Costco Wholesale is Among the Companies in the Hypermarkets & Super Centers Industry With the Highest Sales per Share (COST, WMT, PSMT) - comcast.net
Jun 07, 2012 (Fast Lane via COMTEX News Network) -- Below are the three companies in the Hypermarkets & Super Centers industry with the highest sales per share. Sales per share is a valuable metric in comparing relative value for companies in the same industry.Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) is highest with sales per share of $218.67. Costco Wholesale Corporation operates wholesale membership warehouses in multiple countries. The Company sells all kinds of food, automotive supplies, toys, hardware, sporting goods, jewelry, electronics, apparel, health and beauty aids, as well as other goods. Thus far today, Costco Wholesale has traded 739,000 shares, vs. average volume of 2.5 million shares per day. The stock has underperformed the Dow (0.5% to the Dow's 0.6%) and outperformed the S&P 500 (0.5% to the S&P's 0.3%) during today's trading.
Following is Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) with sales per share of $132.60. Finishing up the top three is Pricesmart (NASDAQ:PSMT), with sales per share of $64.62. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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