Western Global Airlines Inaugurates New Base Maintenance Operation in Blytheville, Arkansas
'We are pleased to announce the relocation of our base maintenance operations from Shreveport, Louisiana, to Blytheville, Arkansas,' said James K. Neff, WGA's CEO and Founder. 'With its access to outstanding back shop capabilities, a highly supportive airport authority, and a much more attractive cost of living, BYH will be a huge improvement for our fixed base maintenance operations going forward.'
In addition to its new base maintenance operation in Blytheville, the company will continue to maintain line maintenance operations at airports across the world, including Columbus, Ohio; Ft. Myers, Florida; Ostend, Belgium; and Shenzhen, China.
About Western Global Airlines. Established in 2013 and based in Estero, Florida, Western Global Airlines is an FAA Part 121 certified cargo airline operating globally for the world's leading airlines, multi-national freight forwarders, and the United States Air Mobility Command. With an operating fleet of fourteen B747-400Fs and MD-11Fs, WGA has carried millions of tons of wide-body cargo to over 400 cities in 135 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.westernglobalairlines.com.
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SYDNEY & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- James Hardie Industries plc (NYSE / ASX : JHX) ("James Hardie" or the "Company"), a leading provider of exterior home and outdoor living solutions, today announced results for its first quarter ending June 30, 2025. Aaron Erter, CEO said, "Our first quarter results were largely as we had anticipated, and reflect an expected normalization of channel inventories, due to moderating growth expectations by customers as uncertainty built throughout April and early May. We remain committed to outperforming market demand over the long term and are employing strategies to deliver on this commitment, notwithstanding near-term conditions. Our actions are centered around our value proposition to customers, and our solid execution against these strategies amplifies our expansive material conversion opportunity. We are resolute in our strategy that is grounded in being homeowner focused, customer and contractor driven. In essence this means that the driving force of our business is our unwavering commitment to delivering winning solutions across the customer value chain." Mr. Erter continued, "AZEK again exceeded guidance, sustaining top line momentum and impressive profitability. For Deck, Rail & Accessories, solid sell-through growth demonstrates the resilient demand profile of the category and TimberTech's strong value proposition. We are working diligently to integrate and deliver on cost and commercial synergies on an accelerated timeline, positioning ourselves to capture the expansive material conversion opportunity ahead and deliver on our long-term value creation commitments to shareholders. Early enthusiastic feedback on our combination with AZEK from dealer customers has been very encouraging, and our confidence in the strategic logic of the combined enterprise is greater than ever. I am so proud of the focus and dedication shown by our One Hardie Team over the last 50 days, and I am confident that together we are elevating James Hardie to be a clear leader in the building products industry." Consolidated Financial Information Segment Business Update and Results North America Fiber Cement Q1 FY26 Q1 FY25 Change North America Fiber Cement (US$ millions) Net Sales 641.8 729.3 (12%) Operating Income 161.2 227.3 (29%) Operating Income Margin 25.1% 31.2% (610bps) Adjusted EBITDA 205.8 263.4 (22%) Adjusted EBITDA Margin 32.1% 36.1% (400bps) Expand Net sales decreased (12%), due primarily to lower volumes driven by soft market demand and inventory management by our customers, partially offset by an increase in average net sales price. Volume declines were similar across Single-Family Exteriors and Interiors, while Multi-Family volumes grew modestly. Single-Family Exteriors declined primarily due to a softening outlook for new construction across the South, where James Hardie has built strong leadership positions with large homebuilders in key long-term growth markets like Texas, Florida and Georgia. Housing markets in these geographies have been especially impacted in the near term by affordability challenges and elevated housing inventory. Adjusted EBITDA margin decreased (400bps) to 32.1%, due to unfavorable production cost absorption associated with lower volumes in addition to unfavorable raw materials, partially offset by a higher average net sales price and Hardie Operating System (HOS) savings. In North America, the Company remains committed to delivering a superior value proposition to customers and a leading margin profile to support our capital allocation priorities despite near-term market headwinds. James Hardie's significant material conversion opportunity and investments across the North American manufacturing footprint have positioned the Company well to capitalize as the market returns to growth and the long-term housing fundamentals play through. The Company is investing across the value chain and growing its contractor base to capture the repair & remodel opportunity. Similarly, in new construction, efforts to deepen exclusivity and increase trim attachment rates support growth and share gain with large homebuilders. In a clear demonstration of the appreciation for James Hardie's innovative product solutions and unrivaled business support, the Company continues to secure multi-year, national hard siding and trim exclusivity agreements, including with Beazer Homes in July. Net sales decreased (10%), or (8%) in Australian dollars, with an EBITDA margin of 35.4%, an increase of +140bps. For the segment, lower volumes, higher average net sales price and the increase in margins were each primarily attributable to the closure of the Philippines manufacturing operations in August 2024. Australia & New Zealand (ANZ) together saw volume and average net sales price each increase by low single-digits, leading to a mid-single digit increase in net sales in Australian dollars. ANZ EBITDA grew modestly and EBITDA margin was flat as the benefit from top-line growth and HOS savings were offset by increased investment in sales and marketing initiatives. In ANZ, the Company is driving growth through new customer acquisitions and project conversion enabled by customer collaboration. The Company is influencing how homeowners build, and driving growth through Co-Creation and leveraging the James Hardie brand. The teams are innovating to accelerate material conversion with a key focus on new construction, specifically the conversion of brick & masonry. Overall, while market demand remains challenged, the ANZ team is focused on finding further manufacturing efficiencies and driving HOS savings to underpin the segment's consistent profitability. Europe Building Products Net sales increased +7%, or +2% in Euros, driven by higher average net sales price partially offset by lower volumes, with Germany declining low single-digits and the UK growing mid-single digits. EBITDA margin increased +50bps to 16.0%, attributable to a higher average net sales price, as well as lower freight and raw material costs. Higher SG&A expense relates to increased investment in sales teams supporting growth strategies for high-value products. Markets across Europe remain challenged, particularly in Germany, the Company's largest European market, where improvement is anticipated to be more gradual. Growth in high-value products remains a strategic priority, as leveraging a broader and deeper product portfolio should accelerate share gains and customer wins. Therm25 TM fiber gypsum flooring continues to receive praise across the industry, most recently being recognized by Plus X Award across several categories, including innovation, quality and sustainability. The team has a solid plan to expand margins comprised of purposeful investment to drive operating leverage alongside sales growth and HOS savings from the optimization of our production footprint and freight management. Update to Reporting Segments As a result of the closing of The AZEK® Company (AZEK) acquisition on July 1, 2025, beginning with the second quarter of FY26, James Hardie expects to classify its business into four reportable segments: Siding & Trim, consisting of the legacy North America Fiber Cement segment and the acquired Exteriors business from AZEK Deck, Rail & Accessories, consisting of AZEK's Deck, Rail & Accessories business Australia & New Zealand, consisting of the legacy Asia Pacific Fiber Cement segment Europe, consisting of the legacy Europe Building Products segment Outlook FY26 Guidance Speaking to the Company's market outlook, Mr. Erter said, "Presently, demand in both repair & remodel and new construction in North America is challenging. Uncertainty is a common thread throughout conversations with customer and contractor partners. Homeowners are deferring large-ticket remodeling projects like re-siding, and affordability remains the key impediment to improvement in single-family new construction, where more recently, homebuilders are moderating their demand expectations and slowing starts to align their home inventory with a decelerating pace of traffic and sales. In May, we built into our full-year guidance an assumption that end market demand could decline by approximately mid-single digits, driven by expectations for further decline in repair & remodel. Over the course of the summer, single-family new construction activity has been weaker than anticipated and we have adjusted our expectations to account for softer demand. Furthermore, we believe it is prudent to plan for further inventory calibration by our channel partners into the back half of the calendar year. Amidst this dynamic, we are also conservatively expecting to benefit from recent homebuilder exclusivity wins and new product launches more so in FY27 and beyond, rather than in the back half of FY26 as previously planned." Mr. Erter continued, "The material conversion opportunity that lies ahead is substantial. Through our focused strategies and organic investments, we have bolstered our leadership position to benefit disproportionately as the industry continues to move away from installing wood and vinyl siding. Now, with the acquisition of AZEK, we have greatly expanded our overall material conversion opportunity, establishing a comprehensive offering of exterior home and outdoor living solutions that will drive sustained above-market growth over the long-term." Rachel Wilson, CFO, added with respect to financial guidance, "We continue to navigate a dynamic near-term environment while also remaining focused on scaling the organization and investing where we see returns to drive long-term profitable growth. For FY26, we are issuing guidance that now reflects three quarters of inorganic contribution from AZEK in addition to the organic James Hardie business. Note: All guidance includes a partial-year contribution from the AZEK acquisition which was incorporated into James Hardie results beginning at closing on July 1, 2025. Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property, plant and equipment. FY26 Free Cash Flow guidance includes an estimated ~$315mm of incremental Interest Expense and Transaction & Integration costs related to the AZEK acquisition. Cash Flow, Capital Investment & Allocation Operating cash flow totaled $207 million for the first quarter of FY26, driven by net income, adjusted for non-cash items of $205 million and lower working capital of $84 million, partially offset by $29 million of asbestos claims and handling costs paid. Capital expenditures were $103 million. During Q1 FY26, the Company invested $25 million related to capacity expansion, primarily related to our new Prattville ColorPlus® facility and brownfield expansion of our fiber gypsum facility in Orejo, Spain, both of which are expected to be completed in Q2 FY26. For FY26, the Company estimates total capital expenditures will be approximately $400 million, which includes AZEK expenditures of approximately $75 million. During Q1 FY26, in anticipation of closing the AZEK transaction the Company used $291 million to repay its existing term loan and announced the successful syndication of new credit facilities including a $1.0 billion revolving credit facility and $2.5 billion senior secured Term Loan A, which reduced commitments under the Company's bridge facility at the time. In connection with issuing the new credit facilities, the Company also entered into a $1.0 billion interest rate swap to both increase interest rate certainty and lower interest expense. Also during the quarter, the Company successfully closed $1.7 billion of senior secured notes, with the proceeds placed into escrow. At the end of the quarter, the credit facilities were undrawn, the notes were included in long-term debt and the proceeds from the notes were accounted for in restricted cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheet. 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(Unaudited) Three Months Ended June 30 (Millions of US dollars, except per share data) 2025 2024 Net sales $ 899.9 $ 991.9 Cost of goods sold 563.0 595.0 Gross profit 336.9 396.9 Selling, general and administrative expenses 156.1 149.8 Research and development expenses 12.1 11.8 Acquisition related expenses 29.4 — Asbestos adjustments 0.7 (0.1 ) Operating income 138.6 235.4 Interest, net 37.8 1.7 Other expense (income), net 11.1 (0.2 ) Income before income taxes 89.7 233.9 Income tax expense 27.1 78.6 Net income $ 62.6 $ 155.3 Income per share: Basic $ 0.15 $ 0.36 Diluted $ 0.15 $ 0.36 Weighted average common shares outstanding (Millions): Basic 429.9 433.1 Diluted 431.1 434.5 Expand (Unaudited) Three Months Ended June 30 (Millions of US dollars) 2025 2024 Cash Flows From Operating Activities Net income $ 62.6 $ 155.3 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 56.5 49.8 Lease expense 8.3 8.0 Deferred income taxes 13.8 41.6 Stock-based compensation 6.9 4.3 Asbestos adjustments 0.7 (0.1 ) Non-cash interest expense 33.6 0.5 Other, net 22.1 8.4 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts and other receivables 77.7 (0.2 ) Inventories (26.8 ) (31.4 ) Operating lease assets and liabilities, net (7.9 ) (8.4 ) Prepaid expenses and other assets (16.9 ) (7.9 ) Insurance receivable - Asbestos 0.9 1.3 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 33.3 19.5 Claims and handling costs paid - Asbestos (29.3 ) (26.7 ) Income taxes payable 4.6 22.0 Other accrued liabilities (33.2 ) (50.9 ) Net cash provided by operating activities $ 206.9 $ 185.1 Cash Flows From Investing Activities Purchases of property, plant and equipment $ (103.2 ) $ (129.8 ) Capitalized interest (2.1 ) (6.2 ) Purchase of restricted investments - Asbestos (56.6 ) (58.8 ) Proceeds from restricted investments - Asbestos 56.6 55.0 Net cash used in investing activities $ (105.3 ) $ (139.8 ) Cash Flows From Financing Activities Proceeds from senior secured notes $ 1,700.0 $ — Repayments of term loan (290.6 ) (1.9 ) Debt issuance costs (6.3 ) — Repayment of finance lease obligations (0.3 ) (0.3 ) Shares repurchased — (75.0 ) Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards — (0.2 ) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities $ 1,402.8 $ (77.4 ) Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash - Asbestos $ 1.8 $ (0.4 ) Net increase in cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash - Asbestos 1,506.2 (32.5 ) Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash - Asbestos at beginning of period 605.6 415.8 Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash - Asbestos at end of period $ 2,111.8 $ 383.3 Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities Capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid $ 19.6 $ 37.9 Non-cash ROU assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities $ 2.7 $ 7.1 Expand Further Information Readers are referred to the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Management's Analysis of Results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2025 for additional information regarding the Company's results. All comparisons made are vs. the comparable period in the prior fiscal year and amounts presented are in US dollars, unless otherwise noted. Conference Call Details James Hardie will hold a conference call to discuss results and outlook Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 6:00pm EST (Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 8:00am AEST). Participants may register for a live webcast and access a replay following the event of the event on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website ( Annual General Meeting J ames Hardie announced that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 8:00pm GMT / 4:00pm EST / Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 7:00am AEDT. Further information will be made available in the Company's Notice of Meeting. About James Hardie James Hardie Industries plc is the industry leader in exterior home and outdoor living solutions, with a portfolio that includes fiber cement, fiber gypsum, and composite and PVC decking and railing products. Products offered by James Hardie are engineered for beauty, durability, and climate resilience, and include trusted brands like Hardie®, TimberTech®, AZEK® Exteriors, Versatex®, fermacell® and StruXure®. With a global footprint, the James Hardie portfolio is marketed and sold throughout North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. James Hardie Industries plc is incorporated and existing under the laws of Ireland. As an Irish plc, James Hardie is governed by the Irish Companies Act. James Hardie's principal executive offices are located at 1st Floor, Block A, One Park Place, Upper Hatch Street, Dublin 2, D02 FD79, Ireland. Cautionary Note and Use of Non-GAAP Measures This Earnings Release includes financial measures that are not considered a measure of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), such as Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Diluted EPS and Free Cash Flow. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered to be more meaningful than the equivalent GAAP measure. Management has included such measures to provide investors with an alternative method for assessing its operating results in a manner that is focused on the performance of its ongoing operations and excludes the impact of certain legacy items, such as asbestos adjustments, or significant non-recurring items, such as asset impairments, restructuring expenses, acquisition and pre-close financing related costs, as well as adjustments to tax expense. Additionally, management uses such non-GAAP financial measures for the same purposes. However, these non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, may not be reported by all of the Company's competitors and may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures of the Company's competitors due to potential differences in the exact method of calculation. A reconciliation of these adjustments to the most directly comparable GAAP measure is included in this Earnings Release below. The Company is unable to forecast the comparable US GAAP financial measure for future periods due to, amongst other factors, uncertainty regarding the impact of actuarial estimates on asbestos-related assets and liabilities in future periods. This Earnings Release contains forward-looking statements and information that are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of James Hardie to be materially different from those expressed or implied in this release, including, among others, the risks and uncertainties set forth in Section 3 "Risk Factors" in James Hardie's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025; changes in general economic, political, governmental and business conditions globally and in the countries in which James Hardie does business; changes in interest rates; changes in inflation rates; changes in exchange rates; the level of construction generally; changes in cement demand and prices; changes in raw material and energy prices; changes in business strategy; the AZEK acquisition and various other factors. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein. James Hardie assumes no obligation to update or correct the information contained in this Earnings Release except as required by law. This Earnings Release has been authorized by the James Hardie Board of Directors. 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expenses and adjustments — — AICF interest income (0.01 ) (0.01 ) Pre-close financing costs 0.10 — Acquisition related expenses 0.07 — Tax adjustments 1 (0.02 ) 0.06 Adjusted diluted earnings per share 2 $ 0.29 $ 0.41 Expand 1 Includes tax adjustments related to the amortization benefit of certain US intangible assets, asbestos, and other tax adjustments 2 Weighted average common shares outstanding used in computing diluted net income per common share of 431.1 million and 434.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively Expand North America Fiber Cement Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin US$ Millions Three Months Ended June 30 FY26 FY25 North America Fiber Cement Segment operating income $ 161.2 $ 227.3 Acquisition related expenses 1.0 — Depreciation and amortization 43.6 36.1 North America Fiber Cement Segment Adjusted EBITDA $ 205.8 $ 263.4 Expand Three Months Ended June 30 FY26 FY25 North America Fiber Cement Segment operating income margin 25.1 % 31.2 % Acquisition related expenses 0.2 % — % Depreciation and amortization 6.8 % 4.9 % North America Fiber Cement Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin 32.1 % 36.1 % Expand Asia Pacific Fiber Cement Segment EBITDA and EBITDA margin US$ Millions Three Months Ended June 30 FY26 FY25 Asia Pacific Fiber Cement Segment operating income $ 37.8 $ 41.2 Depreciation and amortization 5.2 4.8 Asia Pacific Fiber Cement Segment EBITDA $ 43.0 $ 46.0 Expand Three Months Ended June 30 FY26 FY25 Asia Pacific Fiber Cement Segment operating income margin 31.1 % 30.4 % Depreciation and amortization 4.3 % 3.6 % Asia Pacific Fiber Cement Segment EBITDA margin 35.4 % 34.0 % Expand Europe Building Products Segment EBITDA and EBITDA margin US$ Millions Three Months Ended June 30 FY26 FY25 Europe Building Products Segment operating income $ 15.1 $ 12.2 Depreciation and amortization 6.8 7.5 Europe Building Products Segment EBITDA $ 21.9 $ 19.7 Expand Three Months Ended June 30 FY26 FY25 Europe Building Products Segment operating income margin 11.1 % 9.6 % Depreciation and amortization 4.9 % 5.9 % Europe Building Products Segment EBITDA margin 16.0 % 15.5 % Expand Adjusted General Corporate and Unallocated R&D Costs US$ Millions Three Months Ended June 30 FY26 FY25 General Corporate and Unallocated R&D costs $ 75.5 $ 45.3 Acquisition related expenses (28.4 ) — Asbestos related expenses and adjustments (1.0 ) (0.6 ) Adjusted General Corporate and Unallocated R&D costs $ 46.1 $ 44.7 Expand Adjusted interest, net US$ Millions Three Months Ended June 30 FY26 FY25 Interest, net $ 37.8 $ 1.7 Pre-close financing and interest costs (34.9 ) — AICF interest income 2.6 3.0 Adjusted interest, net $ 5.5 $ 4.7 Expand Adjusted other income, net US$ Millions Three Months Ended June 30 FY26 FY25 Other expense (income), net $ 11.1 $ (0.2 ) Non-cash loss on interest rate swap (11.6 ) — Adjusted other income, net $ (0.5 ) $ (0.2 ) Expand Adjusted income before income taxes, Adjusted income tax expense and 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OLD GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ellington Credit Company (NYSE: EARN) ("we") today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. Highlights Net asset value (NAV) per share was $6.12 as of June 30, 2025, which includes the effects of distributions of $0.24 per share for the quarter, as compared to NAV per share of $6.08 as of March 31, 2025. GAAP net income was $10.2 million, or $0.27 per share. Net investment income ("NII") was $6.5 million, or $0.17 per share. Adjusted net investment income 1 was $6.6 million, or $0.18 per share. CLO portfolio grew to $316.9 million as of June 30, 2025, as compared to $249.9 million as of March 31, 2025. CLO debt investments—$148.9 million, as compared to $85.5 million as of March 31, 2025. CLO equity investments—$168.0 million, as compared to $164.4 million as of March 31, 2025. Purchased $90.6 million of CLO investments and sold $15.9 million. Weighted average GAAP yield for the quarter, based on amortized cost, of 15.6% on the total CLO portfolio. Received $15.9 million in recurring cash distributions 2 from the investment portfolio, or $0.42 per share. Distribution rate of 17.2% based on the August 18, 2025 closing stock price of $5.59, and monthly distribution of $0.08 per common share declared on August 7, 2025. Management Commentary 'During the second calendar quarter of 2025—our first quarter as a registered closed-end fund and the first quarter of our new fiscal year—we generated a robust annualized return of 19.7%, completed the disposition of our legacy mortgage-related investments with minimal impact on NAV, and aggressively scaled our CLO portfolio by another 27% sequentially to $317 million,' said Laurence Penn, Chief Executive Officer and President. 'Our excellent results for the quarter were driven by strong performance across both CLO equity and mezzanine debt, as well as timely and opportunistic deployment, following the April selloff, of the capital freed up by the sale of the remaining mortgage portfolio. Active trading throughout the quarter further enhanced our returns. 'Volatility early in the quarter generated compelling buying opportunities, and while markets recovered in May and June, we continued to find high-conviction investment opportunities. As the quarter progressed and credit spreads tightened, we also took the opportunity to layer on additional credit hedges at attractive entry points. 'While our net investment income lagged during the quarter as a result of the capital rotation, our current ample dry powder for deployment should boost NII in the coming months. At our current rate of deployment, we project that, starting with September, NII will cover the monthly distribution.' Distributions During and subsequent to the quarter ended June 30, 2025, our Board of Trustees declared the following distributions on our common shares. Investment Portfolio The following table summarizes the composition of the investment portfolio as of June 30, 2025. (In thousands) Amortized Cost Fair Value % of Total Investments U.S. CLO debt $ 116,246 $ 117,930 37.2 % European CLO debt 28,671 30,938 9.8 % Total CLO debt 144,917 148,868 47.0 % U.S. CLO equity 152,729 155,235 48.9 % European CLO equity 12,226 12,755 4.0 % Total CLO equity 164,955 167,990 52.9 % Total CLO debt and equity 309,872 316,858 99.9 % Other investments 436 421 0.1 % Total investments $ 310,308 $ 317,279 100.0 % Expand Results of Operations The following table summarizes our operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025: Quarter Ended June 30, 2025 U.S. CLO Debt European CLO Debt U.S. CLO Equity European CLO Equity Other (1) Total (In thousands, except share and per share amounts) Interest income $ 3,314 $ 696 $ 6,076 $ 455 $ 1,045 $ 11,586 $ 0.31 Other investment income — — 84 — — 84 — Total investment income 3,314 696 6,160 455 1,045 11,670 0.31 Interest expense (774 ) (126 ) (262 ) (13 ) (540 ) (1,715 ) (0.05 ) Other expenses — — — — (3,434 ) (3,434 ) (0.09 ) Net investment income 2,540 570 5,898 442 (2,929 ) 6,521 0.17 Net realized gain (loss) on investments 318 (1 ) 176 (25 ) (239 ) 229 0.01 Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on investments 1,684 199 2,507 (599 ) (14 ) 3,777 0.10 Credit and foreign currency hedges, and other activities (322 ) (322 ) (0.01 ) Net income (loss) $ 4,542 $ 768 $ 8,581 $ (182 ) $ (3,504 ) $ 10,205 $ 0.27 Net income (loss) per share (2) $ 0.12 $ 0.02 $ 0.23 $ (0.01 ) $ (0.09 ) $ 0.27 Expand (1) Includes interest income and expense and net realized and change in unrealized gains and (losses) associated with corporate debt and equity and legacy mortgage‑related investments (substantially all of which were sold following the Company's conversion to a regulated investment company). Also includes management fees, performance fees, and general and administrative expenses. (2) Based on weighted average shares outstanding for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 of 37,559,195 shares. Expand CLO Performance The quarter ended June 30, 2025 opened with pronounced cross-asset volatility, driven by investor concerns over tariffs and the potential for a broad economic slowdown. The uncertainty contributed to substantial widening in corporate credit spreads and declines in leveraged loan prices across the U.S. and Europe in early April. Market sentiment rebounded quickly, however, following the April 9 announcement of a 90-day pause on most tariffs. Corporate credit spreads tightened and volatility declined over the remainder of the quarter, while the CLO market benefited from sustained demand for leveraged loans, strong capital inflows, and improving fundamentals among corporate borrowers. In the U.S., leveraged loan prices rose quarter over quarter overall, despite a sharp decline in early April. Elevated credit dispersion remained a key concern in both the U.S. and Europe, with continued underperformance of loans from lower-quality borrowers, particularly those more exposed to tariff risk. Within U.S. CLO debt, higher-quality, deleveraging profiles delivered the strongest performance, although heavy CLO issuance late in the quarter limited further tightening of credit spreads. U.S. CLO equity benefited from strong investor demand and declining market volatility, with newly reset or recently issued CLOs featuring long reinvestment periods outperforming shorter-tenor profiles. Overall, European CLOs underperformed their U.S. counterparts during the quarter. While European leveraged loan prices rose modestly quarter over quarter, they trailed the stronger rebound seen in U.S. leveraged loans. Dispersion in the European loan market also increased relative to the U.S., further contributing to underperformance of junior tranches. However, increased investor demand for non-U.S. credit exposure partially offset this weakness, as some investors rotated out of U.S. CLOs and into European CLOs. Our CLO strategy generated excellent results for the quarter, driven by strong net investment income and net realized and unrealized gains across both U.S. equity and mezzanine investments. In particular, our performance was enhanced by active trading during the quarter, as well as deal calls of two mezzanine positions owned at discounts to par, and a beneficial reset of a CLO equity position. Detracting modestly from these gains were small net losses on our European CLO equity and on credit hedges designed to protect against downside risk. We ended the quarter with a CLO portfolio of $316.9 million with a weighted average expected yield of 15.0%, based on fair market value, and cash and cash equivalents of $36.6 million. Net Asset Value Summary The following table summarizes our assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2025: About Ellington Credit Company Ellington Credit Company (the "Fund") is a non-diversified closed-end fund that seeks to provide attractive current yields and risk-adjusted total returns by investing primarily in collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs"), with a focus on mezzanine debt and equity tranches. The Fund is externally managed and advised by an affiliate of Ellington Management Group, L.L.C., a leading fixed-income investment manager founded in 1994. The Fund benefits from Ellington's extensive experience and deep expertise in portfolio management, credit analysis, and risk management. Conference Call We will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 to discuss our financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. To participate in the event by telephone, please dial (800) 343-4849 at least 10 minutes prior to the start time and reference the conference ID: EARNQ126. International callers should dial (203) 518-9848 and reference the same conference ID. The conference call will also be webcast live over the Internet and can be accessed via the "For Investors" section of our web site at To listen to the live webcast, please visit at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download, and install necessary audio software. In connection with the release of these financial results, we also posted an investor presentation, that will accompany the conference call, on our website at under "For Investors—Presentations." A dial-in replay of the conference call will be available on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at approximately 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time through Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at approximately 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. To access this replay, please dial (800) 925-9356. International callers should dial (402) 220-5385. A replay of the conference call will also be archived on our web site at Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not historical in nature and can be identified by words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "will," "should," "may," "expect," "project," "believe," "intend," "seek," "plan" and similar expressions or their negative forms, or by references to strategy, plans, or intentions. Forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future operations, business strategies, performance, financial condition, liquidity and prospects, taking into account information currently available to us. These beliefs, assumptions, and expectations are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties and can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us. If a change occurs, our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and strategies may vary materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. The following factors are examples of those that could cause actual results to vary from those stated or implied by our forward-looking statements: changes in interest rates and the market value of our investments, market volatility, changes in the default rates on corporate loans, our ability to borrow to finance our assets, changes in government regulations affecting our business, a deterioration in the market for collateralized loan obligations, our ability to adapt to the new regulatory regime associated with our conversion to a closed-end fund/RIC, potential business disruption related to our conversion to a closed-end fund/RIC, ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of our conversion to a closed-end fund/RIC, the acceptance by the IRS of the proposed change to our tax year, and other changes in market conditions and economic trends, such as changes to fiscal or monetary policy, heightened inflation, increased tariffs, slower growth or recession, and currency fluctuations. Furthermore, as stated above, forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, those described under the heading 'Risk Factors' in our Registration Statement on Form N-2, which can be accessed through the link to our SEC filings under "For Investors" on our website (at or at the SEC's website ( Other risks, uncertainties, and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied may be described from time to time in reports we file with the SEC, and is not possible for us to predict or identify them all. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. This release and the information contained herein do not constitute an offer of any securities or solicitation of an offer to purchase securities. Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Investment Income to Net Investment Income We calculate Adjusted Net Investment Income as net investment income adjusted for non-recurring expenses. Adjusted Net Investment Income is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure. We believe that the presentation of Adjusted Net Investment Income provides information useful to investors, because we believe that it is a useful indicator of both current and projected long-term financial performance, in that it excludes the impact of certain expenses that we believe are less useful in forecasting long-term performance and distribution-paying ability. Our calculation of Adjusted Net Investment Income may differ from the calculation of similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures by our peers, with the result that these non-GAAP financial measures might not be directly comparable. In addition, because Adjusted Net Investment Income is an incomplete measure of our financial results and differs from net investment income computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP, it should be considered supplementary to, and not as a substitute for, net investment income computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In setting our distributions, our Board of Trustees considers our earnings, liquidity, financial condition, distribution requirements, and financial covenants, along with other factors that the Board of Trustees may deem relevant from time to time. The following table reconciles, for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, our Adjusted Net Investment Income to the line on our Consolidated Statement of Operations entitled Net Investment Income, which we believe is the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure:
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Lucky Strike Entertainment Declares Common Stock Dividend
RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE: LUCK), one of the world's premier owner/operators of location-based entertainment, today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.055 per common share. The dividend is payable on September 12, 2025, to stockholders of record on August 29, 2025. About Lucky Strike Entertainment Lucky Strike Entertainment is one of the world's premier location-based entertainment platforms. With over 360 locations across North America, Lucky Strike Entertainment provides experiential offerings in bowling, amusements, water parks, and family entertainment centers. The company also owns the Professional Bowlers Association, the major league of bowling and a growing media property that boasts millions of fans around the globe. For more information on Lucky Strike Entertainment, please visit Forward Looking Statements Some of the statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that involve risk, assumptions and uncertainties, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations, intentions and forecasts. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms "anticipate," "believe," 'confident,' 'continue,' "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," 'likely,' "may," "plan," 'possible,' "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "target," "will," "would" and, in each case, their negative or other various or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements reflect our views with respect to future events as of the date of this release and are based on our management's current expectations, estimates, forecasts, projections, assumptions, beliefs and information. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct. All such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control, and could cause future events or results to be materially different from those stated or implied in this document. It is not possible to predict or identify all such risks. These risks include, but are not limited to: our ability to design and execute our business strategy; changes in consumer preferences and buying patterns; our ability to compete in our markets; the occurrence of unfavorable publicity; risks associated with long-term non-cancellable leases for our locations; our ability to retain key managers; risks associated with our substantial indebtedness and limitations on future sources of liquidity; our ability to carry out our expansion plans; our ability to successfully defend litigation brought against us; our ability to adequately obtain, maintain, protect and enforce our intellectual property and proprietary rights and claims of intellectual property and proprietary right infringement, misappropriation or other violation by competitors and third parties; failure to hire and retain qualified employees and personnel; the cost and availability of commodities and other products we need to operate our business; cybersecurity breaches, cyber-attacks and other interruptions to our and our third-party service providers' technological and physical infrastructures; catastrophic events, including war, terrorism and other conflicts; public health emergencies and pandemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, or natural catastrophes and accidents; changes in the regulatory atmosphere and related private sector initiatives; fluctuations in our operating results; economic conditions, including the impact of increasing interest rates, inflation and recession; and other factors described under the section titled 'Risk Factors' in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC') by the Company on September 5, 2024, as well as other filings that the Company will make, or has made, with the SEC, such as Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this press release and in other filings. We expressly disclaim any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
