The table below provides operating and balance sheet information for Myer Holdings Limited from the July 31st financial year ends from 2010 to 2013. Myer Holdings Limited is an ASX-listed company that operates in the consumer discretionary sector, and whose main business is the operation of the chain of 67 Myer department stores around Australia.
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
|
Income Statement items |
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Sales (operating) revenue |
2,825,034,000 |
2,666,803,000 |
2,612,700,000 |
2,737,544,000 |
Cost of goods sold |
1,672,073,000 |
1,551,112,000 |
1,464,574,000 |
1,450,678,000 |
Net profit after tax |
67,182,000 |
159,665,000 |
141,067,000 |
132,077,000 |
Balance Sheet items |
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Cash |
105,834,000 |
37,274,000 |
38,058,000 |
81,470,000 |
Accounts receivable |
19,914,000 |
21,006,000 |
19,627,000 |
13,821,000 |
Inventories |
352,813,000 |
381,261,000 |
385,702,000 |
363,880,000 |
Total Current Assets |
482,692,000 |
446,751,000 |
441,472,000 |
479,176,000 |
Property, plant & equipment |
468,050,000 |
535,139,000 |
515,482,000 |
508,974,000 |
Intangibles and goodwill |
921,020,000 |
943,880,000 |
1,075,000,000 |
931,017,000 |
Total Non-current Assets |
1,471,222,000 |
1,531,211,000 |
1,476,721,000 |
1,460,529,000 |
Accounts payable |
437,568,000 |
416,032,000 |
397,137,000 |
387,673,000 |
Short-term debt |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total Current Liabilities |
557,414,000 |
552,190,000 |
502,869,000 |
522,729,000 |
Long-term debt |
419,419,000 |
419,591,000 |
421,193,000 |
420,824,000 |
Total Non-current Liabilities |
539,060,000 |
564,442,000 |
537,644,000 |
511,334,000 |
Shareholders’ Equity |
857,440,000 |
861,330,000 |
877,680,000 |
905,642,000 |
Note:
Assume that 60% of the company’s total sales revenue are provided on credit terms of various forms and result in the generation of accounts receivable.
Provide answers to the following questions:
1) Calculate the cash conversion cycle (CCC) for Myer Holdings Limited at the end of the 2013 financial year.
2) Based on the information provided in the table, outline the types of current asset investment policy (relaxed, moderate, or restricted) and current asset financial policy (conservative, moderate, or aggressive) that you think Myer Holdings Limited is currently operating. Can you observe any changes in the company’s working capital policies over the 2010-2013 period?
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