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Re:Walmart Whistle-Blower Claims Cheating in Race with Amazon by heartbreak on Thursday March 15, 2018 @06:56PM (#16597203)
No, Walmart’s Q4-2017 ended on January 26, 2018. Q4-2018 doesn’t start for several months.
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Re:Walmart Whistle-Blower Claims Cheating in Race with Amazon by dpark on Thursday March 15, 2018 @07:12PM (#16597297)
Fiscal year is numbered to match the calendar year it ends in. Walmart's FY2018 is already done and they've reported earnings.

http://s2.q4cdn.com/056532643/files/doc_financials/2018/q4/Q...

http://s2.q4cdn.com/056532643/files/doc_financials/2018/q4/Q...

http://stock.walmart.com/investors/financial-information/qua...

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Re:Walmart Whistle-Blower Claims Cheating in Race with Amazon by pfhayes on Thursday March 15, 2018 @07:12PM (#16597299)
It is typical to label the fiscal year by the date of the end of the period. This distinction doesn't matter when your fiscal year is Jan - Dec, but comes up in this case

If your fiscal year goes from Feb 1 2017 - Jan 21 2018, then that is commonly referred to as FY 2018

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