Walmart Company Description

Company Profile Walmart Ticker: Save money. Live better. (WMT) wal-Mart Sector: Consumer Staples Industry: Food & Staples Retailing Sub-Industry: Hypermarkets & Super Centers Fiscal Year End: January 31 fDISCOUNT ITY Walmart Stores Inc. (WMT) was founded in 1962 by Sam Walton as a retail store that would offer "The Lowest Prices Anytime, Anywhere". The strategy proved Successful, aid the number of stores owned by the Walton family grew to 24 over the next five years. Walmart was incorporated in 1969, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972. Walmart went through a phase of rapid expansion in the late '80s and early '90s. During that period, it transformed from a regional retail giant to a national entity. 245m customers served every week around the world Walmart operates in 27 countries Today, Walmart is one of the world's largest publicly-traded corporations, with 29% of its revenues generated outside the US. The Walton family still owns more than 50% of the company. 10 countries are served by Walmart's e-commerce websites Business Model Walmart derives its strength from a well-knit supply chain and strong relationships with vendors. These two factors enable it to offer a 15-20% discount to its customers, which is the highest in the industry. Walmart's Business Segments Walmart Contribution from Segments as a % of Total Revenues Highest net sales per square foot among all other segments Greatest retail area among all segments Walmart US 59% Sam's Club 12% Walmart Intenational 29% Membership warehouse clubs Retail stores Restaurants Retail stores Online retail Online retail operations: www.walmart.com Online retail operations outside the US operations: www.samsclub.com Walmart US Walmart International Sam's Club Walmart US operates retail stores of various formats and sizes in the US and Puerto Rico. These include Supercenters, discount stores, Neighborhood Markets, etc. Walmart International operates wholly-owned subsidiaries, partially-owned subsidiaries and joint ventures under 69 banners in 27 countries around the world (e.g.Asda in UK, Walmex in Mexico, Seiyu in Japan and Best Price in India). Sam's Club operates what are known as 'membership warehouse stores'. A membership to Sam's Club entitles clients to higher discounts than what they can get at Walmart Supercenters and other retail units. Total Units Total Units 4,005* 6,148* Total Units 620* Supercenters Retail Stores 3,158 5,341 *As of January 31, 2013 Discount Stores Wholesale Stores 561 356 Neighborhood Markets and Other Small Formats Other 451 286 Company's Financials Stock Price Revenues FY13 $78* $469.2bn Market Cap Net Earnings FY13 $254bn* 5yr Revenue CAGR $17.1bn Average Daily Volume (90-day avg.) 4.4% 5.96m* shares Operating Margins FY13 Dividend Yield FY13 P/E Multiple (Forward lyr) 5.9% 14x 2.8% *As of November 6, 2013. SOURCES: Company Data, Bloomberg, SEC-filings BIDNESS etc. DISCLAIMER: Bidness Etc(TM) and related marks are owned by Bidness Etc. Any other trademarks appearing on this website are the property of their respective owners, and are not used to indicate the origin of goods or services offered or provided by Bidness Etc herein or to suggest approval for or affiliation with Bidness Etc.