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LendingTree (STU:T77) Debt-to-EBITDA : 8.85 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is LendingTree Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

LendingTree's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was €19.5 Mil. LendingTree's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was €501.6 Mil. LendingTree's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was €58.9 Mil. LendingTree's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 8.85.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for LendingTree's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

STU:T77' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.13   Med: 11.62   Max: 53.54
Current: 11.48

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of LendingTree was 53.54. The lowest was 3.13. And the median was 11.62.

STU:T77's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
82.64% of 144 companies
in the Diversified Financial Services industry
Industry Median: 3.9 vs STU:T77: 11.48

LendingTree Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for LendingTree's Debt-to-EBITDA 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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LendingTree Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

LendingTree Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.13 11.62 12.30 53.54 17.33

LendingTree Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
Debt-to-EBITDA 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 10.41 13.68 23.58 13.56 8.85

Competitive Comparison of LendingTree's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Financial Conglomerates subindustry, LendingTree's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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.


LendingTree's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, LendingTree's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where LendingTree's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



LendingTree Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

LendingTree's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(9.64 + 550.787) / 32.333
=17.33

LendingTree's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(19.518 + 501.569) / 58.9
=8.85

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2024) EBITDA data.


LendingTree  (STU:T77) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


LendingTree Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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LendingTree Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1415 Vantage Park Drive, Suite 700, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28203
LendingTree Inc is a United States-based company that is principally engaged in operating an online loan marketplace. The company provides online tools and resources that can help consumers find loans or other credit-based offerings they need, including mortgage loans, reverse mortgage, home equity, personal loans, auto loans, credit cards, student loans, small business loans, and other related offerings. The company offers consumers direct access to a broad range of lenders. The company generates match fees by matching consumers with lenders, and closing fees from lenders on loans when a transaction is closed. The company operates business solely in the United States.

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