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ISIN code: US9311421039
Sector: Retail
Industry: Food retail

Le actions of Walmart are listed on the NYSE US market under the ticker WMT.

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Company Description

La Walmart Stores Inc is a US multinational which operates in Retail. It is the largest chain in the world in the large-scale retail channel. It is also the largest private employer in the world with 2,2 million employees. It has around 10.524 stores in 27 countries. Walmart also owns the retail warehouses Sam's club. It operates as Walmart in the USA and Canada, Walmart of Mexico and Central America in Mexico and Central America and such Seiyu group in Japan.

Walmart is listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 1972 and since 1997 it has been included in the index Dow Jones Industrial Average.

The company is controlled by Walton family with 46% of the capital through an individual stake (11%) and through the Walton Enterprises LLC (35,7%).

Others main shareholders I'm:

• The Vanguard Group, Inc., 4,49%
• Capital Research & Management Co., 2,72%
• SSGA Funds Management, Inc., 2,24%
• BlackRock, 1,37%

The shares are currently trading at around $142.

Revenue in 2020 was $523,96 billion with net income of $14,88 billion.

The tagline is «Save Money, Live Better».

Economic and financial analysis of the company

Walmart was founded by sam walton in 1962. The first shop, called “Walton's Five and Dime”, opened at 105 N. Main Street in Bentonville. Today that first shop has become the Walmart Museum.

It was immediately a great success. Just five years after the first opening, there were 24 stores in Arkansas alone. Subsequently, its expansion to the United States begins: stores are opened in Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri and Oklahoma. On October 31, 1969 the company takes the name of Wal-Mart, Inc., changed a year later to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

In 1972 the company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

In 1975, there were 125 Walmart stores.

In 1987, 25 years after its opening, there were 1.198 stores and sales reached $16 billion.

Since 1990, Walmart has become the largest American retailer by turnover, surpassing its competitors Kmart e Sears.

Sam Walton died in 1992 and the company became the property of his heirs. A logo restyling takes place.

In 1994, Walmart acquired the warehouses Woolco inCanada.

In 1995, it expanded into Central and South America, opening stores in Mexico, Argentina and Brazil; with the first store in Vermont completes the presence throughout the United States.

From 1997 it began to expand in Europe. Takes over the supermarket chain in Germany Wertkauf and the shops Interspar for 1,3 billion marks. Due to the high competition in the German market, Walmart's low price strategy does not produce much competitive advantage. Thus, in 2006 Walmart decided to leave Germany by selling the stores to Metro, a German large-scale distribution company. The same failure occurred in South Korea and after entering the market in 1998, it will be released in 2006.

In 1999 in the United Kingdom it takes over for 10 billion dollars SO, a British supermarket chain specializing in the retail sale of food, clothing, toys and consumer goods. In May 2018 Walmart should have sold ASDA to its main competitor, Sainsbury's, for 10,1 billion dollars obtaining a 42% stake but the operation was blocked by the antitrust. In February 2021, the sale of ASDA to the private equity group is completed TDR Capital and to the consortium of brothers Zuber and Mohsin Issa, owners of the EG group for £6,8 billion. Walmart remains with a stake in the company.

In 2002 Walmart first appears in the "Fortune 500" as the largest American company with revenues of 219 billion and profits of 6,7 billion.

Since 2002 it has also been operating in Japan through the stores of Seiyu group.

In 2009 he acquired in Chile the Distribution and Service D&S SA and enters India through a 50/XNUMX partnership with the company Bharti.

In February 2010 buy Voodoo, Inc., a video streaming company, for about $100 million. It enters the African market by acquiring 51% of Massmart Holdings, a South African company operating in several countries.

Since the 2010s it has become the first multinational in the world by turnover.

In August 2016, Walmart acquired the online commerce platform Jet.com for 3.3 billion US dollars.

In February 2017, the company announced the acquisition of moosejaw, an online outdoor retailer, for approximately $51 million. In the same year, he took over the menswear company Bonobos for 310 million dollars and Parcel, a technology-based delivery company.

In May 2018 Walmart buy for 16 billion dollars 77% of Flipkart India's largest e-commerce company. This operation is the largest foreign direct investment ever made in India, but also the largest deal taken home by Walmart in its long history.

In January 2021, Walmart announces the launch of a fintech startup, with partner Ribbit Capital, to provide financial products to consumers and employees. In February 2021, it acquires Thunder Industries, which uses automation to create digital ads. In May 2021, buy the Israeli startup zeekit for 200 million dollars. Zeekit uses artificial intelligence to allow customers to try on clothing via a virtual platform.