Case Study for Corporate Finance

Financial Analyst of Wal-Mart

Financial Analyst of Wal-Mart

Member

1. Phạm Huyền Oanh

2. Nguyễn Thảo Hạnh

3. Nguyễn Minh Hùng

4. Nguyễn Thị Thùy Linh

5. Trần Huỳnh Thanh Tùng

6. Phạm Nguyễn Đại Nam Phong

Member

7. Phạm Huyền Oanh

8. Nguyễn Thảo Hạnh

9. Nguyễn Minh Hùng

10. Nguyễn Thị Thùy Linh

11. Trần Huỳnh Thanh Tùng

12. Phạm Nguyễn Đại Nam Phong

Group 2

Group Assignment

Group 2

Group Assignment

* CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCE

Wal-Mart – The giants in the retail sector

Basic information about Wal-Mart

II. MAIN TOPICS

Working Capital Management of Wal-Mart

How Wal-Mart Raise Capital

Wal-Mart’s Capital Structure Policy

Payout policy of Wal-Mart

III. CONCLUSION

Recommendation

References

I. INTRODUCE

Wal-Mart – The giants in the retail sector

Wal-Mart is multinational retail corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's third largest public corporation, according to the Fortune Global 500 list in 2012, the biggest private employer in the world with over two million employees, and is the largest retailer in the world. Wal-Mart remains a family-owned business, as the company is controlled by the Walton family, who own a 48 percent stake in Wal-Mart. It is also one of the world's most valuable companies.

The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962, incorporated on October 31, 1969, and publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972. It is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. Wal-Mart is also the largest grocery retailer in the United States. In 2009, it generated 51 percent of its US$258 billion sales in the U.S. from grocery business. It also owns and operates the Sam's Club retail warehouses in North America.

Wal-Mart has 8,500 stores in 15 countries, under 55 different names. The company operates under the Wal-Mart name in the United States, including the 50 states and Puerto Rico. It...