BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 2/6
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 3.4%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 10% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 3.1% per year. BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust's return on equity is 9.1%, and it has net margins of 312.2%.
Key information
3.4%
Earnings growth rate
3.5%
EPS growth rate
| Capital Markets Industry Growth | 10.3% |
| Revenue growth rate | -3.1% |
| Return on equity | 9.1% |
| Net Margin | 312.2% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Dec 2023 |
Recent past performance updates
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Recent updates
BDJ: Discount Staying Wide, Staying Attractive
Mar 16BDJ: Good Covered Call Fund For Those Looking To Own A Portfolio Of Dividend Stocks
Mar 04BDJ: Value-Oriented Portfolio With Attractive Discount And Distribution Yield
Dec 17BDJ: A Relatively Safe Way To Earn Income And Still Invest In Equities
Nov 20BDJ: Deep Discount Creating A Long-Term Opportunity
Sep 13BDJ: A Solid 8% Yielding Covered Call CEF With A Reasonable Expense Ratio
Jul 18BDJ: High Distribution Yield And Less Volatility Than Most Funds
Jun 01BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust goes ex-dividend tomorrow
Feb 13BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust declares $0.0562 dividend
Jan 06BDJ: Attractive Strategy For Current Environment
Dec 22BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust goes ex-dividend on Monday
Nov 11BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust declares $0.0562 dividend
Oct 06BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust declares $0.0562 dividend
Sep 02BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust declares $0.0562 dividend
Aug 05BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust declares $0.0562 dividend
Jul 05BDJ: Close-Ended Diversified Equity Fund Likely To Sustain Its High Yield
Jun 17BDJ: Boost To Distribution For This Monthly Payer
Mar 21BDJ: Switching From Tech To Value In The CEF World - 10%+ Returns
Jan 15BDJ: Attractive ~6% Distribution Yield Paid Monthly
Oct 03BDJ: ~6% Distribution Rate - Latest Pullback An Opportunity
Jul 26Evaluating CEFs: BDJ Is A Good Pick Despite Rough 2020
May 08BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust declares $0.05 dividend
Feb 04BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust declares $0.05 dividend
Jan 05BDJ: Covered Call Fund Yielding 7.75%
Nov 16Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 23 | 48 | 150 | 14 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 47 | 154 | 14 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 45 | 158 | 14 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 45 | 43 | 15 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 45 | -73 | 15 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 44 | -79 | 15 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 44 | -86 | 16 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 44 | 120 | 16 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 44 | 325 | 16 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 44 | 433 | 16 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 44 | 541 | 15 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 46 | 261 | 15 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 48 | -19 | 14 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 50 | -75 | 14 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 51 | -131 | 15 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 51 | 126 | 15 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 51 | 384 | 16 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 52 | 243 | 15 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 53 | 102 | 15 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 51 | -12 | 15 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 49 | -125 | 16 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 48 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 46 | 130 | 16 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 46 | 187 | 16 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 46 | 244 | 15 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 47 | 247 | 15 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 47 | 249 | 15 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 46 | 227 | 14 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 45 | 204 | 14 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 45 | 136 | 14 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 45 | 67 | 14 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 45 | 35 | 14 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 45 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 53 | 163 | 14 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 14 | 44 | 163 | 14 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 14 | 44 | 174 | 14 | 0 |
| 30 Apr 14 | 44 | 184 | 14 | 0 |
| 31 Jan 14 | 45 | 195 | 14 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 13 | 46 | 205 | 13 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 13 | 47 | 179 | 13 | 0 |
| 30 Apr 13 | 47 | 154 | 14 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: BDJ has a large one-off gain of $146.4M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2023.
Growing Profit Margin: BDJ became profitable in the past.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: BDJ has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 3.4% per year.
Accelerating Growth: BDJ has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: BDJ has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Capital Markets industry (-2.3%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: BDJ's Return on Equity (9.1%) is considered low.