.9 million, compared
with $519.0 million in 2001.
During 2002, we expect to expand our
flow of products worldwide, including
flora optimized for previously inhospita-
ble regions, through hybrid and geneti-
cally altered strands of plants.
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