Market Cap
US$409.2b
Last Updated
2021/01/19 23:01 UTC
Data Sources
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Executive Summary
Walmart Inc. engages in the retail and wholesale operations in various formats worldwide. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Earnings are forecast to decline by an average of 2.2% per year for the next 3 years
Snowflake Analysis
Solid track record established dividend payer.
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Share Price & News
How has Walmart's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: WMT is less volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 2% a week.
Volatility Over Time: WMT's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-3.7%
WMT
-0.6%
US Consumer Retailing
-0.4%
US Market
1 Year Return
24.1%
WMT
19.8%
US Consumer Retailing
19.5%
US Market
Return vs Industry: WMT exceeded the US Consumer Retailing industry which returned 19.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: WMT exceeded the US Market which returned 19.5% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
WMT | Industry | Market | |
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7 Day | -3.7% | -0.6% | -0.4% |
30 Day | -1.8% | 0.9% | 2.3% |
90 Day | -0.7% | 1.8% | 12.7% |
1 Year | 26.1%24.1% | 22.5%19.8% | 22.3%19.5% |
3 Year | 43.8%35.4% | 40.9%32.5% | 44.4%34.8% |
5 Year | 151.2%124.0% | 100.8%79.9% | 128.7%103.3% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Walmart's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Returns On Capital At Walmart (NYSE:WMT) Paint An Interesting PictureValuation
Is Walmart undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
17.3%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: WMT ($143.39) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($173.45)
Significantly Below Fair Value: WMT is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: WMT is poor value based on its PE Ratio (20.6x) compared to the US Consumer Retailing industry average (14.6x).
PE vs Market: WMT is good value based on its PE Ratio (20.6x) compared to the US market (21x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: WMT's earnings are forecast to decline next year, so we can't calculate its PEG ratio.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: WMT is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (5x) compared to the US Consumer Retailing industry average (2.6x).
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Future Growth
How is Walmart forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 24 analysts?
-2.2%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: WMT's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-2.2% per year).
Earnings vs Market: WMT's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-2.2% per year).
High Growth Earnings: WMT's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: WMT's revenue (2.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (10.3% per year).
High Growth Revenue: WMT's revenue (2.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: WMT's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (19%).
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Past Performance
How has Walmart performed over the past 5 years?
0.9%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: WMT has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: WMT's current net profit margins (3.6%) are higher than last year (2.8%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: WMT's earnings have grown by 0.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: WMT's earnings growth over the past year (36.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (0.9% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: WMT earnings growth over the past year (36.8%) underperformed the Consumer Retailing industry 57.8%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: WMT's Return on Equity (22.9%) is considered high.
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Financial Health
How is Walmart's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: WMT's short term assets ($73.6B) do not cover its short term liabilities ($88.1B).
Long Term Liabilities: WMT's short term assets ($73.6B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($75.2B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: WMT's debt to equity ratio (52.8%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: WMT's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 56.8% to 52.8% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: WMT's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (72.8%).
Interest Coverage: WMT's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (11.4x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Walmart current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
1.51%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: WMT's dividend (1.51%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.39%).
High Dividend: WMT's dividend (1.51%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (3.85%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: WMT's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: WMT's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (30.9%), WMT's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: WMT's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (39% payout ratio).
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
2.4yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Doug McMillon (54 yo)
6.92yrs
Tenure
US$22,105,350
Compensation
Mr. C. Douglas McMillon, also known as Doug, has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Walmart Inc. (formerly known as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) since February 1, 2014. Mr. McMillon served as the ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Doug's total compensation ($USD22.11M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD10.55M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Doug's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
President | 6.92yrs | US$22.11m | 0.054% $ 220.2m | |
Executive VP & CFO | 5yrs | US$8.80m | 0.011% $ 45.1m | |
Global CTO | 1.67yrs | US$45.90m | 0.0046% $ 18.8m | |
Executive VP | 2.92yrs | US$12.21m | 0.0076% $ 31.2m | |
Executive VP | 8yrs | US$9.87m | 0.0037% $ 15.1m | |
Executive VP | 1.92yrs | US$13.51m | 0.0018% $ 7.2m | |
Director of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
Executive VP | 2yrs | no data | no data | |
Executive VP of Global Governance | 2.42yrs | no data | 0.0048% $ 19.5m | |
Head of Sales | 2.58yrs | no data | no data | |
Chief Marketing Officer | 0.67yr | no data | no data | |
Executive VP of Global People & Chief People Officer | 0.92yr | no data | 0.00027% $ 1.1m |
2.4yrs
Average Tenure
52yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: WMT's management team is considered experienced (2.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
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President | 6.92yrs | US$22.11m | 0.054% $ 220.2m | |
Lead Independent Director | 2.58yrs | US$333.15k | 0.00047% $ 1.9m | |
Independent Director | 11yrs | US$302.20k | 0.00095% $ 3.9m | |
Director | 43yrs | US$275.01k | 0.11% $ 465.2m | |
Chairman | 5.58yrs | US$500.06k | 0.019% $ 79.4m | |
Independent Director | 1.92yrs | US$317.95k | 0.00015% $ 613.8k | |
Independent Director | 8.5yrs | US$300.63k | 0.0017% $ 7.1m | |
Independent Director | 2.92yrs | US$293.03k | 0.00033% $ 1.4m | |
Independent Director | 9yrs | US$274.94k | 0.0011% $ 4.6m | |
Independent Director | 3.58yrs | US$275.98k | 0.00032% $ 1.3m | |
Director | 4.58yrs | US$295.07k | 0.0017% $ 6.8m |
5.6yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: WMT's board of directors are considered experienced (5.6 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: WMT insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Walmart Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Walmart Inc.
- Ticker: WMT
- Exchange: NYSE
- Founded: 1945
- Industry: Hypermarkets and Super Centers
- Sector: Consumer Retailing
- Market Cap: US$409.228b
- Shares outstanding: 2.83b
- Website: https://www.stock.walmart.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Walmart Inc.
- 702 SW 8th Street
- Bentonville
- Arkansas
- 72716
- United States
Listings
Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
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WMT | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Shares | US | USD | Apr 1972 |
WMT | BVL (Bolsa de Valores de Lima) | Yes | Common Shares | PE | USD | Apr 1972 |
WMT | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Shares | DE | EUR | Apr 1972 |
WMT * | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | Common Shares | MX | MXN | Apr 1972 |
WMT | SWX (SIX Swiss Exchange) | Yes | Common Shares | CH | CHF | Apr 1972 |
WMT | XTRA (XETRA Trading Platform) | Yes | Common Shares | DE | EUR | Apr 1972 |
0R1W | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Shares | GB | USD | Apr 1972 |
WMT | BVC (Bolsa de Valores de Colombia) | Yes | Common Shares | CO | COP | Apr 1972 |
WMT | SNSE (Santiago Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Shares | CL | USD | Apr 1972 |
WMT-U | ETLX (Eurotlx) | Yes | Common Shares | IT | EUR | Apr 1972 |
WMT | WBAG (Wiener Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Shares | AT | EUR | Apr 1972 |
WMT | BASE (Buenos Aires Stock Exchange) | CEDEAR EACH 6 REP 1 | AR | ARS | Jul 2001 | |
WALM34 | BOVESPA (Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paulo) | BDR EACH 16 REP 1 COM | BR | BRL | Dec 2011 |
Biography
Walmart Inc. engages in the retail and wholesale operations in various formats worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. It operates supercente...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2021/01/19 23:01 |
End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/19 00:00 |
Earnings | 2020/10/31 |
Annual Earnings | 2020/01/31 |
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