NASDAQ$CLFD
Clearfield Inc · Q1 2024 earnings
Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Clearfield's financial performance declined due to industry inventory overhang, reporting a decrease in net sales and a net loss for the quarter.
Clearfield reported a significant decrease in net sales for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, falling to $34.2 million from $85.9 million in the same quarter last year. The company experienced a net loss of $5.3 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, compared to a net income of $14.3 million, or $1.00 per diluted share, in the prior year. The results were impacted by industry-wide inventory overhang and reduced demand.
- Net sales decreased by 60.2% to $34.2 million compared to the same quarter last year.
- Order backlog decreased by 68.1% year-over-year to $43.5 million.
- Gross margin decreased to 13.7% due to excess production capacity and increased inventory reserves.
- Net loss totaled $5.3 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, a significant downturn from the previous year's net income of $14.3 million, or $1.00 per diluted share.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Clearfield · Revenue · Quarterly
$34.2M
Forward guidance
The Company expects net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 to be in the range of $29 million to $33 million and net loss per share to be in the range of $(0.49) to $(0.55).
Headwinds
- Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 are expected to be between $29 million and $33 million.
- Net loss per share for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 is expected to be between $(0.49) and $(0.55).
- Loss per share range is based on the number of shares outstanding at the end of the first quarter and does not reflect share repurchases in the second quarter.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024
+1.6%
Avg return
Earnings day
+3.5%
Avg return
5 days after
+3.8%
Avg return
30 days after
57%
36 / 63 earnings
Positive
+27.5%
Q4 2022
Best reaction
-20.0%
Q4 2015
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | +6.6% | +13.3% | +6.4% | |
| Q1 2026 | -4.6% | +3.1% | -1.5% | |
| Q4 2025 | -4.9% | -0.1% | +0.2% | |
| Q2 2025 | +9.1% | +17.8% | +22.7% | |
| Q1 2025 | -5.9% | -10.7% | -22.4% | |
| Q4 2024 | -5.7% | -8.9% | -15.6% | |
| Q3 2024 | -10.1% | -11.8% | -14.1% | |
| Q2 2024 | +16.8% | +17.6% | +23.7% | |
| Q1 2024 | +16.9% | +14.9% | +25.2% | |
| Q4 2023 | +1.6% | +9.4% | +15.5% | |
| Q3 2023 | -12.8% | -12.4% | -23.1% | |
| Q2 2023 | -17.0% | -13.5% | -4.3% | |
| Q1 2023 | -12.4% | -8.5% | -13.8% | |
| Q4 2022 | +27.5% | +35.9% | +7.1% | |
| Q3 2022 | +17.1% | +23.1% | +45.6% | |
| Q2 2022 | +7.0% | +6.2% | +13.2% | |
| Q1 2022 | +16.0% | +20.7% | +26.1% | |
| Q4 2021 | +5.9% | +7.6% | +4.8% | |
| Q3 2021 | +17.5% | +9.4% | +16.4% | |
| Q2 2021 | +23.4% | +25.8% | +24.9% | |
| Q1 2021 | -5.9% | -4.5% | -2.7% | |
| Q4 2020 | +6.1% | +11.2% | +10.2% | |
| Q3 2020 | +24.9% | +33.9% | +29.6% | |
| Q2 2020 | -2.0% | +3.9% | +6.3% | |
| Q1 2020 | +3.0% | +1.6% | -13.9% | |
| Q4 2019 | +4.8% | +5.1% | +19.3% | |
| Q3 2019 | -4.2% | -6.3% | -22.9% | |
| Q2 2019 | -3.0% | -4.2% | -7.7% | |
| Q1 2019 | +1.2% | +1.1% | +22.5% | |
| Q4 2018 | +9.7% | -3.3% | -6.3% | |
| Q3 2018 | +8.4% | +14.1% | +18.1% | |
| Q2 2018 | -3.8% | -7.9% | -16.5% | |
| Q1 2018 | +2.1% | +2.9% | +22.9% | |
| Q4 2017 | -13.0% | -12.6% | -7.7% | |
| Q3 2017 | -13.4% | -17.8% | -11.6% | |
| Q2 2017 | -11.3% | -12.5% | -13.5% | |
| Q1 2017 | -3.7% | -9.0% | -13.0% | |
| Q4 2016 | +4.3% | +2.4% | +8.7% | |
| Q3 2016 | +1.7% | -1.6% | -9.2% | |
| Q2 2016 | +9.4% | — | — | |
| Q1 2016 | +14.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | -20.0% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | +25.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | -8.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | +1.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | -10.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | -17.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | -19.9% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | +7.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | +10.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | -15.8% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | +7.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | +14.3% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | -0.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | -2.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | -1.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | +0.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | -1.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | +1.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | +1.9% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | +0.7% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | +0.7% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | +6.2% | — | — |
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