Tribune Media Co (Tribune Media Co) Debt-to-Equity : 0.86 (As of Jun. 2019)

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What is Tribune Media Co Debt-to-Equity?

Tribune Media Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was $20 Mil. Tribune Media Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was $3,122 Mil. Tribune Media Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was $3,661 Mil. Tribune Media Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was 0.86.

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 Tribune Media Co's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

TRCO's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 0.285
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Tribune Media Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tribune Media Co's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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* 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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Tribune Media Co Debt-to-Equity Chart

Tribune Media Co Annual Data

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0.83

Tribune Media Co Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.86	0.85	0.83	0.86	0.86

Competitive Comparison of Tribune Media Co's Debt-to-Equity

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Tribune Media Co'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.

Tribune Media Co's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Tribune Media Co's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Tribune Media Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Tribune Media Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 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	+	2926.083)	/	3517.908
	=	0.83

Tribune Media Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 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
	=	(19.904	+	3121.9)	/	3661.094
	=	0.86

Tribune Media Co (NYSE:TRCO) 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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Tribune Media Co (Tribune Media Co) Business Description

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Address

515 North State Street, Chicago, IL, USA, 60654

Website

http://www.tribunemedia.com

Tribune is one of the country's largest media companies. It reaches more than 80% of U.S. households and is the only media organization with newspapers, TV stations, and Web sites in the nation's top three markets. Tribune's newspapers include the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and Newsday. Its broadcasting group operates more than 20 television stations, superstation WGN on national cable, an AM radio station, and the Chicago Cubs baseball team.

Executives

Peter M Kern	director, officer: CEO	C/O EXPEDIA, INC., 333 108TH AVENUE NE, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Ross Levinsohn	director	701 FIRST AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Peter E Murphy	director	ONE CAESARS PALACE DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89109
Craig A Jacobson	director	C/O EXPEDIA, INC., 333 108TH AVENUE NE, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Edward P Lazarus	officer: EVP, General Counsel & CSO	C/O TRIBUNE COMPANY, 435 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO IL 60611
Oaktree Capital Group Holdings Gp, Llc	other: Former director and 10% owner	333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Oaktree Capital Group Holdings, L.p.	other: Former director and 10% owner	333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Oaktree Tribune, L.p.	other: Former director and 10% owner	C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 333 S. GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Oaktree Aif Investments, L.p.	other: Former director and 10% owner	333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Oaktree Aif Investment Gp, Llc	other: Former director and 10% owner	333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Peter Liguori	director, officer: President and CEO	1 DISCOVERY PLACE, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Melanie Hughes	officer: EVP, Human Resources	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10007
Steven Berns	officer: EVP & CFO	TRADEWEB MARKETS INC., 1177 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Kenneth Liang	director	C/O 77 BEALE ST., SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Bruce A Karsh	director	C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 333 S. GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071