Braze (BRZE) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.20 (As of Jan. 2024)

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Braze's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $15.6 Mil. Braze's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $75.0 Mil. Braze's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $444.2 Mil. Braze's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.20.

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

BRZE' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.12 Med: 0.16 Max: 0.2
Current: 0.2

During the past 5 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Braze was 0.20. The lowest was 0.12. And the median was 0.16.

BRZE's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
51.82% of 2221 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 0.21 vs BRZE: 0.20

Braze Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Braze's Debt-to-Equity 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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Braze Annual Data

Trend

Jan20

Jan21

Jan22

Jan23

Jan24

Debt-to-Equity

0.12

0.20

Braze Quarterly Data
	Jan20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Debt-to-Equity												0.12	0.12	0.12	0.21	0.20

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Braze'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.

Braze Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Braze's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Braze Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Braze's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 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
	=	(15.585	+	75.027)	/	444.233
	=	0.20

Braze's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 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
	=	(15.585	+	75.027)	/	444.233
	=	0.20

Braze (NAS:BRZE) 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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Braze (BRZE) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

K43:Germany

Address

330 West 34th Street, Floor 18, New York, NY, USA, 10001

Website

https://www.braze.com

Braze Inc is a customer engagement platform that powers customer-centric interactions between consumers and brands. The company provides solutions for Retail & E-commerce, Media & Entertainment, Financial Services, and Travel & Hospitality related industries.

Executives

Phillip M Fernandez	director	C/O MARKETO, INC., 901 MARINER'S ISLAND BLVD., SUITE 500, SAN MATEO CA 94404
Pankaj Malik	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	C/O BRAZE, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET, FLOOR 18, NEW YORK NY 10001
Myles Kleeger	officer: Pres & Chief Customer Officer	C/O BRAZE, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET, FLOOR 18, NEW YORK NY 10001
Jonathan Hyman	officer: Chief Technology Officer	C/O BRAZE, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET, FLOOR 18, NEW YORK NY 10001
Chelsea R. Stoner	10 percent owner	C/O AVALARA, INC., 255 SOUTH KING ST., SUITE 1800, SEATTLE WA 98104
Susan Wiseman	officer: General Counsel	C/O BRAZE, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET, FLOOR 18, NEW YORK NY 10001
Russell L Fleischer	10 percent owner	2180 RUTHERFORD ROAD, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Battery Partners Xi Side Fund, Llc	10 percent owner	ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, SUITE 1100, BOSTON MA 02210
Michael Maurice Brown	10 percent owner	ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, SUITE 1100, BOSTON MA 02210
Isabelle Winkles	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O BRAZE, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET, FLOOR 18, NEW YORK NY 10001
William Magnuson	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	C/O BRAZE, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET, FLOOR 18, NEW YORK NY 10001
Scott R Tobin	10 percent owner	ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, SUITE 1100, BOSTON MA 02210
Dharmesh Thakker	10 percent owner	ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, SUITE 1100, BOSTON MA 02210
Jesse Feldman	10 percent owner	ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, SUITE 1100, BOSTON MA 02210
Fernando Machado	director	5707 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33126