Costco Wholesale (COST) Misses Q2 EPS by 12c; adj.-Comps Up 5%
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EPS Growth %: +25.6%
Financial Fact:
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COSTCO: 779M
Today's EPS Names:
ESCA, LICT, NKSH, More
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Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) reported Q2 EPS of $1.05, $0.12 worse than the analyst estimate of $1.17. Revenue for the quarter came in at $25.76 billion versus the consensus estimate of $26.67 billion.
Comps up 3 percent. Comps, excluding gasoline price deflation and foreign exchange, rose 5 percent.
According to Richard Galanti, Chief Financial Officer of Costco, "Last year's net income was positively impacted by a $62 million ($0.14 per diluted share) tax benefit in connection with the portion of the special cash dividend paid by the Company in December 2012 to the Company 401(k) plan participants. Even with that distinction, however, the year-over-year comparison was unfavorable. Despite satisfactory sales results during the second fiscal quarter, several other factors led to lower earnings. These factors included: weaker sales and gross margin results in certain non-foods merchandise categories, particularly during the four-week holiday selling season; weaker gross margins in our fresh foods business; and lower reported international profits, resulting from the significant weakening of foreign exchange rates. The first four-week period of the quarter represented the majority of earnings underperformance in the quarter."
For earnings history and earnings-related data on Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) click here.
Comps up 3 percent. Comps, excluding gasoline price deflation and foreign exchange, rose 5 percent.
According to Richard Galanti, Chief Financial Officer of Costco, "Last year's net income was positively impacted by a $62 million ($0.14 per diluted share) tax benefit in connection with the portion of the special cash dividend paid by the Company in December 2012 to the Company 401(k) plan participants. Even with that distinction, however, the year-over-year comparison was unfavorable. Despite satisfactory sales results during the second fiscal quarter, several other factors led to lower earnings. These factors included: weaker sales and gross margin results in certain non-foods merchandise categories, particularly during the four-week holiday selling season; weaker gross margins in our fresh foods business; and lower reported international profits, resulting from the significant weakening of foreign exchange rates. The first four-week period of the quarter represented the majority of earnings underperformance in the quarter."
For earnings history and earnings-related data on Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) click here.
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