NYSE$MFA

MFA Financial Inc · Q1 2023 earnings

Q1 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Produced strong results driven by disciplined risk management and strategic securitizations.

MFA Financial reported strong results for Q1 2023, maintaining a stable cost of funds and growing book value despite market volatility. The company benefited from favorable market conditions to price three securitizations and added to its Agency RMBS position. Lima One subsidiary originated $379 million in new business-purpose loans while maintaining underwriting standards.

  • Maintained stable cost of funds despite a 100 basis point increase in the Fed Funds Rate.
  • Shifted toward more durable, non-mark-to-market forms of financing through securitizations.
  • Weathered the banking crisis in March without any impact on borrowing capacity and prioritized liquidity.
  • Lima One originated $379 million of new business-purpose loans, maintaining high underwriting standards.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$39.4M

Previous: $63.1M-37.6%
EPS (adj)

$0.30

Previous: $0.62-51.6%
Capital Expenditures

-$1.46M

Previous: -$953K-53.0%
Free Cash Flow

$71.3M

Previous: -$83.9M+185.1%
Net Income

$72.8M

Previous: -$82.9M+187.8%
Operating Income

$366K

Previous: $34M-98.9%
Gross Profit

$39.1M

Previous: $59.6M-34.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$362M

Previous: $410M-11.6%
Total Assets

$9.31B

Previous: $9.92B-6.2%

Revenue & EPS history

MFA Financial · Revenue · Quarterly

$39.4M

Q1 2023-37.6%vs Q1 2022
Beat estimate in 2 of 14 quarters(14%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

MFA Financial · $125M total across 1 segment · Q4 2022

  • Residential whole loans
    $125M

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2023

Historical avgQ1 2023

-0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.5%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.5%

Avg return

30 days after

49%

33 / 68 earnings

Positive

+7.6%

Q2 2024

Best reaction

-10.1%

Q1 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-5.8%-2.5%-8.8%
Q4 2025+2.4%-0.2%-4.4%
Q3 2025+1.3%-0.2%+6.2%
Q1 2025-5.3%-4.4%-4.3%
Q4 2024+0.2%+0.3%+5.5%
Q3 2024-6.2%-6.1%-10.8%
Q2 2024+7.6%+7.5%+13.2%
Q1 2024-2.7%-1.0%-1.7%
Q4 2023+2.8%+0.1%+6.4%
Q3 2023-0.3%-0.6%+11.9%
Q2 2023-4.0%-3.0%-2.7%
Q1 2023+1.1%+1.1%+9.3%
Q4 2022+1.7%+0.6%-14.3%
Q3 2022+4.7%+5.0%+14.6%
Q2 2022-4.9%-5.1%-15.8%
Q1 2022-1.2%-8.8%-7.2%
Q4 2021-4.4%-4.9%-4.7%
Q3 2021+2.0%+1.8%-0.7%
Q2 2021+2.4%+2.6%+5.1%
Q1 2021-1.6%-2.9%+0.5%
Q4 2020+0.0%-3.8%-1.9%
Q3 2020+5.0%+7.8%+33.7%
Q2 2020+2.5%+8.4%-1.8%
Q1 2020-10.1%-11.5%-9.4%
Q4 2019+0.0%-4.1%-54.4%
Q3 2019+1.9%+2.3%+1.5%
Q2 2019+4.8%+3.8%+2.3%
Q1 2019-2.1%-0.7%-3.9%
Q4 2018+0.3%+0.1%-1.2%
Q3 2018+3.8%+4.2%+4.7%
Q2 2018-4.6%-7.0%-4.7%
Q1 2018-0.9%-0.1%+1.8%
Q4 2017+4.2%+2.2%+7.3%
Q3 2017-4.1%-6.8%-3.5%
Q2 2017+1.8%+2.1%+2.7%
Q1 2017-4.0%-3.5%+1.0%
Q4 2016-0.7%-0.2%+0.6%
Q3 2016+2.6%+3.5%+6.4%
Q2 2016+3.2%+3.7%+4.0%
Q1 2016+2.5%
Q4 2015-0.8%
Q3 2015-1.4%
Q2 2015-0.7%
Q1 2015-1.7%
Q4 2014+1.7%
Q3 2014-2.0%
Q2 2014-0.5%
Q1 2014+0.1%
Q4 2013+1.9%
Q3 2013-0.9%
Q2 2013-0.9%
Q1 2013+0.4%
Q4 2012+1.2%
Q3 2012-3.6%
Q2 2012-3.9%
Q1 2012+2.9%
Q4 2011-0.9%
Q3 2011+2.5%
Q2 2011+0.3%
Q1 2010+1.6%
Q1 2011+0.2%
Q4 2008-1.4%
Q4 2009-1.4%
Q4 2010-1.4%
Q3 2010+1.6%
Q3 2009+1.6%
Q2 2009-1.1%
Q2 2010-1.1%

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