SIOUX FALLS BUSINESS INDEX

March 2006 surveyJanuary 2016 survey

Market capitalization: $2,820,475,132Revenue: $272,739,000 (Sept. 30, 2015)Earnings per share: $0.51 (Sept. 30, 2015)P/E: 16.59 (est. 2017)

Market capitalization: $544,302,149Revenue: $67,611,000 (Oct. 31, 2015)Earnings per share: -$0.04 (Oct. 31, 2015)P/E: 29.98 (est. 2016)

Market capitalization: $332,843,738Revenue: $35,109,000 (Dec. 31, 2015)Earnings per share: $0.49 (Dec. 31, 2015)P/E: 8.56 (est. 2017)

Market capitalization: $1,316,889,821Revenue: $103,954,000 (Dec. 31, 2015)Earnings per share: $0.55 (Dec. 31, 2015)P/E: 9.44 (est. 2017)

Sioux Falls Business Journal

CONDITIONS IN YOUR BUSINESS COMPARED TO LAST MONTHNumber of employeesAverage hours worked per employeeAverage wage

Source: South Dakota Department of Revenue

TURNER COUNTY TAXABLE SALES

Centerville $305,372 $443,461 -31.1% $1,019,189 -70.0%Chancellor 343,979 197,594 +74.1 245,645 +40.0Davis 27,476 25,980 +5.8 32,521 -14.2Hurley 261,992 255,364 +2.6 288,089 -9.1Marion 1 ,363,902 1,719,845 -20.7 5,321,652 -74.4Monroe 33,806 9,166 +268.8 4,598 +635.2Parker 1,124,144 1,181,194 -4.8 1,178,547 -4.6Viborg 958,888 919,938 +4.2 1,207,252 -20.6Other 117,134 218,296 -46.4 179,392 -34.7Turner County total 4,536,672 4,970,837 -8.7 9,476,886 -52.1South Dakota total 1,724,841,450� 1,660,455,093 +3.9 1,780,762,266 -3.1

Dec. 2015 Dec. 2014 Change Nov. 2015 Change

produced by AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY for the SIOUX FALLS BUSINESS JOURNALThe Sioux Falls Business Index is a monthly measurement that summarizes various indicators

reflecting the local business environment. The index is based on a survey of local businessesthat captures their assessment of trends in business conditions. A reading higher than 50represents  growth or optimism. To participate, go to www.augie.edu/sfindex/registration.html.

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Source: Sioux Falls Planning and Building Services

RESIDENTIAL(number of permits)

January 2015January 2016

Single-family unitsTwo-family unitsMultiple-family units

14

82

22

21162

NorthWestern (NWE)

AUG. 10 FEB. 8

$59

$49

Raven (RAVN)

AUG. 10 FEB. 8

$20

$14

Meta Financial (CASH)

AUG. 10 FEB. 8

MARKET SNAPSHOT FOR PUBLICLY TRADED LOCAL COMPANIES

$50

$36

Source: Nasdaq.com

AUG. 10 FEB. 8

$31

$22

Great Western (GWB)

Market capitalization: $116,045,719Revenue: $14,137,000 (Dec. 31, 2015)Earnings per share: $0.20 (Dec. 31, 2015)P/E: NA

HF Financial (HFFC)

AUG. 10 FEB. 8

$20

$15.50

$2.0

$0.0

$2.7

$22.1

$0.0$0.0

BUILDING PERMITS

NEW NONRESIDENTIAL(value in millions of dollars)

ManufacturingOffice, inst., ed.ApartmentsOther $0.2

$0.0

59.154.5

54.5

PROPERTY TRANSFERS

Source: Registers of Deeds in Minnehaha, Lincoln, McCook and Turner counties

Minnehaha CountyLincoln County

400 426 584 7,103 6,858181 189 278 2,976 2,85741 67 38 432 43857 30 53 560 687

McCook CountyTurner County

Jan. 2016 Jan. 2015 Dec. 2015 2015 2014