10 Year Financial Data of Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)

112.33 (1y: +23%)

Market Cap	48.88 B	P/E(ttm)	24.10
Enterprise Value	47.15 B	P/B	4.00

COST- NAS (USA)
Costco Wholesale Corporation

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Annual Rates (per share)	10 yrs*	5 yrs*	12 months*
Revenue Growth (%)	10.6	9	10.7
EBITDA Growth (%)	10.6	10.1	9.4
Free Cash Flow Growth (%)	10.5	32.9	-11.6
Book Value Growth (%)	7.8	8.2	-17.1

*12-month growth rate is calculated with the per share revenue (EBITDA, FCF, earnings) of the last 12 months over the per share revenue (EBITDA, FCF, earnings) over the previous 12 months. 5-year and 10-year growth rates are calculated with least-square regression based on the 5-year and 10-year numbers.

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Per Share Data	Annuals											Quarterly
Fiscal Period	Aug03	Aug04	Aug05	Aug06	Aug07	Aug08	Aug09	Aug10	Aug11	Aug12	TTM	May12	Aug12	Nov12	Feb13	May13

Revenue per Share ($)	88.76	99.71	108	125	141	163	162	175	201	226	239	50.83	73.52	54.06	56.55	54.64
EBITDA per Share	3.23	3.79	3.97	4.46	4.75	5.90	5.69	6.44	7.43	8.35	8.59	1.88	2.83	1.94	1.68	2.14
Free Cashflow per Share	1.45	2.89	1.60	1.28	1.51	1.30	1.91	3.87	4.31	3.59	3.81	1.86	0.34	1.40	--	2.07
Earnings per Share ($)	1.53	1.85	2.18	2.30	2.37	2.89	2.47	2.92	3.30	3.89	4.62	0.88	1.39	0.95	1.24	1.04
Dividends Per Share	--	0.20	0.43	0.49	0.55	0.61	0.68	0.77	0.89	1.03	1.14	0.28	0.28	0.28	0.28	0.31
Book Value per Share	13.68	15.80	18.05	19.04	18.84	20.69	22.74	24.28	27.09	28.13	23.76	28.66	28.21	28.87	22.99	23.76
Month End Stock Price	32.25	41.17	43.40	46.79	61.75	67.06	50.98	56.50	78.54	97.87	110	86.39	97.87	104	101	110
Ratios	Annuals											Quarterly
Fiscal Period	Aug03	Aug04	Aug05	Aug06	Aug07	Aug08	Aug09	Aug10	Aug11	Aug12	Latest Q.	May12	Aug12	Nov12	Feb13	May13

Return on Equity %	11.00	11.60	12.00	12.10	12.60	14.00	10.80	12.00	12.20	13.80	17.60	12.40	19.60	13.20	21.60	17.60
Return on Assets %	5.50	5.80	6.40	6.30	5.50	6.20	4.90	5.50	5.50	6.30	6.00	5.60	8.80	5.60	7.60	6.00
Return on Capital - Joel Greenblatt %	18.80	24.90	25.10	25.00	22.90	25.20	21.30	25.20	26.00	29.40	30.80	28.00	40.40	28.40	30.00	30.80
Debt to Equity	0.20	0.17	0.09	0.06	0.26	0.26	0.23	0.20	0.18	0.11	0.47	0.11	0.11	0.11	0.48	0.47

Gross Margin %	12.50	12.50	12.40	12.30	12.30	12.40	12.70	12.80	12.60	12.40	12.60	12.50	12.40	12.60	12.50	12.60
Operating Margin %	2.70	2.90	2.80	2.70	2.50	2.70	2.50	2.70	2.70	2.80	3.00	2.80	2.90	2.70	3.00	3.00
Net Margin %	1.70	1.80	2.00	1.80	1.70	1.80	1.50	1.70	1.60	1.70	1.90	1.70	1.90	1.80	2.20	1.90

Days Sales Outstanding	4.80	2.50	2.80	3.40	4.30	3.80	4.30	4.10	4.00	3.80	4.30	4.10	2.90	4.50	4.80	4.30
Days Inventory	32.70	31.60	31.60	31.60	31.60	29.00	31.60	30.30	31.20	29.80	33.00	32.80	22.90	35.80	31.70	33.00
Inventory Turnover	11.20	11.60	11.50	11.50	11.60	12.60	11.50	12.10	11.70	12.20	2.80	2.80	4.00	2.50	2.90	2.80

Debt to Revenue	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.01	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.01	0.20	0.06	0.04	0.06	0.20	0.20
COGS to Revenue	0.88	0.87	0.88	0.88	0.88	0.88	0.87	0.87	0.87	0.88	0.87	0.88	0.88	0.87	0.88	0.87
Inventory to Revenue	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.07	0.08	0.07	0.08	0.07	0.32	0.32	0.22	0.34	0.31	0.32
Interest Exp. to Revenue %	0.00	0.03	0.09	0.17	0.10	-0.01	-0.09	-0.11	-0.08	0.01	-0.07	-0.04	0.15	0.03	0.00	-0.07

Asset Turnover	3.23	3.19	3.21	3.44	3.29	3.51	3.25	3.27	3.32	3.65	0.80	0.80	1.19	0.81	0.86	0.80
Buyback Ratio	-4.80	-14.10	-26.20	-33.80	-28.40	-25.20	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Dividend Payout Ratio	--	0.11	0.20	0.21	0.23	0.21	0.28	0.26	0.27	0.27	0.30	0.31	0.20	0.29	0.22	0.30
Income Statement	Annuals (USD $) View: $ %											Quarterly
Fiscal Period	Aug03	Aug04	Aug05	Aug06	Aug07	Aug08	Aug09	Aug10	Aug11	Aug12	TTM	May12	Aug12	Nov12	Feb13	May13

Revenue	42,546	48,107	52,935	60,151	64,400	72,483	71,422	77,946	88,915	99,137	104,887	22,324	32,218	23,715	24,871	24,083
Cost of Goods Sold	37,235	42,092	46,347	52,745	56,450	63,503	62,335	67,995	77,739	86,823	91,740	19,543	28,210	20,726	21,766	21,038
Gross Profit	5,310	6,015	6,588	7,406	7,950	8,980	9,087	9,951	11,176	12,314	13,147	2,781	4,008	2,989	3,105	3,045

Selling, General, &Admin. Expense	4,154	4,629	5,114	5,775	6,328	7,011	7,293	7,866	8,728	9,555	10,101	2,157	3,061	2,350	2,367	2,323
Earnings Before DDA	1,548	1,826	1,952	2,141	2,175	2,622	2,505	2,872	3,294	3,667	3,774	825	1,241	852	738	943

Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	391	441	478	515	566	653	728	795	855	908	726	202	292	213	--	221

Operating Income	1,157	1,386	1,474	1,626	1,609	1,969	1,777	2,077	2,439	2,759	3,048	623	949	639	738	722
Interest Income/Expense	1.61	14.98	47.48	101	64.33	-7.13	-63.00	-88.00	-75.00	8.00	40.00	-8.00	48.00	7.00	1.00	-16.00
Net Income	721	882	1,063	1,103	1,083	1,283	1,086	1,303	1,462	1,709	2,031	386	609	416	547	459

Earnings per Share ($)	1.53	1.85	2.18	2.30	2.37	2.89	2.47	2.92	3.30	3.89	4.62	0.88	1.39	0.95	1.24	1.04
Total Shares Outstanding	479	482	492	480	458	444	440	446	443	439	441	439	438	439	440	441
Balance Sheet	Annuals (USD $) View: $ %											Quarterly
Fiscal Period	Aug03	Aug04	Aug05	Aug06	Aug07	Aug08	Aug09	Aug10	Aug11	Aug12	Latest Q.	May12	Aug12	Nov12	Feb13	May13

Cash and cash equivalents	1,545	3,130	3,460	2,833	3,356	3,275	3,727	4,749	5,613	4,854	6,510	5,976	4,854	5,576	5,651	6,510
Accounts Receivable	556	335	400	565	762	748	834	884	965	1,026	1,134	1,018	1,026	1,175	1,300	1,134
Inventory	3,339	3,644	4,015	4,569	4,879	5,039	5,405	5,638	6,638	7,096	7,635	7,044	7,096	8,152	7,582	7,635
Other Current Assets	271	160	212	265	327	400	371	437	490	550	584	553	550	502	577	584
Total Current Assets	5,712	7,269	8,086	8,232	9,324	9,462	10,337	11,708	13,706	13,526	15,863	14,591	13,526	15,405	15,110	15,863

Property, Plant and Equipment	6,960	7,264	7,790	8,564	9,520	10,355	10,900	11,314	12,432	12,961	13,546	12,596	12,961	13,251	13,386	13,546
Other Long Term Assets	520	560	637	699	763	865	742	793	623	653	597	649	653	667	593	597
Total Assets	13,192	15,093	16,514	17,495	19,607	20,682	21,979	23,815	26,761	27,140	30,006	27,836	27,140	29,323	29,089	30,006

Accounts Payable	4,073	4,727	5,503	5,986	6,620	6,829	7,170	7,840	9,412	10,311	10,845	9,445	10,311	11,804	9,933	10,845
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	47.42	327	57.58	350	114	140	97.00	26.00	900	1.00	--	--	1.00	12.00	64.00	--
Other Current Liabilities	891	1,116	1,049	1,483	1,848	1,905	2,014	2,197	1,738	1,948	2,664	2,921	1,948	2,319	3,048	2,664
Total Current Liabilities	5,011	6,171	6,609	7,819	8,582	8,874	9,281	10,063	12,050	12,260	13,509	12,366	12,260	14,135	13,045	13,509

Long-Term Debt	1,290	994	711	215	2,108	2,206	2,206	2,141	1,253	1,381	4,887	1,373	1,381	1,366	4,806	4,887
Other Long-Term Liabilities	336	303	313	317	294	410	474	782	1,456	1,138	1,138	1,512	1,138	1,157	1,126	1,138
Total Liabilities	6,637	7,468	7,633	8,352	10,983	11,490	11,961	12,986	14,759	14,779	19,534	15,251	14,779	16,658	18,977	19,534

Common Stock	2.29	2.31	2.36	2.31	2.19	2.16	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Retained Earnings	5,350	1,466	6,624	6,041	5,132	5,361	6,101	6,590	7,111	7,834	5,802	7,611	7,834	8,099	5,478	5,802
Additional Paid-In Capital	1,281	6,140	2,097	2,823	3,118	3,543	3,811	4,115	4,516	4,369	4,587	4,653	4,369	4,391	4,521	4,587
Total Equity	6,555	7,625	8,881	9,143	8,623	9,192	10,018	10,829	12,002	12,361	10,472	12,585	12,361	12,665	10,112	10,472
Cashflow Statement	Annuals (USD $) View: $ %											Quarterly
Fiscal Period	Aug03	Aug04	Aug05	Aug06	Aug07	Aug08	Aug09	Aug10	Aug11	Aug12	TTM	May12	Aug12	Nov12	Feb13	May13

Net Income	721	882	1,063	1,103	1,083	1,283	1,086	1,323	1,542	1,767	1,507	405	622	421	--	464
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	391	441	478	515	566	653	728	795	855	908	726	202	292	213	--	221
Cash Flow from Others	395	776	242	209	427	240	278	662	801	382	948	476	-184	468	--	664
Cash Flow from Operations	1,507	2,099	1,783	1,827	2,076	2,176	2,092	2,780	3,198	3,057	3,181	1,083	730	1,102	--	1,349

Investment for Property, Plant & Equipement	-811	-706	-995	-1,213	-1,386	-1,599	-1,250	-1,055	-1,290	-1,480	-1,504	-268	-580	-488	--	-436
Cash Flow from Acquisitions	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	165	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Cash Flow from Investing	-791	-1,048	-2,059	-1,154	-655	-1,716	-1,101	-2,015	-1,180	-1,236	-1,835	-65.00	-719	-855	--	-261

Net Issuance of Stock	34.67	125	-135	-1,070	-1,670	-572	-69.00	-551	-626	-632	-216	-138	-180	-36.00	--	--
Net Issuance of Debt	-42.18	174	-179	-2.14	1,696	-2.88	-136	-71.00	-540	-313	381	-413	48.00	247	--	86.00
Cash Flow for Dividends	--	-92.14	-205	-230	-246	-265	-296	-338	-389	-446	-357	-104	-237	--	--	-120
Other Financing	6.09	2.80	-0.13	69.60	54.47	227	62.00	241	278	-890	-976	36.00	-901	-90.00	--	15.00
Cash Flow from Financing	-1.43	210	-519	-1,233	-165	-613	-439	-719	-1,277	-2,281	-1,168	-619	-1,270	121	--	-19.00

Net Change in Cash	740	1,278	-761	-552	1,269	-160	538	57.00	795	-481	141	402	-1,263	369	--	1,035

Free Cash Flow	697	1,393	788	615	691	578	842	1,725	1,908	1,577	1,677	815	150	614	--	913
Valuation Ratios (Daily)	Annuals											Quarterly
Fiscal Period	Aug03	Aug04	Aug05	Aug06	Aug07	Aug08	Aug09	Aug10	Aug11	Aug12	Latest Q.	May12	Aug12	Nov12	Feb13	May13

PE Ratio(ttm)
Price to Tangible Book
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio
PS Ratio
EV-to-Revenue
EV-to-EBITDA
EV-to-EBIT
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)
Forward Rate of Return
Shiller PE Ratio
Valuation and Quality	Annuals											Quarterly
Fiscal Period	Aug03	Aug04	Aug05	Aug06	Aug07	Aug08	Aug09	Aug10	Aug11	Aug12	Latest Q.	May12	Aug12	Nov12	Feb13	May13

Market Cap
Enterprise Value
Month End Stock Price
Net Cash (per share)
Net Current Asset Value (per share)
DCF (per share)
Median PS (per share)
Peter Lynch Fair Value (per share)
Graham Number (per share)
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COST: 10-Q - COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (0000909832) (Filer): (10-Q) - 2012-12-21
COST: 10-Q - COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (0000909832) (Filer): (10-Q) - 2012-06-06
COST: 10-Q - COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (0000909832) (Filer): (10-Q) - 2012-03-14
COST: 10-Q - COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (0000909832) (Filer): (10-Q) - 2011-12-16
COST: 10-K - COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (0000909832) (Filer): (10-K) - 2011-10-14

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