Stock Analysis on Net

TJX Cos. Inc. (NYSE:TJX)

Analysis of Profitability Ratios
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Profitability Ratios (Summary)

TJX Cos. Inc., profitability ratios (quarterly data)

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Feb 3, 2024 Oct 28, 2023 Jul 29, 2023 Apr 29, 2023 Jan 28, 2023 Oct 29, 2022 Jul 30, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 29, 2022 Oct 30, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 May 1, 2021 Jan 30, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Aug 1, 2020 May 2, 2020 Feb 1, 2020 Nov 2, 2019 Aug 3, 2019 May 4, 2019 Feb 2, 2019 Nov 3, 2018 Aug 4, 2018 May 5, 2018
Return on Sales
Gross profit margin 30.00% 28.99% 28.48% 27.85% 27.61% 27.92% 28.03% 28.45% 28.50% 28.78% 28.91% 27.61% 23.66% 23.97% 23.61% 25.04% 28.46% 28.30% 28.32% 28.49% 28.59%
Operating profit margin 10.69% 10.17% 10.02% 9.82% 9.73% 9.76% 9.77% 10.18% 9.79% 9.55% 9.32% 7.05% 1.81% 3.13% 3.26% 5.86% 10.59% 10.49% 10.56% 10.61% 10.82%
Net profit margin 8.25% 7.85% 7.77% 7.56% 7.00% 6.90% 6.77% 6.69% 6.76% 5.85% 5.81% 4.00% 0.28% 2.24% 2.11% 4.57% 7.84% 7.70% 7.65% 7.69% 7.85%
Return on Investment
Return on equity (ROE) 61.27% 60.14% 60.25% 59.20% 54.97% 60.02% 62.26% 59.63% 54.69% 41.40% 39.21% 24.63% 1.55% 13.47% 15.26% 35.54% 55.01% 56.45% 57.76% 59.31% 60.61%
Return on assets (ROA) 15.04% 13.54% 13.77% 13.25% 12.34% 11.96% 12.40% 12.04% 11.53% 8.87% 8.73% 4.99% 0.29% 2.38% 2.68% 6.63% 13.55% 12.88% 13.40% 13.53% 21.36%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).

Profitability ratio Description The company
Gross profit margin Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. TJX Cos. Inc. gross profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
Operating profit margin A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. TJX Cos. Inc. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
Net profit margin An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. TJX Cos. Inc. net profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Profitability ratio Description The company
ROE A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. TJX Cos. Inc. ROE deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level.
ROA A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. TJX Cos. Inc. ROA deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level.

Gross Profit Margin

TJX Cos. Inc., gross profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

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Feb 3, 2024 Oct 28, 2023 Jul 29, 2023 Apr 29, 2023 Jan 28, 2023 Oct 29, 2022 Jul 30, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 29, 2022 Oct 30, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 May 1, 2021 Jan 30, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Aug 1, 2020 May 2, 2020 Feb 1, 2020 Nov 2, 2019 Aug 3, 2019 May 4, 2019 Feb 2, 2019 Nov 3, 2018 Aug 4, 2018 May 5, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Gross earnings (loss) 4,883 4,126 3,848 3,409 3,789 3,544 3,271 3,183 3,760 3,696 3,549 2,831 3,061 3,055 1,493 (6) 3,465 3,011 2,756 2,640 3,094 2,842 2,695 2,510
Net sales 16,411 13,265 12,758 11,783 14,520 12,166 11,843 11,406 13,854 12,532 12,077 10,087 10,943 10,117 6,668 4,409 12,206 10,451 9,782 9,278 11,127 9,826 9,331 8,689
Profitability Ratio
Gross profit margin1 30.00% 28.99% 28.48% 27.85% 27.61% 27.92% 28.03% 28.45% 28.50% 28.78% 28.91% 27.61% 23.66% 23.97% 23.61% 25.04% 28.46% 28.30% 28.32% 28.49% 28.59%
Benchmarks
Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2
Amazon.com Inc. 46.98% 46.24% 45.53% 44.73% 43.81% 43.04% 42.65% 42.14% 42.03% 41.31% 40.68% 40.01% 39.57% 40.22% 40.27% 40.64% 40.99%
Home Depot Inc. 33.38% 33.42% 33.49% 33.51% 33.53% 33.51% 33.53% 33.58% 33.63% 33.72% 33.72% 33.94% 33.95% 34.03% 34.10% 34.06% 34.09% 34.13% 34.20% 34.26% 34.34%
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 33.39% 33.33% 33.25% 33.14% 33.23% 33.38% 33.33% 33.49% 33.30% 33.06% 32.97% 33.06% 33.01% 32.94% 32.89% 32.23% 31.80% 31.85% 31.47% 31.72% 32.12%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Gross profit margin = 100 × (Gross earnings (loss)Q4 2024 + Gross earnings (loss)Q3 2024 + Gross earnings (loss)Q2 2024 + Gross earnings (loss)Q1 2024) ÷ (Net salesQ4 2024 + Net salesQ3 2024 + Net salesQ2 2024 + Net salesQ1 2024)
= 100 × (4,883 + 4,126 + 3,848 + 3,409) ÷ (16,411 + 13,265 + 12,758 + 11,783) = 30.00%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
Gross profit margin Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. TJX Cos. Inc. gross profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Operating Profit Margin

TJX Cos. Inc., operating profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

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Feb 3, 2024 Oct 28, 2023 Jul 29, 2023 Apr 29, 2023 Jan 28, 2023 Oct 29, 2022 Jul 30, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 29, 2022 Oct 30, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 May 1, 2021 Jan 30, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Aug 1, 2020 May 2, 2020 Feb 1, 2020 Nov 2, 2019 Aug 3, 2019 May 4, 2019 Feb 2, 2019 Nov 3, 2018 Aug 4, 2018 May 5, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Operating income (loss) 1,789 1,548 1,289 1,171 1,316 1,359 1,097 1,089 1,264 1,400 1,325 766 868 1,069 (35) (1,319) 1,329 1,125 1,024 937 1,177 1,086 996 960
Net sales 16,411 13,265 12,758 11,783 14,520 12,166 11,843 11,406 13,854 12,532 12,077 10,087 10,943 10,117 6,668 4,409 12,206 10,451 9,782 9,278 11,127 9,826 9,331 8,689
Profitability Ratio
Operating profit margin1 10.69% 10.17% 10.02% 9.82% 9.73% 9.76% 9.77% 10.18% 9.79% 9.55% 9.32% 7.05% 1.81% 3.13% 3.26% 5.86% 10.59% 10.49% 10.56% 10.61% 10.82%
Benchmarks
Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2
Amazon.com Inc. 6.41% 4.76% 3.29% 2.54% 2.38% 2.58% 3.15% 4.12% 5.30% 6.18% 6.68% 6.63% 5.93% 5.72% 5.24% 4.76% 5.18%
Home Depot Inc. 14.21% 14.51% 14.88% 15.19% 15.27% 15.33% 15.30% 15.20% 15.24% 15.10% 14.79% 14.70% 13.84% 14.01% 13.99% 13.85% 14.37% 14.26% 14.31% 14.36% 14.35%
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 13.38% 12.83% 10.51% 10.60% 10.47% 10.74% 12.76% 12.72% 12.56% 12.36% 11.79% 11.55% 10.77% 10.64% 10.53% 9.30% 8.75% 6.67% 5.83% 5.54% 5.63%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100 × (Operating income (loss)Q4 2024 + Operating income (loss)Q3 2024 + Operating income (loss)Q2 2024 + Operating income (loss)Q1 2024) ÷ (Net salesQ4 2024 + Net salesQ3 2024 + Net salesQ2 2024 + Net salesQ1 2024)
= 100 × (1,789 + 1,548 + 1,289 + 1,171) ÷ (16,411 + 13,265 + 12,758 + 11,783) = 10.69%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
Operating profit margin A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. TJX Cos. Inc. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Net Profit Margin

TJX Cos. Inc., net profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

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Feb 3, 2024 Oct 28, 2023 Jul 29, 2023 Apr 29, 2023 Jan 28, 2023 Oct 29, 2022 Jul 30, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 29, 2022 Oct 30, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 May 1, 2021 Jan 30, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Aug 1, 2020 May 2, 2020 Feb 1, 2020 Nov 2, 2019 Aug 3, 2019 May 4, 2019 Feb 2, 2019 Nov 3, 2018 Aug 4, 2018 May 5, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income (loss) 1,403 1,191 989 891 1,038 1,063 809 587 940 1,023 786 534 326 867 (214) (887) 985 828 759 700 842 762 740 716
Net sales 16,411 13,265 12,758 11,783 14,520 12,166 11,843 11,406 13,854 12,532 12,077 10,087 10,943 10,117 6,668 4,409 12,206 10,451 9,782 9,278 11,127 9,826 9,331 8,689
Profitability Ratio
Net profit margin1 8.25% 7.85% 7.77% 7.56% 7.00% 6.90% 6.77% 6.69% 6.76% 5.85% 5.81% 4.00% 0.28% 2.24% 2.11% 4.57% 7.84% 7.70% 7.65% 7.69% 7.85%
Benchmarks
Net Profit Margin, Competitors2
Amazon.com Inc. 5.29% 3.62% 2.43% 0.82% -0.53% 2.25% 2.39% 4.48% 7.10% 5.73% 6.64% 6.42% 5.53% 4.99% 4.10% 3.56% 4.13%
Home Depot Inc. 9.92% 10.22% 10.48% 10.75% 10.87% 10.87% 10.88% 10.83% 10.87% 10.79% 10.55% 10.45% 9.74% 9.94% 9.91% 9.79% 10.20% 10.01% 10.18% 10.24% 10.28%
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 8.94% 8.49% 6.48% 6.65% 6.63% 6.97% 8.84% 8.85% 8.77% 8.63% 7.41% 7.23% 6.51% 6.29% 7.12% 6.17% 5.93% 4.11% 3.52% 3.31% 3.25%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100 × (Net income (loss)Q4 2024 + Net income (loss)Q3 2024 + Net income (loss)Q2 2024 + Net income (loss)Q1 2024) ÷ (Net salesQ4 2024 + Net salesQ3 2024 + Net salesQ2 2024 + Net salesQ1 2024)
= 100 × (1,403 + 1,191 + 989 + 891) ÷ (16,411 + 13,265 + 12,758 + 11,783) = 8.25%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
Net profit margin An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. TJX Cos. Inc. net profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Return on Equity (ROE)

TJX Cos. Inc., ROE calculation (quarterly data)

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Feb 3, 2024 Oct 28, 2023 Jul 29, 2023 Apr 29, 2023 Jan 28, 2023 Oct 29, 2022 Jul 30, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 29, 2022 Oct 30, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 May 1, 2021 Jan 30, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Aug 1, 2020 May 2, 2020 Feb 1, 2020 Nov 2, 2019 Aug 3, 2019 May 4, 2019 Feb 2, 2019 Nov 3, 2018 Aug 4, 2018 May 5, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income (loss) 1,403 1,191 989 891 1,038 1,063 809 587 940 1,023 786 534 326 867 (214) (887) 985 828 759 700 842 762 740 716
Shareholders’ equity 7,302 6,833 6,608 6,422 6,364 5,665 5,397 5,595 6,003 6,445 6,406 6,139 5,833 5,567 4,661 4,739 5,948 5,543 5,303 5,132 5,049 5,257 5,227 5,262
Profitability Ratio
ROE1 61.27% 60.14% 60.25% 59.20% 54.97% 60.02% 62.26% 59.63% 54.69% 41.40% 39.21% 24.63% 1.55% 13.47% 15.26% 35.54% 55.01% 56.45% 57.76% 59.31% 60.61%
Benchmarks
ROE, Competitors2
Amazon.com Inc. 15.07% 10.97% 7.75% 2.78% -1.86% 8.24% 8.83% 15.98% 24.13% 21.78% 25.64% 26.04% 22.84% 20.99% 17.88% 16.18% 18.67%
Home Depot Inc. 1,450.48% 1,098.18% 1,215.96% 4,626.24% 1,095.07% 1,317.03% 7,124.47% 1,539.90% 736.64% 844.74% 390.00% 813.68%
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 1,532.36% 406.05% 131.77% 131.40% 266.43% 217.09% 119.93% 95.76% 73.30% 63.50%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
ROE = 100 × (Net income (loss)Q4 2024 + Net income (loss)Q3 2024 + Net income (loss)Q2 2024 + Net income (loss)Q1 2024) ÷ Shareholders’ equity
= 100 × (1,403 + 1,191 + 989 + 891) ÷ 7,302 = 61.27%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
ROE A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. TJX Cos. Inc. ROE deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level.

Return on Assets (ROA)

TJX Cos. Inc., ROA calculation (quarterly data)

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Feb 3, 2024 Oct 28, 2023 Jul 29, 2023 Apr 29, 2023 Jan 28, 2023 Oct 29, 2022 Jul 30, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 29, 2022 Oct 30, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 May 1, 2021 Jan 30, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Aug 1, 2020 May 2, 2020 Feb 1, 2020 Nov 2, 2019 Aug 3, 2019 May 4, 2019 Feb 2, 2019 Nov 3, 2018 Aug 4, 2018 May 5, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income (loss) 1,403 1,191 989 891 1,038 1,063 809 587 940 1,023 786 534 326 867 (214) (887) 985 828 759 700 842 762 740 716
Total assets 29,747 30,351 28,922 28,681 28,349 28,428 27,091 27,710 28,461 30,071 28,783 30,301 30,814 31,566 26,568 25,415 24,145 24,289 22,855 22,489 14,326 15,025 14,111 14,007
Profitability Ratio
ROA1 15.04% 13.54% 13.77% 13.25% 12.34% 11.96% 12.40% 12.04% 11.53% 8.87% 8.73% 4.99% 0.29% 2.38% 2.68% 6.63% 13.55% 12.88% 13.40% 13.53% 21.36%
Benchmarks
ROA, Competitors2
Amazon.com Inc. 5.76% 4.12% 2.74% 0.92% -0.59% 2.64% 2.77% 5.21% 7.93% 6.87% 8.17% 8.33% 6.64% 6.16% 5.10% 4.77% 5.14%
Home Depot Inc. 19.79% 20.78% 21.25% 21.92% 22.38% 22.24% 22.27% 21.57% 22.86% 21.82% 21.54% 20.35% 18.23% 18.66% 18.67% 18.68% 21.94% 21.23% 21.54% 21.80% 25.27%
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 18.49% 18.02% 13.58% 13.86% 14.73% 14.23% 18.04% 17.00% 18.91% 16.63% 14.19% 13.32% 12.49% 10.55% 11.06% 9.98% 10.85% 7.41% 6.21% 5.49% 6.71%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
ROA = 100 × (Net income (loss)Q4 2024 + Net income (loss)Q3 2024 + Net income (loss)Q2 2024 + Net income (loss)Q1 2024) ÷ Total assets
= 100 × (1,403 + 1,191 + 989 + 891) ÷ 29,747 = 15.04%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
ROA A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. TJX Cos. Inc. ROA deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level.