Comparing Two Companies in the Same Industry: Under Armour and Columbia Sportswear
The following information is available from the financial statements included in Form 10-K for fiscal years 2014 and 2013 for Under Armour, Inc. and Columbia Sportswear Company (in thousands of dollars):
Under Armour, Inc. |
Columbia Sportswear Company | |
Net revenues (Net sales for Under Armour, Inc. & Columbia Sportswear) for the year ended December 31, 2014 | $3,084,370 | $2,100,590 |
Accounts receivable, net: | ||
December 31, 2014 | 279,835 | 344,390 |
December 31, 2013 | 209,952 | 306,878 |
Required:
1. Calculate the accounts receivable turnover ratios for both companies for the most recent year. Assume all sales are on credit. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.
Under Armour | times |
Columbia Sportswear | times |
2. Calculate the average length of time it takes each company to collect its accounts receivable. Use 360 days and round intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places and final answers to the nearest day.
Under Armour | days |
Columbia Sportswear | days |
Average accounts receivables [ (Beginning + Ending)/2 ] | |
Under Armour [ (209952 + 279835) / 2 ] | 244893.50 |
Columbia Sportswear [ (306878 + 344390) / 2 ] | 325634 |
1. | |
Accounts receivables turnover [ Net revenues / Average accounts receivables ] | |
Under Armour [ 3084370 / 244893.50 ] | 12.59 |
Columbia Sportswear [ 2100590 / 325634 ] | 6.45 |
2. | |
Average time to collect accounts receivable [ 360 / Accounts receivables turnover ] | |
Under Armour [ 360 / 12.59 ] | 29 |
Columbia Sportswear [ 360 / 6.45] | 56 |
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