Financial statement analysis and common stock valuation

Cash Flow Statement

The cash flow statement provides information about Costco Wholesale Corp. cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on Costco Wholesale Corp. balance sheet.

Common-Size Income Statement

Income statement components (revenues and expenses) shown as percentage of total sales.

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about Costco Wholesale Corp. cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on Costco Wholesale Corp. balance sheet.

Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data

The assets reports major classes and amounts of resources owned or controlled by Costco Wholesale Corp..

Enterprise Value to FCFF (EV/FCFF)

Free cash flow to the firm is the cash flow available to the Costco Wholesale Corp. suppliers of capital after all operating expenses have been paid and necessary investments in working and fixed capital have been made.

• Free Cash Flow to The Firm (FCFF)
• Interest Paid, Net of Tax
• EV to FCFF Ratio, Current
• EV to FCFF Ratio, Historical

Price to FCFE (P/FCFE)

Free cash flow to equity is the cash flow available to Costco Wholesale Corp. equity holders after all operating expenses, interest, and principal payments have been paid and necessary investments in working and fixed capital have been made.

• Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE)
• P to FCFE Ratio, Current
• P to FCFE Ratio, Historical

Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)

CAPM is a theory concentrated with deriving the expected rates of return on risky assets based on the assets’ systematic risk levels. Systematic risk is the variability of returns that is due to macroeconomic factors that affect all risky assets. It cannot be eliminated by diversification.

• Rates of Return
• Variance and Covariance
• Systematic Risk (β) Estimation
• Expected Rate of Return

Analysis of Liquidity Ratios

Measures the adequacy of Costco Wholesale Corp. cash resources to meet its near-term cash obligations.

• Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
• Current Ratio
• Quick Ratio
• Cash Ratio

Present Value of Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE)

The FCFE valuation approach estimates the value of equity as the present value of future FCFE discounted at the required rate of return on equity.

• Intrinsic Stock Value (Valuation Summary)
• Required Rate of Return (r)
• FCFE Growth Rate (g)

Analysis of Revenues

• Revenues as Reported

Common-Size Income Statement
Quarterly Data

Income statement components (revenues and expenses) shown as percentage of total sales.

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data

The liabilities and stockholders’ equity reports major classes and amounts of external claims on assets and owners’ capital contributions, and other internally generated sources of capital.