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Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST)
Enterprise Value (EV)
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Current Enterprise Value (EV)
Costco Wholesale Corp., current enterprise value calculation
| Current share price (P) | $ |
| No. shares of common stock outstanding | |
| US$ in millions | |
| Common equity (market value)1 | |
| Add: Preferred stock $.01 par value; no shares issued and outstanding (per books) | |
| Add: Noncontrolling interests (per books) | |
| Total equity | |
| Add: Current portion of long-term debt (per books) | |
| Add: Long-term debt, excluding current portion (per books) | |
| Total equity and debt | |
| Less: Cash and cash equivalents | |
| Less: Short-term investments | |
| Enterprise value (EV) | |
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-10-11).
1 Common equity (market value) = Share price × No. shares of common stock outstanding
= ×
Historical Enterprise Value (EV)
Costco Wholesale Corp., EV calculation
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).
1 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 Closing price as at the filing date of Costco Wholesale Corp.’s Annual Report.
3 2019 Calculation
Common equity (market value) = Share price × No. shares of common stock outstanding
= ×
1 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
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| Item | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| EV | Enterprise value is total company value (the market value of common equity, debt, and preferred equity) minus the value of cash and short-term investments. | Costco Wholesale Corp.’s EV increased from 2017 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2019. |