How well is Costco performing from a financial perspective? Do some number-crunching using the data in case Exhibit 1 to support your answer. Use whichever financial ratios you deem appropriate presented in Table 4.1 of Chapter 4 (pages 85-87) to help you diagnose Costco's financial performance. Based on the data in case Exhibits 1, 5 and 6, is Costco's financial performance superior to that at Sam's Club and BJ's Wholesale? Does the data in case Exhibit 4 indicate that Costco's expansion outside the U.S. is financially successful? Why or why not? EXHIBIT 1 Selected Financial and Operating Data for Costco Wholesale Corp., Fiscal Years 2016-2019 (\$ in millions, except for per share data) EXHIBIT 5 Selected Financial and Operating Data for Sam's Club, Fiscal Years 20162020 FTe net sales figure does not include membership fees and is only for warehouses in the United States and Puerto Rico. For financial reporting purposes, Waimart consolidates the operations of all forelgn.based stores into a single "international" segment fggure. Thus. separate financial information for the foreign-based Sam's Club locations in Mexico, China, and Brazil is not separately avaliable. Source: Waimart's 10K reports and annual reports, fiscal years 2020, 2018, and 2016. EXHIBIT 6 Selected Financial and Operating Data, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc., Fiscal Years 2017-2020 Selected Income Statement Data (in millions, except per share data) Net sales \begin{tabular}{|lrrr} $12,095.3 & $12,496.0 & $12,724.5 & $12,888.6 \\ \hline \end{tabular} Membership fees Total revenues Cost of sales Selling. general and administrative expenses Preopening expenses Operating income interest expense, net Provision for income taxes Net income Income per share attributable to common shareholders-diluted Weightedaveragenumberofsharesoutstanding-diluted90.792.3121.1139.1 (in miliions) Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Data (in miliions) Cash and cash equivalents Merchandise inventories: Total current assets Property and equipment, net Total assets Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total stockholders' deficit Cash flow from operations Capital expenditures Free cash flow Selected Operating Data Clubs open at end of year Sales growth at existing clubs open more than 12 month Sales growth at existing clubs open more than 12 months, excluding gasoline sales TABLE 4.1 Key Financial Ratiose How to Calculate Them and What They Mean Cocyight 02022 by Atser A Thenden Al rohica reiened Chepter 4 + Evalyating a Compaey/s Resources and Ability to Compete fuccesstuly Copyrigte 02022 Jy Arthu A Toomeson at rights reserend. Chepter 4 - Eveluating a Conpony's Aesources and Ablity to Compete Successfully How well is Costco performing from a financial perspective? Do some number-crunching using the data in case Exhibit 1 to support your answer. Use whichever financial ratios you deem appropriate presented in Table 4.1 of Chapter 4 (pages 85-87) to help you diagnose Costco's financial performance. Based on the data in case Exhibits 1, 5 and 6, is Costco's financial performance superior to that at Sam's Club and BJ's Wholesale? Does the data in case Exhibit 4 indicate that Costco's expansion outside the U.S. is financially successful? Why or why not? EXHIBIT 1 Selected Financial and Operating Data for Costco Wholesale Corp., Fiscal Years 2016-2019 (\$ in millions, except for per share data) EXHIBIT 5 Selected Financial and Operating Data for Sam's Club, Fiscal Years 20162020 FTe net sales figure does not include membership fees and is only for warehouses in the United States and Puerto Rico. For financial reporting purposes, Waimart consolidates the operations of all forelgn.based stores into a single "international" segment fggure. Thus. separate financial information for the foreign-based Sam's Club locations in Mexico, China, and Brazil is not separately avaliable. Source: Waimart's 10K reports and annual reports, fiscal years 2020, 2018, and 2016. EXHIBIT 6 Selected Financial and Operating Data, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc., Fiscal Years 2017-2020 Selected Income Statement Data (in millions, except per share data) Net sales \begin{tabular}{|lrrr} $12,095.3 & $12,496.0 & $12,724.5 & $12,888.6 \\ \hline \end{tabular} Membership fees Total revenues Cost of sales Selling. general and administrative expenses Preopening expenses Operating income interest expense, net Provision for income taxes Net income Income per share attributable to common shareholders-diluted Weightedaveragenumberofsharesoutstanding-diluted90.792.3121.1139.1 (in miliions) Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Data (in miliions) Cash and cash equivalents Merchandise inventories: Total current assets Property and equipment, net Total assets Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total stockholders' deficit Cash flow from operations Capital expenditures Free cash flow Selected Operating Data Clubs open at end of year Sales growth at existing clubs open more than 12 month Sales growth at existing clubs open more than 12 months, excluding gasoline sales TABLE 4.1 Key Financial Ratiose How to Calculate Them and What They Mean Cocyight 02022 by Atser A Thenden Al rohica reiened Chepter 4 + Evalyating a Compaey/s Resources and Ability to Compete fuccesstuly Copyrigte 02022 Jy Arthu A Toomeson at rights reserend. Chepter 4 - Eveluating a Conpony's Aesources and Ablity to Compete Successfully
