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J. C. Penney Company, Inc. Equity Valuation and Analysis As of ...

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Working Capital TurnoverWorking Capital Turnover1210864JCPKSSDDSSSISMRT202002 2003 2004 2005 2006YearThe working capital turnover ratio is used to analyze the relationshipbetween the money used to fund operations <strong>and</strong> the sales generated from theseoperations (www.investopedia.com). In a general sense, a higher workingcapital turnover is better because it means that the company is generatinggreater sales as compared to the money it uses to fund the sales. For instance,a company with sales <strong>of</strong> $10 million <strong>and</strong> working capital <strong>of</strong> $1 million has aworking capital turnover for the year <strong>of</strong> 10. Therefore, for ever $1 <strong>of</strong> workingcapital the company has it generates $10 <strong>of</strong> sales.Over the past five years, J. C. <strong>Penney</strong> has averaged a working capitalturnover <strong>of</strong> approximately 5.8, meaning it is generating $5.80 <strong>of</strong> sales for every$1 <strong>of</strong> working capital. This is on the lower half <strong>of</strong> the spectrum for the industryaverage.78

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