BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 4/6
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust has a total shareholder equity of $588.1M and total debt of $60.7K, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 0.01%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $596.1M and $8.0M respectively. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's EBIT is $2.0M making its interest coverage ratio 36465.1. It has cash and short-term investments of $534.0.
Key information
0.01%
Debt to equity ratio
US$60.69k
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 36465.1x |
| Cash | US$534.00 |
| Equity | US$588.14m |
| Total liabilities | US$7.97m |
| Total assets | US$596.10m |
Recent financial health updates
No updates
Recent updates
BME: Trading At A Historical Discount To NAV
Apr 05BME: Historically One Of The Best Times For Entry
Nov 28BME: BlackRock's Health Sciences Fund Is A Solid Alternative To Pricey THW
Sep 17BME Offers A Good Mix Of High Yield And Market-Beating Total Returns
Jul 03BME: Well-Positioned Healthcare CEF For Monthly Income
Feb 10BlackRock Health Sciences Trust declares $0.213 dividend
Dec 12BlackRock Health Sciences Trust goes ex-dividend on Monday
Nov 11BlackRock Health Sciences Trust declares $0.213 dividend
Oct 06BME: Overpriced Health-Care CEF, Paltry 6% Yield
Sep 21BlackRock Health Sciences Trust declares $0.213 dividend
Sep 02BlackRock Health Sciences Trust declares $0.213 dividend
Aug 05BME And BMEZ: 2 Quite Different Choices
Jul 26BlackRock Health Sciences Trust declares $0.213 dividend
Jul 05BME: Good Times, Bad Times, A Fund For All Times
Apr 24BME: High Concentration In Large Cap Led To Huge Downfall
Mar 03BMEZ: We Own BME, But Here's Why We're Buying BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II
Dec 24BME: High Yield And Strong Growth From Healthcare
Dec 14BlackRock Health Sciences: Clever Options Strategies And Asset Allocation
Sep 19Evaluating CEFs: BME Offers Good Income In A Hot Sector
Jun 18BlackRock Health Sciences Trust declares $0.20 dividend
May 07BlackRock Health Sciences Trust declares $0.20 dividend
Feb 04BlackRock Health Sciences Trust declares $0.20 dividend
Jan 05BME: Monthly Dividends Plus Growth
Dec 15BlackRock Health Sciences Trust declares $0.20 dividend
Dec 04BlackRock Health Sciences Trust declares $0.20 dividend
Nov 03Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: BME's short term assets ($1.6M) do not cover its short term liabilities ($8.0M).
Long Term Liabilities: BME has no long term liabilities.
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: BME's net debt to equity ratio (0.01%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: BME's debt to equity ratio has increased from 0% to 0.01% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: BME's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (52761.2%).
Interest Coverage: BME's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (36465.1x coverage).