May 14, 2013 (Fast Lane via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Hypermarkets & Super Centers industry with the highest EBITDA Growth (next year estimate vs. LTM). EBITDA Growth can be valuable in predicting future cash flow generation and earnings power. Pricesmart (NASDAQ:PSMT) is highest with EBITDA growth of 28.1%. PriceSmart, Inc. owns and manages international merchandising businesses. The Company licenses and owns membership stores using the trade name PriceSmart and PriceCostco. PriceSmart's international market consists of Latin America and Asia. The Company also operates domestic merchandising programs, including its Auto Referral Program and its Travel Program. Thus far today, Pricesmart has traded 9,000 shares, vs. average volume of 144,000 shares per day. The stock has underperformed the Dow (0.3% to the Dow's 0.5%) and underperformed the S&P 500 (0.3% to the S&P's 0.7%) during today's trading.

Following is Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) with EBITDA growth of 19.5%. Finishing up the top three is Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT), with EBITDA growth of 9.3%. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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