StarbucksName:Institutional affiliation:StarbucksIntroductionFinancial statements are one of the important documents in any company. Financial statements usually provide important and critical information to all the stakeholders (Berk, et al., 2013, p. 12). Some of the stakeholders include the government, investors, creditors, and shareholders. The stakeholders find financial statements to be important in the sense that it gives them important financial information which helps them in the making decisions regarding their stance to the company. This paper will strive to discuss the financial statements of the Starbucks Company with more concentration on various components of the financial statements.Background of the Starbucks CompanyStarbucks Company is one of the largest coffee companies in the America. The company began its operation in 1971 in its current headquarters, Seattle, Washington. The company was successful in its operation and has currently managed to open more tan 20,000 braches all over the world (Starbucks, 2016). The company deals with various combination of coffee beverage