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This 9 page paper examines WalMart, the world’s largest retailer, as a potential investment. The paper starts with an overview of the company and then undertakes a ratio analysis using the financial years 2007 – 2011, looking at profitability efficiency, liquidity and the capital structure. The last part of the paper looks at the share performance. The bibliography cites 9 sources.
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9 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TS14_TEwal2011.doc
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5 Return on assets 7 Table 6 Return on equity 8 3.3 Liquidity 8 Table 7 Current ratio 8 3.4 Capital Structure 9 Table 8 Debt/equity ratio 9 4. Share Price 10 Figure 1 Share price movement 10 References 11 1. Introduction
WalMart is the worlds largest retailer and has proven itself to be able to cope with a recession. The ongoing performance of the company and the potential recovery of
the retail industry as the world moves slowly out of recession may make WalMart a form which may be worth considering as a stock investment. To assess WalMart as a
potential investment the background of the firm, the financial performance and the performance of the share price can all be considered. 2. Company Overview WalMart is an international retail
firm with supermarkets in many countries. Founded in 1962 by Sam Walton, the firm has grown to a position where they are competing in 28 different countries with 9,667 business
units, as well as the online sales (Wal-Mart, 2011). The companys major banners are the WalMart supermarket and Sams Club, which is the discount club. In many international markets, where
the firm has grown through acquisition, there has been the retention of the local names, with the company operating under 60 different banners internationally. The main market is the US
WalMart operation, which accounted for 62.1% of the net sales, international stores accounted for 26.1% of revenue and Sams club accounted for 11.8% of revenue1 (WalMart, 2011). In terms
of products sold the company sells more than simply groceries, however, groceries remain the most important segment, accoutring for 54% of the US WalMart sales, and 55% of Sams Club
sales2. The next most important lines at WalMart in the US is then entertainment, which included DVDs CDs etc accounting for 12% of sales, hardlines accounting for 11% of sales,
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