Presented below are seven (7) companies that represent different industries, as well as seven (7) sets of ratios and other financial information (Excel file). See if you can match each set of financial information with the company that produced it.

The seven (7) companies that we are utilizing are as follows:

A. American Electric Power Company: A public utility holding company whose subsidiaries provide electric service to their retail customers.

B. Caesars Entertainment Corporation: A holding company that provides casino entertainment and hospitality services.

C. General Motors Company: A global company that designs, builds, and sells trucks, crossovers, cars and automobile parts.

D. Kellogg Company: A company that manufactures and markets ready-to-eat cereal and convenience foods.

E. Microsoft Corporation: A technology company that develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions.

F. Stifel Financial Corporation: A financial holding company whose principal subsidiary is a retail and institutional wealth management and investment banking firm.

G. Walmart Incorporated: A global company whose operations include retail, wholesale and ecommerce mass merchandising of consumer products.

	Company 1	Company 2	Company 3	Company 4	Company 5	Company 6	Company 7
Account:
Cash and Equivalents	8.4%	46.7%	4.0%	7.4%	5.2%	0.6%	2.3%
Accounts Receivable	3.0%	10.3%	2.7%	1.7%	8.0%	2.2%	9.0%
Inventory	4.6%	0.7%	18.8%	0.1%	0.0%	1.5%	7.0%
Current Assets	32.9%	61.3%	26.1%	10.3%		5.4%	19.5%
Net Fixed Assets	17.0%	12.7%	44.5%	59.1%	4.5%	79.2%	20.6%
Other Assets and Goodwill	34.8%	26.0%	29.4%	30.6%	8.4%	15.5%	57.6%
Total Assets	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Short-term Debt	16.4%	1.9%	0.2%	0.3%	6.4%	3.7%	1.2%
Accounts Payable	9.2%	3.3%	19.9%	1.8%	4.7%	2.7%	13.6%
Current Liabilities	37.2%	24.2%	32.9%	8.1%		13.6%	27.2%
Long-Term Debt	42.6%	23.3%	18.5%	33.5%	4.1%	33.1%	41.0%
Other Liabilities	5.8%	15.1%	14.1%	7.8%	0.0%	16.6%	8.0%
Stockholders' Equity	20.2%	35.7%	34.5%	8.7%	14.9%	26.2%	18.9%
Total Liabilities and Equity	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Selected Ratjios:
Current Ratio	0.9	2.5	0.8	1.3		0.4	0.7
Gross Profit %	0.2	0.7	0.2	0.5	0.9	0.4	0.3
Days' Sales Outstanding	18.1	85.6	4.4	18.2	205.6	40	42.4
Inventory Turnover	12.2	18.2	8.9	108.2		8.7	7.2
Debt/Equity	2.5	0.7	0.7	8.7	0.3	1.5	2.9
Return on Equity	16.7	42.4	20.2	-44.4	13.2	9.9	36
Return on Assets	3	14.4	6.5	-4.7	1.8	2.7	5.5
Return on Sales	0	0.3	0	-0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Revenue/Assets	0.6	0.4	2.2	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.8
Revenue/Employee	836,811	873,910	238,165	136,594	423,489	893,922	439,203

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