Costco Wholesale Valuation

0I47 Stock   949.09  11.83  1.26%   
At this time, the firm appears to be overvalued. Costco Wholesale Corp shows a prevailing Real Value of USD702.33 per share. The current price of the firm is USD949.09. Our model approximates the value of Costco Wholesale Corp from analyzing the firm fundamentals such as Current Valuation of 440.53 B, return on equity of 0.3, and Profit Margin of 0.03 % as well as examining its technical indicators and probability of bankruptcy.
Enterprise Value
440.5 B
Price Sales
1.628
Trailing PE
0.7461
Overvalued
Today
949.09
Please note that Costco Wholesale's price fluctuation is very steady at this time. Calculation of the real value of Costco Wholesale Corp is based on 3 months time horizon. Increasing Costco Wholesale's time horizon generally increases the accuracy of value calculation and significantly improves the predictive power of the methodology used.
The fair value of the Costco stock is determined by what a typical buyer is willing to pay for full or partial control of Costco Wholesale Corp. Since Costco Wholesale is currently traded on the exchange, buyers and sellers on that exchange determine the market value of Costco Stock. However, Costco Wholesale's intrinsic value may or may not be the same as its current market price, in which case there is an opportunity to profit from the mispricing, assuming the market price will eventually merge with its intrinsic value.
Historical Market  949.09 Real  702.33 Hype  948.79
The intrinsic value of Costco Wholesale's stock can be calculated using various methods such as discounted cash flow analysis, price-to-earnings ratio, or price-to-book ratio. That value may differ from its current market price, which is determined by supply and demand factors such as investor sentiment, market trends, news, and other external factors that may influence Costco Wholesale's stock price. It is important to note that the real value of any stock may change over time based on changes in the company's performance.
701.20
Downside
702.33
Real Value
1,044
Upside
Estimating the potential upside or downside of Costco Wholesale Corp helps investors to forecast how Costco stock's addition to their portfolios will impact the overall performance. We also use other valuation drivers to help us estimate the true value of Costco Wholesale more accurately as focusing exclusively on Costco Wholesale's fundamentals will not take into account other important factors:
Hype
Prediction
LowEstimatedHigh
947.66948.79949.92
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Costco Wholesale Cash

3.47 Billion

Costco Wholesale Total Value Analysis

Costco Wholesale Corp is presently projected to have takeover price of 440.53 B with market capitalization of 353.6 B, debt of 8.27 B, and cash on hands of . Please note that takeover price may be misleading and is a subject to mistakes in financial statements. We encourage investors to thoroughly investigate all of the Costco Wholesale fundamentals before making investing decisions based on enterprise value of the company

Costco Wholesale Investor Information

About 72.0% of the company shares are owned by institutions such as pension funds. The company recorded earning per share (EPS) of 12.7. Costco Wholesale Corp had not issued any dividends in recent years. Based on the measurements of operating efficiency obtained from Costco Wholesale's historical financial statements, Costco Wholesale Corp is not in a good financial situation at this time. It has a very high probability of going through financial hardship in February.
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Total Cash From Operating Activities3.4 BB
Fairly Down
Slightly volatile
Operating Income2.5 B3.2 B
Way Down
Slightly volatile

Costco Wholesale Asset Utilization

The asset utilization indicator refers to the revenue earned for every dollar of assets a company currently reports. Costco Wholesale has an asset utilization ratio of 364.38 percent. This implies that the Company is making USD3.64 for each dollar of assets. An increasing asset utilization means that Costco Wholesale Corp is more efficient with each dollar of assets it utilizes for everyday operations.
 
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Costco Wholesale Ownership Allocation

Costco Wholesale holds a total of 437.2 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Costco Wholesale Corp outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to acquire positions in Costco Wholesale Corp to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Costco Wholesale. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Costco Wholesale Corp as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how many assets the company secures, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.

Costco Wholesale Profitability Analysis

The company reported the revenue of 254.45 B. Net Income was 7.37 B with profit before overhead, payroll, taxes, and interest of 32.1 B.

About Costco Wholesale Valuation

The stock valuation mechanism determines Costco Wholesale's current worth on a daily basis. In general, an absolute valuation approach attempts to find the value of Costco Wholesale Corp based exclusively on its fundamental and basic technical indicators. As compared to an absolute model, our relative valuation model uses a comparative analysis of Costco Wholesale. We calculate exposure to Costco Wholesale's market risk, different technical and fundamental indicators, and relevant financial multiples and ratios and then compare them to those of Costco Wholesale's related companies.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Gross Profit14.2 B10.1 B

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