BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust

NYSE:BDJ Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.5b

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -1.8%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 7.2% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 0.9% per year. BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust's return on equity is 10.3%, and it has net margins of 352%.

Key information

-1.82%

Earnings growth rate

-1.27%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth10.26%
Revenue growth rate-0.90%
Return on equity10.32%
Net Margin352.03%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2024

Recent past performance updates

No updates

Recent updates

BDJ: NAV Remains Resilient Through Market Uncertainty

May 07

BDJ: Writing Options Against Quality With An 8% Yield

Mar 07

BDJ: Consistent Performance And More Resilient During Market Downturns

Jan 21

BDJ: 9% Income, 8% Discount, And Lower Volatility

Jan 05

BDJ: Fairly Priced Near NAV, Making It A Hold

Dec 16

BDJ: Positive Outlook With Reliable Distributions

Oct 01

BDJ: Attractive Monthly Distribution, Remains A 'Buy'

Sep 15

BDJ CEF: Secure High-Yields Without Chasing Yields

Aug 27

BDJ And SPE: Double Digit Discounts And Monthly Distributions

Jul 01

BDJ: Growing NAV And Trades At Discount But Has A Few Caveats

May 24

BDJ: Discount Staying Wide, Staying Attractive

Mar 16

BDJ: Good Covered Call Fund For Those Looking To Own A Portfolio Of Dividend Stocks

Mar 04

BDJ: Value-Oriented Portfolio With Attractive Discount And Distribution Yield

Dec 17

BDJ: A Relatively Safe Way To Earn Income And Still Invest In Equities

Nov 20

BDJ: Deep Discount Creating A Long-Term Opportunity

Sep 13

BDJ: A Solid 8% Yielding Covered Call CEF With A Reasonable Expense Ratio

Jul 18

BDJ: High Distribution Yield And Less Volatility Than Most Funds

Jun 01

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust goes ex-dividend tomorrow

Feb 13

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust declares $0.0562 dividend

Jan 06

BDJ: Attractive Strategy For Current Environment

Dec 22

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust goes ex-dividend on Monday

Nov 11

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust declares $0.0562 dividend

Oct 06

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust declares $0.0562 dividend

Sep 02

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust declares $0.0562 dividend

Aug 05

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust declares $0.0562 dividend

Jul 05

BDJ: Close-Ended Diversified Equity Fund Likely To Sustain Its High Yield

Jun 17

BDJ: Boost To Distribution For This Monthly Payer

Mar 21

BDJ: Switching From Tech To Value In The CEF World - 10%+ Returns

Jan 15

BDJ: Attractive ~6% Distribution Yield Paid Monthly

Oct 03

BDJ: ~6% Distribution Rate - Latest Pullback An Opportunity

Jul 26

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:BDJ Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 2447165150
30 Sep 2448178140
30 Jun 2449192140
31 Mar 2449171140
31 Dec 2348150140
30 Sep 2347154140
30 Jun 2345158140
31 Mar 234543150
31 Dec 2245-73150
30 Sep 2244-79150
30 Jun 2244-86160
31 Mar 2244120160
31 Dec 2144325160
30 Sep 2144433160
30 Jun 2144541150
31 Mar 2146261150
31 Dec 2048-19140
30 Sep 2050-75140
30 Jun 2051-131150
31 Mar 2051126150
31 Dec 1951384160
30 Sep 1952243150
30 Jun 1953102150
31 Mar 1951-12150
31 Dec 1849-125160
30 Sep 18482160
30 Jun 1846130160
31 Mar 1846187160
31 Dec 1746244150
30 Sep 1747247150
30 Jun 1747249150
31 Mar 1746227140
31 Dec 1645204140
30 Sep 1645136140
30 Jun 164567140
31 Mar 164535140
31 Dec 15452140
31 Dec 1453163140
31 Oct 1444163140
31 Jul 1444174140

Quality Earnings: BDJ has a large one-off gain of $160.5M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: BDJ's current net profit margins are higher than last year .

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: BDJ's earnings have declined by 1.8% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: BDJ's earnings growth over the past year (9.9%) exceeds its 5-year average (-1.8% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: BDJ earnings growth over the past year (9.9%) did not outperform the Capital Markets industry 18.3%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: BDJ's Return on Equity (10.3%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/12 10:52
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/12 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust is covered by 1 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Alexander ReissStifel, Equities Research