Formed in Sam Walton in 1962, Wal-Mart is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock exchange. The company is a retailer of electronics, furniture, toys, jewel, groceries and fitness equipment among other products and it has a global presence represented by 11,535 stores in 27 countries and 72 subsidiaries which provide the products retailed. It is the largest private employer in the world with 2.2 million employees all over the world including the 1.4 million working in the United States alone. As of 31st December 2015, the company registered a revenue of $482.229 billion which $16.363 billion was profit. The balanced scorecard is very relevant to Wal-Mart since it trades in a highly competitive industry that requires