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Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. BWG

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6.85 USD +0.01 (+0.15%)

At closeNov 6, 2026, 4:00 PM EST

6.84 -0.01 -0.15%

After hours · Nov 6, 4:00 PM ET

6.81 Day range 6.89
6.74 52-week range 8.65
YTD
-18.16%
1 year
-18.16%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

0.25 Distress zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

5 / 9 Average

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

Rating

B+3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 1
  • Return on Equity 3
  • Return on Assets 5
  • Debt / Equity 3
  • P/E 3
  • P/B 4

Valuation

P/E 9.2×
FY 2016: 10.2×FY 2017: 14.3×FY 2018: -6.4×FY 2019: 4.3×FY 2020: -39.3×FY 2021: 16.3×FY 2022: -2.5×FY 2023: 16.0×FY 2024: 4.8×FY 2025: 9.2×
FY 2016 5y median 9.2× FY 2025
P/S 7.2×
FY 2016: -24.1×FY 2017: 12.5×FY 2018: -7.1×FY 2019: 4.1×FY 2020: 7.4×FY 2021: 13.1×FY 2022: -21.8×FY 2023: -74.6×FY 2024: 4.5×FY 2025: 7.2×
FY 2016 5y median 4.5× FY 2025
P/B 0.9×
FY 2016: 0.9×FY 2017: 0.9×FY 2018: 0.8×FY 2019: 0.9×FY 2020: 1.0×FY 2021: 0.9×FY 2022: 0.9×FY 2023: 0.8×FY 2024: 0.9×FY 2025: 0.9×
FY 2016 5y median 0.9× FY 2025
P/FCF 19.9×
FY 2016: 12.3×FY 2017: 12.6×FY 2018: 4.0×FY 2019: 16.5×FY 2020: 2.1×FY 2021: 16.3×FY 2022: 4.9×FY 2023: 6.4×FY 2024: 6.5×FY 2025: 19.9×
FY 2016 5y median 6.5× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 11.9×
FY 2016: 12.4×FY 2017: 19.2×FY 2018: -10.2×FY 2019: 5.9×FY 2020: -252×FY 2021: 20.6×FY 2022: -4.9×FY 2023: 14.2×FY 2024: 6.9×FY 2025: 11.9×
FY 2016 5y median 11.9× FY 2025
EV/Sales 12.3×
FY 2016: -40.2×FY 2017: 18.6×FY 2018: -10.3×FY 2019: 5.6×FY 2020: 9.5×FY 2021: 20.7×FY 2022: -40.1×FY 2023: -113×FY 2024: 7.7×FY 2025: 12.3×
FY 2016 5y median 7.7× FY 2025
FCF Yield 5.0%
FY 2016: 8.1%FY 2017: 7.9%FY 2018: 25.3%FY 2019: 6.1%FY 2020: 47.8%FY 2021: 6.2%FY 2022: 20.2%FY 2023: 15.6%FY 2024: 15.5%FY 2025: 5.0%
FY 2016 5y median 15.5% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 90.4%
FY 2016: 140.1%FY 2017: 79.6%FY 2018: 112.6%FY 2019: 94.5%FY 2020: 86.8%FY 2021: 81.9%FY 2022: 142.2%FY 2023: 236.8%FY 2024: 100.0%FY 2025: 90.4%
FY 2016 5y median 100.0% FY 2025
Operating Margin 102.7%
FY 2016: -352.8%FY 2017: 96.9%FY 2018: 101.1%FY 2019: 95.2%FY 2020: -3.8%FY 2021: 98.8%FY 2022: 814.7%FY 2023: -794.3%FY 2024: 112.3%FY 2025: 102.7%
FY 2016 5y median 102.7% FY 2025
Net Margin 78.2%
FY 2016: -352.8%FY 2017: 87.5%FY 2018: 109.8%FY 2019: 95.2%FY 2020: -18.9%FY 2021: 79.9%FY 2022: 873.3%FY 2023: -464.8%FY 2024: 93.6%FY 2025: 78.2%
FY 2016 5y median 79.9% FY 2025
ROE 10.1%
FY 2016: 12.6%FY 2017: 6.1%FY 2018: -12.9%FY 2019: 20.0%FY 2020: -2.5%FY 2021: 5.7%FY 2022: -35.1%FY 2023: 5.2%FY 2024: 19.2%FY 2025: 10.1%
FY 2016 5y median 5.7% FY 2025
ROIC 8.0%
FY 2016: 8.2%FY 2017: 4.2%FY 2018: -6.0%FY 2019: 10.9%FY 2020: -0.3%FY 2021: 3.8%FY 2022: -15.1%FY 2023: 4.0%FY 2024: 11.0%FY 2025: 8.0%
FY 2016 5y median 4.0% FY 2025
ROA 6.0%
FY 2016: 7.7%FY 2017: 3.8%FY 2018: -8.0%FY 2019: 13.2%FY 2020: -1.6%FY 2021: 3.6%FY 2022: -19.7%FY 2023: 2.9%FY 2024: 10.9%FY 2025: 6.0%
FY 2016 5y median 3.6% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue -37.6%
FY 2016: -135.0%FY 2017: 291.9%FY 2018: -241.3%FY 2019: 308.5%FY 2020: -54.3%FY 2021: -46.1%FY 2022: -138.5%FY 2023: 73.8%FY 2024: 2103.8%FY 2025: -37.6%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income -43.0%
FY 2016: 72.8%FY 2017: -47.3%FY 2018: -247.4%FY 2019: 296.4%FY 2020: -101.8%FY 2021: 1519.4%FY 2022: -417.2%FY 2023: 125.5%FY 2024: 183.4%FY 2025: -43.0%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -48.0%
FY 2016: 142.8%FY 2017: -28.0%FY 2018: -275.8%FY 2019: 280.6%FY 2020: -109.7%FY 2021: 367.9%FY 2022: -518.7%FY 2023: 114.0%FY 2024: 302.3%FY 2025: -48.0%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow -67.2%
FY 2016: 443.8%FY 2017: -3.2%FY 2018: 155.4%FY 2019: -71.1%FY 2020: 555.8%FY 2021: -87.8%FY 2022: 110.4%FY 2023: -30.6%FY 2024: 18.5%FY 2025: -67.2%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.0×
FY 2016: 0.1×FY 2017: 5.6×FY 2018: 1.3×FY 2019: 4.6×FY 2020: 3.5×FY 2021: 2.9×FY 2022: 3.1×FY 2023: 3.7×FY 2024: 1.8×FY 2025: 0.0×
FY 2016 5y median 2.9× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 0.0×
FY 2016: 0.1×FY 2017: 5.6×FY 2018: -5.9×FY 2019: 4.6×FY 2020: 3.5×FY 2021: 2.9×FY 2022: 3.1×FY 2023: -6.0×FY 2024: 1.8×FY 2025: 0.0×
FY 2016 5y median 1.8× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.7×
FY 2016: 0.6×FY 2017: 0.4×FY 2018: 0.4×FY 2019: 0.3×FY 2020: 0.3×FY 2021: 0.5×FY 2022: 0.7×FY 2023: 0.4×FY 2024: 0.7×FY 2025: 0.7×
FY 2016 5y median 0.7× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 4.9×
FY 2016: 5.0×FY 2017: 6.3×FY 2018: -3.2×FY 2019: 1.6×FY 2020: -54.8×FY 2021: 7.6×FY 2022: -2.3×FY 2023: 4.8×FY 2024: 2.9×FY 2025: 4.9×
FY 2016 5y median 4.8× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 5.4×
FY 2016: 12.0×FY 2017: 10.3×FY 2018: -11.6×FY 2019: 19.7×FY 2020: -0.8×FY 2021: 32.3×FY 2022: -41.2×FY 2023: 3.7×FY 2024: 9.6×FY 2025: 5.4×
FY 2016 5y median 5.4× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 11.3%
FY 2016: 10.1%FY 2017: 7.7%FY 2018: 9.2%FY 2019: 6.2%FY 2020: 8.1%FY 2021: 7.6%FY 2022: 13.5%FY 2023: 14.4%FY 2024: 11.4%FY 2025: 11.3%
FY 2016 5y median 11.4% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 104.2%
FY 2016: 69.0%FY 2017: 109.9%FY 2018: -59.2%FY 2019: 26.7%FY 2020: -317.0%FY 2021: 123.8%FY 2022: -33.7%FY 2023: 230.5%FY 2024: 54.3%FY 2025: 104.2%
FY 2016 5y median 104.2% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-10-31