Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc.

NYSE:MHF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$147.2m

Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -32%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 9.1% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 4.3% per year. Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund's return on equity is 2.7%, and it has net margins of 59.4%.

Key information

-32.0%

Earnings growth rate

-32.0%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth10.3%
Revenue growth rate-4.3%
Return on equity2.7%
Net Margin59.4%
Last Earnings Update31 Oct 2023

Recent past performance updates

No updates

Recent updates

MHF: A Look At The 6% Tax Advantaged Yield

Mar 31

CEF Insights: 2024 In Focus: Opportunities In Municipal Bonds

Jan 17

Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund declares $0.0218 dividend

Nov 17

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:MHF Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Oct 237410
31 Jul 237310
30 Apr 237310
31 Jan 237-910
31 Oct 227-2110
31 Jul 227-1610
30 Apr 226-1210
31 Jan 227-110
31 Oct 217910
31 Jul 2171510
30 Apr 2172110
31 Jan 2171210
31 Oct 207210
31 Jul 207-110
30 Apr 207-310
31 Jan 208610
31 Oct 1981510
31 Jul 1981210
30 Apr 198910
31 Jan 198510
31 Oct 188110
31 Jul 188310
30 Apr 188410
31 Jan 188410
31 Oct 178310
31 Jul 178210
30 Apr 178210
31 Jan 178610
31 Oct 1681010
31 Jul 168910
30 Apr 168810
31 Jan 169610
31 Oct 159410
31 Jul 159910
30 Apr 1591310
31 Jan 1591710
31 Oct 1492010
31 Jul 1491010
30 Apr 149010
31 Jan 149-310
31 Oct 139-610
31 Jul 1310310

Quality Earnings: MHF has a large one-off loss of $1.6M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st October, 2023.

Growing Profit Margin: MHF became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: MHF's earnings have declined by 32% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: MHF has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: MHF has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Capital Markets industry (7.8%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: MHF's Return on Equity (2.7%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed

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