CLEARFIELD INC(NASDAQ:CLFD) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10 to CLFD. CLFD was compared to 51 industry peers in the Communications Equipment industry. No worries on liquidiy or solvency for CLFD as it has an excellent financial health rating, but there are worries on the profitability. While showing a medium growth rate, CLFD is valued expensive at the moment.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year CLFD has reported negative net income.

In the past year CLFD had a positive cash flow from operations.

Of the past 5 years CLFD 4 years were profitable.

Each year in the past 5 years CLFD had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

CLFD has a Return On Assets (-3.00%) which is in line with its industry peers.

CLFD's Return On Equity of -3.40% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CLFD outperforms 56.00% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-3%
ROE	-3.4%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)8.92%

ROA(5y)10.11%

ROE(3y)13.09%

ROE(5y)13.53%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

With a Gross Margin value of 19.28%, CLFD is not doing good in the industry: 92.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CLFD has declined.

The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for CLFD so they could not be analyzed.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	19.28%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-26.4%

GM growth 5Y-14.74%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

CLFD does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

The number of shares outstanding for CLFD has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.

CLFD has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

Compared to 1 year ago, CLFD has an improved debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 9.12 indicates that CLFD is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.

The Altman-Z score of CLFD (9.12) is better than 92.00% of its industry peers.

The Debt to FCF ratio of CLFD is 0.39, which is an excellent value as it means it would take CLFD, only 0.39 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.

Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 0.39, CLFD is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 80.00% of the companies in the same industry.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.02 indicates that CLFD is not too dependend on debt financing.

Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.02, CLFD is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 68.00% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.02
Debt/FCF	0.39
Altman-Z	9.12

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC9.23%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 10.57 indicates that CLFD has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.

The Current ratio of CLFD (10.57) is better than 98.00% of its industry peers.

CLFD has a Quick Ratio of 7.41. This indicates that CLFD is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.

With an excellent Quick ratio value of 7.41, CLFD belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 98.00% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	10.57
Quick Ratio	7.41

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for CLFD have decreased strongly by -176.83% in the last year.

The Revenue for CLFD has decreased by -22.61% in the past year. This is quite bad

CLFD shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 14.42% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-176.83%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%62.86%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-22.61%

Revenue growth 3Y5.79%

Revenue growth 5Y14.42%

Sales Q2Q%3.64%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, CLFD will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 55.85% on average per year.

Based on estimates for the next years, CLFD will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 13.06% on average per year.

EPS Next Y63.4%

EPS Next 2Y55.85%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year9.69%

Revenue Next 2Y13.06%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

CLFD reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 87.32, CLFD can be considered very expensive at the moment.

Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, CLFD is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 62.00% of the companies are valued more cheaply.

CLFD's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 22.70.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	87.32

4.2 Price Multiples

CLFD's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is in line with the industry average.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	36.51
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a correct valuation of the company.

A more expensive valuation may be justified as CLFD's earnings are expected to grow with 55.85% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y55.85%

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for CLFD!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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CLEARFIELD INC

NASDAQ:CLFD (2/21/2025, 8:09:58 PM)

After market: 31.84 0 (0%)

31.84

-0.78 (-2.39%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorInformation Technology

GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment

GICS IndustryCommunications Equipment

Earnings (Last)02-06 2025-02-06/amc

Earnings (Next)04-30 2025-04-30/amc

Inst Owners62.74%

Inst Owner Change-96.78%

Ins Owners7.46%

Ins Owner Change-0.62%

Market Cap449.90M

Analysts82

Price Target46.92 (47.36%)

Short Float %8.87%

Short Ratio8.29

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly DividendN/A

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DPN/A

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)2

Avg EPS beat(2)63.8%

Min EPS beat(2)58.55%

Max EPS beat(2)69.04%

EPS beat(4)4

Avg EPS beat(4)60.29%

Min EPS beat(4)24.95%

Max EPS beat(4)88.63%

EPS beat(8)8

Avg EPS beat(8)72.68%

EPS beat(12)12

Avg EPS beat(12)57.32%

EPS beat(16)16

Avg EPS beat(16)55.38%

Revenue beat(2)1

Avg Revenue beat(2)3.26%

Min Revenue beat(2)-2.78%

Max Revenue beat(2)9.31%

Revenue beat(4)3

Avg Revenue beat(4)8.97%

Min Revenue beat(4)-2.78%

Max Revenue beat(4)15.8%

Revenue beat(8)5

Avg Revenue beat(8)7.22%

Revenue beat(12)9

Avg Revenue beat(12)11.27%

Revenue beat(16)13

Avg Revenue beat(16)12.73%

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)-1.6%

EPS NQ rev (1m)8.54%

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)32.6%

EPS NY rev (3m)-69.44%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.13%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-19.15%

Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.94%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-5.63%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	87.32
P/S	2.68
P/FCF	36.51
P/OCF	20.88
P/B	1.68
P/tB	1.77
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)-0.63

EYN/A

EPS(NY)0.36

Fwd EY1.15%

FCF(TTM)0.87

FCFY2.74%

OCF(TTM)1.52

OCFY4.79%

SpS11.89

BVpS18.93

TBVpS18.04

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-3%
ROE	-3.4%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	19.28%
FCFM	7.34%

ROA(3y)8.92%

ROA(5y)10.11%

ROE(3y)13.09%

ROE(5y)13.53%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-26.4%

GM growth 5Y-14.74%

F-Score3

Asset Turnover0.55

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.02
Debt/FCF	0.39
Debt/EBITDA	N/A
Cap/Depr	122.11%
Cap/Sales	5.49%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	10.57
Quick Ratio	7.41
Altman-Z	9.12

F-Score3

WACC9.23%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)178.64%

Cap/Depr(5y)139.97%

Cap/Sales(3y)4.08%

Cap/Sales(5y)3.13%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-176.83%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%62.86%

EPS Next Y63.4%

EPS Next 2Y55.85%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-22.61%

Revenue growth 3Y5.79%

Revenue growth 5Y14.42%

Sales Q2Q%3.64%

Revenue Next Year9.69%

Revenue Next 2Y13.06%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-269.3%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year90.85%

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y271.62%

FCF growth 3Y12.66%

FCF growth 5Y0.7%

OCF growth 1Y911.55%

OCF growth 3Y26.8%

OCF growth 5Y8.57%

CLEARFIELD INC (CLFD) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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