$MFA
MFA FINANCIAL, INC. Stock $mfa

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2022 Q1 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000105516022000009 Filed on May 04, 2022

Income Statement

Concept	2022 Q1	2021 Q3	2021 Q1
Revenue	$106.3M	$90.88M	$81.05M
YoY Change	31.21%	9.98%	-44.28%
Cost Of Revenue	$43.30M	$29.07M	$30.10M
YoY Change	43.84%	-48.1%	-64.08%
Gross Profit	-$67.69M	$129.8M	$85.30M
YoY Change	-179.35%	48.5%	-127.57%
Gross Profit Margin	-63.65%	142.81%	105.24%
Selling, General & Admin	$28.25M	$24.87M	$15.20M
YoY Change	85.88%	35.9%	12.59%
% of Gross Profit		19.16%	17.82%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$3.300M	$3.300M
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit		2.54%
Operating Expenses	$38.44M	$23.75M	-$300.0K
YoY Change	-12914.33%	838941135291581400.0%	-100.17%
Operating Profit	-$106.1M	$106.0M	$85.60M
YoY Change	-223.99%	21.33%	-117.66%
Interest Expense	$43.30M	$29.07M	$30.07M
YoY Change	43.98%	-48.06%	-64.1%
% of Operating Profit		27.41%	35.13%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	-$82.91M	$132.5M	$85.50M
YoY Change	-196.97%	51.96%	-109.41%
Income Tax	$331.0K	$837.0K	$0.00
% Of Pretax Income		0.63%	0.0%
Net Earnings	-$82.91M	$132.5M	$85.52M
YoY Change	-196.94%	51.94%	-109.41%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-77.96%	145.81%	105.52%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.86	$0.28	$0.68
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.86	$0.27	$0.67
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	106.6M shares	440.9M shares	112.8M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	106.6M shares	473.2M shares	120.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2022 Q1	2021 Q3	2021 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$410.9M	$526.2M	$781.0M
YoY Change	-47.38%	-40.47%	573.28%
Cash & Equivalents	$410.9M	$526.2M	$780.7M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$468.0M	$567.7M	$781.0M
YoY Change	-40.07%	-35.78%	573.28%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$39.24M	$39.50M
YoY Change
Goodwill		$61.08M
YoY Change
Intangibles	$18.10M	$24.70M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$8.848B	$7.409B	$5.603B
YoY Change	57.91%	20.9%	-43.08%
Other Assets	$144.6M	$55.51M	$5.000M
YoY Change	2792.0%	1010.14%	-97.7%
Total Long-Term Assets	$9.457B	$7.920B	$5.937B
YoY Change	59.29%	20.02%	-46.1%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$468.0M	$567.7M	$781.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$9.457B	$7.920B	$5.937B
Total Assets	$9.925B	$8.488B	$6.718B
YoY Change	47.74%	13.42%	-39.64%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses	$171.7M	$128.7M	$34.00M
YoY Change	405.09%	192.48%	-49.25%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change			-100.0%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$547.8M	$336.0M	$180.0M
YoY Change	204.33%	401.43%	-97.7%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$7.028B	$5.551B	$3.996B
YoY Change	75.88%	14.43%	367.37%
Other Long-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$7.028B	$5.551B	$3.996B
YoY Change	75.88%	14.43%	367.37%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$547.8M	$336.0M	$180.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$7.028B	$5.551B	$3.996B
Total Liabilities	$7.576B	$5.887B	$4.176B
YoY Change	81.43%	19.71%	-51.95%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$1.417B	-$1.268B	-$1.362B
YoY Change	4.07%	-10.04%	-12.06%
Common Stock	$1.050M	$4.409M	$4.461M
YoY Change	-76.46%	-2.74%	-1.54%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$2.349B	$2.601B	$2.542B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$9.925B	$8.488B	$6.718B
YoY Change	47.74%	13.42%	-39.64%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2022 Q1	2021 Q3	2021 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$82.91M	$132.5M	$85.52M
YoY Change	-196.94%	51.94%	-109.41%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$3.300M	$3.300M
YoY Change
Cash From Operating Activities	$133.6M	$12.48M	$24.17M
YoY Change	452.7%	-131.35%	82.87%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$953.0K	-$7.146M	$4.415M
YoY Change	-78.41%	410.43%	2408.52%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$582.5M	-$1.258B	$349.9M
YoY Change	-266.48%	-372.32%	-57.45%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$583.5M	-$1.265B	$345.5M
YoY Change	-268.88%	-374.69%	-57.98%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$54.22M		$20.56M
YoY Change	163.74%		-3092.29%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	$601.0M	919.3M	-$405.3M
YoY Change	-248.28%	-548.42%	-36.35%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$133.6M	12.48M	$24.17M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$583.5M	-1.265B	$345.5M
Cash From Financing Activities	$601.0M	919.3M	-$405.3M
Net Change In Cash	$151.1M	-333.5M	-$35.66M
YoY Change	-523.76%	-254.54%	-117.94%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$133.6M	$12.48M	$24.17M
Capital Expenditures	$953.0K	-$7.146M	$4.415M
Free Cash Flow	$132.6M	$19.62M	$19.75M
YoY Change	571.43%	-151.1%	51.48%

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CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	Organization <div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:22.5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">MFA Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Maryland on July 24, 1997 and began operations on April 10, 1998. The Company has elected to be treated as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In order to maintain its qualification as a REIT, the Company must comply with a number of requirements under federal tax law, including that it must distribute at least 90% of its annual REIT taxable income to its stockholders. The Company has elected to treat certain of its subsidiaries as taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRS”). In general, a TRS may hold assets and engage in activities that the Company cannot hold or engage in directly and generally may engage in any real estate or non-real estate related business (see Note 8).</span></div>
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