Did staples pay any dividends to stockholders

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Staples, Inc., is a leading office products distributor, with retail stores in the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe, and South America. The following financial statement data were taken from Staples' financial statements as of January 29, 2005 and 2004:

	2005 (in thousands)	2004 (in thousands)
Total assets	$ 7,071,448	$6,503,046
Total liabilities	(1)	2,840,146
Total stockholders' equity	4,115,196	(2)
Retained earnings	2,818,163	2,209,302
Sales	$14,448,378
Cost of goods sold	10,343,643
Operating and other expenses	2,989,163
Income tax expense	407,184

a. Determine the missing data indicated for (1) and (2).

b. Using the income statement data for 2005, determine the amount of net income or loss.

c. Did Staples pay any dividends to stockholders during 2005?

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