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Benefitfocus (Benefitfocus) Debt-to-Equity : -7.90 (As of Sep. 2022)


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What is Benefitfocus Debt-to-Equity?

Benefitfocus's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was $11.8 Mil. Benefitfocus's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was $184.8 Mil. Benefitfocus's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was $-24.9 Mil. Benefitfocus's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was -7.90.

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

BNFT' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -93.89   Med: -2.83   Max: 93.46
Current: -7.9

During the past 12 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Benefitfocus was 93.46. The lowest was -93.89. And the median was -2.83.

BNFT's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 0.21 vs BNFT: -7.90

Benefitfocus Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Benefitfocus'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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Benefitfocus Debt-to-Equity Chart

Benefitfocus Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -13.22 -23.34 -11.05 8.81 66.21

Benefitfocus Quarterly Data
Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -93.89 66.21 -16.50 -9.75 -7.90

Competitive Comparison of Benefitfocus's Debt-to-Equity

For the Software - Application subindustry, Benefitfocus'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.


Benefitfocus's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Benefitfocus's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Benefitfocus Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Benefitfocus's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Benefitfocus's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 is calculated as

* 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.


Benefitfocus  (NAS:BNFT) 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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Benefitfocus (Benefitfocus) Business Description

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Address
100 Benefitfocus Way, Charleston, SC, USA, 29492
Benefitfocus Inc is a cloud-based benefits management platform for consumers, employers, insurance carriers, and brokers. The firm's solutions support core benefits plans, including healthcare, dental, life, and disability insurance. Benefitfocus sells its solutions on a subscription basis, typically through annual contracts with employers, and multi-year contracts with insurance carriers. It generates all of its revenue in the United States.
Executives
Zeynep Young director 825 MAIN ST., SUITE 100, BUDA TX 78610
A Lanham Napier director, 10 percent owner 701 W. CASTANO, SAN ANTONIO TX 78209
Alpana Wegner officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BENEFITFOCUS, INC., 100 BENEFITFOCUS WAY, CHARLESTON SC 29492
Matthew Levin director, officer: President and CEO NEUSTAR, INC., 4600 CENTER OAK PLAZA, STERLING VA 20166
Alexander Lerner director C/O INDABA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, ONE LETTERMAN DR., BLDING D, SUITE DM700, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Indaba Capital Fund, L.p. director MAPLES CORPORATE SERVICES, 121 SOUTH CHURCH STREET, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1104
Indaba Capital Management, L.p. 10 percent owner ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, SUITE DM700, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Ic Gp, Llc 10 percent owner ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE,, BUILDING D, SUITE DM700, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Derek C Schrier 10 percent owner C/O INDABA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, ONE LETTERMAN DR., BLDING D, SUITE DM700, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
J Bradley Wilson director 227 MIDENHALL WAY, CARY NC 27513
John J Park director C/O APAC CUSTOMER SERVICES, INC., SIX PARKWAY NORTH, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Rushing Coretha M director C/O EQUIFAX INC., 1550 PEACHTREE STREET NW, ATLANTA GA 30309
Barry D Libert director C/O BENEFITFOCUS, INC., 100 BENEFITFOCUS WAY, CHARLESTON SC 29492
Buildgroup Management, Llc 10 percent owner 3500 JEFFERSON ST., SUITE 303, AUSTIN TX 78731
Buildgroup Llc 10 percent owner 3500 JEFFERSON STREET, SUITE 303, AUSTIN TX 78731

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