Nordstrom, Inc. operates department stores in numerous states. Suppose selected financial statement data (in millions) for 2020 are presented below.

End of Year Beginning of Year
Cash and cash equivalents $750 $81
Accounts receivable (net) 2,060 1,810
Inventory 880 830
Other current assets 570 429
Total current assets $4,260 $3,150
Total current liabilities $2,060 $1,610

For the year, net credit sales were $8,258 million, cost of goods sold was $5,328 million, and net cash provided by operating activities was $1,251 million.

Required:
Compute the current ratio, current cash debt coverage, accounts receivable turnover, average collection period, inventory turnover, and days in inventory at the end of the current year.

Answer:

Nordstrom, Inc.

Current Ratio = Current assets/Current liabilities

= $4,260/ $2,060  

= 2.1

Current cash debt coverage = Net Operating Cash/Current liabilities

= $1,251/$2,060

= 0.61

Accounts receivable turnover = Net Sales/Average Receivable

= $8,258/$1,935

= 4.27

Average collection period = 365/4.27

= 85.5 days

Inventory turnover = Cost of goods sold/Average inventory

= $5,328/$855

= 6.2 times

Days in inventory = 365/Inventory turnover

= 58.9 days

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

                                         End of Year     Beginning of Year

Cash and cash equivalents   $750                       $81

Accounts receivable (net)     2,060                    1,810

Inventory                                   880                      830

Other current assets                570                     429

Total current assets            $4,260                 $3,150

Total current liabilities        $2,060                  $1,610

Net credit sales = $8,258 million

Cost of goods sold = $5,328 million

Net operating cash = $1,251 million

Average receivables = $1,935 ($2,060 + $1,810)/2

Average inventory = $855 ($880 + $830)/2

The Aleander Company plans to issue $10,000,000 of 20-year bonds at par next June, with semiannual interest payments. The company's current cost of debt is 10 percent. However, the firm's financial manager is concerned that interest rates will increase in coming months, and has decided to take a short position in U. S. government t-bond futures. See the settlement data below for t-bond futures. (Note: One standard futures contract is $100,000).
a. Calculate the present value of the corporate bonds if rates increase by 2 percentage points.
b. Calculate the gain or loss on the corporate bond position.
c. Calculate the number of contracts required to cover the bond position. Then calculate the current value of the futures position.
d. Calculate the implied interest rate based on the current value of the futures position.
e. Interest rates increase as expected, by 2 percentage points. Calculate the present value of the futures position based on the rate calculated above plus the 2 points.
f. Calculate the gain or loss on the futures position.
g. Calculate the overall net gain or loss.
h. Is this problem an example of a perfect hedge or a cross hedge? Is it an example of speculation or hedging? Why?
Delivery Month Open High Low Settle Change Open Interest
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
Dec 103'14 103'14 102'11 102'17 -6 678,000
Mar 102'11 102'23 100'28 101'01 -5 135,855
June 101'14 101'26 100'02 100'12 -5 17,255

Revenue and expense data for Bluestem Company are as follows:

Year 2 Year 1
Administrative expenses $37,720 $20,300
Cost of goods sold 360,000 319,900
Income tax 41,000 32,200
Sales 820,000 700,000
Selling expenses 154,160 109,900

Required:
Prepare a comparative income statement, with vertical analysis, stating each item for both years as a percent of sales.