Selected financial data of Target and Wal-Mart for 2005 are presented here (in millions)
Instructions:
1. For each company, compute the following ratios:
a. Current.
b. Receivables turnover.
c. Average collection period.
d. Inventory turnover.
e. Days in inventory.
f. Profit margin.
g. Asset turnover
h. Return on assets.
i. Return on common stockholders’ equity
j. Debt to total assets.
k. Times interest earned.
2. Compare the liquidity, solvency and profitability of the two companies.