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

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illion from the discontinued operations <strong>of</strong> Eckerd Pharmacy. Overall, J. C.<strong>Penney</strong>’s performance is beating the industry average, demonstrating its higherpr<strong>of</strong>itability.<strong>As</strong>set Turnover Ratio<strong>As</strong>set Turnover4.03.53.02.52.01.5JCPKSSDDSSSISMRT1.00.50.02002 2003 2004 2005 2006Year<strong>As</strong>set turnover is the ratio <strong>of</strong> sales to average total assets. “<strong>As</strong>setturnover is the measure <strong>of</strong> a firm’s efficiency as using its assets in generatingsales or revenue – the higher the number the better. It also indicates pricingstrategy; companies with low pr<strong>of</strong>it margins tend to have high asset turnover,while those with high pr<strong>of</strong>it margins have low asset turnover”(investopedia.com). J. C. <strong>Penney</strong>’s asset turnover falls in with the industryaverage. Stein Mart’s asset turnover is slightly above average, again, due to theuse <strong>of</strong> a variation <strong>of</strong> the just-in-time inventory method.82

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