Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Finance and Business: [header] How to calculate shareholders' equity [title] Determine if you can use this method. [step] In order to use this method, you'll need to know the target company's total assets and total liabilities. If this is a private company, this may be hard to obtain without the direct involvement of management.

Ending1: However, you should have a good idea how large or by how much capital the company has and how much it distributes to the target. [substeps] No matter what type of formula you use to calculate calculating (as another example), you'll generally do most of the work yourself if you are a financial expert. Ending2: It could even be wrong for you to use this method otherwise. Instead, you'll need to check with management to see if the company could use this method. Ending3: In general, the assets alone would not be available for this method, but you can use a simple formula to calculate this equation. [substeps] You can register as a " shareholder " or even an administrator if your company is highly recognized by the business's management team. Ending4: However, if it is a publicly-traded company, the company is required to report this information in financial reports on their balance sheets. [substeps] To find this information for a publicly-held company, try searching for the company's most recent financial report online.

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