Macy's M
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Macy's (M) Change in Working Capital (2009 - 2020)

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Macy's (M) reported Change in Working Capital of -$12 million for fiscal Q1 2021 (quarter ended May 2, 2020), compared with $368 million a year earlier.

Analysis

Macy's (M) Change in Working Capital (2009 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Over the twelve months ended May 2, 2020, Macy's' Change in Working Capital came in at $726 million, down 28.5% year-over-year; for FY2018 (ended Feb 3, 2018), it was -$196 million.

  • By fiscal year, Change in Working Capital came in at $36 million in FY2017 (-73.5%), $136 million in FY2016, -$14 million in FY2015 and $153 million in FY2014 (-29.5%).
  • Five-year quarterly Change in Working Capital spans a low of -$1.01 billion in fiscal Q4 2016 and a high of $636 million in fiscal Q3 2017.
  • Year over year, Change in Working Capital gained in three of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 284.7%.
  • The high point for year-over-year Change in Working Capital in five years was fiscal Q1 2020 (growth of 843.6%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2018 (a decline of 96.5%).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change Working Cap. (Qtr)
1 Amazon Com 2,654.24 Bn 2,170.93 Bn 104.83 Bn -
2 Home Depot 289.19 Bn 282.43 Bn 16.12 Bn -
3 Tjx Companies 143.39 Bn 120.94 Bn 5.07 Bn -
4 Lowes Companies 105.29 Bn 98.25 Bn 8.58 Bn -
5 Ross Stores 75.79 Bn 58.72 Bn 2.12 Bn -
6 Target 72.00 Bn 66.59 Bn 8.94 Bn -
7 O Reilly Automotive 70.61 Bn 69.69 Bn 2.52 Bn -
8 Carvana 66.52 Bn 58.12 Bn 1.38 Bn -
9 Autozone 47.57 Bn 46.47 Bn 2.52 Bn -
10 Macy's 6.01 Bn 1.73 Bn 2.21 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2020 -12.00 Mn
Nov 2, 2019 439.00 Mn
Aug 3, 2019 -69.00 Mn
May 4, 2019 368.00 Mn
Nov 3, 2018 410.00 Mn
Aug 4, 2018 199.00 Mn
May 5, 2018 39.00 Mn
Feb 3, 2018 -680.00 Mn
Oct 28, 2017 418.00 Mn
Jul 29, 2017 51.00 Mn
Apr 29, 2017 15.00 Mn
Jan 28, 2017 -923.00 Mn
Oct 29, 2016 636.00 Mn
Jul 30, 2016 -107.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2016 430.00 Mn
Jan 30, 2016 -1.01 Bn
Oct 31, 2015 610.00 Mn
Aug 1, 2015 129.00 Mn
May 2, 2015 402.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2015 -707.00 Mn
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