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Costco (COST) Tops Q2 EPS by 13c, Feb Comps Increase 10.5%

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Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports Second Quarter and Year-To-Date Operating Results for Fiscal 2018 and February Sales Results

March 7, 2018 4:15 PM EST

ISSAQUAH, Wash., March 07, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco or the Company) (Nasdaq: COST) today announced its operating results for the second quarter (twelve weeks) and the first 24 weeks of fiscal 2018, ended February 18, 2018.

Net sales for the quarter increased 10.8 percent, to $32.28 billion from $29.13 billion last year. Net sales for the first 24 weeks of fiscal 2018 increased 12.0 percent, to $63.40 billion from $56.60 billion last year.

The Company gained an incremental sales day in the quarter due to the shift of Thanksgiving, however pre-Thanksgiving and Black Friday holiday... More