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Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V.

WALMEX.MX
41
Discount Stores · Consumer Defensive
Exchange
Mexican Stock Exchange
Winston Score
41
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Wal-Mart de México, known as Walmex, runs a large chain of retail stores across Mexico and Central America. It operates several store formats, including Walmart supercenters, Sam's Club membership warehouses, and smaller Bodega Aurrera stores that focus on budget shoppers. It is the largest retailer in Mexico by store count and revenue, selling groceries, electronics, clothing, and everyday household goods to millions of ordinary consumers.

Walmex makes money primarily through product sales across its roughly 3,800 stores, plus membership fees from Sam's Club locations. It operates mainly in Mexico, with a smaller presence in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. Its scale gives it strong purchasing power over suppliers, which is a key competitive advantage that smaller rivals struggle to match. The main growth driver is the continued expansion of e-commerce and digital payments in Mexico, while the main risk is exposure to peso depreciation and inflation, which can squeeze margins and reduce consumer spending power.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+1.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+1.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

Insider Activity

71.4%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$33.9B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. is growing revenue at 2% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin
24.3%
Thin — 24.3% gross margin
Operating Margin
7.5%
Modest — 7.5% operating margin
ROCE
7.3%
Weak — 7.3% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+4.4%
Slow sales growth (4.4% YoY)
EPS YoY
-4.9%
Earnings shrinking (-4.9% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
185%
Turns 185% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
5.4%
Thin free cash flow (5.4%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Interest Cover
7.33x
Adequate interest coverage (7.3x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
17.0x
no trend
Fair value — P/E 17.0

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward
+3.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (17.0 → 13.5)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
3.31%
no trend
Moderate income — 3.31% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth
-33.1%
no trend
Dividend cut (-33.1% YoY) — warning sign

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