Stock Analysis on Net

Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ:COST)

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data

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Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

Costco Wholesale Corp., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Feb 18, 2024 Nov 26, 2023 Sep 3, 2023 May 7, 2023 Feb 12, 2023 Nov 20, 2022 Aug 28, 2022 May 8, 2022 Feb 13, 2022 Nov 21, 2021 Aug 29, 2021 May 9, 2021 Feb 14, 2021 Nov 22, 2020 Aug 30, 2020 May 10, 2020 Feb 16, 2020 Nov 24, 2019 Sep 1, 2019 May 12, 2019 Feb 17, 2019 Nov 25, 2018 Sep 2, 2018 May 13, 2018 Feb 18, 2018 Nov 26, 2017
Accounts payable 17,494 20,357 17,483 16,853 16,407 18,348 17,848 17,651 17,089 19,561 16,278 15,538 14,383 17,014 14,172 10,813 11,072 14,440 11,679 11,331 10,711 13,133 11,237 10,705 10,061 11,992
Accrued salaries and benefits 4,801 4,474 4,278 4,117 4,483 4,317 4,381 4,090 4,347 3,985 4,090 3,826 4,132 3,586 3,605 3,246 3,415 3,159 3,176 2,888 3,173 2,982 2,994 2,697 2,997 2,791
Accrued member rewards 2,268 2,207 2,150 2,076 2,016 1,959 1,911 1,828 1,798 1,726 1,671 1,617 1,541 1,451 1,393 1,331 1,243 1,193 1,180 1,160 1,130 1,077 1,057 1,041 1,023 973
Deferred membership fees 2,541 2,462 2,337 2,436 2,412 2,322 2,174 2,251 2,244 2,192 2,042 2,102 2,048 1,985 1,851 1,832 1,865 1,817 1,711 1,761 1,735 1,695 1,624 1,679 1,656 1,590
Current portion of long-term debt 1,080 1,080 1,081 76 71 73 77 799 799 92 95 96 95 1,497 500 1,700 1,699 1,699 1,698 90 119 122 116
Other current liabilities 6,504 6,188 6,254 6,226 7,122 6,050 5,611 5,948 6,067 5,079 4,561 4,807 4,365 8,535 3,728 4,060 4,600 3,956 3,792 3,993 4,003 3,586 2,924 3,170 3,054 2,898
Current liabilities 34,688 36,768 33,583 31,708 32,516 33,067 31,998 31,845 31,545 33,342 29,441 27,982 26,564 32,667 24,844 22,779 22,695 26,265 23,237 22,832 22,450 22,473 19,926 19,411 18,913 20,360
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 5,865 5,866 5,377 6,497 6,506 6,472 6,484 6,507 6,658 6,667 6,692 7,495 7,522 7,529 7,514 7,598 5,099 5,107 5,124 4,799 4,794 6,480 6,487 6,492 6,505 6,478
Long-term operating lease liabilities 2,488 2,401 2,426 2,507 2,557 2,503 2,482 2,452 2,588 2,649 2,642 2,641 2,651 2,574 2,558 2,535 2,446 2,442
Other long-term liabilities 2,522 2,541 2,550 2,467 2,470 2,509 2,555 2,535 2,311 2,491 2,415 2,182 2,052 2,138 1,935 1,617 1,543 1,393 1,455 1,301 1,372 1,382 1,314 1,255 1,232 1,184
Other liabilities 10,875 10,808 10,353 11,471 11,533 11,484 11,521 11,494 11,557 11,807 11,749 12,318 12,225 12,241 12,007 11,750 9,088 8,942 6,579 6,100 6,166 7,862 7,801 7,747 7,737 7,662
Total liabilities 45,563 47,576 43,936 43,179 44,049 44,551 43,519 43,339 43,102 45,149 41,190 40,300 38,789 44,908 36,851 34,529 31,783 35,207 29,816 28,932 28,616 30,335 27,727 27,158 26,650 28,022
Preferred stock $.005 par value; no shares issued and outstanding
Common stock $.005 par value 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Additional paid-in capital 7,620 7,489 7,340 7,211 7,123 6,982 6,884 7,272 7,186 7,064 7,031 6,921 6,843 6,725 6,698 6,593 6,506 6,391 6,417 6,307 6,218 6,107 6,107 6,001 5,920 5,811
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (1,842) (1,843) (1,805) (1,680) (1,672) (1,925) (1,829) (1,602) (1,246) (1,211) (1,137) (909) (961) (1,101) (1,297) (1,678) (1,280) (1,321) (1,436) (1,321) (1,280) (1,331) (1,199) (1,038) (897) (1,037)
Retained earnings 14,980 20,499 19,521 18,035 17,341 16,412 15,585 14,294 13,474 12,606 11,666 10,466 9,766 9,232 12,879 11,883 11,384 10,787 10,258 9,496 8,916 8,387 7,887 7,176 6,727 6,300
Total Costco stockholders’ equity 20,760 26,147 25,058 23,568 22,794 21,471 20,642 19,968 19,418 18,463 17,564 16,482 15,652 14,860 18,284 16,802 16,614 15,861 15,243 14,486 13,858 13,167 12,799 12,143 11,754 11,078
Noncontrolling interests 5 5 5 5 545 558 537 514 492 477 449 421 401 385 363 341 334 325 312 304 304 299 278
Total equity 20,760 26,147 25,058 23,573 22,799 21,476 20,647 20,513 19,976 19,000 18,078 16,974 16,129 15,309 18,705 17,203 16,999 16,224 15,584 14,820 14,183 13,479 13,103 12,447 12,053 11,356
Total liabilities and equity 66,323 73,723 68,994 66,752 66,848 66,027 64,166 63,852 63,078 64,149 59,268 57,274 54,918 60,217 55,556 51,732 48,782 51,431 45,400 43,752 42,799 43,814 40,830 39,605 38,703 39,378

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-26).

Balance sheet item Description The company
Current liabilities Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer. Costco Wholesale Corp. current liabilities increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then slightly decreased from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 not reaching Q4 2023 level.
Other liabilities Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer. Costco Wholesale Corp. other liabilities increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.
Total liabilities Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future. Costco Wholesale Corp. total liabilities increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then slightly decreased from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 not reaching Q4 2023 level.
Total Costco stockholders’ equity Total of all stockholders’ equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity stockholders’ equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders’ equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity. Costco Wholesale Corp. total Costco stockholders’ equity increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then decreased significantly from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.