Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Financial Ratios Quarterly - Discounting Cash Flows
COST
Costco Wholesale Corporation
COST (NASDAQ)
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Price Ratios
Price to Earnings Ratio 50.49 52.89 47.39 51.71 57.52 62.44 56.31
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Price to Sales Ratio 1.51 1.58 1.4 1.52 1.68 1.8 1.65
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Price to Book Ratio 13.45 14.09 12.98 14.36 16.63 18.61 17.45
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Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio 47.41 49.69 43.7 53.44 61.66 68.72 85.08
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Price to Operating Cash Flow Ratio 28.76 30.12 26.65 31.41 36.31 39.77 42.88
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Price Earnings to Growth Ratio 17.18 35.79 -2.11 1.08 9.19 -134.7 -2.52
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EV to EBITDA 28.91 32.85 29.28 32.14
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Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio 1.06 1.06 1.04 1.03 1.02 0.997 0.98
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Quick Ratio 0.592 0.592 0.533 0.546 0.52 0.49 0.432
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Cash Ratio 0.426 0.426 0.388 0.382 0.368 0.334 0.285
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Debt Ratio 0.098 0.098 0.098 0.106 0.108 0.11 0.109
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Debt to Equity Ratio 0.257 0.257 0.267 0.28 0.302 0.314 0.329
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Long Term Debt to Capitalization 0.151 0.151 0.158 0.164 0.174 0.184 0.19
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Total Debt to Capitalization 0.204 0.204 0.211 0.219 0.232 0.239 0.247
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Interest Coverage Ratio 73.42 78.97 70.37 72.63 72.29 64.33 59.35
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Cash Flow to Debt Ratio 1.82 0.364 0.579 0.473 0.423 0.342 0.406
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Margins
Gross Profit Margin 12.93% 12.76% 13.07% 12.91% 12.99% 12.52% 12.94%
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Operating Profit Margin 3.82% 3.74% 3.66% 3.88% 4% 3.63% 3.53%
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Pretax Profit Margin 3.98% 3.91% 3.84% 4.07% 4.08% 3.8% 3.71%
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Net Profit Margin 2.99% 2.92% 2.97% 3.03% 3.01% 2.81% 2.89%
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Operating Cash Flow Margin 5.24% 4.3% 6.97% 4.49% 5.47% 4.31% 5.25%
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Free Cash Flow Margin 3.18% 2.45% 4.7% 2.21% 3.68% 2.53% 3.21%
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Return
Return on Assets 10.22% 10.22% 10.03% 10.51% 10.39% 10.41% 10.32%
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Return on Equity 28.81% 26.64% 27.4% 27.77% 28.91% 29.8% 30.99%
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Return on Capital Employed 25.52% 25.51% 25.98% 25.96% 26.6% 26.92% 27.06%
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Return on Invested Capital 43.1% 37.05% 38.87% 35.01% 36.36% 35.19% 35.85%
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Turnover Ratios
Receivables Turnover Ratio 75.69 18.4 20.83 26.9 21.98 20.82 20.98
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Payables Turnover Ratio 12.07 2.94 2.49 3.79 2.77 3 2.48
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Inventory Turnover Ratio 13.13 3.2 2.77 4.14 2.96 2.97 2.58
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Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio 7.86 1.91 1.9 2.49 1.9 1.97 1.95
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Asset Turnover Ratio 3.42 0.832 0.813 1.12 0.837 0.87 0.847
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Per Share Items ()
Revenue Per Share 644.8 156.8 151.6 194 142.4 143.5 140
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Operating Cash Flow Per Share 33.81 6.75 10.56 8.71 7.79 6.19 7.34
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Free Cash Flow Per Share 20.5 3.84 7.12 4.28 5.25 3.63 4.5
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Cash & Short Term Investments 41.08 41.08 38.7 34.42 33.45 29.64 26.64
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Earnings Per Share 19.26 4.58 4.51 5.88 4.29 4.03 4.05
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EBITDA Per Share 30.32 7.21 6.89 9.27 6.94 6.46 6.18
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Dividend Per Share 4.81 1.3 1.3 2.6 1.16 1.16 1.16
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Enterprise Value Per Share 876.5 995.9 865.7 927.3 1,001 1,060 952.3
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Book Value Per Share 66.83 72.27 68.26 65.68 61.1 57.61 55.07
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Price Per Share 899.1 1,018 886.1 943.3 1,016 1,072 960.9
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Dividend Ratios
Dividend Payout Ratio 33.01% 28.35% 28.84% 44.18% 27.06% 28.8% 28.64%
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Annual Dividend Yield 0.535% 0.624% 0.702% 0.644% 0.456% 0.433% 2.03%
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Effective Tax Rate 24.97% 25.21% 22.53% 25.64% 26.24% 26.18% 22.03%
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Short Term Coverage Ratio 208.5 41.61 0 0 0 0 0
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Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio 2.54 2.32 3.07 1.97 3.06 2.42 2.58
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EBIT Per Revenue 0.038 0.037 0.037 0.039 0.04 0.036 0.035
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EBITDA Per Revenue 0.047 0.046 0.045 0.048 0.049 0.045 0.044
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Days of Sales Outstanding 4.82 4.89 4.32 3.35 4.09 4.32 4.29
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Days of Inventory Outstanding 27.81 28.15 32.52 21.73 30.45 30.28 34.89
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Days of Payables Outstanding 30.23 30.6 36.17 23.73 32.44 30.05 36.25
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Cash Conversion Cycle 2.4 2.44 0.672 1.35 2.11 4.55 2.94
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Cash Conversion Ratio 1.76 1.47 2.34 1.48 1.82 1.54 1.81
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Free Cash Flow to Earnings 1.06 0.839 1.58 0.728 1.22 0.901 1.11
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