TradingKey – Walmart ( WMT) reported first-quarter total revenue of $177.751 billion, up 7.3% year-over-year, beating market expectations of $174.98 billion. However, due to full-year earnings guidance falling short of analyst estimates and rising fuel costs, the stock fell 7.27% to close at $121.34, its largest single-day decline in nearly two years.

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Behind this slump may be an overly pessimistic interpretation of Walmart’s short-term margin pressure. In reality, Walmart has already transcended its traditional retail positioning and is accelerating its transformation into an integrated ‘retail + e-commerce + media + membership’ model. Highlights such as sustained e-commerce profitability and high growth in…