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Balance Sheet

Balance Sheet is a financial statement that shows what a company owns, owes, and its net worth at a specific time.

A Balance Sheet gives a snapshot of a company’s financial position on a particular date. It helps understand how strong or stable a company is financially.

It has three main parts:

Assets: Things the company owns (cash, property, machinery, etc.)

Liabilities: Money the company owes (loans, debts, payables)

Equity: The remaining value for owners after liabilities are deducted from assets

The basic formula is:

Assets = Liabilities + Equity

This means everything the company owns is either funded by borrowing (liabilities) or by owners’ money (equity).

Example:

If a company has assets worth ₹10 lakh and liabilities of ₹6 lakh, then its equity is ₹4 lakh. This ₹4 lakh represents the owners’ share in the company.