WAY (Waystar Holding) Debt-to-Equity : 0.41 (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Waystar Holding Debt-to-Equity?

Waystar Holding's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $18.2 Mil. Waystar Holding's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $1,245.0 Mil. Waystar Holding's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $3,079.8 Mil. Waystar Holding's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.41.

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 Waystar Holding's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

WAY' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.41 Med: 1.08 Max: 1.1
Current: 0.41

During the past 4 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Waystar Holding was 1.10. The lowest was 0.41. And the median was 1.08.

WAY's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
51.6% of 564 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 0.44 vs WAY: 0.41

Waystar Holding Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Waystar Holding's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Waystar Holding Debt-to-Equity Chart

Waystar Holding Annual Data

Trend

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Dec24

Debt-to-Equity

1.08

1.07

1.10

0.41

Waystar Holding Quarterly Data
	Dec21	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial					1.10	1.12	0.47	0.41	0.41

Competitive Comparison of Waystar Holding's Debt-to-Equity

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Waystar Holding'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.

Waystar Holding's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Waystar Holding's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Waystar Holding Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Waystar Holding'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
	=	(18.163	+	1245.045)	/	3079.786
	=	0.41

Waystar Holding'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
	=	(18.163	+	1245.045)	/	3079.786
	=	0.41

Waystar Holding (NAS:WAY) 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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Waystar Holding Business Description

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Address

1550 Digital Drive, Suite 300, Lehi, UT, USA, 84043

Website

https://www.waystar.com

Waystar Holding Corp is a provider of mission-critical cloud technology to healthcare organizations. its enterprise-grade platform transforms the complex and disparate processes comprising healthcare payments received by healthcare providers from payers and patients, from pre-service engagement through post-service remittance and reconciliation. its platform enhances data integrity, eliminates manual tasks, and improves claim and billing accuracy, which results in transparency, reduced labor costs, and faster, more accurate reimbursement and cash flow. The market for solutions extends throughout the United States and includes Puerto Rico and other USA Territories.