Karen Robards - Blackrock Muni Executive

MUI Fund  USD 12.53  0.06  0.48%   
Karen Robards is Fund Manager at Blackrock Muni Intermediate
Ms. Karen P. Robards serves as Independent Vice Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund Inc. he Boards benefit from Ms. Robardss 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. Robardss prior position as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley provides useful oversight of the Funds investment decisions and investment valuation processes. Additionally, Ms. Robardss 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. Robardss longstanding service on the Boards also provides her with a specific understanding of the Funds, their operations, and the business and regulatory issues facing the Funds
Age 71
Tenure 6 years
Phone212 810 5300
Webhttps://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240205/blackrock-muni-intermediate-duration-fund-inc-usd-fund
Robards’s knowledge of financial and accounting matters qualifies her to serve as Vice Chair of the Boards and as Chair of each Fund’s Audit Committee.

Karen Robards Latest Insider Activity

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

Blackrock Muni Management Performance (%)

The company has Return on Asset of 1.2 % which means that on every $100 spent on assets, it made $1.2 of profit. This is way below average. In the same way, it shows a return on shareholders' equity (ROE) of (11.9) %, meaning that it generated no profit with money invested by stockholders. Blackrock Muni's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Blackrock Muni manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
Blackrock Muni Intermediate has 742.23 M in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.75, which is OK given its current industry classification. Blackrock Muni Inter has a current ratio of 0.04, suggesting that it has not enough short term capital to pay financial commitments when the payables are due. Debt can assist Blackrock Muni until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, Blackrock Muni'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 Muni Inter 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 Muni's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.

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BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. was formed on August 1, 2003 and is domiciled in United States. Blackrock Muni is traded on New York Stock Exchange in the United States. The fund is not categorized under any group at the present time.

Management Performance

Blackrock Muni Inter Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Blackrock Muni's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Blackrock Muni 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 Muni's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Blackrock Muni'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 Muni'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 Chairperson of the Board of Trustees
Lorenzo Flores, Independent Trustee
Richard Cavanagh, Independent Co-Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Charles Park, Chief Compliance Officer 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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