Target Analysis Summary

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Target Analysis Summary We carefully reviewed Target’s 10 K report and found that Target’s auditor Ernst& Young LLP, expressed unqualified opinions on both Target’s consolidated financial statements and internal controls. Based on that, we reviewed the notes to Target’s financial statement and concluded summary in the following. According to independent auditor’s report, financial statements of Target Corporation and its subsidiaries comply with US GAAP, and Target doesn’t have significant accounting policy changes for the past year. No major development beyond the end of accounting period was found in the notes. Also, based on Target’s income statements, Target doesn’t have any revenues or expenses non-recurring in nature. Due to no change in accounting policy and no nonrecurring income items, Target doesn’t have much restated financials except certain reclassified amounts in prior years, which, however, can be negligible and doesn’t affect our analysis for comparability purpose. Target operates in three business segments: U.S. Retail, U.S. Credit Card, and Canadian. Target discloses detailed qualitative and quantitative information regarding these three segments in its report. Majority of Target’s current revenues are from its retail business in U.S. For the past several years, the retail sales amount and EBIT in retail segment increase steadily, and maintain a stable EBIT margin rate of around 7% each year. Target has also announced that about 60 Canadian stores will be opened beginning in March or April 2013, and it is under the process of preparing for the market entry in Canada. Following this proposal, a modest part of Target’s assets and revenues will be located in Canada. The notes also disclose that in the beginning of January 2011, Target announced its intention to sell receivables portfolio under credit card segment. This plan is temporarily

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