$MFA
MFA FINANCIAL, INC. Stock $mfa

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2023 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000105516023000020 Filed on November 07, 2023

Income Statement

Concept	2023 Q4	2023 Q3
Revenue	$223.8M	$159.2M
YoY Change	63.68%	28.49%
Cost Of Revenue	$123.4M	$113.0M
YoY Change	41.49%	57.87%
Gross Profit	$100.3M	-$13.60M
YoY Change	102.8%	-51.65%
Gross Profit Margin	44.84%	-8.54%
Selling, General & Admin	$31.35M	$34.70M
YoY Change	26.17%	16.15%
% of Gross Profit	31.24%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$800.0K	$800.0K
YoY Change	-38.46%	-38.46%
% of Gross Profit	0.8%
Operating Expenses	$32.28M	$43.30M
YoY Change	-0.7%	0.42%
Operating Profit	$68.06M	-$56.90M
YoY Change	301.07%	-20.14%
Interest Expense	-$1.240M	$113.0M
YoY Change		57.9%
% of Operating Profit	-1.82%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$89.73M	-$56.40M
YoY Change	1237.24%	2.51%
Income Tax	-$17.00K	$94.00K
% Of Pretax Income	-0.02%
Net Earnings	$81.85M	-$56.44M
YoY Change	-5069.7%	2.58%
Net Earnings / Revenue	36.58%	-35.46%
Basic Earnings Per Share		-$0.64
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.75	-$0.64
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	101.9M shares	101.9M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		101.9M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2023 Q4	2023 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$318.0M	$300.0M
YoY Change	-4.84%	-30.89%
Cash & Equivalents	$318.0M	$300.1M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$416.9M	$390.0M
YoY Change	3.48%	-22.03%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$37.82M	$38.00M
YoY Change	-4.16%	-0.44%
Goodwill	$61.08M	$61.08M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Intangibles	$8.000M	$8.800M
YoY Change	-34.43%	-34.81%
Long-Term Investments	$19.80M	$20.00M
YoY Change	-30.04%	-34.21%
Other Assets	$170.2M	$153.0M
YoY Change	6.45%	-8.55%
Total Long-Term Assets	$10.36B	$9.715B
YoY Change	18.9%	7.71%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$416.9M	$390.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$10.36B	$9.715B
Total Assets	$10.77B	$10.10B
YoY Change	18.22%	6.14%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses	$196.6M	$183.0M
YoY Change	36.83%	20.78%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$336.0M	$219.0M
YoY Change	7.89%	11.46%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$8.537B	$8.038B
YoY Change	25.32%	10.27%
Other Long-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$8.537B	$8.038B
YoY Change	25.32%	10.27%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$336.0M	$219.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$8.537B	$8.038B
Total Liabilities	$8.873B	$8.256B
YoY Change	24.56%	10.29%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$1.818B	-$1.862B
YoY Change	5.81%	10.85%
Common Stock	$1.019M	$1.019M
YoY Change	0.1%	0.1%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.900B	$1.849B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$10.77B	$10.10B
YoY Change	18.22%	6.14%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2023 Q4	2023 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$81.85M	-$56.44M
YoY Change	-5069.7%	2.58%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$800.0K	$800.0K
YoY Change	-38.46%	-38.46%
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.839M	$39.80M
YoY Change	-14.86%	-73.75%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$309.2M	-$548.2M
YoY Change	254.25%	87.32%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$309.2M	-$548.2M
YoY Change	259.31%	87.12%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	340.1M	458.5M
YoY Change	-1419.47%	132.3%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	3.839M	39.80M
Cash From Investing Activities	-309.2M	-548.2M
Cash From Financing Activities	340.1M	458.5M
Net Change In Cash	34.73M	-49.90M
YoY Change	-132.36%	-189.02%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.839M	$39.80M
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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	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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