Why is Clearwater Paper Corp. ?
1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -3.36% over the last 5 years
2
The company has declared Negative results for the last 5 consecutive quarters
- NET PROFIT(9M) At USD 2.44 MM has Grown at -92.58%
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD -45.6 MM
- INTEREST(Q) At USD 4.4 MM has Grown at 12.82%
3
Risky - Negative Operating Profits
- The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -30.12%, its profits have fallen by -124.8%
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -30.12% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Clearwater Paper Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Paper, Forest & Jute Products should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Paper, Forest & Jute Products)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Clearwater Paper Corp. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Clearwater Paper Corp.
-41.49%
-1.29
49.81%
S&P 500
16.08%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-3.60%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-35.38%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.04
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.50
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.30
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.34
Tax Ratio
28.07%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
9.70%
ROE (avg)
9.77%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
34
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.26
EV to EBIT
28.33
EV to EBITDA
4.77
EV to Capital Employed
0.47
EV to Sales
0.34
PEG Ratio
0.26
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
1.64%
ROE (Latest)
0.76%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
11What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
Higher at USD -3.8 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -23.21% (YoY
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD -1 MM has Grown at 74.19%
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 2.25
-6What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 12.3 MM
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at -6.31%
Here's what is working for Clearwater Paper Corp.
Net Profit
Higher at USD -3.8 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Dec 2025MOJO Watch
In the half year the company has already crossed Net Profit of the previous twelve months
Net Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD -3.8 MM has Grown at 74.83%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD -1 MM has Grown at 74.19%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -3.88 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 2.25
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -23.21% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Depreciation
Highest at USD 24 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Clearwater Paper Corp.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 12.3 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)






