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99 Cents Only Stores Reports Earnings of $13.5 Million in the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2002, an Increase of 23.7% Over Last Year.


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CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2002

Earnings Per Share for the Quarter Was $0.19 Compared to $0.16 in 2001

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) reported net income of $13.5 million for the quarter ended June June: see month.  30, 2002 up 23.7% from $10.9 million in the second quarter of 2001.

Earnings per share was $0.19 in the second quarter of 2002, compared with earnings per share of $0.16 in the second quarter of 2001, an 18.8% increase despite an additional 2.1 million shares outstanding.

Total sales in the second quarter 2002 increased 23.1% to $167.9 million compared to net sales Net Sales

The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted.

Notes:
This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight
 of $136.4 million in the second quarter of 2001. Retail sales for the second quarter were $155.4 million, up $32.9 million or 26.9% from sales of $122.5 million in 2001. Same-store-sales increased 2.1% in the second quarter of 2002.

Earnings per share for the six months ended June 30, 2002 increased 23.3% to $0.37 compared to $0.30 in 2001. Total sales for the six months ended June 30, 2002 increased 26.6%.

Same-store-sales in the second quarter were adversely affected by this year's shift in the Easter Easter [A.S. Eastre, name of a spring goddess], chief Christian feast, commemorating the resurrection of Jesus after his crucifixion. In the West, Easter is celebrated on the Sunday following the full moon next after the vernal equinox (see calendar); thus, it  selling season from April 2001 in the second quarter to March 2002 in the first quarter. Same-store-sales for the first six months of 2002 increased 5.0%.

Gross margin for the second quarter of 2002 was 40.2% versus 39.0% in the second quarter of 2001. Retail gross margin for the quarter was 41.8% versus 41.2% in 2001. This improvement in gross margin is due to favorable fa·vor·a·ble  
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Selling, general and administrative expenses were 27.7% of sales, compared with 26.9% in 2001. Included in these expenses were a 40 basis point increase in depreciation costs, a 20 basis point increase in utility costs and a 20 basis point increase in labor costs.

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, President of the Company said, "We are pleased to announce a 23.7% increase in net income and to meet the public's expectation for earnings during our second quarter. We are excited with how our stores in new markets are performing including Northern and Central California Central California can refer to one of several divisions or regions of the U.S state of California:
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 as well as Phoenix and Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . We plan to open fifteen additional stores this year with six to seven stores opening in the third quarter. The Company expects to continue to open 25% new stores per year."

99 Cents Only Stores(R), the nation's oldest existing one-price retailer, operates 139 retail stores in Southern and Central California, Las Vegas, Nevada Nevada (nəvăd`ə, –vä–), far western state of the United States. It is bordered by Utah (E), Arizona (SE), California (SW, W), and Oregon and Idaho (N).  and Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix /ˈfiːˌnɪks/ (English: Phoenix, Navajo: Hoozdo, lit. "the place is hot", Western Apache: Fiinigis) is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S.  and a wholesale division called Bargain A reciprocal understanding, contract, or agreement of any sort usually pertaining to the loan, sale, or exchange of property between two parties, one of whom wants to dispose of an item that the other wants to obtain.  Wholesale. The Company will open its seventeenth 99 Cents Only Stores for the year on July July: see month.  25, 2002 in Phoenix, Arizona. 99 Cents Only Stores(R) emphasizes name-brand consumables, priced at an excellent value, in attractively merchandised stores.

This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
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Note to Editors: 99 Cents Only Stores(R) news releases and information available on the World Wide Web at http://www.99only.com.

                         99 CENTS ONLY STORES
                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                             (Unaudited)
           (Amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

                                       Three Months Ended June 30
                                         2002               2001
Net sales:
    99 Cents Only Stores         $155,436    92.6%  $122,522    89.8%
    Bargain Wholesale              12,425     7.4%    13,852    10.2%
                                 ------------------------------------
                                  167,861   100.0%   136,374   100.0%
Cost of sales                     100,298    59.8%    83,195    61.0%
                                 ------------------------------------
    Gross Profit                   67,563    40.2%    53,179    39.0%
Selling, general and
      administrative expenses      46,539    27.7%    36,714    26.9%
                                 ------------------------------------
      Operating Income             21,024    12.5%    16,465    12.1%
Other income (expense)
      interest income, net          1,211     0.7%     1,451     1.0%
                                 ------------------------------------
 Income before income taxes        22,235    13.2%    17,916    13.1%
 Provision for income taxes         8,717     5.2%     6,987     5.1%
                                 ------------------------------------
 Net income                       $13,518     8.0%   $10,929     8.0%
                                 ====================================
Basic earnings per share
    Net income                      $0.19              $0.16
                                 =========          =========
Diluted earnings per share
    Net income                      $0.19              $0.16
                                 =========          =========
Weighted average number of
   common shares outstanding:
    Basic                          69,888             68,506
    Diluted                        71,275             69,499


                                        Six Months Ended June 30
                                         2002               2001
Net sales:
    99 Cents Only Stores         $305,083    92.2%  $232,734    89.1%
    Bargain Wholesale              25,882     7.8%    28,609    10.9%
                                 ------------------------------------
                                  330,965   100.0%   261,343   100.0%
Cost of sales                     199,159    60.2%   160,094    61.3%
                                 ------------------------------------
    Gross Profit                  131,806    39.8%   101,249    38.7%
Selling, general and
      administrative expenses      91,462    27.6%    70,180    26.8%
                                 ------------------------------------
      Operating Income             40,344    12.2%    31,069    11.9%
Other income (expense)
      interest income, net          2,296     0.7%     3,146     1.2%
                                 ------------------------------------
 Income before income taxes        42,640    12.9%    34,215    13.1%
 Provision for income taxes        16,652     5.0%    13,323     5.1%
                                 ------------------------------------
 Net income                       $25,988     7.9%   $20,892     8.0%
                                 ====================================
Basic earnings per share
    Net income                      $0.37              $0.31
                                 =========          =========
Diluted earnings per share
    Net income                      $0.37              $0.30
                                 =========          =========
Weighted average number of
   common shares outstanding:
    Basic                          69,726             68,455
    Diluted                        71,100             69,341


                         99 CENTS ONLY STORES
                            BALANCE SHEETS
                              (Audited)
                        (Amounts in thousands)

                       June 30,  December 31,  June 30,
                         2002       2001        2001
                      -------------------------------
ASSETS:
Cash                      $178       $232       $211
Short-term
 investments           117,012    147,566    120,433
Receivables, net         2,977      3,523      3,627
Income tax
 receivable              4,599      1,384         --
Inventories             78,744     66,528     68,606
Other current assets     3,504      3,886      3,913
                      -------------------------------
Total current assets   207,014    223,119    196,790

Property and
 Equipment, net        114,087    103,639     81,191

Long term
 investments in
 marketable
 securities             35,045        533      1,300

Other assets            26,604     24,867     22,649
                      -------------------------------
Total assets          $382,750   $352,158   $301,930
                      ===============================

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:

Current portion of
 capitalized lease        $ 41       $ 40       $ --
Accounts payable         7,520     15,244     11,721
Accrued expenses        13,595     11,878      6,309
Income tax payable          --         --      4,696
Due to shareholder          --      1,655         --
                      -------------------------------
Total current
 liabilities            21,156     28,817     22,726

Deferred
 compensation              950         --         --
Deferred rent            2,120      2,060      2,202
Capitalized lease
 obligation              1,627      1,637         --
                      -------------------------------
                         4,697      3,697      2,202

Shareholders' equity   356,897    319,644    277,002
                      -------------------------------
Total liabilities
 and shareholders'
 equity               $382,750   $352,158   $301,930
                      ===============================


                         99 CENTS ONLY STORES
                       STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                             (Unaudited)
                        (Amounts in thousands)

                                                      Six months ended
                                                           June 30,
                                                         2002    2001
  CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
    Net income                                        $25,988 $20,892
    Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash
     provided by operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization                     8,199   5,524
      Other                                               (15)   (190)
      Tax benefit from exercise of non-qualified
       employee stock options                           3,122     872
    Changes in assets and liabilities associated with
     operating activities:
      Accounts receivable                                 546     (59)
      Inventories                                     (12,216) (4,913)
      Other assets                                        382  (4,758)
      Accounts payable                                 (7,724)   (901)
      Accrued expenses                                  1,199  (2,624)
      Worker's compensation                               518     497
      Income taxes                                     (3,215)  4,143
      Deferred rent                                        60      60
      Due to shareholder                               (1,655)     --

        Net cash provided by operating activities      15,189  18,543

  CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
    Purchases of property and equipment               (18,629)(17,810)
    Reduction of short-term investments                30,554  (9,436)
    Purchases of long-term investments and other      (34,512) (1,825)
    Purchases of other assets                            (787)     --

        Net cash (used) in investing activities       (23,374)(29,071)

  CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
    Payments of capital lease obligation                  (11)     --
    Proceeds from exercise of stock options             8,142   1,705

        Net cash provided by financing activities       8,131   1,705

  NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH                         (54) (8,823)
  CASH, beginning of period                               232   9,034

  CASH, end of period                                    $178    $211

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