Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE:CIM) today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

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Financial Highlights⁽¹⁾:

3RD QUARTER GAAP NET INCOME OF $1.39 PER DILUTED COMMON SHARE
3RD QUARTER EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION⁽²⁾ OF $0.36 PER DILUTED COMMON SHARE
GAAP BOOK VALUE OF $22.35 PER COMMON SHARE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, AND ECONOMIC RETURN⁽³⁾OF 6.82% AND 15.56% FOR THE QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, RESPECTIVELY.

"We feel good about our business. We continue to find new investment opportunities and have increased the dividend on our common stock for two consecutive quarters," said Phillip J. Kardis II, President and CEO. "Throughout the third quarter, the company sponsored a mortgage securitization, issued unsecured debt, purchased nearly $600 million of securities, and committed to purchase more than $100 million of residential transition loans. Post quarter-end, we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire The Palisades Group, an alternative asset manager, which we believe will broaden our residential credit reach and provide a source of fee-based income."

(1) All per share amounts, common shares outstanding and restricted shares for all periods presented reflect the Company's 1-for-3 reverse stock split, which was effective after the close of trading on May 21, 2024.

(2) Earnings available for distribution per adjusted diluted common share is a non-GAAP measure. See additional discussion on page 5.

(3) Our economic return is measured by the change in GAAP book value per common share plus common stock dividend.

Other Information

Chimera Investment Corporation is a publicly traded real estate investment trust, or REIT, that is primarily engaged in the business of investing directly or indirectly, on a leveraged basis, in a diversified portfolio of real estate assets, including mortgage loans, Non-Agency RMBS, Agency CMBS, Agency RMBS, business purpose and investor loans, and other real assets.

CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
	September 30, 2024			December 31, 2023
Cash and cash equivalents	$	97,326		$	221,684
Non-Agency RMBS, at fair value (net of allowance for credit losses of $24 million and $19 million, respectively)		1,121,836			1,043,806
Agency MBS, at fair value		1,018,918			102,484
Loans held for investment, at fair value		11,283,775			11,397,046
Accrued interest receivable		76,952			76,960
Other assets		103,472			87,018
Derivatives, at fair value		97			—
Total assets ⁽¹⁾	$	13,702,376		$	12,928,998
Liabilities:
Secured financing agreements ($4.6 billion and $3.6 billion pledged as collateral, respectively, and includes $339 million and $350 million at fair value, respectively)	$	3,228,748		$	2,432,115
Securitized debt, collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS ($241 million and $249 million pledged as collateral, respectively)		72,174			75,012
Securitized debt at fair value, collateralized by Loans held for investment ($10.7 billion and $10.7 billion pledged as collateral, respectively)		7,314,411			7,601,881
Long term debt		134,437			—
Payable for investments purchased		123,902			158,892
Accrued interest payable		39,797			38,272
Dividends payable		33,961			54,552
Accounts payable and other liabilities		17,634			9,355
Total liabilities ⁽¹⁾	$	10,965,064		$	10,370,079
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred Stock, par value of $0.01 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized:
8.00% Series A cumulative redeemable: 5,800,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively ($145,000 liquidation preference)	$	58		$	58
8.00% Series B cumulative redeemable: 13,000,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively ($325,000 liquidation preference)		130			130
7.75% Series C cumulative redeemable: 10,400,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively ($260,000 liquidation preference)		104			104
8.00% Series D cumulative redeemable: 8,000,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively ($200,000 liquidation preference)		80			80
Common stock: par value $0.01 per share; 166,666,667 shares authorized, 80,875,061 and 80,453,552 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		809			804
Additional paid-in-capital		4,378,750			4,370,130
Accumulated other comprehensive income		183,646			185,668
Cumulative earnings		4,487,623			4,165,046
Cumulative distributions to stockholders		(6,313,888	)		(6,163,101	)
Total stockholders' equity	$	2,737,312		$	2,558,919
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	13,702,376		$	12,928,998
(1) The Company's consolidated statements of financial condition include assets of consolidated variable interest entities, or VIEs, that can only be used to settle obligations and liabilities of the VIE for which creditors do not have recourse to the primary beneficiary (Chimera Investment Corporation). As of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, total assets of consolidated VIEs were $10,453,181 and $10,501,840, respectively, and total liabilities of consolidated VIEs were $7,737,834 and $7,349,109, respectively.

Net Income (Loss)
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
	For the Quarters Ended						For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			September 30, 2024			September 30, 2023
Net interest income:
Interest income ⁽¹⁾	$	195,295		$	186,717		$	568,586		$	581,700
Interest expense ⁽²⁾		128,844			119,422			369,733			382,988
Net interest income		66,451			67,295			198,853			198,712

Increase (decrease) in provision for credit losses		358			3,684			5,389			9,041

Other investment gains (losses):
Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives		(14,457	)		11,955			2,687			9,460
Realized gains (losses) on derivatives		(4,864	)		(17,317	)		(22,181	)		(40,957	)
Periodic interest cost of swaps, net		6,789			6,971			19,237			11,871
Net gains (losses) on derivatives		(12,532	)		1,609			(257	)		(19,626	)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments at fair value		104,012			11,231			192,008			27,558
Net realized gains (losses) on sales of investments		—			—			(3,750	)		(27,482	)
Gains (losses) on extinguishment of debt		—			—			—			6,348
Other investment gains (losses)		1,366			1,001			7,053			2,077
Total other gains (losses)		92,846			13,841			195,054			(11,125	)

Other expenses:
Compensation and benefits		7,203			7,011			23,427			25,292
General and administrative expenses		5,610			6,276			17,605			17,674
Servicing and asset manager fees		7,334			7,470			22,470			24,965
Transaction expenses		2,317			—			2,384			14,955
Total other expenses		22,464			20,757			65,886			82,886
Income (loss) before income taxes		136,475			56,695			322,632			95,660
Income taxes		16			31			55			100
Net income (loss)	$	136,459		$	56,664		$	322,577		$	95,560

Dividends on preferred stock		22,787			22,751			63,975			55,313

Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	113,672		$	33,913		$	258,602		$	40,248

Net income (loss) per share available to common shareholders:
Basic	$	1.41		$	0.42		$	3.20		$	0.52
Diluted	$	1.39		$	0.41		$	3.16		$	0.52

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic		80,810,861			81,334,509			80,753,709			76,699,956
Diluted		81,855,872			82,281,890			81,716,629			77,429,439
(1) Includes interest income of consolidated VIEs of $146,007 and $144,027 for the quarters ended September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively, and $436,950 and $443,286 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
(2) Includes interest expense of consolidated VIEs of $71,668 and $69,692 for the quarters ended September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively, and $214,483 and $208,678 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)

	For the Quarters Ended					For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2024		September 30, 2023			September 30, 2024			September 30, 2023
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	$	136,459	$	2,170		$	322,577		$	95,560
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net		9,544		(29,447	)		(2,022	)		(49,431	)
Reclassification adjustment for net realized losses (gains) included in net income		—		—			—			1,313
Other comprehensive income (loss)		9,544		(29,447	)	$	(2,022	)	$	(48,118	)
Comprehensive income (loss) before preferred stock dividends	$	146,003	$	(27,277	)	$	320,555		$	47,442
Dividends on preferred stock	$	22,787	$	18,438		$	63,975		$	55,313
Comprehensive income (loss) available to common stock shareholders	$	123,216	$	(45,715	)	$	256,580		$	(7,871	)

Earnings available for distribution

Earnings available for distribution is a non-GAAP measure and is defined as GAAP net income excluding unrealized gains or losses on financial instruments carried at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in earnings, realized gains or losses on the sales of investments, gains or losses on the extinguishment of debt, changes in the provision for credit losses, other gains or losses on equity investments, and transaction expenses incurred. Transaction expenses are primarily comprised of costs only incurred at the time of execution of our securitizations and certain structured secured financing agreements and include costs such as underwriting fees, legal fees, diligence fees, bank fees and other similar transaction related expenses. These costs are all incurred prior to or at the execution of the transaction and do not recur. Recurring expenses, such as servicing fees, custodial fees, trustee fees and other similar ongoing fees are not excluded from earnings available for distribution. We believe that excluding these costs is useful to investors as it is generally consistent with our peer groups treatment of these costs in their non-GAAP measures presentation, mitigates period to period comparability issues tied to the timing of securitization and structured finance transactions, and is consistent with the accounting for the deferral of debt issue costs prior to the fair value election option made by us. In addition, we believe it is important for investors to review this metric which is consistent with how management internally evaluates the performance of the Company. Stock compensation expense charges incurred on awards to retirement eligible employees is reflected as an expense over a vesting period (generally 36 months) rather than reported as an immediate expense.

Earnings available for distribution is the Economic net interest income, as defined previously, reduced by compensation and benefits expenses (adjusted for awards to retirement eligible employees), general and administrative expenses, servicing and asset manager fees, income tax benefits or expenses incurred during the period, as well as the preferred dividend charges.

We view Earnings available for distribution as one measure of our investment portfolio's ability to generate income for distribution to common stockholders. Earnings available for distribution is one of the metrics, but not the exclusive metric, that our Board of Directors uses to determine the amount, if any, of dividends on our common stock. Other metrics that our Board of Directors may consider when determining the amount, if any, of dividends on our common stock include (among others) REIT taxable income, dividend yield, book value, cash generated from the portfolio, reinvestment opportunities and other cash needs. In addition, Earnings available for distribution is different than REIT taxable income and the determination of whether we have met the requirement to distribute at least 90% of our annual REIT taxable income (subject to certain adjustments) to our stockholders in order to maintain qualification as a REIT is not based on Earnings available for distribution. Therefore, Earnings available for distribution should not be considered as an indication of our REIT taxable income, a guaranty of our ability to pay dividends, or as a proxy for the amount of dividends we may pay. We believe Earnings available for distribution as described above helps us and investors evaluate our financial performance period over period without the impact of certain transactions. Therefore, Earnings available for distribution should not be viewed in isolation and is not a substitute for net income or net income per basic share computed in accordance with GAAP. In addition, our methodology for calculating Earnings available for distribution may differ from the methodologies employed by other REITs to calculate the same or similar supplemental performance measures, and accordingly, our Earnings available for distribution may not be comparable to the Earnings available for distribution reported by other REITs.

The following table provides GAAP measures of net income and net income per diluted share available to common stockholders for the periods presented and details with respect to reconciling the line items to Earnings available for distribution and related per average diluted common share amounts. Earnings available for distribution is presented on an adjusted dilutive shares basis.

	For the Quarters Ended
	September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023
	(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
GAAP Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	$	113,672		$	33,913		$	111,016		$	12,104		$	(16,268	)
Adjustments:
Net unrealized (gains) losses on financial instruments at fair value		(104,012	)		(11,231	)		(76,765	)		(6,815	)		43,988
Net realized (gains) losses on sales of investments		—			—			3,750			3,752			460
(Gains) losses on extinguishment of debt		—			—			—			2,473			—
Increase (decrease) in provision for credit losses		358			3,684			1,347			2,330			3,217
Net unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives		14,457			(11,955	)		(5,189	)		15,871			(17	)
Realized (gains) losses on derivatives		4,864			17,317			—			—			—
Transaction expenses		2,317			—			67			425			90
Stock Compensation expense for retirement eligible awards		(424	)		(419	)		1,024			(391	)		(392	)
Other investment (gains) losses		(1,366	)		(1,001	)		(4,686	)		986			(2,381	)
Earnings available for distribution	$	29,866		$	30,308		$	30,564		$	30,735		$	28,697

GAAP net income (loss) per diluted common share	$	1.39		$	0.41		$	1.36		$	0.16		$	(0.21	)
Earnings available for distribution per adjusted diluted common share	$	0.36		$	0.37		$	0.37		$	0.40		$	0.38

The following tables provide a summary of the Company's MBS portfolio at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

	September 30, 2024
	Principal or Notional Value at Period-End (dollars in thousands)		Weighted Average Amortized Cost Basis		Weighted Average Fair Value	Weighted Average Coupon		Weighted Average Yield at Period-End ⁽¹⁾
Non-Agency RMBS
Senior	$	1,023,580	$	45.41	62.97	5.7	%	17.6	%
Subordinated		658,194		58.71	58.52	4.5	%	8.1	%
Interest-only		2,699,126		5.73	3.41	0.6	%	4.4	%
Agency RMBS
CMO		956,977		100.01	100.23	6.5	%	6.5	%
Interest-only		384,826		5.12	4.37	0.3	%	5.1	%
Agency CMBS
Project loans		40,890		101.52	88.78	3.5	%	3.4	%
Interest-only		468,136		1.38	1.42	0.6	%	9.2	%
(1) Bond Equivalent Yield at period end.

	December 31, 2023
	Principal or Notional Value at Period-End (dollars in thousands)		Weighted Average Amortized Cost Basis		Weighted Average Fair Value		Weighted Average Coupon		Weighted Average Yield at Period-End ⁽¹⁾
Non-Agency RMBS
Senior	$	1,073,632	$	45.69	$	62.98	5.7	%	17.3	%
Subordinated		583,049		50.92		47.49	3.3	%	6.7	%
Interest-only		2,874,680		5.49		3.16	0.5	%	4.2	%
Agency RMBS
Interest-only		392,284		4.90		3.83	0.1	%	5.7	%
Agency CMBS
Project loans		86,572		101.44		91.46	4.0	%	3.8	%
Interest-only		478,239		1.62		1.73	0.5	%	8.2	%
(1) Bond Equivalent Yield at period end.

At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the secured financing agreements collateralized by MBS and Loans held for investment had the following remaining maturities and borrowing rates.

	September 30, 2024				December 31, 2023
	(dollars in thousands)
	Principal		Weighted Average Borrowing Rates	Range of Borrowing Rates	Principal		Weighted Average Borrowing Rates	Range of Borrowing Rates
Overnight	$	282,250	5.47%	5.45% - 5.55%	$	—	N/A	NA
1 to 29 days	$	774,901	5.99%	5.20% - 7.78%	$	272,490	7.35%	6.30% - 8.22%
30 to 59 days		216,357	6.80%	6.00% - 7.76%		495,636	6.68%	5.58% - 7.87%
60 to 89 days		322,328	6.34%	5.46% - 7.10%		305,426	7.17%	5.93% - 7.85%
90 to 119 days		69,445	6.27%	6.27% - 6.27%		54,376	7.46%	6.59% - 7.80%
120 to 180 days		777,682	8.47%	5.72% - 12.50%		105,727	7.09%	6.72% - 7.80%
180 days to 1 year		205,604	6.26%	6.18% - 6.83%		39,620	7.06%	6.66% - 7.39%
1 to 2 years		241,397	7.93%	7.93% - 7.93%		808,601	9.36%	8.36% - 12.50%
2 to 3 years		—	—%	N/A		—	—%	N/A
Greater than 3 years		345,108	5.07%	5.07% - 5.07%		362,215	5.11%	5.10% - 7.15%
Total	$	3,235,072	6.70%		$	2,444,091	7.51%

The following table summarizes certain characteristics of our portfolio at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

	September 30, 2024	December 31, 2023
GAAP Leverage at period-end	3.9:1	4.0:1
GAAP Leverage at period-end (recourse)	1.2:1	1.0:1

	September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023		September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Portfolio Composition	Amortized Cost				Fair Value
Non-Agency RMBS	7.7	%	7.5	%	8.3	%	8.3	%
Senior	3.6	%	4.0	%	4.7	%	5.4	%
Subordinated	2.9	%	2.3	%	2.9	%	2.2	%
Interest-only	1.2	%	1.2	%	0.7	%	0.7	%
Agency RMBS	7.3	%	0.2	%	7.6	%	0.1	%
CMO	7.2	%	—	%	7.2	%	—	%
Interest-only	0.1	%	0.2	%	0.1	%	0.1	%
Agency CMBS	0.4	%	0.7	%	0.3	%	0.7	%
Project loans	0.3	%	0.6	%	0.2	%	0.6	%
Interest-only	0.1	%	0.1	%	0.1	%	0.1	%
Loans held for investment	84.6	%	91.6	%	84.1	%	90.9	%
Fixed-rate percentage of portfolio	8.8	%	96.5	%	9.3	%	95.9	%
Adjustable-rate percentage of portfolio	91.2	%	3.5	%	90.7	%	4.1	%

Economic Net Interest Income

Our Economic net interest income is a non-GAAP financial measure that equals GAAP net interest income adjusted for net periodic interest cost of interest rate swaps and excludes interest earned on cash. For the purpose of computing economic net interest income and ratios relating to cost of funds measures throughout this section, interest expense includes net payments on our interest rate swaps, which is presented as a part of Net gains (losses) on derivatives in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Interest rate swaps are used to manage the increase in interest paid on secured financing agreements in a rising rate environment. Presenting the net contractual interest payments on interest rate swaps with the interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities reflects our total contractual interest payments. We believe this presentation is useful to investors because it depicts the economic value of our investment strategy by showing all components of interest expense and net interest income of our investment portfolio. However, Economic net interest income should not be viewed in isolation and is not a substitute for net interest income computed in accordance with GAAP. Where indicated, interest expense, adjusting for any interest earned on cash, is referred to as Economic interest expense. Where indicated, net interest income reflecting net periodic interest cost of interest rate swaps and any interest earned on cash, is referred to as Economic net interest income.

The following table reconciles the Economic net interest income to GAAP net interest income and Economic interest expense to GAAP interest expense for the periods presented.

	GAAP Interest Income		GAAP Interest Expense		Periodic Interest Cost of Interest Rate Swaps			Economic Interest Expense		GAAP Net Interest Income		Periodic Interest Cost of Interest Rate Swaps		Other⁽¹⁾			Economic Net Interest Income
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2024	$	195,295	$	128,844	$	(6,789	)	$	122,054	$	66,451	$	6,789	$	(1,729	)	$	71,511
For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2024	$	186,717	$	119,422	$	(6,971	)	$	112,451	$	67,295	$	6,971	$	(1,872	)	$	72,394
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2024	$	186,574	$	121,468	$	(5,476	)	$	115,992	$	65,106	$	5,476	$	(2,581	)	$	68,001
For the Quarter Ended December 31, 2023	$	191,204	$	126,553	$	(5,296	)	$	121,257	$	64,651	$	5,296	$	(1,651	)	$	68,296
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2023	$	195,591	$	132,193	$	(4,894	)	$	127,299	$	63,398	$	4,894	$	(2,301	)	$	65,991
(1) Primarily interest income on cash and cash equivalents

The table below shows our average earning assets held, interest earned on assets, yield on average interest earning assets, average debt balance, economic interest expense, economic average cost of funds, economic net interest income, and net interest rate spread for the periods presented.

	For the Quarter Ended
	September 30, 2024						June 30, 2024
	(dollars in thousands)						(dollars in thousands)
	Average Balance		Interest		Average Yield/Cost		Average Balance		Interest		Average Yield/Cost
Assets:
*Interest-earning assets ⁽¹⁾:*
Agency RMBS⁽³⁾	$	627,966	$	10,343	6.6	%	$	459,668	$	2,719	6.2	%
Agency CMBS		44,236		502	4.5	%		50,383		598	4.7	%
Non-Agency RMBS		978,811		30,365	12.4	%		973,309		30,527	12.5	%
Loans held for investment		11,260,536		152,355	5.4	%		11,265,266		151,001	5.4	%
Total	$	12,911,549	$	193,565	6.1	%	$	12,748,626	$	184,845	5.9	%

Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
*Interest-bearing liabilities ⁽²⁾:*
Secured financing agreements collateralized by:
Agency RMBS⁽³⁾	$	537,265	$	7,563	5.7	%	$	376,644	$	1,858	5.6	%
Agency CMBS		31,001		423	5.5	%		36,275		501	5.5	%
Non-Agency RMBS		649,412		11,088	6.8	%		657,235		11,288	6.9	%
Loans held for investment		1,699,744		26,643	6.3	%		1,679,210		26,170	6.2	%
Securitized debt		7,887,609		73,867	3.7	%		7,926,792		71,943	3.6	%
Long term debt ⁽³⁾		99,938		2,470	9.9	%		65,000		691	9.8	%
Total	$	10,904,969	$	122,054	4.5	%	$	10,741,156	$	112,451	4.2	%

Economic net interest income/net interest rate spread			$	71,511	1.6	%			$	72,394	1.7	%

Net interest-earning assets/net interest margin	$	2,006,580			2.2	%	$	2,007,470			2.3	%

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest bearing liabilities		1.18						1.19
(1) Interest-earning assets at amortized cost
(2) Interest includes periodic net interest cost on swaps
(3) These amounts have been adjusted to reflect the daily outstanding averages for which the financial instruments were held during the period

The table below shows our Net Income and Economic net interest income as a percentage of average stockholders' equity and Earnings available for distribution as a percentage of average common stockholders' equity. Return on average equity is defined as our GAAP net income (loss) as a percentage of average equity. Average equity is defined as the average of our beginning and ending stockholders' equity balance for the period reported. Economic Net Interest Income and Earnings available for distribution are non-GAAP measures as defined in previous sections.

	Return on Average Equity		Economic Net Interest Income/Average Equity		Earnings available for distribution/Average Common Equity
	(Ratios have been annualized)
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2024	20.30	%	10.64	%	6.79	%
For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2024	8.57	%	11.06	%	7.08	%
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2024	19.90	%	10.45	%	7.31	%
For the Quarter Ended December 31, 2023	4.84	%	10.81	%	7.70	%
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2023	0.34	%	10.40	%	7.14	%

The following table presents changes to Accretable Discount (net of premiums) as it pertains to our Non-Agency RMBS portfolio, excluding premiums on interest-only investments, during the previous five quarters.

	For the Quarters Ended
	(dollars in thousands)
Accretable Discount (Net of Premiums)	September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023
Balance, beginning of period	$	125,881		$	130,624		$	139,737		$	147,252		$	145,322
Accretion of discount		(10,949	)		(11,142	)		(8,179	)		(12,840	)		(9,022	)
Purchases		2,834			919			1,848			—			(9	)
Sales		—			—			—			—			—
Elimination in consolidation		—			—			—			—			—
Transfers from/(to) credit reserve, net		6,187			5,480			(2,782	)		5,325			10,961
Balance, end of period	$	123,953		$	125,881		$	130,624		$	139,737		$	147,252

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CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION REPORTS 3RD QUARTER 2024 EARNINGS