secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Clearwater Paper Corp (CLW)
CIK:        0001441236
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-28T20:08:50+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-050153
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Clearwater Paper Q2 net loss $21M; Adj EBITDA negative $8M on pricing pressure and outage
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- Net loss of $21M ($1.33/diluted share) vs net income of $3M in Q2 2025; revenue $375M (-4% YoY).
- Adjusted EBITDA from continuing ops negative $8M vs positive $40M a year ago, driven by lower pricing and $22M Lewiston outage.
- Paperboard volume up 8% to 328,722 tons; average selling price down 9% to $1,077/ton.
- Restructured Cypress Bend facility, cutting ~20% of roles; expects $8-12M annual savings.
- Reduced net debt by $59M in Q2; six-month net loss $34M vs $2M loss in prior year.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441236/000162828026050153/0001628280-26-050153-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441236/000162828026050153/clw-20260728.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-050153

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