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Warehouse specialist Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) has been a giant in=
the retail world, mastering its own niche and finding ways to profit that =
competitors have found difficult to match. However, even Costco has had ch=
allenges to overcome recently, and coming into its fiscal first-quarter fin=
ancial report on Wednesday night, Costco investors were hoping that the com=
pany would be able to keep producing modest single-digit percentage gains i=
n sales and earnings. The company succeeded on both fronts, and even thoug=
h it took a one-time legal settlement to juice its earnings, Costco shareho=
lders nevertheless seemed pleased with its prospects. Let's take a closer =
look at Costco Wholesale and whether it can build up more positive momentum=
in the future. Costco stays the course Costco's fiscal first-quarter repo=
rt was generally consistent with what most investors had expected to see. =
Revenue was up 3. 2 to $27. 47 billion, which was only a little slower than=
the 4 consensus forecast for top-line growth. On the bottom line, net inc=
ome of $545 million was higher by nearly 14 from year-ago figures, and prod=
uced earnings of $1. 24 per share. Yet even though that figure was $0. 05 =
per share higher than investors were expecting, Costco's results included a=
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Taking a closer look at Costco's numbers, the good news for those who f=
ollow the retailer's stock quarter after quarter is that comparable-store s=
ales trends appear to be becoming more favorable. Overall comps grew 1, wi=
th 4 growth in Canada overcoming flat performance in its other internationa=
l category, and U. S. comps were also up by 1. When you take out the impa=
ct of gasoline prices and foreign currency adjustments, the U. S. still sa=
w a 1 rise, gains of 5 in Canada and 3 in the rest of the world led to an o=
verall 2 gain for the company as a whole. One key aspect of Costco's long-=
term success has been its ability to keep its membership fee revenue rising=
This is important because unlike its merchandise sales, on which the com=
pany tries to maximize revenue even at the potential expense of margin leve=
ls, membership fees represent almost pure profit. During the quarter, fee =
revenue climbed 6 to $630 million, keeping up its recent pace and helping t=
o offset a nearly 5 jump in overhead expenses. Can Costco climb faster? A =
return to comparable-store sales growth is great news for Costco, but that =
doesn't mean that the retailer doesn't remain committed to expanding its ne=
twork to drive revenue gains as well. The company saw eight new locations =
open during the quarter. Five of them were in the U. S. , while the other =
three stores brought its total in Canada up to 94. Overall, Costco now has=
a network of 723 warehouses in nine different countries, in addition to it=
s e-commerce websites throughout North America and in the U. K. , Korea, an=
d Taiwan. A couple of factors showed promise for Costco's future. First, =
better margin levels on fresh food items such as produce and prepared foods=
played a key role in supporting Costco's profitability. At the same time,=
declines in the amount of card-related expenses it pays to Visa (NYSE:V) h=
elped reduce Costco's overall cost structure. It also provided further val=
idation for Costco's decision to leave its branded-card relationship with A=
merican Express.=20
Some investors might have been disappointed with the company's lacklust=
er bottom-line growth, but Costco shareholders nevertheless sent the stock =
up nearly 2 in after-hours trading following the announcement. If Costco c=
an keep executing on its successful business model, then it appears to have=
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nd keep generating impressive profits well into the future. 10 stocks we l=
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erformance, has led to a business that has consistently outperformed the co=
mpetition. Although long-term and newer Costco investors have fared well, =
future returns may be in question. The company's strong price appreciation=
has led to trading multiples at the upper end of its historical multiples.=
For a stock trading at 32 times earnings and 22 times cash flow, investor=
s should expect the company to be growing gangbusters. Yet like many of it=
s retailing peers, Costco has seen its growth decelerate significantly. De=
spite the slowing revenue growth, Costco was still able to muster 1 earning=
s growth in 2015. However, more recently, its earnings is under pressure, =
too. In its latest quarter, ending in May, Costco reported 6 EPS growth. =
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lined 2. Wall Street analysts are expecting the company to return to 8 rev=
enue growth in 2017, but given its recent trajectory of decelerating revenu=
e growth, that seems to be a bit optimistic. Costco is a great business wi=
th strong management and tremendous customer loyalty. Its membership renew=
al rate in 2015 came in at 91 in the U. S. and Canada. However, if the co=
mpany is to get back to growth levels that justify its lofty valuation, it =
needs to execute on persuading young shoppers to purchase memberships, mean=
ingfully growing online sales, and expanding internationally. Let's take a=
closer look at each.=20
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<li>Warehouse specialist Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) has =
been a giant in the retail world, mastering its own niche and finding ways =
to profit that competitors have found difficult to match. However, even Cos=
tco has had challenges to overcome recently, and coming into its fiscal fir=
st-quarter financial report on Wednesday night, Costco investors were hopin=
g that the company would be able to keep producing modest single-digit perc=
entage gains in sales and earnings. The company succeeded on both fronts, a=
nd even though it took a one-time legal settlement to juice its earnings, C=
ostco shareholders nevertheless seemed pleased with its prospects. Let's ta=
ke a closer look at Costco Wholesale and whether it can build up more posit=
ive momentum in the future. Costco stays the course Costco's fiscal first-q=
uarter report was generally consistent with what most investors had expecte=
d to see. Revenue was up 3.2 to $27.47 billion, which was only a little slo=
wer than the 4 consensus forecast for top-line growth. On the bottom line, =
net income of $545 million was higher by nearly 14 from year-ago figures, a=
nd produced earnings of $1.24 per share. Yet even though that figure was $0=
05 per share higher than investors were expecting, Costco's results includ=
ed a $0.07 per share benefit from a legal settlement. Without that adjustme=
nt, earnings would have fallen short of investor expectations.</li>=20
<li>Taking a closer look at Costco's numbers, the good news =
for those who follow the retailer's stock quarter after quarter is that com=
parable-store sales trends appear to be becoming more favorable. Overall co=
mps grew 1, with 4 growth in Canada overcoming flat performance in its othe=
r international category, and U.S. comps were also up by 1. When you take o=
ut the impact of gasoline prices and foreign currency adjustments, the U.S.=
still saw a 1 rise, gains of 5 in Canada and 3 in the rest of the world le=
d to an overall 2 gain for the company as a whole. One key aspect of Costco=
's long-term success has been its ability to keep its membership fee revenu=
e rising. This is important because unlike its merchandise sales, on which =
the company tries to maximize revenue even at the potential expense of marg=
in levels, membership fees represent almost pure profit. During the quarter=
, fee revenue climbed 6 to $630 million, keeping up its recent pace and hel=
ping to offset a nearly 5 jump in overhead expenses. Can Costco climb faste=
r? A return to comparable-store sales growth is great news for Costco, but =
that doesn't mean that the retailer doesn't remain committed to expanding i=
ts network to drive revenue gains as well. The company saw eight new locati=
ons open during the quarter. Five of them were in the U.S., while the other=
three stores brought its total in Canada up to 94. Overall, Costco now has=
a network of 723 warehouses in nine different countries, in addition to it=
s e-commerce websites throughout North America and in the U.K., Korea, and =
Taiwan. A couple of factors showed promise for Costco's future. First, bett=
er margin levels on fresh food items such as produce and prepared foods pla=
yed a key role in supporting Costco's profitability. At the same time, decl=
ines in the amount of card-related expenses it pays to Visa (NYSE:V) helped=
reduce Costco's overall cost structure. It also provided further validatio=
n for Costco's decision to leave its branded-card relationship with America=
n Express.</li>=20
<li>Some investors might have been disappointed with the com=
pany's lackluster bottom-line growth, but Costco shareholders nevertheless =
sent the stock up nearly 2 in after-hours trading following the announcemen=
t. If Costco can keep executing on its successful business model, then it a=
ppears to have the resiliency necessary to hold off competitors in the e-co=
mmerce world and keep generating impressive profits well into the future. 1=
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broad market. Its customer- and employee-first mentality, coupled with stro=
ng operating performance, has led to a business that has consistently outpe=
rformed the competition. Although long-term and newer Costco investors have=
fared well, future returns may be in question. The company's strong price =
appreciation has led to trading multiples at the upper end of its historica=
l multiples. For a stock trading at 32 times earnings and 22 times cash flo=
w, investors should expect the company to be growing gangbusters. Yet like =
many of its retailing peers, Costco has seen its growth decelerate signific=
antly. Despite the slowing revenue growth, Costco was still able to muster =
1 earnings growth in 2015. However, more recently, its earnings is under pr=
essure, too. In its latest quarter, ending in May, Costco reported 6 EPS gr=
owth. Further, through the first three quarters of fiscal 2016, EPS at Cost=
co declined 2. Wall Street analysts are expecting the company to return to =
8 revenue growth in 2017, but given its recent trajectory of decelerating r=
evenue growth, that seems to be a bit optimistic. Costco is a great busines=
s with strong management and tremendous customer loyalty. Its membership re=
newal rate in 2015 came in at 91 in the U.S. and Canada. However, if the co=
mpany is to get back to growth levels that justify its lofty valuation, it =
needs to execute on persuading young shoppers to purchase memberships, mean=
ingfully growing online sales, and expanding internationally. Let's take a =
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