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PriceSmart Announces Third Quarter Results of Operations

SAN DIEGO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/10/09 -- PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT) (www.pricesmart.com) today announced its results of operations for the third quarter of fiscal year 2009 which ended on May 31, 2009.

For the third quarter of fiscal year 2009, net warehouse sales increased 7.8% to $299.6 million from $278.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2008. Total revenue for the third quarter was $306.5 million compared to $283.7 million in the prior year. The Company had 26 warehouse clubs in operation as of May 2009, compared to 25 warehouse clubs in 2008.

The Company recorded operating income in the quarter of $13.2 million, compared to operating income of $14.6 million in the prior year. Net income was $8.7 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2009, compared to $10.6 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2008. The third quarter of fiscal year 2008 included an expense reversal of $2.0 million resulting in a gain to operating income and net income of $2.0 million related to the reduction in fair value of put rights associated with the previously disclosed PSC Settlement.

For the first nine months of fiscal year 2009, net warehouse club sales increased 14.2% to $926.3 million from $811.4 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2008. Total revenues for the first nine months of the fiscal year increased 14.3% to $946.5 million from $827.9 million in the same period of the prior year. For the first nine months of fiscal year 2009, the Company recorded operating income of $45.6 million and net income of $32.1 million, or $1.10 per diluted share. During the same nine month period in fiscal year 2008, the Company recorded operating income of $35.5 million and net income of $26.8 million, or $0.91 per share.

About PriceSmart

PriceSmart, headquartered in San Diego, owns and operates U.S.-style membership shopping warehouse clubs in Central America and the Caribbean, selling high quality merchandise at low prices to PriceSmart members. PriceSmart now operates 26 warehouse clubs in 11 countries and one U.S. territory (five in Costa Rica, four in Panama, three each in Guatemala and Trinidad, two each in Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Honduras; and one each in Aruba, Barbados, Jamaica, Nicaragua and the United States Virgin Islands).

This press release may contain forward-looking statements concerning the Company's anticipated future revenues and earnings, adequacy of future cash flow and related matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements containing the words "expect," "believe," "will," "may," "should," "project," "estimate," "scheduled," and like expressions, and the negative thereof. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including the following risks: the Company's financial performance is dependent on international operations which exposes the Company to various risks; any failure by the Company to manage its widely dispersed operations could adversely affect the Company's business; the Company faces significant competition; the Company faces difficulties in the shipment of and inherent risks in the importation of merchandise to its warehouse clubs; the Company is exposed to weather and other risks associated with international operations; declines in the economies of the countries in which the Company operates its warehouse clubs would harm its business; a few of the Company's stockholders own nearly one-half of the Company's voting stock, which may make it difficult to complete some corporate transactions without their support and may impede a change in control; the loss of key personnel could harm the Company's business; the Company is subject to volatility in foreign currency exchange; the Company faces the risk of exposure to product liability claims, a product recall and adverse publicity; a determination that the Company's long-lived or intangible assets have been impaired could adversely affect the Company's future results of operations and financial position; and the Company faces increased compliance risks associated with compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; as well as the other risks detailed in the Company's SEC reports, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on November 12, 2008. We assume no obligation and expressly disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this presentation or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.


                          PRICESMART, INC.
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
       (UNAUDITED-AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

                                  Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
                                       May 31,               May 31,
                                --------------------- --------------------
                                  2009       2008       2009       2008
                                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Revenues:
Net warehouse club sales        $  299,571 $  277,979 $  926,329 $ 811,382
Export                               1,038        385      2,779     1,092
Membership income                    4,518      4,094     13,268    11,811
Other income                         1,417      1,207      4,169     3,628
                                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Total revenues                     306,544    283,665    946,545   827,913
                                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Operating expenses:
Cost of goods sold:
Net warehouse club                 255,854    236,074    790,273   689,918
Export                                 968        364      2,629     1,034
Selling, general and
 administrative:
Warehouse club operations           28,197     26,495     84,025    75,749
General and administrative           7,989      7,455     23,341    22,625
Preopening expenses                    344          9        443       996
Asset impairment and closure
 costs (income)                       (48)        670        216       703
Provision for settlement of
 litigation, including changes
 in fair market value of put
 agreement                              --     (2,042)        --     1,344
                                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Total operating expenses           293,304    269,025    900,927   792,369
                                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Operating income                    13,240     14,640     45,618    35,544
Other income (expense):
Interest income                         76        254        317     1,013
Interest expense                      (685)      (437)    (1,875)     (950)
Other income (expense), net             26       (131)       (36)     (209)
                                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Total other income (expense)          (583)      (314)    (1,594)     (146)
                                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Income from continuing
 operations before provision
 for income taxes, loss of
 unconsolidated affiliates and
 minority interest                  12,657     14,326     44,024    35,398
Provision for income taxes          (3,960)    (3,675)   (11,697)   (8,286)
Loss of unconsolidated
 affiliates                             (8)        --        (20)       --
Minority interest                      (61)       (76)      (211)     (368)
                                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Income from continuing
 operations                          8,628     10,575     32,096    26,744
Income (loss) from discontinued
 operations, net of tax                 55         26        (27)       71
                                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Net income                      $    8,683 $   10,601 $   32,069 $  26,815
                                ========== ========== ========== =========
Basic income per share:
Continuing operations           $     0.30 $     0.37 $     1.11 $    0.93
Discontinued operations, net of
 tax                            $       -- $       -- $       -- $      --
                                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Net income                      $     0.30 $     0.37 $     1.11 $    0.93
                                ========== ========== ========== =========
Diluted income per share:
Continuing operations           $     0.30 $     0.36 $     1.10 $    0.91
Discontinued operations, net of
 tax                            $       -- $       -- $       -- $      --
                                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Net income                      $     0.30 $     0.36 $     1.10 $    0.91
                                ========== ========== ========== =========
Shares used in per share
 computations:
Basic                               29,010     28,914     28,929    28,848
                                ========== ========== ========== =========
Diluted                             29,202     29,224     29,164    29,316
                                ========== ========== ========== =========
Dividends per share             $       -- $       -- $     0.50 $    0.32
                                ========== ========== ========== =========


                       PRICESMART, INC.
                 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
       (UNAUDITED-AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)


                                                      May 31,   August 31,
                                                       2009       2008
                                                    ----------  ----------
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents                           $   39,035  $   48,121
Short-term restricted cash                                  10         536
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
 of $13 and $11 in May 2009 and August 2008,
 respectively                                            4,292       2,455
Merchandise inventories                                112,990     113,894
Deferred tax asset - current                             2,534       2,179
Prepaid expenses and other current assets               18,572      16,669
Notes receivable - short-term                               --       2,104
Assets of discontinued operations                        1,157       1,247
                                                    ----------  ----------
Total current assets                                   178,590     187,205
Long-term restricted cash                                  590         673
Property and equipment, net                            225,423     199,576
Goodwill                                                37,741      39,248
Deferred tax assets - long-term                         20,102      21,198
Other assets                                             3,796       3,512
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates                  7,607          --
                                                    ----------  ----------
Total Assets                                        $  473,849  $  451,412
                                                    ==========  ==========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings                                    5,795       3,473
Accounts payable                                        92,010      96,120
Accrued salaries and benefits                            8,444       8,271
Deferred membership income                               8,484       7,764
Income taxes payable                                     6,225       3,695
Common stock subject to put agreement                       --         161
Other accrued expenses                                  11,409      11,877
Dividend payable                                         7,411       4,744
Long-term debt, current portion                          3,608       2,737
Deferred tax liability - current                           198         486
Liabilities of discontinued operations                     291         277
                                                    ----------  ----------
Total current liabilities                              143,875     139,605
Deferred tax liability - long-term                       1,360       2,339
Long-term portion of deferred rent                       2,832       2,412
Accrued closure costs                                    3,558       3,489
Long-term income taxes payable, net of current
 portion                                                 3,403       5,553
Long-term debt, net of current portion                  28,919      23,028
                                                    ----------  ----------
Total liabilities                                      183,947     176,426
Minority interest                                          700         480
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 45,000,000 shares
 authorized; 30,314,588 and 30,195,788 shares
 issued, respectively, and 29,659,517 and
 29,615,226 shares outstanding (net of treasury
 shares), respectively                                       3           3
Additional paid-in capital                             376,043     373,192
Tax benefit from stock-based compensation                4,388       4,563
Accumulated other comprehensive loss                   (16,870)    (12,897)
Accumulated deficit                                    (60,244)    (77,510)
Less: treasury stock at cost; 655,071 shares as of
 May 31, 2009 and 580,562 shares as of August 31,
 2008                                                  (14,118)    (12,845)
                                                    ----------  ----------
Total stockholders' equity                             289,202     274,506
                                                    ----------  ----------
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity          $  473,849  $  451,412
                                                    ==========  ==========

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