Financial statement analysis and common stock valuation

Income Statement
Quarterly Data

The income statement (statement of earnings) reports on the performance of Costco Wholesale Corp., the result of its operating activities.

Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)

To calculate EBITDA analysts start with net earnings. To that earnings number, interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization are added. EBITDA as a pre-interest number is a flow to all providers of capital.

• Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
• EV to EBITDA Ratio, Current
• EV to EBITDA Ratio, Historical

Statement of Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is the change in equity (net assets) of Costco Wholesale Corp. during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owners sources. It includes all changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners.

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data

The liabilities and stockholders’ equity reports major classes and amounts of external claims on assets and owners’ capital contributions, and other internally generated sources of capital.

Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity components shown as percentage of total liabilities and stockholders’ equity.

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

The liabilities and stockholders’ equity reports major classes and amounts of external claims on assets and owners’ capital contributions, and other internally generated sources of capital.

Price to FCFE (P/FCFE)

Free cash flow to equity is the cash flow available to Costco Wholesale Corp. equity holders after all operating expenses, interest, and principal payments have been paid and necessary investments in working and fixed capital have been made.

• Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE)
• P to FCFE Ratio, Current
• P to FCFE Ratio, Historical

Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data

Assets components shown as percentage of total assets.

Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets

Assets components shown as percentage of total assets.

Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios

Evaluates revenues and output generated by the Costco Wholesale Corp. assets. Operating performance ratios describe the relationship between the Costco Wholesale Corp. level of operations and the assets needed to sustain operating activities.

• Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
• Inventory Turnover
• Receivables Turnover
• Payables Turnover
• Working Capital Turnover
• Average Inventory Processing Period
• Average Receivable Collection Period
• Operating Cycle
• Average Payables Payment Period
• Cash Conversion Cycle

Balance Sheet: Assets

The assets reports major classes and amounts of resources owned or controlled by Costco Wholesale Corp..

Dividend Discount Model (DDM)

The dividend discount model (DDM) is a technique for estimating the value of a share of Costco Wholesale Corp. common stock issue as the present value of all future dividends.

• Intrinsic Stock Value (Valuation Summary)
• Required Rate of Return (r)
• Dividend Growth Rate (g)