Walker & Dunlop (Walker & Dunlop) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.85 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Walker & Dunlop's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Walker & Dunlop's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,471 Mil. Walker & Dunlop's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,724 Mil. Walker & Dunlop's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.85.

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 Walker & Dunlop's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

WD' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.78 Med: 1.68 Max: 5.77
Current: 0.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Walker & Dunlop was 5.77. The lowest was 0.78. And the median was 1.68.

WD's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
57.03% of 1394 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.7 vs WD: 0.85

Walker & Dunlop Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Walker & Dunlop Annual Data

Trend

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Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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1.16

2.35

1.75

0.78

0.85

Walker & Dunlop 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	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.78	1.07	1.25	0.92	0.85

Competitive Comparison

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, Walker & Dunlop'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.

Walker & Dunlop Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Walker & Dunlop's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Walker & Dunlop Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Walker & Dunlop'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
	=	(0	+	1470.894)	/	1723.75
	=	0.85

Walker & Dunlop'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
	=	(0	+	1470.894)	/	1723.75
	=	0.85

Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) 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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Walker & Dunlop (Walker & Dunlop) Business Description

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Address

7272 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1300, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814

Website

https://www.walkerdunlop.com

Walker & Dunlop Inc is a United States-based commercial real estate finance company. It is principally engaged in originating, selling and servicing a number of multifamily and other commercial real estate financing products that are sold under the programs of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Ginnie Mae, and the Federal Housing Administration. The company's products consist of first mortgage loans, second trust loans, supplemental financings, construction loans, mezzanine loans, and bridge/interim loans. The company generates a majority of total revenue from gains from mortgage banking activities and servicing fees. It conducts business solely in the United States.

Executives

Smith Howard W Iii	director, officer: President	7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
William M Walker	director, officer: Chairman & CEO	7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
Stephen P Theobald	officer: EVP, CFO & Treasurer	999 WATERSIDE DRIVE, SUITE 200, NORFOLK VA 23510
Richard M Lucas	officer: EVP & Gen Counsel & Secretary	7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
Paula A. Pryor	officer: EVP & Chief HR Officer	C/O WALKER & DUNLOP, INC., 7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
Dana L Schmaltz	director	7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
Gregory Florkowski	officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer	C/O WALKER & DUNLOP, INC., 7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
Rice E. John Jr	director	7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
Donna Wells	director	BOSTON PRIVATE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC., TEN POST OFFICE SQUARE, BOSTON MA 02109
Michael J. Warren	director	C/O WALKER & DUNLOP, INC., 7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
Michael D Malone	director	2430 LEMON TREE LANE, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Alan J Bowers	director	7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
Richard C Warner	officer: EVP & Chief Credit Officer	7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1200, BETHESDA MD 20814
Ellen Levy	director	C/O INSTRUCTURE, INC., 6330 SOUTH 3000 EAST, SUITE 700, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84121
Cynthia A Hallenbeck	director	7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814