CHH (Choice Hotels International) Debt-to-Equity : -41.69 (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Choice Hotels International Debt-to-Equity?

Choice Hotels International's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $5 Mil. Choice Hotels International's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $1,882 Mil. Choice Hotels International's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $-45 Mil. Choice Hotels International's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was -41.69.

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 Choice Hotels International's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

CHH' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -188.12 Med: -2.75 Max: 47.24
Current: -41.69

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Choice Hotels International was 47.24. The lowest was -188.12. And the median was -2.75.

CHH's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Travel & Leisure industry.
Industry Median: 0.43 vs CHH: -41.69

Choice Hotels International Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Choice Hotels International's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Choice Hotels International Debt-to-Equity Chart

Choice Hotels International Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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-188.12

4.17

8.31

47.24

-41.69

Choice Hotels International Quarterly Data
	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															47.24	268.43	-13.48	-19.98	-41.69

Competitive Comparison of Choice Hotels International's Debt-to-Equity

For the Lodging subindustry, Choice Hotels International'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.

Choice Hotels International's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

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

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

Choice Hotels International Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Choice Hotels International's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 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
	=	(5.367	+	1881.781)	/	-45.271
	=	-41.69

Choice Hotels International's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 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
	=	(5.367	+	1881.781)	/	-45.271
	=	-41.69

Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) 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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Choice Hotels International Business Description

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Address

915 Meeting Street, Suite 600, North Bethesda, MD, USA, 20850

Website

https://www.choicehotels.com

As of Dec. 31, 2024, Choice Hotels operated 654,000 rooms across the economy, midscale, upscale, and extended-stay segments. Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites are the largest brands (26% of the company's total domestic rooms), while Ascend and Cambria (10% of total domestic rooms) are newer lifestyle and select-service brands. Choice closed on its Radisson acquisition in August 2022, which added about 70,000 rooms. Franchises account for 100% of total revenue, and the United States represent 78% of total rooms in 2024.

Executives

Scott E Oaksmith	officer: Controller	1 CHOICE HOTELS CIRCLE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Dominic Dragisich	officer: Chief Financial Officer	1 CHOICE HOTELS CIRCLE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Patrick Cimerola	officer: Senior Vice President	1 CHOICE HOTELS CIRCLE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Patrick Pacious	officer: Senior Vice President	1 CHOICE HOTELS CIRCLE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Robert J Mcdowell	officer: Chief Commercial Officer	1 CHOICE HOTELS CIRCLE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Simone Wu	officer: Senior Vice President	1 CHOICE HOTELS CIRCLE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Noha Abdalla	officer: Chief Marketing Officer	1 CHOICE HOTELS CIRCLE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
William L Jews	director	C/O FORTRESS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC., 7226 LEE DEFOREST DRIVE, SUITE 203, COLUMBIA, MD 21046
Brian Bainum	director	8171 MAPLE LAWN BLVD, SUITE 375, FULTON MD 20759
John P Tague	director
David A Pepper	officer: SVP, Franchise Development	1 CHOICE HOTELS CIRCLE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
John Bonds	officer: Senior Vice President	1 CHOICE HOTELS CIRCLE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Sanchez Raul Ramirez	officer: Chief Strat & Intl Op Officer	1 CHOICE HOTELS CIRCLE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Elizabeth A Redmond	officer: Principal Accounting Officer	1 CHOICE HOTELS CIRCLE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Donna F Vieira	director	300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713