Notes from https://www.barrons.com/amp/articles/costco-e-commerce-play-options-f789d28b

• The cash-back executive membership—which comprises a little over a half of the company’s 52 million memberships—rises to \$130 from \$120. Amazon, by comparison, has about 180 million members enrolled in Prime, which costs \$139 a year.

Notes from https://www.barrons.com/amp/articles/costco-stock-sell-fee-5e2793c3 (2024-07-11)

• the 5-year average PE of costco is 36.6. It is currently trading at 50.

Notes from https://www.barrons.com/amp/articles/berkshire-buybacks-cash-levels-profit-de139916

• Berkshire
  • is the largest financial stock in the S&P 500 and the biggest value stock in the Russell 1,000 index.
  • market cap is about $950 billion.
  • now trades for more than 1.5 times the book value estimate—above its average of around 1.4 times in recent years.