earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.70
Clearwater Paper Q2 net income $30M ($1.75/diluted), beats prior year; reduces debt $25M
Clearwater Paper Corp
2023-Q2 EPS reported
$3.15
revenue$1,050,000,000
- Net sales $525M (flat YoY); net income $30M ($1.75/diluted) vs $15M ($0.86) in Q2 2022.
- Adjusted EBITDA $71M, up 13% from $63M; margin improved to 13.6% from 12%.
- Reduced net debt by $25M from Q1; repurchased $8M of shares ($15M remaining under program).
- Consumer Products segment EBITDA jumped to $40M from $19M, driven by higher prices and lower input costs.
- Pulp and Paperboard EBITDA fell to $51M from $61M on planned downtime and lower volumes; prices up 6%.