Blackstone (Blackstone) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Blackstone Financial Strength?

Blackstone has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

GuruFocus does not calculate Blackstone's interest coverage with the available data. Blackstone's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.78. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

Blackstone Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Blackstone's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-109 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $12,294 Mil.

Blackstone's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Blackstone's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio	=	Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 )			/	Revenue
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Revenue
	=	(0	+	12293.882)	/	4423.2
	=	2.78

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* 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.

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Blackstone has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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Blackstone (Blackstone) Business Description

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Address

345 Park Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10154

Website

https://www.blackstone.com

Blackstone is the world's largest alternative asset managers with $1.001 trillion in total asset under management, including $731.1 billion in fee-earning asset under management, at the end of June 2023. The company has four core business segments: private equity (23% of fee-earning AUM and 27% of base management fees); real estate (39% and 44%); credit & insurance (28% and 21%); and hedge fund solutions (10% and 8%). While the firm primarily serves institutional investors (87% of AUM), it also caters to clients in the high-net-worth channel (13%). Blackstone operates through 25 offices located in the Americas (8), Europe and the Middle East (9), and the Asia-Pacific region (8).

Executives

David Payne	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Ruth Porat	director	C/O GOOGLE INC., 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PRKW, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
John G Finley	officer: Chief Legal Officer	C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP, 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Joseph Baratta	director	C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP, 345 PARK AVE., NEW YORK NY 10154
Reginald J Brown	director	C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
William G Parrett	director	THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
James Breyer	director	ACCEL PARTNERS, 428 UNIVERSITY AVE, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Hamilton E James	director, officer: President and COO	JEFFERSON RIVER CAPITAL, 499 PARK AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jonathan Gray	director	C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP, 345 PARK AVE. 31ST FL., NEW YORK NY 10154
Joan Solotar	officer: SMD - Public Market Activities	THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P.,, 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Christopher Striano	officer: Principal Accounting Officer	C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., 345 PARK AVE., NEW YORK NY 10154
John A. Hood	director	C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Kelly Ayotte	director	C/O NEWS CORPORATION, 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Bennett J Goodman	director	C/O GSO CAPITAL PARTNERS LP, 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
J Tomilson Hill	director, officer: Vice Chairman