Chimera Investment(CIM) - 2025 Q2 - Earnings Call Presentation

Company Strategy & Performance - Chimera Investment Corp is a hybrid mortgage REIT focused on diversified investment solutions across the mortgage credit product spectrum[10, 13] - The company reported earnings available for distribution of $039 per share[19] - Book value per share was $2091, a 12% decrease from the previous quarter[22] - Economic return for the quarter was 05%[19, 22] HomeXpress Acquisition - Chimera entered into a definitive agreement to acquire HomeXpress Mortgage Corp, expected to close in Q4 2025[11, 21, 22] - The acquisition consideration includes cash equal to HomeXpress's book value plus a $120 million premium and 2,077,151 shares of CIM common stock[22] - HomeXpress has originated over $107 billion in loans since 2016[25, 27] - HomeXpress generated $47 million in pre-tax earnings in 2024[27] Portfolio Composition & Activity - The company purchased $19 billion in notional Agency pass-throughs, with an additional $402 million settling in Q3[22] - Recourse leverage increased to 18x from 12x in Q1 due to growth in Agency RMBS allocation[22] - Loans under third-party asset management grew 43% year-over-year to $254 billion[57, 58]