Need accounting help to calculate and compare the financial ratios for kohls and jc penny

calculate and compare the financial ratios listed further down this document for the fiscal year ending 2010 and prepare your comments about two companies’ performance based on your ratio calculations

Below is the link for the financial statements for Kohl’s Corporation for the 2010 fiscal year ending January 29, 2011. Under the term Groupings Filter, change the term All Forms to Annual Filings using the drop-down arrow and press Search.

You should then scroll down and select the 10k dated 3/18/2011 and choose to download in Word or PDF format.

http://www.kohlscorporation.com/InvestorRelations/sec-filings.htm

Below is the link for the financial statements for J.C. Penney Corporation for the 2010 fiscal year ending January 29, 2011. Under the term Groupings Filter, change the term All Forms to Annual Filings using the drop-down arrow and press Search.

You should then scroll down and select the 10k dated 3/29/2011 and choose to download in Word format.

http://ir.jcpenney.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=70528&p=irol-sec

THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE ANSWERED……………..

1.Earnings per Share of Common Stock

2.Current Ratio ;

3.Gross Profit Margin ;

4.Rate of Return on Sales (Net Profit Margin) ;

5.Inventory Turnover ;

6.Days’ Inventory Outstanding (DIO) ;

7.Accounts Receivable Turnover ;

8.Days’ Sales Outstanding (DSO) ;

9.Asset Turnover ;

10.Rate of Return on Total Assets (ROA) ;

11.Debt Ratio ;

12.Times Interest Earned Ratio

13.Dividend Yield (For the purposes of this ratio, use Yahoo Finance to look up current dividend yield and stock price; just note the date that you looked up this information.)

14.Rate of Return on Common Stockholders’ Equity (ROE)

15.Free Cash Flow

16.Price/Earnings Ratio (Multiple) (For the purpose of this ratio, for both Kohl’s and J.C. Penney, use the market price per share on January 31, 2011.)