ACC 556 Assignment 1 Financial Analysis Financial Accounting for Managers Acc 556 (2 Pages 825 Words) Walmart is the largest brick-and- mortar retailer in the world. In 2014 Walmart had 11,000 retail units under 71 banners in 27 countries. Walmart employs around 2.2 million associates around the globe with 1.3 million just in the U.S. alone. In the fiscal year ending January 31, 2015 Walmart delivered net sales of more than 288 billion, an increase of 3.1 percent (Walmart 2015 Annual Report pg .7). Walmart delivered consolidated net sales growth of 482.2 Billion which allowed Walmart to return 7.2 Billion to the shareholders through dividends and share purchases (Soni, P. Market Realist, 2015 pg.1). Walmart is a growing corporation and continues to grow...