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Fundamentals
for Costco Wholesale Corporation (ticker symbol: COST)

Current Pricing
as of 3/4/05

Market Capitalization (000)$21,144,271
Close Price (3/4/05 12:00 Midnight)$44.76
52 Week High$50.46
52 Week Low$35.05
Price Change - 5 Day-3.9%
Price Change - 4 Week-3.1%
Price Change - 26 Week10.3%
Price Change - 52 Week17.3%
Price Change - YTD-7.5%

Income Statement (FY)

Annual Operating Revenue (000)$48,106,992
Operating Income After Dep. & Amort.(000)$1,385,648
Pre-tax Income (000)$1,400,624
Total Net Income (000)$882,393
Fiscal EPS - Basic from Total Operations$1.92
Fiscal EPS - Diluted from Total Operations$1.85
Return on Equity12.40%
Return on Invested Capital10.30%
Pre-tax Profit Margin2.90%
Post-tax Profit Margin1.80%

Shares Outstanding

Shares Outstanding (000)472,392
Balance Sheet Shares Outstanding (000)482,459
Avg. Daily Volume Last 10 Days (000)40,033

Price/Earnings

Price to Earnings24.20

Ratios

Quick Ratio0.60
Annual Current Ratio1.20
Debt to Equity Ratio0.17%
Price to Revenue Ratio0.45
Price to Equity Ratio2.57

Dividend Information

Last Ex. Date2/4/05
Indicated Dividend Rate$0.40
Dividend Yield0.9%
5 Year Avg. Dividend YieldNA

Growth Rates

5 Year Annual Earnings Per Share Growth Rate1140%
5 Year Annual Dividend Growth RateNA
5 Year Annual Revenue Growth Rate11.90%

The summary data provided by Media General is not adopted or endorsed by Costco Wholesale Corporation. A description of Costco's financial information is contained in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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