Selected hypothetical financial data of Target and Wal-Mart for 2022 are presented here (in millions).

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Selected hypothetical financial data of Target and Wal-Mart for 2022 are presented here (in millions).

   
Target
Corporation
 
Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc.
   
Income Statement Data for Year
Net sales
   
$65,300
   
$417,000
 
Cost of goods sold
   
45,000
   
301,000
 
Selling and administrative expenses
   
14,000
   
79,000
 
Interest expense
   
660
   
1,800
 
Other income (expense)
   
(85
)
 
(380
)
Income tax expense
   
1,500
   
7,100
 
Net income
   
$ 4,055
   
$ 27,720
 
               
   
Balance Sheet Data
(End of Year)
Current assets
   
$16,000
   
$50,000
 
Noncurrent assets
   
27,400
   
121,000
 
Total assets
   
$43,400
   
$171,000
 
Current liabilities
   
$11,000
   
$54,000
 
Long-term debt
   
17,800
   
43,000
 
Total stockholders’ equity
   
14,600
   
74,000
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
   
$43,400
   
$171,000
 
               
   
Beginning-of-Year Balances
Total assets
   
$45,000
   
$162,000
 
Total stockholders’ equity
   
12,800
   
66,000
 
Current liabilities
   
10,800
   
54,000
 
Total liabilities
   
32,200
   
96,000
 
               
   
Other Data
Average net accounts receivable
   
$7,600
   
$3,800
 
Average inventory
   
7,100
   
33,200
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
5,600
   
27,400
 
Capital expenditures
   
1,600
   
12,100
 
Dividends
   
470
   
4,200
 


For each company, compute the following ratios. (Round current ratio answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.50, debt to assets ratio and free cash flow answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275 and all answers to 1 decimal place, e.g. 1.8 or 1.83%.)

    Ratio  
Target
 
Wal-Mart
(1)  
Current ratio
 
enter the current ratio
 :1  
enter the current ratio
 :1
(2)  
Accounts receivable turnover
 
enter accounts receivable turnover in times
 times  
enter accounts receivable turnover in times
 times
(3)  
Average collection period
 
enter average collection period in days
 days  
enter average collection period in days
 days
(4)  
Inventory turnover
 
enter inventory turnover in times
 times  
enter inventory turnover in times
 times
(5)  
Days in inventory
 
enter days in inventory ratio
 days  
enter days in inventory ratio
 days
(6)  
Profit margin
 
enter percentages
 %  
enter percentages
 %
(7)  
Asset turnover
 
enter asset turnover in times
 times  
enter asset turnover in times
 times
(8)  
Return on assets
 
enter percentages
 %  
enter percentages
 %
(9)  
Return on common stockholders’ equity
 
enter percentages
 %  
enter percentages
 %
(10)  
Debt to assets ratio
 
enter percentages
 %  
enter percentages
 %
(11)  
Times interest earned
 
enter times interest earned
 times  
enter times interest earned
 times
(12)  
Free cash flow
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