Compared to Estimates, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

For the quarter ended March 2025, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) reported revenue of $357.76 million, up 17.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.83, compared to $0.87 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.94% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $354.43 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.82, the EPS surprise was +1.22%.While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.Here is how Blackstone Secured Lending Fund performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Fee income: $0.73 million versus $1.17 million estimated by three analysts on average. Interest income: $335.69 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $330.05 million. Payment-in-kind interest income: $21.35 million compared to the $19 million average estimate based on two analysts. View all Key Company Metrics for Blackstone Secured Lending Fund here>>>Shares of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund have returned +9.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.5 Stocks Set to DoubleEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2024. While not all picks can be winners, previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.Most of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.Today, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks