MArket Ratios
Create a table and calculate the following ratios for the three years for both Sears and Wal-Mart: Current ratio, quick ratio, total assets turnover, fixed assets turnover, inventory turnover (using cost of good sold), inventory turnover per day (days payable), days sales outstanding, days payable outstanding, debt ratio, time-interest-earned, fixed charges coverage, return on sales, net operating profit after taxes ratio, return on total assets, basic earning power, and return on equity. ... Although the companies are similar in many aspects within ratio analysis, Sears presents itself as a more investor friendly company with their higher Market Value Ratios. ... Although fairly new, the group’s domestic portfolio of credit card receivables arising from purchases of merchandise and services is a substantial opportunity to diversify and gain both market share and capital.