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Ocean Finance Loans:
Market Cap
$216,330m
Change Today
$0.93 (1.74%)
Share Price
$54.45
Wal Mart Stores Overview
Wal-Mart Stores is the world's biggest retailer, operating a number of retailing formats in all 50 states in the US. The company operates three divisions: The Wal-Mart Stores, which includes its discount stores, Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets, in the US; The SAM's CLUB warehouse membership clubs; and the International business, which includes all of its operations in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, Germany, Korea, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. In 1999, Wal-Mart completed its purchase of UK supermarket, ASDA.
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Income & Efficiency
| Latest | F'cast | |
| Div Yield | 1.6% | 1.7% |
| Div Cover | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Op Mrgn | 5.9% | 5.3% |
| ROCE | 21.2% |
Valuation
| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 17.4 | 15.7 |
| PEG | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| Pr/Revenue | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Pr/Book | 3.3 |
Growth
| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 8.6% | 8.3% |
| PBT | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| EPS | 15.5% | 10.7% |
| DPS | 31.3% | 8.3% |
Wal Mart Stores Fundamentals
| Year Ending | Revenue ($m) | Pre-tax ($m) | EPS | P/E | PEG | EPS Grth. | Div | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-04 | 258,681.00 | 14,193.00 | 403.51¢ | 13.3 | 0.1 | +100% | n/a | 0.0% |
| 31-Jan-05 | 287,989.00 | 16,105.00 | 241.00¢ | 21.7 | n/a | -40% | 26.00¢ | 0.5% |
| 31-Jan-06 | 308,945.00 | 17,535.00 | 268.00¢ | 17.2 | 1.6 | +11% | 60.00¢ | 1.3% |
| 31-Jan-07 | 344,992.00 | 18,968.00 | 271.00¢ | 17.6 | 17.6 | +1% | 67.00¢ | 1.4% |
| 31-Jan-08 | 374,526.00 | 20,198.00 | 313.00¢ | 16.2 | 1.0 | +16% | 88.00¢ | 1.7% |
Wal Mart Stores Forecasts
| Year Ending | Revenue ($m) | Pre-tax ($m) | EPS | P/E | PEG | EPS Grth. | Div | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-09 | 405,695.25 | 21,579.30 | 346.55¢ | 15.7 | 1.5 | +11% | 95.30¢ | 1.7% |
| 31-Jan-10 | 424,097.00 | 22,884.34 | 374.23¢ | 14.5 | 1.8 | +8% | 104.55¢ | 1.9% |
Covering analysts: Actual, Argus Research, Bank of America Securities, Barclays Capital, Bernstein Research, BMO Capital Markets US, Citigroup Investment Research, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Research, FTN Midwest Securities, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, Leon Frazer & Associates, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Keegan, Morgan Stanley, Rochdale Securities, Standard & Poors, ThinkPanmure, Wachovia Securities, William Blair
Wal Mart Stores ShareCast News
| US open: Mixed economic data leaves investors un... | 13-Nov-2008 | ShareCast |
| Wal Mart lifts sales, trims guidance | 13-Nov-2008 | ShareCast |
| US close: Shares collapse on economic woes | 04-Sep-2008 | ShareCast |
Wal Mart Stores Top Newspaper Links
| Dell loses weekend retail battle, survey suggests | 02-Dec-2008 | BayArea.com |
| E-Retailers Step Up Deals | 02-Dec-2008 | Washington Post |
| Wal-Mart worker killed at 5 a.m. sale | 29-Nov-2008 | Chicago Tribune |
Wal Mart Stores Market Data
| Currency | US Dollars |
| Share Price | $54.45 |
| Change Today | $0.93 |
| 52 Week High | $63.17 |
| 52 Week Low | $45.72 |
| Volume | 25,215,291 |
| Shares Issued | 3,973.00m |
| Market Cap | $216,330m |
| Beta | 0.62 |
| RiskGrade | 245 |
What The Brokers Say
| Strong Buy | 15 |
| Buy | 2 |
| Neutral | 4 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 21 |
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.
Wal Mart Stores Dividends
| No dividends found |
Trades for --n/a
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 16:01 | 1,218,700 @ $54.38 |
| 16:01 | 60,400 @ $54.38 |
| 15:59 | 200 @ $54.47 |
| 15:59 | 2,800 @ $54.49 |
| 15:59 | 900 @ $54.49 |