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Suppose selected financial data of Target and Wal-Mart for 2017 are presented he

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Suppose selected financial data of Target and Wal-Mart for 2017 are presented here (in millions).

Target
Corporation

Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc.

Income Statement Data for Year

$66,800

$406,000

45,000

305,000

14,400

78,000

690

2,000

(75

)

(420

)

1,300

6,900

$ 5,335

$ 13,680

Balance Sheet Data
(End of Year)

$19,000

$48,000

27,300

121,000

$46,300

$169,000

$12,000

$55,000

17,500

44,000

16,800

70,000

$46,300

$169,000

Beginning-of-Year Balances

$45,000

$164,000

13,800

66,000

10,800

57,000

31,200

98,000

Other Data

$8,000

$4,100

7,100

34,000

6,000

25,800

1,800

11,500

450

3,700


(a) For each company, compute the following ratios. (Round all answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.83 or 1.83%.)

Target

Wal-Mart

Target
Corporation

Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc.

Income Statement Data for Year

Net sales

$66,800

$406,000

Cost of goods sold

45,000

305,000

Selling and administrative expenses

14,400

78,000

Interest expense

690

2,000

Other income (expense)

(75

)

(420

)

Income tax expense

1,300

6,900

Net income

$ 5,335

$ 13,680

Balance Sheet Data
(End of Year)

Current assets

$19,000

$48,000

Noncurrent assets

27,300

121,000

Total assets

$46,300

$169,000

Current liabilities

$12,000

$55,000

Long-term debt

17,500

44,000

Total stockholders’ equity

16,800

70,000

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$46,300

$169,000

Beginning-of-Year Balances

Total assets

$45,000

$164,000

Total stockholders’ equity

13,800

66,000

Current liabilities

10,800

57,000

Total liabilities

31,200

98,000

Other Data

Average net accounts receivable

$8,000

$4,100

Average inventory

7,100

34,000

Net cash provided by operating activities

6,000

25,800

Capital expenditures

1,800

11,500

Dividends

450

3,700

Explanation / Answer

Average total assets for Target = (46,300+45,000)/2 = 45,650

Average total assets for Wal-Mart = (169,000+164,000)/2 = 166,500

Average equity for Target = (16,800+13,800)/2 = 15,300  

Average equity for Wal-Mart = (70,000+66,000)/2 = 68,000

Ratio Target Wal-mart (1) Current ratio (Current assets/Current liabilities) 1.58 : 1 (19,000/12,000) 0.87 : 1 (48,000/55,000) (2) Accounts receivable turnover (Sales/Average accounts receivable) 8.35 times (66,800/8,000) 99.02 times (406,000/4,100) (3) Average collection period (365/Accounts receivable turnover) 43.71 days (365/8.35) 3.69 days (365/99.02) (4) Inventory turnover (Cost of goods sold/Average inventory) 6.34 times (45,000/7,100) 8.97 times (305,000/34,000) (5) Days in Inventory (365/Inventory turnover) 57.57 days (365/6.34) 40.69 days (365/8.97) (6) Profit margin (Net income/Net sales) 7.99% (5,335/66,800) 3.37%(13,680/406,000) (7) Asset turnover (Sales/Average total assets)   1.46 times (66,800/45,650) 2.44 times (406,000/166,500) (8) Return on assets (Net income/Average total assets) (*) 11.69% (5,335/45,650) 8.22% (13,680/166,500) (9) Return on common stockholder's equity (Net income/Average equity) (*) 34.87% (5,335/15,300) 20.12% (13,680/68,000) (10) Debt to assets ratio [(Current liabilities +long term debt)/Assets)] 63.71% [(12,000+17,500)/46,300] 58.58% [(55,000+44,000)/169,000] (11) Times interest earned [(Net income+Interest expense+Income tax expense)/Interest expense)] 10.62 times [(5,335+690+1,300)/690] 11.29 times [(13,680+2,000+6,900)/2,000] (12) Free cash flow (Net cash provided by operating activities - Capital expenditures) 4,200 (6,000-1,800) 14,300 (25,800-11,500)
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