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November 22, 2009 3:28 AM ET

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

(WMT:NYSE)

LAST $54.28 USD
CHANGE TODAY -0.26 -0.48%
VOLUME 15.1M
As of 4:00 PM 11/20/09 All times are local (Market data by Reuters is delayed by at least 15 minutes).

Snapshot of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT)

OPEN
$54.53
PREVIOUS CLOSE
$54.54
DAY HIGH
$54.87
DAY LOW
$54.00
52 WEEK HIGH
12/8/08 - $59.23
52 WEEK LOW
02/2/09 - $46.25
MARKET CAP
209.3B
AVERAGE VOLUME 3 mo
17.7M
DILUTED EPS TTM
$3.46
SHARES OUTSTANDING
3.9B
EX-DATE
12/9/09
P/E TTM
15.7x
DIVIDEND
$1.09
DIVIDEND YIELD
2.01%
K = Thousands  M = Millions  B = Billions
BUSINESS EXCHANGE RELATED TOPICWal-Mart

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WMT Details

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates retail stores in various formats worldwide. The company’s Walmart U.S. segment offers meat, produce, deli, bakery, dairy, frozen foods, floral, and dry grocery; health and beauty aids, household chemicals, paper goods, and pet supplies; electronics, cameras and supplies, photo processing services, cellular phones, cellular service plan contracts, and prepaid service and toys; fabrics and crafts, stationery and books, automotive accessories, hardware and paint, horticulture and accessories, sporting goods, outdoor entertaining, and seasonal merchandise; apparel, shoes, and jewelry; pharmacy and optical services; and home furnishings, housewares, and small appliances through discount stores, supercenters, and neighborhood markets, as well as through walmart.com. Its International segment includes various formats of retail stores and restaurants, including combination discount and grocery stores, supercenters, Sam’s Clubs, hypermarkets, cash-n-carry stores, department stores, and general merchandise stores. The company’s Sam’s Club segment offers merchandise, including hardgoods, softgoods, institutional-size grocery items, and selected private-label items under the MEMBER’S MARK, BAKERS & CHEFS, and SAM’S CLUB brands through warehouse membership clubs in the United States, as well as through samsclub.com. As of January 31, 2009, it operated 891 discount stores, 2,612 super centers, 153 Neighborhood Markets, and 602 Sam’s Clubs in the United States; and 28 units in Argentina, 345 in Brazil, 318 in Canada, 197 in Chile, 164 in Costa Rica, 77 in El Salvador, 160 in Guatemala, 50 in Honduras, 371 in Japan, 1,197 in Mexico, 51 in Nicaragua, 56 in Puerto Rico, and 358 in the United Kingdom, as well as 243 stores through a of joint ventures. The company was founded in 1945 and is based in Bentonville, Arkansas.

WMT Top Compensated Officers

Chief Executive Officer, President, Director,...
Age: 59
Total Annual Compensation: $1.1M
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice Pr...
Age: 56
Total Annual Compensation: $1.0M
Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Off...
Age: 42
Total Annual Compensation: $800.0K
Compensation as of Fiscal Year 2009.

Key developments for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT)

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Opens New Store in Zion Crossroads, Virginia

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced the opening of a new store in Zion Crossroads, Virginia. The new Zion Crossroads Walmart will employ approximately 250 associates. The layout of the store is easy to navigate, which will save customers time as they shop for everyday necessities.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2010

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. provided earnings guidance for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010. Based on its view of the business the company expects diluted earnings per share from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 to be between a $1.08 and a $1.12 per share.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Reports CapEx for the Third Quarter of 2009; Provides CapEx Outlook for the Full Year of 2009

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported CapEx for the third quarter of 2009. The company reported CapEx spending for the third quarter was $3.1 billion. For the nine months, CapEx spending of $8.9 billion. The company expects their capital expenditures for the year to be within the range of $12.5 billion to $13.1 billion.

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Industry Analysis

Valuation WMT Industry Range
Price/Earnings 15.7x
Price/Sales 0.5x
Price/Book 3.1x
Price/Cash Flow 15.5x
TEV/Sales 0.4x

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WMT transactions

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Buyback
June 5, 2009
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