compare and contrast the companies and write a small report
Question Description
A.Urban Outfitters- Kayla Richards
1. Long-Lived Assets20192018
Land 27,083 21,310
Buildings 347,468 305,883
Furniture & Fixtures 438,163 439, 729
Leasehold Improvements 922,884 921,629
Other Operating Equipment 323, 298 300,304
Construction in Progress 22,163 34,913
2. Urban Outfitters states their “property and equipment are stated at cost and primarily consist of store leasehold improvements, furniture and fixtures, buildings and other operating equipment. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the lesser of the lease term or useful life for leasehold improvements, five years for furniture and fixtures, 39 years for buildings and three to ten years for other operating equipment. Major renovations or improvements that extend the service lives of our assets are capitalized over the lesser of the extension period, life of the improvement, or the remaining term of the lease.”
3. Accumulated Depreciation/Cost
Accumulated Depreciation 2019 = 1,285,030 2018 = 1,210,000
Cost 2019 = 2,081,059 2018 = 2,023,768
2019 = 6.17% 2018 = 5.97%
4a. The fixed asset turnover ratio is used to determine operating performance and measures a company’s ability to generate net sales from its fixed-asset investments.
4b. Sales/Average Fixed Assets
Sales 2019 = 3,950,623 2018 = 3,616,014
Average Fixed Assets 2019 = 2,160,515 + 2018 = 1,952,780
/2 = 2,056,647.5
2019 = 1.92% 2018 = 1.75%
4c. Since the fixed asset turnover ratio improved from 2018’s 1.75 to 2019’s 1.92, this suggest that this works in favor of Urban Outfitters.
4d. There is no additional information for the textile industry fixed asset turnover ratio. Therefore, it can be assumed that the industry shares a similar ratio of 1.92 just as Urban Outfitters of 2019.
B. Old Navy – Daphterlie Louis
Property, plant,equipment 2020-01-31 $3,122 mil 2019-01-31 $2,912 Mil, 2018-01-30 $2,805 Mil
Total current assets 2020-01-31 $4,516 Mil, 2019-01-31 $4,251 Mil, 2018-01-31 $4,315 Mil
2020 $13,679 Mil
2019 $8,049 Mil
2018 $7,989 Mil
Gap has a lot of company-operated stores in Us, Canada, France, Irland, Japan, Italy, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mexico
Date current Assets Current Liabilities Current ratio
2020-01-31 $4.52B $3.21B 1.41
2019-10-31 $4.57B $3.19B 1.43
2019-07-31 $4.57B $3.13B 1.46
Their current assets/current liabilities are similar
C. H&M – Chenxi Xiu
2017
Property/plant and equipment=(39818/106562)*100=37.37%
Goodwill=(64/106562)*100=0.06%
Intangibles=(6979/106562)*100=6.55%
Long term investment=(1039/106562)*100=0.98%
Note receivable-long term=(1039/106562)*100=0.98%
Other long term assets=(2916/106562)*100=2.74%
2018
Property/plant and equipment=(42439/106562)*100=39.83%
Goodwill=(64/106562)*100=0.06
Intangibles=(9554/106562)*100=8.97%
Long term investment=(478/106562)*100=0.45%
Note receivable-long term=(885/106562)*100=0.83%
Other long term assets=(3794/106562)*100=3.56%
2019
Property/plant and equipment=(40892/106562)*100=38.37%
Goodwill=(64/106562)*100=0.06%
Intangibles=(11384/106562)*100=10.68%
Long term investment=(639/106562)*100=0.60%
Note receivable-long term=(912/106562)*100=0.86%
Other long term assets=(4322/106562)*100=4.06%
Allocation method
Property/plant and equipment=straight-line depreciation
Goodwill=direct
Intangibles=direct
Long term investment=direct method
Note receivable-long term=direct method
Other long term assets=straight line depreciation
The percentage of property, plant and equipment for 2019 = (Accumulated depreciation/cost)=(40031/80922)*100=49.47%
The fixed asset ratio is used to measure a company’s return on investment in property, plant and equipment. It is done by comparing the net sales with the fixed assets. It shows how efficient is the company’s plant, property and equipment in producing sales.
2017
Fixed asset turnover ratio=net sales/total property plant and equipment=(200004/39818)=5.02
2018
Fixed asset turnover ratio=net sales/total property plant and equipment=(210400/42439)=4.96
2019
Fixed asset turnover ratio=net sales/total property plant and equipment=(232755/40892)=5.69
The ratios increased from 2017 to 2019. In this case, the company’s efficiency to use its property, plant and equipment in producing sales is therefore increasing. The latest fixed asset turnover ratio for the retail industry is 2.31. The higher fixed asset ratio above the industry can be attributed to competitive advantage that allows the company to have huge sales. It shows that H&M uses its fixed assets efficiently.
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