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Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST)
Income Statement
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The income statement presents information on the financial results of a company’s business activities over a period of time. The income statement communicates how much revenue the company generated during a period and what cost it incurred in connection with generating that revenue.
Costco Wholesale Corp., consolidated income statement
US$ in millions
Based on: 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), 10-K (filing date: 2014-10-15).
| Income statement item | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net sales | Amount, including tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value-added and excise. | Costco Wholesale Corp.’s net sales increased from 2017 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2019. |
| Operating income | The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. | Costco Wholesale Corp.’s operating income increased from 2017 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2019. |
| Income before income taxes | Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations, including income (loss) from equity method investments, before deduction of income tax expense (benefit), and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest. | Costco Wholesale Corp.’s income before income taxes increased from 2017 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2019. |
| Net income attributable to Costco | The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. | Costco Wholesale Corp.’s net income attributable to Costco increased from 2017 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2019. |