1. Finance
  2. Shareholder & Creditor Relations

Equity Turnover

Number

Evaluates a company's efficiency in using shareholders' equity to generate sales. A high turnover indicates that a company is using its equity more efficiently to produce sales.

Formula

Net Sales / Average Shareholders' Equity

Example

With net sales of $2 million and average shareholder equity of $500,000, the Equity Turnover would be 4 times.