The fiscal years for several well known companies are as follows:

Company

Fiscal Year Ending

Company

Fiscal Year Ending

Kmart

January 30

Toys “R” Us, Inc.

February 3

JCPenney

January 26

Federated Department

February 3

 

 

Stores, Inc.

 

Target Corp.

January 28

The Limited, Inc.

February 2

What general characteristic shared by these companies explains why they do not have fiscal years ending December 31?