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Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC)

Ellington Financial Inc., operating through its subsidiary, Ellington Financial Operating Partnership LLC, is an investment company primarily focused on acquiring and actively managing a broad range of financial assets within the United States. Its extensive portfolio encompasses various mortgage-related instruments, including residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) — both those guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and those backed by non-agency residential loans like prime jumbo, Alt-A, manufactured housing, and subprime mortgages — as well as direct residential and commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate debt. The company also invests in consumer loans and asset-backed securities underpinned by consumer and commercial assets. Beyond real estate and consumer finance, Ellington Financial holds corporate debt and equity securities, corporate loans, and collateralized loan obligations. Additionally, it engages with mortgage-related and non-mortgage-related derivatives and pursues other strategic investment opportunities. Founded in 2007, the company's headquarters are located in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.

Sector: Real Estate

Industry: REIT - Mortgage

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Ellington Financial Inc.

NYSE:EFCReal Estate
+0.86%$11.73
AH Close$11.82+0.77%vs close
Mkt Cap$1.51B
Float124.18M
O/S128.89M
Inst Own49.9%
SI7.3%
Div Yield13.30%
Dilution
Delisting Issues Timeline
Financials Summary
Revenue$674.54M
Net Income$146.87M
Total Assets$19.35B
Free Cash Flow$509.04M
Debt & Equity
Debt 89%
Equity 10%
Preferred 2%
Total Debt$16.96B
Total Equity$1.83B
Preferred Stock$331.96M
Shares Outstanding
Short Interest
Split History

No splits on record

Nothing in EFC's public trading history: no forward or reverse split has affected the share count.

Balance Sheet Details
Assets$19.35B
Liabilities$17.48B
Accounts Receivable$213.13M
Accounts Payable$0
Inventory$0
PP&E (Net)$0
Goodwill$0
Intangible Assets$28.91M
Income Statement
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012FY 2011FY 2010FY 2009FY 2008
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-312011-12-312010-12-312009-12-312008-12-31
Revenue$674.54M$282.19M$256.5M$43.15M$216.8M$35.15M$85.16M$76.83M$10.74M$2.35M$53.24M$72.97M$86.94M$103.04M$22.52M$57.58M$124.28M$8.48M
YoY Growth139.0%10.0%494.5%-80.1%516.8%-58.7%10.8%615.2%357.7%-95.6%-27.0%-16.1%-15.6%357.4%-60.9%-53.7%1366.1%-
Cost of Revenue$106.17M$0$0$0$42.33M$0$0$415K$21.4M$21.28M$20.38M$1.23M$1.13M$923K$0$0$0$0
Gross Profit$568.37M$282.19M$256.5M$43.15M$174.46M$35.15M$85.16M$76.42M-$10.66M-$18.93M$32.87M$71.74M$85.81M$102.11M$22.52M$57.58M$124.28M$8.48M
Gross Margin84.3%100.0%100.0%100.0%80.5%100.0%100.0%99.5%-99.2%-806.7%61.7%98.3%98.7%99.1%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
Research and Development$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0-$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Selling, General, and Administrative$13.05M$65.69M$68.49M$29M$20.91M$16.52M$14.82M$9.97M$2.24M$18.05M$14.81M$13.02M$7.58M$5.89M$10.57M$15.06M$26.75M$9.38M
Other$140.03M$100.22M$98.8M$39.12M$18.62M$16.81M$15.82M$11.6M$796K-$51.47M-$27.75M$1.2M$29.71M$72.96M-$16.12M-$28.25M-$55.19M-$14.09M
Total Operating Expenses$153.08M$165.92M$167.29M$68.12M$39.52M$33.33M$30.63M$26.92M$4.15M$18.05M$14.81M$13.02M$7.58M$5.89M-$5.55M-$13.19M-$28.44M-$4.71M
Operating Income (EBIT)$415.29M$116.27M$89.21M-$24.97M$134.94M$1.82M$54.53M$103.38M$65.1M$299K$50.2M$69.09M$89.55M$104.94M$16.97M$44.4M$95.84M$3.77M
Operating Margin61.6%41.2%34.8%-57.9%62.2%5.2%64.0%134.6%606.0%12.7%94.3%94.7%103.0%101.9%75.4%77.1%77.1%44.4%
Interest Expense$304.53M$279.61M$262.45M$0$44.03M$61.66M$0$56.71M$8.17M$16.31M$12.11M$9.93M$11.03M$7.8M$6.65M$3.83M$2.46M$6.19M
Interest Income$494.49M$416.01M$370.17M$140.44M$175.5M$173.53M$81.42M$131.03M$21.14M$74.34M$101.78M$93.53M$85.74M$63.86M$63.54M$45.63M$51.71M$29.91M
Other Income (Expense)-$260.73M$32.45M-$855K-$63.61M$8.76M$37.93M$0$0$50.77M-$16M-$27.66M-$2.44M-$10.99M-$7.8M$0$0$0$0
Income Before Tax (EBT)$154.56M$148.72M$88.36M-$88.58M$143.7M$39.75M$54.53M$49.91M$6.59M-$15.7M$38.43M$59.95M$79.36M$97.15M$0$0$0$0
Income Tax Expense$3.79M$612K$457K-$17.72M$3.14M$11.38M$1.56M$3.23M$400K$0$340K$782K$838K$0-$10.33M-$40.57M-$93.38M$2.42M
Net Income$146.87M$145.86M$84.08M-$70.05M$133.46M$25.01M$57.93M$46.68M$6.2M-$16.01M$38.09M$59.17M$78.52M$97.15M$10.33M$40.57M$93.38M-$2.42M
Net Income Margin21.8%51.7%32.8%-162.3%61.6%71.1%68.0%60.8%57.7%-682.0%71.5%81.1%90.3%94.3%45.8%70.5%75.1%-28.6%
Supplementary Data
EPS1.191.360.88-1.412.550.391.761.540.19-0.491.132.093.285.310.613.047.52-0.20
Diluted EPS1.191.360.88-1.412.550.391.761.520.19-0.481.132.093.285.310.613.047.52-0.20
Weighted Average OS99.44M86.85M69.06M60.62M49.21M44.12M32.07M30.30M32.53M32.76M33.85M27.96M23.59M17.90M16.50M12.96M12.04M11.98M
EBITDA$459.09M$0$0$5.67M$193.02M$0$0$95.45M$9.54M$299K$60.28M$0$0$104.94M$16.97M$40.57M$93.38M$3.77M
EBITDA Margin68.1%--13.1%89.0%--124.2%88.8%12.7%113.2%--101.9%75.4%70.5%75.1%44.4%
Balance Sheet
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012FY 2011FY 2010FY 2009FY 2008
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-312011-12-312010-12-312009-12-312008-12-31
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents$201.89M$192.39M$228.93M$221.87M$92.84M$111.82M$72.48M$44.66M$47.23M$123.27M$183.91M$114.14M$183.49M$59.08M$96.9M$56.18M$125.93M$84.35M
Short-Term Investments$0$0$1.62M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Cash and Short-Term Investments$201.89M$192.39M$230.54M$221.87M$92.84M$111.82M$72.48M$44.66M$47.23M$123.27M$183.91M$114.14M$183.49M$59.08M$96.9M$56.18M$125.93M$84.35M
Accounts Receivable$213.13M$211.27M$584.36M$176.17M$215.72M$112.46M$202.95M$890.3M$646.09M$560.47M$20.44M$1.41B$972.41M$0$539.84M$805.05M$523.12M$39.21M
Inventory$0$0$22.09M$0$0$0$0-$20M-$28.16M$145.63M$211.81M-$2.87B-$2B-$1.33B$0$0$0$0
Other Current Assets-$213.13M-$403.65M$12.62B-$398.04M-$308.56M-$224.29M-$275.43M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Current Assets$201.89M$0$13.46B$0$0$0$0$934.95M$76.92M$144.98M$204.35M$134.75M$183.49M$64.8M$68.86M$41.7M$649.05M$123.56M
Long-Term Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment Net$0$0$4.39M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Goodwill$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Intangible Assets$28.91M$29.77M$29.58M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Long-Term Investments$18.75B$15.45B$14.25B$0$0$0$0$2.96B$2.1B$1.54B$1.82B$2.25B$1.79B$1.42B$1.21B$1.25B$755.44M$429.88M
Deferred Tax Assets$0$0-$23.13M$0$0$0$0$3.97B$2.99B$2.41B$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Long-Term Assets-$18.78B-$15.48B$23.13M-$8.11M$4.87B$0$0-$3.91B-$2.99B-$2.41B-$1.82B-$2.25B-$1.79B-$1.42B-$1.21B-$1.25B-$755.44M-$429.88M
Total Long-Term Assets$0$0$14.29B$0$0$0$0$3.02B$2.1B$1.54B$1.82B$2.25B$1.79B$1.42B$1.21B$1.25B$755.44M$429.88M
Other Assets$19.15B$16.32B$15.32B$14.09B$5.18B$3.41B$4.34B$15.96M$816.55M$727.6M$963.18M$1.56B$1B$663.69M$686.71M$1.05B$126.17M$146.53M
Total Assets$19.35B$16.32B$15.32B$14.09B$5.18B$3.41B$4.34B$3.97B$2.99B$2.41B$2.99B$3.95B$2.98B$2.15B$1.97B$2.33B$1.53B$699.98M
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable$0$57.28M$71.86M$0$0$0$0$495.57M$208.61M$91.95M$170.8M$103.93M$196.38M$60.06M$130.36M$167.27M$107.23M$125.47M
Short-Term Debt$2.66B$4.25B$4.61B$4.66B$2.99B$1.77B$2.64B$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Current Income Tax Payable$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Current Unearned Revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0$0-$1B-$996.82M-$941.63M-$1B-$1.48B-$1.08B$0$0$0$0$0
Other Current Liabilities$0-$118.6M$227.32M$406.19M$205.21M$79.26M$166.57M-$502.87M-$212.44M-$110.48M-$291.99M-$131.92M-$223.41M-$103.19M-$213.34M-$356.72M-$148.88M-$141.03M
Total Current Liabilities$2.66B$118.6M$5.09B$5.07B$3.2B$1.85B$2.81B$495.57M$212.49M$91.95M$170.8M$103.93M$196.38M$61.4M$1M$167.27M$107.23M$125.47M
Long-Term Liabilities
Long-Term Debt$14.31B$14.2B$8.73B$7.74B$641.68M$614.86M$634M$497.08M$267.79M$24.09M$0$774K$983K$1.33M$0$0$0$0
Long-Term Unearned Revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$3.38B$2.37B$1.77B$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities$0$0$0$0$0$0$0-$1.38B-$895.28M-$710.75M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Long-Term Liabilities$518.17M$403.16M-$8.73B-$7.74B-$641.68M-$614.86M-$634M-$497.08M-$267.79M-$24.09M$0-$774K-$983K-$1.33M$0$0$0$0
Total Long-Term Liabilities$14.83B$0$2.57M$0$0$0$0$2B$1.48B$1.06B$1.17B$1.67B$1.24B$907.05M$0$0$0$0
Other Liabilities$0$14.73B$13.78B$7.8B$653.98M$639.41M$661.62M$884.83M$682.79M$618.8M$907.62M$1.38B$915.62M$677.31M$1.6B$1.93B$1.23B$458.9M
Total Liabilities$17.48B$14.73B$13.78B$12.87B$3.85B$2.49B$3.47B$3.38B$2.37B$1.77B$2.25B$3.16B$2.35B$1.65B$1.6B$1.93B$1.23B$458.9M
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock$331.96M$331.96M$355.55M$227.43M$226.94M$111.03M$111.03M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Common Stock$113K$91K$83K$64K$58K$44K$39K$563.83M$589.72M$627.62M$722.36M$772.81M$611.28M$497.37M$362.05M$0$0$0
Retained Earnings-$412.96M-$375.11M-$353.36M-$290.88M-$97.28M-$141.52M-$103.56M$563.83M$600.1M$637.66M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Comprehensive Income & Other$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$595.17M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Stockholders' Equity$2.25B$1.95B$1.87B$1.49B$1.39B$1.03B$932.78M-$563.83M-$589.72M-$627.62M$9.69M$9.34M$9.12M$8.98M$8.87M$403.67M$299.79M$241.08M
Total Equity$1.83B$1.57B$1.52B$1.2B$1.29B$885.22M$829.26M$563.83M$600.1M$637.66M$732.05M$782.15M$620.4M$506.36M$370.92M$403.67M$299.79M$241.08M
Minority Interest$36.9M$20.35M$18.54M$24.92M$32.23M$36.36M$39.43M$31.34M$20.86M$7.12M$6.9M$6.39M$5.65M$0$0$0$0$0
Total Liabilities and Equity$19.32B$16.3B$15.3B$14.06B$5.15B$3.38B$4.3B$3.94B$2.97B$2.41B$2.98B$3.94B$2.97B$2.15B$1.97B$2.33B$1.53B$699.98M
Supplementary Data
Total Debt$16.96B$14.2B$13.33B$12.4B$3.64B$2.39B$3.28B$2B$1.48B$1.06B$1.17B$1.67B$1.24B$907.05M$896.2M$777.8M$0$0
Net Debt$16.76B-$192.39M$13.1B$12.18B$3.54B$2.28B$3.2B$1.95B$1.43B$934.39M$990.28M$1.56B$1.05B$847.97M$799.3M$721.62M-$125.93M-$84.35M
Cash Flow Statement
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012FY 2011FY 2010FY 2009FY 2008
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-312011-12-312010-12-312009-12-312008-12-31
Operating Activities
Net Income$0$148.1M$84.08M$36.14M$140.56M$28.38M$63.18M$49.91M$35.96M-$15.7M$38.43M$59.95M$79.36M$97.15M$10.33M$40.57M$93.38M-$2.42M
Depreciation & Amortization$0$0$0$5.67M$0$0$0$1.91M$1.78M$24.57M$21.82M-$9.13M-$18.62M-$13.01M-$9.01M-$6.64M$0$0
Deferred Income Tax$0$0$0$0$0$0$0-$809.52M-$579.12M-$16.85M-$184.21M$22.8M-$76.2M$54.53M-$165.83M-$284.08M$0$0
Stock-Based Compensation$0$0$0$1.82M$2.21M$734K$475K$415K$385K$400K$393K$267K$179K$135K$147K$1.99M$0$0
Changes in Working Capital:
  Accounts Receivable-$7.13M-$422.27M-$216.12M-$7.67M-$63.26M$5.22M-$15.45M-$7.99M-$7.98M-$1.26M$167K-$13.78M-$1.11M$408K$0$0$0$0
  Inventory$0$0$0-$51.89M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0-$191.99M$0$0$0$0
  Accounts Payable$981K$228K$1.02M-$1.72M$3.18M$515K$161K$3.09M$3M$1.65M-$580K$865K$789K-$270K$141K$113K$96K$652K
  Other Working Capital$14.29M-$15.99M$16.66M-$5.67M$4.7M$8.75M-$1.02M$81.17M-$11.22M$131.02M$689.73M-$526.45M-$212.71M$2.1M$116.42M-$102.01M-$467.57M$74.95M
Total Working Capital Change$8.15M-$438.03M-$199.46M-$66.95M-$55.38M$14.49M-$16.31M$76.28M-$16.21M$131.41M$689.31M-$525.59M-$211.92M-$189.75M$116.56M-$101.9M-$467.47M$75.6M
Other Non-Cash Items$500.9M-$140.6M-$126.48M$66M-$36.1M$75.9M$31.91M$186.83M$94.5M-$54.15M$88.51M-$152.45M-$17.18M-$448K$350K$2.51M$158.64M-$332.93M
Net Cash from Operating$509.04M-$430.53M-$241.86M$42.69M$51.29M$119.51M$79.25M-$494.18M-$462.7M$69.69M$654.25M-$604.16M-$244.38M-$51.4M-$47.45M-$347.55M-$215.45M-$259.75M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures$0$0$0-$39.11M$172.84M$30.64M$49.76M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Acquisitions-$232.7M-$119.99M$34.22M-$49.1M-$24.07M-$34.62M-$42.12M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Purchases of Investments-$9.58B-$6.77B-$6.2B-$5.91B-$5.1B-$2.62B-$4.84B-$3.06B-$2.73B-$2.33B-$3.32B-$5.39B-$2.09B-$2.42B-$3.57B-$2.6B$0$0
Sales of Investments$5.17B$5.81B$6.06B$4.02B$2.99B$3.07B$3.15B$1.87B$1.96B$2.03B$3.57B$4.76B$1.71B$2.17B$3.46B$2.19B$0$0
Other Investing Activities-$826.86M$353.94M$290.07M$218.1M-$62.38M$62.7M$14.48M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Net Cash from Investing-$5.47B-$728.26M$174.91M-$1.75B-$2.03B$507.27M-$1.66B-$1.2B-$768.78M-$294.53M$255.22M-$636.88M-$375.12M-$249.83M-$110.32M-$402.22M$0$0
Financing Activities
Debt Repaid-$1.56B-$1.25B-$131.31M-$1.83B-$1.73B-$306.24M-$1.41B-$568.57M-$449.1M$51.45M$496.01M-$433.02M-$330.08M-$1.26M----
Common Stock Issuance$301.75M$99.3M$122.33M$99.35M$245.29M$95.54M$156.74M$0$0$0$0$188.4M$125.6M$88.14M$0$98.31M$0$0
Common Stock Repurchases$0-$24.61M-$12.35M-$1.66M$0-$3.06M-$782K-$23.13M-$14.64M-$14.03M-$5.64M$0$0-$3.43M-$1.05M$0-$7.33M$0
Dividends Paid-$183.63M-$163.54M-$149.27M-$123.06M-$85.7M-$65.03M-$54.31M-$50.74M-$57.64M-$65.15M-$83.46M-$86.45M-$92.07M-$47.41M-$42.38M-$33.91M-$30.83M$0
Other Financing Activities-$63.48M-$23.59M$24.84M$137.37M-$54.03M-$622K$257.96M-$3.1M$9.84M-$110K$629K$188.24M$5.18M$9.19M$117.83M$216.07M$296.91M$259.4M
Net Cash from Financing$5.09B$1.14B$75.63M$1.84B$1.95B-$587.43M$1.61B$491.6M$386.66M-$130.33M-$584.48M$534.81M$368.79M$47.74M$74.4M$280.48M$256.91M$259.45M
Forex Effect$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1.2B$768.78M$294.53M-$255.22M$636.88M$375.12M$249.83M$110.32M$402.22M$0$0
Net Change in Cash$129.24M-$21.6M$8.68M$129.03M-$18.99M$39.34M$27.4M-$2.58M-$76.04M-$60.63M$69.77M-$69.35M$124.41M-$3.65M$26.95M-$67.07M$41.46M-$305K
Supplementary Data
Operating Cash Flow$509.04M-$430.53M-$241.86M$42.69M$51.29M$119.51M$79.25M-$494.18M-$462.7M$69.69M$654.25M-$604.16M-$244.38M-$51.4M-$47.45M-$347.55M-$215.45M-$259.75M
Capital Expenditure$0$0-$37K-$39.11M$172.84M$30.64M$49.76M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Free Cash Flow$509.04M-$430.53M-$241.86M$3.58M$224.13M$150.15M$129.01M-$494.18M-$462.7M$69.69M$654.25M-$604.16M-$244.38M-$51.4M-$47.45M-$347.55M-$215.45M-$259.75M
Cash at Beginning$208.95M$230.54M$221.87M$92.84M$111.82M$72.48M$45.08M$47.66M$123.27M$183.91M$114.14M$183.49M$59.08M$62.74M$35.79M$102.86M$61.4M$61.71M
Cash at End$338.19M$208.95M$230.54M$221.87M$92.84M$111.82M$72.48M$45.08M$47.23M$123.27M$183.91M$114.14M$183.49M$59.08M$62.74M$35.79M$102.86M$61.4M