CLTH (Clean Tech Biofuels) Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based): $-0.10 (As of Aug. 14, 2026)

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What is Clean Tech Biofuels Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)?

Clean Tech Biofuels CLTH Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is $-0.10 as of Aug. 14, 2026.

As of today (2026-08-14), Clean Tech Biofuels's intrinsic value calculated from the Discounted Earnings model is $-0.10.

Note: Discounted Earnings model is only suitable for predictable companies (Business Predictability Rank higher than 1-Star). If the company's predictability rank is 1-Star or Not Rated, result may not be accurate due to the low predictability of business and the data will not be stored into our database.

Clean Tech Biofuels's Predictability Rank is Not Rated. Thus, this page is only used for demonstration purposes and the DCF related results in the screener and portfolio will appear as zero.

Margin of Safety (Earnings Based) using Discounted Earnings model for Clean Tech Biofuels is N/A.

The historical rank and industry rank for Clean Tech Biofuels's Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) or its related term are showing as below:

CLTH's Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 1.18
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) only.

Clean Tech Biofuels  (OTCPK:CLTH) Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) Explanation

Unlike valuation methods such as Net Current Asset Value, Tangible Book Value per Share, Graham Number, Median Ratio etc, discounted Cash Flow model evaluates the companies based on their future earnings power instead of their assets.


Be Aware

What you need to know about Discounted Earnings model:

1. The Discounted Earnings model evaluates a company based on its future earnings power
2. Growth is taken into account; therefore a faster growth company is worth more if everything else is the same.
3. Since we are projecting future growth, it is assumed that the company will grow at the same rate as it did during the past 10 years. Therefore this model works better for the companies that are relatively consistent performers.
4. The Discounted Earnings model works poorly for inconsistent performers like cyclicals.
5. Your expected return from the investment is a reasonable discount rate assumption.
6. A larger margin of safety should be required for companies with less predictable businesses.

You can screen for stocks that trade below their Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based) and Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) with the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener. Companies with a high Predictability Rank that trade at a discount to their Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based) and Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) can be found in the screen of Undervalued Predictable Companies.


Clean Tech Biofuels Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) Related Terms


Clean Tech Biofuels Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Clean Tech Biofuels's Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) 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.

Clean Tech Biofuels Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) Chart

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CLTH vs ETCK, CBNT, PVNNF: Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Clean Tech Biofuels's Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based), along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) 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.


Clean Tech Biofuels Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Clean Tech Biofuels's Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Clean Tech Biofuels's Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) falls into.



Clean Tech Biofuels Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) Calculation

This is the intrinsic value calculated from the Discounted Earnings model with default parameters. The calculation method is the same as Discounted Cash Flow model except earnings are used in the calculation instead of free cash flow. This is the default method of calculation with GuruFocus DCF calculator.

Usually a two-stage model is used in calculating the intrinsic value with discounted cash flow model. The first stage is called growth stage; the second is called the terminal stage. In the growth stage the company grows at a faster rate. Because it cannot grow at that rate forever, a lower rate is used for the terminal stage.

GuruFocus DCF calculator is a two-stage model. The default values are defined as:

1. Discount Rate: d = 11%
A reasonable discount rate assumption should be at least the long term average return of the stock market, which can be estimated from risk free rate plus risk premium of stock market. GuruFocus uses 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate as the risk-free rate and rounded up to the nearest integer. It is updated daily. The current risk-free rate is 4.69%. Please go to Economic Indicators page for more information. Please note that we use the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate of the United States as default. Then we added a risk premium of 6% to get the estimated discount rate. Some investors use their expected rate of return, which is also reasonable. A typical discount rate can be anywhere between 6% - 20%.

2. Growth Rate in the growth stage: g1 = 5%
The Growth Rate in the growth stage is initially set as the default 10-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate. In cases where the 10-year growth rate is unavailable, it defaults to using the 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate. If both the 10-year and 5-year growth rates are unavailable, the system defaults to the 3-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate.
However, it's important to note that there is a growth rate range. If the calculated growth rate exceeds 20%, it will be capped at 20%. Conversely, if the calculated growth rate falls below 5%, it will be adjusted to 5% to maintain a reasonable range.
=> Clean Tech Biofuels's average EPS without NRI Growth Rate in the past 3 years was 0.00%, which is less than 5%. GuruFocus defaults => Growth Rate: 5%

3. Years of Growth Stage: y1 = 10

4. Terminal Growth Rate: g2 = 4%

5. Years of Terminal Growth: y2 = 10

6. EPS without NRI: eps without nri = $-0.009.
GuruFocus DCF calculator is actually a Discounted Earnings calculator, EPS without NRI is used as the default. The reason we are doing this is we found that historically stock prices are more correlated with earnings than free cash flow.

All of the default settings can be changed and the results are calculated automatically.

Clean Tech Biofuels's Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) for today is calculated as:

Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)=EPS without NRI*{[(1+g1)/(1+d)+(1+g1)^2/(1+d)^2+...+(1+g1)^10/(1+d)^10]
+(1+g1)^10/(1+d)^10*[(1+g2)/(1+d)+(1+g2)^2/(1+d)^2+...+(1+g2)^10/(1+d)^10]}

set x = (1+g1)/(1+d) = (1+0.05)/(1+0.11) = 0.94594594594595
and y = (1+g2)/(1+d) = (1+0.04)/(1+0.11) = 0.93693693693694

Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)=EPS without NRI*{[x+x^2+...+x^10]+x^10*[y+y^2+...+y^10]}
=EPS without NRI*[x*(1-x^10)/(1-x)+x^10*y*(1-y^10)/(1-y)]
=-0.009*11.5406
=-0.10

Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based)=(Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)-Current Price)/Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)
=(-0.1-0.0001)/-0.1
=N/A

* 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.

What does a Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) of $-0.10 mean?
Clean Tech Biofuels (CLTH) has a Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) of $-0.10 as of Aug. 14, 2026. Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is the stock value based on a two-stage discounted earnings model. View historical data on Clean Tech Biofuels and its competitors.
Is Clean Tech Biofuels' Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) too high?
Clean Tech Biofuels' current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is $-0.10.
How does Clean Tech Biofuels' Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) compare to ETCK and CBNT?
Clean Tech Biofuels' Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) of $-0.10 can be compared against companies in the Chemicals industry. The industry median Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is 1.18. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) for a Chemicals company?
The median Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) among Chemicals companies is 1.18, based on 230 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) mean?
A high Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is the stock value based on a two-stage discounted earnings model. View historical data on Clean Tech Biofuels and its competitors. For the Chemicals industry, the median Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is 1.18 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Clean Tech Biofuels's current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is $-0.10. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Clean Tech Biofuels stock overvalued right now?
Clean Tech Biofuels (CLTH) has a current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) of $-0.10. The current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is $-0.10. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) calculated?
Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Clean Tech Biofuels (CLTH), the current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is $-0.10 as of Aug. 14, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Clean Tech Biofuels Business Description

Address 7386 Pershing Avenue, University City, MO, USA, 63130
Clean Tech Biofuels Inc is a development stage company engaged in providing cellulosic biomass derived from municipal solid waste (MSW). The company is involved in producing energy and other chemical products, and recyclables (metals, plastics, and glass) from the MSW. Its biomass recovery process which is based on the pressurized steam classification (PSC) technology cleans and separates MSW and generates a clean, homogeneous biomass feedstock. It focuses on designing, building, and operating a commercial biomass recovery plant that will allow the company to produce biomass feedstock for its customers.