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NASDAQ / Sector: Consumer Defensive / Sub-Sector: Discount Stores / Stock Type: Classic Growth
# of Employee: 218,000 / Fiscal Year End: 2016-08-31 / Stock Type: Large Core
USD / Exchange Rate: 1 at 2016-11-22 /

Costco Wholesale Corp and its subsidiaries operates membership warehouses. The Company offers its members low prices on a limited selection of nationally branded and select private-label products in merchandise categories.

Competitors

Competitors List | Key Matrix Details

WMT | TGT | DG | DLTR | BURL | PSMT | BIG | OLLI | FRED | TUES |

Finance Highlights

Key Ratio Highlights | Key Ratio H | Income H | Balance H | Cash H | Income D | Balance D | Cash D | Top

ReportDatePeriodTypeROEFCFMarginFCFPerSharEquityPerSProfitMargContinuousNetMarginDebtEquityCurrentRat
2007-08-25Annual8.00%1.10%1.518.812.30%1.70%1.70%.785.920
2008-08-25Annual6.30%0.80%1.320.712.40%1.80%1.80%.800.938
2009-08-25Annual8.40%1.20%1.922.712.70%1.50%1.50%.838.898
2010-08-25Annual15.90%2.20%3.924.312.80%1.70%1.70%.834.859
2011-08-25Annual15.90%2.10%4.327.112.60%1.70%1.60%.813.879
2012-08-25Annual12.80%1.60%3.628.112.40%1.80%1.70%.836.906
2013-08-25Annual12.50%1.30%3.124.612.60%2.00%1.90%.557.837
2014-08-25Annual16.20%1.80%4.527.812.60%1.90%1.80%.594.819
2015-08-25Annual17.80%1.60%4.324.013.00%2.10%2.00%.465.956
2016-08-25Annual5.30%0.50%1.527.413.30%2.00%2.00%.5731.023

Key Ratio Trend

ReportDatePeriodTypeROEFCFMarginFCFPerSharEquityPerSProfitMargContinuousNetMarginDebtEquityCurrentRat
AverageAnnual-1.04%-14.51%-8.95%8.45%0.80%3.27%3.27%0.85%0.13%
2008-08-25Annual-21.25%-27.27%-13.85%9.81%0.81%5.88%5.88%1.91%1.96%
2009-08-25Annual33.33%50.00%47.08%9.92%2.42%-16.67%-16.67%4.75%-4.26%
2010-08-25Annual89.29%83.33%102.30%6.76%0.79%13.33%13.33%-0.48%-4.34%
2011-08-25Annual0.00%-4.55%11.32%11.55%-1.56%0.00%-5.88%-2.52%2.33%
2012-08-25Annual-19.50%-23.81%-16.65%3.86%-1.59%5.88%6.25%2.83%3.07%
2013-08-25Annual-2.34%-18.75%-14.35%-12.59%1.61%11.11%11.76%-33.37%-7.62%
2014-08-25Annual29.60%38.46%46.39%13.06%0.00%-5.00%-5.26%6.64%-2.15%
2015-08-25Annual9.88%-11.11%-5.02%-13.75%3.17%10.53%11.11%-21.72%16.73%
2016-08-25Annual-70.22%-68.75%-65.91%14.14%2.31%-4.76%0.00%23.23%7.01%


Income Statement Highlights | Key Ratio H | Income H | Balance H | Cash H | Income D | Balance D | Cash D | Top

ReportDatePeriodTypeRevenueCostInterestExContinuousNetIncomeDilutedShaProfitMargContinuousNetMargin
2007-08-25Annual64,400,155k56,449,702k64,079k1,082,772k1,082,772k457,641,k12.30%1.70%1.70%
2008-08-25Annual72,483,020k63,502,750k102,636k1,282,725k1,282,725k444,240,k12.40%1.80%1.80%
2009-08-25Annual71,422m62,335m108m1,086m1,086m440,454,k12.70%1.50%1.50%
2010-08-25Annual77,946m67,995m111m1,323m1,303m445,970,k12.80%1.70%1.70%
2011-08-25Annual88,915m77,739m116m1,542m1,462m443,094,k12.60%1.70%1.60%
2012-08-25Annual99,137m86,823m95m1,767m1,709m439,373,k12.40%1.80%1.70%
2013-08-25Annual105,156m91,948m99m2,061m2,039m440,512,k12.60%2.00%1.90%
2014-08-25Annual112,640m98,458m113m2,088m2,058m442,485,k12.60%1.90%1.80%
2015-08-25Annual116,199m101,065m124m2,409m2,377m442,716,k13.00%2.10%2.00%
2016-08-25Annual118,719m102,901m133m2,376m2,350m441,263,k13.30%2.00%2.00%

Income Statement Trend

ReportDatePeriodTypeRevenueCostInterestExContinuousNetIncomeDilutedShaProfitMargContinuousNetMargin
AverageAnnual6.65%6.56%4.91%15.03%14.03%-0.47%0.80%3.27%3.27%
2008-08-25Annual12.55%12.49%60.17%18.47%18.47%-2.93%0.81%5.88%5.88%
2009-08-25Annual-1.46%-1.84%5.23%-15.34%-15.34%-0.85%2.42%-16.67%-16.67%
2010-08-25Annual9.13%9.08%2.78%21.82%19.98%1.25%0.79%13.33%13.33%
2011-08-25Annual14.07%14.33%4.50%16.55%12.20%-0.64%-1.56%0.00%-5.88%
2012-08-25Annual11.50%11.69%-18.10%14.59%16.89%-0.84%-1.59%5.88%6.25%
2013-08-25Annual6.07%5.90%4.21%16.64%19.31%0.26%1.61%11.11%11.76%
2014-08-25Annual7.12%7.08%14.14%1.31%0.93%0.45%0.00%-5.00%-5.26%
2015-08-25Annual3.16%2.65%9.73%15.37%15.50%0.05%3.17%10.53%11.11%
2016-08-25Annual2.17%1.82%7.26%-1.37%-1.14%-0.33%2.31%-4.76%0.00%


Balance Sheet Highlights | Key Ratio H | Income H | Balance H | Cash H | Income D | Balance D | Cash D | Top

ReportDatePeriodTypeEquityTotalLiabiCurrentAssCurrentLiaNonCurrentDebtEquityCurrentRat
2007-08-25Annual8,623,341k10,983,245k9,324,153k8,581,753k2,401,492k.785.920
2008-08-25Annual9,192,061k11,490,287k9,462,045k8,874,165k2,616,122k.800.938
2009-08-25Annual10,018m11,961m10,337m9,281m2,680m.838.898
2010-08-25Annual10,829m12,986m11,708m10,063m2,923m.834.859
2011-08-25Annual12,002m14,759m13,706m12,050m2,709m.813.879
2012-08-25Annual12,361m14,779m13,526m12,260m2,519m.836.906
2013-08-25Annual10,833m19,450m15,840m13,257m6,193m.557.837
2014-08-25Annual12,303m20,721m17,588m14,412m6,309m.594.819
2015-08-25Annual10,617m22,823m17,299m16,540m6,283m.465.956
2016-08-25Annual12,079m21,084m15,218m15,575m5,509m.5731.023

Balance Sheet Trend

ReportDatePeriodTypeEquityTotalLiabiCurrentAssCurrentLiaNonCurrentDebtEquityCurrentRat
AverageAnnual7.43%5.68%5.79%6.56%0.86%0.85%0.13%
2008-08-25Annual6.60%4.62%1.48%3.41%8.94%1.91%1.96%
2009-08-25Annual8.99%4.10%9.25%4.58%2.44%4.75%-4.26%
2010-08-25Annual8.10%8.57%13.26%8.43%9.07%-0.48%-4.34%
2011-08-25Annual10.83%13.65%17.07%19.75%-7.32%-2.52%2.33%
2012-08-25Annual2.99%0.14%-1.31%1.74%-7.01%2.83%3.07%
2013-08-25Annual-12.36%31.61%17.11%8.13%145.85%-33.37%-7.62%
2014-08-25Annual13.57%6.53%11.04%8.71%1.87%6.64%-2.15%
2015-08-25Annual-13.70%10.14%-1.64%14.77%-0.41%-21.72%16.73%
2016-08-25Annual13.77%-7.62%-12.03%-5.83%-12.32%23.23%7.01%


Cash Flow Highlights | Key Ratio H | Income H | Balance H | Cash H | Income D | Balance D | Cash D | Top

ReportDatePeriodTypeOperatingCCAPEXFreeCashFlInvestmentFinancialF
2007-08-25Annual2,076,404k-1,385,699k690,705k-655,310k-164,632k
2008-08-25Annual2,176,173k-1,598,571k577,602k-1,716,392k-612,995k
2009-08-25Annual2,092m-1,250m842m-1,101m-439m
2010-08-25Annual2,780m-1,055m1,725m-2,015m-719m
2011-08-25Annual3,198m-1,290m1,908m-1,180m-1,277m
2012-08-25Annual3,057m-1,480m1,577m-1,236m-2,281m
2013-08-25Annual3,437m-2,083m1,354m-2,251m44m
2014-08-25Annual3,984m-1,993m1,991m-2,093m-786m
2015-08-25Annual4,285m-2,393m1,892m-2,480m-2,324m
2016-08-25Annual3,292m-2,649m643m-2,345m-2,419m

Cash Flow Trend

ReportDatePeriodTypeOperatingCCAPEXFreeCashFlInvestmentFinancialF
AverageAnnual6.33%-15.01%-9.05%-10.85%-78.06%
2008-08-25Annual4.80%-15.36%-16.38%-161.92%-272.34%
2009-08-25Annual-3.87%21.81%45.78%35.85%28.38%
2010-08-25Annual32.89%15.60%104.87%-83.02%-63.78%
2011-08-25Annual15.04%-22.27%10.61%41.44%-77.61%
2012-08-25Annual-4.41%-14.73%-17.35%-4.75%-78.62%
2013-08-25Annual12.43%-40.74%-14.14%-82.12%101.93%
2014-08-25Annual15.92%4.32%47.05%7.02%-1,886.36%
2015-08-25Annual7.56%-20.07%-4.97%-18.49%-195.67%
2016-08-25Annual-23.17%-10.70%-66.01%5.44%-4.09%



Finance Detail

Income Statement Details | Key Ratio H | Income H | Balance H | Cash H | Income D | Balance D | Cash D | Top

0: years2007-082008-082009-082010-082011-082012-082013-082014-082015-082016-08
1: Revenue64400155k72483020k71422m77946m88915m99137m105156m112640m116199m118719m
2: Cost of revenue56449702k63502750k62335m67995m77739m86823m91948m98458m101065m102901m
3: Gross profit7950453k8980270k9087m9951m11176m12314m13208m14182m15134m15818m
4: Operating expenses6341867k7011435k7310m7874m8737m9555m10155m10962m11510m12146m
5: Sales, General and administrative6328259k7011187k7293m7866m8728m9555m10155m10962m11510m12146m
6: Other operating expenses13608k248k17m8m9m00000
7: Operating income1608586k1968835k1777m2077m2439m2759m3053m3220m3624m3672m
8: Interest Expense64079k102636k108m111m116m95m99m113m124m133m
9: Other income (expense)165484k132775k45m88m60m103m97m90m104m80m
10: Income before income taxes1709991k1998974k1714m2054m2383m2767m3051m3197m3604m3619m
11: Provision for income taxes627219k716249k628m731m841m1000m990m1109m1195m1243m
12: Minority interest-1449k4801k020m80m58m22m30m32m26m
13: Other income-1449k4801k020m80m58m22m30m32m26m
14: Net income from continuing operations1082772k1282725k1086m1323m1542m1767m2061m2088m2409m2376m
15: Net income from discontinuing ops0000000000
16: Extraordinary items0000000000
17: Cumulative effect of accounting changes0000000000
18: Other000-20m-80m-58m-22m-30m-32m-26m
19: Net income1082772k1282725k1086m1303m1462m1709m2039m2058m2377m2350m
20: Preferred dividend0000000000
21: Net income available to common shareholders1082772k1282725k1086m1303m1462m1709m2039m2058m2377m2350m
22: Earnings per share0000000000
23: Basic2.422.952.52.973.353.944.684.695.415.36
24: Diluted2.372.892.472.923.33.894.634.655.375.33
25: Weighted average shares outstanding0000000000
26: Basic447659k434442k433988k438611k436119k433620k435741k438693k439455k438585k
27: Diluted457641k444240k440454k445970k443094k439373k440512k442485k442716k441263k
28: EBITDA2340455k2754692k2550m2960m3354m3770m4096m4339m4855m5007m
29: Total operating expenses6341867k7011435k7310m7874m8737m9555m10155m10962m11510m12146m


Balance Sheet Details | Key Ratio H | Income H | Balance H | Cash H | Income D | Balance D | Cash D | Top

0: years2007-082008-082009-082010-082011-082012-082013-082014-082015-082016-08
1: Assets19606586k20682348k21979m23815m26761m27140m30283m33024m33440m33163m
2: Current assets9324153k9462045k10337m11708m13706m13526m15840m17588m17299m15218m
3: Cash3355520k3275013k3727m4749m5613m4854m6124m7315m6419m4729m
4: Cash and cash equivalents2779733k2619429k3157m3214m4009m3528m4644m5738m4801m3379m
5: Short-term investments575787k655584k570m1535m1604m1326m1480m1577m1618m1350m
6: Receivables762017k747968k834m884m965m1026m1201m1148m1224m1252m
7: Inventories4879465k5039413k5405m5638m6638m7096m7894m8456m8908m8969m
8: Deferred income taxes327151k399651k371m437m490m550m621m669m748m0
9: Prepaid expenses0000000000
10: Other current assets000000000268m
11: Non-current assets10282433k11220303k11642m12107m13055m13614m14443m15436m16141m17945m
12: Property, plant and equipment9519780k10354996k10900m11314m12432m12961m13881m14830m15401m17043m
13: Land3009514k3216876k3341m3484m3819m4032m4409m4716m4961m5395m
14: Buildings and improvements0000000000
15: Fixtures and equipment2747243k3057316k3265m3513m4002m4261m4472m4845m5274m6077m
16: Other properties7311759k8055030k8717m9363m10547m11253m12141m13114m13429m14695m
17: Property and equipment, at cost13068516k14329222k15323m16360m18368m19546m21022m22675m23664m26167m
18: Accumulated Depreciation-3548736k-3974226k-4423m-5046m-5936m-6585m-7141m-7845m-8263m-9124m
19: Equity and other investments0000000000
20: Goodwill0000066m63m000
21: Intangible assets0000000000
22: Deferred income taxes0000000000
23: Prepaid pension costs0000000000
24: Other long-term assets762653k865307k742m793m623m587m499m606m740m902m
25: Liabilities and stockholders' equity19606586k20682348k21979m23815m26761m27140m30283m33024m33440m33163m
26: Liabilities10983245k11490287k11961m12986m14759m14779m19450m20721m22823m21084m
27: Current liabilities8581753k8874165k9281m10063m12050m12260m13257m14412m16540m15575m
28: Short-term debt113737k140412k97m26m900m1m001283m1100m
29: Capital leases0000000000
30: Accounts payable5124990k5224753k5450m5947m6544m7303m7872m8491m9011m7612m
31: Deferred income taxes0000000000
32: Taxes payable0000122m485m459m578m00
33: Accrued liabilities1494586k1603763k1720m1893m2746m2523m2747m3004m3281m4431m
34: Deferred revenues692176k748438k824m869m1114m1101m1167m1254m2059m1362m
35: Other current liabilities1156264k1156799k1190m1328m624m847m1012m1085m906m1070m
36: Non-current liabilities2401492k2616122k2680m2923m2709m2519m6193m6309m6283m5509m
37: Long-term debt2107978k2205952k2206m2141m1253m1381m4998m5093m4864m4061m
38: Capital leases0000000000
39: Deferred taxes liabilities224197k328313k388m681m885m981m1016m1004m1193m0
40: Accrued liabilities0000000000
41: Deferred revenues0000000000
42: Pensions and other benefits0000000000
43: Minority interest69317k81857k0101m571m157m179m212m226m253m
44: Other long-term liabilities0086m0000001195m
45: Stockholders' equity8623341k9192061k10018m10829m12002m12361m10833m12303m10617m12079m
46: Preferred stock0000000000
47: Common stock002m02m2m2m2m2m2m
48: Other Equity0000000000
49: Additional paid-in capital3118224k3543383k3811m4115m4516m4369m4670m4919m5218m5490m
50: Retained earnings5132343k5360854k6101m6590m7111m7834m6283m7458m6518m7686m
51: Treasury stock0000000000
52: Accumulated other comprehensive income372774k287824k104m124m373m156m-122m-76m-1121m-1099m
53: Total assets19606586k20682348k21979m23815m26761m27140m30283m33024m33440m33163m
54: Total liabilities and stockholders' equity19606586k20682348k21979m23815m26761m27140m30283m33024m33440m33163m
55: Total cash3355520k3275013k3727m4749m5613m4854m6124m7315m6419m4729m
56: Total current assets9324153k9462045k10337m11708m13706m13526m15840m17588m17299m15218m
57: Property, plant and equipment, net9519780k10354996k10900m11314m12432m12961m13881m14830m15401m17043m
58: Total non-current assets10282433k11220303k11642m12107m13055m13614m14443m15436m16141m17945m
59: Total current liabilities8581753k8874165k9281m10063m12050m12260m13257m14412m16540m15575m
60: Total non-current liabilities2401492k2616122k2680m2923m2709m2519m6193m6309m6283m5509m
61: Total liabilities10983245k11490287k11961m12986m14759m14779m19450m20721m22823m21084m
62: Total stockholders' equity8623341k9192061k10018m10829m12002m12361m10833m12303m10617m12079m


Cash Flow Details | Key Ratio H | Income H | Balance H | Cash H | Income D | Balance D | Cash D | Top

0: years2007-082008-082009-082010-082011-082012-082013-082014-082015-082016-08
1: Cash Flows From Operating Activities2076404k2176173k2092m2780m3198m3057m3437m3984m4285m3292m
2: Net income1082772k1282725k1086m1323m1542m1767m2061m2088m2409m2376m
3: Depreciation & amortization566385k653082k728m795m855m908m946m1029m1127m1255m
4: Amortization of debt discount/premium and issuance costs0000000000
5: Investment/asset impairment charges0012m0000000
6: Investments losses (gains)0000000000
7: Deferred income taxes-92739k21288k70m7m84m-3m7m-63m-101m269m
8: (Gain) Loss from discontinued operations0000000000
9: Extraordinary items0000000000
10: Cumulative effect of accounting change0000000000
11: Stock based compensation00181m190m207m241m285m327m394m459m
12: Accounts receivable0000000000
13: Inventory-272513k-191792k-394m-213m-642m-490m-898m-563m-890m-25m
14: Prepaid expenses0000000000
15: Accounts payable00255m445m804m338m718m529m880m-1532m
16: Accrued liabilities0000000000
17: Interest payable0000000000
18: Income taxes payable0000000000
19: Other working capital719224k323240k142m283m370m332m386m699m557m547m
20: Other non-cash items73275k87630k12m-50m-22m-36m-68m-62m-91m-57m
21: Cash Flows From Investing Activities-655310k-1716392k-1101m-2015m-1180m-1236m-2251m-2093m-2480m-2345m
22: Investments in property, plant, and equipment-1385699k-1598571k-1250m-1055m-1290m-1480m-2083m-1993m-2393m-2649m
23: Property, plant, and equipment reductions14054k47608k7m4m16m11m0000
24: Acquisitions, net0000165m00000
25: Purchases of investments-1160663k-1506776k-1812m-2693m-3276m-2048m-2572m-2503m-1501m-1432m
26: Sales/Maturities of investments1913923k1725924k1963m1737m3216m2303m2385m2406m1434m1709m
27: Investments in technologies0000000000
28: Sales of technologies0000000000
29: Purchases of intangibles0000000000
30: Sales of intangibles0000000000
31: Other investing charges-36925k-384577k-9m-8m-11m-22m19m-3m-20m27m
32: Cash Flows From Financing Activities-164632k-612995k-439m-719m-1277m-2281m44m-786m-2324m-2419m
33: Short-term borrowing00-130m13m-540m457m-31m61m-45m81m
34: Long-term debt issued00000130m3717m117m1125m185m
35: Long-term debt repayment00-6m-84m0-900m000-1288m
36: Excess tax benefit from stock based compensation002m10m45m64m61m84m86m74m
37: Common stock issued307988k323632k00000000
38: Preferred stock issued0000000000
39: Warrant issued0000000000
40: Redemption of preferred stock0000000000
41: Repurchases of treasury stock-1977607k-895307k-69m-551m-624m-632m-36m-334m-481m-486m
42: Cash dividends paid-245742k-265029k-296m-338m-389m-446m-3560m-584m-2865m-746m
43: Dividend payable0000000000
44: Other financing activities1750729k223709k60m231m231m-954m-107m-130m-144m-239m
45: Effect of exchange rate changes12332k-7090k-14m11m54m-21m-114m-11m-418m50m
46: Net change in cash1268794k-160304k538m57m795m-481m1116m1094m-937m-1422m
47: Cash at beginning of period1510939k2779733k2619m3157m3214m4009m3528m4644m5738m4801m
48: Cash at end of period2779733k2619429k3157m3214m4009m3528m4644m5738m4801m3379m
49: Free Cash Flow0000000000
50: Operating cash flow2076404k2176173k2092m2780m3198m3057m3437m3984m4285m3292m
51: Capital expenditure-1385699k-1598571k-1250m-1055m-1290m-1480m-2083m-1993m-2393m-2649m
52: Free cash flow690705k577602k842m1725m1908m1577m1354m1991m1892m643m
53: Supplemental schedule of cash flow data0000000000
54: Cash paid for income taxes00565m637m742m956m0869m1186m953m
55: Cash paid for interest00104m110m111m112m0109m117m123m
56: Net cash provided by operating activities2076404k2176173k2092m2780m3198m3057m3437m3984m4285m3292m
57: Net cash used for investing activities-655310k-1716392k-1101m-2015m-1180m-1236m-2251m-2093m-2480m-2345m
58: Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities-164632k-612995k-439m-719m-1277m-2281m44m-786m-2324m-2419m



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