BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2018 – 2023)

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
15.529.40685.6215.86-21.727.224.5815.86
Price/Sales ratio
15.1227.72349.3515.55-22.0510.127.7815.55
Price/Book Value ratio
0.880.830.901.010.880.990.990.90
Price/Cash Flow ratio
10.852.984.8831.093.5812.2110.774.88
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
10.852.984.8831.093.5812.2110.794.88
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
N/A-0.58-7.140.000.13-0.010.02-7.14
Dividend Yield
7.53%6.56%8.23%6.17%8.20%9.69%10.95%8.23%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
100%76.82%-218.92%86.75%121.08%92.51%94.26%-218.92%
Operating Profit Margin
113.60%138.05%50.95%98.04%74.26%157.17%129.22%50.95%
Pretax Profit Margin
97.55%94.29%50.95%98.04%101.53%140.14%25.81%98.04%
Net Profit Margin
97.55%94.29%50.95%98.04%101.53%140.14%169.59%50.95%
Effective Tax Rate
N/A256.69%4236.63%82.13%-196.67%78.24%15.29%82.13%
Return on Assets
3.75%1.86%0.08%4.24%-3.01%10.42%16.46%0.08%
Return On Equity
5.70%2.82%0.13%6.38%-4.05%13.71%21.77%0.13%
Return on Capital Employed
4.55%2.88%0.09%4.36%-2.21%15.35%16.48%0.09%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.06N/A
Quick Ratio
0.530.20-0.350.464.640.060.06-0.35
Cash ratio
0.020.030.030.161.24-0.00-0.000.16
Days of Sales Outstanding
189.68424.401.61K70.66-206.6874.8357.3270.66
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/A1.12K1.39K0.000.00N/AN/A0.00
Operating Cycle
N/A1.54K3.01K70.66-206.6874.8357.3270.66
Days of Payables Outstanding
N/A4.14K2.27K1.74K288.16953.55953.551.74K
Cash Conversion Cycle
N/A-2.59K737.99-1.67K-494.85-878.71-896.22-1.67K
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.300.550.570.610.500.440.440.61
Debt Equity Ratio
0.450.840.850.920.670.580.580.92
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.310.300.290.310.250.220.220.31
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.310.450.450.470.400.370.370.47
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A10.03N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.170.320.210.030.360.130.150.03
Company Equity Multiplier
1.511.511.471.501.341.311.311.50
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
1.399.2771.540.50-6.150.820.720.72
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
11111111
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.170.320.210.030.360.130.150.03
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/A0.680.430.070.720.270.310.07
Dividend Payout Ratio
116.79%193.15%5649.06%97.89%-178.27%70.07%56.13%97.89%