CLW — Stock Film
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CLW
Clearwater Paper Corporation
~5 min film100% real numbersplain English
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Clearwater Paper Corporation. What it actually does.

Manufactures bleached paperboards for packaging and printing applications. Produces consumer tissue products, including bath tissues, paper towels, and napkins. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 2008
1,900 employees
$326.4M market value
Revenue last year:
$1.6B
The loss that same year:
$18.6M
Sales don’t cover the costs; the gap drains from the cash pile every year.

The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.

In the vault right now:
$31K
DEBT: $421.8M
At this pace, that money lasts less than a year.

Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. This is the most critical line in the whole picture.

THE PRICE TAG
MARKET VALUE / ANNUAL SALES
0.2×

This company is not turning a profit, so the market is pricing its sales instead: 0.2× for every dollar of annual revenue.

Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 79% of them.

Analysts' average target sits 4% below today's price.

INSIDE THE REPORT CARD

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

A score of 50 means class average.

BUSINESS QUALITY
41
weak

Clearly below the class average.

FINANCIAL STRENGTH
24
very weak

Clearly below the class average.

VALUATION
79
strong

Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.

GROWTH
62
average

There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.

PRICE MOMENTUM
81
very strong

The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.

WORTH WATCHING

Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.

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

THE COUNCIL REVIEW
9

angles, checked one by one.

The 3 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.

The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.

STRENGTHS
The shares trade freely10/10
WEAK SPOTS
Thin profit on each sale3/10
Sales are shrinking4/10
WORTH WATCHING

Profit per Sale: The profit kept from each sale is thin.

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

An investor who bought at the very peak is down 64% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/1
Sales are holding up

The company sells $1.6B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.

1
THE RISKS · 1/2
The losses continue

A loss of $18.6M against $1.6B in annual sales.

2
THE RISKS · 2/2
The cash has a countdown

At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts less than a year. After that, the company needs to find new money.

FINALE · THE GRADE
B
57 / 100 · MoonshotScore

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

The takeaway: CLW’s sales are going backwards, and it closed last year at a loss. The road back runs through both.

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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