Walmart beats by $0.05, beats on revs; guides FY25 EPS in-line (84.08)
- Reports Q3 (Oct) earnings of $0.58 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.05 better than the FactSet Consensus of $0.53; revenues rose 5.5% year/year to $169.59 bln vs the $167.65 bln FactSet Consensus.
- Q3 Consolidated gross margin rate up 21 bps, led by Walmart U.S.
- ROA at 7.8%; ROI at 15.1%1, up 100 bps
- Global inventory down 1.0%, including a decrease of 0.6% for Walmart U.S.; in-stock levels healthy
- Co issues guidance for FY25, sees EPS of $2.42-2.47, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $2.45 FactSet Consensus; sees FY25 revs of +4.8-5.1% yr/yr to $673.5-675.4 bln, may not be comparable to $678.16 bln FactSet Consensus.