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Costco Wholesale (NEOE:COST) E10 : C$0.48 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Costco Wholesale E10?

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller P/E calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years.

Costco Wholesale's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was C$0.204. Add all the adjusted EPS for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our e10, which is C$0.48 for the trailing ten years ended in Feb. 2024.

During the past 12 months, Costco Wholesale's average E10 Growth Rate was 12.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average E10 Growth Rate was 16.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average E10 Growth Rate was 15.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average E10 Growth Rate was 12.00% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the E10 growth rate using E10 data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average E10 Growth Rate of Costco Wholesale was 19.40% per year. The lowest was 5.60% per year. And the median was 10.50% per year.

As of today (2024-04-27), Costco Wholesale's current stock price is C$34.13. Costco Wholesale's E10 for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was C$0.48. Costco Wholesale's Shiller PE Ratio of today is 71.10.

During the past 13 years, the highest Shiller PE Ratio of Costco Wholesale was 76.13. The lowest was 34.05. And the median was 44.70.


Costco Wholesale E10 Historical Data

The historical data trend for Costco Wholesale's E10 can be seen below:

* 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 E10 Chart

Costco Wholesale Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
E10
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 0.42 0.46

Costco Wholesale Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
E10 Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.44 0.45 0.46 0.47 0.48

Competitive Comparison of Costco Wholesale's E10

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Costco Wholesale's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Costco Wholesale's Shiller PE Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Costco Wholesale's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Costco Wholesale's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.



Costco Wholesale E10 Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller P/E calculation. When we calculate the today's Shiller P/E ratio of a stock, we use today's price divided by E10.

What is E10? How do we calculate E10?

E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the E10 of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the earnings from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the earnings of 2001 earnings data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent earnings in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart earned $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent earnings in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart earns $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 earnings in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent earnings of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by 10 to get E10.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Costco Wholesale's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was:

Adj_EPS= Earnings per Share (Diluted) /CPI of Feb. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Feb. 2024)
=0.204/129.4194*129.4194
=0.204

Current CPI (Feb. 2024) = 129.4194.

Costco Wholesale Quarterly Data

per share eps CPI Adj_EPS
201405 0.045 100.373 0.058
201408 0.066 100.352 0.085
201411 0.049 99.635 0.064
201502 0.065 99.032 0.085
201505 0.055 100.333 0.071
201508 0.087 100.548 0.112
201511 0.056 100.135 0.072
201602 0.066 100.040 0.085
201605 0.062 101.355 0.079
201608 0.088 101.617 0.112
201611 0.064 101.829 0.081
201702 0.059 102.779 0.074
201705 0.083 103.256 0.104
201708 0.101 103.587 0.126
201711 0.071 104.072 0.088
201802 0.077 105.052 0.095
201805 0.084 106.148 0.102
201808 0.118 106.383 0.144
201811 0.088 106.338 0.107
201902 0.102 106.649 0.124
201905 0.106 108.048 0.127
201908 0.126 108.245 0.151
201911 0.097 108.519 0.116
202002 0.107 109.139 0.127
202005 0.102 108.175 0.122
202008 0.159 109.662 0.188
202011 0.132 109.793 0.156
202102 0.104 110.968 0.121
202105 0.128 113.576 0.146
202108 0.182 115.421 0.204
202111 0.144 117.269 0.159
202202 0.143 119.703 0.155
202205 0.150 123.323 0.157
202208 0.209 124.958 0.216
202211 0.159 125.607 0.164
202302 0.171 126.928 0.174
202305 0.152 128.314 0.153
202308 0.252 129.538 0.252
202311 0.189 129.548 0.189
202402 0.204 129.419 0.204

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our e10.


Costco Wholesale  (NEOE:COST) E10 Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, E10 may underestimate the company's earnings power. Shiller PE Ratio can seem to be too high even the actual P/E is low.

For the Shiller P/E, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller P/E is also called PE10.

The Shiller P/E was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

Costco Wholesale's Shiller P/E Ratio of today is calculated as

Shiller PE Ratio=Share Price/E10
=34.13/0.48
=71.10

* 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.

During the past 13 years, the highest Shiller P/E Ratio of Costco Wholesale was 76.13. The lowest was 34.05. And the median was 44.70.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real earnings power.


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Costco Wholesale (NEOE:COST) 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 Costco's frugal cost structure, the firm is able to price its merchandise below competing retailers, driving high sales volume per warehouse and allowing the retailer to generate strong profits on thin margins. Costco operates nearly 600 warehouses in the United States and boasts over 60% market share in the domestic warehouse club industry. Internationally, Costco operates another 270 warehouses, primarily in markets such as Canada, Mexico, Japan, and the U.K.