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Kohl’s, and Dillard’s. The final tier, discount retailers, seeks to provide productsand services at the lowest possible price. They target the price sensitiveconsumer, who desires low prices over style and quality. This tier includesretailers like Wal-Mart, Target, and Ross.11
Five Forces ModelThe Five Forces Model is an industry analysis tool that enables analysts toevaluate and classify a particular industry’s structure and sources of profitability.The Five Forces Model first examines three sources of competition within anindustry. These sources of competition include rivalry among existing firms, thethreat of new entrants, and the threat of substitute products. The Five ForcesModel then examines the comparative economic power of buyers and suppliersrelative to the firms within an industry. In other words, the Model assesses thebargaining power of buyers and the bargaining power of suppliers. In essence,the Five Forces Model provides analysts with a method for gauging the potentialproblems affecting the overall profitability of the firms within an industry.RETAIL INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT AND DISCOUNT)Rivalry Among Existing FirmsThreat of New EntrantsThreat of Substitute ProductsBargaining Power of BuyersBargaining Power of SuppliersHighLowHighHighModerateRivalry Among Existing FirmsThe department and discount segment of the retail industry is highlycompetitive. Companies already in the industry face significant challenges,which include slow industry growth, little differentiation of products and services,low switching costs and few exit barriers. In order to be profitable, a firm mustmaximize efficiency throughout its supply chain and focus aggressively onmerchandising to attract customers. Other factors that affect the success ofexisting firms in this sector but have less overall influence on profitability include12
Page 1 and 2: J. C. Penney Company, Inc. Equity V
Page 5 and 6: Industry AnalysisIn 1902, James Cas
Page 7 and 8: Financial Analysis, Forecast Financ
Page 9 and 10: Business & Industry AnalysisCompany
Page 11: Industry OverviewThe retail industr
Page 15 and 16: ConcentrationThe level of concentra
Page 17 and 18: capable of offering lower prices th
Page 19 and 20: If a firm wishes to shut down, it m
Page 21 and 22: Legal BarriersMany industries have
Page 24 and 25: These costs include issues such as
Page 26 and 27: Bargaining Power of SuppliersThe de
Page 28 and 29: The relative bargaining power of th
Page 30 and 31: Competitive StrategiesIn order to a
Page 32 and 33: Department stores have to focus on
Page 34 and 35: The Big PicturePlayers in this indu
Page 36 and 37: Lower Input CostsJ. C. Penney is at
Page 38 and 39: in the last five years. This trend
Page 40 and 41: convenient for different consumers
Page 42 and 43: transactions have been improperly s
Page 44 and 45: Penney does state in its annual rep
Page 46 and 47: Operating and Capital LeasesOperati
Page 48 and 49: Potential Accounting FlexibilityA f
Page 50 and 51: truly are. J. C. Penney, however, h
Page 52 and 53: Qualitative Analysis of DisclosureT
Page 54 and 55: we can see why targeting the strong
Page 56 and 57: manipulation diagnostics for J. C.
Page 58 and 59: Net Sales/Net Accounts ReceivableNe
Page 60 and 61: Net Sales/Unearned Revenue1200Net S
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Below is a chart of sales manipulat
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As for the industry, all the compan
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Pension Expense/SG&APension Expense
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Below is a chart of all expense man
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discount rates in respect to pensio
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Financial Analysis, Forecast Financ
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paying off their short-term obligat
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ecause many firms in this segment o
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Penney’s inventory turnover is in
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ConclusionAnalysis through liquidit
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operating efficiency because the fi
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Return on AssetsReturn on Assets0.1
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Capital Structure AnalysisWhen look
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however, in 2006, J. C. Penney show
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Sustainable Growth RateSustainable
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average of only years 2005 and 2006
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(reported in millions)Annual Income
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We then began to look at the equity
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Common Size Balance Sheet 2002 2003
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(numbers in millions)Statement of C
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ConclusionOverall, it appears that
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Inc. We set these averages equal to
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Price to BookPPS BPS P/B IndustryAv
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Price Earnings GrowthPPS EPS PEG In
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y J. C. Penney’s EBITDA. Then we
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Regression Analysis3 Month Rate 72
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Intrinsic ValuationsIntrinsic valua
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amount in the eye’s of shareholde
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This particular stock price in our
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esidual income or converge. Future
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To find our long run return on equi
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Sensitivity AnalysisGrowth Rates0 -
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for this large difference between s
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Analyst RecommendationAfter careful
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AppendixLiquidity RatiosCurrent rat
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Capital Structure RatioDebt to equi
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SUMMARY OUTPUT3 Month Regression72
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SUMMARY OUTPUT6 Month Regression72
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SUMMARY OUTPUT2 Year Regression72 M
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SUMMARY OUTPUT5 Year Regression72 M
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SUMMARY OUTPUT10 Year Regression72
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Cost of Equity 0.1361Estimated Pric
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Discount Dividends Model0 1 2 3 4 5
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Residual Income Model WACC(AT) 0.07
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Z-Score AnalysisZ-Score=1.21.43.320
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