ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Friday, April 5, 1996                  TAG: 9604050101
SECTION: BUSINESS                 PAGE: B-7  EDITION: METRO 


REPORTED EARNINGS

Circuit City Stores Inc.

4th qtr. ended 2-29 1996 1995

Revenues $2.25 billion $1.91 billion

Net Income $82.1 million $83.7 million

Share earnings 83 cents 86 cents

Year ended 2-29

Revenues $7.03 billion $5.58 billion

Net Income $179.4 million $167.9 million

Share earnings $1.82 $1.72

Richmond-based Circuit City sells brand-name consumer electronics and major appliances. It also operates five CarMax Superstores.

Food Lion Inc.

1st qtr. ended 3-23 1996 1995

Revenues $2.02 billion $1.87 billion

Net Income $40.9 million $37.7 million

Share earnings 8.6 cents 7.8 cents

Salisbury, N.C.-based Food Lion operates 1,084 stores in 14 states. During the first quarter, Food Lion completed its acquisition of Food Fair of North Carolina Inc. and began operating these nine new locations.

Westmoreland Coal Co.

4th qtr. ended 12-31 1995 1994

Revenues $5.2 million ($10.4 million)

Net Income $5.6 million $27.4 million

Share earnings 45 cents $3.75

Year ended 12-31

Revenues ($95.6 million) ($15.2 million)

Net Income ($86.4 million) $20.2 million

Share earnings ($13.11) $2.19

Westmoreland Coal Co. is a Coloroda Springs, Colo.-based company that closed its mining operations in Wise and Lee counties last year.

*Figures in parentheses indicate a loss.


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