CLW
Clearwater Paper Corporation (CLW)
Last Price$23.7(0.3%)
Market Cap$392.7M
LTM Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
2.0%
5Y avg
6.9%
Paper, Lumber & Forest Products industry median
(2.3%)
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
4/10
1.7% undervalued

Clearwater Paper Corporation Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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Dec'06Dec'07Dec'08Dec'09Dec'10Dec'11Dec'12Dec'13Dec'14Dec'15Dec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24
Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
0.0%
10.5%
9.3%
23.4%
17.0%
46.4%
5.0%
6.1%
8.1%
(3.9%)
5.4%
3.9%
(6.0%)
4.7%
14.5%
(5.0%)
22.8%
8.6%
(38.2%)
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CLW key stats

USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
Dec'06Dec'07Dec'08Dec'09Dec'10Dec'11Dec'12Dec'13Dec'14Dec'15Dec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24
% growth
1,106.7
0.0%
1,173.3
6.0%
1,255.3
7.0%
1,250.1
(0.4%)
1,373.0
9.8%
1,928.0
40.4%
1,874.3
(2.8%)
1,889.8
0.8%
1,967.1
4.1%
1,752.4
(10.9%)
1,734.8
(1.0%)
1,730.4
(0.3%)
1,724.2
(0.4%)
1,761.5
2.2%
1,868.6
6.1%
1,772.6
(5.1%)
2,080.1
17.3%
2,082.8
0.1%
1,383.6
(33.6%)
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)977.91,033.11,179.41,052.21,173.81,702.51,607.91,671.41,708.81,512.81,495.61,529.61,538.01,597.01,574.41,590.01,823.41,752.01,307.5
% margin
128.8
11.6%
140.2
12.0%
75.9
6.0%
197.9
15.8%
199.2
14.5%
225.4
11.7%
266.4
14.2%
218.5
11.6%
258.3
13.1%
239.6
13.7%
239.1
13.8%
200.8
11.6%
186.2
10.8%
164.5
9.3%
294.2
15.7%
182.6
10.3%
256.7
12.3%
330.8
15.9%
76.1
5.5%
Operating Expenses90.687.547.471.1100.4110.0121.0119.1130.1117.1129.6128.5113.0119.1127.4170.6142.7153.7116.7
Research & Development Expenses (R&D)0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A)36.336.147.471.1100.4110.0121.0119.1130.1117.1129.6128.5113.0112.8124.9112.9133.0149.2116.3
38.2
3.5%
52.8
4.5%
28.5
2.3%
297.4
23.8%
98.8
7.2%
115.4
6.0%
145.4
7.8%
99.3
5.3%
79.8
4.1%
123.7
7.1%
111.3
6.4%
72.3
4.2%
(97.9)
(5.7%)
45.4
2.6%
158.1
8.5%
1.7
0.1%
113.9
5.5%
177.1
8.5%
(64.5)
(4.7%)
Interest Income0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.044.846.50.61.02.41.2
Interest Expense13.013.013.115.522.644.833.844.039.231.230.331.430.744.944.436.434.632.430.4
Pre-tax Income33.739.815.3275.776.270.9111.638.216.292.580.741.0(133.5)(7.9)98.2(35.7)73.1144.2(101.1)
% effective tax rate
12.6
37.3%
14.2
35.7%
5.6
36.5%
93.2
33.8%
2.4
3.1%
31.2
44.1%
47.5
42.5%
(68.7)
(179.7%)
18.6
114.3%
36.5
39.5%
31.1
38.6%
(56.4)
(137.7%)
10.3
(7.7%)
(2.3)
29.1%
21.1
21.5%
(7.7)
21.6%
27.0
36.9%
36.4
25.2%
(27.1)
26.8%
% margin
21.1
1.9%
25.6
2.2%
9.7
0.8%
182.5
14.6%
73.8
5.4%
39.7
2.1%
64.1
3.4%
107.0
5.7%
(2.3)
(0.1%)
56.0
3.2%
49.6
2.9%
97.3
5.6%
(143.8)
(8.3%)
(5.6)
(0.3%)
77.1
4.1%
(28.0)
(1.6%)
46.0
2.2%
107.7
5.2%
196.3
14.2%
EPS0.931.120.438.033.221.732.754.84(0.12)2.982.915.91(8.72)(0.34)4.65(1.67)2.716.3911.70
Diluted EPS0.931.120.437.753.121.662.724.80(0.12)2.972.905.88(8.72)(0.34)4.61(1.67)2.686.3011.70
% margin
100.6
9.1%
104.1
8.9%
75.4
6.0%
338.6
27.1%
146.5
10.7%
192.7
10.0%
224.7
12.0%
195.6
10.3%
233.1
11.9%
208.4
11.9%
202.1
11.6%
173.6
10.0%
(0.7)
(0.0%)
153.6
8.7%
258.2
13.8%
106.4
6.0%
219.7
10.6%
275.3
13.2%
(0.9)
(0.1%)

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1) What is Clearwater Paper Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)?

As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 2.0%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) for Clearwater Paper Corporation have been 5.6% over the past three years, and 7.2% over the past five years.

2) Is Clearwater Paper Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) Good?

As of today, Clearwater Paper Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 2.0%, which is higher than industry median of (2.3%). It indicates that Clearwater Paper Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is Good.

3) How does Clearwater Paper Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) compare to its peers?

As of today, Clearwater Paper Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 2.0%, which is higher than peer median of (2.3%). The list of peers includes SUZ, AA, SLVM, MERC, UFPI, WFG, GLT, MATV, JCTCF, EVA.