Shareholders' Equity = Total Assets – Total Liabilities Total liabilities are obtained by adding current liabilities and long-term liabilities.
Shareholders' Equity = Total Assets – Total Liabilities Take the sum of all assets in the balance sheet and deduct the value of all liabilities.
By rearranging the original accounting equation, Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders Equity, it can also be expressed as Stockholders Equity = Assets – Liabilities. Stockholders Equity provides highly useful information when analyzing financial statements.
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.
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.
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.