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Senior Officers
M. Susan Chambers
Executive Vice President,
Risk Management, Insurance and Benefits Administration
Robert F. Connolly
Executive Vice President, Marketing and
Consumer Communications,
Wal-Mart Stores Division
Thomas M. Coughlin
Vice Chairman of the Board
Douglas J. Degn
Executive Vice President,
Food, Consumables and General Merchandise,
Wal-Mart Stores Division
David J. Dible
Executive Vice President, Specialty Group,
Wal-Mart Stores Division
Linda M. Dillman
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Michael T. Duke
Executive Vice President,
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Wal-Mart Stores Division
Joseph J. Fitzsimmons
Senior Vice President,Finance and Treasurer
Rollin L. Ford
Executive Vice President, Logistics and Supply Chain
David D. Glass
Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board
James H. Haworth
Executive Vice President, Operations,
Wal-Mart Stores Division
Charles M. Holley
Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller
Craig R. Herkert
Executive Vice President,
President and Chief Executive Officer,The Americas
Thomas D. Hyde
Executive Vice President, Legal and Corporate Affairs
and Corporate Secretary
C. Douglas McMillon
Executive Vice President, Merchandising,
SAM’S CLUB
John B. Menzer
Executive Vice President,
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Wal-Mart International Division
Coleman H. Peterson
Executive Vice President,
People Division
Thomas M. Schoewe
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
H. Lee Scott, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Gregory E. Spragg
Executive Vice President, Operations,
SAM’S CLUB
Celia M. Swanson
Executive Vice President,
Membership, Marketing and Administration,
SAM’S CLUB
B. Kevin Turner
Executive Vice President,
President and Chief Executive Officer,
SAM’S CLUB
Claire A.Watts
Executive Vice President,
Product Development, Apparel and Home Merchandising,
Wal-Mart Stores Division
S. Robson Walton
Chairman of the Board
Financial Highlights
(Fiscal years ending January 31,)
Table of Contents
A Letter from the President and CEO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
A Letter from the Chairman of the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Good Jobs, Good Careers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Building Lasting Relationships with Suppliers . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Neighbors Helping Neighbors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Raising the Standard of Living. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Good Investment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Supporting our Service Men and Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Financial Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fiscal 2004 End-of-Year Store Count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Corporate Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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02
03
04
$156.2
$180.8
$204.0
$229.6
$256.3
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02
03
04
$1.21
$1.36
$1.44
$1.76
$2.03
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02
03
04
9.8%
8.6%
8.4%
9.2%
9.2%
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02
03
04
22.9%
21.3%
19.4%
20.9%
21.3%
Net Sales (Billions)
Diluted Earnings Per Share
From Continuing Operations
Return On Assets
Return On Shareholders’ Equity