Comment on the net profit margin for these companies

Assignment Help Financial Accounting

Reference no: EM132958562

CASE 1 SPECIALTY RETAILER 1. Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

(52 week fiscal year ended January 29, 2011; 52 week fiscal year ended January 30, 2010)

"Abercrombie & Fitch Co.....is a specialty retailer that operates stores and direct-to-consumer operations." 10-K

2. Limited Brands, Inc. (52 week fiscal year ended January 29, 2011; 52 week fiscal year ended January 30, 2010)

"We operate in the highly competitive specialty retail business." 10-K

3. GAP, Inc. (52 week fiscal year ended January 29, 2011; 52 week fiscal year ended January 30, 2010)

"We are a global specialty retailer offering apparel, accessories, and personal care products." 10-K

Date reviewed Abercrombie & Fitch Limited Brands GAP

2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009

Net profit margin 4.33 2.70 8.37 5.19 8.21 7.76

Return on assets 5.21 2.78 11.82 7.07 16.00 14.17

Return on total equity 8.08 4.30 43.98 21.63 26.84 23.76

Required:

a. Comment on the net profit margin for these companies. Consider absolute amounts and trend.

b. Comment on the return on total equity or these companies. Consider absolute amounts and trend.

c. Comment on the relative probability of these companies.

Reference no: EM132958562

Questions Cloud

Equity at the end of the coming financial year : Equity at the end of the coming financial year and Budgeted profit after tax in the profit budget

Compute the cost of ending work in process inventory : Compute the equivalent units of materials, labor, and overhead in the ending work in process inventory for the month.

Determine the hire purchase price and the amount : Determine the hire purchase price and the amount paid as monthly installment by Rainbow Bhd to Sky Bhd and Prepare journal entry in the book of Rainbow Bhd

Compute the amount of gross profit recognised : Compute the amount of gross profit recognised on 31 December 2019. Prepare all relevant journal entries for AB on 31 December 2019 including the journal entries

Comment on the net profit margin for these companies : Comment on the net profit margin for these companies. Consider absolute amounts and trend and Comment on the relative probability of these companies

Best type of interview suitable for hiring a ceo : Suppose there is a software company Global Systems, which has an executive requirement for the position CEO, which is the best type of interview suitable for hi

What do you understand by audit and control function : 1. What do you understand by Audit and Control Function? 2."Performance appraisal is impartial, systematic evalution of performance of employee", Comment.

Idea of a cross-subsidization model : Will patients from the U.S. accept the idea of a cross-subsidization model where they pay higher charges to cover the cost of less affluent patients from Latin

What are the main elements of an apa formatted paper : What are the main elements of an APA formatted paper for college students?

User Account

All Pages