Analysis and Interpretation of Profitability Balance sheets and income statements for Costco Wholesale Corporation follow. Costco Wholesale Corporation Consolidated Statements of Earnings For Fiscal Years Ended ($ millions) September 2, 2018 Total revenue $141,576 Operating expenses   Merchandise costs 123,152 Selling, general and administrative 13,876 Preopening expenses 68 Operating Income 4,480 Other income (expense)   Interest expense 159 Interest income and other, net (121) Income before income taxes 4,442 Provision for income taxes 1,263 Net income including noncontrolling interests 3,179 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (45) Net income attributable to Costco $3,134   Costco Wholesale Corporation Consolidated Balance Sheets ($ millions, except par value and share data) September 2, 2018 September 3, 2017 Current assets     Cash and cash equivalents $6,055 $4,546 Short-term investments 1,204 1,233 Receivables, net 1,669 1,432 Merchandise inventories 11,040 9,834 Other current assets 321 272 Total current assets 20,289 17,317 Net property and equipment 19,681 18,161 Other assets 860 869 Total assets $40,830 $36,347 Current liabilities     Accounts payable $11,237 $9,608 Accrued salaries and benefits 2,994 2,703 Accrued member rewards 1,057 961 Deferred membership fees 1,624 1,498 Other current liabilities 3,014 2,725 Total current liabilities 19,926 17,495 Long-term debt 6,487 6,573 Other liabilities 1,314 1,200 Total liabilities 27,727 25,268 Equity     Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: 0 0 Common stock, $0.01 par value: 4 4 Additional paid-in-capital 6,107 5,800 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (1,199) (1,014) Retained earnings 7,887 5,988 Total Costco stockholders’ equity 12,799 10,778 Noncontrolling interests 304 301 Total equity 13,103 11,079 Total liabilities and equity $40,830 $36,347 (a) Compute net operating profit after tax (NOPAT) for 2018. Assume that the combined federal and state statutory tax rate is 22%. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) 2018 NOPAT = Answer    ($ millions) (b) Compute net operating assets (NOA) for 2018 and 2017.   2018 NOA = Answer    ($ millions) 2017 NOA = Answer    ($ millions)

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Analysis and Interpretation of Profitability
Balance sheets and income statements for Costco Wholesale Corporation follow.

Costco Wholesale Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
For Fiscal Years Ended ($ millions) September 2, 2018
Total revenue $141,576
Operating expenses  
Merchandise costs 123,152
Selling, general and administrative 13,876
Preopening expenses 68
Operating Income 4,480
Other income (expense)  
Interest expense 159
Interest income and other, net (121)
Income before income taxes 4,442
Provision for income taxes 1,263
Net income including noncontrolling interests 3,179
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (45)
Net income attributable to Costco $3,134

 

Costco Wholesale Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheets
($ millions, except par value and share data) September 2, 2018 September 3, 2017
Current assets    
Cash and cash equivalents $6,055 $4,546
Short-term investments 1,204 1,233
Receivables, net 1,669 1,432
Merchandise inventories 11,040 9,834
Other current assets 321 272
Total current assets 20,289 17,317
Net property and equipment 19,681 18,161
Other assets 860 869
Total assets $40,830 $36,347
Current liabilities    
Accounts payable $11,237 $9,608
Accrued salaries and benefits 2,994 2,703
Accrued member rewards 1,057 961
Deferred membership fees 1,624 1,498
Other current liabilities 3,014 2,725
Total current liabilities 19,926 17,495
Long-term debt 6,487 6,573
Other liabilities 1,314 1,200
Total liabilities 27,727 25,268
Equity    
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: 0 0
Common stock, $0.01 par value: 4 4
Additional paid-in-capital 6,107 5,800
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (1,199) (1,014)
Retained earnings 7,887 5,988
Total Costco stockholders’ equity 12,799 10,778
Noncontrolling interests 304 301
Total equity 13,103 11,079
Total liabilities and equity $40,830 $36,347



(a) Compute net operating profit after tax (NOPAT) for 2018. Assume that the combined federal and state statutory tax rate is 22%. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

2018 NOPAT = Answer

 

 ($ millions)

(b) Compute net operating assets (NOA) for 2018 and 2017.

 

2018 NOA = Answer

 

 ($ millions)
2017 NOA = Answer

 

 ($ millions)

 

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Compute and disaggregate Costco's RNOA into net operating profit margin (NOPM) and net operating asset turnover (NOAT) for 2018; confirm that RNOA= NOPM x NOAT.

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