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DSU (Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund) PS Ratio : 9.37 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund PS Ratio?

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. As of today, Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's share price is $10.93. Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was $1.17. Hence, Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's PS Ratio for today is 9.37.

Good Sign:

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Inc stock PS Ratio (=7.17) is close to 10-year low of 6.98

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

DSU' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.98   Med: 15.31   Max: 401.33
Current: 9.39

During the past 6 years, Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's highest PS Ratio was 401.33. The lowest was 6.98. And the median was 15.31.

DSU's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
58.41% of 1486 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 7.575 vs DSU: 9.39

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's Revenue per Sharefor the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was $0.45. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was $1.17.

Warning Sign:

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Inc revenue per share is in decline over the past 12 months.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund was -15.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 269.10% per year.

During the past 6 years, Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 269.10% per year. The lowest was -0.20% per year. And the median was 134.45% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund PS Ratio Historical Data

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

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Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund PS Ratio Chart

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Annual Data
Trend Feb18 Feb19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 28.22 348.33 15.50 - 7.15

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Semi-Annual Data
Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 7.15 -

Competitive Comparison of Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's PS Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Blackrock Debt Strategies 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.


Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's PS Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

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



Blackrock Debt Strategies 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.

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=10.93/1.167
=9.37

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's Share Price of today is $10.93.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was $1.17.

* 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:

PS Ratio=Market Cap/Revenue

The Revenue here is for the trailing 12 months.


Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund  (NYSE:DSU) 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.

Similar to the PE Ratio or Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow , the PS Ratio measures the valuation based on the earning power of the company. This is where it is different from the PB Ratio , which measures the valuation based on the company's balance sheet.


Be Aware

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.


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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 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
Stayce D. Harris director 1999 S. BASCOM AVE., SUITE 700, CAMPBELL CA 95008
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
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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