Ellington Financial Q3 adjusted EPS beats estimates

Reuters
Nov 06
Ellington Financial Q3 adjusted EPS beats estimates

Overview

  • Ellington Financial Q3 adjusted EPS of $0.53 beats analyst expectations

  • Adjusted distributable earnings for Q3 beat estimates, driven by strong securitization activity

  • Company increased long-term financing with $400 mln senior unsecured notes

Outlook

  • Company plans to increase proportion of unsecured borrowings over time

  • Ellington Financial aims to maintain conservative leverage and strong dividend coverage

  • Company working on inaugural securitization of residential transition loans

Result Drivers

  • SECURITIZATION ACTIVITY - Strong securitization activity contributed to robust quarterly results, according to CEO Laurence Penn

  • LONG-TERM FINANCING - Co significantly increased long-term, non-mark-to-market financing through securitizations and senior unsecured notes

  • LONGBRIDGE GROWTH - Longbridge segment saw a 37% increase in portfolio driven by record reverse mortgage loan originations

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Adjusted EPS

Beat

$0.53

$0.44 (6 Analysts)

Q3 EPS

$0.29

Q3 Adjusted Net Income

Beat

$54.20 mln

$42.50 mln (5 Analysts)

Q3 Net Income

$29.50 mln

Q3 Net Interest Margin

3.65%

Press Release: ID:nBw8xwDjwa

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