Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) on Decifer Markets

Why it ranks here

• Sales are growing about 10% a year, faster than 42 in 100 companies we measure.
• It keeps about 3 cents of every sales dollar as cash, safer than 58 in 100 companies we measure.
• It earns about 19% a year on the money put into the business, better than 83 in 100 companies we measure.
• It costs about 38 times its yearly profit; the middle of its industry is 20. Cheaper than 18 in 100 companies we measure, against their own industries.

The current read

The evidence on COST lines up on the supportive side: a live market force supports this name through its theme connection. The independent signals we track are telling the same story.

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