For a short time the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index exceeded 13,000, a level not achieved since mid-May 2008, but retreated to roughly 12,965.69, towering +15.82 points or 0.12%. The Dow Jones is ahead more than 6.00% from the start of the year. Dow Stock, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) hammered the DJIA’s efforts of gaining 13,000 level after the company posted earnings that fell short of analysts’ estimate.

Wal-Mart delivered fourth quarter and full year ended January 31, 2012 financial results. Its fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 net sales registered as $122.3 billion, reported a boost of 5.8% from $115.6 billion in preceding year’s fourth quarter. Moreover, its quarterly net sales incorporated $2.4 billion of encouraging impact from the acquisitions of the Netto stores in the U.K as well as Massmart in South Africa. On the other hand its net sales comprised of just about $1.0 billion of pessimistic impact from currency exchange rates. Earlier than acquisitions along with a constant currency basis, its net sales moved up 4.5% to $120.9 billion.

WMT shares price recently fell -3.86% attained $60.07. WMT intraday price ranged $59.67 - $60.50 accompanying trading capacity of 23.90 million shares.

WMT has intra-day market capitalization $205.72 billion and an enterprise value at $266.23 billion. Trailing twelve months price to sales ratio of the stock was 0.49 while price to book ratio in most recent quarter was 3.20. In profitability ratios, net profit margin in past twelve months appeared at 3.77% whereas operating profit margin for the same period at 5.94%.

The company made a return on asset of 8.56% in past twelve months and return on equity of 23.11% for similar period. In the period of trailing 12 months it generated revenue amounted to $440.14 billion gaining $126.05 revenue per share. Its year over year, quarterly growth of revenue was 8.10% holding -2.90% quarterly earnings growth.

According to preceding quarter balance sheet results, the company had $7.06 billion cash in hand making cash per share at 2.06. The total of $59.32 billion debt was there putting a total debt to equity ratio 82.66. Moreover its current ratio according to same quarter results was 0.88 and book value per share was 19.54.

Looking at the trading information, the stock price history displayed that its S&P500 52 Week Change illustrated 4.19% where the stock 50 day moving average price remained $60.89 and while 200 Day Moving Average price reached $56.56.

WMT holds 3.42 billion outstanding shares with 1.78 billion floating shares where insider possessed 49.74% and institutions kept 31.30%.

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