Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund - Stock price, News & Analysis

BWG fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	0/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	0/6
Financial Health	0/6
Dividends	0/6

BWG Stock Overview

Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc.

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$11.52
52 Week High	US$13.09
52 Week Low	US$11.41
Beta	0
1 Month Change	-0.86%
3 Month Change	-4.87%
1 Year Change	-6.72%
3 Year Change	4.44%
5 Year Change	-5.26%
Change since IPO	-42.54%

Recent News & Updates

Nov 18

Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund declares $0.075 dividend

Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund (BWG) declares $0.075/share monthly dividend, 7.1% increase from prior dividend of $0.070.Forward yield 7.63%Payable Dec. 31; for shareholders of record Dec. 23; ex-div Dec. 22.Payable Jan. 29; for shareholders of record Dec. 31; ex-div Dec. 30.Payable Mar. 1; for shareholders of record Feb. 19; ex-div Feb. 18.See BWG Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth.

Shareholder Returns

	BWG	US Capital Markets	US Market
7D	-1.4%	-5.5%	-4.6%
1Y	-6.7%	24.6%	7.7%

Return vs Industry: BWG underperformed the US Capital Markets industry which returned 24.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: BWG underperformed the US Market which returned 7.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is BWG's price volatile compared to industry and market?
BWG volatility
BWG Average Weekly Movement	1.5%
Capital Markets Industry Average Movement	0.7%
Market Average Movement	6.6%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market	15.7%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market	2.4%

Stable Share Price: BWG is less volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 1% a week.

Volatility Over Time: BWG's weekly volatility (1%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
2012	n/a	Ken Fuller	https://www.leggmason.com/en-us/products/closed-end-funds/legg-mason-bw-global-income-opportunities-fund-inc.html

Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC. It invests in fixed income markets.

Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Fundamentals Summary

How do Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
BWG fundamental statistics
Market Cap	US$197.30m
Earnings (TTM)	US$0
Revenue (TTM)	n/a

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P/E Ratio

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P/S Ratio

Is BWG overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
BWG income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$0
Cost of Revenue	US$0
Gross Profit	US$0
Expenses	US$0
Earnings	US$0

Last Reported Earnings

n/a

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0
Gross Margin	0.00%
Net Profit Margin	0.00%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0.0%

How did BWG perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Valuation

Is Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?

In this section, we usually try to help investors determine whether Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund is trading at an attractive price based on the cash flow it is expected to produce in the future. But as Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund has not provided consistent financial data, and the stock also has no analyst forecast or coverage, its intrinsic value cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst consensus cash flow predictions.

This is quite a rare situation as 89% of companies covered by Simply Wall St do have a valuation analysis.

Future Growth

How is Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?

6.3%

Forecasted Diversified Financials industry annual growth in earnings

In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.

This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.

Past Performance

How has Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund performed over the past 5 years?

20.3%

Historical Diversified Financials annual earnings growth

In this section we usually display a company’s past earnings and revenues to help investors visualise the trend through time. We also gauge the company’s performance by benchmarking its returns and growth to its industry peers and the wider market. However, Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund has not provided sufficient past data to assess its track record.

This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by Simply Wall St do have historical data.

Financial Health

How is Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund's financial position?

In this section we usually analyse Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund's finance health to determine how well-positioned it is against times of financial distress, in particular, its ability to manage its cash and debt levels. Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund has not provided adequate balance sheet data, its financial health cannot be properly assessed as it.

This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by Simply Wall St do have financial information.

Dividend

What is Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?

Dividend Yield vs Market

Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate BWG's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

High Dividend: Unable to evaluate BWG's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

Stability and Growth of Payments

Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if BWG's dividends per share have been stable in the past.

Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if BWG's dividend payments have been increasing.

Current Payout to Shareholders

Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.

Future Payout to Shareholders

Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of BWG's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.

Management

How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?

11.0yrs

Average board tenure

CEO

Ken Fuller (63 yo)

8.58yrs

Tenure

Mr. Kenneth Donald Fuller, also known as Ken, has been Chief Executive Officer and President of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. and LMP Corporate Loan Fund Inc. since June 1, 2013. He serve...

Board Members

Experienced Board: BWG's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 11 years average tenure).

Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.

Ownership Breakdown

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2022/01/21 00:09
End of Day Share Price	2022/01/20 00:00
Earnings	N/A
Annual Earnings	N/A