Walmart has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.
GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:
1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its
Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3.
Altman Z-Score.
Walmart's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 10.44.
Walmart's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.09.
As of today, Walmart's Altman Z-Score is 5.10.
Competitive Comparison
For the Discount Stores subindustry, Walmart's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Walmart Financial Strength Distribution
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Walmart's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Walmart's Financial Strength falls into.
Walmart Financial Strength Calculation
GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors
A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.
1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.
Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:
Walmart's Interest Expense for the
months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-695 Mil. Its Operating Income for the
months ended in Jan. 2024 was $7,254 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $54,784 Mil.
Walmart's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
Walmart's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is
3. Altman Z-Score.
Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.
The zones of discrimination were as such:
When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.
Walmart has a Z-score of 5.10, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.
Good Sign:
Altman Z-score of 5.1 is strong.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Walmart (WMT) Business Description
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
702 S.W. 8th Street, Bentonville, AR, USA, 72716
Walmart serves as the preeminent retailer in the United States, with its strategy predicated on superior operating efficiency and offering the lowest priced goods to consumers to drive robust store traffic and product turnover. Walmart augmented its low-price business strategy by offering a convenient one-stop shopping destination with the opening of its first supercenter in 1988.Today, Walmart operates over 4,700 stores in the United States (5,300 including Sam's Club) and over 10,000 stores globally. Walmart generated over $420 billion in domestic namesake sales last year, with Sam's Club contributing another $84 billion to the firm's top line. Internationally, Walmart generated $100 billion in sales. The company serves around 240 million customers globally each week.
Executives
| John D Rainey |
officer: Executive Vice President |
C/O PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC., 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95131 |
| Jim C Walton |
director, other: Director |
C/O WALTON ENTERPRISES, INC., P.O. BOX 1860, BENTONVILLE AR 72712 |
| S Robson Walton |
director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board |
C/O WALTON ENTERPRISES, INC., P.O. BOX 1860, BENTONVILLE AR 72716-0105 |
| Alice L Walton |
10 percent owner |
110 N.W. SECOND STREET, SUITE 300, BENTONVILLE AR 72712 |
| C Douglas Mcmillon |
officer: Executive Vice President |
702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716 |
| John R. Furner |
officer: Executive Vice President |
702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716 |
| Rachel L Brand |
officer: Executive Vice President |
702 S.W. 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716 |
| Christopher James Nicholas |
officer: Executive Vice President |
702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716 |
| David Chojnowski |
officer: Senior Vice President |
5505 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33126 |
| Daniel J Bartlett |
officer: Executive Vice President |
702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716 |
| Randall L Stephenson |
director |
208 S. AKARD ST., DALLAS TX 75202 |
| Judith J Mckenna |
officer: Executive Vice President |
702 S.W. 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716 |
| M. Brett Biggs |
officer: Executive Vice President |
702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716 |
| Marc E. Lore |
officer: Executive Vice President |
443 GREENWICH STREET, PHA, NEW YORK NY 10013 |
| Kathryn J. Mclay |
officer: Executive Vice President |
702 S.W. 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716 |
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