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Blackrock Muniassets Fund (Blackrock Muniassets Fund) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Blackrock Muniassets Fund Financial Strength?

Blackrock Muniassets Fund has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

GuruFocus does not calculate Blackrock Muniassets Fund's interest coverage with the available data. Blackrock Muniassets Fund's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.00. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Blackrock Muniassets Fund Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Blackrock Muniassets Fund's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-4.16 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.00 Mil.

Blackrock Muniassets Fund's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Blackrock Muniassets Fund Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Blackrock Muniassets Fund's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 0) / 31.848
=0.00

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Blackrock Muniassets Fund  (NYSE:MUA) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Blackrock Muniassets Fund has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Blackrock Muniassets Fund (Blackrock Muniassets Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19809
Blackrock Muniassets Fund Inc is a closed-end fund. Its objective is to provide high current income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes by investing in a portfolio of medium- to lower-grade or unrated municipal obligations.
Executives
Bank Of America Corp /de/ 10 percent owner BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER, 100 N TRYON ST, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Arthur Philip Steinmetz director 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Aaron David Wasserman officer: Chief Compliance Officer 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Kristi Manidis Santiago other: Portfolio Manager 1 UNIVERSITY SQUARE DRIVE, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Christian Romaglino other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Michael Kalinoski other: Portfolio Manager 800 SCUDDERS MILL ROAD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536
Walter Oconnor other: Portfolio Manager 800 SCUDDERS MILL ROAD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536
Phillip Soccio other: Portfolio Manager 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Kevin Maloney other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Banc Of America Preferred Funding Corp 10 percent owner 214 NORTH TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Lorenzo Flores director 2100 LOGIC DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95124
James Phillip Holloman director P.O. BOX 625737, 6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD, CINCINNATI OH 45262
Stayce D. Harris director 1999 S. BASCOM AVE., SUITE 700, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Trent Walker officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O PIMCO, 650 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Henry Gabbay director 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809