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Costco Wholesale Corporation(COST)

Description: Costco Wholesale Corporation engages in the operation of membership warehouses. The company offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories. Its product categories include candy, snack foods, tobacco, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, and cleaning and institutional supplies; appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, office supplies, cameras, garden and patio, sporting goods, toys, seasonal items, and automotive supplies; dry and institutionally packaged foods; apparel, domestics, jewelry, house wares, media, home furnishings, and small appliances; and meat, bakery, deli, and produce. The company also engages in the operation of gas stations, pharmacies, food courts, optical dispensing centers, one-hour photo centers, hearing aid centers, and print shops and copy centers; and car wash and travel businesses. In addition, it provides business and gold star (individual) membership services. As of November 28, 2012, the company operated 618 warehouses, including 447 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 84 in Canada, 32 in Mexico, 22 in the United Kingdom, 13 in Japan, 9 in Taiwan, 8 in South Korea, and 3 in Australia. Further, it is involved in online businesses at costco.com in the United States and costco.ca in Canada. The company was formerly known as Costco Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Costco Wholesale Corporation was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah, Washington.


Keywords: Electronics S&P 500 Retailing Retailers Nasdaq 100 Alcohol Warehouse Gas Station Camera Snack Food Bakery Candy Private Label Products Hearing Filling Station Hearing Aid Food Courts Car Wash Home Furnishings Warehouse Club Office Supplies Ship Services Travel Businesses Membership Services Costco

Home Page: www.costco.com

COST Technical Analysis

999 Lake Drive
Issaquah, WA 98027
United States
Phone: 425 313 8100


Officers

Name Title
Mr. W. Craig Jelinek CEO & Director
Mr. Ron M. Vachris Pres, COO & Director
Mr. Richard A. Galanti Exec. VP, CFO & Director
Mr. James P. Murphy Exec. VP & COO of International Division
Mr. Russell D. Miller Sr. Exec. VP of U.S. Operations
Mr. Patrick J. Callans Exec. VP of Admin.
Mr. Robert E. Nelson III Sr. VP of Financial Planning & Investor Relations and Treasury
Mr. John Sullivan Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec.
Sandy Torrey Sr. VP of Membership, Marketing, Services & Publishing
Mr. John D. Thelan Sr. VP of Depots & Traffic

Exchange: NASDAQ

Country: US : United States of America

Currency: US Dollar ($)

Forward PE: 33.557
Trailing PE: 36.4346
Price-to-Book MRQ: 10.3864
Price-to-Sales TTM: 0.8912
IPO Date: 1993-09-22
Fiscal Year End: August
Full Time Employees: 304000
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