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Clearwater Paper (FRA:5WC) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 4.63 (As of May. 29, 2024)


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What is Clearwater Paper Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-29), Clearwater Paper's share price is €47.60. Clearwater Paper's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was €10.29. Hence, Clearwater Paper's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 4.63.

The historical rank and industry rank for Clearwater Paper's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:5WC' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.05   Med: 18.67   Max: 449.6
Current: 4.68

During the past 13 years, Clearwater Paper's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 449.60. The lowest was 2.05. And the median was 18.67.

FRA:5WC's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
76.7% of 176 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 11.805 vs FRA:5WC: 4.68

Clearwater Paper's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €2.22. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €10.29.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Clearwater Paper was 259.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -18.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, Clearwater Paper's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 15.00% per year. The lowest was -29.60% per year. And the median was -19.45% per year.


Clearwater Paper Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Clearwater Paper's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Clearwater Paper Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 3.04 10.60 5.57 5.28

Clearwater Paper Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 10.83 40.99 7.62 5.28 3.94

Competitive Comparison of Clearwater Paper's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

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

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

* The bar in red indicates where Clearwater Paper's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Clearwater Paper Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Clearwater Paper's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=47.60/10.285
=4.63

Clearwater Paper's Share Price of today is €47.60.
Clearwater Paper's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €10.29.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Clearwater Paper  (FRA:5WC) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Clearwater Paper (FRA:5WC) Business Description

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Address
601 West Riverside, Suite 1100, Spokane, WA, USA, 99201
Clearwater Paper Corp is engaged in the manufacturing and selling of private label tissue, paperboard, and pulp-based products. The company has two reportable segments namely the consumer products segment which manufactures and sells a complete line of at-home tissue products as well as AFH products. The pulp and paperboard segment manufactures and markets bleached paperboard for the high-end segment of the packaging industry as well as offers services that include custom sheeting, slitting and cutting of paperboard. It generates maximum revenue from Pulp and Paperboard segment. Geographically, it derives maximum revenue from the United States.

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