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Despite reporting strong results for its latest financial year, Walmart ,WMT+0.23%, The stock was submerged in early trade on Thursday after the retailer issued conservative guidance for his upcoming year.
Bentonville, Arkansus-based Walmart estimated its annual sales for the end of January 2026, which is slightly lower than the expectations of analysts, adjusted operating operating income between 3.5% and 5.5%. That guidance includes Headwind stems from Walmart $ 2.3 billion acquisition TV producer wisio, which was Final form In December, and because 2024 was a leap year.
Although Walmart usually issues more conservative guidance, the company has increased the expectations of investors. Give your best performance since 1998,
The stocks fell by 8% in pre-market trading. But those disadvantages decrease compared to the large -scale benefits of stock compared to the previous year, which come up to about 71%.
Walmart said that equal-store sales for its US division increased by 4.6% in the previous quarter, which increased by the company’s ability to attract high-or-ore homes, while its-commerce businesses in sales Refined 20% increase. According to estimates compiled by FactSet, the revenue increased by 4.1% to $ 180.6 billion for a period of unanimously by analysts. ,FD+1.14%,Adjusted income per share came in 66 cents, above expectations for 65 cents.
For the whole year, the revenue rose by 5.1% to $ 681 billion, said the company said, while operating income increased by 8.6% to $ 2.3 billion.
CEO Doug McMillan said in a statement, “We have an ecommerce business inspired by low prices, a rising classification and rapid delivery time,” CEO Doug McMillan said in a statement. “We will focus on development, improve operating margin, and strengthen strong (return to investment) as we invest to serve our customers and members.”
Walmart said that on Thursday, it would increase its annual cash dividend for its last financial year by 13% to 94 cents per share, which would lead to its biggest increase in more than a decade. The company has taken the annual dividend for 52 consecutive years, CFO John David Renny said statement,
