Target Corporation

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Section I: Business Background 1. What primary business is the company in? Target Corporation is a retailing company. Its offers include everyday essentials and fashionable, differentiated merchandise at discounted prices. Target Corporation operates as three portable segments: U.S. Retail, U.S. Credit Card and Canadian. Its U.S. Credit Card segment offers credit through its credit card REDcards® such as Target Visa, Target Card, Target Debit Card. Reference: Part I, Item 1. Business, Form 10-K, Page 2 2. In which state is the company incorporated? Target Corporation was incorporated in Minnesota in 1902. Reference: Part I, Item 1: Business, Form 10-K, Page 2 3. Who is the company’s independent auditor? Its independent registered public accounting firm is Ernst & Young LLP. This company is one of the established and largest accounting service firms in the world and one of the “Big Four” accounting firms, along with Deloitte, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoooper. Its main service are accounting and financial reporting, external audit services, fraud investigation and dispute…show more content…
Income Statement and Related Footnotes a. Is the general format of the income statement closer to single-step or multiple-step? The general format of the income statement is closer to multiple-step. b. Income Statement figures for the most recent fiscal year Cost of goods sold Amount | Percentage of total revenue | $47,860,000,000 | 68.50% ($47,860,000,000/$69,865,000,000) | Reference: Consolidated Statements of Operations, Form 10-K, Page 31. Reference: Footnote 3 - Cost of Sales and Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, Form 10-K, Page 35. Reference: Footnote 11 –Inventory, Form 10-K, Page 42. Gross profit Amount | Percentage of total revenue | $22,005,000,000 ($69,865,000,000 - $47,860,000,000) | 31.50% ($22,005,000,000/$69,865,000,000)

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