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  • Does Costco Deserve Its High Stock Price?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 1, 2013 | Tickers: BIG, COST, PSMT, TGT, WMT

    The second quarter of Costco (NASDAQ: COST)’s fiscal year ended in mid February, with strong results for the membership discount retailer. Revenue, over 95% of which comes from sales as opposed to membership fees, was up 8% compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year. This was essentially in line with Costco’s performance in fiscal Q1. While costs were up as well, the company expanded its more »

  • 4 Reasons Why This Retailer Will Outperform

    By William Bias - March 22, 2013 | Tickers: COST, PSMT, WMT

    Wholesale retail clubs PriceSmart (NASDAQ: PSMT), Costco (NASDAQ: COST), and Sam’s Club parent Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) all outperformed the market over the past five years giving investors a total return of 202%, 79%, and 52% respectively (see chart below). Why did PriceSmart perform so well relative to the other companies? The four reasons outlined below will tell you.

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  • This Company is Still The King Of Retail

    By Nauman Aly - March 14, 2013 | Tickers: COST, PSMT, TGT, WMT

    Over the years, Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) has introduced several innovative strategies that have helped it improve its share in the global market while also enabling it the leverage to penetrate into emerging markets. In terms of invested capital, Wal-Mart is a huge business with a total market capitalization of more than $245 billion and average trading volume of more than 9 million. The stock's performance in the recent few more »

  • A Company Investors Want to Buy in Bulk

    By Ryan Guenette - January 2, 2013 | Tickers: COST, DG, PSMT, TGT, WMT

    A SWOT analysis is a look at a company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, and is a tremendous way to gain a detailed and thorough perspective on a company and its future. As the new year begins, I would like to pinpoint on a trailblazer that has revolutionized the membership warehouse industry, Costco (NASDAQ: COST).

     

    Strengths:

    • Solid Revenue Growth: In 2007, Costco reported revenue of $64.4 billion; in more »

  • PriceSmart Earnings Preview: Fantastic Growth, but Will It Continue?

    By Matthew Frankel - December 31, 2012 | Tickers: COST, PSMT, TGT, WMT

    PriceSmart (NASDAQ: PSMT) reports earnings on Wednesday, Jan. 9, and there are two important points for investors to think about in terms of this company.  First, why should I invest in PriceSmart, as opposed to one of its bigger, more established competitors such as Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), Target (NYSE: TGT), or Costco (NASDAQ: COST)?  Secondly, what should we watch for in the earnings report that will help decide whether or more »

  • Can PriceSmart Really Be the Next Costco?

    By Simon Erickson - December 3, 2012 | Tickers: COST, PSMT, WMT | Editor's Choice

    If you've been on Fool.com for any appreciable amount of time, you've probably come across the following headline:

    "PriceSmart is the Costco of Latin America."

    The comparison is likely due to the similarity of the company's business models.  Both sell in a warehouse club format and make the majority of their operating earnings through membership fees. 

    But if the statement were in fact true, it would more »

  • Retail is Tough to Translate Abroad

    By Nick Slepko - November 16, 2012 | Tickers: CRERY.PK, COST, AHONY.PK, PSMT, WMMVY.PK, WMT

    “Whether it’s the restaurant or the supermarket or the kitchen supply shop, it’s hard to think of sector that is more commercialized and more replete with entrepreneurship and innovation.  It is all monetized. … Quality customers are often more important to a restaurant than a quality chef.”

    Professor Tyler Cowen’s recent book, An Economist Gets Lunch, is his latest success at illustrating “markets in everything” – and like his more »

  • Latin America is the Land of Opportunity

    By Hans el - November 1, 2012 | Tickers: MELI, PSMT | Editor's Choice

    Latin America is a region that is tremendously undervalued by investors.  Brazil gets plenty of attention as one of the BRIC countries, but the rest continues to float under the radar. 

    I believe that this region is about to embark on an accelerated journey to prosperity.  I do not just believe that because of numbers that I see, or news I read.  It is due to what I have seen more »

  • The Johnny Depp of Closed-End Funds Talks CUBA (part 7)

    By Nick Slepko - October 5, 2012 | Tickers: CIB, CUBA, MTZ, PSMT, WMMVY.PK

    Closed-end fund guru Tom Herzfeld discusses Cuba and his most popular fund, the Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund (NASDAQ: CUBA). 

    [Continued from part 6] 

    Nick Slepko:  Do you have any investments in Cuban-American public companies?

    Tom Herzfeld:  Cuban-American or not, Mastec (NYSE: MTZ) is a great company by most metrics.  The company’s founder Jorge Mas Canosa was a very prominent Cuban-American leader…Mastec was one of our earlier holdings.  I more »

  • The King of Retail

    By Ryan Guenette - August 20, 2012 | Tickers: COST, DG, PSMT, TGT, WMT

    The retail business is a fierce and deadly one. Smaller, poorly funded retailers will be gone before most people can get the time to go down to the store, swallowed up by big-box retailers. So it is of no surprise that Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated (NYSE: WMT) is known as the king of retail. As of last count, Wal-Mart possessed 8,970 stores worldwide. The chart below displays the countries Wal-Mart more »

  • Is It Time to Go Big-Time With Costco?

    By Ryan Guenette - August 13, 2012 | Tickers: COST, DG, PSMT, TGT, WMT

    The Costco craze has swept across the world. Costco’s unique business model of a subscription fee and immense packages of products have drawn customers, as they believe they are saving money in this tough economic environment. As of 2011, The United States, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Puerto Rico, and Australia all have at least 3 Costco locations, with the total number of locations being 592. Since more »

  • PriceSmart and the Anti-Wal-Mart Alliance

    By Eric Novinson - August 8, 2012 | Tickers: COST, PSMT, WMT

    PriceSmart (NASDAQ: PSMT) and Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) both decided that supermarkets in Central America lacked the resources to effectively compete with large American discounters. Both chains have been able to add stores and attract shoppers over the last few years as they obtain cheap products from their own suppliers by buying in large volumes. Several other American stores, including convenience stores and gas stations, also entered Central American markets themselves more »

  • Clorox' Strategy Shows PriceSmart is on the Right Track

    By Eric Novinson - June 28, 2012 | Tickers: PSMT, PG, CLX, WMT

    Clorox (NYSE: CLX) found out that being a big fish in a small pond can be better for a company's sales. Emily Glazer, at the Wall Street Journal, reported that Clorox achieved 5 to 7 percent sales gains for several cleaning products by focusing on South American nations where fewer competitors have set up shop. Clorox seems like it's reached some of the same conclusions that PriceSmart (NASDAQ: PSMTmore »)

  • High-Priced Wal-Mart?

    By Keith Speights - June 13, 2012 | Tickers: COST, PSMT, TGT, WMT | Editor's Choice

    Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is known as the home of “everyday low prices.”  The company has achieved success for nearly 50 years by offering a wide selection of products at great values. The stock recently hit an all-time high. Yet at least one brokerage lists Wal-Mart as a “large cap value” stock. But is Wal-Mart actually priced at a value now or is it on the high end? Let’s take more »

  • The Better Buy In Warehouse Clubs

    By Chad Henage - May 30, 2012 | Tickers: COST, PSMT

    I've read several articles in the past about PriceSmart (NASDAQ: PSMT), which has been referred to as the Latin American version of Costco (NASDAQ: COST). For instance, Brian Stoffel of The Motley Fool believes that PriceSmart deserves a spot in any retirement portfolio. Brian's premise is, PriceSmart is cutting prices to drive sales growth while expanding into South America. He thinks the company's strategy will pay off, and even after the fast growth is over, the dividend will rise to give investors a better yield. While I don't disagree with his premise, it made me wonder if investors would be better off buying PriceSmart, or just sticking with the original Costco. Let's compare the two and see which one comes out on top.

  • PriceSmart Faces the Amazon

    By Eric Novinson - April 30, 2012 | Tickers: AMZN, COST, PSMT

    PriceSmart (NASDAQ: PSMT) stood out as a good performer on Friday, as investors remain attracted to the warehouse club's growth prospects in Central and South America. The company's stock looks expensive now, with a 39.58 P/E, but its business model offers a few major advantages that insulate it from the setbacks that are hurting other big box retailers. The membership club model should help PriceSmart continue more »

  • Is Costco a Good Value?

    By Matthew DiLallo - April 24, 2012 | Tickers: COST, PSMT, WMT

    My wife asked me the other day what I thought about us getting a Costco (NASDAQ: COST) membership.  Her real question and the question I am sure many potential Costco members ask; is it worth the $55 a year membership?  Having never really thought much about Costco I thought I would dig into the company a little bit and then try and see if I could do a little analysis more »

  • Three Stocks to Add Some Latin Flavor to Your Portfolio

    By Matthew DiLallo - April 23, 2012 | Tickers: ARCO, COST, MCD, MELI, PSMT

    I’m not sure if it is just because my wife and I have been on a Latin American cuisine craze or if it’s because of the tremendous growth opportunities I see ahead, but I am on a mission to add a bit more Latin American flavor to my portfolio.  For years Latin American stocks have been considered more of a trade than a long term investment opportunity.  I more »

  • A Smart Play on the Latin American Consumer

    By Matthew DiLallo - April 23, 2012 | Tickers: COST, PSMT, WMT

    I’ve written about my desire to add some more exposure to Latin America (LatAm) to my portfolio.  I also think that going with a tried and true business model is a very smart way to take some risk out of the equation.  The membership based warehouse concept made popular by Costco (NASDAQ: COST) is one such business model that should translate well south of the border.  Costco spinoff PriceSmart more »

  • Costco Surges Past 600

    By Nick Slepko - April 4, 2012 | Tickers: COST, PSMT, PG, WMT

    So, what’s better than betting on futures of two barrels full of Spartans? Costco’s overseas options, that’s what.

    No April foolin’.

    In addition to opening up its 600th warehouse earlier this quarter in Kobe, Japan, Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) just keeps racking up international success stories – like the induction of global Canadian-pop sensation Justin Bieber into the ranks of its other 65.7 million non-pop sensation more »

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