What is the net income for the current fiscal year? Is it up or down from the prior year? Why would this information be important to investors?
Walmarts net income for the current fiscal year is $27,801 million. Last year net income increased from the following years 2012 net income of $26,558 million. Walmart has had an continuous increase in net income from the year 2009. Year Net Income Percentage
2009 22,767 100 2010 24,002 105 2011 25,542 112 2012 26,558 117 2013 27,801 122
This information important to Walmart investors because most investors invest more to a company earning revenue and growing. Invertores do not like to invest in a company tha is not profiting.
What is the ending balance in stockholders’ equity? Why would a labor union potentially be interested in this information?
Walmart’s ending balance in stockholders’ equity is $76,343 million. Year Stockholder’s Equity 2011 68,542 2012 71,315 2013 76,343
Labor union’s potentially are interested in this information because he or she is most interested in the company’s financial statements, precisely net income, and stockholder’s equity to evaluate the security the employee wages and increase in wages.
What is the total value of assets? Why would this information be important to a potential creditor?
Walmart’s total value of assetsfor 2013 are $203,105 million, which which is continuously increasing. Year Total Assets 2009 $163,096 2010 170,407
2011 180,782 2012 193,406 2013 203,105
This is important to a potential creditor because it signals of financial strength.
What is the total cash flow from operation?
The total cash flow from operation is $25,591 million which is an increase from $24,255 in 2012.
What financial statement user would find this information most important?
Management - the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and