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Assigning a Long-Term Debt Rating Using Financial Ratios
Refer to the information below from Nordstrom Inc.’s 2016 financial statements. Use the information to answer the requirements ($ millions).
| Sales | $16,983 | ||||
| Depreciation expense | 626 | ||||
| Tax expense | 442 | ||||
| Interest expense, gross | 219 | ||||
| Earnings from continuing operations (Net income) | 896 | ||||
| EBITA | 1,611 | ||||
| Cash | 661 | ||||
| Average total assets | 11,360 | ||||
| Total debt | 3,167 | ||||
| Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities | 554 | ||||
| Noncontrolling interest | 0 | ||||
| Equity | 871 | ||||
| Dividends paid | 1,185 | ||||
| Cash from operating activities | 2,451 |
a. Compute the following seven Moody’s metrics for Nordstrom. See Appendix 4A for definitions.
Round answers to one decimal place (example for percentage answers: 0.2345 = 23.5%).
| Ratio | 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| EBITA to average assets | Answer % | ||
| Operating margin | Answer % | ||
| EBITA margin | Answer % | ||
| EBITA interest coverage | Answer | ||
| Debt to EBITDA | Answer | ||
| Debt to book capitalization | Answer % | ||
| Retained cash flow to net debt | Answer % |