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How Clearwater Paper Corporation stacks up
CLW · against 238 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
62/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #83 of 239 · scores higher than 65% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score14 peers with a valuation score of 60–69, including CLW · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 62?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly thanks to its free cash flow yield, which is stronger than most Basic Materials peers.
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Earnings yield: -22.8% vs peer median 3.6%
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 66% of peers. EBITDA yield: 2.4% vs peer median 8.5%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 97% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 26.2% vs peer median 2.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CLW, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CLW | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 221 reported | -39.3% | 1.6% | 5% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 255 reported | 5.1% | 5.1% | 50% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 88 reported | 26.2% | -1.5% | 98% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 231 reported | 367.5% | 81.8% | 99% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CLW| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 577.1B KRW (≈$416M) | 100 | 66 | |
| 1 | 224.2B CLP (≈$247M) | 100 | 47 | |
| 1 | 143M GBP (≈$186M) | 100 | 95 | |
| 4 | 1.9B MYR (≈$416M) | 99 | 81 | |
| 5 | 2.0B HKD (≈$262M) | 98 | 53 | |
| 79 | 301M USD | 64 | 88 | |
| 81 | 34.2B INR (≈$410M) | 63 | 73 | |
| 81 | 22.6B INR (≈$271M) | 63 | 64 | |
| 83 | 157.2B KRW (≈$113M) | 62 | 41 | |
| 83 | 216M USD | 62 | 45 | |
| 85 | 53.6B JPY (≈$365M) | 61 | 54 | |
| 86 | 227M EUR (≈$250M) | 60 | 52 | |
| 87 | 182M USD | 58 | 53 | |
| 87 | 27.1B INR (≈$325M) | 58 | 66 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score