Walmart International Expansion Recommendation

Prior to beginning work on this assignment,

• Review Chapter 20 and Chapter 21 in the textbook, Foundations of Financial Management.
• Watch the Week 6 Final Paper video with Dr. Kevin Kuznia, DBA, CSSBB, PMP.
• Review the Walmart Case StudyLinks to an external site. interactive.
• Review the current financial statements of Walmart.
  • Option 1: EDGAR | Company Filings Links to an external site.database
    • Enter “Walmart Inc.” in the search bar
  • Option 2: Yahoo! Finance Links to an external site.webpage
    • Enter the stock symbol of Walmart, Inc. (WMT) in the search bar
    • Click on the “Financials” tab.

In prior weeks, you learned about finance and financial analysis. This week you will put it all together. Using the Walmart Case Study and your selected country, you will complete a comprehensive recommendation to Walmart executives either recommending or forgoing expansion into your selected country.

In your paper,

• Summarize the culture and financial climate of the country and why it would be favorable or unfavorable for Walmart to expand in that region.
• Describe your country’s foreign exchange rates and how those rates could impact Walmart’s future financial performance. Be sure to address:
  • interest rates,
  • balance of payments,
  • government policies, and
  • other factors such as taxes and tariffs.
• Describe how Walmart needs to manage foreign exchange risk.
• Analyze any potential political risk and its impact to the financials.
• Propose how Walmart should fund this new expansion.

The Walmart International Expansion Recommendation final paper

• Must be 8 to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
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  • Title of paper in bold font
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • Student’s name
  • Name of institution 
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Due date

Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper. Must use at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed, or credible sources in addition to the course text.

Reference Book:

Block, S. B., Hirt, G. A., & Danielsen, B. R. (2022). Foundations of financial management (18th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.