ScoreWhy is Costco Wholesale Corp. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 29.77%
2
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
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Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 10.15% and Operating profit at 9.82%
4
Flat results in Nov 25
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 90.54 times
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With ROE of 27.40%, it has a fair valuation with a 14.67 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 4.81%, its profits have risen by 9.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 5.6
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High Institutional Holdings at 70.2%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Costco Wholesale Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%
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When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Costco Wholesale Corp. for you?
Low Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Costco Wholesale Corp.
4.42%
0.79
20.32%
S&P 500
16.08%
0.62
19.30%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
10.15%
EBIT Growth (5y)
9.82%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
51.30
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.33
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
8.21
Tax Ratio
24.74%
Dividend Payout Ratio
27.02%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
70.20%
ROCE (avg)
52.68%
ROE (avg)
29.77%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
54
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
14.67
EV to EBIT
40.66
EV to EBITDA
32.99
EV to Capital Employed
22.96
EV to Sales
1.54
PEG Ratio
5.60
Dividend Yield
0.52%
ROCE (Latest)
56.48%
ROE (Latest)
27.40%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend5What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 14,763 MM
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 90.54
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.09% (YoY
-1What is not working for the Company
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 90.54 times
Here's what is working for Costco Wholesale Corp.
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 90.54 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 14,763 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.09% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for Costco Wholesale Corp.
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 90.54 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
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