CLEARWATER PAPER CORP (CLW) Stock Fundamental Analysis
USA - New York Stock Exchange - NYSE:CLW - US18538R1032 - Common Stock
18.15 USD
-1.94 (-9.66%)
18.15 USD
0 (0%)
CLW gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 9 industry peers in the Paper & Forest Products industry. CLW has an average financial health and profitability rating. CLW has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year CLW has reported negative net income.
- CLW had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
- CLW had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
- CLW had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- CLW has a Return On Assets of 9.11%. This is amongst the best in the industry. CLW outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.
- Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 18.16%, CLW belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 88.89% of the companies in the same industry.
- CLW has a Return On Invested Capital of 0.12%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CLW outperforms 55.56% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 9.11% | ||
| ROE | 18.16% | ||
| ROIC | 0.12% |
ROA(3y)6.94%
ROA(5y)4.69%
ROE(3y)15.7%
ROE(5y)11.28%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
- The Profit Margin of CLW (9.14%) is better than 88.89% of its industry peers.
- CLW has a Operating Margin (0.13%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 7.27%, CLW is doing worse than 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
- CLW's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 0.13% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 9.14% | ||
| GM | 7.27% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-18.87%
GM growth 5Y-10.05%
2. Health
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
- CLW has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
- CLW has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
- An Altman-Z score of 2.18 indicates that CLW is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
- The Altman-Z score of CLW (2.18) is better than 66.67% of its industry peers.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.43 indicates that CLW is not too dependend on debt financing.
- Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.43, CLW is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.43 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.18 |
ROIC/WACC0.01
WACC10.13%
2.3 Liquidity
- CLW has a Current Ratio of 2.10. This indicates that CLW is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
- CLW has a Current ratio of 2.10. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CLW outperforms 44.44% of its industry peers.
- CLW has a Quick Ratio of 2.10. This is a bad value and indicates that CLW is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- CLW has a worse Quick ratio (0.88) than 66.67% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.1 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.88 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- CLW shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -217.28%.
- Measured over the past years, CLW shows a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 72.63% on average per year.
- The Revenue for CLW has decreased by -22.41% in the past year. This is quite bad
- The Revenue has been decreasing by -4.71% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-217.28%
EPS 3Y-2.41%
EPS 5Y72.63%
EPS Q2Q%-1042.86%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-22.41%
Revenue growth 3Y-7.93%
Revenue growth 5Y-4.71%
Sales Q2Q%-38.03%
3.2 Future
- Based on estimates for the next years, CLW will show a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 5.35% on average per year.
- Based on estimates for the next years, CLW will show a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -5.92% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-224.6%
EPS Next 2Y-79.04%
EPS Next 3Y5.35%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-19.92%
Revenue Next 2Y-11.17%
Revenue Next 3Y-5.92%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- The EPS growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
- When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- CLW reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
- A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 449.26 indicates a quite expensive valuation of CLW.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, CLW is valued a bit cheaper than 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 23.94, CLW is valued quite expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 449.26 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, CLW is valued a bit cheaper than 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 6.76 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-79.04%
EPS Next 3Y5.35%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for CLW!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
18.15
-1.94 (-9.66%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryPaper & Forest Products
Earnings (Last)10-28 2025-10-28/amc
Earnings (Next)02-11 2026-02-11/amc
Inst Owners83.86%
Inst Owner Change-0.05%
Ins Owners3.11%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap291.13M
Revenue(TTM)1.56B
Net Income(TTM)142.20M
Analysts80
Price Target30.6 (68.6%)
Short Float %4.78%
Short Ratio4.06
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector 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)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-296.22%
Min EPS beat(2)-516.48%
Max EPS beat(2)-75.95%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-154.11%
Min EPS beat(4)-516.48%
Max EPS beat(4)98.02%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)-89.36%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)-74.72%
EPS beat(16)8
Avg EPS beat(16)-52.94%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.22%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.29%
Max Revenue beat(2)1.86%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.65%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.24%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.86%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.25%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.66%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.11%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-9.09%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-230.77%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-110.18%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.91%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.03%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 449.26 | ||
| P/S | 0.19 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | N/A | ||
| P/B | 0.37 | ||
| P/tB | 0.37 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 6.76 |
EPS(TTM)-3.53
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.04
Fwd EY0.22%
FCF(TTM)-8.39
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-1.73
OCFYN/A
SpS97.01
BVpS48.82
TBVpS48.65
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 9.11% | ||
| ROE | 18.16% | ||
| ROCE | 0.16% | ||
| ROIC | 0.12% | ||
| ROICexc | 0.12% | ||
| ROICexgc | 0.12% | ||
| OM | 0.13% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 9.14% | ||
| GM | 7.27% | ||
| FCFM | N/A |
ROA(3y)6.94%
ROA(5y)4.69%
ROE(3y)15.7%
ROE(5y)11.28%
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 3YN/A
ROICexgc 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-18.87%
GM growth 5Y-10.05%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover1
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.43 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3.63 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 118.51% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 6.87% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 0.09 | ||
| Cash Conversion | N/A | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 2.1 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.18 |
F-Score6
WACC10.13%
ROIC/WACC0.01
Cap/Depr(3y)74.67%
Cap/Depr(5y)59.25%
Cap/Sales(3y)5.91%
Cap/Sales(5y)4.4%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-217.28%
EPS 3Y-2.41%
EPS 5Y72.63%
EPS Q2Q%-1042.86%
EPS Next Y-224.6%
EPS Next 2Y-79.04%
EPS Next 3Y5.35%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-22.41%
Revenue growth 3Y-7.93%
Revenue growth 5Y-4.71%
Sales Q2Q%-38.03%
Revenue Next Year-19.92%
Revenue Next 2Y-11.17%
Revenue Next 3Y-5.92%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-95.53%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year712.72%
EBIT Next 3Y115.5%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-267.41%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-119.44%
OCF growth 3Y-13.96%
OCF growth 5Y2%
CLEARWATER PAPER CORP / CLW FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of CLEARWATER PAPER CORP (CLW) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to CLW.
What is the valuation status of CLEARWATER PAPER CORP (CLW) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to CLEARWATER PAPER CORP (CLW). This can be considered as Overvalued.
Can you provide the profitability details for CLEARWATER PAPER CORP?
CLEARWATER PAPER CORP (CLW) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.
What is the expected EPS growth for CLEARWATER PAPER CORP (CLW) stock?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CLEARWATER PAPER CORP (CLW) is expected to decline by -224.6% in the next year.