Balance sheet

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Balance sheet

A financial statement which provides an overview of a company's assets, liabilities, and shareholders equity

The name balance sheet refers to the fact that assets should be equal to liabilities + shareholders equity. These have to be "in balance", since everything a company owns (assets) should be paid for with borrowed money (liabilities) or money from shareholders (shareholders equity).

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