Costco Wholesale Corp (COST)

Industry Discount Stores
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$893.36

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$896.00

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

Year
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20172018201920202021202220232024
129,025m141,576m152,703m166,761m195,929m226,954m242,290m254,453m
17,143m18,424m19,817m21,822m25,245m27,572m29,704m32,095m
4,111m4,480m4,737m5,435m6,708m7,793m8,114m9,285m
3.193.163.103.263.423.433.353.65
2,679m3,134m3,659m4,002m5,007m5,844m6,292m7,367m
5,543m6,038m6,407m7,176m8,632m9,898m10,724m12,146m
Sales, General and administrative12,950m13,876m14,994m16,387m18,537m19,779m21,590m22,810m
Interest expenses134m159m150m164m171m158m160m169m
Provision for income taxes1,325m1,263m1,061m1,308m1,601m1,925m2,195m2,373m
Operating expenses13,032m13,944m15,080m16,387m18,537m19,779m21,590m22,810m
Income before taxes4,039m4,442m4,765m5,367m6,680m7,840m8,487m9,740m
Net income available to common shareholders2,679m3,134m3,659m4,002m5,007m5,844m6,292m7,367m
6.337.448.489.7711.6613.2514.6917.06
Net interest income-67m-61m1m-75m-84m-59m344m429m
Advertising and promotion--------
Net investment income, net--------
Realised capital gains (losses), net--------
Total benefits, claims and expenses--------
Earnings per share (diluted)6.297.378.439.7411.6313.2314.6717.02
Free cash flow per share7.44646.93187.442114.452413.0946.410519.807811.2704
Book value/share25.228529.891735.904333.547441.636648.387658.925755.0824
Debt equity ratio0.6098530.5068360.3361540.5508640.5314280.4343570.3113980.345822

Balance sheet

Year
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20172018201920202021202220232024
Current assets17,317m20,289m23,485m28,120m29,505m32,696m35,879m34,246m
Current liabilities17,495m19,926m23,237m24,844m29,441m31,998m33,583m35,464m
Total capital17,351m19,286m20,367m25,798m24,256m27,126m30,435m29,416m
Total debt6,659m6,577m6,823m10,167m10,133m9,039m8,884m8,272m
Total equity10,778m12,799m15,243m18,284m17,564m20,642m25,058m23,622m
Total non current liabilities--------
Loans6,573m6,487m5,124m7,514m6,692m6,484m5,377m5,794m
Total assets36,347m40,830m45,400m55,556m59,268m64,166m68,994m69,831m
Total liabilities--------
Cash and cash equivalents4,546m6,055m8,384m12,277m11,258m10,203m13,700m9,906m
Common stock437m438m440m441m442m443m443m443m

Cash flow

Year
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20172018201920202021202220232024
Cash at beginning of period3,379m4,546m6,055m8,384m12,277m11,258m10,203m13,700m
Cash dividends paid-3,904m-689m-1,038m-1,479m-5,748m-1,498m-1,251m-9,041m
4,224m2,805m3,358m6,051m5,370m3,501m6,745m6,629m
Investments (gains) losses-2,366m-2,947m-2,865m-3,891m-3,535m-3,915m-4,972m-4,409m
4,546m6,055m8,384m12,277m11,258m10,203m13,700m9,906m
Net income--------
6,726m5,774m6,356m8,861m8,958m7,392m11,068m11,339m
-2,502m-2,969m-2,998m-2,810m-3,588m-3,891m-4,323m-4,710m
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