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Costco Wholesale (COST) Change In Receivables : $0 Mil (TTM As of May. 2025)


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What is Costco Wholesale Change In Receivables?

Costco Wholesale's change in receivables for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 was $0 Mil. It means Costco Wholesale's Accounts Receivable stayed the same from Feb. 2025 to May. 2025 .

Costco Wholesale's change in receivables for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2024 was $0 Mil. It means Costco Wholesale's Accounts Receivable stayed the same from Aug. 2023 to Aug. 2024 .

Costco Wholesale's Accounts Receivable for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 was $2,875 Mil.

Days Sales Outstanding measures of the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's Accounts Receivable are being managed. Costco Wholesale's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in May. 2025 was 4.15.

In Ben Graham's calculation of liquidation value, Apple Inc's Accounts Receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Costco Wholesale's liquidation value for the three months ended in May. 2025 was $-22,048 Mil.


Costco Wholesale Change In Receivables Historical Data

The historical data trend for Costco Wholesale's Change In Receivables can be seen below:

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Costco Wholesale Change In Receivables Chart

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Costco Wholesale Change In Receivables Calculation

Change In Accounts Receivable relative to the previous period. It is any increase or decrease in the cash a company is owed by its customers.

Change In Receivables for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Costco Wholesale  (NAS:COST) Change In Receivables Explanation

1. Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Days Sales Outstanding measures of the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's Accounts Receivable are being managed.

Costco Wholesale's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=2875/63205*91
=4.15

2. In Ben Graham's calculation of liquidation value, Costco Wholesale's accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value:

Costco Wholesale's liquidation value for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 is calculated as:

Liquidation Value
=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities+(0.75 * Accounts Receivable)+(0.5 * Total Inventories)
=14850-48357+0.75 * 2875+0.5 * 18606
=-22,048

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Costco Wholesale Business Description

Address
999 Lake Drive, Issaquah, WA, USA, 98027
Costco operates a membership-based, no-frills retail model predicated on offering a select product assortment in bulk quantities at bargain prices. The firm avoids maintaining costly product displays by keeping inventory on pallets and limits distribution expenses by storing its inventory at point of sale in the warehouse. Given its frugal cost structure, the firm is able to price its merchandise below that of competing retailers, driving high sales volume per warehouse and generating strong profits on thin margins. Costco operates over 600 warehouses in the United States and has over 60% share in the domestic warehouse club industry. Internationally, Costco operates another 280 warehouses, primarily in Canada, Mexico, Japan, and the UK.
Executives
James C Klauer officer: Executive Vice President 999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027
Claudine Adamo officer: Executive Vice President 999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027
Caton Frates officer: Executive Vice President 999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027
Roland Michael Vachris officer: Executive VP 999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027
Richard A Galanti director, officer: Executive VP and CFO 999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027
Pierre Riel officer: EVP 999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027
Russell D Miller officer: Executive Vice President 999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027
Patrick J Callans officer: Executive VP 999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027
Susan L Decker director C/O YAHOO INC, 701 FIRST AVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Kenneth D Denman director
Daniel M. Hines other: Principal Acctg Officer 999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027
W Craig Jelinek officer: Executive VP 999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027
Yoram Rubananko officer: Executive VP 999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027
Helena Foulkes director ONE CVS DRIVE, WOONSOCKET RI 02895
James P. Murphy officer: Executive VP 999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027