NYSE$BXSL

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund · Q1 2023 earnings

Q1 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported robust results with strong credit performance, growth in net asset value, and rising investment income.

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund reported a strong first quarter in 2023, with net investment income exceeding the quarterly dividend, growth in net asset value, and solid credit performance. The dividend was increased 17% last quarter and has increased over 30% since the Fund’s IPO in late 2021.

  • Net investment income of $0.93 per share, up 3% from the prior quarter.
  • Net income of $139 million, or $0.86 per share, up 13% from the prior quarter.
  • Regular dividend of $0.70 per share, resulting in a dividend yield of 10.7%.
  • Fair value of investments was approximately $9.6 billion.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

-$64.7M

Previous: $186M-134.8%
EPS (adj)

$0.93

Previous: $0.61+52.5%
Non-accrual rate

0.1%

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

$139M

No prior period
Net Income

$139M

Previous: $107M+29.7%
Operating Income

-$95M

No prior period
Gross Profit

-$64.7M

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

$103M

Previous: $141M-26.9%
Total Assets

$9.85B

Previous: $10.3B-4.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund · Revenue · Quarterly

-$64.7M

Q1 2023-134.8%vs Q1 2022
Beat estimate in 2 of 14 quarters(14%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The company is well-positioned with investments in companies with solid fundamentals and only 1 issuer on non-accrual. BXSL is designed to protect capital in challenging times with a senior secured focus. The Board of Trustees has declared a second quarter 2023 dividend of $0.70 per share.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2023

Historical avgQ1 2023

+0.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.7%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.6%

Avg return

30 days after

50%

10 / 20 earnings

Positive

+5.0%

Q2 2022

Best reaction

-4.6%

Q2 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.8%-3.1%-3.9%
Q4 2025+3.3%+1.5%-1.4%
Q3 2025+0.3%+0.6%+7.0%
Q2 2025-3.1%-2.6%-6.1%
Q1 2025+0.9%+4.0%+8.6%
Q4 2024-3.7%-1.4%-3.1%
Q3 2024-0.5%-0.9%+3.2%
Q2 2024+1.8%+1.7%+1.7%
Q1 2024-1.2%-3.2%-2.6%
Q4 2023-1.1%-0.8%+4.0%
Q3 2023-1.1%-0.8%-0.5%
Q2 2023-4.6%-3.8%-3.2%
Q1 2023-0.9%-1.2%+1.2%
Q4 2020+2.4%+2.4%+2.6%
Q4 2022+2.4%+2.4%+2.6%
Q3 2021+3.9%+5.3%+0.9%
Q3 2022+3.9%+5.3%+0.9%
Q2 2022+5.0%+3.9%+3.5%
Q1 2022+2.8%+1.0%-1.5%
Q4 2021-0.8%+3.1%-2.6%

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