Corporate Financial Accounting
Corporate Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781305653535
Author: Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 10, Problem 10.3ADM

Neiman Marcus and Kohl’s: Short-term liquidity analysis

Neiman Marcus Group is one of the largest luxury fashion retailers in the world. Kohl’s Corporation sells moderately priced private and national branded products through more than 1,100 department stores located throughout the United States. The current assets and current liabilities at the end of a recent year for both companies are as follows (in millions):

Neiman Marcus Kohl’s
Current assets:
Cash $ 197 $1,407
Inventories 1,069 3,814
Other current assets 144 477
Total current assets $1,410 $5,698
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 375 $1,511
Other current liabilities 482 1,348
Total current liabilities $ 857 $2,859

A. Would an analysis of working capital between the two companies be meaningful? Explain.

B. Compute the quick ratio for both companies. (Round to the nearest decimal.)

C. Interpret your results.

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