Analyze and compare Neiman Marcus and Kohl’s Neiman Marcus Group (NMG) is one of the largest luxury fashion retailers in the world. Kohl’s Corporation (KSS) 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 | $62 | $1,074 |
Inventories | 1,125 | 3,795 |
Other current assets | 147 | 378 |
Total current assets | $1,334 | $5,247 |
Current liabilities: | ||
Accounts payable | $318 | $1,507 |
Other current liabilities | 522 | 1,467 |
Total current liabilities | $840 | $2,974 |
b. Compute the quick ratio for both companies. Round to one decimal place.
Neiman Marcus:
Kohl’s:
Quick ratio = quick assets/current liabilities
Here,
quick assets = cash + other current assets
current liabilities = Total current liabilities
{note: quick assets doesnot include inventories}
Now
Neiman Marcus:
Quick ratio = (62 + 147)/840
= 209/840
= 0.248
= 0.2
Kohl’s:
Quick ratio = (1074 + 378)/2974
= 1452/2974
= 0.48
= 0.5
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