Target
When looking at the cover brand of Target, it is easy to assume that they are excelling quicker than many other retailers. After applying the balance sheet and income statement to the ratios, I found that Target is not as embellished as I once thought. I will show you what I found looking at the liquidity, debt management, asset management and, and profitability ratios and why it is a good time to buy Target stocks.
Before I start with my analysis, I would like to point out years 2014 and 2015 in the Target Corporation. Target attempted to extend its company to Canada. This created a downfall financially. In 2014, accounts receivables declined. This caused a negative effect on both current and total assets. This …show more content…
The liquidated ratios where over one percent for each year besides 2014. This shows that Target is able to pay their short-term bills. Total debt ratio could use less leverage when borrowing money. This company needs a higher equity position. Although this shows that Target has a higher risk, the TIE and equity multiplier show that you can trust the company, making this company likely to survive a financial shock like they have in earlier years. Asset ratios for target show that they are efficient with using assets to generate sales. The profitability ratios show a couple of statistics. Return on Assets shows that Target generates a low percentage average for every dollar they invest in assets. This leads to a low percentage average the firm gets on each dollar in sales. Return on Equity; however, generated a higher percentage of each dollar invested in Targets investments. The ROA and ROE show that Target becomes more profitable as the year …show more content…
With this company’s financial decline, this is a great time to buy stocks from this corporation. Since Target is in the process of improving, you can decide that Targets stocks will continue to increase until the company reaches a point of recovery. While being able to pay their short-term bills, survive a financial stock, apply assets to generate sales, and increase profitability, this company shows that one could potential gain a $36.74 for each Target stock bought