Wal Mart Stores Inc (WMT) SEC Filing 10-K Annual report for the fiscal year ending Friday, January 31, 2014

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Exhibit 99.1



For Immediate Release Media Relations Contact Randy Hargrove 800-331-0085	Investor Relations Contact Carol Schumacher 479-277-1498
	Pre-recorded management call 877-523-5612 (U.S. and Canada) 201-689-8483 (other countries) Passcode: 9256278 (Walmart)

Walmart reports Q4 underlying¹ EPS of $1.60,

Fiscal 2014 underlying¹ EPS of $5.11


•	Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Walmart) reported fourth quarter diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (EPS) of $1.34, which includes the impact of discrete items detailed in this press release. Underlying¹ EPS for the quarter was $1.60. Last year's EPS for the fourth quarter was $1.67.


•	The company reported EPS for fiscal 2014 of $4.85, which includes certain discrete items that impacted the fourth quarter. Underlying¹ EPS for fiscal year 2014 was $5.11, a 2.0 percent increase over last year's reported EPS of $5.01.


•	Consolidated net sales reached $473.1 billion for the year, an increase of $7.5 billion, or 1.6 percent. On a constant currency basis,¹ net sales would have increased 2.5 percent to $477.5 billion. Currency negatively impacted net sales by approximately $5.1 billion, and acquisitions added approximately $0.7 billion.

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Consolidated operating income was $26.9 billion for the year, a decrease of 3.1 percent. The company had certain discrete items that impacted operating income by approximately $0.9 billion or 3.3 percent. Excluding these items, underlying¹ operating income increased 0.2 percent to $27.8 billion. Walmart U.S., with operating income growth of 4.0 percent, was the major contributor to Walmart's underlying¹ profit growth.


•	Walmart U.S. grew net sales 2.4 percent in the quarter and comp sales declined 0.4 percent in the 14-week period ended Jan. 31, 2014. Comp sales for the Neighborhood Market format rose approximately 5.0 percent.


•	Walmart U.S. will increase capital expenditures for fiscal 2015 to accelerate the rollout of small format stores, both Neighborhood Market and Walmart Express.


•	Walmart International grew annual net sales to $136.5 billion, an increase of 1.3 percent. On a constant currency basis,¹ International net sales would have increased 4.6 percent to $140.9 billion.


•	Global eCommerce sales, including acquisitions, grew to more than $10 billion during fiscal 2014.


•	The company returned $12.8 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends during the year. [Note: Please see separate release on dividend for fiscal 2015, dated Feb. 20, 2014.]


•	The company issued fiscal 2015 first quarter and fiscal year EPS guidance ranges of $1.10 to $1.20 and $5.10 to $5.45, respectively.

¹See additional information at the end of this release regarding non-GAAP financial measures.

The following information was filed by Walmart Inc. (WMT) on Thursday, February 20, 2014 as an 8K 2.02 statement, which is an earnings press release pertaining to results of operations and financial condition. It may be helpful to assess the quality of management by comparing the information in the press release to the information in the accompanying 10-K Annual Report statement of earnings and operation as management may choose to highlight particular information in the press release.

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