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 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.
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 = Total Assets – Total Liabilities Take the sum of all assets in the balance sheet and deduct the value of all liabilities.
And remember, equity is expensive. Giving someone a 5% stake, means that that party owns 5% of your firm's net worth and profits forever!
The balance sheet provides the values needed in the equity equation: Total Equity = Total Assets - Total Liabilities.
An equation is a mathematical sentence that has two equal sides separated by an equal sign. 4 + 6 = 10 is an example of an equation.
Owner's Equity is defined as the proportion of the total value of a company's assets that can be claimed by its owners (sole proprietorship or partnership) and by its shareholders (if it is a corporation). It is calculated by deducting all liabilities from the total value of an asset (Equity = Assets – Liabilities).