Chimera Investment (NYSE:CIM) reported quarterly earnings of $0.54 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.52 by 3.85 percent. This is a 31.71 percent increase over earnings of $0.41 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $75.002 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $92.217 million by 18.67 percent. This is a 8.35 percent increase over sales of $69.219 million the same period last year.