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| Days sales outstanding, days inventory outstanding, days payables outstanding, and days working capital in 67 industry sectors. |
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CFO Staff,
CFO Magazine
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| APPAREL RETAILERS |
| COMPANY |
DSO |
DIO |
DPO |
DWC |
| 2003 |
Change '03 - '02 |
Change '02 - '01 |
2003 |
Change '03 - '02 |
Change '02 - '01 |
2003 |
Change '03 - '02 |
Change '02 - '01 |
2003 |
Change '03 - '02 |
Change '02 - '01 |
| AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS |
5 |
+62% |
-28% |
29 |
-7% |
+28% |
17 |
+36% |
+21% |
17 |
-21% |
+18% |
| GAP |
7 |
-9% |
-13% |
39 |
-24% |
+17% |
27 |
-7% |
+1% |
19 |
-37% |
+26% |
| LIMITED BRANDS |
4 |
+46% |
-9% |
39 |
+2% |
-10% |
19 |
+94% |
-3% |
25 |
-21% |
-12% |
| GOODYS FAMILY CLOTHING |
4 |
-27% |
-29% |
59 |
+7% |
-0% |
36 |
+10% |
-8% |
28 |
-2% |
+2% |
| TJX |
2 |
+9% |
-3% |
53 |
+12% |
-4% |
26 |
+6% |
-4% |
29 |
+18% |
-4% |
| ANNTAYLOR STORES |
3 |
+5% |
+10% |
40 |
-19% |
-3% |
12 |
-20% |
-10% |
30 |
-17% |
+1% |
| ABERCROMBIE & FITCH |
2 |
-72% |
+17% |
43 |
+23% |
-15% |
8 |
-6% |
-15% |
36 |
+15% |
-11% |
| ROSS STORES |
2 |
+18% |
-33% |
78 |
+5% |
-3% |
42 |
+2% |
+8% |
39 |
+10% |
-15% |
| CHARMING SHOPPES |
14 |
-5% |
+10% |
50 |
-10% |
-7% |
22 |
+10% |
-8% |
41 |
-16% |
-1% |
| NEIMAN MARCUS |
3 |
-11% |
+0% |
81 |
-0% |
+4% |
31 |
-7% |
+2% |
53 |
+3% |
+5% |
| TALBOTS |
41 |
+5% |
+26% |
38 |
-8% |
-22% |
11 |
+0% |
-41% |
68 |
-2% |
+6% |
| JO ANN STORES |
12 |
+4% |
+23% |
85 |
-1% |
-23% |
26 |
-10% |
-29% |
71 |
+4% |
-14% |
| NORDSTROM |
51 |
+13% |
-5% |
51 |
-12% |
-8% |
29 |
-9% |
+3% |
73 |
+3% |
-10% |
| KOHL S |
41 |
+3% |
-3% |
57 |
-12% |
+11% |
19 |
-32% |
+19% |
79 |
+3% |
+2% |
| SAKS |
13 |
-8% |
+18% |
87 |
+12% |
-8% |
19 |
+13% |
-4% |
82 |
+8% |
-5% |
| MEN S WEARHOUSE |
10 |
+4% |
-1% |
102 |
-5% |
+11% |
30 |
+21% |
+10% |
82 |
-11% |
+9% |
| Sector Average |
15 |
+6% |
+1% |
54 |
-4% |
-1% |
24 |
-0% |
+2% |
45 |
-3% |
-1% |
All data based on public financials and adjusted as needed for comparability.
DSO: Days Sales Outstanding
DIO: Days Inventory Outstanding
DPO: Days Payables Outstanding
DWC: Days Working Capital
* Adjusted for effects of securitization
N/M: Not meaningful
Source: REL Consultancy Group
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