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GENERAL NUTRITION COMPANIES INC - S-4/A - 20040809 - AUDITORS_OPINION
Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm on
Financial Statement Schedule
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of
General Nutrition Centers, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Our audits of the consolidated financial
statements referred to in our report dated March 23, 2004
except for Note 18, for which the date is May 10, 2004
appearing in the Prospectus also included an audit of the
financial statement schedule listed in Item 21(b) of this
Form S-4. In our opinion, this financial statement schedule
presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set
forth therein when read in conjunction with the related
consolidated financial statements.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 23, 2004
except for Note 18, for which the date is
May 10, 2004
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
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Balance at
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Additions
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Balance at
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beginning of
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charged to
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Other
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end of
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period
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expense
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charges
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period
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(in thousands)
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Allowance for doubtful accounts
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Predecessor
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Twelve months ended December 31, 2001
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$
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5,925
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$
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5,702
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$
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(4,933
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)
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$
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6,694
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Twelve months ended December 31, 2002
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6,694
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15,668
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(4,670
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)
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17,692
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Period ended December 4, 2003
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17,692
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3,074
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(1,151
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19,615
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Successor
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27 days ended December 31, 2003
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$
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19,615
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$
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888
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$
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(5,513
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$
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14,990
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Deferred tax valuation allowance
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Predecessor
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Twelve months ended December 31, 2001
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$
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25,314
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$
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9,527
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$
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—
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$
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34,841
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Twelve months ended December 31, 2002
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34,841
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—
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—
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34,841
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Period ended December 4, 2003
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34,841
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34,045
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—
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68,886
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Successor
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27 days ended December 31, 2003
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$
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—
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$
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—
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$
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—
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$
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—
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Inventory reserves
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Predecessor
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Twelve months ended December 31, 2001
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$
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34,723
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$
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21,316
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$
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(28,293
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$
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27,746
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Twelve months ended December 31, 2002
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27,746
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18,927
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(31,961
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14,712
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Period ended December 4, 2003
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14,712
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12,584
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(10,729
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16,567
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Successor
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27 days ended December 31, 2003
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$
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16,567
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$
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2,804
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$
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(497
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$
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18,874
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