Costco Wholesale Corp Stock Price To Book

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USD 960.89 3.12 0.32%

Costco Wholesale Corp fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Costco Wholesale's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Costco Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Costco Wholesale's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Costco Wholesale stock.

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Price To Book Ratio is likely to drop to 4.32 in 2024.

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Costco Wholesale Corp Company Price To Book Analysis

Costco Wholesale's Price to Book (P/B) ratio is used to relate a company book value to its current market price. A high P/B ratio indicates that investors expect executives to generate more returns on their investments from a given set of assets. Book value is the accounting value of assets minus liabilities.

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Current Costco Wholesale Price To Book

18.08 X

Most of Costco Wholesale's fundamental indicators, such as Price To Book, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, Costco Wholesale Corp is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.

Costco Price To Book Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for Costco Wholesale is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of Costco Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Price To Book. Since Costco Wholesale's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of Costco Wholesale's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of Costco Wholesale's interrelated accounts and indicators.

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Net Receivables	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Intangible Assets	Accounts Payable	Short Term Investments	Common Stock	Current Deferred Revenue	Good Will	Long Term Debt	Long Term Debt Total	Capital Surpluse	Cash And Equivalents	Property Plant Equipment	Net Tangible Assets	Net Invested Capital	Capital Stock	Net Working Capital	Short Long Term Debt
Total Assets		0.98	-0.55	0.96	0.96	1.0	1.0	-0.2	0.64	0.99	0.24	0.2	0.65	0.86	-0.44	0.47	0.85	0.86	0.85	0.81	0.88	-0.73	-0.01	-0.8
Total Stockholder Equity	0.98		-0.64	0.99	0.95	0.96	0.98	-0.15	0.66	0.97	0.31	0.08	0.58	0.84	-0.49	0.43	0.84	0.84	0.84	0.83	0.89	-0.77	0.01	-0.76
Net Debt	-0.55	-0.64		-0.69	-0.43	-0.5	-0.58	0.06	-0.09	-0.53	0.01	0.08	-0.51	-0.62	0.4	-0.22	-0.61	-0.71	-0.65	-0.66	-0.75	0.55	-0.33	0.48
Retained Earnings	0.96	0.99	-0.69		0.93	0.94	0.97	-0.19	0.56	0.95	0.23	0.01	0.59	0.87	-0.52	0.42	0.87	0.87	0.88	0.88	0.93	-0.83	0.03	-0.79
Net Receivables	0.96	0.95	-0.43	0.93		0.96	0.95	-0.22	0.68	0.97	0.28	0.12	0.48	0.79	-0.54	0.41	0.83	0.77	0.81	0.8	0.82	-0.78	-0.21	-0.74
Total Liab	1.0	0.96	-0.5	0.94	0.96		0.99	-0.22	0.62	0.99	0.2	0.25	0.67	0.86	-0.41	0.48	0.85	0.85	0.85	0.8	0.87	-0.72	-0.02	-0.8
Total Current Assets	1.0	0.98	-0.58	0.97	0.95	0.99		-0.16	0.63	0.99	0.25	0.19	0.67	0.86	-0.44	0.45	0.84	0.86	0.85	0.81	0.89	-0.74	0.03	-0.79
Short Term Debt	-0.2	-0.15	0.06	-0.19	-0.22	-0.22	-0.16		0.12	-0.22	0.42	-0.26	-0.29	-0.32	0.06	-0.26	-0.3	-0.31	-0.3	-0.27	-0.29	0.24	-0.01	0.34
Intangible Assets	0.64	0.66	-0.09	0.56	0.68	0.62	0.63	0.12		0.62	0.78	0.2	0.17	0.26	-0.2	0.18	0.29	0.27	0.26	0.25	0.26	-0.21	-0.09	-0.27
Accounts Payable	0.99	0.97	-0.53	0.95	0.97	0.99	0.99	-0.22	0.62		0.2	0.2	0.63	0.87	-0.44	0.49	0.86	0.85	0.86	0.81	0.87	-0.75	-0.08	-0.82
Short Term Investments	0.24	0.31	0.01	0.23	0.28	0.2	0.25	0.42	0.78	0.2		-0.15	-0.14	-0.13	-0.08	-0.09	-0.05	-0.06	-0.05	0.01	-0.04	-0.02	0.06	0.2
Common Stock	0.2	0.08	0.08	0.01	0.12	0.25	0.19	-0.26	0.2	0.2	-0.15		0.45	0.06	0.09	0.22	0.07	0.17	0.03	-0.12	-0.01	0.34	0.16	-0.08
Current Deferred Revenue	0.65	0.58	-0.51	0.59	0.48	0.67	0.67	-0.29	0.17	0.63	-0.14	0.45		0.62	-0.14	0.17	0.51	0.67	0.6	0.52	0.67	-0.41	0.45	-0.53
Good Will	0.86	0.84	-0.62	0.87	0.79	0.86	0.86	-0.32	0.26	0.87	-0.13	0.06	0.62		-0.25	0.69	0.89	0.91	0.92	0.85	0.94	-0.75	0.06	-0.94
Long Term Debt	-0.44	-0.49	0.4	-0.52	-0.54	-0.41	-0.44	0.06	-0.2	-0.44	-0.08	0.09	-0.14	-0.25		0.28	-0.47	-0.34	-0.38	-0.47	-0.46	0.54	0.44	0.12
Long Term Debt Total	0.47	0.43	-0.22	0.42	0.41	0.48	0.45	-0.26	0.18	0.49	-0.09	0.22	0.17	0.69	0.28		0.54	0.57	0.55	0.42	0.48	-0.22	0.09	-0.7
Capital Surpluse	0.85	0.84	-0.61	0.87	0.83	0.85	0.84	-0.3	0.29	0.86	-0.05	0.07	0.51	0.89	-0.47	0.54		0.96	0.98	0.96	0.92	-0.82	-0.16	-0.82
Cash And Equivalents	0.86	0.84	-0.71	0.87	0.77	0.85	0.86	-0.31	0.27	0.85	-0.06	0.17	0.67	0.91	-0.34	0.57	0.96		0.97	0.93	0.95	-0.74	0.12	-0.83
Property Plant Equipment	0.85	0.84	-0.65	0.88	0.81	0.85	0.85	-0.3	0.26	0.86	-0.05	0.03	0.6	0.92	-0.38	0.55	0.98	0.97		0.97	0.95	-0.84	-0.03	-0.83
Net Tangible Assets	0.81	0.83	-0.66	0.88	0.8	0.8	0.81	-0.27	0.25	0.81	0.01	-0.12	0.52	0.85	-0.47	0.42	0.96	0.93	0.97		0.94	-0.92	-0.05	-0.78
Net Invested Capital	0.88	0.89	-0.75	0.93	0.82	0.87	0.89	-0.29	0.26	0.87	-0.04	-0.01	0.67	0.94	-0.46	0.48	0.92	0.95	0.95	0.94		-0.86	0.11	-0.84
Capital Stock	-0.73	-0.77	0.55	-0.83	-0.78	-0.72	-0.74	0.24	-0.21	-0.75	-0.02	0.34	-0.41	-0.75	0.54	-0.22	-0.82	-0.74	-0.84	-0.92	-0.86		0.15	0.7
Net Working Capital	-0.01	0.01	-0.33	0.03	-0.21	-0.02	0.03	-0.01	-0.09	-0.08	0.06	0.16	0.45	0.06	0.44	0.09	-0.16	0.12	-0.03	-0.05	0.11	0.15		-0.03
Short Long Term Debt	-0.8	-0.76	0.48	-0.79	-0.74	-0.8	-0.79	0.34	-0.27	-0.82	0.2	-0.08	-0.53	-0.94	0.12	-0.7	-0.82	-0.83	-0.83	-0.78	-0.84	0.7	-0.03

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Costco Price To Book Historical Pattern

Today, most investors in Costco Wholesale Stock are looking for potential investment opportunities by analyzing not only static indicators but also various Costco Wholesale's growth ratios. Consistent increases or drops in fundamental ratios usually indicate a possible pattern that can be successfully translated into profits. However, when comparing two companies, knowing each company's price to book growth rates may not be enough to decide which company is a better investment. That's why investors frequently use a static breakdown of Costco Wholesale price to book as a starting point in their analysis.

Costco Wholesale Price To Book

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Price to Book ratio is mostly used in financial services industries where assets and liabilities are typically represented by dollars. Although low Price to Book ratio generally implies that the firm is undervalued, it is often a good indicator that the company may be in financial or managerial distress and should be investigated more carefully.

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Price Book Value Ratio Over Time

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Book Value Per Share

28.53

At this time, Costco Wholesale's Book Value Per Share is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Based on the latest financial disclosure, Costco Wholesale Corp has a Price To Book of 18.0818 times. This is 220.03% higher than that of the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail sector and 147.7% higher than that of the Consumer Staples industry. The price to book for all United States stocks is 90.13% lower than that of the firm.

Costco Price To Book Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Costco Wholesale's direct or indirect competition against its Price To Book to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Costco Wholesale could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Costco Wholesale by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

Costco Wholesale is currently under evaluation in price to book category among its peers.

Costco Wholesale ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Costco Wholesale's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Costco Wholesale's managers, analysts, and investors.

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Costco Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.3
	Return On Asset	0.0836
	Profit Margin	0.03 %
	Operating Margin	0.04 %
	Current Valuation	424.26 B
	Shares Outstanding	443.07 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	0.18 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	71.37 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	5.99 M
	Price To Earning	40.61 X
	Price To Book	18.08 X
	Price To Sales	1.68 X
	Revenue	254.45 B
	Gross Profit	30.09 B
	EBITDA	12.15 B
	Net Income	7.37 B
	Cash And Equivalents	13.7 B
	Cash Per Share	24.96 X
	Total Debt	8.27 B
	Debt To Equity	0.53 %
	Current Ratio	1.02 X
	Book Value Per Share	53.31 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	11.34 B
	Short Ratio	3.81 X
	Earnings Per Share	16.58 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	5.85 X
	Target Price	939.89
	Number Of Employees	333 K
	Beta	0.79
	Market Capitalization	427.13 B
	Total Asset	69.83 B
	Retained Earnings	17.62 B
	Working Capital	(1.22 B)
	Current Asset	15.22 B
	Current Liabilities	15.57 B
	Annual Yield	0 %
	Five Year Return	0.83 %
	Net Asset	69.83 B
	Last Dividend Paid	4.36

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