Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST)

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Nasdaq 100

$ 994.50
   
  • Change Today:
    $26.75
  • 52 Week High: $1,069.94
  • 52 Week Low: $709.51
  • Currency: US Dollars
  • Shares Issued: 443.13m
  • Volume: 2,711,124
  • Market Cap: $440,689m
  • RiskGrade: 80

Fundamentals - based on IFRS

  $ (Millions) $ (Millions) $ (Millions) $ (Millions) $ (Millions)
Income Statement 01-Sep-24 03-Sep-23 28-Aug-22 29-Aug-21 30-Aug-20
Continuing Operations          
Revenue 254.45 242,290.00 226,954.00 195,929.00 166,761.00
Operating Profit/(Loss) 9,285.00 8,114.00 7,793.00 6,708.00 5,435.00
Profit Before Tax 9,740.00 8,487.00 7,840.00 6,680.00 5,367.00
Profit After Tax 7,367.00 6,292.00 5,915.00 5,079.00 4,059.00
           
Earnings per Share - Basic 1,659.00¢ 1,418.00¢ 1,317.00¢ 1,130.00¢ 905.00¢
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 1,659.00¢ 1,418.00¢ 1,317.00¢ 1,130.00¢ 905.00¢
           
Dividend per Share 1,936.00¢ 384.00¢ 338.00¢ 298.00¢ 270.00¢
  $ (Millions) $ (Millions) $ (Millions) $ (Millions) $ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 01-Sep-24 03-Sep-23 28-Aug-22 29-Aug-21 30-Aug-20
Assets          
Non-Current Assets          
Property, Plant & Equipment 31,649.00 29,397.00 27,420.00 26,382.00 24,595.00
Intangible Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Non-Current Assets 3,936.00 3,718.00 4,050.00 3,381.00 2,841.00
  35,585.00 33,115.00 31,470.00 29,763.00 27,436.00
Current Assets          
Inventories 18,647.00 16,651.00 17,907.00 14,215.00 12,242.00
Cash at Bank & in Hand 9,906.00 13,700.00 10,203.00 11,258.00 12,277.00
Other Current Assets 5,693.00 5,528.00 4,586.00 4,032.00 3,601.00
  34,246.00 35,879.00 32,696.00 29,505.00 28,120.00
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 69,831.00 68,994.00 64,166.00 59,268.00 55,556.00
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 103.00 1,081.00 73.00 799.00 95.00
Other Current Liabilities 35,361.00 32,502.00 31,925.00 28,642.00 24,749.00
           
Current Liabilities 35,464.00 33,583.00 31,998.00 29,441.00 24,844.00
           
Net Current Assets c(1,218.00) c2,296.00 c698.00 c64.00 c3,276.00
           
Borrowings 8,169.00 7,803.00 8,966.00 9,334.00 10,072.00
Other Non-Current Liabilities 2,576.00 2,550.00 2,555.00 2,415.00 1,935.00
Non-Current Liabilities 10,745.00 10,353.00 11,521.00 11,749.00 12,007.00
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 46,209.00 43,936.00 43,519.00 41,190.00 36,851.00
           
Net Assets 23,622.00 25,058.00 20,647.00 18,078.00 18,705.00
           
Shareholders Funds 23,622.00 25,058.00 20,642.00 17,564.00 18,284.00
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity n/a n/a 5.00 514.00 421.00
Total Equity 23,622.00 25,058.00 20,647.00 18,078.00 18,705.00
Cash Flow 01-Sep-24 03-Sep-23 28-Aug-22 29-Aug-21 30-Aug-20
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 11,339.00 11,068.00 7,392.00 8,958.00 8,861.00
Net Cash Flow from Investing Activities (4,409.00) (4,972.00) (3,915.00) (3,535.00) (3,891.00)
Net Cash Flow from Financing Activities (10,724.00) (2,599.00) (4,532.00) (6,442.00) (1,077.00)
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash (3,794.00) 3,497.00 (1,055.00) (1,019.00) 3,893.00
Ratios - based on IFRS 01-Sep-24 03-Sep-23 28-Aug-22 29-Aug-21 30-Aug-20
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 53.8 38.4 40.4 39.9 38.5
PEG - Adjusted 3.2 4.8 2.5 1.6 4.3
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 17% 8% 16% 25% 9%
Dividend Cover 0.86 3.69 3.90 3.79 3.35
Revenue per Share 57.42¢ 54,677.45¢ 51,216.58¢ 446.30¢ 37,632.86¢
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 2,198.02¢ 1,915.26¢ 1,769.25¢ 15.22¢ 1,211.17¢
Operating Margin 3,649.00% 3.35% 3.43% 3.42% 3.26%
Return on Capital Employed 30.54% 25.00% 26.41% 0.24% 18.59%
           
Dividend Yield 2.2% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8%
Dividend per Share Growth 404.17% 13.61% 13.42% 10.37% 10.66%
Operating Cash Flow per Share 2,558.87¢ 2,497.71¢ 1,668.15¢ 2,021.55¢ 1,999.66¢
Cash Incr/Decr per Share (856.19¢) 789.17¢ (238.08¢) (2.32¢) 878.53¢
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) 5,330.76¢ 5,654.82¢ 4,659.40¢ 4,079.65¢ 4,221.15¢
Net Gearing -6.92% -19.22% -5.64% -6.41% -11.54%

Key

* GAAP

a. Includes discontinued activities

b. Including assets due in more than one year

c. Not disclosed under IFRS

d. Total fixed assets

e. Includes borrowings

f. Included in cash flow from operating activities under IFRS

g. Included in net cash from investing activities under IFRS

h. Pre-tax

i. Capital expenditure

j. Based on operating cash flow before tax

k. Issue of ordinary shares

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Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

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