Review the attached financials for Walmart. As you might imagine, Walmart is considered to employ a Cost
Question:
Review the attached financials for Walmart. As you might imagine, Walmart is considered to employ a Cost Advantage Business Level Strategy. What evidence can you find in their financials that might support this fact?
Answer the following questions as you think about the evidence you have found to indicate Walmart's strategic focus:
1). What is Walmart's Net Income Margin (Net Income/Total Revenues) for 2019?
2). What is the S&P 500's average Net Income Margin for 2019?
3). What is their Operating Income Margin (Operating Income/Total Revenues) for 2020?
4). What is the main expense or cost causing Walmart's Operating Income Margin to be what it is?
5). Share your insights into what primarily makes a Cost Advantage Business Level strategy work for Walmart?