The Kroger Company is one of the world’s largest supermarket chains. These selected items were adapted from Kroger’s balance sheet as of January 30, 2021. (Dollar amounts are in millions.)

Instructions

a. Using this information, compute the amounts of Kroger’s total current assets and total quick assets.

b. Compute the company’s (1) current ratio, (2) quick ratio, and (3) working capital. (Round ratios to two decimal points.)

c. From these computations, are you able to conclude whether Kroger is a good credit risk for short-term creditors or on the brink of bankruptcy? Explain.

d. Is there anything unusual about the operating cycle of supermarkets that would make you think that they normally would have lower current ratios than, say, large department stores?

e. What other types of information could you utilize in performing a more complete analysis of Kroger’s liquidity?

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Cash (including temporary cash investments and deposit-in-transit).. Receivables.. Merchandise inventories. Other current assets... Property, plant and equipment (net of depreciation) Retained earnings... Total current liabilities.. $ 1,687 1,781 8,436 876 22,386 23,018 15,366