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Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST)
Analysis of Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Difficulty: Advanced
Analyst Adjustments: Removal of Goodwill
Costco Wholesale Corp., adjustments to financial data
US$ in millions
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-10-26), 10-K (filing date: 2017-10-18), 10-K (filing date: 2016-10-12), 10-K (filing date: 2015-10-14), 10-K (filing date: 2014-10-15), 10-K (filing date: 2013-10-16).
Costco Wholesale Corp., Financial Data: Reported vs. Adjusted
Adjusted Ratios: Removal of Goodwill (Summary)
Costco Wholesale Corp., adjusted ratios
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-10-26), 10-K (filing date: 2017-10-18), 10-K (filing date: 2016-10-12), 10-K (filing date: 2015-10-14), 10-K (filing date: 2014-10-15), 10-K (filing date: 2013-10-16).
| Ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by adjusted total assets. | Costco Wholesale Corp.’s adjusted total asset turnover deteriorated from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018. |
| Adjusted financial leverage | A measure of financial leverage calculated as adjusted total assets divided by adjusted total equity. Financial leverage is the extent to which a company can effect, through the use of debt, a proportional change in the return on common equity that is greater than a given proportional change in operating income. |
Costco Wholesale Corp.’s adjusted financial leverage increased from 2016 to 2017 but then slightly declined from 2017 to 2018. |
| Adjusted ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by adjusted shareholders’ equity. | Costco Wholesale Corp.’s adjusted ROE improved from 2016 to 2017 but then slightly deteriorated from 2017 to 2018. |
| Adjusted ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by adjusted total assets. | Costco Wholesale Corp.’s adjusted ROA improved from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018. |
Costco Wholesale Corp., Ratios: Reported vs. Adjusted
Adjusted Total Asset Turnover
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-10-26), 10-K (filing date: 2017-10-18), 10-K (filing date: 2016-10-12), 10-K (filing date: 2015-10-14), 10-K (filing date: 2014-10-15), 10-K (filing date: 2013-10-16).
2018 Calculations
1 Total asset turnover = Net sales ÷ Total assets
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2 Adjusted total asset turnover = Net sales ÷ Adjusted total assets
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| Ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by adjusted total assets. | Costco Wholesale Corp.’s adjusted total asset turnover deteriorated from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018. |
Adjusted Financial Leverage
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-10-26), 10-K (filing date: 2017-10-18), 10-K (filing date: 2016-10-12), 10-K (filing date: 2015-10-14), 10-K (filing date: 2014-10-15), 10-K (filing date: 2013-10-16).
2018 Calculations
1 Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Total Costco stockholders’ equity
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2 Adjusted financial leverage = Adjusted total assets ÷ Adjusted total Costco stockholders’ equity
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| Ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted financial leverage | A measure of financial leverage calculated as adjusted total assets divided by adjusted total equity. Financial leverage is the extent to which a company can effect, through the use of debt, a proportional change in the return on common equity that is greater than a given proportional change in operating income. |
Costco Wholesale Corp.’s adjusted financial leverage increased from 2016 to 2017 but then slightly declined from 2017 to 2018. |
Adjusted Return on Equity (ROE)
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-10-26), 10-K (filing date: 2017-10-18), 10-K (filing date: 2016-10-12), 10-K (filing date: 2015-10-14), 10-K (filing date: 2014-10-15), 10-K (filing date: 2013-10-16).
2018 Calculations
1 ROE = 100 × Net income attributable to Costco ÷ Total Costco stockholders’ equity
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2 Adjusted ROE = 100 × Net income attributable to Costco ÷ Adjusted total Costco stockholders’ equity
= 100 × ÷ =
| Ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by adjusted shareholders’ equity. | Costco Wholesale Corp.’s adjusted ROE improved from 2016 to 2017 but then slightly deteriorated from 2017 to 2018. |
Adjusted Return on Assets (ROA)
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-10-26), 10-K (filing date: 2017-10-18), 10-K (filing date: 2016-10-12), 10-K (filing date: 2015-10-14), 10-K (filing date: 2014-10-15), 10-K (filing date: 2013-10-16).
2018 Calculations
1 ROA = 100 × Net income attributable to Costco ÷ Total assets
= 100 × ÷ =
2 Adjusted ROA = 100 × Net income attributable to Costco ÷ Adjusted total assets
= 100 × ÷ =
| Ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by adjusted total assets. | Costco Wholesale Corp.’s adjusted ROA improved from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018. |