Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2017 Operating Results
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ISSAQUAH, WA -- (Marketwired) -- 12/07/16 -- Costco Wholesale Corporation ("Costco" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: COST) today announced its operating results for the first quarter (twelve weeks) of fiscal 2017, ended November 20, 2016.
Net sales for the first quarter were $27.47 billion, an increase of three percent, from $26.63 billion during the first quarter last year.
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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Net income for the quarter was $545 million, or $1.24 per diluted share, compared to $480 million, or $1.09 per diluted share, last year. This year's first quarter benefited from a non-recurring $51 million ($.07 per diluted share after tax) legal settlement.
Costco currently operates 723 warehouses, including 506 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 94 in Canada, 36 in Mexico, 28 in the United Kingdom, 25 in Japan, 12 in Korea, 12 in Taiwan, eight in Australia and two in Spain. Costco also operates electronic commerce web sites in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Korea and Taiwan.
A conference call to discuss these results is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. (PT) today, December 7, 2016, and is available via a webcast on www.costco.com (click on Investor Relations and "Play Webcast").
Certain statements contained in this document constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For these purposes, forward-looking statements are statements that address activities, events, conditions or developments that the Company expects or anticipates may occur in the future. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events, results or performance to differ materially from those indicated by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, domestic and international economic conditions, including exchange rates, the effects of competition and regulation, uncertainties in the financial markets, consumer and small business spending patterns and debt levels, breaches of security or privacy of member or business information, conditions affecting the acquisition, development, ownership or use of real estate, capital spending, actions of vendors, rising costs associated with employees (including health care costs), energy and certain commodities, geopolitical conditions, and other risks identified from time to time in the Company's public statements and reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake to update these statements, except as required by law.
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(dollars in millions, except per share data)
(unaudited)
November 20, November 22,
2016 2015
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REVENUE
Net sales $ 27,469 $ 26,627
Membership fees 630 593
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Total revenue 28,099 27,220
OPERATING EXPENSES
Merchandise costs 24,288 23,621
Selling, general and administrative 2,940 2,806
Preopening expenses 22 26
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Operating income 849 767
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest expense (29) (33)
Interest income and other, net 26 28
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 846 762
Provision for income taxes 291 275
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Net income including noncontrolling
interests 555 487
Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interests (10) (7)
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NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COSTCO $ 545 $ 480
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NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO
COSTCO:
Basic $ 1.24 $ 1.10
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Diluted $ 1.24 $ 1.09
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Shares used in calculation: (000's)
Basic 438,007 438,342
Diluted 440,525 441,386
Cash dividends declared per common share $ 0.45 $ 0.40
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(amounts in millions, except par value and share data)
(unaudited)
Subject to Reclassifications
November 20,
2016 August 28,
2015 2016
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ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,805 $ 3,379
Short-term investments 1,311 1,350
Receivables, net 1,498 1,252
Merchandise inventories 10,721 8,969
Other current assets 235 268
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Total current assets 18,570 15,218
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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Land 5,389 5,395
Buildings and improvements 14,060 13,994
Equipment and fixtures 6,173 6,077
Construction in progress 816 701
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26,438 26,167
Less accumulated depreciation and
amortization (9,282) (9,124)
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Net property and equipment 17,156 17,043
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OTHER ASSETS 806 902
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TOTAL ASSETS $ 36,532 $ 33,163
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 11,003 $ 7,612
Current portion long-term debt 1,159 1,100
Accrued salaries and benefits 2,534 2,629
Accrued member rewards 862 869
Deferred membership fees 1,414 1,362
Other current liabilities 2,189 2,003
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Total current liabilities 19,161 15,575
LONG-TERM DEBT, excluding current portion 3,933 4,061
OTHER LIABILITIES 1,207 1,195
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Total liabilities 24,301 20,831
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
EQUITY
Preferred stock $.005 par value; 100,000,000
shares authorized; no shares issued and
outstanding 0 0
Common stock $.005 par value; 900,000,000
shares authorized; 439,343,000 and
437,524,000 shares issued and outstanding 2 2
Additional paid-in capital 5,528 5,490
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (1,439) (1,099)
Retained earnings 7,882 7,686
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Total Costco stockholders' equity 11,973 12,079
Noncontrolling interests 258 253
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Total equity 12,231 12,332
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 36,532 $ 33,163
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CONTACTS: Costco Wholesale Corporation Bob Nelson 425/313-8255 Jeff Elliott 425/313-8264 David Sherwood 425/313-8239
Source: Costco
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