...Memo of Financial Analysis Sena Lopez ACC/291 December 9, 2014 Malinda Marsh INTERNAL MEMO TO: KOHL COMPANY FROM: SENA LOPEZ RE: FINDINGS FROM VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ANALYSIS DATE: 9TH DECEMBER 2014 I am writing to let you know the performance of the company (Kohl) as compared to its competitive company (J.C Penny) in the same industry. Horizontal analysis: This also known as a trend analysis is used to evaluate financial statements over a period. Its main purpose is to determine if an increase or decrease have occurred. Kohl’s current assets are less by 11.38% from $6370. The reported gross profit of kohl’s is ($7032) which is higher than a penny by 1.03%. The net sales of Kohl Company are $18391 which is higher than a penny by 3.56%. From the ratios trend, Kohl Company is in poor financial operation. Vertical analysis: This also known as the common-size analysis is used with the financial statement data in a percent base amount. Kohl Company has a low current ratio of 2.1 as compared to 2.4 of J.C Penny. The gross profit of Kohl Company is 38.2% which is lower by 1% as compared to J.C penny. The assets turnover of Kohl Company is slightly lower than that of J.C penny. In general Kohl, Company is performing poorly as compared to Penny Company. Liquidity ratios measure the ability of a company to meet the short – term obligations when they fall due. Short-term creditors such as bankers and suppliers are more interested in this information to access liquidity...
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...Kohl’s Department Store Analysis Ursula Landry & Angela Burton Cardinal Stritch University Managerial Finance ADM 406 January 27, 2016 Introduction The New York Times states, “Kohl’s Corporation is a specialty department store. As of January 31, 2015, the company operated 1,162 department stores in 49 states and e- commerce website (www. Kohl’s.com). The company sells private label, and national brand apparel, foot wear, accessories, and beauty and home products. Kohl’s Corporation is one of the largest discount department store chains in the United States. Targeting middle-income shoppers buying for their families and homes, the chain maintains low retail prices through a low cost structure, limited staffing, and progressive management information systems, as well as the economical application of centralized buying, distribution, and advertising. Kohl’s mission is to be the leading family-focused, valve-oriented, specialty department store offering quality exclusive and national brand merchandise to the customer in an environment that is convenient, friendly and exciting. This paper will attempt to illustrate a brief history of the Kohl’s Corporation, financial analysis of the company, three areas for improvement and recommendations that help the Kohl’s Corporation continue to be successful. History Maxwell Kohl opened his first Kohl’s Department Store in Brookfield, Wisconsin in 1962. Maxwell Kohl’s career started with a small grocery business that developed into...
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...Financial Analysis: Kohl’s May 6, 2016 WACC Calculation: a) Estimation of Cost of Debt: For the purpose of calculation of cost of debt for the company, we have used the most recent debt issued by the company. Referring to note 2 of the financial statements, we found that during July, 2015, the company issued $650 million of 4.25% notes due in July 2025 and $450 million of 5.55% notes due in July 2045. (Kohl's, 2015) Accordingly, we used the average coupon rate of these two recently issued bonds to represent the cost of debt in the WACC formula. OK – I’ll go with that. Average Coupon Rate: = (4.25+5.55)/2 = 4.90% Effective Tax Rate= Income Tax Expense/ Earnings before Tax = 384/1057 = 36.32% After Tax Cost of Debt= 0.0490*(1-0.3632) = 3.12% OK, good. Important to note, this after tax figure represent the cost of issuing bonds to the company. b) Estimation of Cost of Equity (CAPM Model) For the purpose of calculation of cost of equity, we relied on CAPM model as part of which, we used the risk-free rate for 10-year Treasury bill, while beta for the stock was sourced from Yahoo Finance. Additionally, and Market Premium was sourced from the database released by New York University. = Risk free rate+ beta (Market Premium) = 1.81+ 1.10(6) – I’d suggest 7%, but 6% is acceptable. = 8.41% We can go with this; however, and as I mentioned in the video, a 1-year T-bill rate is superior to a 10-year rate. The 1-year rate is about .50%. Using 7% as the premium and...
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...Summary Kohl’s Corporation currently does not do business in India. Kohl has opened their first store in Brookfield, Wisconsin back in 1962. Today Kohl’s operates approximately 1,160 family-oriented department stores in the United States and is now trying to establish its business in India. According to Kohl’s .com Investor relations, the company is involved in retail trading of merchandise in different forms. The company position is between the higher-end department stores and the discounters, selling everything from candy to engine oil to sporting equipment. Kohl’s stores are stocked with everything customers need for themselves and their homes - apparel, shoes & accessories for women, children and men, plus home products like small electrics, bedding, luggage and more. Kohl’s is a retail-trading business that would be a good fit entering into the Indian Market. India as a country is improving year after year in many phases and the economy of India has improved dramatically over the last decade. Because of the improvement’s year after year, India may establish itself as one the best economies going forward. The population of India is estimated to increase by 283,272,877 (22.4%) to 1,550,674,726 in the year 2100. (Blue Marble Citizen, n.d.). as the population grows, the income levels for people have gone up and they will spend more money in such merchandise that kohl’s offer. The income levels of people in India have come up because of the good numbers of employment...
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...Assignment After review the Kohl’s 10K report, I calculated the sales growth, cost of good sold, SG&A, interest expense non-operating income and effective tax rate. I also forecasted these amounts based on the company’s new strategy and the historical numbers. The attachment worksheet will show the numbers I forecasted. Through reviewing the company’s sales growth from 2005 to 2009. I think the company was greatly influenced by the financial crisis in 2008 because the sales growth at that time was -0.5%. It can be sure that during 2008, the company suffered losses. However, after 2008, the company recovered the losses and started to make money again. During 2010, the total net sales were $18.3, a 7.06% increase over 2009. So the sales growth increased significantly compared to 4.8% in 2009. The reasons for this big increase are first, the E-commerce revenues increased over 40% and second, the company opened new 12 stores. However, during 2011, the sales growth decreased to 2.25%. One of the biggest reasons is because the company changed their strategy during 2011. Before 2011, the company used pricing strategy to compete with their competitors. However, the company increased its selling price per unit and last it for an entire year, which changed their pricing strategy, so the annual sales begun to fall. But, in 2012, the company reduced its selling price per unit during holiday seasons and higher apparel costs, especially in the first six months of 2012, which were only...
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...Analysis of the Target Corporation Report by Valanium Analysts: Kaleb Adams, Liza Debus, Rebecca Fitzgerald, Ken Khouri, Chuck Pearlman Investment Recommendation: MARKET PERFORMER TGT – NYSE (11/30/01) 52 Week Range 2000 Revenue Market Capitalization Shares Outstanding Dividend Yield Avg. Daily Trading Volume Book Value per Share (mrq) Return on Equity (ttm) Return on Assets (ttm) Est. 5-Yr Growth of EPS Industry: Retail $36,903M $33,800M 901.7M 0.59% 3.67M $7.76 19.28% 6.26% 15% EPS Forecast EPS Ratios P/E Forward PEG M/B 1999A $1.28 2000A $1.40 TGT 27.01 1.80 4.84 2001E $1.48 2002E $1.69 12/03/01 Competitor Average 13.28 1.96 4.02 $37.54 $57.46 $43.52 $31.27 $11.03 $16.92 $43.63 12 mo 26 % -14% 24 mo -8% 18% Valuation Predictions Actual Current Price Forward P/E Valuation Forward PEG Valuation M/B Valuation EBO (Abnormal Earnings) Valuation DCF Valuation P/S Valuation Performance of TGT Trailing TGT Relative to S&P500 6 mo -0.1% -10% • • • • • • Target operates in the discount retail industry in its Target stores but also attracts fashion minded customers through its Marshall Field’s and Mervyn’s stores. Target uses it Super Target model as its growth engine and funds this with cash flows from its Mervyn’s operations. Target has also recently partnered with Amazon to develop its online sales and fulfillment. The overall retail industry is growing at 3.8% and is competitive. Those players who can aggressively manage costs are the market leaders. Indicators suggest...
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...February 25, 2010 Assignment 2 Porter’s Six Forces Analysis General Retail: Merchandise/Department Stores Prepared by: Yulia Petukhova ID# A30 The department store industry will be analyzed taking department stores as players, individual consumers as buyers, and manufacturers and distributors as the key suppliers. The Rivalry among existing firms High The period from the end of the 20th century up until now has been marked by the consolidation trend in the department store industry, characterized by major acquisitions by a few larger, powerful competitors, greatly intensifying the rivalry among them.9, 13 Since there are only a few of them in the industry, they tend to match each other’s steps in some way or another. After JC Penny introduced itself to Manhattan just a block away from Macy’s, it is only a matter of short time before Kohl’s will finally announce its move into Manhattan as well.10 Slowdown in the industry growth coupled with reduced consumer spending and low switching costs intensifies rivalry even further prompting the market players to differentiate their products by introducing exclusive brands and increasing innovation.3, 15, 17, 19, JC Penny contracted Cindy Crawford to extend her jewelry brand exclusively at their stores, while Macy’s has signed a strategic alliance agreement to become an exclusive retailer of Ellen Tracy branded women’s sportswear in spring 2010...
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...SEARS Targeting College Students Prepared For: MKT 360 – Marketing Analytics April 25, 2012 Table of Contents Section title Page Executive Summary 3 Introduction 5 Purpose of the Study 5 Sears: Trends in Sales 5 Competitors 7 Sears Consumer Segments 8 Purchasing Trends 11 Legal Issues 11 Social & Cultural Issues 12 Economic Trends 14 Technological Innovations 15 Research Objectives 17 Methodology 18 Data Analysis & Results 21 Profile of the Sample 21 Descriptive Results 23 Difference & Associative Analysis 33 Limitations 37 Conclusions & Recommendations 40 References 46 Appendix 49 List of Illustrations Figures Page Figure 1.0: Sears Brands 5 Figure 2.0: Respondent’s Gender 21 Figure 3.0: Past Six Months Mall Visits 22 Figure 4.0: Clothing Stores 23 Figure 5.0: Percent of Respondents that Purchased Fitness Equipment in the Past Two Years 24 Figure 6.0: Fitness Equipment Purchase Location 24 Figure 7.0: Most Popular Sears Brands 28 Figure 8.0: Incentives to Increase the Probability of Entering a Store 30 Figure 9.0: Social Media 31 Figure 10.0: Facebook Presence 32 Figure 11.0: Gender vs. Mall Visits 35 Tables Page Table 1.0: Respondent’s Age 22 Table 2.0: The Appeal of the Kardashian Kollection to Females 23 Table 3.0: Perception of Sears 25 Table 4.0: Cause Marketing Practices 29 Table...
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...Course Goals and Learning Objectives: The goal of this course is to provide students a practitioner’s perspective on financial statement analysis. The course will emphasize thinking beyond the text and will focus to how to critically examine financial statement information and management representations. The course will primarily focus on financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP, however differences between US GAAP and IFRS will be outlined and examined. The class will be taught using a combination of lectures, class discussions and real-world case studies. In order to maximize our time together, students are expected to read the assigned chapters and complete the case studies on time. Given the brevity of the course and lecture time, students are encouraged to email me directly with questions at any time. Required Materials Textbook: Financial Statement Analysis & Valuation, (3rd Edition), By Easton, McAnally, Sommers & Zhang, Cambridge Business Publishers, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-61853-009-7 Case studies will be provided on TLE. Grading Schedule Class Participation/Case Work: Individual Project: Mid-Term/Exam 1: Final Exam: 20% 30% 20% 30% Grading Expectations Class Participation/Case Work: Each student should be prepared to discuss the required readings. To satisfy the requirements of class participation, students will be required to answer direct questions from the instructor and must actively participate in group discussions. 1|Page Case Work...
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...company as employees at every level are allowed to make suggestions. It’s critical to note that Tanglewood does not prefer temporary workers they utilize a core workforce as all employees are full time or part time. Tanglewood believes a core workforce is essential in order to maintain its organizational values and culture. Tanglewood emphasizes employee participation and teamwork and encourages employees to make suggestions and if their suggestions are successfully implemented they receive a financial bonus and department managers receive financial benefits for successfully carrying forward these ideas to implementation. Department stores are run as teams and everyone in the team shares the same knowledge. In addition, each department manager utilizes their own methods for running their department with mandatory weekly meetings which allow employees to voice any dissatisfaction. Human resources consist of a corporate and store level. Corporate is responsible for data analysis and designing policies/programs (i.e., recruiting methods) and this analyses...
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...Since the creation of humans, business has been established. For example, People around the world have long been selling merchandise in exchange for gold, and they have long been driving to stores to purchase goods. With the technological evolution, this practice has changed. Today, people don’t even have to go to the store to buy what they want because they have the possibility of having the market virtually present in the comfort of their own home. In regard to this, any business that expands its market online will basically profit in expansion moving from a local to a global market. In this case, the income will be largely intensified. Home Dress’n X is a company that specializes in selling clothes, shoes, home accents, bed and bath products, and luggage. It opened its doors in 1982, selling its merchandise with bargain prices. Nowadays, it is well-known among the S&P, Fortune 500, and Nasdaq 100. Although Home Dress’n X has high ranges in the brick-and-mortar market, its website shows otherwise in the virtual market. The store has been very successful due its great prices as opposed to its competitors. However, when taking a look at the Home Dress’n X website, one can visibly see not much marketing there. Additionally, the website, as opposed to the store, is very dull and not enough diversity is shown. For instance, the store has a variety of merchandise, some brand names, and new trends. The merchandise are arranged according to sexes, sizes, genres, and new arrivals...
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...The purpose of this report is to conduct a comprehensive business performance analysis using financial historical information/analysis of Costco. While Costco may not seem to have the revenue, assets and market share like similar and larger companies such as Wal-Mart and Target they are without a doubt a very profitable and successful company. What Costco lacks in high margins, they make up for in being a highly efficient company boasting high asset and equity turnover while maintaining optimum liabilities and debt to equity ratios. Costco is a great company that is seeing profitable success due to their business model that prioritizes quality for both its customers and employees. However, emerging with the 21st century are new ways of doing business. Online companies like Amazon.com are quickly taking market share not just from Costco but also their biggest competitors: Wal-Mart and Target. In order to stay relevant, Costco will need to maintain their business growth in the coming years and also find ways to compete against online retail giants like Amazon.com. 1. Company Background Costco is a multi-billion dollar warehouse company that operates on a global scale. Consumers can frequent Costco to find merchandise including but not limited to groceries, electronics, furniture and home goods, pharmaceuticals and gasoline. Costco specializes in purchasing its merchandise wholesale and re-selling to consumers. Consumers who frequent the warehouse club are required to pay...
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...Decision makers use financial statement analysis to extract relevant information from financial statements in order to assess a company's financial position and prospects. 12-2 In addition to the basic financial statements, annual reports generally contain footnotes to the statements, a summary of accounting policies, management's discussion and analysis of the financial results, the auditor's report, comparative financial data for a series of years, and narrative data about the company, its operations, and its prospects. 12-3 Sources of information include reports to the SEC, press releases and articles in the business press, company Web sites, trade and industry publications, analysts’ reports, investors' services and newsletters. 12-4 No. Past results often aid the prediction of future returns and their risks. 12-5 Equity investors are most concerned with information about profitability and future security prices. In contrast, creditors mainly want to know about short-term liquidity and long-term solvency. 12-6 Yes, to a certain extent. When revenues increase faster than net income, it means that costs are increasing faster than revenues. However, it is important not to jump to conclusions without asking “why?”. There may be a good explanation for the cost increases. So it warrants attention, but one should not automatically conclude that something is wrong. 12-7 Business practices often change and, therefore, expected financial relationships might...
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...* CHAPTER 1: COST MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGY * QUESTIONS 1-1 Firms Using Cost Management. Here are some examples; there are many possible answers. 1. Wal-Mart: to keep costs low by streamlining restocking and sales 2. Dell: to keep costs low by improving manufacturing performance and by using target costing and other management techniques 3. Citicorp: to keep costs low by using activity analysis (see exercise1-31) to identify key operations and to find those that add little or no value 4. A local school district or public agency: to keep costs low in order to provide the best possible service given available funds 5. Procter & Gamble: to assess the profitability of its different products 6. Any other large, diversified manufacturer, like Procter & Gamble: which needs to be able to analyze the relative profitability of its different products, using cost management 7. A small machine shop: which needs cost management to determine whether it should repair or replace a machine 8. A dance studio: to analyze and choose between different compensation plans for its teachers; and to determine whether it should open a new studio 1-2 Firms not expected to be significant users of cost management information: 1. Microsoft: here the focus is on forming strategic alliances, innovation and competition; cost management is more important for other firms in the information technology business, such as Hewlett-Packard, and IBM that compete in part on innovation...
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... brief history and background of sears 4 mission & obJECTIVES II evaluation of sears existing mission and objectives 5-6 External analysis IIi Competitors 7 PEST 8-9 Five forces Analysis 10-11 Opportunities & Threats 11 InternaL aNALYSIS iV Strenghts & Weaknesses 12 Financial ratios analysis 13-14 Past and current strategies 15 Sears current strategic position v Sears current strategy Balance Scorecard 16-17 Porter’s Generic strategies 17 rEcommendations vi Objectives and strategic actions 19-21 Evaluation 22- 23 Conclusion 24-26 Bibliography Executive Summary Sears, once the leader of the retail industry, is now facing financial troubles and is relegated to the 10th position in the market (Store org, 2011). Even after the merger with K-Mart, the retail conditions have not seemed to improved, but in fact, Sears Holding’s financial reports continued to reflect loss. Investor confidence in Sears Holding and its SBUs has been consistently declining over the past few years, due to Sears’ poor performance. Consequently the company has been looking for ways to improve their performance through expansion into financial services and specialty stores. The outcome of these ventures has been unsuccessful, especially in the sales of soft...
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