NASDAQ$CLFD

Clearfield Inc · Q2 2022 earnings

Q2 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Clearfield's financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022 were shared, highlighting significant revenue growth and a substantial increase in sales order backlog.

Clearfield reported record net sales of $53 million for Q2 2022, an 80% increase year-over-year. The company's sales order backlog grew to a record $136 million. Due to this strong performance, Clearfield raised its fiscal year 2022 net sales guidance to a range of $204 million to $218 million.

  • Net sales reached a record $53 million, an 80% increase year-over-year.
  • Sales order backlog grew to a record $136 million, up 605% year-over-year.
  • The company raised its fiscal year 2022 net sales guidance from $177-$183 million to $204-$218 million.
  • Gross profit increased 79% to approximately $23 million, or 43% of net sales.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$53.5M

Previous: $29.7M+80.2%
EPS (adj)

$0.66

Previous: $0.27+144.4%
Gross Profit Margin

43.0%

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

$9.24M

Previous: $2.96M+212.3%
Net Income

$9.24M

Previous: $3.64M+153.8%
Operating Income

$11.9M

Previous: $4.45M+168.0%
Gross Profit

$23.2M

Previous: $12.9M+79.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$43M

Previous: $57.9M-25.7%
Total Assets

$160M

Previous: $104M+54.1%
Stock-Based Comp

$570K

Previous: $334K+70.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Clearfield · Revenue · Quarterly

$53.5M

Q2 2022+80.2%vs Q2 2021
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Clearfield raised its fiscal year 2022 net sales guidance to a range of $204 million to $218 million, representing growth of 45% to 55% over fiscal year 2021 revenues. The majority of the record backlog is scheduled to ship in the next 6 months.

Tailwinds

  • Substantial order backlog provides strong visibility for future revenue.
  • Demand for high-speed broadband, especially fiber-led broadband, remains very strong.
  • The company is scaling its operations to meet increasing demand.
  • Clearfield is an expert in Community Broadband and is designed for the opportunity in front of us and built to scale.
  • Strong execution of proven growth strategy enables Clearfield to maintain market leadership.

Headwinds

  • Supply chain for some materials continues to be challenging.
  • Labor requirements and availability at customers may pose additional challenges to deployments.
  • Potential labor challenges over the build season could impact customer deployments.
  • Fiber availability continues to be challenged.
  • Supply chain issues persist across all industries.

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 Q2 2022

Historical avgQ2 2022

+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

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (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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