---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001411342-23-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EFC"
cik: "0001411342"
company_name: "Ellington Financial Inc."
filed_at: "2023-02-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T02:07:53.295093+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ellington Financial estimates Q4 2022 net income $0.36-$0.38 per share

## Summary
- Net income per share estimated $0.36-$0.38 for Q4 2022, after preferred dividends.
- Adjusted distributable earnings per share estimated $0.40-$0.44 (non-GAAP).
- Preliminary results subject to completion of closing and review procedures.
- Full financial statements not yet audited by independent accounting firm.
- No prior-period comparison or guidance change provided in the release.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001411342-23-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EFC
- cik: 0001411342
- company_name: Ellington Financial Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-02-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411342/000141134223000027/0001411342-23-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411342/000141134223000027/efc-20230202.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001411342-23-000027
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001411342-23-000027.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001411342-23-000027.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Ellington Financial Inc. reported the quarter ended December 31, 2022 results: EPS estimated to be in the range of $0.36 to $0.38.
  - Period: the quarter ended December 31, 2022
  - EPS: estimated to be in the range of $0.36 to $0.38
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: Ellington Financial Inc. (the “Company”) is disclosing certain preliminary results of operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 based on currently available information. Preliminary Fourth Quarter Results: • Net income per share of common stock is estimated to be in the range of $0.36 to $0.38 for the quarter ended December 31, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411342/000141134223000027/0001411342-23-000027-index.htm

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