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Expedia Group (Expedia Group) Interest Coverage

: 3.61 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Expedia Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $220 Mil. Expedia Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-61 Mil. Expedia Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.61. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Expedia Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

EXPE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.75   Med: 4.12   Max: 5.99
Current: 5.99


EXPE's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
52.48% of 606 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 5.08 vs EXPE: 5.99

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Expedia Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Expedia Group's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Expedia Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.55 - 0.75 4.29 5.99

Expedia Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.13 - 7.28 14.82 3.61

Competitive Comparison

For the Travel Services subindustry, Expedia Group's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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.


Expedia Group Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Expedia Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Expedia Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



Expedia Group Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Expedia Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Expedia Group's Interest Expense was $-245 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,467 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,567 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1467/-245
=5.99

Expedia Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Expedia Group's Interest Expense was $-61 Mil. Its Operating Income was $220 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,567 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*220/-61
=3.61

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Expedia Group  (NAS:EXPE) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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Expedia Group (Expedia Group) Business Description

Address
1111 Expedia Group Way W, Seattle, WA, USA, 98119
Expedia is the world's second largest online travel agency by bookings, offering services for lodging (76% of total 2022 sales), air tickets (3%), rental cars, cruises, in-destination, and other (14%), and advertising revenue (7%). Expedia operates a number of branded travel booking sites, including Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Travelocity, Orbitz, Wotif, AirAsia, and Vrbo. It also has a metasearch brand, Trivago. Transaction fees for online bookings account for the bulk of sales and profits.
Executives
Dara Khosrowshahi officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O INTERACTIVE CORP, 152 WEST 57TH ST, NEW YORK NY 10019
Lance A Soliday officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O EXPEDIA, INC., 333 108TH AVENUE NE, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Robert J Dzielak officer: EVP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. C/O EXPEDIA, INC., 333 108TH AVE NE, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Alexandr Wang director C/O EXPEDIA GROUP, INC., 1111 EXPEDIA GROUP WAY W., SEATTLE WA 98119
Madhumita Moina Banerjee director C/O JBG SMITH PROPERTIES, 4445 WILLARD AVENUE, SUITE 400, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Henrique Vasoncelos Dubugras director 1000 LAUREL WAY, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Jonathan L Dolgen director CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, ST. LOUIS MO 63131
Patricia Menendez-cambo director C/O EXPEDIA GROUP, INC., 1111 EXPEDIA GROUP WAY W., SEATTLE WA 98119
Peter M Kern director C/O EXPEDIA, INC., 333 108TH AVENUE NE, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Susan C Athey director C/O EXPEDIA, INC., 333 108TH AVE NE, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Beverly J Anderson director 1550 PEACHTREE STREET NW, ATLANTA GA 30309
A George Battle director 600 TOWNSEND ST, SUITE 500, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Slp V Fort Gp I, L.l.c. director C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Slp V Fort Holdings I, L.p. director C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Slp Fort Aggregator Ii, L.p director C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025

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