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Wal-Mart vs. Industry Peers
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Wal-Mart Stores |
(NYSE:WMT) |
Target
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(NYSE:TGT) |
Kohl's |
(NYSE:KSS) |
J.C. Penney |
(NYSE:JCP) | |
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CAPS Community Rating We prefer 4-star or 5-star stocks. |
*** |
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*** |
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** |
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** |
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CAPS 1000 We like stocks rated "outperform" by 80% of top CAPS members. |
91.5% Outperform |
Yes |
85.9% Outperform |
Yes |
35.7% Outperform |
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52.9% Outperform |
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Five-Year Revenue Growth We like to see five-year revenue growth of at least 10%. |
7.9% |
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6.9% |
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8.3% |
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(1.3%) |
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Gross Margin (TTM) We like to see gross margins of 35% or higher. |
25.7% |
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31.4% |
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37.4% |
Yes |
36.3% |
Yes |
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Total Debt-to-Equity A total debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50 or less gets a check. |
0.7 |
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1.3 |
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0.3 |
Yes |
0.8 |
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Return on Equity We look for a minimum of 14% return on equity. |
21.3% |
Yes |
15.1% |
Yes |
12.5% |
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8.6% |
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