AMES DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
MANAGEMENT FORMAT
FISCAL 1996 PLAN
($ 000's)
EXHIBIT 20
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FOR MONTH ENDING
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FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash & equivalents $19,314 $25,273 $19,193 $28,906 $23,128 $20,240 $26,136 $21,851 $15,909 $34,253 $25,141 $12,695
Mdse Inventories 451,805 460,025 477,103 475,079 441,546 450,803 471,504 533,701 563,407 555,272 385,046 394,807
Other current assets 34,063 42,976 41,961 44,645 39,869 42,166 51,294 52,392 59,172 75,935 29,703 27,343
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Total Current Assets 505,182 528,274 538,257 548,630 504,543 513,209 548,934 607,944 638,488 665,460 439,890 434,845
Net Fixed Assets 64,101 62,421 64,406 66,110 66,236 67,115 68,214 68,386 69,052 69,407 69,609 69,967
Long Term Assets 5,109 4,755 5,150 4,796 4,441 4,337 6,483 6,128 6,023 5,670 5,315 5,211
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Total Assets $574,392 $595,450 $607,813 $619,536 $575,220 $584,661 $623,631 $682,458 $713,563 $740,537 $514,814 $510,023
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Liabilities
Current Liabilities:
Trade acc'ts pay. $162,347 $126,558 $139,227 $139,058 $109,183 $132,594 $148,811 $172,549 $178,880 $182,607 $120,160 $122,694
Note (rev.) payable 40,000 105,000 115,000 125,000 110,000 105,000 130,000 165,000 195,000 205,000 - 5,000
Other current liabs. 183,967 180,594 171,832 172,550 172,434 166,608 168,942 170,865 166,115 172,126 173,323 178,554
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Total Current Liabs. 386,314 412,152 426,059 436,608 391,617 404,202 447,753 508,414 539,995 559,733 293,483 306,248
Long-term debt 15,587 13,964 14,065 13,995 13,371 13,471 13,400 12,776 12,877 12,977 12,318 12,270
Other LT liabilities 35,393 35,091 34,789 34,489 34,187 33,885 33,582 33,282 32,980 32,681 32,378 32,250
Unfav. lease liability 18,489 18,306 18,123 17,940 17,757 17,574 17,391 17,208 17,026 16,842 16,659 16,476
Fresh-start excess 42,004 41,413 40,939 40,466 39,874 39,401 38,928 38,336 37,863 37,390 36,798 36,324
Shareholders' Equity
Paid-in capital 80,960 80,960 80,960 80,960 80,960 80,960 80,960 80,960 80,960 80,960 92,871 87,913
Ret. earn. (def.) (4,355) (6,436) (7,122) (4,922) (2,546) (4,832) (8,383) (8,518) (8,138) (46) 30,307 18,542
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Total Share. Equity 76,605 74,524 73,838 76,038 78,414 76,128 72,577 72,442 72,822 80,914 123,178 106,455
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Total Liab. & Equity $574,392 $595,450 $607,813 $619,536 $575,220 $584,661 $623,631 $682,458 $713,563 $740,537 $514,814 $510,023
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