Problem 14-5A b (Essay) Suppose selected financial data of Target and Wal-Mart for 2020 are presented here (in millions Net sales Cost of goods sold Selling and administrative expenses Interest expense Other income (expense) Income tax expense Net income Target Wal-Mart Corporation Stores, Inc. Income Statement Data for Year $65,357 $408,214 45,583 304,657 15,101 79,607 707 2,065 (94) (411) 1,384 7,139 $ 2,488 $ 14,335 Current assets Noncurrent assets Total assets Current liabilities Long-term debt Total stockholders' equity Total liabilities and stockholders' equity Balance Sheet Data (End of Year) $18,424 $48,331 26,109 122,375 $44,533 $170,706 $11,327 $55,561 17,859 44,089 15,347 71,056 $44,533 $170,706 Beginning-of-Year Balances Total assets Total stockholders' equity Current liabilities Total liabilities Beginning-of-Year Balances $44,106 $163,429 13,712 65,682 10,512 55,390 30,394 97,747 Other Data Average net accounts receivable Average inventory Net cash provided by operating activities Capital expenditures Dividends $7,525 6,942 5,881 1,729 496 $4,025 33,836 26,249 12,184 4,217 Ratio (1) Current ratio (2) Accounts receivable turnover (3) Average collection period (4) Inventory turnover (5) Days in inventory (6) Profit margin (7) Asset turnover (8) Return on assets (9) Return on common stockholders' equity (10) Debt to assets ratio (11) Times interest earned (12) Free cash flow Target 1.63 :1 8.6 times 42.0 days 6.6 times 55.3 days 3.8 % 1.5 times 5.6 % 17.1 % 66 % 6.5 times $3,656 Wal-Mart 0.87 :1 101.4 times 3.6 days 9.0 times 40.6 days 3.5 % 2.4 times 8.6 % 21.0 % 58 % 11.4 times $9,848 (1) Current ratio (2) Accounts receivable turnover (3) Average collection period (4) Inventory turnover (5) Days in inventory (6) Profit margin (7) Asset turnover (8) Return on assets (9) Return on common stockholders' equity (10) Debt to assets ratio (11) Times interest earned (12) Free cash flow 1.63 :1 8.6 times 42.0 days 6.6 times 55.3 days 3.8 % 1.5 times 5.6 % 17.1 % 66 % 6.5 times $3,656 0.87 :1 101.4 times 3.6 days 9.0 times 40.6 days 3.5 % 2.4 times 8.6 % 21.0 % 58 % 11.4 times $9,848 (b) Compare the liquidity, solvency, and profitability of the two companies