Costco Revenue per Square Foot Remains Higher in US than Internationally
Costco (NASDAQ:COST), which competes with Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), Best Buy (NYSE:BBY), Target (NYSE:TGT) and BJ’s Wholesale (NYSE:BJ), is the second largest retailer in the US after Wal-Mart. It is also the largest retailer in the warehouse club category with revenues of about $70 billion in 2009. We currently have a Trefis price estimate of around $50 for Costco’s stock, about 12% below the current market price of around $57.
Trefis members have created forecasts for two key drivers of Costco’s (NASDAQ:COST) stock over the last week: (1) Revenue per Square Foot for Costco International and (2) Revenue per Square Foot for Costco US. The members’ forecasts suggest that Revenue per Square Foot for Costco International will trend slightly below the Trefis estimate.
We estimate that Core Merchandise US constitutes around 42% of the $50 Trefis price estimate for Costco’s stock. In comparison, Core Merchandise International accounts for around 19%. Costco’s stock is quite sensitive to (1) Revenue per Square Foot for Costco International and (2) Revenue per Square Foot for Costco US. Below are charts showing recent estimates created by Trefis members for the two drivers in detail.
1. Revenue per Square Foot for Costco International
The average of forecasts for Revenue per Square Foot for Costco International created by Trefis members indicated a projected increase from around $730 in 2010 to around $758 by the end of the Trefis forecast period, compared to the baseline Trefis estimate of an increase from around $740 in 2010 to around $793 by the end of the Trefis forecast period. The member estimates imply a downside of 1% to the Trefis price estimate for Costco’s stock. In the past, Revenue per Square Foot for Costco International has decreased from around $737 in 2006 to $705 in 2009.
Disagree? You can drag the forecast trend-line above to express your own view, and see the sensitivity of Costco’s stock to Revenue per Square Foot for Costco International.
Our complete analysis for Revenue per Square Foot for Costco International is here.
2. Revenue per Square Foot for Costco US
The baseline Trefis estimate projects an increase from around $818 in 2010 to around $828 by the end of the Trefis forecast period. In the past, Revenue per Square Foot for Costco US has increased from around $809 in 2006 to around $814 in 2009.
Disagree? You can drag the forecast trend-line above to express your own view, and see the sensitivity of Costco’s stock to Revenue per Square Foot for Costco US.