LendingTree (LendingTree) Debt-to-Equity

: 4.92 (As of Dec. 2023)

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LendingTree's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.5 Mil. LendingTree's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $600.6 Mil. LendingTree's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $124.1 Mil. LendingTree's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.92.

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 LendingTree's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

TREE' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.81 Med: 1.67 Max: 4.92
Current: 4.92

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of LendingTree was 4.92. The lowest was 0.81. And the median was 1.67.

TREE's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
97.42% of 310 companies
in the Diversified Financial Services industry
Industry Median: 0.115 vs TREE: 4.92

LendingTree Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for LendingTree'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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LendingTree Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

0.91

1.94

1.67

4.39

4.92

LendingTree Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity																4.39	3.13	2.98	7.01	4.92

Competitive Comparison

For the Financial Conglomerates subindustry, LendingTree'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.

LendingTree Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, LendingTree's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

LendingTree Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

LendingTree's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 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
	=	(10.512	+	600.64)	/	124.132
	=	4.92

LendingTree's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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
	=	(10.512	+	600.64)	/	124.132
	=	4.92

LendingTree (NAS:TREE) 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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LendingTree (LendingTree) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

TREE:Mexico T77:Germany

Address

1415 Vantage Park Drive, Suite 700, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28203

Website

https://www.lendingtree.com

LendingTree Inc is a United States-based company that is principally engaged in operating an online loan marketplace. The company provides online tools and resources that can help consumers find loans or other credit-based offerings they need, including mortgage loans, reverse mortgage, home equity, personal loans, auto loans, credit cards, student loans, small business loans, and other related offerings. The company offers consumers direct access to a broad range of lenders. The company generates match fees by matching consumers with lenders, and closing fees from lenders on loans when a transaction is closed. The company operates business solely in the United States.

Executives

Douglas R Lebda	director, officer: Chairman & CEO	6701 CARMEL RD, SUITE 205, CHARLOTTE NC 28226
Jill Olmstead	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	BARINGS LLC, 3300 SOUTH TRYON STREET SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Diego A Rodriguez	director	C/O ENGAGESMART, LLC, 30 BRAINTREE HILL OFFICE PARK, SUITE 101, BRAINTREE MA 02184
Mark A Ernst	director	255 FISERV DRIVE, BROOKFIELD WI 53045
Scott V. Totman	officer: Chief Technology Officer	1415 VANTAGE PARK DR., SUITE 700, CHARLOTTE NC 28203
Shiv Singh	officer: Chief Marketing Office	C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC., 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 700, STAMFORD CT 06902
Carla Shumate	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	11115 RUSHMORE DRIVE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Neil Salvage	officer: President	11115 RUSHMORE DR, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Robin Henderson	director	11115 RUSHMORE DR, CHARLOTTE NC 28277-3442
Scott Peyree	officer: President, Insurance	1415 VANTAGE PARK DRIVE, SUITE 700, CHARLOTTE NC 28203
Trent Ziegler	officer: Chief Financial Officer	1415 VANTAGE PARK DRIVE, SUITE 700, CHARLOTTE NC 28203
G Kennedy Thompson	director	3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Lisa M. Young	officer: General Counsel	C/O ENOVA INTERNATIONAL, INC., 175 W. JACKSON BLVD., CHICAGO IL 60604
Gci Liberty, Inc.	director, 10 percent owner	12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Sushil Sharma	officer: Chief Product Officer	11115 RUSHMORE DR., CHARLOTTE NC 28277