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77.31 (1y: +18%)
Market Cap 251.9 B P/E(ttm) 15.30
Enterprise Value 297.67 B P/B 3.30
WMT- NYSE (USA)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
  • Currently 5/5
Business Predictability Rank: 5-Star
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 5-Star stocks: 12.1% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 3%.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc Research & Development: 0.0 ( as of Apr13)

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data WMT 10-Y Financials »

Definition

This is the expense the company spent on research and development.

Explanation

If competitive advantage is created by a patent or tech advantage, at some point it will disappear.

High R&D usually dictates high SG&A which threatens the competitive advantage.

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* All numbers are in millions except for per share data

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