---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001041803-21-000034"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PSMT"
cik: "0001041803"
company_name: "PRICESMART INC"
filed_at: "2021-07-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T06:31:32.644858+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# PriceSmart Q3 FY2021 EPS $0.73, net sales up 11.6%, operating income up 50.4%

## Summary
- Diluted EPS $0.73 vs $0.41 prior year; net income $22.5M, up from $12.7M.
- Net merchandise sales $857.5M (+11.6% YoY); foreign exchange negatively impacted by $11.6M.
- Comparable net merchandise sales up 8.8% for 45 clubs; trailing 12-month membership renewal rate 87.6%.
- Operating income $36.0M, up 50.4% from $24.0M in prior year.
- Plans to open clubs in Guatemala City and Colombia fall 2021, and Jamaica spring 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001041803-21-000034
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PSMT
- cik: 0001041803
- company_name: PRICESMART INC
- filed_at: 2021-07-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041803/000104180321000034/0001041803-21-000034-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041803/000104180321000034/psmt-20210531x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001041803-21-000034.txt

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