This case is a financial statement analysis case involving a retail company. Your case assignment will be

to act as a personal investment advisor for Margarita Torres and make a recommendation as to whether

she should continue to hold her investment in Costco$$s shares or finally sell her shares. In order to make

an appropriate recommendation, you will need to:

$1)$ analyze the wholesaler industry

$2)$ conduct an assessment of Costco$$s business strategy, risks, and financial performance

$3)$ undertake a competitive benchmarking analysis of Costco$$s historic performance