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EX-99.1 2 costex9918-k92623.htm EX-99.1 Document

Exhibit 99.1
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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR 2023 OPERATING RESULTS
ISSAQUAH, Wash., September 26, 2023 - Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: COST) today announced its operating results for the 17-week fourth quarter and the 53-week fiscal year ended September 3, 2023.
Net sales for the 17-week fourth quarter were $77.43 billion, an increase of 9.4 percent from $70.76 billion in the 16-week fourth quarter last year. Net sales for the 53-week fiscal year were $237.71 billion, an increase of 6.7 percent from $222.73 billion in the 52-week fiscal year of 2022.
Comparable sales were as follows:
17 Weeks17 Weeks53 Weeks53 Weeks
Adjusted*Adjusted*
U.S.0.2%3.1%3.3%4.2%
Canada1.8%7.4%1.7%8.1%
Other International5.5%4.4%2.8%7.6%
Total Company1.1%3.8%3.0%5.2%
E-commerce-0.8%-0.6%-5.7%-4.8%
*Excluding the impacts from changes in gasoline prices and foreign exchange.
Net income for the 17-week fourth quarter was $2.160 billion, $4.86 per diluted share, compared to $1.868 billion, $4.20 per diluted share, in the 16-week fourth quarter last year.
Net income for the 53-week fiscal year was $6.292 billion, $14.16 per diluted share, compared to $5.844 billion, $13.14 per diluted share, in the 52-week prior year.
Costco currently operates 861 warehouses, including 591 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 107 in Canada, 40 in Mexico, 33 in Japan, 29 in the United Kingdom, 18 in Korea, 15 in Australia, 14 in Taiwan, five in China, four in Spain, two in France, and one each in Iceland, New Zealand and Sweden. Costco also operates e-commerce sites in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Australia.
A conference call to discuss these results is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. (PT) today, September 26, 2023, and will be available via a webcast on investor.costco.com (click "Events & Presentations”).
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. In some cases forward-looking statements can be identified because they contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “likely,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. 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, inflation or deflation, 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



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costs associated with employees (generally including health-care costs), energy and certain commodities, geopolitical conditions (including tariffs and the Ukraine conflict), the ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, regulatory and other impacts related to climate change, public-health related factors, and other risks identified from time to time in the Company’s public statements and reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company does not undertake to update these statements, except as required by law. Comparable sales and comparable sales excluding impacts from changes in gasoline prices and foreign exchange are intended as supplemental information and are not a substitute for net sales presented in accordance with GAAP.

CONTACTS:    Costco Wholesale Corporation
Richard Galanti, 425/313-8203
David Sherwood, 425/313-8239
Josh Dahmen, 425/313-8254



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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 (dollars in millions, except per share data)
(unaudited)

17 Weeks Ended16 Weeks Ended53 Weeks Ended52 Weeks Ended
September 3,
2023
August 28,
2022
September 3,
2023
August 28,
2022
REVENUE
Net sales$77,430 $70,764 $237,710 $222,730 
Membership fees1,509 1,327 4,580 4,224 
Total revenue78,939 72,091 242,290 226,954 
OPERATING EXPENSES
Merchandise costs69,219 63,558 212,586 199,382 
Selling, general and administrative6,939 6,036 21,590 19,779 
Operating income2,781 2,497 8,114 7,793 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest expense(56)(48)(160)(158)
Interest income and other, net238 67 533 205 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES2,963 2,516 8,487 7,840 
Provision for income taxes803 638 2,195 1,925 
Net income including noncontrolling interests2,160 1,878 6,292 5,915 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests— (10)— (71)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COSTCO$2,160 $1,868 $6,292 $5,844 
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COSTCO:
Basic$4.87 $4.21 $14.18 $13.17 
Diluted$4.86 $4.20 $14.16 $13.14 
Shares used in calculation (000's):
Basic443,876 443,839 443,854 443,651 
Diluted444,445 444,655 444,452 444,757 




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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 (amounts in millions, except par value and share data)
(unaudited)
Subject to Reclassification

September 3,
2023
August 28,
2022
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents$13,700 $10,203 
Short-term investments1,534 846 
Receivables, net2,285 2,241 
Merchandise inventories16,651 17,907 
Other current assets1,709 1,499 
Total current assets35,879 32,696 
OTHER ASSETS
Property and equipment, net26,684 24,646 
Operating lease right-of-use assets2,713 2,774 
Other long-term assets3,718 4,050 
TOTAL ASSETS$68,994 $64,166 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable$17,483 $17,848 
Accrued salaries and benefits4,278 4,381 
Accrued member rewards2,150 1,911 
Deferred membership fees2,337 2,174 
Current portion of long-term debt1,081 73 
Other current liabilities6,254 5,611 
Total current liabilities33,583 31,998 
OTHER LIABILITIES
Long-term debt, excluding current portion5,377 6,484 
Long-term operating lease liabilities2,426 2,482 
Other long-term liabilities2,550 2,555 
TOTAL LIABILITIES43,936 43,519 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
EQUITY
Preferred stock $0.005 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding— — 
Common stock $0.005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 442,793,000 and 442,664,000 shares issued and outstanding
Additional paid-in capital7,340 6,884 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(1,805)(1,829)
Retained earnings19,521 15,585 
Total Costco stockholders’ equity25,058 20,642 
Noncontrolling interests— 
TOTAL EQUITY25,058 20,647 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY$68,994 $64,166 



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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 (amounts in millions)
(unaudited)
Subject to Reclassification

53 Weeks Ended52 Weeks Ended
September 3,
2023
August 28,
2022
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income including noncontrolling interests$6,292 $5,915 
Adjustments to reconcile net income including noncontrolling interests to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization2,077 1,900 
Non-cash lease expense412 377 
Stock-based compensation774 724 
Other non-cash operating activities, net495 39 
Changes in working capital
1,018 (1,563)
Net cash provided by operating activities11,068 7,392 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of short-term investments(1,622)(1,121)
Maturities and sales of short-term investments937 1,145 
Additions to property and equipment(4,323)(3,891)
Other investing activities, net36 (48)
Net cash used in investing activities(4,972)(3,915)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repayments of short-term borrowings(935)(6)
Proceeds from short-term borrowings917 53 
Repayments of long-term debt(75)(800)
Tax withholdings on stock-based awards(303)(363)
Repurchases of common stock(676)(439)
Cash dividend payments(1,251)(1,498)
Financing lease payments(291)(176)
Dividend to noncontrolling interest— (208)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest— (842)
Other financing activities, net— (4)
Net cash used in financing activities(2,614)(4,283)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
15 (249)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents3,497 (1,055)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS BEGINNING OF YEAR10,203 11,258 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS END OF YEAR$13,700 $10,203