Karen Robards - Blackrock Debt Independent Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustee

DSU Fund  USD 10.87  0.01  0.09%   
Karen Robards is Fund Manager at Blackrock Debt Strategies
Ms. Karen P. Robards is Independent Vice Chairman of the company. Ms. Robards many years of experience in investment banking and the financial advisory industry where she obtained extensive knowledge of the capital markets and advised clients on corporate finance transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and the issuance of debt and equity securities. Ms. Robards prior position as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley provides useful oversight of the Funds investment decisions and investment valuation processes. Additionally, Ms. Robards experience as a director of publicly held and private companies allows her to provide the Boards with insight into the management and governance practices of other companies. Ms. Robards longstanding service on the boards of the ClosedEnd Complex also provides her with a specific understanding of the Funds, their operations, and the business and regulatory issues facing the Funds. Ms. Robards knowledge of financial and accounting matters qualifies her to serve as Vice Chair of the Boards and as the Chair of each Funds Audit Committee
Age 71
Tenure 5 years
Phone212 810 5300
Webhttps://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240192/blackrock-debt-strategies-fund-inc-usd-fund
Robards’ independence from the Funds and the Funds’ investment advisor enhances her service as a member of the Performance Oversight Committee, Executive Committee, Governance Committee and Leverage Committee.

Karen Robards Latest Insider Activity

Tracking and analyzing the buying and selling activities of Karen Robards against Blackrock Debt fund is an integral part of due diligence when investing in Blackrock Debt. Karen Robards insider activity provides valuable insight into whether Blackrock Debt is net buyers or sellers over its current business cycle. Note, Blackrock Debt insiders must abide by specific rules, including filing SEC forms every time they buy or sell Blackrock Debt'sshares to prevent insider trading or benefiting illegally from material non-public information that their positions give them access to.

Blackrock Debt Management Performance (%)

The company has Return on Asset of 2.54 % which means that on every $100 spent on assets, it made $2.54 of profit. This is way below average. In the same way, it shows a return on shareholders' equity (ROE) of (7.15) %, meaning that it generated no profit with money invested by stockholders. Blackrock Debt's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Blackrock Debt manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
Blackrock Debt Strategies has 222.13 M in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.47, which is OK given its current industry classification. Blackrock Debt Strategies has a current ratio of 0.06, suggesting that it has not enough short term capital to pay financial commitments when the payables are due. Debt can assist Blackrock Debt until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, Blackrock Debt's shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like Blackrock Debt Strategies sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for Blackrock to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about Blackrock Debt's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.

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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. was formed on March 27, 1998 and is domiciled in the United States. Blackrock Debt is traded on New York Stock Exchange in the United States. The fund is not classified under any group at the present time.

Management Performance

Blackrock Debt Strategies Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Blackrock Debt's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Blackrock Debt inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Blackrock. The board's role is to monitor Blackrock Debt's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Blackrock Debt's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Blackrock Debt's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Henry Gabbay, Independent Trustee
Robert Hubbard, Independent Trustee
Karen Robards, Independent Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustee
Richard Cavanagh, Independent Co-Chairman of the Board of Trustee
Charles Park, Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and Anti-Money Laundering Officer
Frank Fabozzi, Independent Trustee
J Holloman, Independent Trustee
Janey Ahn, Secretary
John Perlowski, President, Chief Executive Officer, Trustee
Michael Castellano, Independent Trustee
Cynthia Egan, Independent Trustee
Jay Fife, Treasurer
Jonathan Diorio, Vice President
Robert Fairbairn, Trustee
Neal Andrews, Chief Financial Officer
Trent Walker, Chief Financial Officer
Catherine Lynch, Independent Trustee
Stayce Harris, Independent Trustee
W Kester, Independent Trustee

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