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Clearwater Paper Corp

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CLW

NYSE Manufacturing Paper Products

$14.88

▼ $0.40 (-2.62%)

Mkt Cap: 243.62 M

Price

$15.19

Mkt Cap

243.62 M

Day Range

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52-Week Range

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Volume

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Open —

50D / 200D Avg

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50D / 200D Avg

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Quick Summary

Key Takeaways

Revenue declined -3.22% annually over 5 years

Earnings declined -109.48% over the past year

Debt/Equity of 0.35 — conservative balance sheet

Negative free cash flow of -76.50 M

Revenue growth is accelerating — 1Y growth exceeds 5Y average by 15.64%

Capital efficient — spends only 5.71% of revenue on capex

Growth

Revenue Growth (5Y)

-3.22%

Below sector avg (1.82%)

Revenue (1Y)12.42%

Earnings (1Y)-109.48%

FCF Growth (3Y)N/A

Quality

Return on Equity

-2.30%

Above sector avg (-53.53%)

ROIC-2.45%

Net Margin-1.20%

Op. Margin-2.71%

Safety

Debt / Equity

0.35

Above sector avg (0.31)

Current Ratio2.10

Interest Coverage-2.37

Valuation

PE (TTM)

-13.10

Below sector avg (-1.48)

P/B Ratio0.31

EV/EBITDA9.60

Dividend YieldN/A

Price History

Financial Trends

Peer Comparison

vs Manufacturing sector median (1366 peers)

Metric	Stock	Sector Median
P/E	-13.1	-1.5
P/B	0.3	1.6
ROE %	-2.3	-53.5
Net Margin %	-1.2	-41.5
Rev Growth 5Y %	-3.2	1.8
D/E	0.4	0.3

Analyst Price Target

3 analysts

Buy

Current

$14.88

+32.2%

Target

$19.67

$16.00

$20.00

$23.00

Forecast

Forward P/E -12.37

Forward EPS -$1.20

Est. Revenue 1.54 B

Earnings Estimates

Period	EPS Est.	Revenue Est.	Analysts
FY2027	-$1.20 -$1.63 – -$0.55	1.54 B	3
FY2026	-$3.29 -$3.60 – -$2.80	1.47 B	3

Period	EPS Est.	Revenue Est.	Analysts
2026 Q2	-$1.19 -$1.58 – -$0.53	368.55 M	3
2026 Q1	-$1.32 -$1.36 – -$1.30	365.15 M	3

Earnings Surprises

Last 4 quarters

Quarter	Est. EPS	Actual EPS	Surprise
Q42025	-$0.54	-$0.42	+21.5%
Q32025	-$0.53	-$0.57	-7.7%
Q22025	$0.70	$0.45	-35.4%
Q12025	-$0.04	-$0.36	-800.0%

ETFs Holding This Stock

TDVFX TDVFX

1.91% weight

TCV Towle Value ETF

1.55% weight

BLDG BLDG

1.13% weight

DSMC Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow ETF

0.41% weight

HAUZ Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

0.20% weight

VGSR Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF

0.19% weight

AVRE Avantis Real Estate ETF

0.12% weight

BOSVX BOSVX

0.11% weight

BSVO EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF

0.11% weight

AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF

0.09% weight

All Fundamental Metrics

Growth
Revenue Growth (1Y)	12.42%	Revenue Growth (3Y)	-13.58%
Earnings Growth (1Y)	-109.48%	Earnings Growth (3Y)	N/A
Revenue Growth (5Y)	-3.22%	Earnings Growth (5Y)	N/A
Profitability
Revenue (TTM)	1.56 B	Net Income (TTM)	-18.60 M
ROE	-2.30%	ROA	-1.16%
Gross Margin	N/A	Operating Margin	-2.71%
Net Margin	-1.20%	Free Cash Flow (TTM)	-76.50 M
ROIC	-2.45%	FCF Growth (3Y)	N/A
Safety
Debt / Equity	0.35	Current Ratio	2.10
Interest Coverage	-2.37	Asset Turnover	0.97
Working Capital	255.50 M	Tangible Book Value	780.30 M
Dividends
Dividend Yield	N/A	Payout Ratio	N/A
Dividend Growth (3Y)	N/A	Dividend Growth (5Y)	N/A
Consecutive Div Years	N/A
Valuation
P/E Ratio	-13.10	Forward P/E	N/A
P/B Ratio	0.31	P/S Ratio	0.16
PEG Ratio	N/A	Forward PEG	N/A
EV/EBITDA	9.60	Fwd EV/EBITDA	N/A
Forward P/S	N/A	Fwd Earnings Yield	N/A
FCF Yield	-31.40%
Market Cap	243.62 M	Enterprise Value	482.72 M
Per Share
EPS (Diluted TTM)	-1.15	Revenue / Share	96.98
FCF / Share	-4.77	OCF / Share	0.77
EPS CAGR (1Y)	-109.83%	EPS CAGR (5Y)	N/A
EPS CAGR (10Y)	N/A
Efficiency
CapEx / Revenue	5.71%	FCF Conversion	411.29%
SBC-Adj. FCF	-79.70 M	Growth Momentum	15.64

Income Statement

Annual, most recent first

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Revenue	1.56 B	1.38 B	2.08 B	2.08 B	1.77 B
Net Income	-18.60 M	196.30 M	107.70 M	46.00 M	-28.10 M
EPS (Diluted)	-1.15	11.70	6.30	2.68	-1.67
Gross Profit	—	14.70 M	—	—	—
Operating Income	-42.10 M	-64.50 M	177.10 M	113.90 M	12.00 M
EBITDA	—	—	—	—	—
R&D Expenses	—	—	—	—	—
SG&A Expenses	100.80 M	116.70 M	148.30 M	133.00 M	112.90 M
D&A	92.40 M	99.80 M	98.60 M	103.30 M	105.00 M
Interest Expense	17.80 M	32.00 M	31.90 M	34.20 M	35.50 M
Income Tax	-7.10 M	-27.10 M	36.40 M	27.00 M	-7.70 M

Balance Sheet

Annual, most recent first

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Total Assets	1.59 B	1.68 B	1.67 B	1.70 B	1.69 B
Total Liabilities	763.00 M	824.70 M	1.00 B	1.13 B	1.18 B
Shareholders' Equity	825.30 M	854.60 M	668.80 M	572.10 M	511.70 M
Total Debt	345.50 M	281.60 M	462.30 M	564.90 M	637.60 M
Cash & Equivalents	30.70 M	79.60 M	42.00 M	53.70 M	25.20 M
Current Assets	526.00 M	545.40 M	564.10 M	586.30 M	487.20 M
Current Liabilities	216.20 M	320.40 M	286.00 M	312.00 M	254.10 M