A Comparative Analysis of Kohl’s Corporation and J.C. Penney Corporation

Financial Statement Analysis Project — A Comparative Analysis of Kohl’s Corporation and J C Penney Corporation

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

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

A sample Project template is available for download in Doc Sharing. The sample project compares the ratio performance of Tootsie Roll and Hershey using the 2009 financial statements of Tootsie Roll and Hershey provided in Appendix A and Appendix B of your textbook.

This course contains a course project where you will be required to submit one draft of the Project at the end of Week 5 and the final completed Project at the end of Week 7. Using the financial statements for Kohl’s Corporation and J C Penney Corporation, respectively, you will calculate and compare the financial ratios listed further down this document for the fiscal year ending 2010 and prepare your comments about the liquidity, solvency and profitability of the two companies based on your ratio calculations The entire project will be graded by the instructor at the end of the final submission in week 7 and one grade will be assigned for the entire project