Wal-Mart

[|Wal-mart]



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Stock symbol:
WMT

Stock Exchange:
NYSE

RSS Feeds from company:
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RSS Feeds from other sources:
rss url="http://finance.yahoo.com/rss/headline?s=WMT" link="true" number="4"

Industry:
Discount Variety Stores

What they produce:
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, toys, cameras and supplies, photo processing services, cellular phones, cellular service plan contracts, and prepaid service; 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 supermarkets, 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, 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, 2010, it operated 803 discount stores, 2,747 supercenters, 158 neighborhood markets, and 596 Sams Clubs in the United States; 43 units in Argentina, 434 in Brazil, 317 in Canada, 252 in Chile, 170 in Costa Rica, 77 in El Salvador, 164 in Guatemala, 53 in Honduras, 1 in India, 371 in Japan, 1,469 in Mexico, 55 in Nicaragua, 56 in Puerto Rico, and 371 in the United Kingdom, as well as 279 stores in the Peoples Republic of China. The company was founded in 1945 and is based in Bentonville, Arkansas

Current P/E Ratio:
11.99

Div & Yield:
1.46 (2.80%)

52 week High/Low:
47.77 - 57.90

Who is there competition:

 * **Pvt1** = [|Carrefour SA] ||
 * [|**COST**] = Costco Wholesale Corporation ||
 * [|**TGT**] = Target Corp. ||
 * [|**Industry**] = Discount, Variety Stores ||