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Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc.

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$3.60

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Current Price
Previous Close $3.60
Open $3.60
Day High $3.61
Day Low $3.59
Volume 269,134
Fetched: 2026-06-24T21:19:44
Stock Information
Quarterly Dividend / Yield $0.43 / 11.83%
Shares Outstanding 95.10M
Quarterly Dividend Yield 11.83%
Quarterly Dividend $0.43
Cash Equivalents $1.94M
Revenue $32.89M
Net Income $27.67M
Sector Financial Services
Industry Asset Management
Market Cap $342.36M
P/E Ratio 12.00
EPS (TTM) $0.30
Exchange NYQ
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📊 Comprehensive Analysis
Company Data
Enterprise Value$340.42M
Sales$32.89M
Income$27.67M
Book/sh$3.91
Cash/sh$0.02
Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio1.47
Current Ratio1.50
EPS Growth TTM63.90%
Returns & Margins
ROA4.78%
ROE7.32%
Gross Margin100.00%
Operating Margin89.70%
Profit Margin84.13%
Ownership
Insider Ownership0.02%
Institutional Ownership34.89%
Insider & Institutional transactions data not available
Valuation Ratios
P/S10.41
P/B0.92
Analyst Data
Recommendationnone
Technical Indicators
SMA20$3.58
SMA50$3.58
SMA200$3.55
RSI63.20
ATR0.0314
Short Ratio0.46
Volatility0.51
Rel Volume0.93
Performance History
Week-0.66%
Month+0.16%
Quarter+2.45%
6 Months+3.62%
YTD+3.46%
Year+3.50%
3 Years+32.10%
5 Years+13.96%
10 Years+81.54%
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Recent Price History
Date Close Volume
2026-06-24 $3.60 269,134
2026-06-23 $3.60 284,600
2026-06-22 $3.60 264,500
2026-06-18 $3.59 262,200
2026-06-17 $3.59 356,300
2026-06-16 $3.62 131,700
2026-06-15 $3.60 497,800
2026-06-12 $3.58 188,600
2026-06-11 $3.56 186,800
2026-06-10 $3.55 262,300
2026-06-09 $3.54 306,800
2026-06-08 $3.53 311,600
2026-06-05 $3.53 290,400
2026-06-04 $3.56 257,200
2026-06-03 $3.55 259,500
2026-06-02 $3.60 445,700
2026-06-01 $3.60 408,600
2026-05-29 $3.61 308,700
2026-05-28 $3.62 255,500
2026-05-27 $3.58 264,200
2026-05-26 $3.59 302,500
About Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed-income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. It is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company and Western Asset Management Company Limited. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in high-yielding corporate debt obligations. The fund seeks to maintain an average duration of around four years with an average credit quality of B. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index. The fund was formerly known as High Income Opportunity Fund. Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. was formed on November 16, 1993 and is domiciled in the United States.

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Income Statement (Annual)
Metric 2025-09-30 2024-09-30 2023-09-30 2022-09-30
Revenue
Total Revenue $26,661,519 $48,610,445 $28,711,729 $-81,631,023
Operating Revenue $26,661,519 $48,610,445 $28,711,729 $-81,631,023
Expenses
Operating Expense $499,317 $562,306 $602,343 $638,201
Other Operating Expenses $-128,847 $134,814 $213,348 $268,990
General And Administrative Expense $628,164 $427,492 $388,995 $369,211
Interest Expense - $56 - $2,573
Income & Earnings
Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest $26,162,202 $48,048,139 $28,109,386 $-82,269,224
Net Interest Income $32,906,113 $35,932,971 $37,222,667 $35,313,356
Interest Income $32,906,113 $35,933,027 $37,222,667 $35,315,929
Normalized Income $26,162,202 $48,048,139 $28,109,386 $-82,269,224
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation $26,162,202 $48,048,139 $28,109,386 $-82,269,224
Net Income Common Stockholders $26,162,202 $48,048,139 $28,109,386 $-82,269,224
Net Income $26,162,202 $48,048,139 $28,109,386 $-82,269,224
Net Income Including Noncontrolling Interests $26,162,202 $48,048,139 $28,109,386 $-82,269,224
Net Income Continuous Operations $26,162,202 $48,048,139 $28,109,386 $-82,269,224
Pretax Income $26,162,202 $48,048,139 $28,109,386 $-82,269,224
Per Share
Diluted EPS $0.28 $0.51 $0.30 $-0.87
Basic EPS $0.28 $0.51 $0.30 $-0.87
Other
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items $0 $0 $0 $0
Tax Rate For Calcs $0 $0 $0 $0
Diluted Average Shares $93,436,436 $94,212,037 $93,697,953 $94,562,326
Basic Average Shares $93,436,436 $94,212,037 $93,697,953 $94,562,326
Diluted NI Availto Com Stockholders $26,162,202 $48,048,139 $28,109,386 $-82,269,224
Gain On Sale Of Security $5,759,549 $-5,129,980 $-39,710,699 $-19,237,756
Selling General And Administration $628,164 $427,492 $388,995 $369,211
Fetched: 2026-06-23
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Metric 2025-09-30 2024-09-30 2023-09-30 2022-09-30
Assets
Net Tangible Assets $387,998,151 $402,348,215 $394,812,342 $401,461,719
Total Assets $401,363,486 $406,492,250 $401,873,277 $408,701,123
Investmentin Financial Assets $394,251,336 $396,424,771 $392,201,845 $397,327,312
Financial Assets Designatedas Fair Value Through Profitor Loss Total $387,275,046 $393,671,894 $390,530,831 $396,577,183
Prepaid Assets $291,540 $11,565 - -
Receivables $6,539,185 $9,725,569 $9,374,046 $8,207,209
Cash And Cash Equivalents $281,425 $330,345 $297,386 $3,166,602
Cash Financial $281,425 $330,345 $297,386 $3,166,602
Cash Cash Equivalents And Federal Funds Sold $281,425 $330,345 $297,386 $3,166,602
Liabilities
Total Liabilities Net Minority Interest $13,365,335 $4,144,035 $7,060,935 $7,239,404
Payables $13,131,199 $3,965,963 $6,850,892 $7,044,150
Other Payable $242,837 $269,941 $288,264 $298,788
Accounts Payable $12,888,362 $3,696,022 $6,562,628 $6,745,362
Derivative Product Liabilities - - - $23
Equity
Common Stock Equity $387,998,151 $402,348,215 $394,812,342 $401,461,719
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest $387,998,151 $402,348,215 $394,812,342 $401,461,719
Stockholders Equity $387,998,151 $402,348,215 $394,812,342 $401,461,719
Retained Earnings $-185,965,359 $-181,526,238 $-196,787,865 $-195,198,003
Other
Ordinary Shares Number $95,099,215 $95,099,215 $95,099,215 $95,099,215
Share Issued $95,099,215 $95,099,215 $95,099,215 $95,099,215
Tangible Book Value $387,998,151 $402,348,215 $394,812,342 $401,461,719
Additional Paid In Capital $573,868,411 $583,779,354 $591,505,108 $596,564,623
Capital Stock $95,099 $95,099 $95,099 $95,099
Common Stock $95,099 $95,099 $95,099 $95,099
Investments And Advances $394,251,336 $396,424,771 $392,201,845 $397,327,312
Available For Sale Securities $6,960,217 $2,743,704 $1,667,355 -
Fetched: 2026-06-23