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Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund (Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund) Financial Strength

: 4 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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

GuruFocus does not calculate Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's interest coverage with the available data. Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.22. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Blackrock Debt Strategies 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:

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-4.52 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $149.63 Mil.

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

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

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

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 149.632) / 67.34
=2.22

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.


Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund  (NYSE:DSU) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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

Traded in Other Exchanges
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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