---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001411342-25-000009"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EFC"
cik: "0001411342"
company_name: "Ellington Financial Inc."
filed_at: "2025-02-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T22:51:10.422961+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ellington Financial Q4 net income $22.4M ($0.25/shr); adj distributable earnings $0.45/share

## Summary
- Net income to common stockholders $22.4M ($0.25/shr); adjusted distributable earnings $40.6M ($0.45/shr).
- Book value per share $13.52; monthly dividend $0.13 declared Feb 10, 2025, yield 11.7%.
- Credit portfolio grew 5% QoQ to $3.42B; closed-end second/HELOC, commercial mortgage loans up 39% combined.
- Longbridge segment net gain to common stockholders $26.8M, driven by strong originations and securitization gains.
- Recourse debt-to-equity ratio 1.8:1; completed four securitizations across three product lines during Q4.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001411342-25-000009
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EFC
- cik: 0001411342
- company_name: Ellington Financial Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-02-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411342/000141134225000009/0001411342-25-000009-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411342/000141134225000009/efc-20250227.htm

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