Balance Sheet and Income Statement Analysis
Summarize basic balance sheet and income statement health.
How to use the Balance Sheet and Income Statement Analysis
The Balance Sheet and Income Statement Analysis is free and runs entirely in your browser — no sign-up, and nothing you enter leaves your device. It opens pre-filled with a realistic example, so you can see how it works before replacing any figure with your own; the results update as you type. Press Calculate to refresh the result panel, or Reset to return to the example.
The inputs it asks for:
- Total Assets — a dollar amount.
- Total Liabilities — a dollar amount.
- Total Revenue — a dollar amount.
- Total Expenses — a dollar amount.
The formula
It applies the accounting identity and a few headline ratios. Equity is what's left of assets after liabilities; net income is revenue minus expenses; the ratios then gauge profitability and leverage:
Equity = Assets − Liabilities Net income = Revenue − Expenses
Net margin = Net income ÷ Revenue Return on assets = Net income ÷ Assets
- Debt-to-assets
- liabilities ÷ assets — how much of the firm is financed by debt
This is a snapshot from summary totals, not a full statement analysis. The accounting identity (Assets = Liabilities + Equity) always holds; the ratios are only as meaningful as the figures you feed in, and are best read against prior periods or peers.
Worked example
Using the example values — Total Assets $500,000.00, Total Liabilities $300,000.00, Total Revenue $400,000.00, Total Expenses $350,000.00 — the Balance Sheet and Income Statement Analysis returns a Owners' Equity of $200,000.00. It also reports Net Income ($50,000.00), Net Margin (12.50%), Debt-to-Assets (60.00%).
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Key terms
- Owners' equity
- Assets minus liabilities — the residual claim of the owners.
- Net margin
- Net income as a percentage of revenue — profitability per dollar of sales.
- Return on assets (ROA)
- Net income relative to total assets — how efficiently assets generate profit.
- Debt-to-assets
- The share of assets funded by liabilities — a leverage gauge.
Frequently asked questions
What is owners' equity?
What would remain for the owners if all assets were used to pay off all liabilities: Assets − Liabilities. It's the bottom line of the accounting identity.
Is a high return on assets always good?
Generally it signals efficient use of assets, but it varies hugely by industry — asset-light businesses show higher ROA than capital-intensive ones, so compare like with like.
What's a healthy debt-to-assets ratio?
It depends on the sector. Lower means less leverage and risk; some stable industries carry more debt comfortably. Trend and peer comparison matter more than any single number.