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CLW (Clearwater Paper) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 19.99 (As of Jun. 02, 2025)


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What is Clearwater Paper Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-02), Clearwater Paper's current share price is $28.38. Clearwater Paper's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $1.42. Clearwater Paper's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 19.99.

The historical rank and industry rank for Clearwater Paper's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

CLW' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.38   Med: 21.07   Max: 210.24
Current: 20.32

During the past years, Clearwater Paper's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 210.24. The lowest was 10.38. And the median was 21.07.

CLW's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
67.8% of 118 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 14.125 vs CLW: 20.32

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 Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Clearwater Paper's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-1.905. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $1.42 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Clearwater Paper Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Clearwater Paper's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Chart

Clearwater Paper Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 181.30 40.58 22.50 16.80 18.54

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 Price-to-FCF 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 18.88 23.42 14.37 18.54 17.90

Competitive Comparison of Clearwater Paper's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Clearwater Paper's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Clearwater Paper's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Clearwater Paper's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Clearwater Paper Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF 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 Price-to-FCF.

Clearwater Paper's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=28.38/1.42
=19.99

* 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 FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

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

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=-1.905/134.9266*134.9266
=-1.905

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Clearwater Paper Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 1.532 100.684 2.053
201509 -0.172 100.392 -0.231
201512 0.094 99.792 0.127
201603 1.026 100.470 1.378
201606 1.216 101.688 1.613
201609 -0.331 101.861 -0.438
201612 -0.958 101.863 -1.269
201703 0.198 102.862 0.260
201706 0.880 103.349 1.149
201709 -0.143 104.136 -0.185
201712 -2.213 104.011 -2.871
201803 -1.060 105.290 -1.358
201806 3.012 106.317 3.823
201809 -5.145 106.507 -6.518
201812 -4.485 105.998 -5.709
201903 -6.098 107.251 -7.672
201906 0.441 108.070 0.551
201909 -2.926 108.329 -3.644
201912 3.477 108.420 4.327
202003 0.072 108.902 0.089
202006 6.071 108.767 7.531
202009 2.741 109.815 3.368
202012 3.494 109.897 4.290
202103 1.337 111.754 1.614
202106 0.264 114.631 0.311
202109 0.436 115.734 0.508
202112 1.382 117.630 1.585
202203 1.945 121.301 2.163
202206 4.280 125.017 4.619
202209 0.386 125.227 0.416
202212 0.216 125.222 0.233
202303 -1.796 127.348 -1.903
202306 1.958 128.729 2.052
202309 4.380 129.860 4.551
202312 2.353 129.419 2.453
202403 2.451 131.776 2.510
202406 0.180 132.554 0.183
202409 -1.853 133.029 -1.879
202412 -3.951 133.157 -4.004
202503 -1.905 134.927 -1.905

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow 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 Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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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