Total equity is the value left in the company after subtracting total liabilities from total assets. The formula to calculate total equity is Equity = Assets - Liabilities.
Shareholders' Equity = Share Capital + Retained Earnings – Treasury Stock. The share capital method is sometimes known as the investor's equation. The above formula sums the retained earnings of the business and the share capital and subtracts the treasury shares.
Shareholders' Equity = Total Assets – Total Liabilities Take the sum of all assets in the balance sheet and deduct the value of all liabilities.
Average shareholder equity takes the shareholder equity from a number of consecutive periods and averages them. Look at financial statements for two or more consecutive periods and find shareholder equity under "Liabilities and Equity." Add the figures together and divide by the number of statements.
Shareholders' equity can be calculated by subtracting a company's total liabilities from its total assets, both of which are itemized on the company's balance sheet.
The shareholder equity ratio is calculated by dividing the shareholder's equity by the total assets (current and non-current assets) of the company. The figures required to calculate the shareholder equity ratio are available on the company's balance sheet.
The balance sheet provides the values needed in the equity equation: Total Equity = Total Assets - Total Liabilities. Where: Total assets are all that a business or a company owns.
The formula to calculate total equity is Equity = Assets - Liabilities. If the resulting number is negative, there is no equity and the company is in the red.