How do the assets and stockholders' equity of Nike, Inc. differ from each other? Which one $($assets or stockholders' equity$)$ must be at least as large as the other? Which one can be smaller than the other?

Assets are the economic resources of a business that are expected to be of benefit in the future. Stockholders' equity represents the claims to the assets held by the stockholders of the business.

must be at least as large as

Stockholders' equity can be smaller than