Sarah Friar - Walmart Independent Director

WMT Stock  MXN 1,890  1.94  0.10%   

Director

Ms. Sarah Friar is an Independent Director of the company. Ms. Friar has served from December 2018 to present CEO of Nextdoor Inc., the worlds largest private social network for neighborhoods July 2012 to November 2018 CFO of Square, Inc., a provider of commerce solutions, including managed payments and pointofsale systems for businesses and mobile financial offerings for consumers April 2011 to July 2012 Senior Vice President of Finance Strategy at Salesforce.com, Inc. 2002 to 2012 Various positions at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. including as a Managing Director in the Equity Research Division and other various positions where she focused on corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions Prior to 2002 McKinsey Company. Ms. Friar has served as a director of Slack Technologies, Inc., a business communications platform, since March 2017. She also previously served on the board of directors of New Relic, Inc., a software analytics company, from December 2013 until April 2018, and Model N, Inc. from September 2012 until May 2015. She also has served as the vicechair of the board of Spark Program Inc., a nonprofit focused on changing the lives of atrisk middle schoolers through mentorship. Ms. Friar is a Fellow of the inaugural class of the Finance Leaders Fellowship Program and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network since 2018.
Age 46
Tenure 6 years
Professional MarksMBA
Phone479 273 4000
Webhttps://www.stock.walmart.com
Friar graduated from the University of Oxford with a Master of Engineering in Metallurgy, Economics, and Management and also from Stanford Graduate School of Business with an M.B.A.

Walmart Management Efficiency

The company has return on total asset (ROA) of 0.0611 % which means that it generated a profit of $0.0611 on every $100 spent on assets. This is way below average. Similarly, it shows a return on equity (ROE) of 0.1065 %, meaning that it generated $0.1065 on every $100 dollars invested by stockholders. Walmart's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Walmart manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
Walmart has accumulated 34.86 B in total debt with debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 0.78, which is about average as compared to similar companies. Walmart has a current ratio of 0.82, indicating that it has a negative working capital and may not be able to pay financial obligations in time and when they become due. Debt can assist Walmart until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, Walmart's shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like Walmart sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for Walmart to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about Walmart's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.

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Walmart Inc. engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, and other units worldwide. The company was founded in 1945 and is based in Bentonville, Arkansas. WALMART INC operates under Discount Stores classification in Mexico and is traded on Mexico Stock Exchange. It employs 2300000 people. Walmart (WMT) is traded on Mexican Exchange in Mexico and employs 2,300,000 people.

Management Performance

Walmart Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Walmart's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Walmart inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Walmart. The board's role is to monitor Walmart's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Walmart's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Walmart's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Sarah Friar, Independent Director
Randall Stephenson, Director
John Rainey, Ex Officer
Steven Reinemund, Independent Director
Suresh Kumar, Executive Vice President, Global Chief Technology Officer and Chief Development Officer
Christopher Nicholas, Ex COO
Rachel Brand, Executive Vice President, Global Governance, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary
John Furner, Executive Vice President of the Company and President and Chief Executive Officer - Sam’s Club Segment
Cesar Conde, Independent Director
Kathryn McLay, Executive Vice President, President and Chief Executive Officer - Sam's Club
Brett Biggs, CFO, Executive Vice President
Donna Morris, Executive Vice President - Global People and Chief People Officer
M Biggs, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
Greg Penner, Independent Vice Chairman of the Board
Marissa Mayer, Independent Director
Judith McKenna, Executive Vice President, President and Chief Executive Officer - Walmart International
Steuart Walton, Director
Carla Harris, Independent Director
Thomas Horton, Lead Independent Director
C McMillon, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Timothy Flynn, Independent Director
Douglas McMillon, CEO and President Director, Chairman of Executive Committee and Chairman of Global Compensation Committee
Marc Lore, Executive Vice President, President and Chief Executive Officer - U.S. eCommerce
S Walton, Director
Matthew Miner, Ex Officer
Daniel Bartlett, Executive Vice President - Corporate and Government Affairs
David Chojnowski, Senior Vice President Controller

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