What does debt-to-equity mean?

How much debt the company carries for every dollar of shareholder equity.

How do you interpret debt-to-equity?

Lower is generally safer, but moderate leverage can boost returns. Read in the context of cash-flow stability — a utility tolerates more debt than a cyclical. Negative equity makes the ratio meaningless and it is suppressed there.

How does debt-to-equity compare across companies?

Comparable within an industry; capital structures differ sharply across sectors. Not meaningful for banks.

Match Group MTCH Debt-to-equity

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '20

Debt-to-equity at other companies

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0.4×+0.1×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$863.9M+3.9%

Gross profit$653.3M+9.9%

Operating income$236.4M+37.0%

Net income$166.8M+41.9%

EPS (diluted)$0.68+54.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.0B+149%

Total debt$4.0B+16.0%

Total equity-$218.1M-19.4%

Total assets$4.4B+13.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$194.4M+0.6%

CapEx$20.4M+32.1%

Free cash flow$174.0M-2.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$8.27B-8.6%

Enterprise value$11.22B-6.8%

P/E12.5×-4.1×

P/S2.4×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin73.8%+2.0pp

Operating margin26.6%+3.1pp

Net margin18.8%+3.0pp

FCF margin29%+6.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity6%—

Current ratio1.6×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Match Group’s reported figures.

total debt/total stockholders equity=1.5×

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Match Group’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2021, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does debt-to-equity mean?: How much debt the company carries for every dollar of shareholder equity.
How do you interpret debt-to-equity?: Lower is generally safer, but moderate leverage can boost returns. Read in the context of cash-flow stability — a utility tolerates more debt than a cyclical. Negative equity makes the ratio meaningless and it is suppressed there.
How does debt-to-equity compare across companies?: Comparable within an industry; capital structures differ sharply across sectors. Not meaningful for banks.