How do you the annual total return, what is the formula

Hi adrayton,

Good day and thanks for your question.

The annual total return (ATR) is calculated using a summation
equation. Every transaction in your investment register fits into the
summation equation

ATR = Summation(i)[0,n-1] ( cfi * (1 + r) ((ti - to)/365) -1 )

cfi = cash flow or dollar amount of ith item. 
to = date of ith item (in days). 
n = # of transactions for this security in report range. 
ti = # of days in report range. 
r = rate of interest

I hope this answers your question. If you have any clarifications,
please don't hesitate to ask.

Thank you for using this service and have a nice day

Warm regards,
aditya2k

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Request for Answer Clarification by adrayton-ga on 07 Jan 2003 04:46 PST

Where do I find the information to compute the Annual Total Return for
a company?  Annual report? Income Statement? Balance Sheet?  Where?

I don't think that this is a public information published in balance
sheets etc.
Financial intermediaries have complex internal system of logging all
the transactions. The data you are asking for resides in those 'logs',
and is usually not publicly disclosed.