On December 10th Costco Wholesale Corportation (COST) reported on the first quarter of FY2021 ending November 22nd. The company posted net income of $1,166 million on total revenue of $43,208 million with an EPS of $2.62. Comparable values for Q1 2020 ending November 24th 2019 were net income of $844 million on total revenue of $37,040 million with an EPS of $1.90.
Costco has total assets of $60,217 million and carries long-term debt and operating lease obligations of $42,800 million.
Comparable sales for Q1 were U.S., 14.6 percent; Canada, 16.2 percent and other International 18.7 percent, contributing to a total company increase of 15.4 percent. E-commerce increased by 86.4 percent. Costco currently operates 803 warehouses with 558 in the U.S., 102 in Canada, 39 in Mexico and the remainder among nine nations in Asia and Europe.
COST has a market capitalization of $165.95 billion. The company has traded over the past 52-weeks in a range of $271.28 to $393.15 with a 50-day moving average of $376.65. Trailing twelve-month operating margin was 3.6 percent and profit margin 2.4 percent. Trailing twelve-month return on assets was 7.5 percent and on equity 23.7 percent.