Costco Wholesale (COST) Misses Q1 EPS by 7c; adj.-Comps Up 5%

Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) reported Q1 EPS of $0.96, $0.07 worse than the analyst estimate of $1.03. Revenue for the quarter came in at $24.47 billion versus the consensus estimate of $25.41 billion.

Adjusted comps rose 5 percent.

Costco currently operates 648 warehouses, including 461 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 87 in Canada, 33 in Mexico, 25 in the United Kingdom, 18 in Japan, 10 in Taiwan, nine in Korea and five in Australia. Costco also operates electronic commerce web sites in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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