PRICESMART INC
Business
PRICESMART INC operates a membership warehouse club business serving Central America, the Caribbean and Colombia, with ongoing expansion initiatives into Chile. It offers a wide assortment of consumables, fresh foods, hardlines, softlines, food service and bakery items, private-label “Member’s Selection®” products, and in-club services such as optical, audiology and pharmacy, plus online shopping and Click & Go® pickup and delivery. Its reporting business segments include the United States, Central America, the Caribbean and Colombia, supported by regional and local distribution centers. PriceSmart distributes merchandise through its member-facing clubs, regional and local distribution centers, third-party logistics providers, and digital channels including a mobile app and PriceSmart.com.
Summary from filing dated 2025-10-30
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-08-31 | FY 2024 2024-08-31 | FY 2023 2023-08-31 | FY 2022 2022-08-31 | FY 2021 2021-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenues | 5,270 | 4,914 | 4,412 | 4,066 | 3,620 | |
| Cost of goods sold | 4,356 | 4,067 | 3,653 | — | — | |
| Warehouse club and other operations | 498 | 466 | 417 | 378 | 359 | |
| General and administrative | 180 | 156 | 135 | 133 | 125 | |
| Reserve for AMT settlement | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Separation costs associated with Chief Executive Officer departure | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pre-opening expenses | 1 | 970,000 | 1 | 1 | 849,000 | |
| Asset impairment and closure costs | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Loss on disposal of assets | 2 | 2 | 744,000 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total operating expenses | 5,038 | 4,693 | 4,227 | 3,899 | 3,462 | |
| Operating income | 233 | 221 | 185 | 167 | 158 | |
| Interest income | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | |
| Interest expense | −12 | −13 | −11 | −10 | — | |
| Other expense, net | −25 | −18 | −14 | −3 | −6 | |
| Total other expense | −26 | −20 | −15 | −11 | −11 | |
| Income before provision for income taxes and income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates | 206 | 201 | 169 | 156 | 147 | |
| Provision for income taxes | −59 | −63 | −60 | −52 | −49 | |
| Income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates | 6,000 | 66,000 | −55,000 | −10,000 | −58,000 | |
| Net income | 148 | 139 | 109 | 105 | 98 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 4.82 | 4.57 | 3.51 | 3.38 | 3.18 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 4.82 | 4.57 | 3.5 | 3.38 | 3.18 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | |
| Dividends (in dollars per share) | 1.26 | 2.16 | 0.92 | 0.86 | 0.7 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-08-31 | FY 2024 2024-08-31 | FY 2023 2023-08-31 | FY 2022 2022-08-31 | FY 2021 2021-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 241 | 125 | 240 | 238 | 202 | |
| Short-term restricted cash | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Short-term investments | 73 | 100 | 91 | 11 | 50 | |
| Receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of $2 as of August 31, 2025 and $52 as of August 31, 2024, respectively | 17 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | |
| Merchandise inventories | 561 | 529 | 471 | 464 | 390 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets (includes $0 and $4,480 as of August 31, 2025 and August 31, 2024, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments) | 71 | 58 | 54 | 44 | 39 | |
| Total current assets | 974 | 832 | 877 | 774 | 697 | |
| Long-term restricted cash | 33 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 996 | 936 | 850 | 757 | 730 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 113 | 96 | 114 | 112 | 124 | |
| Goodwill | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 45 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 41 | 37 | 32 | 28 | 24 | |
| Other non-current assets (includes $701 and $1,482 as of August 31, 2025 and August 31, 2024, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments) | 60 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 57 | |
| Investment in unconsolidated affiliates | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
| Total Assets | 2,269 | 2,023 | 2,006 | 1,808 | 1,706 | |
| Short-term borrowings | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | — | |
| Accounts payable | 507 | 486 | 453 | 408 | 389 | |
| Accrued salaries and benefits | 52 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 42 | |
| Deferred income | 43 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 27 | |
| Income taxes payable | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | |
| Other accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes $551 and $1,179 as of August 31, 2025 and August 31, 2024, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments) | 58 | 50 | 57 | 39 | 40 | |
| Operating lease liabilities, current portion | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | |
| Long-term debt, current portion | 39 | 36 | 20 | 34 | 19 | |
| Total current liabilities | 726 | 680 | 634 | 579 | 534 | |
| Deferred tax liability | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Long-term income taxes payable, net of current portion | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | 122 | 104 | 122 | 118 | 129 | |
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | 148 | 94 | 119 | 104 | 110 | |
| Other long-term liabilities (includes $6,196 and $2,100 for the fair value of derivative instruments and $13,628 and $12,742 for post-employment plans as of August 31, 2025 and August 31, 2024, respectively) | 20 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 11 | |
| Total Liabilities | 1,022 | 900 | 899 | 817 | 790 | |
| Common stock $0.0001 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 32,688,047 and 32,570,858 shares issued and 30,745,833 and 30,635,556 shares outstanding (net of treasury shares) as of August 31, 2025 and August 31, 2024, respectively | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 529 | 515 | 497 | 481 | 465 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −161 | −165 | −164 | −196 | −183 | |
| Retained earnings | 999 | 890 | 818 | 737 | 659 | |
| Less: treasury stock at cost, 1,942,214 shares as of August 31, 2025 and 1,935,302 shares as of August 31, 2024 | −120 | −117 | −44 | −32 | — | |
| Total Stockholders' Equity | 1,247 | 1,123 | 1,107 | 991 | 915 | |
| Total Liabilities and Equity | 2,269 | 2,023 | 2,006 | 1,808 | 1,706 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-08-31 | FY 2024 2024-08-31 | FY 2023 2023-08-31 | FY 2022 2022-08-31 | FY 2021 2021-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 88 | 83 | 73 | 68 | 65 | |
| Allowance for credit losses | −50,000 | −15,000 | −36,000 | 63,000 | −53,000 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −4 | −5 | −6 | −3 | −4 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
| Receivables, prepaid expenses and other current assets, non-current assets, accrued salaries and benefits, deferred membership income and other accruals | 15 | −4 | 18 | −14 | 13 | |
| Merchandise inventories | −32 | −57 | −10 | −75 | −80 | |
| Accounts payable | 25 | 32 | 43 | 23 | 16 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 261 | 208 | 257 | 122 | 127 | |
| Additions to property and equipment | −158 | −169 | −143 | −121 | −113 | |
| Purchases of short-term investments | −80 | −184 | −139 | −22 | — | |
| Proceeds from settlements of short-term investments | 106 | 175 | 59 | 62 | 66 | |
| Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment | 2 | 2 | 361,000 | 193,000 | — | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −129 | −175 | −222 | −75 | −117 | |
| Proceeds from long-term bank borrowings | 93 | 17 | 39 | 31 | 18 | |
| Repayment of long-term bank borrowings | −37 | −26 | −36 | −23 | −20 | |
| Proceeds from short-term bank borrowings | 6 | 2 | 848,000 | 24 | 0 | |
| Repayment of short-term bank borrowings | −2 | −3 | −3 | −11 | −65 | |
| Cash dividend payments | −39 | −66 | −29 | −27 | −22 | |
| Purchase of treasury stock | −7 | −73 | −13 | −6 | — | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 14 | −150 | −41 | −12 | −95 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | −4 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents | 149 | −116 | 829,000 | 36 | −88 | |
| Capital expenditures accrued, but not yet paid | 768,000 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| Interest | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | |
| Income taxes | 84 | 91 | 78 | 67 | 59 |