---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001504337-22-000011"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLW"
cik: "0001441236"
company_name: "Clearwater Paper Corp"
filed_at: "2022-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T03:19:55.755885+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Clearwater Paper Q1 adj EPS $1.03 beats; net sales $488M (+15%); resumes buyback

## Summary
- Net sales $488M (+15% YoY), net income $17M ($0.97 diluted EPS), adj net income $18M ($1.03 diluted EPS).
- Paperboard segment adj EBITDA $60M, pricing up 23% to $1,263/ton; consumer adj EBITDA $16M, tissue volumes up 7%.
- Reduced net debt by $31M in Q1; resuming share repurchase program under existing authorization.
- Company cites strong execution and pricing improvements offsetting inflation; inflationary pressures expected to persist.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001504337-22-000011
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLW
- cik: 0001441236
- company_name: Clearwater Paper Corp
- filed_at: 2022-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441236/000150433722000011/0001504337-22-000011-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441236/000150433722000011/clw-20220428.htm

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