Blackstone (Blackstone) Debt-to-Equity

: 1.80 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Blackstone's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Blackstone's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $12,294 Mil. Blackstone's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6,817 Mil. Blackstone's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.80.

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 Blackstone's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BX' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.93 Med: 1.49 Max: 2.25
Current: 1.8

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Blackstone was 2.25. The lowest was 0.93. And the median was 1.49.

BX's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
93.54% of 1021 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.19 vs BX: 1.80

Blackstone Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Blackstone Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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1.68

0.95

0.93

1.75

1.80

Blackstone 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															1.75	1.88	1.85	1.84	1.80

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Blackstone'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.

Blackstone Debt-to-Equity Distribution

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

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

Blackstone Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Blackstone'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	+	12293.882)	/	6816.798
	=	1.80

Blackstone'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	+	12293.882)	/	6816.798
	=	1.80

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) 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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Blackstone (Blackstone) Business Description

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Address

345 Park Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10154

Website

https://www.blackstone.com

Blackstone is the world's largest alternative asset managers with $1.001 trillion in total asset under management, including $731.1 billion in fee-earning asset under management, at the end of June 2023. The company has four core business segments: private equity (23% of fee-earning AUM and 27% of base management fees); real estate (39% and 44%); credit & insurance (28% and 21%); and hedge fund solutions (10% and 8%). While the firm primarily serves institutional investors (87% of AUM), it also caters to clients in the high-net-worth channel (13%). Blackstone operates through 25 offices located in the Americas (8), Europe and the Middle East (9), and the Asia-Pacific region (8).

Executives

David Payne	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Ruth Porat	director	C/O GOOGLE INC., 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PRKW, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
John G Finley	officer: Chief Legal Officer	C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP, 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Joseph Baratta	director	C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP, 345 PARK AVE., NEW YORK NY 10154
Reginald J Brown	director	C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
William G Parrett	director	THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
James Breyer	director	ACCEL PARTNERS, 428 UNIVERSITY AVE, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Hamilton E James	director, officer: President and COO	JEFFERSON RIVER CAPITAL, 499 PARK AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jonathan Gray	director	C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP, 345 PARK AVE. 31ST FL., NEW YORK NY 10154
Joan Solotar	officer: SMD - Public Market Activities	THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P.,, 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Christopher Striano	officer: Principal Accounting Officer	C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., 345 PARK AVE., NEW YORK NY 10154
John A. Hood	director	C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Kelly Ayotte	director	C/O NEWS CORPORATION, 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Bennett J Goodman	director	C/O GSO CAPITAL PARTNERS LP, 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
J Tomilson Hill	director, officer: Vice Chairman