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Finance of America Companies

FOA
44
Financial - Credit Services · Financial Services
Price
$24.25
-0.30 (-1.22%)
Market Cap
$216.7M
Winston Score
44
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count falling — buybacks

55.2% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 18.9M (2021) → 8.5M (2025)

Finance of America Companies is a financial services company that focuses almost entirely on lending products for older Americans. Its main product is the reverse mortgage, which lets homeowners aged 62 and older borrow money against the value of their home without making monthly payments. The company also offers related retirement financing tools, making it one of the few lenders in the United States focused specifically on this older-borrower market.

The company makes money by originating loans, then selling or securitizing them to investors, earning fees and the spread between borrowing and lending rates. It operates primarily in the United States and is a relatively small company with a market cap around $200 million. Its focus on reverse mortgages gives it a niche position, but that same narrow focus is also a key risk — the business is heavily tied to home values, interest rates, and the pace at which older Americans choose to tap their home equity.

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Quality

Gross Margin
90.5%
Premium pricing power — 90.5% gross margin
Operating Margin
90.5%
Excellent — 90.5% operating margin
ROCE
1.4%
Weak — 1.4% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-0.2%
Shrinking sales (-0.2% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
-1440%
Weak — only -1440% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
-22.8%
Burning cash (-22.8%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
85.87
Heavy debt load (85.87)
Interest Cover
0.52x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.5x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
9.0x
Attractive valuation — P/E 9.0

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward
+3.2
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (9.0 → 5.8)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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