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The Office of the State Auditor annually publishes a report analyzing the operation of municipal liquor stores in the State. The <br />most recent year of published information is for the year ended December 31, 2014. The statewide averages for all operations are <br />summarized below. <br />$8,000,000 <br />$7,000,000 <br />$6,000,000 <br />$5,000,000 <br />$4,000,000 <br />$3,000,000 <br />$2,000,000 <br />$1,000,000 <br />Municipal Liquor Fund Operations Summary <br />Sales, $6,753,521 Sales, $6,823,719 Sales, $6,972,614 <br />1: <br />GP 30.3% GP 30.4% GP 29.6% <br />- <br />14.2% 16.9% 15.2% <br />2013 <br />2014 <br />2015 <br />Gross profit Cost of sales ♦ Sales (Operating expenses -I--hlcome before transfers <br />Sales increased consecutively the past three years, while gross profit and operating income decreased slightly in 2015. The gross <br />profit percent of the City for the last three years of 30.3 - 29.6 percent remains above the state-wide average. Also, the City's <br />percentage of income before transfers of 14.2, 16.9, and 15.2 for 2013, 2014, and 2015, respectively, is significantly above the <br />statewide averages. <br />People <br />BIXIS <br />e dthe <br />-13- Nurrlbers <br />Off Sale <br />2012 <br />2013 <br />2014 <br />Percent <br />Percent <br />Percent <br />of Sales <br />of Sales <br />of Sales <br />Sales <br />100.0 % <br />100.0 % <br />100.0 % <br />Cost of sales <br />74.2 <br />74.0 <br />73.9 <br />Gross profit <br />25.8 <br />26.0 <br />26.1 <br />Operating expenses <br />16.5 <br />16.9 <br />17.1 <br />Operating income <br />9.3 <br />9.1 <br />9.0 <br />Nonoperating revenue (expense) <br />(02) <br />(03) <br />0.0 <br />Income before transfers <br />9.1 % <br />8.8 % <br />9.0 % <br />Source: Analysis of Municipal Liquor Store Operations, for the year ended December 31, 2014. <br />Published by the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor <br />$8,000,000 <br />$7,000,000 <br />$6,000,000 <br />$5,000,000 <br />$4,000,000 <br />$3,000,000 <br />$2,000,000 <br />$1,000,000 <br />Municipal Liquor Fund Operations Summary <br />Sales, $6,753,521 Sales, $6,823,719 Sales, $6,972,614 <br />1: <br />GP 30.3% GP 30.4% GP 29.6% <br />- <br />14.2% 16.9% 15.2% <br />2013 <br />2014 <br />2015 <br />Gross profit Cost of sales ♦ Sales (Operating expenses -I--hlcome before transfers <br />Sales increased consecutively the past three years, while gross profit and operating income decreased slightly in 2015. The gross <br />profit percent of the City for the last three years of 30.3 - 29.6 percent remains above the state-wide average. Also, the City's <br />percentage of income before transfers of 14.2, 16.9, and 15.2 for 2013, 2014, and 2015, respectively, is significantly above the <br />statewide averages. <br />People <br />BIXIS <br />e dthe <br />-13- Nurrlbers <br />