Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT)

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    b.dubbu
    Mar 24 07:41 PM
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    Under The Radar News - Wednesday [view article]
    Good Read gigaom.com/2008/03/19/.../ Reply
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    GTO
    Mar 24 05:36 PM
    Dividend Analysis: Wal-Mart [view article]
    Wall Street biggies have bashed this company for years, telling everyone how bad they treat employees ( WM calls them associates)
    All the while they have hurt the WM employees 401Ks and Profit sharing by all the bad mouthing. But WM just keeps getting bigger and better.     Reply
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    rickd24
    Mar 24 05:35 PM
    Dividend Analysis: Wal-Mart [view article]
    It would have been nice to see two more numbers - how many total shares you would have now after re-investing your dividends, and how much it would all be worth. In other words, would all those reinvested dividends make up for the big losses in the share price?

    I just checked the historical prices, and saw that you chose a purchase date that makes Wal-Mart look a LOT better than it really has been. If you had bought on Dec 31, 1998 instead, one year later than your date, the stock price was up to 81.44, a 106% increase over the $39.44 price on Dec 31, 1997, and you would have big losses now instead of big gains. Where are we now? Wal-Mart closed at 53.63 today, right in the middle of that range, and right where it's been stuck for the past eight years.

    You said that you think Wal-Mart is attractively valued right now. I'd like to know what you base it on. Increases in dividend payouts are nice. But increases in stock prices are MUCH nicer. And Wal-Mart has been VERY lacking in that department for the past 9 years.

    If the dividend had been higher all these years, I would agree with your analysis more. But right now the yield is still less than 2% per year, even with all those big increases you mentioned. That's because it was SO low back in 1998. That first $197.77 dividend that you mentioned was a miserly .79% per year.

    A better project would be to figure out why the biggest company in the world has been such a poor investment the past 8 years. I sure wish I knew the answer to that question. I'm just glad I bought my shares in the early 90's rather than the early 00's.     Reply
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    Paul Carton
    Mar 24 03:16 PM
    Consumer Electronics Sector Gets Whacked [view article]
    Look again at the 1st Chart. The key thing here is the breakdown in planned consumer electronics spending between the February 2008 survey and the January 2008 survey -- both which occurred AFTER the Holiday Season. Moreover, if you compare the February 2008 results with those of a year ago (March 2007) you also see an unmistakable breakdown. Take another look -- the data is clear. Reply
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    2020
    Mar 24 02:06 PM
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    Dividend Analysis: Wal-Mart [view article]
    Good analysis - the correct way to look at a long term investment. Reply
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    Danthemason
    Mar 24 01:00 PM
    Consumer Electronics Sector Gets Whacked [view article]
    Apple products may be getting a larger portion of consumer dollars after Christmas, got to keep up you know. Reply
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    Jon T
    Mar 24 12:16 PM
    Consumer Electronics Sector Gets Whacked [view article]
    These guys are completely mad..

    Comparing buying patterns before and after Christmas is like comparing chalk and cheese.     Reply
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    dpc
    Mar 24 10:16 AM
    Consumer Electronics Sector Gets Whacked [view article]
    Why does yahoo even include Seeking Alpha in their news list. The idiocy of these guys continues to amaze me. How can you compare electronics buying in November (with a 90 day outlook) to buying in February? Knock, Knock. Hello? Reply
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    robert.bohre
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    Mar 24 01:22 AM
    Best and Worst Dow, S&P 500 Performers YTD [view article]
    What Kranky says about WMT's meat is absolutely true. A couple of weeks ago, my neighbor bought $40 worth of ribeyes from WMT to celebrate a new job. They looked normal in the package, looked and smelled great on the grill, but I noticed something odd the moment I cut into one: there was no noticeable marbling - my steak cut like a thick slab of country ham. Unfortunately, due to all the saline WMT pumps into their meats (10% in most cases - check the meat label and see for yourself), my $10 ribeye tasted like a salty breakfast ham. I kid you not, it had the same consistency and taste of a freakin ham, even down to the little bubbles that form in a chopped and formed ham. I was disgusted, and will never buy WMT meat again. I am getting to the point where I won't buy WMT's groceries again, because as other posters here have pointed out, the larger grocery stores do actually tend to have cheaper prices. Are they collaborating to make Wal-Mart's food department a thing of the past? I hope so - WMT is growing too large for comfort. Reply
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    pepe
    Mar 23 10:32 AM
    Best and Worst Dow, S&P 500 Performers YTD [view article]
    To Kranky: Touche! I think there are supporting facts for both of us. There definitely are negative factors involved on both sides of our discussion. Neither side is without need of improvement. My hope is that both sides will profit from the strongly-opinionated popular discussion of this WMT vs. the world debate.
    BTW: I bought my Spiral-cut Ham for Easter at Smith's because their price was lowest! Happy Easter.     Reply
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    max stirner
    Mar 23 10:14 AM
    Best and Worst Dow, S&P 500 Performers YTD [view article]
    It is interesting that WMT is up 10% this year, when so much else is down. i'll add it to my watch list and start following it. like goatfarmer, i'm curious where the stock price will be in 2 weeks, 1 month, etc.
    a couple years ago i picked up a few shares, but lost interest and sold when month after month the price was flat or sliding.
    i don't confuse the reasons to buy or sell with the reasons to shop or not shop, but i can't resist a quick observation as a consumer.
    up until recently i never shopped at WMT because there wasn't one nearby. i just moved to a city that is full of them. one of the supermarket wallmarts is convenient and i like it for a few reasons. 1.) its open 24 hours 2.) the isles are wide- i don't like dodging and zig-zagging through a crowded obstacle course when i know what i want 3.) i usually don't have to wait long to check-out.
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    Marol
    Mar 23 06:13 AM
    Best and Worst Dow, S&P 500 Performers YTD [view article]
    Re: WMT (what else?).

    Like many others -- increasing numbers of others -- I won't shop there. Pepe, Mom & Pop do pay them substantially more -- they are required to by law. I will not go into detail here about unallowed bathroom breaks, required signing-in late (i.e., after working for some time) and signing out early, and on and on. You can check it out.

    So why, when folks generally believe prices are lower, are they doing so poorly? In part, I suspect, because increasing public awareness of their bad and illegal behavior is shifting public opinion. (I agree with Lawrence: This is one reason why we should not try to eliminate non-pure-financial opinions from this excellent website. As for free speech: it's one of the few American principles agreed upon by both political extremes.)

    It is generally considered important for companies to maintain good public relations by behaving well. Nefarious behavior can only be hidden for so long. And then of course there are those darn pesky lawsuits when the truth comes out -- along with far greater publicity, because lawsuits make great headlines.

    I can't resist a suggestion: to save some real money on purchases, shop Craigslist! (If they ever go public, I'll be in line for shares.)     Reply
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    KRANKY
    Mar 23 02:57 AM
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    Best and Worst Dow, S&P 500 Performers YTD [view article]
    Hey Pepe. I really do appreciate the advice, but I prefer to make the dollars and not worry about saving the few pennies that Worse-Mart promises and never delivers.
    Ben Franklin had it right: Penny wise and Pound foolish.
    Worse-Mart gets people concentrating on crumbs, while they are raping the commonwealth left and right.

    BTW: for your own health, do not buy meat at WMT. It is processed months in advance. Date stamps are bogus.
    They fired ALL of the butchers for complaining years ago. Documented.
    Don't believe me, look it up.     Reply
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    d_teller
    Mar 22 10:54 PM
    Best and Worst Dow, S&P 500 Performers YTD [view article]
    Just a note of comparison; Walmarts in So.FL have higher prices for food, food brands, meats and fresh produce than the chain supermarkets: Publix & Winn-Dixie.
    The chain supermarkets run weekly sales with prices for most bread, staples and produce that are much cheaper. Walmart's house brands are about the same price/value as Publix's. Produce at the local bodega is much cheaper than at Publix, and 1/3 the price at WalMart.

    This is the same phenomena that occurred when I lived in KY: Walmart ads claiming low prices, but Krogers and Meiers had much cheaper groceries.

    Perhaps for bulk imported sneakers, clothes and other non-food items, Walmart is cheaper than the chain Dept. stores:Penneys, Macy's and Sears. But when I see their "Always low prices", I cringe.
    In terms of their stock's value, I haven't a clue, because unless they pay me to hold their risk, I don't buy their stock.     Reply
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    win
    Mar 22 08:57 PM
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    Financials and Retail: Not as Dire as They Seem [view article]
    Thank you, valuking. I just read these comments, and I'm glad you piped in. I was hoping someone would spot the hypocrisy in these Obama haters - first shouting Muslim! Muslim! at him, and now yelling on about his church. It's not about Obama. It's about hatred, and justification for hatred.

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