How would you like to profit from Wal-Mart instead of having them profit from you. That would be different, in my case anyway. My wife and I spend plenty there.
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It seems like a person going to Wal-Mart (WMT) these days is taking a risk of exposure to some type of criminal or otherwise negative behavior. A search of Google News yielded a theft, indecent exposure, picketing and a shooting associated with a Wal-Mart stores, all on the first page of the search results. Maybe it has to do with Wal-Mart’s targeted market segment.
Wal-Mart’s stock price has been on the rise for the last five months, as shown below:
Wal-Mart’s rising stock price indicates that investors think the company’s prospects are improving, but investors may be a little disappointed in Wal-Mart’s upcoming earnings release on Tuesday, February 21, 2012. Two issues potentially getting in the way of Wal-Mart celebrating are Europe and gasoline prices.
With a significant portion of Wal-Mart’s revenue attributed to Europe, and with the recent volatility associated with European sovereign debt, Wal-Mart’s European results may not be so stellar. Additionally, the amount of money that Wal-Mart shoppers spend is inversely correlated with the price of gasoline. As the price of gasoline increases, Wal-Mart’s shoppers have less to spend at Wal-Mart and vice-versa. And, as the price of gasoline has increased over the timeframe of the results that will be reported, Wal-Mart shoppers probably spent less as a result.
In its most recent Q3 2012 earnings call, the company indicated it is executing well on its plan to broaden assortment, improve merchandising and reaffirm price leadership. Additionally, the company…
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