Two online travel companies, E-Travel and Pricecheck, provide the following selected financial data:

($ in thousands)	E-Travel		Pricecheck
Total assets	$	5,937,156	$	1,834,224
Total liabilities		3,254,475		476,610
Total stockholders equity		2,682,681		1,357,614
Sales revenue	$	2,955,426	$	2,338,212
Interest expense		84,233		24,084
Tax expense		154,400		47,168
Net income		299,526		489,472

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.)