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- Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
- Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
- DuPont Analysis: Disaggregation of ROE, ROA, and Net Profit Margin
- Analysis of Reportable Segments
- Common Stock Valuation Ratios
- Return on Equity (ROE) since 2005
- Return on Assets (ROA) since 2005
- Debt to Equity since 2005
- Price to Operating Profit (P/OP) since 2005
- Analysis of Debt
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Inventory Disclosure
Costco Wholesale Corp., balance sheet: inventory
US$ in millions
| Sep 3, 2023 | Aug 28, 2022 | Aug 29, 2021 | Aug 30, 2020 | Sep 1, 2019 | Sep 2, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Merchandise inventories |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-02).
| Item | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Merchandise inventories | Amount after valuation and LIFO reserves of inventory expected to be sold, or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer. | Costco Wholesale Corp. merchandise inventories increased from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly decreased from 2022 to 2023. |
Adjustment to Inventory: Conversion from LIFO to FIFO
Adjusting LIFO Inventory to FIFO (Current) Cost
US$ in millions
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-02).
Costco Wholesale Corp. inventory value on Sep 3, 2023 would be $16,651) (in millions) if the FIFO inventory method was used instead of LIFO. Costco Wholesale Corp. inventories, valued on a LIFO basis, on Sep 3, 2023 were $16,651). Costco Wholesale Corp. inventories would have been $—) higher than reported on Sep 3, 2023 if the FIFO method had been used instead.
Costco Wholesale Corp., Financial Data: Reported vs. Adjusted
Adjusted Financial Ratios: LIFO vs. FIFO (Summary)
Costco Wholesale Corp., adjusted financial ratios
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-02).
| Financial ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as adjusted current assets divided by current liabilities. | Costco Wholesale Corp. adjusted current ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023. |
| Adjusted net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as adjusted net income divided by revenue. | Costco Wholesale Corp. adjusted net profit margin ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from 2022 to 2023. |
| Adjusted total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by adjusted total assets. | Costco Wholesale Corp. adjusted total asset turnover ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from 2022 to 2023. |
| Adjusted financial leverage | A measure of financial leverage calculated as adjusted total assets divided by adjusted total equity. Financial leverage is the extent to which a company can effect, through the use of debt, a proportional change in the return on common equity that is greater than a given proportional change in operating income. |
Costco Wholesale Corp. adjusted financial leverage ratio decreased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023. |
| Adjusted ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as adjusted net income divided by adjusted shareholders’ equity. | Costco Wholesale Corp. adjusted ROE improved from 2021 to 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from 2022 to 2023. |
| Adjusted ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as adjusted net income divided by adjusted total assets. | Costco Wholesale Corp. adjusted ROA improved from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 not reaching 2021 level. |
Costco Wholesale Corp., Financial Ratios: Reported vs. Adjusted
Adjusted Current Ratio
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-02).
2023 Calculations
1 Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= ÷ =
2 Adjusted current ratio = Adjusted current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= ÷ =
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as adjusted current assets divided by current liabilities. | Costco Wholesale Corp. adjusted current ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023. |
Adjusted Net Profit Margin
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-02).
2023 Calculations
1 Net profit margin = 100 × Net income attributable to Costco ÷ Net sales
= 100 × ÷ =
2 Adjusted net profit margin = 100 × Adjusted net income attributable to Costco ÷ Net sales
= 100 × ÷ =
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as adjusted net income divided by revenue. | Costco Wholesale Corp. adjusted net profit margin ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from 2022 to 2023. |
Adjusted Total Asset Turnover
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-02).
2023 Calculations
1 Total asset turnover = Net sales ÷ Total assets
= ÷ =
2 Adjusted total asset turnover = Net sales ÷ Adjusted total assets
= ÷ =
| Activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by adjusted total assets. | Costco Wholesale Corp. adjusted total asset turnover ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from 2022 to 2023. |
Adjusted Financial Leverage
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-02).
2023 Calculations
1 Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Total Costco stockholders’ equity
= ÷ =
2 Adjusted financial leverage = Adjusted total assets ÷ Adjusted total Costco stockholders’ equity
= ÷ =
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted financial leverage | A measure of financial leverage calculated as adjusted total assets divided by adjusted total equity. Financial leverage is the extent to which a company can effect, through the use of debt, a proportional change in the return on common equity that is greater than a given proportional change in operating income. |
Costco Wholesale Corp. adjusted financial leverage ratio decreased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023. |
Adjusted Return on Equity (ROE)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-02).
2023 Calculations
1 ROE = 100 × Net income attributable to Costco ÷ Total Costco stockholders’ equity
= 100 × ÷ =
2 Adjusted ROE = 100 × Adjusted net income attributable to Costco ÷ Adjusted total Costco stockholders’ equity
= 100 × ÷ =
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as adjusted net income divided by adjusted shareholders’ equity. | Costco Wholesale Corp. adjusted ROE improved from 2021 to 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from 2022 to 2023. |
Adjusted Return on Assets (ROA)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-02).
2023 Calculations
1 ROA = 100 × Net income attributable to Costco ÷ Total assets
= 100 × ÷ =
2 Adjusted ROA = 100 × Adjusted net income attributable to Costco ÷ Adjusted total assets
= 100 × ÷ =
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as adjusted net income divided by adjusted total assets. | Costco Wholesale Corp. adjusted ROA improved from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 not reaching 2021 level. |