[COST] YoY Annual Result on 31-Aug-2008 [#FY]

Stock
[COST] Costco Wholesale Corporation
Announcement Date
16-Oct-2008
Financial Year
2008
Quarter
31-Aug-2008 [#FY]
Profit Trend
YoY- 18.49%
Quarter Report
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Annual Result
28/08/11 29/08/10 30/08/09 31/08/08 02/09/07 03/09/06 28/08/05 CAGR
Revenue 88,915,000 77,946,000 71,422,000 72,483,020 64,400,155 60,151,227 52,935,228 9.02%
PBT 2,383,000 2,054,000 1,714,000 1,998,974 1,709,991 1,751,417 1,548,962 7.44%
Tax 841,000 731,000 628,000 716,249 627,219 648,202 485,870 9.57%
NP 1,462,000 1,303,000 1,086,000 1,283,000 1,082,772 1,103,215 1,063,092 5.45%
Tax Rate -35.29% -35.59% -36.64% -35.83% -36.68% -37.01% -31.37% -
Total Cost 87,453,000 76,643,000 70,336,000 71,200,020 63,317,383 59,048,012 51,872,136 9.09%
Ratio Analysis
28/08/11 29/08/10 30/08/09 31/08/08 02/09/07 03/09/06 28/08/05 CAGR
NP Margin 1.64 1.67 1.52 1.77 1.68 1.83 2.01 -3.33%
Per Share
28/08/11 29/08/10 30/08/09 31/08/08 02/09/07 03/09/06 28/08/05 CAGR
EPS 3.35 2.97 2.50 2.95 2.42 2.35 2.24 6.93%
EPS Diluted 3.30 2.92 2.47 2.89 2.37 2.30 2.18 7.15%

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.