MFAO — Stock Film
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MFAO
MFA Financial, Inc. 9.000% Senior Notes
~4 min film100% real numbersplain English
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
MFA Financial, Inc. 9.000% Senior Notes. What it actually does.

Invests in residential mortgage assets on a leveraged basis. Acquires agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) guaranteed by government-sponsored enterprises. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 2024
307 employees
$927.8M market value
Revenue last year:
$875.2M
The net profit left over:
$176.8M
Out of every $100 of revenue, $20 stays as net profit.
THE SLICE THAT TURNS INTO PROFIT: 20%

This is an established company with proven profits.

THE SALES TREND
Sales are growing overall, with a pause along the way.

Average growth of 16% a year over the last 3 years. Every year shown ended in profit.

$488.3M
2021
2023
2024
$875.2M
2025
Every quarter, analysts set a profit bar.
How many of the last 8 did the company clear?
1 / 8
EXPECTATIONS MET OR BEATEN
1
Nov 2024
Aug 2026
1 TIME IN THE LAST 8 QUARTERS
It misses the bar more often than not.
THE PRICE TAG
MARKET VALUE / ANNUAL PROFIT
5.2×

The market pays 5.2× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.

No analyst target is on record for this company.

What executives did with their own stock over the last 12 months:
42 buy33 sell

Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Bumpy, but the direction is up.

The stock trades near its peak today. For long-term holders the ride has paid off so far — though past performance guarantees nothing about the future.

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THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/3
A fat profit margin

The net profit margin is 20% — the profit kept from each dollar of revenue is the company’s cushion in hard quarters.

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THE BRIGHT SIDE · 2/3
Sales keep climbing

Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 16% a year on average.

3
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 3/3
Executives are buying their own stock

Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 42 buys and 33 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.

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THE RISKS · 1/1
Thin trading in the shares

Getting in and out without moving the price could prove difficult.

FINALE · THE GRADE
B+
66 / 100 · MoonshotScore

Against everything we grade, MFAO lands near the top. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”

The takeaway: MFAO is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.

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Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.

This was a film — not investment advice.
Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 11, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film