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Selected financial data of Target and Wal-Mart for 2017 are below (in millions).

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Question

Selected financial data of Target and Wal-Mart for 2017 are below (in millions).

Target

Wal-Mart

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

(a) For each company, compute the following ratios.

Ratio

Target

Wal-Mart

(1) Current ratio.

1.626556017

0.869872752

(2) Accounts receivable turnover.

8.685315615

101.4196273

(3) Average collection period.

42.02495525

3.598908906

(4) Inventory turnover.

6.566263325

9.003930725

(5) Days in inventory.

55.58717066

40.53785076

(6) Gross profit margin %

4%

4%

(7) Return on assets (use net income).

6%

9%

(8) Debt to assets ratio.

66%

58%

Note: Gross profit margin % = (Revenues - COGS)/Revenues, or gross margin/revenues

(b) Below, briefly compare the two companies in terms of liquidity (items 1-5), solvency (item 8), and profitability (items 6, 7). By briefly, I mean 1 -3 sentences per category.

Liquidity:

Solvency:

Profitability:

Target

Wal-Mart

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

Explanation / Answer

Liquidity-

Solvency- Target company's debt to asset ratio is higher than Walmart company's debt to asset ratio that indicates, Target company finances more assets by debt rather than Walmart. Target has more debt than Walmart. Debt brings interest burden with it.

Profitability- Gross profit margin same, both companies work on low margins. ROA is higher in case of Walmart, Walmart is more efficiently using its assets to generate return over it.

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