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Franklin BSP Lending (Franklin BSP Lending) Debt-to-Equity : 0.69 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Franklin BSP Lending Debt-to-Equity?

Franklin BSP Lending's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. Franklin BSP Lending's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $1,162.3 Mil. Franklin BSP Lending's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $1,692.8 Mil. Franklin BSP Lending's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.69.

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 Franklin BSP Lending's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BDVC' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.17   Med: 0.68   Max: 0.98
Current: 0.69

During the past 12 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Franklin BSP Lending was 0.98. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 0.68.

BDVC's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
80.86% of 1019 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.19 vs BDVC: 0.69

Franklin BSP Lending Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Franklin BSP Lending's Debt-to-Equity 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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Franklin BSP Lending Debt-to-Equity Chart

Franklin BSP Lending Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.59 0.74 0.79 0.84 0.74

Franklin BSP Lending Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.72 0.74 0.74 0.74 0.69

Competitive Comparison of Franklin BSP Lending's Debt-to-Equity

For the Asset Management subindustry, Franklin BSP Lending'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.

Franklin BSP Lending's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

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


Franklin BSP Lending Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Franklin BSP Lending's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 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 + 1224.187) / 1665.457
=0.74

Franklin BSP Lending's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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 + 1162.32) / 1692.764
=0.69

* 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.

Franklin BSP Lending  (OTCPK:BDVC) 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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Franklin BSP Lending (Franklin BSP Lending) Business Description

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Address
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4920, 49th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10019
Website
https://www.benefitstreetpartners.com
Franklin BSP Lending Corp is an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company. The company has elected to be regulated as a business development company. The company's investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. It invests primarily in senior secured loans, and to a lesser extent, mezzanine loans, unsecured loans and equity of predominantly private U.S. middle-market companies. It also purchases interests in loans or corporate bonds through secondary market transactions.
Executives
Michael Frick officer: Secretary 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 49TH FLOOR, SUITE 4920, NEW YORK NY 10019
Nina Kang Baryski officer: CFO & Treasurer 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4920, NEW YORK NY 10019
Dennis M Schaney director MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, 522 FIFTH AVENUE, FLOOR 6, NEW YORK NY 10036
Lee S Hillman director 222 S RIVERSIDE PLAZE STE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60606
Ronald J Kramer director 712 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10019
Richard J Byrne director, officer: See Remarks 350 PARK AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Leeor P. Avigdor officer: Corporate Secretary C/O 9 WEST 57TH ST., SUITE 4920, NEW YORK NY 10019
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