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Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund (NYSE:BSL) PS Ratio Explanation
The PS Ratio is an excellent valuation indicator if you want to compare a stock with its historical valuation or with the stocks in the same industry. The PS Ratio works especially well when you want to compare the stock's current valuation with its historical valuation. The PS Ratio is a great valuation tool for evaluating cyclical businesses where the PE Ratio works poorly. It works the best when comparing the current valuation with the historical valuation because over time, a company's profit margin tends to revert to the mean.
When the PS Ratio is applied to the whole stock market, it can be used to evaluate the current market valuation and projected returns. In this case, the price is the total market cap of all stocks that are traded, and sales are the GDP of the country. This is how Warren Buffett estimates the broad market valuation and project future returns.
The PS Ratio does not tell you how cheap or expensive the stock is. It cannot be used to compare companies in different industries. It works better for companies within the same industry because these companies tend to have similar capital structures and profit margins. It works the best when comparing a company with itself in the past.
Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund PS Ratio Related Terms
Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund PS Ratio Historical Data
* 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.
Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund PS Ratio Chart
Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund Annual Data
For the Asset Management subindustry, Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund's PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PS 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.
Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund PS Ratio vs Asset Management Industry
Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund PS Ratio Calculation
The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks and it was first used by Ken Fisher.
Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund's Share Price of today is $13.00.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.68.
* 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:
Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund (BSL) has a PS Ratio of 19.09 as of Aug. 20, 2026. Price-to-Sales ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's revenue per share. View historical data on Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund and its competitors. This is 66% above median its historical median of 11.49. Over the past decade, Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund's PS Ratio has ranged from 5.92 to 55.23. According to the industry distribution chart, Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund ranks #1131 out of 1405 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 80.5%.
Is Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund's PS Ratio too high?
Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund's current PS Ratio of 19.09 is 66% above median its 10-year median of 11.49. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 5.92 to a high of 55.23. The Asset Management industry median PS Ratio is 7.16. Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund's value of 19.09 is 166.6% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund ranks #1131 out of 1405 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund has a GF Scoreâ„¢ of 34/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund's PS Ratio compare to VBF and MPV?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund ranks #1131 out of 1405 companies for PS Ratio. This places Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund in the lower half of its industry. The industry median PS Ratio is 7.16. Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund's value of 19.09 is 166.6% above this benchmark. Historically, Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund's own PS Ratio has ranged from 5.92 to 55.23 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 11.49 vs. the industry median of 7.16, Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good PS Ratio for an Asset Management company?
The median PS Ratio among Asset Management companies is 7.16, based on 1,405 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a PS Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, PS Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund's current PS Ratio of 19.09 is 166.6% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high PS Ratio mean?
A high PS Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Price-to-Sales ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's revenue per share. View historical data on Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median PS Ratio is 7.16 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund's current PS Ratio is 19.09, which is 66% above median its own 10-year median of 11.49. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund (BSL) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $6.30, compared to a current price of $13.00 — trading 106.3% above its estimated fair value. The current PS Ratio is 19.09, which is 66% above median its 10-year median of 11.49 and 166.6% above the Asset Management industry median of 7.16. Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund's overall GF Score™ is 34/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is PS Ratio calculated?
PS Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund (BSL), the current PS Ratio is 19.09 as of Aug. 20, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund (BSL) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $13.00 is trading 106.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of $6.30.
GuruFocus considers Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for BSL:
PS Ratio: 19.09 (66% above median its 10-year median of 11.49)
GF Value™: $6.30 vs. price of $13.00 (106.3% above fair value)
Industry Position: 166.6% above the Asset Management median (#1131 of 1405)
No single metric tells the full story. See the BSL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to seek high current income, with a secondary objective to seek preservation of capital, consistent with its primary goal of high current income. The fund also invests in second-lien loans and high yield bonds and employs financial leverage which may increase the risk to the Fund.
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