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WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC. (EMD)

Operated by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC, the Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. is an open-end mutual fund dedicated to fixed-income investments. Additional management support is provided by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Limited, and Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. The fund's primary objective is to invest in debt instruments from emerging market countries across the globe, including fixed income securities issued by governments, government-related entities, and corporate entities, irrespective of their maturity or credit quality. Its portfolio construction relies on a combination of fundamental analysis and a top-down selection methodology. This process considers a range of factors such as currency movements, inflation and interest rate trends, economic growth forecasts, the liquidity of a nation's debt markets, its political landscape, and tax policies. The fund benchmarks its performance against the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global. Established in the United States on December 1, 2003, it was previously known as Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc.

Industry: Asset Management

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Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc.

NYSE:EMDFinancial Services
-1.63%$9.08
AH Close$9.08+0.00%vs close
Mkt Cap$527.82M
Float57.55M
O/S58.13M
Inst Own34.2%
SI0.1%
Div Yield12.56%
Dilution
Delisting Issues Timeline
Financials Summary
Revenue$61.21M
Net Income$101.13M
Total Assets$896.14M
Free Cash Flow$32.61M
Debt & Equity
Debt 27%
Equity 73%
Total Debt$238.78M
Total Equity$653.22M
Shares Outstanding
Short Interest
Split History

No splits on record

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

Balance Sheet Details
Assets$896.14M
Liabilities$242.92M
Accounts Receivable$17.15M
Accounts Payable$2.96M
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 Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-31
Revenue$61.21M$69.69M$14.14M-$4.75M$57.52M$48.81M$139.78M-$100.93M$104.39M$41.16M$39.38M$42.95M$42.11M$45.07M
YoY Growth-12.2%392.9%-397.3%-108.3%17.8%-65.1%-238.5%-196.7%153.6%4.5%-8.3%2.0%-6.6%-
Cost of Revenue$7.64M$0$14.36M$6.21M$10.87M$11.05M$11.88M$11.58M$12.21M$8.56M$7.04M$7.27M$0$0
Gross Profit$53.57M$69.69M$65.48M$60.69M$46.64M$37.77M$127.91M-$112.51M$92.19M$32.6M$32.34M$35.68M$42.11M$45.07M
Gross Margin87.5%100.0%463.2%-1276.4%81.1%77.4%91.5%111.5%88.3%79.2%82.1%83.1%100.0%100.0%
Research and Development$0$0$0$31$0$0$3$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Selling, General, and Administrative$1.24M$8.21M$658K$793K$786K$1.01M$733K$732K$795K$6.98M$6.23M$6.67M$6.53M$6.79M
Other-$60.11M$0$496K$419K$10.71M$10.85M$1.19M$625K$182K$70K$28K$64K$0$0
Total Operating Expenses-$58.87M$8.21M$1.15M$1.21M$11.5M$11.86M$1.92M$1.36M$977K$28.35M$53.18M$27.68M$98.56M$56.21M
Operating Income (EBIT)$112.44M$61.48M$85.83M-$142.46M-$33.16M$49.2M$137.86M-$91.73M$109.71M$34.17M$33.15M$36.28M$35.58M$38.28M
Operating Margin183.7%88.2%607.1%2996.2%-57.7%100.8%98.6%90.9%105.1%83.0%84.2%84.5%84.5%84.9%
Interest Expense$11.36M$13.69M$14.36M$6.21M$2.57M$4.49M$11.21M$10.57M$6.32M$35.33M$0$0$0$0
Interest Income$68.09M$0$65.39M$60.74M$71.79M$75.03M$94.75M$87.71M$90.67M$0$951K$725K$311K$15K
Other Income (Expense)-$11.31M$71K-$14.43M-$7.15M-$2.85M-$1.95M$0$11.58M$25.75M$33.59M-$47.9M-$21.74M-$92.34M$63.02M
Income Before Tax (EBT)$101.13M$61.55M$71.4M-$149.61M-$36.01M$47.25M$137.86M-$102.29M$103.4M$67.76M-$14.75M$14.54M-$56.76M$101.3M
Income Tax Expense$0$0$0$0$0$0$0-$161K$77.65M$0$4K$91K$770K$686K
Net Income$101.13M$61.55M$71.4M-$149.61M-$36.01M$47.25M$137.86M-$102.29M$103.4M$67.76M-$14.75M$14.45M-$57.53M$100.62M
Net Income Margin165.2%88.3%505.0%3146.5%-62.6%96.8%98.6%101.3%99.0%164.6%-37.5%33.6%-136.6%223.2%
Supplementary Data
EPS1.741.061.22-2.48-0.590.782.27-1.681.701.12-0.480.47-1.873.27
Diluted EPS1.741.061.22-2.48-0.590.782.27-1.681.701.12-0.480.47-1.873.27
Weighted Average OS58.13M58.13M58.44M60.25M60.75M60.75M60.75M60.75M60.75M60.75M30.79M30.79M30.79M30.76M
EBITDA$112.48M$61.48M$85.83M-$142.46M-$33.16M$49.2M$137.99M-$205.59M$104.13M$103.09M-$61.7M-$6.47M$0$0
EBITDA Margin183.8%88.2%607.1%2996.2%-57.7%100.8%98.7%203.7%99.8%250.5%-156.7%-15.1%--
Balance Sheet
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-31
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents$932K$189$241$3.11M$2.8M$1.42M$0$5.11M$6.89M$940K$761K$1.77M$3.89M$5.95M
Short-Term Investments$692K$8.89M$0$0$0$14.53M$30.77M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Cash and Short-Term Investments$1.62M$8.89M$241$3.11M$2.8M$15.95M$0$5.11M$6.89M$940K$761K$1.77M$3.89M$5.95M
Accounts Receivable$17.15M$14.66M$16.07M$14.63M$18.2M$18.62M$21.8M$21.67M$24.49M$21.59M$9.71M$11.43M$11.35M$11.95M
Inventory$0$0-$4K$0$0$0$53.9M$0$49.7M$0$0$0$0$0
Other Current Assets-$3K-$14.67M$1.61M-$640K-$82.78M-$15.96M-$53.91M$7.22M$3.06M$12.04M$21.28M$29.92M$1.06M$4.12M
Total Current Assets$18.77M$8.89M$17.68M$17.1M$21M$18.62M$21.8M$26.78M$31.38M$34.58M$31.76M$43.12M$16.3M$22.02M
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$877.36M$803.21M$855.38M$837.91M$1.15B$1.28B$1.32B$1.25B$1.4B$1.3B$574.91M$626.04M$627.31M$670.85M
Deferred Tax Assets$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Long-Term Assets$3K$0$0$0$0$0$0-$1.25B-$1.4B$0$0$0$0-$670.85M
Total Long-Term Assets$877.37M$803.21M$855.38M$837.91M$1.15B$1.28B$1.32B$1.25B$1.4B$1.3B$574.91M$626.04M$627.31M$670.85M
Other Assets$0$6.28M-$725K$2.39M$2.94M$1.3B$3.2M$3.12M$2.55M$0$0$0$0$0
Total Assets$896.14M$818.37M$872.34M$857.4M$1.18B$1.3B$1.35B$1.28B$1.43B$1.34B$606.67M$669.16M$643.61M$692.87M
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable$2.96M$918K$1.48M$3.44M$162K$216K$931K$613K$7.96M$972K$500K$0$0$1.76M
Short-Term Debt$23.78M$200M$182K$235M$44.98M$66.67M$0$0$0$295M$101.78M$109.19M$53.95M$0
Current Income Tax Payable$0$0$0$18K$0$244K$152K$0$102K$0$0$0$0$0
Current Unearned Revenue$0$0-$1.3M-$231.56M-$44.82M-$66.46M-$85.49M-$84.41M-$48.77M-$972K-$500K$0$0$0
Other Current Liabilities-$3.63M-$200.61M-$829K-$4.25M-$1.32M-$1.61M$84.35M-$2.12M-$9.32M$2.25M$820K$805K$1.22M$1.61M
Total Current Liabilities$23.78M$918K$182K$3.44M$162K$216K$931K$613K$7.96M$297.25M$102.6M$110M$55.17M$3.37M
Long-Term Liabilities
Long-Term Debt$215M$200M$250M$235M$339.98M$295M$0$0$0$295M$101.8M$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$4.14M$837K$3.3M$2.15M$3.44M$0$0$0$0-$295M-$101.8M$0$0$0
Total Long-Term Liabilities$219.14M$200.84M$253.3M$237.15M$343.42M$361.67M$381.42M$380.02M$351.74M$295M$101.8M$0$0$0
Other Liabilities$0$201.76M$0$233.71M$343.26M$368.55M$5.42M$6.95M$3.2M-$295M-$101.8M$0$0$0
Total Liabilities$242.92M$201.76M$254.78M$240.59M$343.58M$368.55M$387.77M$387.59M$362.9M$297.25M$102.6M$110M$55.17M$3.37M
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock$0$0$0$131.16M$2.75M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Common Stock$58K$58K$58K$60K$61K$61K$61K$61K$61K$61K$31K$31K$31K$31K
Retained Earnings-$298.48M-$354.84M-$367.01M-$399.77M-$206.42M-$131.77M-$141.75M-$217.51M-$826K-$85.07M-$77.72M-$27.49M$1.7M$102.79M
Comprehensive Income & Other$0$0$0-$131.16M-$2.75M$0$0$0-$49.31M$0$0$0$0$0
Other Stockholders' Equity$951.65M$971.4M$984.51M$1.02B$1.04B$1.07B$1.1B$1.11B$1.07B$1.12B$581.75M$586.62M$586.71M$586.68M
Total Equity$653.22M$616.62M$617.56M$616.81M$832.54M$934.16M$958.28M$893.31M$1.07B$1.04B$504.07M$559.16M$588.44M$689.5M
Minority Interest$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Liabilities and Equity$896.14M$818.37M$872.34M$857.4M$1.18B$1.3B$1.35B$1.28B$1.43B$1.34B$606.67M$669.16M$643.61M$692.87M
Supplementary Data
Total Debt$238.78M$200M$250.18M$235M$339.98M$361.67M$381.42M$380.02M$351.74M$295M$101.78M$109.19M$53.95M$0
Net Debt$237.85M-$189$250M$232.53M$339.72M$360.25M$381.42M$374.91M$344.85M$294.06M$101.02M$107.43M$50.06M-$5.95M
Cash Flow Statement
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-31
Operating Activities
Net Income$101.13M$61.55M$71.4M-$149.61M-$36.01M$47.25M$137.86M-$102.29M$103.4M$67.76M-$14.75M$14.45M-$57.53M$100.62M
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-$2.48M$1.42M-$1.52M$3.67M-$159K$2.72M-$230K$3.32M-$3.08M-$2.88M$1.72M-$85K$0$0
  Inventory$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
  Accounts Payable$2.02M-$36K-$2.48M-$341K$11K-$282K$492K-$7.7M$7.68M-$472K$0$0$0$0
  Other Working Capital-$381K-$482K$218K$1.64M$336K-$860K$681K$652K-$1.14M-$533K-$813K-$400K$0$0
Total Working Capital Change-$841K$926K-$3.78M$4.97M$762K$1.58M$943K-$3.73M$3.46M-$3.41M$905K-$484K$0$0
Other Non-Cash Items-$67.67M$49.82M-$16.76M$315.5M$122.25M$43.81M-$72.59M$148.68M-$81.8M-$106.35M$60.6M-$27.61M$57.53M-$100.62M
Net Cash from Operating$32.61M$112.29M$50.86M$170.86M$87M$92.64M$66.21M$42.66M$25.05M-$42M$46.75M-$13.64M$0$0
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-$432.46M-$303.29M-$443.04M-$363.35M-$406.79M-$687.73M-$366.8M-$553.93M-$502.28M$0$0$0$0$0
Sales of Investments$451.96M$375.08M$463.35M$467.31M$431.42M$724.89M$382.14M$553.07M$453.75M$0$0$0$0$0
Other Investing Activities$0-$71.79M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Net Cash from Investing$19.5M$71.79M$20.31M$103.96M$24.63M$37.16M$15.34M-$859K-$48.53M$0$0$0$0$0
Financing Activities
Debt Repaid-$15M$50M-$15M$104.98M$21.69M$19.75M-$1.4M-$28.28M-$56.74M-----
Common Stock Issuance$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Common Stock Repurchases$0-$3.09M-$15.81M-$5.18M$0$0$0$0$0-$4K$0$0$0$0
Dividends Paid-$64.52M-$59.4M-$54.84M-$60.94M-$65.61M-$71.38M-$72.9M-$72.9M-$73.5M-$38.8M-$40.34M-$43.73M$0$0
Other Financing Activities$23.77M-$182K$182K-$104.98M-$21.69M$0$0$0$0$48.22M-$7.41M$55.24M$0$0
Net Cash from Financing-$25.74M-$112.67M-$55.47M-$171.1M-$87.29M-$91.13M-$71.5M-$44.61M-$16.76M$9.42M-$47.75M$11.52M$0$0
Forex Effect-$25.94M$1.18M$1.6M-$103.96M-$24.63M-$37.16M-$15.34M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Net Change in Cash$432K-$382K-$4.61M-$247K-$295K$1.51M-$5.29M-$1.95M$8.29M$179K-$1.01M$1.77M$0$0
Supplementary Data
Operating Cash Flow$32.61M$112.29M$50.86M$170.86M$87M$92.64M$66.21M$42.66M$25.05M-$42M$46.75M-$13.64M$0$0
Capital Expenditure$0$3$0-$4$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Free Cash Flow$32.61M$112.29M$50.86M$170.86M$87M$92.64M$66.21M$42.66M$25.05M-$42M$46.75M-$13.64M$0$0
Cash at Beginning$501K$882K$5.49M$5.74M$6.03M$4.52M$9.81M$11.76M$940K$761K$1.77M-$10$0$0
Cash at End$932K$501K$882K$5.49M$5.74M$6.03M$4.52M$9.81M$9.23M$940K$761K$1.77M$0$0