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CLW (Clearwater Paper) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.76 (As of May. 23, 2025)


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What is Clearwater Paper Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-23), Clearwater Paper's current share price is $28.93. Clearwater Paper's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $38.31. Clearwater Paper's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.76.

The historical rank and industry rank for Clearwater Paper's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CLW' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.53   Med: 1.07   Max: 3.07
Current: 0.76

During the past years, Clearwater Paper's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.07. The lowest was 0.53. And the median was 1.07.

CLW's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
51.16% of 215 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 0.74 vs CLW: 0.76

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Clearwater Paper's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $51.458. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $38.31 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Clearwater Paper Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Clearwater Paper's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Clearwater Paper Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Clearwater Paper Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.31 1.17 1.12 1.01 0.80

Clearwater Paper Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.20 1.32 0.77 0.80 0.66

Competitive Comparison of Clearwater Paper's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Clearwater Paper's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Clearwater Paper's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Clearwater Paper's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Clearwater Paper's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Clearwater Paper Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Clearwater Paper's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=28.93/38.31
=0.76

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Clearwater Paper's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Clearwater Paper's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=51.458/134.9266*134.9266
=51.458

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Clearwater Paper Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 25.572 100.684 34.269
201509 25.690 100.392 34.527
201512 26.658 99.792 36.044
201603 27.343 100.470 36.720
201606 28.417 101.688 37.706
201609 28.165 101.861 37.308
201612 28.500 101.863 37.751
201703 28.823 102.862 37.808
201706 29.428 103.349 38.419
201709 29.597 104.136 38.348
201712 34.985 104.011 45.384
201803 35.279 105.290 45.209
201806 35.877 106.317 45.531
201809 38.158 106.507 48.340
201812 25.871 105.998 32.932
201903 26.173 107.251 32.927
201906 26.301 108.070 32.837
201909 25.743 108.329 32.063
201912 26.156 108.420 32.551
202003 26.845 108.902 33.260
202006 28.411 108.767 35.244
202009 29.942 109.815 36.789
202012 31.443 109.897 38.604
202103 32.144 111.754 38.809
202106 29.246 114.631 34.424
202109 29.460 115.734 34.345
202112 30.655 117.630 35.163
202203 31.527 121.301 35.068
202206 32.481 125.017 35.056
202209 33.964 125.227 36.595
202212 34.125 125.222 36.770
202303 34.914 127.348 36.992
202306 36.785 128.729 38.556
202309 39.154 129.860 40.682
202312 40.564 129.419 42.290
202403 41.119 131.776 42.102
202406 39.575 132.554 40.283
202409 40.058 133.029 40.629
202412 51.961 133.157 52.652
202503 51.458 134.927 51.458

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Clearwater Paper  (NYSE:CLW) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Clearwater Paper Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
601 West Riverside, Suite 1100, Spokane, WA, USA, 99201
Clearwater Paper Corp is engaged in the manufacturing and supplier of Solid Bleached Sulfate (SBS) paperboard packaging products. The company products includes: SBS paperboard which is a premium paperboard grade that is frequently used to produce folding cartons, food service, commercial printing items. It generates maximum revenue from Pulp and Paperboard segment. Company operate in United States and have globalized access too. Geographically, it derives maximum revenue from the United States.
Executives
Kari G. Moyes officer: SVP, HR 601 WEST RIVERSIDE AVENUE, SUITE 1100, SPOKANE WA 99201
Sherri Baker officer: SVP, CFO 1070 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, NORTH VENICE FL 34275
Michael S Gadd officer: Vice President 601 W FIRST AVE., SUITE 1600, SPOKANE WA 99201
Rebecca Anne Barckley officer: VP, Controller 414 UNION STREET, SUITE 2000, NASHVILLE TN 37219
Michael John Murphy officer: Sr. VP, Finance and CFO KAPSTONE PAPER AND PACKAGING CORPORATION, 1101 SKOKIE BLVD., STE. 300, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Steve M Bowden officer: Senior Vice President 601 WEST RIVERSIDE AVE., SUITE 1100, SPOKANE WA 99201
Jeanne M Hillman director C/O WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY, 220 OCCIDENTAL AVENUE SOUTH, SEATTLE WA 98104
Michael J Urlick officer: Sr. VP, GM, CPD 601 W. RIVERSIDE AVE., SUITE 1100, SPOKANE WA 99201
Vickers Tucker Christine M. director 601 W RIVERSIDE AVE. SUITE 1100, SPOKANE WA 99201
Ann C Nelson director 601 W. RIVERSIDE AVE., SUITE 1100, SPOKANE WA 99201
Joanne P. Shufelt officer: SVP, GM, CPD 601 W. RIVERSIDE AVE., SUITE 1100, SPOKANE WA 99201
Linda K Massman officer: Vice President 601 W. FIRST AVE, SUITE 1600, SPOKANE WA 99201
John J Corkrean director 370 WABASHA STREET NORTH, SAINT PAUL MN 55102
Robert G. Hrivnak officer: Sr. VP, Finance and CFO C/O ORION ENGINEERED CARBONS S.A., 4501 MAGNOLIA COVE DRIVE, SUITE 106, HOUSTON TX 77345
Arsen S. Kitch officer: Vice President 601 WEST RIVERSIDE AVE., SUITE 1100, SPOKANE WA 99201