How has Pricesmart's payments to acquire short-term investments changed year-over-year?

Pricesmart's payments to acquire short-term investments increased by 116.9% year-over-year, from $29.94M to $64.93M.

What is the long-term trend for Pricesmart's payments to acquire short-term investments?

Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Pricesmart's payments to acquire short-term investments has grown at a -24.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $138.78M to $79.56M.

Pricesmart PSMT Payments to Acquire Short-Term Investments

Payments to Acquire Short-Term Investments at other companies

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.5B+9.7%

Gross profit$265.1M+13.4%

Operating income$75.4M+15.6%

Net income$49.1M+12.2%

EPS (diluted)$1.62+11.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$156.2M+19.9%

Total debt$286.0M+31.2%

Total equity$1.3B+13.7%

Total assets$2.4B+16.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$62.0M-29.4%

CapEx$49.7M+43.6%

Free cash flow$12.3M-76.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$5.62B+73.8%

Enterprise value$5.75B+73.0%

P/E36.1×+13.4×

P/S1×+0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin17.3%+0.1pp

Operating margin4.5%+0.1pp

Net margin2.8%0.0pp

FCF margin1.5%0.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity12.4%-0.1pp

Debt / equity0.2×0.0×

Current ratio1.3×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Pricesmart in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments.

The official record: Pricesmart’s 10-Q, filed April 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Pricesmart's payments to acquire short-term investments?: Pricesmart (PSMT) reported payments to acquire short-term investments of $64.93M in Q4 2025.
How has Pricesmart's payments to acquire short-term investments changed year-over-year?: Pricesmart's payments to acquire short-term investments increased by 116.9% year-over-year, from $29.94M to $64.93M.
What is the long-term trend for Pricesmart's payments to acquire short-term investments?: Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Pricesmart's payments to acquire short-term investments has grown at a -24.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $138.78M to $79.56M.