WMT Profitability Analysis: Past Growth, Margins, Return on Capital, Free Cash Flow, and more - Walmart Inc - Alpha Spread

Walmart Inc
NYSE:WMT

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Market Cap: 641.2B USD
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Profitability Summary

We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

Past Growth

To be successful and remain in business, both growth and profitability are important and necessary. Net Income growth is often seen as a sign of a company's efficiency from an operational standpoint, but is influenced heavily by a company's goals and challenges and should therefore be assessed in conjunction with other metrics like revenue and operating income growth.

Margins

Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.

Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.

Earnings Waterfall
Walmart Inc

Revenue
665B USD
Cost of Revenue
-501.2B USD
Gross Profit
163.8B USD
Operating Expenses
-135.5B USD
Operating Income
28.2B USD
Other Expenses
-12.7B USD
Net Income
15.6B USD

Margins Comparison
Walmart Inc Competitors

Country Company Market Cap Gross
Margin
Operating
Margin
Net
Margin
US
Walmart Inc
NYSE:WMT
640.5B USD
25%
4%
2%
US
Costco Wholesale Corp
NASDAQ:COST
394.6B USD
13%
4%
3%
MX
Wal Mart de Mexico SAB de CV
BMV:WALMEX
994.8B MXN
24%
8%
6%
JP
Aeon Co Ltd
TSE:8267
3.3T JPY
37%
3%
0%
AU
Coles Group Ltd
ASX:COL
23.9B AUD
26%
5%
3%
US
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc
NYSE:BJ
11.8B USD
18%
4%
3%
TH
Siam Makro PCL
SET:MAKRO
380.9B THB
16%
4%
2%
FR
Carrefour SA
PAR:CA
10.3B EUR
19%
3%
1%
TH
Berli Jucker PCL
SET:BJC
103.2B THB
20%
8%
3%
BR
Atacadao SA
BOVESPA:CRFB3
16.7B BRL
19%
4%
0%
BR
Grupo Mateus SA
BOVESPA:GMAT3
16.3B BRL
22%
6%
4%
Country US
Market Cap 640.5B USD
Gross Margin
25%
Operating Margin
4%
Net Margin
2%
Country US
Market Cap 394.6B USD
Gross Margin
13%
Operating Margin
4%
Net Margin
3%
Country MX
Market Cap 994.8B MXN
Gross Margin
24%
Operating Margin
8%
Net Margin
6%
Country JP
Market Cap 3.3T JPY
Gross Margin
37%
Operating Margin
3%
Net Margin
0%
Country AU
Market Cap 23.9B AUD
Gross Margin
26%
Operating Margin
5%
Net Margin
3%
Country US
Market Cap 11.8B USD
Gross Margin
18%
Operating Margin
4%
Net Margin
3%
Country TH
Market Cap 380.9B THB
Gross Margin
16%
Operating Margin
4%
Net Margin
2%
Country FR
Market Cap 10.3B EUR
Gross Margin
19%
Operating Margin
3%
Net Margin
1%
Country TH
Market Cap 103.2B THB
Gross Margin
20%
Operating Margin
8%
Net Margin
3%
Country BR
Market Cap 16.7B BRL
Gross Margin
19%
Operating Margin
4%
Net Margin
0%
Country BR
Market Cap 16.3B BRL
Gross Margin
22%
Operating Margin
6%
Net Margin
4%

Return on Capital

Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.

Return on Capital Comparison
Walmart Inc Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
US
Walmart Inc
NYSE:WMT
640.5B USD
19%
6%
18%
11%
US
Costco Wholesale Corp
NASDAQ:COST
394.6B USD
31%
11%
27%
19%
MX
Wal Mart de Mexico SAB de CV
BMV:WALMEX
994.8B MXN
30%
12%
29%
20%
JP
Aeon Co Ltd
TSE:8267
3.3T JPY
3%
0%
5%
1%
AU
Coles Group Ltd
ASX:COL
23.9B AUD
32%
6%
17%
10%
US
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc
NYSE:BJ
11.8B USD
37%
8%
18%
11%
TH
Siam Makro PCL
SET:MAKRO
380.9B THB
3%
1%
4%
3%
FR
Carrefour SA
PAR:CA
10.3B EUR
8%
2%
8%
4%
TH
Berli Jucker PCL
SET:BJC
103.2B THB
3%
1%
4%
3%
BR
Atacadao SA
BOVESPA:CRFB3
16.7B BRL
0%
0%
9%
2%
BR
Grupo Mateus SA
BOVESPA:GMAT3
16.3B BRL
15%
8%
15%
14%
Country US
Market Cap 640.5B USD
ROE
19%
ROA
6%
ROCE
18%
ROIC
11%
Country US
Market Cap 394.6B USD
ROE
31%
ROA
11%
ROCE
27%
ROIC
19%
Country MX
Market Cap 994.8B MXN
ROE
30%
ROA
12%
ROCE
29%
ROIC
20%
Country JP
Market Cap 3.3T JPY
ROE
3%
ROA
0%
ROCE
5%
ROIC
1%
Country AU
Market Cap 23.9B AUD
ROE
32%
ROA
6%
ROCE
17%
ROIC
10%
Country US
Market Cap 11.8B USD
ROE
37%
ROA
8%
ROCE
18%
ROIC
11%
Country TH
Market Cap 380.9B THB
ROE
3%
ROA
1%
ROCE
4%
ROIC
3%
Country FR
Market Cap 10.3B EUR
ROE
8%
ROA
2%
ROCE
8%
ROIC
4%
Country TH
Market Cap 103.2B THB
ROE
3%
ROA
1%
ROCE
4%
ROIC
3%
Country BR
Market Cap 16.7B BRL
ROE
0%
ROA
0%
ROCE
9%
ROIC
2%
Country BR
Market Cap 16.3B BRL
ROE
15%
ROA
8%
ROCE
15%
ROIC
14%

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.

If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.

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