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WEA

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund

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9.68 USD -0.06 -0.62%
As of Oct 30, 2026 Extended hours 9.68 0.00%
Bid
9.67 × 1,300
Ask
9.80 × 200
9.67 Day range 9.75
9.57 52-week range 11.32
YTD
-12.24%
1 year
-12.95%
Open
9.75
Prev close
9.74
Mkt cap
114.86M
Vol
55.73K
Avg vol
42.98K
EPS
0.83
P/E
11.66
Div yield
7.81%
More statistics
Low
9.67
High
9.75
Forward P/E
0.00
Beta
0.69
Short ratio
0.37
Inst. own
51.18%
Dividend
0.84
Ex-div date
Dec 22, 2024
50-d avg
11.05
200-d avg
10.87
1y target
0.00

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Financial health

Altman Z-Score

1.17 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.

FMP rating

B+3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 3
  • Return on Equity 2
  • Return on Assets 5
  • Debt / Equity 3
  • P/E 2
  • P/B 4

Valuation

P/E 9.4×
FY 2016: 7.1×FY 2017: 9.2×FY 2018: -16.6×FY 2019: 6.0×FY 2020: 14.6×FY 2021: 55.1×FY 2022: -4.6×FY 2023: 10.2×FY 2024: 20.3×FY 2025: 9.4×
FY 2016 5y median 10.2× FY 2025
P/S 8.7×
FY 2016: 11.9×FY 2017: 9.0×FY 2018: -17.4×FY 2019: 5.9×FY 2020: 14.3×FY 2021: 12.6×FY 2022: 116×FY 2023: 9.4×FY 2024: 9.3×FY 2025: 8.7×
FY 2016 5y median 9.4× FY 2025
P/B 1.0×
FY 2016: 0.9×FY 2017: 1.0×FY 2018: 0.9×FY 2019: 1.0×FY 2020: 1.0×FY 2021: 1.0×FY 2022: 0.9×FY 2023: 0.9×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 1.0×
FY 2016 5y median 1.0× FY 2025
P/FCF 28.1×
FY 2016: 21.7×FY 2017: 11.5×FY 2018: 30.0×FY 2019: 23.3×FY 2020: 28.5×FY 2021: 24.3×FY 2022: 11.7×FY 2023: 4.3×FY 2024: -17.9×FY 2025: 28.1×
FY 2016 5y median 11.7× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 11.4×
FY 2016: 9.8×FY 2017: 12.5×FY 2018: -12.7×FY 2019: 7.9×FY 2020: 19.0×FY 2021: 67.0×FY 2022: -7.6×FY 2023: 14.5×FY 2024: 15.5×FY 2025: 11.4×
FY 2016 5y median 14.5× FY 2025
EV/Sales 13.1×
FY 2016: 16.3×FY 2017: 12.2×FY 2018: -24.3×FY 2019: 7.8×FY 2020: 20.0×FY 2021: 17.7×FY 2022: 179×FY 2023: 13.0×FY 2024: 14.1×FY 2025: 13.1×
FY 2016 5y median 14.1× FY 2025
FCF Yield 3.6%
FY 2016: 4.6%FY 2017: 8.7%FY 2018: 3.3%FY 2019: 4.3%FY 2020: 3.5%FY 2021: 4.1%FY 2022: 8.5%FY 2023: 23.1%FY 2024: -5.6%FY 2025: 3.6%
FY 2016 5y median 4.1% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 91.7%
FY 2016: 89.9%FY 2017: 92.6%FY 2018: 116.0%FY 2019: 95.3%FY 2020: 88.2%FY 2021: 89.4%FY 2022: 1185.3%FY 2023: 100.0%FY 2024: 100.0%FY 2025: 91.7%
FY 2016 5y median 100.0% FY 2025
Operating Margin 115.0%
FY 2016: 173.0%FY 2017: 103.5%FY 2018: 85.9%FY 2019: 98.6%FY 2020: 105.0%FY 2021: 26.5%FY 2022: -2348.7%FY 2023: 90.1%FY 2024: 90.6%FY 2025: 115.0%
FY 2016 5y median 90.1% FY 2025
Net Margin 92.5%
FY 2016: 167.7%FY 2017: 97.8%FY 2018: 104.7%FY 2019: 98.6%FY 2020: 97.3%FY 2021: 22.6%FY 2022: -2497.8%FY 2023: 91.5%FY 2024: 46.0%FY 2025: 92.5%
FY 2016 5y median 46.0% FY 2025
ROE 10.2%
FY 2016: 13.2%FY 2017: 10.3%FY 2018: -5.6%FY 2019: 16.7%FY 2020: 6.5%FY 2021: 1.8%FY 2022: -20.5%FY 2023: 9.1%FY 2024: 4.8%FY 2025: 10.2%
FY 2016 5y median 4.8% FY 2025
ROIC 8.5%
FY 2016: 9.9%FY 2017: 8.2%FY 2018: -3.1%FY 2019: 11.9%FY 2020: 4.9%FY 2021: 1.4%FY 2022: -12.0%FY 2023: 6.6%FY 2024: 6.1%FY 2025: 8.5%
FY 2016 5y median 6.1% FY 2025
ROA 6.8%
FY 2016: 9.6%FY 2017: 7.7%FY 2018: -4.0%FY 2019: 12.1%FY 2020: 4.7%FY 2021: 1.3%FY 2022: -13.4%FY 2023: 6.7%FY 2024: 3.1%FY 2025: 6.8%
FY 2016 5y median 3.1% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 8.8%
FY 2016: -9.2%FY 2017: 40.6%FY 2018: -145.4%FY 2019: 457.2%FY 2020: -60.1%FY 2021: 14.8%FY 2022: -91.9%FY 2023: 1141.9%FY 2024: 1.5%FY 2025: 8.8%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 38.1%
FY 2016: 77.3%FY 2017: -15.9%FY 2018: -137.7%FY 2019: 509.6%FY 2020: -57.5%FY 2021: -71.0%FY 2022: -814.8%FY 2023: 147.6%FY 2024: 2.0%FY 2025: 38.1%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 120.8%
FY 2016: 377.3%FY 2017: -18.0%FY 2018: -148.0%FY 2019: 440.3%FY 2020: -60.4%FY 2021: -73.2%FY 2022: -984.6%FY 2023: 145.7%FY 2024: -49.5%FY 2025: 120.8%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 165.4%
FY 2016: -6.2%FY 2017: 101.0%FY 2018: -66.4%FY 2019: 56.1%FY 2020: -21.0%FY 2021: 18.6%FY 2022: 53.8%FY 2023: 173.3%FY 2024: -124.2%FY 2025: 165.4%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.6×
FY 2016: 33.1×FY 2017: 2.4×FY 2018: 83.4×FY 2019: 1.3×FY 2020: 3.0×FY 2021: 2.0×FY 2022: 7.0×FY 2023: 2.7×FY 2024: 0.7×FY 2025: 0.6×
FY 2016 5y median 2.0× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 0.6×
FY 2016: 33.1×FY 2017: 2.4×FY 2018: 83.4×FY 2019: 1.3×FY 2020: 3.0×FY 2021: 2.0×FY 2022: 7.0×FY 2023: 2.7×FY 2024: 0.7×FY 2025: 0.6×
FY 2016 5y median 2.0× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.5×
FY 2016: 0.4×FY 2017: 0.3×FY 2018: 0.4×FY 2019: 0.3×FY 2020: 0.4×FY 2021: 0.4×FY 2022: 0.5×FY 2023: 0.4×FY 2024: 0.5×FY 2025: 0.5×
FY 2016 5y median 0.5× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 3.8×
FY 2016: 2.7×FY 2017: 3.2×FY 2018: -3.6×FY 2019: 2.0×FY 2020: 5.5×FY 2021: 19.6×FY 2022: -2.7×FY 2023: 4.0×FY 2024: 5.3×FY 2025: 3.8×
FY 2016 5y median 4.0× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 5.1×
FY 2016: 0.0×FY 2017: 18.1×FY 2018: -4.6×FY 2019: 15.2×FY 2020: 13.7×FY 2021: 7.4×FY 2022: -15.8×FY 2023: 4.1×FY 2024: 3.4×FY 2025: 5.1×
FY 2016 5y median 4.1× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 7.6%
FY 2016: 7.9%FY 2017: 6.3%FY 2018: 6.5%FY 2019: 5.4%FY 2020: 5.6%FY 2021: 5.5%FY 2022: 7.4%FY 2023: 7.5%FY 2024: 7.8%FY 2025: 7.6%
FY 2016 5y median 7.5% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 72.0%
FY 2016: 56.0%FY 2017: 57.7%FY 2018: -107.8%FY 2019: 32.1%FY 2020: 81.7%FY 2021: 306.0%FY 2022: -34.5%FY 2023: 76.9%FY 2024: 157.6%FY 2025: 72.0%
FY 2016 5y median 76.9% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31