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Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

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$3.90

-0.02 (-0.51%)
Current Price
Previous Close $3.92
Open $3.93
Day High $3.94
Day Low $3.88
Volume 448,711
Fetched: 2026-06-24T21:19:48
Stock Information
Quarterly Dividend / Yield $0.59 / 15.00%
Shares Outstanding 90.07M
Quarterly Dividend Yield 15.00%
Quarterly Dividend $0.59
Total Debt $187.67M
Cash Equivalents $375K
Revenue $49.27M
Net Income $39.03M
Sector Financial Services
Industry Asset Management
Market Cap $351.27M
P/E Ratio 9.07
EPS (TTM) $0.43
Exchange NYQ
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📊 Comprehensive Analysis
Company Data
Enterprise Value$540.36M
Sales$49.27M
Income$39.03M
Book/sh$4.37
Cash/sh$0.00
Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio0.04
Current Ratio0.05
Debt/Eq47.68
EPS Growth TTM22.90%
Returns & Margins
ROA4.55%
ROE9.75%
Gross Margin100.00%
Operating Margin89.50%
Profit Margin79.22%
Ownership
Insider Ownership0.00%
Institutional Ownership25.24%
Insider & Institutional transactions data not available
Valuation Ratios
P/S7.13
P/B0.89
Analyst Data
Recommendationnone
Technical Indicators
SMA20$3.92
SMA50$3.90
SMA200$3.87
RSI47.71
ATR0.0428
Short Ratio0.49
Volatility0.92
Rel Volume1.35
Performance History
Week-1.53%
Month+0.22%
Quarter+4.02%
6 Months+3.23%
YTD+0.29%
Year+6.72%
3 Years+20.51%
5 Years+1.48%
10 Years+66.52%
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Recent Price History
Date Close Volume
2026-06-24 $3.90 448,711
2026-06-23 $3.92 220,400
2026-06-22 $3.94 210,700
2026-06-18 $3.93 368,300
2026-06-17 $3.92 323,000
2026-06-16 $3.96 170,800
2026-06-15 $3.91 305,500
2026-06-12 $3.91 152,200
2026-06-11 $3.90 181,500
2026-06-10 $3.87 190,600
2026-06-09 $3.88 194,300
2026-06-08 $3.88 450,700
2026-06-05 $3.87 441,500
2026-06-04 $3.88 421,400
2026-06-03 $3.91 433,300
2026-06-02 $3.94 351,800
2026-06-01 $3.92 373,300
2026-05-29 $3.98 433,600
2026-05-28 $3.94 485,400
2026-05-27 $3.92 506,500
2026-05-26 $3.90 346,000
About Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Limited, and Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. It invests in the fixed income markets across the globe. The fund invests in securities of companies that operate across diversified sectors. It invests in high yield debt securities issued by U.S., foreign corporations and foreign governments. The fund employs a combination of quantitative and fundamental analysis with bottom-up security selection process to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index and the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global. Western Asset High Income Fund II, Inc. was formed on May 28, 1998 and is domiciled in the United States.

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Income Statement (Annual)
Metric 2025-04-30 2024-04-30 2023-04-30 2022-04-30
Revenue
Total Revenue $32,715,049 $30,229,290 $-29,721,150 $-40,499,919
Operating Revenue $32,715,049 $30,229,290 $-29,721,150 $-40,499,919
Expenses
Interest Expense $10,996,415 $7,805,099 $6,120,790 $1,462,425
Operating Expense $463,271 $923,450 $792,929 $616,554
Other Operating Expenses $-233,427 $245,108 $213,755 $189,795
General And Administrative Expense $696,698 $678,342 $579,174 $426,759
Income & Earnings
Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest $32,251,778 $29,305,840 $-30,514,079 $-41,116,473
Net Interest Income $40,143,155 $35,492,535 $37,155,331 $36,879,310
Interest Income $51,139,570 $43,297,634 $43,276,121 $38,341,735
Normalized Income $32,251,778 $29,305,840 $-30,514,079 $-41,116,473
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation $32,251,778 $29,305,840 $-30,514,079 $-41,116,473
Net Income Common Stockholders $32,251,778 $29,305,840 $-30,514,079 $-41,116,473
Net Income $32,251,778 $29,305,840 $-30,514,079 $-41,116,473
Net Income Including Noncontrolling Interests $32,251,778 $29,305,840 $-30,514,079 $-41,116,473
Net Income Continuous Operations $32,251,778 $29,305,840 $-30,514,079 $-41,116,473
Pretax Income $32,251,778 $29,305,840 $-30,514,079 $-41,116,473
Per Share
Diluted EPS $0.36 $0.49 $-0.47 $-0.69
Basic EPS $0.36 $0.49 $-0.47 $-0.69
Other
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items $0 $0 $0 $0
Tax Rate For Calcs $0 $0 $0 $0
Diluted Average Shares $89,588,272 $90,034,960 $64,757,284 $59,833,914
Basic Average Shares $89,588,272 $90,034,960 $64,757,284 $59,833,914
Diluted NI Availto Com Stockholders $32,251,778 $29,305,840 $-30,514,079 $-41,116,473
Gain On Sale Of Security $4,388,435 $-26,469,788 $-54,413,317 $-1,149,526
Selling General And Administration $696,698 $678,342 $579,174 $426,759
Fetched: 2026-06-22
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Metric 2025-04-30 2024-04-30 2023-04-30 2022-04-30
Assets
Net Tangible Assets $383,579,521 $404,607,700 $313,602,632 $345,405,499
Total Assets $585,762,067 $610,509,882 $446,682,208 $540,653,211
Investmentin Financial Assets $566,925,908 $595,402,134 $432,318,746 $515,556,478
Financial Assets Designatedas Fair Value Through Profitor Loss Total $566,202,947 $595,180,893 $431,035,092 $515,159,635
Prepaid Assets $35,230 $26,463 $304,950 $67,869
Receivables $15,071,090 $14,350,596 $10,386,222 $21,605,584
Cash And Cash Equivalents $2,456,279 $402,091 $2,609,270 $2,866,280
Cash Financial $2,456,279 $402,091 $2,609,270 $2,866,280
Cash Cash Equivalents And Federal Funds Sold $3,383,279 $402,091 $3,672,290 $3,423,280
Debt
Net Debt $190,641,352 $178,166,886 $119,478,068 $176,505,403
Total Debt $193,097,631 $178,568,977 $122,087,338 $179,371,683
Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligation $193,097,631 $178,568,977 $122,087,338 $179,371,683
Liabilities
Total Liabilities Net Minority Interest $202,182,546 $205,902,182 $133,079,576 $195,247,712
Derivative Product Liabilities $494,254 $33,505 $300,076 $143,982
Payables $8,373,177 $27,081,412 $10,447,625 $15,611,479
Other Payable $368,613 $776,263 $290,261 $359,199
Total Tax Payable $814 - - -
Accounts Payable $8,003,750 $26,305,149 $10,157,364 $15,252,280
Equity
Common Stock Equity $383,579,521 $404,607,700 $313,602,632 $345,405,499
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest $383,579,521 $404,607,700 $313,602,632 $345,405,499
Stockholders Equity $383,579,521 $404,607,700 $313,602,632 $345,405,499
Retained Earnings $-276,275,193 $-272,392,959 $-268,751,429 $-207,134,815
Other
Ordinary Shares Number $90,034,960 $90,034,960 $67,378,689 $60,024,166
Share Issued $90,034,960 $90,034,960 $67,378,689 $60,024,166
Tangible Book Value $383,579,521 $404,607,700 $313,602,632 $345,405,499
Invested Capital $576,677,152 $583,176,677 $435,689,970 $524,777,182
Total Capitalization $576,677,152 $583,176,677 $435,689,970 $524,777,182
Additional Paid In Capital $659,764,679 $676,910,624 $582,287,917 $552,481,389
Capital Stock $90,035 $90,035 $66,144 $58,925
Common Stock $90,035 $90,035 $66,144 $58,925
Investments And Advances $566,925,908 $595,402,134 $432,318,746 $515,556,478
Available For Sale Securities $722,961 - $1,277,532 -
Fetched: 2026-06-22
Cash Flow Statement (Annual)
Metric 2025-04-30 2024-04-30 2023-04-30 2022-04-30
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow $47,795,956 $-122,645,159 $58,491,828 $33,034,782
Operating Activities
Operating Cash Flow $47,795,956 $-122,645,159 $58,491,828 $33,034,782
Financing Activities
Financing Cash Flow $-44,814,768 $119,374,960 $-58,242,818 $-29,927,546
Net Other Financing Charges $4,528,654 $0 $0 $6,311,433
Cash Dividends Paid $-52,940,556 $-39,197,776 $-36,698,511 $-32,738,979
Common Stock Dividend Paid $-52,940,556 $-39,197,776 $-36,698,511 $-32,738,979
Issuance Of Capital Stock - $102,091,097 $35,762,204 -
Net Common Stock Issuance - $102,091,097 $35,740,038 -
Common Stock Issuance - $102,091,097 $35,762,204 -
Repurchase Of Capital Stock - - $-22,166 -
Other
Repayment Of Debt $-6,063,465 - $-199,284,345 $-3,500,000
Issuance Of Debt $10,000,000 $56,481,639 $142,000,000 -
End Cash Position $3,383,279 $402,091 $3,672,290 $3,423,280
Beginning Cash Position $402,091 $3,672,290 $3,423,280 $316,044
Changes In Cash $2,981,188 $-3,270,199 $249,010 $3,107,236
Net Issuance Payments Of Debt $3,936,535 $56,481,639 $-57,284,345 $-3,500,000
Net Long Term Debt Issuance $3,936,535 $56,481,639 $-57,284,345 $-3,500,000
Long Term Debt Payments $-6,063,465 - $-199,284,345 $-3,500,000
Long Term Debt Issuance $10,000,000 $56,481,639 $142,000,000 -
Change In Working Capital $-13,393,611 $11,398,960 $5,612,081 $-16,212,811
Change In Other Current Liabilities $-400,000 $400,000 $0 $0
Change In Other Current Assets $-17,962 $-13,999 - -
Change In Accrued Expense $-804 $-11,523 $123,969 $-18,364
Change In Payable $-18,309,049 $15,047,134 $-5,516,335 $-4,042,637
Change In Prepaid Assets $-8,767 $-36,112 $-237,081 $-49,575
Change In Receivables $5,342,971 $-3,986,540 $11,241,528 $-12,102,235
Other Non Cash Items $-9,335,694 $-13,056,065 $-11,493,202 $-6,092,639
Gain Loss On Investment Securities $38,217,709 $-150,293,894 $94,887,028 $96,456,705
Net Income From Continuing Operations $32,251,778 $29,305,840 $-30,514,079 $-41,116,473
Common Stock Payments - - $-22,166 -
Fetched: 2026-06-22