Empire Co (Empire Co) Change In Working Capital : $-89 Mil (TTM As of Jan. 2024)

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What is Empire Co Change In Working Capital?

Empire Co's change in working capital for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $63 Mil.

Empire Co's change in working capital for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 was $-228 Mil.

It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement. Not by calculating the number changes in each periods' working capital (Total Current Assets minus Total Current Liabilities).

Empire Co Change In Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Empire Co's Change In Working Capital can be seen below:

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Empire Co Change In Working Capital Chart

Empire Co Annual Data

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Change In Working Capital

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14.43

198.82

-64.75

-37.06

-227.97

Empire Co Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Change In Working Capital	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-9.54	-1.93	19.23	-169.05	62.65

Empire Co Change In Working Capital Calculation

Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-89 Mil.

Working Capital is a measure of a company's short term liquidity or its ability to cover short term liabilities. It is defined as the difference between a company's current assets and current liabilities.

Changes in Working Capital is reported in the cash flow statement since it is one of the major ways in which net income can differ from operating cash flow. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement.

Use Wal-Mart Stores Inc (Jan 2014, Annual Data) as an example: Source: Wal-Mart Stores Inc 2014-01-31 10-K from SEC

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	Fiscal Years Ended	January 31,	(Amounts in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities:	2014	2013	2012
Changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Receivables, net	(566)	(614)	(796)
Inventories	(1,667)	(2,759)	(3,727)
Accounts payable	531	1,061	2,687
Accrued liabilities	103	271	(935)
Accrued income taxes	(1,224)	981	994

For 2014-01-31, add all the items under 2014 collum together, Change in Working Capital was (566) + (1,667) + 531 + 103 + (1,224) = $ (2,823) Mil.

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115 King Street, Stellarton, NS, CAN, B0K 1S0

Website

https://www.empireco.ca

Empire Co Ltd key businesses are food retailing, investments, and other operations. The food retailing division operates through Empire's subsidiary Sobeys and represents nearly all of the company's income. This segment owns, affiliates, or franchises more than 1,500 stores in 10 provinces, under retail banners including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawton's Drug Stores, and multiple retail fuel locations. The company's investment and other operations segment include the investment in Crombie REIT, which is an open-ended Canadian real estate investment trust, as well as the Genstar Development Partnership.

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