| Company Name: | Costco Wholesale Corp | | Ticker Symbol: | COST | | CIK Number: | 0000909832 | | WWW Address: | http://www.costco.com |
| CEO: | Mr. W. Craig Jelinek | | No. of Employees: | 231,000 |
| Common Issue Type: | CS | | Business Description: | Costco Wholesale Corporation is engaged in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States (U.S.) and Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, Australia, and through majority-owned subsidiaries in Taiwan and Korea.
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| | | Industry Information: | RETAIL - Discount, Variety Stores [more like this] |
| | Price | Day Change | Bid | Ask | Open | High | Low | Volume | | 195.26 |  1.29 | 195.28 | 195.8 | 194.12 | 196.44 | 193.34 | 1445571 |
| Market Cap (mil) | Shares Outstanding (mil) | Beta | EPS | DPS | P/E | Yield | 52-Wks-Range |
| 85,684.0 | 438.8 | 0.00 | 6.11 | 2.00 | 31.9 | 1.0 | 199.88 - 150.00 |
| | KEY FIGURES (Latest Twelve Months - LTM) | | Yesterday's Close | 195.25 | $ | | PE Ratio - LTM | 31.9 | |
| Market Capitalisation | 85,684.0 | mil |
| Latest Shares Outstanding | 438.8 | mil |
| Earnings pS (EPS) | 6.11 | $ |
| Dividend pS (DPS) | 2.00 | ¢ |
| Dividend Yield | 1.0 | % |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | | % |
| Revenue per Employee | 558,550 | $ |
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.3 | % |
| Float | 436.6 | mil |
| Float as % of Shares Outstanding | 1.0 | % |
| Foreign Sales | | mil |
| Domestic Sales | | mil |
| Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue | 0.10 | % |
| Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue | 0.00 | % |
| Gross Profit Margin | 13.3 | % |
| EBITDA Margin | 4.3 | % |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin | 0.0 | % |
| Assets Turnover | 371.2 | % |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 7.7 | % |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 23.4 | % |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) | 15.8 | % |
| Current Ratio | 1.0 | |
| Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) | 3.4 | |
| Interest Cover | 31.1 | |
| Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) | 0.62 | |
| LT Debt/Total Capital | 38.0 | % |
| Working Capital pS | -0.41 | $ |
| Cash pS | 0.00 | $ |
| Book-Value pS | 26.79 | $ |
| Tangible Book-Value pS | 24.56 | $ |
| Cash Flow pS | 12.59 | $ |
| Free Cash Flow pS | 6.59 | $ |
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| KEY FIGURES (LTM): Price info |
| Price/Book Ratio | 7.23 | |
| Price/Tangible Book Ratio | 0.00 | |
| Price/Cash Flow | 15.4 | |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 29.4 | |
| P/E as % of Industry Group | 103.0 | % |
| P/E as % of Sector Segment | 119.0 | % |
| | | Balance Sheet (at a glance) in Millions |
| | | | | | DIVIDEND INFO | | Type of Payment | Cash Payment |
| Dividend Rate | 2.00 |
| Current Dividend Yield | 1.0 |
| 5-Y Average Dividend Yield | 1.2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| 5-Y Average Payout Ratio | 26.0 |
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|  | | Share price performance previous 3 years |
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 | | | Share price performance intraday |
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 | | | | | PRICE/VOLUME | High | Low | Close | % Price Chg | % Price Chg vs. Mkt. | Avg. Daily Vol | Total Vol |
| 1 Week | - | - | - | -0.6 | | 1,567,539 | 4,918,312 |
| 4 Weeks | 197.77 | 180.94 | 187.85 | 3.3 | 2 | 1,777,750 | 35,555,004 |
| 13 Weeks | 199.88 | 175.79 | 198.00 | -2.0 | 4 | 1,996,146 | 127,753,363 |
| 26 Weeks | 199.88 | 159.47 | 162.45 | 19.4 | 15 | 2,225,696 | 278,212,013 |
| 52 Weeks | 199.88 | 150.00 | 177.47 | 9.3 | -2 | 2,799,611 | 705,502,074 |
| YTD | 199.88 | 175.79 | - | 3.0 | 4 | 2,063,481 | 165,078,547 |
| Moving Average | 5-Days | 10-Days | 10-Weeks | 30-Weeks | 200-Days | Beta (60-Mnth) | Beta (36-Mnth) |
| 193.73 | 193.97 | 188.33 | 181.48 | 174.77 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| | | | GROWTH RATES | 5-Year
Growh | R² of 5-Year Growth | 3-Year
Growth |
| Revenue | 0.05 | 0.3 | 0.05 |
| Income | 0.09 | 0.3 | 0.09 |
| Dividend | 0.13 | 0.4 | 0.13 |
| Capital Spending | 0.17 | NA | 0.19 |
| R&D | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 |
| Normalized Inc. | 9.88 | NA | 14.76 |
| | | CHANGES | YTD vs.
Last YTD | Curr Qtr vs.
Qtr 1-Yr ago | Annual vs.
Last Annual |
| Revenue % | 8.6 | 7.9 | 11.5 |
| Earnings % | 25.7 | 14.6 | 14.6 |
| EPS % | 29.2 | 18.2 | 17.9 |
| EPS $ | 0.73 | 0.16 | 0.59 |
| | | | SOLVENCY RATIOS | | SHORT-TERM SOLVENCY RATIOS (LIQUIDITY) |
| Net Working Capital Ratio | -0.49 |
| Current Ratio | 1.0 |
| Quick Ratio (Acid Test) | 0.4 |
| Liquidity Ratio (Cash) | 0.59 |
| Receivables Turnover | 96.1 |
| Average Collection Period | 4 |
| Working Capital/Equity | 0.0 |
| Working Capital pS | -0.41 |
| Cash-Flow pS | 15.25 |
| Free Cash-Flow pS | 9.58 |
| FINANCIAL STRUCTURE RATIOS |
| Altman's Z-Score Ratio | 6.12 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) | 0.6 |
| Debt Ratio | 18.3 |
| Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) | 0.62 |
| LT Debt/Equity | 0.61 |
| LT Debt/Capital Invested | 46.3 |
| LT Debt/Total Liabilities | 98.7 |
| Interest Cover | 31.1 |
| Interest/Capital Invested | 0.71 |
| | | | VALUATION RATIOS | | MULTIPLES |
| PQ Ratio | 0.00 |
| Tobin's Q Ratio | 2.34 |
| Current P/E Ratio - LTM | 31.90 |
| Enterprise Value (EV)/EBITDA | 18.07 |
| Enterprise Value (EV)/Free Cash Flow | 48.21 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.0 |
| Price/Tangible Book Ratio - LTM | 0.00 |
| Price/Book Ratio - LTM | 7.23 |
| Price/Cash Flow Ratio | 15.4 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio - LTM | 29.4 |
| Price/Sales Ratio | 0.00 |
| P/E Ratio (1 month ago) - LTM | 23.8 |
| P/E Ratio (26 weeks ago) - LTM | 23.5 |
| P/E Ratio (52 weeks ago) - LTM | 25.5 |
| 5-Y High P/E Ratio | 29.8 |
| 5-Y Low P/E Ratio | 15.5 |
| 5-Y Average P/E Ratio | 22.4 |
| Current P/E Ratio as % of 5-Y Average P/E | 27 |
| P/E as % of Industry Group | 103.0 |
| P/E as % of Sector Segment | 119.0 |
| Current 12 Month Normalized P/E Ratio - LTM | 24.0 |
| PER SHARE FIGURES |
| LT Debt pS | 15.07 |
| Current Liabilities pS | 40.12 |
| Tangible Book Value pS - LTM | 24.56 |
| Book Value pS - LTM | 26.79 |
| Capital Invested pS | 39.74 |
| Cash pS - LTM | 0.00 |
| Cash Flow pS - LTM | 12.59 |
| Free Cash Flow pS - LTM | 6.59 |
| Earnings pS (EPS) | 6.11 |
| | | | OPERATING RATIOS | | PROFITABILITY RATIOS |
| Free Cash Flow Margin | 3.27 |
| Free Cash Flow Margin 5YEAR AVG | 1.70 |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.0 |
| Net Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 0.0 |
| Equity Productivity | 11.97 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 0.2 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 0.2 |
| Capital Invested Productivity | 7.40 |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) | 0.1 |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 0.1 |
| Assets Productivity | 3.70 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 0.1 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 0.1 |
| Gross Profit Margin | 13.3 |
| Gross Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 0.1 |
| EBITDA Margin - LTM | 4.3 |
| EBIT Margin - LTM | 3.2 |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin | 0.0 |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 0.0 |
| Effective Tax Rate | 29.3 |
| Effective Tax Rate - 5YEAR AVRG. | 29.6 |
| EFFICIENCY RATIOS |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 377,199,850 |
| Revenue per Employee | 558,550 |
| Net Income per Employee | 11,597 |
| Average Collection Period | 377,199,850 |
| Receivables Turnover | 96.1 |
| Day's Inventory Turnover Ratio | |
| Inventory Turnover | 11.9 |
| Inventory/Sales | 7.6 |
| Accounts Payble/Sales | 7.45 |
| Assets/Revenue | 0.27 |
| Net Working Capital Turnover | -724.86 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 6.78 |
| Total Assets Turnover | 3.7 |
| Revenue per $ Cash | 28.38 |
| Revenue per $ Plant | 7.10 |
| Revenue per $ Common Equity | 11.97 |
| Revenue per $ Capital Invested | 7.40 |
| Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue | 10.1 |
| SG&A Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. | 1.0 |
| Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue | 0.0 |
| R&D Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. | 0.0 |
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