Wal-Mart Stores (WMT)

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Wal-Mart Stores Beneish M-Score: -2.460

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WMT Beneish M-Score Rankings

Overall 37th percentile 2368 of 3771
Sector 33rd percentile 519 of 786 in Services
Industry 19th percentile 8 of 10 in Discount, Variety Stores

WMT Beneish M-Score Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum -2.740 Jan 2010
Maximum -2.456 Jan 2008
Average -2.593

About Beneish M Score

The Beneish M Score helps to uncover companies who are likely to be manipulating their reported earnings. Companies with a higher score are more likely to be manipulators. This is a probabilistic model, so it will not detect manipulators with 100% accuracy.

The best cut-off point depends on the costs mistakenly classifying in one of two ways:

1) Classifying firm that is manipulating earnings as a non-manipulator (Type I error), and
2) Classifying a firm as a manipulator when it actually was not manipulating (Type II Error).

Here are optimal cut-offs according to Beneish, presented as the score followed by the cost of Type I error relative to cost of Type II error):

M Score HTML Table:

ScoreRelative Error Costs
(Type I:Type II)
M Score > -1.49 (10:1)
M Score > -1.78 (20:1)
M Score > -1.89 (40+:1)


Beneish excluded financial institutions from his sample when calculating the M-Score, so extreme care should be taken when looking at M-Scores of financial firms - their business models are different from the manufacturing and other service firms that Beneish used in his study.

If you want more details, here is the original Beneish M Score Paper, or you can learn about our calculation by clicking "Learn More" below.

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WMT News

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Weekly. Topping Tail, time for a rest. $WMT http://chart.ly/u3jfif6
about 10 hours ago by 1nvestor
@herbgreenberg $WMT's are everywhere so consumers have a choice. store elasticity.
about 11 hours ago by ppearlman
@herbgreenberg i think your story is more about the inefficiency of consumer behavior. if consumers cared enough, they would find $WMT ...
about 11 hours ago by ppearlman
$WMT http://stks.co/44if WMT 60 min chart
about 16 hours ago by zozotrader
$WMT http://stks.co/44iW Stock needs to consolidate few more days to alleviate the overbought conditions.
about 16 hours ago by ACInvestorBlog
Check Out This All-Star Retailer
Jun 01, 6:42PM Fool
$WMT may be showing the first signs of a top
about a day ago by TrendHunter
Listen to $WMT Management Update for the Investment Community and Q and A Sessio - live at 02:15 PM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/44Qp
about a day ago by earningscast
Why Brand Matters
Jun 01, 12:10PM Fool
@MichaelComeau $WMT should worry more about hiring staff that care about their customers, not bands for their AGM
about a day ago by DavidMJenkins
@johny173 Too true $HD went though some issues but have recovered nicely. $WMT is my store of last resort
about a day ago by DavidMJenkins
@DavidMJenkins $HD prides itself on customer service, $WMT has cheap stuff and will hire anyone....
about a day ago by johny173
Wal-Mart $WMT to face scrutiny from shareholders at annual meeting in wake of bribery allegations: http://stks.co/44EH #Walmart
about a day ago by TMXmoney
Morning News: June 1, 2012 | via @EddyElfenbein http://stks.co/43yz $WMT $FB $LMCA $SIRI
about 2 days ago by STNet
@BrianSozzi I know Justin's momma who lives in memphis. Justin grew up shopping at walmart, tho perhaps not lately. :-) $WMT
about 2 days ago by justfurkids
Up 40% on $WMT in less than one day hehe
about 2 days ago by BigMoneyTrade
Listen to $WMT Walmart Annual Shareholder Meeting - live at 08:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/43tt
about 2 days ago by earningscast
@HCPG $AAPL $WMT $MCD
about 2 days ago by rtrade
$TJX http://stks.co/43fz Tight 5-week base for this stock - discount retailers have been strong ($WMT $DLTR)
about 2 days ago by CommAveTrader
$WMT http://stks.co/43fg Ride the latest leader in S&P500. Get in on a pull back. Has a position.
about 2 days ago by vjtweet
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about 2 days ago by DynamicDividend
$wmt is still good take some profits
about 2 days ago by ILOVELAZ
@harmongreg Can $TGT do a $WMT?
about 2 days ago by koffeedragon
RT @BigMoneyTrade $WMT - C'est Fini http://stks.co/43Qd // Called the end of the rally -- bye bye :)
about 2 days ago by BigMoneyTrade
Stocks in the Hot Seat
May 31, 2:53PM Fool
Shorts pile into $WMT as CEO faces angry investors tomorrow amid bribe scandals http://stks.co/43Mw
about 2 days ago by BigMoneyTrade
Wal-Mart $WMT withdraws from American Legislative Exchange Council, follows other companies: http://stks.co/43Kh
about 2 days ago by TMXmoney
$WMT It's over muahhaah, satan to the rescue at 66.66
about 2 days ago by BigMoneyTrade
[$$] Wal-Mart Cheer: I-n-t-e-g-r-i-t-y
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