ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) _ Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $1.39 billion.
On a per-share basis, the Issaquah, Washington-based company said it had profit of $3.13.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.85 per share.
The warehouse club operator posted revenue of $53.38 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $52.47 billion.
For the year, the company reported profit of $4 billion, or $9.02 per share. Revenue was reported as $166.76 billion.
Costco shares have increased 18% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has stayed nearly flat. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $347, a climb of 21% in the last 12 months.
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