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Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund (Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund) Cash Flow from Financing : $-63.14 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Cash Flow from Financing?

Cash from financing is the cash generated/spent from financial activities such as share issuance (buy back), debt issuance (repayment), and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders.

For the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund paid $0.00 Mil more to buy back shares than it received from issuing new shares. It received $12.63 Mil from issuing more debt. It paid $0.00 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares. It spent $25.90 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders. It spent $0.00 Mil on other financial activities. In all, Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund spent $13.27 Mil on financial activities for the six months ended in Dec. 2023.


Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Cash Flow from Financing Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's Cash Flow from Financing can be seen below:

* 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.

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Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Cash Flow from Financing Chart

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Annual Data
Trend Feb18 Feb19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Flow from Financing
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -179.11 -101.69 -14.66 -119.19 -63.14

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Semi-Annual Data
Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Cash Flow from Financing Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -6.78 -42.69 -76.50 -49.87 -13.27

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Cash Flow from Financing Calculation

This is the cash generated/spent from financial activities such as share issuance (buy back), debt issuance (repayment), and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders. In the calculation of free cash flow, cash from financing is not calculated because it is not related to operating activities.

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's Cash from Financing for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's Cash from Financing for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is:


Cash Flow from Financing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-63.14 Mil.

* 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 Debt Strategies Fund  (NYSE:DSU) Cash Flow from Financing Explanation

Cash from financing contains six items:

1. Issuance of Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new shares. Issuance of stock represents the cash inflow from offering common stock, which is the additional capital contribution to the entity during the period.

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's issuance of stock for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil.

2. Repurchase of Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new shares. It can also use cash to buy back shares. Repurchase of stock represents the cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's repurchase of stock for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil.

3. Net Issuance of Debt:
Net issuance of debt is the cash a company received or spent through debt related activities such as debt issuance or debt repayment. If a company pays down its debt during the period, this number will be negative. If a company issued more debt, it receives cash and this number is positive.

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's net issuance of debt for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $12.63 Mil. Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund received $12.63 Mil from issuing more debt.

4. Net Issuance of Preferred Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new preferred shares. It can also use cash to buy back preferred shares. If this number is positive, it means that the company has received more cash from issuing preferred shares than it has paid to buy back preferred shares. If this number is negative, it means that company has paid more cash to buy back preferred shares than it has received for issuing preferred shares.

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's net issuance of preferred for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund paid $0.00 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares.

5. Cash Flow for Dividends:
Cash flow for dividends refers to the payment of cash to shareholders as dividends when the company generates income.

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's cash flow for dividends for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-25.90 Mil. Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund spent $25.90 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders.

6. Other Financing:
Money spent or earned by company from other financial activities.

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's other financing for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.00 Mil. Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund spent $0.00 Mil on other financial activities.


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Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund (Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund) Business Description

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Address
100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19809
Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Inc is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of U.S. companies' debt instruments including corporate loans. The fund's secondary investment objective is to provide capital appreciation.
Executives
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
Carly Wilson other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
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
Mitchell Garfin other: Portfolio Manager 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
David Delbos other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Blackrock Internationl, Ltd. other: Investment Adviser 800 SCUDDERS MILL ROAD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536
Saba Capital Management, L.p. 10 percent owner 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
Robert W Fairbairn director 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
James Keenan other: Portfolio Manager 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Catherine A. Lynch director 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Cynthia Egan director 7117 BELLONA AVENUE, BALTIMORE MD 21212

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