// Retrieve year-over-year growth in balance sheet items including Total Assets, Total Liabilities, Shareholders Equity, Cash, and Inventories. Use when analyzing company financial position trends, capital structure changes, or liquidity management.
| name | balance-sheet-growth |
| description | Retrieve year-over-year growth in balance sheet items including Total Assets, Total Liabilities, Shareholders Equity, Cash, and Inventories. Use when analyzing company financial position trends, capital structure changes, or liquidity management. |
Retrieve and analyze year-over-year growth in key balance sheet items for public companies using Octagon MCP.
Ensure Octagon MCP is configured in your AI agent (Cursor, Claude Desktop, Windsurf, etc.). See references/mcp-setup.md for installation instructions.
Retrieve year-over-year growth in key balance-sheet items for <TICKER>, limited to <N> records and filtered by period <FY|Q>.
MCP Call:
{
"server": "octagon-mcp",
"toolName": "octagon-agent",
"arguments": {
"prompt": "Retrieve year-over-year growth in key balance-sheet items for AAPL, limited to 5 records and filtered by period FY"
}
}
The agent returns a table with YoY growth percentages:
| Fiscal Year | Total Assets Growth (%) | Total Liabilities Growth (%) | Shareholders' Equity Growth (%) | Cash & Cash Equivalents Growth (%) | Inventories Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.57 | -7.31 | 29.47 | 12.01 | -21.52 |
| 2024 | 3.51 | 6.05 | -8.36 | -0.07 | 15.08 |
| 2023 | -0.00 | -3.85 | 22.64 | 26.72 | 28.00 |
| 2022 | 0.49 | 4.92 | -19.68 | -32.32 | -24.83 |
Data Sources: octagon-companies-agent, octagon-financials-agent
After receiving data, generate observations:
| Metric | Definition |
|---|---|
| Total Assets Growth | YoY change in all company assets |
| Total Liabilities Growth | YoY change in all obligations and debts |
| Shareholders' Equity Growth | YoY change in net worth (Assets - Liabilities) |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents Growth | YoY change in liquid assets |
| Inventories Growth | YoY change in unsold goods and materials |
When Liabilities decline while Equity grows:
When Assets decline but Equity grows:
When Cash grows faster than Assets:
When Inventories decline while Revenue grows:
When Liabilities grow faster than Assets:
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