BuzzFeed (FRA:89E1) Debt-to-Equity : 2.10 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is BuzzFeed Debt-to-Equity?

BuzzFeed's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €113.1 Mil. BuzzFeed's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €29.3 Mil. BuzzFeed's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €67.8 Mil. BuzzFeed's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.10.

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

FRA:89E1' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.07 Med: 0.78 Max: 2.1
Current: 2.1

During the past 6 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of BuzzFeed was 2.10. The lowest was -0.07. And the median was 0.78.

FRA:89E1's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
96.64% of 417 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 0.16 vs FRA:89E1: 2.10

BuzzFeed Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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BuzzFeed Debt-to-Equity Chart

BuzzFeed Annual Data

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Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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-0.07

0.38

1.23

2.01

BuzzFeed Quarterly Data
	Dec18	Dec19	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial													1.48	1.74	1.86	2.01	2.10

Competitive Comparison of BuzzFeed's Debt-to-Equity

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, BuzzFeed'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.

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

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

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

BuzzFeed Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

BuzzFeed's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 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
	=	(134.465	+	65.709)	/	99.795
	=	2.01

BuzzFeed's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 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
	=	(113.078	+	29.309)	/	67.802
	=	2.10

BuzzFeed (FRA:89E1) 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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BuzzFeed Inc is a tech-powered, diversified media company that reaches hundreds of millions globally through its cross-platform news and entertainment network. The company produces articles, lists, quizzes, videos, and original series; lifestyle content through brands including Tasty, the world's largest social food network; original reporting and investigative journalism through BuzzFeed News and HuffPost; an industry- leading affiliate business, strategic partnerships, licensing and product development through BuzzFeed Commerce; and original productions across broadcast, cable, SVOD, film and digital platforms for BuzzFeed Studios.

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