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.	Costco (COST):
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.		Avg.	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994
.	Net Sales (millions):			$63,088.00	$58,963.00	$51,879.00	$47,149.00	$41,695.00	$37,993.00	$34,137.00	$31,621.00	$26,976.00	$23,830.00	$21,484.00	$19,214.00	$17,906.00	$16,161.00
.	Annual Change (%):	11.08%		7.00%	13.65%	10.03%	13.08%	9.74%	11.30%	7.96%	17.22%	13.20%	10.92%	11.81%	7.30%	10.80%
.	Gross Margin as % of Sales:			10.52%	10.55%	10.66%	10.72%	10.69%	10.55%	10.37%	10.43%	10.40%	10.28%	10.10%	9.73%	9.38%	9.27%
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.	Annual Change (%):	0.99%		-0.22%	-1.11%	-0.57%	0.28%	1.33%	1.81%	-0.63%	0.30%	1.17%	1.79%	3.84%	3.68%	1.22%
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.	Memberships (thousands):
.	Gold Star			18619	17338	16233	15018	14984	14597	12737	10521	9555
.	Annual Change (%):	8.87%		7.39%	6.81%	8.09%	0.23%	2.65%	14.60%	21.06%	10.11%
.	Business			5401	5214	5050	4810	4636	4476	4358	4170	3887
.	Annual Change (%):	4.21%		3.59%	3.25%	4.99%	3.75%	3.57%	2.71%	4.51%	7.28%
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.	SGAE as % of net sales:	9.44%		9.94%	9.72%	9.76%	9.76%	9.83%	9.41%	9.17%	8.71%	8.67%	8.69%	8.74%	8.80%	8.69%
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.	Warehouses in operation:			488	458	433	417	397	374	345	313	292	278	261	252	240
.	Annual Change (%):	6.11%		6.55%	5.77%	3.84%	5.04%	6.15%	8.41%	10.22%	7.19%	5.04%	6.51%	3.57%	5.00%


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.	LT Debt/Equity Ratio:	0.30		0.25	0.06	0.08	0.17	0.20	0.21	0.18	0.19	0.26	0.31	0.37	0.69	0.72	0.47
.	BVPS:			$19.73	$19.78	$18.80	$16.48	$14.33	$12.51	$10.81	$9.48	$7.98
.	Annual Change (%):	12.14%		-0.25%	5.21%	14.08%	15.00%	14.55%	15.73%	14.03%	18.80%
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.	EPS:			2.37	2.30	2.18	1.85	1.53	1.48	1.29	1.35	1.11	1.01	0.73	0.61	0.53	0.25
.	Dividend Per Share:		0.64	0.55	0.49	0.43	0.20
.	Annual Change (%):		16.36%	12.24%	13.95%	115.00%