Financial Review 2004

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

  Fiscal Year Ended
(In thousands)   May 30, 2004     May 25, 2003     May 26, 2002  
Cash flows – operating activities
   Net earnings    $ 231,462         $ 232,260         $ 237,788     
   Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash flows:
      Depreciation and amortization   210,004     191,218     165,829  
      Asset impairment charges, net   40,756     4,282      
      Restructuring charge (credit)   1,112     (358 )   (2,568 )
      Amortization of unearned compensation and loan costs    7,599     6,901     7,578  
      Change in current assets and liabilities   2,207     36,046     49,604  
      Change in other liabilities   1,794     420     (496 )
      Contribution to defined benefit pension plans and postretirement plan    (257 )   (20,203 )   (164 )
      Loss on disposal of land, buildings, and equipment   104     2,456     1,803  
      Change in cash surrender value of trust-owned life insurance   (6,106 )   2,441     743  
      Deferred income taxes   19,621     35,890     22,743  
      Income tax benefits credited to equity   15,650     16,385     24,989  
      Non-cash compensation expense   861     758      
      Other, net   604     139     252  
         Net cash provided by operating activities $ 525,411   $ 508,635   $ 508,101  
Cash flows – investing activities
   Purchases of land, buildings, and equipment   (354,326 )   (423,273 )   (318,392 )
   Increase in other assets   (5,128 )   (8,100 )   (24,700 )
   Purchase of trust-owned life insurance       (6,000 )   (31,500 )
   Proceeds from disposal of land, buildings, and equipment   16,197     7,641     10,741  
   Proceeds from maturities of (purchases of) short-term investments       10,000     (9,904 )
         Net cash used in investing activities $ (343,257 ) $ (419,732 ) $ (373,755 )
Cash flows – financing activities
   Proceeds from issuance of common stock   39,856     33,664     40,520  
   Dividends paid   (12,984 )   (13,501 )   (9,225 )
   Purchases of treasury stock   (235,462 )   (213,311 )   (208,578 )
   ESOP note receivable repayments   5,027     4,710     5,315  
   Increase (decrease) in short-term debt   14,500         (12,000 )
   Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt           149,655  
   Repayment of long-term debt   (5,027 )   (4,710 )   (7,962 )
   Payment of loan costs           (1,010 )
         Net cash used in financing activities $ (194,090 ) $ (193,148 ) $ (43,285 )
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents   (11,936 )   (104,245 )   91,061  
Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of year   48,630     152,875     61,814  
Cash and cash equivalents – end of year $ 36,694   $ 48,630   $ 152,875  
Cash flows from changes in current assets and liabilities
   Receivables   (279 )   66     3,781  
   Inventories   (25,137 )   (1,231 )   (23,984 )
   Prepaid expenses and other current assets   (190 )   (8,523 )   1,987  
   Accounts payable   (1,027 )   15,927     3,205  
   Accrued payroll   17,352     (1,961 )   5,348  
   Accrued income taxes   (19,222 )   (529 )   20,806  
   Other accrued taxes   3,371     4,595     3,045  
   Unearned revenues   2,815     16,066     18,487  
   Other current liabilities   24,524     11,636     16,929  
         Change in current assets and liabilities $ 2,207   $ 36,046   $ 49,604  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.