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QNT/561 - APPLIED Business RESEARCH & STATISTICS Assignments 3. Individual Assignment: A Decision Uncertainty. Read Week 3 Student Road Map scenario complete assignment. I work law enforcement, legal area.
Applied business research and statistics In other words, Wal-Mart has faced the crisis with increasing sales and this is even more so impressive as most economic agents were registering decreases and loses, or were even forced to declare bankruptcy. Wal-Mart however proved best able to serve a growing need -- namely that of commodities at the lowest possible retail prices. Today nevertheless, the search for the lowest price is undetermined as the populations purchasing powers commence to increase. In 2010 for instance, the income per capita at the global level has increased from $10,400 to $11, 100 (Central Intelligence Agency, 2011). This specifically indicates that the customers have an increased buying power and they might decide to move away from Wal-Mart in search for higher quality items.
Wal-Mart, the retail monolith of the United States, ended fiscal year 2010 on profits, but the stability of the profits was not primarily attributed to organizational improvements and strategic endeavors, but mostly to a general climate in which people focus on the lowest price -- Wal-Mart's core principle. As the economy revives however -- or at least shows the first signs of overcoming the recession -- easy and quick gains are no longer sustainable.
In this context, a decision would have to be made regarding the future strategic direction of the firm. In other words, the company has to decide on the best course of action to develop and implement in order to sustain its gains and to ensure stability of its profits.
In order to better assess the financial health of the organization, several statistics should be observed, namely those of the most important financial ratios, as well as the company's financial highlights as they are revealed in the firm's financial statements. These are given below:
Wal-Mart's balance sheet:
Source: Money Central MSN, 2011
Wal-Mart's income statement:
Source: Money Central MSN, 2011
Wal-Mart financial ratios
Ratio
Company
Industry average
Sales
2.60
4.10
Net income
7.30
10.50
Gross margin
24.70
25.00
Current ratio
Wal-Mart is often recognized as a source of low cost products, but also low quality. The organization is often blamed for several decisions in their protection of the lowest price. In this order of ideas, the company has been accused of underpaying its staff members, asking them to put in longer hours, not offering medical insurance, but also importing cheap products in unsafe and unsanitary conditions (Wal-Mart Watch, 2011).
Given the revival of the economy and Wal-Mart's reputation, the company's future success depends on two variables. On the one hand, there is the behavior of customers…
References:
2011, Financial results WMT, Money Central MSN, http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/invsub/results/statemnt.aspx?lstStatement=Income&Symbol=U.S.%3aWMT&stmtView=Qtr last accessed on January 31, 2011
2011, The world factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook / last accessed on January 31, 2011
2011, Wal-Mart Stores, http://walmartstores.com / last accessed on January 31, 2011
2011, Wal-Mart Watch, http://walmartwatch.org / last accessed on January 31, 2011
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