Costco Wholesale Corp. shares declined in the extended session Thursday even after the wholesale club topped Wall Street estimates for the quarter. Costco shares slipped 1% to $165.49 after hours. The company reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $919 million, or $2.08 a share, compared to $779 million, or $1.77 a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue rose to $42.3 billion from $36.56 billion in the year-ago period. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated $2.02 a share on revenue of $41.63 billion. The company reported a same-store sales rise of 5.7% for the quarter and 6.2% for September.
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