ISSAQUAH, WA, Feb 29, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --Costco Wholesale Corporation ("Costco" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:
COST) announced today its operating results for the second quarter
(twelve weeks) and first half (24 weeks) of fiscal 2012, ended
February 12, 2012, and its sales results for the four weeks ended
February 26, 2012.
Net sales for the quarter increased ten percent, to $22.51 billion,
from $20.45 billion last year. Net sales for the first half increased
eleven percent, to $43.69 billion, from $39.27 billion last year.
Comparable sales were as follows:
12 Weeks 24 Weeks
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U.S. 8% 9%
International 8% 9%
Total 8% 9%
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Inflation in gasoline prices had a positive impact on comparable
sales, particularly for the twenty-four-week period; foreign
currencies had a negative impact, particularly for the twelve-week
period. Excluding these effects, comparable sales were as follows:
12 Weeks 24 Weeks
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U.S. 7% 7%
International 10% 10%
Total 7% 7%
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Net income for the quarter was $394 million, or $.90 per diluted
share, compared to $348 million, or $.79 per diluted share, last
year. Net income for the first half was $714 million, or $1.62 per
diluted share, compared to $660 million, or $1.49 per diluted share,
last year.
The Company today also reported net sales of $7.04 billion for the
four weeks ended February 26, 2012, an increase of ten percent from
$6.38 billion in the same four-week period of the prior fiscal year.
For the six-month retail reporting period of September through
February, the twenty-six weeks ended February 26, 2012, which
includes the first two weeks of the Company's fiscal third quarter,
the Company reported net sales of $47.22 billion, an increase of
eleven percent from $42.46 billion during the comparable period of
the prior fiscal year.
Comparable sales for the 4-week retail-reporting month of February
and the 26-week retail-reporting period of September through February
were as follows:
4 Weeks 26 Weeks
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U.S. 8% 9%
International 8% 9%
Total 8% 9%
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Inflation in gasoline prices had a positive impact on comparable
sales, particularly for the twenty-six week period; foreign
currencies had a negative impact for both periods. Excluding these
effects, comparable sales were as follows:
4 Weeks 26 Weeks
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U.S. 7% 7%
International 9% 10%
Total 7% 7%
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Costco currently operates 600 warehouses, including 433 in the United
States and Puerto Rico, 82 in Canada, 32 in Mexico, 22 in the United
Kingdom, 13 in Japan, eight in Taiwan, seven in Korea and three in
Australia. The Company also operates Costco Online, an electronic
commerce web site, at www.costco.com and at www.costco.ca in Canada.
The Company plans to open up to an additional ten new warehouses
(including the relocation of a warehouse to a larger and
better-located facility) prior to the end of its fifty-three-week
fiscal year on September 2, 2012.
A conference call to discuss these second quarter operating results
and February sales is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. (PT) today, February
29, 2012, and is available via a webcast on www.costco.com (click on
Investor Relations and "Play Webcast").
Certain statements contained in this document constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For these purposes,
forward-looking statements are statements that address activities,
events, conditions or developments that the Company expects or
anticipates may occur in the future. Such forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events, results
or performance to differ materially from those indicated by such
statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, domestic and international economic conditions, including
exchange rates, the effects of competition and regulation,
uncertainties in the financial markets, and consumer and small
business spending patterns and debt levels, conditions affecting the
acquisition, development, ownership or use of real estate, actions of
suppliers, rising costs associated with employees (including health
care costs), energy and certain commodities, geopolitical conditions,
and other risks identified from time to time in the Company's public
statements and reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(dollars in millions, except per share data)
(unaudited)
12 Weeks Ended 24 Weeks Ended
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February 12, February 13, February 12, February 13,
2012 2011 2012 2011
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REVENUE
Net sales $ 22,508 $ 20,449 $ 43,689 $ 39,272
Membership fees 459 426 906 842
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Total revenue 22,967 20,875 44,595 40,114
OPERATING EXPENSES
Merchandise costs 20,139 18,235 39,070 34,992
Selling, general
and
administrative 2,176 2,038 4,321 3,979
Preopening
expenses 6 4 16 16
Provision for
impaired assets
and closing
costs, net. 2 2 1 6
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Operating income 644 596 1,187 1,121
OTHER INCOME
(EXPENSE)
Interest expense (27) (27) (54) (53)
Interest income
and other, net 10 4 47 9
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME
TAXES 627 573 1,180 1,077
Provision for
income taxes 215 204 440 376
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Net income including
noncontrolling
interests 412 369 740 701
Net income
attributable to
noncontrolling
interests (18) (21) (26) (41)
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NET INCOME
ATTRIBUTABLE TO
COSTCO $ 394 $ 348 $ 714 $ 660
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NET INCOME PER
COMMON SHARE
ATTRIBUTABLE TO
COSTCO:
Basic $ 0.91 $ 0.80 $ 1.64 $ 1.52
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Diluted $ 0.90 $ 0.79 $ 1.62 $ 1.49
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Shares used in
calculation (000's)
Basic 434,535 436,682 434,374 435,385
Diluted 439,468 443,186 440,036 442,283
Cash dividends
declared per share $ 0.240 $ 0.205 $ 0.480 $ 0.410
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in millions)
(unaudited)
Subject to Reclassifications
February 12, August 28,
2012 2011
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ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,389 $ 4,009
Short-term investments 1,396 1,604
Receivables, net 1,092 965
Merchandise inventories 6,934 6,638
Deferred income taxes and other current assets 549 490
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Total current assets 14,360 13,706
Property and equipment, net 12,519 12,432
Other assets 632 623
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TOTAL ASSETS $ 27,511 $ 26,761
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current portion of long-term debt $ 900 $ 900
Accounts payable 6,334 6,544
Other current liabilities 5,175 4,606
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Total current liabilities 12,409 12,050
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 1,380 1,253
Deferred income taxes and other liabilities 903 885
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Total liabilities 14,692 14,188
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Total Costco stockholders' equity 12,232 12,002
Noncontrolling interests 587 571
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Total equity 12,819 12,573
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 27,511 $ 26,761
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CONTACTS:
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Richard Galanti
425/313-8203
Bob Nelson
425/313-8255
Jeff Elliott
425/313-8264
SOURCE: Costco
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