NYSE$MFA

MFA Financial Inc · Q4 2020 earnings

Q4 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Earnings stabilized as financing initiatives were implemented, with accretive common stock repurchases and limited dilution from warrant transactions.

MFA Financial's Q4 2020 financial results reflected a return to normal, with the Apollo/Athene debt fully paid off and associated warrants extinguished. Strong quarter and accretive common stock repurchases mitigated warrant settlement dilution. Two new securitizations were executed, reducing interest costs and generating additional liquidity.

  • Apollo/Athene debt was fully paid off, and associated warrants were extinguished.
  • Accretive common stock repurchases mitigated warrant settlement dilution.
  • Two new securitizations were executed, reducing interest costs and generating additional liquidity.
  • Over 1,000 REO properties were sold for aggregate proceeds of $271 million, generating gains on disposal of $15.1 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$19.4M

Previous: $70.7M-72.5%
EPS (adj)

$0.32

Previous: $0.84-61.9%
Capital Expenditures

$3.44M

Previous: $528K+550.9%
Free Cash Flow

$18.2M

Previous: $61.7M-70.5%
Net Income

$49.8M

Previous: $101M-50.5%
Operating Income

$49.8M

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

$814M

Previous: $70.6M+1053.0%
Total Assets

$6.93B

Previous: $13.6B-48.9%

Revenue & EPS history

MFA Financial · Revenue · Quarterly

$19.4M

Q4 2020-72.5%vs Q4 2019
Beat estimate in 3 of 16 quarters(19%)
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 Q4 2020

Historical avgQ4 2020

-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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