BlackRock Capital Investment (FRA:8BK) Debt-to-Equity : 0.93 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is BlackRock Capital Investment Debt-to-Equity?

BlackRock Capital Investment's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €0.00 Mil. BlackRock Capital Investment's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €268.08 Mil. BlackRock Capital Investment's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €289.52 Mil. BlackRock Capital Investment's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.93.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for BlackRock Capital Investment's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:8BK' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36 Med: 0.57 Max: 0.93
Current: 0.93

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of BlackRock Capital Investment was 0.93. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 0.57.

FRA:8BK's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 0.19 vs FRA:8BK: 0.93

BlackRock Capital Investment Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for BlackRock Capital Investment's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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BlackRock Capital Investment Debt-to-Equity Chart

BlackRock Capital Investment Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.72

0.57

0.56

0.79

0.93

BlackRock Capital Investment Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.79	0.82	0.90	0.87	0.93

Competitive Comparison of BlackRock Capital Investment's Debt-to-Equity

For the Asset Management subindustry, BlackRock Capital Investment's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

BlackRock Capital Investment's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, BlackRock Capital Investment's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BlackRock Capital Investment's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

BlackRock Capital Investment Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

BlackRock Capital Investment's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	268.078)	/	289.524
	=	0.93

BlackRock Capital Investment's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	268.078)	/	289.524
	=	0.93

BlackRock Capital Investment (FRA:8BK) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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BlackRock Capital Investment (FRA:8BK) Business Description

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BKCC:USA 8BK:Germany

Address

50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, USA, 10001

Website

https://www.blackrockbkcc.com

BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation is a closed-end investment management enterprise based in the United States. It carries out its operations to generate both income and capital appreciation for its investors through its senior and junior secured, unsecured, and subordinated debt securities and loans and equity securities. BlackRock also follows a policy of investing primarily in middle-market companies with adequate annual revenue and positive cash flows. Its investment portfolio includes companies predominantly in the finance sector. Other sectors of investments comprise chemicals, healthcare, consumer goods, and retail.

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