PriceSmart Company Profile (NASDAQ:PSMT)

About PriceSmart

PriceSmart, Inc. (PriceSmart) business consists primarily of international membership shopping warehouse clubs similar to warehouse clubs in the United States. The Company owns and operates United States-style membership shopping warehouse clubs through wholly owned subsidiaries operating in Latin America and the Caribbean using the trade name PriceSmart. The Company's operating segments are the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. The warehouse clubs sell basic high quality consumer goods at low prices to individuals and businesses. The no-frills warehouse club-type buildings range in size from 48,000 to 1,00,000 square feet and are located primarily in urban areas. The Company operates 36 warehouse clubs in Central America, Caribbean and South America.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Retail/Wholesale
Industry: Discount, Variety Stores
Sub-Industry: Hypermarkets & Super Centers
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: PSMT
CUSIP: 74151110

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $81.09
50 Day Moving Average: $82.69
200 Day Moving Average: $84.56
52-Week Range: $68.51 - $98.49
Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.29
Foreward P/E Ratio: 25.74
P/E Growth: 1.91
Market Cap: $2.47B
Outstanding Shares: 29,857,000
Beta: 1.42

Profitability:

Net Margins: 3.07%
Return on Equity: 15.08%
Return on Assets: 8.68%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.12%
Current Ratio: 1.38%
Quick Ratio: 0.65%

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Consensus Ratings for PriceSmart (NASDAQ:PSMT) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	3 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 3.00)
Consensus Price Target:	$60.50 (25.39% downside)

Analysts' Ratings History for PriceSmart (NASDAQ:PSMT)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
7/11/2016	Roth Capital	Reiterated Rating	Buy
11/18/2015	Scotiabank	Reiterated Rating	Sector Outperform
11/18/2015	Howard Weil	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$21.00

(Data available from 9/27/2014 forward)

Earnings History for PriceSmart (NASDAQ:PSMT)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/27/2016
7/7/2016	Q3	$0.70	$0.55		$704.30 million	View	N/A
4/7/2016	Q216	$0.88	$0.85		$777.90 million	View	N/A
1/7/2016	Q1	$0.83	$0.78		$711.90 million	View	N/A
10/29/2015	Q4	$0.75	$0.75	$691.88 million	$699.18 million	View	Listen
7/9/2015	Q315	$0.72	$0.70		$697.10 million	View	N/A
4/9/2015	Q215	$0.98	$0.82		$750.30 million	View	N/A
1/8/2015	Q115	$0.74	$0.68	$660.71 million	$656.00 million	View	N/A
10/28/2014	Q414	$0.74	$0.73	$620.80 million	$622.60 million	View	N/A
7/10/2014	Q314	$0.69	$0.70	$624.46 million	$615.00 million	View	N/A
4/9/2014	Q214	$0.89	$0.93	$678.91 million	$674.10 million	View	N/A
1/9/2014	Q1	$0.74	$0.71	$609.04 million	$605.60 million	View	N/A
10/30/2013	Q413	$0.66	$0.69	$586.61 million	$568.00 million	View	N/A
7/10/2013	Q3 2013	$0.64	$0.61	$573.56 million	$571.70 million	View	N/A
4/9/2013	Q2 2013	$0.76	$0.82	$609.67 million	$607.40 million	View	N/A
1/9/2013	Q1 2013	$0.62	$0.66	$535.38 million	$535.30 million	View	N/A
10/30/2012	Q412	$0.61	$0.58	$513.20 million	$499.00 million	View	N/A
7/9/2012		$0.60	$0.52			View	N/A
4/4/2012		$0.69	$0.67			View	N/A
1/6/2012		$0.58	$0.47			View	N/A
11/9/2011		$0.50	$0.42			View	N/A
7/7/2011		$0.49	$0.55			View	N/A
4/7/2011		$0.57	$0.60			View	N/A
1/7/2011		$0.44	$0.50			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for PriceSmart (NASDAQ:PSMT)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.85 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.15 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	3	$0.89	$0.97	$0.94
Q2 2016	1	$0.70	$0.70	$0.70
Q3 2016	1	$0.77	$0.77	$0.77
Q4 2016	1	$0.67	$0.67	$0.67
Q1 2017	1	$0.76	$0.76	$0.76
Q2 2017	1	$0.88	$0.88	$0.88
Q3 2017	1	$0.73	$0.73	$0.73
Q4 2017	1	$0.78	$0.78	$0.78

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for PriceSmart (NASDAQ:PSMT)

Annual Dividend:	$0.70
Dividend Yield:	0.86%
Payout Ratio:	23.89% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 24.56% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 22.22% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for PriceSmart (NASDAQ:PSMT)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
2/5/2016	semiannual	$0.35	0.97%	8/11/2016	8/15/2016	8/31/2016
2/4/2016	semiannual	$0.35	0.97%	2/10/2016	2/15/2016	2/29/2016
2/5/2015	semiannual	$0.35	0.81%	8/12/2015	8/14/2015	8/31/2015
2/4/2015	semiannual	$0.35	0.81%	2/11/2015	2/13/2015	2/27/2015
1/24/2014	semiannual	$0.35	0.74%	8/13/2014	8/15/2014	8/29/2014
1/24/2014	semiannual	$0.35	0.74%	2/12/2014	2/14/2014	2/28/2014

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for PriceSmart (NASDAQ:PSMT)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 29.50%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 72.69%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
5/10/2016	Robert E Price	Director	Sell	220,844	$84.00	$18,550,896.00
4/27/2016	William J Naylon	COO	Sell	1,775	$85.16	$151,159.00
4/21/2016	Chong Jesus Von	EVP	Sell	900	$84.36	$75,924.00
4/14/2016	John Heffner	CFO	Sell	3,266	$84.79	$276,924.14
4/12/2016	Thomas D Martin	Insider	Sell	1,355	$81.54	$110,486.70
2/3/2016	John D Hildebrandt	EVP	Sell	635	$70.92	$45,034.20
1/27/2016	Frank Ramon Diaz	EVP	Sell	700	$73.39	$51,373.00
7/23/2015	Sherry S Bahrambeygui	Director	Sell	2,000	$102.66	$205,320.00
7/17/2015	William J Naylon	COO	Sell	2,000	$99.04	$198,080.00
7/16/2015	Sherry S Bahrambeygui	Director	Sell	3,000	$100.11	$300,330.00
7/14/2015	Rodrigo Calvo	EVP	Sell	1,768	$97.28	$171,991.04
7/14/2015	Thomas D Martin	Insider	Sell	1,872	$98.00	$183,456.00
4/27/2015	Robert M Gans	EVP	Sell	1,872	$83.95	$157,154.40
4/21/2015	Jose Luis Laparte	CEO	Sell	17,146	$80.80	$1,385,396.80
4/20/2015	Robert M Gans	EVP	Sell	1,825	$80.73	$147,332.25
4/17/2015	John Heffner	CFO	Sell	3,985	$79.13	$315,333.05
4/14/2015	Thomas D Martin	EVP	Sell	1,360	$79.71	$108,405.60
4/14/2015	William J Naylon	COO	Sell	2,600	$79.67	$207,142.00
1/27/2015	John D Hildebrandt	EVP	Sell	3,503	$87.29	$305,776.87
1/13/2015	Robert M Gans	EVP	Sell	2,775	$87.50	$242,812.50
4/14/2014	Jose Luis Laparte	CEO	Sell	16,976	$94.60	$1,605,929.60
2/11/2014	John Heffner	CFO	Sell	2,000	$95.32	$190,640.00
2/7/2014	William Naylon	COO	Sell	3,500	$94.21	$329,735.00
1/27/2014	John Hildebrandt	EVP	Sell	3,506	$94.62	$331,737.72
11/13/2013	William Naylon	COO	Sell	2,000	$121.22	$242,440.00
11/5/2013	Sherry Bahrambeygui	Director	Sell	10,000	$120.22	$1,202,200.00
11/4/2013	Thomas Martin	EVP	Sell	3,236	$120.27	$389,193.72
11/13/2012	Thomas D Martin	EVP	Sell	3,650	$76.66	$279,809.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for PriceSmart (NASDAQ:PSMT)

Date	Headline
	PriceSmart, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : PSMT-US : September 26, 2016 (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.capitalcube.com - September 26 at 11:45 AM
	PriceSmart, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : PSMT-US : September 16, 2016 (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.capitalcube.com - September 16 at 10:27 AM
	PriceSmart : Announces August Sales (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.4-traders.com - September 10 at 11:05 AM
	PriceSmart Announces August Sales (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.publicnow.com - September 10 at 11:05 AM
	8:04 am PriceSmart reports six week comps -1.5% vs +3.0% August last year and flat last month (NASDAQ:PSMT) finance.yahoo.com - September 10 at 11:05 AM
	PriceSmart Breaks Below 200-Day Moving Average - Notable for PSMT (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.nasdaq.com - September 9 at 6:32 PM
	PriceSmart August Net Sales, Comps Down - Quick Facts (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.rttnews.com - September 9 at 11:41 AM
	PriceSmart Announces August Sales; and Fourth Quarter Earnings Release Dates; Opening of New Warehouse Club Also Announced (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.marketwatch.com - September 9 at 11:41 AM
	PRICESMART INC Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits (NASDAQ:PSMT) biz.yahoo.com - September 9 at 11:40 AM
	PriceSmart, Inc. – Value Analysis (NASDAQ:PSMT) : September 2, 2016 (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.capitalcube.com - September 2 at 11:48 AM
	PriceSmart, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : PSMT-US : September 1, 2016 (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.capitalcube.com - September 1 at 10:01 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to PriceSmart, Inc. : August 23, 2016 (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.capitalcube.com - August 23 at 7:03 PM
	PriceSmart, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : PSMT-US : August 22, 2016 (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.capitalcube.com - August 22 at 11:33 AM
	PriceSmart (PSMT) Comps Flat in July 2016 (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.streetinsider.com - August 5 at 9:59 AM
	PriceSmart Announces July Sales (NASDAQ:PSMT) finance.yahoo.com - August 5 at 9:59 AM
	Can Shares Of PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSMT) Hit $105? - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.investornewswire.com - July 27 at 7:20 PM
	Expected For PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSMT) Sales Of $3180.465 - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.investornewswire.com - July 27 at 7:20 PM
	PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSMT) Updated Price Targets - FTSE News (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.ftsenews.co.uk - July 25 at 7:07 PM
	Relative Strength Alert For PriceSmart (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.forbes.com - July 25 at 6:23 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to PriceSmart, Inc. : July 25, 2016 (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.capitalcube.com - July 25 at 1:04 PM
	London Co Of Virginia Decreased Stake in Pricesmart INC (NASDAQ:PSMT) by $4.61 Million as Shares Rose - Consumer Eagle (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.consumereagle.com - July 23 at 10:50 AM
	PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSMT) Current Analyst Ratings - Fiscal Standard (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.fiscalstandard.com - July 23 at 10:50 AM
	PriceSmart, Inc. :PSMT-US: Earnings Analysis: Q3, 2016 By the Numbers : July 22, 2016 (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.capitalcube.com - July 22 at 11:37 AM
	Why Did PriceSmart Plummet? (PSMT) (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.investopedia.com - July 11 at 3:41 PM
	PriceSmart Inc. (PSMT) Weakened After Q3 Profit Missed (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.rttnews.com - July 11 at 11:37 AM
	PriceSmart, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : PSMT-US : July 11, 2016 (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.capitalcube.com - July 11 at 10:04 AM
	Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P Soar on Blockbuster Jobs Report (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.schaeffersresearch.com - July 10 at 11:00 AM
	PriceSmart (PSMT) Falls with Q3 Results (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.baystreet.ca - July 10 at 11:00 AM
	PriceSmart's (PSMT) CEO Jose Luis Laparte on Q3 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.msn.com - July 10 at 11:00 AM
	Edited Transcript of PSMT earnings conference call or presentation 8-Jul-16 4:00pm GMT (NASDAQ:PSMT) finance.yahoo.com - July 8 at 7:54 PM
	Why PriceSmart, Wingstop, and iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN Slumped Today (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.fool.com - July 8 at 6:06 PM
	PriceSmart Earnings Fall Flat (NASDAQ:PSMT) feedproxy.google.com - July 8 at 11:34 AM
	PriceSmart Inc.'s Struggles Extend Beyond the Colombian Market (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.fool.com - July 8 at 11:34 AM
	After-Hours Stock Movers 07/07: (CUDA) (GPS) (SYF) Higher; (JUNO) (KITE) (PSMT) Lower (more...) (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.streetinsider.com - July 8 at 9:51 AM
	Stocks follow oil lower as crucial jobs report looms (NASDAQ:PSMT) eresearch.fidelity.com - July 8 at 9:51 AM
	PriceSmart (PSMT) Down Ahead of Earnings (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.baystreet.ca - July 8 at 9:51 AM
	PriceSmart Inc. (PSMT) Is Down After Q3 Profit Disappoints (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.rttnews.com - July 8 at 9:51 AM
	PriceSmart Inc. (PSMT) Is Falling After Weaker Than Expected Q3 Profit (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.nasdaq.com - July 8 at 9:51 AM
	3 Stocks to Watch on Friday: Juno Therapeutics Inc (JUNO), Gap Inc (GPS) and PriceSmart, Inc. (PSMT) (NASDAQ:PSMT) investorplace.com - July 8 at 8:30 AM
	PriceSmart Announces Third Quarter Results of Operations and June Sales (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.publicnow.com - July 7 at 5:51 PM
	PRICESMART INC Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition (NASDAQ:PSMT) biz.yahoo.com - July 7 at 4:20 PM
	Q3 2016 PriceSmart Inc Earnings Release - After Market Close (NASDAQ:PSMT) biz.yahoo.com - July 7 at 7:07 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to PriceSmart, Inc. : June 23, 2016 (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.capitalcube.com - June 23 at 1:49 PM
	PriceSmart, Inc. :PSMT-US: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2016 By the Numbers : June 22, 2016 (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.capitalcube.com - June 22 at 11:13 AM
	PriceSmart Announces May Sales; Third Quarter Earnings Release Dates Also Announced (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.publicnow.com - June 7 at 11:48 AM
	Performance at a Glance on PriceSmart Inc. (NASDAQ:PSMT) - HNN (NASDAQ:PSMT) hintsnewsnetwork.com - May 28 at 11:27 PM
	Price Robert E Recently decreased Its Pricesmart Inc Stake - Wall Street Hints and News (NASDAQ:PSMT) hintsnewsnetwork.com - May 24 at 10:06 AM
	Performance at a Glance on PriceSmart Inc. (NASDAQ:PSMT) - Wall Street Hints and News (NASDAQ:PSMT) hintsnewsnetwork.com - May 22 at 5:51 PM
	Pricesmart Incorporated (NASDAQ:PSMT) Shorted Shares Decreased By 10.72% - Wall Street Hints and News (NASDAQ:PSMT) hintsnewsnetwork.com - May 21 at 9:46 AM
	PriceSmart, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : PSMT-US : May 18, 2016 (NASDAQ:PSMT) www.capitalcube.com - May 18 at 8:54 AM