---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001411342-25-000047"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EFC"
cik: "0001411342"
company_name: "Ellington Financial Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T07:29:17.725511+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ellington Financial Q1 net income $0.35/shr, adj distributable earnings $0.39/shr

## Summary
- Net income attributable to common stockholders $31.6M ($0.35/shr) vs $22.4M ($0.25/shr) in Q4 2024.
- Adjusted distributable earnings $35.5M ($0.39/shr); book value per share $13.44.
- Monthly dividend of $0.13/shr declared May 7, 2025 (unchanged); dividend yield 12.2%.
- Credit strategy generated $0.58/shr net income; Agency $0.05; Longbridge ($0.01).
- Recourse debt-to-equity ratio improved to 1.7:1 from 1.8:1; five securitizations priced in Q1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001411342-25-000047
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EFC
- cik: 0001411342
- company_name: Ellington Financial Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411342/000141134225000047/0001411342-25-000047-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411342/000141134225000047/efc-20250507.htm

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