the U.S. company Target Corporation

Paper instructions:
You and your teammates have the opportunity to practice Assignment #2. Complete a practice Assignment #2; use the U.S. company Target Corporation (https://corporate.target.com/annual-reports/pdf-viewer-2013?cover=6725&parts=6727)
and the U.K. company Sainsbury’s PLC (http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/investor-centre/reports/2014/annual-report-and-financial-statements-2014/).

Below are the instructions for the assignment. Note: these instructions specify “each student” because the “real” assignment is an individual assignment.

In Assignment #2, you will compare two firms in the same industry.
PART I: Each student completes the following financial analysis for EACH company.
1) Compare and discuss the relative size of the two firms (based upon assets and
sales). Convert a foreign currency to dollars, ONLY FOR TOTAL ASSETS AND
TOTAL SALES, as of the balance sheet date.

2) Compare and discuss BOTH firms’ debt structure, this year versus last year. Calculate liquidity and leverage ratios.

3) Compare and discuss for BOTH firms the operating results and capital structure, this year versus last year. Calculate profitability ratios and other ratios as appropriate (e.g., activity).

4) List and discuss the major SOURCES and USES of cash in BOTH firms’ Cash
Flow Statements.

5) Make an overall evaluation of each firm.

PART II: Each student then completes the following business analysis:
1) Describe the industry, and place the firms in this context. Determine the firms’ Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. Identify the company’s strategy (e.g., differentiation, low-cost); its products; familiar brand names (if appropriate); and geographic areas.
2) Identify any PROBLEMS and the ROOT CAUSES and provide a DIAGNOSIS. (Rarely is a company without any problems!)
3) Present at least 2 ALTERNATIVES. One alternative may be to do nothing. What would happen? In some cases, doing nothing may not be very feasible, or even disastrous.
3) Recommend the alternative you think is best and explain why, by comparing the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative.

You MUST use information for the SAME YEARS. You may find that the year-end of one firm ends in different years: e.g., one firm’s year ends in December 2013; the second firm’s year ends in January 2014.
Submit to D2L Dropbox. Include your analysis and a copy FOR EACH FIRM of a COMPLETE DETAILED SET of FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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