Costco Sales Continue to Rise
December 12 2019 - 5:34PM
Dow Jones News
By Sarah Nassauer
Costco Wholesale Corp. said Thursday sales rose leading into the
holiday shopping season, a sign that the warehouse retail chain
continues to grab market share and benefit from a strong
economy.
Comparable sales, those from stores or digital operations open
for at least 12 months, rose 5% during the quarter ended Nov. 24
excluding the impact of gasoline prices and currency fluctuations.
Thanksgiving and Black Friday, the busiest shopping period of the
year, fell a week later this year, outside of the quarter. The
shift reduced sales by about a half a percentage point, the company
said.
Profit rose, with net income of $844 million during the quarter,
up from $767 million during the same period last year. Costco
earned $1.90 a share, compared with $1.73 a share during the like
quarter last year.
The retailer's e-commerce growth slowed considerably due to the
later Thanksgiving, rising 5.7%. In the previous quarter, Costco's
e-commerce sales rose 21.9%.
Costco reported total revenue of $37.04 billion during the
quarter, up from $35.07 during the same period last year.
The company's stock fell nearly 1% to $294.63 in after-hours
trading. The stock is up 46% so far this year.
A company conference call to discuss earnings was scheduled for
5 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
December 12, 2019 17:19 ET (22:19 GMT)
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