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Ross Stores Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST)

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Enterprise Value (EV)

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Current Enterprise Value (EV)

Ross Stores Inc., current enterprise value calculation

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Current share price (P) $115.36
No. shares of common stock outstanding 344,371,009
US$ in thousands
Common equity (market value)1 39,726,640
Total equity 39,726,640
Add: Current portion of long-term debt (per books) —
Add: Long-term debt, excluding current portion (per books) 2,452,325
Total equity and debt 42,178,965
Less: Cash and cash equivalents 4,922,365
Less: Short-term investments —
Enterprise value (EV) 37,256,600

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29).

1 Common equity (market value) = Share price × No. shares of common stock outstanding
= 115.36 × 344,371,009


Historical Enterprise Value (EV)

Ross Stores Inc., EV calculation

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Jan 29, 2022 Jan 30, 2021 Feb 1, 2020 Feb 2, 2019 Feb 3, 2018 Jan 28, 2017
Share price1, 2 $95.55 $120.38 $86.97 $93.76 $76.20 $65.77
No. shares of common stock outstanding1 350,892,474 356,523,349 355,896,821 368,247,009 378,713,373 391,895,145
US$ in thousands
Common equity (market value)3 33,527,776 42,918,281 30,952,347 34,526,840 28,857,959 25,774,944
Total equity 33,527,776 42,918,281 30,952,347 34,526,840 28,857,959 25,774,944
Add: Current portion of long-term debt (book value) — 64,910 — — 84,973 —
Add: Long-term debt, excluding current portion (book value) 2,452,325 2,448,175 312,891 312,440 311,994 396,493
Total equity and debt 35,980,101 45,431,366 31,265,238 34,839,280 29,254,926 26,171,437
Less: Cash and cash equivalents 4,922,365 4,819,293 1,351,205 1,412,912 1,290,294 1,111,599
Less: Short-term investments — — — — 512 —
Enterprise value (EV) 31,057,736 40,612,073 29,914,033 33,426,368 27,964,120 25,059,838

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-02-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-28).

1 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.

2 Closing price as at the filing date of Ross Stores Inc. Annual Report.

3 2022 Calculation
Common equity (market value) = Share price × No. shares of common stock outstanding
= 95.55 × 350,892,474


The financial trajectory of the enterprise value and equity components between January 2017 and January 2022 is characterized by moderate growth, a period of significant volatility during the 2020-2021 window, and a subsequent contraction in 2022.

Market Equity Trends
Common equity market value demonstrated a general upward trend from approximately $25.77 billion in 2017 to a peak of $42.92 billion in January 2021. A temporary decline was observed in 2020, where value dropped to $30.95 billion, followed by a sharp recovery and a subsequent correction to $33.53 billion by January 2022.
Capital Structure and Debt Integration
The narrow variance between total equity and the combined total of equity and debt indicates a capital structure heavily weighted toward equity. The minimal difference between these two metrics suggests that the organization maintained low leverage throughout the five-year period, with debt representing a small fraction of the total capitalization.
Enterprise Value (EV) Dynamics
Enterprise value mirrored the fluctuations of the market equity, rising from $25.06 billion in 2017 to a maximum of $40.61 billion in 2021, before retreating to $31.06 billion in 2022. A consistent pattern is observed where the enterprise value remains lower than the market value of common equity. This discrepancy suggests a substantial net cash position, implying that the company's cash and cash equivalents exceeded its total debt obligations across all reporting periods.

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