Financial Statement Analysis: Costco Wholesale (COST) Executive Summary Costco Wholesale is recognized as the largest wholesale club operator in the US. Over the three-year time period of 2002-2004‚ this company has expanded its membership base while increasing its number of warehouses both in the U.S. and internationally. In 2004 alone‚ net sales increased 13.1% over the prior year‚ driven by an increase in comparable sales of 10% and the opening of twenty new warehouses; net income
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Costco Wholesale Case Study David Barker Author Note David Barker is a student of Business at Thomas Nelson Community College. Costco’s business model is “to generate high sales volumes and rapid inventory turnover by offering members very low prices on a limited selection of nationally branded and select private-label products in a wide range of merchandise categories” (Thompson‚ 2008). Buying name brand and high quality products at the lowest prices available is very appealing to consumers
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Founded in 1976‚ Costco grew from its roots in Seattle‚ Washington in 1983 to a worldwide corporation expanding over 9 countries and gaining over 71 million members as of 2013 and a retention rate of over 90 percent. With this sort of power‚ Costco recognizes its leadership in an industry where imitation is causing sameness‚ something that originally set us apart from our competitors
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Costco Wholesale Corporation: Costco is a multi-billion dollar global retailer‚ who sale to only customers that are part of their membership. Costco is well known in the United States for is low prices and also the quantity of product they have. Furthermore‚ the products that they have in the store are qualified as being high product that is mostly wanted by most American. The range of product is what makes Costco one of the best Companies in the United States. Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc.: Wal-Mart is
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Costco Wholesale is a membership based warehouse store that strives to provide quality products at the lowest possible price. They believe this is possible by following its Code of Ethics‚ which include obey the law‚ take care of its members‚ take care of its employees‚ and respect its vendors. As of 2014‚ Costco was named the third largest retailer in the United States and in 2015 it is the second largest in the world. Costco has a total of 674 warehouses worldwide. Costco serves more than 10 million
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member‚ Be accountable and take responsibility for any action. Jose provides excellent member service for most members but‚ he must provide that same excellent member service for every member. Jose must understand that member service is job #1. Our Costco Code of Ethics is to “Care for our members” and “Care for our Employees” Jose must put this to practice on a daily basis with every member and co-worker. Jose has a good sense of urgency when assisting in the Front-end. Although Jose could do a
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love places like Home Depot‚ Costco‚ and Lowes? Sure you do! They’re great places to buy wholesale items‚ home improvement materials or simply to just walk around. But did you know you’re not alone in liking these places? According to a new study‚ even the rich love shopping at these places. Maybe we’re not so different after all. RICH PEOPLE PICK COSTCO AND HOME DEPOT OVER NAME BRAND ITEMS A new study from Minitel shows that even wealthy consumers love the Costco and Home Depot brand items you
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MODERN CEMENT Ratio Analysis Activity Analysis |ST Activity Ratios |2002 |2003 |2004 |2005 |2006 | |Inventory Turnover Ratio |0 |1.11 |0.097 |0.085 |0.696 | |Average No. Days Inventory In Stock |0 |328.9 |3742.72 |4301.69 |524.56 | Interpretations: Short Term Activity ratios calculate the operational efficiency regarding the utilization
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Sustainable Growth Model [NOTE: For all steps‚ refer to the accompanying Sustainable Growth Tables" of ratio calculations for Costco and its competitors for all years measured. The table are located at the close of this section.] The sustainable growth rate is the rate at which a firm can grow while keeping its profitability and financial policies unchanged. The model allows an analyst to isolate drivers that have led to changes in historical growth in order to isolate causes of change. It
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Managing to break free from my mother’s grasp‚ I charged. With arms flailing and chubby legs fluttering beneath me‚ I was the ferocious two year old rampaging through Costco on a Saturday morning. My mother’s eyes widened in horror as I jettisoned my churro; the cinnamonsugar rocket gracefully sliced its way through the air while I continued my spree. I sprinted through the aisles‚ looking up in awe at the massive bulk products that towered over me. Overcome with wonder‚ I wanted to touch and taste
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