Equity has different meanings depending on the context. Shareholder's equity is the most common type of equity - it represents the amount of money that a company's shareholders will get if all of the assets were liquidated and all the debt was paid off.
Equity can be found on a company's balance sheet. Analysts use this data to assess the financial health of a company.
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