CLEARWATER PAPER CORP (CLW) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:CLW • US18538R1032

Current stock price

12.89 USD
-1.96 (-13.2%)
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13.16 USD
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This CLW fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. CLW Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year CLW has reported negative net income.
  • CLW had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In multiple years CLW reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
  • Each year in the past 5 years CLW had a positive operating cash flow.
CLW Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCLW Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100M -100M 200M

1.2 Ratios

  • CLW has a better Return On Assets (-1.17%) than 66.67% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -2.25%, CLW is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
  • With a Return On Invested Capital value of 1.38%, CLW perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 55.56% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -1.17%
ROE -2.25%
ROIC 1.38%
ROA(3y)5.65%
ROA(5y)3.6%
ROE(3y)12.27%
ROE(5y)7.87%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
CLW Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCLW Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 -10 20 -20 -30

1.3 Margins

  • CLW has a Operating Margin (1.54%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • CLW's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 7.43%, CLW is doing worse than 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CLW has declined.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 1.54%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 7.43%
OM growth 3Y-47.67%
OM growth 5Y-32.41%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-25.23%
GM growth 5Y-13.94%
CLW Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCLW Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5 -5 10 15

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2. CLW Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), CLW is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, CLW has less shares outstanding
  • The number of shares outstanding for CLW has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
  • CLW has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
CLW Yearly Shares OutstandingCLW Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5M 10M 15M
CLW Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCLW Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B

2.2 Solvency

  • CLW has an Altman-Z score of 2.21. This is not the best score and indicates that CLW is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • CLW has a Altman-Z score (2.21) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.42 indicates that CLW is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • CLW's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.42 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CLW outperforms 55.56% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.42
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 2.21
ROIC/WACC0.18
WACC7.59%
CLW Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCLW Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M 400M 600M 800M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 2.43 indicates that CLW has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • CLW has a Current ratio (2.43) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • CLW has a Quick Ratio of 1.13. This is a normal value and indicates that CLW is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of CLW (1.13) is worse than 66.67% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.43
Quick Ratio 1.13
CLW Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCLW Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M 500M

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3. CLW Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for CLW have decreased strongly by -2747.06% in the last year.
  • Looking at the last year, CLW shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 12.42% in the last year.
  • CLW shows a decrease in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -3.60% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-2747.06%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-479.41%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)12.42%
Revenue growth 3Y9.18%
Revenue growth 5Y-3.6%
Sales Q2Q%-4.73%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 26.98% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • Based on estimates for the next years, CLW will show a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -0.81% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-3.41%
EPS Next 2Y27.33%
EPS Next 3Y26.98%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-4.98%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.51%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.81%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
CLW Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCLW Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 500M 1B 1.5B 2B
CLW Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCLW Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0 2 -2 4 6

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4. CLW Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • CLW reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • Also next year CLW is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
CLW Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCLW Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 -10 20

4.2 Price Multiples

  • 88.89% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CLW, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 4.76
CLW Per share dataCLW EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 20 40 60 80

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • CLW's earnings are expected to grow with 26.98% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y27.33%
EPS Next 3Y26.98%

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5. CLW Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for CLW!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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CLW Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

CLEARWATER PAPER CORP

NYSE:CLW (4/29/2026, 8:04:31 PM)

After market: 13.16 +0.27 (+2.09%)

12.89

-1.96 (-13.2%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryPaper & Forest Products
Industry Strength7.45
Industry Growth9.32
Earnings (Last)04-28
Earnings (Next)N/A
Inst Owners85.87%
Inst Owner Change0.06%
Ins Owners3.59%
Ins Owner Change11.02%
Market Cap206.76M
Revenue(TTM)1.56B
Net Income(TTM)-18.60M
Analysts77.14
Price Target19.38 (50.35%)
Short Float %4.99%
Short Ratio3.59
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
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)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-251.55%
Min EPS beat(2)-516.48%
Max EPS beat(2)13.37%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)-120.26%
Min EPS beat(4)-516.48%
Max EPS beat(4)98.02%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)-86.95%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)-54.43%
EPS beat(16)8
Avg EPS beat(16)-52.28%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)1.32%
Min Revenue beat(2)0.77%
Max Revenue beat(2)1.86%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.72%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.24%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.86%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.42%
Revenue beat(12)6
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.57%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.1%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-34.44%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)-18.65%
EPS NY rev (3m)-8316.67%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.68%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.13
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 16.95
P/B 0.25
P/tB 0.25
EV/EBITDA 4.76
EPS(TTM)-4.84
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-1.22
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-4.78
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.76
OCFY5.9%
SpS96.97
BVpS51.45
TBVpS51.32
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number0 (-100%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -1.17%
ROE -2.25%
ROCE 1.74%
ROIC 1.38%
ROICexc 1.41%
ROICexgc 1.41%
OM 1.54%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 7.43%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)5.65%
ROA(5y)3.6%
ROE(3y)12.27%
ROE(5y)7.87%
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
ROICexgc growth 3Y-43.01%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-33.61%
ROICexc growth 3Y-42.92%
ROICexc growth 5Y-33.2%
OM growth 3Y-47.67%
OM growth 5Y-32.41%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-25.23%
GM growth 5Y-13.94%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.98
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.42
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 2.97
Cap/Depr 96.1%
Cap/Sales 5.71%
Interest Coverage 1.5
Cash Conversion 10.49%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 2.43
Quick Ratio 1.13
Altman-Z 2.21
F-Score4
WACC7.59%
ROIC/WACC0.18
Cap/Depr(3y)95.89%
Cap/Depr(5y)71.34%
Cap/Sales(3y)6.87%
Cap/Sales(5y)5.12%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-2747.06%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-479.41%
EPS Next Y-3.41%
EPS Next 2Y27.33%
EPS Next 3Y26.98%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)12.42%
Revenue growth 3Y9.18%
Revenue growth 5Y-3.6%
Sales Q2Q%-4.73%
Revenue Next Year-4.98%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.51%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.81%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y728.95%
EBIT growth 3Y-42.87%
EBIT growth 5Y-34.84%
EBIT Next Year174.84%
EBIT Next 3Y59.31%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-38.77%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-80.13%
OCF growth 3Y-56.7%
OCF growth 5Y-45.21%

CLEARWATER PAPER CORP / CLW Fundamental Analysis FAQ

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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to CLW.


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