Accounts Payable Home depot reported its January 31, 2010 accounts payable at $4,863,000 and on January 30, 2011 the same was reported the following fiscal year at $4,717,000. There is a loss of ($-146,000) which possibly indicates the repayment of construction loans, now that Home Depot now operates over 2,000 retail locations with 1,976 in the USA, 179 stores in Canada, 85 stores in Mexico and 8 stores in China. (Home Depot, 2011). Total Current Liabilities The total current liabilities for the home depot organization in January 31, 2010 was reported at $10,363,000 and the same was reported the following fiscal year on in January 30, 2011 at $10,122,000, once again there is a decrease from 2010 to 2011. Two Largest Current Liabilities
Q4 sales were down 0.8 percent to $760 million (down 1.6 percent on a comparable stores basis) including the impact of cycling Government carbon tax compensation payments paid in May and June 2012. Sales growth was achieved in key categories during the year including Cosmetics, Womenswear, Menswear, Childrenswear, and Accessories. Myer Exclusive Brands continued to perform well, growing by 6.7 percent and now account for 20.0 percent of sales (FY2012: 18.9 percent). Concession sales grew by 4.0 percent and now account for 15.4 percent of sales (FY2012: 15.0 percent). National Brand sales fell by 1.6 percent and now account for 64.6 percent of sales (FY2012: 66.1 percent).
Case Study Decision case 13-5: Acquisition Case GB518 Financial Accounting Principles and Analysis 1. To determine the liquidity of Heavy Duty Tractors the following measures were used. * The working capital was calculated by subtracting current liabilities from current assets. Working capital 2007: $215,180,000 - $126,250,000 = $88,930,000 Working capital 2008: $324,120,000 - $162,300,000 = $161,820,000 From this, we can see between the two years the working capital almost doubled between 2007 and 2008. * The current ratio = Current asset/Current liabilities Current ratio 2007 = $215,180/$126,250 =1.70 to 1 Current ratio 2008 = $324,120/$162,300 = 2.00 to 1 Between the years of 2007 and 2008, the current ratio increased.
Consumers are buying more snack chips per person, an increase of 2 pounds over four years. * Frito-Lay is the worldwide leader manufacturing and marketing of snack chips. Frito-Lay is a national brand firm that distributes products nationwide. Frito-Lay accounts for 13 percent of snack-food sales in the United States, with about one half of retail sales in the snack chip category. Also, Frito-Lays has eight of the top ten selling snack chips.
In realty, Social Security and Medicare are the largest programs, and are set to nearly double over the next decade. Overall, Washington will spend $32,137 per household in 2011 — the highest level in American history (adjusted for inflation). It will collect $18,295 per household in taxes. The
According to Forbes, there are 403 billionaires in the U.S., as of March 2010. b. However, some believe the income gap is exaggerated, claiming c. The income of the richest group is growing much faster than the income of the middle and lower class.
Ford Motor Company The total amount of cash available for Ford to pay their current debts is 26.75 billion dollars in favor of assets. I derived this from Ford’s Assets $202.03 billion and subtracted their liabilities, which was $175.28 billion. I believe that Ford is in good shape due to the total assets the company has received. 202.03B – 175.28B - $26.75B Ford is increasing its investment in operations every year. In 2011 the cash flow from investing activities was 3.04B in 2011, 14.29B 2012, and in 2013 19.73B.
Costco is one of the largest retailers in the United States and seventh largest in the world, with total income of $1,709 million. In this paper, I will review the annual report for 2012. I will provide answers to the following questions: * Identify and explain the main sections of the Costco’s 2012 annual report. * Discuss the key factors that influence Costco‘s financial performance during Fiscal Year 2012. * Discuss the primary assets held by Costco.
Who were the winners and losers in the roaring 1920’s? Between 1922 and 1929 the annual Gross National Product of the USA increased by 40%. The average income per head increased by 27%. By the beginning of the 1920’s the United States of America was already the world’s largest industrial power. Highlights of the boom included; Consumer boom – growth of personal possessions (Woolworths, hire purchase, commercial travellers).
Macys on the other hand is known on a more international level with 789 department stores and also named the 16th largest retail store in 2012. Let’s begin with comparing each company’s ability to pay short-term obligations like debts and payables with its short-term assets which would be cash, inventories and receivables. This is better known as the current or liquid ratio. Totaling for the year of 2014, Express, Inc. had total current assets equivalent to $583,461 and total current liabilities equaling $299,207 giving Express, Inc. an awesome 195% current ratio. Macys, Inc. for the year of 2014 had total current assets of 8,688,000 and total current liabilities of $5,726,000 leaving their current ratio at 152%.