LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Discount retailer Wal Mart posted big increases on both its top and bottom lines for the quarter just finished.
But management guided towards slower sales growth across 2025.

"Our team delivered a great quarter, finishing off a strong year," Wal Mart boss Doug McMillan said.

"We crossed $100 billion in eCommerce sales and drove share gains as our customer experience metrics improved, even

during our highest volume days leading up to the holidays."

Total revenues for the three months ending on 31 December jumped by 5.7% versus one year before to reach $173.4bn.

Operating income rose 13.2% on adjusted basis.

Earnings per share were ahead by 5.3% to $1.80.

That EPS figure excluded a net gain of US 23 cents on equity and other investments.

At period end, Wal Mart held $9.9 of cash and cash equivalents.

Looking ahead, the company guided towards a first quarter consolidated net sales increase of between 4.0-5.0%, helped in part by a 100 basis point contribution from the leap year.

On an adjusted basis, earnings per share were seen coming in at between $1.48-1.56.

For all of fiscal year 2025, consolidated net sales were seen rising by 3.0-4.0% and adjusted EPS reaching $6.70-7.12.

The company's annual dividend was raised by 9%.

As of 1340 BST, shares of Wal Mart were retreating by 6.82% to $96.94.

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