Wal-Mart Stores

We have only kind things to say about Wal-Mart. But a comparison with Canadian Tire makes interesting reading.

In terms of earnings Tire is the clear winner; for last year, this year, and next year earnings growth for Tire is 17% per annum; for Wal-Mart it is, a very respectable but not as good, 13.8%.

As far as the stock performance is concerned WMT stock is down 3.5% in the past 2 years whereas the Wonder of the North is up a mere 84.5%

Finally, our rating for WMT is 1.19 and for Tire it is 0.82.

Bravo, Canadian Tire!