COSTCO WHOLESALE C COST (NASDAQ) $ 68.44 Change: +1.08 +1.58% | Volume: 5,903,647

COSTCO WHOLE CP - Fundamental Profile

Company Information

Ticker Symbol: COST
Exchange: NASD
Contact Info: 999 Lake Drive Issaquah WA 98027 425 313-8100
CEO/President: James D. Sinegal
Industry: Retail - Discount / Standard Industry Code: 5331
Description: Costco Wholesale Corp. operates membership warehouses based on the concept that offering members very low prices on a limited selection of nationally branded and selected private label products in a wide range of merchandise categories will produce high sales volumes and rapid inventory turnover. This rapid inventory turnover enables Costco to operate profitably at significantly lower gross margins than traditional wholesalers, discount retailers and supermarkets.

Share Information

Shares Outstanding: 433,260 (000) Market Value: 29,286,450 ($000)
Percentage of Inst.Shareholders: 81.67% Number of Inst.Shareholders: 2.00%
Last Quarter Sales: 16613.72 ($Mil.) Last Quarter Net Income: 295.07 ($Mil.)
Last Quarter EPS: 0.67 P/E Ratio: 23
Most Recent Earnings: 0.67 on 05/29/08 Earnings Per Share: 2.83
Most Recent Split: 2-1 on 01/14/00 Annual Dividend Rate: .64
Most Recent Dividend: 0.160 on 08/06/08 Annual Dividend Yield: .95%
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