[COST] QoQ Quarter Result on 29-Aug-2004 [#Q4]

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[COST] Costco Wholesale Corporation
Announcement Date
12-Nov-2004
Financial Year
2004
Quarter
29-Aug-2004 [#Q4]
Profit Trend
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Quarter Result
12/02/06 20/11/05 28/08/05 08/05/05 13/02/05 21/11/04 29/08/04 CAGR
Revenue 14,054,576 12,927,353 16,702,248 11,996,900 12,658,077 11,578,003 15,139,301 -4.97%
PBT 463,618 347,311 498,853 337,822 405,694 306,593 471,060 -1.08%
Tax 167,415 131,493 144,154 128,034 100,242 113,440 174,292 -2.72%
NP 296,203 215,818 354,699 209,788 305,452 193,153 296,768 -0.13%
Tax Rate -36.11% -37.86% -28.90% -37.90% -24.71% -37.00% -37.00% -
Total Cost 13,758,373 12,711,535 16,347,549 11,787,112 12,352,625 11,384,850 14,842,533 -5.07%
Ratio Analysis
12/02/06 20/11/05 28/08/05 08/05/05 13/02/05 21/11/04 29/08/04 CAGR
NP Margin 2.11 1.67 2.12 1.75 2.41 1.67 1.96 5.18%
Per Share
12/02/06 20/11/05 28/08/05 08/05/05 13/02/05 21/11/04 29/08/04 CAGR
EPS 0.63 0.46 0.72 0.44 0.64 0.41 0.61 2.23%
EPS Diluted 0.62 0.45 0.72 0.43 0.62 0.40 0.61 1.12%

PBT = Profit before Tax, NP = Net Profit, NP Margin = Net Profit Margin, EPS = Earning Per Share, EPS Diluted = Earning Per Share Diluted.

NP Margin, QoQ ⃤ & YoY ⃤ figures in Percentage; EPS & EPS Diluted figures in Cent.

All figures in '000 unless specified.