BlackRock Core Bond Trust Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 1/6
BlackRock Core Bond Trust's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -38.7%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 9.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 0.5% per year. BlackRock Core Bond Trust's return on equity is 9.3%, and it has net margins of 106.2%.
Key information
-38.7%
Earnings growth rate
-41.5%
EPS growth rate
| Capital Markets Industry Growth | 10.3% |
| Revenue growth rate | 0.5% |
| Return on equity | 9.3% |
| Net Margin | 106.2% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Dec 2023 |
Recent past performance updates
No updates
Recent updates
BHK: Profit-Taking Is The Best Move Today (Rating Downgrade)
Feb 12BHK: Risks May Be Higher Than The Market Believes
Nov 22BHK: Investment Grade Portfolio May Struggle To Maintain 8.7% Yield
Sep 15BHK: Declining Assets And Market Seems Overly Optimistic
Jul 03BlackRock Core Bond Trust declares $0.0746 dividend
Jan 06BlackRock Core Bond Trust declares $0.0746 dividend
Oct 06BHK: We Are Not There Yet
Sep 15BlackRock Core Bond Trust declares $0.0746 dividend
Sep 02BlackRock Core Bond Trust declares $0.0746 dividend
Aug 02BlackRock Core Bond Trust declared $0.0746 dividend
Jul 05BHK: Moving From Sell To Hold On This CEF After The Rout
May 19BHK - Rates Driven Fixed Income CEF
Mar 19BHK: A Leveraged Bond Fund For Risk-Averse Income Seekers
Oct 16BlackRock Core Bond Trust declares $0.0746 dividend
Dec 21BHK: Narrowing Spread To NAV And Rising Rates Highlight Risks
Dec 03BlackRock Core Bond Trust declares $0.0676 dividend
Nov 03Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How BlackRock Core Bond 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 | 52 | 55 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 51 | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 51 | -2 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 49 | -103 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 48 | -203 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 47 | -189 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 46 | -175 | 7 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 46 | -86 | 7 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 46 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 46 | 32 | 7 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 46 | 61 | 7 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 46 | 83 | 7 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 46 | 105 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 47 | -22 | 7 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 19 | 49 | 134 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 May 19 | 50 | 78 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 Feb 19 | 51 | 22 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 18 | 51 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 18 | 51 | -5 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 May 18 | 51 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 Feb 18 | 50 | 32 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 17 | 50 | 29 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 17 | 50 | 26 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 May 17 | 50 | 50 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 Feb 17 | 50 | 74 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 16 | 50 | 85 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 16 | 50 | 97 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 May 16 | 51 | 39 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 Feb 16 | 52 | -20 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 15 | 50 | -6 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 15 | 49 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 May 15 | 42 | 34 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 Feb 15 | 36 | 59 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 14 | 32 | 58 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 14 | 27 | 57 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 May 14 | 28 | 34 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 Feb 14 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 13 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 13 | 28 | -6 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 May 13 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: BHK has a large one-off gain of $31.4M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2023.
Growing Profit Margin: BHK became profitable in the past.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: BHK's earnings have declined by 38.7% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: BHK has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: BHK has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Capital Markets industry (3.3%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: BHK's Return on Equity (9.3%) is considered low.