Walmart On Thursday, he said that revenues from the holiday quarter increased by about 4%, and sales in electronic trade increased by 20% in the USA, because the increase in the store and home delivery and home and deliveries Profits with buyers higher Increased results.
In the coming financial year, Discounter said that he expected net sales to increase by 3% to 4% and corrected operating income to get from 3.5% to 5.5% at a constant currency level. The company said it covers 150 point Takeover of Smart TV Vizio And after a year of jump in 2024.
In an interview with CNBC, financial director John David Rainey described consumer expenditure patterns as “permanent” and said: “There are no sharp changes we saw.”
He admitted, however, that “in the geopolitical landscape is far from certainty.”
About two -thirds of what Walmart sells is still grown or assembled in the USA Tariffs for imports from Mexico and Canada You enter, said that Walmart would “not be completely resistant.”
“We have lived in a tariff environment for the last seven or eight years and we will do what we know, how to do it,” he said. “We will cooperate with suppliers. They will lean in our private brand. If necessary, we will change the supply to take advantage of the lower costs, which we can then transfer to consumers. “
Since Walmart is not sure if the tariffs will come in next month, the company did not include them in its guidelines, said Rainey.
Here is what a large retail seller reported in the fourth tax quarter compared to Wall Street estimates, according to the LSEG analysts survey:
- Profit per share: Expected 66 cents compared to 64 cents
- Income: $ 180.55 billion was expected compared to $ 180.01 billion
In a three -month period, which ended on January 31, the net income of Walmart dropped to $ 5.25 billion, i.e. 65 cents per share, compared to USD 5.49 billion or 68 cents per share in the last period. Revenues increased from $ 173.39 billion in the quarter of the year.
Comparable sales, an industry indicator also known as sales in the same store, increased by 4.6% in the American Walmart business and 6.8% for Sam's Club, excluding fuel.
The sale of Walmart e-commerce in the USA increased by 20% compared to the period of the year. This meant 11. A quarter of two -digit profits in a row. Global sales of e-commerce increased by 16%.
In the Walmart USA segment, visit and purchases of customers increased because the transactions increased by 2.8%, and the average ticket increased by 1.8% year on year.
Because Walmart is the best grocery store in the US, investors often see him as a consumer health barometer. Investors tried to analyze whether more soft retail sales in the USA In January it was a sign or warning sign. Wall Street also tries to understand the potential impact of political decisions, such as tariffs, on consumer expenses.
The increase in e-commerce and newer Walmart initiatives operated in his favor in the fourth quarter. The advertising and external market market are small compared to Amazon, but they have recorded profits and fueled higher margins than Walmart's retail activities.
Rainey pointed to two -digit profits in the fourth quarter in the global segment of advertising, membership income and the Walmart implementation segment, which he packs and sends orders to third -party sellers.
“They are all a higher margin, faster growing parts of our activities, in which mathematics suggests that our margins grow over time,” he said. “To be honest, I don't see this end.”
Walmart also raised his dividend by 13% to 94 cents per action, which is the largest increase in over a decade.
From Wednesday, Walmart shares have increased by about 83% over the past year. Shares closed on Wednesday after USD 104.00, by about 15% so far this year and ahead of about 4% of S&P 500 profits in the same period.