(BLW) BlackRock Duration Income - Overview
Stock: Bonds, Mortgage-Backed, Agency, Loans
EPS (Earnings per Share)
Revenue
Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 9.73% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 15.35% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | 3.62% |
| Payout Consistency | 94.2% |
| Payout Ratio | 74.1% |
| Risk 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 7.37% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -9.14% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.17 |
| Alpha | -2.31 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Beta | 0.298 |
| Beta Downside | 0.406 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 10.56% |
| CAGR/Max DD | 0.94 |
Description: BLW BlackRock Duration Income December 26, 2025
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (NYSE: BLW) is a closed-ended, U.S.-focused fixed-income fund launched in July 2003 and managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. The portfolio targets investment-grade corporate bonds, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities, U.S. government and agency debt, and senior floating-rate loans, maintaining an average duration of under five years and using the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index as its benchmark.
As of the most recent filing, the fund’s 30-day SEC yield hovers around 4.2 % and its expense ratio is roughly 0.45 %, placing it in line with peer-group averages for limited-duration strategies. The weighted-average credit quality is rated “A” by Moody’s, and the portfolio’s duration of about 4.2 years makes it moderately sensitive to changes in the Federal Reserve’s policy rate.
Key macro drivers include the Fed’s interest-rate trajectory, which directly impacts the fund’s floating-rate loan exposure, and the health of the U.S. mortgage-backed securities market, where spreads have narrowed as housing inventories improve. Additionally, corporate credit spreads remain a critical gauge; a tightening spread environment typically benefits the fund’s investment-grade bond holdings.
For a deeper, data-driven view of BLW’s risk-adjusted performance, the ValueRay platform provides granular analytics that can help you assess whether the fund aligns with your investment objectives.
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 2.5
| Net Income: 65.1m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.04 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 8.94 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -0.30% < 20% (prev -545.2%; Δ 544.9% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.06 > 3% & CFO 51.9m > Net Income 65.1m |
| Net Debt (328.6m) to EBITDA (36.9m): 8.90 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.99 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (38.6m) vs 12m ago 7.93% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: error (current vs previous; cannot be calculated due to missing/invalid data or negative margin) |
| Asset Turnover: 7.95% > 50% (prev 7.56%; Δ 0.39% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 4.27 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 36.9m / Interest Expense TTM 12.1m) |
Altman Z'' 1.55
| A: -0.00 (Total Current Assets 24.5m - Total Current Liabilities 24.7m) / Total Assets 903.9m |
| B: -0.12 (Retained Earnings -108.5m / Total Assets 903.9m) |
| C: 0.06 (EBIT TTM 51.7m / Avg Total Assets 895.8m) |
| D: 1.48 (Book Value of Equity 539.4m / Total Liabilities 364.5m) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: 1.55 = BB |
What is the price of BLW shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.07%, over one month by +1.12%, over three months by +1.45% and over the past year by +5.45%.
Is BLW a buy, sell or hold?
What are the forecasts/targets for the BLW price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | - | - |
| Analysts Target Price | - | - |
| ValueRay Target Price | 16.3 | 18.4% |
BLW Fundamental Data Overview February 04, 2026
P/S = 8.4933
P/B = 0.9867
Revenue TTM = 71.2m USD
EBIT TTM = 51.7m USD
EBITDA TTM = 36.9m USD
Long Term Debt = unknown (0.0)
Short Term Debt = 336.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 329.9m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 328.6m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 860.4m USD (531.8m + Debt 329.9m - CCE 1.27m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 4.27 (Ebit TTM 51.7m / Interest Expense TTM 12.1m)
EV/FCF = 24.26x (Enterprise Value 860.4m / FCF TTM 35.5m)
FCF Yield = 4.12% (FCF TTM 35.5m / Enterprise Value 860.4m)
FCF Margin = 49.80% (FCF TTM 35.5m / Revenue TTM 71.2m)
Net Margin = 91.38% (Net Income TTM 65.1m / Revenue TTM 71.2m)
Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM 71.2m - Cost of Revenue TTM 2.56m) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.95 (Enterprise Value 860.4m / Total Assets 903.9m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.15% (Interest Expense 3.80m / Debt 329.9m)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = 40.8m (EBIT 51.7m * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = 0.99 (Total Current Assets 24.5m / Total Current Liabilities 24.7m)
Debt / Equity = 0.61 (Debt 329.9m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 539.4m)
Debt / EBITDA = 8.90 (Net Debt 328.6m / EBITDA 36.9m)
Debt / FCF = 9.27 (Net Debt 328.6m / FCF TTM 35.5m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 526.8m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 7.27% (Net Income 65.1m / Total Assets 903.9m)
RoE = 12.35% (Net Income TTM 65.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 526.8m)
RoCE = 9.81% (EBIT 51.7m / Capital Employed (Equity 526.8m + L.T.Debt 0.0))
RoIC = 4.74% (NOPAT 40.8m / Invested Capital 860.6m)
WACC = 4.67% (E(531.8m)/V(861.7m) * Re(7.01%) + D(329.9m)/V(861.7m) * Rd(1.15%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 7.01% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 7.95%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 3.92%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 80.82% ; FCFF base≈35.5m ; Y1≈23.3m ; Y5≈10.6m
Fair Price DCF = 0.25 (EV 338.5m - Net Debt 328.6m = Equity 9.85m / Shares 38.7m; r=5.90% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -40.0% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: 81.16 | EPS CAGR: 111.7% | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 50.05 | Revenue CAGR: -11.11% | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0