Clearwater Paper Past Earnings Performance
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Clearwater Paper has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 38.6%, while the Forestry industry saw earnings growing at 8.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2.9% per year. Clearwater Paper's return on equity is 0.3%, and it has net margins of 0.09%.
Key information
38.6%
Earnings growth rate
38.5%
EPS growth rate
| Forestry Industry Growth | 16.1% |
| Revenue growth rate | 2.9% |
| Return on equity | 0.3% |
| Net Margin | 0.09% |
| Last Earnings Update | 30 Sep 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Clearwater Paper makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 24 | 2,212 | 2 | 149 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 2,098 | 28 | 151 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 2,054 | 101 | 151 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 2,083 | 108 | 149 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 1,394 | 45 | 123 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 1,654 | 51 | 130 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 2,117 | 53 | 143 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 2,080 | 46 | 140 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 2,043 | 61 | 138 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 1,955 | 43 | 135 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 1,835 | -24 | 127 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 1,773 | -28 | 124 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 1,736 | -15 | 126 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 1,742 | 4 | 125 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 1,817 | 79 | 134 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 1,869 | 77 | 133 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 1,851 | 57 | 128 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 1,839 | 24 | 125 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 1,811 | 1 | 117 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 1,762 | -6 | 119 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 1,755 | -195 | 116 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 1,736 | -150 | 114 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 1,716 | -143 | 113 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 1,724 | -144 | 110 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 1,732 | 125 | 112 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 1,732 | 91 | 115 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 1,730 | 92 | 117 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 1,730 | 97 | 117 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 1,719 | 26 | 119 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 1,728 | 26 | 117 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 1,735 | 39 | 123 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 1,735 | 50 | 130 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 1,741 | 52 | 125 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 1,748 | 74 | 122 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 1,756 | 69 | 116 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 1,752 | 56 | 112 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 1,793 | 17 | 115 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 1,862 | 0 | 122 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 1,916 | -3 | 126 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 1,967 | -2 | 130 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 1,965 | 108 | 127 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 1,942 | 115 | 123 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 1,914 | 114 | 119 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 1,890 | 107 | 119 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: 5WC has a large one-off loss of $27.6M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.
Growing Profit Margin: 5WC's current net profit margins (0.09%) are lower than last year (3.3%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 5WC has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 38.6% per year.
Accelerating Growth: 5WC's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: 5WC had negative earnings growth (-95.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Forestry industry average (-34.9%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: 5WC's Return on Equity (0.3%) is considered low.