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Clearfield

NMQ:CLFD · US18482P1030
Communications EquipmentSmall

360

19
EV / EBIT8
Price / Owner Earnings93
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales44
EV / Gross Profit26
Price/Book69
Return on Capital33
Cash Return on Capital34
Return on Equity42
EBIT Margin31
Gross Profitability29
Accruals55
Owner Earnings Margin24
Sales growth43
Profit Growth32
Long-Term EPS Growth11
Reinvestment95
Price momentum33
Debt load84
Refinancing71
Debt Payback1
Liquidity4
Analyst ratings86
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside38
Market mood40
Value Creation4/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Clearfield doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryCommunications Equipment
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGM
Founded1979
Employees199
Websiteseeclearfield.com
ISINUS18482P1030
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)
Themes
Network BackboneOptical InfrastructureTelecommunications

Description

Clearfield, Inc., (Clearfield) together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes fiber protection, fiber management, and fiber delivery solutions to enable rapid fiber-fed deployment throughout the broadband service provider spac…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Clearfield, Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 4/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
82
2023202420252026

All-time high

90

Jan 2025

All-time low

47

Jan 2024

Average rank

76

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
44
42
29
19
Price/Earnings
24
79
77
15
Price/Book
69
58
62
18
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
32
33
32
3

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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