FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

Financial Analysis

Financial Analysis

Wal Mart

Wal-Mart is one of the most renowned retail stores of the world. For several years, it has remained at the top brands of the world. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., functions as the chain of discount departmental, largest grocery retailer store and warehouse. The company plan was initiated by Sam Walton in 1962. In 1972, it was incorporated in the New York Stock Exchange list and was branded as Walmart in 2008. According to the Forbes Global 2000 list, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is considered as 18th largest public corporation and one of the largest public corporations as per the revenue generation, of United States of America.

It is also considered as one of the largest employer around the world with almost 2million people working under the banner of Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., run around 8500 stores (approximately) in 15 different countries around the world, with different retail names. In USA, it functions under its own name, whereas in some states like Mexico, it operates as Walmex. Internationally it operates as Asda (UK), Seiyu (Japan), Best Price (India) and many more. Its operations in Korea, Germany had been unsuccessful. Competing in a monopolistically competitive market, Wal-Mart is an international retail organization that has been established with the objective of becomes a global low-cost provider and simultaneously giving out the best and most cost-effective discounts to both its warehouses. The low cost production has been depicted through the financials of the company (Calomiris, Charles, 2009, pp. 6-52).

Inventories and fixed assets constitute the major portion of the asset side of the balance sheet. These fixed assets include plants, assets, land, machinery and building. The liability side of the balance sheet mostly includes the long term debt and current liabilities of the company. The current liabilities of the company are pretty high ...