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MFA Financial (MFA Financial) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 9.70 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), MFA Financial's share price is $10.28. MFA Financial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.06. Hence, MFA Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 9.70.

The historical rank and industry rank for MFA Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

MFA' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.08   Med: 11.64   Max: 57.55
Current: 9.7

During the past 13 years, MFA Financial's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 57.55. The lowest was 2.08. And the median was 11.64.

MFA's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
62.71% of 700 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 11.885 vs MFA: 9.70

MFA Financial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.04. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.06.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of MFA Financial was -69.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 52.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 5.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -10.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, MFA Financial's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 218.50% per year. The lowest was -49.60% per year. And the median was -2.20% per year.


MFA Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for MFA Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

MFA Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16.73 52.39 17.21 2.86 10.73

MFA Financial Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.86 4.86 5.51 8.81 10.73

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Mortgage subindustry, MFA Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


MFA Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, MFA Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MFA Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



MFA Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

MFA Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=10.28/1.06
=9.70

MFA Financial's Share Price of today is $10.28.
MFA Financial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.06.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

MFA Financial  (NYSE:MFA) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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MFA Financial (MFA Financial) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Vanderbilt Avenue, 48th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10017
MFA Financial Inc is a specialty finance company that invests in and finances residential mortgage assets. Its principal business objective is to deliver shareholder value through the generation of distributable income and through asset performance linked to residential mortgage credit fundamentals. The company selectively invests in residential mortgage assets with a focus on credit analysis, projected prepayment rates, interest rate sensitivity and expected return. The company is an internally managed real estate investment trust or REIT.
Executives
Starwood Capital Group Global Ii, L.p. 10 percent owner 591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Michael Charles Roper officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Ofcr C/O MFA FINANCIAL, INC., ONE VANDERBILT AVENUE - 48TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Bryan Wulfsohn officer: Senior Vice President 350 PARK AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Craig L Knutson director, officer: Executive Vice President C/O MFA MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS, INC., 350 PARK AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Stephen D. Yarad officer: Chief Financial Officer 350 PARK AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Robin Josephs director
Mei Lin officer: Sr. VP & Co-Controller C/O MFA FINANCIAL, INC., ONE VANDERBILT AVENUE - 48TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Ssf U.s. Investco, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP GLOBAL II, LP, 591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Scgg Ii Gp, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 1601 WASHINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 800, MIAMI BEACH FL 33139
Starwood Capital Group Holdings Gp, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 1601 WASHINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 800, MIAMI BEACH FL 33139
Bss Scg Gp Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner 1601 WASHINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 800, MIAMI BEACH FL 33139
Ssf U.s. Investco C, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP GLOBAL II, LP, 591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Ssf U.s. Investco K, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP GLOBAL II, LP, 591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Sar Public Holdings Ii, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Ssf U.s. Investco S, L.p. 10 percent owner 591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830