Bribery allegations forecast to rain on Wal-Mart's earnings parade

Brad Ginesin submits:An investor who bought Wal-Mart (WMT) in 2000 would have paid between $44-$62 per share. At the midpoint of $53, Wal-Mart had a market capitalization of approximately $238 billion on its 4.5 billion shares outstanding. Its annual dividend of 24 cents yielded less than .5%. Earnings were $1.25 per share, with a P/E of 42. However, the growth prospects were great; this reminds one of investing in Amazon today.

By Selerity Research: By: Brendan Gilmartin Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) is scheduled to report 4Q 2013 earnings before the opening bell on Thursday, February 21. The release is typically available at 7:00 a.m. EST. Results from the world's largest retailer and constituent of the Dow Jones Industrial Average tend to heavily influence the direction of the equity index futures.

Neil Carvin submits: Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) earned $1.70 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the January-ending fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, up 36 percent from $1.25 in the same three months of the previous year.

By Selerity Research: By: Brendan Gilmartin, VP Research & ContentWal-Mart Stores (WMT) is scheduled to report 1Q 2014 earnings before the opening bell on Thursday, May 16. The release is typically available at 7:00 a.m. EST. Results from the world's largest retailer and constituent of the Dow Jones Industrial Average tend to heavily influence the direction of the equity index futures.

By Selerity Research: By: Brendan Gilmartin Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) is scheduled to report 1Q 2013 earnings before the opening bell on Thursday, May 17. The release is typically available at 7:00 a.m. EST. Results from the world's largest retailer and constituent of the Dow Jones Industrial Average tend to influence the direction of the equity index futures. The shares also trade in Frankfurt, Germany.

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Mark Riddix submits: I have been saying for some time now that an investment in Wal-Mart (WMT) is dead money. Shares of Wal-Mart were down nearly 4% Tuesday as the stock has dropped to $53 per share. The company released earnings and the results were a mixed bag.