Is Costcos financial performance superior to that of Sams Club and Bjs Wholesale? Give supporting detail in answer

** Compare Costco's, Sam's Club and Bj's Wholesale finance sheets below to detrmine the answer****

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BJ's Wholesale

CASE 04 Costco Wholesale in 2016: Mission, Business Model, and Strategy Selected Income Statement Data Net income Diluted net income per share Dividends per share 2015 2014 2013 2011 2005 2000 $ 2,377 2,058 $2,039 $1,462 1,063 $ 5.37$4.65 4.63 3.30 2.18 631 1.35 (not including special dividend of $5.00 in 2015 and $7.00 in 2013 $1.51 133 1.170.89 Millions of shares used in per share calculations 442.7 442.5 440.5 443.1 492.0 475.7 Balance Sheet Data Cash and cash equivalents Merchandise inventories Current assets Current liabilities Net property and equipment Total assets Long-term debt Stockholders' equity Cash Flow Data Net cash provided by operating $ 4,801 $5,738 4,644 $ 4,009 2,063 $ 525 2.490 3,470 3,404 4,834 8,634 790 4,240 8,456 17,588 8,908 17,299 16,540 15,401 33,440 4,864 10,843 14,830 33,024 5,093 12,515 7,894 15,840 13,257 13,881 30,283 4,998 6,638 13,706 12,050 12.432 26,761 2,153 12,573 4,015 8,238 6,761 7,790 16,514 8,881 $4,285 3,984 3,437 3,198 1,773 $ 1,070 activities Warehouse Operations Warehouses at beginning of year 663 634 572 292 New warehouses opened (including relocations) Existing warehouses closed (including relocations) Warehouses at end of year Net sales per warehouse open 0 634 686 663 592 433 at year-end (in millions $165.7 $164.0 162.0 147. 119.8 $ 101.0 Average annual growth at warehouses open more than a year 7%