Financial Highlights 2010 2009 % Change Net sales $ 18,366

Financial Highlights
2010
(Millions of dollars, except share and employee data)
2009
Net sales
$18,366
$17,099
Net earnings available to Whirlpool
$
$
Per share on a diluted basis
Whirlpool stockholders’ equity
Total assets
Return on equity
619
88.8%
$ 7.97
$ 4.34
83.6%
$ 4,226
$ 3,664
15.4%
$15,584
$15,094
15.7%
(2)
Dividends per share
7.4%
328
(1)
Book value per diluted share
% Change
3.2%
9.8%
5.9 pts.
$ 54.48
$ 48.48
12.4%
$ 1.72
$ 1.72
0.0%
$118.44
$ 85.01
39.3%
Share price
High
Low
$ 71.00
$ 19.19
270.0%
Close
$ 88.83
$ 80.66
10.1%
Shares outstanding at December 31 (in 000s)
76,030
74,704
1.8%
Number of employees
70,800
66,900
5.8%
Diluted Earnings per Share from
Continuing Operations
Revenue
$ in billions
$18.4
$7.97
$5.50
6
5
$4.34
$6.35
10
$8.10
9
$17.1
$19.4
15
$18.9
$18.1
20
0
3
0
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Cash Flow Provided by
Continuing Operating Activities
’06 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10
Debt/Total Capital (3)
$ in millions
$1,078
$880
800
$927
46.0%
43.6%
41.2%
1200
36.7%
34.5%
$1,550
1600
Net earnings divided by average Whirlpool stockholders’ equity.
Total Whirlpool stockholders’ equity divided by total outstanding shares.
(3)
Debt divided by debt, Whirlpool stockholders’ equity and noncontrolling interests.
(2)
30
10
$327
’06 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10
(1)
40
20
400
0
50
0
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