Costco's (COST) strategic investments, customer-centric approach, merchandise initiatives and focus on membership growth enable it to gain market share.
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Discretionary items are back on consumers' shopping lists, Costco said Thursday (May 30) during its quarterly earnings report. During the quarter ended May 12, the retailer saw toys, tires, lawn and garden, and health and beauty aids lead growth in the non-foods category.
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST ) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript May 30, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Gary Millerchip - EVP & CFO Ron Vachris - CEO Conference Call Participants Simeon Gutman - Morgan Stanley Michael Lasser - UBS Chuck Grom - Gordon Haskett Scott Ciccarelli - Truist Securities Kelly Bania - BMO Capital Markets John Heinbockel - Guggenheim Securities Peter Benedict - Baird Brandon Cheatham - Citigroup Greg Melich - Evercore ISI Rupesh Parikh - Oppenheimer Christian Carlino - JPMorgan Scott Mushkin - R5 Capital Edward Kelly - Wells Fargo Oliver Chen - TD Cowen Joe Feldman - Telsey Advisory Group Operator Thank you for standing by. My name is Krista, and I will be your conference operator today.
Ahead of tomorrow's PCE report, shares in the regular session sold off. Things changed after several companies reported late.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Costco (COST) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended May 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Costco Wholesale's third quarter revenue figures topped analysts' expectations amid strong sales of groceries and discretionary items as cash-strapped consumers searched for deals.
Costco Wholesale (COST) reported fiscal third-quarter earnings after the bell Thursday that surpassed analyst expectations, with sales growing 9% year-over-year, driven by a 20.7% bump in online sales.
Costco still won't raise its membership fee, saying it's still a matter of when, not if. The wholesale club last raised fees in 2017, and about every five years before that.
Costco Wholesale Corp. reported fiscal third-quarter profit, revenue and same-store sales that all beat Wall Street forecasts, but shares of the membership-based warehouse retailer pulled back from a record high.
Costco Wholesale beat third-quarter revenue expectations on Thursday, as cash-strapped consumers flocked to its warehouses to grab low-priced groceries and discretionary items.
UPDATE—May 30, 2024: This article has been updated to reflect more recent analyst estimates and share price information.