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title: "Walmart gives disappointing Q2 guidance after Q1 results hit estimates"
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description: "Walmart reported Q1 earnings of $0.66 per share and revenues of $177.8 billion, meeting estimates. However, it provided disappointing guidance for Q2, expecting adjusted EPS between $0.72 and $0.74, below the $0.75 forecast. Sales growth is projected at 4.0% to 5.0%, lower than the anticipated 4.9%. For the fiscal year, Walmart expects adjusted EPS of $2.75 to $2.85, less than the $2.90 expected. Following the announcement, Walmart's stock fell 2%, though it remains up over 16% year-to-date."
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# Walmart gives disappointing Q2 guidance after Q1 results hit estimates

Walmart, America’s largest retailer and a bellwether for the US consumer, slipped this morning after it reported Q1 earnings results that hit Wall Street estimates but lukewarm guidance for the current quarter.

For the three-month period ending in April, Walmart reported:

-   Adjusted earnings per share at $0.66, right in line with what analysts polled by FactSet were expecting.
-   Revenues at $177.8 billion, more than the $174.8 billion analysts were penciling in.

For the current quarter, Walmart said it expects:

-   Adjusted EPS to fall between $0.72 and $0.74, less than the $0.75 expected.
-   Sales to grow 4.0% to 5.0% year over year — a lower midpoint than the 4.9% growth the Street had guessed.

For its current fiscal year, the company reiterated its guidance, which is:

-   Adjusted EPS to hit between $2.75 and $2.85, less than the $2.90 analysts expect.
-   Sales to increase 3.5% to 4.5% year over year. Analysts had been forecasting about 5% annual revenue growth.

Walmart fell 2**%** shortly after the release. The stock is up more than 16% since the start of the year through Wednesday’s close.

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