BENTONVILLE, Ark., Feb. 20 -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) today reported record sales and earnings for the quarter ended Jan. 31, 2007. Net sales for the fourth quarter were $98.090 billion, an increase of 10.9 percent over the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006. Income from continuing operations for the quarter was $3.940 billion, an increase of 8.8 percent from $3.621 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006.
Earnings per share from continuing operations were $0.95, up from $0.87 per share in the same prior year quarter. Fourth quarter earnings in fiscal 2007 were favorably impacted by a $98 million net tax benefit recorded in the Company's tax provision. This $0.02 per share net benefit arose primarily from the resolution of certain tax matters related to transfer pricing and the renewal of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit.
Net sales for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2007, were $344.992 billion, an increase of 11.7 percent over fiscal year 2006. Income from continuing operations for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2007, increased 6.7 percent to $12.178 billion, up from $11.408 billion in the prior year. Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2007, were $2.92, up from $2.72 in the prior year.
The dispositions of the Company's operations in South Korea and Germany, completed during the third quarter of fiscal year 2007, continue to be accounted for as discontinued operations in the accompanying financial statements.
"We are extremely pleased to close fiscal year 2007 with both record sales and earnings," said Lee Scott, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. president and chief executive officer. "The Wal-Mart associates around the world stepped up and delivered a wonderful fourth quarter and I am encouraged by their achievements as we head into the current fiscal year. Our Company's performance for the fiscal year was helped by a strong fourth quarter. Even if you take into account the discontinued operations, we still had record results."
Scott said that Wal-Mart customers around the world benefited from low prices.
"It's a reaffirmation of the proposition that's synonymous with Wal-Mart - - saving people money so they can live better," said Scott. "Sam Walton started our Company in 1962 with this simple principle. And this is the mission that drives our strategy around the world today."
Net sales were as follows (dollars in billions):
Three Months Ended Jan 31, Fiscal Year Ended Jan 31,
Percent Percent
2007 2006 Change 2007 2006 Change
Wal-Mart Stores $64,228 $60,218 6.7% $226,294 $209,910 7.8%
Sam's Club 11,128 10,655 4.4% 41,582 39,798 4.5%
International 22,734 17,545 29.6% 77,116 59,237 30.2%
Total Company $98,090 $88,418 10.9% $344,992 $308,945 11.7%
The 29.6 percent and 30.2 percent increases in the International segment's net sales include the impact of three acquisitions that occurred since the third quarter of fiscal 2006. These transactions include:
* the purchase of an additional stake in The Seiyu, Ltd., of which
Wal-Mart now owns approximately 53%
* the purchase of Sonae Distribuicao Brasil, S.A., now referred to as
Southern Brazil, and
* the purchase of a majority stake in Central American Retail Holding
Company, or CARHCO, of which the Company now owns 51 percent. CARCHO
is now operated as Wal-Mart Central America.
Wal-Mart Stores Segment:
For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007, the Wal-Mart Stores segment had operating income (income before net interest expense, income taxes, unallocated corporate overhead, minority interest and discontinued operations) of $5.248 billion, an increase of 11.3 percent, compared with $4.714 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006.
For the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2007, the Wal-Mart Stores segment had operating income of $17.029 billion, an increase of 11.1 percent, compared with $15.324 billion for fiscal 2006.
Sam's Club Segment:
The Sam's Club segment had operating income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 of $435 million, an increase of 15.4 percent, compared with $377 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006.
For the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2007, the Sam's Club segment had operating income of $1.512 billion, an increase of 9.2 percent, as compared with $1.385 billion for fiscal 2006.
International Segment:
The International segment had operating income from continuing operations of $1.513 billion for the most recent quarter, an increase of 32.0 percent, compared with $1.146 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006.
The International segment had operating income from continuing operations of $4.259 billion for fiscal 2007, an increase of 21.5 percent, compared with $3.506 billion for the same period in fiscal 2006.
Guidance:
For the first quarter, the Company expects U.S. comparable store sales to increase in the range of 1 to 3 percent. The Company expects earnings per share from continuing operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 to come in between $0.68 and $0.71, and for fiscal year 2008, the forecast is $3.15 to $3.23.
Comparable Sales:
Total U.S. comparable store sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2007 increased 1.6 percent, which is represented by a 1.3 percent increase for Wal-Mart Stores and a 3.1 percent increase for Sam's Club. Total U.S. comparable store sales for the fiscal year were 2.1 percent, which is comprised of a 1.9 percent increase for Wal-Mart Stores and a 2.9 percent increase for Sam's Club. The comparable store sales exclude the impact of fuel sales in the Sam's Club segment.
Including the impact of fuel sales, the Sam's Club and total U.S. comparable store sales figures for the quarter ended Jan. 31, 2007, would have been 1.9 and 1.4 percent, respectively. The Sam's Club and total U.S. comparable store sales figures for the year ended Jan. 31, 2007, would have been 2.5 and 2.0 percent, respectively.
Fuel sales impacted the Sam's Club and total U.S. comparable store sales figures for the quarter ended Jan. 31, 2007, by (1.2) and (0.2) percentage points, respectively.
Fuel sales impacted the Sam's Club and total U.S. comparable store sales figures for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2007, by (0.4) and (0.1) percentage points, respectively. Additional information regarding comparative store sales reconciliations for prior periods is available in the investor information area on the Company's web site referenced in the following paragraph.
After this earnings release has been furnished to the SEC, a pre-recorded call offering additional comments on the quarter will be available to all investors. Callers may listen to this call by dialing 203-369-1090. The information included in this release and the pre-recorded phone call will be available in the investor information area on the Company's web site at http://www.walmartstores.com/Investors .
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates Wal-Mart discount stores, supercenters, Neighborhood Markets and Sam's Club locations in the United States. The Company operates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. The Company's securities are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol WMT.
More information about Wal-Mart can be found by visiting http://www.walmartfacts.com . Online merchandise sales are available at http://www.walmart.com .
This release contains statements as to the Company's expectation for its comparable store sales estimate for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, its expectation for its earnings per share from continuing operations for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008 and its forecast of its earnings per share from continuing operations for all of its fiscal year 2008 that Wal-Mart believes are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are intended to enjoy the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by that Act. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, domestically and internationally, including, the cost of goods, competitive pressures, geopolitical conditions, inflation, consumer spending patterns and debt levels, currency exchange fluctuations, trade restrictions, changes in tariff and freight rates, changes in the cost of gasoline, diesel fuel, other energy, transportation, utilities, labor and health care, accident costs, casualty and other insurance costs, interest rate fluctuations, capital market conditions, weather conditions, storm-related damage to the Company's facilities, regulatory matters and other risks. The Company discusses certain of these factors more fully in its additional filings with the SEC, including its last annual report on Form 10-K and its most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC, and this release should be read in conjunction with that annual report on Form 10-K and that quarterly report on Form 10-Q, and together with all of the Company's other filings, including current reports on Form 8-K, made with the SEC through the date of this release. The Company urges you to consider all of these risks, uncertainties and other factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements contained in this release. As a result of these matters, changes in facts, assumptions not being realized or other circumstances, the Company's actual results may differ materially from the expected results discussed in the forward-looking statements contained in this release. The forward-looking statements made in this release are made only as of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update them to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
WAL-MART STORES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in millions except per share data)
SUBJECT TO RECLASSIFICATION
Three Months Ended Fiscal Year Ended
Jan. 31, Jan. 31,
2007 2006 2007 2006
Revenues:
Net sales $98,090 $88,418 $344,992 $308,945
Membership and other income 988 834 3,658 3,156
99,078 89,252 348,650 312,101
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales 75,565 68,382 264,152 237,649
Operating, selling,
general and administrative
expenses 17,080 14,978 64,001 55,739
Operating income 6,433 5,892 20,497 18,713
Interest:
Debt 361 324 1,549 1,171
Capital leases 69 76 260 249
Interest income (85) (78) (280) (242)
Interest, net 345 322 1,529 1,178
Income from continuing operations
before income taxes and
minority interest 6,088 5,570 18,968 17,535
Provision for income taxes 1,977 1,835 6,365 5,803
Income from continuing
operations before minority
interest 4,111 3,735 12,603 11,732
Minority interest (171) (114) (425) (324)
Income from continuing
operations 3,940 3,621 12,178 11,408
Discontinued operations,
net of tax --- (32) (894) (177)
Net income $3,940 $3,589 $11,284 $11,231
Net income per common share:
Basic income per share
from continuing operations $0.95 $0.87 $2.92 $2.73
Basic loss per share from
discontinued operations --- (0.01) (0.21) (0.05)
Basic net income per share $0.95 $0.86 $2.71 $2.68
Diluted income per share from
continuing operations $0.95 $0.87 $2.92 $2.72
Diluted loss per share from
discontinued operations --- (0.01) (0.21) (0.04)
Diluted net income per share $0.95 $0.86 $2.71 $2.68
Weighted-average number of
common shares:
Basic 4,153 4,166 4,164 4,183
Diluted 4,156 4,170 4,168 4,188
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period to conform to the
current presentation.
WAL-MART STORES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in millions)
SUBJECT TO RECLASSIFICATION
Jan. 31, Jan. 31,
2007 2006
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $7,373 $6,193
Receivables 2,840 2,575
Inventories 33,685 31,910
Prepaid expenses and other 2,690 2,468
Current assets of discontinued operations --- 679
Total current assets 46,588 43,825
Property and equipment, at cost 109,798 95,537
Less accumulated depreciation (24,408) (20,937)
Property and equipment, net 85,390 74,600
Property under capital leases 5,392 5,392
Less accumulated amortization (2,342) (2,127)
Property under capital leases, net 3,050 3,265
Goodwill 13,759 12,097
Other assets and deferred charges 2,406 2,516
Non-current assets of discontinued operations --- 1,884
Total assets $151,193 $138,187
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Commercial paper $2,570 $3,754
Accounts payable 28,090 25,101
Accrued liabilities 14,675 13,274
Accrued income taxes 706 1,340
Long-term debt due within one year 5,428 4,595
Obligations under capital leases due
within one year 285 284
Current liabilities of discontinued operations --- 477
Total current liabilities 51,754 48,825
Long-term debt 27,222 26,429
Long-term obligations under capital leases 3,513 3,667
Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations --- 129
Deferred income taxes and other 4,971 4,501
Minority interest 2,160 1,465
Commitments and contingencies
Common stock and capital in excess of par value 3,247 3,013
Retained earnings 55,818 49,105
Accumulated other comprehensive income 2,508 1,053
Total shareholders' equity 61,573 53,171
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $151,193 $138,187
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period to conform to the
current presentation.
WAL-MART STORES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in millions)
SUBJECT TO RECLASSIFICATION
Fiscal Year Ended
Jan. 31,
2007 2006
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $11,284 $11,231
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax 894 177
Income from continuing operations 12,178 11,408
Adjustments to reconcile income from
continuing operations to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 5,459 4,645
Other 1,128 484
Changes in certain assets and liabilities,
net of effects of acquisitions:
Increase in accounts receivable (214) (466)
Increase in inventories (1,274) (1,761)
Increase in accounts payable 2,344 2,425
Increase in accrued liabilities 588 1,002
Net cash provided by operating
activities of continuing operations 20,209 17,737
Net cash used in operating activities
of discontinued operations (45) (102)
Net cash provided by operating activities 20,164 17,635
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payments for property and equipment (15,666) (14,530)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment 394 1,042
Proceeds from disposal of certain international
operations, net 610 ---
Investment in international operations,
net of cash acquired (68) (601)
Other investing activities 223 (67)
Net cash used in investing activities
of continuing operations (14,507) (14,156)
Net cash provided by (used in)
investing activities of discontinued
operations 44 (30)
Net cash used in investing activities (14,463) (14,186)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Decrease in commercial paper (1,193) (704)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 7,199 7,691
Dividends paid (2,802) (2,511)
Payment of long-term debt (5,758) (2,724)
Purchase of Company stock (1,718) (3,580)
Other financing activities (567) (594)
Net cash used in financing activities (4,839) (2,422)
Effect of exchange rates on cash 97 (101)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 959 926
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year [A] 6,414 5,488
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year [B] $7,373 $6,414
[A] Includes cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations of
$221 million and $383 million at Jan. 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
[B] Includes cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations of
$221 million at Jan. 31, 2006.
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period to conform to the
current presentation.
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