Wal-Mart Fundamentals
What does the company do?
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Walmart) serves customers and club members more than 200 million times per week at more than 8,000 retail units under 53 different banners in 15 countries. The Company operates in three business segments: Walmart U.S. and Sam’s Club in the United States, and Walmart International in 14 countries and Puerto Rico. In January 2009, the Company acquired 57% of D&S S.A.


How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.

  • Wal-Mart one-year sales: 403.68 Bil.
    Difference from the average for the Discount, Variety Stores group: 29.86%
  • Wal-Mart one-year income: 13.52 Bil.
    Difference from the average for the Discount, Variety Stores group: 31.37%

    Sales & Income (past 12 months)CompanyIndustry
    Sales403.68 Bil 310.85 Bil 
    Income13.52 Bil 10.29 Bil 


How fast is the company growing?

  • Wal-Mart one-year sales growth: -0.40%.
    Difference from the average for the Discount, Variety Stores group: NA pct. pts.
  • Wal-Mart one-year income growth: 2.80%.
    Difference from the average for the Discount, Variety Stores group: 2.10 pct. pts.

    Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months)CompanyIndustry
    Sales Growth -0.40%  -0.40% 
    Income Growth 2.80%  0.70% 


How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.

  • Wal-Mart one-year net profit margin: 3.5%
    Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -0.1 pct. pts.
    Difference from the average for the Discount, Variety Stores group: 0.2 pct. pts.

    Net profit margins (%)
    Company3.5% 
    Company 5-Yr Avg.3.6% 
    Industry3.3% 


How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.

  • Wal-Mart debt/equity ratio: 0.70.
    Difference from the average for the Discount, Variety Stores group: 1.45%.

     CompanyIndustry
    Debt/equity ratio0.70 0.69 
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