secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Clearfield, Inc. (CLFD)
CIK:        0000796505
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001171843-25-005111
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Clearfield Q3 net income $1.6M ($0.11 EPS) beats guidance; raises FY revenue view to $180-184M
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- Revenue $49.9M (+2% YoY); gross margin 30.5%, up from 21.9% on improved overhead absorption and inventory recoveries.
- Net income $1.6M vs. loss of $0.4M a year ago; EPS $0.11 above top of guidance range.
- Backlog $36.1M, up 6% sequentially and 11% YoY; demand driven by large regional service providers and MSOs.
- FY2025 revenue guidance raised to $180-184M; Q4 forecast $47-51M revenue and $0.03-0.11 EPS.
- Share repurchases totaled $5.6M in Q3, with $8.4M remaining under buyback program.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796505/000117184325005111/0001171843-25-005111-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796505/000117184325005111/f8k_080525.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-25-005111

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