Walmart Inc., established by Sam Walton in 1962 and based in Bentonville, Arkansas, is a global retail giant with over 10,500 stores and numerous eCommerce websites across 19 countries. The company is renowned for its diverse range of products, including groceries, health and wellness items, technology, apparel and home goods, all available at competitive prices. With a recent annual revenue of $611.3 billion, Walmart stands as the world's largest company by revenue, reflecting its significant presence in the retail industry.
In the third quarter of 2023, Walmart's sales grew by 8.7% to $152.8 billion, with strong performance in the US comp sales, which grew by 8.2%, and eCommerce, which was up by 16%. Looking ahead, analysts predict that Walmart's Q4 2023 revenues will be around $157.1 billion, slightly below previous estimates. For the full year 2024, Walmart is expected to continue its growth trajectory, with Trefis estimating the company's revenue to reach $633.7 billion, up 4% year-over-year. The company's strategic focus on convenience and digital innovation is expected to drive future growth.
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Over the last 12 months, Walmart's shares have ranged in value from as little as $47.8248 up to $61.66. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Walmart's is 0.494. This would suggest that Walmart's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Historical closes compared with the last close of $60.16
| 1 week (2024-04-18) | 1.06% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-03-26) | -0.92% |
| 3 months (2024-01-25) | -63.38% |
| 6 months (2023-10-26) | -62.67% |
| 1 year (2023-04-25) | -60.14% |
| 2 years (2022-04-26) | -61.00% |
| 3 years (2021-04-26) | -56.53% |
| 5 years (2019-04-25) | -40.75% |
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Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Walmart P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
Walmart's current stock price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 31x. In other words, Walmart stocks trade at around 31x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 09, 2023 (20.44). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Walmart's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.4381. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Walmart's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Walmart's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $38.9 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Walmart's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
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