Below is the list of companies you will need to match to the financials on the Analyze page. Select one or more companies to read their descriptions. Use this information, together with your analysis of the financials on the Analyze page, to identify the company that matches the financial statements. Be sure to only use the information provided to you in this assignment. Submit your final answers, rationale, and confidence level on the Decide page.

Tech, networking

This company designs and sells a broad range of networking, security, collaboration, and cloud technologies to ensure secure platforms for their customers' digital businesses across the globe. Its products and technologies are grouped into categories such as next$-$generation network routing, collaboration, data center, and security. In addition to its product offerings, it provides a broad range of service offerings, including technical support services and advanced services. This company's customers include businesses of all sizes, public institutions, governments, and service providers.

Pharmaceuticals

This company is a leading drug manufacturing company with two distinct business segments, human pharmaceutical products and animal health products. The company sells its products in over $125$ countries and has operations in the United States, Puerto Rico, and $14$ other countries. The company faces strong global competition, and as a result it invests heavily in research and development. The company employs more than $8,000$ employees in its R&D operation and owns a large number of patents to maintain its competitive edge. The company has been consistent in paying its shareholders cash dividends. In recent years, the company has repurchased a large amount of its common stock.

Petroleum

This company is an oil, gas, and related products producer headquartered in South America. It is substantially controlled by the government, which owns a majority of its voting shares. The company carries out crude oil and natural gas production along with refining and energy logistic activities on behalf of the government. The company distributes its oil products through its own retail network and through wholesalers. Aside from its oil and gas activities, the company participates in the domestic power market through investment in power plants, and is also a player in the fertilizer business.

Oilfield Services

This company is an oil field services and equipment company. It is a leading provider of technologies that aid in the exploration, drilling, and processing of oil and gas. Their reservoir characterization group provides customers with technologies involved in finding and defining hydrocarbon reserves. Its drilling group provides tools, rigs, supplies, systems, and services involved in drilling and positioning oil and gas wells. In addition, the company derives revenue during the lifetime production of oil and gas wells by providing support products, services, and expertise. The company operates a global network of research and engineering centers and markets itself as helping to enhance oil field efficiency and productivity while promoting safety and protection of the environment.

Publishing

This company is an information services company that sells information, software, and other services to professionals working in such fields as law, tax, accounting, finance, audit, risk, compliance, and healthcare. Many of the company's products are developed to enhance the productivity and effectiveness of professionals and knowledge workers. Its legal products help attorneys provide expert insights to their clients, and manage the work of a law practice. Its healthcare solutions are focused in clinical decision support, patient engagement, nursing education, and medical research. A large percentage of the company's revenues are recurring as they are derived from subscription based services.