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BlackRockorate High Yield Fund (BlackRockorate High Yield Fund) Debt-to-Equity : 0.43 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is BlackRockorate High Yield Fund Debt-to-Equity?

BlackRockorate High Yield Fund's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. BlackRockorate High Yield Fund's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $596.0 Mil. BlackRockorate High Yield Fund's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,388.6 Mil. BlackRockorate High Yield Fund's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.43.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for BlackRockorate High Yield Fund's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

HYT' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.34   Med: 0.43   Max: 0.47
Current: 0.43

During the past 7 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of BlackRockorate High Yield Fund was 0.47. The lowest was 0.34. And the median was 0.43.

HYT's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
68.89% of 1019 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.19 vs HYT: 0.43

BlackRockorate High Yield Fund Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for BlackRockorate High Yield Fund's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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BlackRockorate High Yield Fund Debt-to-Equity Chart

BlackRockorate High Yield Fund Annual Data
Trend Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.34 0.47 0.44 0.40 0.43

BlackRockorate High Yield Fund Semi-Annual Data
Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.44 0.43 0.40 0.41 0.43

Competitive Comparison of BlackRockorate High Yield Fund's Debt-to-Equity

For the Asset Management subindustry, BlackRockorate High Yield Fund's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

BlackRockorate High Yield Fund's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, BlackRockorate High Yield Fund's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BlackRockorate High Yield Fund's Debt-to-Equity falls into.


BlackRockorate High Yield Fund Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

BlackRockorate High Yield Fund's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity=Total Debt / Total Stockholders Equity
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Total Stockholders Equity
=(0 + 596.027) / 1388.6
=0.43

BlackRockorate High Yield Fund's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity=Total Debt / Total Stockholders Equity
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Total Stockholders Equity
=(0 + 596.027) / 1388.6
=0.43

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

BlackRockorate High Yield Fund  (NYSE:HYT) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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BlackRockorate High Yield Fund (BlackRockorate High Yield Fund) Business Description

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Address
100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19809
Website
https://www.blackrock.com
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Inc is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income and capital appreciation. The trust's secondary investment objective is to provide shareholders with capital appreciation. It seeks to achieve its objectives by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed-income securities.
Executives
Arthur Philip Steinmetz director 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Aaron David Wasserman officer: Chief Compliance Officer 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
David Delbos other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Catherine A. Lynch director 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
W Carl Kester director 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Lorenzo Flores director 2100 LOGIC DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95124
James Phillip Holloman director P.O. BOX 625737, 6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD, CINCINNATI OH 45262
Stayce D. Harris director 1999 S. BASCOM AVE., SUITE 700, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Trent Walker officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O PIMCO, 650 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Robert Glenn Hubbard director 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Frank Fabozzi director 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Richard Cavanagh director 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
James Keenan other: Portfolio Manager 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Mitchell Garfin other: Portfolio Manager 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Blackrock Internationl, Ltd. other: Investment Adviser 800 SCUDDERS MILL ROAD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536