NASDAQ$CLFD

Clearfield Inc · Q2 2024 earnings

Q2 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Clearfield's Q2 2024 performance saw sales exceeding the high end of guidance, driven by Community Broadband customers, signaling a gradual recovery with increased quoting activity across markets.

Clearfield reported a decrease in net sales by 48.6% to $36.9 million compared to the same quarter last year. The company experienced a net loss of $5.9 million, or ($0.40) per diluted share, contrasting with a net income of $10.4 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Despite these challenges, backlog increased by 8.6% compared to the previous quarter, and the company repurchased $15.5 million in shares, increasing the buyback authorization to $65 million.

  • Net sales decreased by 48.6% to $36.9 million compared to the same quarter last year.
  • Order backlog increased by 8.6% to $47.2 million compared to December 31, 2023.
  • Net loss totaled $5.9 million, or ($0.40) per diluted share, compared to a net income of $10.4 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, in the same year-ago quarter.
  • The company repurchased $15.5 million in shares and increased the share buyback authorization to $65 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$36.9M

Previous: $71.8M-48.6%
EPS

-$0.40

Previous: $0.67-159.7%
Order Backlog

$47.2M

Previous: $108M-56.1%
Capital Expenditures

-$1.97M

Previous: $2.81M-170.0%
Free Cash Flow

-$7.88M

Previous: $6.22M-226.6%
Net Income

-$5.91M

Previous: $10.4M-156.8%
Operating Income

-$9.74M

Previous: $10.4M-193.7%
Gross Profit

$2.83M

Previous: $32.80+8634046.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$15.8M

Previous: $166M-90.5%
Total Assets

$315M

Previous: $357M-11.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.01M

Previous: $784K+29.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Clearfield · Revenue · Quarterly

$36.9M

Q2 2024-48.6%vs Q2 2023
Beat estimate in 12 of 15 quarters(80%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The Company expects net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 to be in the range of $40 million to $44 million and net loss per share to be in the range of $0.31 to $0.38.

Headwinds

  • Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 are expected to be in the range of $40 million to $44 million.
  • Net loss per share for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 is expected to be in the range of $0.31 to $0.38.
  • Loss per share range is based on the number of shares outstanding at the end of the second quarter and does not reflect share repurchases completed in the third quarter.
  • Industry conditions remain uncertain
  • Company is still expecting a net loss

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 2024

Historical avgQ2 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

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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