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Walmart U.S. Q2 comp sales grew 2.8% and Walmart U.S. eCommerce sales grew 37%

WMT | August 15, 2019

BENTONVILLE, Ark.

Company reports Q2 FY20 GAAP EPS of $1.26; Adjusted EPS of $1.27, led by strength at Walmart U.S., Walmart raises expectations for fiscal 2020 U.S. comp sales, operating income and EPS

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Walmart reports Q2 FY20 earnings

Total revenue was $130.4 billion, an increase of $2.3 billion, or 1.8%. Excluding currency, total revenue was $131.7 billion, an increase of $3.7 billion, or 2.9%.
Walmart U.S. comp sales increased on a two-year stacked basis by 7.3%, which is the strongest growth in more than 10 years. Segment operating income increased 4%, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of growth.
Walmart U.S. eCommerce sales growth of 37% includes strong growth in online grocery.
Sam’s Club comp sales increased 1.2%, and eCommerce sales grew 35%. Reduced tobacco sales negatively affected comp sales by 300 basis points.
Net sales at Walmart International were $29.1 billion, a decrease of 1.1%. Excluding currency, net sales were $30.4 billion, an increase of 3.3%. Strength in Walmex and China were offset by softness in the U.K. and Canada.
Operating income declined 2.9%, or 2.4% in constant currency, which was better than planned with strong results in the U.S. businesses. As expected, the inclusion of Flipkart this quarter negatively affected profit results.
Adjusted EPS excludes an unrealized loss, net of tax, of $0.01 on the company’s equity investment in JD.com for the second quarter of FY20.
FY20 adjusted EPS is now expected to range between a slight decrease and a slight increase compared with FY19 adjusted EPS.
Walmart U.S. surpassed 1,100 grocery delivery locations and has more than 2,700 pickup locations.
The company’s NextDay delivery service from Walmart.com now covers about 75% of the U.S. population.

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