LZ (LegalZoom.com) Debt-to-Equity : 0.08 (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is LegalZoom.com Debt-to-Equity?

LegalZoom.com's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $1.9 Mil. LegalZoom.com's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $6.0 Mil. LegalZoom.com's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $93.3 Mil. LegalZoom.com's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.08.

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 LegalZoom.com's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LZ' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.94 Med: 0.05 Max: 0.08
Current: 0.08

During the past 8 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of LegalZoom.com was 0.08. The lowest was -0.94. And the median was 0.05.

LZ's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
81.27% of 913 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 0.36 vs LZ: 0.08

LegalZoom.com Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for LegalZoom.com's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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LegalZoom.com Debt-to-Equity Chart

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-0.94

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0.08

LegalZoom.com Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.05	0.05	0.13	0.13	0.08

Competitive Comparison of LegalZoom.com's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, LegalZoom.com'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.

LegalZoom.com's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, LegalZoom.com's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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LegalZoom.com Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

LegalZoom.com'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
	=	(1.861	+	6.018)	/	93.257
	=	0.08

LegalZoom.com'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
	=	(1.861	+	6.018)	/	93.257
	=	0.08

LegalZoom.com (NAS:LZ) 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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954 Villa Street, Mountain View, Glendale, CA, USA, 94041

Website

https://www.legalzoom.com

LegalZoom.com Inc is an online provider of services that meet the legal needs of small businesses and consumers in the United States. The company also offers services that include ongoing compliance and tax advice and filings, business licenses, accounting, virtual mailbox and e-signature solutions, trademark filings, and estate plans.

Executives

Nicole Miller	officer: General Counsel	101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Noel Bertram Watson	officer: Chief Financial Officer	400 1ST AVENUE, C/O TRIPADVISOR, INC., NEEDHAM MA 02494
Richard Preece	officer: COO and Chief Product Officer	101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
John Francis Murphy	director	2250 E. IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Lucaszoom Llc	director, 10 percent owner	LUCASZOOM LLC, 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, BUILDING 1, SUITE 1, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Dipan Patel	director, 10 percent owner	LEGALZOOM.COM, INC., 101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Daniel A Wernikoff	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	C/O INTUIT INC., 2700 COAST AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Shrisha Radhakrishna	officer: Chief Technology Officer	101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Neil Tolaney	director	TECHNOLOGY CROSSOVER MANAGEMENT, 250 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Sivan Whiteley	director	1455 MARKET STREET, SUITE 600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Elizabeth Hamren	director	101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Brian Ruder	director, 10 percent owner	LEGALZOOM.COM, INC., 101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Permira V L.p.2	director, 10 percent owner	TRAFALGAR COURT, LES BANQUES, ST PETER PORT Y7 GY1 6DJ
Christine T Wang	director	ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BLDG C, STE 410, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Khai Ha	director	C/O GPI CAPITAL, L.P., 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105