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Sears Canada (Sears Canada) Asset Turnover : 0.41 (As of Apr. 2017)


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What is Sears Canada Asset Turnover?

Asset Turnover measures how quickly a company turns over its asset through sales. It is calculated as Revenue divided by Total Assets. Sears Canada's Revenue for the three months ended in Apr. 2017 was $376 Mil. Sears Canada's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2017 was $914 Mil. Therefore, Sears Canada's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2017 was 0.41.

Asset Turnover is linked to ROE % through Du Pont Formula. Sears Canada's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2017 was -377.42%. It is also linked to ROA % through Du Pont Formula. Sears Canada's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2017 was -47.04%.


Sears Canada Asset Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sears Canada's Asset Turnover can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Sears Canada Asset Turnover Chart

Sears Canada Annual Data
Trend Jan08 Jan09 Jan10 Jan11 Jan12 Jan13 Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17
Asset Turnover
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.67 1.55 1.55 1.70 1.89

Sears Canada Quarterly Data
Jul12 Oct12 Jan13 Apr13 Jul13 Oct13 Jan14 Apr14 Jul14 Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15 Oct15 Jan16 Apr16 Jul16 Oct16 Jan17 Apr17
Asset Turnover Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.40 0.43 0.45 0.58 0.41

Competitive Comparison of Sears Canada's Asset Turnover

For the Department Stores subindustry, Sears Canada's Asset Turnover, along with its competitors' market caps and Asset Turnover data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Sears Canada's Asset Turnover Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sears Canada's Asset Turnover distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sears Canada's Asset Turnover falls into.



Sears Canada Asset Turnover Calculation

Asset Turnover measures how quickly a company turns over its asset through sales.

Sears Canada's Asset Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2017 is calculated as

Asset Turnover
=Revenue/Average Total Assets
=Revenue (A: Jan. 2017 )/( (Total Assets (A: Jan. 2016 )+Total Assets (A: Jan. 2017 ))/ count )
=1982.553/( (1149.493+943.943)/ 2 )
=1982.553/1046.718
=1.89

Sears Canada's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2017 is calculated as

Asset Turnover
=Revenue/Average Total Assets
=Revenue (Q: Apr. 2017 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Jan. 2017 )+Total Assets (Q: Apr. 2017 ))/ count )
=376.2/( (943.943+883.679)/ 2 )
=376.2/913.811
=0.41

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Companies with low profit margins tend to have high Asset Turnover, while those with high profit margins have low Asset Turnover. Companies in the retail industry tend to have a very high turnover ratio.


Sears Canada  (OTCPK:SRSCQ) Asset Turnover Explanation

Asset Turnover is linked to ROE % through Du Pont Formula.

Sears Canada's annulized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2017 is

ROE %**(Q: Apr. 2017 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=-429.856/113.8945
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(-429.856 / 1504.8)*(1504.8 / 913.811)*(913.811/ 113.8945)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=-28.57 %*1.6467*8.0233
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=-47.04 %*8.0233
=-377.42 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Apr. 2017) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Apr. 2017) revenue data.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

** The ROE % used above is for Du Pont Analysis only. It is different from the defined ROE % page on our website, as here it uses Net Income instead of Net Income attributable to Common Stockholders in the calculation.

It is also linked to ROA % through Du Pont Formula:

Sears Canada's annulized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2017 is

ROA %(Q: Apr. 2017 )
=Net Income/Total Assets
=-429.856/913.811
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)
=(-429.856 / 1504.8)*(1504.8 / 913.811)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover
=-28.57 %*1.6467
=-47.04 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Apr. 2017) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Apr. 2017) revenue data.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

In the article Joining The Dark Side: Pirates, Spies and Short Sellers, James Montier reported that In their US sample covering the period 1968-2003, Cooper et al find that firms with low asset growth outperformed firms with high asset growth by an astounding 20% p.a. equally weighted. Even when controlling for market, size and style, low asset growth firms outperformed high asset growth firms by 13% p.a. Therefore a company with fast asset growth may underperform.

Therefore, it is a good sign if a company's Asset Turnover is consistent or even increases. If a company's asset grows faster than sales, its Asset Turnover will decline, which can be a warning sign.


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Sears Canada (Sears Canada) Business Description

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Address
290 Yonge Street, Suite 700, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5B 2C3
Sears Canada Inc is in the sale of goods and services through the Company's Retail channels. It comprised of one reportable segment, Merchandising. Which includes its full-line department, Sears Home, Hometown, Outlet, Corbeil Electrique Inc. stores, and its Direct (catalog/internet) channel. It also includes service revenue related primarily to logistics services provided through the Company. Commission revenue includes travel, home improvement services, insurance, wireless and long-distance plans. Licensee fee revenue is comprised of payments received from licensees that operate within the Company stores.

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