MFS Intermediate Income Trust Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 2/6
MFS Intermediate Income Trust's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -40.6%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 9.7% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 8.2% per year. MFS Intermediate Income Trust's return on equity is 3%, and it has net margins of 83.5%.
Key information
-40.6%
Earnings growth rate
-39.5%
EPS growth rate
| Capital Markets Industry Growth | 10.3% |
| Revenue growth rate | -8.2% |
| Return on equity | 3.0% |
| Net Margin | 83.5% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Oct 2023 |
Recent past performance updates
No updates
Recent updates
MIN: You Have To Understand What You Buy
Jan 12MIN: Avoid This Return Of Principal Fund And Consider High Yielding Alternatives
Oct 12MFS Intermediate Income Trust declares $0.0216 dividend
Feb 03MFS Intermediate Income Trust declares $0.0214 dividend
Jan 03MFS Intermediate Income Trust monthly dividend declines by -2.3% to $0.0212/share
Nov 03MIN: Moving From Sell To Hold On This Investment Grade Bond CEF
Oct 26MFS Intermediate Income Trust declines by -3.1% to $0.0217/share
Oct 03MFS Intermediate Income Trust dips dividend -0.9% to $0.0224/shares
Sep 01MFS Intermediate Income Trust declares $0.0226 dividend
Aug 02MFS Intermediate Income Trust declares $0.0226 dividend
Jul 05MIN: How To Make 2% When Thinking You Are Getting 9.47%
Mar 25MIN: Still The Poster Child For Distributing More Than You Earn
Aug 18MFS Intermediate Income Trust declares $0.0263 dividend
May 10MFS Intermediate Income Trust declares $0.0278 dividend
Feb 04MFS Intermediate Income Trust declares $0.02796 dividend
Jan 05'Destructive ROC': A Case Study - MFS Intermediate Income Trust
Nov 24MFS Intermediate Income Trust declares $0.0281 dividend
Nov 03Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How MFS Intermediate Income Trust makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 23 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 Apr 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 Jan 23 | 11 | -20 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 22 | 11 | -44 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 22 | 11 | -36 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 Apr 22 | 11 | -27 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 Jan 22 | 11 | -12 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 21 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 Apr 21 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 Jan 21 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 20 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 20 | 14 | 31 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 Apr 20 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 Jan 20 | 15 | 37 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 19 | 15 | 41 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 19 | 15 | 31 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 Apr 19 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 Jan 19 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 18 | 15 | -7 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 18 | 14 | -6 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 Apr 18 | 14 | -4 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 Jan 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 Apr 17 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 Jan 17 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 16 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 Apr 16 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 Jan 16 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 15 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 15 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 Apr 15 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 Jan 15 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 14 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 14 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 Apr 14 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Jan 14 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 13 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 13 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: MIN has a large one-off gain of $4.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st October, 2023.
Growing Profit Margin: MIN became profitable in the past.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: MIN has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -40.6% per year.
Accelerating Growth: MIN has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: MIN has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Capital Markets industry (3.3%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: MIN's Return on Equity (3%) is considered low.