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Kohl's (Kohl's) Current Ratio

: 1.31 (As of Jan. 2024)
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The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Kohl's's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 1.31.

Kohl's has a current ratio of 1.31. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kohl's's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

KSS' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.2   Med: 1.77   Max: 1.99
Current: 1.31

During the past 13 years, Kohl's's highest Current Ratio was 1.99. The lowest was 1.20. And the median was 1.77.

KSS's Current Ratio is ranked worse than
61.84% of 1119 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 1.58 vs KSS: 1.31

Kohl's Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kohl's's Current Ratio 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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Kohl's Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Current Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.68 1.93 1.53 1.20 1.31

Kohl's Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Current Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.20 1.17 1.15 1.14 1.31

Competitive Comparison

For the Department Stores subindustry, Kohl's's Current Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Current Ratio 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.


Kohl's Current Ratio Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Kohl's's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kohl's's Current Ratio falls into.



Kohl's Current Ratio Calculation

The current ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company's ability to pay back its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.

Kohl's's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Jan. 2024 )=Total Current Assets (A: Jan. 2024 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Jan. 2024 )
=3410/2612
=1.31

Kohl's's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Jan. 2024 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=3410/2612
=1.31

* 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.


Kohl's  (NYSE:KSS) Current Ratio Explanation

The current ratio can give a sense of the efficiency of a company's operating cycle or its ability to turn its product into cash. Companies that have trouble getting paid on their receivables or have long inventory turnover can run into liquidity problems because they are unable to alleviate their obligations. Because business operations differ in each industry, it is always more useful to compare companies within the same industry.

Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry and are generally between 1 and 3 for healthy businesses.

The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. While this shows the company is not in good financial health, it does not necessarily mean that it will go bankrupt - as there are many ways to access financing - but it is definitely not a good sign.

If all other things were equal, a creditor, who is expecting to be paid in the next 12 months, would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means that the company is more likely to meet its liabilities which fall due in the next 12 months.


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Kohl's (Kohl's) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
N56 W17000 Ridgewood Drive, Menomonee Falls, WI, USA, 53051
Kohl's operates about 1,170 department stores in 49 states that sell moderately priced private-label and national brand clothing, shoes, accessories, cosmetics, and home furnishings. Most of these stores are in strip centers. Kohl's also operates a large digital sales business. Women's apparel is Kohl's largest category, having generated 27% of its 2022 sales. The retailer, headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, opened its first department store in 1962.
Executives
Adolfo Villagomez director N56 W17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Thomas Kingsbury officer: Senior Exec. Vice President 2006 ROUTE 130 NORTH, BURLINGTON NJ 08016
David Alves officer: President & COO N56 W17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Jones Nicholas David George officer: Chief Merch. / Digital Officer N56 W17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Jennifer J. Kent officer: Chief Legal Officer, Secretary QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC., N61 W23044 HARRY'S WAY, SUSSEX WI 53089-3995
John E. Schlifske director N56 W17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Jonas Prising director MANPOWERGROUP INC., 100 MANPOWER PLACE, MILWAUKEE WI 53212
Peter Boneparth director 1411 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10018
Christie Raymond officer: Chief Marketing Officer N56 W17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Feeney Siobhan Mc officer: Chief Technology Officer N56 W17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Christine Mccormick Day director N56 W17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Margaret L Jenkins director 203 EAST MAINST P 12-02, SPARTANBURG SC 29319
Robbin Mitchell director W56 N17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Jason J. Kelroy officer: Sr.EVP,Gen. Counsel,Secretary W56 N17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Yael Cosset director 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202