BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $3.34 billion.
On a per-share basis, the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company said it had profit of $1.03.
The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 15 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.04 per share.
The world’s largest retailer posted revenue of $114.83 billion in the period, also missing Street forecasts. Twelve analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $116.27 billion.
Wal-Mart shares have declined roughly 7 percent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index has climbed slightly more than 3 percent. The stock has risen almost 4 percent in the last 12 months.
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