financial accounting

Liquidity and Efficiency (20 points) for Nike and SEARS Holding Corp.

1. Calculate Liquidity and Efficiency ratios - Using your companies’ financial statements, calculate the following ratios related to liquidity and efficiency for the past 3 years. Show the formulas used and the specific numbers used to calculate your ratios. Present this information in a user friendly format – again using a spreadsheet to put the information in a table is a good approach.

a. Current Ratio (ch 3)

b. Acid test ratio (ch 4)

c. Inventory turnover (ch 5)

d. Day Sales Outstanding (ch 6, 7)

Analyze results - Use your ratio results to evaluate what each ratio is telling you about the companies’ trends in liquidity and efficiency. 

Compare to peer group - Discuss how your companies’ liquidity and efficiency compare to the average for your companies’ peer group.