Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)

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Costco Wholesale Corporation Profit Margin: 1.72%

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COST Profit Margin Rankings

Overall 35th percentile 2842 of 4404
Sector 40th percentile 507 of 853 in Services
Industry 18th percentile 9 of 11 in Discount, Variety Stores

COST Profit Margin Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum 1.33% May 2009
Maximum 1.93% Feb 2008
Average 1.64%

About Profit Margin

Profit margin represents the percentage of revenue that a company keeps as profit after accounting for fixed and variable costs. It is calculated by dividing net income by revenue. The profit margin is mainly used for internal comparisons, because acceptable profit margins vary between industries. In general, narrow profit margins indicate increased volatility. For companies with significant fixed costs, wide profit margins reduce the risk that a decline in sales will cause a net profit loss.

Displayed as a percentage, profit margin can be thought as the amount of profit that a company keeps per dollar of revenue. For example, if a company has a profit margin of 43%, the company keeps $.43 of each dollar of revenue.
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COST News

Dow Dividend Checkup: Wal-Mart
May 25, 1:40PM Fool
Goldman Sachs Maintains Costco Wholesale at Neutral, Raises PT from $90 to $93 $COST
about 6 hours ago by johnkelly
Catching Up With Costco
May 24, 6:37PM Fool
RT @firstadopter: $COST call: we don&#39;t price shop Whole Foods (LOL!)
about 21 hours ago by ppearlman
$COST this chart gives me upside conviction http://chart.ly/ftfvk4l
about 22 hours ago by woowtrading
was long $luv &amp; $cost for a little at market lows over the past few weeks. paying big now!
about a day ago by paulwickes3
Should I Buy Costco Stock? 3 Pros, 3 Cons
May 24, 12:33PM Investor Place
Buffett's Investing Secret
May 24, 11:49AM Fool
Dept/Dollar store nation leads way again. $WMT $TGT $KSS $DLTR $DG $COST $FDO $GPS $M $TJX $DDS - proud this is what country has turned to
about a day ago by mytfine
HIGH $CALL VOLU $AET 729% $SE 703% $GGB 449% $MTGE 343% $UNH 335% $HPQ 307% $PVH 290% $WLP 249% $TIF 176% $COST 175%
about a day ago by livevol_pro
Listen to $COST Q3 2012 earnings call - live at 11:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3yPt
about a day ago by earningscast
Costco: Q3 Profit Up, Revenue Misses
May 24, 10:24AM Investor Place
$COST reporting today http://stks.co/3yLx
about a day ago by TradeIdeas1
Dollar stores and dept stores to the rescue, because global slowdowns will NOT effect the U.S. consumer at all. $M $KSS $DLTR $FDO $COST
about a day ago by mytfine
Earnings movers include: $P, $PVH, $HPQ, $FLO, $SNPS, $PDCO, $COST, $TD
about a day ago by 1973Hog
earning list for intraday plays: $TIF(short),$TTC (long),$HPQ(long), $P(long) , $PVH(long) , $HNZ(short) , $RUE(?) , $COST(?), $NTAP(short)
about a day ago by spectre009
$cost Major resistance at 85.20, room to run on upsdie it is can that level.
about a day ago by Spus
RT @retail_guru: No surprises in $COST #s consistency of model pays off. Selling margin slightly up as biz invested in price to win shoppers
about a day ago by ppearlman
Costco Reveals Mixed 3Q Results
May 24, 9:01AM Fox Business
RT @TTGCapital Day Trader&#39;s Linkfest $SPY $AAPL $TIF $COST $CLDX $HPQ $NTAP $PVH $JPM $VELT $BUD $FLO http://stks.co/3yDn
about a day ago by 1973Hog
Noteable earnings gappers Up include: $P $HPQ $PVH $FLO $COST
about a day ago by 1973Hog
$COST Mentioned more than normal on StockTwits - Currently at 2 x average daily social activity
about a day ago by TradeIdeasQuant
Costco up modestly after slight EPS beat - nothing to see here... expecting stock breakdown to continue $COST
about a day ago by MercenaryMike
Costco Sees Bulky Net Income Rise
May 24, 8:21AM Benzinga
Trouble of success in a way is is Costco almost never seems cheap &amp; major earnings upside is unusual as invested back into offer. $COST
about a day ago by retail_guru
Costco retains multiple as consistent investment behind customer = solid comps, new store growth. Both rare in large-cap US #retail $COST
about a day ago by retail_guru
$COST $90 stock
about a day ago by johnkelly
Premarket movers. http://stks.co/3y88 $NTAP $TIF $HPQ $COST $SIG
about a day ago by TripleDTrader
Notable Option Preview with Earnings Due: $TIF, $COST, $TIVO, $CIEN http://stks.co/3y5t
about a day ago by MilionCapital
No surprises in Costco #s as consistency of model pays off. Selling margin only slightly up as biz invested in price to win shoppers $COST
about a day ago by retail_guru
Earnings Scheduled For May 24
May 24, 3:42AM Benzinga
Notable Option Preview with Earnings Due: $TIF, $COST, $TIVO, $CIEN http://stks.co/3xu2
about 2 days ago by MilionCapital
Notable Option Preview with Earnings Due: $TIF, $COST, $TIVO, $CIEN
about 2 days ago by MilionCapital
Targeting Sentiment
May 23, 2:50PM Fool
5 Reasons Not to Worry This Week
May 21, 8:21AM Fool
The Great Retail Fail
May 20, 8:07PM Fool
Recall news
May 17, 5:07PM
Wal-Mart is Still an Every Day Buy
May 17, 2:00PM Investor Place
Target Beats on Bottom Line
May 16, 12:30PM
Wedding Dresses For Less
May 15, 4:09PM
Earnings Preview: Target
May 15, 3:45PM
9 Solid Companies Increasing Dividends
May 14, 12:00PM Investor Place
UPDATE: ISI Group Upgrades Costco
May 10, 10:50AM Benzinga
Collars: Protective Options Strategies
May 08, 11:39AM Benzinga

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