Marginal hike in Q4 FY'2013 Wal-Mart sales

- Consolidated net sales reached $466.1 billion for the year, an increase of more than $22 billion, or growth of 5.0 percent.

- All three operating segments and the total company leveraged operating expenses for the year.

- Consolidated operating income was $27.8 billion for the full year, an increase of 4.7 percent over last year.

- Walmart reported strong free cash flow2 of $12.7 billion for the 12 months ended Jan. 31, 2013, an 18.1 percent increase over last year.

- Return on investment (ROI) for fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2013 was 18.2 percent.

- The company returned $13.0 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases during fiscal year 2013.

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