Costco Wholesale Corp (COST, Financial) files its latest 10-K with SEC for the fiscal year ended on August 31, 2018. 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. Costco Wholesale Corp has a market cap of $98.05 billion; its shares were traded at around $226.40 with a P/E ratio of 31.89 and P/S ratio of 0.72. The dividend yield of Costco Wholesale Corp stocks is 0.95%. Costco Wholesale Corp had annual average EBITDA growth of 9.90% over the past ten years. GuruFocus rated Costco Wholesale Corp the business predictability rank of 4-star.
For the last quarter Costco Wholesale Corp reported a revenue of $44.4 billion, compared with the revenue of $42.3 billion during the same period a year ago. For the latest fiscal year the company reported a revenue of $141.6 billion, an increase of 9.7% from last year. For the last five years Costco Wholesale Corp had an average revenue growth rate of 5.6% a year.
The reported diluted earnings per share was $7.09 for the year, an increase of 16.6% from previous year. Over the last five years Costco Wholesale Corp had an EPS growth rate of 8.7% a year. The Costco Wholesale Corp had an operating margin of 3.16%, compared with the operating margin of 3.19% a year before. The 10-year historical median operating margin of Costco Wholesale Corp is 2.82%. The profitability rank of the company is 7 (out of 10).
At the end of the fiscal year, Costco Wholesale Corp has the cash and cash equivalents of $6.1 billion, compared with $4.5 billion in the previous year. The long term debt was $6.5 billion, compared with $6.6 billion in the previous year. The interest coverage to the debt is at a comfortable level of 28.2. Costco Wholesale Corp has a financial strength rank of 7 (out of 10).
At the current stock price of $226.40, Costco Wholesale Corp is traded at 55.8% premium to its historical median P/S valuation band of $145.33. The P/S ratio of the stock is 0.72, while the historical median P/S ratio is 0.46. The intrinsic value of the stock is $106.79 a share, according to GuruFocus DCF Calculator. The stock gained 40.92% during the past 12 months.
Directors and Officers Recent Trades:
- Executive VP Roland Michael Vachris sold 6,600 shares of COST stock on 10/15/2018 at the average price of $225.88. The price of the stock has increased by 0.23% since.
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