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Snap (SNAP) Debt-to-Equity : 1.80 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Snap Debt-to-Equity?

Snap's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $49 Mil. Snap's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,296 Mil. Snap's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,414 Mil. Snap's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.80.

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

SNAP' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 0.69   Max: 1.8
Current: 1.8

During the past 9 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Snap was 1.80. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.69.

SNAP's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
95.73% of 422 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 0.16 vs SNAP: 1.80

Snap Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Snap'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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Snap Debt-to-Equity Chart

Snap Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 0.55 0.86 0.69 1.62 1.80

Snap Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity 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 1.62 1.62 1.66 1.67 1.80

Competitive Comparison of Snap's Debt-to-Equity

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Snap'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.


Snap's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Snap's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Snap Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Snap's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Snap's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

* 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.


Snap  (NYSE:SNAP) 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.


Snap Debt-to-Equity Related Terms

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Snap (SNAP) Business Description

Address
3000 31st Street, Santa Monica, CA, USA, 90405
Snap, which refers to itself as a camera company, has one of the most popular social networking apps, Snapchat, in developed regions such as North America and Europe. Snap generates nearly all its revenue from advertising with 70% coming from North America. The firm is headquartered in Venice, California.
Executives
Rebecca Morrow officer: CAO and Controller C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Derek Andersen officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Michael J. O'sullivan officer: General Counsel C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Eric Young officer: SVP of Engineering 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Robert C. Murphy director, officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Evan Spiegel director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Jerry James Hunter officer: Senior VP, Engineering 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Patrick Spence director C/O SONOS, INC., 614 CHAPALA STREET, SANTA BARBARA CA 93101
Poppy Thorpe director C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Jeremi Gorman officer: Chief Business Officer C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Joanna Coles director C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Fidel Vargas director 3000 31ST STREET, C/O SNAP INC, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Jared Grusd officer: Chief Strategy Officer C/O SNAP INC., 2772 DONALD DOUGLAS LOOP NORTH, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Elizabeth Jenkins director C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Michael Lynton director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS 12TH FL, LOS ANGELES CA 90067