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MFA FINANCIAL, INC. Stock $mfa

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2020 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000105516020000030 Filed on August 06, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q2	2019 Q2
Revenue	$102.8M	$144.9M
YoY Change	-29.09%	42.45%
Cost Of Revenue	$88.00M	$85.00M
YoY Change	3.53%	64.09%
Gross Profit	$80.60M	$116.8M
YoY Change	-30.99%	28.49%
Gross Profit Margin	78.42%	80.59%
Selling, General & Admin	$16.00M	$13.80M
YoY Change	15.94%	9.52%
% of Gross Profit	19.85%	11.82%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$400.0K	$700.0K
YoY Change	-42.86%	75.0%
% of Gross Profit	0.5%	0.6%
Operating Expenses	-$61.00M	$23.80M
YoY Change	-356.3%	15.53%
Operating Profit	$141.6M	$93.00M
YoY Change	52.26%	32.29%
Interest Expense	$87.99M	$85.04M
YoY Change	3.47%	64.15%
% of Operating Profit	62.14%	91.45%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$96.60M	$93.00M
YoY Change	3.87%	32.1%
Income Tax
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	$96.58M	$93.04M
YoY Change	3.8%	32.17%
Net Earnings / Revenue	93.97%	64.19%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.19	$0.20
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.19	$0.20
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	453.2M shares	450.5M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	482.5M shares	459.4M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q2	2019 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$666.0M	$89.00M
YoY Change	648.31%	61.82%
Cash & Equivalents	$666.2M	$88.70M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$666.0M	$89.00M
YoY Change	648.31%	61.82%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment
YoY Change
Goodwill		$7.200M
YoY Change		0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$6.417B	$12.48B
YoY Change	-48.59%	25.21%
Other Assets	$8.000M	$31.00M
YoY Change	-74.19%	933.33%
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.901B	$13.12B
YoY Change	-47.39%	23.88%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$666.0M	$89.00M
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.901B	$13.12B
Total Assets	$7.567B	$13.21B
YoY Change	-42.71%	24.08%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses	$35.00M	$49.00M
YoY Change	-28.57%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$8.631B
YoY Change	-100.0%	46.49%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$35.00M	$8.770B
YoY Change	-99.6%	48.85%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$5.011B	$1.035B
YoY Change	384.15%
Other Long-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.011B	$1.035B
YoY Change	384.15%	-33.05%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$35.00M	$8.770B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.011B	$1.035B
Total Liabilities	$5.046B	$9.805B
YoY Change	-48.53%	31.82%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$1.452B	-$638.4M
YoY Change	127.41%	7.8%
Common Stock	$4.532M	$4.506M
YoY Change	0.58%	13.07%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$2.521B	$3.403B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$7.567B	$13.21B
YoY Change	-42.71%	24.08%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q2	2019 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$96.58M	$93.04M
YoY Change	3.8%	32.17%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$400.0K	$700.0K
YoY Change	-42.86%	75.0%
Cash From Operating Activities	$43.40M	$48.80M
YoY Change	-11.07%	28.76%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures		-$600.0K
YoY Change		50.0%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$4.583B	-$240.2M
YoY Change	-2007.99%	-162.68%
Cash From Investing Activities	$4.583B	-$240.9M
YoY Change	-2002.53%	-162.93%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-4.286B	193.2M
YoY Change	-2318.48%	-133.07%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	43.40M	48.80M
Cash From Investing Activities	4.583B	-240.9M
Cash From Financing Activities	-4.286B	193.2M
Net Change In Cash	340.5M	1.100M
YoY Change	30854.55%	-100.67%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$43.40M	$48.80M
Capital Expenditures		-$600.0K
Free Cash Flow		$49.40M
YoY Change		28.98%

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