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Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

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$3.96

-0.02 (-0.50%)
Current Price
Previous Close $3.98
Open $3.95
Day High $3.99
Day Low $3.94
Volume 275,829
Fetched: 2026-07-18T10:16:32
Stock Information
Quarterly Dividend / Yield $0.59 / 14.85%
Shares Outstanding 90.07M
Quarterly Dividend Yield 14.85%
Quarterly Dividend $0.59
Total Debt $172.66M
Cash Equivalents $6.00M
Revenue $48.61M
Net Income $45.78M
Sector Financial Services
Industry Asset Management
Market Cap $356.68M
P/E Ratio 7.76
EPS (TTM) $0.51
Exchange NYQ
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📊 Comprehensive Analysis
Company Data
Enterprise Value$523.34M
Sales$48.61M
Income$45.78M
Book/sh$4.18
Cash/sh$0.07
Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio0.12
Current Ratio0.12
Debt/Eq45.85
EPS Growth TTM252.00%
Returns & Margins
ROA4.71%
ROE12.05%
Gross Margin100.00%
Operating Margin88.94%
Profit Margin94.18%
Ownership
Insider Ownership0.00%
Institutional Ownership25.38%
Insider & Institutional transactions data not available
Valuation Ratios
P/S7.34
P/B0.95
Analyst Data
Recommendationnone
Technical Indicators
SMA20$3.95
SMA50$3.91
SMA200$3.88
RSI58.33
ATR0.0393
Short Ratio0.62
Volatility0.91
Rel Volume1.48
Performance History
Week-0.25%
Month-0.02%
Quarter+1.95%
6 Months+1.11%
YTD+1.84%
Year+6.10%
3 Years+20.90%
5 Years-0.17%
10 Years+59.84%
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Recent Price History
Date Close Volume
2026-07-17 $3.96 465,000
2026-07-16 $3.98 223,100
2026-07-15 $3.98 427,200
2026-07-14 $3.98 253,600
2026-07-13 $3.95 234,000
2026-07-10 $3.97 175,000
2026-07-09 $3.98 587,900
2026-07-08 $3.94 228,100
2026-07-07 $3.96 177,500
2026-07-06 $3.96 301,300
2026-07-02 $3.95 278,300
2026-07-01 $3.98 334,900
2026-06-30 $3.96 507,100
2026-06-29 $3.94 328,800
2026-06-26 $3.92 245,100
2026-06-25 $3.93 280,500
2026-06-24 $3.90 455,800
2026-06-23 $3.92 220,400
2026-06-22 $3.94 210,700
2026-06-18 $3.93 368,300
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 2026-04-30 2025-04-30 2024-04-30 2023-04-30
Revenue
Total Revenue $46,438,841 $32,715,049 $30,229,290 $-29,721,150
Operating Revenue $46,438,841 $32,715,049 $30,229,290 $-29,721,150
Expenses
Interest Expense $9,061,406 $10,996,415 $7,805,099 $6,120,790
Operating Expense $656,572 $463,271 $923,450 $792,929
Other Operating Expenses $-204,542 $-233,427 $245,108 $213,755
General And Administrative Expense $861,114 $696,698 $678,342 $579,174
Income & Earnings
Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest $45,782,269 $32,251,778 $29,305,840 $-30,514,079
Net Interest Income $39,255,184 $40,143,155 $35,492,535 $37,155,331
Interest Income $48,316,590 $51,139,570 $43,297,634 $43,276,121
Normalized Income $45,782,269 $32,251,778 $29,305,840 $-30,514,079
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation $45,782,269 $32,251,778 $29,305,840 $-30,514,079
Net Income Common Stockholders $45,782,269 $32,251,778 $29,305,840 $-30,514,079
Net Income $45,782,269 $32,251,778 $29,305,840 $-30,514,079
Net Income Including Noncontrolling Interests $45,782,269 $32,251,778 $29,305,840 $-30,514,079
Net Income Continuous Operations $45,782,269 $32,251,778 $29,305,840 $-30,514,079
Pretax Income $45,782,269 $32,251,778 $29,305,840 $-30,514,079
Per Share
Diluted EPS - $0.36 $0.49 $-0.47
Basic EPS - $0.36 $0.49 $-0.47
Other
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items $0 $0 $0 $0
Tax Rate For Calcs $0 $0 $0 $0
Diluted NI Availto Com Stockholders $45,782,269 $32,251,778 $29,305,840 $-30,514,079
Gain On Sale Of Security $-2,243,371 $4,388,435 $-26,469,788 $-54,413,317
Selling General And Administration $861,114 $696,698 $678,342 $579,174
Diluted Average Shares - $89,588,272 $90,034,960 $64,757,284
Basic Average Shares - $89,588,272 $90,034,960 $64,757,284
Fetched: 2026-07-07
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Metric 2026-04-30 2025-04-30 2024-04-30 2023-04-30
Assets
Net Tangible Assets $376,556,056 $383,579,521 $404,607,700 $313,602,632
Total Assets $565,722,277 $585,762,067 $610,509,882 $446,682,208
Investmentin Financial Assets $542,870,606 $566,925,908 $595,402,134 $432,318,746
Financial Assets Designatedas Fair Value Through Profitor Loss Total $542,870,606 $566,202,947 $595,180,893 $431,035,092
Prepaid Assets $35,088 $35,230 $26,463 $304,950
Receivables $15,664,652 $15,071,090 $14,350,596 $10,386,222
Cash And Cash Equivalents $5,998,861 $2,456,279 $402,091 $2,609,270
Cash Financial $5,998,861 $2,456,279 $402,091 $2,609,270
Cash Cash Equivalents And Federal Funds Sold $6,511,861 $3,383,279 $402,091 $3,672,290
Debt
Net Debt $166,919,263 $190,641,352 $178,166,886 $119,478,068
Total Debt $172,918,124 $193,097,631 $178,568,977 $122,087,338
Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligation $172,918,124 $193,097,631 $178,568,977 $122,087,338
Liabilities
Total Liabilities Net Minority Interest $189,166,221 $202,182,546 $205,902,182 $133,079,576
Derivative Product Liabilities $98,213 $494,254 $33,505 $300,076
Payables $15,881,373 $8,373,177 $27,081,412 $10,447,625
Other Payable $376,884 $368,613 $776,263 $290,261
Accounts Payable $15,504,489 $8,003,750 $26,305,149 $10,157,364
Total Tax Payable - $814 - -
Equity
Common Stock Equity $376,556,056 $383,579,521 $404,607,700 $313,602,632
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest $376,556,056 $383,579,521 $404,607,700 $313,602,632
Stockholders Equity $376,556,056 $383,579,521 $404,607,700 $313,602,632
Retained Earnings $-259,207,690 $-276,275,193 $-272,392,959 $-268,751,429
Other
Ordinary Shares Number $90,069,708 $90,034,960 $90,034,960 $67,378,689
Share Issued $90,069,708 $90,034,960 $90,034,960 $67,378,689
Tangible Book Value $376,556,056 $383,579,521 $404,607,700 $313,602,632
Invested Capital $549,474,180 $576,677,152 $583,176,677 $435,689,970
Total Capitalization $549,474,180 $576,677,152 $583,176,677 $435,689,970
Additional Paid In Capital $635,673,676 $659,764,679 $676,910,624 $582,287,917
Capital Stock $90,070 $90,035 $90,035 $66,144
Common Stock $90,070 $90,035 $90,035 $66,144
Investments And Advances $542,870,606 $566,925,908 $595,402,134 $432,318,746
Available For Sale Securities - $722,961 - $1,277,532
Fetched: 2026-07-07
Cash Flow Statement (Annual)
Metric 2026-04-30 2025-04-30 2024-04-30 2023-04-30
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow $74,722,071 $47,795,956 $-122,645,159 $58,491,828
Operating Activities
Operating Cash Flow $74,722,071 $47,795,956 $-122,645,159 $58,491,828
Financing Activities
Financing Cash Flow $-71,593,489 $-44,814,768 $119,374,960 $-58,242,818
Net Other Financing Charges $0 $4,528,654 $0 $0
Cash Dividends Paid $-57,217,447 $-52,940,556 $-39,197,776 $-36,698,511
Common Stock Dividend Paid $-57,217,447 $-52,940,556 $-39,197,776 $-36,698,511
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 $-20,439,507 $-6,063,465 - $-199,284,345
Issuance Of Debt $6,063,465 $10,000,000 $56,481,639 $142,000,000
End Cash Position $6,511,861 $3,383,279 $402,091 $3,672,290
Beginning Cash Position $3,383,279 $402,091 $3,672,290 $3,423,280
Changes In Cash $3,128,582 $2,981,188 $-3,270,199 $249,010
Net Issuance Payments Of Debt $-14,376,042 $3,936,535 $56,481,639 $-57,284,345
Net Long Term Debt Issuance $-14,376,042 $3,936,535 $56,481,639 $-57,284,345
Long Term Debt Payments $-20,439,507 $-6,063,465 - $-199,284,345
Long Term Debt Issuance $6,063,465 $10,000,000 $56,481,639 $142,000,000
Change In Working Capital $5,281,355 $-13,393,611 $11,398,960 $5,612,081
Change In Other Current Liabilities $260,000 $-400,000 $400,000 $0
Change In Other Current Assets $-293,510 $-17,962 $-13,999 -
Change In Accrued Expense $51,027 $-804 $-11,523 $123,969
Change In Payable $11,920,723 $-18,309,049 $15,047,134 $-5,516,335
Change In Prepaid Assets $142 $-8,767 $-36,112 $-237,081
Change In Receivables $-6,657,027 $5,342,971 $-3,986,540 $11,241,528
Other Non Cash Items $-7,436,869 $-9,335,694 $-13,056,065 $-11,493,202
Gain Loss On Investment Securities $31,104,965 $38,217,709 $-150,293,894 $94,887,028
Net Income From Continuing Operations $45,782,269 $32,251,778 $29,305,840 $-30,514,079
Common Stock Payments - - - $-22,166
Fetched: 2026-07-07