Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG)

Investments held by Booking Holdings include debt and equity securities. Preferred stock that is either mandatorily redeemable or redeemable at the option of the investor is considered a debt security. Investments in debt or equity securities that include embedded features, such as conversion or redemption features, are analyzed by Booking Holdings to determine if these features are embedded derivatives that require separate accounting treatment.

Debt Securities

Booking Holdings has classified its investments in debt securities as available-for-sale securities. These securities are reported at estimated fair value with the aggregate unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, reflected as a part of "Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Investments in debt securities are considered to be impaired when a decline in fair value is judged to be other than temporary because Booking Holdings either intends to sell or it is more-likely-than not that it will have to sell the impaired security before recovery. Once a decline in fair value is determined to be other than temporary, an impairment charge is recorded and a new cost basis in the investment is established. If Booking Holdings does not intend to sell the debt security, but it is probable that Booking Holdings will not collect all amounts due, then only the impairment due to the credit risk would be recognized in earnings and the remaining amount of the impairment would be recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income within stockholders’ equity. The fair value of these investments is based on the specific quoted market price of the securities or comparable securities at the balance sheet dates. Unobservable inputs are also used when little or no market data is available.

Booking Holdings’ investments in marketable debt securities are recognized based on trade date and reported as "Short-term investments in marketable securities" or "Long-term investments" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets based on the maturity date of the debt security. Investments of a strategic nature that have been made for the purpose of affiliation or potential business advantage are included in "Long-term investments" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Equity Securities

Equity securities are reported as "Long-term investments" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and include marketable equity securities and equity investments without readily determinable fair values.

For periods beginning after December 31, 2017, marketable equity securities are reported at estimated fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income rather than accumulated other comprehensive income within stockholders’ equity, pursuant to the adoption of the accounting update on financial instruments in 2018. As a result, Booking Holdings recognized $367 million, before tax, in "Net unrealized losses on marketable equity securities" in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Booking Holdings holds investments in equity securities of private companies, over which Booking Holdings does not have the ability to exercise significant influence or control. Pursuant to the adoption of the accounting update on financial instruments in 2018, for periods beginning after December 31, 2017, Booking Holdings elected to measure these investments at cost less impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer. Previously, these investments were carried at cost and adjusted to fair value only for other-than-temporary declines in fair value.

Source: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-27).

Booking Holdings Inc., adjustment to net income

US$ in millions

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-17), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-19).

Booking Holdings Inc., adjusted profitability ratios

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-17), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-19).

Booking Holdings Inc., Profitability Ratios: Reported vs. Adjusted

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-17), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-19).

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-17), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-19).

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-17), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-19).