Equity Ratio

The equity ratio is a financial ratio indicating the relative proportion of equity used to finance a company's assets. The two components are often taken from the firm's balance sheet or statement of financial position (so-called book value), but the ratio may also be calculated using market values for both, if the company's equities are publicly traded.

The equity ratio is especially in Central Europe a very common financial ratio while in the US the debt to equity ratio is more often used in financial (research) reports.

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