MFS Charter Income Trust (MCR) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of November 2025: 0.32x

MFS Charter Income Trust (MCR) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 0.32x as of November 2025. Operating cash flow of $4.86 Million is below net income of $15.10 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. Explore how well can MFS Charter Income Trust service its debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

0.32x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$4.86 Million
USD

Net Income

$15.10 Million
USD

Data as of

Nov 2025
Most recent filing

MFS Charter Income Trust Cash Flow Quality Index (2006–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for MFS Charter Income Trust across 13 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see MFS Charter Income Trust operating cash flow efficiency.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for MFS Charter Income Trust (2006–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for MFS Charter Income Trust.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 0.68x $11.85 Million $17.56 Million ▼ -22.6%
2024 0.87x $26.12 Million $29.94 Million ▼ -61.7%
2023 2.28x $37.57 Million $16.47 Million ▼ -67.9%
2021 7.11x $27.33 Million $3.84 Million ▲ +437.8%
2020 1.32x $36.95 Million $27.95 Million ▲ +46.9%
2019 0.90x $48.11 Million $53.44 Million ▼ -42.3%
2017 1.56x $56.12 Million $35.97 Million ▲ +33.7%
2016 1.17x $46.89 Million $40.17 Million ▼ -8.1%
2014 1.27x $38.87 Million $30.61 Million ▼ -21.4%
2013 1.62x $34.46 Million $21.33 Million ▲ +266.2%
2012 0.44x $35.26 Million $79.91 Million ▼ -55.9%
2007 1.00x $20.97 Million $20.97 Million ▲ +0.0%
2006 1.00x $29.47 Million $29.47 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.