NYSE$CLW

Clearwater Paper Corporation · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported strong results despite hurricane impact and completed tissue business sale.

Clearwater Paper reported net sales from total operations of $644 million, up 24% from the third quarter of last year. Net income from total operations was $6 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, compared to $37 million, or $2.17 per diluted share in the third quarter of last year. Adjusted EBITDA from total operations was $64 million compared to $81 million in the third quarter of last year.

  • Net sales from continuing operations were $393 million, up 41% from the third quarter of last year.
  • Net sales from total operations were $644 million, up 24% from the third quarter of last year.
  • Net loss from continuing operations was $11 million, or $0.64 per diluted share.
  • The board approved a new $100 million share repurchase authorization.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$393M

Previous: $520M-24.4%
EPS

$0.35

Previous: $2.19-84.0%
Adjusted EBITDA

$20.9M

Previous: $81M-74.2%
Capital Expenditures

-$83.6M

Previous: -$14.2M-488.7%
Free Cash Flow

-$77.8M

Previous: $22.4M-447.3%
Net Income

$5.8M

Previous: $36.6M-84.2%
Operating Income

-$1.2M

Previous: $54.4M-102.2%
Gross Profit

$30.1M

Previous: $92.5M-67.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$35.5M

Previous: $110M-67.8%
Total Assets

$2.49B

Previous: $1.74B+43.3%
Stock-Based Comp

-$900K

Previous: $3.6M-125.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Clearwater Paper · Revenue · Quarterly

$393M

Q3 2024-24.4%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 5 of 14 quarters(36%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The company is taking actions to reduce costs to ensure strong cash flows and plans to use proceeds from the sale of the tissue business to de-lever the balance sheet and take advantage of opportunities to grow and diversify the paperboard product portfolio.

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 Q3 2024

Historical avgQ3 2024

-2.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

-4.4%

Avg return

5 days after

-4.0%

Avg return

30 days after

39%

26 / 66 earnings

Positive

+24.1%

Q1 2022

Best reaction

-33.5%

Q1 2018

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-13.5%-14.3%+9.8%
Q4 2025-8.6%-15.1%-26.6%
Q3 2025-8.5%-6.2%-5.8%
Q2 2025-18.4%-24.9%-26.7%
Q1 2025+7.4%+4.0%+15.1%
Q4 2024-8.4%-3.9%-17.6%
Q3 2024+8.3%+4.8%+5.0%
Q2 2024-23.3%-34.5%-39.1%
Q1 2024+12.0%+12.4%+30.3%
Q4 2023+3.4%+7.5%+21.7%
Q3 2023-2.1%+3.1%+1.2%
Q2 2023+14.8%+10.9%+18.8%
Q1 2023-15.9%-12.2%-18.7%
Q4 2022-0.2%-1.0%-10.8%
Q3 2022-15.1%-10.4%-10.4%
Q2 2022+15.3%+20.1%+18.4%
Q1 2022+24.1%+20.8%+28.6%
Q4 2021-12.7%-7.4%-6.0%
Q3 2021+0.4%-6.5%+0.5%
Q2 2021+2.1%+8.4%+18.5%
Q1 2021-10.0%-14.0%-16.4%
Q4 2020-18.7%-15.1%-11.4%
Q3 2020-12.2%-13.2%-8.0%
Q2 2020+2.5%-4.7%-14.1%
Q1 2020+21.2%+21.5%+36.5%
Q4 2019+10.2%+11.2%-18.5%
Q3 2019+2.2%-0.4%+6.1%
Q2 2019-13.9%-0.3%-18.5%
Q1 2019-10.7%-3.7%-20.1%
Q4 2018-16.0%-17.0%-25.4%
Q3 2018-6.6%-6.3%-0.9%
Q2 2018+11.9%+14.8%+28.5%
Q1 2018-33.5%-40.3%-35.8%
Q4 2017-25.1%-23.0%-13.8%
Q3 2017+3.2%+4.5%+4.0%
Q2 2017-9.2%-9.0%-6.6%
Q1 2017-13.4%-12.6%-18.8%
Q4 2016-6.7%-3.9%-17.3%
Q3 2016-14.7%-15.3%-3.7%
Q2 2016-7.1%-5.4%-11.0%
Q1 2016+10.1%
Q4 2015-5.9%
Q3 2015+1.2%
Q2 2015+10.2%
Q1 2015+1.8%
Q4 2014-17.4%
Q3 2014+0.4%
Q2 2014+12.0%
Q1 2014-1.4%
Q4 2013+9.6%
Q3 2013+8.3%
Q2 2013-0.7%
Q1 2013-8.6%
Q4 2012+4.3%
Q3 2012-6.6%
Q2 2012+4.9%
Q1 2011-0.9%
Q1 2012+7.2%
Q4 2009-0.4%
Q1 2010-0.4%
Q4 2011-0.4%
Q3 2011-1.8%
Q3 2010-1.8%
Q2 2010-5.2%
Q4 2010-5.2%
Q2 2011-5.2%

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