June Starts with a 4.1% Gain in Print Unit Sales (publishersweekly.com)

•Total revenue was $122.7 billion, an increase of $5.1 billion, or 4.4%. Excluding currency2, total revenue was $120.7 billion, an increase of $3.2 billion, or 2.7%. •Walmart U.S. comp sales1,2 increased 2.1%, and comp traffic increased 0.8%. •Sam's Club comp sales1,2 increased 3.8% led by comp traffic growth of 5.6%. Tobacco sales negatively impacted comp sales by approximately 140 basis points •The company generated $5.2 billion in operating cash flow. Click Read More below for additional information.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2023 - Financial Results: *Net sales of $4.3 billion were up 1% compared to last year, inclusive of an estimated 2 percentage points of negative impact from the sale of Gap China. The addition of the 53rd week contributed approximately 4 percentage points of growth to the fourth quarter. -Comparable sales were flat year-over-year. -Store sales increased 4% compared to last year. -Online sales decreased 2% compared to last year and represented 40% of total net sales. *Gross margin was 38.9%, an increase of 530 basis points versus last year. -Merchandise margin increased 500 basis points versus last year primarily driven by lower commodity costs and improved promotional activity during the quarter. -Rent, occupancy, and depreciation (ROD) as a percent of sales leveraged 30 basis points versus last year. *Net income of $185 million; diluted earnings per share of $0.49.

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