US · MCR
MFS Charter Income Trust
- Sector
- Financial Services · Asset Management - Income
- Headquarters
- Boston, MA 02199
- Website
- mfs.com
Price · as of 2025-11-30
$6.04
Market cap 259.72M
Valuation summary
Four models, one snapshot. Upside is target ÷ current − 1.
| Valuation method | Value, $ | Upside, % |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence(AI) | $32.85 | +443.87% |
| Intrinsic Value(DCF) | $308.25 | +5,003.48% |
| Graham-Dodd Method(GD) | $0.77 | -87.25% |
| Graham Formula(GF) | $20.51 | +239.49% |
Valuation history
Annual price (USD per share) overlaid with each model's fair value. Y-axis is log scale.
| Year | Price | AI | DCF | Graham-Dodd | Graham Formula |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | |||||
| 2012 | $3.26 | ||||
| 2013 | $3.08 | $20.91 | $2.61 | $2.87 | $0.41 |
| 2014 | $3.19 | $19.65 | $3.18 | $4.24 | $0.00 |
| 2015 | $3.19 | $19.85 | $2.53 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $3.95 | $30.71 | $2.67 | $2.01 | $1.42 |
| 2017 | $4.06 | $26.08 | $0.00 | $1.49 | $25.20 |
| 2018 | $4.22 | $20.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $16.38 |
| 2019 | $5.08 | $182.52 | $39.94 | $4.15 | |
| 2020 | $5.80 | $24.44 | $20.38 | $1.54 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $5.64 | $26.09 | $32.80 | $0.00 | $2.35 |
| 2022 | $5.21 | $50.73 | $3.12 | $0.00 | $39.41 |
| 2023 | $5.38 | $29.88 | $0.00 | $0.36 | $0.00 |
| 2024 | $5.87 | $94.72 | $12.22 | $2.19 | |
| 2025 | $6.23 | $32.85 | $21.77 | $0.77 | $20.50 |
AI valuation
Our deep-learning model estimates MFS Charter Income Trust's (MCR) per-share fair value from quarterly fundamentals, sector trend, and historical valuation patterns.
- AI fair value
- $32.85
- Current price
- $6.04
- AI upside
- +443.87%
Methodology and confidence bands appear in the dedicated valuation theory section. The AI score is an estimate, not a recommendation.
Intrinsic value (DCF)
Open DCF calculatorThree textbook valuation models, recomputed daily from the latest financial statements. The DCF uses our Chepakovich model. Graham-Dodd and Graham Formula are conservative reference points.
DCF
$308.25
+5,003.48% upside
Graham-Dodd
$0.77
-87.25% upside
Graham Formula
$20.51
+239.49% upside
Peer comparison
Same-industry comparables, ranked by market cap.
| Basic Info | Model Valuation | Core Valuation | Profitability | Leverage & Liquidity | Growth | Cash Flow | Dividends | Enterprise Value | Risk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ticker | Company Name | Price | Market Cap | AI Upside | DCF Upside | GD Upside | GF Upside | P/E | P/B | P/S | EV/EBITDA | PEG | P/TBV | Gross Margin | Operating Margin | Net Margin | ROE | ROIC | ROA | Debt/Equity | Interest Coverage | Current Ratio | Quick Ratio | Net Debt/EBITDA | EPS Growth | Sales Growth | FCF Growth | FCF Yield | Op Cash Flow Ratio | Cash ROIC | Dividend Yield | Dividend Payout | Shareholder Yield | EV/EBIT | EV/FCF | EV/Sales | Altman Z-Score |
| MCR | MFS Charter Income Trust | $6.04 | 259.72M | +444% | +5,003% | -87% | +239% | 14.78 | 0.92 | 13.19 | 15.38 | — | 0.92 | 89.81% | 115.48% | 89.25% | 6.18% | 6.04% | 4.60% | 0.34 | 4.43 | 2.61 | 4.55 | 4.18 | -4167.00% | 4249.00% | -5462.00% | 4.57% | 5.17 | 3.15% | 8.66% | 128.00% | 8.81% | 15.38 | 29.48 | 17.76 | 1.68 |
| BKT | BlackRock Income Trust, I… | $11.16 | 271.01M | +335% | -20% | — | +223% | 80.24 | 0.91 | 63.76 | 39.22 | — | 0.91 | 100.00% | 79.67% | 79.46% | 1.09% | 0.82% | 0.71% | 0.31 | 0.60 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 10.22 | -8116.00% | 27280.00% | 11738.00% | 25.40% | 1.27 | 16.73% | 9.85% | 790.50% | 24.80% | 104.04 | 5.12 | 82.88 | 0.42 |
| FCT | First Trust Senior Floati… | $9.88 | 256.72M | +327% | +236% | — | — | 13.26 | 0.90 | 11.43 | 16.11 | — | 0.90 | 88.64% | 86.14% | 86.14% | 6.62% | 5.78% | 5.30% | 0.20 | 7.58 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 2.85 | -4194.00% | -3428.00% | -8609.00% | 2.48% | 0.23 | 1.90% | 12.27% | 162.80% | 12.27% | 16.11 | 48.98 | 13.88 | 1.75 |
| MIN | MFS Intermediate Income T… | $2.60 | 295.88M | +2,407% | -63% | +54% | +4,159% | 10.00 | 0.85 | 9.80 | 10.00 | 5.45 | 0.85 | 100.00% | 97.98% | 97.98% | 8.53% | 8.53% | 8.45% | 0.00 | — | 2.16 | 2.16 | 0.00 | 18369.00% | 47383.00% | — | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 10.00 | — | 9.80 | 136.88 |
| MMT | MFS Multimarket Income Tr… | $4.71 | 258.8M | +515% | -24% | -78% | — | 11.50 | 0.91 | 10.84 | 12.51 | — | 0.91 | 89.09% | 116.44% | 94.23% | 7.91% | 7.37% | 5.81% | 0.34 | 5.27 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 3.47 | -5000.00% | -4872.00% | -6229.00% | 4.42% | 0.11 | 3.03% | 8.71% | 100.20% | 9.36% | 12.51 | 30.42 | 14.56 | 1.35 |
| NCZ | Virtus Convertible & Inco… | $14.72 | 280.11M | +955% | +95% | -19% | +2,510% | 4.01 | 0.49 | 4.30 | 4.07 | 0.12 | 0.49 | 41.34% | 127.61% | 121.08% | 12.65% | 14.40% | 10.87% | 0.13 | 19.55 | 5.21 | 6.28 | 0.81 | 324247.00% | 13712.00% | -7216.00% | 13.47% | 5.61 | 6.53% | 14.72% | 59.00% | 14.72% | 3.86 | 8.52 | 4.93 | 1.91 |
| OIA | Invesco Municipal Income … | $6.39 | 304.65M | +964% | -58% | -45% | -16% | 15.33 | 0.87 | 11.77 | 22.19 | — | 0.87 | 79.03% | 76.81% | 76.81% | 5.69% | 3.99% | 3.96% | 0.41 | 3.66 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 6.86 | -2065.00% | 681.00% | -21556.00% | 14.04% | 12.80 | 8.59% | 5.63% | 86.20% | 25.26% | 22.19 | 10.31 | 17.04 | 1.34 |
| PMM | Putnam Managed Municipal … | $6.45 | 277.25M | +2,188% | -62% | +147% | +21,665% | 3.90 | 0.65 | 3.89 | 4.00 | 0.50 | 0.65 | 100.00% | 99.74% | 99.74% | 17.36% | 16.80% | 16.21% | 0.03 | 109.49 | 1.54 | 2.49 | 0.18 | 78000.00% | 100601.00% | — | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.34% | 4.03 | — | 4.02 | 10.12 |
| SCD | LMP Capital and Income Fu… | $15.93 | 5.34B | +139% | -36% | — | -94% | -437.94 | 0.95 | 6.56 | 149.97 | — | 0.95 | 99.56% | 5.27% | -1.50% | -0.24% | 0.69% | -0.19% | 0.21 | 0.78 | 0.28 | 2.47 | 27.70 | -10070.00% | -3767.00% | -6442.00% | 1.67% | 2.16 | 1.43% | 7.49% | -3278.40% | 7.49% | 149.97 | 72.26 | 7.91 | 3.12 |
About MFS Charter Income Trust
MFS Charter Income Trust is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Massachusetts Financial Services Company. The fund invests in the fixed income markets across the globe. It invests primarily in corporate bonds of U.S. or foreign issuers, U.S. Government securities, foreign government securities, mortgage-backed, and other asset-backed securities of U.S. or foreign issuers, or debt instruments of issuers located in emerging market countries. The fund employs a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis with bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. It seeks to benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against a combination of the Barclays U.S. High-Yield Corporate Bond 2% Issuer Capped Index, MFS Charter Income Trust Blended Index, Barclays U.S. Credit Bond Index, Barclays U.S. Government/Mortgage Bond Index, Citigroup World Government Bond Non-Dollar Hedged Index, and JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global. MFS Charter Income Trust was formed on July 20, 1989 and is domiciled in the United States.
- CEO
- Robin Ann Stelmach
- Employees
- 0
- Beta
- 0.71
Disclaimer: Information on this page is provided for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Upside computed as ($308.25 ÷ $6.04) − 1 = +5,003.48% (DCF, example).