136 billion USD in sales at Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart had a weaker performance than expected in the fourth quarter of its fiscal year ended at the end of January – portfolio.hu wrote. Profit from the period lagged behind the analytical consensus and the online sales slowed down during the Christmas season.

The major figures of the fourth quarter:

Wal-Mart reached 136.3 billion USD in the November-January quarter, which is an increase of 4.1 percent, compared to the same period of last year. Compared to the previous year, Wal-Mart’s US comparable earnings increased by 2.6 percent compared to last year, while Sam’s Club revenues rose 2.4 percent without revenues from fuel. (portfolio.hu)