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Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST)On Oct 20: 51.69   0.00 (0.00%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday):24.19B
Enterprise Value (23-Oct-06)3:21.70B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):22.50
Forward P/E (fye 03-Sep-08) 1:17.58
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.48
Price/Sales (ttm):0.40
Price/Book (mrq):2.63
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:0.36
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:10.431
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:3-Sep
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):03-Sep-06
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):1.83%
Operating Margin (ttm):2.71%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm): N/A
Return on Equity (ttm):12.18%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):60.15B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):128.058
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):19.00%
Gross Profit (ttm):6.59B
EBITDA (ttm):2.08B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):1.10B
Diluted EPS (ttm):2.30
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):0.30%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):3.30B
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):7.055
Total Debt (mrq):599.04M
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):N/A
Current Ratio (mrq):N/A
Book Value Per Share (mrq):19.665001
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):N/A
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):N/A
View Financials (provided by EDGAR Online):
Income Statement - Balance Sheet
Cash Flow


TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:1.07
52-Week Change3:8.23%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:14.38%
52-Week High (05-Jul-06)3:57.94
52-Week Low (30-Aug-06)3:46.00
50-Day Moving Average3:50.12
200-Day Moving Average3:52.84
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:5,199,800
Average Volume (10 day)3:5,633,160
Shares Outstanding:467.97M
Float:462.35M
% Held by Insiders4:1.22%
% Held by Institutions4:79.20%
Shares Short (as of 12-Sep-06)3:12.88M
Short Ratio (as of 12-Sep-06)3:2.4
Short % of Float (as of 12-Sep-06)3:2.80%
Shares Short (prior month)3:12.22M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate5:0.52
Forward Annual Dividend Yield5:1.00%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.49
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:0.10%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield5:0.50%
Payout Ratio5:21%
Dividend Date3:25-Aug-06
Ex-Dividend Date5:28-Jul-06
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:14-Jan-00


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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 03-Sep-06)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 03-Sep-06)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 03-Sep-06)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 03-Sep-06)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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