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Costco Wholesale
Rank: 32 (Previous rank: 28)
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Financials: Latest quarterly results
CEO: James D. Sinegal
Address: 999 Lake Dr.
Issaquah, WA 98027
Phone: 425-313-8100
Website: http://www.costco.com
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Revenues 60,151.2 13.6
Profits 1,103.2 3.8
Assets 17,495.1
Stockholders' Equity 9,143.4
Market Value 3/23/2007 24,678.3
Revenues 1.8
Assets 6.3
Stockholders' equity 12.1
2006 $ 2.30
% change from 2005 5.5
1996-2006 annual growth rate % 14.0
2006 7.9
1996-2006 annual rate 15.8
1 Home Depot 17 90,837.0
2 Costco Wholesale 32 60,151.2
3 Lowe's 45 46,927.0
4 Best Buy 72 30,848.0
5 Staples 126 18,160.8
6 TJX 133 17,516.4
7 Gap 144 15,943.0
8 Office Depot 156 15,010.8
9 Toys "R" Us 202 12,206.0
10 Circuit City Stores 215 11,597.7
11 Limited Brands 240 10,670.6
12 OfficeMax 280 8,965.7
13 BJ's Wholesale Club 287 8,524.2
14 AutoZone 384 5,948.4
15 Bed Bath & Beyond 397 5,809.6
16 Foot Locker 401 5,750.0
17 Blockbuster 410 5,611.3
18 Ross Stores 415 5,570.2
19 GameStop 426 5,318.9
20 Barnes & Noble 430 5,261.3
21 Pantry 436 5,211.2
22 RadioShack 466 4,777.5
23 Big Lots 469 4,743.0
24 Advance Auto Parts 478 4,616.5
25 PetSmart 506 4,233.9
26 Borders Group 516 4,113.5
27 Neiman Marcus 517 4,105.6
28 Dollar Tree Stores 532 3,969.4
29 Michaels Stores 541 3,865.0
30 Williams-Sonoma 554 3,727.5
31 Burlington Coat Factory 579 3,470.6
32 Abercrombie & Fitch 602 3,318.2
33 Building Materials Holding 613 3,245.2
34 Casey's General Stores 624 3,153.7
35 Dick's Sporting Goods 633 3,114.2
36 Charming Shoppes 642 3,067.5
37 Linens Holding 680 2,819.3
38 Payless Shoesource 682 2,797.5
39 American Eagle Outfitters 683 2,794.4
40 Tiffany 709 2,648.3
41 Movie Gallery 734 2,541.9
42 Brown Shoe 752 2,470.9
43 Zale 758 2,439.0
44 Rent A Center 759 2,433.9
45 Regis 761 2,430.9
46 Tractor Supply 773 2,369.6
47 Systemax 782 2,345.2
48 AnnTaylor Stores 783 2,342.9
49 O'Reilly Automotive 791 2,283.2
50 Pep Boys 794 2,272.2
51 Coach 827 2,111.5
52 Susser Holdings 834 2,087.8
53 Cabela's 839 2,063.5
54 Guitar Center 851 2,030.0
55 Children's Place 854 2,017.7
56 Men's Wearhouse 892 1,882.1
57 Pier 1 Imports 903 1,850.9
58 Jo Ann Stores 904 1,850.6
59 Petro Stopping Centers 911 1,834.0
60 Fastenal 918 1,809.3
61 Chico's FAS 964 1,646.5
62 PC Connection 971 1,635.7
From the April 30th, 2007 issue
Footnote:
Figures are for fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2006.
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