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BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST (BGT)

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust, an investment vehicle established in the United States on August 30, 2004 (originally known as BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust), operates as a closed-end mutual fund concentrating on fixed income. Jointly managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., under the umbrella of BlackRock Inc., the Trust strategically allocates capital to fixed income instruments across international markets, with a significant emphasis on opportunities within the United States. Its portfolio primarily comprises corporate bonds issued by companies spanning various sectors. A key characteristic of its investment strategy is maintaining an average effective portfolio duration of no more than 1.5 years.

Industry: Asset Management - Income

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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

NYSE:BGTFinancial Services
-1.00%$9.87
AH Close$9.87+0.00%vs close
Mkt Cap$294.37M
Float29.82M
O/S29.82M
Inst Own30.7%
SI1.4%
Div Yield14.62%
Dilution
Delisting Issues Timeline
Financials Summary
Revenue$23.37M
Net Income$19.43M
Total Assets$437.52M
Free Cash Flow-$23.55M
Debt & Equity
Debt 17%
Equity 83%
Total Debt$71.45M
Total Equity$353.05M
Shares Outstanding
Short Interest
Split History

No splits on record

Nothing in BGT's public trading history: no forward or reverse split has affected the share count.

Balance Sheet Details
Assets$437.52M
Liabilities$84.46M
Accounts Receivable$3.49M
Accounts Payable$12.38M
Inventory$0
PP&E (Net)$0
Goodwill$0
Intangible Assets$0
Income Statement
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-10-312018-10-312017-10-312016-10-312015-10-312014-10-312013-10-312012-10-31
Revenue$23.37M$30.64M$39.39M-$5.67M$18.59M$2.99M$9.32M$13.58M$20.55M$17.16M$23.67M$25.3M$27.66M$28.26M
YoY Growth-23.7%-22.2%-794.7%-130.5%521.2%-67.9%-31.4%-33.9%19.8%-27.5%-6.4%-8.5%-2.1%-
Cost of Revenue$3.71M$5.21M$2.96M$3.2M$3.46M$3.24M$3.57M$3.92M$3.94M$3.65M$0$0$0$0
Gross Profit$19.66M$25.43M$36.43M-$8.87M$15.14M-$243K$5.76M$9.67M$16.61M$13.5M$23.67M$25.3M$27.66M$28.26M
Gross Margin84.1%83.0%92.5%156.5%81.4%-8.1%61.8%71.2%80.8%78.7%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
Research and Development$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Selling, General, and Administrative$273K$356K$270K$232K$314K$319K$326K$460K$483K$3.84M$4.06M$4.13M$4.14M$3.82M
Other-$47K$29K$14.07M$44K$19K-$20K$36K$29K$37K$0$0$0$0$0
Total Operating Expenses$227K$385K$293K$276K$333K$299K$362K$489K$521K$637K$12.49M$9.46M$4.65M$11.95M
Operating Income (EBIT)$19.43M$25.05M$39.1M-$2.99M$18.26M$2.69M$13.05M$16.78M$22.48M$23.07M$19.61M$21.17M$23.52M$24.44M
Operating Margin83.2%81.7%99.3%52.8%98.2%90.0%140.0%123.5%109.4%134.5%82.8%83.7%85.0%86.5%
Interest Expense$3.71M$5.21M$5.5M$2.95M$1.25M$1.58M$4.09M$3.68M$2.45M$0$0$0$0$0
Interest Income$28.91M$33.4M$35.12M$24.2M$18.93M$19.24M$25.3M$25.25M$23.04M$1.39M$1.22M$1.2M$1.31M$1.19M
Other Income (Expense)-$3.71M-$5.21M-$5.49M-$2.95M-$1.3M-$1.58M-$4.09M-$3.68M-$2.45M-$1.02M-$9.65M-$6.53M$7.48M$14.58M
Income Before Tax (EBT)$19.43M$25.05M$39.1M-$5.95M$18.26M$2.69M$8.96M$13.09M$20.03M$22.06M$9.96M$14.65M$31M$39.02M
Income Tax Expense$0$0$27.17M$21.22M$14.57M$15.07M$19.94M-$161K$19.64M$18.96M-$9.65M-$6.53M$7.48M$14.58M
Net Income$19.43M$25.05M$39.1M-$5.95M$18.26M$2.69M$8.96M$13.09M$20.03M$22.06M$9.96M$14.65M$31M$39.02M
Net Income Margin83.2%81.7%99.3%104.9%98.2%90.0%96.1%96.4%97.5%128.6%42.1%57.9%112.1%138.1%
Supplementary Data
EPS0.731.111.75-0.270.820.120.390.550.850.930.420.621.311.65
Diluted EPS0.731.111.75-0.270.820.120.390.550.850.930.420.621.311.65
Weighted Average OS26.72M22.56M22.32M22.37M22.37M22.40M23.02M23.67M23.57M23.66M23.66M23.66M23.66M23.64M
EBITDA$19.43M$25.05M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
EBITDA Margin83.2%81.7%------------
Balance Sheet
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-10-312018-10-312017-10-312016-10-312015-10-312014-10-312013-10-312012-10-31
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents$3K$537K$408K$1.56M$1.37M$2.76M$4.97M$794K$1.41M$1.1M$954K$760K$1M$169K
Short-Term Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$7.28M$0$0$0$0
Cash and Short-Term Investments$3K$537K$408K$1.56M$1.37M$2.76M$4.97M$794K$1.41M$8.37M$954K$760K$1M$169K
Accounts Receivable$3.49M$7.18M$6.97M$5.69M$9.06M$3M$7.81M$12.41M$7.31M$7.44M$8.1M$10.06M$6.9M$30.36M
Inventory$0$0$0$7.51M$0$0$0$14.67M$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Current Assets$0-$7.71M-$7.38M-$7.51M-$10.43M-$5.77M-$13.57M-$14.67M-$10.63M-$15.81M$81K$226K$1.33M$784K
Total Current Assets$3K$7.72M$6.97M$7.25M$10.43M$5.76M$12.79M$13.2M$8.72M$8.67M$9.13M$11.05M$9.24M$31.31M
Long-Term Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment Net$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Goodwill$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Intangible Assets$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Long-Term Investments$127K$230K$386.12M$364.36M$450.34M$442.98M$460.52M$492.09M$512.4M$515.38M$443.9M$496.35M$508.3M$507.49M
Deferred Tax Assets$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Long-Term Assets$437.39M$389.48M-$386.12M-$364.36M-$450.34M-$442.98M-$460.52M-$492.09M-$512.4M$0$0$0$0-$507.49M
Total Long-Term Assets$437.51M$389.71M$386.12M$364.36M$450.34M$442.98M$460.52M$492.09M$512.4M$515.38M$443.9M$496.35M$508.3M$507.49M
Other Assets$0$0$643K$381K$289K$3K$2K$3K$3K$0$0$0$0$0
Total Assets$437.52M$397.43M$393.73M$371.98M$461.05M$448.75M$473.31M$505.29M$521.13M$524.05M$453.04M$507.39M$517.54M$538.8M
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable$12.38M$13.98M$7.02M$2.29M$16.52M$18.81M$28.04M$23.11M$27.45M$34.15M$12.75M$16.76M$13.14M$48.56M
Short-Term Debt$456K$62M$1.25M$60K$30K$129M$130M$142.01M$150M$148M$104M$145M$152.05M$0
Current Income Tax Payable$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Current Unearned Revenue$0$0$5.77M$2.23M$16.49M-$110.19M-$101.96M-$118.9M-$122.55M$0$0$0$0$0
Other Current Liabilities$0$14.64M-$14.04M-$4.58M-$33.05M-$37.61M-$28.04M-$142.01M-$150M$963K$840K$942K$1.39M$146.97M
Total Current Liabilities$12.96M$13.98M$7.02M$2.29M$16.52M$18.81M$28.04M$23.11M$27.45M$183.11M$117.59M$162.7M$166.58M$195.52M
Long-Term Liabilities
Long-Term Debt$71.45M$62M$98.25M$91.06M$143.03M$129M$123M$142M$150M$148M$0$0$0$0
Long-Term Unearned Revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Long-Term Liabilities$59K$657K-$98.25M-$88.77M-$143.03M-$129M-$94.96M$0$0-$148M$0$0$0$0
Total Long-Term Liabilities$71.51M$62.66M$98.25M$2.29M$143.03M$129M$28.04M$142M$150M$183.11M$0$0$0$0
Other Liabilities$0$0$645K$89.43M$787K$816K$96.13M$1.09M$791K-$183.11M$0$0$0$0
Total Liabilities$84.46M$76.64M$105.91M$94.01M$160.34M$148.62M$152.22M$166.2M$178.24M$183.11M$117.59M$162.7M$166.58M$195.52M
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Common Stock$398.12M$361.01M$326.87M$328.73M$328.7M$331.71M$343M$351.38M$367.91M$413.24M$427.37M$429.06M$429.06M$428.92M
Retained Earnings-$45.06M-$40.22M-$39.05M-$50.75M-$27.99M-$31.58M-$21.91M-$12.29M$661K$2.36M-$91.93M-$84.4M-$79.12M-$85.64M
Comprehensive Income & Other$0$0$0$0-$3.06M$0$0-$14.6M-$25.68M-$74.66M$0$0$0$0
Other Stockholders' Equity$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0-$25.68M-$74.66M$0$0$0$0
Total Equity$353.05M$320.79M$287.82M$277.98M$300.71M$300.13M$321.09M$339.1M$342.89M$340.94M$335.44M$344.67M$349.94M$343.28M
Minority Interest$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Liabilities and Equity$437.52M$397.43M$393.73M$371.98M$461.05M$448.75M$473.31M$505.29M$521.13M$524.05M$453.04M$507.37M$516.52M$538.8M
Supplementary Data
Total Debt$71.45M$62M$98.25M$91.06M$143.03M$129M$123M$142M$150M$148M$104M$145M$152.05M$0
Net Debt$71.44M$61.46M$97.84M$89.5M$141.66M$126.24M$118.03M$141.21M$148.59M$146.9M$103.05M$144.24M$151.05M-$169K
Cash Flow Statement
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-10-312018-10-312017-10-312016-10-312015-10-312014-10-312013-10-312012-10-31
Operating Activities
Net Income$19.43M$25.05M$39.1M-$5.95M$18.26M$2.69M$8.96M$13.09M$20.03M$22.06M$9.96M$14.65M$31M$39.02M
Depreciation & Amortization$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Deferred Income Tax$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Stock-Based Compensation$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Changes in Working Capital:
  Accounts Receivable$64K$1.49M-$2.52M-$490K$137K-$490K$294K$311K-$62K$171K$213K$556K$537K-$1.39M
  Inventory$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
  Accounts Payable$0$0$96K$190K$29K-$431K-$82K$193K$49K$38K$0$0$0$0
  Other Working Capital-$12K-$56K-$127K-$115K-$13K-$389K-$323K$451K-$151K$143K-$132K-$325K-$741K$0
Total Working Capital Change$52K$1.43M-$2.55M-$415K$153K-$1.31M-$111K$955K-$165K$352K$81K$231K-$205K-$1.39M
Other Non-Cash Items-$43.03M$2.96M-$15.92M$76.73M-$15.88M$26.92M$39.94M$11.39M-$3.45M-$11.17M$50.34M$11.85M-$11.79M-$37.08M
Net Cash from Operating-$23.55M$29.44M$20.62M$70.37M$2.53M$28.3M$48.79M$25.44M$16.42M$11.45M$60.38M$26.73M$19.01M$1.94M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Acquisitions$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Purchases of Investments$0$0-$95.08M-$129.99M-$222.62M-$285.37M-$244.12M-$291.6M-$323.32M-$259.75M$0$0$0$0
Sales of Investments$0$0$98.36M$76.95M$234.14M$270.21M$275.16M$297.1M$318.28M$221M$0$0$0$0
Other Investing Activities$0$0-$6.55M$106.09M-$23.04M$30.32M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Net Cash from Investing$0$0-$3.27M$53.04M-$11.52M$15.16M$31.04M$5.5M-$5.04M-$38.75M$0$0$0$0
Financing Activities
Debt Repaid-$9.45M$36.25M------------
Common Stock Issuance$53M$39.8M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Common Stock Repurchases$0$0-$625K$0-$420K-$6.06M-$7.77M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Dividends Paid-$39.43M-$32.51M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Financing Activities$0-$36K$86.22M$65.03M$154.03M$180M$171M$192M$216M$44M-$41M-$7.05M$6.13M$23.85M
Net Cash from Financing$23.01M-$28.99M-$22.04M-$70.21M-$3.65M-$27.58M-$45.74M-$24.89M-$16.09M$27.45M-$60.19M-$26.97M-$18.18M-$1.77M
Forex Effect$183-$116$3.27M$971-$823-$81$171-$485$280$231-$37-$538$976-$2K
Net Change in Cash-$533K$448K-$1.41M$167K-$1.12M$720K$3.04M$545K$333K$144K$194K-$239K$831K$169K
Supplementary Data
Operating Cash Flow-$23.55M$29.44M$20.62M$70.37M$2.53M$28.3M$48.79M$25.44M$16.42M$11.45M$60.38M$26.73M$19.01M$1.94M
Capital Expenditure$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Free Cash Flow-$23.55M$29.44M$20.62M$70.37M$2.53M$28.3M$48.79M$25.44M$16.42M$11.45M$60.38M$26.73M$19.01M$1.94M
Cash at Beginning$856K$408K$1.82M$1.65M$2.77M$2.05M$1.98M$1.43M$1.1M$954K$760K$1M$169K$0
Cash at End$323K$856K$408K$1.82M$1.65M$2.77M$5.02M$1.98M$1.43M$1.1M$954K$760K$1M$169K