Walmart beat earnings forecasts and posted an improvement in total revenue for its first quarter on Thursday, with the figure coming in at $122.7bn - an increase of $5.1bn, or 4.4%. The US-based discount retail giant, which currently owns the Asda chain in the United Kingdom, said excluding the effects of currency, total revenue was $120.7bn - an increase of $3.2bn, or 2.7%. GAAP earnings per share declined 28%, but adjusted earnings per share increased 14% to $1.14 - two cents ahead of ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...