mexico city  walmart de mexico sab posted 118 net profit growth in the fourth quarter on doubledigit increases in sales in mexico and central america walmex a unit of arkansasbased walmart inc and mexicos largest retailer by sales reported net profit of 148 billion mexican pesos 797 million for the octoberdecember period up 118 from the yearearlier quarter sales rose 108 from the fourth quarter of 2021 to 2378 billion pesos samestore sales which exclude stores opened in the past year rose 102 in mexico led by growth at nofrills bodega stores and sams club membership stores in central america samestore sales rose 127 with the highest growth in nicaragua and costa rica earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization a measure of profitability rose 75 to 253 billion pesos capital expenditures in all of 2022 totaled 213 billion pesos a third of which was invested in new stores and 43 in remodelings with the rest in technology and logistics walmex opened 126 stores last year bringing its total to 3745 of which 2863 are in mexico and the rest in central america global supply chain disruptions at the beginning of last year led to delays in technology supplies store equipment and construction materials and walmex invested 23 less than it had initially planned chief financial officer paulo garcía said in a webcast presentation we plan to catch up with some of these projects in 2023 he added he said walmex will propose dividends of 269 pesos a share for 2023 up from 171 pesos a shares in 2022 walmex shares closed up 09 wednesday on the mexican stock exchange