CLFD — Stock Film
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Stock Expert AI presents
CLFD
Clearfield, Inc
~5 min film100% real numbersplain English
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Clearfield, Inc. What it actually does.

Manufactures and markets passive connectivity products. Offers fiber management solutions for fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) networks. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 1986
243 employees
$408M market value
Revenue last year:
$150.1M
The loss that same year:
$8.1M
For every $1 it earns, the company spends $1.1.

The company is still in the product-building phase: its spending runs above its sales. That only changes once the product starts selling at scale.

In the vault right now:
$106M
DEBT: $8.8M
At this pace, that money lasts about 13.2 years.

At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.

Every quarter, analysts set a profit bar.
How many of the last 8 did the company clear?
8 / 8
EXPECTATIONS MET OR BEATEN
8
Nov 2024
Aug 2026
8 TIMES IN THE LAST 8 QUARTERS
It clears the bar, quarter after quarter.
What executives did with their own stock over the last 12 months:
41 buy27 sell

Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.

INSIDE THE REPORT CARD

We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.

A score of 50 means class average.

BUSINESS QUALITY
48
weak

Clearly below the class average.

FINANCIAL STRENGTH
92
very strong

Debt is low and cash is strong; the finances stand solid.

VALUATION
58
average

The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.

GROWTH
71
strong

This grade is a blend: the profit side is strong, the sales tempo slow.

PRICE MOMENTUM
37
weak

Clearly below the class average.

WORTH WATCHING

Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.

Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
A big climb, then a hard fall.

An investor who bought at the very peak is down 77% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/3
The product is selling

Sales run at $150.1M a year. A small number, but proof the product has real buyers.

2
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 2/3
Strong cash, light debt

There is $106.0M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $97.2M would remain.

3
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 3/3
Delivers on expectations

It met or beat analyst expectations in 8 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.

1
THE RISKS · 1/2
Running at a loss

A loss of $8.1M against $150.1M in annual sales.

2
THE RISKS · 2/2
A wildly swinging price

This stock swings about 2.1 times as much as the market average. Big rallies — and big drops — can both happen fast.

FINALE · THE GRADE
B+
63 / 100 · MoonshotScore

On our five-subject report card, CLFD sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.

The takeaway: CLFD is a high-risk stock — not yet profitable, and its future rides on its product catching on.

Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (58/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.

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Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.

This was a film — not investment advice.
Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 11, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film