DSU Stock Overview
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc.
Snowflake Score | |
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Valuation | 1/6 |
Future Growth | 0/6 |
Past Performance | 2/6 |
Financial Health | 5/6 |
Dividends | 5/6 |
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. Competitors
Price History & Performance
Historical stock prices | |
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Current Share Price | US$11.11 |
52 Week High | US$11.40 |
52 Week Low | US$9.21 |
Beta | 0.69 |
1 Month Change | 1.55% |
3 Month Change | 2.87% |
1 Year Change | 19.72% |
3 Year Change | 1.09% |
5 Year Change | 3.83% |
Change since IPO | -63.42% |
Recent News & Updates
DSU: This Dynamic Credit Fund Is Positioned For 'Higher For Longer'
Mar 14DSU: Stable Assets Despite Recent Market Action In The Shares
Dec 07DSU: A CEF Opportunity For Income Investors To Diversify Their Fixed Income Portfolios
Oct 02DSU: This 10.85%-Yielding CEF Makes A Lot Of Sense For Income Investors Today
Aug 10DSU: Revisiting A Fully Covered 8.5% Dividend From A BlackRock CEF
Feb 10Recent updates
DSU: This Dynamic Credit Fund Is Positioned For 'Higher For Longer'
Mar 14DSU: Stable Assets Despite Recent Market Action In The Shares
Dec 07DSU: A CEF Opportunity For Income Investors To Diversify Their Fixed Income Portfolios
Oct 02DSU: This 10.85%-Yielding CEF Makes A Lot Of Sense For Income Investors Today
Aug 10DSU: Revisiting A Fully Covered 8.5% Dividend From A BlackRock CEF
Feb 10BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund declares $0.0705 dividend
Jan 06DSU: This Fund Is Raising Its 9.22% Distribution And Trades At A Huge Discount
Nov 09BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund raises monthly dividend by 16.5% to $0.0705 share
Oct 06BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund declares $0.0605 dividend
Sep 02BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund declares $0.0605 dividend
Aug 05DSU: Reaching For Yield The Contrarian Way
Jul 02DSU - Leveraged Loan CEF From BlackRock, ~7% Yield
Mar 09BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund declares $0.0605 dividend
May 07BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund declares $0.0605 dividend
Feb 04BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund declares $0.0605 dividend
Dec 21BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund declares $0.0711 dividend
Nov 03Shareholder Returns
DSU | US Capital Markets | US Market | |
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7D | -1.2% | 4.0% | 1.9% |
1Y | 19.7% | 36.2% | 31.1% |
Return vs Industry: DSU underperformed the US Capital Markets industry which returned 31.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: DSU underperformed the US Market which returned 31.2% over the past year.
Price Volatility
DSU volatility | |
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DSU Average Weekly Movement | 1.3% |
Capital Markets Industry Average Movement | 3.3% |
Market Average Movement | 6.0% |
10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.6% |
10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.0% |
Stable Share Price: DSU has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
Volatility Over Time: DSU's weekly volatility (1%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
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1998 | n/a | n/a | https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240192/blackrock-debt-strategies-fund-inc-usd-fund |
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of companies' debt instruments, including corporate loans, which are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services (BBB or lower by S&P’s or Baa or lower by Moody’s) or unrated debt instruments, which are in the judgment of the investment adviser of equivalent quality.
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. Fundamentals Summary
DSU fundamental statistics | |
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Market cap | US$517.84m |
Earnings (TTM) | US$69.61m |
Revenue (TTM) | US$58.39m |
7.4x
P/E Ratio8.9x
P/S RatioIs DSU overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
DSU income statement (TTM) | |
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Revenue | US$58.39m |
Cost of Revenue | US$0 |
Gross Profit | US$58.39m |
Other Expenses | -US$11.22m |
Earnings | US$69.61m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2023
Next Earnings Date
n/a
Earnings per share (EPS) | 1.49 |
Gross Margin | 100.00% |
Net Profit Margin | 119.22% |
Debt/Equity Ratio | 29.5% |
How did DSU perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparison