Costco Wholesale's annual revenues are over $500 million (see exact revenue data) and has over 1,000 employees. It is classified as operating in the General Merchandise Stores industry.
What is the company's size? (Annual sales and employees)
What industry is the company in?
Costco Wholesale is a publicly traded company on NMS using the ticker symbol COST.
Detailed information on company financials and operating reports can be found here:
NMS: COST
Note: Costco Wholesale's revenues are gauged from an analysis of company filings.
Trademark Applications
Trademark applications show the products and services that Costco Wholesale is developing and marketing.
Costco Wholesale doesn't have any recent trademark applications, indicating Costco Wholesale is focusing on
its existing business rather than expanding into new products and markets.
Trademarks may include brand names, product names, logos and slogans.
ALLERCLEAR [ vitamins and dietary food supplements;] pharmaceutical preparations, namely, [, laxatives, antacids, analgesics and preparations for the treatment of colds and cold symptoms, ] allergy remedies, [ cough remedies, decongestants and antihistamines, nasal preparations, sinus analgesics, dimenhydrinate tablets useful in the prevention and treatment of motion sickness, nausea and vomiting; pharmaceutical preparations for use as a stimulant and for the treatment of sleep disorders; digestive aids, antidiarrheals, eye drops, first aid antiseptics, hemorrhoidal preparations, lip medications, medicated sun care products and throat lozenges and sprays ]
11/18/2002
See all trademarks and details in the Full Report.
Recession Risk
Determine whether Costco Wholesale grew or shrank during the last recession. This is useful in estimating the
financial strength and credit risk of the company.
Compare how recession-proof Costco Wholesale is relative to the industry overall.
While a new recession may strike a particular industry, measuring the
industry and company's robustness during the last recession estimates its ability to weather future recessions.
Market Share of Costco Wholesale's Largest Competitors
A competitive analysis shows these companies are in the same general field as Costco Wholesale, even though they may not compete head-to-head.
These are the largest companies by revenue. However, they may not have the largest market share in this industry if they have diversified into other business lines.
The "Competition" section of a business plan or investment memorandum would start by analyzing the information about these companies.
Competitive advantage comes from offering better pricing or superior products/service.
These companies are similar in business line and location to Costco Wholesale.
While some companies compete with neighboring businesses for customers, other companies may compete to attract skilled employees.
These companies are in the same general field as Costco Wholesale and are rapidly expanding. Companies may grow organically or through acquisition. In some cases apparently high growth rates may be caused by data that weren't available in previous years.