Walmart Anaylsis Net sale increase 3.

4% Free cash flow decrease 11billion Earning per share increase Dividend increase attract investor Retune on investment remain constant

Startgy Start convenience format store Improve productivity initiatives throughout the stores, supply chain
and logistics to improve returns.improve operation expense

other Walmart International continues aggressive growth, adding sales in both emerging and mature markets. Net sales for fiscal 2011 grew 12 percent to $109 billion. Operating income increased to more than $5.6 billion, supported by more than 4,500 locations and almost 287 million square feet of selling space. Online store Walmart offers eCommerce sales through dedicated online platforms in seven countries, with the most significant being Walmart.com in the United States. ASDA.com, our U.K. grocery home shopping network, is now a meaningful business, serving 97 percent of all U.K. customers. The investments made in these platforms are helping to accelerate growth in other markets, including Brazil and China. Renewable energy Since October 2005, when our sustainability program was launched, our focus has been on three goals: be supplied 100 percent by renewable energy, create zero waste and sell products that sustain people and the environment. Sustainability is now ingrained in our business strategy, and we have broadened and deepened this commitment.

2011 Earnings: Second Quarter

Despite worries among customers and the continuing slide in same-store sales, Wal-Mart posted a higher-than-expected profit in its second quarter, the company said in August 2011. Net income at the company increased to $3.8 billion, or $1.09 a share, a penny better than analysts had projected. Its revenue rose 5.4 percent to $109.3 billion. In addition to strong expense management, Wal-Mart was getting inventory levels under control, while better sales at Sams Club and Wal-Marts international division also contributed to the healthier bottom line. Wal-Mart said its full-year profit should be higher than expected, at $4.41 to $4.51 a share, versus the $4.35 to $4.50 guidance it had previously given. That again seemed to be based on expense controls and growth overseas and at Sams, not on strong domestic sales. Background Wal-Mart, a chain of discount stores started by Sam Walton in 1962, has become a central figure in scores of social, economic and political debates, from health care to immigration to gun control. Supporters contend that the chain's legendary low prices have democratized consumption, allowing low-income households to afford flat-screen televisions and nine-layer lasagna. Critics say those low prices have depressed domestic wages and exported manufacturing jobs to foreign countries, hurting Americans more than helping them. All of which has made Wal-Mart the most scrutinized business in the country. Running the retailer, its former chief executive, H. Lee Scott, told The New York Times, is "like running for president of the United States." In 2008, Mr. Scott was succeeded by Michael T. Duke as the next chief executive and president. Mr. Scott continues as chairman. Wal-Mart won a huge victory in June 2011 when the Supreme Court threw out an enormous employment discrimination class-action suit against the company that had sought billions of dollars on behalf of as many as 1.5 million female workers. The suit claimed that Wal-Marts policies and practices had led to countless discriminatory decisions over pay and promotions. In its 5-to-4 majority opinion, the court essentially said that if lawyers brought a nationwide class action against an employer, they would have to offer strong evidence of a nationwide practice or policy that hurt the class. In the Wal-Mart case, the court wrote that the plaintiffs had not demonstrated that Wal-Mart had any nationwide policies or practices that discriminated against women.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., owner of one of the leading retail chain business has declared its financial reports for the year 2011. The company has also declared Global Responsibility Report and Proxy Statement for the year too. In the Wal-Mart annual report 2011, the company has provided a complete detail of its achievements in the last financial year. It has also declared its targets and priorities for the current year. CEO and President of Wal-Mart, Mike Duke has delightedly reported that the retail chain made significant positive developments in the last financial year. According to the reports, the company has earned a sum of $419 billion in the last financial year. It has also been reported that the company has paid back a sum of $19.2 billion to its share holders. There is no previous precedence in the history of the company. The amount has been paid to the share holders by share repurchases and dividend collection. The company has also declared that its team is working hard for developing the conditions significantly in the coming months. It also plans to pay better gains to people who have invested in their stocks. The company has discussed its business segment plans for the current year. It clearly indicates that the company has designed different strategies for improving the financial gains from its retail chains of Wal-Mart International, Wal-Mart US as well as Sams Club. As per reports, the top priority for the company for this current financial year is to increase its comparable store-sales income significantly. It also aims to develop the supercenters of Wal-Mart stores. The company also aims to bring new format to these stores for serving customers in a better way. The financial reports of the company indicate that the international segment has shown positive response in the last financial year and their net sales generation has increased by twelve percent. It has also been reported that the gains have been received with the addition of new 458 units to their existing stocks. They are hopeful to see more positive changes in the coming months. Sams Club units stocks have also made positive developments compared to the stocks of the previous financial year. The company has modified the terms and conditions of its memberships for adding more members to Sams Club and improving its sales as well as stock value. The company has always been careful about its global responsibility and has formulated new strategies for fulfilling the same in the right way.

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