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Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ:COST)

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Analysis of Operating Leases

Advanced level

An operating lease is treated like a rental contract. Neither the leased asset nor the associated liability is reported on the lessee balance sheet, but the rights may be very similar to the rights of an owner. The lessee only records the lease payments as a rental expense in income statement.

Present Value of Future Operating Lease Payments (before Adoption of FASB Topic 842)

Costco Wholesale Corp., future operating lease payments (before adoption of FASB Topic 842)

US$ in millions

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Total undiscounted future operating lease payments
Discount rate1
 
Total present value of future operating lease payments

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-10-07), 10-K (filing date: 2019-10-11), 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).

1 Weighted-average discount rate, finance leases

Year Future operating lease payments (as reported) Year Future operating lease payments (estimated) Present value at
2020 2020
2021 2021
2022 2022
2023 2023
2024 2024
2025 and thereafter 2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
2033
2034
2035
2036
2037
Total:

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-10-11).

Year Future operating lease payments (as reported) Year Future operating lease payments (estimated) Present value at
2019 2019
2020 2020
2021 2021
2022 2022
2023 2023
2024 and thereafter 2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
2033
2034
2035
2036
Total:

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-10-26).

Year Future operating lease payments (as reported) Year Future operating lease payments (estimated) Present value at
2018 2018
2019 2019
2020 2020
2021 2021
2022 2022
2023 and thereafter 2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
2033
2034
2035
Total:

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2017-10-18).

Year Future operating lease payments (as reported) Year Future operating lease payments (estimated) Present value at
2017 2017
2018 2018
2019 2019
2020 2020
2021 2021
2022 and thereafter 2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
2033
2034
2035
Total:

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2016-10-12).

Year Future operating lease payments (as reported) Year Future operating lease payments (estimated) Present value at
2016 2016
2017 2017
2018 2018
2019 2019
2020 2020
2021 and thereafter 2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
2033
2034
Total:

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2015-10-14).

Adjustments to Financial Statements for Operating Leases

Costco Wholesale Corp., adjustments to financial statements

US$ in millions

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Adjustment to Total Assets
Total assets (as reported)
Add: Operating lease right-of-use asset (before adoption of FASB Topic 842)1
Total assets (adjusted)
Adjustment to Total Debt
Total debt (as reported)
Add: Operating lease liability (before adoption of FASB Topic 842)2
Add: Current operating lease liabilities (included in other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets)
Add: Long-term operating lease liabilities
Total debt (adjusted)

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-10-07), 10-K (filing date: 2019-10-11), 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).

1, 2 Equal to total present value of future operating lease payments.

Costco Wholesale Corp., Financial Data: Reported vs. Adjusted

Adjusted Financial Ratios for Operating Leases (Summary)

Costco Wholesale Corp., adjusted financial ratios

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Total Asset Turnover1
Reported total asset turnover
Adjusted total asset turnover
Debt to Equity2
Reported debt to equity
Adjusted debt to equity
Return on Assets3 (ROA)
Reported ROA
Adjusted ROA

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-10-07), 10-K (filing date: 2019-10-11), 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).

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Financial 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 ratio deteriorated from 2018 to 2019 and from 2019 to 2020.
Adjusted debt to equity A solvency ratio calculated as adjusted total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Costco Wholesale Corp.’s adjusted debt to equity ratio improved from 2018 to 2019 and from 2019 to 2020.
Adjusted ROA A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by adjusted total assets. Costco Wholesale Corp.’s adjusted ROA improved from 2018 to 2019 but then deteriorated significantly from 2019 to 2020.

Costco Wholesale Corp., Financial Ratios: Reported vs. Adjusted

Adjusted Total Asset Turnover

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As Reported
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net sales
Total assets
Activity Ratio
Total asset turnover1
Adjusted for Operating Leases
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net sales
Adjusted total assets
Activity Ratio
Adjusted total asset turnover2

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-10-07), 10-K (filing date: 2019-10-11), 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).

2020 Calculations

1 Total asset turnover = Net sales ÷ Total assets
= ÷ =

2 Adjusted total asset turnover = Net sales ÷ Adjusted total assets
= ÷ =

Activity 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 ratio deteriorated from 2018 to 2019 and from 2019 to 2020.

Adjusted Debt to Equity

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As Reported
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Total debt
Total Costco stockholders’ equity
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity1
Adjusted for Operating Leases
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Adjusted total debt
Total Costco stockholders’ equity
Solvency Ratio
Adjusted debt to equity2

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-10-07), 10-K (filing date: 2019-10-11), 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).

2020 Calculations

1 Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Total Costco stockholders’ equity
= ÷ =

2 Adjusted debt to equity = Adjusted total debt ÷ Total Costco stockholders’ equity
= ÷ =

Solvency ratio Description The company
Adjusted debt-to-equity A solvency ratio calculated as adjusted total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Costco Wholesale Corp.’s adjusted debt-to-equity ratio improved from 2018 to 2019 and from 2019 to 2020.

Adjusted Return on Assets (ROA)

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As Reported
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income attributable to Costco
Total assets
Profitability Ratio
ROA1
Adjusted for Operating Leases
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income attributable to Costco
Adjusted total assets
Profitability Ratio
Adjusted ROA2

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-10-07), 10-K (filing date: 2019-10-11), 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).

2020 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 × ÷ =

Profitability 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 2018 to 2019 but then deteriorated significantly from 2019 to 2020.