Bankrate (Bankrate) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.44 (As of Jun. 2017)

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Bankrate's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was $0.0 Mil. Bankrate's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was $297.0 Mil. Bankrate's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was $672.0 Mil. Bankrate's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was 0.44.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Bankrate's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

RATE's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Interactive Media industry.
Industry Median: 0.16
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Bankrate Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bankrate's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Bankrate Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.23

0.36

0.39

0.43

Bankrate Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.44	0.43	0.43	0.43	0.44

Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Bankrate's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Bankrate Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Bankrate's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bankrate's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Bankrate Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Bankrate's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	295.721)	/	689.378
	=	0.43

Bankrate's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	296.999)	/	671.976
	=	0.44

Bankrate (NYSE:RATE) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Bankrate (Bankrate) Business Description

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http://www.bankrate.com

Bankrate Inc was founded in 1976 and Bankrate, Inc. was incorporated in the State of Delaware in 2011. The Company owns and operates an Internet-based consumer banking, personal finance and senior care online network. Its flagship websites include CreditCards.com, Bankrate.com, and Caring.com which provides information on more than 300 financial and senior care products and services, including credit cards, mortgages, deposits, and other personal finance categories. Additionally, it provide financial applications and information to a network of distribution partners and through national and state publications. It has three reportable segments including Credit cards, Banking, Senior Care and other.

Executives

Steven Barnhart	officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer	1 W. ONWENTSIA ROAD, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Richard J Pinola	director	BANKRATE, INC., 11760 US HIGHWAY 1 SUITE 200, NORTH PALM BEACH FL 33408
Michael Joseph Kelly	director	C/O EYEBLASTER, INC., 135 WEST 18TH STREET, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10011
John F Megrue	10 percent owner	C/O APAX PARTNERS, L.P., 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 53RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Thomas R Evans	director, officer: President, CEO	11760 US HIGHWAY ONE, SUITE 200, NORTH PALM BEACH FL 33408
Apax Partners Europe Managers Ltd	10 percent owner	33 JERMYN STREET, LONDON X0 SW1Y 6DN
Mitch L Truwit	director	C/O APAX PARTNERS, L.P., 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 53RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Christian Robert Stahl	director	C/O APAX PARTNERS, L.P., 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 53RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022

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