Columbia Banking System (Columbia Banking System) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.90 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Columbia Banking System's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Columbia Banking System's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,505 Mil. Columbia Banking System's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,995 Mil. Columbia Banking System's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.90.

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 Columbia Banking System's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

COLB' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.18 Med: 0.32 Max: 0.9
Current: 0.9

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Columbia Banking System was 0.90. The lowest was 0.18. And the median was 0.32.

COLB's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
59.64% of 1395 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.7 vs COLB: 0.90

Columbia Banking System Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Columbia Banking System Annual Data

Trend

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Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

0.32

0.45

0.18

0.57

0.90

Columbia Banking System 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	Take a 7-Day Free Trial															0.57	1.33	1.41	0.98	0.90

Competitive Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Columbia Banking System'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.

Columbia Banking System Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Columbia Banking System's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Columbia Banking System Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Columbia Banking System'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	+	4504.911)	/	4995.034
	=	0.90

Columbia Banking System'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	+	4504.911)	/	4995.034
	=	0.90

Columbia Banking System (NAS:COLB) 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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Columbia Banking System (Columbia Banking System) Business Description

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Address

1301 A Street, Tacoma, WA, USA, 98402-2156

Website

https://www.columbiabank.com

Columbia Banking System Inc is a registered bank holding company whose wholly-owned banking subsidiary is Columbia State Bank. The company provides a full range of banking services to small and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and individuals throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California. The company's subsidiary Columbia Trust Company is an Oregon trust company that provides agency, fiduciary, and other related trust services with offices in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The firm offers various products and services under Personal Banking, Business Banking, and Wealth Management divisions.

Executives

Drew K Anderson	officer: Chief Administrative Officer	C/O COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., 5885 MEADOWS ROAD, SUITE #400, LAKE OSWEGO OR 97035
Luis Machuca	director	ITXC CORP, 14600 NW GREENBRIER PARKWAY, BEAVERTON OR 97006
John F Schultz	director	C/O HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Maria M Pope	director	C/O PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., 121 SW SALMON ST, PORTLAND OR 97204
Peggy Y Fowler	director	C/O PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO, 121 SW SALMON ST, PORTLAND OR 97204
Terry Hilliard C. Iii	director	ONE SW COLUMBIA ST STE 1200, PORTLAND OR 97258
Anddria Varnado	director	ONE SW COLUMBIA STREET STE 1200, PORTLAND OR 97258
Torran B Nixon	officer: Senior Executive VP	ONE SW COLUMBIA STREET STE 1200, PORTLAND OR 97258
Ron L Farnsworth	officer: Chief Financial Officer	200 SW MARKET ST STE 1900, PORTLAND OR 97201
Frank Namdar	officer: Chief Credit Officer	ONE SW COLUMBIA STREET STE 1200, PORTLAND OR 97258
Lisa M White	officer: PAO & Corporate Controller	9285 NE TANASBOURNE DRIVE, HILLSBORO OR 97124
Sheri Burns	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	C/O COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., 450 NW 114TH AVENUE, PORTLAND OR 97229
O'haver Cort L	director, officer: Executive Chairman	ONE SW COLUMBIA ST STE 1200, PORTLAND OR 97258
Andrew H Ognall	officer: IMO General Counsel	ONE SW COLUMBIA ST STE 1200, PORTLAND OR 97258
Laura Alvarez Schrag	director	1301 A STREET, TACOMA WA 98402