MFA Financial, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Realty
  • ISIN: US55272X6076
USD
9.23
0.18 (1.99%)
  • Price Points
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  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Paramount Group, Inc.

Why is MFA Financial, Inc. ?

1
Flat results in Jun 25
  • NET PROFIT(9M) At USD 79.78 MM has Grown at -48.51%
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 124.08 MM
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 494.64 %
2
With ROE of 7.44%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.53 Price to Book Value
  • The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -11.73%, its profits have risen by 348.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 1468.9
3
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -11.73% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Realty)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is MFA Financial, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
MFA Financial, Inc.
-1.18%
-0.28
29.28%
S&P 500
22.36%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
25.29%
EBIT Growth (5y)
53.42%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.41
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
110.35%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
64.15%
ROCE (avg)
27.66%
ROE (avg)
6.00%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
5
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.53
EV to EBIT
0.83
EV to EBITDA
0.82
EV to Capital Employed
0.40
EV to Sales
0.82
PEG Ratio
0.11
Dividend Yield
1522.76%
ROCE (Latest)
48.42%
ROE (Latest)
9.63%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Sideways
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

9What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 252.21 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 252.02 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1.5% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 7.32 times

-6What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)

At USD 45.19 MM has Grown at -38.9%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 639.5 %

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 721.03 MM

Here's what is working for MFA Financial, Inc.

Net Sales
Highest at USD 252.02 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 252.21 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Net Sales
At USD 252.02 MM has Grown at 29.61%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 194.45 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 7.32 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.5% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for MFA Financial, Inc.

Net Profit
At USD 45.19 MM has Grown at -38.9%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 639.5 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 721.03 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents