Nuraida Kashmin
To know the financial stability of a company or organization, we use the Balance Sheet. We can apply different Excel formulas and different features to create it. In this article, we are going to create a Horizontal Balance Sheet Format in Excel with some easy steps.
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What Is Balance Sheet?
In the accounting of a business, there are three core financial statements. One is the Balance Sheet and the other two are the Income Statement & Cash Flow Statement.
A balance sheet summarizes the financial amounts. It is used to measure the financial strengths and weaknesses as well as the profit or loss of a company or organization.
Balance Sheet Structure in Excel
A balance sheet has three essential parts. They are; Assets, Liability & Equity. Combined they can be written as:
Assets means the sources that cause benefits in the future. They are: land, cash, equivalents of cash, equipment, buildings, patents, goodwill etc.
The things that company’s debts or financial obligations to a person or an organization are known as Liabilities. They are: bank loans, mortgages, payable income tax etc.
The net assets or capital of the owner or shareholders after all the liabilities are paid off is known as Equity. A company’s shareholders can distribute the value among them when sold.
Step by Step Procedures to Create Horizontal Balance Sheet Format in Excel
In Horizontal Balance Sheet, the Assets, Liabilities & Equity columns are shown in an Excel table where we can see the assets on the left side of the table.
On the other hand, the liabilities & equity parts are seen on the right side of the table.
Step 1: Create Horizontal Balance Sheet Heading
- First, insert the Company Name in row 4.
- Then the Date in row 5.
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Step 2: Input Current Assets & Current Liabilities Data
- Now we will enter the Current Assets (Cash, Inventory, Account Receivable) in range B9:C11.
- After that, in range D9:D11, we will enter the Current Liabilities (Account Payable, Short Term Notes Payable, Other Current Liabilities) also.
- We will also calculate the Total Current Assets & Total Current Liabilities in cells C12 & E12 respectively.
Note: We need to make the number column into Accounting. To do that,
Press Ctrl + 1 to open the Format Cells dialogue box > Choose Accounting from the Category list > Press OK.
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Step 3: Calculate Total Current Assets & Total Current Liabilities
- Next, select the cell C12 and write the formula below:
=SUM(C9:C11)- Hit Enter to see the Total Current Assets result.
- Further, in cell E12, write down the below formula:
=SUM(E9:E11)- Press the Enter button.
- Consequently we will see the Total Current Liabilities.
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Step 4: Insert Fixed Assets & Long Term Liabilities Data
- At this moment, enter the Fixed Assets (Land & Buildings, Equipments) & Long Term Liabilities (Mortgage, Long Term Loans) data in range B14:C15 & D14:E15 respectively.
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Step 5: Estimate Total Fixed Assets & Total Long Term Liabilities Data
- Then to estimate the Total Fixed Assets, select the cell C16.
- Write the formula below and hit Enter to see the result.
=SUM(C14:C15)
- Again for Total Long Term Liabilities, insert the below formula at cell E16:
=SUM(E14:E15)- After that, hit the Enter button on the keyboard.
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Step 6: Add Stockholder’s Equity Data & Calculate Total Equity
- In the end, we need to add the Stockholder’s Equity data (Common Stock, Retained data) in the range D18:E19.
- Now in cell E20, insert the below formula and press Enter:
=SUM(E18:E19)- Here, we will see the Total Equity value.
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Step 7: Estimate Total Assets, Liabilities & Equity
- Finally, we are going to estimate Total Assets, Liabilities & Equity.
- First, select cell C21.
- Write down the formula below:
=SUM(C12,C16)- Further, press Enter.
- Consequently, we will see the Total Assets value.
- Now select cell E21.
- Insert the below formula and hit Enter.
=SUM(E12,E16,E20)- In the end, we will see the Total Liabilities & Equity value.
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Final Output
Our final Horizontal Balance Sheet will look like the below screenshot.
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Things to Remember
- It can be used in Banks for business loan purposes.
- We can easily monitor the financial position, which means a company’s loss or profit rate.
- We cannot include the assets in the calculation which are under development.
- It helps us to make a proper future business plan based on its financial statements.
Conclusion
Following these steps, we can quickly create a horizontal balance sheet in Excel. There is a practice workbook that we added. Go ahead and give it a try. Visit the ExcelDemy website for more articles like this. Feel free to ask anything or suggest any new methods.
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