PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

NYSE:PFL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$294.0m

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 11.6%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 6.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.5% per year. PIMCO Income Strategy Fund's return on equity is 11.7%, and it has net margins of 101.4%.

Key information

11.6%

Earnings growth rate

6.4%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth10.3%
Revenue growth rate4.5%
Return on equity11.7%
Net Margin101.4%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2024

Recent past performance updates

No updates

Recent updates

PFL: Solid Income Fund But Sensitive To Interest Rates

Apr 19

PFL: Good Yield, But Inflation Remains A Real Risk For Bond Funds

Feb 07

PFL: Foreign Exposure Is Nice, But Distribution Coverage Remains Weak

Oct 10

PFL: No Rush To Own This PIMCO CEF

Jul 23

PFL: After A Big Run, I'd Be More Cautious Here (Rating Downgrade)

Mar 21

PFL: Market Appears Exuberant, So Caution Could Be Advisable

Dec 05

PFL: Good Bond CEF But Bond Bear Market Is A Big Risk

Sep 28

PFL: A Solid Bond CEF For Income, But It Isn't Cheap

Jul 24

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund declares $0.0814 dividend

Feb 09

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund declares $0.0814 dividend

Jan 04

PFL: This Very High Yielding Bond Fund May Be Worth Buying Today

Dec 13

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund declares $0.0814 dividend

Nov 04

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund declares $0.0814 dividend

Oct 03

PTY & PFL: Looking For Yields In All The Wrong Places

Sep 19

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund declares $0.0814 dividend

Sep 02

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund declares $0.0814 dividend

Aug 02

PFL And PTY: We Are Entering The Final Meltdown Phase

Jun 12

PTY, PFL, And PFN: Listen To Your Chart

Apr 09

PTY, PFL, And PFN: Are We Panicking Yet?

Jan 24

PTY, PFL, And PFN: Are We There Yet?

Dec 03

PIMCO Closed-End Funds: To Soon To Buy

Sep 14

PTY, PFL And PFN: It Is Only A Flesh Wound, So Far

Sep 03

PFL & PTY: Abysmal Setups

Jul 08

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How PIMCO Income Strategy Fund makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:PFL Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 24404140
30 Sep 24403940
30 Jun 24393840
31 Mar 24403740
31 Dec 23413640
30 Sep 23412440
30 Jun 23401240
30 Jun 2234-5450
31 Jan 22341650
31 Oct 21354450
31 Jul 21357250
30 Apr 21354840
31 Jan 21352340
31 Oct 2035340
31 Jul 2035-1740
30 Apr 2033940
31 Jan 20323540
31 Oct 19302930
31 Jul 19292330
30 Apr 19281530
31 Jan 1927730
31 Oct 18271130
31 Jul 18261630
30 Apr 18272830
31 Jan 18274030
31 Oct 17264730
31 Jul 17265530
30 Apr 17275230
31 Jan 17275030
31 Oct 16262730
31 Jul 1625430
30 Apr 1624030
31 Jan 1622-330
31 Oct 1523440
31 Jul 15241140
30 Apr 15241240
31 Jan 15251440
31 Oct 14242640
31 Jul 14233940

Quality Earnings: PFL has a large one-off gain of $7.2M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: PFL's current net profit margins are higher than last year (88.2%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: PFL's earnings have grown by 11.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: PFL's earnings growth over the past year (12.6%) exceeds its 5-year average (11.6% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: PFL earnings growth over the past year (12.6%) did not outperform the Capital Markets industry 18.3%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: PFL's Return on Equity (11.7%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/11 16:23
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/09 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.