(PSMT) PriceSmart - NASDAQ
Sector: Consumer Defensive | Industry: Discount Stores | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 6.053m USD | Total Return: 86.6% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 48.5M
EPS Trend: 98.2%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: 99.6%
Qual. Beats: 2
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PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT) operates membership-based warehouse retail clubs modeled after the U.S. warehouse club format, with a geographic focus on Latin America and the Caribbean in addition to the United States. The company sells groceries and consumables-both national brands and its own Members Selection private label-alongside general merchandise such as appliances, electronics, home goods, and apparel.
In addition to its core warehouse operations, PriceSmart offers ancillary services including optical centers, audiology, pharmacies, and in-store food and bakery counters. The company has expanded its digital and fulfillment capabilities through an e-commerce platform, curbside pickup, and home delivery services, reflecting broader trends in omnichannel grocery and staples retail.
Founded in 1994 and headquartered in San Diego, California, PriceSmart has been publicly traded since its 1997 IPO and is classified within the GICS Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail sub-industry. The membership warehouse model relies on annual membership fees as a recurring revenue stream and emphasizes high-volume, low-margin turnover of essential goods-a structure that can provide some insulation from broader consumer spending cycles compared to discretionary retail.
- Latin American currency depreciation pressures reported revenue and margins
- New warehouse club openings drive unit growth across Colombia and Caribbean
- Membership renewal rates signal consumer health amid regional inflation
| Net Income: 152.9m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.03 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.28 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 4.28% < 20% (prev 3.41%; Δ 0.87% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.11 > 3% & CFO 268.2m > Net Income 152.9m |
| Net Debt (138.5m) to EBITDA (326.2m): 0.42 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.29 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (30.2m) vs 12m ago 0.59% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 17.57% > 18% (prev 17.22%; Δ 0.35% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 244.0% > 50% (prev 242.6%; Δ 1.40% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 15.86 > 6 (EBIT TTM 232.5m / Interest Expense TTM 14.7m) |
| A: 0.10 (Total Current Assets 1.04b - Total Current Liabilities 805.2m) / Total Assets 2.44b |
| B: 0.43 (Retained Earnings 1.05b / Total Assets 2.44b) |
| C: 0.10 (EBIT TTM 232.5m / Avg Total Assets 2.26b) |
| D: 1.21 (Book Value of Equity 1.33b / Total Liabilities 1.10b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 3.99 = AA |
| DSRI: 2.86 (Receivables 63.6m/20.4m, Revenue 5.53b/5.08b) |
| GMI: 0.98 (GM 17.22% / 17.57%) |
| AQI: 1.03 (AQ_t 0.08 / AQ_t-1 0.08) |
| SGI: 1.09 (Revenue 5.53b / 5.08b) |
| TATA: -0.05 (NI 152.9m - CFO 268.2m) / TA 2.44b) |
| Beneish M = -1.43 (Cap -4..+1) = D |
As of June 29, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 196.25 with a total of 801,321 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +7.82%, over one month by +17.41%, over three months by +34.02% and over the past year by +86.59%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 190.10 (which is 3.1% or 1.2 ATR below the current price).
PriceSmart has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.67. Therefore, it is recommended to hold PSMT.
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 2
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 153.3 | -21.9% |
P/E Trailing = 38.5669
P/E Forward = 27.4725
P/S = 1.0953
P/B = 4.5422
P/EG = 1.8308
Revenue TTM = 5.53b USD
EBIT TTM = 232.5m USD
EBITDA TTM = 326.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 129.1m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 46.1m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 453.1m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 143.0m
Net Debt = 138.5m USD (calculated: Debt 453.1m - CCE 314.5m)
Enterprise Value = 6.19b USD (6.05b + Debt 453.1m - CCE 314.5m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 15.86 (Ebit TTM 232.5m / Interest Expense TTM 14.7m)
EV/FCF = 73.24x (Enterprise Value 6.19b / FCF TTM 84.5m)
FCF Yield = 1.37% (FCF TTM 84.5m / Enterprise Value 6.19b)
FCF Margin = 1.53% (FCF TTM 84.5m / Revenue TTM 5.53b)
Net Margin = 2.77% (Net Income TTM 152.9m / Revenue TTM 5.53b)
Gross Margin = 17.57% ((Revenue TTM 5.53b - Cost of Revenue TTM 4.56b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 17.72% (prev 17.67%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.54 (Enterprise Value 6.19b / Total Assets 2.44b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.24% (Interest Expense 14.7m / Debt 453.1m)
Taxrate = 28.40% (61.9m / 217.8m)
NOPAT = 166.4m (EBIT 232.5m * (1 - 28.40%))
Current Ratio = 1.29 (Total Current Assets 1.04b / Total Current Liabilities 805.2m)
Debt / Equity = 0.34 (Debt 453.1m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.33b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.42 (Net Debt 138.5m / EBITDA 326.2m)
Debt / FCF = 1.64 (Net Debt 138.5m / FCF TTM 84.5m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.27b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 6.75% (Net Income 152.9m / Total Assets 2.44b)
RoE = 12.00% (Net Income TTM 152.9m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.27b)
RoCE = 16.56% (EBIT 232.5m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.27b + L.T.Debt 129.1m))
RoIC = 11.88% (NOPAT 166.4m / Invested Capital 1.40b)
WACC = 7.28% (E(6.05b)/V(6.51b) * Re(7.65%) + D(453.1m)/V(6.51b) * Rd(3.24%) * (1-Tc(0.28)))
Discount Rate = 7.65% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 60.0 | Cagr: -0.04%
[DCF] Terminal Value 76.41% ; FCFF base≈82.1m ; Y1≈87.8m ; Y5≈105.3m
[DCF] Fair Price = 47.87 (EV 1.62b - Net Debt 138.5m = Equity 1.48b / Shares 30.9m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 7.79% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 98.24 | EPS CAGR: 9.03% | SUE: 1.82 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: 99.56 | Revenue CAGR: 9.19% | SUE: 1.67 | # QB: 2
EPS current Year (2026-08-31): EPS=5.45 | Chg30d=+1.24% | Revisions=+33% | GrowthEPS=+13.0% | GrowthRev=+9.9%
EPS next Year (2027-08-31): EPS=7.05 | Chg30d=+5.38% | Revisions=N/A | GrowthEPS=+29.4% | GrowthRev=+11.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +33%