Wal-Mart March Comps Climb 4.3%

Wal-Mart Stores reported net sales for the five-week period ending April 1, 2005, and April 2, 2004 climbed 11.3% to $28.97 billion. Comparable store sales increased 4.3%.

Sales Chart follows (dollars in billions):

                              5 Weeks Ended                9 Weeks Ended
                                          Percent                      Percent
                      4-1-2005  4-2-2004  Change   4-1-2005  4-2-2004  Change
    Wal-Mart Stores   $18.683   $16.722   11.7%    $33.817   $30.350   11.4%
    SAM'S CLUB          3.563     3.384    5.3%      6.386     6.062    5.3%
    International       5.730     5.025   14.0%     10.141     8.881   14.2%
      Total Company   $27.976   $25.131   11.3%    $50.344   $45.293   11.2%



    Comparable sales for the periods ending April 1, 2005 and April 2, 2004,
were as follows:
                               5 Weeks Ended              9 Weeks Ended
                            4-1-2005    4-2-2004     4-1-2005     4-2-2004
    Wal-Mart Stores           4.8%        5.7%         4.3%        5.8%
    SAM'S CLUB                2.1%        8.3%         2.9%        8.1%
    Total U.S.                4.3%        6.1%         4.0%        6.2%

With two months completed in the fiscal quarter, we now estimate earnings will come in around the low end of our previous estimate of $0.56 to $0.58 per share. Given the shift in Easter and the unseasonable weather, we now estimate comparable sales in the U.S. for the April period to be in the 0 to 2 percent range. For the retail quarter, we expect comparable sales to be at the low end of our previous guidance of 3 to 5 percent.