Costco Wholesale (COST) Tops Q1 EPS by 5c; Comps Up 1%, 2% Ex-Gas

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) reported Q1 EPS of $1.24, $0.05 better than the analyst estimate of $1.19. Revenue for the quarter came in at $28.1 billion versus the consensus estimate of $28.3 billion.

Comparable sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 were as follows:

                    U.S.                       1%

                    Canada                     4%

                    Other International        0%



                    Total Company              1%

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Comparable sales for the quarter excluding the impacts from changes in gasoline prices and foreign exchange were as follows:

                    U.S.                       1%

                    Canada                     5%

                    Other International        3%



                    Total Company              2%

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