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     $66,400     $407,000   Cost of goods sold     46,000     306,000   Selling and administrative expenses     15,500     79,000   Interest expense     670     1,800   Other income (expense)     (85 )   (390 ) Income tax expense     1,300     7,500   Net income     $ 2,845     $ 12,310                       Balance Sheet Data (End of Year) Current assets     $19,000     $47,000   Noncurrent assets     27,300     123,000   Total assets     $46,300     $170,000   Current liabilities     $11,000     $56,000   Long-term debt     18,100     45,000   Total stockholders’ equity     17,200     69,000   Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity     $46,300     $170,000                       Beginning-of-Year Balances Total assets     $43,000     $164,000   Total stockholders’ equity     14,300     66,000   Current liabilities     10,800     57,000   Total liabilities     28,700     98,000                       Other Data Average net accounts receivable     $7,900     $4,100   Average inventory     6,800     34,000   Net cash provided by operating activities     5,600     26,300   Capital expenditures     1,800     11,500   Dividends     520     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

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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
   
$66,400
   
$407,000
 
Cost of goods sold
   
46,000
   
306,000
 
Selling and administrative expenses
   
15,500
   
79,000
 
Interest expense
   
670
   
1,800
 
Other income (expense)
   
(85
)
 
(390
)
Income tax expense
   
1,300
   
7,500
 
Net income
   
$ 2,845
   
$ 12,310
 
               
   
Balance Sheet Data
(End of Year)
Current assets
   
$19,000
   
$47,000
 
Noncurrent assets
   
27,300
   
123,000
 
Total assets
   
$46,300
   
$170,000
 
Current liabilities
   
$11,000
   
$56,000
 
Long-term debt
   
18,100
   
45,000
 
Total stockholders’ equity
   
17,200
   
69,000
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
   
$46,300
   
$170,000
 
               
   
Beginning-of-Year Balances
Total assets
   
$43,000
   
$164,000
 
Total stockholders’ equity
   
14,300
   
66,000
 
Current liabilities
   
10,800
   
57,000
 
Total liabilities
   
28,700
   
98,000
 
               
   
Other Data
Average net accounts receivable
   
$7,900
   
$4,100
 
Average inventory
   
6,800
   
34,000
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
5,600
   
26,300
 
Capital expenditures
   
1,800
   
11,500
 
Dividends
   
520
   
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
 
$enter a dollar amount
   
$enter a dollar amount
 
 
 
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