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BSL (Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund Financial Strength?

Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

GuruFocus does not calculate Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund's interest coverage with the available data. Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 4.75. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-2.94 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $90.60 Mil.

Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 90.6) / 19.06
=4.75

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* 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  (NYSE:BSL) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10154
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. It also invests in second-lien loans and high yield bonds and employs financial leverage which may increase the risk to the Fund.
Executives
Thomas W Jasper other: Trustee C/O PRIMUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC., 360 MADISON AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Gordon Mckemie other: Portfolio Manager C/O GSO CAPITAL PARTNERS LP, 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
William J Renahan officer: Chief Compliance Officer 399 PARK AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Valerie Naratil officer: Public Relations Officer 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Gregory Roppa officer: CFO & Treasurer 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jane Siebels director 345 PARK AVENUE, 31ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10154
Robert Post other: Portfolio Manager C/O GSO/BLACKSTONE DEBT FUNDS MGMT, LLC, 345 PARK AVE 31ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10154
Robert W Busch officer: CFO & Treasurer C/O HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, 40 WEST 57TH STREET, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Robert Zable officer: See Remarks, other: See Remarks 1290 BROADWAY, SUITE 1100, DENVER CO 80203
Dohyun (doris) Lee-silvestri officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, 40 WEST 57TH STREET, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Jane Lee other: Mng Dir.of Investment Advisor 1290 BROADWAY, SUITE 1100 CO 80203
Smith Daniel Harlan Jr. officer: CEO, President, other: Trustee, Chairman 1290 BROADWAY, SUITE 1100, DENVER CO 80203
Marisa Janel Beeney officer: CCO, Chief Legal Officer,Sec. 1290 BROADWAY, SUITE 1100, DENVER CO 80203
Gary S Schpero other: Trustee 1290 BROADWAY, SUITE 1100, DENVER CO 80203
Lee Michael Shaiman officer: Exec. VP, Assistant Secretary C/O INVESTCORP CREDIT MANAGEMENT BDC INC, 280 PARK AVENUE, 39TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017