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Clearwater Paper DB:5WC Stock Report

Last Price

€30.20

Market Cap

€517.4m

7D

5.6%

1Y

0.7%

Updated

31 Jan, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

Clearwater Paper Corporation

DB:5WC Stock Report

Market Cap: €517.4m

5WC Stock Overview

Manufactures and supplies bleached paperboards, and consumer and parent roll tissues in the United States and internationally. More details

5WC fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance1/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends0/6

Risk Analysis

Interest payments are not well covered by earnings

Volatile share price over the past 3 months compared to the German market

Profit margins (0.09%) are lower than last year (3.3%)

Large one-off items impacting financial results


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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Clearwater Paper
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$30.20
52 Week HighUS$52.00
52 Week LowUS$22.80
Beta0.32
1 Month Change7.09%
3 Month Change32.46%
1 Year Change0.67%
3 Year Change13.53%
5 Year Change20.80%
Change since IPO-31.28%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

5WCDE ForestryDE Market
7D5.6%1.9%1.9%
1Y0.7%-1.6%15.1%

Return vs Industry: 5WC exceeded the German Forestry industry which returned -3.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: 5WC underperformed the German Market which returned 15.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is 5WC's price volatile compared to industry and market?
5WC volatility
5WC Average Weekly Movement7.8%
Forestry Industry Average Movement3.7%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market11.2%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market2.4%

Stable Share Price: 5WC's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: 5WC's weekly volatility (8%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of German stocks.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
20053,100Arsen Kitchwww.clearwaterpaper.com

Clearwater Paper Corporation manufactures and supplies bleached paperboards, and consumer and parent roll tissues in the United States and internationally. It operates through Pulp and Paperboard, and Consumer Products segments. The Pulp and Paperboard segment manufactures and markets bleached paperboard; Solid Bleached Sulfate paperboard that is used to produce folding cartons, liquid packaging, cups and plates, blister and carded packaging, and top sheet and commercial printing items; and hardwood and softwood pulp, as well as offers services that include custom sheeting, slitting, and cutting.

Clearwater Paper Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Clearwater Paper's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
5WC fundamental statistics
Market cap€517.37m
Earnings (TTM)€1.93m
Revenue (TTM)€2.13b

266.3x

P/E Ratio

0.2x

P/S Ratio

Is 5WC overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
5WC income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$2.21b
Cost of RevenueUS$1.98b
Gross ProfitUS$227.40m
Other ExpensesUS$225.40m
EarningsUS$2.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.12
Gross Margin10.28%
Net Profit Margin0.09%
Debt/Equity Ratio171.8%

How did 5WC perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/31 14:16
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/31 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Clearwater Paper Corporation is covered by 10 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mark WildeBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Roger SpitzBofA Global Research
Steven ChercoverD.A. Davidson & Co.