PART 1:

Selected information from the four companies' 2016 fiscal year 10-K reports are provided below. The four companies are:

AT&T, Inc.	A company providing communications and digital entertainment
Deere and Company	A manufacturer of heavy machinery
Starbucks	A company selling coffee products
Tiffany and Company	A company operating high-end jewelry and department stores

The data for the above four companies are presented below in order of their sales.

	A	B	C	D
Sales	$163,786	$26,644.0	$21,315.9	$4,104.9
Cost of Goods Sold	76,884	18,248.9	8,511.1	1,613.6
Net Earnings	12,976	1,523.9	2,817.7	463.9
Inventory	-	3,340.5	1,378.5	2,225.0
Accounts Receivable	16,794	29,741.1	768.8	206.4
Total Assets	403,821	57,981.4	14,329.5	5,129.7

Required Group Tasks:

Identify which company (A, B, C, and D) above are AT$T, Deere and Company, Starbucks, and Tiffany and Company.

Explain your reasoning for each selection using any ratio analysis of your choosing.