earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
MFA Financial Q4 2023 GAAP net income $81.5M, full-year total return 30.7%
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
2023-FY EPS reported
$0.46
- Q4 GAAP net income $81.5M ($0.80 basic EPS); full-year net income $47.3M ($0.46) vs $(264.5M) loss in 2022.
- Distributable earnings $0.49 per share in Q4; GAAP book value $13.98, economic book value $14.57 per share.
- Acquired $860M of loans in Q4 at average coupon 10%; Lima One originated $594M max UPB at avg coupon 10.5%.
- Completed two securitizations totaling $452M in Q4; issued $115M of 8.875% senior unsecured notes due 2029 in Jan 2024.
- 60+ day delinquencies on Purchased Performing loans increased to 3.8%; recourse leverage 1.7x.