---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-036153"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CIM"
cik: "0001409493"
company_name: "CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP"
filed_at: "2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T23:50:00.659655+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chimera Q3 GAAP net loss $(0.07)/share, EAD $0.13; book value falls to $6.90

## Summary
- GAAP net loss of $16.3M ($0.07 per diluted share) vs net income of $17.6M in Q2 2023.
- Earnings available for distribution (non-GAAP) $0.13 per diluted share, down from $0.27 a year ago.
- GAAP book value per common share $6.90, down from $7.49 at December 31, 2022.
- GAAP leverage 4.1:1 (recourse 1.0:1); net interest spread 1.3% vs 1.2% in Q2.
- CEO cites debt refinancing and dividend rightsizing; expects benefits once interest rates moderate.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-036153
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CIM
- cik: 0001409493
- company_name: CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP
- filed_at: 2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1409493/000162828023036153/0001628280-23-036153-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1409493/000162828023036153/cim-20231102.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP reported third quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: net income $(0.07) per diluted common share, EPS $(0.07) per diluted common share.
  - Period: third quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Net income: $(0.07) per diluted common share
  - EPS: $(0.07) per diluted common share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE:CIM) today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023. Financial Highlights: • 3RD QUARTER GAAP NET LOSS OF $(0.07) PER DILUTED COMMON SHARE
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1409493/000162828023036153/0001628280-23-036153-index.htm

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