News Release

Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2017 Operating Results
Net sales for the first quarter were
Comparable sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 were as follows:
U.S. | 1% | ||
Canada | 4% | ||
Other International | 0% | ||
Total Company | 1% |
Comparable sales for the quarter excluding the impacts from changes in gasoline prices and foreign exchange were as follows:
U.S. | 1% | ||
Canada | 5% | ||
Other International | 3% | ||
Total Company | 2% |
Net income for the quarter was
Costco currently operates 723 warehouses, including 506 in
A conference call to discuss these results is scheduled for
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, consumer and small business spending patterns and debt levels, breaches of security or privacy of member or business information, conditions affecting the acquisition, development, ownership or use of real estate, capital spending, actions of vendors, 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
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION | ||||||||||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME | ||||||||||||
(dollars in millions, except per share data) | ||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||
November 20, 2016 | November 22, 2015 | |||||||||||
REVENUE | ||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 27,469 | $ | 26,627 | ||||||||
Membership fees | 630 | 593 | ||||||||||
Total revenue | 28,099 | 27,220 | ||||||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES | ||||||||||||
Merchandise costs | 24,288 | 23,621 | ||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 2,940 | 2,806 | ||||||||||
Preopening expenses | 22 | 26 | ||||||||||
Operating income | 849 | 767 | ||||||||||
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | (29 | ) | (33 | ) | ||||||||
Interest income and other, net | 26 | 28 | ||||||||||
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 846 | 762 | ||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 291 | 275 | ||||||||||
Net income including noncontrolling interests | 555 | 487 | ||||||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (10 | ) | (7 | ) | ||||||||
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COSTCO | $ | 545 | $ | 480 | ||||||||
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COSTCO: | ||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 1.24 | $ | 1.10 | ||||||||
Diluted | $ | 1.24 | $ | 1.09 | ||||||||
Shares used in calculation: (000's) | ||||||||||||
Basic | 438,007 | 438,342 | ||||||||||
Diluted | 440,525 | 441,386 | ||||||||||
Cash dividends declared per common share | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.40 | ||||||||
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
(amounts in millions, except par value and share data) |
(unaudited) |
Subject to Reclassifications
November 20, 2016
2015 August 28,
2016ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,805 $ 3,379 Short-term investments 1,311 1,350 Receivables, net 1,498 1,252 Merchandise inventories 10,721 8,969 Other current assets 235 268 Total current assets 18,570 15,218 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT Land 5,389 5,395 Buildings and improvements 14,060 13,994 Equipment and fixtures 6,173 6,077 Construction in progress 816 701 26,438 26,167 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (9,282 ) (9,124 ) Net property and equipment 17,156 17,043 OTHER ASSETS 806 902 TOTAL ASSETS $ 36,532 $ 33,163 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts payable $ 11,003 $ 7,612 Current portion long-term debt 1,159 1,100 Accrued salaries and benefits 2,534 2,629 Accrued member rewards 862 869 Deferred membership fees 1,414 1,362 Other current liabilities 2,189 2,003 Total current liabilities 19,161 15,575 LONG-TERM DEBT, excluding current portion 3,933 4,061 OTHER LIABILITIES 1,207 1,195 Total liabilities 24,301 20,831 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES EQUITY Preferred stock $.005 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding 0 0 Common stock $.005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 439,343,000 and 437,524,000 shares issued and outstanding 2 2 Additional paid-in capital 5,528 5,490 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (1,439 ) (1,099 ) Retained earnings 7,882 7,686 Total Costco stockholders' equity 11,973 12,079 Noncontrolling interests 258 253 Total equity 12,231 12,332 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 36,532 $ 33,163
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Source: Costco