MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA)

MFA Financial Statistics

Total Valuation

MFA Financial has a market cap or net worth of $1.12 billion. The enterprise value is $9.97 billion.

Market Cap	1.12B
Enterprise Value	9.97B

Important Dates

The next estimated earnings date is Monday, May 5, 2025, before market open.

Earnings Date	May 5, 2025
Ex-Dividend Date	Mar 31, 2025

Share Statistics

MFA Financial has 102.52 million shares outstanding. The number of shares has increased by 1.47% in one year.

Current Share Class	102.52M
Shares Outstanding	102.52M
Shares Change (YoY)	+1.47%
Shares Change (QoQ)	-2.55%
Owned by Insiders (%)	1.21%
Owned by Institutions (%)	66.06%
Float	101.28M

Valuation Ratios

The trailing PE ratio is 13.28 and the forward PE ratio is 8.11.

PE Ratio	13.28
Forward PE	8.11
PS Ratio	4.03
Forward PS	4.49
PB Ratio	0.60
P/TBV Ratio	0.63
P/FCF Ratio	5.58
P/OCF Ratio	5.58
PEG Ratio	n/a

Enterprise Valuation

EV / Earnings	116.08
EV / Sales	35.67
EV / EBITDA	n/a
EV / EBIT	n/a
EV / FCF	49.84

Financial Position

The company has a current ratio of 30.45, with a Debt / Equity ratio of 4.99.

Current Ratio	30.45
Quick Ratio	29.61
Debt / Equity	4.99
Debt / EBITDA	n/a
Debt / FCF	45.95
Interest Coverage	n/a

Financial Efficiency

Return on equity (ROE) is 6.37%.

Return on Equity (ROE)	6.37%
Return on Assets (ROA)	1.08%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	n/a
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	n/a
Revenue Per Employee	$803,471
Profits Per Employee	$246,905
Employee Count	348
Asset Turnover	0.03
Inventory Turnover	n/a

Taxes

In the past 12 months, MFA Financial has paid $443,000 in taxes.

Income Tax	443,000
Effective Tax Rate	0.37%

Stock Price Statistics

The stock price has decreased by -4.81% in the last 52 weeks. The beta is 2.23, so MFA Financial's price volatility has been higher than the market average.

Beta (5Y)	2.23
52-Week Price Change	-4.81%
50-Day Moving Average	10.39
200-Day Moving Average	11.23
Relative Strength Index (RSI)	59.93
Average Volume (20 Days)	1,287,949

Short Selling Information

The latest short interest is 2.20 million, so 2.15% of the outstanding shares have been sold short.

Short Interest	2.20M
Short Previous Month	2.18M
Short % of Shares Out	2.15%
Short % of Float	2.18%
Short Ratio (days to cover)	1.93

Income Statement

In the last 12 months, MFA Financial had revenue of $279.61 million and earned $85.92 million in profits. Earnings per share was $0.82.

Revenue	279.61M
Gross Profit	244.30M
Operating Income	119.69M
Pretax Income	98.81M
Net Income	85.92M
EBITDA	n/a
EBIT	n/a
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	$0.82

Balance Sheet

The company has $338.93 million in cash and $9.20 billion in debt, giving a net cash position of -$8.86 billion or -$86.40 per share.

Cash & Cash Equivalents	338.93M
Total Debt	9.20B
Net Cash	-8.86B
Net Cash Per Share	-$86.40
Equity (Book Value)	1.84B
Book Value Per Share	18.04
Working Capital	9.23B

Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow	200.12M
Capital Expenditures	n/a
Free Cash Flow	200.12M
FCF Per Share	$1.95

Margins

Gross margin is 87.37%, with operating and profit margins of 42.81% and 42.65%.

Gross Margin	87.37%
Operating Margin	42.81%
Pretax Margin	42.81%
Profit Margin	42.65%
EBITDA Margin	n/a
EBIT Margin	n/a
FCF Margin	71.57%

Dividends & Yields

This stock pays an annual dividend of $1.44, which amounts to a dividend yield of 13.22%.

Dividend Per Share	$1.44
Dividend Yield	13.22%
Dividend Growth (YoY)	0.71%
Years of Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Ratio	175.61%
Buyback Yield	-1.47%
Shareholder Yield	11.75%
Earnings Yield	7.70%
FCF Yield	17.92%

Analyst Forecast

The average price target for MFA Financial is $13.40, which is 23.05% higher than the current price. The consensus rating is "Buy".

Price Target	$13.40
Price Target Difference	23.05%
Analyst Consensus	Buy
Analyst Count	5
Revenue Growth Forecast (5Y)	n/a
EPS Growth Forecast (5Y)	n/a

Stock Splits

The last stock split was on April 5, 2022. It was a reverse split with a ratio of 0.25:1.

Last Split Date	Apr 5, 2022
Split Type	Reverse
Split Ratio	0.25:1

Scores

Altman Z-Score	n/a
Piotroski F-Score	5