Stock Analysis on Net

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG)

Analysis of Solvency Ratios

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Solvency Ratios (Summary)

Booking Holdings Inc., solvency ratios

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Debt Ratios
Debt to equity 4.51 1.77 2.46 1.45
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) 4.75 1.85 2.56 1.56
Debt to capital 1.24 0.82 0.64 0.71 0.59
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) 1.22 0.83 0.65 0.72 0.61
Debt to assets 0.59 0.49 0.46 0.55 0.40
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) 0.62 0.52 0.48 0.57 0.43
Financial leverage 9.12 3.83 4.47 3.61
Coverage Ratios
Interest coverage 7.11 11.03 5.39 2.59 23.40
Fixed charge coverage 6.09 8.12 3.82 2.03 14.27

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Booking Holdings Inc. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. Booking Holdings Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Booking Holdings Inc. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. Booking Holdings Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Booking Holdings Inc. interest coverage ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 not reaching 2021 level.
Fixed charge coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as earnings before fixed charges and tax divided by fixed charges. Booking Holdings Inc. fixed charge coverage ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from 2022 to 2023.

Debt to Equity

Booking Holdings Inc., debt to equity calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current finance lease liabilities 34 21 4
Short-term debt 1,961 500 1,989 985 988
Non-current finance lease liabilities 34 32 6
Long-term debt 12,223 11,985 8,937 11,029 7,640
Total debt 14,252 12,538 10,936 12,014 8,628
 
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) (2,744) 2,782 6,178 4,893 5,933
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity1 4.51 1.77 2.46 1.45
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity, Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 0.24 0.36 0.42 0.63
Carnival Corp. & plc 4.44 4.89 2.74 1.31 0.45
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
McDonald’s Corp.
Starbucks Corp.
Debt to Equity, Sector
Consumer Services 38.71 33.01 6.23 6.39 3.53
Debt to Equity, Industry
Consumer Discretionary 1.42 1.62 1.57 2.27 2.45

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
= 14,252 ÷ -2,744 =

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.


Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability)

Booking Holdings Inc., debt to equity (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current finance lease liabilities 34 21 4
Short-term debt 1,961 500 1,989 985 988
Non-current finance lease liabilities 34 32 6
Long-term debt 12,223 11,985 8,937 11,029 7,640
Total debt 14,252 12,538 10,936 12,014 8,628
Current operating lease liabilities (classified in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities) 152 125 143 159 161
Non-current operating lease liabilities 599 552 351 366 462
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 15,003 13,215 11,430 12,539 9,251
 
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) (2,744) 2,782 6,178 4,893 5,933
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability)1 4.75 1.85 2.56 1.56
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 0.28 0.42 0.51 0.80
Carnival Corp. & plc 4.63 5.08 2.85 1.38 0.45
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 1.32 1.58 1.53 1.56 1.69
McDonald’s Corp.
Starbucks Corp.
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Consumer Services 49.14 41.60 8.07 8.32 4.44
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Consumer Discretionary 1.77 2.00 1.93 2.70 2.71

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
= 15,003 ÷ -2,744 =

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.


Debt to Capital

Booking Holdings Inc., debt to capital calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current finance lease liabilities 34 21 4
Short-term debt 1,961 500 1,989 985 988
Non-current finance lease liabilities 34 32 6
Long-term debt 12,223 11,985 8,937 11,029 7,640
Total debt 14,252 12,538 10,936 12,014 8,628
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) (2,744) 2,782 6,178 4,893 5,933
Total capital 11,508 15,320 17,114 16,907 14,561
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital1 1.24 0.82 0.64 0.71 0.59
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital, Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 0.20 0.26 0.29 0.39
Carnival Corp. & plc 0.82 0.83 0.73 0.57 0.31
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
McDonald’s Corp. 1.13 1.19 1.15 1.26 1.32
Starbucks Corp. 2.08 2.41 1.57 1.96 2.26
Debt to Capital, Sector
Consumer Services 0.97 0.97 0.86 0.86 0.78
Debt to Capital, Industry
Consumer Discretionary 0.59 0.62 0.61 0.69 0.71

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 14,252 ÷ 11,508 = 1.24

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Booking Holdings Inc. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability)

Booking Holdings Inc., debt to capital (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current finance lease liabilities 34 21 4
Short-term debt 1,961 500 1,989 985 988
Non-current finance lease liabilities 34 32 6
Long-term debt 12,223 11,985 8,937 11,029 7,640
Total debt 14,252 12,538 10,936 12,014 8,628
Current operating lease liabilities (classified in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities) 152 125 143 159 161
Non-current operating lease liabilities 599 552 351 366 462
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 15,003 13,215 11,430 12,539 9,251
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) (2,744) 2,782 6,178 4,893 5,933
Total capital (including operating lease liability) 12,259 15,997 17,608 17,432 15,184
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability)1 1.22 0.83 0.65 0.72 0.61
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 0.22 0.30 0.34 0.44
Carnival Corp. & plc 0.82 0.84 0.74 0.58 0.31
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 0.57 0.61 0.61 0.61 0.63
McDonald’s Corp. 1.10 1.14 1.10 1.18 1.21
Starbucks Corp. 1.48 1.58 1.29 1.46 2.26
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Consumer Services 0.98 0.98 0.89 0.89 0.82
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Consumer Discretionary 0.64 0.67 0.66 0.73 0.73

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total capital (including operating lease liability)
= 15,003 ÷ 12,259 = 1.22

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. Booking Holdings Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Debt to Assets

Booking Holdings Inc., debt to assets calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current finance lease liabilities 34 21 4
Short-term debt 1,961 500 1,989 985 988
Non-current finance lease liabilities 34 32 6
Long-term debt 12,223 11,985 8,937 11,029 7,640
Total debt 14,252 12,538 10,936 12,014 8,628
 
Total assets 24,342 25,361 23,641 21,874 21,402
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets1 0.59 0.49 0.46 0.55 0.40
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets, Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 0.10 0.12 0.14 0.17
Carnival Corp. & plc 0.62 0.67 0.62 0.50 0.26
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
McDonald’s Corp. 0.73 0.74 0.66 0.71 0.72
Starbucks Corp. 0.52 0.53 0.47 0.54 0.58
Debt to Assets, Sector
Consumer Services 0.55 0.57 0.53 0.54 0.47
Debt to Assets, Industry
Consumer Discretionary 0.35 0.36 0.37 0.42 0.44

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 14,252 ÷ 24,342 = 0.59

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Booking Holdings Inc. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability)

Booking Holdings Inc., debt to assets (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current finance lease liabilities 34 21 4
Short-term debt 1,961 500 1,989 985 988
Non-current finance lease liabilities 34 32 6
Long-term debt 12,223 11,985 8,937 11,029 7,640
Total debt 14,252 12,538 10,936 12,014 8,628
Current operating lease liabilities (classified in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities) 152 125 143 159 161
Non-current operating lease liabilities 599 552 351 366 462
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 15,003 13,215 11,430 12,539 9,251
 
Total assets 24,342 25,361 23,641 21,874 21,402
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability)1 0.62 0.52 0.48 0.57 0.43
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 0.11 0.15 0.18 0.22
Carnival Corp. & plc 0.65 0.69 0.65 0.53 0.26
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 0.50 0.54 0.53 0.53 0.56
McDonald’s Corp. 0.95 0.97 0.92 0.98 1.00
Starbucks Corp. 0.83 0.84 0.75 0.84 0.58
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Consumer Services 0.70 0.71 0.68 0.71 0.60
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Consumer Discretionary 0.44 0.45 0.45 0.50 0.49

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total assets
= 15,003 ÷ 24,342 = 0.62

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. Booking Holdings Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Financial Leverage

Booking Holdings Inc., financial leverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Total assets 24,342 25,361 23,641 21,874 21,402
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) (2,744) 2,782 6,178 4,893 5,933
Solvency Ratio
Financial leverage1 9.12 3.83 4.47 3.61
Benchmarks
Financial Leverage, Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 2.53 2.88 2.87 3.62
Carnival Corp. & plc 7.14 7.32 4.39 2.61 1.78
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 2.63 2.93 2.90 2.96 3.03
McDonald’s Corp.
Starbucks Corp.
Financial Leverage, Sector
Consumer Services 70.48 58.22 11.80 11.80 7.46
Financial Leverage, Industry
Consumer Discretionary 4.05 4.45 4.27 5.43 5.59

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
= 24,342 ÷ -2,744 =

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.


Interest Coverage

Booking Holdings Inc., interest coverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income 4,289 3,058 1,165 59 4,865
Add: Income tax expense 1,192 865 300 508 1,093
Add: Interest expense 897 391 334 356 266
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 6,378 4,314 1,799 923 6,224
Solvency Ratio
Interest coverage1 7.11 11.03 5.39 2.59 23.40
Benchmarks
Interest Coverage, Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 26.33 83.88 0.31 -26.27
Carnival Corp. & plc 0.97 -2.78 -4.95 -10.46 15.86
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.
McDonald’s Corp. 8.73 7.48 8.70 6.04 8.15
Starbucks Corp. 10.82 9.76 12.40 3.66 14.49
Interest Coverage, Sector
Consumer Services 6.06 4.52 2.72 -1.20 12.41
Interest Coverage, Industry
Consumer Discretionary 10.56 7.69 10.79 6.23 9.81

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Interest coverage = EBIT ÷ Interest expense
= 6,378 ÷ 897 = 7.11

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Booking Holdings Inc. interest coverage ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 not reaching 2021 level.

Fixed Charge Coverage

Booking Holdings Inc., fixed charge coverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income 4,289 3,058 1,165 59 4,865
Add: Income tax expense 1,192 865 300 508 1,093
Add: Interest expense 897 391 334 356 266
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 6,378 4,314 1,799 923 6,224
Add: Operating lease cost 180 160 185 194 183
Earnings before fixed charges and tax 6,558 4,474 1,984 1,117 6,407
 
Interest expense 897 391 334 356 266
Operating lease cost 180 160 185 194 183
Fixed charges 1,077 551 519 550 449
Solvency Ratio
Fixed charge coverage1 6.09 8.12 3.82 2.03 14.27
Benchmarks
Fixed Charge Coverage, Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 15.91 20.69 0.42 -16.81
Carnival Corp. & plc 0.97 -2.38 -4.28 -8.34 15.86
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 4.71 3.98 3.23 1.88 2.49
McDonald’s Corp. 4.62 3.92 4.32 3.28 3.94
Starbucks Corp. 3.51 3.08 3.61 1.58 3.52
Fixed Charge Coverage, Sector
Consumer Services 3.79 2.73 1.87 0.03 5.02
Fixed Charge Coverage, Industry
Consumer Discretionary 4.72 3.35 5.00 3.18 4.31

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Fixed charge coverage = Earnings before fixed charges and tax ÷ Fixed charges
= 6,558 ÷ 1,077 = 6.09

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Fixed charge coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as earnings before fixed charges and tax divided by fixed charges. Booking Holdings Inc. fixed charge coverage ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from 2022 to 2023.