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This memo documents, in summary, the findings of my analysis. Please see the details attached in the Excel Spreadsheets. I was hired to perform the
This memo documents, in summary, the findings of my analysis. Please see the details attached in the Excel Spreadsheets. I was hired to perform the following:
- Rate of Change Analysis
- Common Size Analysis
- Ratio Analysis
The rate of change analysis revealed - - --
| Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | |||
| Jan. 28, 2023 | Jan. 29, 2022 | Dollar Change | % change | |
| Income Statement [Abstract] | ||||
| Sales | $ 18,695,829 | $ 18,916,244 | $ 220,415 | 1.17% |
| Costs and Expenses | ||||
| Cost of goods sold | 13,946,230 | 13,708,907 | $ (237,323) | -1.73% |
| Selling, general and administrative | 2,759,268 | 2,874,469 | $ 115,201 | 4.01% |
| Interest expense, net | 2,842 | 74,328 | $ 71,486 | 96.18% |
| Total costs and expenses | 16,708,340 | 16,657,704 | $ (50,636) | -0.30% |
| Earnings before taxes | 1,987,489 | 2,258,540 | $ 271,051 | 12.00% |
| Provision for taxes on earnings | 475,448 | 535,951 | $ 60,503 | 11.29% |
| Net earnings | $ 1,512,041 | $ 1,722,589 | $ 210,548 | 12.22% |
| Earnings per share | ||||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | $ 4.40 | $ 4.90 | $ 0.50 | 10.20% |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ 4.38 | $ 4.87 | $ 0.49 | 10.06% |
| Weighted-average shares outstanding (000) | ||||
| Basic (in shares) | 343,452 | 351,496 | $ 8,044 | 2.29% |
| Diluted (in shares) | 345,222 | 353,734 | $ 8,512 | 2.41% |
The common size Analysis revealed - - -
The ratio analysis revealed - -
| Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jan. 28, 2023 | Jan. 29, 2022 | |||
| Current Assets | Dollar Change | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 4,551,876 | $ 4,922,365 | $ (370,489) | -7.5% | |
| Accounts receivable | 145,694 | 119,247 | $ 26,447 | 22.2% | |
| Merchandise inventory | 2,023,495 | 2,262,273 | $ (238,778) | -10.6% | |
| Prepaid expenses and other | 183,654 | 169,291 | $ 14,363 | 8.5% | |
| Total current assets | 6,904,719 | 7,473,176 | $ (568,457) | -7.6% | |
| Property and Equipment | |||||
| Land and buildings | 1,495,006 | 1,240,246 | $ 254,760 | 20.5% | |
| Fixtures and equipment | 3,961,733 | 3,425,762 | $ 535,971 | 15.6% | |
| Leasehold improvements | 1,433,647 | 1,332,687 | $ 100,960 | 7.6% | |
| Construction-in-progress | 319,319 | 574,333 | $ (255,014) | -44.4% | |
| Property and equipment, gross | 7,209,705 | 6,573,028 | $ 636,677 | 9.7% | |
| Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | 4,028,178 | 3,674,501 | $ 353,677 | 9.6% | |
| Property and equipment, net | 3,181,527 | 2,898,527 | $ 283,000 | 9.8% | |
| Operating lease assets | 3,098,134 | 3,027,272 | $ 70,862 | 2.3% | |
| Other long-term assets | 232,083 | 241,281 | $ (9,198) | -3.8% |
| Current Ratios | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Current Assets | 6,904,719 | = | 1.90 | 7,473,176 | = | |||
| Current Liabilities | 3,636,246 | 4,214,929 | ||||||
| Total Asset Turnover | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Total Revenues | $ 18,695,829 | 1.38 | 7,473,176 | 0.55 | ||||
| Average Total Assets | 13,528,359.50 | 13,528,359.50 | ||||||
| Assets 2023 | 13,416,463 | |||||||
| Assets 2022 | 13,640,256 | |||||||
| 27,056,719 | ||||||||
| divided by | ||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||
| Average Total Assets | 13,528,359.50 | |||||||
| Working Capital | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Current Assets - Current Liabilities | ||||||||
| Current Assets | 6,904,719 | 7,473,176 | ||||||
| Less: Current Liabilities | 3,636,246 | 4,214,929 | ||||||
| Working Capital | 3,268,473 | 3,258,247 | ||||||
| Ross has plenty of current assets to cover current liabilities for both years. | ||||||||
| Inventory Turnover | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Cost of Goods Sold | 13,946,230 | |||||||
| Average Inventory | 2,142,884 | |||||||
| Inventory Turnover | 6.51 | |||||||
| Inventory 2023 | 2,023,495 | |||||||
| Inventory 2022 | 2,262,273 | |||||||
| 4,285,768 | divided by | 2 | 2,142,884 | |||||
| Inventory Turnover in Days | = | 365 days | 365 | = | 56.08 | |||
| Inventory Turnover | 6.51 | |||||||
| Inventory Turnover in Days = | 56.08 | |||||||
| Ross marks down their products to promote a faster turner over rate. Customers get an already marked down item for an even lower price which helps keep the merchandise fresh and in season. | ||||||||
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Canadian Income Taxation Planning And Decision Making
Authors: Joan Kitunen, William Buckwold
17th Edition 2014-2015 Version
1259094332, 978-1259094330
