Booking Holdings (LIM:BKNG) Debt-to-Equity : -5.39 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Booking Holdings Debt-to-Equity?

Booking Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,961 Mil. Booking Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $12,822 Mil. Booking Holdings's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2,744 Mil. Booking Holdings's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -5.39.

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

LIM:BKNG' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.39 Med: 0.92 Max: 4.69
Current: -5.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Booking Holdings was 4.69. The lowest was -5.39. And the median was 0.92.

LIM:BKNG's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Travel & Leisure industry.
Industry Median: 0.47 vs LIM:BKNG: -5.39

Booking Holdings Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Booking Holdings Debt-to-Equity Chart

Booking Holdings Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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1.53

2.53

1.83

4.69

-5.39

Booking Holdings 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															4.69	11.79	-21.93	-22.91	-5.39

Competitive Comparison of Booking Holdings's Debt-to-Equity

For the Travel Services subindustry, Booking Holdings'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.

Booking Holdings's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Booking Holdings's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Booking Holdings Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Booking Holdings'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
	=	(1961	+	12822)	/	-2744
	=	-5.39

Booking Holdings'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
	=	(1961	+	12822)	/	-2744
	=	-5.39

Booking Holdings (LIM:BKNG) 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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Booking Holdings (LIM:BKNG) Business Description

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Address

800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, CT, USA, 06854

Website

https://www.bookingholdings.com

Booking is the world's largest online travel agency by sales, offering booking and payment services for hotel and alternative accommodation rooms, airline tickets, rental cars, restaurant reservations, cruises, experiences, and other vacation packages. The company operates a number of branded travel booking sites, including Booking.com, Agoda, OpenTable, and Rentalcars.com, and has expanded into travel media with the acquisitions of Kayak and Momondo. Transaction fees for online bookings account for the bulk of revenue and profits.