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Selected hypothetical financial data of Target and Wal-Mart for 2022 are presented here (in millions).
Compute selected ratios, and compare liquidity, profitability, and solvency for two companies.
Target Corporation |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
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Income Statement Data for Year | ||||
Net sales | $65,357 | $408,214 | ||
Cost of goods sold | 45,583 | 304,657 | ||
Selling and administrative expenses | 15,101 | 79,607 | ||
Interest expense | 707 | 2,065 | ||
Other income (expense) | (94) | (411) | ||
Income tax expense | 1,384 | 7,139 | ||
Net income | $ 2,488 | $ 14,335 | ||
Balance Sheet Data (End of Year) | ||||
Current assets | $18,424 | $ 48,331 | ||
Noncurrent assets | 26,109 | 122,375 | ||
Total assets | $44,533 | $170,706 | ||
Current liabilities | $11,327 | $ 55,561 | ||
Long-term debt | 17,859 | 44,089 | ||
Total stockholders' equity | 15,347 | 71,056 | ||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $44,533 | $170,706 | ||
Beginning-of-Year Balances | ||||
Total assets | $44,106 | $163,429 | ||
Total stockholders' equity | 13,712 | 65,682 | ||
Current liabilities | 10,512 | 55,390 | ||
Total liabilities | 30,394 | 97,747 | ||
Other Data | ||||
Average net accounts receivable | $ 7,525 | $ 4,025 | ||
Average inventory | 6,942 | 33,836 | ||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 5,881 | 26,249 | ||
Capital expenditures | 1,729 | 12,184 | ||
Dividends | 496 | 4,217 |
Instructions
a. For each company, compute the following ratios.
b. Compare the liquidity, solvency, and profitability of the two companies.
Particular | Target Corporation |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
Current ratio(Current assets÷current liabilities) | 1.63 | 0.87 |
Accounts receivable turnover(net credit sales÷ Avg.debtors) | 8.68 | 101.42 |
Average collection period(365÷Acc.recievable T/O ratio) | 42.1days | 3.6 days |
Inventory turnover(net sales÷avg.inventory) | 9.41 | 12.06 |
Days in inventory(365÷invt.T/O ratio) | 38.7 days | 30.3 days |
Profit margin(net earnings÷sales) | 0.04 | 0.035 |
Asset turnover(net sales÷net assets) | 1.47 | 2.40 |
Return on assets(net income÷total assets) | 0.06 | 0.08 |
Return on common stockholders equity (net income÷ stockholders equity) | 0.16 | 0.20 |
Debt to assets ratio(total liabilities÷total assets) | 0.65 | 0.58 |
Time interest earned ratio(Ebitda÷interest exp) | 6.48 | 11.39 |
Free cash flow(net cash after investing exp.) | 4152 | 14065 |
When it comes to liquidity of the company target corporation is the best. But Walmart store has high range of liquid cash reserves.
When it comes to solvency of the company Walmart store is the best
When it comes to profitability of the company both the companies have a slight difference not much more.
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