Below are the ratios for Walmart Inc.’s direct competitor – Target Corp. as well as the industry averages for this market sector. Use these data when competing your written report as appropriate.

Vertical Analysis
Target Corp. (Current Year)
Income Statement Items
	Net Income	4.67%
	Cost of goods sold	70.73%
Balance Sheet Items
	Current Assets	40.50%
	Property, Plant, and Equipment (net)	52.45%
	Current Liabilities	39.27%
	Long-term Liabilities	32.55%
	Stockholders' Equity	28.18%

Ratio Analysis
Target Corp. and Industry Average (Current Year)
		Target Corp.	Industry Average
Liquidity Ratios
	Current Ratio	1.03	1.24
	Inventory Turnover	6.74	5.92
	Days in Inventory	54.18	62.87
Solvency Ratios
	Debt to Asset Ratio	0.72	0.15
	Times Interest Earned	6.68	14.38
Profitability Ratios
	Price-Earnings Ratio	20.63	20.96
	Gross Profit Rate	0.29	0.29
	Profit Margin	0.05	.047
	Return on Assets	0.09	0.08
	Asset Turnover	1.99	1.85
	Payout Ratio	0.31	0.40
	Return on Common Stockholders' Equity	0.33	0.20