how to calculate stockholders equity
you can determine shareholders equity by calculating the total assets and liabilities using the following formula stockholder s equity total assets total liabilities text stockholder s equity text total assets text total liabilities stockholder s equity total assets total liabilitiesall the information required to compute shareholders equity is available on a company s balance sheet including total assets total liabilities consist of current and long term liabilities current liabilities are debts typically due for repayment within one year including accounts payable and taxes payable long term liabilities are obligations that are due for repayment in periods longer than one year such as bonds payable leases and pension obligations 