Two online travel companies, E-Travel and Pricecheck, provide the following selected financial dа ta: ($ in thousands) E-Travel Pricecheck Total assets $ 5,337,156 $ 1,730,224 Total liabilities 2,854,475 472,610 Total stockholders' equity 2,482,681 1,257,614 Sales revenue $ 2,755,426 $ 2,138,212 Interest expense 80,233 20,084 Tax expense 146,400 43,168 Net income 291,526 481,472 Required: 1-a. Calculate the debt to equity ratio for E-Travel and Pricecheck. (Enter dollar answers using amounts given in thousands of dollars and round ratios to 2 decimal places.)

E-travel-1.15

Pricecheck-0.38

Explanation:

Debt to equity ratio compares the finance provided by outsiders viz-a-viz that which is provided by the original owners of the company, the shareholders, in order to determine whether or not the company is at risk of slow growth if outsiders withdraw their funds.

Debt to equity=total liabilities/equity

E-Travel:

total liabilities is $2,854,475

total equity $2,482,681

debt-equity ratio=$2,854,475/$2,482,681=1.15

Debtholders provided more capital funding than the stockholders

Pricecheck:

total liabilities is $472,610

total equity is $1,257,614

debt-to-equity ratio=$472,610/$1,257,614 = 0.38