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Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund (Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund) PB Ratio

: 0.97 (As of Today)
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The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-04-19), Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's share price is $10.53. Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.89. Hence, Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's PB Ratio of today is 0.97.

Good Sign:

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Inc stock PB Ratio (=0.97) is close to 1-year low of 0.89

The historical rank and industry rank for Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

DSU' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.57   Med: 0.9   Max: 1.04
Current: 0.97

During the past 6 years, Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's highest PB Ratio was 1.04. The lowest was 0.57. And the median was 0.90.

DSU's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
57.8% of 1692 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.92 vs DSU: 0.97

During the past 12 months, Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -3.40% per year.

During the past 6 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund was -1.90% per year. The lowest was -5.00% per year. And the median was -2.90% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's PB Ratio 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.

* Premium members only.

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Annual Data
Trend Feb18 Feb19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only 0.89 0.91 1.01 0.88 0.99

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Semi-Annual Data
Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
PB Ratio Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.01 0.90 0.88 0.91 0.99

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio 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 Debt Strategies Fund PB Ratio Distribution

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's PB Ratio falls into.



Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=10.53/10.886
=0.97

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund  (NYSE:DSU) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
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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