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Costco, the third-largest U.S. retailer, said
net income rose to $598 million, or $1.35 per share, for the
second quarter ended Feb. 15, from $463 million, or $1.05 per
share a year earlier.
Total revenue, which includes membership fees, rose 4.4 percent
in the quarter to 27.45 billion. Sales rose 4.3 percent $26.87
billion.
Analysts on average expected a profit of $1.18 per share on
sales of $27.65 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Costco, which sells food and general merchandise in bulk and
gets most of its profit from annual membership fees, said
comparable sales at outlets open more than one year grew 8
percent in the second quarter, excluding fuel.
Analysts polled by research firm Consensus Metrix had expected
same-store sales to increase 6.4 percent.
February comparable sales rose 1 percent, in line with analysts'
expectations of 0.9 percent.
The results include a tax benefit of $57 million, or 13 cents
per share, in connection with the special cash, Costco said.
(Reporting by Nathan Layne and Ismail Shakil in Bengaluru;
Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)
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