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Costco Wholesale Corp.

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Jun 2, 2023, 7:59 p.m.

COST
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$

511.66

Change

-0.93 -0.18%

Volume

Volume 147,975

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Previous close

$ 512.60

$ 512.59

Change

-0.01 -0.0020%

Day low

Day high

$509.40

$518.50

Open

52 week low

52 week high

$443.20

$564.75

Open

Company Description

Costco Wholesale Corp. engages in the operation of membership warehouses through wholly owned subsidiaries. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Canada, and Other International Operations. The company was founded by James D. Sinegal and Jeffrey H. Brotman in 1983 a...

Costco Wholesale Corp. engages in the operation of membership warehouses through wholly owned subsidiaries. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Canada, and Other International Operations. The company was founded by James D. Sinegal and Jeffrey H. Brotman in 1983 and is headquartered in Issaquah, WA.

Valuation

P/E Current

39.01

P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items)

37.96

P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items)

40.47

Price to Sales Ratio

1.04

Price to Book Ratio

11.40

Price to Cash Flow Ratio

32.00

Enterprise Value to EBITDA

22.61

Enterprise Value to Sales

0.97

Total Debt to Enterprise Value

0.05

Efficiency

Revenue/Employee

746,559.00

Income Per Employee

19,224.00

Receivables Turnover

112.24

Total Asset Turnover

3.68

Liquidity

Current Ratio

1.02

Quick Ratio

0.46

Cash Ratio

0.35

Profitability

Gross Margin

12.15

Operating Margin

3.43

Pretax Margin

3.45

Net Margin

2.57

Return on Assets

9.47

Return on Equity

30.59

Return on Total Capital

25.33

Return on Invested Capital

19.85

Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity

55.20

Total Debt to Total Capital

35.57

Total Debt to Total Assets

17.76

Long-Term Debt to Equity

50.14

Long-Term Debt to Total Capital

32.30

Officers and Executives

Name Age Officer Since Title
Mr. Walter Craig Jelinek 69 1995 President, Chief Executive Officer & Director
Mr. Roland M. Vachris - 2010 COO-Merchandising & Executive Vice President
Mr. Richard A. Galanti 64 1993 Chief Financial Officer, Director & Executive VP
Mr. Paul G. Moulton 68 2001 Executive Vice President-Information Systems
Mr. Pat Callans 58 2013 Executive Vice President-Administration

Insider Actions

– Purchase – Sale 1 – Number of Transactions
Date Name Shares Transaction Value
04/11/2023 Caton Frates
Executive Vice President 		600   Disposition at $497.35 per share. 298,410
03/14/2023 Walter Craig Jelinek
CEO; Director 		1,000   Gift at $0 per share. 0
03/14/2023 Richard A. Galanti
Executive VP and CFO; Director 		2,068   Disposition at $483.32 per share. 999,505
03/13/2023 Walter Craig Jelinek
CEO; Director 		2,100   Gift at $0 per share. 0
03/07/2023 Russell D. Miller
Senior EVP 		1,500   Disposition at $488.95 per share. 733,425
03/06/2023 Roland M. Vachris
President and COO; Director 		4,100   Disposition at $476.29 per share. 1,952,789
01/27/2023 James C Klauer
Executive Vice President 		2,500   Disposition at $503.69 per share. 1,259,225
12/23/2022 Walter Craig Jelinek
CEO; Director 		21,112   Gift at $0 per share. 0
12/12/2022 James Patrick Murphy
Executive VP 		105   Gift at $0 per share. 0
12/12/2022 Susan Lynne Decker
Director 		952   Disposition at $483 per share. 459,816
11/04/2022 Russell D. Miller
Senior EVP 		1,000   Disposition at $483.58 per share. 483,580
10/28/2022 Richard A. Galanti
Executive VP and CFO; Director 		400   Gift at $0 per share. 0
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MarketWatch News on COST

  3. Can the 50-Year New Refinery Spell Be Broken?

    8:06 p.m. June 2, 2023

    - Avi Salzman

  6. Costco stock drops 1% after May online sales fall nearly 8%

    4:35 p.m. June 1, 2023

    - Claudia Assis

  10. Costco Sees Weaker Demand for Discretionary Items

    10:19 a.m. May 26, 2023

    - Sabrina Escobar

  17. Costco, JPMorgan, Ford, and More This Week

    10:46 p.m. May 21, 2023

    - Nicholas Jasinski

  18. Stocks Poised to Fall

    6:37 p.m. May 21, 2023

    - Janet H. Cho

  20. A Wounded Carl Icahn Makes His Play at a Struggling Illumina

    7:17 p.m. May 19, 2023

    - Josh Nathan-Kazis

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Other News on COST

  1. Big American Companies Wonder: When Will China Bounce Back?

    2:56 a.m. Today

    - Dan Strumpf

  2. What Costco’s Baskets Reveal About Consumer Finances

    12:46 p.m. May 26, 2023

    - Jinjoo Lee

  4. How Retailers Should Start Catering to Hybrid-Working Customers

    5:17 p.m. May 24, 2023

    - Alexandra Samuel

  8. The ESG Proxy Vote Ranking

    6:21 p.m. May 15, 2023

    - The Editorial Board

  10. Workers Are Happier Than They’ve Been in Decades

    5:30 a.m. May 11, 2023

    - Lauren Weber

  11. Should You Buy Costco Stock for Its Dividend?

    11:49 a.m. April 24, 2023

    - Baystreet.ca

  12. Inside the Struggle to Make Lab-Grown Meat

    10:00 a.m. April 23, 2023

    - Kristina Peterson

  13. A Wrench Thrown Into Capitalism

    12:33 p.m. April 16, 2023

    - Andy Kessler

  14. Stocks Close Higher After Jobless Claims

    4:40 p.m. April 6, 2023

    - Sam Goldfarb

  15. Oil Sputters as Bank Fears Are Weighed Against China Hopes

    4:19 p.m. March 31, 2023

    - David Uberti

  16. Disney Lays Off Marvel Entertainment Chairman Ike Perlmutter

    2:13 p.m. March 29, 2023

    - Robbie Whelan

  17. Dollar General to Boost Spending on Staffing Levels

    9:27 p.m. March 16, 2023

    - Will Feuer

  18. Costco Gets a Boost as Impact of Last-In, First-Out Accounting Fades

    10:35 a.m. March 15, 2023

    - Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

  20. 10-Q: COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW

    6:19 a.m. March 9, 2023

    - Edgar Online - (EDG = 10Q, 10K)

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At a Glance

Costco Wholesale Corp.

999 Lake Drive

Issaquah, Washington 98027-8990

Phone

1 4253138100

Industry

Mixed Retailing

Sector

Retail/Wholesale

Fiscal Year-end

08/2023

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Revenue

$226.95B

Net Income

$5.84B

2022 Sales Growth

15.8%

Employees

304,000

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