Top three competitors

Debt to EquityThis means that for every dollar the company owns, it owes this value to its creditors.

$1.85

$1.69

$1.17

$2.72

The ability of a company to meet its obligations that fall due in the next year <1.0

Current Ratio

1.84

2.02

1.84

1.40

Return On EquityShows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth (<15%)

-4%

30%

18%

21%

Net Profit MarginShows the efficiency of a company at converting its revenue into actual profit

-0.08%

5.7%

6.2%

4.7%

Conclusions

• JCPenney, paired with its top three competitors produced the worst results throughout analysis of all four ratios

• This shows signs of struggle considering the rest of the industry shows no signs of regression