2013-01-30 16:45:00 - New Company Reports market report from MarketLine: "Costco Wholesale Corporation - SWOT, Strategy and Corporate Finance Report"

Costco Wholesale Corporation - SWOT, Strategy and Corporate Finance Report, is a source of comprehensive company data and information. The report covers the company's structure, operation, SWOT analysis, product and service offerings, detailed financials, and corporate actions, providing a 360deg view of the company.

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* Detailed information on Costco Wholesale Corporation required for business and competitor intelligence needs
* A study of the major internal and external factors affecting Costco Wholesale Corporation in the form of a SWOT analysis
* An in-depth view of the business model of Costco Wholesale Corporation including a breakdown and examination of key business segments
* Five-year financial information and charts, including balance sheet, income statement, cash flows, market capitalization and multiples, and key ratios

for Costco Wholesale Corporation
* Intelligence on Costco Wholesale Corporationnv's mergers and acquisitions (M&A), strategic partnerships and alliances, capital raising, private equity transactions, and financial and legal advisors
* News about Costco Wholesale Corporation, such as business expansion, restructuring, and contract wins
* Large number of easy-to-grasp charts and graphs that present important data and key trends


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Highlights:

Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco or "the company") operates an international chain of membership warehouses, mainly under the "Costco Wholesale" brand name. The company offers a limited selection of nationally branded and selected private-label products across a wide range of merchandise categories at lower prices. Costco has operations in the US, Puerto Rico, Canada, the UK, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Mexico and Australia. The company is headquartered in Issaquah, Washington and employs about 164,000 people, of which 72,000 are part-time employees. The company recorded revenues of $88,915 million during the financial year ended August 2011 (FY2011), an increase of 14.1% over FY2010. The operating profit of the company was $2,439 million in FY2011, an increase of 17.4% over FY2010. The net profit was $1,462 million in FY2011, an increase of 12.2% over FY2010.
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Partial Table of Contents:

Company Snapshot
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Company Overview
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Overview and Key Facts
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Overview
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Key Facts
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Key Employees
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Key Employee Biographies
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Major Products and Services
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Company History
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Management Statement
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Locations and Subsidiaries
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Key Competitors
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Company Analysis
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Business Description
Costco Wholesale Corporation: SWOT Analysis
Costco Wholesale Corporation: SWOT Overview
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Strengths
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Weaknesses
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Opportunities
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Threats
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Corporate Financial Deals Activity
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Financial Deals Overview
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Targets and Partners
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Top Deals 2008 - 2012YTD*
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Mergers and Acquisitions
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Partnership
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Recent Developments
Costco Wholesale Corporation: News and Events Summary
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Contracts
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Corporate Governance
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Corporate Social Responsibility
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Financial Deals
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Financial Performance
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Red Flags/DistressSignals
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Strategy and Operations
Appendix
Contact Us
Methodology
Definitions
About Datamonitor

List of Tables

Table 1: Costco Wholesale Corporation: Key Facts
Table 2: Costco Wholesale Corporation: Key Employees
Table 4: Costco Wholesale Corporation: Key Competitors
Table 5: Costco Wholesale Corporation: Deal Activity by Deal Type - Volume (TTM*)
Table 6: Costco Wholesale Corporation: M&A Activity by Geography (TTM*)
Table 7: Costco Wholesale Corporation: Deal Activity by Deal Type - Volume (2008 - YTD*2012)
Table 8: Costco Wholesale Corporation: M&A Average Deal Size - Value (US$m)
Table 9: Costco Wholesale Corporation: Targets and Partners
Table 10: Costco Wholesale Corporation: Top Deals 2008 - 2012YTD*
Table 11: Costco Wholesale Corporation: M&A Volume and Value Trend (2008 - YTD*2012)
Table 12: Costco Wholesale Corporation: M&A Activity by Geography (2008 - YTD*2012)
Table 13: Costco Wholesale Corporation: Partnership Volume and Value Trend (2008 - YTD*2012)
Table 14: Costco Wholesale Corporation: Partnership Trend by Deal Type (2008 - YTD*2012)
Table 15: Costco Wholesale Corporation: News and Events Summary
Table 16: Costco Wholesale Corporation: Contracts
Table 17: Costco Wholesale Corporation: Corporate Governance
Table 18: Costco Wholesale Corporation: Corporate Social Responsibility
Table 19: Costco Wholesale Corporation: Financial Deals
Table 20: Costco Wholesale Corporation: Financial Performance
Table 21: Costco Wholesale Corporation: Red Flags/DistressSignals

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