Walmart reports net profit for fiscal year 2021-22


02/18/2022

The consolidated net profit of the world's largest retailer, US-based Walmart, rose 1.2% to $13.673 billion for fiscal year 2021-2022 (ended 28 January), the company said in a press release.



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Walmart's diluted earnings per share were $4.87, up from $4.75 a year earlier. Walmart's total revenue rose 2.4 per cent year-on-year to $572.754 billion.

The company reported consolidated net profit of $3.562 billion in the latest quarter of the fiscal, compared with a net loss of $2.091 billion a year earlier. 

Diluted earnings per share were $1.28 after a loss of $0.74 a year ago. The company's total revenue for the fourth quarter rose 0.5% to $152.871 billion. Analysts had expected a figure of $151.74 billion.

The company expects comparable sales growth of more than 3% in 2022-2023 and capital expenditure to account for 2.5-3% of revenues.

Walmart shares are up 3.2% in pre-market trading.

source: cnbc.com